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The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic Ottawa
Ontario
(Economic region) 		Montréal (CMA) Data quality note(s)
Quebec
(Census metropolitan area)
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 1,244,909†  ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,824,221†  ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 1,165,703†  ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,635,556A†  ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 6.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5.2 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 530,206 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,696,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 500,295 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,613,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 85.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available 898.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 14,521.24 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,258.31 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 1,244,910 605,535 639,375 3,824,220 1,861,520 1,962,700
0 to 4 years 66,755 33,890 32,865 222,225 113,520 108,700
5 to 9 years 67,040 34,045 32,995 201,655 102,255 99,395
10 to 14 years 71,505 36,385 35,120 208,290 106,470 101,825
15 to 19 years 82,945 42,465 40,475 242,600 122,930 119,665
15 years 15,675 8,075 7,600 46,445 23,715 22,735
16 years 16,475 8,405 8,070 47,330 23,970 23,360
17 years 16,185 8,340 7,850 47,950 24,460 23,485
18 years 16,990 8,655 8,335 49,395 25,010 24,385
19 years 17,610 8,995 8,615 51,475 25,775 25,700
20 to 24 years 85,385 43,080 42,305 250,890 125,260 125,630
25 to 29 years 78,040 38,440 39,595 256,520 126,530 129,990
30 to 34 years 75,115 36,085 39,030 276,950 136,060 140,885
35 to 39 years 80,820 38,525 42,300 266,295 132,355 133,940
40 to 44 years 87,940 42,735 45,210 273,535 137,000 136,535
45 to 49 years 104,255 51,240 53,015 302,160 151,420 150,745
50 to 54 years 100,410 49,120 51,290 295,365 145,825 149,540
55 to 59 years 86,365 42,000 44,370 250,495 121,475 129,020
60 to 64 years 77,150 37,520 39,630 217,405 103,455 113,950
65 to 69 years 56,330 27,150 29,180 170,995 79,885 91,115
70 to 74 years 42,100 19,810 22,285 129,760 58,375 71,390
75 to 79 years 32,975 15,010 17,960 106,620 45,895 60,720
80 to 84 years 25,075 10,220 14,855 81,755 31,810 49,945
85 years and over 24,710 7,815 16,895 70,715 21,000 49,715
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 40.8 40.0 41.6 39.7 38.7 40.8
% of the population aged 15 and over 83.5 82.8 84.2 83.5 82.7 84.2
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 1,039,610 501,215 538,390 3,192,055 1,539,275 1,652,785
Married or living with a common-law partner 600,165 299,815 300,350 1,728,495 866,800 861,690
Married (and not separated) 503,545 251,330 252,215 1,174,405 587,860 586,540
Living common law 96,620 48,485 48,135 554,085 278,935 275,150
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 439,445 201,405 238,040 1,463,565 672,475 791,090
Single (never legally married) 292,630 154,665 137,970 1,002,695 530,050 472,645
Separated 30,020 12,700 17,330 57,625 24,045 33,580
Divorced 59,930 23,055 36,880 228,245 85,130 143,120
Widowed 56,855 10,990 45,865 174,995 33,250 141,740
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 347,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,034,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 173,885 ...Data not available ...Data not available 504,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 74,220 ...Data not available ...Data not available 235,285 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 70,355 ...Data not available ...Data not available 209,915 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 29,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available 84,835 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 347,955 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,034,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 294,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available 844,955 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 245,945 ...Data not available ...Data not available 568,255 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 111,325 ...Data not available ...Data not available 249,535 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 134,615 ...Data not available ...Data not available 318,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 49,830 ...Data not available ...Data not available 120,220 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 59,830 ...Data not available ...Data not available 136,870 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 24,950 ...Data not available ...Data not available 61,625 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 48,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available 276,705 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 30,530 ...Data not available ...Data not available 137,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 17,710 ...Data not available ...Data not available 138,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 8,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available 60,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 6,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available 59,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 2,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,115 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 53,780 ...Data not available ...Data not available 189,540 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 42,420 ...Data not available ...Data not available 148,700 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 24,670 ...Data not available ...Data not available 90,110 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 12,580 ...Data not available ...Data not available 43,615 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 5,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available 14,975 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 11,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available 40,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 7,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available 26,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 3,175 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 825 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,815 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 367,700 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,127,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 79,450 ...Data not available ...Data not available 262,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 124,425 ...Data not available ...Data not available 365,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 46,885 ...Data not available ...Data not available 138,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 79,315 ...Data not available ...Data not available 237,060 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 37,620 ...Data not available ...Data not available 123,730 ...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 1,221,165 596,060 625,105 3,752,460 1,833,900 1,918,555
Number of persons not in census families 211,325 97,330 113,995 745,900 352,880 393,020
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 24,470 10,035 14,440 81,095 34,285 46,810
Living with non-relatives only 50,240 28,080 22,160 139,370 79,375 59,995
Living alone 136,620 59,220 77,400 525,435 239,220 286,215
Number of census family persons 1,009,840 498,730 511,110 3,006,560 1,481,025 1,525,535
Average number of persons per census family 2.9 ...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 164,960 75,415 89,540 506,350 221,725 284,630
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 53,235 14,915 38,315 192,980 53,940 139,040
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 7,440 1,630 5,810 24,650 5,635 19,020
Living with non-relatives only 2,935 1,390 1,545 11,550 5,575 5,975
Living alone 42,865 11,900 30,960 156,780 42,730 114,050
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 111,725 60,500 51,225 313,370 167,785 145,585
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 500,295 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,613,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 340,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,017,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 315,200 ...Data not available ...Data not available 947,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 271,545 ...Data not available ...Data not available 787,450 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 130,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available 361,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 140,610 ...Data not available ...Data not available 426,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 43,655 ...Data not available ...Data not available 159,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 25,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available 69,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 18,905 ...Data not available ...Data not available 53,165 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 12,700 ...Data not available ...Data not available 34,380 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 5,040 ...Data not available ...Data not available 13,570 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 7,660 ...Data not available ...Data not available 20,810 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 6,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available 18,785 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 6,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available 16,735 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 159,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available 596,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 136,615 ...Data not available ...Data not available 525,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 22,745 ...Data not available ...Data not available 70,650 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 500,295 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,613,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 261,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available 525,830 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 67,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available 135,905 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 2,095 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,485 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 169,525 ...Data not available ...Data not available 948,040 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 27,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available 80,320 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 77,455 ...Data not available ...Data not available 52,290 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 11,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available 144,345 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 52,805 ...Data not available ...Data not available 665,305 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 1,010 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,780 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 500,295 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,613,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 136,615 ...Data not available ...Data not available 525,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 174,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available 517,795 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 77,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available 246,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 72,965 ...Data not available ...Data not available 215,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 26,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available 75,405 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 12,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available 32,485 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 1,221,165 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,752,460 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.4 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.3 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,229,065 599,270 629,790 3,785,915 1,845,570 1,940,345
  Single responses  1,197,845 584,380 613,465 3,667,620 1,786,580 1,881,045
    English  799,515 396,395 403,120 439,845 218,065 221,785
    French  207,125 97,305 109,820 2,395,525 1,161,290 1,234,235
    Non-official languages  191,205 90,680 100,525 832,245 407,220 425,025
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 515 175 340 535 180 355
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 25 5 20
        Cree, n.o.s.  160 70 85 205 85 115
        Dene  5 0 5 0 5 0
        Innu/Montagnais  5 5 0 55 15 35
        Inuktitut  240 65 175 225 60 165
        Mi'kmaq  25 5 15 20 10 15
        Ojibway  75 25 45 5 0 0
        Oji-Cree  10 5 5 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 188,535 89,485 99,050 823,845 403,005 420,840
        African languages, n.i.e.  455 225 225 720 410 310
        Afrikaans  170 80 90 75 40 35
        Akan (Twi)  315 150 160 1,120 550 570
        Albanian  605 315 290 2,110 1,090 1,020
        Amharic  1,170 570 600 615 300 315
        Arabic  28,655 14,925 13,725 126,865 67,530 59,335
        Armenian  450 225 220 14,800 7,215 7,585
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  520 240 280 1,255 650 605
        Bengali  2,935 1,505 1,430 10,240 5,220 5,025
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  65 30 40 5,225 2,840 2,385
        Bisayan languages  400 110 285 880 270 610
        Bosnian  585 270 315 405 200 210
        Bulgarian  845 390 450 5,975 2,910 3,060
        Burmese  160 85 75 50 25 30
        Cantonese  6,510 3,060 3,455 10,515 4,965 5,550
        Chinese, n.o.s.  13,040 6,125 6,920 39,095 18,515 20,580
        Creoles  3,715 1,575 2,145 47,665 21,100 26,570
        Croatian  1,050 495 555 1,875 960 915
        Czech  1,155 535 620 1,320 615 705
        Danish  435 210 225 250 115 135
        Dutch  4,510 2,170 2,340 2,115 1,060 1,055
        Estonian  215 100 115 170 65 105
        Finnish  405 165 240 335 120 220
        Flemish  135 60 80 335 135 195
        Fukien  85 35 45 70 30 45
        German  8,550 3,890 4,660 10,155 4,565 5,590
        Greek  2,465 1,330 1,130 38,860 19,510 19,355
        Gujarati  1,315 690 630 5,895 2,885 3,005
        Hakka  55 35 25 100 40 60
        Hebrew  365 195 165 3,895 2,060 1,835
        Hindi  2,395 1,205 1,190 2,635 1,375 1,260
        Hungarian  2,045 1,030 1,020 6,005 2,870 3,140
        Ilocano  370 120 250 1,680 605 1,070
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  130 75 55 450 270 185
        Italian  10,080 5,085 4,995 110,125 54,285 55,835
        Japanese  985 305 675 1,805 560 1,245
        Khmer (Cambodian)  1,110 480 630 7,745 3,625 4,115
        Korean  1,705 730 970 3,870 1,705 2,160
        Kurdish  650 330 315 670 365 305
        Lao  385 185 195 3,555 1,725 1,835
        Latvian  320 140 180 275 95 180
        Lingala  285 130 155 1,740 820 925
        Lithuanian  250 105 145 570 235 330
        Macedonian  70 35 35 175 90 85
        Malay  375 165 215 555 230 325
        Malayalam  460 225 230 290 155 140
        Maltese  45 15 30 20 5 15
        Mandarin  6,915 3,195 3,725 10,180 4,665 5,515
        Marathi  240 120 120 150 90 60
        Nepali  470 225 235 345 160 185
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  580 305 275 3,745 1,990 1,760
        Norwegian  160 70 95 220 110 110
        Oromo  365 195 170 6,390 3,490 2,900
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  3,580 1,800 1,780 11,025 5,915 5,105
        Pashto  735 390 345 960 525 435
        Persian (Farsi)  6,155 3,080 3,075 17,895 9,340 8,560
        Polish  6,250 2,850 3,405 13,530 5,905 7,630
        Portuguese  4,150 1,985 2,165 29,225 14,035 15,190
        Romanian  2,520 1,145 1,370 28,975 13,990 14,990
        Rundi (Kirundi)  555 230 320 1,300 635 670
        Russian  5,670 2,475 3,205 22,480 10,095 12,385
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  515 190 330 1,280 565 715
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  160 80 80 125 60 60
        Serbian  1,745 860 885 1,735 850 885
        Serbo-Croatian  555 270 280 675 335 340
        Shanghainese  80 35 45 90 40 50
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  155 70 85 285 155 125
        Sindhi  260 125 135 295 140 155
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  740 360 375 570 300 265
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  355 175 175 65 40 25
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  60 25 40 265 140 125
        Slovak  695 315 385 1,020 440 585
        Slovenian  255 115 145 770 335 435
        Somali  6,135 2,615 3,525 665 335 325
        Spanish  11,460 5,240 6,215 111,070 54,395 56,670
        Swahili  820 375 440 975 485 490
        Swedish  315 140 175 435 210 225
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  5,105 1,675 3,430 13,280 4,550 8,730
        Taiwanese  175 75 100 395 185 210
        Tamil  2,470 1,265 1,200 13,145 6,595 6,550
        Telugu  335 170 170 350 195 155
        Thai  365 100 265 525 145 380
        Tibetan languages  20 10 10 95 55 40
        Tigrigna  745 360 380 310 140 165
        Turkish  1,460 745 720 6,370 3,285 3,085
        Ukrainian  1,790 795 995 4,365 1,885 2,480
        Urdu  4,210 2,135 2,070 9,615 5,005 4,610
        Vietnamese  5,980 2,790 3,185 24,610 11,725 12,880
        Yiddish  245 130 110 8,910 4,445 4,460
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 2,155 1,015 1,135 7,870 4,040 3,825
  Multiple responses          31,220 14,890 16,325 118,290 58,990 59,305
    English and French  14,505 6,900 7,605 40,400 20,205 20,190
    English and non-official language  11,925 5,845 6,085 21,450 10,460 10,985
    French and non-official language  3,120 1,410 1,705 44,685 22,165 22,525
    English, French and non-official language 1,670 735 935 11,755 6,160 5,595
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,229,060 599,270 629,790 3,785,915 1,845,570 1,940,345
  English only 749,340 377,870 371,465 280,785 138,010 142,775
  French only 25,320 10,920 14,400 1,401,455 626,035 775,425
  English and French 442,160 205,835 236,320 2,039,040 1,056,095 982,945
  Neither English nor French 12,250 4,645 7,605 64,640 25,430 39,205
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,229,060 599,270 629,790 3,785,915 1,845,570 1,940,345
  English 979,725 483,550 496,170 739,485 367,370 372,115
  French 216,635 101,360 115,270 2,767,210 1,339,785 1,427,430
  English and French 20,830 9,915 10,920 216,745 114,035 102,710
  Neither English nor French 11,870 4,445 7,425 62,470 24,385 38,090
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 227,055 106,320 120,735 847,860 424,390 423,475
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 18.5 17.7 19.2 22.4 23.0 21.8
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,229,060 599,275 629,790 3,785,915 1,845,570 1,940,345
  Single responses 1,181,815 576,925 604,890 3,581,800 1,744,820 1,836,985
    English 935,245 461,130 474,120 606,910 299,450 307,455
    French 150,835 70,520 80,310 2,502,410 1,217,800 1,284,605
    Non-official languages 95,735 45,275 50,460 472,485 227,560 244,920
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 120 40 85 195 75 125
        Atikamekw   0 0 0 10 5 10
        Cree, n.o.s. 35 15 25 85 35 50
        Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais 5 0 0 30 10 15
        Inuktitut 65 15 45 70 25 50
        Mi'kmaq 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Ojibway 20 5 10 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 94,885 44,885 50,005 469,410 226,055 243,360
        African languages, n.i.e. 180 80 95 185 90 95
        Afrikaans 50 25 30 25 10 10
        Akan (Twi) 110 50 55 560 255 310
        Albanian 300 155 140 1,325 670 655
        Amharic 660 310 350 325 150 180
        Arabic 17,165 8,630 8,535 66,910 34,230 32,680
        Armenian 220 110 105 10,870 5,145 5,720
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 80 35 45 225 110 125
        Bengali 1,980 975 1,000 8,155 4,050 4,100
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 25 10 15 1,780 935 840
        Bisayan languages 120 40 80 230 95 135
        Bosnian 300 155 145 265 135 125
        Bulgarian 445 215 235 4,590 2,260 2,330
        Burmese 105 45 55 25 10 15
        Cantonese 4,075 1,900 2,175 8,120 3,870 4,245
        Chinese, n.o.s. 8,670 4,070 4,600 31,905 15,280 16,630
        Creoles 1,615 655 955 19,000 8,095 10,905
        Croatian 380 180 200 790 375 415
        Czech 305 140 165 415 195 220
        Danish 35 20 20 30 15 15
        Dutch 300 145 155 325 155 170
        Estonian 50 15 30 25 15 15
        Finnish 30 10 15 60 20 35
        Flemish 10 5 5 60 25 35
        Fukien 20 10 10 15 5 10
        German 1,310 590 715 1,830 840 990
        Greek 790 395 390 19,750 9,530 10,225
        Gujarati 525 255 270 3,930 1,895 2,040
        Hakka 15 10 5 20 5 15
        Hebrew 135 70 65 1,705 875 835
        Hindi 1,075 535 540 1,400 700 700
        Hungarian 565 275 295 2,240 995 1,245
        Ilocano 160 60 105 585 225 360
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 30 20 15 225 120 105
        Italian 3,015 1,360 1,650 38,855 17,585 21,280
        Japanese 395 150 245 760 330 430
        Khmer (Cambodian) 530 235 295 4,880 2,260 2,625
        Korean 1,055 490 565 2,840 1,305 1,525
        Kurdish 405 200 210 310 155 150
        Lao 210 110 100 2,100 1,010 1,090
        Latvian 80 35 50 85 30 50
        Lingala 100 40 65 450 205 245
        Lithuanian 50 25 25 145 55 90
        Macedonian 20 10 10 110 55 50
        Malay 115 60 55 215 105 105
        Malayalam 190 90 100 75 35 35
        Maltese 10 5 5 0 0 0
        Mandarin 5,245 2,540 2,710 8,525 4,090 4,435
        Marathi 125 60 65 65 40 25
        Nepali 340 170 175 285 135 150
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 110 55 55 855 410 445
        Norwegian 15 5 5 40 20 20
        Oromo 200 95 105 1,935 1,025 910
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 1,940 930 1,010 8,270 4,375 3,895
        Pashto 530 275 250 775 405 365
        Persian (Farsi) 3,935 1,855 2,085 12,990 6,425 6,560
        Polish 2,430 1,120 1,310 6,365 2,885 3,485
        Portuguese 1,645 780 865 13,875 6,575 7,300
        Romanian 1,295 605 695 21,380 10,475 10,910
        Rundi (Kirundi) 210 105 110 365 165 200
        Russian 3,535 1,650 1,890 17,550 8,310 9,240
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 205 80 120 295 140 150
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 80 40 45 55 30 25
        Serbian 1,190 585 605 1,035 495 540
        Serbo-Croatian 275 140 140 310 145 165
        Shanghainese 40 20 15 30 10 15
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 250 145 105 525 330 195
        Sindhi 65 25 40 165 80 85
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 350 175 175 320 160 160
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 270 140 135 35 15 20
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 125 55 65
        Slovak 200 95 105 220 100 120
        Slovenian 35 15 20 280 115 160
        Somali 3,845 1,600 2,250 410 200 215
        Spanish 5,940 2,760 3,180 74,755 36,280 38,470
        Swahili 305 135 170 270 125 140
        Swedish 65 35 35 100 45 50
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,155 840 1,310 7,210 2,775 4,440
        Taiwanese 75 35 40 220 115 100
        Tamil 1,580 775 800 11,225 5,565 5,670
        Telugu 125 60 65 215 115 100
        Thai 120 45 75 160 75 85
        Tibetan languages 5 0 5 70 35 30
        Tigrigna 395 180 220 160 70 85
        Turkish 800 390 410 4,675 2,320 2,360
        Ukrainian 425 185 235 1,800 775 1,025
        Urdu 2,345 1,175 1,175 7,030 3,550 3,485
        Vietnamese 4,155 1,945 2,215 19,555 9,285 10,270
        Yiddish 20 10 5 6,155 3,165 2,990
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 725 360 370 2,870 1,435 1,440
  Multiple responses         47,245 22,340 24,905 204,120 100,755 103,365
    English and French 14,280 6,565 7,720 48,610 24,475 24,135
    English and non-official language 27,310 13,260 14,050 41,050 19,960 21,095
    French and non-official language 2,510 1,080 1,430 87,330 42,320 45,010
    English, French and non-official language 3,140 1,435 1,705 27,120 13,995 13,125
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,229,065 599,270 629,790 3,785,915 1,845,570 1,940,345
  None 981,735 483,255 498,480 2,955,830 1,434,280 1,521,550
  Single responses  238,925 112,170 126,755 761,210 376,665 384,550
    English  97,610 46,455 51,150 276,640 139,560 137,075
    French  75,150 34,695 40,455 230,990 113,850 117,145
    Non-official languages  66,165 31,020 35,150 253,580 123,255 130,325
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 365 135 230 235 85 150
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 10 5 10
        Cree, n.o.s.  110 50 60 80 40 45
        Dene  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 20 10 10
        Inuktitut  165 55 110 90 25 70
        Mi'kmaq  5 5 5 25 5 15
        Ojibway  70 20 50 5 0 5
        Oji-Cree  10 5 10 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 64,435 30,295 34,140 248,955 120,965 127,990
        African languages, n.i.e.  190 90 105 470 250 220
        Afrikaans  80 35 45 45 25 20
        Akan (Twi)  225 100 120 465 240 225
        Albanian  160 85 70 335 165 170
        Amharic  370 175 195 175 85 90
        Arabic  8,850 4,690 4,165 44,685 23,760 20,920
        Armenian  110 55 60 2,440 1,210 1,225
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  285 130 155 745 370 370
        Bengali  640 355 285 1,110 620 490
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  30 15 15 1,825 955 870
        Bisayan languages  100 30 70 240 80 160
        Bosnian  195 85 110 80 30 45
        Bulgarian  260 120 135 740 340 405
        Burmese  45 25 25 15 5 10
        Cantonese  1,770 830 945 1,755 865 890
        Chinese, n.o.s.  2,815 1,360 1,460 5,055 2,325 2,730
        Creoles  2,550 1,070 1,475 33,300 14,930 18,370
        Croatian  390 195 190 485 220 260
        Czech  385 155 230 350 155 190
        Danish  165 70 95 110 45 65
        Dutch  1,370 620 755 630 290 340
        Estonian  65 30 35 55 20 30
        Finnish  150 55 95 105 45 60
        Flemish  30 15 15 55 20 40
        Fukien  35 15 20 25 10 15
        German  3,305 1,500 1,805 4,130 1,870 2,260
        Greek  1,290 695 595 14,145 7,120 7,030
        Gujarati  620 320 305 1,175 595 580
        Hakka  20 10 10 50 25 25
        Hebrew  365 180 185 2,935 1,455 1,485
        Hindi  1,445 735 710 1,790 945 850
        Hungarian  605 285 320 1,425 640 790
        Ilocano  100 30 70 505 180 325
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  70 35 30 185 100 85
        Italian  4,175 2,020 2,155 37,515 18,415 19,100
        Japanese  570 240 330 845 350 495
        Khmer (Cambodian)  385 170 215 2,010 925 1,085
        Korean  515 220 290 600 265 335
        Kurdish  145 75 70 205 105 100
        Lao  100 50 50 930 450 480
        Latvian  95 45 50 70 25 50
        Lingala  480 185 295 2,255 1,090 1,165
        Lithuanian  70 25 45 160 55 105
        Macedonian  20 5 15 35 20 20
        Malay  180 80 100 195 90 110
        Malayalam  200 100 95 130 65 70
        Maltese  20 5 10 0 0 0
        Mandarin  1,690 750 940 1,670 715 960
        Marathi  65 25 35 55 30 25
        Nepali  60 25 35 20 10 15
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  525 245 285 2,225 1,095 1,130
        Norwegian  75 30 50 90 45 45
        Oromo  75 35 35 2,215 1,145 1,065
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  1,150 575 575 1,715 940 775
        Pashto  155 75 70 80 50 30
        Persian (Farsi)  1,460 765 695 2,635 1,455 1,180
        Polish  2,010 845 1,165 3,015 1,215 1,795
        Portuguese  1,500 705 795 8,350 3,990 4,360
        Romanian  715 340 370 4,050 1,865 2,185
        Rundi (Kirundi)  300 110 190 655 320 345
        Russian  1,495 635 860 4,080 1,865 2,215
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  250 90 160 575 250 325
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  50 20 25 45 25 20
        Serbian  325 160 165 365 180 180
        Serbo-Croatian  120 60 60 135 65 70
        Shanghainese  20 5 15 45 20 30
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  180 65 120 215 95 120
        Sindhi  125 60 65 110 50 60
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  285 140 150 175 95 80
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  35 20 20 20 10 10
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  20 5 10 70 35 35
        Slovak  255 115 145 280 125 155
        Slovenian  75 30 50 205 85 115
        Somali  1,965 900 1,060 195 100 90
        Spanish  5,385 2,530 2,850 31,140 15,250 15,890
        Swahili  605 260 345 710 325 385
        Swedish  175 80 90 265 135 135
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  1,945 565 1,375 4,700 1,505 3,190
        Taiwanese  65 25 40 135 65 70
        Tamil  735 385 350 1,495 785 710
        Telugu  135 65 75 70 50 30
        Thai  205 65 140 235 75 155
        Tibetan languages  5 5 5 25 15 5
        Tigrigna  250 120 125 75 40 40
        Turkish  395 210 190 1,125 590 530
        Ukrainian  555 225 325 1,125 475 650
        Urdu  1,540 805 730 2,135 1,160 975
        Vietnamese  1,355 660 700 4,155 2,010 2,145
        Yiddish  50 30 25 1,675 765 910
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 1,360 585 775 4,390 2,205 2,190
  Multiple responses          8,400 3,850 4,550 68,875 34,630 34,245
    English and French  2,355 1,100 1,260 28,020 14,400 13,620
    English and non-official language  2,140 1,005 1,135 19,670 9,825 9,850
    French and non-official language  3,835 1,715 2,120 20,300 9,955 10,345
    English, French and non-official language  75 35 35 885 450 435

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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. Ottawa, Ontario (Code 3510) and Montréal, Quebec (Code 462) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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