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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	Kitchener - Waterloo Ontario (Federal electoral district, 2003 representation order)			Ottawa, CV Ontario (Census subdivision)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	130,162	...Data not available	...Data not available	883,391	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	126,742	...Data not available	...Data not available	812,129	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	8.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	55,991	...Data not available	...Data not available	370,217	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	50,058	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,244	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,532.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	316.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	84.95	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,790.22	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	130,165	64,475	65,685	883,390	428,455	454,935
0 to 4 years	6,860	3,525	3,330	49,140	24,925	24,215
5 to 9 years	7,500	3,775	3,725	48,765	24,660	24,100
10 to 14 years	7,825	4,000	3,825	50,665	25,690	24,975
15 to 19 years	9,310	4,750	4,565	58,305	29,675	28,630
15 years	1,770	905	865	10,905	5,620	5,285
16 years	1,815	965	850	11,440	5,810	5,635
17 years	1,710	840	875	11,255	5,775	5,480
18 years	1,770	885	880	11,880	5,975	5,905
19 years	2,240	1,145	1,095	12,825	6,505	6,325
20 to 24 years	11,925	6,405	5,520	65,960	33,100	32,865
25 to 29 years	9,350	4,895	4,460	61,230	30,185	31,045
30 to 34 years	8,340	4,245	4,095	57,745	27,675	30,065
35 to 39 years	8,640	4,250	4,390	60,360	28,765	31,600
40 to 44 years	9,715	4,705	5,015	64,285	31,215	33,065
45 to 49 years	10,550	5,190	5,360	73,190	35,935	37,255
50 to 54 years	9,770	4,780	4,985	69,010	33,595	35,415
55 to 59 years	8,035	3,885	4,150	57,735	28,030	29,705
60 to 64 years	6,445	3,080	3,365	50,410	24,385	26,025
65 to 69 years	4,685	2,230	2,455	35,865	16,935	18,925
70 to 74 years	3,600	1,725	1,875	26,810	12,360	14,445
75 to 79 years	2,955	1,325	1,630	21,275	9,545	11,725
80 to 84 years	2,415	990	1,430	16,305	6,600	9,710
85 years and over	2,235	730	1,510	16,335	5,185	11,150
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	37.4	35.8	38.9	39.2	38.2	40.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.0	82.5	83.4	83.2	82.4	83.9
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	107,980	53,180	54,800	734,820	353,180	381,640
Married or living with a common-law partner	62,650	31,305	31,345	411,110	205,465	205,640
Married (and not separated)	55,500	27,730	27,770	348,520	173,900	174,625
Living common law	7,150	3,575	3,575	62,595	31,570	31,020
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	45,330	21,870	23,460	323,710	147,710	176,000
Single (never legally married)	32,635	18,010	14,615	224,340	117,055	107,290
Separated	2,605	1,065	1,540	20,630	8,385	12,240
Divorced	5,025	1,815	3,210	42,710	15,540	27,170
Widowed	5,065	975	4,090	36,030	6,730	29,300
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	35,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	15,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	7,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	8,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	3,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	35,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	30,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	200,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	27,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	169,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	10,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	16,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	7,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	3,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	2,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	580	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	440	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	180	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	4,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	3,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	400	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	940	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	590	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	275	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	75	...Data not available	...Data not available	575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	40,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	265,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	8,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	13,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	5,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	9,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	3,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,885	...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	128,265	63,705	64,555	867,090	421,800	445,290
Number of persons not in census families	21,905	11,010	10,900	160,855	74,120	86,735
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,315	1,025	1,290	18,625	7,520	11,105
Living with non-relatives only	7,085	4,215	2,870	42,325	23,700	18,625
Living alone	12,505	5,765	6,740	99,905	42,895	57,005
Number of census family persons	106,360	52,700	53,655	706,235	347,685	358,550
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	14,660	6,615	8,040	105,830	47,610	58,220
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	4,600	1,165	3,445	34,820	9,275	25,545
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	665	130	535	5,390	1,055	4,335
Living with non-relatives only	200	75	125	1,915	860	1,055
Living alone	3,735	955	2,780	27,515	7,360	20,155
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	10,055	5,455	4,600	71,010	38,335	32,675
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	50,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	34,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	234,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	32,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	215,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	28,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	11,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	16,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	3,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	2,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	1,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	1,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	490	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	760	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	515	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	720	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	15,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	118,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	12,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	2,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	50,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	28,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	5,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	180	...Data not available	...Data not available	935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	15,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	2,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	5,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	1,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	6,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	30	...Data not available	...Data not available	440	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	50,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	12,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	16,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	116,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	8,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	8,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	3,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	1,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	128,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	867,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	129,170	64,105	65,065	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	127,025	63,035	63,990	846,085	411,465	434,630
English	93,515	46,395	47,125	544,045	270,365	273,680
French	1,425	690	735	123,925	56,845	67,075
Non-official languages	32,090	15,955	16,135	178,120	84,250	93,875
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	455	155	305
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	145	70	75
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	210	50	155
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	20	5	15
Ojibway	0	0	0	65	25	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	10	5	10
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	31,715	15,760	15,955	175,735	83,195	92,545
African languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	450	225	225
Afrikaans	40	20	20	135	70	65
Akan (Twi)	25	10	10	310	150	165
Albanian	115	65	55	580	295	280
Amharic	115	55	65	1,165	565	600
Arabic	1,760	930	825	28,185	14,660	13,525
Armenian	130	60	65	415	210	205
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	510	235	275
Bengali	350	200	150	2,840	1,450	1,390
Berber languages (Kabyle)	10	5	5	65	30	35
Bisayan languages	10	5	5	375	105	270
Bosnian	120	55	65	575	265	310
Bulgarian	70	40	35	825	380	445
Burmese	0	0	0	165	85	80
Cantonese	755	380	370	6,405	3,005	3,400
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,030	1,525	1,500	12,735	5,980	6,755
Creoles	25	10	15	3,620	1,530	2,090
Croatian	420	205	220	985	470	515
Czech	190	80	110	990	455	540
Danish	75	40	40	315	145	175
Dutch	455	210	250	2,360	1,120	1,240
Estonian	35	15	15	185	80	105
Finnish	55	35	20	325	120	200
Flemish	25	10	15	80	35	45
Fukien	5	5	0	85	35	45
German	3,410	1,595	1,815	5,810	2,565	3,245
Greek	440	215	220	2,040	1,080	955
Gujarati	495	250	245	1,210	630	575
Hakka	5	0	5	55	35	25
Hebrew	50	20	30	350	190	160
Hindi	575	300	275	2,330	1,175	1,155
Hungarian	430	215	210	1,725	850	875
Ilocano	0	0	5	360	120	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	130	75	55
Italian	395	205	190	9,440	4,730	4,710
Japanese	165	65	95	935	295	640
Khmer (Cambodian)	40	25	20	1,095	480	625
Korean	965	505	460	1,605	690	915
Kurdish	85	50	40	645	330	315
Lao	220	100	120	360	175	180
Latvian	35	15	20	275	125	155
Lingala	0	0	0	275	120	150
Lithuanian	40	15	25	210	90	120
Macedonian	45	30	15	60	30	30
Malay	90	35	50	355	160	205
Malayalam	90	50	45	445	225	225
Maltese	5	5	5	35	10	25
Mandarin	2,110	1,060	1,050	6,820	3,150	3,665
Marathi	75	40	35	230	115	120
Nepali	20	10	10	465	225	235
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	20	10	5	575	300	275
Norwegian	10	5	5	140	60	80
Oromo	20	10	15	360	190	170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,025	515	510	3,295	1,650	1,645
Pashto	95	50	45	705	375	325
Persian (Farsi)	1,310	715	590	6,050	3,025	3,030
Polish	1,765	840	930	5,750	2,605	3,150
Portuguese	705	345	360	3,920	1,865	2,050
Romanian	1,380	670	710	2,390	1,085	1,305
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	545	225	315
Russian	775	380	390	5,475	2,390	3,085
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	0	515	190	330
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	65	30	30	160	80	75
Serbian	1,100	555	545	1,675	820	855
Serbo-Croatian	175	95	85	545	265	280
Shanghainese	5	0	5	75	35	45
Sign languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	115	55	65
Sindhi	95	45	50	245	115	130
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	110	50	60	720	360	365
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	355	175	180
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	55	25	30
Slovak	155	65	85	625	280	345
Slovenian	45	25	25	235	110	125
Somali	165	80	80	6,135	2,610	3,525
Spanish	1,620	770	845	10,850	4,960	5,890
Swahili	35	20	15	800	365	430
Swedish	50	30	20	270	130	150
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	295	100	200	4,875	1,625	3,250
Taiwanese	50	25	30	165	75	95
Tamil	290	150	140	2,065	1,060	1,000
Telugu	190	110	85	340	165	170
Thai	35	10	25	335	95	245
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	20	10	10
Tigrigna	40	20	25	740	360	385
Turkish	320	180	140	1,395	700	695
Ukrainian	235	100	135	1,560	680	885
Urdu	885	460	430	3,675	1,870	1,810
Vietnamese	855	435	425	5,800	2,715	3,085
Yiddish	5	0	5	230	125	105
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	365	195	170	1,925	900	1,025
Multiple responses	2,145	1,070	1,075	26,360	12,535	13,825
English and French	325	140	185	10,755	5,085	5,665
English and non-official language	1,705	870	830	11,090	5,430	5,660
French and non-official language	65	30	35	2,950	1,330	1,620
English, French and non-official language	45	20	20	1,565	695	870
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	129,170	64,105	65,065	872,450	424,000	448,450
English only	116,200	58,545	57,655	522,980	264,790	258,195
French only	70	25	40	12,915	5,245	7,675
English and French	11,130	4,810	6,320	324,690	149,495	175,195
Neither English nor French	1,770	725	1,050	11,860	4,470	7,390
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	129,170	64,105	65,065	872,450	424,000	448,450
English	125,150	62,270	62,875	708,285	349,750	358,535
French	1,440	695	745	133,450	60,890	72,560
English and French	855	435	420	19,190	9,065	10,125
Neither English nor French	1,730	700	1,030	11,530	4,300	7,230
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	1,865	915	950	143,040	65,420	77,620
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.5	16.4	15.4	17.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	129,170	64,105	65,065	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	124,625	61,860	62,765	830,485	404,095	426,390
English	107,465	53,280	54,185	652,455	321,710	330,745
French	455	220	230	86,035	38,940	47,095
Non-official languages	16,710	8,360	8,355	91,990	43,445	48,545
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	120	40	75
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	35	10	20
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	60	15	45
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	20	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	16,565	8,285	8,280	91,210	43,090	48,120
African languages, n.i.e.	15	0	10	175	80	100
Afrikaans	15	10	5	50	25	25
Akan (Twi)	10	5	5	110	55	55
Albanian	50	30	25	290	150	140
Amharic	55	25	30	655	305	345
Arabic	1,000	505	495	16,970	8,525	8,440
Armenian	70	30	40	210	110	100
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	80	35	45
Bengali	220	115	100	1,920	945	975
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	25	10	15
Bisayan languages	0	0	0	120	40	75
Bosnian	60	30	30	295	150	145
Bulgarian	35	20	15	435	210	225
Burmese	0	0	0	105	45	55
Cantonese	420	205	215	4,000	1,860	2,140
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,070	1,040	1,030	8,475	3,975	4,495
Creoles	10	0	5	1,590	645	945
Croatian	170	85	85	370	175	195
Czech	65	25	40	275	125	150
Danish	20	10	15	30	15	10
Dutch	55	25	30	155	75	80
Estonian	0	0	0	50	15	25
Finnish	15	10	5	25	15	10
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	20	10	5
German	585	255	330	730	310	420
Greek	170	75	100	635	315	325
Gujarati	240	115	120	460	220	240
Hakka	0	0	0	10	5	5
Hebrew	30	15	15	135	70	65
Hindi	240	125	115	1,045	520	525
Hungarian	135	65	70	500	240	265
Ilocano	0	0	0	160	60	105
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	25	10	15	30	20	10
Italian	75	30	40	2,915	1,320	1,595
Japanese	95	45	50	375	140	230
Khmer (Cambodian)	20	10	10	530	235	295
Korean	685	355	330	995	460	535
Kurdish	55	30	25	405	195	210
Lao	125	55	70	190	100	90
Latvian	5	5	0	70	30	40
Lingala	0	0	0	100	40	65
Lithuanian	5	0	0	50	25	25
Macedonian	30	15	15	25	15	10
Malay	25	10	10	115	60	55
Malayalam	50	25	20	185	90	90
Maltese	0	0	0	10	0	5
Mandarin	1,660	840	815	5,190	2,515	2,675
Marathi	25	10	10	120	60	65
Nepali	15	10	5	345	170	175
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	110	55	50
Norwegian	0	0	0	10	5	10
Oromo	10	5	5	200	95	105
Panjabi (Punjabi)	645	310	340	1,800	855	945
Pashto	75	40	35	515	270	240
Persian (Farsi)	965	520	450	3,885	1,835	2,050
Polish	840	425	415	2,320	1,075	1,250
Portuguese	270	135	140	1,620	765	850
Romanian	715	370	345	1,245	575	665
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	210	100	110
Russian	495	240	250	3,460	1,610	1,850
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	205	80	125
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	40	15	25	80	40	45
Serbian	755	380	375	1,140	565	575
Serbo-Croatian	95	50	50	275	135	140
Shanghainese	0	0	0	35	20	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	190	110	80
Sindhi	40	20	10	65	20	40
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	20	25	345	170	170
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	275	140	130
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	30	15	10	15	5	10
Slovak	40	15	25	190	90	100
Slovenian	10	0	5	30	20	15
Somali	115	60	55	3,850	1,600	2,250
Spanish	920	445	475	5,755	2,665	3,090
Swahili	10	5	5	300	135	165
Swedish	25	15	10	65	30	30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	110	50	60	2,095	820	1,280
Taiwanese	25	15	10	75	35	40
Tamil	150	80	70	1,270	620	650
Telugu	110	60	55	125	60	65
Thai	10	5	10	120	45	75
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	0	5
Tigrigna	25	10	15	395	175	215
Turkish	170	95	80	765	365	395
Ukrainian	75	30	45	405	180	225
Urdu	510	275	240	1,995	1,000	1,000
Vietnamese	570	285	290	4,035	1,890	2,145
Yiddish	0	0	0	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	150	75	75	665	315	350
Multiple responses	4,540	2,245	2,300	41,970	19,905	22,060
English and French	145	60	85	10,775	4,930	5,845
English and non-official language	4,295	2,135	2,160	25,800	12,580	13,220
French and non-official language	15	5	10	2,405	1,025	1,375
English, French and non-official language	85	40	45	2,985	1,370	1,620
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	129,170	64,105	65,065	872,450	424,000	448,450
None	109,720	54,385	55,335	671,880	330,280	341,595
Single responses	19,055	9,520	9,535	192,740	90,130	102,610
English	8,005	4,090	3,915	75,780	35,840	39,940
French	1,280	565	720	55,510	25,515	30,000
Non-official languages	9,770	4,870	4,895	61,455	28,780	32,675
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	20	10	10	320	115	205
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	5	0	95	40	55
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	0	0	0	140	40	95
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	10	0	5
Ojibway	15	10	10	65	25	40
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	10	5	5
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	9,575	4,770	4,800	60,025	28,185	31,845
African languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	185	90	100
Afrikaans	15	5	5	60	25	40
Akan (Twi)	15	5	5	220	105	125
Albanian	40	20	15	155	85	70
Amharic	50	25	20	370	175	190
Arabic	575	320	250	8,665	4,580	4,085
Armenian	40	20	25	100	50	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	275	125	150
Bengali	100	60	40	625	345	275
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	25	20	15
Bisayan languages	0	0	0	95	30	65
Bosnian	55	30	30	190	85	110
Bulgarian	25	15	10	250	115	135
Burmese	0	0	0	50	25	25
Cantonese	255	130	120	1,740	815	925
Chinese, n.o.s.	610	310	300	2,745	1,320	1,425
Creoles	15	5	10	2,490	1,050	1,440
Croatian	170	85	85	365	185	185
Czech	70	35	40	325	130	200
Danish	30	10	15	135	60	80
Dutch	110	55	60	785	350	435
Estonian	15	10	5	60	25	35
Finnish	15	10	10	125	40	85
Flemish	0	0	0	15	10	5
Fukien	5	0	5	35	15	20
German	1,190	545	645	2,395	1,070	1,325
Greek	215	115	105	1,090	575	510
Gujarati	175	85	90	600	305	290
Hakka	0	0	0	25	15	5
Hebrew	35	15	20	355	170	180
Hindi	380	210	175	1,395	715	680
Hungarian	110	50	60	525	245	280
Ilocano	0	0	0	95	30	65
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	65	35	30
Italian	140	70	75	3,970	1,915	2,050
Japanese	70	40	35	540	230	310
Khmer (Cambodian)	15	5	10	385	170	215
Korean	170	95	75	470	205	270
Kurdish	15	10	5	145	75	70
Lao	65	30	30	100	50	50
Latvian	10	0	0	75	40	40
Lingala	0	0	0	470	175	290
Lithuanian	10	5	5	65	25	40
Macedonian	10	5	5	20	5	15
Malay	35	15	20	165	75	90
Malayalam	40	25	20	185	95	95
Maltese	5	0	0	20	5	10
Mandarin	430	205	220	1,650	735	920
Marathi	30	15	10	60	25	40
Nepali	0	0	0	60	20	35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	35	15	15	520	240	280
Norwegian	15	5	5	75	25	45
Oromo	15	10	5	70	35	35
Panjabi (Punjabi)	260	145	115	1,060	530	530
Pashto	20	10	10	135	65	65
Persian (Farsi)	190	110	85	1,425	745	675
Polish	480	220	265	1,830	750	1,080
Portuguese	290	150	145	1,405	655	745
Romanian	400	180	215	685	330	355
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	300	115	185
Russian	185	95	85	1,425	610	815
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	5	0	250	85	165
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	45	20	25
Serbian	210	105	105	320	155	160
Serbo-Croatian	55	35	25	120	60	60
Shanghainese	0	5	0	20	5	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	125	45	85
Sindhi	35	10	25	120	55	65
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	50	30	20	285	135	145
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	15	10	5
Slovak	60	25	35	225	95	125
Slovenian	10	5	5	65	25	40
Somali	40	20	25	1,965	895	1,065
Spanish	665	325	340	4,940	2,315	2,630
Swahili	30	15	15	595	260	340
Swedish	25	15	10	160	75	80
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	160	50	110	1,840	545	1,295
Taiwanese	10	5	5	60	25	40
Tamil	120	65	60	650	340	310
Telugu	65	35	35	135	65	70
Thai	25	10	15	190	65	130
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	10	5	5
Tigrigna	20	10	10	250	120	125
Turkish	120	65	60	380	195	185
Ukrainian	55	25	25	510	210	305
Urdu	305	160	145	1,400	730	675
Vietnamese	200	110	85	1,325	640	685
Yiddish	5	5	0	50	25	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	175	95	80	1,110	480	625
Multiple responses	395	200	195	7,835	3,590	4,240
English and French	70	40	30	2,275	1,055	1,220
English and non-official language	175	90	80	1,995	940	1,055
French and non-official language	150	70	75	3,495	1,565	1,930
English, French and non-official language	5	0	5	75	35	40

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. Kitchener - Waterloo, Ontario (Code 35039) and Ottawa, Ontario (Code 3506008) (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 5, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Kitchener - Waterloo (Federal electoral district, 2003 Representation Order)

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Related data: Kitchener - Waterloo (Federal electoral district, 2003 Representation Order), Ontario

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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