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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	Hamilton, C Ontario (Census subdivision)			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}	519,949	...Data not available	...Data not available	507,096	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	504,559	...Data not available	...Data not available	478,121	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	3.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	6.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	214,542	...Data not available	...Data not available	202,121	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	203,806	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,599	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	465.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	370.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,117.23	...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}	519,950	253,775	266,175	507,095	249,820	257,275
0 to 4 years	27,430	14,115	13,320	30,940	15,880	15,065
5 to 9 years	27,995	14,370	13,630	30,660	15,615	15,045
10 to 14 years	30,290	15,685	14,610	31,370	16,020	15,350
15 to 19 years	36,200	18,690	17,515	34,580	17,710	16,875
15 years	6,620	3,405	3,220	6,900	3,550	3,345
16 years	7,080	3,720	3,360	6,865	3,570	3,300
17 years	7,240	3,680	3,560	6,700	3,360	3,340
18 years	7,485	3,825	3,660	6,740	3,440	3,300
19 years	7,775	4,065	3,715	7,375	3,795	3,585
20 to 24 years	36,375	18,515	17,855	37,220	19,075	18,145
25 to 29 years	33,195	16,460	16,735	35,685	17,870	17,810
30 to 34 years	30,905	14,960	15,940	34,370	17,065	17,305
35 to 39 years	31,370	15,165	16,200	35,205	17,395	17,815
40 to 44 years	35,610	17,435	18,175	37,075	18,360	18,720
45 to 49 years	41,890	20,665	21,225	40,580	20,075	20,510
50 to 54 years	40,875	20,200	20,680	37,410	18,385	19,025
55 to 59 years	35,430	17,120	18,305	31,785	15,525	16,265
60 to 64 years	30,810	14,840	15,970	26,630	12,900	13,725
65 to 69 years	22,930	10,995	11,935	19,360	9,115	10,250
70 to 74 years	18,455	8,645	9,805	14,740	7,080	7,665
75 to 79 years	15,675	6,860	8,815	11,835	5,290	6,540
80 to 84 years	12,635	5,140	7,495	9,180	3,730	5,450
85 years and over	11,880	3,925	7,955	8,450	2,730	5,720
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	40.9	39.7	42.0	37.7	36.6	38.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.5	82.6	84.4	81.7	81.0	82.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	434,225	209,610	224,620	414,120	202,305	211,810
Married or living with a common-law partner	238,325	119,015	119,305	245,165	122,485	122,680
Married (and not separated)	205,725	102,750	102,975	212,085	105,985	106,100
Living common law	32,600	16,270	16,330	33,080	16,500	16,575
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	195,900	90,590	105,310	168,955	79,820	89,135
Single (never legally married)	125,895	68,010	57,885	113,695	61,995	51,700
Separated	14,380	6,150	8,225	12,535	5,205	7,335
Divorced	27,285	10,890	16,400	21,815	8,545	13,265
Widowed	28,350	5,540	22,800	20,915	4,080	16,835
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	144,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	68,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	32,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	30,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	13,525	...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}	144,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	116,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	100,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	42,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	58,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	61,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	21,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	25,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	11,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	16,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	9,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	6,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,135	...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	27,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	21,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	12,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	5,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	385	...Data not available	...Data not available	305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	165,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	163,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	32,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	52,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	19,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	37,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	23,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	509,640	249,220	260,415	499,610	246,930	252,680
Number of persons not in census families	83,415	38,785	44,630	73,390	36,055	37,335
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	11,270	4,535	6,740	9,670	4,075	5,595
Living with non-relatives only	15,215	8,590	6,625	18,435	10,985	7,450
Living alone	56,930	25,665	31,265	45,285	20,995	24,290
Number of census family persons	426,225	210,435	215,790	426,225	210,875	215,345
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...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	75,760	33,775	41,985	58,490	26,450	32,040
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	25,825	7,235	18,590	18,200	4,795	13,405
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	4,050	935	3,120	3,020	625	2,390
Living with non-relatives only	1,255	635	625	810	370	440
Living alone	20,525	5,675	14,845	14,370	3,795	10,575
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	49,930	26,530	23,395	40,290	21,660	18,630
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	203,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	139,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	138,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	126,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	105,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	109,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	46,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	58,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	21,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	13,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	8,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	5,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	3,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	3,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	4,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,690	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	63,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	56,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	7,010	...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}	203,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	118,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	109,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	33,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	370	...Data not available	...Data not available	350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	52,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	63,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	6,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	21,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	6,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	17,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	440	...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}	203,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	56,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	65,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	63,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	32,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	30,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	12,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	6,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	509,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	499,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...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}	513,170	250,960	262,215	501,800	247,815	253,990
Single responses	503,770	246,350	257,420	494,100	244,020	250,080
English	378,590	186,285	192,300	375,515	186,060	189,455
French	6,765	3,120	3,640	6,090	2,870	3,220
Non-official languages	118,420	56,945	61,475	112,495	55,080	57,415
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	50	20	30	30	5	25
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	5	5	0	5
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	5	0	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	5	0	5	5	0	0
Ojibway	35	10	20	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}	117,540	56,535	61,000	111,250	54,455	56,800
African languages, n.i.e.	220	90	125	315	165	150
Afrikaans	125	60	65	100	60	40
Akan (Twi)	205	105	105	55	30	25
Albanian	1,140	590	545	810	425	380
Amharic	215	110	105	595	285	310
Arabic	6,295	3,345	2,950	4,425	2,335	2,090
Armenian	270	130	145	455	235	220
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	160	65	95	90	40	50
Bengali	975	495	485	700	380	320
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	10	5	5
Bisayan languages	150	60	95	45	20	30
Bosnian	880	435	440	495	255	245
Bulgarian	125	65	65	155	90	70
Burmese	45	20	25	65	40	25
Cantonese	1,555	735	825	1,410	710	700
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,765	1,870	1,890	4,835	2,395	2,440
Creoles	265	125	135	105	50	65
Croatian	4,990	2,425	2,565	2,195	1,100	1,095
Czech	1,300	610	690	800	375	425
Danish	165	75	85	195	90	100
Dutch	2,985	1,380	1,610	2,345	1,080	1,260
Estonian	175	70	105	120	55	65
Finnish	80	35	45	165	80	85
Flemish	70	30	40	70	25	40
Fukien	10	0	5	20	10	10
German	4,455	1,955	2,495	16,515	7,850	8,670
Greek	1,595	830	765	1,400	700	705
Gujarati	965	505	465	2,165	1,115	1,050
Hakka	10	5	5	15	10	10
Hebrew	130	65	70	90	45	50
Hindi	830	425	405	1,150	585	565
Hungarian	2,960	1,350	1,610	1,825	895	930
Ilocano	195	70	125	55	20	35
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	115	65	55	145	70	75
Italian	16,765	8,145	8,615	1,930	1,040	890
Japanese	270	85	180	395	165	230
Khmer (Cambodian)	920	445	470	275	140	135
Korean	1,440	675	765	1,495	750	750
Kurdish	990	510	480	515	280	230
Lao	355	180	180	1,030	500	535
Latvian	345	135	205	95	50	50
Lingala	30	15	15	10	0	5
Lithuanian	510	200	310	90	40	50
Macedonian	500	245	250	250	125	115
Malay	105	40	65	190	80	110
Malayalam	440	230	210	300	150	150
Maltese	130	60	70	60	30	30
Mandarin	1,650	795	860	3,065	1,520	1,540
Marathi	70	35	35	145	75	70
Nepali	40	15	20	35	15	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	120	65	55	95	45	45
Norwegian	25	10	15	30	15	10
Oromo	50	25	25	100	55	45
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,965	2,020	1,945	3,870	1,915	1,955
Pashto	155	95	60	815	430	380
Persian (Farsi)	2,160	1,100	1,065	2,930	1,530	1,395
Polish	7,655	3,475	4,180	5,445	2,600	2,845
Portuguese	7,330	3,655	3,675	10,020	4,815	5,205
Romanian	1,705	820	885	5,555	2,725	2,830
Rundi (Kirundi)	50	20	30	15	5	10
Russian	1,385	625	760	1,545	725	820
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	50	20	35	35	25	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	1,680	830	850	225	105	115
Serbian	5,530	2,795	2,735	5,080	2,510	2,570
Serbo-Croatian	410	195	215	580	290	290
Shanghainese	5	5	0	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	75	35	40	60	25	30
Sindhi	75	35	40	205	100	105
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	190	90	100	190	95	95
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	255	135	120	120	60	60
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	160	85	80	270	145	130
Slovak	525	225	295	570	260	310
Slovenian	615	290	325	285	150	135
Somali	765	345	420	685	330	355
Spanish	7,310	3,485	3,825	7,975	3,815	4,165
Swahili	260	110	150	120	65	55
Swedish	65	30	35	90	55	40
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	3,640	1,420	2,225	1,330	460	870
Taiwanese	55	25	25	70	35	35
Tamil	310	160	150	665	355	315
Telugu	75	40	30	290	165	130
Thai	125	60	60	115	40	70
Tibetan languages	0	5	0	5	5	5
Tigrigna	110	45	60	450	225	230
Turkish	560	290	270	785	410	375
Ukrainian	2,020	850	1,165	820	355	465
Urdu	3,080	1,545	1,530	2,800	1,440	1,365
Vietnamese	2,965	1,445	1,520	3,190	1,535	1,655
Yiddish	70	35	30	15	5	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	830	385	440	1,215	625	590
Multiple responses	9,400	4,605	4,790	7,700	3,795	3,905
English and French	1,055	490	565	1,025	460	560
English and non-official language	7,545	3,725	3,820	6,280	3,155	3,135
French and non-official language	625	310	315	230	110	125
English, French and non-official language	175	85	95	160	75	85
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	513,170	250,960	262,215	501,800	247,815	253,990
English only	475,350	234,900	240,455	462,190	230,855	231,330
French only	360	170	195	230	100	130
English and French	28,495	12,350	16,145	31,440	13,630	17,810
Neither English nor French	8,960	3,540	5,425	7,940	3,230	4,710
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	513,170	250,955	262,215	501,800	247,810	253,985
English	495,855	243,505	252,355	485,815	240,750	245,070
French	6,655	3,095	3,560	5,875	2,770	3,100
English and French	1,930	935	995	2,360	1,160	1,205
Neither English nor French	8,725	3,420	5,305	7,750	3,130	4,620
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	7,620	3,565	4,060	7,050	3,355	3,700
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.5	1.4	1.5	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}	513,170	250,960	262,215	501,800	247,810	253,985
Single responses	494,100	241,670	252,425	484,965	239,535	245,430
English	431,670	211,815	219,850	423,620	209,565	214,055
French	2,245	1,005	1,240	1,725	810	915
Non-official languages	60,180	28,845	31,335	59,620	29,160	30,460
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	10	0	5	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	5	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	0	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}	59,810	28,655	31,155	59,085	28,900	30,190
African languages, n.i.e.	230	110	120	165	80	85
Afrikaans	80	40	40	30	15	15
Akan (Twi)	75	35	40	20	10	10
Albanian	810	410	400	530	270	260
Amharic	105	50	55	390	195	200
Arabic	3,970	2,015	1,960	2,690	1,320	1,370
Armenian	90	40	55	225	105	120
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	40	15	25	35	15	20
Bengali	695	345	345	435	225	210
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	60	25	35	15	5	5
Bosnian	565	290	275	310	165	145
Bulgarian	55	30	25	80	40	35
Burmese	25	15	15	90	45	40
Cantonese	1,045	490	555	820	400	420
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,510	1,880	1,635	3,270	1,635	1,635
Creoles	115	55	60	40	15	25
Croatian	2,220	1,050	1,170	1,035	500	535
Czech	855	410	445	265	125	140
Danish	5	0	5	35	15	15
Dutch	165	80	90	420	190	230
Estonian	40	10	30	25	5	15
Finnish	5	5	0	20	10	15
Flemish	5	5	5	5	0	5
Fukien	0	0	0	5	0	5
German	570	255	315	6,375	3,065	3,310
Greek	630	295	340	575	270	305
Gujarati	580	300	280	1,380	690	690
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	60	30	30	55	25	30
Hindi	385	205	180	535	280	260
Hungarian	1,220	560	655	615	310	305
Ilocano	90	30	55	15	10	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	95	40	60
Italian	6,090	2,620	3,475	450	210	240
Japanese	65	20	45	220	105	110
Khmer (Cambodian)	550	265	285	160	85	75
Korean	1,030	500	535	1,070	535	530
Kurdish	725	365	360	325	170	155
Lao	190	95	95	555	275	275
Latvian	135	55	80	10	5	5
Lingala	10	0	5	0	0	5
Lithuanian	155	55	95	15	5	10
Macedonian	195	100	95	125	60	65
Malay	95	50	45	65	30	35
Malayalam	215	105	115	190	95	95
Maltese	20	15	10	10	5	5
Mandarin	1,275	625	645	2,360	1,190	1,165
Marathi	25	15	10	65	35	35
Nepali	25	10	15	20	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	30	15	20
Norwegian	5	0	0	5	5	0
Oromo	30	15	15	50	20	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,705	1,345	1,360	2,575	1,250	1,330
Pashto	95	55	35	585	295	290
Persian (Farsi)	1,425	675	745	2,205	1,125	1,080
Polish	3,365	1,555	1,805	2,490	1,215	1,280
Portuguese	3,410	1,645	1,765	4,470	2,090	2,380
Romanian	880	435	445	3,055	1,490	1,570
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	5	15	10	5	5
Russian	825	385	445	970	465	500
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	5	10	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	1,245	595	655	160	75	85
Serbian	3,305	1,620	1,685	3,810	1,880	1,925
Serbo-Croatian	205	95	110	330	165	165
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	130	75	50	90	50	40
Sindhi	25	10	15	85	45	40
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	90	45	50	80	40	40
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	225	125	105	95	50	50
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	140	75	65
Slovak	200	95	110	180	85	100
Slovenian	205	95	110	70	35	40
Somali	535	230	305	480	230	245
Spanish	4,340	2,085	2,255	4,720	2,265	2,455
Swahili	135	55	80	70	30	40
Swedish	10	5	5	40	20	15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,655	720	940	445	200	245
Taiwanese	35	20	15	35	20	15
Tamil	200	95	100	370	190	180
Telugu	45	20	20	160	85	75
Thai	80	50	25	55	25	30
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	50	20	30	285	140	145
Turkish	320	170	155	420	215	200
Ukrainian	585	240	345	240	100	140
Urdu	2,020	990	1,035	1,755	895	860
Vietnamese	2,185	1,060	1,130	2,295	1,110	1,185
Yiddish	5	5	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	365	190	170	535	265	270
Multiple responses	19,075	9,285	9,785	16,835	8,275	8,560
English and French	635	320	315	585	250	340
English and non-official language	17,830	8,675	9,155	15,880	7,855	8,025
French and non-official language	295	145	150	80	35	45
English, French and non-official language	315	140	170	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}	513,170	250,955	262,215	501,795	247,810	253,990
None	445,625	218,545	227,075	438,135	216,745	221,395
Single responses	66,215	31,770	34,450	62,475	30,495	31,980
English	24,595	12,070	12,525	25,505	12,775	12,730
French	4,380	1,910	2,465	4,450	1,905	2,555
Non-official languages	37,240	17,785	19,460	32,520	15,825	16,700
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	45	20	25	30	10	20
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	5	5	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	0	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	35	10	20	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}	36,695	17,555	19,140	31,905	15,515	16,390
African languages, n.i.e.	90	45	50	80	35	45
Afrikaans	50	25	20	60	30	30
Akan (Twi)	95	50	45	25	15	10
Albanian	185	95	90	165	90	85
Amharic	80	45	35	185	95	90
Arabic	1,925	1,040	880	1,440	785	655
Armenian	80	35	45	140	70	65
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	90	40	50	25	15	15
Bengali	215	120	95	180	100	80
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	35	20	20	15	5	10
Bosnian	190	90	100	160	85	75
Bulgarian	45	20	25	40	30	20
Burmese	10	10	5	25	15	15
Cantonese	440	210	230	490	250	240
Chinese, n.o.s.	690	330	360	980	490	485
Creoles	195	95	95	75	35	40
Croatian	1,815	855	955	725	360	365
Czech	240	110	130	300	135	165
Danish	35	15	25	65	30	40
Dutch	960	405	550	620	270	345
Estonian	55	30	30	40	10	25
Finnish	25	5	15	50	25	20
Flemish	20	10	15	10	0	5
Fukien	5	0	0	5	0	5
German	1,575	695	880	4,295	1,960	2,335
Greek	820	425	395	660	325	330
Gujarati	320	165	150	525	255	270
Hakka	0	0	0	5	0	0
Hebrew	100	45	50	60	25	30
Hindi	505	250	260	770	410	360
Hungarian	820	375	440	505	230	275
Ilocano	50	15	35	20	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	90	50	45	35	20	10
Italian	6,145	3,000	3,145	725	350	375
Japanese	155	70	85	155	70	90
Khmer (Cambodian)	220	105	115	60	30	25
Korean	295	150	145	275	145	130
Kurdish	200	115	90	100	50	50
Lao	105	55	55	310	160	145
Latvian	95	35	60	25	10	10
Lingala	55	25	35	10	5	10
Lithuanian	155	60	100	20	5	10
Macedonian	175	80	90	60	35	25
Malay	65	30	35	75	30	40
Malayalam	175	90	90	115	65	50
Maltese	60	30	35	20	10	10
Mandarin	350	155	195	625	295	330
Marathi	20	5	15	40	30	15
Nepali	5	0	5	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	90	35	50	75	40	40
Norwegian	15	5	5	20	10	10
Oromo	10	5	5	30	20	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	955	500	450	850	440	415
Pashto	40	25	20	135	80	55
Persian (Farsi)	450	255	195	400	215	185
Polish	2,300	1,025	1,275	1,555	735	815
Portuguese	2,845	1,410	1,440	3,855	1,895	1,955
Romanian	545	260	290	1,570	755	810
Rundi (Kirundi)	25	15	10	5	0	5
Russian	380	175	205	395	190	210
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	35	15	20	15	10	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	290	140	150	60	30	30
Serbian	1,580	820	760	825	400	420
Serbo-Croatian	115	55	60	145	75	75
Shanghainese	0	0	0	5	0	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	60	15	45	60	30	30
Sindhi	25	15	10	60	25	35
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	75	40	40	70	40	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	10	5	10
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	60	30	25	30	15	15
Slovak	130	50	80	175	75	100
Slovenian	160	75	85	90	40	45
Somali	160	75	90	160	70	90
Spanish	2,545	1,200	1,340	2,795	1,355	1,440
Swahili	155	70	85	85	50	40
Swedish	30	10	20	40	20	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,130	405	720	515	160	355
Taiwanese	15	5	5	20	10	10
Tamil	90	45	45	240	130	110
Telugu	15	5	10	90	45	45
Thai	40	20	15	50	20	30
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	0	0
Tigrigna	55	20	30	130	60	70
Turkish	160	80	80	295	145	140
Ukrainian	590	245	340	190	75	115
Urdu	710	355	360	840	420	415
Vietnamese	670	320	350	645	325	325
Yiddish	10	0	10	10	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	500	210	295	585	295	290
Multiple responses	1,335	645	685	1,185	570	620
English and French	130	65	65	155	75	85
English and non-official language	410	210	200	460	240	220
French and non-official language	785	365	420	555	255	305
English, French and non-official language	5	5	0	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. Hamilton, Ontario (Code 3525005) 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 1, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Hamilton (City)

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- Ontario (Province)
  - Hamilton (Census division)
    - Hamilton (City)

Geographic hierarchy: Waterloo (Regional municipality)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Waterloo (Regional municipality)

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Map: Hamilton, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

Map: Waterloo, Regional municipality (Census Division), Ontario

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Hamilton (City)

Geographic hierarchy: Waterloo (Regional municipality)

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Related data

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

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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