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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	Vancouver Island and Coast / Île de Vancouver et la côte British Columbia (Economic region)			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}	759,366^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,400,057^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	727,422^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,113,487^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	7.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	369,462	...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}	333,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,637	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	9.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	84,231.41	...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}	759,365	368,350	391,015	4,400,055	2,156,600	2,243,455
0 to 4 years	33,400	17,050	16,350	219,665	112,885	106,775
5 to 9 years	33,845	17,330	16,520	218,915	112,200	106,715
10 to 14 years	37,240	18,895	18,345	238,780	122,465	116,315
15 to 19 years	43,690	22,400	21,285	275,165	141,670	133,500
15 years	8,395	4,340	4,055	53,725	27,620	26,110
16 years	8,610	4,375	4,230	54,885	28,475	26,410
17 years	8,940	4,585	4,350	55,400	28,510	26,885
18 years	8,805	4,505	4,295	55,380	28,425	26,955
19 years	8,940	4,585	4,355	55,785	28,640	27,140
20 to 24 years	43,430	21,750	21,680	279,825	142,290	137,535
25 to 29 years	42,725	21,200	21,530	288,780	143,475	145,305
30 to 34 years	41,245	20,355	20,895	275,985	135,220	140,755
35 to 39 years	41,640	20,250	21,390	280,870	135,455	145,415
40 to 44 years	47,010	22,855	24,150	313,765	151,430	162,335
45 to 49 years	56,940	27,250	29,685	350,600	170,580	180,020
50 to 54 years	62,825	29,795	33,030	354,610	172,060	182,550
55 to 59 years	63,335	29,875	33,460	323,335	157,455	165,880
60 to 64 years	61,515	29,970	31,545	291,040	142,645	148,395
65 to 69 years	46,060	22,660	23,400	210,900	103,785	107,115
70 to 74 years	33,635	16,540	17,100	160,715	77,350	83,360
75 to 79 years	27,065	12,940	14,125	127,480	60,720	66,760
80 to 84 years	21,375	9,435	11,935	96,945	42,745	54,200
85 years and over	22,395	7,790	14,600	92,675	32,150	60,520
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	46.5	45.4	47.4	41.9	41.1	42.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	86.2	85.5	86.9	84.6	83.9	85.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	654,880	315,080	339,805	3,722,695	1,809,045	1,913,650
Married or living with a common-law partner	380,475	189,765	190,710	2,154,575	1,074,965	1,079,610
Married (and not separated)	310,935	155,125	155,805	1,832,605	913,430	919,175
Living common law	69,545	34,635	34,905	321,965	161,530	160,435
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	274,400	125,310	149,090	1,568,120	734,075	834,040
Single (never legally married)	159,680	87,020	72,665	1,014,270	550,830	463,435
Separated	19,000	8,300	10,695	102,040	43,570	58,470
Divorced	53,435	21,140	32,295	246,515	98,130	148,385
Widowed	42,290	8,855	33,435	205,300	41,550	163,750
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	219,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	133,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	645,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	41,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	263,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	32,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	238,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	11,565	...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}	219,560	...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	185,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,048,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	151,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	887,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	89,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	422,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	61,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	465,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	26,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	181,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	26,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	205,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	9,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	34,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	22,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	11,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,830	...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	33,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	189,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	25,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	16,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	7,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	7,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	495	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	179,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,230,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	39,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	63,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	24,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	156,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	34,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	255,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	17,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.8	...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	742,055	361,025	381,025	4,324,505	2,122,320	2,202,185
Number of persons not in census families	157,420	73,300	84,125	807,660	383,540	424,120
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	14,410	6,125	8,285	105,450	42,525	62,925
Living with non-relatives only	40,020	22,115	17,910	203,285	111,935	91,345
Living alone	102,990	45,055	57,930	498,920	229,075	269,850
Number of census family persons	584,630	287,730	296,900	3,516,850	1,738,780	1,778,070
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...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	139,495	65,885	73,605	643,410	302,320	341,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	45,640	14,210	31,430	211,820	65,460	146,365
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	4,095	965	3,130	32,900	7,490	25,410
Living with non-relatives only	2,990	1,475	1,515	13,560	6,770	6,790
Living alone	38,555	11,770	26,785	165,365	51,195	114,165
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	93,850	51,675	42,175	431,590	236,860	194,730
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	333,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	214,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,183,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	195,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,041,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	168,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	898,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	102,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	458,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	66,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	439,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	26,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	19,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	141,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	14,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	66,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	4,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	5,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	4,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	4,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	118,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	581,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	102,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	15,965	...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}	333,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	193,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	842,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	10,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	10,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	119,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	731,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	13,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	17,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	130,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	27,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	60,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	361,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	720	...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}	333,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	102,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	132,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	613,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	44,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	35,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	237,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	12,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	5,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	742,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,324,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...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}	750,765	365,005	385,765	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
Single responses	743,460	361,680	381,775	4,273,930	2,098,055	2,175,870
English	658,860	322,475	336,380	3,062,435	1,526,350	1,536,085
French	12,530	6,175	6,355	57,275	28,315	28,965
Non-official languages	72,065	33,025	39,040	1,154,215	543,395	610,825
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	125	45	80	1,210	540	675
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	85	30	55	955	435	525
Dene	10	5	5	70	35	35
Innu/Montagnais	5	5	0	5	5	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	25	10	10
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	15	10	5
Ojibway	25	10	15	140	50	90
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	69,580	31,850	37,730	1,137,420	535,395	602,025
African languages, n.i.e.	50	25	20	620	330	295
Afrikaans	395	200	200	2,735	1,330	1,405
Akan (Twi)	40	20	20	455	235	220
Albanian	135	75	55	1,335	695	635
Amharic	115	55	55	1,255	615	640
Arabic	1,000	580	420	13,050	7,505	5,550
Armenian	55	30	25	1,105	560	545
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	75	40	35	530	235	295
Bengali	145	65	75	2,410	1,265	1,145
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	15	10	5
Bisayan languages	330	120	205	3,870	1,445	2,430
Bosnian	40	20	25	1,275	635	640
Bulgarian	125	65	70	1,945	960	985
Burmese	30	15	10	945	485	465
Cantonese	3,495	1,645	1,845	133,245	61,790	71,455
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,240	2,405	2,840	120,040	55,735	64,305
Creoles	50	30	20	640	315	320
Croatian	890	445	445	7,820	3,860	3,955
Czech	710	340	370	5,610	2,800	2,810
Danish	1,415	690	730	5,250	2,575	2,675
Dutch	5,190	2,495	2,695	23,080	11,190	11,890
Estonian	115	40	75	820	345	475
Finnish	830	340	490	4,090	1,705	2,390
Flemish	105	50	55	445	215	235
Fukien	35	15	25	1,920	835	1,085
German	11,015	5,135	5,880	73,625	35,140	38,485
Greek	505	305	200	6,250	3,360	2,885
Gujarati	205	100	110	6,595	3,060	3,540
Hakka	25	5	15	1,110	475	630
Hebrew	115	65	50	1,755	970	785
Hindi	500	250	250	24,640	11,840	12,800
Hungarian	1,355	690	670	9,855	4,915	4,940
Ilocano	160	55	110	3,755	1,465	2,290
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	475	265	205
Italian	2,350	1,180	1,170	24,060	12,180	11,880
Japanese	1,785	545	1,245	19,665	6,840	12,825
Khmer (Cambodian)	225	110	115	1,465	700	770
Korean	1,970	880	1,095	48,975	22,350	26,625
Kurdish	5	0	0	1,415	775	645
Lao	35	20	15	1,155	550	600
Latvian	115	55	60	615	305	310
Lingala	5	5	5	35	20	20
Lithuanian	85	45	40	435	190	245
Macedonian	35	15	20	275	130	140
Malay	150	50	100	3,535	1,590	1,950
Malayalam	75	35	40	1,460	735	725
Maltese	70	35	40	220	115	115
Mandarin	2,430	1,020	1,405	94,055	43,630	50,425
Marathi	30	15	15	430	220	210
Nepali	45	25	20	805	430	375
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	470	250	220
Norwegian	575	275	295	2,370	1,155	1,215
Oromo	65	35	30	325	185	140
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5,785	2,810	2,975	182,915	90,900	92,020
Pashto	45	25	20	900	485	415
Persian (Farsi)	870	450	420	36,045	18,265	17,775
Polish	1,905	875	1,025	17,460	8,185	9,270
Portuguese	1,620	760	855	14,605	6,990	7,615
Romanian	350	170	180	8,330	4,110	4,220
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	135	60	80
Russian	1,335	565	770	22,650	10,300	12,350
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	5	10	80	40	45
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	690	345	340
Serbian	245	135	110	6,655	3,425	3,225
Serbo-Croatian	110	55	55	1,425	675	755
Shanghainese	20	5	10	1,250	530	715
Sign languages, n.i.e.	100	55	45	645	335	310
Sindhi	40	20	20	1,770	790	975
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	80	35	40	1,405	715	685
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0	775	400	375
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	75	50	25	495	275	225
Slovak	270	130	140	3,220	1,440	1,780
Slovenian	200	90	110	1,225	590	640
Somali	50	25	20	975	495	480
Spanish	3,720	1,615	2,105	40,795	19,325	21,470
Swahili	80	45	40	755	390	365
Swedish	550	240	315	2,740	1,195	1,545
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	3,235	1,015	2,215	66,120	25,835	40,285
Taiwanese	135	55	80	5,675	2,640	3,035
Tamil	105	45	55	3,135	1,635	1,500
Telugu	40	25	20	570	295	270
Thai	360	70	290	2,410	730	1,680
Tibetan languages	20	15	5	200	115	85
Tigrigna	60	30	30	590	285	300
Turkish	205	130	75	2,890	1,650	1,235
Ukrainian	1,440	615	825	9,680	4,215	5,460
Urdu	215	105	105	8,450	4,315	4,140
Vietnamese	1,625	755	875	25,100	11,745	13,360
Yiddish	50	30	20	350	185	170
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,355	1,130	1,225	15,585	7,455	8,130
Multiple responses	7,305	3,320	3,990	82,280	39,185	43,095
English and French	1,810	820	995	8,600	4,065	4,535
English and non-official language	4,975	2,275	2,705	68,800	32,875	35,925
French and non-official language	335	140	195	3,345	1,520	1,830
English, French and non-official language	185	90	95	1,530	725	805
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	750,770	365,000	385,765	4,356,210	2,137,240	2,218,965
English only	686,610	336,155	350,455	3,912,950	1,943,760	1,969,190
French only	330	165	165	2,045	950	1,095
English and French	60,235	27,235	33,005	296,645	132,940	163,705
Neither English nor French	3,595	1,455	2,145	144,555	59,590	84,965
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	750,770	365,000	385,765	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
English	734,615	357,405	377,210	4,143,245	2,044,365	2,098,885
French	11,475	5,685	5,795	53,725	26,660	27,065
English and French	1,245	550	695	16,935	7,710	9,220
Neither English nor French	3,425	1,365	2,060	142,300	58,510	83,790
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	12,100	5,955	6,145	62,190	30,515	31,680
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.6	1.6	1.6	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}	750,765	365,000	385,765	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
Single responses	741,140	360,585	380,555	4,193,385	2,059,465	2,133,915
English	713,390	347,655	365,735	3,506,595	1,733,775	1,772,820
French	3,385	1,605	1,780	16,685	8,015	8,665
Non-official languages	24,360	11,325	13,040	670,100	317,670	352,430
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	10	10	5	175	85	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	5	5	135	70	65
Dene	0	0	0	15	5	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	5	5	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	15	10	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	24,000	11,140	12,865	665,750	315,485	350,265
African languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	190	80	105
Afrikaans	175	90	85	1,385	685	690
Akan (Twi)	5	5	5	120	60	60
Albanian	75	35	30	700	345	350
Amharic	30	15	20	555	245	310
Arabic	510	255	260	7,640	4,065	3,575
Armenian	25	15	10	490	250	240
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0	115	50	65
Bengali	75	30	45	1,465	715	750
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	65	30	35	1,265	540	720
Bosnian	10	5	10	705	370	340
Bulgarian	40	25	20	1,085	530	555
Burmese	10	10	0	585	315	270
Cantonese	2,015	960	1,055	103,550	47,585	55,970
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,050	1,425	1,625	81,270	37,740	43,525
Creoles	20	5	15	315	145	165
Croatian	255	130	125	2,540	1,200	1,340
Czech	195	85	100	1,570	795	775
Danish	80	40	35	325	160	170
Dutch	440	220	220	2,230	1,055	1,175
Estonian	10	5	5	110	40	70
Finnish	120	55	65	795	350	445
Flemish	10	5	5	50	25	20
Fukien	10	5	5	690	310	380
German	1,330	620	720	11,555	5,430	6,120
Greek	140	70	70	2,105	1,015	1,095
Gujarati	60	30	30	3,045	1,335	1,710
Hakka	0	0	5	320	145	175
Hebrew	25	10	10	780	395	390
Hindi	195	105	100	12,390	5,900	6,490
Hungarian	245	115	125	2,560	1,235	1,325
Ilocano	35	15	20	1,190	530	660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	180	85	85
Italian	445	195	255	6,250	2,730	3,520
Japanese	640	250	390	9,540	3,985	5,555
Khmer (Cambodian)	135	65	70	750	370	385
Korean	1,435	650	780	38,810	17,985	20,830
Kurdish	5	5	5	945	490	460
Lao	5	5	0	545	270	275
Latvian	5	0	0	105	50	50
Lingala	0	0	0	10	5	5
Lithuanian	5	0	0	65	30	35
Macedonian	15	10	10	140	70	70
Malay	20	5	15	1,320	655	660
Malayalam	30	15	15	690	350	340
Maltese	5	5	5	15	10	5
Mandarin	1,685	765	920	78,070	36,945	41,130
Marathi	15	5	5	230	120	105
Nepali	15	10	10	525	275	250
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	10	0	10	140	65	75
Norwegian	40	15	25	160	80	80
Oromo	35	15	20	175	80	95
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,470	1,655	1,815	137,390	67,955	69,430
Pashto	5	5	5	565	295	270
Persian (Farsi)	445	210	230	24,750	12,095	12,655
Polish	460	215	245	6,395	3,065	3,330
Portuguese	500	225	280	5,195	2,405	2,785
Romanian	120	55	65	4,155	2,050	2,105
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	75	30	45
Russian	530	245	285	12,205	5,880	6,320
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	25	10	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	465	230	235
Serbian	85	40	45	4,020	2,020	2,000
Serbo-Croatian	35	15	15	615	300	315
Shanghainese	10	5	0	555	260	295
Sign languages, n.i.e.	195	100	95	980	535	450
Sindhi	5	5	5	675	295	385
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	30	15	10	595	295	300
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	620	315	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	80	35	45
Slovak	55	25	30	1,080	515	570
Slovenian	25	10	20	165	70	100
Somali	20	10	10	625	310	315
Spanish	1,430	665	765	20,585	10,025	10,555
Swahili	30	15	15	250	130	125
Swedish	60	25	35	430	195	235
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,070	435	635	29,380	12,780	16,600
Taiwanese	60	25	35	2,910	1,390	1,515
Tamil	35	20	20	1,965	1,010	960
Telugu	10	5	5	290	145	140
Thai	100	40	60	845	375	475
Tibetan languages	15	10	5	100	55	45
Tigrigna	30	15	10	295	135	160
Turkish	60	40	30	1,365	725	645
Ukrainian	110	45	65	1,070	475	595
Urdu	120	55	65	5,430	2,700	2,730
Vietnamese	1,035	485	550	17,270	8,085	9,180
Yiddish	0	0	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	350	175	175	4,180	2,100	2,075
Multiple responses	9,630	4,420	5,210	162,820	77,775	85,050
English and French	915	425	490	4,700	2,240	2,460
English and non-official language	8,465	3,880	4,580	155,065	74,155	80,905
French and non-official language	65	30	30	930	435	495
English, French and non-official language	190	85	105	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}	750,765	365,000	385,765	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
None	701,760	342,680	359,080	3,740,260	1,844,645	1,895,615
Single responses	47,950	21,845	26,100	604,495	287,270	317,220
English	12,125	5,730	6,390	249,765	122,305	127,455
French	8,255	3,675	4,585	38,175	17,315	20,865
Non-official languages	27,565	12,440	15,125	316,550	147,655	168,900
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	85	35	50	845	400	445
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	60	20	40	705	335	365
Dene	5	0	0	30	15	20
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	20	10	5
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	10	5	5
Ojibway	20	5	10	80	35	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	25,375	11,380	14,000	305,355	142,340	163,020
African languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	310	165	140
Afrikaans	220	105	110	1,340	650	690
Akan (Twi)	30	15	15	260	130	125
Albanian	35	20	15	405	200	205
Amharic	55	20	30	460	220	245
Arabic	345	215	130	3,845	2,280	1,570
Armenian	10	5	10	320	160	165
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	215	95	125
Bengali	45	20	25	570	285	285
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	5	0
Bisayan languages	85	25	60	920	345	575
Bosnian	10	5	10	395	190	205
Bulgarian	45	15	35	495	215	275
Burmese	10	5	5	235	110	130
Cantonese	1,010	475	540	29,240	13,945	15,290
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,235	575	660	20,595	9,830	10,760
Creoles	40	25	15	490	250	235
Croatian	350	155	200	3,195	1,585	1,615
Czech	235	110	125	1,940	900	1,045
Danish	435	195	245	1,705	765	940
Dutch	1,505	660	840	6,930	3,130	3,805
Estonian	40	10	25	235	100	135
Finnish	255	100	155	1,290	550	740
Flemish	35	15	20	125	50	70
Fukien	10	5	5	670	295	380
German	3,770	1,670	2,105	23,905	10,935	12,970
Greek	240	145	100	3,310	1,730	1,580
Gujarati	95	45	50	3,185	1,485	1,705
Hakka	10	5	5	315	135	175
Hebrew	105	55	50	1,090	575	515
Hindi	340	170	170	12,695	6,190	6,505
Hungarian	425	195	230	2,950	1,405	1,545
Ilocano	55	20	40	945	360	590
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	175	90	85
Italian	930	440	490	9,605	4,715	4,890
Japanese	1,170	475	695	9,050	3,635	5,415
Khmer (Cambodian)	45	25	20	365	170	195
Korean	390	180	210	6,890	3,125	3,765
Kurdish	5	5	0	270	160	110
Lao	10	10	0	410	200	210
Latvian	20	5	10	120	45	75
Lingala	10	5	5	65	25	40
Lithuanian	20	10	10	115	55	60
Macedonian	5	5	0	60	25	35
Malay	80	25	50	1,450	645	805
Malayalam	25	15	5	520	260	260
Maltese	20	5	15	80	30	50
Mandarin	725	305	420	17,925	8,150	9,775
Marathi	10	0	5	125	65	65
Nepali	25	10	15	155	80	75
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	15	20	295	155	135
Norwegian	180	80	100	715	330	380
Oromo	15	10	5	65	45	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,865	930	930	34,010	17,040	16,970
Pashto	20	10	10	235	120	120
Persian (Farsi)	290	150	140	7,025	3,725	3,300
Polish	580	270	310	5,450	2,475	2,975
Portuguese	670	315	350	5,640	2,625	3,010
Romanian	130	60	65	2,410	1,135	1,270
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	40	25	25
Russian	450	195	255	6,140	2,715	3,425
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	5	30	15	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	160	85	70
Serbian	90	50	45	1,855	955	905
Serbo-Croatian	45	20	25	435	190	245
Shanghainese	15	5	5	485	215	265
Sign languages, n.i.e.	190	80	110	865	345	520
Sindhi	30	10	15	930	400	530
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	35	20	15	570	285	290
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	65	35	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	150	75	75
Slovak	90	40	55	1,035	400	635
Slovenian	50	25	30	345	155	190
Somali	25	15	10	365	190	175
Spanish	2,945	1,350	1,590	20,930	10,065	10,865
Swahili	60	30	30	580	280	300
Swedish	235	100	140	1,220	535	680
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,475	425	1,050	24,810	9,040	15,775
Taiwanese	40	20	20	2,675	1,275	1,395
Tamil	60	30	35	910	480	430
Telugu	20	10	10	195	100	95
Thai	220	75	150	1,110	370	740
Tibetan languages	10	0	5	45	30	25
Tigrigna	15	5	10	175	85	90
Turkish	85	50	30	1,020	575	445
Ukrainian	255	100	155	1,930	830	1,100
Urdu	85	45	40	2,425	1,260	1,170
Vietnamese	425	205	220	5,945	2,880	3,060
Yiddish	15	5	10	90	35	50
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,105	1,025	1,080	10,345	4,910	5,435
Multiple responses	1,060	475	580	11,455	5,320	6,130
English and French	90	40	55	1,090	495	595
English and non-official language	210	90	120	4,540	2,185	2,350
French and non-official language	755	345	410	5,760	2,610	3,145
English, French and non-official language	0	0	5	70	30	40

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^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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

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

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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. Vancouver Island and Coast / Île de Vancouver et la côte, British Columbia (Code 5910) 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 19, 2024).

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Map: Vancouver Island and Coast / Île de Vancouver et la côte (Economic Region), British Columbia

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Map: Vancouver Island and Coast / Île de Vancouver et la côte, Economic Region (shaded in green), British Columbia

Map: British Columbia

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Map of Canada: British Columbia (shaded in green)

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver Island and Coast / Île de Vancouver et la côte (Economic region)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Vancouver Island and Coast / Île de Vancouver et la côte

Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)

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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: Vancouver Island and Coast / Île de Vancouver et la côte (Economic Region), British Columbia

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)

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

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2011 Census

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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

Map: Vancouver Island and Coast / Île de Vancouver et la côte (Economic Region), British Columbia

Map: British Columbia

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver Island and Coast / Île de Vancouver et la côte (Economic region)

Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

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Related data

Related data: Vancouver Island and Coast / Île de Vancouver et la côte (Economic Region), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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