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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	Toronto Ontario (Population centre)			Nova Scotia (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	5,132,794	...Data not available	...Data not available	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	4,732,361^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	8.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,918,983	...Data not available	...Data not available	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	1,836,283	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	2,930.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,751.49	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,939.44	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	5,132,795	2,486,060	2,646,735	921,730	445,585	476,140
0 to 4 years	289,655	148,600	141,055	43,985	22,565	21,415
5 to 9 years	290,025	148,840	141,185	44,425	22,660	21,765
10 to 14 years	306,055	157,520	148,530	49,810	25,555	24,260
15 to 19 years	339,730	175,190	164,540	57,440	29,235	28,205
15 years	66,890	34,450	32,440	11,060	5,555	5,505
16 years	68,465	35,530	32,935	11,095	5,690	5,405
17 years	67,490	35,135	32,360	11,425	5,800	5,625
18 years	68,235	35,160	33,070	11,775	6,065	5,705
19 years	68,650	34,915	33,730	12,085	6,125	5,965
20 to 24 years	354,740	178,540	176,200	59,620	30,055	29,560
25 to 29 years	365,325	176,525	188,795	51,920	25,405	26,515
30 to 34 years	356,825	167,325	189,500	51,545	24,470	27,070
35 to 39 years	370,815	175,135	195,680	56,380	26,835	29,545
40 to 44 years	400,010	191,650	208,360	62,115	29,895	32,220
45 to 49 years	425,505	207,860	217,650	76,275	37,010	39,265
50 to 54 years	387,625	188,760	198,860	77,465	37,465	39,995
55 to 59 years	320,575	153,805	166,770	70,960	34,200	36,760
60 to 64 years	273,245	130,470	142,775	66,425	32,310	34,115
65 to 69 years	192,710	91,030	101,685	48,920	23,840	25,075
70 to 74 years	154,755	70,625	84,130	36,395	17,300	19,095
75 to 79 years	125,400	55,930	69,465	27,655	12,460	15,195
80 to 84 years	95,115	39,500	55,615	20,015	8,040	11,975
85 years and over	84,680	28,740	55,940	20,385	6,285	14,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	38.6	37.6	39.4	43.7	42.7	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.7	81.7	83.7	85.0	84.1	85.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	4,247,060	2,031,100	2,215,960	783,510	374,810	408,700
Married or living with a common-law partner	2,362,460	1,180,920	1,181,535	453,095	226,305	226,790
Married (and not separated)	2,140,595	1,067,720	1,072,865	376,020	187,865	188,155
Living common law	221,865	113,195	108,665	77,075	38,440	38,635
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,884,600	850,175	1,034,425	330,420	148,505	181,915
Single (never legally married)	1,319,890	682,500	637,395	209,180	109,775	99,405
Separated	118,620	46,500	72,125	23,545	10,105	13,445
Divorced	228,565	82,265	146,305	46,065	18,690	27,375
Widowed	217,520	38,915	178,605	51,625	9,940	41,690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	1,398,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	569,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	346,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	343,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	138,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	1,398,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	1,142,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	1,032,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	348,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	683,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	251,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	307,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	124,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	110,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	70,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	40,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	20,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	14,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	5,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	255,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	212,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	122,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	63,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	26,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	43,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	28,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	11,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	1,747,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	345,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	534,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	197,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	385,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	284,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	5,076,920	2,462,750	2,614,165	906,175	439,230	466,940
Number of persons not in census families	787,665	349,555	438,105	163,895	74,725	89,165
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	153,940	54,520	99,425	17,670	7,250	10,420
Living with non-relatives only	187,570	99,690	87,880	37,430	20,250	17,180
Living alone	446,155	195,350	250,805	108,795	47,225	61,570
Number of census family persons	4,289,250	2,113,195	2,176,055	742,285	364,505	377,775
Average number of persons per census family	3.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	616,975	275,270	341,700	143,825	65,235	78,595
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	204,115	53,270	150,845	48,920	14,375	34,550
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	57,620	11,245	46,370	6,250	1,570	4,675
Living with non-relatives only	12,120	5,565	6,555	2,710	1,275	1,430
Living alone	134,375	36,455	97,920	39,970	11,530	28,440
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	412,860	222,005	190,855	94,905	50,860	44,045
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,836,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	1,312,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	1,111,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	927,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	335,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	592,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	184,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	201,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	121,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	88,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	21,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	66,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	33,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	79,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	523,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	446,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	77,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	1,836,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	704,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	542,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	465	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	588,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	143,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	163,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	77,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	200,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	2,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	1,836,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	446,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	501,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	324,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	329,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	141,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	94,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	5,076,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.8	...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}	5,095,370	2,470,560	2,624,815	910,620	441,190	469,425
Single responses	4,919,095	2,385,345	2,533,755	904,285	438,165	466,125
English	2,626,190	1,294,105	1,332,085	836,085	404,330	431,760
French	57,275	26,335	30,935	31,105	15,005	16,100
Non-official languages	2,235,635	1,064,900	1,170,730	37,090	18,825	18,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	425	185	245	4,685	2,280	2,405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	130	55	75	25	15	15
Dene	0	0	5	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	20	5	15	25	5	20
Mi'kmaq	15	10	10	4,620	2,255	2,370
Ojibway	250	115	140	15	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	5	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	2,218,555	1,056,745	1,161,810	31,675	16,170	15,510
African languages, n.i.e.	1,425	750	670	70	40	35
Afrikaans	880	440	430	75	45	35
Akan (Twi)	8,700	4,070	4,625	50	25	30
Albanian	11,930	6,080	5,850	245	130	120
Amharic	6,495	2,965	3,530	150	80	70
Arabic	64,730	33,905	30,825	5,965	3,525	2,440
Armenian	10,670	5,130	5,540	50	30	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	1,815	875	945	100	55	45
Bengali	31,495	16,020	15,480	375	210	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	25	15	15	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	5,070	1,975	3,095	85	30	55
Bosnian	2,560	1,255	1,300	90	45	45
Bulgarian	6,840	3,340	3,500	50	30	25
Burmese	940	445	495	10	10	5
Cantonese	167,570	77,840	89,730	590	275	315
Chinese, n.o.s.	154,765	72,905	81,865	2,750	1,395	1,355
Creoles	4,700	2,160	2,535	45	20	25
Croatian	15,990	7,670	8,320	210	110	100
Czech	5,245	2,440	2,810	180	95	90
Danish	1,400	615	790	175	95	85
Dutch	8,035	3,770	4,265	1,725	860	865
Estonian	3,090	1,280	1,810	55	25	25
Finnish	2,590	995	1,590	95	40	50
Flemish	295	120	175	30	10	15
Fukien	3,205	1,535	1,670	15	10	10
German	29,670	13,255	16,410	3,275	1,545	1,735
Greek	41,290	20,300	20,990	775	385	385
Gujarati	57,715	28,765	28,950	105	60	50
Hakka	3,350	1,585	1,760	0	5	0
Hebrew	10,335	5,505	4,830	75	45	30
Hindi	38,505	19,245	19,260	515	265	250
Hungarian	20,200	9,405	10,790	280	130	150
Ilocano	6,840	2,570	4,270	25	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	2,030	1,085	950	45	25	20
Italian	153,285	73,985	79,300	790	445	345
Japanese	8,680	3,155	5,525	305	95	210
Khmer (Cambodian)	2,765	1,275	1,495	5	5	5
Korean	50,525	23,610	26,915	815	360	455
Kurdish	2,280	1,275	1,005	70	45	30
Lao	2,205	1,070	1,135	10	10	0
Latvian	2,595	1,045	1,545	65	35	30
Lingala	370	155	220	10	0	10
Lithuanian	3,250	1,350	1,900	35	15	20
Macedonian	12,095	5,840	6,255	15	5	5
Malay	3,985	1,820	2,165	65	20	45
Malayalam	8,145	4,135	4,010	115	55	55
Maltese	3,695	1,850	1,845	20	10	5
Mandarin	98,670	46,595	52,075	905	435	470
Marathi	3,225	1,660	1,570	30	15	15
Nepali	2,585	1,340	1,250	225	120	105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	4,265	2,145	2,120	110	60	45
Norwegian	400	180	225	125	70	55
Oromo	1,110	545	565	35	30	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	149,350	75,670	73,680	375	205	170
Pashto	5,805	2,945	2,860	70	35	35
Persian (Farsi)	79,900	40,420	39,485	1,185	635	550
Polish	70,335	32,220	38,115	825	385	440
Portuguese	98,210	47,320	50,885	380	195	185
Romanian	24,870	11,700	13,170	170	80	85
Rundi (Kirundi)	265	130	135	15	5	5
Russian	76,615	35,285	41,325	815	395	430
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	335	140	195	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	9,420	4,640	4,785	15	10	10
Serbian	20,990	10,250	10,730	115	55	55
Serbo-Croatian	2,615	1,255	1,365	105	55	55
Shanghainese	1,240	515	725	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	615	345	270	120	60	60
Sindhi	5,470	2,540	2,930	15	10	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	7,280	3,550	3,735	110	65	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	445	220	225	0	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	770	380	385	10	5	10
Slovak	4,355	1,995	2,365	120	50	70
Slovenian	3,830	1,715	2,115	30	15	15
Somali	13,965	5,935	8,030	40	20	20
Spanish	115,345	54,725	60,615	1,545	750	800
Swahili	2,920	1,395	1,525	75	45	35
Swedish	1,050	425	625	85	40	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	116,540	45,100	71,440	1,185	500	685
Taiwanese	2,510	1,155	1,360	40	15	25
Tamil	103,560	50,940	52,620	270	155	110
Telugu	5,295	2,790	2,505	125	75	50
Thai	1,520	485	1,030	110	20	90
Tibetan languages	3,795	1,910	1,880	5	0	0
Tigrigna	3,735	1,720	2,015	55	30	30
Turkish	11,790	6,205	5,585	275	160	110
Ukrainian	24,585	10,910	13,675	300	130	165
Urdu	105,670	53,665	52,005	540	290	250
Vietnamese	44,470	20,725	23,745	450	220	230
Yiddish	4,575	2,075	2,500	25	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	16,645	7,970	8,680	725	380	345
Multiple responses	176,280	85,220	91,060	6,335	3,025	3,305
English and French	11,450	5,365	6,080	3,035	1,400	1,635
English and non-official language	153,795	74,750	79,045	2,855	1,385	1,470
French and non-official language	6,745	3,125	3,625	315	170	150
English, French and non-official language	4,290	1,980	2,310	130	75	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	5,095,375	2,470,560	2,624,810	910,615	441,190	469,430
English only	4,458,855	2,202,950	2,255,900	814,670	398,830	415,845
French only	4,755	2,000	2,760	875	385	490
English and French	395,400	172,510	222,890	93,435	41,245	52,185
Neither English nor French	236,365	93,100	143,265	1,635	735	900
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	5,095,370	2,470,560	2,624,810	910,615	441,190	469,430
English	4,753,710	2,329,220	2,424,495	877,990	425,370	452,620
French	63,380	29,030	34,350	29,550	14,410	15,135
English and French	45,870	21,075	24,795	1,565	740	820
Neither English nor French	232,410	91,235	141,175	1,515	670	845
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	86,315	39,570	46,745	30,330	14,780	15,550
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.7	1.6	1.8	3.3	3.4	3.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	5,095,375	2,470,560	2,624,810	910,620	441,195	469,425
Single responses	4,708,455	2,282,695	2,425,760	903,215	437,540	465,675
English	3,314,645	1,619,450	1,695,190	868,765	420,340	448,425
French	26,420	12,350	14,070	15,935	7,625	8,315
Non-official languages	1,367,385	650,895	716,500	18,510	9,570	8,940
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	115	60	55	2,770	1,395	1,380
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	25	15	15	5	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	5	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	2,770	1,390	1,375
Ojibway	75	35	35	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}	1,360,855	647,740	713,120	15,500	8,060	7,440
African languages, n.i.e.	590	275	315	35	15	20
Afrikaans	265	125	135	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	4,980	2,235	2,740	10	10	5
Albanian	6,850	3,480	3,370	125	60	60
Amharic	3,765	1,665	2,100	70	35	35
Arabic	36,365	18,130	18,240	3,495	2,030	1,465
Armenian	6,355	2,950	3,400	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	635	315	325	10	5	10
Bengali	22,205	11,150	11,055	230	115	110
Berber languages (Kabyle)	10	10	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,700	745	955	30	15	15
Bosnian	1,420	695	725	50	25	25
Bulgarian	4,060	2,000	2,065	10	5	10
Burmese	545	265	280	5	5	5
Cantonese	135,515	62,460	73,045	320	165	155
Chinese, n.o.s.	108,025	51,265	56,755	1,985	1,040	950
Creoles	2,570	1,185	1,385	30	10	15
Croatian	6,485	3,125	3,360	75	40	35
Czech	2,015	950	1,065	45	20	25
Danish	115	60	60	15	5	10
Dutch	770	345	425	190	85	105
Estonian	960	355	605	5	0	5
Finnish	600	260	345	10	5	0
Flemish	35	15	15	0	0	5
Fukien	990	475	520	5	0	0
German	4,130	1,830	2,300	1,170	565	605
Greek	18,275	8,630	9,645	270	115	150
Gujarati	36,430	17,875	18,555	50	25	25
Hakka	1,555	720	840	0	0	0
Hebrew	4,810	2,410	2,400	25	15	10
Hindi	20,385	10,060	10,325	215	110	105
Hungarian	9,235	4,360	4,875	65	30	30
Ilocano	2,475	1,005	1,475	0	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	880	450	430	20	5	10
Italian	60,020	26,460	33,565	170	75	95
Japanese	4,240	1,875	2,365	130	60	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,665	745	920	5	0	0
Korean	37,600	17,875	19,720	560	265	295
Kurdish	1,275	670	605	55	35	20
Lao	1,170	580	585	0	0	0
Latvian	865	365	500	15	10	10
Lingala	110	45	65	5	5	5
Lithuanian	1,260	550	710	5	5	5
Macedonian	5,700	2,735	2,970	5	0	5
Malay	1,465	695	765	20	10	10
Malayalam	4,060	2,040	2,020	35	20	20
Maltese	995	475	520	0	0	0
Mandarin	81,795	39,735	42,060	660	340	320
Marathi	1,555	790	760	25	15	10
Nepali	1,720	890	830	210	110	100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,510	715	795	30	10	15
Norwegian	65	25	40	20	10	10
Oromo	695	330	370	20	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	108,610	54,495	54,110	180	95	80
Pashto	4,115	2,040	2,080	35	20	15
Persian (Farsi)	56,880	27,865	29,015	935	480	455
Polish	36,980	17,385	19,595	255	125	130
Portuguese	50,790	24,530	26,255	120	55	60
Romanian	13,910	6,640	7,260	85	35	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	80	45	40	10	5	0
Russian	54,855	25,855	29,005	510	260	245
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	135	65	75	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	6,560	3,185	3,375	10	10	5
Serbian	13,185	6,365	6,825	60	25	35
Serbo-Croatian	1,220	570	650	50	20	25
Shanghainese	580	260	320	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	985	580	405	195	110	85
Sindhi	2,465	1,100	1,370	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	3,555	1,740	1,820	45	25	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	275	135	145	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	230	105	125	5	0	5
Slovak	1,615	770	840	30	10	20
Slovenian	1,035	475	560	5	0	0
Somali	9,845	4,130	5,715	20	5	10
Spanish	71,065	33,605	37,460	775	390	385
Swahili	1,240	590	655	20	10	15
Swedish	175	80	95	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	56,060	23,255	32,805	550	275	275
Taiwanese	1,255	590	665	15	10	5
Tamil	79,045	38,400	40,645	130	80	50
Telugu	3,140	1,610	1,530	55	30	25
Thai	665	300	360	60	5	55
Tibetan languages	3,095	1,560	1,535	0	0	0
Tigrigna	2,100	935	1,165	25	15	10
Turkish	7,765	3,930	3,835	140	70	70
Ukrainian	11,590	5,265	6,325	25	5	20
Urdu	69,240	34,560	34,675	320	155	165
Vietnamese	32,235	15,035	17,200	280	145	135
Yiddish	500	240	260	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,415	3,095	3,320	235	120	115
Multiple responses	386,920	187,865	199,050	7,405	3,655	3,755
English and French	9,180	4,160	5,020	1,815	860	950
English and non-official language	368,640	179,690	188,950	5,295	2,640	2,655
French and non-official language	2,705	1,220	1,485	115	60	60
English, French and non-official language	6,395	2,795	3,600	180	85	90
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	5,095,370	2,470,560	2,624,815	910,620	441,190	469,425
None	3,836,190	1,863,100	1,973,090	863,715	418,680	445,030
Single responses	1,234,330	595,875	638,455	46,065	22,110	23,960
English	546,250	269,505	276,745	16,325	8,230	8,095
French	44,635	19,545	25,090	15,705	6,975	8,730
Non-official languages	643,445	306,830	336,615	14,035	6,900	7,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	345	145	195	1,945	900	1,045
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	85	30	50	10	5	5
Dene	10	5	5	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	15	10	5	30	10	20
Mi'kmaq	15	5	10	1,890	880	1,015
Ojibway	225	100	125	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	635,235	302,970	332,265	11,385	5,685	5,705
African languages, n.i.e.	695	365	330	15	10	10
Afrikaans	640	315	320	55	25	30
Akan (Twi)	3,925	1,860	2,060	35	20	20
Albanian	3,185	1,580	1,605	95	45	45
Amharic	2,185	980	1,200	40	25	20
Arabic	22,395	11,870	10,525	1,995	1,175	825
Armenian	2,915	1,410	1,510	20	10	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	830	375	460	45	25	25
Bengali	6,380	3,230	3,155	95	60	35
Berber languages (Kabyle)	10	5	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,235	460	770	15	5	10
Bosnian	765	370	395	35	20	15
Bulgarian	1,575	750	830	25	15	10
Burmese	250	115	130	5	0	0
Cantonese	36,365	17,380	18,980	195	100	90
Chinese, n.o.s.	26,480	12,645	13,835	490	225	265
Creoles	4,255	1,860	2,400	80	25	55
Croatian	6,280	3,005	3,270	70	25	40
Czech	1,675	720	955	55	20	35
Danish	580	245	335	60	30	30
Dutch	2,915	1,255	1,665	550	260	285
Estonian	1,175	495	680	20	5	15
Finnish	895	330	570	25	10	10
Flemish	75	30	50	5	0	5
Fukien	1,355	650	705	10	0	5
German	11,880	5,290	6,595	1,255	605	645
Greek	21,155	10,520	10,635	435	225	205
Gujarati	14,825	7,410	7,420	40	15	20
Hakka	945	445	500	0	0	0
Hebrew	7,900	3,955	3,945	85	45	35
Hindi	25,875	13,090	12,775	310	165	145
Hungarian	5,445	2,400	3,045	90	35	50
Ilocano	1,880	710	1,170	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	725	365	355	15	5	5
Italian	61,515	29,935	31,585	365	190	170
Japanese	3,900	1,615	2,280	205	85	115
Khmer (Cambodian)	730	330	400	5	0	0
Korean	9,060	4,240	4,820	205	95	110
Kurdish	645	355	285	10	5	5
Lao	645	320	330	0	0	0
Latvian	890	340	545	25	10	10
Lingala	575	255	320	5	0	5
Lithuanian	1,050	425	625	5	0	5
Macedonian	4,210	2,040	2,165	5	5	5
Malay	1,400	605	795	30	10	15
Malayalam	3,230	1,625	1,605	55	20	35
Maltese	1,495	685	810	15	5	10
Mandarin	17,765	8,025	9,735	225	110	120
Marathi	1,005	495	505	5	5	5
Nepali	530	270	260	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	3,545	1,710	1,835	65	30	35
Norwegian	210	95	115	55	25	30
Oromo	310	155	155	5	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	29,580	15,215	14,365	125	60	60
Pashto	1,095	595	500	10	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	15,025	7,855	7,165	210	125	85
Polish	19,040	8,600	10,445	280	135	140
Portuguese	35,760	17,245	18,515	175	85	85
Romanian	6,645	3,035	3,610	60	25	35
Rundi (Kirundi)	135	65	70	5	0	0
Russian	16,365	7,570	8,795	230	105	120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	160	65	100	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	1,975	980	1,000	10	5	5
Serbian	5,580	2,760	2,815	40	25	20
Serbo-Croatian	695	350	345	45	20	25
Shanghainese	400	160	235	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	330	135	190	220	90	135
Sindhi	2,235	1,055	1,180	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	3,340	1,650	1,695	45	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	85	40	45	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	255	125	130	0	0	0
Slovak	1,305	580	730	55	25	30
Slovenian	1,315	575	740	15	5	5
Somali	4,825	2,215	2,605	15	10	5
Spanish	39,160	18,940	20,225	1,050	485	560
Swahili	1,970	895	1,070	75	40	35
Swedish	585	240	340	60	20	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	38,795	14,440	24,355	435	165	275
Taiwanese	890	415	480	15	10	5
Tamil	21,545	10,785	10,760	105	60	45
Telugu	1,290	690	600	40	20	15
Thai	525	170	360	30	5	20
Tibetan languages	395	200	190	5	5	0
Tigrigna	1,315	630	690	20	10	10
Turkish	3,095	1,650	1,445	120	65	50
Ukrainian	7,450	3,280	4,170	75	30	45
Urdu	27,640	14,140	13,505	170	90	80
Vietnamese	10,610	5,005	5,610	105	45	55
Yiddish	1,440	615	825	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	7,870	3,715	4,160	705	325	380
Multiple responses	24,855	11,590	13,265	840	400	435
English and French	3,345	1,505	1,840	95	45	45
English and non-official language	10,815	5,355	5,455	175	80	90
French and non-official language	10,475	4,620	5,850	560	265	300
English, French and non-official language	220	105	115	5	5	5

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.')

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.. 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. Toronto, Ontario (Code 0944) and Nova Scotia (Code 12) (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 May 30, 2024).

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Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts	IVT (30,060 KB)	XML (38,000 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and federal electoral districts (2003 representation order)	IVT (2,795 KB)	XML (2,644 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	IVT (3,008 KB)	XML (2,802 KB)
Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions, census subdivisions and dissemination areas	IVT (233,928 KB)	XML (384,573 KB)
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: Toronto (Population Centre), Ontario

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Map: Toronto, Population Centre (shaded in green), Ontario

Map: Nova Scotia

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Map of Canada: Nova Scotia (shaded in green)

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Toronto (Population centre)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Toronto (Census metropolitan area)
    - Toronto (Population Centre)

Geographic hierarchy: Nova Scotia (Province)

Canada
- Nova Scotia (Province)

Note

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

Related data

Related data: Toronto (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: Nova Scotia

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Nova Scotia
Highlight tables, Canada, provinces and territories
Focus on Geography, Nova Scotia
Census Data Navigator, Nova Scotia
Visual Census, Nova Scotia

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Nova Scotia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Nova Scotia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Nova Scotia

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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