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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	St. Catharines - Niagara 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}	309,319	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,824,221^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	308,820^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,635,556^A†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	0.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	136,501	...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}	128,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	816.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	898.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	378.68	...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}	309,315	148,575	160,745	3,824,220	1,861,520	1,962,700
0 to 4 years	14,695	7,480	7,210	222,225	113,520	108,700
5 to 9 years	15,265	7,885	7,380	201,655	102,255	99,395
10 to 14 years	16,915	8,625	8,295	208,290	106,470	101,825
15 to 19 years	19,985	10,130	9,860	242,600	122,930	119,665
15 years	3,945	1,985	1,955	46,445	23,715	22,735
16 years	3,925	1,985	1,945	47,330	23,970	23,360
17 years	3,940	1,990	1,945	47,950	24,460	23,485
18 years	3,940	1,995	1,945	49,395	25,010	24,385
19 years	4,240	2,175	2,070	51,475	25,775	25,700
20 to 24 years	20,245	10,255	9,985	250,890	125,260	125,630
25 to 29 years	17,885	8,895	8,990	256,520	126,530	129,990
30 to 34 years	16,785	8,185	8,600	276,950	136,060	140,885
35 to 39 years	17,720	8,570	9,150	266,295	132,355	133,940
40 to 44 years	20,060	9,685	10,375	273,535	137,000	136,535
45 to 49 years	24,040	11,570	12,470	302,160	151,420	150,745
50 to 54 years	24,045	11,480	12,560	295,365	145,825	149,540
55 to 59 years	22,220	10,540	11,675	250,495	121,475	129,020
60 to 64 years	20,865	9,980	10,885	217,405	103,455	113,950
65 to 69 years	16,335	7,805	8,535	170,995	79,885	91,115
70 to 74 years	13,035	6,025	7,015	129,760	58,375	71,390
75 to 79 years	11,185	4,870	6,315	106,620	45,895	60,720
80 to 84 years	9,355	3,810	5,540	81,755	31,810	49,945
85 years and over	8,680	2,785	5,895	70,715	21,000	49,715
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	43.8	42.2	45.2	39.7	38.7	40.8
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.8	83.9	85.8	83.5	82.7	84.2
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	262,440	124,585	137,860	3,192,055	1,539,275	1,652,785
Married or living with a common-law partner	145,270	72,540	72,730	1,728,495	866,800	861,690
Married (and not separated)	124,035	61,955	62,080	1,174,405	587,860	586,540
Living common law	21,230	10,580	10,650	554,085	278,935	275,150
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	117,170	52,045	65,125	1,463,565	672,475	791,090
Single (never legally married)	69,045	37,035	32,010	1,002,695	530,050	472,645
Separated	10,065	4,210	5,850	57,625	24,045	33,580
Divorced	17,645	6,925	10,725	228,245	85,130	143,120
Widowed	20,410	3,870	16,540	174,995	33,250	141,740
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	88,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,034,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	46,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	504,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	19,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	235,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	16,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	209,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	6,485	...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}	88,365	...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	71,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	844,955	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	60,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	568,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	29,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	249,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	30,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	318,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	12,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	13,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	136,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	5,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	61,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	10,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	6,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	137,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	138,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	60,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	750	...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	17,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	189,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	13,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	8,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	3,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	800	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	215	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	89,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,127,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	17,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	262,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	28,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	365,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	11,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	138,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	19,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	237,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	12,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	123,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...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	303,245	146,160	157,085	3,752,460	1,833,900	1,918,555
Number of persons not in census families	53,590	23,655	29,930	745,900	352,880	393,020
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,970	2,445	3,530	81,095	34,285	46,810
Living with non-relatives only	10,455	5,820	4,640	139,370	79,375	59,995
Living alone	37,160	15,395	21,760	525,435	239,220	286,215
Number of census family persons	249,655	122,500	127,155	3,006,560	1,481,025	1,525,535
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...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	54,355	24,075	30,285	506,350	221,725	284,630
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	18,625	5,105	13,525	192,980	53,940	139,040
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,065	485	1,575	24,650	5,635	19,020
Living with non-relatives only	930	460	465	11,550	5,575	5,975
Living alone	15,635	4,155	11,480	156,780	42,730	114,050
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	35,730	18,970	16,760	313,370	167,785	145,585
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	128,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	86,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,017,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	79,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	947,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	65,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	787,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	33,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	361,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	32,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	426,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	13,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	159,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	6,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	69,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	5,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	3,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	1,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	1,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	41,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	596,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	37,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	525,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	4,585	...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}	128,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	82,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	525,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	8,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	250	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	37,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	948,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	7,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	7,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	5,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	144,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	16,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	665,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	400	...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}	128,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	37,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	525,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	45,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	517,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	19,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	246,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	17,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	215,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	6,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	75,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	2,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	303,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,752,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.4	...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}	304,785	146,875	157,905	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
Single responses	300,425	144,865	155,560	3,667,620	1,786,580	1,881,045
English	244,855	118,840	126,015	439,845	218,065	221,785
French	11,295	5,225	6,070	2,395,525	1,161,290	1,234,235
Non-official languages	44,275	20,800	23,480	832,245	407,220	425,025
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	40	15	25	535	180	355
Atikamekw	0	0	0	25	5	20
Cree, n.o.s.	15	5	15	205	85	115
Dene	0	0	0	0	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	55	15	35
Inuktitut	0	0	0	225	60	165
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	20	10	15
Ojibway	25	10	15	5	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}	43,885	20,615	23,270	823,845	403,005	420,840
African languages, n.i.e.	30	20	15	720	410	310
Afrikaans	75	40	35	75	40	35
Akan (Twi)	30	20	15	1,120	550	570
Albanian	115	45	65	2,110	1,090	1,020
Amharic	25	15	10	615	300	315
Arabic	1,885	1,005	880	126,865	67,530	59,335
Armenian	210	100	110	14,800	7,215	7,585
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	1,255	650	605
Bengali	130	65	65	10,240	5,220	5,025
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5,225	2,840	2,385
Bisayan languages	60	15	40	880	270	610
Bosnian	155	75	80	405	200	210
Bulgarian	265	135	130	5,975	2,910	3,060
Burmese	5	5	0	50	25	30
Cantonese	530	250	280	10,515	4,965	5,550
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,480	710	765	39,095	18,515	20,580
Creoles	120	60	55	47,665	21,100	26,570
Croatian	790	375	415	1,875	960	915
Czech	240	125	120	1,320	615	705
Danish	130	55	80	250	115	135
Dutch	2,150	1,010	1,150	2,115	1,060	1,055
Estonian	80	40	40	170	65	105
Finnish	135	60	70	335	120	220
Flemish	40	20	25	335	135	195
Fukien	0	0	0	70	30	45
German	4,095	1,830	2,265	10,155	4,565	5,590
Greek	515	270	250	38,860	19,510	19,355
Gujarati	420	225	195	5,895	2,885	3,005
Hakka	5	5	5	100	40	60
Hebrew	50	30	20	3,895	2,060	1,835
Hindi	255	140	115	2,635	1,375	1,260
Hungarian	1,620	745	870	6,005	2,870	3,140
Ilocano	60	20	45	1,680	605	1,070
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	450	270	185
Italian	9,915	4,825	5,090	110,125	54,285	55,835
Japanese	255	80	170	1,805	560	1,245
Khmer (Cambodian)	155	70	85	7,745	3,625	4,115
Korean	720	340	385	3,870	1,705	2,160
Kurdish	185	80	100	670	365	305
Lao	240	125	115	3,555	1,725	1,835
Latvian	90	30	55	275	95	180
Lingala	5	0	0	1,740	820	925
Lithuanian	105	50	55	570	235	330
Macedonian	60	25	35	175	90	85
Malay	30	5	15	555	230	325
Malayalam	105	65	45	290	155	140
Maltese	80	45	30	20	5	15
Mandarin	500	240	260	10,180	4,665	5,515
Marathi	35	15	20	150	90	60
Nepali	25	10	10	345	160	185
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	50	30	25	3,745	1,990	1,760
Norwegian	25	10	10	220	110	110
Oromo	10	0	5	6,390	3,490	2,900
Panjabi (Punjabi)	295	145	150	11,025	5,915	5,105
Pashto	35	20	20	960	525	435
Persian (Farsi)	300	155	150	17,895	9,340	8,560
Polish	3,105	1,325	1,785	13,530	5,905	7,630
Portuguese	400	180	225	29,225	14,035	15,190
Romanian	265	140	135	28,975	13,990	14,990
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	10	5	1,300	635	670
Russian	710	305	405	22,480	10,095	12,385
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	5	5	1,280	565	715
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	125	60	60
Serbian	1,290	650	640	1,735	850	885
Serbo-Croatian	90	45	45	675	335	340
Shanghainese	10	5	5	90	40	50
Sign languages, n.i.e.	40	15	25	285	155	125
Sindhi	35	20	15	295	140	155
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	65	35	30	570	300	265
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	65	40	25
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	30	30	265	140	125
Slovak	390	165	225	1,020	440	585
Slovenian	270	120	155	770	335	435
Somali	125	65	55	665	335	325
Spanish	3,420	1,615	1,800	111,070	54,395	56,670
Swahili	95	40	50	975	485	490
Swedish	55	20	40	435	210	225
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,175	420	760	13,280	4,550	8,730
Taiwanese	15	5	10	395	185	210
Tamil	100	40	60	13,145	6,595	6,550
Telugu	35	15	20	350	195	155
Thai	55	25	30	525	145	380
Tibetan languages	5	5	5	95	55	40
Tigrigna	35	20	15	310	140	165
Turkish	260	140	120	6,370	3,285	3,085
Ukrainian	1,565	650	915	4,365	1,885	2,480
Urdu	600	310	285	9,615	5,005	4,610
Vietnamese	570	275	300	24,610	11,725	12,880
Yiddish	10	10	5	8,910	4,445	4,460
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	350	165	180	7,870	4,040	3,825
Multiple responses	4,360	2,010	2,345	118,290	58,990	59,305
English and French	1,175	550	625	40,400	20,205	20,190
English and non-official language	2,925	1,345	1,585	21,450	10,460	10,985
French and non-official language	180	80	100	44,685	22,165	22,525
English, French and non-official language	80	45	35	11,755	6,160	5,595
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	304,780	146,880	157,905	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
English only	276,955	134,755	142,205	280,785	138,010	142,775
French only	455	170	285	1,401,455	626,035	775,425
English and French	25,130	11,120	14,005	2,039,040	1,056,095	982,945
Neither English nor French	2,245	830	1,415	64,640	25,430	39,205
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	304,780	146,875	157,905	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
English	291,010	140,705	150,305	739,485	367,370	372,115
French	10,720	4,960	5,760	2,767,210	1,339,785	1,427,430
English and French	880	420	465	216,745	114,035	102,710
Neither English nor French	2,170	795	1,370	62,470	24,385	38,090
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	11,160	5,165	5,990	847,860	424,390	423,475
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	3.7	3.5	3.8	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}	304,780	146,875	157,905	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
Single responses	297,970	143,690	154,285	3,581,800	1,744,820	1,836,985
English	276,550	133,870	142,680	606,910	299,450	307,455
French	3,660	1,600	2,060	2,502,410	1,217,800	1,284,605
Non-official languages	17,765	8,225	9,540	472,485	227,560	244,920
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	5	0	195	75	125
Atikamekw	0	0	0	10	5	10
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	85	35	50
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	30	10	15
Inuktitut	5	0	0	70	25	50
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	0	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}	17,680	8,180	9,500	469,410	226,055	243,360
African languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	185	90	95
Afrikaans	45	20	20	25	10	10
Akan (Twi)	10	5	5	560	255	310
Albanian	85	35	45	1,325	670	655
Amharic	5	5	0	325	150	180
Arabic	1,225	585	630	66,910	34,230	32,680
Armenian	90	45	50	10,870	5,145	5,720
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	225	110	125
Bengali	75	35	45	8,155	4,050	4,100
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,780	935	840
Bisayan languages	15	10	5	230	95	135
Bosnian	105	55	50	265	135	125
Bulgarian	165	85	80	4,590	2,260	2,330
Burmese	5	5	5	25	10	15
Cantonese	340	170	165	8,120	3,870	4,245
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,080	525	555	31,905	15,280	16,630
Creoles	45	20	25	19,000	8,095	10,905
Croatian	245	110	140	790	375	415
Czech	70	35	35	415	195	220
Danish	10	5	5	30	15	15
Dutch	100	45	55	325	155	170
Estonian	10	5	5	25	15	15
Finnish	30	15	15	60	20	35
Flemish	5	0	0	60	25	35
Fukien	0	0	0	15	5	10
German	625	270	355	1,830	840	990
Greek	170	90	85	19,750	9,530	10,225
Gujarati	245	120	130	3,930	1,895	2,040
Hakka	0	0	0	20	5	15
Hebrew	35	25	15	1,705	875	835
Hindi	115	65	50	1,400	700	700
Hungarian	410	185	225	2,240	995	1,245
Ilocano	15	10	10	585	225	360
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	10	5	225	120	105
Italian	3,245	1,345	1,905	38,855	17,585	21,280
Japanese	110	50	60	760	330	430
Khmer (Cambodian)	90	40	50	4,880	2,260	2,625
Korean	550	265	285	2,840	1,305	1,525
Kurdish	135	60	75	310	155	150
Lao	130	60	70	2,100	1,010	1,090
Latvian	15	5	5	85	30	50
Lingala	0	0	0	450	205	245
Lithuanian	20	10	5	145	55	90
Macedonian	20	10	10	110	55	50
Malay	10	5	5	215	105	105
Malayalam	45	25	20	75	35	35
Maltese	15	10	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	350	175	180	8,525	4,090	4,435
Marathi	15	10	10	65	40	25
Nepali	10	10	5	285	135	150
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	855	410	445
Norwegian	0	0	0	40	20	20
Oromo	5	0	0	1,935	1,025	910
Panjabi (Punjabi)	135	65	70	8,270	4,375	3,895
Pashto	20	10	10	775	405	365
Persian (Farsi)	165	80	85	12,990	6,425	6,560
Polish	1,255	560	690	6,365	2,885	3,485
Portuguese	125	55	75	13,875	6,575	7,300
Romanian	125	55	65	21,380	10,475	10,910
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	0	365	165	200
Russian	400	190	215	17,550	8,310	9,240
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	5	295	140	150
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	55	30	25
Serbian	800	390	415	1,035	495	540
Serbo-Croatian	30	20	15	310	145	165
Shanghainese	10	5	5	30	10	15
Sign languages, n.i.e.	65	35	25	525	330	195
Sindhi	10	5	5	165	80	85
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	30	15	15	320	160	160
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	15	125	55	65
Slovak	60	30	35	220	100	120
Slovenian	60	30	30	280	115	160
Somali	80	40	40	410	200	215
Spanish	2,135	1,010	1,130	74,755	36,280	38,470
Swahili	40	20	20	270	125	140
Swedish	5	0	5	100	45	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	455	200	255	7,210	2,775	4,440
Taiwanese	5	5	5	220	115	100
Tamil	55	25	35	11,225	5,565	5,670
Telugu	15	10	5	215	115	100
Thai	20	10	10	160	75	85
Tibetan languages	15	5	5	70	35	30
Tigrigna	10	10	5	160	70	85
Turkish	170	90	85	4,675	2,320	2,360
Ukrainian	385	150	235	1,800	775	1,025
Urdu	330	170	155	7,030	3,550	3,485
Vietnamese	415	200	215	19,555	9,285	10,270
Yiddish	5	5	5	6,155	3,165	2,990
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	75	35	35	2,870	1,435	1,440
Multiple responses	6,805	3,185	3,620	204,120	100,755	103,365
English and French	825	360	460	48,610	24,475	24,135
English and non-official language	5,820	2,755	3,065	41,050	19,960	21,095
French and non-official language	45	15	30	87,330	42,320	45,010
English, French and non-official language	115	45	65	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}	304,780	146,880	157,905	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
None	274,730	133,065	141,665	2,955,830	1,434,280	1,521,550
Single responses	29,480	13,535	15,950	761,210	376,665	384,550
English	9,365	4,410	4,960	276,640	139,560	137,075
French	5,575	2,405	3,175	230,990	113,850	117,145
Non-official languages	14,535	6,720	7,820	253,580	123,255	130,325
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	30	15	15	235	85	150
Atikamekw	0	0	0	10	5	10
Cree, n.o.s.	20	5	10	80	40	45
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	20	10	10
Inuktitut	0	0	0	90	25	70
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	25	5	15
Ojibway	15	5	5	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	14,245	6,585	7,660	248,955	120,965	127,990
African languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	470	250	220
Afrikaans	20	10	10	45	25	20
Akan (Twi)	35	25	10	465	240	225
Albanian	15	10	10	335	165	170
Amharic	20	10	10	175	85	90
Arabic	595	330	260	44,685	23,760	20,920
Armenian	65	30	35	2,440	1,210	1,225
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	745	370	370
Bengali	30	20	15	1,110	620	490
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,825	955	870
Bisayan languages	15	5	5	240	80	160
Bosnian	35	15	20	80	30	45
Bulgarian	80	35	40	740	340	405
Burmese	0	0	0	15	5	10
Cantonese	135	65	70	1,755	865	890
Chinese, n.o.s.	295	130	165	5,055	2,325	2,730
Creoles	95	40	60	33,300	14,930	18,370
Croatian	305	135	165	485	220	260
Czech	80	40	45	350	155	190
Danish	45	15	30	110	45	65
Dutch	665	280	385	630	290	340
Estonian	20	15	10	55	20	30
Finnish	25	15	15	105	45	60
Flemish	10	0	10	55	20	40
Fukien	0	0	0	25	10	15
German	1,240	535	700	4,130	1,870	2,260
Greek	290	150	145	14,145	7,120	7,030
Gujarati	110	65	45	1,175	595	580
Hakka	0	0	0	50	25	25
Hebrew	20	10	10	2,935	1,455	1,485
Hindi	175	95	80	1,790	945	850
Hungarian	480	215	260	1,425	640	790
Ilocano	20	5	10	505	180	325
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	185	100	85
Italian	3,680	1,800	1,875	37,515	18,415	19,100
Japanese	135	40	95	845	350	495
Khmer (Cambodian)	55	25	30	2,010	925	1,085
Korean	135	60	75	600	265	335
Kurdish	15	10	5	205	105	100
Lao	55	30	30	930	450	480
Latvian	25	10	15	70	25	50
Lingala	5	0	5	2,255	1,090	1,165
Lithuanian	20	5	10	160	55	105
Macedonian	15	10	10	35	20	20
Malay	10	5	10	195	90	110
Malayalam	30	20	10	130	65	70
Maltese	25	15	15	0	0	0
Mandarin	125	60	70	1,670	715	960
Marathi	0	0	0	55	30	25
Nepali	5	5	5	20	10	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	55	30	30	2,225	1,095	1,130
Norwegian	10	0	5	90	45	45
Oromo	0	0	0	2,215	1,145	1,065
Panjabi (Punjabi)	115	50	60	1,715	940	775
Pashto	10	5	10	80	50	30
Persian (Farsi)	85	35	50	2,635	1,455	1,180
Polish	870	365	505	3,015	1,215	1,795
Portuguese	180	70	110	8,350	3,990	4,360
Romanian	90	40	50	4,050	1,865	2,185
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	655	320	345
Russian	215	85	130	4,080	1,865	2,215
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	5	575	250	325
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	45	25	20
Serbian	350	185	165	365	180	180
Serbo-Croatian	15	10	5	135	65	70
Shanghainese	0	0	0	45	20	30
Sign languages, n.i.e.	70	30	40	215	95	120
Sindhi	20	10	5	110	50	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	35	20	15	175	95	80
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	20	10	10
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	70	35	35
Slovak	110	45	60	280	125	155
Slovenian	95	35	60	205	85	115
Somali	35	15	15	195	100	90
Spanish	1,155	550	600	31,140	15,250	15,890
Swahili	50	30	25	710	325	385
Swedish	25	10	15	265	135	135
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	445	135	310	4,700	1,505	3,190
Taiwanese	5	0	0	135	65	70
Tamil	35	15	20	1,495	785	710
Telugu	5	0	5	70	50	30
Thai	25	5	20	235	75	155
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	25	15	5
Tigrigna	10	5	5	75	40	40
Turkish	70	40	30	1,125	590	530
Ukrainian	445	195	250	1,125	475	650
Urdu	185	90	95	2,135	1,160	975
Vietnamese	120	65	60	4,155	2,010	2,145
Yiddish	0	0	0	1,675	765	910
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	260	125	140	4,390	2,205	2,190
Multiple responses	570	280	290	68,875	34,630	34,245
English and French	85	50	35	28,020	14,400	13,620
English and non-official language	135	70	70	19,670	9,825	9,850
French and non-official language	345	160	190	20,300	9,955	10,345
English, French and non-official language	0	5	5	885	450	435

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

^E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

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. St. Catharines - Niagara, Ontario (Code 0788) 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 2, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy: Montréal (Census metropolitan area)

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Related data: St. Catharines - Niagara (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
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2011 Census

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Related data: Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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