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The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic Alberta Data quality note(s)

(Province)
Greater Vancouver, RD
British Columbia
(Census division)
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 3,645,257  ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,313,328 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 3,290,350  ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,116,581 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 10.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9.3 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 1,505,007 ...Data not available ...Data not available 949,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 1,390,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available 891,336 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 5.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available 802.5 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 640,081.87 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,882.55 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 3,645,260 1,827,815 1,817,440 2,313,325 1,130,375 1,182,955
0 to 4 years 244,880 125,665 119,210 115,185 59,275 55,905
5 to 9 years 218,990 112,005 106,990 114,390 58,725 55,660
10 to 14 years 220,920 113,415 107,505 124,880 64,365 60,520
15 to 19 years 238,205 122,065 116,145 145,190 75,070 70,115
15 years 46,985 23,995 22,995 28,165 14,570 13,595
16 years 47,235 24,330 22,910 28,785 15,090 13,695
17 years 47,280 24,370 22,910 28,975 14,985 13,990
18 years 47,780 24,435 23,345 29,365 15,065 14,300
19 years 48,920 24,935 23,985 29,895 15,365 14,530
20 to 24 years 258,475 131,510 126,965 159,080 80,620 78,465
25 to 29 years 288,735 146,330 142,405 170,065 83,960 86,105
30 to 34 years 274,390 138,600 135,795 160,010 77,900 82,110
35 to 39 years 260,135 131,810 128,325 161,245 76,660 84,585
40 to 44 years 258,515 130,630 127,890 180,535 86,315 94,225
45 to 49 years 280,635 140,575 140,060 192,090 93,760 98,330
50 to 54 years 279,705 141,370 138,335 182,435 88,705 93,730
55 to 59 years 233,785 118,750 115,030 158,570 77,595 80,970
60 to 64 years 182,160 90,975 91,185 136,755 66,610 70,145
65 to 69 years 125,700 61,790 63,905 94,860 46,120 48,740
70 to 74 years 94,775 45,220 49,555 72,890 34,215 38,675
75 to 79 years 76,040 35,205 40,835 58,150 26,990 31,160
80 to 84 years 57,725 24,810 32,915 44,235 19,050 25,185
85 years and over 51,485 17,095 34,390 42,760 14,435 28,325
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 36.5 35.9 37.1 40.2 39.3 40.9
% of the population aged 15 and over 81.2 80.8 81.6 84.7 83.9 85.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 2,960,470 1,476,730 1,483,735 1,958,880 948,010 1,010,870
Married or living with a common-law partner 1,756,855 881,840 875,015 1,106,575 551,405 555,175
Married (and not separated) 1,484,700 745,670 739,035 970,585 482,590 487,995
Living common law 272,155 136,180 135,980 135,995 68,815 67,175
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 1,203,610 594,890 608,725 852,300 396,600 455,695
Single (never legally married) 823,935 460,575 363,355 586,885 313,200 273,680
Separated 70,860 31,685 39,170 48,835 19,980 28,855
Divorced 177,375 75,875 101,500 119,570 45,130 74,435
Widowed 131,440 26,745 104,695 97,010 18,290 78,725
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 999,530 ...Data not available ...Data not available 633,460 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 484,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available 294,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 213,675 ...Data not available ...Data not available 148,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 203,800 ...Data not available ...Data not available 140,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 97,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available 49,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 999,530 ...Data not available ...Data not available 633,460 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 855,015 ...Data not available ...Data not available 535,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 719,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available 467,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 314,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available 185,300 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 405,125 ...Data not available ...Data not available 282,035 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 146,820 ...Data not available ...Data not available 109,940 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 174,625 ...Data not available ...Data not available 126,705 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 83,680 ...Data not available ...Data not available 45,390 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 135,660 ...Data not available ...Data not available 67,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 83,430 ...Data not available ...Data not available 48,140 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 52,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,705 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 26,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available 10,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 17,235 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 8,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,565 ...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 98,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 110,800 ...Data not available ...Data not available 78,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 64,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available 48,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 32,100 ...Data not available ...Data not available 23,390 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 13,875 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,370 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 33,710 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 22,340 ...Data not available ...Data not available 12,855 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 8,595 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,065 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 2,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 1,097,320 ...Data not available ...Data not available 690,760 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 284,605 ...Data not available ...Data not available 136,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 386,605 ...Data not available ...Data not available 214,875 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 134,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available 82,805 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 202,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 155,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 89,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available 100,960 ...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 2,280,770 1,115,555 1,165,220
Number of persons not in census families 616,070 324,140 291,930 421,375 196,635 224,735
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 86,005 42,230 43,775 63,575 23,920 39,660
Living with non-relatives only 187,325 112,605 74,725 106,050 57,060 48,990
Living alone 342,730 169,305 173,430 251,745 115,655 136,090
Number of census family persons 2,951,870 1,469,120 1,482,750 1,859,400 918,920 940,485
Average number of persons per census family 3.0 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.9 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households 366,105 171,780 194,330 293,195 134,660 158,535
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 114,455 34,650 79,805 99,835 29,055 70,780
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 15,895 3,895 12,000 21,470 4,520 16,955
Living with non-relatives only 7,200 3,595 3,605 5,995 2,860 3,135
Living alone 91,355 27,160 64,195 72,365 21,675 50,690
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 251,650 137,125 114,525 193,360 105,610 87,750
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 1,390,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available 891,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 969,755 ...Data not available ...Data not available 595,490 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 870,680 ...Data not available ...Data not available 510,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 764,130 ...Data not available ...Data not available 436,610 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 354,595 ...Data not available ...Data not available 191,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 409,535 ...Data not available ...Data not available 245,120 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 106,550 ...Data not available ...Data not available 73,830 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 99,070 ...Data not available ...Data not available 85,045 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 71,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available 50,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 49,400 ...Data not available ...Data not available 38,905 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 20,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,440 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 29,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available 27,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 21,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 27,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available 34,315 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 420,520 ...Data not available ...Data not available 295,850 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 342,735 ...Data not available ...Data not available 251,745 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 77,790 ...Data not available ...Data not available 44,100 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 1,390,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available 891,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 883,265 ...Data not available ...Data not available 301,135 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 58,205 ...Data not available ...Data not available 129,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 46,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,995 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 402,215 ...Data not available ...Data not available 455,955 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 71,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,295 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 97,865 ...Data not available ...Data not available 80,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 33,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available 126,605 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 197,940 ...Data not available ...Data not available 228,585 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 1,060 ...Data not available ...Data not available 960 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 1,390,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available 891,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 342,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available 251,745 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 477,095 ...Data not available ...Data not available 272,575 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 224,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available 142,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 211,645 ...Data not available ...Data not available 134,530 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 85,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available 52,760 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 48,385 ...Data not available ...Data not available 37,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 3,567,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,280,770 ...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 residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,610,185 1,811,450 1,798,730 2,292,120 1,121,310 1,170,805
  Single responses  3,547,680 1,781,135 1,766,545 2,231,105 1,092,095 1,139,005
    English  2,780,200 1,405,655 1,374,545 1,282,500 645,490 637,010
    French  68,545 35,355 33,195 24,780 12,080 12,700
    Non-official languages  698,930 340,125 358,805 923,825 434,530 489,295
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 22,005 10,540 11,470 330 155 175
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  16,745 8,035 8,710 235 115 120
        Dene  1,680 825 855 20 10 10
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 0 0 5
        Inuktitut  65 20 40 10 0 5
        Mi'kmaq  20 15 10 5 5 0
        Ojibway  455 190 260 60 25 40
        Oji-Cree  5 5 10 0 0 0
        Stoney  3,035 1,465 1,570 0 5 5
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 665,865 324,165 341,705 917,155 431,300 485,855
        African languages, n.i.e 3,380 1,855 1,525 490 250 235
        Afrikaans  2,420 1,200 1,220 1,255 625 630
        Akan (Twi)  1,100 620 485 375 190 185
        Albanian  1,685 915 770 985 500 485
        Amharic  5,110 2,595 2,515 1,065 520 545
        Arabic  28,000 15,335 12,665 10,830 6,105 4,725
        Armenian  390 185 195 980 500 480
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 1,265 635 625 345 150 195
        Bengali  5,030 2,640 2,385 2,095 1,100 995
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  60 30 25 15 5 10
        Bisayan languages  3,255 1,340 1,910 3,160 1,215 1,950
        Bosnian  1,745 875 875 1,095 555 540
        Bulgarian  1,280 635 650 1,670 815 860
        Burmese  320 160 160 880 455 425
        Cantonese  34,985 16,440 18,540 128,115 59,365 68,745
        Chinese, n.o.s.  49,270 23,520 25,745 111,495 51,720 59,775
        Creoles  1,180 610 570 485 235 250
        Croatian  3,960 1,950 2,005 5,735 2,815 2,920
        Czech  2,880 1,405 1,475 3,490 1,735 1,755
        Danish  2,805 1,445 1,360 2,330 1,125 1,205
        Dutch  17,950 9,095 8,855 8,305 3,990 4,315
        Estonian  195 100 95 550 240 305
        Finnish  895 355 545 2,030 800 1,230
        Flemish  345 175 170 190 100 90
        Fukien  445 205 235 1,850 815 1,035
        German  80,905 39,730 41,175 26,935 12,750 14,185
        Greek  2,965 1,565 1,405 5,000 2,620 2,375
        Gujarati  8,675 4,300 4,375 6,175 2,855 3,320
        Hakka  325 135 190 1,070 460 610
        Hebrew  780 415 370 1,535 845 695
        Hindi  12,290 6,260 6,030 22,955 11,005 11,945
        Hungarian  6,700 3,315 3,385 5,865 2,875 2,985
        Ilocano  3,010 1,265 1,745 3,355 1,330 2,020
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 1,070 580 490 395 225 170
        Italian  11,960 6,145 5,815 16,215 8,195 8,015
        Japanese  4,560 1,640 2,920 15,840 5,545 10,290
        Khmer (Cambodian)  1,745 810 930 1,150 545 605
        Korean  13,885 6,545 7,340 43,845 19,955 23,885
        Kurdish  1,230 705 525 1,390 760 630
        Lao  1,035 515 520 835 390 445
        Latvian  330 160 165 350 175 175
        Lingala  155 80 75 30 15 15
        Lithuanian  380 170 210 260 115 145
        Macedonian  275 140 135 190 90 105
        Malay  1,080 470 610 3,215 1,490 1,725
        Malayalam  2,760 1,425 1,330 1,250 625 620
        Maltese  75 35 35 85 45 40
        Mandarin  19,325 9,120 10,210 90,185 41,955 48,235
        Marathi  850 460 395 385 195 185
        Nepali  1,605 870 735 695 370 330
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 2,075 1,120 960 335 185 150
        Norwegian  1,180 540 635 1,010 475 535
        Oromo  1,405 790 610 220 125 95
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  49,940 25,350 24,590 139,230 69,140 70,085
        Pashto  1,850 950 900 820 440 380
        Persian (Farsi)  10,655 5,630 5,025 34,420 17,420 17,000
        Polish  19,890 9,335 10,560 12,650 5,990 6,660
        Portuguese  7,380 3,610 3,770 9,210 4,410 4,800
        Romanian  6,550 3,335 3,215 6,885 3,395 3,485
        Rundi (Kirundi)  235 110 120 120 50 75
        Russian  13,840 6,355 7,490 15,420 7,135 8,280
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  440 225 215 70 30 35
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 680 360 325 675 340 330
        Serbian  3,560 1,795 1,765 5,990 3,070 2,915
        Serbo-Croatian  930 455 475 1,210 570 645
        Shanghainese  130 50 80 1,220 520 700
        Sign languages, n.i.e 465 250 215 315 160 150
        Sindhi  2,560 1,205 1,355 1,695 755 945
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  1,940 1,030 915 1,230 630 595
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 650 335 315 755 390 360
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 325 160 165 280 140 135
        Slovak  2,145 1,045 1,100 2,330 1,030 1,300
        Slovenian  745 350 395 590 280 310
        Somali  5,515 2,875 2,640 915 460 450
        Spanish  44,020 22,045 21,975 32,305 15,570 16,735
        Swahili  1,455 775 680 575 295 280
        Swedish  950 420 530 1,425 640 790
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  60,085 25,720 34,370 58,500 23,510 34,995
        Taiwanese  340 150 190 5,470 2,550 2,920
        Tamil  2,645 1,425 1,215 2,915 1,535 1,385
        Telugu  1,085 565 520 470 250 225
        Thai  1,310 420 890 1,655 560 1,100
        Tibetan languages  335 170 165 170 95 75
        Tigrigna  2,340 1,245 1,095 510 250 265
        Turkish  2,460 1,415 1,050 2,545 1,440 1,105
        Ukrainian  24,575 11,095 13,475 4,260 1,805 2,455
        Urdu  19,900 10,265 9,630 7,760 3,950 3,805
        Vietnamese  21,195 9,930 11,265 21,690 10,165 11,525
        Yiddish  165 85 80 290 145 145
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 11,055 5,420 5,635 6,340 3,075 3,270
  Multiple responses          62,505 30,325 32,185 61,010 29,215 31,800
    English and French  8,410 4,045 4,365 4,375 2,145 2,240
    English and non-official language  49,970 24,210 25,760 53,235 25,490 27,745
    French and non-official language  2,945 1,500 1,440 2,260 1,040 1,225
    English, French and non-official language 1,185 565 620 1,135 545 595
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,610,185 1,811,450 1,798,735 2,292,115 1,121,310 1,170,805
  English only 3,321,810 1,679,330 1,642,480 1,997,605 994,500 1,003,100
  French only 3,205 1,430 1,780 1,270 575 690
  English and French 235,565 110,485 125,075 164,780 73,445 91,335
  Neither English nor French 49,600 20,210 29,395 128,460 52,785 75,680
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,610,180 1,811,455 1,798,735 2,292,115 1,121,315 1,170,805
  English 3,484,240 1,751,785 1,732,460 2,126,505 1,050,815 1,075,690
  French 65,105 33,810 31,295 25,030 12,225 12,805
  English and French 12,530 6,305 6,225 13,890 6,325 7,565
  Neither English nor French 48,310 19,555 28,750 126,690 51,945 74,740
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 71,370 36,960 34,405 31,975 15,385 16,590
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,610,185 1,811,455 1,798,730 2,292,115 1,121,310 1,170,805
  Single responses 3,499,490 1,757,090 1,742,400 2,158,685 1,057,345 1,101,345
    English 3,095,250 1,557,420 1,537,830 1,568,165 778,030 790,135
    French 24,690 12,545 12,140 8,410 4,025 4,385
    Non-official languages 379,550 187,125 192,425 582,110 275,295 306,825
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 9,525 4,800 4,730 55 30 25
        Atikamekw   0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 6,470 3,255 3,215 45 25 15
        Dene 880 475 400 5 0 5
        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 5 0 5
        Oji-Cree 0 5 0 0 0 0
        Stoney 2,070 1,025 1,045 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 366,215 180,370 185,850 579,845 274,140 305,700
        African languages, n.i.e. 1,880 990 885 160 75 85
        Afrikaans 1,435 715 715 520 255 260
        Akan (Twi) 460 235 225 105 50 55
        Albanian 915 505 410 505 245 255
        Amharic 3,555 1,770 1,790 500 220 280
        Arabic 16,655 8,765 7,890 6,505 3,410 3,085
        Armenian 205 100 100 435 220 210
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 395 190 205 90 40 50
        Bengali 3,540 1,820 1,720 1,310 645 665
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 35 15 15 5 0 0
        Bisayan languages 1,125 530 595 1,095 470 630
        Bosnian 885 450 430 640 330 310
        Bulgarian 755 375 375 985 480 510
        Burmese 215 115 105 560 300 260
        Cantonese 24,790 11,520 13,270 100,680 46,200 54,485
        Chinese, n.o.s. 32,395 15,515 16,880 76,285 35,345 40,940
        Creoles 630 315 310 275 125 145
        Croatian 1,375 645 735 2,040 955 1,085
        Czech 755 380 375 1,020 525 495
        Danish 175 95 80 185 90 95
        Dutch 2,390 1,180 1,210 725 335 390
        Estonian 25 10 15 100 40 60
        Finnish 115 50 60 445 185 260
        Flemish 40 20 20 15 5 10
        Fukien 120 45 75 680 305 370
        German 35,485 17,490 18,000 3,485 1,635 1,855
        Greek 905 440 460 1,755 840 915
        Gujarati 5,040 2,450 2,590 2,910 1,270 1,645
        Hakka 110 50 60 310 140 175
        Hebrew 370 190 180 715 365 355
        Hindi 6,955 3,525 3,425 11,685 5,550 6,135
        Hungarian 1,900 920 980 1,785 855 930
        Ilocano 1,060 490 575 1,085 490 600
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 510 260 245 145 75 70
        Italian 3,235 1,455 1,785 4,570 2,020 2,550
        Japanese 2,125 890 1,235 8,110 3,375 4,735
        Khmer (Cambodian) 960 445 510 580 285 295
        Korean 10,340 4,980 5,370 34,850 16,095 18,755
        Kurdish 785 435 350 920 475 445
        Lao 530 250 285 415 210 210
        Latvian 85 55 35 80 35 40
        Lingala 45 25 25 10 5 5
        Lithuanian 85 40 40 50 25 25
        Macedonian 110 55 55 115 60 55
        Malay 370 200 165 1,265 635 630
        Malayalam 1,495 760 735 610 310 300
        Maltese 5 5 5 10 5 0
        Mandarin 14,910 7,300 7,610 75,385 35,675 39,710
        Marathi 430 230 205 210 110 100
        Nepali 1,190 625 570 460 240 220
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 595 285 305 115 60 60
        Norwegian 190 95 95 80 40 35
        Oromo 1,050 565 485 135 70 65
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 38,215 19,220 19,000 103,895 51,410 52,485
        Pashto 1,235 625 610 540 285 255
        Persian (Farsi) 7,260 3,680 3,580 23,895 11,670 12,220
        Polish 7,935 3,805 4,125 5,185 2,500 2,685
        Portuguese 2,915 1,400 1,515 3,435 1,630 1,805
        Romanian 3,735 1,930 1,805 3,575 1,765 1,805
        Rundi (Kirundi) 100 40 60 70 25 40
        Russian 8,360 4,115 4,250 10,050 4,860 5,195
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 220 115 105 25 10 15
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 375 185 190 460 225 230
        Serbian 2,025 1,010 1,015 3,755 1,895 1,865
        Serbo-Croatian 435 225 210 555 270 285
        Shanghainese 65 35 35 545 255 295
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 685 415 270 470 265 205
        Sindhi 1,105 490 610 660 285 375
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,000 530 465 530 260 265
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 500 260 240 610 315 300
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 70 35 35 55 20 35
        Slovak 680 340 335 880 420 460
        Slovenian 120 50 70 65 30 40
        Somali 4,110 2,130 1,985 605 300 305
        Spanish 27,405 13,830 13,575 17,105 8,345 8,760
        Swahili 580 310 275 200 100 100
        Swedish 115 55 55 260 125 135
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 33,190 15,940 17,255 26,830 11,720 15,110
        Taiwanese 130 60 70 2,825 1,350 1,475
        Tamil 1,515 805 715 1,880 965 915
        Telugu 565 295 270 255 130 125
        Thai 595 270 325 655 295 360
        Tibetan languages 235 120 110 90 50 35
        Tigrigna 1,595 820 775 260 120 140
        Turkish 1,610 860 750 1,245 655 595
        Ukrainian 2,985 1,365 1,620 705 315 390
        Urdu 13,740 7,005 6,735 5,045 2,505 2,535
        Vietnamese 15,080 7,140 7,945 14,925 7,005 7,920
        Yiddish 5 5 0 10 5 5
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 3,810 1,955 1,850 2,215 1,120 1,095
  Multiple responses         110,695 54,360 56,335 133,430 63,970 69,460
    English and French 4,945 2,520 2,425 2,620 1,265 1,355
    English and non-official language 102,995 50,465 52,535 128,365 61,585 66,775
    French and non-official language 1,115 570 550 730 355 375
    English, French and non-official language 1,640 815 825 1,720 765 955
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,610,185 1,811,455 1,798,730 2,292,115 1,121,310 1,170,805
  None 3,175,225 1,598,555 1,576,670 1,813,090 892,790 920,300
  Single responses  427,270 209,070 218,200 470,395 224,500 245,895
    English  175,275 88,065 87,205 211,820 103,680 108,145
    French  36,995 17,270 19,730 18,930 8,650 10,280
    Non-official languages  215,005 103,740 111,265 239,645 112,175 127,475
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 11,185 5,305 5,880 200 90 110
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  9,370 4,490 4,885 145 70 75
        Dene  655 290 365 10 5 5
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  55 20 35 5 0 0
        Mi'kmaq  20 10 10 5 0 5
        Ojibway  220 90 130 35 15 20
        Oji-Cree  5 0 5 0 0 0
        Stoney  855 405 450 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 197,700 95,500 102,195 236,710 110,835 125,875
        African languages, n.i.e 970 540 430 220 125 95
        Afrikaans  935 475 455 685 330 360
        Akan (Twi)  620 350 270 205 110 100
        Albanian  490 265 230 325 160 165
        Amharic  1,395 750 650 380 180 200
        Arabic  12,895 6,955 5,945 3,135 1,810 1,325
        Armenian  95 40 55 295 145 145
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 550 265 285 150 65 85
        Bengali  1,010 515 490 480 230 250
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  5 5 0 5 0 5
        Bisayan languages  830 330 505 745 300 445
        Bosnian  580 280 305 330 165 165
        Bulgarian  320 150 175 405 180 220
        Burmese  115 60 55 220 105 115
        Cantonese  9,235 4,460 4,775 27,690 13,220 14,470
        Chinese, n.o.s.  10,445 5,115 5,330 18,575 8,865 9,715
        Creoles  720 360 355 355 175 180
        Croatian  1,555 775 780 2,360 1,190 1,165
        Czech  990 480 515 1,250 565 685
        Danish  945 430 515 820 375 445
        Dutch  5,765 2,795 2,965 2,570 1,125 1,445
        Estonian  50 30 25 155 70 80
        Finnish  300 130 175 670 270 405
        Flemish  70 40 35 55 30 25
        Fukien  155 75 80 655 290 370
        German  18,255 8,815 9,440 9,705 4,415 5,285
        Greek  1,720 850 870 2,705 1,370 1,335
        Gujarati  2,970 1,465 1,500 2,990 1,395 1,600
        Hakka  105 40 65 300 130 170
        Hebrew  600 300 290 910 480 430
        Hindi  7,045 3,685 3,365 11,660 5,670 5,990
        Hungarian  2,015 970 1,040 1,785 845 940
        Ilocano  845 360 480 820 315 505
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 320 175 140 150 75 80
        Italian  5,390 2,700 2,685 6,655 3,290 3,365
        Japanese  2,250 960 1,290 6,870 2,760 4,110
        Khmer (Cambodian)  525 255 270 290 130 160
        Korean  2,420 1,125 1,290 6,030 2,715 3,315
        Kurdish  300 165 135 265 160 110
        Lao  365 190 175 300 145 160
        Latvian  80 30 50 65 25 45
        Lingala  230 115 115 50 20 30
        Lithuanian  95 45 45 80 35 45
        Macedonian  90 40 50 40 15 20
        Malay  460 205 255 1,265 585 685
        Malayalam  960 485 470 435 215 225
        Maltese  15 10 10 35 15 25
        Mandarin  4,300 1,965 2,335 16,745 7,640 9,105
        Marathi  240 130 110 115 60 55
        Nepali  235 135 90 120 65 55
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 1,685 860 830 195 115 85
        Norwegian  355 160 195 330 150 180
        Oromo  255 130 130 40 30 20
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  8,810 4,560 4,245 26,855 13,370 13,485
        Pashto  340 170 170 205 105 100
        Persian (Farsi)  2,105 1,130 980 6,510 3,465 3,050
        Polish  6,180 2,890 3,290 3,990 1,805 2,180
        Portuguese  3,195 1,565 1,630 3,585 1,655 1,925
        Romanian  1,715 865 850 1,955 920 1,040
        Rundi (Kirundi)  120 65 55 35 20 15
        Russian  4,020 1,825 2,200 3,470 1,550 1,925
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  195 100 100 25 15 10
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 185 100 90 155 85 70
        Serbian  1,135 575 555 1,595 835 765
        Serbo-Croatian  260 125 140 360 155 200
        Shanghainese  40 15 25 475 210 260
        Sign languages, n.i.e 645 270 375 345 130 215
        Sindhi  1,185 560 630 890 380 510
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  755 395 360 510 250 255
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 115 65 50 60 30 30
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 85 50 40 90 50 45
        Slovak  605 300 300 760 290 465
        Slovenian  250 120 130 165 70 90
        Somali  1,435 745 690 325 170 155
        Spanish  18,355 9,210 9,145 14,470 7,085 7,385
        Swahili  1,145 610 540 425 205 220
        Swedish  450 205 245 670 300 365
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  18,450 6,985 11,460 21,495 8,110 13,385
        Taiwanese  125 60 65 2,585 1,235 1,350
        Tamil  880 460 420 815 430 380
        Telugu  360 195 165 160 85 75
        Thai  575 185 390 670 230 440
        Tibetan languages  60 35 30 35 20 15
        Tigrigna  740 395 345 160 75 85
        Turkish  640 370 270 895 495 400
        Ukrainian  7,440 3,335 4,105 965 425 540
        Urdu  4,905 2,555 2,355 2,165 1,120 1,045
        Vietnamese  4,960 2,345 2,615 5,085 2,475 2,610
        Yiddish  60 30 30 75 35 40
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 6,125 2,940 3,190 2,730 1,240 1,490
  Multiple responses          7,690 3,825 3,865 8,635 4,025 4,610
    English and French  995 520 475 890 400 485
    English and non-official language  2,860 1,445 1,405 3,990 1,920 2,075
    French and non-official language  3,785 1,820 1,960 3,690 1,675 2,010
    English, French and non-official language  55 35 25 60 20 35

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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.

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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

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Alberta (Code 48) and Greater Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915) (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 23, 2024).

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