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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	Montréal (CMA) Quebec (Census metropolitan area)			New Brunswick (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	3,824,221^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	751,171	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	3,635,556^A†	...Data not available	...Data not available	729,997	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	5.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,696,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	348,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	314,007	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	898.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	10.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	4,258.31	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,377.18	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	3,824,220	1,861,520	1,962,700	751,170	366,440	384,730
0 to 4 years	222,225	113,520	108,700	36,525	18,575	17,955
5 to 9 years	201,655	102,255	99,395	36,660	18,600	18,060
10 to 14 years	208,290	106,470	101,825	40,390	20,780	19,610
15 to 19 years	242,600	122,930	119,665	45,845	23,585	22,265
15 years	46,445	23,715	22,735	8,705	4,485	4,220
16 years	47,330	23,970	23,360	9,030	4,660	4,365
17 years	47,950	24,460	23,485	9,270	4,730	4,540
18 years	49,395	25,010	24,385	9,450	4,900	4,550
19 years	51,475	25,775	25,700	9,395	4,815	4,585
20 to 24 years	250,890	125,260	125,630	44,585	22,735	21,850
25 to 29 years	256,520	126,530	129,990	41,725	20,535	21,190
30 to 34 years	276,950	136,060	140,885	43,700	21,160	22,540
35 to 39 years	266,295	132,355	133,940	48,120	23,380	24,740
40 to 44 years	273,535	137,000	136,535	51,275	25,010	26,265
45 to 49 years	302,160	151,420	150,745	61,905	30,250	31,650
50 to 54 years	295,365	145,825	149,540	62,795	30,675	32,115
55 to 59 years	250,495	121,475	129,020	59,340	28,940	30,400
60 to 64 years	217,405	103,455	113,950	54,665	26,940	27,725
65 to 69 years	170,995	79,885	91,115	39,110	19,410	19,695
70 to 74 years	129,760	58,375	71,390	29,255	14,060	15,190
75 to 79 years	106,620	45,895	60,720	22,480	10,020	12,460
80 to 84 years	81,755	31,810	49,945	16,335	6,535	9,795
85 years and over	70,715	21,000	49,715	16,465	5,240	11,225
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.7	38.7	40.8	43.7	42.8	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.5	82.7	84.2	84.9	84.2	85.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	3,192,055	1,539,275	1,652,785	637,590	308,485	329,110
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,728,495	866,800	861,690	382,310	191,050	191,260
Married (and not separated)	1,174,405	587,860	586,540	310,310	155,115	155,195
Living common law	554,085	278,935	275,150	72,000	35,935	36,070
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,463,565	672,475	791,090	255,285	117,440	137,850
Single (never legally married)	1,002,695	530,050	472,645	159,760	86,220	73,545
Separated	57,625	24,045	33,580	21,035	9,180	11,855
Divorced	228,245	85,130	143,120	32,930	14,060	18,870
Widowed	174,995	33,250	141,740	41,560	7,985	33,575
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	1,034,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	224,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	504,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	235,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	209,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	84,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	1,034,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	224,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	844,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	188,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	568,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	249,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	318,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	120,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	136,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	61,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	276,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	137,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	138,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	60,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	59,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	19,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	189,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	148,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	90,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	43,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	14,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	40,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	26,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	11,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	1,127,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	200,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	262,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	365,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	69,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	138,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	237,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	123,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	3,752,460	1,833,900	1,918,555	735,715	359,500	376,215
Number of persons not in census families	745,900	352,880	393,020	122,025	56,500	65,525
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	81,095	34,285	46,810	13,885	5,930	7,955
Living with non-relatives only	139,370	79,375	59,995	26,435	14,440	11,995
Living alone	525,435	239,220	286,215	81,705	36,135	45,570
Number of census family persons	3,006,560	1,481,025	1,525,535	613,695	303,000	310,690
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	506,350	221,725	284,630	114,255	52,430	61,830
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	192,980	53,940	139,040	37,740	11,275	26,460
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	24,650	5,635	19,020	4,920	1,330	3,590
Living with non-relatives only	11,550	5,575	5,975	2,545	1,205	1,340
Living alone	156,780	42,730	114,050	30,270	8,745	21,530
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	313,370	167,785	145,585	76,515	41,150	35,365
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	314,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	1,017,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	220,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	947,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	204,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	787,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	175,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	361,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	426,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	159,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	69,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	53,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	34,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	13,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	20,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	18,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	16,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	596,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	93,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	525,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	70,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	314,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	525,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	220,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	135,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	3,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	948,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	75,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	80,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	52,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	144,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	665,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	5,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	314,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	525,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	517,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	123,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	246,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	215,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	75,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	32,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	3,752,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	735,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345	739,900	361,415	378,480
Single responses	3,667,620	1,786,580	1,881,045	731,855	357,560	374,295
English	439,845	218,065	221,785	479,930	234,735	245,195
French	2,395,525	1,161,290	1,234,235	233,530	113,495	120,035
Non-official languages	832,245	407,220	425,025	18,395	9,330	9,065
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	535	180	355	2,135	1,030	1,110
Atikamekw	25	5	20	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	205	85	115	10	5	5
Dene	0	5	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	55	15	35	0	0	0
Inuktitut	225	60	165	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	20	10	15	2,115	1,020	1,095
Ojibway	5	0	0	0	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	5
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	823,845	403,005	420,840	15,520	7,920	7,595
African languages, n.i.e.	720	410	310	30	20	10
Afrikaans	75	40	35	70	30	35
Akan (Twi)	1,120	550	570	15	10	5
Albanian	2,110	1,090	1,020	15	10	10
Amharic	615	300	315	45	20	25
Arabic	126,865	67,530	59,335	1,325	830	495
Armenian	14,800	7,215	7,585	15	10	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	1,255	650	605	60	30	30
Bengali	10,240	5,220	5,025	180	95	80
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5,225	2,840	2,385	10	5	5
Bisayan languages	880	270	610	65	20	45
Bosnian	405	200	210	40	20	20
Bulgarian	5,975	2,910	3,060	20	5	10
Burmese	50	25	30	10	5	5
Cantonese	10,515	4,965	5,550	225	120	105
Chinese, n.o.s.	39,095	18,515	20,580	1,190	605	585
Creoles	47,665	21,100	26,570	70	40	35
Croatian	1,875	960	915	75	35	40
Czech	1,320	615	705	45	25	20
Danish	250	115	135	145	50	95
Dutch	2,115	1,060	1,055	925	500	425
Estonian	170	65	105	20	10	10
Finnish	335	120	220	50	25	25
Flemish	335	135	195	30	10	20
Fukien	70	30	45	0	0	5
German	10,155	4,565	5,590	1,805	860	945
Greek	38,860	19,510	19,355	140	85	55
Gujarati	5,895	2,885	3,005	45	25	20
Hakka	100	40	60	5	5	0
Hebrew	3,895	2,060	1,835	25	20	10
Hindi	2,635	1,375	1,260	250	130	115
Hungarian	6,005	2,870	3,140	155	75	80
Ilocano	1,680	605	1,070	15	10	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	450	270	185	30	15	15
Italian	110,125	54,285	55,835	440	240	205
Japanese	1,805	560	1,245	115	30	85
Khmer (Cambodian)	7,745	3,625	4,115	5	5	5
Korean	3,870	1,705	2,160	1,810	915	890
Kurdish	670	365	305	15	5	5
Lao	3,555	1,725	1,835	5	0	0
Latvian	275	95	180	20	10	10
Lingala	1,740	820	925	15	5	5
Lithuanian	570	235	330	15	5	5
Macedonian	175	90	85	15	10	5
Malay	555	230	325	45	25	20
Malayalam	290	155	140	40	20	20
Maltese	20	5	15	5	0	0
Mandarin	10,180	4,665	5,515	405	190	215
Marathi	150	90	60	35	15	15
Nepali	345	160	185	100	50	50
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	3,745	1,990	1,760	135	85	55
Norwegian	220	110	110	45	25	15
Oromo	6,390	3,490	2,900	30	15	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	11,025	5,915	5,105	95	55	45
Pashto	960	525	435	5	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	17,895	9,340	8,560	450	245	205
Polish	13,530	5,905	7,630	255	125	130
Portuguese	29,225	14,035	15,190	220	110	115
Romanian	28,975	13,990	14,990	420	225	200
Rundi (Kirundi)	1,300	635	670	40	20	20
Russian	22,480	10,095	12,385	355	175	180
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	1,280	565	715	35	20	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	125	60	60	5	0	0
Serbian	1,735	850	885	120	60	55
Serbo-Croatian	675	335	340	45	15	25
Shanghainese	90	40	50	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	285	155	125	95	55	40
Sindhi	295	140	155	10	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	570	300	265	20	10	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	65	40	25	25	15	15
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	265	140	125	5	5	0
Slovak	1,020	440	585	20	10	15
Slovenian	770	335	435	10	5	5
Somali	665	335	325	5	5	0
Spanish	111,070	54,395	56,670	1,135	545	585
Swahili	975	485	490	140	80	55
Swedish	435	210	225	45	20	30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	13,280	4,550	8,730	585	205	380
Taiwanese	395	185	210	5	0	0
Tamil	13,145	6,595	6,550	90	55	35
Telugu	350	195	155	45	25	20
Thai	525	145	380	65	15	55
Tibetan languages	95	55	40	0	0	0
Tigrigna	310	140	165	10	10	5
Turkish	6,370	3,285	3,085	65	40	25
Ukrainian	4,365	1,885	2,480	135	65	70
Urdu	9,615	5,005	4,610	205	105	95
Vietnamese	24,610	11,725	12,880	285	145	140
Yiddish	8,910	4,445	4,460	25	20	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	7,870	4,040	3,825	740	385	360
Multiple responses	118,290	58,990	59,305	8,040	3,860	4,185
English and French	40,400	20,205	20,190	6,580	3,140	3,445
English and non-official language	21,450	10,460	10,985	1,120	540	575
French and non-official language	44,685	22,165	22,525	250	125	125
English, French and non-official language	11,755	6,160	5,595	95	50	40
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345	739,900	361,420	378,480
English only	280,785	138,010	142,775	426,675	212,750	213,925
French only	1,401,455	626,035	775,425	66,375	31,205	35,170
English and French	2,039,040	1,056,095	982,945	245,890	117,020	128,870
Neither English nor French	64,640	25,430	39,205	960	445	515
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345	739,900	361,420	378,480
English	739,485	367,370	372,115	502,040	245,760	256,285
French	2,767,210	1,339,785	1,427,430	234,410	114,040	120,370
English and French	216,745	114,035	102,710	2,575	1,225	1,350
Neither English nor French	62,470	24,385	38,090	865	395	475
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	847,860	424,390	423,475	235,700	114,655	121,040
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	22.4	23.0	21.8	31.9	31.7	32.0
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345	739,895	361,420	378,475
Single responses	3,581,800	1,744,820	1,836,985	731,310	357,340	373,970
English	606,910	299,450	307,455	512,110	250,355	261,760
French	2,502,410	1,217,800	1,284,605	209,885	102,240	107,650
Non-official languages	472,485	227,560	244,920	9,310	4,750	4,565
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	195	75	125	1,025	515	515
Atikamekw	10	5	10	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	85	35	50	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	30	10	15	0	0	0
Inuktitut	70	25	50	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	1,025	515	510
Ojibway	0	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}	469,410	226,055	243,360	8,000	4,085	3,915
African languages, n.i.e.	185	90	95	10	5	5
Afrikaans	25	10	10	50	25	30
Akan (Twi)	560	255	310	5	0	5
Albanian	1,325	670	655	5	0	5
Amharic	325	150	180	15	5	10
Arabic	66,910	34,230	32,680	730	430	295
Armenian	10,870	5,145	5,720	0	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	225	110	125	20	5	10
Bengali	8,155	4,050	4,100	105	55	45
Berber languages (Kabyle)	1,780	935	840	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	230	95	135	20	10	5
Bosnian	265	135	125	15	10	10
Bulgarian	4,590	2,260	2,330	10	5	5
Burmese	25	10	15	5	5	0
Cantonese	8,120	3,870	4,245	130	70	65
Chinese, n.o.s.	31,905	15,280	16,630	845	445	400
Creoles	19,000	8,095	10,905	35	15	15
Croatian	790	375	415	25	10	15
Czech	415	195	220	10	5	5
Danish	30	15	15	10	10	5
Dutch	325	155	170	180	90	95
Estonian	25	15	15	0	0	0
Finnish	60	20	35	15	10	5
Flemish	60	25	35	5	5	0
Fukien	15	5	10	10	0	0
German	1,830	840	990	490	235	250
Greek	19,750	9,530	10,225	35	15	20
Gujarati	3,930	1,895	2,040	25	10	15
Hakka	20	5	15	0	0	0
Hebrew	1,705	875	835	20	15	5
Hindi	1,400	700	700	125	65	65
Hungarian	2,240	995	1,245	25	10	15
Ilocano	585	225	360	5	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	225	120	105	15	5	5
Italian	38,855	17,585	21,280	90	40	50
Japanese	760	330	430	35	10	25
Khmer (Cambodian)	4,880	2,260	2,625	0	0	0
Korean	2,840	1,305	1,525	1,580	805	770
Kurdish	310	155	150	5	5	5
Lao	2,100	1,010	1,090	0	0	0
Latvian	85	30	50	5	0	0
Lingala	450	205	245	5	0	0
Lithuanian	145	55	90	5	0	5
Macedonian	110	55	50	0	0	0
Malay	215	105	105	25	15	10
Malayalam	75	35	35	10	5	5
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	8,525	4,090	4,435	325	160	165
Marathi	65	40	25	10	0	5
Nepali	285	135	150	85	45	45
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	855	410	445	10	5	5
Norwegian	40	20	20	5	5	0
Oromo	1,935	1,025	910	5	0	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	8,270	4,375	3,895	40	20	25
Pashto	775	405	365	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	12,990	6,425	6,560	320	170	145
Polish	6,365	2,885	3,485	65	30	35
Portuguese	13,875	6,575	7,300	75	30	40
Romanian	21,380	10,475	10,910	265	135	130
Rundi (Kirundi)	365	165	200	20	5	15
Russian	17,550	8,310	9,240	220	110	105
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	295	140	150	10	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	0	0	0
Serbian	1,035	495	540	90	50	45
Serbo-Croatian	310	145	165	15	5	10
Shanghainese	30	10	15	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	525	330	195	165	100	60
Sindhi	165	80	85	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	320	160	160	10	5	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	25	10	15
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	125	55	65	0	0	0
Slovak	220	100	120	5	0	5
Slovenian	280	115	160	0	0	0
Somali	410	200	215	0	0	0
Spanish	74,755	36,280	38,470	595	280	315
Swahili	270	125	140	70	35	30
Swedish	100	45	50	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	7,210	2,775	4,440	280	130	150
Taiwanese	220	115	100	0	0	5
Tamil	11,225	5,565	5,670	35	20	15
Telugu	215	115	100	20	10	10
Thai	160	75	85	15	0	10
Tibetan languages	70	35	30	0	0	0
Tigrigna	160	70	85	0	0	0
Turkish	4,675	2,320	2,360	30	15	15
Ukrainian	1,800	775	1,025	35	15	20
Urdu	7,030	3,550	3,485	120	55	65
Vietnamese	19,555	9,285	10,270	235	125	110
Yiddish	6,155	3,165	2,990	20	15	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,870	1,435	1,440	280	150	125
Multiple responses	204,120	100,755	103,365	8,585	4,075	4,510
English and French	48,610	24,475	24,135	6,235	2,910	3,325
English and non-official language	41,050	19,960	21,095	2,020	995	1,025
French and non-official language	87,330	42,320	45,010	175	90	90
English, French and non-official language	27,120	13,995	13,125	160	85	75
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345	739,895	361,420	378,480
None	2,955,830	1,434,280	1,521,550	656,325	321,935	334,390
Single responses	761,210	376,665	384,550	82,780	39,115	43,665
English	276,640	139,560	137,075	47,560	22,885	24,670
French	230,990	113,850	117,145	28,410	12,880	15,535
Non-official languages	253,580	123,255	130,325	6,810	3,350	3,465
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	235	85	150	845	375	465
Atikamekw	10	5	10	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	80	40	45	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	20	10	10	5	0	0
Inuktitut	90	25	70	15	5	10
Mi'kmaq	25	5	15	825	370	455
Ojibway	5	0	5	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}	248,955	120,965	127,990	5,280	2,665	2,610
African languages, n.i.e.	470	250	220	25	15	5
Afrikaans	45	25	20	20	10	5
Akan (Twi)	465	240	225	15	10	5
Albanian	335	165	170	10	5	5
Amharic	175	85	90	10	10	5
Arabic	44,685	23,760	20,920	450	275	180
Armenian	2,440	1,210	1,225	5	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	745	370	370	50	30	20
Bengali	1,110	620	490	50	25	25
Berber languages (Kabyle)	1,825	955	870	5	5	5
Bisayan languages	240	80	160	15	5	10
Bosnian	80	30	45	15	5	10
Bulgarian	740	340	405	10	5	5
Burmese	15	5	10	5	0	5
Cantonese	1,755	865	890	70	35	35
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,055	2,325	2,730	245	120	125
Creoles	33,300	14,930	18,370	70	30	35
Croatian	485	220	260	25	10	15
Czech	350	155	190	20	10	10
Danish	110	45	65	55	20	35
Dutch	630	290	340	310	165	145
Estonian	55	20	30	5	5	5
Finnish	105	45	60	30	10	15
Flemish	55	20	40	5	0	5
Fukien	25	10	15	0	0	0
German	4,130	1,870	2,260	680	330	345
Greek	14,145	7,120	7,030	65	45	20
Gujarati	1,175	595	580	15	10	5
Hakka	50	25	25	0	0	0
Hebrew	2,935	1,455	1,485	35	20	10
Hindi	1,790	945	850	130	65	60
Hungarian	1,425	640	790	50	25	25
Ilocano	505	180	325	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	185	100	85	10	0	5
Italian	37,515	18,415	19,100	190	95	95
Japanese	845	350	495	110	50	55
Khmer (Cambodian)	2,010	925	1,085	0	0	0
Korean	600	265	335	150	80	70
Kurdish	205	105	100	0	5	0
Lao	930	450	480	0	0	0
Latvian	70	25	50	5	0	5
Lingala	2,255	1,090	1,165	30	15	15
Lithuanian	160	55	105	5	0	0
Macedonian	35	20	20	5	0	5
Malay	195	90	110	15	10	5
Malayalam	130	65	70	15	10	5
Maltese	0	0	0	5	5	5
Mandarin	1,670	715	960	95	40	55
Marathi	55	30	25	15	5	10
Nepali	20	10	15	5	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	2,225	1,095	1,130	95	55	40
Norwegian	90	45	45	20	10	10
Oromo	2,215	1,145	1,065	20	10	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,715	940	775	40	25	15
Pashto	80	50	30	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	2,635	1,455	1,180	95	45	45
Polish	3,015	1,215	1,795	75	40	45
Portuguese	8,350	3,990	4,360	75	40	35
Romanian	4,050	1,865	2,185	100	60	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	655	320	345	5	0	5
Russian	4,080	1,865	2,215	105	60	50
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	575	250	325	25	20	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	0	0	0
Serbian	365	180	180	15	5	5
Serbo-Croatian	135	65	70	15	10	10
Shanghainese	45	20	30	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	215	95	120	115	50	65
Sindhi	110	50	60	0	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	175	95	80	10	5	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	70	35	35	0	0	0
Slovak	280	125	155	5	0	5
Slovenian	205	85	115	10	5	5
Somali	195	100	90	10	0	0
Spanish	31,140	15,250	15,890	705	335	365
Swahili	710	325	385	80	35	45
Swedish	265	135	135	30	10	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,700	1,505	3,190	220	65	155
Taiwanese	135	65	70	5	0	5
Tamil	1,495	785	710	45	25	20
Telugu	70	50	30	25	15	10
Thai	235	75	155	35	10	25
Tibetan languages	25	15	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	75	40	40	5	0	0
Turkish	1,125	590	530	20	10	10
Ukrainian	1,125	475	650	35	20	15
Urdu	2,135	1,160	975	60	35	25
Vietnamese	4,155	2,010	2,145	50	25	25
Yiddish	1,675	765	910	10	0	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	4,390	2,205	2,190	695	310	385
Multiple responses	68,875	34,630	34,245	790	370	420
English and French	28,020	14,400	13,620	130	60	65
English and non-official language	19,670	9,825	9,850	250	130	120
French and non-official language	20,300	9,955	10,345	400	175	230
English, French and non-official language	885	450	435	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. Montréal, Quebec (Code 462) and New Brunswick (Code 13) (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 27, 2024).

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Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
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Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Montréal (Census metropolitan area)

Canada
- Quebec (Province)
  - Montréal (Census metropolitan area)

Geographic hierarchy: New Brunswick (Province)

Canada
- New Brunswick (Province)

Note

Note: For more information regarding geographic hierarchies, refer to the Illustrated Glossary: Hierarchy of standard geographic units tutorial.

Related data

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