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Census Profile

Data table

The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic	Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie Ontario (Economic region)			La Prairie, V Quebec (Census subdivision)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	1,218,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,357	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	1,155,186	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,763	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	5.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	7.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	504,276	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,346	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	460,207	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,102	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	117.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	539.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	10,374.87	...Data not available	...Data not available	43.28	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	1,218,400	599,025	619,375	23,355	11,525	11,830
0 to 4 years	69,735	35,785	33,955	1,670	885	790
5 to 9 years	71,625	36,485	35,140	1,580	805	775
10 to 14 years	76,740	39,240	37,500	1,485	745	740
15 to 19 years	85,420	43,810	41,610	1,585	800	790
15 years	17,000	8,595	8,405	335	155	175
16 years	17,030	8,890	8,135	285	130	155
17 years	16,855	8,625	8,225	330	165	165
18 years	16,930	8,785	8,150	310	170	140
19 years	17,610	8,910	8,705	325	175	155
20 to 24 years	82,275	42,105	40,175	1,180	625	555
25 to 29 years	75,305	37,645	37,665	1,045	510	535
30 to 34 years	74,400	36,635	37,765	1,600	750	850
35 to 39 years	80,070	39,325	40,740	1,835	885	950
40 to 44 years	87,490	42,955	44,540	1,915	965	960
45 to 49 years	101,860	50,265	51,595	2,065	1,025	1,040
50 to 54 years	94,335	46,460	47,870	1,915	970	945
55 to 59 years	79,455	38,675	40,785	1,435	705	725
60 to 64 years	69,740	33,805	35,935	1,250	580	670
65 to 69 years	52,345	25,035	27,315	970	470	495
70 to 74 years	39,760	18,865	20,895	655	290	365
75 to 79 years	32,070	14,785	17,285	475	230	245
80 to 84 years	24,270	10,180	14,085	375	160	215
85 years and over	21,485	6,975	14,520	315	125	195
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.6	38.6	40.6	39.2	38.5	39.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.1	81.4	82.8	79.7	78.9	80.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,000,290	487,515	512,775	18,620	9,095	9,530
Married or living with a common-law partner	600,310	299,905	300,410	11,380	5,700	5,675
Married (and not separated)	511,245	255,490	255,750	6,835	3,420	3,410
Living common law	89,070	44,410	44,660	4,545	2,280	2,260
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	399,980	187,610	212,370	7,245	3,390	3,855
Single (never legally married)	260,365	141,975	118,390	4,880	2,610	2,275
Separated	31,165	13,270	17,895	265	115	155
Divorced	54,440	21,675	32,760	1,235	485	750
Widowed	54,005	10,685	43,320	865	185	680
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	348,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	165,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	75,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	75,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	31,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	348,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	295,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	250,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	109,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	141,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	50,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	665	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	63,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	970	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	27,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	44,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	25,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	925	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	18,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	9,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	535	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	630	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	53,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	41,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	730	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	23,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	455	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	13,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	220	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	60	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	11,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	290	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	170	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	95	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	835	...Data not available	...Data not available	25	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	386,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	83,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	133,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	49,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	935	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	82,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	37,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	505	...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	1,199,860	591,385	608,480	22,965	11,350	11,610
Number of persons not in census families	169,170	80,500	88,665	3,065	1,420	1,645
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	23,000	9,495	13,500	310	130	180
Living with non-relatives only	41,645	24,100	17,550	490	280	205
Living alone	104,525	46,910	57,615	2,265	1,010	1,260
Number of census family persons	1,030,695	510,880	519,810	19,895	9,935	9,965
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	157,695	72,275	85,420	2,420	1,115	1,305
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	47,850	13,115	34,740	825	245	580
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	8,080	1,835	6,250	105	20	85
Living with non-relatives only	2,725	1,340	1,385	75	35	40
Living alone	37,050	9,940	27,115	640	185	455
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	109,845	59,165	50,680	1,595	875	725
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	460,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	338,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	307,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	267,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	121,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	145,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	40,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	30,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	285	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	21,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	14,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	5,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	55	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	95	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	7,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	65	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	9,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	70	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	121,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	104,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	16,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	460,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	303,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	29,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	2,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	10	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	124,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	23,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	195	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	38,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	14,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	310	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	47,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	855	...Data not available	...Data not available	70	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	460,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	104,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	158,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,965	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	76,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	77,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	29,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	480	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	14,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	1,199,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,206,085	594,305	611,775	23,065	11,425	11,635
Single responses	1,191,460	587,190	604,265	22,650	11,220	11,430
English	984,950	486,405	498,545	925	490	435
French	19,900	9,390	10,505	19,780	9,750	10,030
Non-official languages	186,610	91,390	95,220	1,945	980	970
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	395	180	215	0	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	25	15	15	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	5	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	360	165	195	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	184,130	90,175	93,955	1,940	970	965
African languages, n.i.e.	380	190	190	0	0	0
Afrikaans	210	115	95	0	0	0
Akan (Twi)	110	60	50	0	0	0
Albanian	950	495	455	0	0	0
Amharic	745	370	380	0	0	0
Arabic	5,465	2,925	2,545	230	120	115
Armenian	580	305	280	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	120	55	70	0	0	0
Bengali	1,060	570	490	5	0	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	10	5	0	10	0	5
Bisayan languages	155	55	100	0	5	0
Bosnian	650	330	320	0	0	0
Bulgarian	270	150	120	15	5	5
Burmese	80	45	35	0	0	0
Cantonese	2,675	1,310	1,365	35	15	25
Chinese, n.o.s.	7,030	3,455	3,580	175	85	90
Creoles	165	75	85	55	25	25
Croatian	3,010	1,520	1,495	0	0	0
Czech	1,395	665	735	5	0	0
Danish	680	325	355	0	0	0
Dutch	7,780	3,815	3,965	5	0	5
Estonian	365	150	215	0	0	0
Finnish	780	340	435	0	0	0
Flemish	155	65	85	0	0	0
Fukien	35	15	25	0	0	0
German	28,075	13,405	14,670	30	20	15
Greek	2,405	1,230	1,175	80	40	45
Gujarati	3,005	1,555	1,445	5	5	5
Hakka	25	10	15	0	0	0
Hebrew	175	90	85	0	0	0
Hindi	1,645	850	800	0	0	0
Hungarian	4,105	1,985	2,125	10	5	5
Ilocano	140	45	95	0	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	195	105	90	5	0	5
Italian	10,105	5,405	4,700	120	75	45
Japanese	725	310	415	5	0	5
Khmer (Cambodian)	520	250	270	25	15	15
Korean	2,455	1,215	1,245	10	5	5
Kurdish	550	300	250	0	0	0
Lao	1,325	645	675	20	10	5
Latvian	360	180	185	0	0	0
Lingala	10	5	5	5	0	0
Lithuanian	390	180	210	5	0	0
Macedonian	595	290	300	0	0	0
Malay	290	125	165	0	0	0
Malayalam	445	220	225	0	0	0
Maltese	370	190	180	0	0	0
Mandarin	4,220	2,040	2,175	60	30	30
Marathi	200	100	95	0	0	0
Nepali	85	35	45	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	185	95	95	5	0	0
Norwegian	85	45	45	0	0	0
Oromo	105	55	50	25	10	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5,970	2,995	2,970	0	0	0
Pashto	975	515	460	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	4,140	2,155	1,990	55	30	25
Polish	10,405	4,945	5,460	25	15	10
Portuguese	14,790	7,245	7,545	200	85	115
Romanian	6,310	3,105	3,210	175	85	90
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	5	10	0	0	0
Russian	2,720	1,245	1,480	50	25	20
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	40	25	20	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	300	145	155	0	0	0
Serbian	5,880	2,915	2,965	0	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	680	345	340	0	0	0
Shanghainese	20	5	15	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	5	0	5
Sindhi	260	125	135	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	330	165	165	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	140	70	70	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	325	165	160	0	0	0
Slovak	975	465	515	5	5	0
Slovenian	590	290	295	0	0	0
Somali	730	360	370	0	0	0
Spanish	12,135	5,820	6,320	355	175	180
Swahili	190	105	90	5	5	0
Swedish	235	115	120	0	5	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	3,695	1,305	2,390	5	5	5
Taiwanese	115	60	55	5	5	0
Tamil	1,090	575	520	0	0	0
Telugu	340	190	150	0	0	0
Thai	210	65	145	0	0	0
Tibetan languages	15	10	10	0	0	0
Tigrigna	485	245	240	0	0	0
Turkish	975	510	465	5	0	0
Ukrainian	1,995	885	1,110	15	10	5
Urdu	3,890	2,020	1,865	10	10	5
Vietnamese	5,300	2,550	2,740	60	30	30
Yiddish	45	20	20	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,090	1,040	1,045	5	5	5
Multiple responses	14,625	7,120	7,505	410	210	205
English and French	2,770	1,225	1,545	245	125	120
English and non-official language	11,085	5,545	5,535	30	20	10
French and non-official language	505	225	280	105	45	60
English, French and non-official language	265	120	145	30	20	5
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,206,085	594,305	611,775	23,065	11,430	11,635
English only	1,115,215	555,125	560,095	370	210	160
French only	740	340	400	10,085	4,600	5,485
English and French	78,440	34,040	44,405	12,480	6,565	5,915
Neither English nor French	11,690	4,805	6,885	120	55	70
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,206,080	594,310	611,775	23,060	11,430	11,635
English	1,172,430	579,095	593,340	1,390	745	645
French	18,805	8,910	9,900	20,885	10,285	10,600
English and French	3,465	1,670	1,790	670	350	320
Neither English nor French	11,385	4,635	6,750	120	50	70
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	20,535	9,740	10,790	1,725	920	805
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.7	1.6	1.8	7.5	8.0	6.9
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,206,080	594,310	611,775	23,065	11,430	11,635
Single responses	1,178,570	580,865	597,705	22,510	11,155	11,355
English	1,083,320	534,340	548,980	1,065	570	495
French	6,140	2,880	3,260	20,355	10,050	10,300
Non-official languages	89,110	43,645	45,460	1,090	535	555
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	85	45	40	0	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	85	45	40	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}	88,055	43,130	44,925	1,090	535	550
African languages, n.i.e.	175	85	90	0	0	0
Afrikaans	75	35	40	0	0	0
Akan (Twi)	30	15	15	0	0	0
Albanian	585	300	290	0	0	0
Amharic	485	245	240	0	0	0
Arabic	3,145	1,545	1,595	100	45	55
Armenian	275	135	145	5	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	45	20	25	0	0	0
Bengali	630	325	305	5	0	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5	5	5
Bisayan languages	40	20	20	0	0	0
Bosnian	405	210	195	0	0	0
Bulgarian	125	65	60	5	5	5
Burmese	100	55	50	0	0	0
Cantonese	1,625	775	850	35	15	15
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,705	2,365	2,340	155	70	80
Creoles	50	20	25	25	10	15
Croatian	1,265	610	655	0	0	0
Czech	435	210	220	0	5	5
Danish	60	30	30	0	0	0
Dutch	1,010	470	535	5	5	0
Estonian	65	25	35	0	0	0
Finnish	150	70	80	5	5	0
Flemish	20	10	10	0	0	0
Fukien	15	5	10	0	0	0
German	10,290	5,015	5,280	5	0	0
Greek	850	405	450	40	20	20
Gujarati	1,925	970	955	5	5	5
Hakka	5	5	5	0	0	0
Hebrew	90	45	45	0	0	0
Hindi	780	395	380	0	0	0
Hungarian	1,450	710	740	0	0	0
Ilocano	55	20	35	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	115	45	65	0	0	0
Italian	2,495	1,150	1,345	20	10	10
Japanese	420	210	215	0	0	0
Khmer (Cambodian)	300	145	150	20	10	5
Korean	1,735	865	865	10	0	5
Kurdish	340	175	160	0	0	0
Lao	705	350	355	10	10	0
Latvian	65	30	30	0	0	0
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	100	40	60	0	0	0
Macedonian	230	110	120	0	0	0
Malay	100	45	55	0	0	0
Malayalam	270	130	135	0	0	0
Maltese	45	20	25	0	0	0
Mandarin	3,235	1,610	1,625	45	25	20
Marathi	100	50	50	0	0	0
Nepali	45	20	25	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	45	20	25	0	0	0
Norwegian	15	10	10	0	0	0
Oromo	50	25	25	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	4,030	1,990	2,045	0	0	0
Pashto	705	355	355	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	2,955	1,500	1,455	45	20	20
Polish	4,510	2,190	2,320	10	5	0
Portuguese	6,215	2,960	3,255	80	40	40
Romanian	3,425	1,680	1,745	135	70	65
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	5	0	0	0
Russian	1,670	800	865	40	20	20
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	195	90	100	0	0	0
Serbian	4,265	2,105	2,160	0	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	375	190	185	0	0	0
Shanghainese	5	0	5	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	240	140	100	5	0	5
Sindhi	100	50	50	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	155	80	75	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	115	55	60	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	150	80	70	0	0	0
Slovak	290	135	155	0	0	5
Slovenian	115	55	65	0	0	0
Somali	510	250	265	0	0	0
Spanish	6,555	3,200	3,355	230	115	115
Swahili	100	45	50	0	0	0
Swedish	55	30	30	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,230	545	685	5	5	0
Taiwanese	60	35	25	0	0	0
Tamil	660	335	325	0	0	0
Telugu	175	95	85	0	0	0
Thai	90	40	50	0	0	0
Tibetan languages	0	5	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	305	155	150	0	0	0
Turkish	525	270	255	0	0	0
Ukrainian	480	220	265	5	0	5
Urdu	2,505	1,285	1,215	5	0	5
Vietnamese	3,875	1,890	1,990	40	20	25
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	960	470	495	0	0	0
Multiple responses	27,515	13,440	14,075	555	275	285
English and French	1,525	640	880	245	120	120
English and non-official language	25,440	12,550	12,895	55	30	30
French and non-official language	140	60	80	180	80	100
English, French and non-official language	410	190	220	70	35	35
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,206,085	594,310	611,775	23,060	11,425	11,635
None	1,092,525	539,705	552,820	19,700	9,730	9,965
Single responses	111,370	53,565	57,800	3,095	1,545	1,550
English	40,860	20,405	20,455	1,800	895	900
French	12,790	5,480	7,310	745	375	370
Non-official languages	57,725	27,685	30,040	550	275	275
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	270	110	155	0	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	0	5	0	0	0
Dene	0	5	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	255	105	150	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	5	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	56,485	27,105	29,375	535	270	270
African languages, n.i.e.	95	45	50	0	0	0
Afrikaans	140	65	70	0	0	0
Akan (Twi)	55	30	25	0	0	0
Albanian	225	115	110	0	0	0
Amharic	225	130	100	0	0	0
Arabic	1,890	1,035	855	85	40	45
Armenian	180	95	85	5	5	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	0	0	0
Bengali	300	160	140	0	0	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	5	0	0
Bisayan languages	50	15	35	0	0	0
Bosnian	190	100	95	0	0	0
Bulgarian	75	40	35	0	0	0
Burmese	35	15	20	0	0	0
Cantonese	855	425	425	10	5	5
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,530	735	795	20	10	15
Creoles	120	55	65	35	25	15
Croatian	1,030	510	520	0	0	0
Czech	500	210	285	0	0	5
Danish	270	120	150	0	0	0
Dutch	2,240	1,020	1,220	0	0	5
Estonian	125	45	80	0	0	0
Finnish	270	125	145	0	0	0
Flemish	25	10	15	0	0	0
Fukien	10	5	5	0	0	0
German	7,715	3,475	4,245	10	5	5
Greek	1,170	585	590	30	15	10
Gujarati	705	355	350	5	0	0
Hakka	10	5	5	0	0	0
Hebrew	95	50	45	5	0	5
Hindi	1,135	615	520	0	0	0
Hungarian	1,115	500	615	0	0	0
Ilocano	45	20	25	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	50	30	20	0	0	0
Italian	4,010	2,015	2,000	50	30	20
Japanese	300	130	170	0	5	0
Khmer (Cambodian)	140	65	70	0	0	5
Korean	485	245	240	0	0	0
Kurdish	110	55	55	0	0	0
Lao	420	220	190	0	0	0
Latvian	110	55	55	0	0	0
Lingala	20	5	10	0	0	5
Lithuanian	95	35	65	0	0	0
Macedonian	140	75	70	0	0	0
Malay	115	50	65	0	0	0
Malayalam	165	90	70	0	0	0
Maltese	125	65	60	0	0	0
Mandarin	930	420	505	10	5	5
Marathi	50	25	20	0	0	0
Nepali	15	10	10	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	145	70	75	0	0	0
Norwegian	40	20	20	0	0	0
Oromo	30	20	10	10	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,290	675	620	0	0	0
Pashto	170	100	70	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	745	400	350	0	5	0
Polish	2,990	1,410	1,575	10	0	5
Portuguese	5,985	2,970	3,020	65	25	40
Romanian	1,790	870	925	20	10	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	5	0	0	0
Russian	725	320	405	10	5	10
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	10	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	100	50	50	0	0	0
Serbian	1,045	505	535	0	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	165	85	80	0	0	0
Shanghainese	15	10	10	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	185	80	105	0	0	0
Sindhi	80	35	50	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	125	65	60	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	50	25	30	0	0	0
Slovak	285	130	155	0	0	0
Slovenian	195	90	100	0	0	0
Somali	165	70	90	0	0	0
Spanish	4,925	2,360	2,560	120	55	65
Swahili	115	60	55	0	0	0
Swedish	110	50	60	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,430	450	980	0	0	5
Taiwanese	25	10	15	5	0	0
Tamil	335	175	160	0	0	0
Telugu	100	55	50	0	0	0
Thai	90	35	55	0	0	0
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	145	70	75	0	0	0
Turkish	370	185	180	5	5	0
Ukrainian	500	210	300	0	0	0
Urdu	1,125	565	560	5	5	0
Vietnamese	1,085	545	540	5	5	5
Yiddish	10	10	5	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	970	465	510	15	10	5
Multiple responses	2,190	1,035	1,150	270	150	120
English and French	235	110	125	110	60	55
English and non-official language	690	355	335	110	60	55
French and non-official language	1,250	565	690	45	30	20
English, French and non-official language	15	10	5	0	0	0

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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

^E use with caution

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

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

X area and data suppression

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

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

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

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

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

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

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

... not applicable

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

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

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

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

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

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

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

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

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

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 13

Other family households

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

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

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

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

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

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

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

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

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

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

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 22

Other languages

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

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie, Ontario (Code 3540) and La Prairie, Quebec (Code 2467015) (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 May 26, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy: Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie (Economic region)

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Geographic hierarchy: La Prairie (Ville)

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  - Roussillon (Municipalité régionale de comté)
    - La Prairie (Ville)

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