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Characteristic Montréal, TÉ
Quebec
(Census division) 		Waterloo, RM
Ontario
(Census division)
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 1,886,481 ...Data not available ...Data not available 507,096 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 1,854,442 ...Data not available ...Data not available 478,121 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 1.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 907,393 ...Data not available ...Data not available 202,121 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 849,443 ...Data not available ...Data not available 191,599 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 3,779.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 370.4 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 499.19 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,368.94 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 1,886,480 913,165 973,320 507,095 249,820 257,275
0 to 4 years 106,425 54,285 52,140 30,940 15,880 15,065
5 to 9 years 90,425 45,770 44,655 30,660 15,615 15,045
10 to 14 years 90,785 46,370 44,415 31,370 16,020 15,350
15 to 19 years 104,540 52,555 51,990 34,580 17,710 16,875
15 years 19,650 10,000 9,655 6,900 3,550 3,345
16 years 20,000 10,125 9,875 6,865 3,570 3,300
17 years 20,070 10,245 9,820 6,700 3,360 3,340
18 years 21,555 10,785 10,770 6,740 3,440 3,300
19 years 23,275 11,400 11,875 7,375 3,795 3,585
20 to 24 years 135,015 66,045 68,965 37,220 19,075 18,145
25 to 29 years 150,550 73,865 76,685 35,685 17,870 17,810
30 to 34 years 151,015 75,100 75,915 34,370 17,065 17,305
35 to 39 years 134,420 68,030 66,390 35,205 17,395 17,815
40 to 44 years 131,675 67,400 64,270 37,075 18,360 18,720
45 to 49 years 137,565 70,230 67,330 40,580 20,075 20,510
50 to 54 years 134,990 66,760 68,225 37,410 18,385 19,025
55 to 59 years 119,095 57,320 61,780 31,785 15,525 16,265
60 to 64 years 104,685 49,495 55,195 26,630 12,900 13,725
65 to 69 years 80,125 36,425 43,700 19,360 9,115 10,250
70 to 74 years 65,715 28,600 37,120 14,740 7,080 7,665
75 to 79 years 57,875 24,135 33,745 11,835 5,290 6,540
80 to 84 years 47,365 17,735 29,635 9,180 3,730 5,450
85 years and over 44,205 13,045 31,160 8,450 2,730 5,720
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 39.2 38.1 40.4 37.7 36.6 38.7
% of the population aged 15 and over 84.8 84.0 85.5 81.7 81.0 82.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 1,598,840 766,740 832,100 414,120 202,305 211,810
Married or living with a common-law partner 778,725 391,795 386,930 245,165 122,485 122,680
Married (and not separated) 572,850 286,890 285,960 212,085 105,985 106,100
Living common law 205,875 104,905 100,970 33,080 16,500 16,575
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 820,115 374,945 445,170 168,955 79,820 89,135
Single (never legally married) 565,780 297,305 268,475 113,695 61,995 51,700
Separated 34,085 14,070 20,010 12,535 5,205 7,335
Divorced 124,365 46,295 78,070 21,815 8,545 13,265
Widowed 95,890 17,275 78,610 20,915 4,080 16,835
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 475,095 ...Data not available ...Data not available 142,215 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 238,970 ...Data not available ...Data not available 65,045 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 108,390 ...Data not available ...Data not available 31,740 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 88,645 ...Data not available ...Data not available 31,800 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 39,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available 13,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 475,095 ...Data not available ...Data not available 142,215 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 377,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available 120,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 274,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available 103,945 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 113,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available 42,405 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 160,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available 61,545 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 62,080 ...Data not available ...Data not available 21,940 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 66,390 ...Data not available ...Data not available 27,560 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 31,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available 12,040 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 102,820 ...Data not available ...Data not available 16,515 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 62,755 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,765 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 40,065 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 20,100 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 15,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,415 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 4,855 ...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 98,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available 21,755 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 80,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available 17,450 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 49,785 ...Data not available ...Data not available 10,045 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 21,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 8,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 17,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,305 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 12,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 4,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,175 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 1,175 ...Data not available ...Data not available 305 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 515,945 ...Data not available ...Data not available 163,540 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 124,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available 36,920 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 160,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available 55,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 57,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 104,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available 34,765 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 68,345 ...Data not available ...Data not available 16,600 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family 1.1 ...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 1,844,500 897,085 947,415 499,610 246,930 252,680
Number of persons not in census families 476,410 228,535 247,880 73,390 36,055 37,335
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 47,195 20,375 26,825 9,670 4,075 5,595
Living with non-relatives only 96,495 54,810 41,685 18,435 10,985 7,450
Living alone 332,720 153,345 179,370 45,285 20,995 24,290
Number of census family persons 1,368,085 668,550 699,535 426,225 210,875 215,345
Average number of persons per census family 2.9 ...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 264,740 111,390 153,355 58,490 26,450 32,040
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 113,380 31,495 81,885 18,200 4,795 13,405
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 12,425 2,750 9,680 3,020 625 2,390
Living with non-relatives only 6,230 3,015 3,220 810 370 440
Living alone 94,725 25,735 68,990 14,370 3,795 10,575
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 151,365 79,895 71,475 40,290 21,660 18,630
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 849,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available 191,600 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 466,655 ...Data not available ...Data not available 138,385 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 432,380 ...Data not available ...Data not available 126,450 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 349,510 ...Data not available ...Data not available 109,405 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 164,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available 47,120 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 185,285 ...Data not available ...Data not available 62,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 82,875 ...Data not available ...Data not available 17,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 34,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 26,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available 8,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 16,670 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,600 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 6,755 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,035 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 9,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 9,480 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,645 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 8,130 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,690 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 382,790 ...Data not available ...Data not available 53,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 332,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available 45,285 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 50,070 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 849,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available 191,600 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 99,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available 109,400 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 113,480 ...Data not available ...Data not available 18,540 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 460 ...Data not available ...Data not available 350 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 636,140 ...Data not available ...Data not available 63,305 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 31,800 ...Data not available ...Data not available 12,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 32,555 ...Data not available ...Data not available 20,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 111,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 456,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 24,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 3,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available 330 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 849,440 ...Data not available ...Data not available 191,600 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 332,715 ...Data not available ...Data not available 45,285 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 257,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available 63,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 116,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available 32,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 92,310 ...Data not available ...Data not available 32,475 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 34,195 ...Data not available ...Data not available 12,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 16,235 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,060 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 1,844,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available 499,615 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.2 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,862,195 903,220 958,975 501,800 247,815 253,990
  Single responses  1,785,935 865,400 920,535 494,100 244,020 250,080
    English  309,885 152,655 157,230 375,515 186,060 189,455
    French  874,435 419,705 454,725 6,090 2,870 3,220
    Non-official languages  601,610 293,040 308,575 112,495 55,080 57,415
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 470 165 305 30 5 25
        Atikamekw    25 5 15 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  195 85 105 5 0 5
        Dene  0 5 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  45 15 30 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  195 55 135 5 0 5
        Mi'kmaq  10 5 5 5 0 0
        Ojibway  5 5 5 15 5 10
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 595,125 289,785 305,335 111,250 54,455 56,800
        African languages, n.i.e.  565 330 240 315 165 150
        Afrikaans  55 30 30 100 60 40
        Akan (Twi)  980 480 505 55 30 25
        Albanian  1,570 815 755 810 425 380
        Amharic  540 260 280 595 285 310
        Arabic  90,990 48,785 42,200 4,425 2,335 2,090
        Armenian  7,255 3,460 3,790 455 235 220
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  1,005 535 470 90 40 50
        Bengali  9,390 4,785 4,605 700 380 320
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  4,160 2,270 1,890 10 5 5
        Bisayan languages  770 245 520 45 20 30
        Bosnian  250 115 130 495 255 245
        Bulgarian  4,455 2,145 2,310 155 90 70
        Burmese  40 20 25 65 40 25
        Cantonese  7,115 3,385 3,725 1,410 710 700
        Chinese, n.o.s.  30,285 14,300 15,985 4,835 2,395 2,440
        Creoles  34,370 15,245 19,115 105 50 65
        Croatian  1,185 590 595 2,195 1,100 1,095
        Czech  980 460 520 800 375 425
        Danish  180 85 95 195 90 100
        Dutch  1,335 670 670 2,345 1,080 1,260
        Estonian  145 60 90 120 55 65
        Finnish  255 90 165 165 80 85
        Flemish  180 55 125 70 25 40
        Fukien  60 25 35 20 10 10
        German  6,780 2,995 3,785 16,515 7,850 8,670
        Greek  21,245 10,565 10,685 1,400 700 705
        Gujarati  5,175 2,545 2,630 2,165 1,115 1,050
        Hakka  60 25 35 15 10 10
        Hebrew  3,590 1,900 1,690 90 45 50
        Hindi  2,095 1,105 990 1,150 585 565
        Hungarian  4,385 2,040 2,340 1,825 895 930
        Ilocano  1,585 575 1,010 55 20 35
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  335 205 135 145 70 75
        Italian  83,475 40,195 43,280 1,930 1,040 890
        Japanese  1,515 480 1,035 395 165 230
        Khmer (Cambodian)  5,035 2,365 2,665 275 140 135
        Korean  3,250 1,435 1,815 1,495 750 750
        Kurdish  505 265 235 515 280 230
        Lao  1,570 790 775 1,030 500 535
        Latvian  235 80 155 95 50 50
        Lingala  1,470 690 780 10 0 5
        Lithuanian  440 175 265 90 40 50
        Macedonian  125 60 65 250 125 115
        Malay  460 195 265 190 80 110
        Malayalam  220 115 105 300 150 150
        Maltese  15 10 5 60 30 30
        Mandarin  7,845 3,615 4,235 3,065 1,520 1,540
        Marathi  130 80 45 145 75 70
        Nepali  175 85 95 35 15 15
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  3,125 1,645 1,475 95 45 45
        Norwegian  170 90 85 30 15 10
        Oromo  5,015 2,745 2,275 100 55 45
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  8,585 4,650 3,930 3,870 1,915 1,955
        Pashto  780 420 355 815 430 380
        Persian (Farsi)  11,275 5,915 5,365 2,930 1,530 1,395
        Polish  10,155 4,385 5,770 5,445 2,600 2,845
        Portuguese  18,120 8,635 9,490 10,020 4,815 5,205
        Romanian  17,555 8,420 9,140 5,555 2,725 2,830
        Rundi (Kirundi)  985 475 510 15 5 10
        Russian  17,770 7,950 9,815 1,545 725 820
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  1,020 450 565 35 25 10
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  90 40 45 225 105 115
        Serbian  1,390 685 705 5,080 2,510 2,570
        Serbo-Croatian  515 250 265 580 290 290
        Shanghainese  55 25 35 10 5 5
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  145 80 60 60 25 30
        Sindhi  255 125 135 205 100 105
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  440 235 205 190 95 95
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  50 30 20 120 60 60
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  195 100 90 270 145 130
        Slovak  745 305 440 570 260 310
        Slovenian  460 200 265 285 150 135
        Somali  600 310 295 685 330 355
        Spanish  78,100 38,310 39,790 7,975 3,815 4,165
        Swahili  785 390 395 120 65 55
        Swedish  340 160 180 90 55 40
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  11,775 4,075 7,700 1,330 460 870
        Taiwanese  270 125 145 70 35 35
        Tamil  11,265 5,650 5,615 665 355 315
        Telugu  300 170 135 290 165 130
        Thai  390 115 270 115 40 70
        Tibetan languages  40 25 15 5 5 5
        Tigrigna  245 115 130 450 225 230
        Turkish  5,095 2,625 2,470 785 410 375
        Ukrainian  3,610 1,545 2,065 820 355 465
        Urdu  7,510 3,935 3,575 2,800 1,440 1,365
        Vietnamese  19,100 9,095 10,005 3,190 1,535 1,655
        Yiddish  6,935 3,435 3,500 15 5 10
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 6,020 3,085 2,930 1,215 625 590
  Multiple responses          76,265 37,825 38,440 7,700 3,795 3,905
    English and French  21,720 10,840 10,875 1,025 460 560
    English and non-official language  16,080 7,765 8,315 6,280 3,155 3,135
    French and non-official language  30,725 15,180 15,550 230 110 125
    English, French and non-official language 7,740 4,040 3,700 160 75 85
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,862,195 903,220 958,975 501,800 247,815 253,990
  English only 218,820 106,925 111,895 462,190 230,855 231,330
  French only 521,020 228,870 292,150 230 100 130
  English and French 1,073,820 548,525 525,290 31,440 13,630 17,810
  Neither English nor French 48,540 18,900 29,640 7,940 3,230 4,710
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,862,195 903,220 958,980 501,800 247,810 253,985
  English 535,060 264,340 270,715 485,815 240,750 245,070
  French 1,128,315 540,925 587,390 5,875 2,770 3,100
  English and French 151,895 79,815 72,080 2,360 1,160 1,205
  Neither English nor French 46,925 18,140 28,785 7,750 3,130 4,620
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 611,005 304,250 306,760 7,050 3,355 3,700
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 32.8 33.7 32.0 1.4 1.4 1.5
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,862,200 903,220 958,975 501,800 247,810 253,985
  Single responses 1,724,585 835,300 889,285 484,965 239,535 245,430
    English 435,675 213,675 222,005 423,620 209,565 214,055
    French 936,870 452,640 484,230 1,725 810 915
    Non-official languages 352,040 168,985 183,050 59,620 29,160 30,460
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 195 70 120 0 0 0
        Atikamekw   10 5 5 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 90 35 50 0 0 0
        Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais 30 10 15 0 0 0
        Inuktitut 70 20 45 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 languagesCensus data footnote 21 349,565 167,790 181,780 59,085 28,900 30,190
        African languages, n.i.e. 145 75 70 165 80 85
        Afrikaans 15 5 10 30 15 15
        Akan (Twi) 505 230 275 20 10 10
        Albanian 975 500 475 530 270 260
        Amharic 300 140 160 390 195 200
        Arabic 49,330 25,480 23,850 2,690 1,320 1,370
        Armenian 5,015 2,300 2,715 225 105 120
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 195 95 100 35 15 20
        Bengali 7,570 3,775 3,800 435 225 210
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,465 780 690 0 0 0
        Bisayan languages 215 85 130 15 5 5
        Bosnian 160 80 80 310 165 145
        Bulgarian 3,450 1,685 1,765 80 40 35
        Burmese 25 15 10 90 45 40
        Cantonese 5,340 2,550 2,790 820 400 420
        Chinese, n.o.s. 24,825 11,840 12,990 3,270 1,635 1,635
        Creoles 14,630 6,320 8,305 40 15 25
        Croatian 520 245 280 1,035 500 535
        Czech 285 130 150 265 125 140
        Danish 30 15 10 35 15 15
        Dutch 230 110 120 420 190 230
        Estonian 25 15 15 25 5 15
        Finnish 50 20 30 20 10 15
        Flemish 25 10 20 5 0 5
        Fukien 15 5 5 5 0 5
        German 1,240 565 675 6,375 3,065 3,310
        Greek 11,530 5,515 6,015 575 270 305
        Gujarati 3,545 1,715 1,830 1,380 690 690
        Hakka 15 10 5 0 0 0
        Hebrew 1,600 820 780 55 25 30
        Hindi 1,145 580 565 535 280 260
        Hungarian 1,590 695 895 615 310 305
        Ilocano 555 215 340 15 10 10
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 160 85 75 95 40 60
        Italian 33,970 15,245 18,730 450 210 240
        Japanese 635 280 350 220 105 110
        Khmer (Cambodian) 3,325 1,535 1,790 160 85 75
        Korean 2,360 1,085 1,275 1,070 535 530
        Kurdish 240 115 125 325 170 155
        Lao 935 455 480 555 275 275
        Latvian 75 25 45 10 5 5
        Lingala 420 195 225 0 0 5
        Lithuanian 120 50 75 15 5 10
        Macedonian 85 45 40 125 60 65
        Malay 185 90 90 65 30 35
        Malayalam 50 25 25 190 95 95
        Maltese 0 0 0 10 5 5
        Mandarin 6,610 3,165 3,440 2,360 1,190 1,165
        Marathi 60 35 20 65 35 35
        Nepali 125 60 65 20 10 10
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 730 345 385 30 15 20
        Norwegian 35 20 15 5 5 0
        Oromo 1,615 855 755 50 20 25
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 6,480 3,470 3,015 2,575 1,250 1,330
        Pashto 630 335 295 585 295 290
        Persian (Farsi) 7,980 3,915 4,055 2,205 1,125 1,080
        Polish 4,845 2,155 2,690 2,490 1,215 1,280
        Portuguese 9,640 4,540 5,095 4,470 2,090 2,380
        Romanian 12,845 6,240 6,605 3,055 1,490 1,570
        Rundi (Kirundi) 295 135 160 10 5 5
        Russian 13,940 6,530 7,405 970 465 500
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 230 110 120 10 5 0
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 40 20 15 160 75 85
        Serbian 840 405 440 3,810 1,880 1,925
        Serbo-Croatian 245 115 130 330 165 165
        Shanghainese 25 10 10 0 0 0
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 275 175 105 90 50 40
        Sindhi 145 70 70 85 45 40
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 240 120 125 80 40 40
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 95 50 50
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 100 45 55 140 75 65
        Slovak 155 70 85 180 85 100
        Slovenian 175 75 100 70 35 40
        Somali 370 180 190 480 230 245
        Spanish 53,560 25,900 27,655 4,720 2,265 2,455
        Swahili 220 105 115 70 30 40
        Swedish 85 40 40 40 20 15
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6,775 2,585 4,185 445 200 245
        Taiwanese 145 70 70 35 20 15
        Tamil 9,665 4,805 4,865 370 190 180
        Telugu 190 100 90 160 85 75
        Thai 125 65 70 55 25 30
        Tibetan languages 25 15 10 0 0 0
        Tigrigna 130 60 70 285 140 145
        Turkish 3,770 1,880 1,895 420 215 200
        Ukrainian 1,570 670 900 240 100 140
        Urdu 5,540 2,830 2,715 1,755 895 860
        Vietnamese 15,660 7,400 8,260 2,295 1,110 1,185
        Yiddish 4,285 2,200 2,085 0 0 0
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 2,280 1,125 1,155 535 265 270
  Multiple responses         137,615 67,925 69,690 16,835 8,275 8,560
    English and French 27,670 14,055 13,610 585 250 340
    English and non-official language 31,595 15,280 16,310 15,880 7,855 8,025
    French and non-official language 59,940 29,040 30,910 80 35 45
    English, French and non-official language 18,410 9,545 8,865 285 130 150
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,862,195 903,225 958,975 501,795 247,810 253,990
  None 1,335,000 642,665 692,330 438,135 216,745 221,395
  Single responses  480,500 237,000 243,500 62,475 30,495 31,980
    English  150,045 75,370 74,675 25,505 12,775 12,730
    French  153,155 75,350 77,810 4,450 1,905 2,555
    Non-official languages  177,295 86,280 91,015 32,520 15,825 16,700
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 175 65 110 30 10 20
        Atikamekw    10 0 5 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  75 35 40 0 0 0
        Dene  0 5 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  15 10 5 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  65 15 50 5 0 0
        Mi'kmaq  10 5 10 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 languagesCensus data footnote 21 174,010 84,615 89,395 31,905 15,515 16,390
        African languages, n.i.e.  380 200 180 80 35 45
        Afrikaans  35 25 15 60 30 30
        Akan (Twi)  380 195 190 25 15 10
        Albanian  240 120 120 165 90 85
        Amharic  150 70 80 185 95 90
        Arabic  31,295 16,850 14,445 1,440 785 655
        Armenian  1,345 660 685 140 70 65
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  590 295 290 25 15 15
        Bengali  960 535 425 180 100 80
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  1,385 735 650 0 0 5
        Bisayan languages  215 75 135 15 5 10
        Bosnian  50 20 30 160 85 75
        Bulgarian  525 235 290 40 30 20
        Burmese  10 5 5 25 15 15
        Cantonese  1,275 640 630 490 250 240
        Chinese, n.o.s.  3,910 1,815 2,090 980 490 485
        Creoles  22,125 9,945 12,180 75 35 40
        Croatian  295 130 165 725 360 365
        Czech  270 125 145 300 135 165
        Danish  80 40 40 65 30 40
        Dutch  415 195 225 620 270 345
        Estonian  50 20 30 40 10 25
        Finnish  80 40 45 50 25 20
        Flemish  35 10 25 10 0 5
        Fukien  20 10 15 5 0 5
        German  2,890 1,320 1,570 4,295 1,960 2,335
        Greek  7,045 3,505 3,540 660 325 330
        Gujarati  935 475 465 525 255 270
        Hakka  20 10 15 5 0 0
        Hebrew  2,720 1,345 1,375 60 25 30
        Hindi  1,495 805 690 770 410 360
        Hungarian  1,070 450 615 505 230 275
        Ilocano  480 175 305 20 5 15
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  135 80 60 35 20 10
        Italian  27,125 13,200 13,920 725 350 375
        Japanese  695 280 415 155 70 90
        Khmer (Cambodian)  1,255 570 685 60 30 25
        Korean  510 230 285 275 145 130
        Kurdish  165 85 80 100 50 50
        Lao  375 200 180 310 160 145
        Latvian  65 25 40 25 10 10
        Lingala  1,830 890 945 10 5 10
        Lithuanian  130 40 85 20 5 10
        Macedonian  30 10 15 60 35 25
        Malay  150 75 80 75 30 40
        Malayalam  100 50 50 115 65 50
        Maltese  0 5 0 20 10 10
        Mandarin  1,255 540 715 625 295 330
        Marathi  40 25 20 40 30 15
        Nepali  20 10 10 0 0 0
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  1,790 885 905 75 40 40
        Norwegian  80 45 40 20 10 10
        Oromo  1,685 875 805 30 20 10
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  1,320 730 590 850 440 415
        Pashto  55 35 20 135 80 55
        Persian (Farsi)  1,875 1,035 840 400 215 185
        Polish  2,265 915 1,350 1,555 735 815
        Portuguese  4,760 2,290 2,470 3,855 1,895 1,955
        Romanian  2,470 1,115 1,360 1,570 755 810
        Rundi (Kirundi)  505 245 260 5 0 5
        Russian  3,260 1,520 1,740 395 190 210
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  435 185 250 15 10 5
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  30 15 15 60 30 30
        Serbian  300 145 150 825 400 420
        Serbo-Croatian  100 45 55 145 75 75
        Shanghainese  25 10 10 5 0 5
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  110 50 60 60 30 30
        Sindhi  75 35 45 60 25 35
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  135 75 55 70 40 30
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  20 10 5 10 5 10
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  55 30 25 30 15 15
        Slovak  225 95 130 175 75 100
        Slovenian  110 45 70 90 40 45
        Somali  180 90 85 160 70 90
        Spanish  21,040 10,340 10,705 2,795 1,355 1,440
        Swahili  550 245 300 85 50 40
        Swedish  215 105 110 40 20 20
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  4,045 1,285 2,765 515 160 355
        Taiwanese  90 45 45 20 10 10
        Tamil  1,240 645 595 240 130 110
        Telugu  55 30 20 90 45 45
        Thai  165 55 110 50 20 30
        Tibetan languages  15 10 5 5 0 0
        Tigrigna  55 30 30 130 60 70
        Turkish  850 455 395 295 145 140
        Ukrainian  940 400 540 190 75 115
        Urdu  1,590 870 725 840 420 415
        Vietnamese  3,035 1,505 1,535 645 325 325
        Yiddish  1,610 730 875 10 5 0
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 3,105 1,595 1,510 585 295 290
  Multiple responses          46,705 23,560 23,145 1,185 570 620
    English and French  19,435 10,035 9,395 155 75 85
    English and non-official language  12,495 6,270 6,225 460 240 220
    French and non-official language  14,095 6,900 7,195 555 255 305
    English, French and non-official language  680 350 330 10 5 5

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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.

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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.')

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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.

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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

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Montréal, Quebec (Code 2466) 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 6, 2024).

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