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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	Halifax West Nova Scotia (Federal electoral district, 2003 representation order)			Waterloo, RM Ontario (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}	97,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	507,096	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	88,756	...Data not available	...Data not available	478,121	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	10.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	6.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	42,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	202,121	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	40,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,599	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	202.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	370.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	482.99	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,368.94	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	97,710	46,865	50,845	507,095	249,820	257,275
0 to 4 years	5,395	2,850	2,545	30,940	15,880	15,065
5 to 9 years	5,300	2,725	2,580	30,660	15,615	15,045
10 to 14 years	5,480	2,800	2,680	31,370	16,020	15,350
15 to 19 years	5,785	2,915	2,870	34,580	17,710	16,875
15 years	1,220	595	625	6,900	3,550	3,345
16 years	1,115	580	535	6,865	3,570	3,300
17 years	1,125	565	560	6,700	3,360	3,340
18 years	1,170	600	570	6,740	3,440	3,300
19 years	1,145	570	575	7,375	3,795	3,585
20 to 24 years	6,800	3,360	3,440	37,220	19,075	18,145
25 to 29 years	7,385	3,580	3,810	35,685	17,870	17,810
30 to 34 years	6,830	3,240	3,585	34,370	17,065	17,305
35 to 39 years	7,025	3,355	3,670	35,205	17,395	17,815
40 to 44 years	7,370	3,450	3,920	37,075	18,360	18,720
45 to 49 years	8,430	4,110	4,320	40,580	20,075	20,510
50 to 54 years	7,565	3,650	3,915	37,410	18,385	19,025
55 to 59 years	6,320	2,915	3,405	31,785	15,525	16,265
60 to 64 years	5,545	2,560	2,985	26,630	12,900	13,725
65 to 69 years	3,985	1,885	2,100	19,360	9,115	10,250
70 to 74 years	2,940	1,330	1,610	14,740	7,080	7,665
75 to 79 years	2,255	975	1,280	11,835	5,290	6,540
80 to 84 years	1,630	650	980	9,180	3,730	5,450
85 years and over	1,685	525	1,155	8,450	2,730	5,720
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.2	38.1	40.3	37.7	36.6	38.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.4	82.1	84.6	81.7	81.0	82.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	81,530	38,495	43,040	414,120	202,305	211,810
Married or living with a common-law partner	48,535	24,210	24,330	245,165	122,485	122,680
Married (and not separated)	40,380	20,155	20,220	212,085	105,985	106,100
Living common law	8,155	4,050	4,105	33,080	16,500	16,575
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	32,995	14,285	18,715	168,955	79,820	89,135
Single (never legally married)	22,400	11,065	11,330	113,695	61,995	51,700
Separated	2,260	965	1,295	12,535	5,205	7,335
Divorced	4,485	1,565	2,920	21,815	8,545	13,265
Widowed	3,855	685	3,165	20,915	4,080	16,835
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	28,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	14,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	6,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	5,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	1,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	28,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	23,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	19,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	8,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	10,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	61,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	4,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	2,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	705	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	400	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	130	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	4,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	3,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	930	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	245	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	735	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	490	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	205	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	40	...Data not available	...Data not available	305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	163,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	6,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	9,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	3,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	5,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	2,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	96,625	46,545	50,085	499,610	246,930	252,680
Number of persons not in census families	17,155	7,410	9,750	73,390	36,055	37,335
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	1,820	720	1,095	9,670	4,075	5,595
Living with non-relatives only	4,670	2,470	2,200	18,435	10,985	7,450
Living alone	10,675	4,220	6,455	45,285	20,995	24,290
Number of census family persons	79,470	39,135	40,335	426,225	210,875	215,345
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	11,640	5,170	6,470	58,490	26,450	32,040
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	3,765	925	2,840	18,200	4,795	13,405
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	520	110	410	3,020	625	2,390
Living with non-relatives only	190	75	115	810	370	440
Living alone	3,055	735	2,315	14,370	3,795	10,575
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	7,875	4,245	3,635	40,290	21,660	18,630
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	40,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	27,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	138,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	25,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	22,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	109,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	10,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	11,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	3,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	1,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	1,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	935	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	410	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	525	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	505	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	520	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,690	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	12,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	10,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	2,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	40,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	18,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	109,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	4,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	545	...Data not available	...Data not available	350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	16,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	63,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	2,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	1,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	895	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	11,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	15	...Data not available	...Data not available	330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	40,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	10,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	14,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	63,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	6,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	5,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	1,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	755	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	96,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	499,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	97,040	46,665	50,375	501,800	247,815	253,990
Single responses	95,805	46,070	49,735	494,100	244,020	250,080
English	83,840	40,115	43,725	375,515	186,060	189,455
French	2,435	1,145	1,290	6,090	2,870	3,220
Non-official languages	9,530	4,810	4,720	112,495	55,080	57,415
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	5	0	30	5	25
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	5	0	5	0	5
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	5	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	15	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	9,385	4,745	4,640	111,250	54,455	56,800
African languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	315	165	150
Afrikaans	20	10	10	100	60	40
Akan (Twi)	25	10	15	55	30	25
Albanian	180	95	85	810	425	380
Amharic	35	20	20	595	285	310
Arabic	2,630	1,420	1,210	4,425	2,335	2,090
Armenian	15	10	5	455	235	220
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	90	40	50
Bengali	105	60	50	700	380	320
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	10	5	5
Bisayan languages	30	10	20	45	20	30
Bosnian	40	20	20	495	255	245
Bulgarian	20	5	15	155	90	70
Burmese	0	5	0	65	40	25
Cantonese	140	65	65	1,410	710	700
Chinese, n.o.s.	670	325	345	4,835	2,395	2,440
Creoles	15	5	15	105	50	65
Croatian	60	35	30	2,195	1,100	1,095
Czech	30	15	15	800	375	425
Danish	15	5	10	195	90	100
Dutch	140	65	75	2,345	1,080	1,260
Estonian	10	5	0	120	55	65
Finnish	10	5	5	165	80	85
Flemish	10	5	5	70	25	40
Fukien	5	5	0	20	10	10
German	305	150	155	16,515	7,850	8,670
Greek	285	140	140	1,400	700	705
Gujarati	30	15	15	2,165	1,115	1,050
Hakka	0	0	0	15	10	10
Hebrew	25	10	15	90	45	50
Hindi	170	80	90	1,150	585	565
Hungarian	55	25	30	1,825	895	930
Ilocano	10	0	5	55	20	35
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	145	70	75
Italian	240	125	115	1,930	1,040	890
Japanese	45	15	35	395	165	230
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	275	140	135
Korean	390	180	210	1,495	750	750
Kurdish	55	35	20	515	280	230
Lao	5	0	0	1,030	500	535
Latvian	5	5	5	95	50	50
Lingala	5	0	5	10	0	5
Lithuanian	5	5	5	90	40	50
Macedonian	5	5	5	250	125	115
Malay	15	5	5	190	80	110
Malayalam	40	20	20	300	150	150
Maltese	0	0	0	60	30	30
Mandarin	300	145	155	3,065	1,520	1,540
Marathi	15	10	5	145	75	70
Nepali	200	105	95	35	15	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	95	45	45
Norwegian	15	15	5	30	15	10
Oromo	20	10	5	100	55	45
Panjabi (Punjabi)	125	65	55	3,870	1,915	1,955
Pashto	45	20	20	815	430	380
Persian (Farsi)	470	250	220	2,930	1,530	1,395
Polish	230	110	115	5,445	2,600	2,845
Portuguese	55	30	30	10,020	4,815	5,205
Romanian	60	30	30	5,555	2,725	2,830
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	15	5	10
Russian	290	150	145	1,545	725	820
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	35	25	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	225	105	115
Serbian	35	20	20	5,080	2,510	2,570
Serbo-Croatian	50	20	25	580	290	290
Shanghainese	5	0	0	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	60	25	30
Sindhi	5	5	5	205	100	105
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	30	15	10	190	95	95
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	120	60	60
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	270	145	130
Slovak	35	10	25	570	260	310
Slovenian	10	5	5	285	150	135
Somali	15	5	5	685	330	355
Spanish	360	165	195	7,975	3,815	4,165
Swahili	15	10	10	120	65	55
Swedish	15	10	5	90	55	40
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	355	150	200	1,330	460	870
Taiwanese	15	10	5	70	35	35
Tamil	70	35	35	665	355	315
Telugu	45	20	25	290	165	130
Thai	10	5	5	115	40	70
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	5	5
Tigrigna	15	5	5	450	225	230
Turkish	85	45	35	785	410	375
Ukrainian	45	25	25	820	355	465
Urdu	185	100	90	2,800	1,440	1,365
Vietnamese	165	80	85	3,190	1,535	1,655
Yiddish	5	0	5	15	5	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	135	60	75	1,215	625	590
Multiple responses	1,240	595	640	7,700	3,795	3,905
English and French	385	165	220	1,025	460	560
English and non-official language	765	385	380	6,280	3,155	3,135
French and non-official language	55	25	30	230	110	125
English, French and non-official language	35	15	20	160	75	85
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	97,045	46,665	50,375	501,800	247,815	253,990
English only	83,980	40,930	43,055	462,190	230,855	231,330
French only	75	35	45	230	100	130
English and French	12,385	5,425	6,960	31,440	13,630	17,810
Neither English nor French	600	280	320	7,940	3,230	4,710
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	97,045	46,665	50,375	501,800	247,810	253,985
English	93,700	45,090	48,610	485,815	240,750	245,070
French	2,370	1,125	1,245	5,875	2,770	3,100
English and French	395	185	210	2,360	1,160	1,205
Neither English nor French	580	265	315	7,750	3,130	4,620
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	2,565	1,215	1,350	7,050	3,355	3,700
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.6	2.6	2.7	1.4	1.4	1.5
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	97,040	46,665	50,380	501,800	247,810	253,985
Single responses	94,955	45,605	49,345	484,965	239,535	245,430
English	88,980	42,625	46,355	423,620	209,565	214,055
French	785	380	405	1,725	810	915
Non-official languages	5,185	2,605	2,580	59,620	29,160	30,460
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	0	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	5,140	2,580	2,555	59,085	28,900	30,190
African languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	165	80	85
Afrikaans	5	0	0	30	15	15
Akan (Twi)	5	0	0	20	10	10
Albanian	85	45	40	530	270	260
Amharic	20	10	10	390	195	200
Arabic	1,515	790	730	2,690	1,320	1,370
Armenian	5	5	0	225	105	120
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	35	15	20
Bengali	65	30	35	435	225	210
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	10	10	15	5	5
Bosnian	25	15	15	310	165	145
Bulgarian	10	0	10	80	40	35
Burmese	0	0	0	90	45	40
Cantonese	80	45	35	820	400	420
Chinese, n.o.s.	475	235	240	3,270	1,635	1,635
Creoles	15	0	10	40	15	25
Croatian	30	15	15	1,035	500	535
Czech	5	0	5	265	125	140
Danish	0	0	0	35	15	15
Dutch	20	5	15	420	190	230
Estonian	0	0	0	25	5	15
Finnish	0	0	0	20	10	15
Flemish	0	0	0	5	0	5
Fukien	0	0	0	5	0	5
German	45	15	25	6,375	3,065	3,310
Greek	110	50	55	575	270	305
Gujarati	15	10	10	1,380	690	690
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	10	5	5	55	25	30
Hindi	75	35	40	535	280	260
Hungarian	20	10	10	615	310	305
Ilocano	0	0	0	15	10	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	95	40	60
Italian	60	30	30	450	210	240
Japanese	10	5	10	220	105	110
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	160	85	75
Korean	305	145	155	1,070	535	530
Kurdish	45	30	20	325	170	155
Lao	0	0	0	555	275	275
Latvian	0	0	0	10	5	5
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	5
Lithuanian	5	0	5	15	5	10
Macedonian	0	0	0	125	60	65
Malay	5	5	5	65	30	35
Malayalam	20	10	5	190	95	95
Maltese	0	0	0	10	5	5
Mandarin	205	105	100	2,360	1,190	1,165
Marathi	10	5	5	65	35	35
Nepali	190	95	95	20	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	30	15	20
Norwegian	5	0	0	5	5	0
Oromo	10	10	0	50	20	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	60	35	30	2,575	1,250	1,330
Pashto	15	10	5	585	295	290
Persian (Farsi)	375	190	180	2,205	1,125	1,080
Polish	75	35	45	2,490	1,215	1,280
Portuguese	15	5	10	4,470	2,090	2,380
Romanian	35	15	20	3,055	1,490	1,570
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	10	5	5
Russian	190	100	90	970	465	500
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	10	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	160	75	85
Serbian	25	10	10	3,810	1,880	1,925
Serbo-Croatian	20	10	10	330	165	165
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	20	10	5	90	50	40
Sindhi	5	0	0	85	45	40
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	15	10	10	80	40	40
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	95	50	50
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	140	75	65
Slovak	10	5	5	180	85	100
Slovenian	5	5	0	70	35	40
Somali	5	0	0	480	230	245
Spanish	200	105	95	4,720	2,265	2,455
Swahili	5	0	5	70	30	40
Swedish	0	0	0	40	20	15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	175	85	95	445	200	245
Taiwanese	5	5	5	35	20	15
Tamil	35	15	15	370	190	180
Telugu	25	10	15	160	85	75
Thai	0	0	0	55	25	30
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	10	5	0	285	140	145
Turkish	45	20	30	420	215	200
Ukrainian	10	5	5	240	100	140
Urdu	95	40	50	1,755	895	860
Vietnamese	100	55	50	2,295	1,110	1,185
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	45	25	20	535	265	270
Multiple responses	2,090	1,060	1,030	16,835	8,275	8,560
English and French	210	100	110	585	250	340
English and non-official language	1,795	920	875	15,880	7,855	8,025
French and non-official language	30	15	15	80	35	45
English, French and non-official language	55	20	30	285	130	150
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	97,040	46,665	50,380	501,795	247,810	253,990
None	88,690	42,630	46,055	438,135	216,745	221,395
Single responses	8,175	3,955	4,220	62,475	30,495	31,980
English	3,035	1,520	1,515	25,505	12,775	12,730
French	2,075	905	1,175	4,450	1,905	2,555
Non-official languages	3,060	1,530	1,535	32,520	15,825	16,700
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	10	5	0	30	10	20
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	10	10	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	25	5	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	2,965	1,485	1,475	31,905	15,515	16,390
African languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	80	35	45
Afrikaans	15	5	10	60	30	30
Akan (Twi)	15	5	5	25	15	10
Albanian	75	40	35	165	90	85
Amharic	10	10	5	185	95	90
Arabic	785	435	350	1,440	785	655
Armenian	5	5	0	140	70	65
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	25	15	15
Bengali	30	20	15	180	100	80
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	5	0	0	15	5	10
Bosnian	15	15	5	160	85	75
Bulgarian	5	5	0	40	30	20
Burmese	0	0	0	25	15	15
Cantonese	60	30	30	490	250	240
Chinese, n.o.s.	105	50	55	980	490	485
Creoles	10	0	5	75	35	40
Croatian	15	10	10	725	360	365
Czech	5	0	5	300	135	165
Danish	5	0	5	65	30	40
Dutch	30	15	20	620	270	345
Estonian	0	0	5	40	10	25
Finnish	0	0	0	50	25	20
Flemish	0	0	0	10	0	5
Fukien	5	0	0	5	0	5
German	150	75	80	4,295	1,960	2,335
Greek	160	85	75	660	325	330
Gujarati	15	5	10	525	255	270
Hakka	0	0	0	5	0	0
Hebrew	25	10	15	60	25	30
Hindi	100	50	50	770	410	360
Hungarian	20	5	10	505	230	275
Ilocano	5	0	5	20	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	35	20	10
Italian	95	50	45	725	350	375
Japanese	35	10	25	155	70	90
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	60	30	25
Korean	65	30	30	275	145	130
Kurdish	5	0	5	100	50	50
Lao	0	0	0	310	160	145
Latvian	5	5	0	25	10	10
Lingala	0	0	0	10	5	10
Lithuanian	0	0	0	20	5	10
Macedonian	0	0	0	60	35	25
Malay	5	0	5	75	30	40
Malayalam	15	5	10	115	65	50
Maltese	5	0	5	20	10	10
Mandarin	65	30	40	625	295	330
Marathi	5	0	0	40	30	15
Nepali	5	5	0	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	75	40	40
Norwegian	10	5	5	20	10	10
Oromo	0	0	0	30	20	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	20	10	10	850	440	415
Pashto	5	5	0	135	80	55
Persian (Farsi)	60	30	30	400	215	185
Polish	85	50	35	1,555	735	815
Portuguese	20	10	10	3,855	1,895	1,955
Romanian	20	10	10	1,570	755	810
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	5	0	5
Russian	85	45	40	395	190	210
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	15	10	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	60	30	30
Serbian	20	10	10	825	400	420
Serbo-Croatian	25	10	10	145	75	75
Shanghainese	0	0	0	5	0	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	20	0	15	60	30	30
Sindhi	0	0	0	60	25	35
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	15	10	10	70	40	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	5	10
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	30	15	15
Slovak	25	5	15	175	75	100
Slovenian	5	0	0	90	40	45
Somali	0	0	0	160	70	90
Spanish	195	90	110	2,795	1,355	1,440
Swahili	15	5	5	85	50	40
Swedish	10	5	10	40	20	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	100	45	55	515	160	355
Taiwanese	5	5	5	20	10	10
Tamil	25	10	15	240	130	110
Telugu	15	5	10	90	45	45
Thai	0	5	0	50	20	30
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	0	0
Tigrigna	5	5	0	130	60	70
Turkish	35	20	15	295	145	140
Ukrainian	10	5	5	190	75	115
Urdu	75	40	45	840	420	415
Vietnamese	40	20	15	645	325	325
Yiddish	0	0	0	10	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	90	35	50	585	295	290
Multiple responses	180	75	100	1,185	570	620
English and French	30	10	20	155	75	85
English and non-official language	55	20	30	460	240	220
French and non-official language	95	40	50	555	255	305
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	10	5	5

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. Halifax West, Nova Scotia (Code 12005) and Waterloo, Ontario (Code 3530) (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 1, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy: Halifax West (Federal electoral district, 2003 Representation Order)

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- Nova Scotia (Province)
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  - Waterloo (Regional municipality)

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