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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	Hamilton (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}	721,053	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,824,221^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	692,911	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,635,556^A†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	294,150	...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}	282,186	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	525.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	898.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,371.85	...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}	721,050	350,650	370,400	3,824,220	1,861,520	1,962,700
0 to 4 years	38,350	19,835	18,515	222,225	113,520	108,700
5 to 9 years	39,540	20,330	19,210	201,655	102,255	99,395
10 to 14 years	42,155	21,725	20,425	208,290	106,470	101,825
15 to 19 years	49,130	25,345	23,785	242,600	122,930	119,665
15 years	9,195	4,730	4,455	46,445	23,715	22,735
16 years	9,690	5,040	4,650	47,330	23,970	23,360
17 years	9,855	4,990	4,865	47,950	24,460	23,485
18 years	10,080	5,165	4,910	49,395	25,010	24,385
19 years	10,315	5,415	4,900	51,475	25,775	25,700
20 to 24 years	47,725	24,245	23,485	250,890	125,260	125,630
25 to 29 years	43,780	21,655	22,125	256,520	126,530	129,990
30 to 34 years	42,905	20,660	22,240	276,950	136,060	140,885
35 to 39 years	45,065	21,700	23,365	266,295	132,355	133,940
40 to 44 years	50,510	24,625	25,880	273,535	137,000	136,535
45 to 49 years	58,415	28,610	29,805	302,160	151,420	150,745
50 to 54 years	56,410	27,790	28,620	295,365	145,825	149,540
55 to 59 years	48,450	23,270	25,175	250,495	121,475	129,020
60 to 64 years	43,055	20,515	22,545	217,405	103,455	113,950
65 to 69 years	32,725	15,595	17,130	170,995	79,885	91,115
70 to 74 years	26,225	12,205	14,020	129,760	58,375	71,390
75 to 79 years	22,240	9,785	12,450	106,620	45,895	60,720
80 to 84 years	17,860	7,340	10,515	81,755	31,810	49,945
85 years and over	16,515	5,415	11,100	70,715	21,000	49,715
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	41.2	40.0	42.4	39.7	38.7	40.8
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.4	82.3	84.3	83.5	82.7	84.2
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	601,010	288,760	312,250	3,192,055	1,539,275	1,652,785
Married or living with a common-law partner	340,905	170,180	170,720	1,728,495	866,800	861,690
Married (and not separated)	296,860	148,230	148,635	1,174,405	587,860	586,540
Living common law	44,040	21,950	22,085	554,085	278,935	275,150
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	260,105	118,580	141,530	1,463,565	672,475	791,090
Single (never legally married)	165,680	88,900	76,785	1,002,695	530,050	472,645
Separated	19,270	8,115	11,150	57,625	24,045	33,580
Divorced	36,695	14,060	22,630	228,245	85,130	143,120
Widowed	38,460	7,500	30,960	174,995	33,250	141,740
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	202,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,034,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	96,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	504,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	44,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	235,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	43,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	209,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	18,345	...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}	202,895	...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	167,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	844,955	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	145,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	568,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	61,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	249,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	83,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	318,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	30,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	37,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	136,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	15,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	61,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	21,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	13,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	137,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	8,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	138,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	60,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,430	...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	35,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	189,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	28,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	16,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	8,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	6,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	540	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	228,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,127,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	45,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	262,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	73,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	365,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	27,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	138,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	51,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	237,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	30,120	...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	708,175	345,295	362,875	3,752,460	1,833,900	1,918,555
Number of persons not in census families	109,445	49,345	60,100	745,900	352,880	393,020
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	14,215	5,610	8,605	81,095	34,285	46,810
Living with non-relatives only	19,370	10,810	8,560	139,370	79,375	59,995
Living alone	75,865	32,930	42,930	525,435	239,220	286,215
Number of census family persons	598,730	295,950	302,775	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	107,660	48,005	59,660	506,350	221,725	284,630
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	35,350	9,495	25,855	192,980	53,940	139,040
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,260	1,185	4,075	24,650	5,635	19,020
Living with non-relatives only	1,600	770	835	11,550	5,575	5,975
Living alone	28,485	7,540	20,945	156,780	42,730	114,050
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	72,315	38,505	33,805	313,370	167,785	145,585
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	282,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	197,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,017,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	180,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	947,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	152,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	787,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	68,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	361,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	83,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	426,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	28,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	159,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	16,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	69,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	11,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	7,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	5,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	3,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	5,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	84,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	596,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	75,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	525,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	8,885	...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}	282,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	161,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	525,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	44,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	380	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	76,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	948,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	9,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	35,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	7,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	144,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	23,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	665,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	535	...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}	282,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	75,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	525,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	92,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	517,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	45,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	246,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	44,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	215,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	16,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	75,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	8,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	708,175	...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}	712,580	347,335	365,250	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
Single responses	700,400	341,440	358,955	3,667,620	1,786,580	1,881,045
English	540,870	265,275	275,595	439,845	218,065	221,785
French	10,150	4,575	5,580	2,395,525	1,161,290	1,234,235
Non-official languages	149,370	71,585	77,785	832,245	407,220	425,025
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	55	20	35	535	180	355
Atikamekw	0	0	0	25	5	20
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	5	205	85	115
Dene	0	0	0	0	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	55	15	35
Inuktitut	0	0	0	225	60	165
Mi'kmaq	5	5	5	20	10	15
Ojibway	35	15	20	5	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}	148,255	71,075	77,180	823,845	403,005	420,840
African languages, n.i.e.	240	100	135	720	410	310
Afrikaans	210	95	115	75	40	35
Akan (Twi)	225	110	110	1,120	550	570
Albanian	1,230	645	585	2,110	1,090	1,020
Amharic	225	115	110	615	300	315
Arabic	7,665	4,075	3,590	126,865	67,530	59,335
Armenian	340	170	175	14,800	7,215	7,585
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	185	75	110	1,255	650	605
Bengali	1,120	570	545	10,240	5,220	5,025
Berber languages (Kabyle)	10	5	0	5,225	2,840	2,385
Bisayan languages	195	75	115	880	270	610
Bosnian	975	480	490	405	200	210
Bulgarian	225	105	115	5,975	2,910	3,060
Burmese	60	25	30	50	25	30
Cantonese	1,975	930	1,040	10,515	4,965	5,550
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,775	2,355	2,415	39,095	18,515	20,580
Creoles	285	140	145	47,665	21,100	26,570
Croatian	6,015	2,940	3,075	1,875	960	915
Czech	1,575	725	845	1,320	615	705
Danish	315	145	175	250	115	135
Dutch	4,865	2,245	2,620	2,115	1,060	1,055
Estonian	265	115	155	170	65	105
Finnish	180	75	105	335	120	220
Flemish	110	50	60	335	135	195
Fukien	5	5	5	70	30	45
German	6,630	2,920	3,710	10,155	4,565	5,590
Greek	2,060	1,070	985	38,860	19,510	19,355
Gujarati	1,320	675	640	5,895	2,885	3,005
Hakka	10	5	10	100	40	60
Hebrew	155	75	75	3,895	2,060	1,835
Hindi	1,275	635	640	2,635	1,375	1,260
Hungarian	3,700	1,715	1,980	6,005	2,870	3,140
Ilocano	240	90	150	1,680	605	1,070
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	145	75	70	450	270	185
Italian	19,030	9,360	9,670	110,125	54,285	55,835
Japanese	405	140	265	1,805	560	1,245
Khmer (Cambodian)	940	460	480	7,745	3,625	4,115
Korean	2,105	980	1,120	3,870	1,705	2,160
Kurdish	1,020	525	495	670	365	305
Lao	380	185	190	3,555	1,725	1,835
Latvian	465	190	275	275	95	180
Lingala	30	10	20	1,740	820	925
Lithuanian	650	255	390	570	235	330
Macedonian	640	320	320	175	90	85
Malay	145	55	90	555	230	325
Malayalam	535	270	255	290	155	140
Maltese	185	85	105	20	5	15
Mandarin	2,210	1,050	1,165	10,180	4,665	5,515
Marathi	110	60	45	150	90	60
Nepali	65	25	40	345	160	185
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	145	75	65	3,745	1,990	1,760
Norwegian	50	15	35	220	110	110
Oromo	60	30	30	6,390	3,490	2,900
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5,680	2,865	2,815	11,025	5,915	5,105
Pashto	250	140	110	960	525	435
Persian (Farsi)	2,735	1,390	1,345	17,895	9,340	8,560
Polish	10,235	4,605	5,630	13,530	5,905	7,630
Portuguese	8,760	4,385	4,375	29,225	14,035	15,190
Romanian	2,300	1,100	1,200	28,975	13,990	14,990
Rundi (Kirundi)	55	25	30	1,300	635	670
Russian	2,030	910	1,115	22,480	10,095	12,385
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	55	20	35	1,280	565	715
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	1,760	865	890	125	60	60
Serbian	6,380	3,210	3,165	1,735	850	885
Serbo-Croatian	525	255	265	675	335	340
Shanghainese	10	10	0	90	40	50
Sign languages, n.i.e.	90	45	50	285	155	125
Sindhi	130	65	65	295	140	155
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	285	135	145	570	300	265
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	255	135	125	65	40	25
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	185	95	95	265	140	125
Slovak	800	330	460	1,020	440	585
Slovenian	805	385	420	770	335	435
Somali	795	355	440	665	335	325
Spanish	9,455	4,450	5,005	111,070	54,395	56,670
Swahili	280	115	160	975	485	490
Swedish	130	65	65	435	210	225
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,560	1,735	2,825	13,280	4,550	8,730
Taiwanese	65	30	35	395	185	210
Tamil	480	235	240	13,145	6,595	6,550
Telugu	110	60	50	350	195	155
Thai	170	80	90	525	145	380
Tibetan languages	0	5	0	95	55	40
Tigrigna	115	50	60	310	140	165
Turkish	830	425	400	6,370	3,285	3,085
Ukrainian	2,825	1,200	1,625	4,365	1,885	2,480
Urdu	3,785	1,910	1,875	9,615	5,005	4,610
Vietnamese	3,275	1,590	1,690	24,610	11,725	12,880
Yiddish	85	40	40	8,910	4,445	4,460
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,065	495	565	7,870	4,040	3,825
Multiple responses	12,180	5,890	6,290	118,290	58,990	59,305
English and French	1,545	705	840	40,400	20,205	20,190
English and non-official language	9,670	4,725	4,945	21,450	10,460	10,985
French and non-official language	735	355	380	44,685	22,165	22,525
English, French and non-official language	230	105	130	11,755	6,160	5,595
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	712,580	347,330	365,250	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
English only	656,790	323,870	332,920	280,785	138,010	142,775
French only	475	220	255	1,401,455	626,035	775,425
English and French	45,060	19,205	25,855	2,039,040	1,056,095	982,945
Neither English nor French	10,250	4,040	6,210	64,640	25,430	39,205
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	712,580	347,335	365,245	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
English	690,030	337,660	352,365	739,485	367,370	372,115
French	9,945	4,500	5,440	2,767,210	1,339,785	1,427,430
English and French	2,625	1,265	1,365	216,745	114,035	102,710
Neither English nor French	9,980	3,905	6,075	62,470	24,385	38,090
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	11,260	5,135	6,120	847,860	424,390	423,475
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.6	1.5	1.7	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}	712,580	347,330	365,250	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
Single responses	688,605	335,715	352,890	3,581,800	1,744,820	1,836,985
English	613,375	299,745	313,625	606,910	299,450	307,455
French	3,350	1,505	1,850	2,502,410	1,217,800	1,284,605
Non-official languages	71,875	34,465	37,415	472,485	227,560	244,920
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	10	0	5	195	75	125
Atikamekw	0	0	0	10	5	10
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	85	35	50
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	30	10	15
Inuktitut	0	0	0	70	25	50
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	5	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	71,430	34,235	37,195	469,410	226,055	243,360
African languages, n.i.e.	230	115	120	185	90	95
Afrikaans	105	50	55	25	10	10
Akan (Twi)	85	35	45	560	255	310
Albanian	860	435	420	1,325	670	655
Amharic	110	50	55	325	150	180
Arabic	4,695	2,370	2,325	66,910	34,230	32,680
Armenian	120	55	65	10,870	5,145	5,720
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	50	20	25	225	110	125
Bengali	790	395	395	8,155	4,050	4,100
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,780	935	840
Bisayan languages	65	35	35	230	95	135
Bosnian	630	325	310	265	135	125
Bulgarian	100	50	50	4,590	2,260	2,330
Burmese	30	15	15	25	10	15
Cantonese	1,275	595	680	8,120	3,870	4,245
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,075	2,155	1,920	31,905	15,280	16,630
Creoles	125	60	60	19,000	8,095	10,905
Croatian	2,500	1,185	1,315	790	375	415
Czech	920	440	475	415	195	220
Danish	10	5	5	30	15	15
Dutch	270	115	150	325	155	170
Estonian	60	20	40	25	15	15
Finnish	15	5	10	60	20	35
Flemish	5	5	0	60	25	35
Fukien	0	0	5	15	5	10
German	810	365	445	1,830	840	990
Greek	750	345	405	19,750	9,530	10,225
Gujarati	775	395	375	3,930	1,895	2,040
Hakka	0	0	0	20	5	15
Hebrew	65	30	35	1,705	875	835
Hindi	595	305	295	1,400	700	700
Hungarian	1,410	655	755	2,240	995	1,245
Ilocano	100	35	65	585	225	360
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	225	120	105
Italian	6,385	2,750	3,635	38,855	17,585	21,280
Japanese	110	40	75	760	330	430
Khmer (Cambodian)	565	270	295	4,880	2,260	2,625
Korean	1,495	730	770	2,840	1,305	1,525
Kurdish	730	365	365	310	155	150
Lao	195	95	95	2,100	1,010	1,090
Latvian	160	60	95	85	30	50
Lingala	5	0	5	450	205	245
Lithuanian	200	75	125	145	55	90
Macedonian	255	130	130	110	55	50
Malay	105	50	50	215	105	105
Malayalam	260	125	135	75	35	35
Maltese	25	15	10	0	0	0
Mandarin	1,645	810	835	8,525	4,090	4,435
Marathi	40	25	15	65	40	25
Nepali	40	20	20	285	135	150
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	855	410	445
Norwegian	0	0	5	40	20	20
Oromo	25	15	15	1,935	1,025	910
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,785	1,870	1,920	8,270	4,375	3,895
Pashto	155	80	70	775	405	365
Persian (Farsi)	1,765	840	925	12,990	6,425	6,560
Polish	4,295	1,990	2,300	6,365	2,885	3,485
Portuguese	3,810	1,840	1,970	13,875	6,575	7,300
Romanian	1,205	595	610	21,380	10,475	10,910
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	5	15	365	165	200
Russian	1,235	580	655	17,550	8,310	9,240
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	5	295	140	150
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	1,300	615	680	55	30	25
Serbian	3,690	1,805	1,885	1,035	495	540
Serbo-Croatian	245	120	120	310	145	165
Shanghainese	0	0	0	30	10	15
Sign languages, n.i.e.	170	95	75	525	330	195
Sindhi	40	15	25	165	80	85
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	120	55	65	320	160	160
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	225	120	110	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	125	55	65
Slovak	310	145	165	220	100	120
Slovenian	245	110	135	280	115	160
Somali	540	235	310	410	200	215
Spanish	5,635	2,705	2,935	74,755	36,280	38,470
Swahili	140	60	80	270	125	140
Swedish	30	15	15	100	45	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,990	865	1,120	7,210	2,775	4,440
Taiwanese	40	25	15	220	115	100
Tamil	265	125	135	11,225	5,565	5,670
Telugu	70	35	35	215	115	100
Thai	105	65	40	160	75	85
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	70	35	30
Tigrigna	50	25	30	160	70	85
Turkish	465	240	220	4,675	2,320	2,360
Ukrainian	730	300	430	1,800	775	1,025
Urdu	2,395	1,175	1,215	7,030	3,550	3,485
Vietnamese	2,375	1,145	1,225	19,555	9,285	10,270
Yiddish	5	5	0	6,155	3,165	2,990
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	435	230	210	2,870	1,435	1,440
Multiple responses	23,975	11,620	12,355	204,120	100,755	103,365
English and French	950	460	490	48,610	24,475	24,135
English and non-official language	22,310	10,830	11,480	41,050	19,960	21,095
French and non-official language	310	155	160	87,330	42,320	45,010
English, French and non-official language	405	170	235	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}	712,580	347,330	365,245	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
None	625,340	305,925	319,415	2,955,830	1,434,280	1,521,550
Single responses	85,550	40,600	44,950	761,210	376,665	384,550
English	30,760	15,095	15,665	276,640	139,560	137,075
French	6,625	2,775	3,845	230,990	113,850	117,145
Non-official languages	48,165	22,725	25,435	253,580	123,255	130,325
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	45	20	30	235	85	150
Atikamekw	0	0	0	10	5	10
Cree, n.o.s.	5	5	5	80	40	45
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	20	10	10
Inuktitut	0	5	0	90	25	70
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	25	5	15
Ojibway	35	15	20	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	47,505	22,445	25,060	248,955	120,965	127,990
African languages, n.i.e.	105	50	55	470	250	220
Afrikaans	105	50	55	45	25	20
Akan (Twi)	110	55	50	465	240	225
Albanian	205	105	100	335	165	170
Amharic	90	45	40	175	85	90
Arabic	2,360	1,275	1,090	44,685	23,760	20,920
Armenian	105	50	60	2,440	1,210	1,225
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	115	50	65	745	370	370
Bengali	250	140	110	1,110	620	490
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,825	955	870
Bisayan languages	50	20	30	240	80	160
Bosnian	225	110	115	80	30	45
Bulgarian	70	35	40	740	340	405
Burmese	15	15	10	15	5	10
Cantonese	585	275	315	1,755	865	890
Chinese, n.o.s.	920	420	495	5,055	2,325	2,730
Creoles	210	95	115	33,300	14,930	18,370
Croatian	2,295	1,090	1,205	485	220	260
Czech	335	145	190	350	155	190
Danish	90	35	60	110	45	65
Dutch	1,665	710	955	630	290	340
Estonian	80	40	40	55	20	30
Finnish	50	10	35	105	45	60
Flemish	35	15	20	55	20	40
Fukien	5	0	0	25	10	15
German	2,365	1,015	1,350	4,130	1,870	2,260
Greek	1,080	545	535	14,145	7,120	7,030
Gujarati	420	215	205	1,175	595	580
Hakka	5	0	5	50	25	25
Hebrew	130	65	65	2,935	1,455	1,485
Hindi	790	390	400	1,790	945	850
Hungarian	1,045	475	570	1,425	640	790
Ilocano	65	20	45	505	180	325
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	110	60	50	185	100	85
Italian	6,985	3,405	3,585	37,515	18,415	19,100
Japanese	220	105	115	845	350	495
Khmer (Cambodian)	235	115	125	2,010	925	1,085
Korean	415	200	210	600	265	335
Kurdish	215	115	100	205	105	100
Lao	110	50	55	930	450	480
Latvian	145	65	85	70	25	50
Lingala	65	25	35	2,255	1,090	1,165
Lithuanian	195	70	125	160	55	105
Macedonian	215	100	115	35	20	20
Malay	80	35	45	195	90	110
Malayalam	215	110	105	130	65	70
Maltese	85	35	55	0	0	0
Mandarin	510	230	275	1,670	715	960
Marathi	25	10	20	55	30	25
Nepali	15	5	5	20	10	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	135	65	70	2,225	1,095	1,130
Norwegian	25	10	15	90	45	45
Oromo	10	5	5	2,215	1,145	1,065
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,415	740	675	1,715	940	775
Pashto	60	35	25	80	50	30
Persian (Farsi)	615	345	270	2,635	1,455	1,180
Polish	3,140	1,385	1,755	3,015	1,215	1,795
Portuguese	3,480	1,720	1,760	8,350	3,990	4,360
Romanian	700	320	385	4,050	1,865	2,185
Rundi (Kirundi)	25	15	10	655	320	345
Russian	545	245	295	4,080	1,865	2,215
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	40	20	25	575	250	325
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	310	150	160	45	25	20
Serbian	1,890	955	930	365	180	180
Serbo-Croatian	150	70	80	135	65	70
Shanghainese	0	0	0	45	20	30
Sign languages, n.i.e.	85	30	60	215	95	120
Sindhi	50	25	25	110	50	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	130	60	65	175	95	80
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	20	10	10
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	75	40	35	70	35	35
Slovak	190	75	120	280	125	155
Slovenian	220	95	120	205	85	115
Somali	170	75	95	195	100	90
Spanish	3,370	1,580	1,795	31,140	15,250	15,890
Swahili	170	80	90	710	325	385
Swedish	60	25	35	265	135	135
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,490	520	975	4,700	1,505	3,190
Taiwanese	15	5	10	135	65	70
Tamil	155	75	80	1,495	785	710
Telugu	30	15	15	70	50	30
Thai	60	25	30	235	75	155
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	25	15	5
Tigrigna	55	25	35	75	40	40
Turkish	245	120	120	1,125	590	530
Ukrainian	850	355	495	1,125	475	650
Urdu	940	465	475	2,135	1,160	975
Vietnamese	770	370	400	4,155	2,010	2,145
Yiddish	5	0	5	1,675	765	910
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	615	265	350	4,390	2,205	2,190
Multiple responses	1,690	800	885	68,875	34,630	34,245
English and French	190	95	100	28,020	14,400	13,620
English and non-official language	510	260	250	19,670	9,825	9,850
French and non-official language	980	450	535	20,300	9,955	10,345
English, French and non-official language	10	5	5	885	450	435

Symbols

^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).

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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. Hamilton, Ontario (Code 537) 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 2, 2024).

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Map: Hamilton (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

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Map: Hamilton, Census metropolitan area (shaded in green), Ontario

Map: Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

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

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Hamilton (Census metropolitan area)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Hamilton (Census metropolitan area)

Geographic hierarchy: Montréal (Census metropolitan area)

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

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

Related data

Related data: Hamilton (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Hamilton (Census metropolitan area), Ontario
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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Hamilton (Census metropolitan area), Ontario, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Hamilton (Census metropolitan area), Ontario
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Hamilton (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

Related data: Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec
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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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Map: Hamilton (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

Map: Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Hamilton (Census metropolitan area)

Geographic hierarchy: Montréal (Census metropolitan area)

Note

Related data

Related data: Hamilton (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

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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