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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)			Vancouver, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)
	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	603,502	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available	578,041	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	286,742	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,573	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,249.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	52,939.44	...Data not available	...Data not available	114.97	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	921,730	445,585	476,140	603,500	295,095	308,400
0 to 4 years	43,985	22,565	21,415	24,770	12,725	12,050
5 to 9 years	44,425	22,660	21,765	22,400	11,625	10,775
10 to 14 years	49,810	25,555	24,260	24,175	12,435	11,740
15 to 19 years	57,440	29,235	28,205	29,095	14,950	14,150
15 years	11,060	5,555	5,505	5,500	2,770	2,730
16 years	11,095	5,690	5,405	5,625	2,985	2,635
17 years	11,425	5,800	5,625	5,715	2,955	2,760
18 years	11,775	6,065	5,705	5,985	3,025	2,960
19 years	12,085	6,125	5,965	6,275	3,215	3,065
20 to 24 years	59,620	30,055	29,560	44,285	21,710	22,570
25 to 29 years	51,920	25,405	26,515	59,465	28,810	30,655
30 to 34 years	51,545	24,470	27,070	53,335	26,355	26,980
35 to 39 years	56,380	26,835	29,545	47,230	23,055	24,175
40 to 44 years	62,115	29,895	32,220	48,640	23,950	24,690
45 to 49 years	76,275	37,010	39,265	49,195	24,730	24,460
50 to 54 years	77,465	37,465	39,995	44,105	21,435	22,670
55 to 59 years	70,960	34,200	36,760	39,500	19,315	20,185
60 to 64 years	66,425	32,310	34,115	35,365	17,370	17,995
65 to 69 years	48,920	23,840	25,075	22,845	11,110	11,735
70 to 74 years	36,395	17,300	19,095	18,800	8,720	10,080
75 to 79 years	27,655	12,460	15,195	15,870	7,425	8,440
80 to 84 years	20,015	8,040	11,975	12,305	5,410	6,895
85 years and over	20,385	6,285	14,105	12,110	3,955	8,155
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	43.7	42.7	44.6	39.7	39.1	40.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	85.0	84.1	85.8	88.2	87.5	88.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	783,510	374,810	408,700	532,150	258,310	273,840
Married or living with a common-law partner	453,095	226,305	226,790	264,105	132,245	131,855
Married (and not separated)	376,020	187,865	188,155	216,815	107,845	108,965
Living common law	77,075	38,440	38,635	47,285	24,395	22,890
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	330,420	148,505	181,915	268,050	126,065	141,985
Single (never legally married)	209,180	109,775	99,405	194,270	102,030	92,240
Separated	23,545	10,105	13,445	12,850	5,445	7,400
Divorced	46,065	18,690	27,375	35,825	14,020	21,800
Widowed	51,625	9,940	41,690	25,110	4,570	20,545
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	16,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,280	...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	151,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	405	...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	24,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	625	...Data not available	...Data not available	305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.9	...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	906,175	439,230	466,940	590,205	288,095	302,110
Number of persons not in census families	163,895	74,725	89,165	165,840	79,055	86,785
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	17,670	7,250	10,420	18,175	6,670	11,505
Living with non-relatives only	37,430	20,250	17,180	46,460	24,170	22,285
Living alone	108,795	47,225	61,570	101,200	48,215	52,990
Number of census family persons	742,285	364,505	377,775	424,370	209,045	215,330
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...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	143,825	65,235	78,595	75,360	34,360	41,000
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	48,920	14,375	34,550	28,975	9,280	19,690
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	6,250	1,570	4,675	5,605	1,090	4,510
Living with non-relatives only	2,710	1,275	1,430	1,795	845	950
Living alone	39,970	11,530	28,440	21,575	7,340	14,235
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	94,905	50,860	44,045	46,390	25,085	21,305
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	122,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	121,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	17,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,410	...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	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	65	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	710	...Data not available	...Data not available	390	...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	264,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	590,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.2	...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	595,720	291,505	304,215
Single responses	904,285	438,165	466,125	578,685	283,430	295,250
English	836,085	404,330	431,760	299,290	154,040	145,250
French	31,105	15,005	16,100	8,905	4,575	4,330
Non-official languages	37,090	18,825	18,260	270,490	124,825	145,670
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	4,685	2,280	2,405	165	85	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	25	15	15	120	60	55
Dene	5	0	0	10	10	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	25	5	20	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	4,620	2,255	2,370	0	0	0
Ojibway	15	5	10	30	10	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	31,675	16,170	15,510	268,345	123,780	144,565
African languages, n.i.e.	70	40	35	55	30	25
Afrikaans	75	45	35	220	120	100
Akan (Twi)	50	25	30	70	35	40
Albanian	245	130	120	130	70	60
Amharic	150	80	70	305	160	135
Arabic	5,965	3,525	2,440	2,685	1,670	1,015
Armenian	50	30	20	275	140	135
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	100	55	45	65	35	30
Bengali	375	210	165	880	465	420
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	85	30	55	1,020	370	650
Bosnian	90	45	45	225	110	115
Bulgarian	50	30	25	465	210	260
Burmese	10	10	5	340	175	165
Cantonese	590	275	315	63,220	29,170	34,055
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,750	1,395	1,355	44,880	20,730	24,150
Creoles	45	20	25	70	40	35
Croatian	210	110	100	1,320	635	680
Czech	180	95	90	855	435	420
Danish	175	95	85	435	205	230
Dutch	1,725	860	865	1,350	675	670
Estonian	55	25	25	130	50	80
Finnish	95	40	50	410	150	260
Flemish	30	10	15	40	30	10
Fukien	15	10	10	545	245	305
German	3,275	1,545	1,735	6,615	3,150	3,465
Greek	775	385	385	2,275	1,160	1,110
Gujarati	105	60	50	960	430	530
Hakka	0	5	0	405	180	225
Hebrew	75	45	30	830	460	365
Hindi	515	265	250	3,955	1,905	2,040
Hungarian	280	130	150	1,350	655	700
Ilocano	25	5	15	1,535	615	925
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	65	40	25
Italian	790	445	345	5,065	2,435	2,625
Japanese	305	95	210	6,730	2,235	4,495
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	5	5	330	150	180
Korean	815	360	455	7,825	3,300	4,525
Kurdish	70	45	30	385	210	175
Lao	10	10	0	105	50	55
Latvian	65	35	30	135	60	75
Lingala	10	0	10	10	10	5
Lithuanian	35	15	20	85	35	50
Macedonian	15	5	5	60	25	40
Malay	65	20	45	995	495	495
Malayalam	115	55	55	325	160	165
Maltese	20	10	5	20	10	5
Mandarin	905	435	470	23,675	10,715	12,955
Marathi	30	15	15	80	45	30
Nepali	225	120	105	140	80	55
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	110	60	45	60	35	20
Norwegian	125	70	55	205	95	110
Oromo	35	30	10	75	45	30
Panjabi (Punjabi)	375	205	170	15,235	7,485	7,745
Pashto	70	35	35	125	70	50
Persian (Farsi)	1,185	635	550	6,260	3,270	2,990
Polish	825	385	440	2,705	1,245	1,455
Portuguese	380	195	185	3,410	1,680	1,730
Romanian	170	80	85	1,145	525	620
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	5	5	35	15	25
Russian	815	395	430	3,705	1,635	2,070
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	0	25	15	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	45	25	20
Serbian	115	55	55	2,080	1,020	1,065
Serbo-Croatian	105	55	55	480	230	255
Shanghainese	5	5	0	460	185	275
Sign languages, n.i.e.	120	60	60	65	30	35
Sindhi	15	10	0	245	105	140
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	110	65	45	210	105	100
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	70	35	35
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	80	40	40
Slovak	120	50	70	480	205	270
Slovenian	30	15	15	155	85	75
Somali	40	20	20	130	70	60
Spanish	1,545	750	800	10,500	5,230	5,270
Swahili	75	45	35	110	60	50
Swedish	85	40	50	440	200	235
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,185	500	685	18,805	7,300	11,505
Taiwanese	40	15	25	1,600	725	880
Tamil	270	155	110	1,400	760	635
Telugu	125	75	50	95	55	40
Thai	110	20	90	665	255	410
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	45	30	15
Tigrigna	55	30	30	120	60	65
Turkish	275	160	110	815	475	340
Ukrainian	300	130	165	890	355	530
Urdu	540	290	250	700	375	325
Vietnamese	450	220	230	10,585	4,985	5,600
Yiddish	25	10	10	185	90	100
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	725	380	345	1,985	960	1,025
Multiple responses	6,335	3,025	3,305	17,035	8,075	8,965
English and French	3,035	1,400	1,635	1,500	760	745
English and non-official language	2,855	1,385	1,470	14,425	6,800	7,625
French and non-official language	315	170	150	755	345	410
English, French and non-official language	130	75	55	355	170	185
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,615	441,190	469,430	595,720	291,505	304,215
English only	814,670	398,830	415,845	490,430	245,600	244,825
French only	875	385	490	430	205	225
English and French	93,435	41,245	52,185	58,905	26,855	32,045
Neither English nor French	1,635	735	900	45,960	18,835	27,120
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,615	441,190	469,430	595,720	291,505	304,215
English	877,990	425,370	452,620	537,105	266,410	270,695
French	29,550	14,410	15,135	9,165	4,660	4,505
English and French	1,565	740	820	4,020	1,835	2,180
Neither English nor French	1,515	670	845	45,430	18,600	26,825
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	30,330	14,780	15,550	11,175	5,575	5,600
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	3.3	3.4	3.3	1.9	1.9	1.8
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	595,720	291,510	304,215
Single responses	903,215	437,540	465,675	560,350	274,905	285,440
English	868,765	420,340	448,425	387,300	194,815	192,485
French	15,935	7,625	8,315	3,560	1,735	1,825
Non-official languages	18,510	9,570	8,940	169,485	78,360	91,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	2,770	1,395	1,380	25	15	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	15	10	10
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	2,770	1,390	1,375	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	5	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	15,500	8,060	7,440	168,770	77,985	90,790
African languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	10	0	5
Afrikaans	20	10	10	60	30	30
Akan (Twi)	10	10	5	20	10	15
Albanian	125	60	60	55	25	25
Amharic	70	35	35	130	65	70
Arabic	3,495	2,030	1,465	1,660	955	710
Armenian	15	10	10	90	45	45
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	10	5	5
Bengali	230	115	110	560	280	275
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	30	15	15	340	140	205
Bosnian	50	25	25	115	65	55
Bulgarian	10	5	10	215	95	120
Burmese	5	5	5	225	125	105
Cantonese	320	165	155	49,175	22,410	26,765
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,985	1,040	950	30,650	14,070	16,580
Creoles	30	10	15	45	20	25
Croatian	75	40	35	475	225	250
Czech	45	20	25	190	95	90
Danish	15	5	10	50	25	25
Dutch	190	85	105	135	60	75
Estonian	5	0	5	20	10	15
Finnish	10	5	0	95	40	60
Flemish	0	0	5	15	10	5
Fukien	5	0	0	165	70	100
German	1,170	565	605	1,100	530	570
Greek	270	115	150	955	440	510
Gujarati	50	25	25	485	205	275
Hakka	0	0	0	115	55	60
Hebrew	25	15	10	350	175	170
Hindi	215	110	105	1,915	905	1,015
Hungarian	65	30	30	335	145	185
Ilocano	0	5	0	525	240	290
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	20	5	10	15	10	10
Italian	170	75	95	2,040	890	1,150
Japanese	130	60	70	3,560	1,440	2,120
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	175	85	90
Korean	560	265	295	5,445	2,415	3,035
Kurdish	55	35	20	215	105	110
Lao	0	0	0	30	10	15
Latvian	15	10	10	40	15	20
Lingala	5	5	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	5	5	5	20	10	10
Macedonian	5	0	5	35	15	20
Malay	20	10	10	395	205	185
Malayalam	35	20	20	205	100	105
Maltese	0	0	0	5	5	0
Mandarin	660	340	320	19,030	8,895	10,135
Marathi	25	15	10	30	20	10
Nepali	210	110	100	85	50	35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	30	10	15	15	10	10
Norwegian	20	10	10	35	15	10
Oromo	20	15	5	40	25	15
Panjabi (Punjabi)	180	95	80	10,500	5,120	5,370
Pashto	35	20	15	90	50	45
Persian (Farsi)	935	480	455	3,875	1,890	1,985
Polish	255	125	130	860	390	470
Portuguese	120	55	60	1,545	750	800
Romanian	85	35	40	445	220	230
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	0	20	10	15
Russian	510	260	245	2,085	960	1,130
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	10	5	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	10	5	15	5	10
Serbian	60	25	35	1,325	645	685
Serbo-Croatian	50	20	25	240	115	125
Shanghainese	0	0	0	195	85	110
Sign languages, n.i.e.	195	110	85	95	50	45
Sindhi	5	0	5	75	30	50
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	25	25	65	35	35
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	45	15	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	20	10	15
Slovak	30	10	20	125	60	65
Slovenian	5	0	0	15	10	10
Somali	20	5	10	70	35	40
Spanish	775	390	385	5,245	2,560	2,680
Swahili	20	10	15	45	25	25
Swedish	10	5	5	120	55	60
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	550	275	275	9,345	3,880	5,460
Taiwanese	15	10	5	765	365	400
Tamil	130	80	50	1,035	550	485
Telugu	55	30	25	45	30	15
Thai	60	5	55	270	125	145
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	20	15	5
Tigrigna	25	15	10	60	30	35
Turkish	140	70	70	370	195	175
Ukrainian	25	5	20	140	60	80
Urdu	320	155	165	400	200	205
Vietnamese	280	145	135	7,475	3,525	3,955
Yiddish	0	0	0	5	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	235	120	115	690	365	330
Multiple responses	7,405	3,655	3,755	35,375	16,600	18,775
English and French	1,815	860	950	885	475	415
English and non-official language	5,295	2,640	2,655	33,780	15,805	17,975
French and non-official language	115	60	60	255	125	130
English, French and non-official language	180	85	90	450	195	260
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	595,720	291,505	304,215
None	863,715	418,680	445,030	454,215	224,420	229,795
Single responses	46,065	22,110	23,960	138,730	65,795	72,930
English	16,325	8,230	8,095	58,315	28,070	30,245
French	15,705	6,975	8,730	6,815	3,275	3,545
Non-official languages	14,035	6,900	7,130	73,595	34,460	39,140
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,945	900	1,045	105	55	50
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	5	80	40	40
Dene	5	0	0	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	30	10	20	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	1,890	880	1,015	0	0	5
Ojibway	10	5	5	20	10	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	11,385	5,685	5,705	72,660	34,020	38,640
African languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	25	15	10
Afrikaans	55	25	30	130	65	60
Akan (Twi)	35	20	20	35	15	20
Albanian	95	45	45	45	25	20
Amharic	40	25	20	105	60	50
Arabic	1,995	1,175	825	735	500	230
Armenian	20	10	5	80	45	35
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	45	25	25	35	20	15
Bengali	95	60	35	190	90	100
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	10	220	80	140
Bosnian	35	20	15	80	35	45
Bulgarian	25	15	10	150	65	85
Burmese	5	0	0	90	45	45
Cantonese	195	100	90	13,960	6,715	7,240
Chinese, n.o.s.	490	225	265	7,635	3,705	3,935
Creoles	80	25	55	35	20	15
Croatian	70	25	40	505	230	270
Czech	55	20	35	330	155	175
Danish	60	30	30	160	80	85
Dutch	550	260	285	455	220	235
Estonian	20	5	15	30	15	20
Finnish	25	10	10	140	45	95
Flemish	5	0	5	10	5	5
Fukien	10	0	5	195	80	110
German	1,255	605	645	2,735	1,275	1,465
Greek	435	225	205	1,165	585	580
Gujarati	40	15	20	350	155	195
Hakka	0	0	0	135	65	75
Hebrew	85	45	35	510	260	255
Hindi	310	165	145	2,065	1,035	1,035
Hungarian	90	35	50	430	200	235
Ilocano	5	0	5	380	140	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	40	20	20
Italian	365	190	170	1,925	945	980
Japanese	205	85	115	2,860	1,130	1,735
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	75	35	45
Korean	205	95	110	1,545	615	925
Kurdish	10	5	5	85	50	35
Lao	0	0	0	45	25	20
Latvian	25	10	10	30	10	20
Lingala	5	0	5	5	5	0
Lithuanian	5	0	5	25	15	15
Macedonian	5	5	5	5	5	5
Malay	30	10	15	385	195	195
Malayalam	55	20	35	95	45	45
Maltese	15	5	10	10	5	5
Mandarin	225	110	120	5,625	2,475	3,150
Marathi	5	5	5	25	10	15
Nepali	5	5	5	15	10	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	20	15	5
Norwegian	55	25	30	80	40	40
Oromo	5	5	0	10	10	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	125	60	60	3,655	1,840	1,815
Pashto	10	5	5	25	15	10
Persian (Farsi)	210	125	85	1,545	840	705
Polish	280	135	140	905	405	500
Portuguese	175	85	85	1,290	645	645
Romanian	60	25	35	355	140	215
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	5	5	5
Russian	230	105	120	1,035	440	590
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	0	10	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	15	10	5
Serbian	40	25	20	510	250	260
Serbo-Croatian	45	20	25	125	50	75
Shanghainese	0	0	0	170	80	90
Sign languages, n.i.e.	220	90	135	45	20	35
Sindhi	0	5	0	120	55	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	30	20	70	35	35
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	15	10	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	25	10	10
Slovak	55	25	30	175	55	125
Slovenian	15	5	5	50	20	25
Somali	15	10	5	45	20	25
Spanish	1,050	485	560	5,260	2,660	2,600
Swahili	75	40	35	75	40	35
Swedish	60	20	35	215	105	110
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	435	165	275	6,385	2,360	4,025
Taiwanese	15	10	5	680	320	365
Tamil	105	60	45	290	170	120
Telugu	40	20	15	40	20	20
Thai	30	5	20	255	95	150
Tibetan languages	5	5	0	15	10	5
Tigrigna	20	10	10	40	15	20
Turkish	120	65	50	280	160	120
Ukrainian	75	30	45	245	110	135
Urdu	170	90	80	195	110	90
Vietnamese	105	45	55	2,400	1,175	1,225
Yiddish	10	5	5	45	15	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	705	325	380	830	385	445
Multiple responses	840	400	435	2,780	1,285	1,490
English and French	95	45	45	240	110	130
English and non-official language	175	80	90	1,140	530	610
French and non-official language	560	265	300	1,380	645	735
English, French and non-official language	5	5	5	15	5	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 Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915022) (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 7, 2024).

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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