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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	Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part) (CMA) Ontario (Census metropolitan area)			Montréal (CMA) Quebec (Census metropolitan area)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	921,823	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,824,221^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	846,802	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,635,556^A†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	8.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	384,358	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,696,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	367,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	280.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	898.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	3,287.13	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,258.31	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	921,820	447,570	474,255	3,824,220	1,861,520	1,962,700
0 to 4 years	51,440	26,090	25,350	222,225	113,520	108,700
5 to 9 years	51,075	25,835	25,235	201,655	102,255	99,395
10 to 14 years	53,305	27,030	26,280	208,290	106,470	101,825
15 to 19 years	61,345	31,250	30,095	242,600	122,930	119,665
15 years	11,500	5,930	5,570	46,445	23,715	22,735
16 years	12,070	6,140	5,930	47,330	23,970	23,360
17 years	11,875	6,095	5,780	47,950	24,460	23,485
18 years	12,500	6,270	6,235	49,395	25,010	24,385
19 years	13,395	6,820	6,580	51,475	25,775	25,700
20 to 24 years	68,100	34,230	33,870	250,890	125,260	125,630
25 to 29 years	63,170	31,135	32,040	256,520	126,530	129,990
30 to 34 years	60,075	28,765	31,310	276,950	136,060	140,885
35 to 39 years	63,020	30,065	32,955	266,295	132,355	133,940
40 to 44 years	67,300	32,675	34,620	273,535	137,000	136,535
45 to 49 years	76,935	37,880	39,055	302,160	151,420	150,745
50 to 54 years	72,335	35,215	37,120	295,365	145,825	149,540
55 to 59 years	60,410	29,335	31,075	250,495	121,475	129,020
60 to 64 years	52,585	25,510	27,075	217,405	103,455	113,950
65 to 69 years	37,390	17,725	19,665	170,995	79,885	91,115
70 to 74 years	27,850	12,865	14,985	129,760	58,375	71,390
75 to 79 years	21,955	9,890	12,065	106,620	45,895	60,720
80 to 84 years	16,760	6,765	9,995	81,755	31,810	49,945
85 years and over	16,780	5,320	11,460	70,715	21,000	49,715
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.2	38.3	40.0	39.7	38.7	40.8
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.1	82.4	83.8	83.5	82.7	84.2
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	766,000	368,620	397,385	3,192,055	1,539,275	1,652,785
Married or living with a common-law partner	431,495	215,645	215,850	1,728,495	866,800	861,690
Married (and not separated)	364,960	182,120	182,840	1,174,405	587,860	586,540
Living common law	66,535	33,530	33,005	554,085	278,935	275,150
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	334,510	152,970	181,540	1,463,565	672,475	791,090
Single (never legally married)	231,695	121,085	110,610	1,002,695	530,050	472,645
Separated	21,490	8,755	12,735	57,625	24,045	33,580
Divorced	43,990	16,105	27,885	228,245	85,130	143,120
Widowed	37,340	7,025	30,315	174,995	33,250	141,740
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	250,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,034,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	119,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	504,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	55,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	235,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	53,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	209,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	22,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	250,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,034,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	211,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	844,955	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	177,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	568,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	73,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	249,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	103,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	318,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	37,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	46,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	136,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	19,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	61,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	33,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	22,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	137,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	11,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	138,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	60,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	39,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	189,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	31,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	18,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	9,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	8,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	610	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	278,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,127,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	61,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	262,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	93,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	365,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	34,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	138,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	60,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	237,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	28,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	123,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	904,905	440,715	464,190	3,752,460	1,833,900	1,918,555
Number of persons not in census families	164,500	75,950	88,555	745,900	352,880	393,020
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	19,185	7,770	11,415	81,095	34,285	46,810
Living with non-relatives only	43,035	24,105	18,930	139,370	79,375	59,995
Living alone	102,285	44,075	58,205	525,435	239,220	286,215
Number of census family persons	740,400	364,765	375,635	3,006,560	1,481,025	1,525,535
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	109,485	49,415	60,070	506,350	221,725	284,630
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	35,830	9,610	26,215	192,980	53,940	139,040
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,570	1,105	4,470	24,650	5,635	19,020
Living with non-relatives only	1,975	900	1,075	11,550	5,575	5,975
Living alone	28,280	7,605	20,675	156,780	42,730	114,050
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	73,655	39,805	33,850	313,370	167,785	145,585
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	367,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	245,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,017,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	225,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	947,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	193,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	787,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	87,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	361,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	105,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	426,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	32,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	159,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	19,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	69,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	14,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,695	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	6,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	4,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	5,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	121,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	596,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	102,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	525,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	19,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	367,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	162,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	525,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	65,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	955	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	137,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	948,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	19,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	72,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	7,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	144,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	37,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	665,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	475	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	367,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	102,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	525,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	121,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	517,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	58,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	246,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	55,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	215,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	20,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	75,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	9,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	904,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,752,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...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}	910,525	442,975	467,555	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
Single responses	883,380	430,050	453,325	3,667,620	1,786,580	1,881,045
English	558,780	277,825	280,960	439,845	218,065	221,785
French	145,355	67,410	77,945	2,395,525	1,161,290	1,234,235
Non-official languages	179,235	84,815	94,420	832,245	407,220	425,025
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	465	160	305	535	180	355
Atikamekw	0	0	0	25	5	20
Cree, n.o.s.	145	70	75	205	85	115
Dene	5	0	5	0	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	55	15	35
Inuktitut	210	55	155	225	60	165
Mi'kmaq	20	5	20	20	10	15
Ojibway	65	20	45	5	0	0
Oji-Cree	10	5	10	0	0	0
Stoney	5	0	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	176,840	83,755	93,085	823,845	403,005	420,840
African languages, n.i.e.	450	225	225	720	410	310
Afrikaans	145	70	70	75	40	35
Akan (Twi)	310	150	160	1,120	550	570
Albanian	585	300	285	2,110	1,090	1,020
Amharic	1,160	565	600	615	300	315
Arabic	28,275	14,710	13,565	126,865	67,530	59,335
Armenian	420	215	205	14,800	7,215	7,585
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	505	235	275	1,255	650	605
Bengali	2,840	1,450	1,390	10,240	5,220	5,025
Berber languages (Kabyle)	65	30	35	5,225	2,840	2,385
Bisayan languages	380	110	270	880	270	610
Bosnian	575	265	310	405	200	210
Bulgarian	825	385	440	5,975	2,910	3,060
Burmese	165	80	75	50	25	30
Cantonese	6,415	3,005	3,410	10,515	4,965	5,550
Chinese, n.o.s.	12,755	5,985	6,765	39,095	18,515	20,580
Creoles	3,675	1,550	2,130	47,665	21,100	26,570
Croatian	1,005	475	530	1,875	960	915
Czech	990	455	540	1,320	615	705
Danish	325	145	180	250	115	135
Dutch	2,505	1,200	1,305	2,115	1,060	1,055
Estonian	185	85	100	170	65	105
Finnish	330	130	200	335	120	220
Flemish	85	35	45	335	135	195
Fukien	80	35	45	70	30	45
German	6,035	2,680	3,350	10,155	4,565	5,590
Greek	2,050	1,085	965	38,860	19,510	19,355
Gujarati	1,215	635	580	5,895	2,885	3,005
Hakka	55	35	25	100	40	60
Hebrew	350	190	165	3,895	2,060	1,835
Hindi	2,335	1,180	1,160	2,635	1,375	1,260
Hungarian	1,745	865	885	6,005	2,870	3,140
Ilocano	360	125	245	1,680	605	1,070
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	130	75	55	450	270	185
Italian	9,510	4,775	4,740	110,125	54,285	55,835
Japanese	940	295	640	1,805	560	1,245
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,100	480	625	7,745	3,625	4,115
Korean	1,610	690	915	3,870	1,705	2,160
Kurdish	645	330	315	670	365	305
Lao	360	180	185	3,555	1,725	1,835
Latvian	275	125	155	275	95	180
Lingala	275	125	150	1,740	820	925
Lithuanian	215	95	115	570	235	330
Macedonian	60	30	30	175	90	85
Malay	360	160	205	555	230	325
Malayalam	445	225	225	290	155	140
Maltese	35	10	25	20	5	15
Mandarin	6,830	3,155	3,675	10,180	4,665	5,515
Marathi	235	115	120	150	90	60
Nepali	460	230	235	345	160	185
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	575	300	270	3,745	1,990	1,760
Norwegian	140	60	80	220	110	110
Oromo	360	190	170	6,390	3,490	2,900
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,300	1,650	1,650	11,025	5,915	5,105
Pashto	710	380	330	960	525	435
Persian (Farsi)	6,060	3,025	3,035	17,895	9,340	8,560
Polish	5,790	2,620	3,170	13,530	5,905	7,630
Portuguese	3,985	1,905	2,080	29,225	14,035	15,190
Romanian	2,405	1,090	1,315	28,975	13,990	14,990
Rundi (Kirundi)	550	235	320	1,300	635	670
Russian	5,520	2,415	3,110	22,480	10,095	12,385
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	515	185	325	1,280	565	715
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	160	80	80	125	60	60
Serbian	1,685	825	855	1,735	850	885
Serbo-Croatian	545	265	280	675	335	340
Shanghainese	75	35	45	90	40	50
Sign languages, n.i.e.	120	55	70	285	155	125
Sindhi	250	120	130	295	140	155
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	720	360	365	570	300	265
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	355	175	180	65	40	25
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	20	30	265	140	125
Slovak	630	280	350	1,020	440	585
Slovenian	235	110	125	770	335	435
Somali	6,135	2,615	3,520	665	335	325
Spanish	10,930	5,000	5,930	111,070	54,395	56,670
Swahili	805	370	435	975	485	490
Swedish	275	130	150	435	210	225
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,885	1,630	3,260	13,280	4,550	8,730
Taiwanese	170	75	95	395	185	210
Tamil	2,065	1,060	1,000	13,145	6,595	6,550
Telugu	340	170	170	350	195	155
Thai	345	100	250	525	145	380
Tibetan languages	15	10	5	95	55	40
Tigrigna	745	360	385	310	140	165
Turkish	1,410	710	695	6,370	3,285	3,085
Ukrainian	1,575	690	885	4,365	1,885	2,480
Urdu	3,685	1,870	1,810	9,615	5,005	4,610
Vietnamese	5,800	2,715	3,090	24,610	11,725	12,880
Yiddish	230	120	105	8,910	4,445	4,460
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,935	905	1,030	7,870	4,040	3,825
Multiple responses	27,150	12,925	14,225	118,290	58,990	59,305
English and French	11,460	5,435	6,020	40,400	20,205	20,190
English and non-official language	11,140	5,450	5,690	21,450	10,460	10,985
French and non-official language	2,975	1,340	1,635	44,685	22,165	22,525
English, French and non-official language	1,575	700	880	11,755	6,160	5,595
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,525	442,975	467,555	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
English only	533,385	270,205	263,180	280,785	138,010	142,775
French only	15,900	6,615	9,285	1,401,455	626,035	775,425
English and French	349,355	161,665	187,685	2,039,040	1,056,095	982,945
Neither English nor French	11,885	4,485	7,405	64,640	25,430	39,205
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,525	442,975	467,555	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
English	724,340	357,855	366,485	739,485	367,370	372,115
French	155,140	71,580	83,555	2,767,210	1,339,785	1,427,430
English and French	19,495	9,225	10,265	216,745	114,035	102,710
Neither English nor French	11,555	4,310	7,245	62,470	24,385	38,090
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	164,885	76,195	88,690	847,860	424,390	423,475
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	18.1	17.2	19.0	22.4	23.0	21.8
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,525	442,975	467,550	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
Single responses	867,600	422,605	444,990	3,581,800	1,744,820	1,836,985
English	670,360	330,785	339,575	606,910	299,450	307,455
French	104,990	48,240	56,745	2,502,410	1,217,800	1,284,605
Non-official languages	92,250	43,580	48,670	472,485	227,560	244,920
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	115	40	75	195	75	125
Atikamekw	0	0	0	10	5	10
Cree, n.o.s.	35	15	25	85	35	50
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	30	10	15
Inuktitut	55	15	45	70	25	50
Mi'kmaq	0	0	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	20	5	10	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	91,465	43,225	48,240	469,410	226,055	243,360
African languages, n.i.e.	175	80	95	185	90	95
Afrikaans	50	25	25	25	10	10
Akan (Twi)	110	50	60	560	255	310
Albanian	290	150	140	1,325	670	655
Amharic	655	305	350	325	150	180
Arabic	16,995	8,540	8,450	66,910	34,230	32,680
Armenian	215	105	100	10,870	5,145	5,720
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	225	110	125
Bengali	1,920	945	970	8,155	4,050	4,100
Berber languages (Kabyle)	20	10	15	1,780	935	840
Bisayan languages	120	40	75	230	95	135
Bosnian	295	150	140	265	135	125
Bulgarian	435	210	225	4,590	2,260	2,330
Burmese	100	45	55	25	10	15
Cantonese	4,000	1,865	2,140	8,120	3,870	4,245
Chinese, n.o.s.	8,485	3,985	4,505	31,905	15,280	16,630
Creoles	1,605	650	955	19,000	8,095	10,905
Croatian	375	175	195	790	375	415
Czech	270	125	150	415	195	220
Danish	25	10	15	30	15	15
Dutch	165	85	85	325	155	170
Estonian	45	20	30	25	15	15
Finnish	25	10	15	60	20	35
Flemish	0	0	5	60	25	35
Fukien	20	10	10	15	5	10
German	785	340	445	1,830	840	990
Greek	640	315	320	19,750	9,530	10,225
Gujarati	465	225	240	3,930	1,895	2,040
Hakka	10	10	5	20	5	15
Hebrew	135	70	70	1,705	875	835
Hindi	1,045	520	525	1,400	700	700
Hungarian	500	240	265	2,240	995	1,245
Ilocano	160	60	105	585	225	360
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	225	120	105
Italian	2,920	1,325	1,600	38,855	17,585	21,280
Japanese	375	145	235	760	330	430
Khmer (Cambodian)	530	235	295	4,880	2,260	2,625
Korean	995	460	535	2,840	1,305	1,525
Kurdish	405	195	210	310	155	150
Lao	190	100	90	2,100	1,010	1,090
Latvian	70	30	40	85	30	50
Lingala	100	35	65	450	205	245
Lithuanian	50	25	25	145	55	90
Macedonian	25	15	10	110	55	50
Malay	110	55	50	215	105	105
Malayalam	185	85	90	75	35	35
Maltese	5	5	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	5,195	2,515	2,680	8,525	4,090	4,435
Marathi	120	55	65	65	40	25
Nepali	345	170	175	285	135	150
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	105	55	55	855	410	445
Norwegian	10	5	5	40	20	20
Oromo	200	95	100	1,935	1,025	910
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,800	860	945	8,270	4,375	3,895
Pashto	520	270	240	775	405	365
Persian (Farsi)	3,880	1,835	2,045	12,990	6,425	6,560
Polish	2,335	1,085	1,255	6,365	2,885	3,485
Portuguese	1,630	770	855	13,875	6,575	7,300
Romanian	1,245	575	670	21,380	10,475	10,910
Rundi (Kirundi)	215	105	110	365	165	200
Russian	3,490	1,625	1,860	17,550	8,310	9,240
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	205	80	125	295	140	150
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	55	30	25
Serbian	1,150	565	580	1,035	495	540
Serbo-Croatian	275	135	140	310	145	165
Shanghainese	35	20	15	30	10	15
Sign languages, n.i.e.	200	120	80	525	330	195
Sindhi	65	20	40	165	80	85
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	345	170	170	320	160	160
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	270	140	130	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	125	55	65
Slovak	190	90	100	220	100	120
Slovenian	30	15	15	280	115	160
Somali	3,845	1,600	2,250	410	200	215
Spanish	5,780	2,680	3,100	74,755	36,280	38,470
Swahili	305	135	170	270	125	140
Swedish	65	35	30	100	45	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,095	815	1,275	7,210	2,775	4,440
Taiwanese	75	35	40	220	115	100
Tamil	1,270	625	645	11,225	5,565	5,670
Telugu	125	60	65	215	115	100
Thai	120	45	75	160	75	85
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	70	35	30
Tigrigna	390	175	220	160	70	85
Turkish	765	370	400	4,675	2,320	2,360
Ukrainian	405	180	220	1,800	775	1,025
Urdu	1,995	1,000	995	7,030	3,550	3,485
Vietnamese	4,040	1,890	2,150	19,555	9,285	10,270
Yiddish	15	10	5	6,155	3,165	2,990
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	670	320	350	2,870	1,435	1,440
Multiple responses	42,930	20,365	22,560	204,120	100,755	103,365
English and French	11,580	5,320	6,260	48,610	24,475	24,135
English and non-official language	25,885	12,625	13,265	41,050	19,960	21,095
French and non-official language	2,450	1,050	1,395	87,330	42,320	45,010
English, French and non-official language	3,010	1,380	1,630	27,120	13,995	13,125
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,525	442,975	467,550	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
None	699,310	344,045	355,260	2,955,830	1,434,280	1,521,550
Single responses	203,280	95,290	107,995	761,210	376,665	384,550
English	82,225	39,025	43,200	276,640	139,560	137,075
French	59,115	27,260	31,855	230,990	113,850	117,145
Non-official languages	61,945	29,010	32,935	253,580	123,255	130,325
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	320	115	205	235	85	150
Atikamekw	0	0	0	10	5	10
Cree, n.o.s.	100	45	50	80	40	45
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	20	10	10
Inuktitut	135	40	95	90	25	70
Mi'kmaq	5	0	5	25	5	15
Ojibway	65	20	40	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	10	0	5	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	60,505	28,405	32,100	248,955	120,965	127,990
African languages, n.i.e.	185	85	95	470	250	220
Afrikaans	70	25	40	45	25	20
Akan (Twi)	225	100	120	465	240	225
Albanian	155	80	70	335	165	170
Amharic	365	175	190	175	85	90
Arabic	8,720	4,610	4,115	44,685	23,760	20,920
Armenian	100	45	55	2,440	1,210	1,225
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	275	120	150	745	370	370
Bengali	625	345	280	1,110	620	490
Berber languages (Kabyle)	30	15	10	1,825	955	870
Bisayan languages	95	30	65	240	80	160
Bosnian	190	80	105	80	30	45
Bulgarian	250	120	135	740	340	405
Burmese	45	25	20	15	5	10
Cantonese	1,750	815	930	1,755	865	890
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,745	1,320	1,430	5,055	2,325	2,730
Creoles	2,525	1,065	1,460	33,300	14,930	18,370
Croatian	375	190	190	485	220	260
Czech	330	125	200	350	155	190
Danish	135	55	75	110	45	65
Dutch	840	380	460	630	290	340
Estonian	60	25	35	55	20	30
Finnish	125	40	85	105	45	60
Flemish	15	5	10	55	20	40
Fukien	35	20	20	25	10	15
German	2,475	1,105	1,370	4,130	1,870	2,260
Greek	1,095	580	515	14,145	7,120	7,030
Gujarati	595	305	285	1,175	595	580
Hakka	20	10	10	50	25	25
Hebrew	350	175	180	2,935	1,455	1,485
Hindi	1,395	715	680	1,790	945	850
Hungarian	530	250	280	1,425	640	790
Ilocano	95	30	65	505	180	325
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	65	35	25	185	100	85
Italian	3,995	1,935	2,060	37,515	18,415	19,100
Japanese	540	230	315	845	350	495
Khmer (Cambodian)	380	165	215	2,010	925	1,085
Korean	475	205	270	600	265	335
Kurdish	145	75	70	205	105	100
Lao	100	50	50	930	450	480
Latvian	75	35	40	70	25	50
Lingala	470	180	290	2,255	1,090	1,165
Lithuanian	70	30	40	160	55	105
Macedonian	20	5	15	35	20	20
Malay	165	75	90	195	90	110
Malayalam	190	95	95	130	65	70
Maltese	15	5	15	0	0	0
Mandarin	1,655	735	920	1,670	715	960
Marathi	60	25	35	55	30	25
Nepali	60	20	35	20	10	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	520	240	280	2,225	1,095	1,130
Norwegian	70	25	45	90	45	45
Oromo	75	40	40	2,215	1,145	1,065
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,060	535	530	1,715	940	775
Pashto	140	70	65	80	50	30
Persian (Farsi)	1,430	750	685	2,635	1,455	1,180
Polish	1,845	760	1,090	3,015	1,215	1,795
Portuguese	1,430	670	760	8,350	3,990	4,360
Romanian	695	330	365	4,050	1,865	2,185
Rundi (Kirundi)	300	115	190	655	320	345
Russian	1,445	620	825	4,080	1,865	2,215
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	250	90	160	575	250	325
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	45	20	25	45	25	20
Serbian	315	160	160	365	180	180
Serbo-Croatian	120	60	60	135	65	70
Shanghainese	25	10	15	45	20	30
Sign languages, n.i.e.	130	45	85	215	95	120
Sindhi	120	60	65	110	50	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	285	140	145	175	95	80
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	20	10	10
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	70	35	35
Slovak	230	95	130	280	125	155
Slovenian	65	25	40	205	85	115
Somali	1,960	895	1,060	195	100	90
Spanish	5,005	2,350	2,660	31,140	15,250	15,890
Swahili	595	255	340	710	325	385
Swedish	160	80	80	265	135	135
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,845	545	1,295	4,700	1,505	3,190
Taiwanese	60	25	40	135	65	70
Tamil	650	345	310	1,495	785	710
Telugu	135	65	70	70	50	30
Thai	190	65	135	235	75	155
Tibetan languages	5	5	5	25	15	5
Tigrigna	250	125	125	75	40	40
Turkish	385	195	180	1,125	590	530
Ukrainian	510	210	305	1,125	475	650
Urdu	1,405	735	675	2,135	1,160	975
Vietnamese	1,320	640	685	4,155	2,010	2,145
Yiddish	50	30	25	1,675	765	910
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,120	490	635	4,390	2,205	2,190
Multiple responses	7,935	3,635	4,295	68,875	34,630	34,245
English and French	2,290	1,065	1,225	28,020	14,400	13,620
English and non-official language	2,035	955	1,080	19,670	9,825	9,850
French and non-official language	3,535	1,580	1,955	20,300	9,955	10,345
English, French and non-official language	70	30	35	885	450	435

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. Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part), Ontario (Code 505) and Montréal, Quebec (Code 462) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 9, 2024).

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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: Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part) (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

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Map: Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

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Map: Montréal, Census metropolitan area (shaded in green), Quebec

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part) (Census metropolitan area)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part) (Census metropolitan area)

Geographic hierarchy: Montréal (Census metropolitan area)

Canada
- Quebec (Province)
  - Montréal (Census metropolitan area)

Note

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

Related data

Related data: Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part) (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

2011 Census

Additional Census data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 Census Data Products for additional geographies.

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part) (Census metropolitan area), Ontario, 2011

Related data: Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec
Highlight tables, Canada and census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations
Focus on Geography, Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec
Visual Census, Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part) (Census metropolitan area)

Geographic hierarchy: Montréal (Census metropolitan area)

Note

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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