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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)			Victoria (CMA) British Columbia (Census metropolitan area)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	468,251	...Data not available	...Data not available	344,615^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	394,976	...Data not available	...Data not available	330,088^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	18.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	163,986	...Data not available	...Data not available	167,229	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	152,847	...Data not available	...Data not available	153,328	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,479.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	495.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	316.41	...Data not available	...Data not available	696.15	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	468,250	231,570	236,680	344,615	165,505	179,105
0 to 4 years	29,160	15,115	14,050	14,775	7,555	7,215
5 to 9 years	28,800	14,820	13,980	14,655	7,490	7,165
10 to 14 years	30,785	15,955	14,830	15,760	7,940	7,820
15 to 19 years	33,130	17,230	15,905	19,070	9,760	9,305
15 years	6,800	3,535	3,265	3,490	1,815	1,675
16 years	6,695	3,535	3,160	3,680	1,885	1,795
17 years	6,655	3,450	3,210	3,900	1,985	1,915
18 years	6,630	3,440	3,190	3,840	1,960	1,880
19 years	6,355	3,270	3,085	4,155	2,110	2,050
20 to 24 years	31,085	15,750	15,335	23,470	11,515	11,955
25 to 29 years	32,275	15,835	16,435	23,625	11,845	11,780
30 to 34 years	32,150	15,405	16,745	21,575	10,800	10,775
35 to 39 years	32,900	15,650	17,250	20,435	10,060	10,375
40 to 44 years	35,030	17,090	17,940	22,395	10,990	11,400
45 to 49 years	36,530	18,250	18,285	25,755	12,420	13,330
50 to 54 years	34,340	17,055	17,285	27,370	12,800	14,570
55 to 59 years	29,825	14,770	15,050	26,975	12,625	14,345
60 to 64 years	25,670	12,570	13,100	25,330	12,050	13,280
65 to 69 years	18,530	9,095	9,435	18,025	8,680	9,350
70 to 74 years	13,585	6,560	7,025	12,965	6,100	6,865
75 to 79 years	10,180	4,750	5,425	11,180	5,055	6,125
80 to 84 years	7,400	3,235	4,165	9,575	3,920	5,660
85 years and over	6,875	2,430	4,445	11,690	3,905	7,790
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	37.5	36.8	38.2	44.2	42.5	45.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.0	80.2	81.9	86.9	86.1	87.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	379,510	185,685	193,825	299,425	142,520	156,905
Married or living with a common-law partner	231,120	115,300	115,820	165,510	82,520	82,990
Married (and not separated)	210,295	104,895	105,400	135,355	67,485	67,865
Living common law	20,825	10,405	10,425	30,155	15,030	15,125
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	148,385	70,385	78,000	133,920	60,005	73,915
Single (never legally married)	100,530	54,915	45,615	81,605	43,635	37,965
Separated	9,690	4,065	5,630	8,215	3,530	4,685
Divorced	19,430	7,770	11,665	25,055	9,125	15,930
Widowed	18,730	3,640	15,090	19,050	3,715	15,335
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	131,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	55,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	29,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	32,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	14,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,670	...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	95,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	111,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	101,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	37,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	63,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	21,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	28,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	13,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	10,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	6,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	695	...Data not available	...Data not available	555	...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	14,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	15,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	8,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	3,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	775	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	365	...Data not available	...Data not available	165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	160,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	34,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	53,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	19,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	34,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	19,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	463,340	229,405	233,935	336,040	161,860	174,180
Number of persons not in census families	59,805	28,525	31,275	80,240	36,350	43,890
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	15,055	5,725	9,325	6,810	2,785	4,025
Living with non-relatives only	14,605	8,405	6,200	22,030	11,965	10,070
Living alone	30,145	14,400	15,740	51,410	21,605	29,805
Number of census family persons	403,535	200,875	202,665	255,795	125,510	130,285
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	57,940	26,030	31,915
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	16,255	4,695	11,555	20,935	5,915	15,020
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,500	1,305	4,195	1,935	430	1,500
Living with non-relatives only	1,070	545	525	1,190	545	645
Living alone	9,680	2,850	6,830	17,815	4,940	12,875
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	37,255	20,430	16,820	37,000	20,110	16,890
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	152,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	153,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	117,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	92,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	93,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	80,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	31,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	49,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	13,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	23,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	12,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	7,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	11,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	35,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	60,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	30,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	5,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,955	...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	153,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	64,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	3,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	1,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	83,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	3,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	20,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	27,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	31,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	100	...Data not available	...Data not available	270	...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	153,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	30,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	42,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	25,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	27,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	13,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	13,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	463,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	336,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.2	...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	339,725	163,530	176,195
Single responses	449,780	222,615	227,160	335,645	161,680	173,965
English	240,485	120,785	119,705	288,230	140,040	148,190
French	3,475	1,710	1,760	5,740	2,840	2,895
Non-official languages	205,815	100,120	105,695	41,675	18,805	22,870
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	65	20	40	45	25	20
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	45	15	25	25	10	15
Dene	5	0	5	5	5	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	5	5	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	15	0	15	15	10	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	40,935	18,465	22,475
African languages, n.i.e.	200	90	110	35	20	15
Afrikaans	170	85	90	130	65	65
Akan (Twi)	150	70	80	30	15	10
Albanian	265	125	140	120	70	55
Amharic	290	130	160	100	50	50
Arabic	2,930	1,555	1,375	835	470	360
Armenian	85	35	45	40	20	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	115	45	70	55	30	25
Bengali	465	235	230	115	55	65
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	5	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	750	315	440	230	90	145
Bosnian	140	75	65	20	5	10
Bulgarian	90	45	40	100	45	55
Burmese	250	140	110	20	10	5
Cantonese	3,890	1,835	2,050	2,930	1,385	1,545
Chinese, n.o.s.	7,760	3,630	4,135	4,110	1,885	2,220
Creoles	215	105	115	35	20	15
Croatian	735	385	355	460	230	230
Czech	495	250	250	325	150	175
Danish	450	230	220	505	230	275
Dutch	1,765	825	940	2,025	955	1,070
Estonian	80	40	45	55	20	40
Finnish	280	115	165	290	110	175
Flemish	35	20	15	45	20	25
Fukien	125	50	75	30	10	20
German	4,910	2,285	2,625	4,460	1,940	2,525
Greek	575	315	255	310	180	135
Gujarati	1,240	600	635	120	55	65
Hakka	70	30	45	10	5	10
Hebrew	50	30	20	80	35	40
Hindi	12,235	5,860	6,370	335	165	170
Hungarian	1,030	520	510	710	365	340
Ilocano	650	280	370	105	35	70
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	125	70	55	25	15	10
Italian	1,395	760	635	1,090	535	550
Japanese	950	360	595	1,175	330	850
Khmer (Cambodian)	600	290	310	125	60	65
Korean	7,740	3,675	4,070	1,290	560	735
Kurdish	115	70	50	5	5	0
Lao	580	285	295	15	10	10
Latvian	35	25	10	60	30	30
Lingala	5	0	0	5	0	5
Lithuanian	35	15	20	45	25	25
Macedonian	15	5	10	15	10	10
Malay	355	160	200	100	35	70
Malayalam	390	200	190	35	20	20
Maltese	15	5	5	15	10	5
Mandarin	10,050	4,855	5,195	1,945	820	1,130
Marathi	55	25	30	25	10	10
Nepali	300	155	145	25	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	130	70	60	40	20	20
Norwegian	205	90	115	220	100	120
Oromo	50	25	25	50	25	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	93,785	46,785	47,000	3,710	1,800	1,905
Pashto	385	190	195	35	20	20
Persian (Farsi)	2,030	1,045	990	685	355	335
Polish	2,735	1,340	1,400	1,135	500	635
Portuguese	1,350	660	690	1,270	605	670
Romanian	630	320	310	245	115	130
Rundi (Kirundi)	45	25	20	0	0	0
Russian	1,370	635	740	880	375	505
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	20	10	10	15	5	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	455	230	225	0	0	0
Serbian	460	250	205	150	80	70
Serbo-Croatian	85	45	40	75	40	35
Shanghainese	45	25	20	20	5	15
Sign languages, n.i.e.	90	45	45	65	30	30
Sindhi	210	100	115	30	15	15
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	535	260	270	60	35	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	305	160	145	5	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	30	20	10
Slovak	290	130	165	140	60	80
Slovenian	105	50	50	85	40	45
Somali	535	260	275	40	25	15
Spanish	5,865	2,835	3,030	2,440	1,125	1,315
Swahili	160	90	75	65	35	25
Swedish	145	65	85	185	75	110
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	13,740	5,955	7,790	2,120	695	1,425
Taiwanese	745	360	390	80	30	50
Tamil	525	270	250	90	40	45
Telugu	100	55	45	40	20	15
Thai	200	65	135	210	55	160
Tibetan languages	45	20	20	10	5	5
Tigrigna	90	55	35	60	30	35
Turkish	190	100	90	160	95	65
Ukrainian	910	390	520	660	275	380
Urdu	4,495	2,280	2,220	170	90	75
Vietnamese	6,035	2,850	3,185	870	385	480
Yiddish	15	10	10	35	20	15
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,325	645	680	690	320	375
Multiple responses	15,235	7,475	7,755	4,085	1,845	2,235
English and French	635	295	340	905	400	505
English and non-official language	14,055	6,915	7,140	2,895	1,320	1,575
French and non-official language	350	165	190	180	80	105
English, French and non-official language	190	100	85	100	45	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	465,010	230,090	234,915	339,725	163,525	176,195
English only	413,830	208,255	205,575	303,850	147,515	156,335
French only	225	100	125	185	90	90
English and French	21,305	9,540	11,770	33,055	14,845	18,205
Neither English nor French	29,650	12,195	17,450	2,635	1,075	1,565
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	465,010	230,095	234,915	339,725	163,525	176,200
English	429,840	215,225	214,610	330,860	159,415	171,445
French	3,510	1,750	1,760	5,505	2,730	2,775
English and French	2,410	1,115	1,290	825	350	470
Neither English nor French	29,255	11,995	17,255	2,540	1,030	1,510
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	4,715	2,305	2,400	5,915	2,910	3,010
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.7	1.8	1.7
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	339,725	163,525	176,195
Single responses	429,585	212,510	217,070	333,825	160,830	172,995
English	291,155	144,725	146,430	315,515	152,355	163,160
French	1,050	505	540	1,730	840	890
Non-official languages	137,380	67,275	70,100	16,585	7,635	8,945
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	0	5	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	0	5	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	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	5	5	0
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	16,470	7,570	8,895
African languages, n.i.e.	90	35	50	5	5	0
Afrikaans	90	45	45	30	15	15
Akan (Twi)	45	20	25	5	5	5
Albanian	165	80	85	65	35	30
Amharic	130	55	75	30	15	20
Arabic	1,875	945	935	460	225	235
Armenian	30	15	15	20	15	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	30	10	15	5	5	5
Bengali	305	145	160	70	30	40
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	290	135	150	55	20	30
Bosnian	75	40	30	5	5	5
Bulgarian	45	25	20	35	20	15
Burmese	185	105	80	10	5	5
Cantonese	2,685	1,280	1,405	1,740	825	920
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,390	2,560	2,825	2,450	1,130	1,315
Creoles	135	65	65	15	5	10
Croatian	205	100	110	155	80	75
Czech	175	90	90	80	35	40
Danish	10	5	5	35	15	15
Dutch	120	55	65	180	85	95
Estonian	15	0	10	5	0	5
Finnish	40	15	25	45	20	25
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	50	20	25	10	5	5
German	520	235	280	530	235	290
Greek	170	80	85	85	40	45
Gujarati	650	310	345	30	15	15
Hakka	15	5	10	0	0	0
Hebrew	5	5	0	20	10	10
Hindi	6,885	3,300	3,580	140	65	70
Hungarian	280	145	140	130	60	70
Ilocano	210	105	115	20	10	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	55	30	30	10	5	5
Italian	275	130	145	190	80	110
Japanese	435	200	240	425	150	275
Khmer (Cambodian)	325	160	165	65	30	30
Korean	6,365	3,025	3,335	940	410	525
Kurdish	70	35	30	5	0	0
Lao	345	175	175	5	0	5
Latvian	0	5	0	5	0	0
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	5	5	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	5	5	0
Malay	150	80	75	15	5	10
Malayalam	195	95	95	10	5	5
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	8,575	4,200	4,380	1,380	615	765
Marathi	25	10	10	15	5	10
Nepali	200	105	95	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	5	0	5
Norwegian	20	10	15	20	10	15
Oromo	30	15	15	30	10	20
Panjabi (Punjabi)	73,620	36,650	36,970	2,185	1,050	1,140
Pashto	250	125	125	5	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	1,345	665	685	370	180	190
Polish	1,300	645	660	315	150	165
Portuguese	435	210	225	430	195	235
Romanian	295	150	150	105	50	55
Rundi (Kirundi)	30	10	15	0	0	0
Russian	815	395	425	390	180	205
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	335	170	165	0	0	0
Serbian	240	130	110	65	30	35
Serbo-Croatian	25	10	10	25	10	10
Shanghainese	30	15	15	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	125	60	65	100	45	50
Sindhi	95	45	50	5	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	265	125	140	20	10	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	250	130	120	0	5	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	0	0	0
Slovak	100	50	50	35	20	20
Slovenian	15	5	10	10	5	10
Somali	385	185	200	15	10	5
Spanish	3,370	1,625	1,750	1,010	480	530
Swahili	75	40	35	25	10	15
Swedish	10	5	10	15	5	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,410	2,915	3,490	800	325	475
Taiwanese	445	220	225	30	10	20
Tamil	320	165	155	30	15	15
Telugu	70	35	35	10	5	5
Thai	80	35	50	75	35	35
Tibetan languages	15	5	10	10	5	5
Tigrigna	35	20	15	30	15	15
Turkish	70	35	35	50	30	20
Ukrainian	190	95	95	90	35	50
Urdu	3,265	1,625	1,645	95	45	50
Vietnamese	4,440	2,075	2,360	520	230	290
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	575	280	290	110	60	50
Multiple responses	35,420	17,580	17,845	5,900	2,700	3,205
English and French	400	170	235	510	220	290
English and non-official language	34,500	17,170	17,325	5,230	2,405	2,825
French and non-official language	135	70	65	40	15	15
English, French and non-official language	385	170	220	125	55	70
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	339,725	163,525	176,200
None	364,500	180,800	183,705	311,580	150,755	160,820
Single responses	99,030	48,570	50,465	27,575	12,515	15,060
English	48,465	24,470	24,000	7,880	3,715	4,160
French	2,430	1,145	1,280	4,190	1,890	2,295
Non-official languages	48,130	22,950	25,180	15,505	6,905	8,595
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	40	10	30	40	15	25
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	25	10	15	25	10	20
Dene	5	0	5	0	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	10	0	5	10	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}	47,500	22,675	24,825	15,020	6,695	8,330
African languages, n.i.e.	75	40	35	20	10	5
Afrikaans	65	35	35	100	50	45
Akan (Twi)	100	50	45	10	10	5
Albanian	75	35	40	25	15	15
Amharic	110	55	60	50	20	30
Arabic	825	430	400	270	170	100
Armenian	40	20	15	10	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	30	10	25	10	5	5
Bengali	105	50	50	30	15	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	215	90	125	65	25	45
Bosnian	45	30	20	5	0	0
Bulgarian	20	10	10	40	10	30
Burmese	45	20	25	5	0	5
Cantonese	1,070	490	575	860	405	455
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,430	645	785	955	445	510
Creoles	145	75	70	25	15	15
Croatian	300	165	140	190	85	110
Czech	155	65	90	125	55	75
Danish	150	70	80	170	65	100
Dutch	555	240	315	610	265	340
Estonian	25	15	10	20	5	15
Finnish	110	50	55	100	40	60
Flemish	15	5	10	15	5	15
Fukien	35	15	20	5	5	0
German	1,560	680	875	1,630	705	925
Greek	330	180	150	145	80	60
Gujarati	510	255	255	55	30	30
Hakka	20	5	15	5	5	0
Hebrew	30	20	10	70	35	35
Hindi	5,595	2,715	2,885	200	110	95
Hungarian	325	150	170	225	105	120
Ilocano	155	65	95	25	10	20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	5	5	0
Italian	595	305	280	485	215	265
Japanese	455	180	275	810	325	485
Khmer (Cambodian)	150	70	80	20	10	5
Korean	930	455	475	265	110	155
Kurdish	20	10	10	0	0	0
Lao	190	90	100	10	5	0
Latvian	5	0	5	10	5	10
Lingala	5	0	5	5	0	5
Lithuanian	5	5	5	10	5	5
Macedonian	10	5	5	5	0	0
Malay	170	80	90	45	20	25
Malayalam	125	60	65	15	10	5
Maltese	5	0	0	5	5	5
Mandarin	1,500	720	785	550	225	330
Marathi	20	10	10	5	0	5
Nepali	65	35	30	15	5	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	90	50	40	20	10	15
Norwegian	55	25	30	70	25	40
Oromo	5	0	5	15	10	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	14,800	7,360	7,440	1,260	625	635
Pashto	100	45	55	20	10	10
Persian (Farsi)	425	225	195	230	115	110
Polish	810	380	430	355	145	205
Portuguese	525	225	295	525	255	275
Romanian	210	95	115	80	40	45
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	10	5	0	0	0
Russian	330	140	190	320	140	175
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	5	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	105	50	55	0	0	0
Serbian	140	80	60	50	25	25
Serbo-Croatian	20	15	10	35	15	25
Shanghainese	30	10	15	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	80	40	45	85	40	45
Sindhi	85	40	50	20	5	15
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	210	105	105	25	10	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	5	5	0
Slovak	115	50	65	50	15	35
Slovenian	30	10	15	25	10	15
Somali	150	85	65	25	15	10
Spanish	2,310	1,145	1,165	1,690	780	905
Swahili	130	55	75	40	20	20
Swedish	55	30	25	80	35	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,795	1,970	2,825	925	265	660
Taiwanese	355	170	185	30	15	15
Tamil	195	95	95	55	25	30
Telugu	25	15	10	15	10	5
Thai	110	35	75	110	35	75
Tibetan languages	10	10	5	0	0	5
Tigrigna	35	15	20	10	5	5
Turkish	95	45	50	60	35	20
Ukrainian	175	75	100	120	40	70
Urdu	985	510	475	60	30	25
Vietnamese	1,310	630	670	240	120	125
Yiddish	10	5	5	15	5	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	595	260	330	440	200	240
Multiple responses	1,475	725	750	580	255	320
English and French	145	80	70	55	25	40
English and non-official language	805	420	390	140	60	75
French and non-official language	505	225	280	385	175	210
English, French and non-official language	15	5	10	5	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. Surrey, British Columbia (Code 5915004) and Victoria, British Columbia (Code 935) (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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Geographic hierarchy: Surrey (City)

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- British Columbia (Province)
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    - Surrey (City)

Geographic hierarchy: Victoria (Census metropolitan area)

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- Victoria (Census metropolitan area)

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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