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Census Profile

Data table

The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic	Ottawa - Gatineau Ontario (Population centre)			Montréal (CMA) Quebec (Census metropolitan area)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	933,596	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,824,221^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	867,593^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,635,556^A†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	7.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	409,697	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,696,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	389,961	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,860.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	898.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	501.92	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,258.31	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	933,590	450,630	482,955	3,824,220	1,861,520	1,962,700
0 to 4 years	52,245	26,570	25,675	222,225	113,520	108,700
5 to 9 years	48,860	24,775	24,090	201,655	102,255	99,395
10 to 14 years	50,780	25,660	25,125	208,290	106,470	101,825
15 to 19 years	60,320	30,415	29,905	242,600	122,930	119,665
15 years	11,055	5,665	5,395	46,445	23,715	22,735
16 years	11,550	5,855	5,690	47,330	23,970	23,360
17 years	11,620	5,860	5,755	47,950	24,460	23,485
18 years	12,385	6,215	6,170	49,395	25,010	24,385
19 years	13,710	6,820	6,885	51,475	25,775	25,700
20 to 24 years	72,375	36,000	36,375	250,890	125,260	125,630
25 to 29 years	69,210	34,105	35,105	256,520	126,530	129,990
30 to 34 years	64,360	31,165	33,195	276,950	136,060	140,885
35 to 39 years	63,285	30,535	32,755	266,295	132,355	133,940
40 to 44 years	65,545	31,750	33,795	273,535	137,000	136,535
45 to 49 years	74,965	36,480	38,485	302,160	151,420	150,745
50 to 54 years	72,950	35,175	37,780	295,365	145,825	149,540
55 to 59 years	61,705	29,780	31,925	250,495	121,475	129,020
60 to 64 years	53,305	25,665	27,635	217,405	103,455	113,950
65 to 69 years	37,835	17,680	20,155	170,995	79,885	91,115
70 to 74 years	28,165	12,680	15,490	129,760	58,375	71,390
75 to 79 years	22,675	9,920	12,755	106,620	45,895	60,720
80 to 84 years	17,680	6,910	10,765	81,755	31,810	49,945
85 years and over	17,320	5,365	11,955	70,715	21,000	49,715
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	38.8	37.7	39.9	39.7	38.7	40.8
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.7	82.9	84.5	83.5	82.7	84.2
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	781,700	373,625	408,070	3,192,055	1,539,275	1,652,785
Married or living with a common-law partner	419,360	209,635	209,725	1,728,495	866,800	861,690
Married (and not separated)	331,085	165,200	165,880	1,174,405	587,860	586,540
Living common law	88,275	44,430	43,840	554,085	278,935	275,150
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	362,340	163,995	198,340	1,463,565	672,475	791,090
Single (never legally married)	249,010	129,030	119,980	1,002,695	530,050	472,645
Separated	21,570	8,730	12,845	57,625	24,045	33,580
Divorced	51,420	18,665	32,760	228,245	85,130	143,120
Widowed	40,340	7,580	32,755	174,995	33,250	141,740
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	250,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,034,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	124,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	504,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	55,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	235,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	49,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	209,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	20,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	250,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,034,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	204,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	844,955	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	160,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	568,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	70,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	249,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	90,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	318,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	34,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	39,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	136,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	17,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	61,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	44,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	26,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	137,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	17,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	138,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	8,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	60,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	45,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	189,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	36,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	21,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	9,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	645	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	270,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,127,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	61,695	...Data not available	...Data not available	262,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	89,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	365,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	33,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	138,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	58,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	237,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	28,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	123,730	...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	915,920	443,430	472,490	3,752,460	1,833,900	1,918,555
Number of persons not in census families	189,645	87,475	102,165	745,900	352,880	393,020
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	20,325	8,525	11,800	81,095	34,285	46,810
Living with non-relatives only	46,875	26,375	20,505	139,370	79,375	59,995
Living alone	122,450	52,580	69,865	525,435	239,220	286,215
Number of census family persons	726,275	355,950	370,325	3,006,560	1,481,025	1,525,535
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	112,015	49,315	62,700	506,350	221,725	284,630
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	39,920	10,630	29,290	192,980	53,940	139,040
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,255	1,040	4,220	24,650	5,635	19,020
Living with non-relatives only	2,290	1,015	1,275	11,550	5,575	5,975
Living alone	32,375	8,575	23,795	156,780	42,730	114,050
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	72,095	38,685	33,410	313,370	167,785	145,585
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	389,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	245,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,017,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	226,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	947,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	189,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	787,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	89,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	361,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	99,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	426,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	37,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	159,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	19,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	69,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	14,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	5,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	5,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	4,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	144,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	596,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	122,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	525,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	21,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	389,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	145,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	525,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	71,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	445	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	173,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	948,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	29,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	66,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	12,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	144,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	63,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	665,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	505	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	389,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	122,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	525,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	128,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	517,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	59,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	246,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	51,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	215,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	18,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	75,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	8,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	915,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,752,460	...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 residents^{Census data footnote 19}	922,450	446,045	476,405	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
Single responses	893,335	432,080	461,250	3,667,620	1,786,580	1,881,045
English	434,920	215,650	219,265	439,845	218,065	221,785
French	284,645	134,025	150,615	2,395,525	1,161,290	1,234,235
Non-official languages	173,775	82,405	91,370	832,245	407,220	425,025
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	525	185	340	535	180	355
Atikamekw	5	0	0	25	5	20
Cree, n.o.s.	205	95	110	205	85	115
Dene	5	0	5	0	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	10	5	5	55	15	35
Inuktitut	205	50	150	225	60	165
Mi'kmaq	20	5	15	20	10	15
Ojibway	65	25	40	5	0	0
Oji-Cree	10	5	5	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	171,125	81,205	89,920	823,845	403,005	420,840
African languages, n.i.e.	500	255	245	720	410	310
Afrikaans	85	50	35	75	40	35
Akan (Twi)	275	135	140	1,120	550	570
Albanian	555	275	280	2,110	1,090	1,020
Amharic	1,135	550	585	615	300	315
Arabic	31,615	16,500	15,115	126,865	67,530	59,335
Armenian	430	215	210	14,800	7,215	7,585
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	610	300	315	1,255	650	605
Bengali	2,620	1,335	1,285	10,240	5,220	5,025
Berber languages (Kabyle)	165	85	85	5,225	2,840	2,385
Bisayan languages	340	95	240	880	270	610
Bosnian	585	265	320	405	200	210
Bulgarian	905	420	490	5,975	2,910	3,060
Burmese	155	80	75	50	25	30
Cantonese	5,515	2,580	2,940	10,515	4,965	5,550
Chinese, n.o.s.	10,420	4,880	5,545	39,095	18,515	20,580
Creoles	4,205	1,795	2,410	47,665	21,100	26,570
Croatian	1,010	480	535	1,875	960	915
Czech	835	375	455	1,320	615	705
Danish	240	105	135	250	115	135
Dutch	1,750	815	940	2,115	1,060	1,055
Estonian	155	60	95	170	65	105
Finnish	245	90	160	335	120	220
Flemish	90	35	50	335	135	195
Fukien	75	35	40	70	30	45
German	4,825	2,075	2,755	10,155	4,565	5,590
Greek	1,880	1,000	880	38,860	19,510	19,355
Gujarati	940	500	445	5,895	2,885	3,005
Hakka	50	30	15	100	40	60
Hebrew	320	170	145	3,895	2,060	1,835
Hindi	1,865	945	915	2,635	1,375	1,260
Hungarian	1,485	720	770	6,005	2,870	3,140
Ilocano	345	115	230	1,680	605	1,070
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	125	75	55	450	270	185
Italian	8,595	4,295	4,305	110,125	54,285	55,835
Japanese	870	270	600	1,805	560	1,245
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,055	465	585	7,745	3,625	4,115
Korean	1,365	565	800	3,870	1,705	2,160
Kurdish	660	345	310	670	365	305
Lao	305	145	160	3,555	1,725	1,835
Latvian	220	100	120	275	95	180
Lingala	370	175	190	1,740	820	925
Lithuanian	175	80	95	570	235	330
Macedonian	50	25	30	175	90	85
Malay	330	145	185	555	230	325
Malayalam	370	185	185	290	155	140
Maltese	25	15	15	20	5	15
Mandarin	5,420	2,480	2,940	10,180	4,665	5,515
Marathi	195	90	100	150	90	60
Nepali	460	230	235	345	160	185
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	810	430	380	3,745	1,990	1,760
Norwegian	110	45	70	220	110	110
Oromo	535	290	245	6,390	3,490	2,900
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,620	1,315	1,305	11,025	5,915	5,105
Pashto	680	360	315	960	525	435
Persian (Farsi)	5,660	2,860	2,805	17,895	9,340	8,560
Polish	4,900	2,195	2,705	13,530	5,905	7,630
Portuguese	5,780	2,775	3,010	29,225	14,035	15,190
Romanian	2,610	1,210	1,405	28,975	13,990	14,990
Rundi (Kirundi)	905	405	500	1,300	635	670
Russian	4,595	1,955	2,645	22,480	10,095	12,385
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	840	325	515	1,280	565	715
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	160	80	80	125	60	60
Serbian	1,955	980	980	1,735	850	885
Serbo-Croatian	850	410	440	675	335	340
Shanghainese	65	30	35	90	40	50
Sign languages, n.i.e.	120	55	65	285	155	125
Sindhi	205	100	105	295	140	155
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	640	320	320	570	300	265
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	350	175	180	65	40	25
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	265	140	125
Slovak	480	210	275	1,020	440	585
Slovenian	185	90	95	770	335	435
Somali	6,050	2,580	3,475	665	335	325
Spanish	13,335	6,100	7,235	111,070	54,395	56,670
Swahili	1,030	495	535	975	485	490
Swedish	215	95	125	435	210	225
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,465	1,495	2,970	13,280	4,550	8,730
Taiwanese	135	55	80	395	185	210
Tamil	1,615	830	790	13,145	6,595	6,550
Telugu	275	140	135	350	195	155
Thai	295	80	220	525	145	380
Tibetan languages	20	10	10	95	55	40
Tigrigna	730	350	380	310	140	165
Turkish	1,255	630	615	6,370	3,285	3,085
Ukrainian	1,375	585	795	4,365	1,885	2,480
Urdu	3,070	1,560	1,510	9,615	5,005	4,610
Vietnamese	5,105	2,420	2,685	24,610	11,725	12,880
Yiddish	215	115	105	8,910	4,445	4,460
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,125	1,015	1,110	7,870	4,040	3,825
Multiple responses	29,115	13,965	15,150	118,290	58,990	59,305
English and French	13,095	6,255	6,835	40,400	20,205	20,190
English and non-official language	10,005	4,880	5,120	21,450	10,460	10,985
French and non-official language	4,305	2,040	2,260	44,685	22,165	22,525
English, French and non-official language	1,715	785	935	11,755	6,160	5,595
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	922,450	446,045	476,405	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
English only	412,360	208,240	204,120	280,785	138,010	142,775
French only	76,375	32,735	43,635	1,401,455	626,035	775,425
English and French	421,955	200,555	221,405	2,039,040	1,056,095	982,945
Neither English nor French	11,760	4,515	7,245	64,640	25,430	39,205
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	922,450	446,045	476,405	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
English	580,550	286,140	294,415	739,485	367,370	372,115
French	306,605	144,050	162,555	2,767,210	1,339,785	1,427,430
English and French	23,895	11,530	12,365	216,745	114,035	102,710
Neither English nor French	11,405	4,325	7,080	62,470	24,385	38,090
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	318,550	149,820	168,735	847,860	424,390	423,475
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	34.5	33.6	35.4	22.4	23.0	21.8
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	922,450	446,050	476,405	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
Single responses	877,130	424,540	452,595	3,581,800	1,744,820	1,836,985
English	529,350	260,420	268,925	606,910	299,450	307,455
French	256,255	120,735	135,515	2,502,410	1,217,800	1,284,605
Non-official languages	91,520	43,375	48,150	472,485	227,560	244,920
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	165	60	110	195	75	125
Atikamekw	0	0	0	10	5	10
Cree, n.o.s.	80	35	50	85	35	50
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	5	0	5	30	10	15
Inuktitut	60	15	45	70	25	50
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	20	10	10	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	90,610	42,950	47,665	469,410	226,055	243,360
African languages, n.i.e.	200	95	105	185	90	95
Afrikaans	30	15	15	25	10	10
Akan (Twi)	95	50	50	560	255	310
Albanian	285	145	140	1,325	670	655
Amharic	625	290	340	325	150	180
Arabic	19,120	9,670	9,450	66,910	34,230	32,680
Armenian	220	110	105	10,870	5,145	5,720
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	95	40	60	225	110	125
Bengali	1,780	880	900	8,155	4,050	4,100
Berber languages (Kabyle)	70	30	40	1,780	935	840
Bisayan languages	110	35	70	230	95	135
Bosnian	340	175	170	265	135	125
Bulgarian	520	245	275	4,590	2,260	2,330
Burmese	95	45	50	25	10	15
Cantonese	3,450	1,600	1,850	8,120	3,870	4,245
Chinese, n.o.s.	7,100	3,325	3,775	31,905	15,280	16,630
Creoles	1,775	735	1,040	19,000	8,095	10,905
Croatian	455	225	230	790	375	415
Czech	240	110	130	415	195	220
Danish	10	5	5	30	15	15
Dutch	135	65	70	325	155	170
Estonian	40	15	25	25	15	15
Finnish	15	5	10	60	20	35
Flemish	5	0	5	60	25	35
Fukien	15	10	5	15	5	10
German	625	265	360	1,830	840	990
Greek	605	295	310	19,750	9,530	10,225
Gujarati	355	170	185	3,930	1,895	2,040
Hakka	10	5	10	20	5	15
Hebrew	120	65	55	1,705	875	835
Hindi	835	415	420	1,400	700	700
Hungarian	435	200	235	2,240	995	1,245
Ilocano	160	60	100	585	225	360
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	35	20	10	225	120	105
Italian	2,775	1,250	1,525	38,855	17,585	21,280
Japanese	350	135	215	760	330	430
Khmer (Cambodian)	540	250	295	4,880	2,260	2,625
Korean	830	370	455	2,840	1,305	1,525
Kurdish	405	200	200	310	155	150
Lao	160	80	80	2,100	1,010	1,090
Latvian	60	25	35	85	30	50
Lingala	130	55	75	450	205	245
Lithuanian	45	25	25	145	55	90
Macedonian	30	15	10	110	55	50
Malay	110	60	50	215	105	105
Malayalam	160	80	80	75	35	35
Maltese	5	0	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	4,065	1,970	2,095	8,525	4,090	4,435
Marathi	100	50	55	65	40	25
Nepali	340	165	175	285	135	150
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	145	70	80	855	410	445
Norwegian	5	0	5	40	20	20
Oromo	255	120	130	1,935	1,025	910
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,465	695	760	8,270	4,375	3,895
Pashto	500	265	235	775	405	365
Persian (Farsi)	3,625	1,725	1,895	12,990	6,425	6,560
Polish	1,955	895	1,055	6,365	2,885	3,485
Portuguese	2,535	1,200	1,335	13,875	6,575	7,300
Romanian	1,515	725	790	21,380	10,475	10,910
Rundi (Kirundi)	315	150	165	365	165	200
Russian	2,885	1,330	1,560	17,550	8,310	9,240
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	275	110	160	295	140	150
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	85	35	45	55	30	25
Serbian	1,425	710	715	1,035	495	540
Serbo-Croatian	540	270	270	310	145	165
Shanghainese	30	15	15	30	10	15
Sign languages, n.i.e.	175	105	70	525	330	195
Sindhi	55	20	35	165	80	85
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	315	155	155	320	160	160
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	270	135	135	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	125	55	65
Slovak	135	60	70	220	100	120
Slovenian	30	15	15	280	115	160
Somali	3,805	1,585	2,225	410	200	215
Spanish	7,760	3,610	4,150	74,755	36,280	38,470
Swahili	380	165	215	270	125	140
Swedish	35	20	15	100	45	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,970	770	1,195	7,210	2,775	4,440
Taiwanese	60	25	30	220	115	100
Tamil	1,010	500	510	11,225	5,565	5,670
Telugu	100	45	55	215	115	100
Thai	105	40	70	160	75	85
Tibetan languages	5	0	5	70	35	30
Tigrigna	390	175	215	160	70	85
Turkish	645	310	330	4,675	2,320	2,360
Ukrainian	390	175	220	1,800	775	1,025
Urdu	1,675	845	830	7,030	3,550	3,485
Vietnamese	3,585	1,690	1,895	19,555	9,285	10,270
Yiddish	15	10	5	6,155	3,165	2,990
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	745	365	380	2,870	1,435	1,440
Multiple responses	45,325	21,505	23,815	204,120	100,755	103,365
English and French	13,845	6,430	7,415	48,610	24,475	24,135
English and non-official language	23,115	11,250	11,860	41,050	19,960	21,095
French and non-official language	4,770	2,135	2,635	87,330	42,320	45,010
English, French and non-official language	3,590	1,695	1,900	27,120	13,995	13,125
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	922,455	446,045	476,405	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
None	698,165	340,095	358,070	2,955,830	1,434,280	1,521,550
Single responses	214,960	101,590	113,365	761,210	376,665	384,550
English	96,215	45,935	50,280	276,640	139,560	137,075
French	58,910	27,460	31,455	230,990	113,850	117,145
Non-official languages	59,830	28,200	31,630	253,580	123,255	130,325
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	320	125	195	235	85	150
Atikamekw	0	0	0	10	5	10
Cree, n.o.s.	110	50	55	80	40	45
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	5	5	0	20	10	10
Inuktitut	130	40	90	90	25	70
Mi'kmaq	15	10	10	25	5	15
Ojibway	50	20	30	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	10	5	10	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	58,160	27,475	30,690	248,955	120,965	127,990
African languages, n.i.e.	245	115	125	470	250	220
Afrikaans	45	20	30	45	25	20
Akan (Twi)	205	90	115	465	240	225
Albanian	140	75	65	335	165	170
Amharic	360	170	195	175	85	90
Arabic	9,435	5,000	4,430	44,685	23,760	20,920
Armenian	100	40	60	2,440	1,210	1,225
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	350	175	170	745	370	370
Bengali	555	310	250	1,110	620	490
Berber languages (Kabyle)	55	30	25	1,825	955	870
Bisayan languages	80	25	50	240	80	160
Bosnian	170	75	95	80	30	45
Bulgarian	215	105	110	740	340	405
Burmese	45	20	20	15	5	10
Cantonese	1,470	685	785	1,755	865	890
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,105	990	1,115	5,055	2,325	2,730
Creoles	2,955	1,255	1,700	33,300	14,930	18,370
Croatian	345	170	175	485	220	260
Czech	265	110	160	350	155	190
Danish	110	45	70	110	45	65
Dutch	585	260	320	630	290	340
Estonian	50	20	35	55	20	30
Finnish	110	30	85	105	45	60
Flemish	10	5	5	55	20	40
Fukien	35	15	15	25	10	15
German	2,040	900	1,140	4,130	1,870	2,260
Greek	980	520	455	14,145	7,120	7,030
Gujarati	460	240	220	1,175	595	580
Hakka	20	10	10	50	25	25
Hebrew	320	155	160	2,935	1,455	1,485
Hindi	1,185	610	580	1,790	945	850
Hungarian	455	210	245	1,425	640	790
Ilocano	85	25	65	505	180	325
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	60	35	25	185	100	85
Italian	3,580	1,720	1,865	37,515	18,415	19,100
Japanese	495	215	275	845	350	495
Khmer (Cambodian)	355	155	205	2,010	925	1,085
Korean	385	165	215	600	265	335
Kurdish	135	70	70	205	105	100
Lao	75	40	35	930	450	480
Latvian	55	25	30	70	25	50
Lingala	600	245	350	2,255	1,090	1,165
Lithuanian	50	20	30	160	55	105
Macedonian	15	5	10	35	20	20
Malay	145	65	80	195	90	110
Malayalam	140	75	65	130	65	70
Maltese	15	5	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	1,325	585	740	1,670	715	960
Marathi	40	15	25	55	30	25
Nepali	60	25	35	20	10	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	695	330	360	2,225	1,095	1,130
Norwegian	60	20	40	90	45	45
Oromo	135	75	60	2,215	1,145	1,065
Panjabi (Punjabi)	845	425	425	1,715	940	775
Pashto	115	60	60	80	50	30
Persian (Farsi)	1,335	700	630	2,635	1,455	1,180
Polish	1,545	635	910	3,015	1,215	1,795
Portuguese	1,955	940	1,010	8,350	3,990	4,360
Romanian	610	295	315	4,050	1,865	2,185
Rundi (Kirundi)	495	215	280	655	320	345
Russian	1,290	555	735	4,080	1,865	2,215
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	405	150	255	575	250	325
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	50	20	30	45	25	20
Serbian	330	170	160	365	180	180
Serbo-Croatian	150	85	65	135	65	70
Shanghainese	20	5	10	45	20	30
Sign languages, n.i.e.	115	45	70	215	95	120
Sindhi	105	50	55	110	50	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	235	120	120	175	95	80
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	40	15	20	20	10	10
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	15	5	70	35	35
Slovak	170	70	100	280	125	155
Slovenian	50	20	35	205	85	115
Somali	1,910	875	1,035	195	100	90
Spanish	5,600	2,635	2,960	31,140	15,250	15,890
Swahili	735	340	400	710	325	385
Swedish	140	65	75	265	135	135
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,640	490	1,155	4,700	1,505	3,190
Taiwanese	50	15	30	135	65	70
Tamil	510	270	240	1,495	785	710
Telugu	115	55	65	70	50	30
Thai	170	55	115	235	75	155
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	25	15	5
Tigrigna	250	125	125	75	40	40
Turkish	335	180	160	1,125	590	530
Ukrainian	450	175	270	1,125	475	650
Urdu	1,160	605	550	2,135	1,160	975
Vietnamese	1,145	555	590	4,155	2,010	2,145
Yiddish	50	25	25	1,675	765	910
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,345	600	750	4,390	2,205	2,190
Multiple responses	9,330	4,355	4,970	68,875	34,630	34,245
English and French	3,010	1,445	1,570	28,020	14,400	13,620
English and non-official language	2,740	1,285	1,455	19,670	9,825	9,850
French and non-official language	3,495	1,590	1,905	20,300	9,955	10,345
English, French and non-official language	75	40	40	885	450	435

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

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.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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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: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario (Code 0616) and Montréal, Quebec (Code 462) (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 9, 2024).

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Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
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Map: Ottawa - Gatineau (Population Centre), Ontario

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Map: Ottawa - Gatineau, Population Centre (shaded in green), Ontario

Map: Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

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Map: Montréal, Census metropolitan area (shaded in green), Quebec

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa - Gatineau (Population centre)

Canada
- Quebec (Province)
  - Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area)
    - Ottawa - Gatineau (Population Centre)
- Ontario (Province)
  - Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area)
    - Ottawa - Gatineau (Population Centre)

Geographic hierarchy: Montréal (Census metropolitan area)

Canada
- Montréal (Census metropolitan area)

Note

Note: For more information regarding geographic hierarchies, refer to the Illustrated Glossary: Hierarchy of standard geographic units tutorial.

Related data

Related data: Ottawa - Gatineau (Population Centre), Ontario

2011 Census

Additional Census data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 Census Data Products for additional geographies.

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Additional NHS data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 NHS Data Products for additional geographies.

Related data: Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

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Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa - Gatineau (Population centre)

Geographic hierarchy: Montréal (Census metropolitan area)

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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