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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	Central Ontario (Health region, December 2013)			Waterloo, RM Ontario (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	507,096	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	478,121	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	6.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	202,121	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,599	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	370.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,368.94	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	1,703,350	822,615	880,735	507,095	249,820	257,275
0 to 4 years	96,100	49,350	46,755	30,940	15,880	15,065
5 to 9 years	98,550	50,560	47,995	30,660	15,615	15,045
10 to 14 years	105,135	54,055	51,080	31,370	16,020	15,350
15 to 19 years	117,335	60,750	56,590	34,580	17,710	16,875
15 years	23,300	12,050	11,245	6,900	3,550	3,345
16 years	23,895	12,445	11,450	6,865	3,570	3,300
17 years	23,355	12,180	11,175	6,700	3,360	3,340
18 years	23,620	12,250	11,375	6,740	3,440	3,300
19 years	23,175	11,825	11,345	7,375	3,795	3,585
20 to 24 years	114,845	58,505	56,340	37,220	19,075	18,145
25 to 29 years	107,820	52,715	55,105	35,685	17,870	17,810
30 to 34 years	106,805	49,235	57,570	34,370	17,065	17,305
35 to 39 years	119,310	55,265	64,040	35,205	17,395	17,815
40 to 44 years	134,860	63,500	71,360	37,075	18,360	18,720
45 to 49 years	144,405	69,425	74,980	40,580	20,075	20,510
50 to 54 years	131,705	63,235	68,465	37,410	18,385	19,025
55 to 59 years	107,635	51,530	56,100	31,785	15,525	16,265
60 to 64 years	92,875	44,465	48,405	26,630	12,900	13,725
65 to 69 years	64,660	30,505	34,155	19,360	9,115	10,250
70 to 74 years	54,505	25,085	29,420	14,740	7,080	7,665
75 to 79 years	44,385	20,135	24,250	11,835	5,290	6,540
80 to 84 years	33,500	14,215	19,275	9,180	3,730	5,450
85 years and over	28,915	10,080	18,840	8,450	2,730	5,720
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.4	38.3	40.3	37.7	36.6	38.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.4	81.3	83.4	81.7	81.0	82.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,403,555	668,650	734,905	414,120	202,305	211,810
Married or living with a common-law partner	822,805	409,605	413,200	245,165	122,485	122,680
Married (and not separated)	762,820	379,585	383,235	212,085	105,985	106,100
Living common law	59,985	30,020	29,965	33,080	16,500	16,575
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	580,755	259,045	321,710	168,955	79,820	89,135
Single (never legally married)	402,515	208,270	194,245	113,695	61,995	51,700
Separated	36,235	13,790	22,440	12,535	5,205	7,335
Divorced	69,070	24,275	44,795	21,815	8,545	13,265
Widowed	72,935	12,710	60,225	20,915	4,080	16,835
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	480,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	187,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	122,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	124,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	46,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	480,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	399,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	369,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	123,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	246,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	61,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	92,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	112,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	41,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	29,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	17,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	12,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,015	...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	81,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	67,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	38,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	20,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	14,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	9,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	603,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	163,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	114,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	183,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	68,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	135,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	100,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.3	...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	1,687,705	816,970	870,730	499,610	246,930	252,680
Number of persons not in census families	205,050	85,655	119,395	73,390	36,055	37,335
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	49,475	16,635	32,840	9,670	4,075	5,595
Living with non-relatives only	47,730	23,940	23,790	18,435	10,985	7,450
Living alone	107,840	45,075	62,765	45,285	20,995	24,290
Number of census family persons	1,482,650	731,315	751,340	426,225	210,875	215,345
Average number of persons per census family	3.1	...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	214,675	96,925	117,745	58,490	26,450	32,040
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	63,920	15,250	48,675	18,200	4,795	13,405
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	20,210	3,725	16,480	3,020	625	2,390
Living with non-relatives only	3,470	1,470	2,000	810	370	440
Living alone	40,240	10,050	30,190	14,370	3,795	10,575
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	150,750	81,680	69,075	40,290	21,660	18,630
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	578,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	452,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	138,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	384,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	326,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	109,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	111,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	214,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	58,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	68,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	41,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	31,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	7,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	23,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	10,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	26,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,690	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	125,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	107,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	18,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	578,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	290,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	109,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	135,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	235	...Data not available	...Data not available	350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	152,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	63,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	38,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	52,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	21,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	38,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	475	...Data not available	...Data not available	330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	578,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	107,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	158,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	63,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	113,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	119,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	49,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	29,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	1,687,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	499,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,692,630	818,880	873,750	501,800	247,815	253,990
Single responses	1,639,150	793,325	845,820	494,100	244,020	250,080
English	824,215	407,605	416,605	375,515	186,060	189,455
French	14,865	6,720	8,140	6,090	2,870	3,220
Non-official languages	800,075	379,000	421,070	112,495	55,080	57,415
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	80	35	45	30	5	25
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	15	10	10	5	0	5
Dene	5	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	0	0
Ojibway	55	20	35	15	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	794,315	376,255	418,060	111,250	54,455	56,800
African languages, n.i.e.	385	195	185	315	165	150
Afrikaans	280	140	140	100	60	40
Akan (Twi)	2,855	1,265	1,590	55	30	25
Albanian	3,425	1,750	1,675	810	425	380
Amharic	905	430	480	595	285	310
Arabic	17,990	9,265	8,725	4,425	2,335	2,090
Armenian	5,815	2,780	3,035	455	235	220
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	590	275	315	90	40	50
Bengali	4,125	2,115	2,005	700	380	320
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	5	0	10	5	5
Bisayan languages	1,415	520	895	45	20	30
Bosnian	295	140	155	495	255	245
Bulgarian	2,075	1,010	1,065	155	90	70
Burmese	300	140	155	65	40	25
Cantonese	89,365	42,120	47,245	1,410	710	700
Chinese, n.o.s.	75,075	35,465	39,610	4,835	2,395	2,440
Creoles	1,130	490	640	105	50	65
Croatian	2,410	1,110	1,295	2,195	1,100	1,095
Czech	1,240	560	685	800	375	425
Danish	500	235	265	195	90	100
Dutch	2,850	1,330	1,515	2,345	1,080	1,260
Estonian	965	420	550	120	55	65
Finnish	1,130	465	660	165	80	85
Flemish	75	30	45	70	25	40
Fukien	1,125	520	600	20	10	10
German	9,380	4,205	5,175	16,515	7,850	8,670
Greek	13,380	6,590	6,790	1,400	700	705
Gujarati	13,810	6,715	7,090	2,165	1,115	1,050
Hakka	1,725	840	885	15	10	10
Hebrew	7,930	4,195	3,740	90	45	50
Hindi	7,680	3,840	3,845	1,150	585	565
Hungarian	7,550	3,545	4,005	1,825	895	930
Ilocano	2,770	1,000	1,770	55	20	35
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	525	295	230	145	70	75
Italian	85,025	40,970	44,055	1,930	1,040	890
Japanese	2,750	1,050	1,700	395	165	230
Khmer (Cambodian)	2,265	1,075	1,190	275	140	135
Korean	28,845	13,680	15,160	1,495	750	750
Kurdish	1,200	645	550	515	280	230
Lao	1,325	630	695	1,030	500	535
Latvian	775	320	460	95	50	50
Lingala	55	25	35	10	0	5
Lithuanian	670	305	365	90	40	50
Macedonian	4,015	1,915	2,105	250	125	115
Malay	1,310	580	735	190	80	110
Malayalam	1,765	890	880	300	150	150
Maltese	620	320	305	60	30	30
Mandarin	45,875	21,665	24,210	3,065	1,520	1,540
Marathi	655	335	325	145	75	70
Nepali	225	125	100	35	15	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,260	620	635	95	45	45
Norwegian	100	45	55	30	15	10
Oromo	280	145	135	100	55	45
Panjabi (Punjabi)	13,295	6,750	6,545	3,870	1,915	1,955
Pashto	910	445	465	815	430	380
Persian (Farsi)	50,310	25,405	24,910	2,930	1,530	1,395
Polish	9,485	4,250	5,230	5,445	2,600	2,845
Portuguese	19,145	9,230	9,915	10,020	4,815	5,205
Romanian	12,880	6,135	6,745	5,555	2,725	2,830
Rundi (Kirundi)	60	25	30	15	5	10
Russian	54,500	25,475	29,025	1,545	725	820
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	65	25	40	35	25	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	3,385	1,690	1,695	225	105	115
Serbian	4,310	2,165	2,150	5,080	2,510	2,570
Serbo-Croatian	525	245	280	580	290	290
Shanghainese	525	220	310	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	175	105	65	60	25	30
Sindhi	1,835	845	985	205	100	105
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,560	775	785	190	95	95
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	190	100	90	120	60	60
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	195	90	105	270	145	130
Slovak	1,055	465	590	570	260	310
Slovenian	830	370	455	285	150	135
Somali	3,895	1,595	2,305	685	330	355
Spanish	41,175	19,510	21,665	7,975	3,815	4,165
Swahili	840	410	430	120	65	55
Swedish	265	105	160	90	55	40
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	32,265	11,545	20,715	1,330	460	870
Taiwanese	1,480	680	800	70	35	35
Tamil	26,770	13,170	13,605	665	355	315
Telugu	1,030	525	510	290	165	130
Thai	460	130	335	115	40	70
Tibetan languages	125	60	60	5	5	5
Tigrigna	735	350	385	450	225	230
Turkish	5,395	2,785	2,615	785	410	375
Ukrainian	4,635	2,035	2,605	820	355	465
Urdu	19,970	9,965	10,005	2,800	1,440	1,365
Vietnamese	17,050	7,955	9,090	3,190	1,535	1,655
Yiddish	2,910	1,300	1,615	15	5	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	5,680	2,715	2,975	1,215	625	590
Multiple responses	53,480	25,555	27,925	7,700	3,795	3,905
English and French	2,935	1,355	1,585	1,025	460	560
English and non-official language	47,105	22,610	24,495	6,280	3,155	3,135
French and non-official language	2,070	955	1,115	230	110	125
English, French and non-official language	1,365	640	725	160	75	85
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,692,625	818,875	873,745	501,800	247,815	253,990
English only	1,497,670	737,935	759,735	462,190	230,855	231,330
French only	1,345	535	810	230	100	130
English and French	110,450	47,520	62,930	31,440	13,630	17,810
Neither English nor French	83,165	32,890	50,270	7,940	3,230	4,710
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,692,625	818,875	873,750	501,800	247,810	253,985
English	1,577,730	771,750	805,985	485,815	240,750	245,070
French	16,590	7,445	9,140	5,875	2,770	3,100
English and French	16,445	7,405	9,045	2,360	1,160	1,205
Neither English nor French	81,870	32,285	49,580	7,750	3,130	4,620
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	24,810	11,150	13,660	7,050	3,355	3,700
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.5	1.4	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.5
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,692,625	818,880	873,750	501,800	247,810	253,985
Single responses	1,571,350	760,640	810,710	484,965	239,535	245,430
English	1,066,665	522,195	544,465	423,620	209,565	214,055
French	6,165	2,840	3,325	1,725	810	915
Non-official languages	498,520	235,605	262,920	59,620	29,160	30,460
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	20	10	15	0	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	5	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	20	10	10	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	496,070	234,440	261,625	59,085	28,900	30,190
African languages, n.i.e.	155	70	80	165	80	85
Afrikaans	95	45	45	30	15	15
Akan (Twi)	1,835	790	1,045	20	10	10
Albanian	1,855	945	910	530	270	260
Amharic	435	205	235	390	195	200
Arabic	9,960	4,890	5,070	2,690	1,320	1,370
Armenian	3,445	1,590	1,860	225	105	120
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	255	110	145	35	15	20
Bengali	2,520	1,250	1,270	435	225	210
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	435	190	245	15	5	5
Bosnian	150	70	85	310	165	145
Bulgarian	1,260	605	655	80	40	35
Burmese	135	60	75	90	45	40
Cantonese	73,675	34,385	39,290	820	400	420
Chinese, n.o.s.	51,605	24,505	27,095	3,270	1,635	1,635
Creoles	640	285	355	40	15	25
Croatian	835	395	440	1,035	500	535
Czech	455	210	240	265	125	140
Danish	50	25	30	35	15	15
Dutch	210	95	115	420	190	230
Estonian	300	130	170	25	5	15
Finnish	340	150	185	20	10	15
Flemish	5	5	5	5	0	5
Fukien	320	150	175	5	0	5
German	1,390	630	760	6,375	3,065	3,310
Greek	4,985	2,325	2,660	575	270	305
Gujarati	7,975	3,830	4,145	1,380	690	690
Hakka	825	385	440	0	0	0
Hebrew	3,990	1,990	2,005	55	25	30
Hindi	3,950	1,965	1,985	535	280	260
Hungarian	3,120	1,450	1,670	615	310	305
Ilocano	1,110	440	670	15	10	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	240	125	115	95	40	60
Italian	34,105	15,155	18,950	450	210	240
Japanese	1,570	710	865	220	105	110
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,425	650	775	160	85	75
Korean	22,415	10,750	11,665	1,070	535	530
Kurdish	690	360	330	325	170	155
Lao	770	375	395	555	275	275
Latvian	280	125	150	10	5	5
Lingala	15	5	10	0	0	5
Lithuanian	265	135	130	15	5	10
Macedonian	1,600	750	850	125	60	65
Malay	505	235	270	65	30	35
Malayalam	855	440	415	190	95	95
Maltese	115	60	55	10	5	5
Mandarin	37,675	18,240	19,435	2,360	1,190	1,165
Marathi	235	120	115	65	35	35
Nepali	110	65	50	20	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	475	215	255	30	15	20
Norwegian	25	10	10	5	5	0
Oromo	175	85	90	50	20	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	8,405	4,175	4,235	2,575	1,250	1,330
Pashto	625	300	320	585	295	290
Persian (Farsi)	37,190	18,285	18,910	2,205	1,125	1,080
Polish	3,885	1,790	2,100	2,490	1,215	1,280
Portuguese	9,010	4,430	4,585	4,470	2,090	2,380
Romanian	7,550	3,625	3,925	3,055	1,490	1,570
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	5	10	10	5	5
Russian	40,290	19,100	21,195	970	465	500
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	10	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	2,315	1,115	1,195	160	75	85
Serbian	2,640	1,290	1,355	3,810	1,880	1,925
Serbo-Croatian	230	95	135	330	165	165
Shanghainese	220	95	130	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	270	175	100	90	50	40
Sindhi	670	305	370	85	45	40
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	780	390	390	80	40	40
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	160	85	80	95	50	50
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	50	25	30	140	75	65
Slovak	355	155	195	180	85	100
Slovenian	175	80	95	70	35	40
Somali	2,905	1,195	1,710	480	230	245
Spanish	26,755	12,690	14,065	4,720	2,265	2,455
Swahili	375	180	195	70	30	40
Swedish	45	25	20	40	20	15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	15,950	6,345	9,615	445	200	245
Taiwanese	820	390	430	35	20	15
Tamil	19,825	9,605	10,225	370	190	180
Telugu	590	285	305	160	85	75
Thai	200	85	120	55	25	30
Tibetan languages	100	50	50	0	0	0
Tigrigna	395	185	205	285	140	145
Turkish	3,740	1,895	1,850	420	215	200
Ukrainian	1,930	855	1,080	240	100	140
Urdu	12,730	6,270	6,455	1,755	895	860
Vietnamese	12,705	5,960	6,740	2,295	1,110	1,185
Yiddish	260	120	140	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,440	1,150	1,285	535	265	270
Multiple responses	121,275	58,235	63,035	16,835	8,275	8,560
English and French	2,460	1,125	1,335	585	250	340
English and non-official language	116,155	56,005	60,150	15,880	7,855	8,025
French and non-official language	685	300	380	80	35	45
English, French and non-official language	1,975	805	1,165	285	130	150
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,692,630	818,880	873,750	501,795	247,810	253,990
None	1,250,595	606,810	643,775	438,135	216,745	221,395
Single responses	433,690	208,270	225,420	62,475	30,495	31,980
English	196,025	96,025	100,000	25,505	12,775	12,730
French	11,990	5,070	6,920	4,450	1,905	2,555
Non-official languages	225,670	107,175	118,495	32,520	15,825	16,700
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	80	35	50	30	10	20
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	5	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	70	30	40	25	5	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	223,210	106,010	117,195	31,905	15,515	16,390
African languages, n.i.e.	185	95	90	80	35	45
Afrikaans	190	90	100	60	30	30
Akan (Twi)	1,115	515	600	25	15	10
Albanian	975	490	485	165	90	85
Amharic	340	165	175	185	95	90
Arabic	6,350	3,290	3,060	1,440	785	655
Armenian	1,610	775	835	140	70	65
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	255	120	130	25	15	15
Bengali	1,070	535	530	180	100	80
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	340	115	220	15	5	10
Bosnian	85	40	45	160	85	75
Bulgarian	420	200	220	40	30	20
Burmese	100	50	45	25	15	15
Cantonese	19,390	9,340	10,050	490	250	240
Chinese, n.o.s.	13,360	6,435	6,920	980	490	485
Creoles	1,120	460	655	75	35	40
Croatian	880	405	475	725	360	365
Czech	395	165	230	300	135	165
Danish	195	80	115	65	30	40
Dutch	960	410	550	620	270	345
Estonian	390	175	210	40	10	25
Finnish	395	160	240	50	25	20
Flemish	15	5	10	10	0	5
Fukien	455	220	240	5	0	5
German	3,700	1,620	2,090	4,295	1,960	2,335
Greek	7,875	3,875	4,005	660	325	330
Gujarati	4,385	2,160	2,230	525	255	270
Hakka	485	235	250	5	0	0
Hebrew	5,960	2,940	3,020	60	25	30
Hindi	5,005	2,485	2,520	770	410	360
Hungarian	2,200	990	1,205	505	230	275
Ilocano	740	270	470	20	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	175	90	85	35	20	10
Italian	34,805	16,925	17,885	725	350	375
Japanese	1,170	500	670	155	70	90
Khmer (Cambodian)	585	270	310	60	30	25
Korean	4,715	2,260	2,455	275	145	130
Kurdish	325	170	155	100	50	50
Lao	370	190	180	310	160	145
Latvian	245	90	160	25	10	10
Lingala	85	30	50	10	5	10
Lithuanian	160	65	95	20	5	10
Macedonian	1,680	820	860	60	35	25
Malay	450	200	250	75	30	40
Malayalam	680	335	350	115	65	50
Maltese	220	105	110	20	10	10
Mandarin	8,385	3,795	4,590	625	295	330
Marathi	265	135	130	40	30	15
Nepali	40	15	20	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	960	470	485	75	40	40
Norwegian	60	30	35	20	10	10
Oromo	85	45	35	30	20	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,975	2,065	1,910	850	440	415
Pashto	170	95	75	135	80	55
Persian (Farsi)	8,655	4,555	4,100	400	215	185
Polish	2,785	1,245	1,545	1,555	735	815
Portuguese	7,435	3,580	3,855	3,855	1,895	1,955
Romanian	3,235	1,490	1,745	1,570	755	810
Rundi (Kirundi)	30	15	15	5	0	5
Russian	10,240	4,800	5,440	395	190	210
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	45	20	25	15	10	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	815	410	400	60	30	30
Serbian	1,240	640	595	825	400	420
Serbo-Croatian	150	75	75	145	75	75
Shanghainese	190	75	110	5	0	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	95	40	55	60	30	30
Sindhi	915	420	490	60	25	35
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	725	365	360	70	40	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	10	5	10
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	60	30	35	30	15	15
Slovak	340	155	190	175	75	100
Slovenian	285	130	155	90	40	45
Somali	1,375	630	740	160	70	90
Spanish	12,560	5,960	6,600	2,795	1,355	1,440
Swahili	490	210	280	85	50	40
Swedish	145	60	85	40	20	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	10,490	3,625	6,865	515	160	355
Taiwanese	555	265	295	20	10	10
Tamil	5,945	2,935	3,010	240	130	110
Telugu	265	145	120	90	45	45
Thai	170	50	115	50	20	30
Tibetan languages	15	10	5	5	0	0
Tigrigna	260	120	140	130	60	70
Turkish	1,340	685	660	295	145	140
Ukrainian	1,460	655	810	190	75	115
Urdu	5,570	2,780	2,790	840	420	415
Vietnamese	3,955	1,880	2,070	645	325	325
Yiddish	860	350	505	10	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,385	1,130	1,255	585	295	290
Multiple responses	8,345	3,795	4,550	1,185	570	620
English and French	1,195	520	675	155	75	85
English and non-official language	3,485	1,695	1,785	460	240	220
French and non-official language	3,590	1,545	2,050	555	255	305
English, French and non-official language	75	30	40	10	5	5

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

^E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Central, Ontario (Code 3508) 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 5, 2024).

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Map

Map: Central (Health region, December 2013)

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Central (Health region, December 2013)

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Geographic hierarchy: Waterloo (Regional municipality)

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  - Waterloo (Regional municipality)

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Related data: Central (Health region, December 2013)

2011 Census

Additional Census data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 Census Data Products for additional geographies.

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Additional NHS data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 NHS Data Products for additional geographies.

Related data: Waterloo, Regional municipality (Census Division), Ontario

2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Waterloo, Regional municipality (Census Division), Ontario, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Waterloo, Regional municipality (Census Division), Ontario

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Geographic hierarchy: Central (Health region, December 2013)

Geographic hierarchy: Waterloo (Regional municipality)

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2011 Census

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Related data: Waterloo, Regional municipality (Census Division), Ontario

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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