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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)			Victoria (CMA) British Columbia (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	344,615^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	7,546,131^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	330,088^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	3,685,926	...Data not available	...Data not available	167,229	...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	153,328	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	5.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	495.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,356,547.02	...Data not available	...Data not available	696.15	...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	344,615	165,505	179,105
0 to 4 years	440,840	225,525	215,320	14,775	7,555	7,215
5 to 9 years	399,575	203,675	195,900	14,655	7,490	7,165
10 to 14 years	418,205	213,540	204,665	15,760	7,940	7,820
15 to 19 years	491,980	249,960	242,020	19,070	9,760	9,305
15 years	93,955	47,690	46,265	3,490	1,815	1,675
16 years	96,095	48,880	47,210	3,680	1,885	1,795
17 years	97,795	49,925	47,875	3,900	1,985	1,915
18 years	100,210	50,910	49,305	3,840	1,960	1,880
19 years	103,915	52,545	51,370	4,155	2,110	2,050
20 to 24 years	489,185	246,850	242,340	23,470	11,515	11,955
25 to 29 years	490,665	245,695	244,970	23,625	11,845	11,780
30 to 34 years	531,445	264,980	266,460	21,575	10,800	10,775
35 to 39 years	498,225	249,610	248,615	20,435	10,060	10,375
40 to 44 years	520,805	261,120	259,690	22,395	10,990	11,400
45 to 49 years	623,575	311,320	312,250	25,755	12,420	13,330
50 to 54 years	648,695	320,695	327,995	27,370	12,800	14,570
55 to 59 years	579,280	285,295	293,990	26,975	12,625	14,345
60 to 64 years	512,830	250,675	262,155	25,330	12,050	13,280
65 to 69 years	403,210	194,305	208,905	18,025	8,680	9,350
70 to 74 years	291,755	135,830	155,925	12,965	6,100	6,865
75 to 79 years	232,355	101,675	130,680	11,180	5,055	6,125
80 to 84 years	176,420	69,170	107,250	9,575	3,920	5,660
85 years and over	153,945	45,945	108,005	11,690	3,905	7,790
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	41.9	40.7	43.0	44.2	42.5	45.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.1	83.4	84.7	86.9	86.1	87.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	6,644,380	3,233,120	3,411,260	299,425	142,520	156,905
Married or living with a common-law partner	3,745,320	1,875,415	1,869,905	165,510	82,520	82,990
Married (and not separated)	2,353,770	1,177,720	1,176,050	135,355	67,485	67,865
Living common law	1,391,550	697,695	693,850	30,155	15,030	15,125
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	2,899,060	1,357,705	1,541,360	133,920	60,005	73,915
Single (never legally married)	1,942,090	1,045,540	896,545	81,605	43,635	37,965
Separated	105,195	46,465	58,720	8,215	3,530	4,685
Divorced	463,830	188,265	275,565	25,055	9,125	15,930
Widowed	387,945	77,430	310,515	19,050	3,715	15,335
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	2,203,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	1,158,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	473,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	407,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	164,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,670	...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	95,420	...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	80,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	1,143,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	596,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	547,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	216,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	226,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	104,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	694,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	334,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	360,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	152,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	155,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	53,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	555	...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	14,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	277,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	169,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	81,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	26,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	87,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	57,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	23,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	775	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	5,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	2,201,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	520,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	728,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	279,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	453,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	219,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.8	...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	336,040	161,860	174,180
Number of persons not in census families	1,489,290	717,115	772,170	80,240	36,350	43,890
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	145,795	64,175	81,615	6,810	2,785	4,025
Living with non-relatives only	249,085	141,300	107,785	22,030	11,965	10,070
Living alone	1,094,410	511,640	582,770	51,410	21,605	29,805
Number of census family persons	6,243,545	3,095,075	3,148,470	255,795	125,510	130,285
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...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	57,940	26,030	31,915
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	413,235	124,645	288,590	20,935	5,915	15,020
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	45,530	11,850	33,680	1,935	430	1,500
Living with non-relatives only	24,935	11,985	12,950	1,190	545	645
Living alone	342,775	100,810	241,965	17,815	4,940	12,875
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	715,580	385,395	330,185	37,000	20,110	16,890
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	3,395,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	153,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	2,174,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	92,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	2,050,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	1,738,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	880,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	857,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	312,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	123,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	95,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	61,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	27,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	33,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	33,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	28,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	1,221,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	60,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	1,094,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	126,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,955	...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	153,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	1,560,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	171,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	22,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	1,640,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	171,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	86,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	263,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	1,103,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	15,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	270	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	3,395,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	153,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	1,094,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	1,181,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	496,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	421,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	142,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	59,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	7,732,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	336,040	...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	339,725	163,530	176,195
Single responses	7,663,135	3,764,810	3,898,325	335,645	161,680	173,965
English	599,225	297,875	301,355	288,230	140,040	148,190
French	6,102,210	2,994,300	3,107,910	5,740	2,840	2,895
Non-official languages	961,700	472,635	489,060	41,675	18,805	22,870
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	41,290	20,530	20,760	45	25	20
Atikamekw	5,815	2,975	2,845	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	15,135	7,570	7,565	25	10	15
Dene	0	5	0	5	5	5
Innu/Montagnais	8,715	4,200	4,515	5	5	0
Inuktitut	10,915	5,430	5,485	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	670	340	325	0	0	0
Ojibway	30	15	15	15	10	10
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	40,935	18,465	22,475
African languages, n.i.e.	930	530	400	35	20	15
Afrikaans	100	50	45	130	65	65
Akan (Twi)	1,140	560	585	30	15	10
Albanian	2,405	1,240	1,170	120	70	55
Amharic	690	340	355	100	50	50
Arabic	140,035	74,985	65,050	835	470	360
Armenian	15,030	7,335	7,700	40	20	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	1,645	875	770	55	30	25
Bengali	10,405	5,305	5,100	115	55	65
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5,645	3,095	2,550	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	955	280	670	230	90	145
Bosnian	1,505	745	760	20	5	10
Bulgarian	6,495	3,165	3,330	100	45	55
Burmese	60	25	35	20	10	5
Cantonese	10,975	5,185	5,790	2,930	1,385	1,545
Chinese, n.o.s.	41,590	19,745	21,850	4,110	1,885	2,220
Creoles	49,475	21,965	27,510	35	20	15
Croatian	2,375	1,220	1,160	460	230	230
Czech	1,645	790	855	325	150	175
Danish	305	145	160	505	230	275
Dutch	3,245	1,595	1,645	2,025	955	1,070
Estonian	200	75	125	55	20	40
Finnish	415	155	255	290	110	175
Flemish	590	250	340	45	20	25
Fukien	75	30	45	30	10	20
German	15,025	6,920	8,105	4,460	1,940	2,525
Greek	39,825	20,135	19,690	310	180	135
Gujarati	5,940	2,915	3,025	120	55	65
Hakka	105	40	60	10	5	10
Hebrew	3,975	2,105	1,870	80	35	40
Hindi	2,745	1,435	1,310	335	165	170
Hungarian	6,675	3,250	3,430	710	365	340
Ilocano	1,685	615	1,075	105	35	70
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	560	320	240	25	15	10
Italian	113,815	56,530	57,285	1,090	535	550
Japanese	2,175	680	1,495	1,175	330	850
Khmer (Cambodian)	8,620	4,035	4,580	125	60	65
Korean	4,085	1,785	2,300	1,290	560	735
Kurdish	820	465	360	5	5	0
Lao	4,185	2,050	2,140	15	10	10
Latvian	335	125	205	60	30	30
Lingala	2,045	980	1,070	5	0	5
Lithuanian	650	275	370	45	25	25
Macedonian	195	105	95	15	10	10
Malay	625	250	375	100	35	70
Malayalam	315	165	150	35	20	20
Maltese	30	15	15	15	10	5
Mandarin	11,290	5,155	6,130	1,945	820	1,130
Marathi	160	90	65	25	10	10
Nepali	1,280	620	660	25	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	4,565	2,470	2,090	40	20	20
Norwegian	275	130	140	220	100	120
Oromo	7,035	3,865	3,170	50	25	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	11,150	5,990	5,160	3,710	1,800	1,905
Pashto	990	545	445	35	20	20
Persian (Farsi)	19,835	10,340	9,500	685	355	335
Polish	15,250	6,695	8,555	1,135	500	635
Portuguese	34,265	16,505	17,760	1,270	605	670
Romanian	31,245	15,115	16,130	245	115	130
Rundi (Kirundi)	2,370	1,150	1,220	0	0	0
Russian	24,085	10,765	13,320	880	375	505
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	2,005	875	1,130	15	5	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	150	80	75	0	0	0
Serbian	2,955	1,485	1,470	150	80	70
Serbo-Croatian	1,910	945	970	75	40	35
Shanghainese	95	40	50	20	5	15
Sign languages, n.i.e.	520	305	215	65	30	30
Sindhi	305	145	155	30	15	15
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	585	305	280	60	35	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	95	55	40	5	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	325	180	145	30	20	10
Slovak	1,180	525	660	140	60	80
Slovenian	840	375	460	85	40	45
Somali	855	435	420	40	25	15
Spanish	131,850	64,490	67,365	2,440	1,125	1,315
Swahili	2,065	1,060	1,010	65	35	25
Swedish	515	240	280	185	75	110
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	13,740	4,655	9,090	2,120	695	1,425
Taiwanese	405	190	215	80	30	50
Tamil	13,245	6,645	6,595	90	40	45
Telugu	365	200	160	40	20	15
Thai	725	190	535	210	55	160
Tibetan languages	110	60	50	10	5	5
Tigrigna	350	160	190	60	30	35
Turkish	6,915	3,605	3,305	160	95	65
Ukrainian	4,785	2,095	2,690	660	275	380
Urdu	9,800	5,115	4,690	170	90	75
Vietnamese	26,560	12,675	13,885	870	385	480
Yiddish	9,035	4,515	4,520	35	20	15
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	11,930	6,140	5,790	690	320	375
Multiple responses	152,820	76,455	76,365	4,085	1,845	2,235
English and French	64,800	32,390	32,405	905	400	505
English and non-official language	23,435	11,455	11,975	2,895	1,320	1,575
French and non-official language	51,640	25,810	25,825	180	80	105
English, French and non-official language	12,950	6,790	6,155	100	45	55
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	339,725	163,525	176,195
English only	363,860	180,175	183,690	303,850	147,515	156,335
French only	4,047,175	1,871,500	2,175,675	185	90	90
English and French	3,328,725	1,758,410	1,570,310	33,055	14,845	18,205
Neither English nor French	76,190	31,175	45,015	2,635	1,075	1,565
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	339,725	163,525	176,200
English	935,635	465,965	469,675	330,860	159,415	171,445
French	6,561,510	3,216,790	3,344,720	5,505	2,730	2,775
English and French	245,230	128,655	116,575	825	350	470
Neither English nor French	73,580	29,860	43,720	2,540	1,030	1,510
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	1,058,250	530,290	527,960	5,915	2,910	3,010
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	13.5	13.8	13.3	1.7	1.8	1.7
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	339,725	163,525	176,195
Single responses	7,570,900	3,720,195	3,850,710	333,825	160,830	172,995
English	767,415	379,915	387,500	315,515	152,355	163,160
French	6,249,080	3,071,635	3,177,450	1,730	840	890
Non-official languages	554,400	268,640	285,760	16,585	7,635	8,945
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	37,955	19,060	18,895	0	5	0
Atikamekw	5,365	2,805	2,560	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	14,155	7,085	7,075	0	5	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	7,730	3,760	3,965	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10,360	5,230	5,130	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	330	175	155	0	0	0
Ojibway	10	5	5	5	5	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	16,470	7,570	8,895
African languages, n.i.e.	220	105	115	5	5	0
Afrikaans	25	10	15	30	15	15
Akan (Twi)	565	260	310	5	5	5
Albanian	1,510	765	745	65	35	30
Amharic	360	165	195	30	15	20
Arabic	72,955	37,360	35,590	460	225	235
Armenian	10,980	5,195	5,785	20	15	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	290	140	155	5	5	5
Bengali	8,285	4,110	4,170	70	30	40
Berber languages (Kabyle)	1,915	1,005	915	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	235	95	140	55	20	30
Bosnian	1,030	525	505	5	5	5
Bulgarian	4,940	2,430	2,505	35	20	15
Burmese	30	10	15	10	5	5
Cantonese	8,340	3,980	4,360	1,740	825	920
Chinese, n.o.s.	33,890	16,270	17,620	2,450	1,130	1,315
Creoles	19,430	8,295	11,135	15	5	10
Croatian	1,060	510	545	155	80	75
Czech	510	240	275	80	35	40
Danish	35	20	15	35	15	15
Dutch	525	245	280	180	85	95
Estonian	30	15	15	5	0	5
Finnish	65	25	40	45	20	25
Flemish	95	45	55	0	0	0
Fukien	15	10	5	10	5	5
German	3,025	1,435	1,590	530	235	290
Greek	20,060	9,685	10,380	85	40	45
Gujarati	3,955	1,905	2,050	30	15	15
Hakka	20	5	15	0	0	0
Hebrew	1,735	885	845	20	10	10
Hindi	1,450	720	725	140	65	70
Hungarian	2,390	1,070	1,315	130	60	70
Ilocano	585	225	360	20	10	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	275	145	130	10	5	5
Italian	39,540	17,925	21,615	190	80	110
Japanese	915	390	525	425	150	275
Khmer (Cambodian)	5,350	2,475	2,875	65	30	30
Korean	2,955	1,360	1,590	940	410	525
Kurdish	380	200	180	5	0	0
Lao	2,395	1,160	1,235	5	0	5
Latvian	90	35	55	5	0	0
Lingala	545	250	290	0	0	0
Lithuanian	150	60	90	0	0	0
Macedonian	125	65	60	5	5	0
Malay	225	115	120	15	5	10
Malayalam	75	40	35	10	5	5
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	9,325	4,485	4,835	1,380	615	765
Marathi	65	40	25	15	5	10
Nepali	1,170	575	600	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	975	465	505	5	0	5
Norwegian	40	20	25	20	10	15
Oromo	2,115	1,110	1,010	30	10	20
Panjabi (Punjabi)	8,345	4,415	3,925	2,185	1,050	1,140
Pashto	805	430	380	5	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	14,380	7,125	7,255	370	180	190
Polish	6,955	3,160	3,800	315	150	165
Portuguese	16,015	7,615	8,405	430	195	235
Romanian	22,790	11,190	11,605	105	50	55
Rundi (Kirundi)	665	305	355	0	0	0
Russian	18,465	8,740	9,725	390	180	205
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	450	210	235	0	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	75	40	35	0	0	0
Serbian	2,015	985	1,025	65	30	35
Serbo-Croatian	1,180	580	600	25	10	10
Shanghainese	30	15	20	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	975	625	355	100	45	50
Sindhi	175	85	90	5	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	330	165	170	20	10	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	55	20	30	0	5	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	145	65	75	0	0	0
Slovak	255	115	140	35	20	20
Slovenian	295	130	170	10	5	10
Somali	520	245	275	15	10	5
Spanish	88,380	43,095	45,290	1,010	480	530
Swahili	750	365	385	25	10	15
Swedish	115	55	55	15	5	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	7,280	2,815	4,465	800	325	475
Taiwanese	220	115	100	30	10	20
Tamil	11,270	5,585	5,685	30	15	15
Telugu	220	120	105	10	5	5
Thai	210	95	115	75	35	35
Tibetan languages	80	40	40	10	5	5
Tigrigna	170	80	90	30	15	15
Turkish	4,945	2,470	2,475	50	30	20
Ukrainian	1,925	835	1,090	90	35	50
Urdu	7,125	3,595	3,530	95	45	50
Vietnamese	20,740	9,845	10,895	520	230	290
Yiddish	6,275	3,225	3,050	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	4,565	2,310	2,265	110	60	50
Multiple responses	245,055	121,070	123,985	5,900	2,700	3,205
English and French	71,555	35,860	35,695	510	220	290
English and non-official language	43,765	21,305	22,460	5,230	2,405	2,825
French and non-official language	100,110	48,590	51,525	40	15	15
English, French and non-official language	29,625	15,315	14,310	125	55	70
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	339,725	163,525	176,200
None	6,691,145	3,279,620	3,411,525	311,580	150,755	160,820
Single responses	1,046,580	522,335	524,245	27,575	12,515	15,060
English	459,125	234,190	224,935	7,880	3,715	4,160
French	298,090	147,040	151,050	4,190	1,890	2,295
Non-official languages	289,365	141,100	148,260	15,505	6,905	8,595
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	3,380	1,585	1,795	40	15	25
Atikamekw	470	205	270	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	1,250	630	620	25	10	20
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	920	435	490	0	0	0
Inuktitut	485	205	275	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	250	110	135	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	5	5	10	5	10
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	15,020	6,695	8,330
African languages, n.i.e.	625	335	295	20	10	5
Afrikaans	65	35	30	100	50	45
Akan (Twi)	475	240	240	10	10	5
Albanian	400	200	200	25	15	15
Amharic	195	95	100	50	20	30
Arabic	49,400	26,430	22,965	270	170	100
Armenian	2,500	1,235	1,265	10	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	945	495	450	10	5	5
Bengali	1,140	635	505	30	15	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	1,980	1,050	930	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	250	80	165	65	25	45
Bosnian	310	145	165	5	0	0
Bulgarian	835	380	450	40	10	30
Burmese	10	5	5	5	0	5
Cantonese	1,890	935	955	860	405	455
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,395	2,480	2,920	955	445	510
Creoles	34,645	15,580	19,065	25	15	15
Croatian	600	280	325	190	85	110
Czech	445	205	240	125	55	75
Danish	130	50	75	170	65	100
Dutch	930	415	515	610	265	340
Estonian	60	25	35	20	5	15
Finnish	140	60	85	100	40	60
Flemish	110	45	65	15	5	15
Fukien	25	10	15	5	5	0
German	5,900	2,720	3,175	1,630	705	925
Greek	14,520	7,350	7,165	145	80	60
Gujarati	1,185	600	585	55	30	30
Hakka	50	20	30	5	5	0
Hebrew	2,975	1,475	1,505	70	35	35
Hindi	1,870	985	890	200	110	95
Hungarian	1,580	715	865	225	105	120
Ilocano	505	180	325	25	10	20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	210	110	95	5	5	0
Italian	39,030	19,225	19,810	485	215	265
Japanese	1,070	465	610	810	325	485
Khmer (Cambodian)	2,300	1,070	1,230	20	10	5
Korean	650	275	375	265	110	155
Kurdish	230	125	110	0	0	0
Lao	1,095	530	565	10	5	0
Latvian	90	35	55	10	5	10
Lingala	2,585	1,255	1,325	5	0	5
Lithuanian	180	65	120	10	5	5
Macedonian	45	20	25	5	0	0
Malay	235	105	130	45	20	25
Malayalam	135	70	70	15	10	5
Maltese	5	5	0	5	5	5
Mandarin	1,880	810	1,075	550	225	330
Marathi	55	30	30	5	0	5
Nepali	40	25	25	15	5	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	2,705	1,350	1,355	20	10	15
Norwegian	110	60	55	70	25	40
Oromo	2,435	1,275	1,160	15	10	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,755	960	795	1,260	625	635
Pashto	80	50	30	20	10	10
Persian (Farsi)	2,920	1,600	1,325	230	115	110
Polish	3,465	1,400	2,065	355	145	205
Portuguese	9,950	4,785	5,165	525	255	275
Romanian	4,475	2,070	2,410	80	40	45
Rundi (Kirundi)	1,140	565	575	0	0	0
Russian	4,610	2,105	2,500	320	140	175
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	920	390	530	5	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	55	35	25	0	0	0
Serbian	540	275	265	50	25	25
Serbo-Croatian	350	185	165	35	15	25
Shanghainese	50	25	25	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	445	205	240	85	40	45
Sindhi	110	50	60	20	5	15
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	175	95	80	25	10	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	25	15	15	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	95	55	45	5	5	0
Slovak	310	140	175	50	15	35
Slovenian	225	95	130	25	10	15
Somali	250	135	120	25	15	10
Spanish	40,335	19,665	20,670	1,690	780	905
Swahili	1,245	615	630	40	20	20
Swedish	320	150	175	80	35	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,875	1,540	3,335	925	265	660
Taiwanese	135	65	70	30	15	15
Tamil	1,510	790	720	55	25	30
Telugu	80	50	30	15	10	5
Thai	320	100	215	110	35	75
Tibetan languages	30	15	10	0	0	5
Tigrigna	90	45	45	10	5	5
Turkish	1,270	690	575	60	35	20
Ukrainian	1,245	535	715	120	40	70
Urdu	2,205	1,200	1,010	60	30	25
Vietnamese	4,620	2,245	2,375	240	120	125
Yiddish	1,690	765	920	15	5	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,890	3,445	3,445	440	200	240
Multiple responses	78,230	39,305	38,925	580	255	320
English and French	30,610	15,760	14,845	55	25	40
English and non-official language	24,795	12,330	12,465	140	60	75
French and non-official language	21,860	10,720	11,145	385	175	210
English, French and non-official language	965	500	465	5	0	0

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 Victoria, British Columbia (Code 935) (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 May 30, 2024).

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Map: Quebec

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Map of Canada: Quebec (shaded in green)

Map: Victoria (Census metropolitan area), British Columbia

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Map: Victoria, Census metropolitan area (shaded in green), British Columbia

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Quebec (Province)

Canada
- Quebec (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Victoria (Census metropolitan area)

Canada
- Victoria (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: Victoria (Census metropolitan area), British Columbia

2011 Census

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

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Victoria (Census metropolitan area), British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Victoria (Census metropolitan area), British Columbia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Victoria (Census metropolitan area), British Columbia

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Map: Quebec

Map: Victoria (Census metropolitan area), British Columbia

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Quebec (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Victoria (Census metropolitan area)

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Related data

Related data: Quebec

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Victoria (Census metropolitan area), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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