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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	Edmonton, CY Alberta (Census subdivision)			British Columbia (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	812,201	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,400,057^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	730,372	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,113,487^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	11.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	7.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	348,672	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,945,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	324,756	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,637	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,186.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	684.37	...Data not available	...Data not available	922,509.29	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	812,200	404,875	407,325	4,400,055	2,156,600	2,243,455
0 to 4 years	50,560	25,930	24,630	219,665	112,885	106,775
5 to 9 years	42,320	21,655	20,665	218,915	112,200	106,715
10 to 14 years	42,555	21,815	20,745	238,780	122,465	116,315
15 to 19 years	48,950	24,685	24,265	275,165	141,670	133,500
15 years	9,230	4,690	4,535	53,725	27,620	26,110
16 years	9,240	4,660	4,575	54,885	28,475	26,410
17 years	9,595	4,940	4,650	55,400	28,510	26,885
18 years	9,940	4,955	4,990	55,380	28,425	26,955
19 years	10,950	5,435	5,515	55,785	28,640	27,140
20 to 24 years	67,850	34,200	33,650	279,825	142,290	137,535
25 to 29 years	75,695	38,755	36,935	288,780	143,475	145,305
30 to 34 years	65,365	33,610	31,750	275,985	135,220	140,755
35 to 39 years	57,450	29,295	28,150	280,870	135,455	145,415
40 to 44 years	55,955	28,465	27,490	313,765	151,430	162,335
45 to 49 years	60,100	30,150	29,945	350,600	170,580	180,020
50 to 54 years	60,290	30,345	29,945	354,610	172,060	182,550
55 to 59 years	51,205	25,600	25,605	323,335	157,455	165,880
60 to 64 years	39,255	19,435	19,820	291,040	142,645	148,395
65 to 69 years	26,640	12,635	14,005	210,900	103,785	107,115
70 to 74 years	21,515	9,810	11,700	160,715	77,350	83,360
75 to 79 years	18,365	8,070	10,295	127,480	60,720	66,760
80 to 84 years	14,820	6,085	8,740	96,945	42,745	54,200
85 years and over	13,320	4,320	9,000	92,675	32,150	60,520
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.0	35.3	36.9	41.9	41.1	42.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.3	82.9	83.8	84.6	83.9	85.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	676,770	335,480	341,290	3,722,695	1,809,045	1,913,650
Married or living with a common-law partner	363,925	182,800	181,130	2,154,575	1,074,965	1,079,610
Married (and not separated)	304,755	153,165	151,590	1,832,605	913,430	919,175
Living common law	59,170	29,635	29,540	321,965	161,530	160,435
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	312,835	152,680	160,160	1,568,120	734,075	834,040
Single (never legally married)	217,245	120,135	97,105	1,014,270	550,830	463,435
Separated	17,600	7,700	9,895	102,040	43,570	58,470
Divorced	45,470	18,645	26,830	246,515	98,130	148,385
Widowed	32,525	6,195	26,330	205,300	41,550	163,750
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	214,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	105,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	645,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	48,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	263,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	42,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	238,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	18,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	214,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	176,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,048,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	146,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	887,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	61,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	422,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	85,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	465,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	33,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	181,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	36,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	205,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	15,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	29,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	19,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	9,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	38,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	189,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	30,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	18,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	8,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	8,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	590	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	234,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,230,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	58,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	75,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	26,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	156,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	47,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	255,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	26,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,375	...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	795,670	397,455	398,215	4,324,505	2,122,320	2,202,185
Number of persons not in census families	170,490	88,900	81,590	807,660	383,540	424,120
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	24,575	11,560	13,020	105,450	42,525	62,925
Living with non-relatives only	51,005	30,660	20,345	203,285	111,935	91,345
Living alone	94,910	46,685	48,230	498,920	229,075	269,850
Number of census family persons	625,180	308,555	316,625	3,516,850	1,738,780	1,778,070
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...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	84,080	37,610	46,470	643,410	302,320	341,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	29,080	8,515	20,565	211,820	65,460	146,365
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	4,590	1,000	3,585	32,900	7,490	25,410
Living with non-relatives only	1,845	940	905	13,560	6,770	6,790
Living alone	22,650	6,575	16,075	165,365	51,195	114,165
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	55,000	29,100	25,900	431,590	236,860	194,730
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	324,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	207,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,183,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	182,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,041,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	153,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	898,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	70,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	458,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	83,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	439,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	28,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	24,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	141,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	17,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	12,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	66,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	4,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	7,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	5,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	6,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	117,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	581,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	94,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	22,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	324,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	165,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	842,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	25,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	2,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	130,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	731,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	16,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	31,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	130,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	8,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	74,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	361,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	180	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	324,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	94,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	105,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	613,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	51,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	43,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	237,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	17,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	10,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	795,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,324,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	801,195	399,735	401,465	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
Single responses	781,210	390,170	391,045	4,273,930	2,098,055	2,175,870
English	545,840	275,805	270,035	3,062,435	1,526,350	1,536,085
French	16,180	8,425	7,750	57,275	28,315	28,965
Non-official languages	219,195	105,940	113,255	1,154,215	543,395	610,825
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,855	725	1,130	1,210	540	675
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	1,605	635	970	955	435	525
Dene	105	40	70	70	35	35
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	5	5	0
Inuktitut	20	5	20	25	10	10
Mi'kmaq	5	5	5	15	10	5
Ojibway	85	35	50	140	50	90
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	35	15	15	5	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	214,665	103,930	110,735	1,137,420	535,395	602,025
African languages, n.i.e.	1,010	565	445	620	330	295
Afrikaans	265	130	130	2,735	1,330	1,405
Akan (Twi)	485	265	220	455	235	220
Albanian	515	280	235	1,335	695	635
Amharic	1,650	835	820	1,255	615	640
Arabic	11,180	6,070	5,110	13,050	7,505	5,550
Armenian	95	45	50	1,105	560	545
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	545	260	285	530	235	295
Bengali	1,485	800	690	2,410	1,265	1,145
Berber languages (Kabyle)	25	15	10	15	10	5
Bisayan languages	1,040	450	590	3,870	1,445	2,430
Bosnian	645	325	325	1,275	635	640
Bulgarian	365	175	190	1,945	960	985
Burmese	95	55	45	945	485	465
Cantonese	13,250	6,215	7,035	133,245	61,790	71,455
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,675	8,965	9,710	120,040	55,735	64,305
Creoles	545	270	280	640	315	320
Croatian	1,290	635	655	7,820	3,860	3,955
Czech	660	345	320	5,610	2,800	2,810
Danish	550	265	290	5,250	2,575	2,675
Dutch	2,940	1,435	1,505	23,080	11,190	11,890
Estonian	30	15	20	820	345	475
Finnish	185	70	115	4,090	1,705	2,390
Flemish	45	25	25	445	215	235
Fukien	200	100	105	1,920	835	1,085
German	10,730	4,990	5,740	73,625	35,140	38,485
Greek	840	445	395	6,250	3,360	2,885
Gujarati	3,285	1,620	1,670	6,595	3,060	3,540
Hakka	210	90	120	1,110	475	630
Hebrew	305	170	135	1,755	970	785
Hindi	5,910	2,960	2,945	24,640	11,840	12,800
Hungarian	1,390	710	685	9,855	4,915	4,940
Ilocano	970	410	560	3,755	1,465	2,290
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	175	85	85	475	265	205
Italian	4,550	2,250	2,300	24,060	12,180	11,880
Japanese	885	280	610	19,665	6,840	12,825
Khmer (Cambodian)	665	300	370	1,465	700	770
Korean	4,115	1,890	2,230	48,975	22,350	26,625
Kurdish	510	285	225	1,415	775	645
Lao	340	180	165	1,155	550	600
Latvian	90	45	50	615	305	310
Lingala	95	50	45	35	20	20
Lithuanian	90	35	55	435	190	245
Macedonian	120	60	65	275	130	140
Malay	350	160	190	3,535	1,590	1,950
Malayalam	1,315	665	650	1,460	735	725
Maltese	10	10	5	220	115	115
Mandarin	7,105	3,380	3,715	94,055	43,630	50,425
Marathi	275	145	130	430	220	210
Nepali	510	280	230	805	430	375
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	655	370	285	470	250	220
Norwegian	170	65	100	2,370	1,155	1,215
Oromo	480	275	205	325	185	140
Panjabi (Punjabi)	18,505	9,435	9,070	182,915	90,900	92,020
Pashto	495	260	230	900	485	415
Persian (Farsi)	3,345	1,750	1,595	36,045	18,265	17,775
Polish	8,160	3,815	4,350	17,460	8,185	9,270
Portuguese	3,700	1,815	1,890	14,605	6,990	7,615
Romanian	1,940	960	980	8,330	4,110	4,220
Rundi (Kirundi)	130	60	70	135	60	80
Russian	3,860	1,805	2,050	22,650	10,300	12,350
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	350	170	180	80	40	45
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	215	105	105	690	345	340
Serbian	1,395	705	690	6,655	3,425	3,225
Serbo-Croatian	330	160	170	1,425	675	755
Shanghainese	50	20	35	1,250	530	715
Sign languages, n.i.e.	155	85	70	645	335	310
Sindhi	810	375	435	1,770	790	975
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	825	445	380	1,405	715	685
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	300	160	135	775	400	375
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	130	65	70	495	275	225
Slovak	470	235	235	3,220	1,440	1,780
Slovenian	285	130	150	1,225	590	640
Somali	3,495	1,720	1,775	975	495	480
Spanish	12,940	6,625	6,315	40,795	19,325	21,470
Swahili	710	390	320	755	390	365
Swedish	200	95	105	2,740	1,195	1,545
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	19,965	8,690	11,275	66,120	25,835	40,285
Taiwanese	125	55	75	5,675	2,640	3,035
Tamil	1,010	550	465	3,135	1,635	1,500
Telugu	430	225	205	570	295	270
Thai	355	115	235	2,410	730	1,680
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	200	115	85
Tigrigna	990	500	485	590	285	300
Turkish	1,285	725	560	2,890	1,650	1,235
Ukrainian	10,310	4,335	5,970	9,680	4,215	5,460
Urdu	5,570	2,890	2,680	8,450	4,315	4,140
Vietnamese	7,835	3,625	4,205	25,100	11,745	13,360
Yiddish	65	30	35	350	185	170
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,670	1,280	1,390	15,585	7,455	8,130
Multiple responses	19,990	9,570	10,415	82,280	39,185	43,095
English and French	2,110	1,000	1,110	8,600	4,065	4,535
English and non-official language	16,525	7,915	8,605	68,800	32,875	35,925
French and non-official language	945	460	490	3,345	1,520	1,830
English, French and non-official language	410	190	215	1,530	725	805
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	801,200	399,740	401,460	4,356,210	2,137,240	2,218,965
English only	725,920	365,425	360,495	3,912,950	1,943,760	1,969,190
French only	1,075	465	605	2,045	950	1,095
English and French	58,210	27,580	30,630	296,645	132,940	163,705
Neither English nor French	15,995	6,260	9,730	144,555	59,590	84,965
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	801,200	399,740	401,460	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
English	764,985	383,065	381,920	4,143,245	2,044,365	2,098,885
French	16,225	8,430	7,795	53,725	26,660	27,065
English and French	4,395	2,185	2,215	16,935	7,710	9,220
Neither English nor French	15,590	6,060	9,530	142,300	58,510	83,790
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	18,425	9,520	8,905	62,190	30,515	31,680
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.3	2.4	2.2	1.4	1.4	1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	801,200	399,735	401,460	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
Single responses	762,185	380,660	381,525	4,193,385	2,059,465	2,133,915
English	634,740	318,050	316,695	3,506,595	1,733,775	1,772,820
French	6,550	3,390	3,160	16,685	8,015	8,665
Non-official languages	120,890	59,225	61,665	670,100	317,670	352,430
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	370	165	210	175	85	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	315	140	175	135	70	65
Dene	25	10	15	15	5	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	5	5	5
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	20	5	15	15	10	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	5	5	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	119,505	58,550	60,950	665,750	315,485	350,265
African languages, n.i.e.	570	305	260	190	80	105
Afrikaans	115	55	55	1,385	685	690
Akan (Twi)	190	95	95	120	60	60
Albanian	255	140	110	700	345	350
Amharic	1,105	545	560	555	245	310
Arabic	6,605	3,475	3,130	7,640	4,065	3,575
Armenian	50	25	25	490	250	240
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	140	60	80	115	50	65
Bengali	995	525	470	1,465	715	750
Berber languages (Kabyle)	10	5	10	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	360	175	190	1,265	540	720
Bosnian	335	175	155	705	370	340
Bulgarian	250	120	130	1,085	530	555
Burmese	40	25	20	585	315	270
Cantonese	9,425	4,355	5,070	103,550	47,585	55,970
Chinese, n.o.s.	12,340	5,865	6,475	81,270	37,740	43,525
Creoles	335	165	170	315	145	165
Croatian	500	220	275	2,540	1,200	1,340
Czech	180	90	90	1,570	795	775
Danish	40	15	20	325	160	170
Dutch	190	85	105	2,230	1,055	1,175
Estonian	0	0	0	110	40	70
Finnish	25	10	15	795	350	445
Flemish	0	5	0	50	25	20
Fukien	65	25	35	690	310	380
German	1,645	760	880	11,555	5,430	6,120
Greek	295	145	155	2,105	1,015	1,095
Gujarati	1,975	950	1,025	3,045	1,335	1,710
Hakka	85	35	45	320	145	175
Hebrew	130	70	60	780	395	390
Hindi	3,490	1,745	1,745	12,390	5,900	6,490
Hungarian	420	200	220	2,560	1,235	1,325
Ilocano	340	155	180	1,190	530	660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	70	30	40	180	85	85
Italian	1,535	690	845	6,250	2,730	3,520
Japanese	365	140	225	9,540	3,985	5,555
Khmer (Cambodian)	355	160	200	750	370	385
Korean	3,015	1,430	1,585	38,810	17,985	20,830
Kurdish	300	165	135	945	490	460
Lao	170	85	85	545	270	275
Latvian	30	20	15	105	50	50
Lingala	20	10	10	10	5	5
Lithuanian	20	10	10	65	30	35
Macedonian	50	20	20	140	70	70
Malay	105	60	50	1,320	655	660
Malayalam	720	365	355	690	350	340
Maltese	5	5	5	15	10	5
Mandarin	5,525	2,720	2,800	78,070	36,945	41,130
Marathi	160	85	75	230	120	105
Nepali	350	180	165	525	275	250
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	190	90	100	140	65	75
Norwegian	10	5	5	160	80	80
Oromo	355	190	160	175	80	95
Panjabi (Punjabi)	14,145	7,165	6,975	137,390	67,955	69,430
Pashto	325	170	155	565	295	270
Persian (Farsi)	2,255	1,130	1,125	24,750	12,095	12,655
Polish	3,595	1,730	1,865	6,395	3,065	3,330
Portuguese	1,605	760	850	5,195	2,405	2,785
Romanian	1,195	595	595	4,155	2,050	2,105
Rundi (Kirundi)	65	20	45	75	30	45
Russian	2,440	1,210	1,235	12,205	5,880	6,320
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	190	95	90	25	10	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	95	50	50	465	230	235
Serbian	765	390	370	4,020	2,020	2,000
Serbo-Croatian	155	85	70	615	300	315
Shanghainese	20	10	10	555	260	295
Sign languages, n.i.e.	215	145	70	980	535	450
Sindhi	355	155	195	675	295	385
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	430	235	195	595	295	300
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	230	130	100	620	315	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	50	25	25	80	35	45
Slovak	135	70	65	1,080	515	570
Slovenian	40	15	25	165	70	100
Somali	2,645	1,275	1,370	625	310	315
Spanish	7,825	3,990	3,840	20,585	10,025	10,555
Swahili	305	160	145	250	130	125
Swedish	20	10	10	430	195	235
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	11,065	5,255	5,810	29,380	12,780	16,600
Taiwanese	55	20	35	2,910	1,390	1,515
Tamil	590	310	280	1,965	1,010	960
Telugu	260	135	120	290	145	140
Thai	140	70	70	845	375	475
Tibetan languages	0	5	0	100	55	45
Tigrigna	625	310	315	295	135	160
Turkish	945	495	445	1,365	725	645
Ukrainian	1,715	775	940	1,070	475	595
Urdu	3,695	1,890	1,805	5,430	2,700	2,730
Vietnamese	5,490	2,575	2,915	17,270	8,085	9,180
Yiddish	0	0	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,015	510	500	4,180	2,100	2,075
Multiple responses	39,015	19,075	19,935	162,820	77,775	85,050
English and French	1,420	760	665	4,700	2,240	2,460
English and non-official language	36,590	17,845	18,750	155,065	74,155	80,905
French and non-official language	365	180	185	930	435	495
English, French and non-official language	635	295	345	2,130	940	1,185
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	801,200	399,735	401,460	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
None	665,905	333,390	332,515	3,740,260	1,844,645	1,895,615
Single responses	132,825	65,145	67,680	604,495	287,270	317,220
English	53,860	27,000	26,860	249,765	122,305	127,455
French	8,340	3,970	4,375	38,175	17,315	20,865
Non-official languages	70,625	34,175	36,445	316,550	147,655	168,900
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,550	640	910	845	400	445
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	1,375	580	795	705	335	365
Dene	65	20	50	30	15	20
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	15	5	10	20	10	5
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	10	5	5
Ojibway	60	20	40	80	35	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	30	10	15	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	67,565	32,820	34,750	305,355	142,340	163,020
African languages, n.i.e.	250	155	100	310	165	140
Afrikaans	130	70	65	1,340	650	690
Akan (Twi)	295	165	135	260	130	125
Albanian	130	70	60	405	200	205
Amharic	500	275	225	460	220	245
Arabic	5,555	2,980	2,575	3,845	2,280	1,570
Armenian	20	10	10	320	160	165
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	240	115	125	215	95	125
Bengali	345	190	155	570	285	285
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	5	0
Bisayan languages	270	105	165	920	345	575
Bosnian	230	115	115	395	190	205
Bulgarian	75	30	40	495	215	275
Burmese	45	25	20	235	110	130
Cantonese	3,590	1,770	1,825	29,240	13,945	15,290
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,990	1,990	2,000	20,595	9,830	10,760
Creoles	330	175	160	490	250	235
Croatian	500	270	230	3,195	1,585	1,615
Czech	230	120	105	1,940	900	1,045
Danish	190	80	110	1,705	765	940
Dutch	965	430	535	6,930	3,130	3,805
Estonian	15	5	10	235	100	135
Finnish	80	35	40	1,290	550	740
Flemish	10	5	5	125	50	70
Fukien	70	30	35	670	295	380
German	3,835	1,765	2,070	23,905	10,935	12,970
Greek	480	245	235	3,310	1,730	1,580
Gujarati	990	490	500	3,185	1,485	1,705
Hakka	55	20	35	315	135	175
Hebrew	255	130	125	1,090	575	515
Hindi	3,095	1,620	1,480	12,695	6,190	6,505
Hungarian	425	220	205	2,950	1,405	1,545
Ilocano	240	95	150	945	360	590
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	50	30	25	175	90	85
Italian	2,060	1,030	1,030	9,605	4,715	4,890
Japanese	515	215	305	9,050	3,635	5,415
Khmer (Cambodian)	220	100	115	365	170	195
Korean	805	365	445	6,890	3,125	3,765
Kurdish	130	70	60	270	160	110
Lao	110	55	50	410	200	210
Latvian	20	10	10	120	45	75
Lingala	165	90	70	65	25	40
Lithuanian	30	15	15	115	55	60
Macedonian	55	30	30	60	25	35
Malay	135	70	70	1,450	645	805
Malayalam	470	230	240	520	260	260
Maltese	0	0	0	80	30	50
Mandarin	1,620	730	895	17,925	8,150	9,775
Marathi	50	25	25	125	65	65
Nepali	95	55	35	155	80	75
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	445	245	200	295	155	135
Norwegian	80	35	50	715	330	380
Oromo	90	50	35	65	45	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,340	1,710	1,630	34,010	17,040	16,970
Pashto	105	55	50	235	120	120
Persian (Farsi)	720	385	335	7,025	3,725	3,300
Polish	2,535	1,165	1,370	5,450	2,475	2,975
Portuguese	1,580	770	810	5,640	2,625	3,010
Romanian	440	210	230	2,410	1,135	1,270
Rundi (Kirundi)	65	35	25	40	25	25
Russian	1,160	540	620	6,140	2,715	3,425
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	165	80	85	30	15	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	75	45	35	160	85	70
Serbian	490	245	240	1,855	955	905
Serbo-Croatian	105	45	60	435	190	245
Shanghainese	10	5	5	485	215	265
Sign languages, n.i.e.	200	90	105	865	345	520
Sindhi	355	165	190	930	400	530
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	355	190	165	570	285	290
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	65	35	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	20	10	150	75	75
Slovak	140	75	65	1,035	400	635
Slovenian	120	60	60	345	155	190
Somali	885	435	455	365	190	175
Spanish	5,270	2,700	2,570	20,930	10,065	10,865
Swahili	560	290	270	580	280	300
Swedish	105	55	50	1,220	535	680
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	5,805	2,285	3,520	24,810	9,040	15,775
Taiwanese	50	25	25	2,675	1,275	1,395
Tamil	350	190	165	910	480	430
Telugu	120	70	55	195	100	95
Thai	180	70	115	1,110	370	740
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	45	30	25
Tigrigna	335	175	160	175	85	90
Turkish	305	180	125	1,020	575	445
Ukrainian	3,385	1,435	1,950	1,930	830	1,100
Urdu	1,565	805	765	2,425	1,260	1,170
Vietnamese	1,985	940	1,045	5,945	2,880	3,060
Yiddish	25	10	10	90	35	50
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,510	715	795	10,345	4,910	5,435
Multiple responses	2,470	1,200	1,265	11,455	5,320	6,130
English and French	375	195	180	1,090	495	595
English and non-official language	995	505	490	4,540	2,185	2,350
French and non-official language	1,070	485	585	5,760	2,610	3,145
English, French and non-official language	25	15	10	70	30	40

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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X area and data suppression

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

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

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

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

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

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

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

... not applicable

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

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

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

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

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

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

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

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

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

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 13

Other family households

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

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

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

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

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

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

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

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

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

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

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 22

Other languages

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

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Edmonton, Alberta (Code 4811061) and British Columbia (Code 59) (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 18, 2024).

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Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions, census subdivisions and dissemination areas	IVT (233,928 KB)	XML (384,573 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
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Map

Map: Edmonton, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta

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

Map: British Columbia

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Map of Canada: British Columbia (shaded in green)

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Edmonton (City)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)
  - Division No. 11 (Census division)
    - Edmonton (City)

Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)

Note

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

Related data

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

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Edmonton, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta
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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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

Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

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

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, British Columbia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, British Columbia

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Map: Edmonton, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta

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Geographic hierarchy

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Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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