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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	Calgary West Alberta (Federal electoral district, 2003 representation order)			Nova Scotia (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	149,593	...Data not available	...Data not available	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	132,162	...Data not available	...Data not available	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	13.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	59,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	56,748	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,679.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	89.06	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,939.44	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	149,595	72,790	76,800	921,730	445,585	476,140
0 to 4 years	10,565	5,410	5,155	43,985	22,565	21,415
5 to 9 years	9,630	4,885	4,750	44,425	22,660	21,765
10 to 14 years	8,935	4,565	4,370	49,810	25,555	24,260
15 to 19 years	9,035	4,590	4,450	57,440	29,235	28,205
15 years	1,795	910	885	11,060	5,555	5,505
16 years	1,785	930	855	11,095	5,690	5,405
17 years	1,775	865	915	11,425	5,800	5,625
18 years	1,835	965	870	11,775	6,065	5,705
19 years	1,850	925	925	12,085	6,125	5,965
20 to 24 years	9,560	4,805	4,755	59,620	30,055	29,560
25 to 29 years	9,595	4,750	4,845	51,920	25,405	26,515
30 to 34 years	10,815	5,110	5,710	51,545	24,470	27,070
35 to 39 years	12,105	5,700	6,405	56,380	26,835	29,545
40 to 44 years	12,065	5,950	6,105	62,115	29,895	32,220
45 to 49 years	11,875	5,720	6,150	76,275	37,010	39,265
50 to 54 years	11,620	5,660	5,955	77,465	37,465	39,995
55 to 59 years	9,630	4,845	4,790	70,960	34,200	36,760
60 to 64 years	7,140	3,510	3,630	66,425	32,310	34,115
65 to 69 years	4,760	2,270	2,490	48,920	23,840	25,075
70 to 74 years	3,700	1,645	2,050	36,395	17,300	19,095
75 to 79 years	3,250	1,450	1,800	27,655	12,460	15,195
80 to 84 years	2,690	1,060	1,625	20,015	8,040	11,975
85 years and over	2,625	860	1,765	20,385	6,285	14,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	37.8	37.1	38.4	43.7	42.7	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	80.5	79.6	81.4	85.0	84.1	85.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	120,460	57,935	62,525	783,510	374,810	408,700
Married or living with a common-law partner	74,810	37,300	37,510	453,095	226,305	226,790
Married (and not separated)	66,565	33,185	33,380	376,020	187,865	188,155
Living common law	8,245	4,120	4,130	77,075	38,440	38,635
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	45,650	20,635	25,015	330,420	148,505	181,915
Single (never legally married)	31,160	16,295	14,865	209,180	109,775	99,405
Separated	2,345	935	1,420	23,545	10,105	13,445
Divorced	6,865	2,430	4,435	46,065	18,690	27,375
Widowed	5,270	975	4,300	51,625	9,940	41,690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	41,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	18,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	8,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	10,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	3,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	41,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	36,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	32,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	12,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	20,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	9,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	4,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	2,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	655	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	400	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	140	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	4,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	3,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	330	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	1,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	645	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	290	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	65	...Data not available	...Data not available	625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	46,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	12,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	16,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	5,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	9,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	3,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	146,995	71,945	75,050	906,175	439,230	466,940
Number of persons not in census families	22,620	10,245	12,375	163,895	74,725	89,165
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,675	1,195	1,475	17,670	7,250	10,420
Living with non-relatives only	6,450	3,520	2,930	37,430	20,250	17,180
Living alone	13,500	5,530	7,965	108,795	47,225	61,570
Number of census family persons	124,375	61,700	62,675	742,285	364,505	377,775
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	14,860	6,690	8,170	143,825	65,235	78,595
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	4,675	1,145	3,525	48,920	14,375	34,550
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	600	115	485	6,250	1,570	4,675
Living with non-relatives only	255	115	135	2,710	1,275	1,430
Living alone	3,820	920	2,900	39,970	11,530	28,440
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	10,190	5,540	4,650	94,905	50,860	44,045
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	56,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	40,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	37,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	33,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	14,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	19,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	3,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	3,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	2,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	1,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	615	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	1,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	535	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	730	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	16,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	13,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	2,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	56,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	2,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	470	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	17,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	3,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	5,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	1,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	7,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	5	...Data not available	...Data not available	710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	56,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	13,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	18,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	9,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	10,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	3,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	1,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	146,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	148,135	72,260	75,875	910,620	441,190	469,425
Single responses	145,505	71,040	74,465	904,285	438,165	466,125
English	110,760	54,800	55,965	836,085	404,330	431,760
French	2,515	1,175	1,340	31,105	15,005	16,100
Non-official languages	32,225	15,060	17,160	37,090	18,825	18,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	45	20	25	4,685	2,280	2,405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	20	10	15	25	15	15
Dene	5	0	5	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	25	5	20
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	4,620	2,255	2,370
Ojibway	0	0	0	15	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	20	5	15	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	31,815	14,870	16,940	31,675	16,170	15,510
African languages, n.i.e.	110	55	60	70	40	35
Afrikaans	170	80	85	75	45	35
Akan (Twi)	35	15	15	50	25	30
Albanian	200	105	95	245	130	120
Amharic	110	45	65	150	80	70
Arabic	1,735	910	830	5,965	3,525	2,440
Armenian	40	25	20	50	30	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	100	55	45
Bengali	310	165	145	375	210	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	5	0	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	110	35	80	85	30	55
Bosnian	110	45	65	90	45	45
Bulgarian	215	115	95	50	30	25
Burmese	10	0	10	10	10	5
Cantonese	1,865	880	990	590	275	315
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,790	1,305	1,480	2,750	1,395	1,355
Creoles	40	20	20	45	20	25
Croatian	370	180	190	210	110	100
Czech	225	100	120	180	95	90
Danish	165	75	95	175	95	85
Dutch	760	370	390	1,725	860	865
Estonian	20	10	10	55	25	25
Finnish	60	15	45	95	40	50
Flemish	15	10	5	30	10	15
Fukien	35	15	20	15	10	10
German	2,020	945	1,075	3,275	1,545	1,735
Greek	450	220	235	775	385	385
Gujarati	395	205	195	105	60	50
Hakka	10	5	5	0	5	0
Hebrew	30	15	20	75	45	30
Hindi	380	185	195	515	265	250
Hungarian	450	205	245	280	130	150
Ilocano	90	40	50	25	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	45	25	25	45	25	20
Italian	730	385	345	790	445	345
Japanese	345	125	220	305	95	210
Khmer (Cambodian)	45	15	25	5	5	5
Korean	2,320	1,115	1,205	815	360	455
Kurdish	15	15	0	70	45	30
Lao	15	5	10	10	10	0
Latvian	20	5	15	65	35	30
Lingala	0	0	0	10	0	10
Lithuanian	25	15	10	35	15	20
Macedonian	15	5	10	15	5	5
Malay	90	35	55	65	20	45
Malayalam	150	80	75	115	55	55
Maltese	5	5	5	20	10	5
Mandarin	1,390	605	785	905	435	470
Marathi	50	20	30	30	15	15
Nepali	80	45	35	225	120	105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	95	40	50	110	60	45
Norwegian	145	70	70	125	70	55
Oromo	35	20	15	35	30	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	630	310	315	375	205	170
Pashto	40	20	20	70	35	35
Persian (Farsi)	1,110	565	545	1,185	635	550
Polish	1,320	605	715	825	385	440
Portuguese	330	145	180	380	195	185
Romanian	565	290	275	170	80	85
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	5	0	15	5	5
Russian	1,040	465	580	815	395	430
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	15	10	10
Serbian	320	160	160	115	55	55
Serbo-Croatian	80	40	45	105	55	55
Shanghainese	10	5	5	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	10	10	0	120	60	60
Sindhi	95	40	50	15	10	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	105	50	55	110	65	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	0	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	10	5	10
Slovak	210	90	115	120	50	70
Slovenian	55	20	35	30	15	15
Somali	55	20	35	40	20	20
Spanish	2,565	1,195	1,370	1,545	750	800
Swahili	40	15	30	75	45	35
Swedish	55	30	25	85	40	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,710	560	1,155	1,185	500	685
Taiwanese	25	15	15	40	15	25
Tamil	175	85	90	270	155	110
Telugu	60	30	30	125	75	50
Thai	50	15	30	110	20	90
Tibetan languages	100	45	55	5	0	0
Tigrigna	75	20	45	55	30	30
Turkish	195	105	90	275	160	110
Ukrainian	610	275	335	300	130	165
Urdu	600	315	285	540	290	250
Vietnamese	580	280	295	450	220	230
Yiddish	10	5	0	25	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	365	170	190	725	380	345
Multiple responses	2,630	1,220	1,405	6,335	3,025	3,305
English and French	415	185	225	3,035	1,400	1,635
English and non-official language	2,030	950	1,080	2,855	1,385	1,470
French and non-official language	125	60	60	315	170	150
English, French and non-official language	60	25	40	130	75	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	148,135	72,265	75,870	910,615	441,190	469,430
English only	132,210	65,215	66,995	814,670	398,830	415,845
French only	100	40	60	875	385	490
English and French	14,230	6,370	7,865	93,435	41,245	52,185
Neither English nor French	1,585	635	955	1,635	735	900
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	148,135	72,260	75,870	910,615	441,190	469,430
English	143,215	70,035	73,180	877,990	425,370	452,620
French	2,580	1,230	1,350	29,550	14,410	15,135
English and French	800	385	415	1,565	740	820
Neither English nor French	1,535	605	925	1,515	670	845
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	2,980	1,425	1,555	30,330	14,780	15,550
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.0	2.0	2.0	3.3	3.4	3.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	148,130	72,265	75,875	910,620	441,195	469,425
Single responses	143,545	70,040	73,510	903,215	437,540	465,675
English	126,740	61,975	64,765	868,765	420,340	448,425
French	1,045	485	560	15,935	7,625	8,315
Non-official languages	15,760	7,585	8,180	18,510	9,570	8,940
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	15	5	5	2,770	1,395	1,380
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	2,770	1,390	1,375
Ojibway	0	0	0	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	10	5	10	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	15,620	7,515	8,105	15,500	8,060	7,440
African languages, n.i.e.	60	25	35	35	15	20
Afrikaans	85	45	45	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	15	5	10	10	10	5
Albanian	100	50	50	125	60	60
Amharic	50	20	25	70	35	35
Arabic	980	485	495	3,495	2,030	1,465
Armenian	25	15	10	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	10	5	10
Bengali	225	115	110	230	115	110
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	40	15	25	30	15	15
Bosnian	50	20	30	50	25	25
Bulgarian	120	65	55	10	5	10
Burmese	5	0	0	5	5	5
Cantonese	1,065	510	560	320	165	155
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,575	760	820	1,985	1,040	950
Creoles	20	10	10	30	10	15
Croatian	155	75	85	75	40	35
Czech	65	30	35	45	20	25
Danish	20	5	10	15	5	10
Dutch	85	45	45	190	85	105
Estonian	5	5	5	5	0	5
Finnish	10	5	5	10	5	0
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	5
Fukien	5	0	5	5	0	0
German	265	130	130	1,170	565	605
Greek	140	70	70	270	115	150
Gujarati	120	60	65	50	25	25
Hakka	5	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	20	10	10	25	15	10
Hindi	145	70	75	215	110	105
Hungarian	125	65	60	65	30	30
Ilocano	55	25	30	0	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	20	5	10
Italian	125	50	75	170	75	95
Japanese	170	70	100	130	60	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	15	10	10	5	0	0
Korean	1,805	875	935	560	265	295
Kurdish	0	0	0	55	35	20
Lao	5	0	0	0	0	0
Latvian	5	0	0	15	10	10
Lingala	0	0	0	5	5	5
Lithuanian	5	5	5	5	5	5
Macedonian	5	0	5	5	0	5
Malay	20	15	15	20	10	10
Malayalam	80	45	35	35	20	20
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	975	460	515	660	340	320
Marathi	15	5	10	25	15	10
Nepali	55	30	25	210	110	100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	25	5	10	30	10	15
Norwegian	95	45	45	20	10	10
Oromo	15	10	10	20	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	245	115	130	180	95	80
Pashto	25	15	10	35	20	15
Persian (Farsi)	750	370	380	935	480	455
Polish	600	285	315	255	125	130
Portuguese	145	60	80	120	55	60
Romanian	305	160	140	85	35	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	10	5	0
Russian	645	310	335	510	260	245
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	5	0	10	10	5
Serbian	175	95	85	60	25	35
Serbo-Croatian	35	15	20	50	20	25
Shanghainese	10	5	5	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	195	110	85
Sindhi	20	10	15	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	55	30	25	45	25	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	5
Slovak	100	45	50	30	10	20
Slovenian	10	0	5	5	0	0
Somali	25	15	20	20	5	10
Spanish	1,630	780	855	775	390	385
Swahili	20	10	10	20	10	15
Swedish	10	5	5	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	650	275	375	550	275	275
Taiwanese	15	10	10	15	10	5
Tamil	80	35	45	130	80	50
Telugu	20	10	10	55	30	25
Thai	20	10	10	60	5	55
Tibetan languages	65	35	35	0	0	0
Tigrigna	45	15	30	25	15	10
Turkish	115	60	50	140	70	70
Ukrainian	90	45	50	25	5	20
Urdu	340	175	165	320	155	165
Vietnamese	290	145	150	280	145	135
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	125	65	65	235	120	115
Multiple responses	4,590	2,220	2,365	7,405	3,655	3,755
English and French	230	110	120	1,815	860	950
English and non-official language	4,230	2,060	2,175	5,295	2,640	2,655
French and non-official language	35	15	20	115	60	60
English, French and non-official language	95	40	55	180	85	90
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	148,135	72,260	75,870	910,620	441,190	469,425
None	126,375	62,120	64,250	863,715	418,680	445,030
Single responses	21,345	9,965	11,385	46,065	22,110	23,960
English	7,935	3,855	4,075	16,325	8,230	8,095
French	1,965	870	1,090	15,705	6,975	8,730
Non-official languages	11,445	5,235	6,210	14,035	6,900	7,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	35	10	25	1,945	900	1,045
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	20	5	10	10	5	5
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	30	10	20
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	1,890	880	1,015
Ojibway	0	0	0	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	20	5	10	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	11,210	5,130	6,080	11,385	5,685	5,705
African languages, n.i.e.	75	40	35	15	10	10
Afrikaans	85	45	40	55	25	30
Akan (Twi)	25	10	15	35	20	20
Albanian	75	35	35	95	45	45
Amharic	50	15	35	40	25	20
Arabic	710	360	345	1,995	1,175	825
Armenian	15	5	10	20	10	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	45	25	25
Bengali	50	30	25	95	60	35
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	35	10	25	15	5	10
Bosnian	35	20	15	35	20	15
Bulgarian	60	30	30	25	15	10
Burmese	5	0	5	5	0	0
Cantonese	625	295	325	195	100	90
Chinese, n.o.s.	735	340	395	490	225	265
Creoles	25	5	15	80	25	55
Croatian	150	70	80	70	25	40
Czech	75	40	40	55	20	35
Danish	55	25	35	60	30	30
Dutch	290	135	160	550	260	285
Estonian	5	5	5	20	5	15
Finnish	20	5	15	25	10	10
Flemish	5	0	5	5	0	5
Fukien	15	10	10	10	0	5
German	745	340	400	1,255	605	645
Greek	320	145	175	435	225	205
Gujarati	215	110	105	40	15	20
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	15	5	5	85	45	35
Hindi	260	135	125	310	165	145
Hungarian	135	60	75	90	35	50
Ilocano	10	5	5	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	15	5	5
Italian	370	175	200	365	190	170
Japanese	145	60	85	205	85	115
Khmer (Cambodian)	15	5	10	5	0	0
Korean	345	160	185	205	95	110
Kurdish	10	5	0	10	5	5
Lao	5	5	0	0	0	0
Latvian	10	5	10	25	10	10
Lingala	5	0	0	5	0	5
Lithuanian	5	5	5	5	0	5
Macedonian	5	5	0	5	5	5
Malay	55	25	30	30	10	15
Malayalam	50	25	20	55	20	35
Maltese	0	0	0	15	5	10
Mandarin	355	155	195	225	110	120
Marathi	10	5	5	5	5	5
Nepali	15	10	5	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	95	50	45	65	30	35
Norwegian	35	15	20	55	25	30
Oromo	10	5	5	5	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	335	180	155	125	60	60
Pashto	10	5	10	10	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	250	120	125	210	125	85
Polish	430	195	235	280	135	140
Portuguese	140	65	70	175	85	85
Romanian	155	75	85	60	25	35
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	5	0	0
Russian	295	120	170	230	105	120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	10	5	5
Serbian	115	55	60	40	25	20
Serbo-Croatian	25	15	10	45	20	25
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	220	90	135
Sindhi	55	25	35	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	35	15	20	45	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovak	45	20	20	55	25	30
Slovenian	15	10	10	15	5	5
Somali	30	15	15	15	10	5
Spanish	1,190	545	645	1,050	485	560
Swahili	30	15	20	75	40	35
Swedish	40	15	25	60	20	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	705	220	490	435	165	275
Taiwanese	10	5	5	15	10	5
Tamil	60	25	35	105	60	45
Telugu	20	10	15	40	20	15
Thai	25	10	20	30	5	20
Tibetan languages	25	15	15	5	5	0
Tigrigna	30	10	20	20	10	10
Turkish	55	30	30	120	65	50
Ukrainian	170	70	95	75	30	45
Urdu	245	120	125	170	90	80
Vietnamese	165	70	90	105	45	55
Yiddish	5	0	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	195	100	100	705	325	380
Multiple responses	415	175	240	840	400	435
English and French	65	25	45	95	45	45
English and non-official language	150	70	80	175	80	90
French and non-official language	195	80	115	560	265	300
English, French and non-official language	0	0	5	5	5	5

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^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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

^E use with caution

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

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

X area and data suppression

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

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

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

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

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

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

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

... not applicable

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

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

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

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

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

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

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

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

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

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 13

Other family households

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

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

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

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

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

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

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

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

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

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

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 22

Other languages

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

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Calgary West, Alberta (Code 48009) and Nova Scotia (Code 12) (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 15, 2024).

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