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Census Profile

Data table

The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic	Vancouver, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)			Saskatchewan (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	603,502	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,033,381^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	578,041	...Data not available	...Data not available	968,157^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	6.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	286,742	...Data not available	...Data not available	460,512	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	264,573	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	5,249.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	114.97	...Data not available	...Data not available	588,239.21	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	603,500	295,095	308,400	1,033,380	511,555	521,825
0 to 4 years	24,770	12,725	12,050	68,760	35,070	33,690
5 to 9 years	22,400	11,625	10,775	63,350	32,480	30,865
10 to 14 years	24,175	12,435	11,740	65,750	33,465	32,285
15 to 19 years	29,095	14,950	14,150	71,760	36,870	34,885
15 years	5,500	2,770	2,730	13,910	7,140	6,765
16 years	5,625	2,985	2,635	14,465	7,390	7,075
17 years	5,715	2,955	2,760	14,405	7,425	6,985
18 years	5,985	3,025	2,960	14,540	7,505	7,040
19 years	6,275	3,215	3,065	14,430	7,420	7,015
20 to 24 years	44,285	21,710	22,570	72,610	37,135	35,470
25 to 29 years	59,465	28,810	30,655	70,395	35,510	34,885
30 to 34 years	53,335	26,355	26,980	65,340	32,750	32,590
35 to 39 years	47,230	23,055	24,175	61,150	30,265	30,880
40 to 44 years	48,640	23,950	24,690	61,475	30,550	30,920
45 to 49 years	49,195	24,730	24,460	74,630	36,820	37,810
50 to 54 years	44,105	21,435	22,670	77,480	38,855	38,625
55 to 59 years	39,500	19,315	20,185	70,050	35,185	34,865
60 to 64 years	35,365	17,370	17,995	56,945	28,305	28,645
65 to 69 years	22,845	11,110	11,735	41,500	20,445	21,055
70 to 74 years	18,800	8,720	10,080	33,820	16,050	17,770
75 to 79 years	15,870	7,425	8,440	28,950	13,200	15,750
80 to 84 years	12,305	5,410	6,895	23,955	10,165	13,795
85 years and over	12,110	3,955	8,155	25,475	8,435	17,035
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.7	39.1	40.2	38.2	37.0	39.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	88.2	87.5	88.8	80.9	80.3	81.4
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	532,150	258,310	273,840	835,525	410,545	424,980
Married or living with a common-law partner	264,105	132,245	131,855	487,980	244,485	243,495
Married (and not separated)	216,815	107,845	108,965	416,355	208,700	207,655
Living common law	47,285	24,395	22,890	71,630	35,785	35,845
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	268,050	126,065	141,985	347,535	166,055	181,480
Single (never legally married)	194,270	102,030	92,240	232,160	128,325	103,835
Separated	12,850	5,445	7,400	18,210	8,220	9,990
Divorced	35,825	14,020	21,800	43,665	19,500	24,170
Widowed	25,110	4,570	20,545	53,500	10,015	43,490
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	151,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	79,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	34,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	28,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	9,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	151,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	126,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	238,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	103,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	202,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	43,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	102,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	59,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	25,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	25,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	23,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	405	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	24,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	20,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	13,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	4,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	305	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	146,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	308,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	29,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	41,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	16,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	31,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	27,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	590,205	288,095	302,110	1,009,040	500,680	508,360
Number of persons not in census families	165,840	79,055	86,785	176,280	87,630	88,650
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	18,175	6,670	11,505	23,550	12,035	11,510
Living with non-relatives only	46,460	24,170	22,285	38,345	22,810	15,535
Living alone	101,200	48,215	52,990	114,385	52,780	61,605
Number of census family persons	424,370	209,045	215,330	832,755	413,050	419,710
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	75,360	34,360	41,000	141,370	64,460	76,910
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	28,975	9,280	19,690	50,190	14,780	35,415
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,605	1,090	4,510	3,395	1,115	2,285
Living with non-relatives only	1,795	845	950	1,930	970	960
Living alone	21,575	7,340	14,235	44,870	12,700	32,170
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	46,390	25,085	21,305	91,180	49,685	41,495
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	142,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	277,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	122,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	255,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	103,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	221,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	52,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	50,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	107,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	20,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	12,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	6,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	7,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	121,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	131,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	20,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	47,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	303,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	70,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	65	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	146,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	86,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	4,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	45,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	87,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	390	...Data not available	...Data not available	700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	264,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	81,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	34,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	28,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	10,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	8,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	590,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,009,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	1,018,310	505,085	513,230
Single responses	578,685	283,430	295,250	1,005,810	499,115	506,695
English	299,290	154,040	145,250	860,500	428,115	432,385
French	8,905	4,575	4,330	16,280	7,760	8,525
Non-official languages	270,490	124,825	145,670	129,035	63,245	65,785
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	165	85	85	30,895	15,105	15,790
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	120	60	55	21,950	10,765	11,190
Dene	10	10	5	7,955	3,900	4,055
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	20	0	15
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	5	5
Ojibway	30	10	15	950	430	520
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	5	0
Stoney	5	0	5	5	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	268,345	123,780	144,565	96,540	47,370	49,165
African languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	420	235	185
Afrikaans	220	120	100	740	375	360
Akan (Twi)	70	35	40	105	60	45
Albanian	130	70	60	175	90	90
Amharic	305	160	135	215	110	110
Arabic	2,685	1,670	1,015	2,045	1,150	900
Armenian	275	140	135	10	5	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	180	100	80
Bengali	880	465	420	1,310	725	580
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	5	0
Bisayan languages	1,020	370	650	620	245	375
Bosnian	225	110	115	235	115	125
Bulgarian	465	210	260	45	25	25
Burmese	340	175	165	160	100	60
Cantonese	63,220	29,170	34,055	1,725	835	890
Chinese, n.o.s.	44,880	20,730	24,150	5,375	2,685	2,690
Creoles	70	40	35	80	50	35
Croatian	1,320	635	680	315	155	165
Czech	855	435	420	270	130	145
Danish	435	205	230	310	175	135
Dutch	1,350	675	670	1,550	750	805
Estonian	130	50	80	15	5	15
Finnish	410	150	260	205	85	120
Flemish	40	30	10	75	30	45
Fukien	545	245	305	15	10	5
German	6,615	3,150	3,465	25,415	12,200	13,215
Greek	2,275	1,160	1,110	835	435	395
Gujarati	960	430	530	700	430	265
Hakka	405	180	225	5	5	0
Hebrew	830	460	365	50	25	25
Hindi	3,955	1,905	2,040	840	505	330
Hungarian	1,350	655	700	1,665	845	815
Ilocano	1,535	615	925	345	150	200
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	65	40	25	155	90	70
Italian	5,065	2,435	2,625	730	385	345
Japanese	6,730	2,235	4,495	275	95	185
Khmer (Cambodian)	330	150	180	120	60	65
Korean	7,825	3,300	4,525	1,230	595	630
Kurdish	385	210	175	100	60	40
Lao	105	50	55	325	170	160
Latvian	135	60	75	60	30	30
Lingala	10	10	5	15	10	5
Lithuanian	85	35	50	20	10	10
Macedonian	60	25	40	25	15	15
Malay	995	495	495	80	25	50
Malayalam	325	160	165	200	105	95
Maltese	20	10	5	5	5	5
Mandarin	23,675	10,715	12,955	1,425	710	715
Marathi	80	45	30	70	35	35
Nepali	140	80	55	325	170	160
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	60	35	20	295	150	145
Norwegian	205	95	110	540	240	300
Oromo	75	45	30	160	95	70
Panjabi (Punjabi)	15,235	7,485	7,745	2,105	1,225	885
Pashto	125	70	50	275	155	120
Persian (Farsi)	6,260	3,270	2,990	1,010	550	465
Polish	2,705	1,245	1,455	1,910	885	1,025
Portuguese	3,410	1,680	1,730	475	215	260
Romanian	1,145	525	620	855	415	440
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	15	25	55	30	25
Russian	3,705	1,635	2,070	2,355	1,125	1,225
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	10	35	25	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	480	245	235
Serbian	2,080	1,020	1,065	435	215	220
Serbo-Croatian	480	230	255	135	70	65
Shanghainese	460	185	275	15	10	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	120	70	45
Sindhi	245	105	140	60	35	30
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	210	105	100	175	90	85
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	70	35	35	595	300	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	40	40	330	170	165
Slovak	480	205	270	140	80	60
Slovenian	155	85	75	80	45	35
Somali	130	70	60	435	205	230
Spanish	10,500	5,230	5,270	3,230	1,645	1,585
Swahili	110	60	50	230	125	105
Swedish	440	200	235	245	100	145
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	18,805	7,300	11,505	9,260	4,365	4,900
Taiwanese	1,600	725	880	45	15	25
Tamil	1,400	760	635	275	170	110
Telugu	95	55	40	160	95	65
Thai	665	255	410	120	50	70
Tibetan languages	45	30	15	10	10	5
Tigrigna	120	60	65	350	165	185
Turkish	815	475	340	180	95	85
Ukrainian	890	355	530	13,150	5,915	7,230
Urdu	700	375	325	3,215	1,715	1,500
Vietnamese	10,585	4,985	5,600	1,745	860	890
Yiddish	185	90	100	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,985	960	1,025	1,600	770	830
Multiple responses	17,035	8,075	8,965	12,500	5,970	6,530
English and French	1,500	760	745	1,730	805	920
English and non-official language	14,425	6,800	7,625	9,850	4,720	5,125
French and non-official language	755	345	410	750	360	390
English, French and non-official language	355	170	185	175	75	95
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	1,018,315	505,085	513,230
English only	490,430	245,600	244,825	965,920	481,535	484,390
French only	430	205	225	430	195	235
English and French	58,905	26,855	32,045	46,570	20,855	25,715
Neither English nor French	45,960	18,835	27,120	5,395	2,505	2,885
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	1,018,310	505,085	513,225
English	537,105	266,410	270,695	998,300	495,535	502,765
French	9,165	4,660	4,505	13,710	6,595	7,115
English and French	4,020	1,835	2,180	1,160	595	570
Neither English nor French	45,430	18,600	26,825	5,145	2,360	2,780
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	11,175	5,575	5,600	14,290	6,890	7,400
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.9	1.9	1.8	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}	595,720	291,510	304,215	1,018,310	505,085	513,225
Single responses	560,350	274,905	285,440	1,001,705	497,005	504,700
English	387,300	194,815	192,485	938,170	465,005	473,170
French	3,560	1,735	1,825	4,295	1,990	2,305
Non-official languages	169,485	78,360	91,130	59,240	30,005	29,230
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	25	15	10	17,360	8,785	8,565
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	15	10	10	10,970	5,605	5,365
Dene	5	0	5	6,205	3,105	3,095
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	10	5	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	5	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	175	70	100
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	168,770	77,985	90,790	41,330	20,945	20,390
African languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	180	100	80
Afrikaans	60	30	30	470	240	235
Akan (Twi)	20	10	15	30	15	15
Albanian	55	25	25	130	60	65
Amharic	130	65	70	110	50	60
Arabic	1,660	955	710	1,380	735	640
Armenian	90	45	45	5	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	35	20	15
Bengali	560	280	275	1,000	535	465
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	340	140	205	275	125	145
Bosnian	115	65	55	120	60	55
Bulgarian	215	95	120	15	10	10
Burmese	225	125	105	125	70	55
Cantonese	49,175	22,410	26,765	1,065	505	560
Chinese, n.o.s.	30,650	14,070	16,580	3,690	1,830	1,860
Creoles	45	20	25	30	20	10
Croatian	475	225	250	80	35	40
Czech	190	95	90	30	15	15
Danish	50	25	25	20	10	5
Dutch	135	60	75	150	80	70
Estonian	20	10	15	5	0	5
Finnish	95	40	60	25	15	10
Flemish	15	10	5	0	0	0
Fukien	165	70	100	10	10	5
German	1,100	530	570	7,925	3,880	4,040
Greek	955	440	510	290	140	155
Gujarati	485	205	275	385	230	155
Hakka	115	55	60	0	0	0
Hebrew	350	175	170	30	15	15
Hindi	1,915	905	1,015	470	265	205
Hungarian	335	145	185	205	105	105
Ilocano	525	240	290	110	55	60
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	85	50	40
Italian	2,040	890	1,150	145	70	75
Japanese	3,560	1,440	2,120	110	40	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	175	85	90	50	20	25
Korean	5,445	2,415	3,035	955	475	480
Kurdish	215	105	110	40	25	15
Lao	30	10	15	155	85	70
Latvian	40	15	20	35	20	15
Lingala	0	0	0	15	10	5
Lithuanian	20	10	10	0	5	0
Macedonian	35	15	20	15	5	10
Malay	395	205	185	15	5	10
Malayalam	205	100	105	105	50	55
Maltese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	19,030	8,895	10,135	1,100	575	525
Marathi	30	20	10	30	15	15
Nepali	85	50	35	250	130	120
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	60	30	35
Norwegian	35	15	10	10	5	10
Oromo	40	25	15	100	55	45
Panjabi (Punjabi)	10,500	5,120	5,370	1,305	745	560
Pashto	90	50	45	150	80	65
Persian (Farsi)	3,875	1,890	1,985	655	340	315
Polish	860	390	470	325	155	175
Portuguese	1,545	750	800	150	70	80
Romanian	445	220	230	310	145	165
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	10	15	25	15	10
Russian	2,085	960	1,130	1,290	660	630
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	10	10	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	375	190	190
Serbian	1,325	645	685	300	145	155
Serbo-Croatian	240	115	125	60	30	30
Shanghainese	195	85	110	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	95	50	45	190	95	90
Sindhi	75	30	50	40	25	20
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	65	35	35	95	45	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	45	15	30	535	280	255
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	10	15	235	125	110
Slovak	125	60	65	20	15	10
Slovenian	15	10	10	10	5	5
Somali	70	35	40	315	140	180
Spanish	5,245	2,560	2,680	1,590	845	745
Swahili	45	25	25	125	65	55
Swedish	120	55	60	15	10	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	9,345	3,880	5,460	5,645	2,810	2,840
Taiwanese	765	365	400	15	10	10
Tamil	1,035	550	485	115	70	45
Telugu	45	30	15	90	55	35
Thai	270	125	145	50	25	25
Tibetan languages	20	15	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	60	30	35	190	85	100
Turkish	370	195	175	125	65	60
Ukrainian	140	60	80	1,635	800	835
Urdu	400	200	205	2,405	1,275	1,130
Vietnamese	7,475	3,525	3,955	1,270	640	635
Yiddish	5	0	0	0	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	690	365	330	550	275	275
Multiple responses	35,375	16,600	18,775	16,610	8,085	8,525
English and French	885	475	415	855	400	460
English and non-official language	33,780	15,805	17,975	15,360	7,500	7,860
French and non-official language	255	125	130	205	110	95
English, French and non-official language	450	195	260	185	75	110
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	1,018,310	505,085	513,225
None	454,215	224,420	229,795	939,390	466,505	472,885
Single responses	138,730	65,795	72,930	77,380	37,800	39,580
English	58,315	28,070	30,245	29,695	15,050	14,645
French	6,815	3,275	3,545	8,320	3,635	4,685
Non-official languages	73,595	34,460	39,140	39,370	19,120	20,255
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	105	55	50	12,375	5,935	6,440
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	80	40	40	10,020	4,810	5,210
Dene	5	0	5	1,875	895	975
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	15	5	10
Mi'kmaq	0	0	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	20	10	5	455	225	230
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	5	5
Stoney	0	0	0	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	72,660	34,020	38,640	26,080	12,750	13,325
African languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	145	85	70
Afrikaans	130	65	60	270	140	125
Akan (Twi)	35	15	20	50	25	25
Albanian	45	25	20	30	15	15
Amharic	105	60	50	55	40	20
Arabic	735	500	230	750	430	320
Armenian	80	45	35	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	130	70	60
Bengali	190	90	100	200	115	80
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	220	80	140	150	55	95
Bosnian	80	35	45	80	35	50
Bulgarian	150	65	85	20	10	10
Burmese	90	45	45	45	30	15
Cantonese	13,960	6,715	7,240	545	290	255
Chinese, n.o.s.	7,635	3,705	3,935	1,115	570	545
Creoles	35	20	15	75	35	40
Croatian	505	230	270	100	50	50
Czech	330	155	175	55	25	30
Danish	160	80	85	80	45	35
Dutch	455	220	235	445	215	225
Estonian	30	15	20	5	0	5
Finnish	140	45	95	65	25	35
Flemish	10	5	5	10	5	5
Fukien	195	80	110	0	0	0
German	2,735	1,275	1,465	4,650	2,275	2,375
Greek	1,165	585	580	510	265	250
Gujarati	350	155	195	170	110	60
Hakka	135	65	75	0	0	0
Hebrew	510	260	255	70	35	35
Hindi	2,065	1,035	1,035	540	325	215
Hungarian	430	200	235	395	200	200
Ilocano	380	140	240	85	25	60
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	50	30	20
Italian	1,925	945	980	265	145	120
Japanese	2,860	1,130	1,735	200	95	100
Khmer (Cambodian)	75	35	45	50	25	30
Korean	1,545	615	925	210	105	110
Kurdish	85	50	35	45	20	20
Lao	45	25	20	85	50	35
Latvian	30	10	20	10	5	5
Lingala	5	5	0	30	15	20
Lithuanian	25	15	15	5	0	0
Macedonian	5	5	5	5	5	0
Malay	385	195	195	50	25	20
Malayalam	95	45	45	55	35	25
Maltese	10	5	5	0	5	0
Mandarin	5,625	2,475	3,150	320	145	170
Marathi	25	10	15	25	15	15
Nepali	15	10	5	30	15	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	20	15	5	310	155	155
Norwegian	80	40	40	95	35	60
Oromo	10	10	5	20	10	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,655	1,840	1,815	625	370	255
Pashto	25	15	10	60	35	20
Persian (Farsi)	1,545	840	705	240	140	105
Polish	905	405	500	465	205	265
Portuguese	1,290	645	645	215	95	115
Romanian	355	140	215	200	100	95
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	5	5	30	15	15
Russian	1,035	440	590	665	315	350
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	20	15	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	115	60	55
Serbian	510	250	260	105	50	50
Serbo-Croatian	125	50	75	40	20	15
Shanghainese	170	80	90	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	45	20	35	190	95	95
Sindhi	120	55	60	10	5	10
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	70	35	35	60	30	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	45	20	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	35	20	15
Slovak	175	55	125	30	20	10
Slovenian	50	20	25	15	5	5
Somali	45	20	25	70	40	25
Spanish	5,260	2,660	2,600	1,865	915	955
Swahili	75	40	35	120	65	55
Swedish	215	105	110	65	30	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,385	2,360	4,025	2,325	1,020	1,305
Taiwanese	680	320	365	20	5	15
Tamil	290	170	120	115	65	45
Telugu	40	20	20	70	45	25
Thai	255	95	150	60	25	40
Tibetan languages	15	10	5	5	5	0
Tigrigna	40	15	20	105	45	60
Turkish	280	160	120	50	25	20
Ukrainian	245	110	135	4,225	1,805	2,420
Urdu	195	110	90	700	370	335
Vietnamese	2,400	1,175	1,225	395	195	205
Yiddish	45	15	25	5	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	830	385	445	915	430	485
Multiple responses	2,780	1,285	1,490	1,540	775	765
English and French	240	110	130	115	60	55
English and non-official language	1,140	530	610	495	265	235
French and non-official language	1,380	645	735	920	445	475
English, French and non-official language	15	5	10	10	5	5

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. Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915022) and Saskatchewan (Code 47) (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 24, 2024).

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Map

Map: Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

Map: Saskatchewan

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

Geographic hierarchy: Saskatchewan (Province)

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Related data

Related data: Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Saskatchewan

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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