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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	Burnaby, 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}	223,218	...Data not available	...Data not available	344,615^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	202,799	...Data not available	...Data not available	330,088^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	10.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	91,383	...Data not available	...Data not available	167,229	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	86,839	...Data not available	...Data not available	153,328	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	2,463.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	495.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	90.61	...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}	223,215	109,245	113,970	344,615	165,505	179,105
0 to 4 years	10,800	5,615	5,190	14,775	7,555	7,215
5 to 9 years	9,905	5,050	4,850	14,655	7,490	7,165
10 to 14 years	10,415	5,335	5,080	15,760	7,940	7,820
15 to 19 years	13,130	6,810	6,320	19,070	9,760	9,305
15 years	2,350	1,250	1,100	3,490	1,815	1,675
16 years	2,480	1,260	1,225	3,680	1,885	1,795
17 years	2,570	1,385	1,185	3,900	1,985	1,915
18 years	2,720	1,360	1,360	3,840	1,960	1,880
19 years	3,000	1,550	1,455	4,155	2,110	2,050
20 to 24 years	17,625	9,075	8,555	23,470	11,515	11,955
25 to 29 years	18,105	9,135	8,965	23,625	11,845	11,780
30 to 34 years	16,410	8,145	8,265	21,575	10,800	10,775
35 to 39 years	15,910	7,640	8,270	20,435	10,060	10,375
40 to 44 years	17,240	8,145	9,095	22,395	10,990	11,400
45 to 49 years	18,270	8,785	9,480	25,755	12,420	13,330
50 to 54 years	16,970	8,155	8,820	27,370	12,800	14,570
55 to 59 years	15,005	7,230	7,775	26,975	12,625	14,345
60 to 64 years	12,535	6,055	6,480	25,330	12,050	13,280
65 to 69 years	8,705	4,250	4,460	18,025	8,680	9,350
70 to 74 years	7,335	3,375	3,960	12,965	6,100	6,865
75 to 79 years	6,050	2,850	3,205	11,180	5,055	6,125
80 to 84 years	4,530	2,010	2,515	9,575	3,920	5,660
85 years and over	4,280	1,590	2,690	11,690	3,905	7,790
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.8	38.6	40.8	44.2	42.5	45.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	86.1	85.4	86.7	86.9	86.1	87.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	192,095	93,245	98,850	299,425	142,520	156,905
Married or living with a common-law partner	106,815	53,180	53,640	165,510	82,520	82,990
Married (and not separated)	95,525	47,485	48,040	135,355	67,485	67,865
Living common law	11,290	5,695	5,595	30,155	15,030	15,125
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	85,280	40,065	45,210	133,920	60,005	73,915
Single (never legally married)	60,135	32,275	27,860	81,605	43,635	37,965
Separated	4,575	1,820	2,755	8,215	3,530	4,685
Divorced	11,005	4,120	6,885	25,055	9,125	15,930
Widowed	9,560	1,850	7,710	19,050	3,715	15,335
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	61,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	28,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	15,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	13,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	4,115	...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}	61,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	51,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	45,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	17,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	27,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	12,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	11,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	5,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	4,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	840	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	500	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	170	...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	9,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	8,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	700	...Data not available	...Data not available	810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	1,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	420	...Data not available	...Data not available	775	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	115	...Data not available	...Data not available	165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	65,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	12,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	18,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	7,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	15,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	12,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...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	220,260	107,930	112,325	336,040	161,860	174,180
Number of persons not in census families	42,180	20,360	21,820	80,240	36,350	43,890
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	7,025	2,755	4,270	6,810	2,785	4,025
Living with non-relatives only	11,500	6,415	5,080	22,030	11,965	10,070
Living alone	23,655	11,190	12,465	51,410	21,605	29,805
Number of census family persons	178,080	87,570	90,505	255,795	125,510	130,285
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...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	28,955	13,360	15,595	57,940	26,030	31,915
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	9,620	2,835	6,785	20,935	5,915	15,020
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,065	425	1,640	1,935	430	1,500
Living with non-relatives only	545	260	280	1,190	545	645
Living alone	7,010	2,150	4,865	17,815	4,940	12,875
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	19,335	10,520	8,815	37,000	20,110	16,890
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	86,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	153,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	58,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	92,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	49,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	42,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	17,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	24,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	7,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	8,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	4,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	3,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	2,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	3,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	28,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	60,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	23,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	5,150	...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}	86,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	153,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	21,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	19,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	15	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	46,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	2,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	7,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	12,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	23,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	50	...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}	86,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	153,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	23,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	26,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	15,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	12,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	4,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	3,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	220,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	336,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...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}	221,460	108,475	112,985	339,725	163,530	176,195
Single responses	214,540	105,150	109,390	335,645	161,680	173,965
English	93,425	48,175	45,250	288,230	140,040	148,190
French	1,680	885	795	5,740	2,840	2,895
Non-official languages	119,440	56,095	63,340	41,675	18,805	22,870
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	20	5	15	45	25	20
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	15	5	10	25	10	15
Dene	5	0	0	5	5	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	5	5	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	5	15	10	10
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	118,660	55,740	62,920	40,935	18,465	22,475
African languages, n.i.e.	105	55	50	35	20	15
Afrikaans	45	25	20	130	65	65
Akan (Twi)	40	25	15	30	15	10
Albanian	290	145	150	120	70	55
Amharic	260	125	130	100	50	50
Arabic	1,430	820	615	835	470	360
Armenian	105	55	45	40	20	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	40	15	25	55	30	25
Bengali	300	155	150	115	55	65
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	355	140	215	230	90	145
Bosnian	345	175	165	20	5	10
Bulgarian	240	130	110	100	45	55
Burmese	80	35	40	20	10	5
Cantonese	17,685	8,235	9,455	2,930	1,385	1,545
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,030	8,360	9,670	4,110	1,885	2,220
Creoles	45	20	20	35	20	15
Croatian	1,685	810	870	460	230	230
Czech	300	155	145	325	150	175
Danish	165	80	90	505	230	275
Dutch	425	220	210	2,025	955	1,070
Estonian	60	30	30	55	20	40
Finnish	255	90	160	290	110	175
Flemish	10	0	5	45	20	25
Fukien	255	110	145	30	10	20
German	1,820	850	970	4,460	1,940	2,525
Greek	525	265	260	310	180	135
Gujarati	1,590	720	870	120	55	65
Hakka	190	75	110	10	5	10
Hebrew	60	40	20	80	35	40
Hindi	1,965	925	1,045	335	165	170
Hungarian	655	335	320	710	365	340
Ilocano	285	110	180	105	35	70
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	55	35	25	25	15	10
Italian	4,390	2,215	2,175	1,090	535	550
Japanese	2,210	770	1,445	1,175	330	850
Khmer (Cambodian)	60	30	30	125	60	65
Korean	7,145	3,335	3,815	1,290	560	735
Kurdish	370	200	165	5	5	0
Lao	35	15	20	15	10	10
Latvian	20	5	5	60	30	30
Lingala	5	0	5	5	0	5
Lithuanian	20	10	10	45	25	25
Macedonian	35	20	20	15	10	10
Malay	645	285	360	100	35	70
Malayalam	110	55	60	35	20	20
Maltese	5	0	0	15	10	5
Mandarin	18,985	8,920	10,065	1,945	820	1,130
Marathi	130	70	65	25	10	10
Nepali	30	15	15	25	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	60	30	25	40	20	20
Norwegian	65	35	30	220	100	120
Oromo	50	35	15	50	25	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5,335	2,650	2,690	3,710	1,800	1,905
Pashto	130	70	60	35	20	20
Persian (Farsi)	3,685	1,940	1,745	685	355	335
Polish	1,185	580	605	1,135	500	635
Portuguese	1,420	670	745	1,270	605	670
Romanian	950	480	470	245	115	130
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	5	0	0	0
Russian	2,495	1,175	1,325	880	375	505
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	15	5	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	0	0	0
Serbian	1,730	900	830	150	80	70
Serbo-Croatian	300	135	160	75	40	35
Shanghainese	225	95	125	20	5	15
Sign languages, n.i.e.	25	20	5	65	30	30
Sindhi	475	200	270	30	15	15
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	110	60	55	60	35	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	5	15	5	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	30	20	10
Slovak	155	65	95	140	60	80
Slovenian	75	35	35	85	40	45
Somali	100	50	45	40	25	15
Spanish	3,940	1,890	2,050	2,440	1,125	1,315
Swahili	110	60	55	65	35	25
Swedish	100	45	50	185	75	110
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,595	2,660	3,935	2,120	695	1,425
Taiwanese	1,165	535	630	80	30	50
Tamil	360	190	175	90	40	45
Telugu	125	60	65	40	20	15
Thai	215	70	145	210	55	160
Tibetan languages	35	15	15	10	5	5
Tigrigna	125	60	70	60	30	35
Turkish	305	195	110	160	95	65
Ukrainian	480	195	285	660	275	380
Urdu	475	240	240	170	90	75
Vietnamese	2,050	945	1,105	870	385	480
Yiddish	5	5	0	35	20	15
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	755	350	410	690	320	375
Multiple responses	6,920	3,325	3,595	4,085	1,845	2,235
English and French	355	180	180	905	400	505
English and non-official language	6,140	2,950	3,195	2,895	1,320	1,575
French and non-official language	305	150	155	180	80	105
English, French and non-official language	115	45	65	100	45	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	221,460	108,470	112,985	339,725	163,525	176,195
English only	194,970	97,070	97,895	303,850	147,515	156,335
French only	135	55	80	185	90	90
English and French	11,870	5,480	6,390	33,055	14,845	18,205
Neither English nor French	14,485	5,865	8,620	2,635	1,075	1,565
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	221,460	108,475	112,985	339,725	163,525	176,200
English	203,800	101,005	102,795	330,860	159,415	171,445
French	1,815	945	870	5,505	2,730	2,775
English and French	1,575	750	820	825	350	470
Neither English nor French	14,270	5,770	8,505	2,540	1,030	1,510
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	2,605	1,320	1,280	5,915	2,910	3,010
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.2	1.2	1.1	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}	221,455	108,475	112,985	339,725	163,525	176,195
Single responses	205,265	100,690	104,580	333,825	160,830	172,995
English	128,910	64,860	64,050	315,515	152,355	163,160
French	610	320	290	1,730	840	890
Non-official languages	75,750	35,510	40,235	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	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	75,465	35,380	40,090	16,470	7,570	8,895
African languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	5	5	0
Afrikaans	10	5	5	30	15	15
Akan (Twi)	10	5	5	5	5	5
Albanian	140	65	75	65	35	30
Amharic	150	65	80	30	15	20
Arabic	890	465	425	460	225	235
Armenian	55	30	25	20	15	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	5	5	5
Bengali	170	80	90	70	30	40
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	130	55	80	55	20	30
Bosnian	235	125	110	5	5	5
Bulgarian	155	75	80	35	20	15
Burmese	25	15	10	10	5	5
Cantonese	12,935	5,920	7,020	1,740	825	920
Chinese, n.o.s.	12,285	5,670	6,620	2,450	1,130	1,315
Creoles	25	10	20	15	5	10
Croatian	735	340	395	155	80	75
Czech	105	55	45	80	35	40
Danish	15	5	10	35	15	15
Dutch	40	15	25	180	85	95
Estonian	15	10	10	5	0	5
Finnish	85	30	55	45	20	25
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	90	35	55	10	5	5
German	235	105	130	530	235	290
Greek	170	80	85	85	40	45
Gujarati	795	330	465	30	15	15
Hakka	55	25	30	0	0	0
Hebrew	40	20	15	20	10	10
Hindi	850	395	455	140	65	70
Hungarian	245	120	130	130	60	70
Ilocano	75	35	45	20	10	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	15	5	10	5	5
Italian	1,290	580	710	190	80	110
Japanese	1,115	470	650	425	150	275
Khmer (Cambodian)	25	15	15	65	30	30
Korean	5,770	2,725	3,045	940	410	525
Kurdish	280	150	130	5	0	0
Lao	10	0	5	5	0	5
Latvian	0	0	5	5	0	0
Lingala	0	5	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	25	15	10	5	5	0
Malay	285	145	145	15	5	10
Malayalam	25	10	15	10	5	5
Maltese	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	16,265	7,685	8,580	1,380	615	765
Marathi	90	45	45	15	5	10
Nepali	10	5	10	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	35	15	15	5	0	5
Norwegian	0	0	0	20	10	15
Oromo	25	20	10	30	10	20
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,125	1,510	1,615	2,185	1,050	1,140
Pashto	85	45	40	5	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	2,645	1,310	1,340	370	180	190
Polish	535	260	270	315	150	165
Portuguese	535	245	290	430	195	235
Romanian	515	255	260	105	50	55
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	0	0	0	0
Russian	1,855	910	945	390	180	205
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	0	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	30	15	10	0	0	0
Serbian	1,155	595	565	65	30	35
Serbo-Croatian	170	80	90	25	10	10
Shanghainese	120	55	65	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	40	20	15	100	45	50
Sindhi	225	95	130	5	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	50	25	25	20	10	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	5	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	0	0	0
Slovak	40	20	20	35	20	20
Slovenian	5	0	0	10	5	10
Somali	65	35	30	15	10	5
Spanish	2,200	1,060	1,145	1,010	480	530
Swahili	40	20	20	25	10	15
Swedish	25	10	10	15	5	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	3,015	1,330	1,685	800	325	475
Taiwanese	600	275	325	30	10	20
Tamil	240	120	125	30	15	15
Telugu	65	30	35	10	5	5
Thai	110	45	60	75	35	35
Tibetan languages	20	5	5	10	5	5
Tigrigna	75	40	40	30	15	15
Turkish	190	105	80	50	30	20
Ukrainian	110	45	65	90	35	50
Urdu	255	130	130	95	45	50
Vietnamese	1,210	550	660	520	230	290
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	275	135	140	110	60	50
Multiple responses	16,195	7,785	8,410	5,900	2,700	3,205
English and French	260	125	135	510	220	290
English and non-official language	15,640	7,515	8,125	5,230	2,405	2,825
French and non-official language	95	40	50	40	15	15
English, French and non-official language	200	100	100	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}	221,460	108,475	112,985	339,725	163,525	176,200
None	159,155	78,680	80,470	311,580	150,755	160,820
Single responses	61,220	29,255	31,960	27,575	12,515	15,060
English	28,585	13,885	14,700	7,880	3,715	4,160
French	1,215	585	630	4,190	1,890	2,295
Non-official languages	31,425	14,790	16,635	15,505	6,905	8,595
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	10	5	5	40	15	25
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	5	25	10	20
Dene	0	0	0	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	0	0	0	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}	31,115	14,645	16,465	15,020	6,695	8,330
African languages, n.i.e.	50	30	25	20	10	5
Afrikaans	30	15	15	100	50	45
Akan (Twi)	10	5	10	10	10	5
Albanian	115	60	60	25	15	15
Amharic	70	35	40	50	20	30
Arabic	365	215	150	270	170	100
Armenian	40	20	25	10	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	25	5	20	10	5	5
Bengali	75	35	40	30	15	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	90	35	55	65	25	45
Bosnian	75	35	45	5	0	0
Bulgarian	40	25	20	40	10	30
Burmese	20	10	10	5	0	5
Cantonese	4,345	2,075	2,270	860	405	455
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,045	1,440	1,605	955	445	510
Creoles	35	15	20	25	15	15
Croatian	735	375	365	190	85	110
Czech	95	40	50	125	55	75
Danish	65	35	30	170	65	100
Dutch	120	55	70	610	265	340
Estonian	15	10	5	20	5	15
Finnish	70	25	45	100	40	60
Flemish	5	0	5	15	5	15
Fukien	85	35	50	5	5	0
German	665	295	370	1,630	705	925
Greek	270	130	135	145	80	60
Gujarati	750	340	405	55	30	30
Hakka	45	15	25	5	5	0
Hebrew	40	25	15	70	35	35
Hindi	1,205	575	630	200	110	95
Hungarian	215	110	105	225	105	120
Ilocano	75	25	45	25	10	20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	30	15	20	5	5	0
Italian	1,900	935	960	485	215	265
Japanese	990	395	590	810	325	485
Khmer (Cambodian)	20	10	10	20	10	5
Korean	875	395	480	265	110	155
Kurdish	50	35	20	0	0	0
Lao	20	10	10	10	5	0
Latvian	5	0	0	10	5	10
Lingala	20	10	15	5	0	5
Lithuanian	10	5	5	10	5	5
Macedonian	5	0	5	5	0	0
Malay	205	90	115	45	20	25
Malayalam	60	30	35	15	10	5
Maltese	0	0	0	5	5	5
Mandarin	2,985	1,375	1,610	550	225	330
Marathi	15	10	10	5	0	5
Nepali	5	5	5	15	5	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	20	10	15
Norwegian	20	10	10	70	25	40
Oromo	15	5	5	15	10	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,820	915	900	1,260	625	635
Pashto	40	30	10	20	10	10
Persian (Farsi)	610	355	260	230	115	110
Polish	340	165	175	355	145	205
Portuguese	555	255	305	525	255	275
Romanian	220	120	105	80	40	45
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	475	215	260	320	140	175
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	5	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	0	0	0
Serbian	420	235	185	50	25	25
Serbo-Croatian	90	40	50	35	15	25
Shanghainese	80	40	45	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	35	15	25	85	40	45
Sindhi	265	110	150	20	5	15
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	20	25	25	10	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	10	5	5	5	0
Slovak	50	15	35	50	15	35
Slovenian	25	15	15	25	10	15
Somali	30	15	15	25	15	10
Spanish	1,470	735	740	1,690	780	905
Swahili	85	45	45	40	20	20
Swedish	35	10	20	80	35	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,430	905	1,520	925	265	660
Taiwanese	530	250	275	30	15	15
Tamil	105	55	55	55	25	30
Telugu	40	20	20	15	10	5
Thai	70	20	45	110	35	75
Tibetan languages	0	0	5	0	0	5
Tigrigna	30	15	15	10	5	5
Turkish	85	50	30	60	35	20
Ukrainian	120	55	65	120	40	70
Urdu	200	110	90	60	30	25
Vietnamese	610	285	325	240	120	125
Yiddish	0	0	0	15	5	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	300	135	165	440	200	240
Multiple responses	1,085	530	555	580	255	320
English and French	125	60	65	55	25	40
English and non-official language	530	255	280	140	60	75
French and non-official language	425	215	205	385	175	210
English, French and non-official language	5	0	0	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. Burnaby, British Columbia (Code 5915025) 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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