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Characteristic Montréal
Quebec
(Population centre) 		Ottawa, CV
Ontario
(Census subdivision)
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 883,391 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 3,260,508A  ...Data not available ...Data not available 812,129 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 4.5 ...Data not available ...Data not available 8.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 1,524,857 ...Data not available ...Data not available 370,217 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 1,448,612 ...Data not available ...Data not available 353,244 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 2,205.4 ...Data not available ...Data not available 316.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 1,545.30 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,790.22 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 3,407,960 1,654,965 1,753,000 883,390 428,455 454,935
0 to 4 years 196,500 100,320 96,175 49,140 24,925 24,215
5 to 9 years 177,785 90,145 87,640 48,765 24,660 24,100
10 to 14 years 183,050 93,415 89,640 50,665 25,690 24,975
15 to 19 years 212,955 107,750 105,205 58,305 29,675 28,630
15 years 40,590 20,670 19,920 10,905 5,620 5,285
16 years 41,340 20,890 20,450 11,440 5,810 5,635
17 years 42,055 21,530 20,525 11,255 5,775 5,480
18 years 43,450 21,905 21,550 11,880 5,975 5,905
19 years 45,510 22,750 22,760 12,825 6,505 6,325
20 to 24 years 227,225 113,055 114,170 65,960 33,100 32,865
25 to 29 years 233,825 115,275 118,550 61,230 30,185 31,045
30 to 34 years 249,150 122,350 126,790 57,745 27,675 30,065
35 to 39 years 238,830 118,815 120,010 60,360 28,765 31,600
40 to 44 years 243,545 122,085 121,460 64,285 31,215 33,065
45 to 49 years 266,580 133,705 132,870 73,190 35,935 37,255
50 to 54 years 260,505 128,400 132,105 69,010 33,595 35,415
55 to 59 years 221,725 107,090 114,635 57,735 28,030 29,705
60 to 64 years 192,530 91,245 101,285 50,410 24,385 26,025
65 to 69 years 151,020 70,010 81,005 35,865 16,935 18,925
70 to 74 years 116,005 51,790 64,215 26,810 12,360 14,445
75 to 79 years 96,600 41,345 55,255 21,275 9,545 11,725
80 to 84 years 74,685 28,770 45,915 16,305 6,600 9,710
85 years and over 65,460 19,395 46,070 16,335 5,185 11,150
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 39.7 38.6 40.7 39.2 38.2 40.0
% of the population aged 15 and over 83.6 82.8 84.4 83.2 82.4 83.9
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 2,850,620 1,371,085 1,479,540 734,820 353,180 381,640
Married or living with a common-law partner 1,518,895 761,840 757,055 411,110 205,465 205,640
Married (and not separated) 1,053,300 527,105 526,195 348,520 173,900 174,625
Living common law 465,595 234,740 230,860 62,595 31,570 31,020
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 1,331,730 609,240 722,485 323,710 147,710 176,000
Single (never legally married) 913,410 481,340 432,070 224,340 117,055 107,290
Separated 53,010 21,955 31,055 20,630 8,385 12,240
Divorced 206,885 76,335 130,550 42,710 15,540 27,170
Widowed 158,425 29,610 128,815 36,030 6,730 29,300
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 912,560 ...Data not available ...Data not available 239,475 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 444,320 ...Data not available ...Data not available 114,235 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 208,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available 52,585 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 184,610 ...Data not available ...Data not available 51,090 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 75,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available 21,560 ...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 239,475 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 741,690 ...Data not available ...Data not available 200,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 509,135 ...Data not available ...Data not available 169,675 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 218,990 ...Data not available ...Data not available 70,535 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 290,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available 99,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 109,455 ...Data not available ...Data not available 36,045 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 124,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available 44,440 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 56,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available 18,655 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 232,555 ...Data not available ...Data not available 31,255 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 119,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available 21,055 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 113,090 ...Data not available ...Data not available 10,195 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 50,045 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,200 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 47,885 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 15,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,530 ...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 38,540 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 135,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available 30,790 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 82,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 17,660 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 39,285 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 13,610 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 35,715 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 23,605 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 9,660 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 2,450 ...Data not available ...Data not available 575 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 999,380 ...Data not available ...Data not available 265,830 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 232,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available 58,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 321,320 ...Data not available ...Data not available 89,325 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 120,865 ...Data not available ...Data not available 32,695 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 210,580 ...Data not available ...Data not available 57,570 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 114,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available 27,885 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family 1.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households 3,343,655 1,630,880 1,712,775 867,090 421,800 445,290
Number of persons not in census families 690,020 325,700 364,320 160,855 74,120 86,735
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 74,435 31,400 43,035 18,625 7,520 11,105
Living with non-relatives only 130,330 74,220 56,110 42,325 23,700 18,625
Living alone 485,260 220,085 265,175 99,905 42,895 57,005
Number of census family persons 2,653,630 1,305,180 1,348,450 706,235 347,685 358,550
Average number of persons per census family 2.9 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.9 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households 455,070 197,535 257,530 105,830 47,610 58,220
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 176,390 48,695 127,695 34,820 9,275 25,545
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 22,230 4,940 17,290 5,390 1,055 4,335
Living with non-relatives only 10,335 4,975 5,360 1,915 860 1,055
Living alone 143,820 38,775 105,045 27,515 7,360 20,155
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 278,680 148,840 129,840 71,010 38,335 32,675
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 1,448,610 ...Data not available ...Data not available 353,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 896,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available 234,315 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 834,070 ...Data not available ...Data not available 215,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 690,030 ...Data not available ...Data not available 184,055 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 315,040 ...Data not available ...Data not available 83,795 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 374,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available 100,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 144,045 ...Data not available ...Data not available 31,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 62,770 ...Data not available ...Data not available 18,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 47,610 ...Data not available ...Data not available 13,990 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 30,760 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 12,005 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,560 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 18,755 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 16,855 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 15,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 551,770 ...Data not available ...Data not available 118,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 485,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 99,905 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 66,510 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,030 ...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 353,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 416,310 ...Data not available ...Data not available 151,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 134,665 ...Data not available ...Data not available 65,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 2,600 ...Data not available ...Data not available 935 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 895,035 ...Data not available ...Data not available 135,325 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 72,995 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,305 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 50,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available 72,540 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 133,955 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,850 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 632,915 ...Data not available ...Data not available 36,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 5,015 ...Data not available ...Data not available 440 ...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 353,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 485,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 99,905 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 458,860 ...Data not available ...Data not available 116,385 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 218,470 ...Data not available ...Data not available 55,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 189,955 ...Data not available ...Data not available 52,880 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 66,785 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 29,285 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 3,343,655 ...Data not available ...Data not available 867,090 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.3 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.5 ...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 1,732,110 872,450 424,000 448,450
  Single responses  3,260,000 1,584,520 1,675,480 846,085 411,465 434,630
    English  406,795 201,720 205,070 544,045 270,365 273,680
    French  2,034,755 982,635 1,052,115 123,925 56,845 67,075
    Non-official languages  818,455 400,170 418,290 178,120 84,250 93,875
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 525 175 345 455 155 305
        Atikamekw    25 5 20 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  200 90 115 145 70 75
        Dene  0 5 0 5 0 5
        Innu/Montagnais  50 15 35 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  215 55 160 210 50 155
        Mi'kmaq  20 5 15 20 5 15
        Ojibway  5 5 0 65 25 45
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 10 5 10
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 810,280 396,055 414,225 175,735 83,195 92,545
        African languages, n.i.e.  710 405 305 450 225 225
        Afrikaans  70 40 30 135 70 65
        Akan (Twi)  1,105 540 565 310 150 165
        Albanian  2,025 1,045 980 580 295 280
        Amharic  605 295 310 1,165 565 600
        Arabic  125,925 66,985 58,935 28,185 14,660 13,525
        Armenian  14,735 7,175 7,555 415 210 205
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  1,230 640 590 510 235 275
        Bengali  10,145 5,170 4,975 2,840 1,450 1,390
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  5,185 2,820 2,365 65 30 35
        Bisayan languages  860 270 590 375 105 270
        Bosnian  385 190 200 575 265 310
        Bulgarian  5,880 2,860 3,015 825 380 445
        Burmese  50 20 25 165 85 80
        Cantonese  10,440 4,930 5,515 6,405 3,005 3,400
        Chinese, n.o.s.  38,785 18,370 20,415 12,735 5,980 6,755
        Creoles  47,240 20,905 26,335 3,620 1,530 2,090
        Croatian  1,805 920 885 985 470 515
        Czech  1,265 590 680 990 455 540
        Danish  225 110 115 315 145 175
        Dutch  1,905 935 970 2,360 1,120 1,240
        Estonian  165 60 100 185 80 105
        Finnish  310 110 200 325 120 200
        Flemish  295 110 180 80 35 45
        Fukien  65 30 45 85 35 45
        German  9,355 4,180 5,175 5,810 2,565 3,245
        Greek  38,430 19,255 19,180 2,040 1,080 955
        Gujarati  5,870 2,880 3,000 1,210 630 575
        Hakka  105 40 60 55 35 25
        Hebrew  3,865 2,045 1,820 350 190 160
        Hindi  2,620 1,375 1,250 2,330 1,175 1,155
        Hungarian  5,780 2,750 3,035 1,725 850 875
        Ilocano  1,670 605 1,065 360 120 240
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  450 265 180 130 75 55
        Italian  108,435 53,295 55,135 9,440 4,730 4,710
        Japanese  1,790 560 1,225 935 295 640
        Khmer (Cambodian)  7,605 3,565 4,040 1,095 480 625
        Korean  3,830 1,690 2,145 1,605 690 915
        Kurdish  660 360 295 645 330 315
        Lao  3,510 1,700 1,805 360 175 180
        Latvian  265 95 170 275 125 155
        Lingala  1,715 805 910 275 120 150
        Lithuanian  550 230 320 210 90 120
        Macedonian  170 85 85 60 30 30
        Malay  545 230 320 355 160 205
        Malayalam  290 155 140 445 225 225
        Maltese  15 5 10 35 10 25
        Mandarin  10,075 4,620 5,455 6,820 3,150 3,665
        Marathi  145 90 55 230 115 120
        Nepali  205 95 110 465 225 235
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  3,685 1,955 1,730 575 300 275
        Norwegian  210 105 100 140 60 80
        Oromo  6,325 3,455 2,870 360 190 170
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  10,970 5,890 5,085 3,295 1,650 1,645
        Pashto  955 525 430 705 375 325
        Persian (Farsi)  17,745 9,245 8,500 6,050 3,025 3,030
        Polish  12,935 5,630 7,305 5,750 2,605 3,150
        Portuguese  28,490 13,670 14,815 3,920 1,865 2,050
        Romanian  28,440 13,715 14,725 2,390 1,085 1,305
        Rundi (Kirundi)  1,250 605 640 545 225 315
        Russian  21,845 9,795 12,060 5,475 2,390 3,085
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  1,245 550 695 515 190 330
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  120 60 60 160 80 75
        Serbian  1,690 830 860 1,675 820 855
        Serbo-Croatian  655 325 330 545 265 280
        Shanghainese  85 40 45 75 35 45
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  265 145 125 115 55 65
        Sindhi  295 140 150 245 115 130
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  555 290 265 720 360 365
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  60 35 20 355 175 180
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  260 140 125 55 25 30
        Slovak  980 420 560 625 280 345
        Slovenian  745 330 420 235 110 125
        Somali  635 325 315 6,135 2,610 3,525
        Spanish  107,765 52,715 55,050 10,850 4,960 5,890
        Swahili  940 475 465 800 365 430
        Swedish  415 200 215 270 130 150
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  13,180 4,530 8,655 4,875 1,625 3,250
        Taiwanese  390 185 205 165 75 95
        Tamil  13,130 6,585 6,540 2,065 1,060 1,000
        Telugu  350 200 155 340 165 170
        Thai  510 140 375 335 95 245
        Tibetan languages  95 55 45 20 10 10
        Tigrigna  305 140 170 740 360 385
        Turkish  6,275 3,230 3,040 1,395 700 695
        Ukrainian  4,225 1,830 2,400 1,560 680 885
        Urdu  9,565 4,975 4,590 3,675 1,870 1,810
        Vietnamese  24,430 11,640 12,790 5,800 2,715 3,085
        Yiddish  8,900 4,445 4,460 230 125 105
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 7,650 3,940 3,715 1,925 900 1,025
  Multiple responses          112,940 56,315 56,625 26,360 12,535 13,825
    English and French  36,535 18,285 18,250 10,755 5,085 5,665
    English and non-official language  21,080 10,295 10,785 11,090 5,430 5,660
    French and non-official language  43,835 21,725 22,115 2,950 1,330 1,620
    English, French and non-official language 11,485 6,005 5,475 1,565 695 870
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,372,940 1,640,835 1,732,110 872,450 424,000 448,450
  English only 269,225 132,310 136,910 522,980 264,790 258,195
  French only 1,181,170 523,205 657,960 12,915 5,245 7,675
  English and French 1,858,750 960,320 898,435 324,690 149,495 175,195
  Neither English nor French 63,800 25,000 38,805 11,860 4,470 7,390
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,372,940 1,640,835 1,732,110 872,450 424,000 448,450
  English 701,100 348,325 352,775 708,285 349,750 358,535
  French 2,397,520 1,156,620 1,240,900 133,450 60,890 72,560
  English and French 212,620 111,890 100,730 19,190 9,065 10,125
  Neither English nor French 61,700 23,990 37,705 11,530 4,300 7,230
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 807,415 404,275 403,140 143,040 65,420 77,620
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 23.9 24.6 23.3 16.4 15.4 17.3
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 1,732,110 872,450 424,000 448,450
  Single responses 3,175,180 1,543,205 1,631,980 830,485 404,095 426,390
    English 570,510 281,400 289,105 652,455 321,710 330,745
    French 2,138,090 1,037,225 1,100,870 86,035 38,940 47,095
    Non-official languages 466,580 224,575 242,005 91,990 43,445 48,545
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 195 75 120 120 40 75
        Atikamekw   5 0 5 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 85 35 50 35 10 20
        Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais 25 10 15 0 0 0
        Inuktitut 70 25 45 60 15 45
        Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 0 0
        Ojibway 0 0 0 20 5 10
        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 91,210 43,090 48,120
        African languages, n.i.e. 185 90 100 175 80 100
        Afrikaans 20 10 10 50 25 25
        Akan (Twi) 560 255 305 110 55 55
        Albanian 1,260 640 625 290 150 140
        Amharic 320 150 175 655 305 345
        Arabic 66,585 34,075 32,515 16,970 8,525 8,440
        Armenian 10,850 5,135 5,710 210 110 100
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 225 105 120 80 35 45
        Bengali 8,080 4,025 4,065 1,920 945 975
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,765 925 835 25 10 15
        Bisayan languages 225 95 135 120 40 75
        Bosnian 255 130 120 295 150 145
        Bulgarian 4,540 2,230 2,305 435 210 225
        Burmese 25 15 15 105 45 55
        Cantonese 8,090 3,860 4,225 4,000 1,860 2,140
        Chinese, n.o.s. 31,700 15,175 16,520 8,475 3,975 4,495
        Creoles 18,875 8,050 10,825 1,590 645 945
        Croatian 760 360 400 370 175 195
        Czech 400 190 215 275 125 150
        Danish 30 15 15 30 15 10
        Dutch 300 145 155 155 75 80
        Estonian 25 10 20 50 15 25
        Finnish 55 25 35 25 15 10
        Flemish 50 15 30 0 0 0
        Fukien 15 10 10 20 10 5
        German 1,730 790 945 730 310 420
        Greek 19,635 9,465 10,170 635 315 325
        Gujarati 3,925 1,885 2,030 460 220 240
        Hakka 20 10 15 10 5 5
        Hebrew 1,700 870 825 135 70 65
        Hindi 1,400 700 700 1,045 520 525
        Hungarian 2,190 970 1,215 500 240 265
        Ilocano 585 225 355 160 60 105
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 225 120 105 30 20 10
        Italian 38,610 17,460 21,150 2,915 1,320 1,595
        Japanese 755 325 425 375 140 230
        Khmer (Cambodian) 4,800 2,220 2,580 530 235 295
        Korean 2,800 1,290 1,510 995 460 535
        Kurdish 300 155 150 405 195 210
        Lao 2,085 1,005 1,085 190 100 90
        Latvian 85 35 50 70 30 40
        Lingala 440 205 235 100 40 65
        Lithuanian 140 55 85 50 25 25
        Macedonian 105 55 55 25 15 10
        Malay 215 105 105 115 60 55
        Malayalam 70 35 35 185 90 90
        Maltese 5 0 0 10 0 5
        Mandarin 8,455 4,055 4,405 5,190 2,515 2,675
        Marathi 65 40 25 120 60 65
        Nepali 140 70 70 345 170 175
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 850 410 445 110 55 50
        Norwegian 40 20 15 10 5 10
        Oromo 1,925 1,020 905 200 95 105
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 8,230 4,350 3,875 1,800 855 945
        Pashto 775 410 365 515 270 240
        Persian (Farsi) 12,895 6,380 6,520 3,885 1,835 2,050
        Polish 6,115 2,765 3,355 2,320 1,075 1,250
        Portuguese 13,685 6,480 7,205 1,620 765 850
        Romanian 21,010 10,285 10,730 1,245 575 665
        Rundi (Kirundi) 355 160 195 210 100 110
        Russian 17,040 8,055 8,985 3,460 1,610 1,850
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 290 140 150 205 80 125
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 20 80 40 45
        Serbian 1,005 485 520 1,140 565 575
        Serbo-Croatian 305 145 160 275 135 140
        Shanghainese 30 10 20 35 20 20
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 480 300 175 190 110 80
        Sindhi 160 80 85 65 20 40
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 310 155 155 345 170 170
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 275 140 130
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 125 55 65 15 5 10
        Slovak 215 95 120 190 90 100
        Slovenian 280 115 160 30 20 15
        Somali 395 190 205 3,850 1,600 2,250
        Spanish 72,735 35,215 37,520 5,755 2,665 3,090
        Swahili 260 120 135 300 135 165
        Swedish 90 45 45 65 30 30
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7,195 2,765 4,425 2,095 820 1,280
        Taiwanese 220 120 100 75 35 40
        Tamil 11,220 5,555 5,665 1,270 620 650
        Telugu 215 110 95 125 60 65
        Thai 155 70 90 120 45 75
        Tibetan languages 70 40 30 5 0 5
        Tigrigna 155 65 90 395 175 215
        Turkish 4,600 2,285 2,315 765 365 395
        Ukrainian 1,770 760 1,010 405 180 225
        Urdu 7,005 3,535 3,470 1,995 1,000 1,000
        Vietnamese 19,470 9,240 10,230 4,035 1,890 2,145
        Yiddish 6,145 3,160 2,985 15 10 5
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 2,795 1,385 1,410 665 315 350
  Multiple responses         197,760 97,635 100,130 41,970 19,905 22,060
    English and French 44,895 22,685 22,210 10,775 4,930 5,845
    English and non-official language 40,495 19,690 20,805 25,800 12,580 13,220
    French and non-official language 85,775 41,545 44,230 2,405 1,025 1,375
    English, French and non-official language 26,590 13,715 12,875 2,985 1,370 1,620
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 1,732,110 872,450 424,000 448,450
  None 2,583,315 1,249,895 1,333,420 671,880 330,280 341,595
  Single responses  722,315 357,115 365,210 192,740 90,130 102,610
    English  253,515 127,760 125,750 75,780 35,840 39,940
    French  220,130 108,460 111,670 55,510 25,515 30,000
    Non-official languages  248,675 120,890 127,790 61,455 28,780 32,675
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 225 85 140 320 115 205
        Atikamekw    10 0 10 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  80 40 45 95 40 55
        Dene  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  20 15 10 0 0 5
        Inuktitut  85 20 70 140 40 95
        Mi'kmaq  20 10 15 10 0 5
        Ojibway  5 0 0 65 25 40
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 10 5 5
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 244,245 118,680 125,565 60,025 28,185 31,845
        African languages, n.i.e.  465 250 215 185 90 100
        Afrikaans  40 25 15 60 25 40
        Akan (Twi)  460 230 225 220 105 125
        Albanian  330 160 170 155 85 70
        Amharic  165 80 90 370 175 190
        Arabic  44,315 23,565 20,750 8,665 4,580 4,085
        Armenian  2,430 1,205 1,220 100 50 55
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  730 365 360 275 125 150
        Bengali  1,105 620 490 625 345 275
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  1,810 950 860 25 20 15
        Bisayan languages  230 80 150 95 30 65
        Bosnian  75 30 45 190 85 110
        Bulgarian  705 320 385 250 115 135
        Burmese  15 5 10 50 25 25
        Cantonese  1,730 850 875 1,740 815 925
        Chinese, n.o.s.  5,020 2,305 2,715 2,745 1,320 1,425
        Creoles  32,930 14,765 18,165 2,490 1,050 1,440
        Croatian  470 215 260 365 185 185
        Czech  335 150 185 325 130 200
        Danish  100 45 60 135 60 80
        Dutch  565 260 310 785 350 435
        Estonian  50 20 30 60 25 35
        Finnish  90 40 55 125 40 85
        Flemish  55 20 35 15 10 5
        Fukien  25 10 15 35 15 20
        German  3,825 1,730 2,095 2,395 1,070 1,325
        Greek  13,970 7,020 6,950 1,090 575 510
        Gujarati  1,165 590 575 600 305 290
        Hakka  50 20 30 25 15 5
        Hebrew  2,920 1,445 1,480 355 170 180
        Hindi  1,785 940 845 1,395 715 680
        Hungarian  1,365 605 755 525 245 280
        Ilocano  505 180 325 95 30 65
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  185 105 85 65 35 30
        Italian  36,900 18,100 18,800 3,970 1,915 2,050
        Japanese  825 345 480 540 230 310
        Khmer (Cambodian)  1,965 910 1,060 385 170 215
        Korean  595 260 335 470 205 270
        Kurdish  205 105 100 145 75 70
        Lao  910 445 465 100 50 50
        Latvian  70 25 45 75 40 40
        Lingala  2,220 1,075 1,145 470 175 290
        Lithuanian  150 50 105 65 25 40
        Macedonian  35 15 20 20 5 15
        Malay  190 85 105 165 75 90
        Malayalam  130 65 65 185 95 95
        Maltese  5 5 0 20 5 10
        Mandarin  1,655 705 945 1,650 735 920
        Marathi  55 30 25 60 25 40
        Nepali  25 10 10 60 20 35
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  2,165 1,065 1,100 520 240 280
        Norwegian  85 45 40 75 25 45
        Oromo  2,185 1,135 1,055 70 35 35
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  1,710 935 775 1,060 530 530
        Pashto  75 45 30 135 65 65
        Persian (Farsi)  2,600 1,425 1,170 1,425 745 675
        Polish  2,875 1,165 1,715 1,830 750 1,080
        Portuguese  8,120 3,885 4,235 1,405 655 745
        Romanian  3,950 1,810 2,135 685 330 355
        Rundi (Kirundi)  630 300 330 300 115 185
        Russian  4,000 1,835 2,165 1,425 610 815
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  560 235 320 250 85 165
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  45 20 25 45 20 25
        Serbian  360 180 180 320 155 160
        Serbo-Croatian  125 60 65 120 60 60
        Shanghainese  50 20 25 20 5 20
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  190 85 105 125 45 85
        Sindhi  110 55 60 120 55 65
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  170 95 75 285 135 145
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  20 15 10 35 15 20
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  70 35 35 15 10 5
        Slovak  270 120 155 225 95 125
        Slovenian  195 80 115 65 25 40
        Somali  190 100 90 1,965 895 1,065
        Spanish  29,850 14,625 15,230 4,940 2,315 2,630
        Swahili  685 310 375 595 260 340
        Swedish  255 130 125 160 75 80
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  4,645 1,485 3,160 1,840 545 1,295
        Taiwanese  135 65 70 60 25 40
        Tamil  1,490 780 710 650 340 310
        Telugu  75 45 25 135 65 70
        Thai  225 75 155 190 65 130
        Tibetan languages  25 15 10 10 5 5
        Tigrigna  75 40 35 250 120 125
        Turkish  1,110 580 530 380 195 185
        Ukrainian  1,070 455 620 510 210 305
        Urdu  2,120 1,150 975 1,400 730 675
        Vietnamese  4,100 1,990 2,110 1,325 640 685
        Yiddish  1,680 760 915 50 25 25
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 4,210 2,125 2,085 1,110 480 625
  Multiple responses          67,310 33,830 33,480 7,835 3,590 4,240
    English and French  27,610 14,190 13,420 2,275 1,055 1,220
    English and non-official language  18,980 9,470 9,515 1,995 940 1,055
    French and non-official language  19,840 9,720 10,120 3,495 1,565 1,930
    English, French and non-official language  875 445 425 75 35 40

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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.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Montréal, Quebec (Code 0547) and Ottawa, Ontario (Code 3506008) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 5, 2024).

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