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Characteristic Vancouver
British Columbia
(Population centre)
British Columbia Data quality note(s)

(Province)
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 2,135,201 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,400,057  ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 1,955,278A  ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,113,487  ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 9.2 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7.0 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 876,274 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,945,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 822,740 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,764,637 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 1,856.0 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 1,150.43 ...Data not available ...Data not available 922,509.29 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 2,135,185 1,044,385 1,090,800 4,400,055 2,156,600 2,243,455
0 to 4 years 107,025 55,175 51,850 219,665 112,885 106,775
5 to 9 years 105,095 54,050 51,045 218,915 112,200 106,715
10 to 14 years 114,190 58,915 55,275 238,780 122,465 116,315
15 to 19 years 132,890 68,825 64,060 275,165 141,670 133,500
15 years 25,695 13,340 12,355 53,725 27,620 26,110
16 years 26,335 13,790 12,545 54,885 28,475 26,410
17 years 26,370 13,670 12,700 55,400 28,510 26,885
18 years 27,010 13,850 13,160 55,380 28,425 26,955
19 years 27,475 14,170 13,305 55,785 28,640 27,140
20 to 24 years 149,405 75,620 73,785 279,825 142,290 137,535
25 to 29 years 162,225 80,090 82,135 288,780 143,475 145,305
30 to 34 years 151,815 74,040 77,770 275,985 135,220 140,755
35 to 39 years 151,225 71,900 79,325 280,870 135,455 145,415
40 to 44 years 167,845 80,345 87,495 313,765 151,430 162,335
45 to 49 years 177,530 86,755 90,770 350,600 170,580 180,020
50 to 54 years 167,515 81,465 86,050 354,610 172,060 182,550
55 to 59 years 144,655 70,885 73,770 323,335 157,455 165,880
60 to 64 years 123,735 60,380 63,355 291,040 142,645 148,395
65 to 69 years 84,935 41,190 43,745 210,900 103,785 107,115
70 to 74 years 65,705 30,760 34,950 160,715 77,350 83,360
75 to 79 years 52,390 24,325 28,065 127,480 60,720 66,760
80 to 84 years 39,520 17,065 22,460 96,945 42,745 54,200
85 years and over 37,495 12,605 24,885 92,675 32,150 60,520
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 39.8 38.9 40.6 41.9 41.1 42.7
% of the population aged 15 and over 84.7 83.9 85.5 84.6 83.9 85.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 1,808,880 876,250 932,625 3,722,695 1,809,045 1,913,650
Married or living with a common-law partner 1,014,170 505,280 508,890 2,154,575 1,074,965 1,079,610
Married (and not separated) 888,755 441,780 446,975 1,832,605 913,430 919,175
Living common law 125,410 63,495 61,915 321,965 161,530 160,435
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 794,710 370,975 423,740 1,568,120 734,075 834,040
Single (never legally married) 552,130 294,650 257,475 1,014,270 550,830 463,435
Separated 45,130 18,480 26,650 102,040 43,570 58,470
Divorced 109,900 41,515 68,385 246,515 98,130 148,385
Widowed 87,550 16,325 71,225 205,300 41,550 163,750
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 581,870 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,238,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 268,115 ...Data not available ...Data not available 645,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 138,405 ...Data not available ...Data not available 263,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 129,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available 238,525 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 45,440 ...Data not available ...Data not available 90,470 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 581,865 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,238,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 490,220 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,048,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 427,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available 887,990 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 166,355 ...Data not available ...Data not available 422,310 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 261,285 ...Data not available ...Data not available 465,680 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 102,620 ...Data not available ...Data not available 181,895 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 117,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available 205,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 41,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available 78,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 62,580 ...Data not available ...Data not available 160,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 44,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available 105,425 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 17,810 ...Data not available ...Data not available 54,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 9,330 ...Data not available ...Data not available 27,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 6,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 2,265 ...Data not available ...Data not available 8,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 91,650 ...Data not available ...Data not available 189,805 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 73,810 ...Data not available ...Data not available 149,010 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 45,130 ...Data not available ...Data not available 90,235 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 21,800 ...Data not available ...Data not available 43,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 6,880 ...Data not available ...Data not available 14,835 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 17,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available 40,795 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 11,860 ...Data not available ...Data not available 27,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 4,650 ...Data not available ...Data not available 10,510 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 1,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,005 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 638,315 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,230,340 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 126,880 ...Data not available ...Data not available 260,215 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 196,865 ...Data not available ...Data not available 409,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 75,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available 156,650 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 143,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available 255,855 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 95,655 ...Data not available ...Data not available 148,375 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family 1.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1.0 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households 2,106,260 1,030,980 1,075,280 4,324,505 2,122,320 2,202,185
Number of persons not in census families 395,860 185,700 210,160 807,660 383,540 424,120
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 60,225 22,560 37,665 105,450 42,525 62,925
Living with non-relatives only 100,950 54,345 46,605 203,285 111,935 91,345
Living alone 234,690 108,795 125,890 498,920 229,075 269,850
Number of census family persons 1,710,395 845,275 865,120 3,516,850 1,738,780 1,778,070
Average number of persons per census family 2.9 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households 263,095 120,610 142,480 643,410 302,320 341,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 90,335 26,335 64,000 211,820 65,460 146,365
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 20,255 4,215 16,040 32,900 7,490 25,410
Living with non-relatives only 5,425 2,580 2,845 13,560 6,770 6,790
Living alone 64,650 19,540 45,115 165,365 51,195 114,165
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 172,760 94,280 78,485 431,590 236,860 194,730
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 822,740 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,764,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 545,805 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,183,075 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 465,870 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,041,470 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 397,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available 898,030 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 171,795 ...Data not available ...Data not available 458,880 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 225,370 ...Data not available ...Data not available 439,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 68,710 ...Data not available ...Data not available 143,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 79,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available 141,600 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 47,405 ...Data not available ...Data not available 91,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 36,425 ...Data not available ...Data not available 66,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 10,560 ...Data not available ...Data not available 23,805 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 25,860 ...Data not available ...Data not available 42,300 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 10,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 32,535 ...Data not available ...Data not available 50,415 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 276,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available 581,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 234,690 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 42,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available 82,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 822,740 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,764,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 261,375 ...Data not available ...Data not available 842,120 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 128,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 143,970 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 3,035 ...Data not available ...Data not available 46,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 430,065 ...Data not available ...Data not available 731,585 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 16,990 ...Data not available ...Data not available 52,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 73,560 ...Data not available ...Data not available 130,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 120,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available 184,355 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 218,130 ...Data not available ...Data not available 361,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 790 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,885 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 822,740 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,764,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 234,690 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 248,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available 613,270 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 131,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available 264,135 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 123,835 ...Data not available ...Data not available 237,725 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 48,705 ...Data not available ...Data not available 91,600 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 35,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available 58,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 2,106,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,324,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.5 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 2,116,165 1,036,120 1,080,045 4,356,205 2,137,240 2,218,965
  Single responses  2,057,190 1,007,875 1,049,315 4,273,930 2,098,055 2,175,870
    English  1,141,590 576,755 564,830 3,062,435 1,526,350 1,536,085
    French  22,670 11,125 11,545 57,275 28,315 28,965
    Non-official languages  892,930 419,995 472,935 1,154,215 543,395 610,825
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 320 155 165 1,210 540 675
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  225 110 115 955 435 525
        Dene  15 10 10 70 35 35
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 5 5 0
        Inuktitut  10 5 5 25 10 10
        Mi'kmaq  5 0 0 15 10 5
        Ojibway  60 25 40 140 50 90
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 5 5 5 5 5
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 886,450 416,860 469,590 1,137,420 535,395 602,025
        African languages, n.i.e 480 245 230 620 330 295
        Afrikaans  1,060 530 530 2,735 1,330 1,405
        Akan (Twi)  370 185 180 455 235 220
        Albanian  945 480 465 1,335 695 635
        Amharic  1,065 520 540 1,255 615 640
        Arabic  10,590 5,980 4,610 13,050 7,505 5,550
        Armenian  950 490 465 1,105 560 545
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 330 145 180 530 235 295
        Bengali  2,070 1,085 980 2,410 1,265 1,145
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  15 5 5 15 10 5
        Bisayan languages  3,090 1,190 1,905 3,870 1,445 2,430
        Bosnian  1,075 545 530 1,275 635 640
        Bulgarian  1,600 780 825 1,945 960 985
        Burmese  875 455 420 945 485 465
        Cantonese  127,505 59,105 68,405 133,245 61,790 71,455
        Chinese, n.o.s.  109,185 50,645 58,540 120,040 55,735 64,305
        Creoles  480 230 250 640 315 320
        Croatian  5,430 2,660 2,770 7,820 3,860 3,955
        Czech  3,205 1,600 1,610 5,610 2,800 2,810
        Danish  1,955 945 1,005 5,250 2,575 2,675
        Dutch  6,820 3,290 3,530 23,080 11,190 11,890
        Estonian  450 200 245 820 345 475
        Finnish  1,815 715 1,100 4,090 1,705 2,390
        Flemish  165 85 80 445 215 235
        Fukien  1,835 810 1,025 1,920 835 1,085
        German  23,095 10,955 12,145 73,625 35,140 38,485
        Greek  4,800 2,515 2,285 6,250 3,360 2,885
        Gujarati  6,045 2,800 3,245 6,595 3,060 3,540
        Hakka  1,050 455 595 1,110 475 630
        Hebrew  1,500 825 675 1,755 970 785
        Hindi  22,690 10,880 11,810 24,640 11,840 12,800
        Hungarian  5,415 2,645 2,770 9,855 4,915 4,940
        Ilocano  3,315 1,320 1,990 3,755 1,465 2,290
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 390 220 170 475 265 205
        Italian  15,430 7,750 7,680 24,060 12,180 11,880
        Japanese  15,360 5,370 9,990 19,665 6,840 12,825
        Khmer (Cambodian)  1,130 535 595 1,465 700 770
        Korean  40,795 18,565 22,230 48,975 22,350 26,625
        Kurdish  1,390 760 630 1,415 775 645
        Lao  810 375 430 1,155 550 600
        Latvian  325 155 165 615 305 310
        Lingala  30 15 15 35 20 20
        Lithuanian  245 105 140 435 190 245
        Macedonian  190 85 105 275 130 140
        Malay  3,145 1,460 1,685 3,535 1,590 1,950
        Malayalam  1,230 620 610 1,460 735 725
        Maltese  75 40 35 220 115 115
        Mandarin  86,630 40,250 46,385 94,055 43,630 50,425
        Marathi  370 190 175 430 220 210
        Nepali  680 360 325 805 430 375
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 330 185 145 470 250 220
        Norwegian  855 400 460 2,370 1,155 1,215
        Oromo  220 125 95 325 185 140
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  135,415 67,235 68,185 182,915 90,900 92,020
        Pashto  805 430 370 900 485 415
        Persian (Farsi)  34,110 17,250 16,860 36,045 18,265 17,775
        Polish  11,965 5,665 6,300 17,460 8,185 9,270
        Portuguese  8,855 4,240 4,610 14,605 6,990 7,615
        Romanian  6,575 3,245 3,325 8,330 4,110 4,220
        Rundi (Kirundi)  120 50 75 135 60 80
        Russian  14,780 6,850 7,930 22,650 10,300 12,350
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  65 30 35 80 40 45
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 670 340 330 690 345 340
        Serbian  5,775 2,970 2,805 6,655 3,425 3,225
        Serbo-Croatian  1,190 560 630 1,425 675 755
        Shanghainese  1,215 520 695 1,250 530 715
        Sign languages, n.i.e 300 155 140 645 335 310
        Sindhi  1,665 740 920 1,770 790 975
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  1,215 630 590 1,405 715 685
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 740 385 355 775 400 375
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 260 135 125 495 275 225
        Slovak  2,210 980 1,235 3,220 1,440 1,780
        Slovenian  530 255 280 1,225 590 640
        Somali  910 460 450 975 495 480
        Spanish  30,980 14,890 16,095 40,795 19,325 21,470
        Swahili  555 285 270 755 390 365
        Swedish  1,300 590 705 2,740 1,195 1,545
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  57,520 23,220 34,295 66,120 25,835 40,285
        Taiwanese  5,175 2,410 2,770 5,675 2,640 3,035
        Tamil  2,890 1,515 1,375 3,135 1,635 1,500
        Telugu  450 240 210 570 295 270
        Thai  1,610 550 1,055 2,410 730 1,680
        Tibetan languages  155 90 65 200 115 85
        Tigrigna  510 245 260 590 285 300
        Turkish  2,480 1,400 1,080 2,890 1,650 1,235
        Ukrainian  3,745 1,595 2,150 9,680 4,215 5,460
        Urdu  7,590 3,855 3,730 8,450 4,315 4,140
        Vietnamese  20,935 9,800 11,135 25,100 11,745 13,360
        Yiddish  275 140 140 350 185 170
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 6,160 2,985 3,180 15,585 7,455 8,130
  Multiple responses          58,970 28,245 30,730 82,280 39,185 43,095
    English and French  4,050 1,990 2,060 8,600 4,065 4,535
    English and non-official language  51,705 24,765 26,945 68,800 32,875 35,925
    French and non-official language  2,130 975 1,155 3,345 1,520 1,830
    English, French and non-official language 1,085 520 575 1,530 725 805
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 2,116,165 1,036,120 1,080,045 4,356,210 2,137,240 2,218,965
  English only 1,837,040 916,035 921,005 3,912,950 1,943,760 1,969,190
  French only 1,215 565 650 2,045 950 1,095
  English and French 152,150 67,980 84,170 296,645 132,940 163,705
  Neither English nor French 125,760 51,540 74,220 144,555 59,590 84,965
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 2,116,165 1,036,120 1,080,045 4,356,205 2,137,245 2,218,965
  English 1,955,730 967,975 987,760 4,143,245 2,044,365 2,098,885
  French 23,030 11,330 11,705 53,725 26,660 27,065
  English and French 13,350 6,080 7,275 16,935 7,710 9,220
  Neither English nor French 124,050 50,730 73,315 142,300 58,510 83,790
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 29,710 14,370 15,335 62,190 30,515 31,680
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 2,116,165 1,036,115 1,080,045 4,356,205 2,137,245 2,218,965
  Single responses 1,986,180 973,750 1,012,435 4,193,385 2,059,465 2,133,915
    English 1,411,035 701,800 709,230 3,506,595 1,733,775 1,772,820
    French 7,915 3,810 4,110 16,685 8,015 8,665
    Non-official languages 567,230 268,135 299,095 670,100 317,670 352,430
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 50 25 25 175 85 85
        Atikamekw   0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 40 20 20 135 70 65
        Dene 5 5 0 15 5 5
        Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Inuktitut 0 0 0 5 5 5
        Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ojibway 5 5 5 15 10 5
        Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 565,020 267,015 298,005 665,750 315,485 350,265
        African languages, n.i.e. 150 70 80 190 80 105
        Afrikaans 410 205 205 1,385 685 690
        Akan (Twi) 105 50 60 120 60 60
        Albanian 490 240 250 700 345 350
        Amharic 500 220 280 555 245 310
        Arabic 6,400 3,365 3,035 7,640 4,065 3,575
        Armenian 425 215 210 490 250 240
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 85 35 45 115 50 65
        Bengali 1,305 640 660 1,465 715 750
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Bisayan languages 1,080 450 620 1,265 540 720
        Bosnian 640 330 305 705 370 340
        Bulgarian 955 460 495 1,085 530 555
        Burmese 560 300 260 585 315 270
        Cantonese 100,355 46,060 54,300 103,550 47,585 55,970
        Chinese, n.o.s. 74,645 34,570 40,075 81,270 37,740 43,525
        Creoles 270 120 145 315 145 165
        Croatian 1,975 925 1,055 2,540 1,200 1,340
        Czech 935 480 455 1,570 795 775
        Danish 170 85 90 325 160 170
        Dutch 600 275 330 2,230 1,055 1,175
        Estonian 80 30 50 110 40 70
        Finnish 385 155 230 795 350 445
        Flemish 15 5 10 50 25 20
        Fukien 675 305 375 690 310 380
        German 3,030 1,420 1,605 11,555 5,430 6,120
        Greek 1,705 815 890 2,105 1,015 1,095
        Gujarati 2,870 1,255 1,615 3,045 1,335 1,710
        Hakka 310 140 170 320 145 175
        Hebrew 705 355 350 780 395 390
        Hindi 11,590 5,510 6,075 12,390 5,900 6,490
        Hungarian 1,700 810 890 2,560 1,235 1,325
        Ilocano 1,065 480 585 1,190 530 660
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 140 75 65 180 85 85
        Italian 4,435 1,950 2,485 6,250 2,730 3,520
        Japanese 7,890 3,280 4,615 9,540 3,985 5,555
        Khmer (Cambodian) 570 275 295 750 370 385
        Korean 32,335 14,955 17,380 38,810 17,985 20,830
        Kurdish 920 475 445 945 490 460
        Lao 395 195 200 545 270 275
        Latvian 75 35 40 105 50 50
        Lingala 10 5 5 10 5 5
        Lithuanian 45 25 25 65 30 35
        Macedonian 110 60 60 140 70 70
        Malay 1,245 625 620 1,320 655 660
        Malayalam 605 310 300 690 350 340
        Maltese 5 5 0 15 10 5
        Mandarin 72,340 34,205 38,135 78,070 36,945 41,130
        Marathi 205 105 95 230 120 105
        Nepali 450 235 215 525 275 250
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 115 55 55 140 65 75
        Norwegian 70 40 35 160 80 80
        Oromo 135 70 70 175 80 95
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 101,555 50,240 51,315 137,390 67,955 69,430
        Pashto 530 275 255 565 295 270
        Persian (Farsi) 23,740 11,595 12,145 24,750 12,095 12,655
        Polish 4,955 2,390 2,565 6,395 3,065 3,330
        Portuguese 3,350 1,590 1,760 5,195 2,405 2,785
        Romanian 3,430 1,700 1,725 4,155 2,050 2,105
        Rundi (Kirundi) 65 20 45 75 30 45
        Russian 9,695 4,700 4,990 12,205 5,880 6,320
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 25 10 15 25 10 15
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 455 225 235 465 230 235
        Serbian 3,655 1,840 1,810 4,020 2,020 2,000
        Serbo-Croatian 555 270 285 615 300 315
        Shanghainese 545 255 295 555 260 295
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 440 250 195 980 535 450
        Sindhi 650 280 370 675 295 385
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 525 265 270 595 295 300
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 605 310 290 620 315 300
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 25 35 80 35 45
        Slovak 840 405 445 1,080 515 570
        Slovenian 65 20 40 165 70 100
        Somali 610 300 305 625 310 315
        Spanish 16,450 7,970 8,490 20,585 10,025 10,555
        Swahili 195 95 100 250 130 125
        Swedish 250 115 130 430 195 235
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 26,575 11,610 14,965 29,380 12,780 16,600
        Taiwanese 2,635 1,260 1,375 2,910 1,390 1,515
        Tamil 1,870 960 910 1,965 1,010 960
        Telugu 240 120 120 290 145 140
        Thai 650 290 360 845 375 475
        Tibetan languages 85 45 35 100 55 45
        Tigrigna 260 120 140 295 135 160
        Turkish 1,225 640 580 1,365 725 645
        Ukrainian 645 290 355 1,070 475 595
        Urdu 4,950 2,455 2,495 5,430 2,700 2,730
        Vietnamese 14,360 6,720 7,640 17,270 8,085 9,180
        Yiddish 5 5 5 10 5 5
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 2,160 1,090 1,070 4,180 2,100 2,075
  Multiple responses         129,980 62,370 67,610 162,820 77,775 85,050
    English and French 2,445 1,185 1,260 4,700 2,240 2,460
    English and non-official language 125,175 60,105 65,065 155,065 74,155 80,905
    French and non-official language 705 340 360 930 435 495
    English, French and non-official language 1,655 730 925 2,130 940 1,185
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 2,116,165 1,036,120 1,080,045 4,356,205 2,137,240 2,218,965
  None 1,654,230 815,515 838,715 3,740,260 1,844,645 1,895,615
  Single responses  453,565 216,700 236,865 604,495 287,270 317,220
    English  205,655 100,690 104,965 249,765 122,305 127,455
    French  17,445 7,985 9,465 38,175 17,315 20,865
    Non-official languages  230,465 108,035 122,435 316,550 147,655 168,900
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 195 90 105 845 400 445
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  145 70 80 705 335 365
        Dene  10 0 10 30 15 20
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  0 0 0 20 10 5
        Mi'kmaq  5 5 5 10 5 5
        Ojibway  30 15 15 80 35 45
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 5 0 5
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 227,670 106,755 120,915 305,355 142,340 163,020
        African languages, n.i.e 215 125 95 310 165 140
        Afrikaans  610 290 320 1,340 650 690
        Akan (Twi)  200 105 100 260 130 125
        Albanian  300 140 155 405 200 205
        Amharic  375 180 195 460 220 245
        Arabic  3,035 1,765 1,270 3,845 2,280 1,570
        Armenian  280 140 140 320 160 165
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 145 60 85 215 95 125
        Bengali  470 230 240 570 285 285
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  5 0 5 0 5 0
        Bisayan languages  730 295 435 920 345 575
        Bosnian  320 160 155 395 190 205
        Bulgarian  390 170 220 495 215 275
        Burmese  215 100 115 235 110 130
        Cantonese  27,495 13,135 14,365 29,240 13,945 15,290
        Chinese, n.o.s.  18,185 8,690 9,485 20,595 9,830 10,760
        Creoles  350 175 180 490 250 235
        Croatian  2,230 1,120 1,105 3,195 1,585 1,615
        Czech  1,150 515 635 1,940 900 1,045
        Danish  685 320 365 1,705 765 940
        Dutch  2,105 930 1,175 6,930 3,130 3,805
        Estonian  125 55 65 235 100 135
        Finnish  600 235 360 1,290 550 740
        Flemish  55 25 25 125 50 70
        Fukien  650 285 365 670 295 380
        German  8,450 3,860 4,590 23,905 10,935 12,970
        Greek  2,590 1,310 1,280 3,310 1,730 1,580
        Gujarati  2,885 1,340 1,545 3,185 1,485 1,705
        Hakka  295 130 165 315 135 175
        Hebrew  885 465 425 1,090 575 515
        Hindi  11,445 5,565 5,885 12,695 6,190 6,505
        Hungarian  1,635 780 855 2,950 1,405 1,545
        Ilocano  805 310 500 945 360 590
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 150 75 75 175 90 85
        Italian  6,330 3,110 3,215 9,605 4,715 4,890
        Japanese  6,650 2,670 3,980 9,050 3,635 5,415
        Khmer (Cambodian)  285 130 155 365 170 195
        Korean  5,670 2,545 3,130 6,890 3,125 3,765
        Kurdish  270 155 110 270 160 110
        Lao  295 140 155 410 200 210
        Latvian  65 25 40 120 45 75
        Lingala  50 25 30 65 25 40
        Lithuanian  70 35 40 115 55 60
        Macedonian  35 15 15 60 25 35
        Malay  1,235 565 665 1,450 645 805
        Malayalam  430 215 215 520 260 260
        Maltese  35 15 20 80 30 50
        Mandarin  16,240 7,410 8,830 17,925 8,150 9,775
        Marathi  105 50 55 125 65 65
        Nepali  120 65 55 155 80 75
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 195 110 85 295 155 135
        Norwegian  295 140 155 715 330 380
        Oromo  40 25 15 65 45 25
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  25,690 12,795 12,895 34,010 17,040 16,970
        Pashto  200 100 100 235 120 120
        Persian (Farsi)  6,430 3,425 3,005 7,025 3,725 3,300
        Polish  3,765 1,715 2,050 5,450 2,475 2,975
        Portuguese  3,435 1,600 1,840 5,640 2,625 3,010
        Romanian  1,850 865 980 2,410 1,135 1,270
        Rundi (Kirundi)  35 20 10 40 25 25
        Russian  3,315 1,475 1,835 6,140 2,715 3,425
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  25 10 15 30 15 15
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 155 85 70 160 85 70
        Serbian  1,535 805 730 1,855 955 905
        Serbo-Croatian  345 145 195 435 190 245
        Shanghainese  460 205 250 485 215 265
        Sign languages, n.i.e 305 115 190 865 345 520
        Sindhi  870 370 495 930 400 530
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  500 250 250 570 285 290
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 55 25 30 65 35 30
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 90 45 40 150 75 75
        Slovak  725 280 445 1,035 400 635
        Slovenian  150 65 85 345 155 190
        Somali  325 170 160 365 190 175
        Spanish  13,780 6,755 7,030 20,930 10,065 10,865
        Swahili  410 195 215 580 280 300
        Swedish  615 285 335 1,220 535 680
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  21,040 8,005 13,040 24,810 9,040 15,775
        Taiwanese  2,470 1,180 1,285 2,675 1,275 1,395
        Tamil  805 425 380 910 480 430
        Telugu  150 85 70 195 100 95
        Thai  635 220 415 1,110 370 740
        Tibetan languages  30 20 15 45 30 25
        Tigrigna  155 75 80 175 85 90
        Turkish  870 480 390 1,020 575 445
        Ukrainian  900 405 495 1,930 830 1,100
        Urdu  2,075 1,070 1,005 2,425 1,260 1,170
        Vietnamese  4,935 2,400 2,535 5,945 2,880 3,060
        Yiddish  65 30 40 90 35 50
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 2,605 1,190 1,415 10,345 4,910 5,435
  Multiple responses          8,365 3,895 4,470 11,455 5,320 6,130
    English and French  865 390 470 1,090 495 595
    English and non-official language  3,920 1,885 2,035 4,540 2,185 2,350
    French and non-official language  3,525 1,600 1,925 5,760 2,610 3,145
    English, French and non-official language  60 25 35 70 30 40

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Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

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

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

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How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 0973) and British Columbia (Code 59) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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