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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	Greater Vancouver, RD British Columbia (Census division)			Saanich, DM British Columbia (Census subdivision)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	2,313,328	...Data not available	...Data not available	109,752	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	2,116,581	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	9.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	949,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	891,336	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	802.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,057.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	2,882.55	...Data not available	...Data not available	103.78	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	2,313,325	1,130,375	1,182,955	109,750	52,940	56,815
0 to 4 years	115,185	59,275	55,905	4,560	2,375	2,180
5 to 9 years	114,390	58,725	55,660	4,925	2,560	2,365
10 to 14 years	124,880	64,365	60,520	5,565	2,830	2,730
15 to 19 years	145,190	75,070	70,115	7,220	3,735	3,480
15 years	28,165	14,570	13,595	1,295	680	615
16 years	28,785	15,090	13,695	1,420	760	660
17 years	28,975	14,985	13,990	1,515	780	740
18 years	29,365	15,065	14,300	1,405	720	685
19 years	29,895	15,365	14,530	1,580	800	780
20 to 24 years	159,080	80,620	78,465	8,370	4,220	4,145
25 to 29 years	170,065	83,960	86,105	6,630	3,420	3,215
30 to 34 years	160,010	77,900	82,110	5,760	2,825	2,935
35 to 39 years	161,245	76,660	84,585	6,190	2,970	3,220
40 to 44 years	180,535	86,315	94,225	7,040	3,350	3,690
45 to 49 years	192,090	93,760	98,330	8,325	3,905	4,420
50 to 54 years	182,435	88,705	93,730	8,845	4,050	4,795
55 to 59 years	158,570	77,595	80,970	8,535	4,010	4,525
60 to 64 years	136,755	66,610	70,145	7,745	3,670	4,075
65 to 69 years	94,860	46,120	48,740	5,585	2,670	2,920
70 to 74 years	72,890	34,215	38,675	4,240	1,990	2,250
75 to 79 years	58,150	26,990	31,160	3,795	1,720	2,070
80 to 84 years	44,235	19,050	25,185	3,100	1,340	1,760
85 years and over	42,760	14,435	28,325	3,330	1,290	2,035
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	40.2	39.3	40.9	44.0	42.2	45.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.7	83.9	85.5	86.3	85.3	87.2
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,958,880	948,010	1,010,870	94,710	45,180	49,530
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,106,575	551,405	555,175	54,130	26,995	27,135
Married (and not separated)	970,585	482,590	487,995	46,675	23,290	23,385
Living common law	135,995	68,815	67,175	7,455	3,705	3,745
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	852,300	396,600	455,695	40,580	18,180	22,400
Single (never legally married)	586,885	313,200	273,680	26,145	13,905	12,245
Separated	48,835	19,980	28,855	2,230	900	1,325
Divorced	119,570	45,130	74,435	6,520	2,235	4,285
Widowed	97,010	18,290	78,725	5,690	1,140	4,550
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	294,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	148,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	140,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,665	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	49,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	535,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	467,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	185,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	282,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	109,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	126,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	45,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	67,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	48,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	19,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	10,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	600	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	390	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	98,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	78,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	48,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	23,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	7,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	19,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	950	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	12,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	640	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	260	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	45	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	690,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	136,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	214,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	82,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	155,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	100,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	2,280,770	1,115,555	1,165,220	107,860	52,115	55,745
Number of persons not in census families	421,375	196,635	224,735	21,605	9,635	11,965
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	63,575	23,920	39,660	2,345	920	1,425
Living with non-relatives only	106,050	57,060	48,990	6,830	3,775	3,055
Living alone	251,745	115,655	136,090	12,435	4,950	7,485
Number of census family persons	1,859,400	918,920	940,485	86,255	42,480	43,775
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	293,195	134,660	158,535	18,940	8,635	10,310
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	99,835	29,055	70,780	5,880	1,550	4,330
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	21,470	4,520	16,955	760	155	605
Living with non-relatives only	5,995	2,860	3,135	360	140	215
Living alone	72,365	21,675	50,690	4,760	1,250	3,510
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	193,360	105,610	87,750	13,065	7,080	5,980
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	595,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	510,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	436,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	191,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	245,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	73,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	85,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	50,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	38,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	11,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	715	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	27,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	11,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	34,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	295,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	44,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	301,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	129,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	4,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	20	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	455,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	19,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	80,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	126,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	228,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	960	...Data not available	...Data not available	65	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	272,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	142,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	134,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	52,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	37,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	955	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	2,280,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	107,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,292,120	1,121,310	1,170,805	108,835	52,450	56,390
Single responses	2,231,105	1,092,095	1,139,005	107,230	51,690	55,535
English	1,282,500	645,490	637,010	86,590	42,265	44,320
French	24,780	12,080	12,700	1,360	650	705
Non-official languages	923,825	434,530	489,295	19,285	8,780	10,510
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	330	155	175	5	5	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	235	115	120	5	0	0
Dene	20	10	10	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	0	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	60	25	40	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	5	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	917,155	431,300	485,855	19,115	8,705	10,410
African languages, n.i.e.	490	250	235	15	15	5
Afrikaans	1,255	625	630	40	20	20
Akan (Twi)	375	190	185	5	5	5
Albanian	985	500	485	50	25	20
Amharic	1,065	520	545	30	15	15
Arabic	10,830	6,105	4,725	345	185	160
Armenian	980	500	480	20	10	15
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	345	150	195	15	5	5
Bengali	2,095	1,100	995	75	30	45
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	5	10	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	3,160	1,215	1,950	90	35	55
Bosnian	1,095	555	540	5	5	0
Bulgarian	1,670	815	860	35	15	15
Burmese	880	455	425	10	10	5
Cantonese	128,115	59,365	68,745	1,885	885	1,000
Chinese, n.o.s.	111,495	51,720	59,775	2,600	1,190	1,410
Creoles	485	235	250	5	5	5
Croatian	5,735	2,815	2,920	245	125	120
Czech	3,490	1,735	1,755	90	45	40
Danish	2,330	1,125	1,205	140	60	85
Dutch	8,305	3,990	4,315	645	300	350
Estonian	550	240	305	10	5	5
Finnish	2,030	800	1,230	105	40	65
Flemish	190	100	90	10	5	5
Fukien	1,850	815	1,035	20	10	5
German	26,935	12,750	14,185	1,435	635	805
Greek	5,000	2,620	2,375	125	70	55
Gujarati	6,175	2,855	3,320	55	30	30
Hakka	1,070	460	610	10	5	5
Hebrew	1,535	845	695	40	20	20
Hindi	22,955	11,005	11,945	170	85	90
Hungarian	5,865	2,875	2,985	245	135	110
Ilocano	3,355	1,330	2,020	35	10	25
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	395	225	170	5	5	5
Italian	16,215	8,195	8,015	465	225	245
Japanese	15,840	5,545	10,290	475	140	330
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,150	545	605	60	30	35
Korean	43,845	19,955	23,885	735	320	410
Kurdish	1,390	760	630	5	0	0
Lao	835	390	445	10	5	5
Latvian	350	175	175	15	10	5
Lingala	30	15	15	5	5	0
Lithuanian	260	115	145	20	10	5
Macedonian	190	90	105	5	5	5
Malay	3,215	1,490	1,725	30	5	20
Malayalam	1,250	625	620	20	15	10
Maltese	85	45	40	10	5	5
Mandarin	90,185	41,955	48,235	1,175	490	685
Marathi	385	195	185	15	10	5
Nepali	695	370	330	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	335	185	150	15	5	5
Norwegian	1,010	475	535	75	35	40
Oromo	220	125	95	15	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	139,230	69,140	70,085	2,555	1,250	1,305
Pashto	820	440	380	20	10	10
Persian (Farsi)	34,420	17,420	17,000	275	155	125
Polish	12,650	5,990	6,660	335	145	190
Portuguese	9,210	4,410	4,800	690	320	370
Romanian	6,885	3,395	3,485	105	50	60
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	50	75	0	0	0
Russian	15,420	7,135	8,280	290	125	160
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	70	30	35	5	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	675	340	330	0	0	0
Serbian	5,990	3,070	2,915	80	40	35
Serbo-Croatian	1,210	570	645	30	15	15
Shanghainese	1,220	520	700	15	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	315	160	150	25	10	10
Sindhi	1,695	755	945	20	10	10
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,230	630	595	20	15	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	755	390	360	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	280	140	135	10	5	0
Slovak	2,330	1,030	1,300	40	15	20
Slovenian	590	280	310	45	15	25
Somali	915	460	450	20	10	15
Spanish	32,305	15,570	16,735	875	400	475
Swahili	575	295	280	20	10	10
Swedish	1,425	640	790	50	15	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	58,500	23,510	34,995	830	285	540
Taiwanese	5,470	2,550	2,920	55	25	35
Tamil	2,915	1,535	1,385	40	25	25
Telugu	470	250	225	30	15	15
Thai	1,655	560	1,100	70	20	50
Tibetan languages	170	95	75	5	0	5
Tigrigna	510	250	265	25	10	10
Turkish	2,545	1,440	1,105	55	30	25
Ukrainian	4,260	1,805	2,455	225	100	125
Urdu	7,760	3,950	3,805	80	40	35
Vietnamese	21,690	10,165	11,525	390	175	215
Yiddish	290	145	145	10	5	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,340	3,075	3,270	165	70	95
Multiple responses	61,010	29,215	31,800	1,605	755	850
English and French	4,375	2,145	2,240	245	110	140
English and non-official language	53,235	25,490	27,745	1,260	605	660
French and non-official language	2,260	1,040	1,225	60	25	35
English, French and non-official language	1,135	545	595	35	20	20
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805	108,835	52,450	56,390
English only	1,997,605	994,500	1,003,100	97,850	47,645	50,205
French only	1,270	575	690	25	10	15
English and French	164,780	73,445	91,335	9,390	4,160	5,230
Neither English nor French	128,460	52,785	75,680	1,570	635	940
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,292,115	1,121,315	1,170,805	108,835	52,450	56,385
English	2,126,505	1,050,815	1,075,690	105,630	51,035	54,595
French	25,030	12,225	12,805	1,310	635	675
English and French	13,890	6,325	7,565	365	170	195
Neither English nor French	126,690	51,945	74,740	1,530	610	920
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	31,975	15,385	16,590	1,490	720	775
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	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}	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805	108,835	52,450	56,385
Single responses	2,158,685	1,057,345	1,101,345	106,170	51,205	54,965
English	1,568,165	778,030	790,135	96,615	46,810	49,810
French	8,410	4,025	4,385	375	175	200
Non-official languages	582,110	275,295	306,825	9,185	4,225	4,955
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	55	30	25	0	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	45	25	15	0	0	0
Dene	5	0	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
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}	579,845	274,140	305,700	9,150	4,210	4,940
African languages, n.i.e.	160	75	85	0	0	0
Afrikaans	520	255	260	10	10	5
Akan (Twi)	105	50	55	5	0	0
Albanian	505	245	255	20	10	10
Amharic	500	220	280	15	5	5
Arabic	6,505	3,410	3,085	200	95	105
Armenian	435	220	210	10	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	90	40	50	0	0	0
Bengali	1,310	645	665	55	20	30
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,095	470	630	20	5	15
Bosnian	640	330	310	5	0	0
Bulgarian	985	480	510	20	10	10
Burmese	560	300	260	15	10	0
Cantonese	100,680	46,200	54,485	1,175	555	620
Chinese, n.o.s.	76,285	35,345	40,940	1,570	715	855
Creoles	275	125	145	10	0	10
Croatian	2,040	955	1,085	95	50	45
Czech	1,020	525	495	30	20	15
Danish	185	90	95	5	5	0
Dutch	725	335	390	55	25	25
Estonian	100	40	60	0	0	0
Finnish	445	185	260	30	15	15
Flemish	15	5	10	0	0	0
Fukien	680	305	370	5	0	0
German	3,485	1,635	1,855	165	80	90
Greek	1,755	840	915	45	20	20
Gujarati	2,910	1,270	1,645	15	10	10
Hakka	310	140	175	0	0	0
Hebrew	715	365	355	15	10	10
Hindi	11,685	5,550	6,135	80	40	40
Hungarian	1,785	855	930	45	20	25
Ilocano	1,085	490	600	10	5	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	145	75	70	5	0	0
Italian	4,570	2,020	2,550	95	40	55
Japanese	8,110	3,375	4,735	195	70	125
Khmer (Cambodian)	580	285	295	40	20	25
Korean	34,850	16,095	18,755	575	250	320
Kurdish	920	475	445	0	5	0
Lao	415	210	210	0	0	0
Latvian	80	35	40	5	0	0
Lingala	10	5	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	50	25	25	0	0	0
Macedonian	115	60	55	0	0	0
Malay	1,265	635	630	5	0	5
Malayalam	610	310	300	5	5	0
Maltese	10	5	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	75,385	35,675	39,710	875	380	495
Marathi	210	110	100	10	5	10
Nepali	460	240	220	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	115	60	60	0	0	5
Norwegian	80	40	35	5	0	0
Oromo	135	70	65	5	0	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	103,895	51,410	52,485	1,620	770	845
Pashto	540	285	255	0	5	0
Persian (Farsi)	23,895	11,670	12,220	165	85	80
Polish	5,185	2,500	2,685	80	40	35
Portuguese	3,435	1,630	1,805	275	130	150
Romanian	3,575	1,765	1,805	50	20	25
Rundi (Kirundi)	70	25	40	0	0	0
Russian	10,050	4,860	5,195	135	60	70
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	5	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	460	225	230	0	0	0
Serbian	3,755	1,895	1,865	40	20	15
Serbo-Croatian	555	270	285	10	5	5
Shanghainese	545	255	295	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	470	265	205	30	15	20
Sindhi	660	285	375	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	530	260	265	10	5	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	610	315	300	0	5	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	20	35	0	0	0
Slovak	880	420	460	20	10	10
Slovenian	65	30	40	5	0	5
Somali	605	300	305	5	0	5
Spanish	17,105	8,345	8,760	350	160	195
Swahili	200	100	100	5	0	5
Swedish	260	125	135	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	26,830	11,720	15,110	325	135	185
Taiwanese	2,825	1,350	1,475	20	5	15
Tamil	1,880	965	915	25	15	10
Telugu	255	130	125	10	5	5
Thai	655	295	360	20	10	10
Tibetan languages	90	50	35	5	0	5
Tigrigna	260	120	140	10	10	10
Turkish	1,245	655	595	25	10	10
Ukrainian	705	315	390	45	25	20
Urdu	5,045	2,505	2,535	50	25	25
Vietnamese	14,925	7,005	7,920	250	115	140
Yiddish	10	5	5	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,215	1,120	1,095	35	20	15
Multiple responses	133,430	63,970	69,460	2,665	1,240	1,420
English and French	2,620	1,265	1,355	145	55	90
English and non-official language	128,365	61,585	66,775	2,470	1,170	1,300
French and non-official language	730	355	375	20	10	10
English, French and non-official language	1,720	765	955	30	10	25
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805	108,830	52,450	56,390
None	1,813,090	892,790	920,300	97,000	47,030	49,970
Single responses	470,395	224,500	245,895	11,630	5,335	6,295
English	211,820	103,680	108,145	3,995	1,885	2,115
French	18,930	8,650	10,280	1,070	495	580
Non-official languages	239,645	112,175	127,475	6,565	2,955	3,610
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	200	90	110	5	0	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	145	70	75	5	0	5
Dene	10	5	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	0	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	35	15	20	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}	236,710	110,835	125,875	6,480	2,920	3,560
African languages, n.i.e.	220	125	95	10	5	5
Afrikaans	685	330	360	35	15	20
Akan (Twi)	205	110	100	5	0	0
Albanian	325	160	165	10	5	5
Amharic	380	180	200	15	5	10
Arabic	3,135	1,810	1,325	115	75	40
Armenian	295	145	145	5	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	150	65	85	0	0	5
Bengali	480	230	250	10	5	10
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	745	300	445	40	15	20
Bosnian	330	165	165	0	0	0
Bulgarian	405	180	220	15	5	10
Burmese	220	105	115	0	0	0
Cantonese	27,690	13,220	14,470	550	260	290
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,575	8,865	9,715	645	305	335
Creoles	355	175	180	5	5	0
Croatian	2,360	1,190	1,165	110	50	60
Czech	1,250	565	685	35	20	20
Danish	820	375	445	50	20	30
Dutch	2,570	1,125	1,445	180	70	115
Estonian	155	70	80	5	5	0
Finnish	670	270	405	30	10	20
Flemish	55	30	25	5	0	5
Fukien	655	290	370	5	5	0
German	9,705	4,415	5,285	515	210	310
Greek	2,705	1,370	1,335	50	25	20
Gujarati	2,990	1,395	1,600	30	15	15
Hakka	300	130	170	5	5	0
Hebrew	910	480	430	10	5	5
Hindi	11,660	5,670	5,990	115	60	50
Hungarian	1,785	845	940	85	40	45
Ilocano	820	315	505	10	5	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	150	75	80	5	0	0
Italian	6,655	3,290	3,365	180	85	100
Japanese	6,870	2,760	4,110	305	120	185
Khmer (Cambodian)	290	130	160	5	0	5
Korean	6,030	2,715	3,315	115	45	70
Kurdish	265	160	110	5	0	0
Lao	300	145	160	5	5	0
Latvian	65	25	45	0	0	0
Lingala	50	20	30	5	5	5
Lithuanian	80	35	45	5	0	0
Macedonian	40	15	20	5	0	0
Malay	1,265	585	685	15	5	15
Malayalam	435	215	225	0	5	5
Maltese	35	15	25	5	5	0
Mandarin	16,745	7,640	9,105	315	130	185
Marathi	115	60	55	0	0	0
Nepali	120	65	55	5	0	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	195	115	85	5	5	5
Norwegian	330	150	180	25	10	15
Oromo	40	30	20	10	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	26,855	13,370	13,485	785	405	385
Pashto	205	105	100	10	5	10
Persian (Farsi)	6,510	3,465	3,050	75	35	40
Polish	3,990	1,805	2,180	125	55	70
Portuguese	3,585	1,655	1,925	265	120	140
Romanian	1,955	920	1,040	45	20	20
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	20	15	0	0	0
Russian	3,470	1,550	1,925	90	40	50
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	10	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	155	85	70	0	0	0
Serbian	1,595	835	765	20	5	15
Serbo-Croatian	360	155	200	10	5	5
Shanghainese	475	210	260	5	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	345	130	215	30	20	15
Sindhi	890	380	510	5	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	510	250	255	10	5	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	90	50	45	5	0	0
Slovak	760	290	465	10	0	10
Slovenian	165	70	90	15	5	10
Somali	325	170	155	5	5	5
Spanish	14,470	7,085	7,385	575	265	310
Swahili	425	205	220	15	5	5
Swedish	670	300	365	25	5	15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	21,495	8,110	13,385	335	105	235
Taiwanese	2,585	1,235	1,350	20	10	10
Tamil	815	430	380	25	10	10
Telugu	160	85	75	15	5	5
Thai	670	230	440	35	10	25
Tibetan languages	35	20	15	0	0	0
Tigrigna	160	75	85	10	0	5
Turkish	895	495	400	20	10	10
Ukrainian	965	425	540	30	15	25
Urdu	2,165	1,120	1,045	25	15	15
Vietnamese	5,085	2,475	2,610	115	60	60
Yiddish	75	35	40	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,730	1,240	1,490	80	30	45
Multiple responses	8,635	4,025	4,610	200	80	120
English and French	890	400	485	20	10	15
English and non-official language	3,990	1,920	2,075	65	30	35
French and non-official language	3,690	1,675	2,010	115	45	70
English, French and non-official language	60	20	35	0	0	0

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).

^E use with caution

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

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

X area and data suppression

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

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

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

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

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

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

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

... not applicable

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

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

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

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

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

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

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

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

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

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 13

Other family households

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

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

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

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

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

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

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

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

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

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

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 22

Other languages

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

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Greater Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915) and Saanich, British Columbia (Code 5917021) (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 May 28, 2024).

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Geographic level	CSV (comma-separated values)	TAB (tab-separated values)
Canada, provinces and territories	CSV (86 KB)	TAB (86 KB)
Census divisions	CSV (1,444 KB)	TAB (1,412 KB)
Census subdivisions	CSV (19,715 KB)	TAB (19,378 KB)
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Federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	CSV (1,628 KB)	TAB (1,600 KB)
Economic regions	CSV (404 KB)	TAB (397 KB)
Designated places	CSV (5,190 KB)	TAB (5,105 KB)
Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	CSV (732 KB)	TAB (720 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	CSV (6,328 KB)	TAB (6,257 KB)
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Geographic levels	IVT (Beyond 20/20)	XML (SDMX-ML) (compressed)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations	IVT (1,183 KB)	XML (1,221 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts	IVT (30,060 KB)	XML (38,000 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
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Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
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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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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Greater Vancouver (Regional district)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Greater Vancouver (Regional district)

Geographic hierarchy: Saanich (District municipality)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Capital (Regional district)
    - Saanich (District municipality)

Note

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

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Saanich, District municipality (Census Subdivision), British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Saanich, District municipality (Census Subdivision), British Columbia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Saanich, District municipality (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

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