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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	Quebec (Province)			Québec (CMA) Quebec (Census metropolitan area)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	7,903,001^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	765,706^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	7,546,131^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	719,153^A†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	6.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	3,685,926	...Data not available	...Data not available	361,447	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	3,395,343	...Data not available	...Data not available	345,892	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	5.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	228.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,356,547.02	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,349.12	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	7,903,000	3,875,860	4,027,140	765,705	371,865	393,840
0 to 4 years	440,840	225,525	215,320	40,775	20,755	20,025
5 to 9 years	399,575	203,675	195,900	35,195	17,900	17,295
10 to 14 years	418,205	213,540	204,665	36,355	18,580	17,775
15 to 19 years	491,980	249,960	242,020	44,240	22,285	21,960
15 years	93,955	47,690	46,265	8,195	4,130	4,075
16 years	96,095	48,880	47,210	8,295	4,235	4,060
17 years	97,795	49,925	47,875	8,825	4,440	4,390
18 years	100,210	50,910	49,305	9,060	4,580	4,480
19 years	103,915	52,545	51,370	9,865	4,905	4,960
20 to 24 years	489,185	246,850	242,340	51,130	25,275	25,855
25 to 29 years	490,665	245,695	244,970	52,385	26,835	25,550
30 to 34 years	531,445	264,980	266,460	54,330	27,610	26,725
35 to 39 years	498,225	249,610	248,615	46,905	24,010	22,900
40 to 44 years	520,805	261,120	259,690	47,205	23,700	23,500
45 to 49 years	623,575	311,320	312,250	57,970	28,740	29,230
50 to 54 years	648,695	320,695	327,995	62,275	30,390	31,880
55 to 59 years	579,280	285,295	293,990	58,035	27,760	30,275
60 to 64 years	512,830	250,675	262,155	52,685	25,285	27,400
65 to 69 years	403,210	194,305	208,905	41,375	19,455	21,925
70 to 74 years	291,755	135,830	155,925	28,495	12,935	15,560
75 to 79 years	232,355	101,675	130,680	22,615	9,525	13,090
80 to 84 years	176,420	69,170	107,250	17,340	6,380	10,955
85 years and over	153,945	45,945	108,005	16,395	4,455	11,945
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	41.9	40.7	43.0	42.3	40.6	44.1
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.1	83.4	84.7	85.3	84.6	86.0
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	6,644,380	3,233,120	3,411,260	653,380	314,630	338,750
Married or living with a common-law partner	3,745,320	1,875,415	1,869,905	369,400	184,900	184,495
Married (and not separated)	2,353,770	1,177,720	1,176,050	202,455	101,190	101,265
Living common law	1,391,550	697,695	693,850	166,945	83,705	83,235
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	2,899,060	1,357,705	1,541,360	283,985	129,735	154,250
Single (never legally married)	1,942,090	1,045,540	896,545	194,370	101,865	92,505
Separated	105,195	46,465	58,720	9,320	4,060	5,260
Divorced	463,830	188,265	275,565	43,885	16,930	26,950
Widowed	387,945	77,430	310,515	36,410	6,870	29,540
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	2,203,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	213,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	1,158,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	118,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	473,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	407,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	164,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	2,203,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	213,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	1,838,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	182,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	1,143,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	98,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	596,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	547,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	216,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	226,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	104,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	694,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	334,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	360,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	152,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	155,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	53,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	365,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	277,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	169,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	81,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	26,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	87,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	57,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	23,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	5,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	2,201,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	193,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	520,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	728,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	63,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	279,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	453,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	219,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	7,732,835	3,812,190	3,920,640	746,715	365,205	381,510
Number of persons not in census families	1,489,290	717,115	772,170	157,845	73,025	84,825
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	145,795	64,175	81,615	10,650	4,650	6,000
Living with non-relatives only	249,085	141,300	107,785	27,550	15,845	11,705
Living alone	1,094,410	511,640	582,770	119,645	52,525	67,120
Number of census family persons	6,243,545	3,095,075	3,148,470	588,865	292,180	296,685
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...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	1,128,815	510,045	618,775	111,605	48,820	62,785
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	413,235	124,645	288,590	42,465	11,735	30,730
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	45,530	11,850	33,680	3,250	820	2,430
Living with non-relatives only	24,935	11,985	12,950	2,030	945	1,085
Living alone	342,775	100,810	241,965	37,190	9,970	27,220
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	715,580	385,395	330,185	69,135	37,085	32,050
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	3,395,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	345,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	2,174,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	212,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	2,050,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	204,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	1,738,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	176,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	880,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	857,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	312,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	123,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	95,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	61,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	27,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	33,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	33,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	28,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	1,221,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	133,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	1,094,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	119,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	126,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	3,395,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	345,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	1,560,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	171,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	22,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	1,640,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	178,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	171,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	86,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	263,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	1,103,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	128,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	15,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	3,395,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	345,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	1,094,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	119,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	1,181,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	496,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	421,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	142,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	59,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	7,732,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	746,715	...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}	7,815,950	3,841,260	3,974,690	756,405	368,455	387,950
Single responses	7,663,135	3,764,810	3,898,325	750,690	365,495	385,195
English	599,225	297,875	301,355	10,850	5,640	5,210
French	6,102,210	2,994,300	3,107,910	717,770	348,730	369,040
Non-official languages	961,700	472,635	489,060	22,080	11,130	10,945
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	41,290	20,530	20,760	320	130	195
Atikamekw	5,815	2,975	2,845	40	20	20
Cree, n.o.s.	15,135	7,570	7,565	5	5	0
Dene	0	5	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	8,715	4,200	4,515	265	105	165
Inuktitut	10,915	5,430	5,485	15	5	10
Mi'kmaq	670	340	325	0	0	0
Ojibway	30	15	15	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	908,480	445,970	462,515	21,060	10,605	10,455
African languages, n.i.e.	930	530	400	60	30	25
Afrikaans	100	50	45	5	5	0
Akan (Twi)	1,140	560	585	0	0	0
Albanian	2,405	1,240	1,170	200	110	90
Amharic	690	340	355	10	5	5
Arabic	140,035	74,985	65,050	3,260	1,895	1,365
Armenian	15,030	7,335	7,700	45	20	25
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	1,645	875	770	100	55	50
Bengali	10,405	5,305	5,100	65	30	30
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5,645	3,095	2,550	140	90	55
Bisayan languages	955	280	670	20	5	15
Bosnian	1,505	745	760	650	335	320
Bulgarian	6,495	3,165	3,330	200	95	105
Burmese	60	25	35	5	0	0
Cantonese	10,975	5,185	5,790	130	65	65
Chinese, n.o.s.	41,590	19,745	21,850	685	345	340
Creoles	49,475	21,965	27,510	345	175	165
Croatian	2,375	1,220	1,160	110	55	50
Czech	1,645	790	855	60	30	30
Danish	305	145	160	5	0	0
Dutch	3,245	1,595	1,645	140	70	70
Estonian	200	75	125	5	0	0
Finnish	415	155	255	10	5	10
Flemish	590	250	340	30	10	20
Fukien	75	30	45	5	0	5
German	15,025	6,920	8,105	535	205	330
Greek	39,825	20,135	19,690	125	70	50
Gujarati	5,940	2,915	3,025	25	15	10
Hakka	105	40	60	0	0	0
Hebrew	3,975	2,105	1,870	15	10	5
Hindi	2,745	1,435	1,310	40	20	20
Hungarian	6,675	3,250	3,430	130	65	65
Ilocano	1,685	615	1,075	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	560	320	240	80	35	45
Italian	113,815	56,530	57,285	615	340	270
Japanese	2,175	680	1,495	130	40	90
Khmer (Cambodian)	8,620	4,035	4,580	360	165	200
Korean	4,085	1,785	2,300	25	15	15
Kurdish	820	465	360	35	20	10
Lao	4,185	2,050	2,140	135	75	60
Latvian	335	125	205	5	5	5
Lingala	2,045	980	1,070	85	40	45
Lithuanian	650	275	370	5	5	5
Macedonian	195	105	95	5	5	0
Malay	625	250	375	5	0	5
Malayalam	315	165	150	5	5	0
Maltese	30	15	15	0	0	0
Mandarin	11,290	5,155	6,130	270	125	145
Marathi	160	90	65	0	0	5
Nepali	1,280	620	660	525	270	250
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	4,565	2,470	2,090	290	175	120
Norwegian	275	130	140	10	5	5
Oromo	7,035	3,865	3,170	230	125	105
Panjabi (Punjabi)	11,150	5,990	5,160	10	5	5
Pashto	990	545	445	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	19,835	10,340	9,500	365	190	180
Polish	15,250	6,695	8,555	320	140	180
Portuguese	34,265	16,505	17,760	1,115	545	570
Romanian	31,245	15,115	16,130	670	325	345
Rundi (Kirundi)	2,370	1,150	1,220	315	160	160
Russian	24,085	10,765	13,320	455	185	270
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	2,005	875	1,130	225	105	120
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	150	80	75	5	5	0
Serbian	2,955	1,485	1,470	175	90	90
Serbo-Croatian	1,910	945	970	225	105	120
Shanghainese	95	40	50	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	520	305	215	50	35	20
Sindhi	305	145	155	0	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	585	305	280	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	95	55	40	20	10	10
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	325	180	145	5	0	0
Slovak	1,180	525	660	30	10	15
Slovenian	840	375	460	0	0	0
Somali	855	435	420	15	10	10
Spanish	131,850	64,490	67,365	5,605	2,685	2,920
Swahili	2,065	1,060	1,010	375	205	175
Swedish	515	240	280	20	10	15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	13,740	4,655	9,090	65	20	45
Taiwanese	405	190	215	0	0	0
Tamil	13,245	6,645	6,595	20	5	10
Telugu	365	200	160	5	0	5
Thai	725	190	535	60	20	40
Tibetan languages	110	60	50	5	5	5
Tigrigna	350	160	190	5	5	0
Turkish	6,915	3,605	3,305	60	40	25
Ukrainian	4,785	2,095	2,690	60	25	35
Urdu	9,800	5,115	4,690	25	15	10
Vietnamese	26,560	12,675	13,885	795	390	405
Yiddish	9,035	4,515	4,520	0	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	11,930	6,140	5,790	690	395	300
Multiple responses	152,820	76,455	76,365	5,710	2,960	2,755
English and French	64,800	32,390	32,405	3,295	1,700	1,595
English and non-official language	23,435	11,455	11,975	215	100	110
French and non-official language	51,640	25,810	25,825	1,995	1,045	950
English, French and non-official language	12,950	6,790	6,155	205	110	95
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	7,815,955	3,841,260	3,974,690	756,400	368,455	387,950
English only	363,860	180,175	183,690	1,555	825	725
French only	4,047,175	1,871,500	2,175,675	479,895	216,120	263,775
English and French	3,328,725	1,758,410	1,570,310	273,335	150,780	122,550
Neither English nor French	76,190	31,175	45,015	1,620	725	895
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	7,815,955	3,841,265	3,974,695	756,400	368,455	387,950
English	935,635	465,965	469,675	12,045	6,235	5,810
French	6,561,510	3,216,790	3,344,720	738,330	359,110	379,220
English and French	245,230	128,655	116,575	4,505	2,425	2,080
Neither English nor French	73,580	29,860	43,720	1,515	675	840
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	1,058,250	530,290	527,960	14,300	7,455	6,845
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	13.5	13.8	13.3	1.9	2.0	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}	7,815,955	3,841,260	3,974,695	756,400	368,450	387,950
Single responses	7,570,900	3,720,195	3,850,710	749,205	364,840	384,365
English	767,415	379,915	387,500	7,720	3,905	3,820
French	6,249,080	3,071,635	3,177,450	730,095	355,365	374,730
Non-official languages	554,400	268,640	285,760	11,390	5,575	5,815
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	37,955	19,060	18,895	140	55	80
Atikamekw	5,365	2,805	2,560	10	10	0
Cree, n.o.s.	14,155	7,085	7,075	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	7,730	3,760	3,965	125	45	75
Inuktitut	10,360	5,230	5,130	0	0	5
Mi'kmaq	330	175	155	0	0	0
Ojibway	10	5	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}	511,880	247,275	264,610	10,960	5,370	5,585
African languages, n.i.e.	220	105	115	0	0	0
Afrikaans	25	10	15	0	0	0
Akan (Twi)	565	260	310	0	0	0
Albanian	1,510	765	745	130	65	65
Amharic	360	165	195	0	0	0
Arabic	72,955	37,360	35,590	1,205	620	590
Armenian	10,980	5,195	5,785	30	15	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	290	140	155	15	10	5
Bengali	8,285	4,110	4,170	65	25	35
Berber languages (Kabyle)	1,915	1,005	915	35	15	20
Bisayan languages	235	95	140	5	0	5
Bosnian	1,030	525	505	465	240	225
Bulgarian	4,940	2,430	2,505	135	75	60
Burmese	30	10	15	0	0	5
Cantonese	8,340	3,980	4,360	65	30	35
Chinese, n.o.s.	33,890	16,270	17,620	530	270	265
Creoles	19,430	8,295	11,135	80	30	45
Croatian	1,060	510	545	50	25	25
Czech	510	240	275	15	10	5
Danish	35	20	15	0	0	0
Dutch	525	245	280	25	10	15
Estonian	30	15	15	0	5	0
Finnish	65	25	40	0	0	0
Flemish	95	45	55	0	0	0
Fukien	15	10	5	0	0	0
German	3,025	1,435	1,590	85	45	40
Greek	20,060	9,685	10,380	25	15	10
Gujarati	3,955	1,905	2,050	15	5	10
Hakka	20	5	15	0	0	0
Hebrew	1,735	885	845	5	5	5
Hindi	1,450	720	725	20	10	10
Hungarian	2,390	1,070	1,315	35	20	20
Ilocano	585	225	360	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	275	145	130	40	15	25
Italian	39,540	17,925	21,615	115	50	70
Japanese	915	390	525	60	25	35
Khmer (Cambodian)	5,350	2,475	2,875	175	75	100
Korean	2,955	1,360	1,590	5	5	0
Kurdish	380	200	180	20	10	5
Lao	2,395	1,160	1,235	45	25	20
Latvian	90	35	55	0	0	0
Lingala	545	250	290	25	15	15
Lithuanian	150	60	90	0	0	0
Macedonian	125	65	60	5	5	0
Malay	225	115	120	0	0	0
Malayalam	75	40	35	0	0	0
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	9,325	4,485	4,835	195	100	90
Marathi	65	40	25	0	0	0
Nepali	1,170	575	600	510	265	240
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	975	465	505	40	15	25
Norwegian	40	20	25	0	0	0
Oromo	2,115	1,110	1,010	65	25	35
Panjabi (Punjabi)	8,345	4,415	3,925	5	5	5
Pashto	805	430	380	5	0	5
Persian (Farsi)	14,380	7,125	7,255	260	125	130
Polish	6,955	3,160	3,800	115	45	65
Portuguese	16,015	7,615	8,405	610	300	310
Romanian	22,790	11,190	11,605	415	210	205
Rundi (Kirundi)	665	305	355	90	45	40
Russian	18,465	8,740	9,725	275	130	150
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	450	210	235	40	15	25
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	75	40	35	0	0	0
Serbian	2,015	985	1,025	135	65	70
Serbo-Croatian	1,180	580	600	145	70	75
Shanghainese	30	15	20	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	975	625	355	70	50	25
Sindhi	175	85	90	5	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	330	165	170	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	55	20	30	15	10	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	145	65	75	0	0	0
Slovak	255	115	140	5	0	5
Slovenian	295	130	170	0	0	0
Somali	520	245	275	5	0	5
Spanish	88,380	43,095	45,290	3,630	1,725	1,900
Swahili	750	365	385	180	100	80
Swedish	115	55	55	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	7,280	2,815	4,465	5	5	0
Taiwanese	220	115	100	0	0	0
Tamil	11,270	5,585	5,685	15	5	5
Telugu	220	120	105	5	0	0
Thai	210	95	115	25	15	5
Tibetan languages	80	40	40	0	0	0
Tigrigna	170	80	90	0	0	0
Turkish	4,945	2,470	2,475	10	5	5
Ukrainian	1,925	835	1,090	30	15	20
Urdu	7,125	3,595	3,530	10	10	5
Vietnamese	20,740	9,845	10,895	505	235	265
Yiddish	6,275	3,225	3,050	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	4,565	2,310	2,265	290	145	150
Multiple responses	245,055	121,070	123,985	7,200	3,610	3,590
English and French	71,555	35,860	35,695	2,845	1,465	1,380
English and non-official language	43,765	21,305	22,460	175	85	90
French and non-official language	100,110	48,590	51,525	3,725	1,820	1,905
English, French and non-official language	29,625	15,315	14,310	450	235	220
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	7,815,950	3,841,260	3,974,690	756,400	368,450	387,950
None	6,691,145	3,279,620	3,411,525	708,510	343,250	365,265
Single responses	1,046,580	522,335	524,245	46,025	24,275	21,755
English	459,125	234,190	224,935	28,530	15,540	12,995
French	298,090	147,040	151,050	9,330	4,630	4,695
Non-official languages	289,365	141,100	148,260	8,175	4,105	4,065
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	3,380	1,585	1,795	120	55	70
Atikamekw	470	205	270	10	0	5
Cree, n.o.s.	1,250	630	620	5	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	920	435	490	100	45	55
Inuktitut	485	205	275	15	5	10
Mi'kmaq	250	110	135	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	5	5	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	279,095	136,070	143,025	7,680	3,870	3,810
African languages, n.i.e.	625	335	295	40	20	15
Afrikaans	65	35	30	5	5	0
Akan (Twi)	475	240	240	0	0	0
Albanian	400	200	200	35	20	10
Amharic	195	95	100	0	0	0
Arabic	49,400	26,430	22,965	1,405	810	600
Armenian	2,500	1,235	1,265	10	5	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	945	495	450	55	30	25
Bengali	1,140	635	505	5	5	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	1,980	1,050	930	65	40	25
Bisayan languages	250	80	165	0	0	5
Bosnian	310	145	165	110	60	55
Bulgarian	835	380	450	30	10	20
Burmese	10	5	5	0	0	0
Cantonese	1,890	935	955	30	20	10
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,395	2,480	2,920	95	50	45
Creoles	34,645	15,580	19,065	255	120	135
Croatian	600	280	325	25	10	15
Czech	445	205	240	15	5	10
Danish	130	50	75	0	0	0
Dutch	930	415	515	55	25	30
Estonian	60	25	35	0	0	5
Finnish	140	60	85	10	0	5
Flemish	110	45	65	10	0	5
Fukien	25	10	15	5	0	0
German	5,900	2,720	3,175	265	120	145
Greek	14,520	7,350	7,165	40	15	20
Gujarati	1,185	600	585	0	0	0
Hakka	50	20	30	5	0	0
Hebrew	2,975	1,475	1,505	5	0	0
Hindi	1,870	985	890	35	20	15
Hungarian	1,580	715	865	35	20	20
Ilocano	505	180	325	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	210	110	95	15	5	5
Italian	39,030	19,225	19,810	280	140	140
Japanese	1,070	465	610	85	40	45
Khmer (Cambodian)	2,300	1,070	1,230	135	70	70
Korean	650	275	375	10	5	5
Kurdish	230	125	110	5	5	5
Lao	1,095	530	565	35	15	20
Latvian	90	35	55	0	0	0
Lingala	2,585	1,255	1,325	70	35	35
Lithuanian	180	65	120	0	0	0
Macedonian	45	20	25	0	0	5
Malay	235	105	130	5	0	0
Malayalam	135	70	70	0	0	0
Maltese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	1,880	810	1,075	40	15	20
Marathi	55	30	30	0	0	0
Nepali	40	25	25	10	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	2,705	1,350	1,355	140	80	60
Norwegian	110	60	55	0	0	0
Oromo	2,435	1,275	1,160	75	40	35
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,755	960	795	0	0	0
Pashto	80	50	30	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	2,920	1,600	1,325	55	25	30
Polish	3,465	1,400	2,065	95	40	55
Portuguese	9,950	4,785	5,165	305	150	155
Romanian	4,475	2,070	2,410	145	65	75
Rundi (Kirundi)	1,140	565	575	140	75	70
Russian	4,610	2,105	2,500	125	50	80
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	920	390	530	100	45	50
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	55	35	25	5	5	0
Serbian	540	275	265	35	20	20
Serbo-Croatian	350	185	165	65	35	25
Shanghainese	50	25	25	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	445	205	240	60	25	30
Sindhi	110	50	60	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	175	95	80	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	25	15	15	5	5	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	95	55	45	0	0	0
Slovak	310	140	175	5	0	5
Slovenian	225	95	130	5	5	5
Somali	250	135	120	0	0	0
Spanish	40,335	19,665	20,670	2,535	1,220	1,315
Swahili	1,245	615	630	170	90	75
Swedish	320	150	175	5	0	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,875	1,540	3,335	15	5	15
Taiwanese	135	65	70	0	0	0
Tamil	1,510	790	720	0	0	0
Telugu	80	50	30	0	0	0
Thai	320	100	215	25	10	15
Tibetan languages	30	15	10	0	0	0
Tigrigna	90	45	45	0	0	0
Turkish	1,270	690	575	5	0	0
Ukrainian	1,245	535	715	10	5	5
Urdu	2,205	1,200	1,010	10	5	5
Vietnamese	4,620	2,245	2,375	190	105	90
Yiddish	1,690	765	920	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,890	3,445	3,445	370	185	190
Multiple responses	78,230	39,305	38,925	1,860	925	935
English and French	30,610	15,760	14,845	435	235	200
English and non-official language	24,795	12,330	12,465	1,155	555	600
French and non-official language	21,860	10,720	11,145	235	120	115
English, French and non-official language	965	500	465	35	20	15

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. Quebec (Code 24) and Québec, Quebec (Code 421) (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 10, 2024).

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Canada, provinces and territories	CSV (86 KB)	TAB (86 KB)
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Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
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Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
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Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
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Map: Quebec

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Map of Canada: Quebec (shaded in green)

Map: Québec (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

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Map: Québec, Census metropolitan area (shaded in green), Quebec

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Quebec (Province)

Canada
- Quebec (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Québec (Census metropolitan area)

Canada
- Québec (Census metropolitan area)

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

Related data

Related data: Quebec

2011 Census

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

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Québec (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Québec (Census metropolitan area), Quebec
Highlight tables, Canada and census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations
Focus on Geography, Québec (Census metropolitan area), Quebec
Visual Census, Québec (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Québec (Census metropolitan area), Quebec, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Québec (Census metropolitan area), Quebec
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Québec (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

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Date modified:: 2016-05-31

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Map: Quebec

Map: Québec (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Quebec (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Québec (Census metropolitan area)

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Related data

Related data: Quebec

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Québec (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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