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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	Alberta (Province)			Calgary, CY Alberta (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}	3,645,257^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,096,833	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	3,290,350^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	988,812^A	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	10.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	10.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,505,007	...Data not available	...Data not available	445,848	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	423,417	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	5.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,329.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	640,081.87	...Data not available	...Data not available	825.29	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	3,645,260	1,827,815	1,817,440	1,096,830	547,475	549,360
0 to 4 years	244,880	125,665	119,210	72,010	37,105	34,900
5 to 9 years	218,990	112,005	106,990	62,440	31,700	30,745
10 to 14 years	220,920	113,415	107,505	61,965	31,645	30,325
15 to 19 years	238,205	122,065	116,145	66,600	34,175	32,430
15 years	46,985	23,995	22,995	13,015	6,620	6,395
16 years	47,235	24,330	22,910	13,195	6,865	6,330
17 years	47,280	24,370	22,910	13,070	6,695	6,380
18 years	47,780	24,435	23,345	13,470	6,970	6,500
19 years	48,920	24,935	23,985	13,850	7,025	6,820
20 to 24 years	258,475	131,510	126,965	77,550	38,980	38,565
25 to 29 years	288,735	146,330	142,405	93,360	46,835	46,530
30 to 34 years	274,390	138,600	135,795	90,355	45,230	45,125
35 to 39 years	260,135	131,810	128,325	86,965	43,620	43,345
40 to 44 years	258,515	130,630	127,890	85,185	43,350	41,830
45 to 49 years	280,635	140,575	140,060	86,705	43,585	43,120
50 to 54 years	279,705	141,370	138,335	84,530	42,755	41,775
55 to 59 years	233,785	118,750	115,030	68,350	34,705	33,640
60 to 64 years	182,160	90,975	91,185	51,630	25,770	25,860
65 to 69 years	125,700	61,790	63,905	33,370	16,150	17,215
70 to 74 years	94,775	45,220	49,555	24,990	11,475	13,515
75 to 79 years	76,040	35,205	40,835	20,815	9,325	11,490
80 to 84 years	57,725	24,810	32,915	16,085	6,600	9,485
85 years and over	51,485	17,095	34,390	13,925	4,475	9,450
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.5	35.9	37.1	36.4	35.9	36.8
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.2	80.8	81.6	82.1	81.7	82.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	2,960,470	1,476,730	1,483,735	900,415	447,020	453,395
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,756,855	881,840	875,015	520,395	261,335	259,065
Married (and not separated)	1,484,700	745,670	739,035	445,155	223,555	221,605
Living common law	272,155	136,180	135,980	75,240	37,780	37,460
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,203,610	594,890	608,725	380,020	185,685	194,330
Single (never legally married)	823,935	460,575	363,355	265,405	145,970	119,435
Separated	70,860	31,685	39,170	21,400	9,340	12,060
Divorced	177,375	75,875	101,500	57,735	23,275	34,460
Widowed	131,440	26,745	104,695	35,480	7,100	28,380
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	296,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	484,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	137,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	213,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	203,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	97,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	296,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	855,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	253,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	719,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	215,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	314,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	405,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	130,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	146,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	174,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	83,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	135,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	83,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	52,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	26,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	17,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	144,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	110,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	64,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	32,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	13,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	33,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	22,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	8,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	1,097,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	328,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	284,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	386,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	110,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	134,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	202,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	89,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,390	...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	3,567,935	1,793,260	1,774,675	1,082,230	541,165	541,065
Number of persons not in census families	616,070	324,140	291,930	203,895	105,580	98,310
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	86,005	42,230	43,775	27,930	13,140	14,795
Living with non-relatives only	187,325	112,605	74,725	65,960	39,585	26,375
Living alone	342,730	169,305	173,430	110,000	52,855	57,145
Number of census family persons	2,951,870	1,469,120	1,482,750	878,335	435,585	442,755
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	366,105	171,780	194,330	99,830	45,370	54,460
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	114,455	34,650	79,805	32,785	9,280	23,500
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	15,895	3,895	12,000	5,850	1,245	4,600
Living with non-relatives only	7,200	3,595	3,605	2,170	1,065	1,105
Living alone	91,355	27,160	64,195	24,760	6,965	17,795
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	251,650	137,125	114,525	67,050	36,090	30,960
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	423,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	969,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	870,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	252,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	764,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	220,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	354,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	409,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	106,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	99,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	71,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	49,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	20,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	29,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	21,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	27,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	420,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	137,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	342,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	110,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	77,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	423,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	883,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	248,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	58,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	46,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	402,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	71,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	97,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	33,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	197,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	63,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	1,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	423,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	342,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	110,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	477,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	136,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	224,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	211,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	66,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	85,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	48,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	3,567,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,082,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,730	1,087,400	542,770	544,635
Single responses	3,547,680	1,781,135	1,766,545	1,061,960	530,320	531,640
English	2,780,200	1,405,655	1,374,545	752,525	380,205	372,315
French	68,545	35,355	33,195	16,900	8,430	8,470
Non-official languages	698,930	340,125	358,805	292,540	141,685	150,855
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	22,005	10,540	11,470	395	135	260
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	16,745	8,035	8,710	220	80	145
Dene	1,680	825	855	15	10	10
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	65	20	40	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	20	15	10	5	5	0
Ojibway	455	190	260	65	15	50
Oji-Cree	5	5	10	5	5	5
Stoney	3,035	1,465	1,570	80	25	55
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	665,865	324,165	341,705	288,495	139,765	148,730
African languages, n.i.e.	3,380	1,855	1,525	1,845	990	860
Afrikaans	2,420	1,200	1,220	670	340	330
Akan (Twi)	1,100	620	485	460	260	205
Albanian	1,685	915	770	1,010	540	465
Amharic	5,110	2,595	2,515	3,050	1,530	1,515
Arabic	28,000	15,335	12,665	13,250	7,175	6,080
Armenian	390	185	195	245	120	130
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	1,265	635	625	410	215	200
Bengali	5,030	2,640	2,385	3,115	1,605	1,515
Berber languages (Kabyle)	60	30	25	30	20	15
Bisayan languages	3,255	1,340	1,910	1,390	555	835
Bosnian	1,745	875	875	770	375	395
Bulgarian	1,280	635	650	800	410	395
Burmese	320	160	160	190	90	100
Cantonese	34,985	16,440	18,540	19,925	9,365	10,565
Chinese, n.o.s.	49,270	23,520	25,745	26,565	12,620	13,940
Creoles	1,180	610	570	445	230	215
Croatian	3,960	1,950	2,005	1,790	870	920
Czech	2,880	1,405	1,475	1,300	625	680
Danish	2,805	1,445	1,360	905	460	450
Dutch	17,950	9,095	8,855	3,810	1,910	1,900
Estonian	195	100	95	90	45	45
Finnish	895	355	545	325	120	210
Flemish	345	175	170	80	40	40
Fukien	445	205	235	205	95	110
German	80,905	39,730	41,175	11,330	5,400	5,930
Greek	2,965	1,565	1,405	1,425	710	720
Gujarati	8,675	4,300	4,375	3,935	1,930	2,000
Hakka	325	135	190	95	40	55
Hebrew	780	415	370	420	210	210
Hindi	12,290	6,260	6,030	4,985	2,525	2,455
Hungarian	6,700	3,315	3,385	3,330	1,635	1,695
Ilocano	3,010	1,265	1,745	1,570	660	905
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	1,070	580	490	805	435	370
Italian	11,960	6,145	5,815	5,220	2,695	2,525
Japanese	4,560	1,640	2,920	2,035	745	1,285
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,745	810	930	775	360	415
Korean	13,885	6,545	7,340	7,405	3,480	3,930
Kurdish	1,230	705	525	680	395	285
Lao	1,035	515	520	435	210	225
Latvian	330	160	165	135	70	65
Lingala	155	80	75	45	25	20
Lithuanian	380	170	210	185	85	105
Macedonian	275	140	135	125	65	65
Malay	1,080	470	610	570	245	325
Malayalam	2,760	1,425	1,330	1,100	570	530
Maltese	75	35	35	30	15	15
Mandarin	19,325	9,120	10,210	11,285	5,275	6,010
Marathi	850	460	395	455	240	215
Nepali	1,605	870	735	735	400	340
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	2,075	1,120	960	1,030	535	500
Norwegian	1,180	540	635	415	190	225
Oromo	1,405	790	610	590	320	265
Panjabi (Punjabi)	49,940	25,350	24,590	27,330	13,780	13,550
Pashto	1,850	950	900	1,150	575	570
Persian (Farsi)	10,655	5,630	5,025	6,365	3,360	3,005
Polish	19,890	9,335	10,560	7,470	3,530	3,940
Portuguese	7,380	3,610	3,770	2,475	1,195	1,275
Romanian	6,550	3,335	3,215	3,700	1,905	1,795
Rundi (Kirundi)	235	110	120	80	40	35
Russian	13,840	6,355	7,490	7,455	3,400	4,055
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	440	225	215	70	40	30
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	680	360	325	410	215	200
Serbian	3,560	1,795	1,765	1,720	865	855
Serbo-Croatian	930	455	475	495	235	255
Shanghainese	130	50	80	80	30	45
Sign languages, n.i.e.	465	250	215	135	70	65
Sindhi	2,560	1,205	1,355	1,570	750	825
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,940	1,030	915	815	400	410
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	650	335	315	290	140	155
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	325	160	165	70	40	30
Slovak	2,145	1,045	1,100	1,035	515	520
Slovenian	745	350	395	245	110	130
Somali	5,515	2,875	2,640	1,065	525	545
Spanish	44,020	22,045	21,975	21,875	10,785	11,095
Swahili	1,455	775	680	550	270	285
Swedish	950	420	530	270	105	165
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	60,085	25,720	34,370	25,685	10,980	14,700
Taiwanese	340	150	190	170	70	95
Tamil	2,645	1,425	1,215	1,260	665	590
Telugu	1,085	565	520	500	255	245
Thai	1,310	420	890	450	150	305
Tibetan languages	335	170	165	320	160	160
Tigrigna	2,340	1,245	1,095	1,250	670	575
Turkish	2,460	1,415	1,050	960	555	400
Ukrainian	24,575	11,095	13,475	3,440	1,510	1,930
Urdu	19,900	10,265	9,630	12,205	6,270	5,930
Vietnamese	21,195	9,930	11,265	11,625	5,490	6,140
Yiddish	165	85	80	100	45	45
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	11,055	5,420	5,635	3,645	1,780	1,860
Multiple responses	62,505	30,325	32,185	25,445	12,450	12,995
English and French	8,410	4,045	4,365	2,705	1,300	1,400
English and non-official language	49,970	24,210	25,760	21,230	10,390	10,845
French and non-official language	2,945	1,500	1,440	995	525	475
English, French and non-official language	1,185	565	620	515	240	275
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,735	1,087,405	542,770	544,635
English only	3,321,810	1,679,330	1,642,480	979,520	494,305	485,215
French only	3,205	1,430	1,780	1,005	440	565
English and French	235,565	110,485	125,075	81,455	37,800	43,650
Neither English nor French	49,600	20,210	29,395	25,425	10,220	15,210
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,610,180	1,811,455	1,798,735	1,087,400	542,765	544,640
English	3,484,240	1,751,785	1,732,460	1,039,255	521,115	518,135
French	65,105	33,810	31,295	17,240	8,685	8,555
English and French	12,530	6,305	6,225	6,040	3,025	3,015
Neither English nor French	48,310	19,555	28,750	24,870	9,940	14,930
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	71,370	36,960	34,405	20,260	10,200	10,065
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730	1,087,400	542,765	544,635
Single responses	3,499,490	1,757,090	1,742,400	1,037,895	518,435	519,460
English	3,095,250	1,557,420	1,537,830	857,565	430,055	427,515
French	24,690	12,545	12,140	6,730	3,355	3,375
Non-official languages	379,550	187,125	192,425	173,595	85,030	88,565
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	9,525	4,800	4,730	85	40	50
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	6,470	3,255	3,215	50	20	25
Dene	880	475	400	5	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	5	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	0	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	95	35	60	0	5	0
Oji-Cree	0	5	0	0	0	0
Stoney	2,070	1,025	1,045	30	10	20
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	366,215	180,370	185,850	172,090	84,270	87,825
African languages, n.i.e.	1,880	990	885	1,055	540	515
Afrikaans	1,435	715	715	325	160	165
Akan (Twi)	460	235	225	200	100	100
Albanian	915	505	410	580	320	265
Amharic	3,555	1,770	1,790	2,195	1,085	1,110
Arabic	16,655	8,765	7,890	8,315	4,330	3,980
Armenian	205	100	100	145	75	70
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	395	190	205	125	60	65
Bengali	3,540	1,820	1,720	2,260	1,140	1,125
Berber languages (Kabyle)	35	15	15	20	10	10
Bisayan languages	1,125	530	595	500	225	275
Bosnian	885	450	430	430	210	215
Bulgarian	755	375	375	470	240	225
Burmese	215	115	105	160	80	80
Cantonese	24,790	11,520	13,270	14,400	6,700	7,705
Chinese, n.o.s.	32,395	15,515	16,880	17,690	8,470	9,215
Creoles	630	315	310	215	110	110
Croatian	1,375	645	735	640	310	330
Czech	755	380	375	345	165	180
Danish	175	95	80	70	40	35
Dutch	2,390	1,180	1,210	415	190	225
Estonian	25	10	15	15	5	10
Finnish	115	50	60	45	25	25
Flemish	40	20	20	0	0	0
Fukien	120	45	75	45	15	30
German	35,485	17,490	18,000	1,345	645	700
Greek	905	440	460	430	210	225
Gujarati	5,040	2,450	2,590	2,095	1,005	1,085
Hakka	110	50	60	15	10	10
Hebrew	370	190	180	220	105	110
Hindi	6,955	3,525	3,425	2,760	1,390	1,375
Hungarian	1,900	920	980	1,170	570	595
Ilocano	1,060	490	575	575	265	315
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	510	260	245	415	220	195
Italian	3,235	1,455	1,785	1,420	640	780
Japanese	2,125	890	1,235	970	425	545
Khmer (Cambodian)	960	445	510	430	205	225
Korean	10,340	4,980	5,370	5,600	2,660	2,940
Kurdish	785	435	350	465	260	210
Lao	530	250	285	220	100	120
Latvian	85	55	35	45	30	15
Lingala	45	25	25	15	10	10
Lithuanian	85	40	40	60	25	30
Macedonian	110	55	55	55	30	25
Malay	370	200	165	225	120	100
Malayalam	1,495	760	735	605	305	300
Maltese	5	5	5	5	5	5
Mandarin	14,910	7,300	7,610	8,760	4,240	4,520
Marathi	430	230	205	230	125	105
Nepali	1,190	625	570	555	290	265
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	595	285	305	295	135	160
Norwegian	190	95	95	155	85	75
Oromo	1,050	565	485	445	230	215
Panjabi (Punjabi)	38,215	19,220	19,000	21,370	10,690	10,680
Pashto	1,235	625	610	755	380	375
Persian (Farsi)	7,260	3,680	3,580	4,430	2,260	2,175
Polish	7,935	3,805	4,125	3,275	1,570	1,705
Portuguese	2,915	1,400	1,515	1,045	510	530
Romanian	3,735	1,930	1,805	2,120	1,115	1,010
Rundi (Kirundi)	100	40	60	30	15	15
Russian	8,360	4,115	4,250	4,815	2,350	2,460
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	220	115	105	25	10	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	375	185	190	255	130	135
Serbian	2,025	1,010	1,015	1,025	505	520
Serbo-Croatian	435	225	210	230	115	110
Shanghainese	65	35	35	45	20	25
Sign languages, n.i.e.	685	415	270	175	100	75
Sindhi	1,105	490	610	690	310	380
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,000	530	465	420	210	210
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	500	260	240	220	100	120
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	70	35	35	5	5	0
Slovak	680	340	335	430	220	210
Slovenian	120	50	70	40	20	25
Somali	4,110	2,130	1,985	755	385	370
Spanish	27,405	13,830	13,575	14,285	7,070	7,210
Swahili	580	310	275	205	105	100
Swedish	115	55	55	45	20	25
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	33,190	15,940	17,255	14,510	6,890	7,625
Taiwanese	130	60	70	70	35	40
Tamil	1,515	805	715	720	380	340
Telugu	565	295	270	250	130	120
Thai	595	270	325	205	90	115
Tibetan languages	235	120	110	230	120	115
Tigrigna	1,595	820	775	905	465	435
Turkish	1,610	860	750	570	310	265
Ukrainian	2,985	1,365	1,620	525	235	290
Urdu	13,740	7,005	6,735	8,680	4,420	4,260
Vietnamese	15,080	7,140	7,945	8,475	4,040	4,425
Yiddish	5	5	0	5	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	3,810	1,955	1,850	1,420	720	695
Multiple responses	110,695	54,360	56,335	49,510	24,335	25,175
English and French	4,945	2,520	2,425	1,610	820	795
English and non-official language	102,995	50,465	52,535	46,715	22,925	23,790
French and non-official language	1,115	570	550	460	220	235
English, French and non-official language	1,640	815	825	730	365	360
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730	1,087,405	542,765	544,635
None	3,175,225	1,598,555	1,576,670	914,375	458,290	456,090
Single responses	427,270	209,070	218,200	169,850	82,885	86,965
English	175,275	88,065	87,205	73,280	36,675	36,605
French	36,995	17,270	19,730	10,700	4,910	5,790
Non-official languages	215,005	103,740	111,265	85,870	41,300	44,565
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	11,185	5,305	5,880	260	95	160
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	9,370	4,490	4,885	175	70	105
Dene	655	290	365	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	55	20	35	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	20	10	10	0	5	0
Ojibway	220	90	130	40	15	20
Oji-Cree	5	0	5	0	0	0
Stoney	855	405	450	40	15	30
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	197,700	95,500	102,195	83,675	40,290	43,385
African languages, n.i.e.	970	540	430	550	290	265
Afrikaans	935	475	455	320	165	155
Akan (Twi)	620	350	270	245	135	110
Albanian	490	265	230	310	160	150
Amharic	1,395	750	650	760	390	375
Arabic	12,895	6,955	5,945	5,520	2,955	2,570
Armenian	95	40	55	55	25	30
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	550	265	285	205	100	105
Bengali	1,010	515	490	575	280	295
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	5	0	5	0	5
Bisayan languages	830	330	505	385	165	220
Bosnian	580	280	305	225	110	120
Bulgarian	320	150	175	210	100	110
Burmese	115	60	55	60	30	30
Cantonese	9,235	4,460	4,775	5,080	2,430	2,655
Chinese, n.o.s.	10,445	5,115	5,330	5,400	2,610	2,790
Creoles	720	360	355	275	135	140
Croatian	1,555	775	780	730	340	390
Czech	990	480	515	500	240	260
Danish	945	430	515	335	160	175
Dutch	5,765	2,795	2,965	1,230	580	650
Estonian	50	30	25	25	10	10
Finnish	300	130	175	105	40	65
Flemish	70	40	35	15	10	10
Fukien	155	75	80	80	40	40
German	18,255	8,815	9,440	3,960	1,900	2,055
Greek	1,720	850	870	870	415	450
Gujarati	2,970	1,465	1,500	1,605	780	825
Hakka	105	40	65	45	15	25
Hebrew	600	300	290	295	150	145
Hindi	7,045	3,685	3,365	3,080	1,590	1,500
Hungarian	2,015	970	1,040	1,040	500	545
Ilocano	845	360	480	465	200	260
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	320	175	140	225	120	100
Italian	5,390	2,700	2,685	2,385	1,185	1,200
Japanese	2,250	960	1,290	995	415	575
Khmer (Cambodian)	525	255	270	210	100	110
Korean	2,420	1,125	1,290	1,150	540	610
Kurdish	300	165	135	155	85	70
Lao	365	190	175	160	75	80
Latvian	80	30	50	35	10	25
Lingala	230	115	115	60	20	35
Lithuanian	95	45	45	40	20	20
Macedonian	90	40	50	30	15	15
Malay	460	205	255	245	115	135
Malayalam	960	485	470	355	185	170
Maltese	15	10	10	10	0	5
Mandarin	4,300	1,965	2,335	2,385	1,105	1,280
Marathi	240	130	110	140	75	65
Nepali	235	135	90	100	55	45
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,685	860	830	955	470	485
Norwegian	355	160	195	105	45	60
Oromo	255	130	130	115	60	55
Panjabi (Punjabi)	8,810	4,560	4,245	4,410	2,290	2,115
Pashto	340	170	170	195	95	100
Persian (Farsi)	2,105	1,130	980	1,180	625	560
Polish	6,180	2,890	3,290	2,380	1,135	1,245
Portuguese	3,195	1,565	1,630	990	480	515
Romanian	1,715	865	850	1,025	515	505
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	65	55	35	15	20
Russian	4,020	1,825	2,200	1,860	845	1,015
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	195	100	100	15	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	185	100	90	90	45	40
Serbian	1,135	575	555	510	260	250
Serbo-Croatian	260	125	140	125	60	65
Shanghainese	40	15	25	30	10	15
Sign languages, n.i.e.	645	270	375	140	60	80
Sindhi	1,185	560	630	740	350	390
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	755	395	360	270	130	135
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	115	65	50	50	30	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	85	50	40	25	10	15
Slovak	605	300	300	295	145	145
Slovenian	250	120	130	65	35	30
Somali	1,435	745	690	340	175	160
Spanish	18,355	9,210	9,145	8,540	4,205	4,335
Swahili	1,145	610	540	450	240	210
Swedish	450	205	245	165	65	95
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	18,450	6,985	11,460	7,725	2,940	4,785
Taiwanese	125	60	65	60	30	30
Tamil	880	460	420	415	220	195
Telugu	360	195	165	185	95	90
Thai	575	185	390	180	55	125
Tibetan languages	60	35	30	60	25	30
Tigrigna	740	395	345	375	200	175
Turkish	640	370	270	265	145	115
Ukrainian	7,440	3,335	4,105	900	405	500
Urdu	4,905	2,555	2,355	2,680	1,395	1,280
Vietnamese	4,960	2,345	2,615	2,520	1,185	1,330
Yiddish	60	30	30	35	15	20
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,125	2,940	3,190	1,930	905	1,025
Multiple responses	7,690	3,825	3,865	3,180	1,595	1,580
English and French	995	520	475	480	245	235
English and non-official language	2,860	1,445	1,405	1,385	705	680
French and non-official language	3,785	1,820	1,960	1,285	630	655
English, French and non-official language	55	35	25	20	10	10

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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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. Alberta (Code 48) and Calgary, Alberta (Code 4806016) (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 9, 2024).

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Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
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Canada, provinces, territories and federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	IVT (3,008 KB)	XML (2,802 KB)
Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions, census subdivisions and dissemination areas	IVT (233,928 KB)	XML (384,573 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
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Map: Alberta

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Map of Canada: Alberta (shaded in green)

Map: Calgary, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta

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Map: Calgary, City, Census Subdivision (shaded in green), Alberta

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Alberta (Province)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Calgary (City)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)
  - Division No. 6 (Census division)
    - Calgary (City)

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

Related data

Related data: Alberta

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Alberta
Highlight tables, Canada, provinces and territories
Focus on Geography, Alberta
Census Data Navigator, Alberta
Visual Census, Alberta

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Calgary, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Calgary, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta
Highlight tables, Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities) with 5,000-plus population
Focus on Geography, Calgary, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta
Census Data Navigator, Calgary, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Calgary, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Calgary, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Calgary, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta

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Map: Alberta

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Geographic hierarchy: Alberta (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Calgary (City)

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Related data: Alberta

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Calgary, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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