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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	Surrey, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)			Nova Scotia (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	468,251	...Data not available	...Data not available	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	394,976	...Data not available	...Data not available	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	18.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	163,986	...Data not available	...Data not available	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	152,847	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,479.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	316.41	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,939.44	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	468,250	231,570	236,680	921,730	445,585	476,140
0 to 4 years	29,160	15,115	14,050	43,985	22,565	21,415
5 to 9 years	28,800	14,820	13,980	44,425	22,660	21,765
10 to 14 years	30,785	15,955	14,830	49,810	25,555	24,260
15 to 19 years	33,130	17,230	15,905	57,440	29,235	28,205
15 years	6,800	3,535	3,265	11,060	5,555	5,505
16 years	6,695	3,535	3,160	11,095	5,690	5,405
17 years	6,655	3,450	3,210	11,425	5,800	5,625
18 years	6,630	3,440	3,190	11,775	6,065	5,705
19 years	6,355	3,270	3,085	12,085	6,125	5,965
20 to 24 years	31,085	15,750	15,335	59,620	30,055	29,560
25 to 29 years	32,275	15,835	16,435	51,920	25,405	26,515
30 to 34 years	32,150	15,405	16,745	51,545	24,470	27,070
35 to 39 years	32,900	15,650	17,250	56,380	26,835	29,545
40 to 44 years	35,030	17,090	17,940	62,115	29,895	32,220
45 to 49 years	36,530	18,250	18,285	76,275	37,010	39,265
50 to 54 years	34,340	17,055	17,285	77,465	37,465	39,995
55 to 59 years	29,825	14,770	15,050	70,960	34,200	36,760
60 to 64 years	25,670	12,570	13,100	66,425	32,310	34,115
65 to 69 years	18,530	9,095	9,435	48,920	23,840	25,075
70 to 74 years	13,585	6,560	7,025	36,395	17,300	19,095
75 to 79 years	10,180	4,750	5,425	27,655	12,460	15,195
80 to 84 years	7,400	3,235	4,165	20,015	8,040	11,975
85 years and over	6,875	2,430	4,445	20,385	6,285	14,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	37.5	36.8	38.2	43.7	42.7	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.0	80.2	81.9	85.0	84.1	85.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	379,510	185,685	193,825	783,510	374,810	408,700
Married or living with a common-law partner	231,120	115,300	115,820	453,095	226,305	226,790
Married (and not separated)	210,295	104,895	105,400	376,020	187,865	188,155
Living common law	20,825	10,405	10,425	77,075	38,440	38,635
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	148,385	70,385	78,000	330,420	148,505	181,915
Single (never legally married)	100,530	54,915	45,615	209,180	109,775	99,405
Separated	9,690	4,065	5,630	23,545	10,105	13,445
Divorced	19,430	7,770	11,665	46,065	18,690	27,375
Widowed	18,730	3,640	15,090	51,625	9,940	41,690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	131,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	55,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	29,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	32,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	14,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	131,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	111,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	101,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	37,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	63,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	21,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	28,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	13,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	10,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	6,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	695	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	19,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	15,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	8,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	3,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	365	...Data not available	...Data not available	625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	160,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	34,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	53,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	19,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	34,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	19,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.2	...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	463,340	229,405	233,935	906,175	439,230	466,940
Number of persons not in census families	59,805	28,525	31,275	163,895	74,725	89,165
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	15,055	5,725	9,325	17,670	7,250	10,420
Living with non-relatives only	14,605	8,405	6,200	37,430	20,250	17,180
Living alone	30,145	14,400	15,740	108,795	47,225	61,570
Number of census family persons	403,535	200,875	202,665	742,285	364,505	377,775
Average number of persons per census family	3.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	53,505	25,130	28,375	143,825	65,235	78,595
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	16,255	4,695	11,555	48,920	14,375	34,550
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,500	1,305	4,195	6,250	1,570	4,675
Living with non-relatives only	1,070	545	525	2,710	1,275	1,430
Living alone	9,680	2,850	6,830	39,970	11,530	28,440
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	37,255	20,430	16,820	94,905	50,860	44,045
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	152,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	117,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	93,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	80,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	31,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	49,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	13,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	23,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	12,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	7,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	11,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	35,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	30,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	5,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	152,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	64,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	3,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	1,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	83,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	3,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	20,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	27,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	31,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	100	...Data not available	...Data not available	710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	152,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	30,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	42,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	25,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	27,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	13,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	13,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	463,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	3.0	...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}	465,005	230,090	234,915	910,620	441,190	469,425
Single responses	449,780	222,615	227,160	904,285	438,165	466,125
English	240,485	120,785	119,705	836,085	404,330	431,760
French	3,475	1,710	1,760	31,105	15,005	16,100
Non-official languages	205,815	100,120	105,695	37,090	18,825	18,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	65	20	40	4,685	2,280	2,405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	45	15	25	25	15	15
Dene	5	0	5	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	25	5	20
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	4,620	2,255	2,370
Ojibway	15	0	15	15	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	204,430	99,455	104,970	31,675	16,170	15,510
African languages, n.i.e.	200	90	110	70	40	35
Afrikaans	170	85	90	75	45	35
Akan (Twi)	150	70	80	50	25	30
Albanian	265	125	140	245	130	120
Amharic	290	130	160	150	80	70
Arabic	2,930	1,555	1,375	5,965	3,525	2,440
Armenian	85	35	45	50	30	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	115	45	70	100	55	45
Bengali	465	235	230	375	210	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	5	0	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	750	315	440	85	30	55
Bosnian	140	75	65	90	45	45
Bulgarian	90	45	40	50	30	25
Burmese	250	140	110	10	10	5
Cantonese	3,890	1,835	2,050	590	275	315
Chinese, n.o.s.	7,760	3,630	4,135	2,750	1,395	1,355
Creoles	215	105	115	45	20	25
Croatian	735	385	355	210	110	100
Czech	495	250	250	180	95	90
Danish	450	230	220	175	95	85
Dutch	1,765	825	940	1,725	860	865
Estonian	80	40	45	55	25	25
Finnish	280	115	165	95	40	50
Flemish	35	20	15	30	10	15
Fukien	125	50	75	15	10	10
German	4,910	2,285	2,625	3,275	1,545	1,735
Greek	575	315	255	775	385	385
Gujarati	1,240	600	635	105	60	50
Hakka	70	30	45	0	5	0
Hebrew	50	30	20	75	45	30
Hindi	12,235	5,860	6,370	515	265	250
Hungarian	1,030	520	510	280	130	150
Ilocano	650	280	370	25	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	125	70	55	45	25	20
Italian	1,395	760	635	790	445	345
Japanese	950	360	595	305	95	210
Khmer (Cambodian)	600	290	310	5	5	5
Korean	7,740	3,675	4,070	815	360	455
Kurdish	115	70	50	70	45	30
Lao	580	285	295	10	10	0
Latvian	35	25	10	65	35	30
Lingala	5	0	0	10	0	10
Lithuanian	35	15	20	35	15	20
Macedonian	15	5	10	15	5	5
Malay	355	160	200	65	20	45
Malayalam	390	200	190	115	55	55
Maltese	15	5	5	20	10	5
Mandarin	10,050	4,855	5,195	905	435	470
Marathi	55	25	30	30	15	15
Nepali	300	155	145	225	120	105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	130	70	60	110	60	45
Norwegian	205	90	115	125	70	55
Oromo	50	25	25	35	30	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	93,785	46,785	47,000	375	205	170
Pashto	385	190	195	70	35	35
Persian (Farsi)	2,030	1,045	990	1,185	635	550
Polish	2,735	1,340	1,400	825	385	440
Portuguese	1,350	660	690	380	195	185
Romanian	630	320	310	170	80	85
Rundi (Kirundi)	45	25	20	15	5	5
Russian	1,370	635	740	815	395	430
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	20	10	10	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	455	230	225	15	10	10
Serbian	460	250	205	115	55	55
Serbo-Croatian	85	45	40	105	55	55
Shanghainese	45	25	20	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	90	45	45	120	60	60
Sindhi	210	100	115	15	10	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	535	260	270	110	65	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	305	160	145	0	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	10	5	10
Slovak	290	130	165	120	50	70
Slovenian	105	50	50	30	15	15
Somali	535	260	275	40	20	20
Spanish	5,865	2,835	3,030	1,545	750	800
Swahili	160	90	75	75	45	35
Swedish	145	65	85	85	40	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	13,740	5,955	7,790	1,185	500	685
Taiwanese	745	360	390	40	15	25
Tamil	525	270	250	270	155	110
Telugu	100	55	45	125	75	50
Thai	200	65	135	110	20	90
Tibetan languages	45	20	20	5	0	0
Tigrigna	90	55	35	55	30	30
Turkish	190	100	90	275	160	110
Ukrainian	910	390	520	300	130	165
Urdu	4,495	2,280	2,220	540	290	250
Vietnamese	6,035	2,850	3,185	450	220	230
Yiddish	15	10	10	25	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,325	645	680	725	380	345
Multiple responses	15,235	7,475	7,755	6,335	3,025	3,305
English and French	635	295	340	3,035	1,400	1,635
English and non-official language	14,055	6,915	7,140	2,855	1,385	1,470
French and non-official language	350	165	190	315	170	150
English, French and non-official language	190	100	85	130	75	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	465,010	230,090	234,915	910,615	441,190	469,430
English only	413,830	208,255	205,575	814,670	398,830	415,845
French only	225	100	125	875	385	490
English and French	21,305	9,540	11,770	93,435	41,245	52,185
Neither English nor French	29,650	12,195	17,450	1,635	735	900
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	465,010	230,095	234,915	910,615	441,190	469,430
English	429,840	215,225	214,610	877,990	425,370	452,620
French	3,510	1,750	1,760	29,550	14,410	15,135
English and French	2,410	1,115	1,290	1,565	740	820
Neither English nor French	29,255	11,995	17,255	1,515	670	845
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	4,715	2,305	2,400	30,330	14,780	15,550
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.0	1.0	1.0	3.3	3.4	3.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	465,010	230,090	234,920	910,620	441,195	469,425
Single responses	429,585	212,510	217,070	903,215	437,540	465,675
English	291,155	144,725	146,430	868,765	420,340	448,425
French	1,050	505	540	15,935	7,625	8,315
Non-official languages	137,380	67,275	70,100	18,510	9,570	8,940
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	2,770	1,395	1,380
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	5	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	2,770	1,390	1,375
Ojibway	0	0	0	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	136,795	67,000	69,805	15,500	8,060	7,440
African languages, n.i.e.	90	35	50	35	15	20
Afrikaans	90	45	45	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	45	20	25	10	10	5
Albanian	165	80	85	125	60	60
Amharic	130	55	75	70	35	35
Arabic	1,875	945	935	3,495	2,030	1,465
Armenian	30	15	15	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	30	10	15	10	5	10
Bengali	305	145	160	230	115	110
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	290	135	150	30	15	15
Bosnian	75	40	30	50	25	25
Bulgarian	45	25	20	10	5	10
Burmese	185	105	80	5	5	5
Cantonese	2,685	1,280	1,405	320	165	155
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,390	2,560	2,825	1,985	1,040	950
Creoles	135	65	65	30	10	15
Croatian	205	100	110	75	40	35
Czech	175	90	90	45	20	25
Danish	10	5	5	15	5	10
Dutch	120	55	65	190	85	105
Estonian	15	0	10	5	0	5
Finnish	40	15	25	10	5	0
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	5
Fukien	50	20	25	5	0	0
German	520	235	280	1,170	565	605
Greek	170	80	85	270	115	150
Gujarati	650	310	345	50	25	25
Hakka	15	5	10	0	0	0
Hebrew	5	5	0	25	15	10
Hindi	6,885	3,300	3,580	215	110	105
Hungarian	280	145	140	65	30	30
Ilocano	210	105	115	0	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	55	30	30	20	5	10
Italian	275	130	145	170	75	95
Japanese	435	200	240	130	60	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	325	160	165	5	0	0
Korean	6,365	3,025	3,335	560	265	295
Kurdish	70	35	30	55	35	20
Lao	345	175	175	0	0	0
Latvian	0	5	0	15	10	10
Lingala	0	0	0	5	5	5
Lithuanian	5	5	0	5	5	5
Macedonian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Malay	150	80	75	20	10	10
Malayalam	195	95	95	35	20	20
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	8,575	4,200	4,380	660	340	320
Marathi	25	10	10	25	15	10
Nepali	200	105	95	210	110	100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	30	10	15
Norwegian	20	10	15	20	10	10
Oromo	30	15	15	20	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	73,620	36,650	36,970	180	95	80
Pashto	250	125	125	35	20	15
Persian (Farsi)	1,345	665	685	935	480	455
Polish	1,300	645	660	255	125	130
Portuguese	435	210	225	120	55	60
Romanian	295	150	150	85	35	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	30	10	15	10	5	0
Russian	815	395	425	510	260	245
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	335	170	165	10	10	5
Serbian	240	130	110	60	25	35
Serbo-Croatian	25	10	10	50	20	25
Shanghainese	30	15	15	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	125	60	65	195	110	85
Sindhi	95	45	50	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	265	125	140	45	25	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	250	130	120	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	5	0	5
Slovak	100	50	50	30	10	20
Slovenian	15	5	10	5	0	0
Somali	385	185	200	20	5	10
Spanish	3,370	1,625	1,750	775	390	385
Swahili	75	40	35	20	10	15
Swedish	10	5	10	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,410	2,915	3,490	550	275	275
Taiwanese	445	220	225	15	10	5
Tamil	320	165	155	130	80	50
Telugu	70	35	35	55	30	25
Thai	80	35	50	60	5	55
Tibetan languages	15	5	10	0	0	0
Tigrigna	35	20	15	25	15	10
Turkish	70	35	35	140	70	70
Ukrainian	190	95	95	25	5	20
Urdu	3,265	1,625	1,645	320	155	165
Vietnamese	4,440	2,075	2,360	280	145	135
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	575	280	290	235	120	115
Multiple responses	35,420	17,580	17,845	7,405	3,655	3,755
English and French	400	170	235	1,815	860	950
English and non-official language	34,500	17,170	17,325	5,295	2,640	2,655
French and non-official language	135	70	65	115	60	60
English, French and non-official language	385	170	220	180	85	90
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	465,010	230,090	234,920	910,620	441,190	469,425
None	364,500	180,800	183,705	863,715	418,680	445,030
Single responses	99,030	48,570	50,465	46,065	22,110	23,960
English	48,465	24,470	24,000	16,325	8,230	8,095
French	2,430	1,145	1,280	15,705	6,975	8,730
Non-official languages	48,130	22,950	25,180	14,035	6,900	7,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	40	10	30	1,945	900	1,045
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	25	10	15	10	5	5
Dene	5	0	5	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	30	10	20
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	1,890	880	1,015
Ojibway	10	0	5	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	47,500	22,675	24,825	11,385	5,685	5,705
African languages, n.i.e.	75	40	35	15	10	10
Afrikaans	65	35	35	55	25	30
Akan (Twi)	100	50	45	35	20	20
Albanian	75	35	40	95	45	45
Amharic	110	55	60	40	25	20
Arabic	825	430	400	1,995	1,175	825
Armenian	40	20	15	20	10	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	30	10	25	45	25	25
Bengali	105	50	50	95	60	35
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	215	90	125	15	5	10
Bosnian	45	30	20	35	20	15
Bulgarian	20	10	10	25	15	10
Burmese	45	20	25	5	0	0
Cantonese	1,070	490	575	195	100	90
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,430	645	785	490	225	265
Creoles	145	75	70	80	25	55
Croatian	300	165	140	70	25	40
Czech	155	65	90	55	20	35
Danish	150	70	80	60	30	30
Dutch	555	240	315	550	260	285
Estonian	25	15	10	20	5	15
Finnish	110	50	55	25	10	10
Flemish	15	5	10	5	0	5
Fukien	35	15	20	10	0	5
German	1,560	680	875	1,255	605	645
Greek	330	180	150	435	225	205
Gujarati	510	255	255	40	15	20
Hakka	20	5	15	0	0	0
Hebrew	30	20	10	85	45	35
Hindi	5,595	2,715	2,885	310	165	145
Hungarian	325	150	170	90	35	50
Ilocano	155	65	95	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	15	5	5
Italian	595	305	280	365	190	170
Japanese	455	180	275	205	85	115
Khmer (Cambodian)	150	70	80	5	0	0
Korean	930	455	475	205	95	110
Kurdish	20	10	10	10	5	5
Lao	190	90	100	0	0	0
Latvian	5	0	5	25	10	10
Lingala	5	0	5	5	0	5
Lithuanian	5	5	5	5	0	5
Macedonian	10	5	5	5	5	5
Malay	170	80	90	30	10	15
Malayalam	125	60	65	55	20	35
Maltese	5	0	0	15	5	10
Mandarin	1,500	720	785	225	110	120
Marathi	20	10	10	5	5	5
Nepali	65	35	30	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	90	50	40	65	30	35
Norwegian	55	25	30	55	25	30
Oromo	5	0	5	5	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	14,800	7,360	7,440	125	60	60
Pashto	100	45	55	10	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	425	225	195	210	125	85
Polish	810	380	430	280	135	140
Portuguese	525	225	295	175	85	85
Romanian	210	95	115	60	25	35
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	10	5	5	0	0
Russian	330	140	190	230	105	120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	105	50	55	10	5	5
Serbian	140	80	60	40	25	20
Serbo-Croatian	20	15	10	45	20	25
Shanghainese	30	10	15	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	80	40	45	220	90	135
Sindhi	85	40	50	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	210	105	105	45	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	0	0	0
Slovak	115	50	65	55	25	30
Slovenian	30	10	15	15	5	5
Somali	150	85	65	15	10	5
Spanish	2,310	1,145	1,165	1,050	485	560
Swahili	130	55	75	75	40	35
Swedish	55	30	25	60	20	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,795	1,970	2,825	435	165	275
Taiwanese	355	170	185	15	10	5
Tamil	195	95	95	105	60	45
Telugu	25	15	10	40	20	15
Thai	110	35	75	30	5	20
Tibetan languages	10	10	5	5	5	0
Tigrigna	35	15	20	20	10	10
Turkish	95	45	50	120	65	50
Ukrainian	175	75	100	75	30	45
Urdu	985	510	475	170	90	80
Vietnamese	1,310	630	670	105	45	55
Yiddish	10	5	5	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	595	260	330	705	325	380
Multiple responses	1,475	725	750	840	400	435
English and French	145	80	70	95	45	45
English and non-official language	805	420	390	175	80	90
French and non-official language	505	225	280	560	265	300
English, French and non-official language	15	5	10	5	5	5

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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).

^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. Surrey, British Columbia (Code 5915004) and Nova Scotia (Code 12) (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 30, 2024).

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