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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)			Vancouver, CY British Columbia (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	603,502	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	3,290,350^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	578,041	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	10.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,505,007	...Data not available	...Data not available	286,742	...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	264,573	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	5.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,249.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	640,081.87	...Data not available	...Data not available	114.97	...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	603,500	295,095	308,400
0 to 4 years	244,880	125,665	119,210	24,770	12,725	12,050
5 to 9 years	218,990	112,005	106,990	22,400	11,625	10,775
10 to 14 years	220,920	113,415	107,505	24,175	12,435	11,740
15 to 19 years	238,205	122,065	116,145	29,095	14,950	14,150
15 years	46,985	23,995	22,995	5,500	2,770	2,730
16 years	47,235	24,330	22,910	5,625	2,985	2,635
17 years	47,280	24,370	22,910	5,715	2,955	2,760
18 years	47,780	24,435	23,345	5,985	3,025	2,960
19 years	48,920	24,935	23,985	6,275	3,215	3,065
20 to 24 years	258,475	131,510	126,965	44,285	21,710	22,570
25 to 29 years	288,735	146,330	142,405	59,465	28,810	30,655
30 to 34 years	274,390	138,600	135,795	53,335	26,355	26,980
35 to 39 years	260,135	131,810	128,325	47,230	23,055	24,175
40 to 44 years	258,515	130,630	127,890	48,640	23,950	24,690
45 to 49 years	280,635	140,575	140,060	49,195	24,730	24,460
50 to 54 years	279,705	141,370	138,335	44,105	21,435	22,670
55 to 59 years	233,785	118,750	115,030	39,500	19,315	20,185
60 to 64 years	182,160	90,975	91,185	35,365	17,370	17,995
65 to 69 years	125,700	61,790	63,905	22,845	11,110	11,735
70 to 74 years	94,775	45,220	49,555	18,800	8,720	10,080
75 to 79 years	76,040	35,205	40,835	15,870	7,425	8,440
80 to 84 years	57,725	24,810	32,915	12,305	5,410	6,895
85 years and over	51,485	17,095	34,390	12,110	3,955	8,155
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.5	35.9	37.1	39.7	39.1	40.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.2	80.8	81.6	88.2	87.5	88.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	2,960,470	1,476,730	1,483,735	532,150	258,310	273,840
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,756,855	881,840	875,015	264,105	132,245	131,855
Married (and not separated)	1,484,700	745,670	739,035	216,815	107,845	108,965
Living common law	272,155	136,180	135,980	47,285	24,395	22,890
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,203,610	594,890	608,725	268,050	126,065	141,985
Single (never legally married)	823,935	460,575	363,355	194,270	102,030	92,240
Separated	70,860	31,685	39,170	12,850	5,445	7,400
Divorced	177,375	75,875	101,500	35,825	14,020	21,800
Widowed	131,440	26,745	104,695	25,110	4,570	20,545
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	484,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	213,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	203,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	97,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,280	...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	151,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	855,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	719,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	314,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	405,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	146,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	174,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	83,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	135,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	83,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	52,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	26,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	17,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	405	...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	24,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	110,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	64,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	32,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	13,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	33,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	22,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	8,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	1,097,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	284,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	386,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	134,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	202,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	89,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	3,567,935	1,793,260	1,774,675	590,205	288,095	302,110
Number of persons not in census families	616,070	324,140	291,930	165,840	79,055	86,785
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	86,005	42,230	43,775	18,175	6,670	11,505
Living with non-relatives only	187,325	112,605	74,725	46,460	24,170	22,285
Living alone	342,730	169,305	173,430	101,200	48,215	52,990
Number of census family persons	2,951,870	1,469,120	1,482,750	424,370	209,045	215,330
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	366,105	171,780	194,330	75,360	34,360	41,000
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	114,455	34,650	79,805	28,975	9,280	19,690
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	15,895	3,895	12,000	5,605	1,090	4,510
Living with non-relatives only	7,200	3,595	3,605	1,795	845	950
Living alone	91,355	27,160	64,195	21,575	7,340	14,235
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	251,650	137,125	114,525	46,390	25,085	21,305
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	969,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	870,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	122,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	764,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	354,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	409,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	106,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	99,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	71,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	49,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	20,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	29,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	21,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	27,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	420,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	121,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	342,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	77,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,410	...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	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	883,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	58,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	46,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	65	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	402,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	71,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	97,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	33,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	197,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	1,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	390	...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	264,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	342,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	477,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	224,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	211,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	85,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	48,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	3,567,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	590,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.2	...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	595,720	291,505	304,215
Single responses	3,547,680	1,781,135	1,766,545	578,685	283,430	295,250
English	2,780,200	1,405,655	1,374,545	299,290	154,040	145,250
French	68,545	35,355	33,195	8,905	4,575	4,330
Non-official languages	698,930	340,125	358,805	270,490	124,825	145,670
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	22,005	10,540	11,470	165	85	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	16,745	8,035	8,710	120	60	55
Dene	1,680	825	855	10	10	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	65	20	40	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	20	15	10	0	0	0
Ojibway	455	190	260	30	10	15
Oji-Cree	5	5	10	0	0	0
Stoney	3,035	1,465	1,570	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	665,865	324,165	341,705	268,345	123,780	144,565
African languages, n.i.e.	3,380	1,855	1,525	55	30	25
Afrikaans	2,420	1,200	1,220	220	120	100
Akan (Twi)	1,100	620	485	70	35	40
Albanian	1,685	915	770	130	70	60
Amharic	5,110	2,595	2,515	305	160	135
Arabic	28,000	15,335	12,665	2,685	1,670	1,015
Armenian	390	185	195	275	140	135
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	1,265	635	625	65	35	30
Bengali	5,030	2,640	2,385	880	465	420
Berber languages (Kabyle)	60	30	25	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	3,255	1,340	1,910	1,020	370	650
Bosnian	1,745	875	875	225	110	115
Bulgarian	1,280	635	650	465	210	260
Burmese	320	160	160	340	175	165
Cantonese	34,985	16,440	18,540	63,220	29,170	34,055
Chinese, n.o.s.	49,270	23,520	25,745	44,880	20,730	24,150
Creoles	1,180	610	570	70	40	35
Croatian	3,960	1,950	2,005	1,320	635	680
Czech	2,880	1,405	1,475	855	435	420
Danish	2,805	1,445	1,360	435	205	230
Dutch	17,950	9,095	8,855	1,350	675	670
Estonian	195	100	95	130	50	80
Finnish	895	355	545	410	150	260
Flemish	345	175	170	40	30	10
Fukien	445	205	235	545	245	305
German	80,905	39,730	41,175	6,615	3,150	3,465
Greek	2,965	1,565	1,405	2,275	1,160	1,110
Gujarati	8,675	4,300	4,375	960	430	530
Hakka	325	135	190	405	180	225
Hebrew	780	415	370	830	460	365
Hindi	12,290	6,260	6,030	3,955	1,905	2,040
Hungarian	6,700	3,315	3,385	1,350	655	700
Ilocano	3,010	1,265	1,745	1,535	615	925
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	1,070	580	490	65	40	25
Italian	11,960	6,145	5,815	5,065	2,435	2,625
Japanese	4,560	1,640	2,920	6,730	2,235	4,495
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,745	810	930	330	150	180
Korean	13,885	6,545	7,340	7,825	3,300	4,525
Kurdish	1,230	705	525	385	210	175
Lao	1,035	515	520	105	50	55
Latvian	330	160	165	135	60	75
Lingala	155	80	75	10	10	5
Lithuanian	380	170	210	85	35	50
Macedonian	275	140	135	60	25	40
Malay	1,080	470	610	995	495	495
Malayalam	2,760	1,425	1,330	325	160	165
Maltese	75	35	35	20	10	5
Mandarin	19,325	9,120	10,210	23,675	10,715	12,955
Marathi	850	460	395	80	45	30
Nepali	1,605	870	735	140	80	55
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	2,075	1,120	960	60	35	20
Norwegian	1,180	540	635	205	95	110
Oromo	1,405	790	610	75	45	30
Panjabi (Punjabi)	49,940	25,350	24,590	15,235	7,485	7,745
Pashto	1,850	950	900	125	70	50
Persian (Farsi)	10,655	5,630	5,025	6,260	3,270	2,990
Polish	19,890	9,335	10,560	2,705	1,245	1,455
Portuguese	7,380	3,610	3,770	3,410	1,680	1,730
Romanian	6,550	3,335	3,215	1,145	525	620
Rundi (Kirundi)	235	110	120	35	15	25
Russian	13,840	6,355	7,490	3,705	1,635	2,070
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	440	225	215	25	15	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	680	360	325	45	25	20
Serbian	3,560	1,795	1,765	2,080	1,020	1,065
Serbo-Croatian	930	455	475	480	230	255
Shanghainese	130	50	80	460	185	275
Sign languages, n.i.e.	465	250	215	65	30	35
Sindhi	2,560	1,205	1,355	245	105	140
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,940	1,030	915	210	105	100
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	650	335	315	70	35	35
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	325	160	165	80	40	40
Slovak	2,145	1,045	1,100	480	205	270
Slovenian	745	350	395	155	85	75
Somali	5,515	2,875	2,640	130	70	60
Spanish	44,020	22,045	21,975	10,500	5,230	5,270
Swahili	1,455	775	680	110	60	50
Swedish	950	420	530	440	200	235
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	60,085	25,720	34,370	18,805	7,300	11,505
Taiwanese	340	150	190	1,600	725	880
Tamil	2,645	1,425	1,215	1,400	760	635
Telugu	1,085	565	520	95	55	40
Thai	1,310	420	890	665	255	410
Tibetan languages	335	170	165	45	30	15
Tigrigna	2,340	1,245	1,095	120	60	65
Turkish	2,460	1,415	1,050	815	475	340
Ukrainian	24,575	11,095	13,475	890	355	530
Urdu	19,900	10,265	9,630	700	375	325
Vietnamese	21,195	9,930	11,265	10,585	4,985	5,600
Yiddish	165	85	80	185	90	100
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	11,055	5,420	5,635	1,985	960	1,025
Multiple responses	62,505	30,325	32,185	17,035	8,075	8,965
English and French	8,410	4,045	4,365	1,500	760	745
English and non-official language	49,970	24,210	25,760	14,425	6,800	7,625
French and non-official language	2,945	1,500	1,440	755	345	410
English, French and non-official language	1,185	565	620	355	170	185
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	595,720	291,505	304,215
English only	3,321,810	1,679,330	1,642,480	490,430	245,600	244,825
French only	3,205	1,430	1,780	430	205	225
English and French	235,565	110,485	125,075	58,905	26,855	32,045
Neither English nor French	49,600	20,210	29,395	45,960	18,835	27,120
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	595,720	291,505	304,215
English	3,484,240	1,751,785	1,732,460	537,105	266,410	270,695
French	65,105	33,810	31,295	9,165	4,660	4,505
English and French	12,530	6,305	6,225	4,020	1,835	2,180
Neither English nor French	48,310	19,555	28,750	45,430	18,600	26,825
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	71,370	36,960	34,405	11,175	5,575	5,600
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	595,720	291,510	304,215
Single responses	3,499,490	1,757,090	1,742,400	560,350	274,905	285,440
English	3,095,250	1,557,420	1,537,830	387,300	194,815	192,485
French	24,690	12,545	12,140	3,560	1,735	1,825
Non-official languages	379,550	187,125	192,425	169,485	78,360	91,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	9,525	4,800	4,730	25	15	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	6,470	3,255	3,215	15	10	10
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	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	5	0	0	0	0
Stoney	2,070	1,025	1,045	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	366,215	180,370	185,850	168,770	77,985	90,790
African languages, n.i.e.	1,880	990	885	10	0	5
Afrikaans	1,435	715	715	60	30	30
Akan (Twi)	460	235	225	20	10	15
Albanian	915	505	410	55	25	25
Amharic	3,555	1,770	1,790	130	65	70
Arabic	16,655	8,765	7,890	1,660	955	710
Armenian	205	100	100	90	45	45
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	395	190	205	10	5	5
Bengali	3,540	1,820	1,720	560	280	275
Berber languages (Kabyle)	35	15	15	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,125	530	595	340	140	205
Bosnian	885	450	430	115	65	55
Bulgarian	755	375	375	215	95	120
Burmese	215	115	105	225	125	105
Cantonese	24,790	11,520	13,270	49,175	22,410	26,765
Chinese, n.o.s.	32,395	15,515	16,880	30,650	14,070	16,580
Creoles	630	315	310	45	20	25
Croatian	1,375	645	735	475	225	250
Czech	755	380	375	190	95	90
Danish	175	95	80	50	25	25
Dutch	2,390	1,180	1,210	135	60	75
Estonian	25	10	15	20	10	15
Finnish	115	50	60	95	40	60
Flemish	40	20	20	15	10	5
Fukien	120	45	75	165	70	100
German	35,485	17,490	18,000	1,100	530	570
Greek	905	440	460	955	440	510
Gujarati	5,040	2,450	2,590	485	205	275
Hakka	110	50	60	115	55	60
Hebrew	370	190	180	350	175	170
Hindi	6,955	3,525	3,425	1,915	905	1,015
Hungarian	1,900	920	980	335	145	185
Ilocano	1,060	490	575	525	240	290
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	510	260	245	15	10	10
Italian	3,235	1,455	1,785	2,040	890	1,150
Japanese	2,125	890	1,235	3,560	1,440	2,120
Khmer (Cambodian)	960	445	510	175	85	90
Korean	10,340	4,980	5,370	5,445	2,415	3,035
Kurdish	785	435	350	215	105	110
Lao	530	250	285	30	10	15
Latvian	85	55	35	40	15	20
Lingala	45	25	25	0	0	0
Lithuanian	85	40	40	20	10	10
Macedonian	110	55	55	35	15	20
Malay	370	200	165	395	205	185
Malayalam	1,495	760	735	205	100	105
Maltese	5	5	5	5	5	0
Mandarin	14,910	7,300	7,610	19,030	8,895	10,135
Marathi	430	230	205	30	20	10
Nepali	1,190	625	570	85	50	35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	595	285	305	15	10	10
Norwegian	190	95	95	35	15	10
Oromo	1,050	565	485	40	25	15
Panjabi (Punjabi)	38,215	19,220	19,000	10,500	5,120	5,370
Pashto	1,235	625	610	90	50	45
Persian (Farsi)	7,260	3,680	3,580	3,875	1,890	1,985
Polish	7,935	3,805	4,125	860	390	470
Portuguese	2,915	1,400	1,515	1,545	750	800
Romanian	3,735	1,930	1,805	445	220	230
Rundi (Kirundi)	100	40	60	20	10	15
Russian	8,360	4,115	4,250	2,085	960	1,130
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	220	115	105	10	5	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	375	185	190	15	5	10
Serbian	2,025	1,010	1,015	1,325	645	685
Serbo-Croatian	435	225	210	240	115	125
Shanghainese	65	35	35	195	85	110
Sign languages, n.i.e.	685	415	270	95	50	45
Sindhi	1,105	490	610	75	30	50
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,000	530	465	65	35	35
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	500	260	240	45	15	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	70	35	35	20	10	15
Slovak	680	340	335	125	60	65
Slovenian	120	50	70	15	10	10
Somali	4,110	2,130	1,985	70	35	40
Spanish	27,405	13,830	13,575	5,245	2,560	2,680
Swahili	580	310	275	45	25	25
Swedish	115	55	55	120	55	60
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	33,190	15,940	17,255	9,345	3,880	5,460
Taiwanese	130	60	70	765	365	400
Tamil	1,515	805	715	1,035	550	485
Telugu	565	295	270	45	30	15
Thai	595	270	325	270	125	145
Tibetan languages	235	120	110	20	15	5
Tigrigna	1,595	820	775	60	30	35
Turkish	1,610	860	750	370	195	175
Ukrainian	2,985	1,365	1,620	140	60	80
Urdu	13,740	7,005	6,735	400	200	205
Vietnamese	15,080	7,140	7,945	7,475	3,525	3,955
Yiddish	5	5	0	5	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	3,810	1,955	1,850	690	365	330
Multiple responses	110,695	54,360	56,335	35,375	16,600	18,775
English and French	4,945	2,520	2,425	885	475	415
English and non-official language	102,995	50,465	52,535	33,780	15,805	17,975
French and non-official language	1,115	570	550	255	125	130
English, French and non-official language	1,640	815	825	450	195	260
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	595,720	291,505	304,215
None	3,175,225	1,598,555	1,576,670	454,215	224,420	229,795
Single responses	427,270	209,070	218,200	138,730	65,795	72,930
English	175,275	88,065	87,205	58,315	28,070	30,245
French	36,995	17,270	19,730	6,815	3,275	3,545
Non-official languages	215,005	103,740	111,265	73,595	34,460	39,140
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	11,185	5,305	5,880	105	55	50
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	9,370	4,490	4,885	80	40	40
Dene	655	290	365	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	55	20	35	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	20	10	10	0	0	5
Ojibway	220	90	130	20	10	5
Oji-Cree	5	0	5	0	0	0
Stoney	855	405	450	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	197,700	95,500	102,195	72,660	34,020	38,640
African languages, n.i.e.	970	540	430	25	15	10
Afrikaans	935	475	455	130	65	60
Akan (Twi)	620	350	270	35	15	20
Albanian	490	265	230	45	25	20
Amharic	1,395	750	650	105	60	50
Arabic	12,895	6,955	5,945	735	500	230
Armenian	95	40	55	80	45	35
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	550	265	285	35	20	15
Bengali	1,010	515	490	190	90	100
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	5	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	830	330	505	220	80	140
Bosnian	580	280	305	80	35	45
Bulgarian	320	150	175	150	65	85
Burmese	115	60	55	90	45	45
Cantonese	9,235	4,460	4,775	13,960	6,715	7,240
Chinese, n.o.s.	10,445	5,115	5,330	7,635	3,705	3,935
Creoles	720	360	355	35	20	15
Croatian	1,555	775	780	505	230	270
Czech	990	480	515	330	155	175
Danish	945	430	515	160	80	85
Dutch	5,765	2,795	2,965	455	220	235
Estonian	50	30	25	30	15	20
Finnish	300	130	175	140	45	95
Flemish	70	40	35	10	5	5
Fukien	155	75	80	195	80	110
German	18,255	8,815	9,440	2,735	1,275	1,465
Greek	1,720	850	870	1,165	585	580
Gujarati	2,970	1,465	1,500	350	155	195
Hakka	105	40	65	135	65	75
Hebrew	600	300	290	510	260	255
Hindi	7,045	3,685	3,365	2,065	1,035	1,035
Hungarian	2,015	970	1,040	430	200	235
Ilocano	845	360	480	380	140	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	320	175	140	40	20	20
Italian	5,390	2,700	2,685	1,925	945	980
Japanese	2,250	960	1,290	2,860	1,130	1,735
Khmer (Cambodian)	525	255	270	75	35	45
Korean	2,420	1,125	1,290	1,545	615	925
Kurdish	300	165	135	85	50	35
Lao	365	190	175	45	25	20
Latvian	80	30	50	30	10	20
Lingala	230	115	115	5	5	0
Lithuanian	95	45	45	25	15	15
Macedonian	90	40	50	5	5	5
Malay	460	205	255	385	195	195
Malayalam	960	485	470	95	45	45
Maltese	15	10	10	10	5	5
Mandarin	4,300	1,965	2,335	5,625	2,475	3,150
Marathi	240	130	110	25	10	15
Nepali	235	135	90	15	10	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,685	860	830	20	15	5
Norwegian	355	160	195	80	40	40
Oromo	255	130	130	10	10	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	8,810	4,560	4,245	3,655	1,840	1,815
Pashto	340	170	170	25	15	10
Persian (Farsi)	2,105	1,130	980	1,545	840	705
Polish	6,180	2,890	3,290	905	405	500
Portuguese	3,195	1,565	1,630	1,290	645	645
Romanian	1,715	865	850	355	140	215
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	65	55	5	5	5
Russian	4,020	1,825	2,200	1,035	440	590
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	195	100	100	10	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	185	100	90	15	10	5
Serbian	1,135	575	555	510	250	260
Serbo-Croatian	260	125	140	125	50	75
Shanghainese	40	15	25	170	80	90
Sign languages, n.i.e.	645	270	375	45	20	35
Sindhi	1,185	560	630	120	55	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	755	395	360	70	35	35
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	115	65	50	15	10	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	85	50	40	25	10	10
Slovak	605	300	300	175	55	125
Slovenian	250	120	130	50	20	25
Somali	1,435	745	690	45	20	25
Spanish	18,355	9,210	9,145	5,260	2,660	2,600
Swahili	1,145	610	540	75	40	35
Swedish	450	205	245	215	105	110
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	18,450	6,985	11,460	6,385	2,360	4,025
Taiwanese	125	60	65	680	320	365
Tamil	880	460	420	290	170	120
Telugu	360	195	165	40	20	20
Thai	575	185	390	255	95	150
Tibetan languages	60	35	30	15	10	5
Tigrigna	740	395	345	40	15	20
Turkish	640	370	270	280	160	120
Ukrainian	7,440	3,335	4,105	245	110	135
Urdu	4,905	2,555	2,355	195	110	90
Vietnamese	4,960	2,345	2,615	2,400	1,175	1,225
Yiddish	60	30	30	45	15	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,125	2,940	3,190	830	385	445
Multiple responses	7,690	3,825	3,865	2,780	1,285	1,490
English and French	995	520	475	240	110	130
English and non-official language	2,860	1,445	1,405	1,140	530	610
French and non-official language	3,785	1,820	1,960	1,380	645	735
English, French and non-official language	55	35	25	15	5	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.')

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.. 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 Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915022) (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 8, 2024).

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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

Map: Alberta

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Map of Canada: Alberta (shaded in green)

Map: Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

Alternative format(s): pdf | ARCHIVED – Reference map (interactive tool)

Map: Vancouver, City, Census Subdivision (shaded in green), British Columbia

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Alberta (Province)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Greater Vancouver (Regional district)
    - Vancouver (City)

Note

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: Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 Census

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

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

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Map: Alberta

Map: Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Alberta (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

Note

Related data

Related data: Alberta

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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