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Characteristic Montréal
Quebec
(Population centre)
Quebec Data quality note(s)

(Province)
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 3,407,963 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,903,001  ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 3,260,508A  ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,546,131  ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 4.5 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 1,524,857 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,685,926 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 1,448,612 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,395,343 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 2,205.4 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 1,545.30 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,356,547.02 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 3,407,960 1,654,965 1,753,000 7,903,000 3,875,860 4,027,140
0 to 4 years 196,500 100,320 96,175 440,840 225,525 215,320
5 to 9 years 177,785 90,145 87,640 399,575 203,675 195,900
10 to 14 years 183,050 93,415 89,640 418,205 213,540 204,665
15 to 19 years 212,955 107,750 105,205 491,980 249,960 242,020
15 years 40,590 20,670 19,920 93,955 47,690 46,265
16 years 41,340 20,890 20,450 96,095 48,880 47,210
17 years 42,055 21,530 20,525 97,795 49,925 47,875
18 years 43,450 21,905 21,550 100,210 50,910 49,305
19 years 45,510 22,750 22,760 103,915 52,545 51,370
20 to 24 years 227,225 113,055 114,170 489,185 246,850 242,340
25 to 29 years 233,825 115,275 118,550 490,665 245,695 244,970
30 to 34 years 249,150 122,350 126,790 531,445 264,980 266,460
35 to 39 years 238,830 118,815 120,010 498,225 249,610 248,615
40 to 44 years 243,545 122,085 121,460 520,805 261,120 259,690
45 to 49 years 266,580 133,705 132,870 623,575 311,320 312,250
50 to 54 years 260,505 128,400 132,105 648,695 320,695 327,995
55 to 59 years 221,725 107,090 114,635 579,280 285,295 293,990
60 to 64 years 192,530 91,245 101,285 512,830 250,675 262,155
65 to 69 years 151,020 70,010 81,005 403,210 194,305 208,905
70 to 74 years 116,005 51,790 64,215 291,755 135,830 155,925
75 to 79 years 96,600 41,345 55,255 232,355 101,675 130,680
80 to 84 years 74,685 28,770 45,915 176,420 69,170 107,250
85 years and over 65,460 19,395 46,070 153,945 45,945 108,005
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 39.7 38.6 40.7 41.9 40.7 43.0
% of the population aged 15 and over 83.6 82.8 84.4 84.1 83.4 84.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 2,850,620 1,371,085 1,479,540 6,644,380 3,233,120 3,411,260
Married or living with a common-law partner 1,518,895 761,840 757,055 3,745,320 1,875,415 1,869,905
Married (and not separated) 1,053,300 527,105 526,195 2,353,770 1,177,720 1,176,050
Living common law 465,595 234,740 230,860 1,391,550 697,695 693,850
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 1,331,730 609,240 722,485 2,899,060 1,357,705 1,541,360
Single (never legally married) 913,410 481,340 432,070 1,942,090 1,045,540 896,545
Separated 53,010 21,955 31,055 105,195 46,465 58,720
Divorced 206,885 76,335 130,550 463,830 188,265 275,565
Widowed 158,425 29,610 128,815 387,945 77,430 310,515
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 912,560 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,203,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 444,320 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,158,055 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 208,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available 473,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 184,610 ...Data not available ...Data not available 407,400 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 75,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available 164,680 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 912,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,203,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 741,690 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,838,120 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 509,135 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,143,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 218,990 ...Data not available ...Data not available 596,140 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 290,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available 547,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 109,455 ...Data not available ...Data not available 216,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 124,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available 226,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 56,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available 104,010 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 232,555 ...Data not available ...Data not available 694,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 119,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available 334,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 113,090 ...Data not available ...Data not available 360,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 50,045 ...Data not available ...Data not available 152,120 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 47,885 ...Data not available ...Data not available 155,020 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 15,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available 53,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 170,870 ...Data not available ...Data not available 365,515 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 135,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available 277,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 82,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 169,760 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 39,285 ...Data not available ...Data not available 81,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 13,610 ...Data not available ...Data not available 26,810 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 35,715 ...Data not available ...Data not available 87,580 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 23,605 ...Data not available ...Data not available 57,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 9,660 ...Data not available ...Data not available 23,780 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 2,450 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 999,380 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,201,800 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 232,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available 520,710 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 321,320 ...Data not available ...Data not available 728,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 120,865 ...Data not available ...Data not available 279,620 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 210,580 ...Data not available ...Data not available 453,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 114,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available 219,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family 1.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1.0 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households 3,343,655 1,630,880 1,712,775 7,732,835 3,812,190 3,920,640
Number of persons not in census families 690,020 325,700 364,320 1,489,290 717,115 772,170
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 74,435 31,400 43,035 145,795 64,175 81,615
Living with non-relatives only 130,330 74,220 56,110 249,085 141,300 107,785
Living alone 485,260 220,085 265,175 1,094,410 511,640 582,770
Number of census family persons 2,653,630 1,305,180 1,348,450 6,243,545 3,095,075 3,148,470
Average number of persons per census family 2.9 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households 455,070 197,535 257,530 1,128,815 510,045 618,775
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 176,390 48,695 127,695 413,235 124,645 288,590
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 22,230 4,940 17,290 45,530 11,850 33,680
Living with non-relatives only 10,335 4,975 5,360 24,935 11,985 12,950
Living alone 143,820 38,775 105,045 342,775 100,810 241,965
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 278,680 148,840 129,840 715,580 385,395 330,185
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 1,448,610 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,395,340 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 896,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,174,255 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 834,070 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,050,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 690,030 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,738,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 315,040 ...Data not available ...Data not available 880,690 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 374,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available 857,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 144,045 ...Data not available ...Data not available 312,555 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 62,770 ...Data not available ...Data not available 123,420 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 47,610 ...Data not available ...Data not available 95,000 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 30,760 ...Data not available ...Data not available 61,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 12,005 ...Data not available ...Data not available 27,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 18,755 ...Data not available ...Data not available 33,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 16,855 ...Data not available ...Data not available 33,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 15,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available 28,420 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 551,770 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,221,090 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 485,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,094,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 66,510 ...Data not available ...Data not available 126,680 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 1,448,610 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,395,345 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 416,310 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,560,405 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 134,665 ...Data not available ...Data not available 171,115 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 2,600 ...Data not available ...Data not available 22,995 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 895,035 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,640,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 72,995 ...Data not available ...Data not available 171,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 50,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available 86,040 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 133,955 ...Data not available ...Data not available 263,860 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 632,915 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,103,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 5,015 ...Data not available ...Data not available 15,645 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 1,448,615 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,395,345 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 485,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,094,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 458,860 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,181,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 218,470 ...Data not available ...Data not available 496,140 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 189,955 ...Data not available ...Data not available 421,080 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 66,785 ...Data not available ...Data not available 142,555 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 29,285 ...Data not available ...Data not available 59,920 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 3,343,655 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,732,835 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.3 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.3 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,372,940 1,640,835 1,732,110 7,815,950 3,841,260 3,974,690
  Single responses  3,260,000 1,584,520 1,675,480 7,663,135 3,764,810 3,898,325
    English  406,795 201,720 205,070 599,225 297,875 301,355
    French  2,034,755 982,635 1,052,115 6,102,210 2,994,300 3,107,910
    Non-official languages  818,455 400,170 418,290 961,700 472,635 489,060
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 525 175 345 41,290 20,530 20,760
        Atikamekw    25 5 20 5,815 2,975 2,845
        Cree, n.o.s.  200 90 115 15,135 7,570 7,565
        Dene  0 5 0 0 5 0
        Innu/Montagnais  50 15 35 8,715 4,200 4,515
        Inuktitut  215 55 160 10,915 5,430 5,485
        Mi'kmaq  20 5 15 670 340 325
        Ojibway  5 5 0 30 15 15
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 5 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 810,280 396,055 414,225 908,480 445,970 462,515
        African languages, n.i.e 710 405 305 930 530 400
        Afrikaans  70 40 30 100 50 45
        Akan (Twi)  1,105 540 565 1,140 560 585
        Albanian  2,025 1,045 980 2,405 1,240 1,170
        Amharic  605 295 310 690 340 355
        Arabic  125,925 66,985 58,935 140,035 74,985 65,050
        Armenian  14,735 7,175 7,555 15,030 7,335 7,700
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 1,230 640 590 1,645 875 770
        Bengali  10,145 5,170 4,975 10,405 5,305 5,100
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  5,185 2,820 2,365 5,645 3,095 2,550
        Bisayan languages  860 270 590 955 280 670
        Bosnian  385 190 200 1,505 745 760
        Bulgarian  5,880 2,860 3,015 6,495 3,165 3,330
        Burmese  50 20 25 60 25 35
        Cantonese  10,440 4,930 5,515 10,975 5,185 5,790
        Chinese, n.o.s.  38,785 18,370 20,415 41,590 19,745 21,850
        Creoles  47,240 20,905 26,335 49,475 21,965 27,510
        Croatian  1,805 920 885 2,375 1,220 1,160
        Czech  1,265 590 680 1,645 790 855
        Danish  225 110 115 305 145 160
        Dutch  1,905 935 970 3,245 1,595 1,645
        Estonian  165 60 100 200 75 125
        Finnish  310 110 200 415 155 255
        Flemish  295 110 180 590 250 340
        Fukien  65 30 45 75 30 45
        German  9,355 4,180 5,175 15,025 6,920 8,105
        Greek  38,430 19,255 19,180 39,825 20,135 19,690
        Gujarati  5,870 2,880 3,000 5,940 2,915 3,025
        Hakka  105 40 60 105 40 60
        Hebrew  3,865 2,045 1,820 3,975 2,105 1,870
        Hindi  2,620 1,375 1,250 2,745 1,435 1,310
        Hungarian  5,780 2,750 3,035 6,675 3,250 3,430
        Ilocano  1,670 605 1,065 1,685 615 1,075
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 450 265 180 560 320 240
        Italian  108,435 53,295 55,135 113,815 56,530 57,285
        Japanese  1,790 560 1,225 2,175 680 1,495
        Khmer (Cambodian)  7,605 3,565 4,040 8,620 4,035 4,580
        Korean  3,830 1,690 2,145 4,085 1,785 2,300
        Kurdish  660 360 295 820 465 360
        Lao  3,510 1,700 1,805 4,185 2,050 2,140
        Latvian  265 95 170 335 125 205
        Lingala  1,715 805 910 2,045 980 1,070
        Lithuanian  550 230 320 650 275 370
        Macedonian  170 85 85 195 105 95
        Malay  545 230 320 625 250 375
        Malayalam  290 155 140 315 165 150
        Maltese  15 5 10 30 15 15
        Mandarin  10,075 4,620 5,455 11,290 5,155 6,130
        Marathi  145 90 55 160 90 65
        Nepali  205 95 110 1,280 620 660
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 3,685 1,955 1,730 4,565 2,470 2,090
        Norwegian  210 105 100 275 130 140
        Oromo  6,325 3,455 2,870 7,035 3,865 3,170
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  10,970 5,890 5,085 11,150 5,990 5,160
        Pashto  955 525 430 990 545 445
        Persian (Farsi)  17,745 9,245 8,500 19,835 10,340 9,500
        Polish  12,935 5,630 7,305 15,250 6,695 8,555
        Portuguese  28,490 13,670 14,815 34,265 16,505 17,760
        Romanian  28,440 13,715 14,725 31,245 15,115 16,130
        Rundi (Kirundi)  1,250 605 640 2,370 1,150 1,220
        Russian  21,845 9,795 12,060 24,085 10,765 13,320
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  1,245 550 695 2,005 875 1,130
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 120 60 60 150 80 75
        Serbian  1,690 830 860 2,955 1,485 1,470
        Serbo-Croatian  655 325 330 1,910 945 970
        Shanghainese  85 40 45 95 40 50
        Sign languages, n.i.e 265 145 125 520 305 215
        Sindhi  295 140 150 305 145 155
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  555 290 265 585 305 280
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 60 35 20 95 55 40
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 260 140 125 325 180 145
        Slovak  980 420 560 1,180 525 660
        Slovenian  745 330 420 840 375 460
        Somali  635 325 315 855 435 420
        Spanish  107,765 52,715 55,050 131,850 64,490 67,365
        Swahili  940 475 465 2,065 1,060 1,010
        Swedish  415 200 215 515 240 280
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  13,180 4,530 8,655 13,740 4,655 9,090
        Taiwanese  390 185 205 405 190 215
        Tamil  13,130 6,585 6,540 13,245 6,645 6,595
        Telugu  350 200 155 365 200 160
        Thai  510 140 375 725 190 535
        Tibetan languages  95 55 45 110 60 50
        Tigrigna  305 140 170 350 160 190
        Turkish  6,275 3,230 3,040 6,915 3,605 3,305
        Ukrainian  4,225 1,830 2,400 4,785 2,095 2,690
        Urdu  9,565 4,975 4,590 9,800 5,115 4,690
        Vietnamese  24,430 11,640 12,790 26,560 12,675 13,885
        Yiddish  8,900 4,445 4,460 9,035 4,515 4,520
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 7,650 3,940 3,715 11,930 6,140 5,790
  Multiple responses          112,940 56,315 56,625 152,820 76,455 76,365
    English and French  36,535 18,285 18,250 64,800 32,390 32,405
    English and non-official language  21,080 10,295 10,785 23,435 11,455 11,975
    French and non-official language  43,835 21,725 22,115 51,640 25,810 25,825
    English, French and non-official language 11,485 6,005 5,475 12,950 6,790 6,155
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,372,940 1,640,835 1,732,110 7,815,955 3,841,260 3,974,690
  English only 269,225 132,310 136,910 363,860 180,175 183,690
  French only 1,181,170 523,205 657,960 4,047,175 1,871,500 2,175,675
  English and French 1,858,750 960,320 898,435 3,328,725 1,758,410 1,570,310
  Neither English nor French 63,800 25,000 38,805 76,190 31,175 45,015
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,372,940 1,640,835 1,732,110 7,815,955 3,841,265 3,974,695
  English 701,100 348,325 352,775 935,635 465,965 469,675
  French 2,397,520 1,156,620 1,240,900 6,561,510 3,216,790 3,344,720
  English and French 212,620 111,890 100,730 245,230 128,655 116,575
  Neither English nor French 61,700 23,990 37,705 73,580 29,860 43,720
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 807,415 404,275 403,140 1,058,250 530,290 527,960
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 23.9 24.6 23.3 13.5 13.8 13.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,372,945 1,640,835 1,732,110 7,815,955 3,841,260 3,974,695
  Single responses 3,175,180 1,543,205 1,631,980 7,570,900 3,720,195 3,850,710
    English 570,510 281,400 289,105 767,415 379,915 387,500
    French 2,138,090 1,037,225 1,100,870 6,249,080 3,071,635 3,177,450
    Non-official languages 466,580 224,575 242,005 554,400 268,640 285,760
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 195 75 120 37,955 19,060 18,895
        Atikamekw   5 0 5 5,365 2,805 2,560
        Cree, n.o.s. 85 35 50 14,155 7,085 7,075
        Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais 25 10 15 7,730 3,760 3,965
        Inuktitut 70 25 45 10,360 5,230 5,130
        Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 330 175 155
        Ojibway 0 0 0 10 5 5
        Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 463,585 223,110 240,475 511,880 247,275 264,610
        African languages, n.i.e. 185 90 100 220 105 115
        Afrikaans 20 10 10 25 10 15
        Akan (Twi) 560 255 305 565 260 310
        Albanian 1,260 640 625 1,510 765 745
        Amharic 320 150 175 360 165 195
        Arabic 66,585 34,075 32,515 72,955 37,360 35,590
        Armenian 10,850 5,135 5,710 10,980 5,195 5,785
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 225 105 120 290 140 155
        Bengali 8,080 4,025 4,065 8,285 4,110 4,170
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,765 925 835 1,915 1,005 915
        Bisayan languages 225 95 135 235 95 140
        Bosnian 255 130 120 1,030 525 505
        Bulgarian 4,540 2,230 2,305 4,940 2,430 2,505
        Burmese 25 15 15 30 10 15
        Cantonese 8,090 3,860 4,225 8,340 3,980 4,360
        Chinese, n.o.s. 31,700 15,175 16,520 33,890 16,270 17,620
        Creoles 18,875 8,050 10,825 19,430 8,295 11,135
        Croatian 760 360 400 1,060 510 545
        Czech 400 190 215 510 240 275
        Danish 30 15 15 35 20 15
        Dutch 300 145 155 525 245 280
        Estonian 25 10 20 30 15 15
        Finnish 55 25 35 65 25 40
        Flemish 50 15 30 95 45 55
        Fukien 15 10 10 15 10 5
        German 1,730 790 945 3,025 1,435 1,590
        Greek 19,635 9,465 10,170 20,060 9,685 10,380
        Gujarati 3,925 1,885 2,030 3,955 1,905 2,050
        Hakka 20 10 15 20 5 15
        Hebrew 1,700 870 825 1,735 885 845
        Hindi 1,400 700 700 1,450 720 725
        Hungarian 2,190 970 1,215 2,390 1,070 1,315
        Ilocano 585 225 355 585 225 360
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 225 120 105 275 145 130
        Italian 38,610 17,460 21,150 39,540 17,925 21,615
        Japanese 755 325 425 915 390 525
        Khmer (Cambodian) 4,800 2,220 2,580 5,350 2,475 2,875
        Korean 2,800 1,290 1,510 2,955 1,360 1,590
        Kurdish 300 155 150 380 200 180
        Lao 2,085 1,005 1,085 2,395 1,160 1,235
        Latvian 85 35 50 90 35 55
        Lingala 440 205 235 545 250 290
        Lithuanian 140 55 85 150 60 90
        Macedonian 105 55 55 125 65 60
        Malay 215 105 105 225 115 120
        Malayalam 70 35 35 75 40 35
        Maltese 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Mandarin 8,455 4,055 4,405 9,325 4,485 4,835
        Marathi 65 40 25 65 40 25
        Nepali 140 70 70 1,170 575 600
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 850 410 445 975 465 505
        Norwegian 40 20 15 40 20 25
        Oromo 1,925 1,020 905 2,115 1,110 1,010
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 8,230 4,350 3,875 8,345 4,415 3,925
        Pashto 775 410 365 805 430 380
        Persian (Farsi) 12,895 6,380 6,520 14,380 7,125 7,255
        Polish 6,115 2,765 3,355 6,955 3,160 3,800
        Portuguese 13,685 6,480 7,205 16,015 7,615 8,405
        Romanian 21,010 10,285 10,730 22,790 11,190 11,605
        Rundi (Kirundi) 355 160 195 665 305 355
        Russian 17,040 8,055 8,985 18,465 8,740 9,725
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 290 140 150 450 210 235
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 20 75 40 35
        Serbian 1,005 485 520 2,015 985 1,025
        Serbo-Croatian 305 145 160 1,180 580 600
        Shanghainese 30 10 20 30 15 20
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 480 300 175 975 625 355
        Sindhi 160 80 85 175 85 90
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 310 155 155 330 165 170
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 55 20 30
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 125 55 65 145 65 75
        Slovak 215 95 120 255 115 140
        Slovenian 280 115 160 295 130 170
        Somali 395 190 205 520 245 275
        Spanish 72,735 35,215 37,520 88,380 43,095 45,290
        Swahili 260 120 135 750 365 385
        Swedish 90 45 45 115 55 55
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7,195 2,765 4,425 7,280 2,815 4,465
        Taiwanese 220 120 100 220 115 100
        Tamil 11,220 5,555 5,665 11,270 5,585 5,685
        Telugu 215 110 95 220 120 105
        Thai 155 70 90 210 95 115
        Tibetan languages 70 40 30 80 40 40
        Tigrigna 155 65 90 170 80 90
        Turkish 4,600 2,285 2,315 4,945 2,470 2,475
        Ukrainian 1,770 760 1,010 1,925 835 1,090
        Urdu 7,005 3,535 3,470 7,125 3,595 3,530
        Vietnamese 19,470 9,240 10,230 20,740 9,845 10,895
        Yiddish 6,145 3,160 2,985 6,275 3,225 3,050
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 2,795 1,385 1,410 4,565 2,310 2,265
  Multiple responses         197,760 97,635 100,130 245,055 121,070 123,985
    English and French 44,895 22,685 22,210 71,555 35,860 35,695
    English and non-official language 40,495 19,690 20,805 43,765 21,305 22,460
    French and non-official language 85,775 41,545 44,230 100,110 48,590 51,525
    English, French and non-official language 26,590 13,715 12,875 29,625 15,315 14,310
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,372,940 1,640,835 1,732,110 7,815,950 3,841,260 3,974,690
  None 2,583,315 1,249,895 1,333,420 6,691,145 3,279,620 3,411,525
  Single responses  722,315 357,115 365,210 1,046,580 522,335 524,245
    English  253,515 127,760 125,750 459,125 234,190 224,935
    French  220,130 108,460 111,670 298,090 147,040 151,050
    Non-official languages  248,675 120,890 127,790 289,365 141,100 148,260
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 225 85 140 3,380 1,585 1,795
        Atikamekw    10 0 10 470 205 270
        Cree, n.o.s.  80 40 45 1,250 630 620
        Dene  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  20 15 10 920 435 490
        Inuktitut  85 20 70 485 205 275
        Mi'kmaq  20 10 15 250 110 135
        Ojibway  5 0 0 5 5 5
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 5 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 244,245 118,680 125,565 279,095 136,070 143,025
        African languages, n.i.e 465 250 215 625 335 295
        Afrikaans  40 25 15 65 35 30
        Akan (Twi)  460 230 225 475 240 240
        Albanian  330 160 170 400 200 200
        Amharic  165 80 90 195 95 100
        Arabic  44,315 23,565 20,750 49,400 26,430 22,965
        Armenian  2,430 1,205 1,220 2,500 1,235 1,265
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 730 365 360 945 495 450
        Bengali  1,105 620 490 1,140 635 505
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  1,810 950 860 1,980 1,050 930
        Bisayan languages  230 80 150 250 80 165
        Bosnian  75 30 45 310 145 165
        Bulgarian  705 320 385 835 380 450
        Burmese  15 5 10 10 5 5
        Cantonese  1,730 850 875 1,890 935 955
        Chinese, n.o.s.  5,020 2,305 2,715 5,395 2,480 2,920
        Creoles  32,930 14,765 18,165 34,645 15,580 19,065
        Croatian  470 215 260 600 280 325
        Czech  335 150 185 445 205 240
        Danish  100 45 60 130 50 75
        Dutch  565 260 310 930 415 515
        Estonian  50 20 30 60 25 35
        Finnish  90 40 55 140 60 85
        Flemish  55 20 35 110 45 65
        Fukien  25 10 15 25 10 15
        German  3,825 1,730 2,095 5,900 2,720 3,175
        Greek  13,970 7,020 6,950 14,520 7,350 7,165
        Gujarati  1,165 590 575 1,185 600 585
        Hakka  50 20 30 50 20 30
        Hebrew  2,920 1,445 1,480 2,975 1,475 1,505
        Hindi  1,785 940 845 1,870 985 890
        Hungarian  1,365 605 755 1,580 715 865
        Ilocano  505 180 325 505 180 325
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 185 105 85 210 110 95
        Italian  36,900 18,100 18,800 39,030 19,225 19,810
        Japanese  825 345 480 1,070 465 610
        Khmer (Cambodian)  1,965 910 1,060 2,300 1,070 1,230
        Korean  595 260 335 650 275 375
        Kurdish  205 105 100 230 125 110
        Lao  910 445 465 1,095 530 565
        Latvian  70 25 45 90 35 55
        Lingala  2,220 1,075 1,145 2,585 1,255 1,325
        Lithuanian  150 50 105 180 65 120
        Macedonian  35 15 20 45 20 25
        Malay  190 85 105 235 105 130
        Malayalam  130 65 65 135 70 70
        Maltese  5 5 0 5 5 0
        Mandarin  1,655 705 945 1,880 810 1,075
        Marathi  55 30 25 55 30 30
        Nepali  25 10 10 40 25 25
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 2,165 1,065 1,100 2,705 1,350 1,355
        Norwegian  85 45 40 110 60 55
        Oromo  2,185 1,135 1,055 2,435 1,275 1,160
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  1,710 935 775 1,755 960 795
        Pashto  75 45 30 80 50 30
        Persian (Farsi)  2,600 1,425 1,170 2,920 1,600 1,325
        Polish  2,875 1,165 1,715 3,465 1,400 2,065
        Portuguese  8,120 3,885 4,235 9,950 4,785 5,165
        Romanian  3,950 1,810 2,135 4,475 2,070 2,410
        Rundi (Kirundi)  630 300 330 1,140 565 575
        Russian  4,000 1,835 2,165 4,610 2,105 2,500
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  560 235 320 920 390 530
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 45 20 25 55 35 25
        Serbian  360 180 180 540 275 265
        Serbo-Croatian  125 60 65 350 185 165
        Shanghainese  50 20 25 50 25 25
        Sign languages, n.i.e 190 85 105 445 205 240
        Sindhi  110 55 60 110 50 60
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  170 95 75 175 95 80
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 20 15 10 25 15 15
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 70 35 35 95 55 45
        Slovak  270 120 155 310 140 175
        Slovenian  195 80 115 225 95 130
        Somali  190 100 90 250 135 120
        Spanish  29,850 14,625 15,230 40,335 19,665 20,670
        Swahili  685 310 375 1,245 615 630
        Swedish  255 130 125 320 150 175
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  4,645 1,485 3,160 4,875 1,540 3,335
        Taiwanese  135 65 70 135 65 70
        Tamil  1,490 780 710 1,510 790 720
        Telugu  75 45 25 80 50 30
        Thai  225 75 155 320 100 215
        Tibetan languages  25 15 10 30 15 10
        Tigrigna  75 40 35 90 45 45
        Turkish  1,110 580 530 1,270 690 575
        Ukrainian  1,070 455 620 1,245 535 715
        Urdu  2,120 1,150 975 2,205 1,200 1,010
        Vietnamese  4,100 1,990 2,110 4,620 2,245 2,375
        Yiddish  1,680 760 915 1,690 765 920
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 4,210 2,125 2,085 6,890 3,445 3,445
  Multiple responses          67,310 33,830 33,480 78,230 39,305 38,925
    English and French  27,610 14,190 13,420 30,610 15,760 14,845
    English and non-official language  18,980 9,470 9,515 24,795 12,330 12,465
    French and non-official language  19,840 9,720 10,120 21,860 10,720 11,145
    English, French and non-official language  875 445 425 965 500 465

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Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

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How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Montréal, Quebec (Code 0547) and Quebec (Code 24) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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