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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	Nova Scotia (Province)			Division No. 11, CDR Alberta (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,203,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,076,103	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	11.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	500,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,064	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	76.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	52,939.44	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,767.99	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	921,730	445,585	476,140	1,203,115	600,740	602,380
0 to 4 years	43,985	22,565	21,415	76,750	39,230	37,520
5 to 9 years	44,425	22,660	21,765	68,040	34,920	33,120
10 to 14 years	49,810	25,555	24,260	69,105	35,555	33,550
15 to 19 years	57,440	29,235	28,205	77,300	39,310	37,990
15 years	11,060	5,555	5,505	14,905	7,615	7,290
16 years	11,095	5,690	5,405	14,955	7,645	7,305
17 years	11,425	5,800	5,625	15,340	7,905	7,435
18 years	11,775	6,065	5,705	15,600	7,865	7,740
19 years	12,085	6,125	5,965	16,505	8,275	8,230
20 to 24 years	59,620	30,055	29,560	92,490	47,110	45,380
25 to 29 years	51,920	25,405	26,515	99,825	50,945	48,885
30 to 34 years	51,545	24,470	27,070	90,880	46,175	44,705
35 to 39 years	56,380	26,835	29,545	83,695	42,270	41,420
40 to 44 years	62,115	29,895	32,220	83,810	42,220	41,590
45 to 49 years	76,275	37,010	39,265	91,895	45,835	46,060
50 to 54 years	77,465	37,465	39,995	91,640	46,110	45,530
55 to 59 years	70,960	34,200	36,760	77,860	38,980	38,880
60 to 64 years	66,425	32,310	34,115	61,305	30,365	30,940
65 to 69 years	48,920	23,840	25,075	42,285	20,595	21,690
70 to 74 years	36,395	17,300	19,095	32,220	15,140	17,080
75 to 79 years	27,655	12,460	15,195	26,010	11,705	14,305
80 to 84 years	20,015	8,040	11,975	20,070	8,450	11,620
85 years and over	20,385	6,285	14,105	17,940	5,825	12,115
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	43.7	42.7	44.6	36.6	35.8	37.4
% of the population aged 15 and over	85.0	84.1	85.8	82.2	81.7	82.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	783,510	374,810	408,700	989,220	491,030	498,185
Married or living with a common-law partner	453,095	226,305	226,790	567,085	284,360	282,720
Married (and not separated)	376,020	187,865	188,155	480,525	241,050	239,475
Living common law	77,075	38,440	38,635	86,560	43,310	43,250
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	330,420	148,505	181,915	422,135	206,670	215,470
Single (never legally married)	209,180	109,775	99,405	290,310	161,340	128,970
Separated	23,545	10,105	13,445	24,490	10,755	13,730
Divorced	46,065	18,690	27,375	61,720	25,715	36,010
Widowed	51,625	9,940	41,690	45,615	8,860	36,755
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	328,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	159,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	16,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	328,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	233,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	133,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	625	...Data not available	...Data not available	920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	360,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	121,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.9	...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	906,175	439,230	466,940	1,181,840	591,395	590,440
Number of persons not in census families	163,895	74,725	89,165	215,305	111,880	103,420
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	17,670	7,250	10,420	31,570	15,075	16,495
Living with non-relatives only	37,430	20,250	17,180	63,035	37,780	25,255
Living alone	108,795	47,225	61,570	120,700	59,030	61,670
Number of census family persons	742,285	364,505	377,775	966,530	479,510	487,020
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...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	143,825	65,235	78,595	124,785	57,475	67,305
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	48,920	14,375	34,550	39,895	11,650	28,240
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	6,250	1,570	4,675	5,895	1,340	4,555
Living with non-relatives only	2,710	1,275	1,430	2,490	1,240	1,245
Living alone	39,970	11,530	28,440	31,515	9,070	22,445
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	94,905	50,860	44,045	84,890	45,825	39,065
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	318,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	246,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	113,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	133,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	17,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	710	...Data not available	...Data not available	270	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	157,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	75,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	69,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,181,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,620	441,190	469,425	1,189,405	594,530	594,870
Single responses	904,285	438,165	466,125	1,166,100	583,420	582,680
English	836,085	404,330	431,760	892,030	450,320	441,710
French	31,105	15,005	16,100	25,450	13,040	12,410
Non-official languages	37,090	18,825	18,260	248,620	120,055	128,565
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	4,685	2,280	2,405	3,600	1,550	2,050
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	25	15	15	3,170	1,375	1,795
Dene	5	0	0	125	45	80
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	25	5	20	30	10	25
Mi'kmaq	4,620	2,255	2,370	10	5	5
Ojibway	15	5	10	110	45	70
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	5
Stoney	0	0	0	145	65	75
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	31,675	16,170	15,510	241,905	117,025	124,880
African languages, n.i.e.	70	40	35	1,030	575	455
Afrikaans	75	45	35	470	240	230
Akan (Twi)	50	25	30	520	285	235
Albanian	245	130	120	520	285	240
Amharic	150	80	70	1,670	840	825
Arabic	5,965	3,525	2,440	11,885	6,465	5,420
Armenian	50	30	20	105	50	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	100	55	45	590	280	305
Bengali	375	210	165	1,545	830	715
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	5	25	15	10
Bisayan languages	85	30	55	1,165	490	675
Bosnian	90	45	45	690	345	345
Bulgarian	50	30	25	370	175	195
Burmese	10	10	5	95	50	40
Cantonese	590	275	315	13,615	6,385	7,225
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,750	1,395	1,355	19,320	9,265	10,065
Creoles	45	20	25	575	285	290
Croatian	210	110	100	1,490	740	750
Czech	180	95	90	865	420	440
Danish	175	95	85	890	435	460
Dutch	1,725	860	865	5,025	2,480	2,550
Estonian	55	25	25	45	25	20
Finnish	95	40	50	260	105	145
Flemish	30	10	15	100	60	45
Fukien	15	10	10	215	100	115
German	3,275	1,545	1,735	17,640	8,395	9,245
Greek	775	385	385	975	525	450
Gujarati	105	60	50	3,440	1,695	1,750
Hakka	0	5	0	215	90	125
Hebrew	75	45	30	330	185	145
Hindi	515	265	250	6,220	3,135	3,085
Hungarian	280	130	150	1,765	900	865
Ilocano	25	5	15	1,025	430	595
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	180	95	85
Italian	790	445	345	5,265	2,645	2,625
Japanese	305	95	210	1,020	330	690
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	5	5	685	310	380
Korean	815	360	455	4,360	2,000	2,355
Kurdish	70	45	30	510	285	230
Lao	10	10	0	380	200	180
Latvian	65	35	30	120	60	60
Lingala	10	0	10	95	50	50
Lithuanian	35	15	20	115	50	65
Macedonian	15	5	5	125	65	65
Malay	65	20	45	380	175	205
Malayalam	115	55	55	1,355	685	675
Maltese	20	10	5	30	10	10
Mandarin	905	435	470	7,295	3,470	3,830
Marathi	30	15	15	300	160	145
Nepali	225	120	105	520	290	235
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	110	60	45	705	395	310
Norwegian	125	70	55	260	115	145
Oromo	35	30	10	485	275	210
Panjabi (Punjabi)	375	205	170	19,415	9,895	9,515
Pashto	70	35	35	500	265	240
Persian (Farsi)	1,185	635	550	3,530	1,845	1,685
Polish	825	385	440	9,415	4,410	5,010
Portuguese	380	195	185	4,165	2,070	2,100
Romanian	170	80	85	2,115	1,045	1,075
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	5	5	140	65	75
Russian	815	395	430	4,315	2,000	2,315
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	0	350	170	185
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	220	115	105
Serbian	115	55	55	1,515	765	750
Serbo-Croatian	105	55	55	345	175	175
Shanghainese	5	5	0	50	20	35
Sign languages, n.i.e.	120	60	60	200	105	95
Sindhi	15	10	0	865	400	470
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	110	65	45	900	495	410
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	305	165	140
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	155	70	85
Slovak	120	50	70	605	290	310
Slovenian	30	15	15	335	160	175
Somali	40	20	20	3,510	1,725	1,780
Spanish	1,545	750	800	14,400	7,320	7,075
Swahili	75	45	35	735	410	325
Swedish	85	40	50	340	155	190
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,185	500	685	22,585	9,675	12,910
Taiwanese	40	15	25	135	60	80
Tamil	270	155	110	1,080	585	490
Telugu	125	75	50	455	240	220
Thai	110	20	90	440	140	305
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	10	10	5
Tigrigna	55	30	30	995	510	485
Turkish	275	160	110	1,340	755	580
Ukrainian	300	130	165	13,640	5,955	7,685
Urdu	540	290	250	5,845	3,020	2,820
Vietnamese	450	220	230	8,005	3,710	4,295
Yiddish	25	10	10	70	35	30
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	725	380	345	3,110	1,480	1,630
Multiple responses	6,335	3,025	3,305	23,310	11,115	12,190
English and French	3,035	1,400	1,635	3,080	1,450	1,635
English and non-official language	2,855	1,385	1,470	18,655	8,910	9,745
French and non-official language	315	170	150	1,110	540	575
English, French and non-official language	130	75	55	460	220	245
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,615	441,190	469,430	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
English only	814,670	398,830	415,845	1,086,680	547,730	538,950
French only	875	385	490	1,335	580	755
English and French	93,435	41,245	52,185	84,810	39,715	45,095
Neither English nor French	1,635	735	900	16,585	6,510	10,080
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,615	441,190	469,430	1,189,405	594,535	594,870
English	877,990	425,370	452,620	1,144,045	573,325	570,720
French	29,550	14,410	15,135	24,440	12,565	11,865
English and French	1,565	740	820	4,795	2,370	2,425
Neither English nor French	1,515	670	845	16,135	6,275	9,855
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	30,330	14,780	15,550	26,830	13,755	13,080
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	3.3	3.4	3.3	2.3	2.3	2.2
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,620	441,195	469,425	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
Single responses	903,215	437,540	465,675	1,146,515	573,620	572,890
English	868,765	420,340	448,425	1,008,750	505,990	502,765
French	15,935	7,625	8,315	9,175	4,670	4,510
Non-official languages	18,510	9,570	8,940	128,580	62,965	65,615
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	2,770	1,395	1,380	725	340	390
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	645	310	335
Dene	0	0	0	25	5	15
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	2,770	1,390	1,375	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	5	20	5	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	25	10	15
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	15,500	8,060	7,440	126,755	62,070	64,685
African languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	570	305	265
Afrikaans	20	10	10	230	120	105
Akan (Twi)	10	10	5	210	105	100
Albanian	125	60	60	255	145	110
Amharic	70	35	35	1,110	545	565
Arabic	3,495	2,030	1,465	6,840	3,595	3,235
Armenian	15	10	10	50	30	25
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	150	60	85
Bengali	230	115	110	1,030	545	485
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	15	5	5
Bisayan languages	30	15	15	390	190	200
Bosnian	50	25	25	340	180	160
Bulgarian	10	5	10	250	125	130
Burmese	5	5	5	40	25	15
Cantonese	320	165	155	9,560	4,420	5,135
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,985	1,040	950	12,625	6,010	6,615
Creoles	30	10	15	340	170	170
Croatian	75	40	35	530	230	295
Czech	45	20	25	220	110	110
Danish	15	5	10	50	25	25
Dutch	190	85	105	370	175	200
Estonian	5	0	5	0	0	0
Finnish	10	5	0	35	15	15
Flemish	0	0	5	10	10	5
Fukien	5	0	0	70	25	40
German	1,170	565	605	2,890	1,365	1,525
Greek	270	115	150	320	155	165
Gujarati	50	25	25	2,035	975	1,055
Hakka	0	0	0	90	40	45
Hebrew	25	15	10	135	75	65
Hindi	215	110	105	3,635	1,820	1,805
Hungarian	65	30	30	495	230	265
Ilocano	0	5	0	350	160	185
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	20	5	10	75	30	40
Italian	170	75	95	1,610	720	885
Japanese	130	60	70	430	175	255
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	365	160	205
Korean	560	265	295	3,165	1,510	1,665
Kurdish	55	35	20	300	165	135
Lao	0	0	0	185	90	90
Latvian	15	10	10	30	20	15
Lingala	5	5	5	20	10	15
Lithuanian	5	5	5	20	10	10
Macedonian	5	0	5	50	20	25
Malay	20	10	10	115	60	55
Malayalam	35	20	20	745	380	365
Maltese	0	0	0	5	5	5
Mandarin	660	340	320	5,630	2,775	2,855
Marathi	25	15	10	170	90	80
Nepali	210	110	100	350	185	165
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	30	10	15	210	95	110
Norwegian	20	10	10	10	5	5
Oromo	20	15	5	360	195	170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	180	95	80	14,735	7,465	7,275
Pashto	35	20	15	335	175	165
Persian (Farsi)	935	480	455	2,345	1,175	1,175
Polish	255	125	130	3,915	1,895	2,025
Portuguese	120	55	60	1,695	805	895
Romanian	85	35	40	1,260	625	635
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	0	70	20	45
Russian	510	260	245	2,625	1,295	1,330
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	190	95	95
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	10	5	100	50	50
Serbian	60	25	35	815	420	395
Serbo-Croatian	50	20	25	165	85	80
Shanghainese	0	0	0	20	10	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	195	110	85	300	195	105
Sindhi	5	0	5	370	165	205
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	25	25	460	255	210
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	230	130	100
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	55	30	30
Slovak	30	10	20	160	80	80
Slovenian	5	0	0	50	20	30
Somali	20	5	10	2,650	1,280	1,375
Spanish	775	390	385	8,505	4,315	4,190
Swahili	20	10	15	305	160	145
Swedish	10	5	5	35	20	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	550	275	275	12,300	5,820	6,480
Taiwanese	15	10	5	60	20	35
Tamil	130	80	50	620	325	295
Telugu	55	30	25	265	135	125
Thai	60	5	55	165	80	85
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	5	0
Tigrigna	25	15	10	630	315	320
Turkish	140	70	70	960	505	455
Ukrainian	25	5	20	1,890	860	1,030
Urdu	320	155	165	3,870	1,970	1,900
Vietnamese	280	145	135	5,540	2,600	2,940
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	235	120	115	1,100	560	540
Multiple responses	7,405	3,655	3,755	42,895	20,915	21,980
English and French	1,815	860	950	1,930	985	940
English and non-official language	5,295	2,640	2,655	39,875	19,405	20,475
French and non-official language	115	60	60	395	200	200
English, French and non-official language	180	85	90	690	325	370
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,620	441,190	469,425	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
None	863,715	418,680	445,030	1,033,500	518,605	514,900
Single responses	46,065	22,110	23,960	153,060	74,555	78,510
English	16,325	8,230	8,095	58,960	29,485	29,475
French	15,705	6,975	8,730	13,035	6,080	6,955
Non-official languages	14,035	6,900	7,130	81,065	38,990	42,075
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,945	900	1,045	2,145	910	1,240
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	5	1,915	825	1,090
Dene	5	0	0	80	20	55
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	30	10	20	20	5	15
Mi'kmaq	1,890	880	1,015	15	10	5
Ojibway	10	5	5	70	30	40
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	55	20	35
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	11,385	5,685	5,705	77,200	37,275	39,925
African languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	265	165	100
Afrikaans	55	25	30	220	110	105
Akan (Twi)	35	20	20	310	170	135
Albanian	95	45	45	130	70	60
Amharic	40	25	20	510	280	230
Arabic	1,995	1,175	825	5,970	3,195	2,775
Armenian	20	10	5	25	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	45	25	25	260	125	135
Bengali	95	60	35	365	200	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	10	290	110	175
Bosnian	35	20	15	260	125	130
Bulgarian	25	15	10	75	30	40
Burmese	5	0	0	50	30	20
Cantonese	195	100	90	3,755	1,835	1,920
Chinese, n.o.s.	490	225	265	4,200	2,085	2,110
Creoles	80	25	55	360	185	175
Croatian	70	25	40	580	315	270
Czech	55	20	35	310	150	160
Danish	60	30	30	290	115	175
Dutch	550	260	285	1,555	710	845
Estonian	20	5	15	10	10	10
Finnish	25	10	10	100	45	50
Flemish	5	0	5	20	5	5
Fukien	10	0	5	70	35	35
German	1,255	605	645	5,710	2,655	3,065
Greek	435	225	205	555	285	275
Gujarati	40	15	20	1,100	545	555
Hakka	0	0	0	60	25	40
Hebrew	85	45	35	270	140	135
Hindi	310	165	145	3,285	1,715	1,575
Hungarian	90	35	50	520	265	255
Ilocano	5	0	5	260	100	160
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	60	35	30
Italian	365	190	170	2,390	1,190	1,200
Japanese	205	85	115	605	255	350
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	230	110	120
Korean	205	95	110	860	390	470
Kurdish	10	5	5	135	70	60
Lao	0	0	0	125	70	50
Latvian	25	10	10	30	10	10
Lingala	5	0	5	165	90	75
Lithuanian	5	0	5	35	20	15
Macedonian	5	5	5	55	25	30
Malay	30	10	15	155	75	75
Malayalam	55	20	35	495	240	250
Maltese	15	5	10	5	5	5
Mandarin	225	110	120	1,695	760	935
Marathi	5	5	5	65	35	30
Nepali	5	5	5	100	60	40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	470	260	210
Norwegian	55	25	30	110	50	65
Oromo	5	5	0	90	50	40
Panjabi (Punjabi)	125	60	60	3,585	1,825	1,755
Pashto	10	5	5	110	55	50
Persian (Farsi)	210	125	85	770	415	355
Polish	280	135	140	2,925	1,335	1,595
Portuguese	175	85	85	1,810	895	915
Romanian	60	25	35	505	240	265
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	65	40	30
Russian	230	105	120	1,340	615	725
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	0	165	85	85
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	80	40	40
Serbian	40	25	20	535	270	260
Serbo-Croatian	45	20	25	110	45	60
Shanghainese	0	0	0	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	220	90	135	280	120	155
Sindhi	0	5	0	395	185	215
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	30	20	405	220	185
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	55	30	25
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	30	15	10
Slovak	55	25	30	175	90	85
Slovenian	15	5	5	135	70	70
Somali	15	10	5	885	435	450
Spanish	1,050	485	560	6,200	3,155	3,050
Swahili	75	40	35	575	300	275
Swedish	60	20	35	145	70	70
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	435	165	275	6,760	2,595	4,155
Taiwanese	15	10	5	50	25	30
Tamil	105	60	45	370	195	170
Telugu	40	20	15	130	70	55
Thai	30	5	20	245	85	160
Tibetan languages	5	5	0	5	5	0
Tigrigna	20	10	10	335	175	165
Turkish	120	65	50	325	190	135
Ukrainian	75	30	45	4,355	1,900	2,455
Urdu	170	90	80	1,660	850	805
Vietnamese	105	45	55	2,055	970	1,080
Yiddish	10	5	5	25	15	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	705	325	380	1,715	805	910
Multiple responses	840	400	435	2,845	1,375	1,465
English and French	95	45	45	395	205	195
English and non-official language	175	80	90	1,080	540	535
French and non-official language	560	265	300	1,335	610	730
English, French and non-official language	5	5	5	35	20	10

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. Nova Scotia (Code 12) and Division No. 11, Alberta (Code 4811) (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 4, 2024).

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Map

Map: Nova Scotia

Map: Division No. 11, Census division (Census Division), Alberta

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Nova Scotia (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Division No. 11 (Census division)

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Related data

Related data: Nova Scotia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Division No. 11, Census division (Census Division), Alberta

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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