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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	Essex, CTY Ontario (Census division)			British Columbia (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	388,782	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,400,057^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	393,402	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,113,487^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	-1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	7.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	164,733	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,945,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	152,293	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,637	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	210.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,850.78	...Data not available	...Data not available	922,509.29	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	388,785	191,230	197,555	4,400,055	2,156,600	2,243,455
0 to 4 years	21,100	10,915	10,180	219,665	112,885	106,775
5 to 9 years	22,930	11,825	11,105	218,915	112,200	106,715
10 to 14 years	24,455	12,620	11,830	238,780	122,465	116,315
15 to 19 years	26,880	13,790	13,090	275,165	141,670	133,500
15 years	5,400	2,770	2,635	53,725	27,620	26,110
16 years	5,570	2,890	2,675	54,885	28,475	26,410
17 years	5,290	2,665	2,625	55,400	28,510	26,885
18 years	5,370	2,750	2,620	55,380	28,425	26,955
19 years	5,250	2,710	2,540	55,785	28,640	27,140
20 to 24 years	25,235	12,945	12,290	279,825	142,290	137,535
25 to 29 years	21,705	10,580	11,125	288,780	143,475	145,305
30 to 34 years	22,350	10,840	11,510	275,985	135,220	140,755
35 to 39 years	25,425	12,390	13,035	280,870	135,455	145,415
40 to 44 years	27,905	13,815	14,085	313,765	151,430	162,335
45 to 49 years	31,245	15,580	15,670	350,600	170,580	180,020
50 to 54 years	30,205	15,135	15,075	354,610	172,060	182,550
55 to 59 years	26,285	12,895	13,390	323,335	157,455	165,880
60 to 64 years	23,920	11,640	12,285	291,040	142,645	148,395
65 to 69 years	17,750	8,685	9,065	210,900	103,785	107,115
70 to 74 years	13,705	6,360	7,345	160,715	77,350	83,360
75 to 79 years	11,080	5,045	6,035	127,480	60,720	66,760
80 to 84 years	8,585	3,585	4,995	96,945	42,745	54,200
85 years and over	8,020	2,575	5,445	92,675	32,150	60,520
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	40.8	39.9	41.6	41.9	41.1	42.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.4	81.5	83.2	84.6	83.9	85.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	320,295	155,860	164,435	3,722,695	1,809,045	1,913,650
Married or living with a common-law partner	183,030	92,350	90,675	2,154,575	1,074,965	1,079,610
Married (and not separated)	162,790	82,170	80,620	1,832,605	913,430	919,175
Living common law	20,240	10,185	10,055	321,965	161,530	160,435
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	137,270	63,505	73,760	1,568,120	734,075	834,040
Single (never legally married)	87,220	47,060	40,165	1,014,270	550,830	463,435
Separated	9,715	4,070	5,645	102,040	43,570	58,470
Divorced	20,175	8,375	11,800	246,515	98,130	148,385
Widowed	20,155	4,005	16,155	205,300	41,550	163,750
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	108,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	52,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	645,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	23,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	263,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	22,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	238,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	11,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	108,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	88,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,048,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	78,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	887,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	34,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	422,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	44,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	465,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	15,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	181,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	19,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	205,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	9,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	10,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	5,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	690	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	20,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	189,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	16,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	9,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	3,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	975	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	305	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	125,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,230,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	25,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	42,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	15,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	156,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	26,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	255,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	15,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	381,345	187,135	194,215	4,324,505	2,122,320	2,202,185
Number of persons not in census families	57,510	27,150	30,360	807,660	383,540	424,120
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	7,075	2,835	4,240	105,450	42,525	62,925
Living with non-relatives only	9,010	5,120	3,890	203,285	111,935	91,345
Living alone	41,420	19,190	22,230	498,920	229,075	269,850
Number of census family persons	323,840	159,985	163,850	3,516,850	1,738,780	1,778,070
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	55,400	25,135	30,265	643,410	302,320	341,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	18,290	5,125	13,160	211,820	65,460	146,365
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,510	540	1,970	32,900	7,490	25,410
Living with non-relatives only	725	325	400	13,560	6,770	6,790
Living alone	15,055	4,260	10,800	165,365	51,195	114,165
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	37,110	20,005	17,105	431,590	236,860	194,730
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	152,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	106,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,183,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	98,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,041,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	82,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	898,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	37,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	458,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	44,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	439,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	16,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	7,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	141,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	5,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	3,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	66,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	2,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	45,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	581,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	41,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	4,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	152,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	108,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	842,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	12,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	670	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	30,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	731,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	6,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	7,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	130,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	3,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	11,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	361,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	210	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	152,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	41,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	50,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	613,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	23,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	22,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	237,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	9,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	4,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	381,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,324,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	384,935	189,705	195,230	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
Single responses	376,960	185,855	191,100	4,273,930	2,098,055	2,175,870
English	281,975	139,225	142,750	3,062,435	1,526,350	1,536,085
French	11,710	5,455	6,250	57,275	28,315	28,965
Non-official languages	83,280	41,175	42,105	1,154,215	543,395	610,825
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	20	10	10	1,210	540	675
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	955	435	525
Dene	0	0	0	70	35	35
Innu/Montagnais	5	0	0	5	5	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	25	10	10
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	15	10	5
Ojibway	15	5	5	140	50	90
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	82,885	40,985	41,895	1,137,420	535,395	602,025
African languages, n.i.e.	205	105	100	620	330	295
Afrikaans	40	20	15	2,735	1,330	1,405
Akan (Twi)	55	25	30	455	235	220
Albanian	1,080	535	545	1,335	695	635
Amharic	125	60	65	1,255	615	640
Arabic	11,545	5,860	5,685	13,050	7,505	5,550
Armenian	230	100	130	1,105	560	545
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	55	30	30	530	235	295
Bengali	620	310	315	2,410	1,265	1,145
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	15	10	5
Bisayan languages	70	25	45	3,870	1,445	2,430
Bosnian	330	165	165	1,275	635	640
Bulgarian	100	50	55	1,945	960	985
Burmese	20	10	5	945	485	465
Cantonese	1,230	580	650	133,245	61,790	71,455
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,435	1,690	1,750	120,040	55,735	64,305
Creoles	185	85	100	640	315	320
Croatian	1,850	895	955	7,820	3,860	3,955
Czech	195	80	120	5,610	2,800	2,810
Danish	85	40	40	5,250	2,575	2,675
Dutch	815	420	395	23,080	11,190	11,890
Estonian	20	5	10	820	345	475
Finnish	160	70	90	4,090	1,705	2,390
Flemish	100	35	60	445	215	235
Fukien	5	5	0	1,920	835	1,085
German	8,950	4,350	4,595	73,625	35,140	38,485
Greek	1,100	550	555	6,250	3,360	2,885
Gujarati	635	325	310	6,595	3,060	3,540
Hakka	10	5	5	1,110	475	630
Hebrew	35	25	10	1,755	970	785
Hindi	595	310	285	24,640	11,840	12,800
Hungarian	1,515	730	785	9,855	4,915	4,940
Ilocano	75	30	40	3,755	1,465	2,290
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	50	25	25	475	265	205
Italian	10,785	5,325	5,465	24,060	12,180	11,880
Japanese	85	30	55	19,665	6,840	12,825
Khmer (Cambodian)	450	215	230	1,465	700	770
Korean	420	210	210	48,975	22,350	26,625
Kurdish	130	75	55	1,415	775	645
Lao	245	125	115	1,155	550	600
Latvian	20	5	15	615	305	310
Lingala	20	10	10	35	20	20
Lithuanian	80	30	50	435	190	245
Macedonian	1,205	585	625	275	130	140
Malay	60	35	25	3,535	1,590	1,950
Malayalam	150	70	80	1,460	735	725
Maltese	235	125	115	220	115	115
Mandarin	1,110	530	580	94,055	43,630	50,425
Marathi	85	45	40	430	220	210
Nepali	95	50	45	805	430	375
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	180	80	95	470	250	220
Norwegian	5	5	5	2,370	1,155	1,215
Oromo	45	25	20	325	185	140
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,095	1,090	1,005	182,915	90,900	92,020
Pashto	30	10	15	900	485	415
Persian (Farsi)	615	305	305	36,045	18,265	17,775
Polish	3,430	1,590	1,840	17,460	8,185	9,270
Portuguese	2,385	1,145	1,245	14,605	6,990	7,615
Romanian	2,405	1,145	1,265	8,330	4,110	4,220
Rundi (Kirundi)	40	15	25	135	60	80
Russian	550	225	325	22,650	10,300	12,350
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	95	45	50	80	40	45
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	2,085	1,005	1,075	690	345	340
Serbian	3,045	1,520	1,525	6,655	3,425	3,225
Serbo-Croatian	215	105	110	1,425	675	755
Shanghainese	15	5	5	1,250	530	715
Sign languages, n.i.e.	55	25	25	645	335	310
Sindhi	25	10	15	1,770	790	975
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	120	65	60	1,405	715	685
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	195	110	90	775	400	375
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	145	75	70	495	275	225
Slovak	1,030	485	540	3,220	1,440	1,780
Slovenian	195	80	120	1,225	590	640
Somali	575	250	320	975	495	480
Spanish	4,965	3,005	1,960	40,795	19,325	21,470
Swahili	140	60	80	755	390	365
Swedish	15	10	10	2,740	1,195	1,545
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,800	685	1,110	66,120	25,835	40,285
Taiwanese	25	10	15	5,675	2,640	3,035
Tamil	260	130	130	3,135	1,635	1,500
Telugu	115	60	60	570	295	270
Thai	190	100	85	2,410	730	1,680
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	200	115	85
Tigrigna	120	50	70	590	285	300
Turkish	400	220	180	2,890	1,650	1,235
Ukrainian	730	295	440	9,680	4,215	5,460
Urdu	1,915	985	930	8,450	4,315	4,140
Vietnamese	1,925	935	990	25,100	11,745	13,360
Yiddish	30	15	15	350	185	170
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	375	180	190	15,585	7,455	8,130
Multiple responses	7,975	3,850	4,125	82,280	39,185	43,095
English and French	1,720	800	925	8,600	4,065	4,535
English and non-official language	5,550	2,735	2,820	68,800	32,875	35,925
French and non-official language	440	205	235	3,345	1,520	1,830
English, French and non-official language	265	115	150	1,530	725	805
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	384,935	189,705	195,230	4,356,210	2,137,240	2,218,965
English only	341,720	170,095	171,625	3,912,950	1,943,760	1,969,190
French only	455	195	260	2,045	950	1,095
English and French	35,775	16,085	19,690	296,645	132,940	163,705
Neither English nor French	6,980	3,330	3,650	144,555	59,590	84,965
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	384,935	189,705	195,230	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
English	364,845	180,265	184,585	4,143,245	2,044,365	2,098,885
French	10,825	5,045	5,775	53,725	26,660	27,065
English and French	2,400	1,125	1,275	16,935	7,710	9,220
Neither English nor French	6,865	3,275	3,590	142,300	58,510	83,790
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	12,020	5,610	6,410	62,190	30,515	31,680
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	3.1	3.0	3.3	1.4	1.4	1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	384,930	189,705	195,225	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
Single responses	371,220	182,935	188,280	4,193,385	2,059,465	2,133,915
English	325,175	160,400	164,775	3,506,595	1,733,775	1,772,820
French	3,230	1,480	1,755	16,685	8,015	8,665
Non-official languages	42,810	21,055	21,755	670,100	317,670	352,430
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	175	85	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	135	70	65
Dene	0	0	0	15	5	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	5	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	0	15	10	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	42,670	20,985	21,680	665,750	315,485	350,265
African languages, n.i.e.	115	60	55	190	80	105
Afrikaans	5	0	5	1,385	685	690
Akan (Twi)	15	10	10	120	60	60
Albanian	570	275	295	700	345	350
Amharic	70	35	35	555	245	310
Arabic	6,930	3,345	3,590	7,640	4,065	3,575
Armenian	110	40	65	490	250	240
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	115	50	65
Bengali	425	205	225	1,465	715	750
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	10	1,265	540	720
Bosnian	180	90	95	705	370	340
Bulgarian	50	30	25	1,085	530	555
Burmese	10	10	5	585	315	270
Cantonese	905	445	460	103,550	47,585	55,970
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,435	1,195	1,240	81,270	37,740	43,525
Creoles	100	45	60	315	145	165
Croatian	705	320	385	2,540	1,200	1,340
Czech	50	20	35	1,570	795	775
Danish	5	5	0	325	160	170
Dutch	30	15	20	2,230	1,055	1,175
Estonian	0	0	0	110	40	70
Finnish	40	15	20	795	350	445
Flemish	10	5	10	50	25	20
Fukien	0	0	0	690	310	380
German	3,420	1,670	1,750	11,555	5,430	6,120
Greek	455	215	240	2,105	1,015	1,095
Gujarati	395	200	200	3,045	1,335	1,710
Hakka	0	0	5	320	145	175
Hebrew	5	5	5	780	395	390
Hindi	325	155	165	12,390	5,900	6,490
Hungarian	475	220	250	2,560	1,235	1,325
Ilocano	5	0	5	1,190	530	660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	20	5	10	180	85	85
Italian	3,730	1,630	2,100	6,250	2,730	3,520
Japanese	35	10	20	9,540	3,985	5,555
Khmer (Cambodian)	270	130	145	750	370	385
Korean	300	150	150	38,810	17,985	20,830
Kurdish	90	45	45	945	490	460
Lao	155	85	75	545	270	275
Latvian	0	0	5	105	50	50
Lingala	5	5	5	10	5	5
Lithuanian	10	5	5	65	30	35
Macedonian	550	265	285	140	70	70
Malay	20	10	10	1,320	655	660
Malayalam	80	35	45	690	350	340
Maltese	40	20	20	15	10	5
Mandarin	910	455	460	78,070	36,945	41,130
Marathi	35	20	15	230	120	105
Nepali	85	45	40	525	275	250
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	45	20	30	140	65	75
Norwegian	0	0	0	160	80	80
Oromo	30	20	15	175	80	95
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,445	730	715	137,390	67,955	69,430
Pashto	20	5	15	565	295	270
Persian (Farsi)	370	175	190	24,750	12,095	12,655
Polish	1,650	775	870	6,395	3,065	3,330
Portuguese	1,020	450	570	5,195	2,405	2,785
Romanian	1,400	670	730	4,155	2,050	2,105
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	10	15	75	30	45
Russian	325	145	180	12,205	5,880	6,320
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	10	25	10	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	1,455	690	765	465	230	235
Serbian	1,710	825	885	4,020	2,020	2,000
Serbo-Croatian	120	60	60	615	300	315
Shanghainese	15	5	10	555	260	295
Sign languages, n.i.e.	95	50	40	980	535	450
Sindhi	0	0	0	675	295	385
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	60	30	30	595	295	300
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	180	100	80	620	315	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	40	15	25	80	35	45
Slovak	280	130	155	1,080	515	570
Slovenian	45	15	30	165	70	100
Somali	390	165	230	625	310	315
Spanish	3,390	2,295	1,090	20,585	10,025	10,555
Swahili	105	40	60	250	130	125
Swedish	5	0	5	430	195	235
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	820	355	465	29,380	12,780	16,600
Taiwanese	10	0	5	2,910	1,390	1,515
Tamil	135	65	75	1,965	1,010	960
Telugu	45	20	20	290	145	140
Thai	150	95	60	845	375	475
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	100	55	45
Tigrigna	80	30	45	295	135	160
Turkish	205	100	100	1,365	725	645
Ukrainian	125	45	80	1,070	475	595
Urdu	1,210	605	605	5,430	2,700	2,730
Vietnamese	1,440	680	755	17,270	8,085	9,180
Yiddish	0	0	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	140	65	70	4,180	2,100	2,075
Multiple responses	13,715	6,770	6,945	162,820	77,775	85,050
English and French	830	375	460	4,700	2,240	2,460
English and non-official language	12,380	6,160	6,215	155,065	74,155	80,905
French and non-official language	145	80	70	930	435	495
English, French and non-official language	365	160	205	2,130	940	1,185
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	384,930	189,705	195,230	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
None	330,790	163,490	167,300	3,740,260	1,844,645	1,895,615
Single responses	52,890	25,605	27,285	604,495	287,270	317,220
English	18,815	9,225	9,585	249,765	122,305	127,455
French	7,310	3,230	4,080	38,175	17,315	20,865
Non-official languages	26,770	13,150	13,615	316,550	147,655	168,900
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	20	10	10	845	400	445
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	705	335	365
Dene	0	0	0	30	15	20
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	20	10	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	10	5	5
Ojibway	10	5	10	80	35	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	26,500	13,030	13,475	305,355	142,340	163,020
African languages, n.i.e.	60	25	35	310	165	140
Afrikaans	30	15	15	1,340	650	690
Akan (Twi)	50	25	25	260	130	125
Albanian	330	160	165	405	200	205
Amharic	40	20	25	460	220	245
Arabic	4,350	2,280	2,065	3,845	2,280	1,570
Armenian	75	40	35	320	160	165
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	40	25	20	215	95	125
Bengali	120	65	55	570	285	285
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	5	0	0	5	0
Bisayan languages	20	10	10	920	345	575
Bosnian	105	55	50	395	190	205
Bulgarian	40	15	20	495	215	275
Burmese	5	5	0	235	110	130
Cantonese	340	160	180	29,240	13,945	15,290
Chinese, n.o.s.	670	340	335	20,595	9,830	10,760
Creoles	105	45	60	490	250	235
Croatian	710	335	370	3,195	1,585	1,615
Czech	55	35	25	1,940	900	1,045
Danish	30	15	15	1,705	765	940
Dutch	215	90	120	6,930	3,130	3,805
Estonian	5	0	10	235	100	135
Finnish	55	25	30	1,290	550	740
Flemish	10	5	10	125	50	70
Fukien	0	0	0	670	295	380
German	2,760	1,330	1,430	23,905	10,935	12,970
Greek	490	250	240	3,310	1,730	1,580
Gujarati	130	70	60	3,185	1,485	1,705
Hakka	5	0	0	315	135	175
Hebrew	25	10	10	1,090	575	515
Hindi	345	190	155	12,695	6,190	6,505
Hungarian	480	210	270	2,950	1,405	1,545
Ilocano	15	5	10	945	360	590
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	175	90	85
Italian	4,200	2,115	2,085	9,605	4,715	4,890
Japanese	55	20	35	9,050	3,635	5,415
Khmer (Cambodian)	115	60	55	365	170	195
Korean	65	30	35	6,890	3,125	3,765
Kurdish	20	10	10	270	160	110
Lao	55	30	30	410	200	210
Latvian	10	5	5	120	45	75
Lingala	20	10	10	65	25	40
Lithuanian	30	10	20	115	55	60
Macedonian	455	230	230	60	25	35
Malay	30	15	15	1,450	645	805
Malayalam	50	25	30	520	260	260
Maltese	80	40	40	80	30	50
Mandarin	185	75	105	17,925	8,150	9,775
Marathi	25	15	10	125	65	65
Nepali	5	5	0	155	80	75
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	150	75	80	295	155	135
Norwegian	5	5	5	715	330	380
Oromo	5	0	5	65	45	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	405	210	195	34,010	17,040	16,970
Pashto	5	0	0	235	120	120
Persian (Farsi)	135	75	60	7,025	3,725	3,300
Polish	1,005	460	540	5,450	2,475	2,975
Portuguese	965	495	470	5,640	2,625	3,010
Romanian	640	305	330	2,410	1,135	1,270
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	0	5	40	25	25
Russian	165	70	95	6,140	2,715	3,425
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	45	25	20	30	15	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	425	215	210	160	85	70
Serbian	960	480	485	1,855	955	905
Serbo-Croatian	60	30	30	435	190	245
Shanghainese	5	5	5	485	215	265
Sign languages, n.i.e.	60	25	35	865	345	520
Sindhi	10	5	10	930	400	530
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	55	30	20	570	285	290
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	65	35	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	35	15	15	150	75	75
Slovak	305	135	170	1,035	400	635
Slovenian	60	25	35	345	155	190
Somali	145	75	70	365	190	175
Spanish	1,515	715	800	20,930	10,065	10,865
Swahili	75	35	35	580	280	300
Swedish	5	5	5	1,220	535	680
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	665	240	425	24,810	9,040	15,775
Taiwanese	10	0	10	2,675	1,275	1,395
Tamil	90	50	40	910	480	430
Telugu	50	30	25	195	100	95
Thai	30	5	25	1,110	370	740
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	45	30	25
Tigrigna	40	15	15	175	85	90
Turkish	155	95	65	1,020	575	445
Ukrainian	225	90	135	1,930	830	1,100
Urdu	470	245	225	2,425	1,260	1,170
Vietnamese	360	170	185	5,945	2,880	3,060
Yiddish	5	0	0	90	35	50
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	255	120	135	10,345	4,910	5,435
Multiple responses	1,250	610	645	11,455	5,320	6,130
English and French	225	110	115	1,090	495	595
English and non-official language	285	145	135	4,540	2,185	2,350
French and non-official language	740	350	385	5,760	2,610	3,145
English, French and non-official language	10	0	5	70	30	40

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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

^E use with caution

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

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

X area and data suppression

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

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

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

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

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

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

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

... not applicable

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

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

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

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

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

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

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

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

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

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 13

Other family households

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

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

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

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

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

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

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

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

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

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

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 22

Other languages

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

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Essex, Ontario (Code 3537) and British Columbia (Code 59) (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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Map: Essex, County (Census Division), Ontario

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Map: Essex, County, Census Division (shaded in green), Ontario

Map: British Columbia

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Essex (County)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Essex (County)

Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)

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Related data: Essex, County (Census Division), Ontario

2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Essex, County (Census Division), Ontario, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Essex, County (Census Division), Ontario

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2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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2011 Census

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