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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	Capital, RD British Columbia (Census division)			Quebec (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	359,991^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,903,001^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	345,164^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,546,131^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	177,977	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,685,926	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	160,634	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,343	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	153.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	2,340.48	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,356,547.02	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	359,990	172,900	187,095	7,903,000	3,875,860	4,027,140
0 to 4 years	15,305	7,830	7,470	440,840	225,525	215,320
5 to 9 years	15,170	7,740	7,435	399,575	203,675	195,900
10 to 14 years	16,405	8,275	8,130	418,205	213,540	204,665
15 to 19 years	19,770	10,105	9,655	491,980	249,960	242,020
15 years	3,655	1,905	1,745	93,955	47,690	46,265
16 years	3,805	1,945	1,860	96,095	48,880	47,210
17 years	4,050	2,070	1,985	97,795	49,925	47,875
18 years	3,980	2,025	1,950	100,210	50,910	49,305
19 years	4,275	2,160	2,115	103,915	52,545	51,370
20 to 24 years	23,930	11,730	12,205	489,185	246,850	242,340
25 to 29 years	24,080	12,055	12,030	490,665	245,695	244,970
30 to 34 years	22,115	11,050	11,065	531,445	264,980	266,460
35 to 39 years	21,130	10,390	10,745	498,225	249,610	248,615
40 to 44 years	23,190	11,395	11,795	520,805	261,120	259,690
45 to 49 years	26,730	12,895	13,835	623,575	311,320	312,250
50 to 54 years	28,630	13,380	15,255	648,695	320,695	327,995
55 to 59 years	28,595	13,360	15,235	579,280	285,295	293,990
60 to 64 years	27,270	12,985	14,285	512,830	250,675	262,155
65 to 69 years	19,530	9,420	10,115	403,210	194,305	208,905
70 to 74 years	13,930	6,600	7,330	291,755	135,830	155,925
75 to 79 years	11,840	5,400	6,440	232,355	101,675	130,680
80 to 84 years	10,140	4,190	5,950	176,420	69,170	107,250
85 years and over	12,225	4,110	8,115	153,945	45,945	108,005
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	44.8	43.1	46.2	41.9	40.7	43.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	87.0	86.2	87.7	84.1	83.4	84.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	313,110	149,050	164,060	6,644,380	3,233,120	3,411,260
Married or living with a common-law partner	173,840	86,675	87,170	3,745,320	1,875,415	1,869,905
Married (and not separated)	141,980	70,790	71,195	2,353,770	1,177,720	1,176,050
Living common law	31,860	15,880	15,980	1,391,550	697,695	693,850
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	139,265	62,380	76,885	2,899,060	1,357,705	1,541,360
Single (never legally married)	84,295	45,075	39,220	1,942,090	1,045,540	896,545
Separated	8,580	3,700	4,880	105,195	46,465	58,720
Divorced	26,420	9,685	16,725	463,830	188,265	275,565
Widowed	19,975	3,920	16,055	387,945	77,430	310,515
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	100,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,203,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	59,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,158,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	19,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	473,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	15,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	407,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	4,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	164,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	100,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,203,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	84,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,838,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	68,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,143,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	38,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	596,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	30,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	547,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	13,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	216,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	13,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	226,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	104,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	15,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	694,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	11,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	334,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	360,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	605	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	15,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	365,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	11,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	277,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	169,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	840	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	3,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	810	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	175	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	82,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,201,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	18,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	520,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	28,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	728,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	10,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	279,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	16,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	453,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	219,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	351,060	169,100	181,965	7,732,835	3,812,190	3,920,640
Number of persons not in census families	83,715	37,925	45,800	1,489,290	717,115	772,170
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	7,020	2,870	4,145	145,795	64,175	81,615
Living with non-relatives only	22,830	12,365	10,465	249,085	141,300	107,785
Living alone	53,870	22,685	31,185	1,094,410	511,640	582,770
Number of census family persons	267,340	131,175	136,165	6,243,545	3,095,075	3,148,470
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	61,960	28,005	33,950	1,128,815	510,045	618,775
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	22,165	6,335	15,835	413,235	124,645	288,590
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,005	445	1,560	45,530	11,850	33,680
Living with non-relatives only	1,295	595	700	24,935	11,985	12,950
Living alone	18,870	5,295	13,575	342,775	100,810	241,965
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	39,790	21,675	18,120	715,580	385,395	330,185
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	160,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	97,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,174,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	88,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,050,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	76,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,738,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	44,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	880,690	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	31,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	857,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	12,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	312,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	9,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	123,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	6,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	4,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	61,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	2,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	2,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	63,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,221,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	53,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,094,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	9,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	160,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	70,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,560,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	8,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	171,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	2,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	78,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,640,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	6,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	171,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	86,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	21,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	263,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	41,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,103,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	290	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	160,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	53,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,094,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	60,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,181,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	21,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	496,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	16,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	421,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	5,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	2,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	351,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,732,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	355,015	170,890	184,125	7,815,950	3,841,260	3,974,690
Single responses	350,795	168,985	181,815	7,663,135	3,764,810	3,898,325
English	301,980	146,690	155,290	599,225	297,875	301,355
French	6,015	2,975	3,040	6,102,210	2,994,300	3,107,910
Non-official languages	42,800	19,315	23,485	961,700	472,635	489,060
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	45	25	25	41,290	20,530	20,760
Atikamekw	0	0	0	5,815	2,975	2,845
Cree, n.o.s.	20	10	10	15,135	7,570	7,565
Dene	5	0	0	0	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	8,715	4,200	4,515
Inuktitut	5	0	0	10,915	5,430	5,485
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	670	340	325
Ojibway	15	5	10	30	15	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	42,040	18,970	23,080	908,480	445,970	462,515
African languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	930	530	400
Afrikaans	125	65	65	100	50	45
Akan (Twi)	25	20	10	1,140	560	585
Albanian	120	70	55	2,405	1,240	1,170
Amharic	100	50	55	690	340	355
Arabic	840	475	365	140,035	74,985	65,050
Armenian	45	20	20	15,030	7,335	7,700
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	55	25	25	1,645	875	770
Bengali	115	55	65	10,405	5,305	5,100
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5,645	3,095	2,550
Bisayan languages	230	95	140	955	280	670
Bosnian	20	10	15	1,505	745	760
Bulgarian	100	45	55	6,495	3,165	3,330
Burmese	20	10	5	60	25	35
Cantonese	2,935	1,390	1,545	10,975	5,185	5,790
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,135	1,900	2,235	41,590	19,745	21,850
Creoles	35	20	15	49,475	21,965	27,510
Croatian	465	235	230	2,375	1,220	1,160
Czech	335	160	180	1,645	790	855
Danish	550	250	300	305	145	160
Dutch	2,205	1,040	1,165	3,245	1,595	1,645
Estonian	65	20	40	200	75	125
Finnish	305	120	185	415	155	255
Flemish	50	20	25	590	250	340
Fukien	30	10	15	75	30	45
German	4,825	2,100	2,720	15,025	6,920	8,105
Greek	315	180	135	39,825	20,135	19,690
Gujarati	120	55	65	5,940	2,915	3,025
Hakka	10	5	10	105	40	60
Hebrew	80	40	40	3,975	2,105	1,870
Hindi	335	165	175	2,745	1,435	1,310
Hungarian	730	375	355	6,675	3,250	3,430
Ilocano	105	30	70	1,685	615	1,075
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	560	320	240
Italian	1,105	550	560	113,815	56,530	57,285
Japanese	1,245	355	890	2,175	680	1,495
Khmer (Cambodian)	125	65	60	8,620	4,035	4,580
Korean	1,310	570	745	4,085	1,785	2,300
Kurdish	5	5	5	820	465	360
Lao	20	10	10	4,185	2,050	2,140
Latvian	60	30	30	335	125	205
Lingala	5	5	5	2,045	980	1,070
Lithuanian	50	30	25	650	275	370
Macedonian	20	5	10	195	105	95
Malay	105	35	75	625	250	375
Malayalam	40	20	20	315	165	150
Maltese	15	10	10	30	15	15
Mandarin	1,965	825	1,140	11,290	5,155	6,130
Marathi	20	10	10	160	90	65
Nepali	25	15	10	1,280	620	660
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	4,565	2,470	2,090
Norwegian	235	115	125	275	130	140
Oromo	50	25	25	7,035	3,865	3,170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,720	1,805	1,910	11,150	5,990	5,160
Pashto	35	15	20	990	545	445
Persian (Farsi)	685	355	330	19,835	10,340	9,500
Polish	1,165	525	640	15,250	6,695	8,555
Portuguese	1,285	615	675	34,265	16,505	17,760
Romanian	245	120	130	31,245	15,115	16,130
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	2,370	1,150	1,220
Russian	895	385	510	24,085	10,765	13,320
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	5	5	2,005	875	1,130
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	150	80	75
Serbian	155	80	75	2,955	1,485	1,470
Serbo-Croatian	80	45	35	1,910	945	970
Shanghainese	20	5	10	95	40	50
Sign languages, n.i.e.	60	35	30	520	305	215
Sindhi	30	10	15	305	145	155
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	60	30	30	585	305	280
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	5	0	95	55	40
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	35	20	10	325	180	145
Slovak	145	60	85	1,180	525	660
Slovenian	85	40	50	840	375	460
Somali	40	20	20	855	435	420
Spanish	2,510	1,155	1,355	131,850	64,490	67,365
Swahili	65	35	30	2,065	1,060	1,010
Swedish	205	80	125	515	240	280
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,145	700	1,440	13,740	4,655	9,090
Taiwanese	80	30	50	405	190	215
Tamil	85	40	45	13,245	6,645	6,595
Telugu	40	20	20	365	200	160
Thai	215	50	165	725	190	535
Tibetan languages	15	10	10	110	60	50
Tigrigna	60	25	30	350	160	190
Turkish	160	95	60	6,915	3,605	3,305
Ukrainian	680	290	395	4,785	2,095	2,690
Urdu	170	90	80	9,800	5,115	4,690
Vietnamese	870	385	480	26,560	12,675	13,885
Yiddish	35	20	15	9,035	4,515	4,520
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	710	330	385	11,930	6,140	5,790
Multiple responses	4,220	1,905	2,310	152,820	76,455	76,365
English and French	950	415	535	64,800	32,390	32,405
English and non-official language	2,970	1,360	1,610	23,435	11,455	11,975
French and non-official language	190	85	110	51,640	25,810	25,825
English, French and non-official language	105	50	55	12,950	6,790	6,155
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	355,015	170,890	184,125	7,815,955	3,841,260	3,974,690
English only	317,355	154,100	163,250	363,860	180,175	183,690
French only	190	90	100	4,047,175	1,871,500	2,175,675
English and French	34,810	15,605	19,205	3,328,725	1,758,410	1,570,310
Neither English nor French	2,665	1,095	1,570	76,190	31,175	45,015
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	355,015	170,885	184,125	7,815,955	3,841,265	3,974,695
English	345,820	166,630	179,190	935,635	465,965	469,675
French	5,765	2,850	2,915	6,561,510	3,216,790	3,344,720
English and French	860	365	495	245,230	128,655	116,575
Neither English nor French	2,560	1,045	1,520	73,580	29,860	43,720
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	6,195	3,030	3,165	1,058,250	530,290	527,960
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.7	1.8	1.7	13.5	13.8	13.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	355,010	170,890	184,125	7,815,955	3,841,260	3,974,695
Single responses	348,970	168,125	180,850	7,570,900	3,720,195	3,850,710
English	330,355	159,505	170,845	767,415	379,915	387,500
French	1,815	885	930	6,249,080	3,071,635	3,177,450
Non-official languages	16,805	7,735	9,075	554,400	268,640	285,760
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	5	5	37,955	19,060	18,895
Atikamekw	0	0	0	5,365	2,805	2,560
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	14,155	7,085	7,075
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	7,730	3,760	3,965
Inuktitut	5	0	0	10,360	5,230	5,130
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	330	175	155
Ojibway	0	0	0	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	16,685	7,665	9,020	511,880	247,275	264,610
African languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	220	105	115
Afrikaans	30	15	15	25	10	15
Akan (Twi)	0	5	0	565	260	310
Albanian	70	35	30	1,510	765	745
Amharic	30	15	20	360	165	195
Arabic	460	225	235	72,955	37,360	35,590
Armenian	25	15	10	10,980	5,195	5,785
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	290	140	155
Bengali	70	25	40	8,285	4,110	4,170
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,915	1,005	915
Bisayan languages	55	20	30	235	95	140
Bosnian	5	5	5	1,030	525	505
Bulgarian	35	15	15	4,940	2,430	2,505
Burmese	15	5	5	30	10	15
Cantonese	1,745	825	920	8,340	3,980	4,360
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,460	1,140	1,320	33,890	16,270	17,620
Creoles	20	5	10	19,430	8,295	11,135
Croatian	150	75	75	1,060	510	545
Czech	75	35	40	510	240	275
Danish	35	20	20	35	20	15
Dutch	205	100	105	525	245	280
Estonian	5	0	5	30	15	15
Finnish	45	25	25	65	25	40
Flemish	0	0	0	95	45	55
Fukien	10	5	5	15	10	5
German	585	265	325	3,025	1,435	1,590
Greek	85	35	40	20,060	9,685	10,380
Gujarati	30	10	15	3,955	1,905	2,050
Hakka	0	0	0	20	5	15
Hebrew	20	5	10	1,735	885	845
Hindi	140	65	75	1,450	720	725
Hungarian	130	60	70	2,390	1,070	1,315
Ilocano	20	10	15	585	225	360
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	275	145	130
Italian	195	85	110	39,540	17,925	21,615
Japanese	460	170	285	915	390	525
Khmer (Cambodian)	65	30	30	5,350	2,475	2,875
Korean	950	415	535	2,955	1,360	1,590
Kurdish	5	5	0	380	200	180
Lao	5	5	5	2,395	1,160	1,235
Latvian	5	5	5	90	35	55
Lingala	0	0	0	545	250	290
Lithuanian	0	0	0	150	60	90
Macedonian	5	5	0	125	65	60
Malay	10	5	10	225	115	120
Malayalam	10	5	5	75	40	35
Maltese	0	0	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	1,390	620	770	9,325	4,485	4,835
Marathi	15	10	10	65	40	25
Nepali	5	0	5	1,170	575	600
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	975	465	505
Norwegian	20	10	15	40	20	25
Oromo	30	10	20	2,115	1,110	1,010
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,190	1,045	1,140	8,345	4,415	3,925
Pashto	5	5	0	805	430	380
Persian (Farsi)	370	180	190	14,380	7,125	7,255
Polish	315	150	165	6,955	3,160	3,800
Portuguese	430	195	235	16,015	7,615	8,405
Romanian	105	50	60	22,790	11,190	11,605
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	665	305	355
Russian	390	185	210	18,465	8,740	9,725
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	450	210	235
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	75	40	35
Serbian	65	35	30	2,015	985	1,025
Serbo-Croatian	25	15	15	1,180	580	600
Shanghainese	5	5	5	30	15	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	100	45	50	975	625	355
Sindhi	5	5	5	175	85	90
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	20	10	10	330	165	170
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	55	20	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	145	65	75
Slovak	35	15	20	255	115	140
Slovenian	10	5	10	295	130	170
Somali	15	10	10	520	245	275
Spanish	1,035	490	550	88,380	43,095	45,290
Swahili	25	15	15	750	365	385
Swedish	15	10	10	115	55	55
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	805	325	480	7,280	2,815	4,465
Taiwanese	30	10	15	220	115	100
Tamil	35	15	15	11,270	5,585	5,685
Telugu	10	5	5	220	120	105
Thai	75	30	35	210	95	115
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	80	40	40
Tigrigna	30	15	15	170	80	90
Turkish	50	30	25	4,945	2,470	2,475
Ukrainian	90	35	50	1,925	835	1,090
Urdu	95	50	50	7,125	3,595	3,530
Vietnamese	520	230	290	20,740	9,845	10,895
Yiddish	0	0	0	6,275	3,225	3,050
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	120	65	50	4,565	2,310	2,265
Multiple responses	6,040	2,765	3,275	245,055	121,070	123,985
English and French	530	225	305	71,555	35,860	35,695
English and non-official language	5,345	2,465	2,880	43,765	21,305	22,460
French and non-official language	40	20	20	100,110	48,590	51,525
English, French and non-official language	130	55	70	29,625	15,315	14,310
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	355,015	170,890	184,125	7,815,950	3,841,260	3,974,690
None	326,060	157,760	168,300	6,691,145	3,279,620	3,411,525
Single responses	28,355	12,860	15,495	1,046,580	522,335	524,245
English	8,020	3,775	4,240	459,125	234,190	224,935
French	4,390	1,985	2,405	298,090	147,040	151,050
Non-official languages	15,950	7,100	8,850	289,365	141,100	148,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	45	15	30	3,380	1,585	1,795
Atikamekw	0	0	0	470	205	270
Cree, n.o.s.	30	15	20	1,250	630	620
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	920	435	490
Inuktitut	0	0	0	485	205	275
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	250	110	135
Ojibway	10	5	5	5	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	15,450	6,875	8,575	279,095	136,070	143,025
African languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	625	335	295
Afrikaans	105	55	50	65	35	30
Akan (Twi)	10	10	5	475	240	240
Albanian	25	15	15	400	200	200
Amharic	45	20	30	195	95	100
Arabic	275	175	100	49,400	26,430	22,965
Armenian	10	10	0	2,500	1,235	1,265
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	945	495	450
Bengali	35	15	15	1,140	635	505
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,980	1,050	930
Bisayan languages	65	25	45	250	80	165
Bosnian	5	0	5	310	145	165
Bulgarian	45	15	30	835	380	450
Burmese	5	0	0	10	5	5
Cantonese	865	410	460	1,890	935	955
Chinese, n.o.s.	965	450	520	5,395	2,480	2,920
Creoles	25	15	10	34,645	15,580	19,065
Croatian	190	85	105	600	280	325
Czech	130	50	75	445	205	240
Danish	175	70	110	130	50	75
Dutch	655	290	370	930	415	515
Estonian	25	5	15	60	25	35
Finnish	105	40	65	140	60	85
Flemish	15	5	10	110	45	65
Fukien	10	5	0	25	10	15
German	1,755	755	1,005	5,900	2,720	3,175
Greek	145	85	60	14,520	7,350	7,165
Gujarati	55	25	30	1,185	600	585
Hakka	5	0	5	50	20	30
Hebrew	75	35	40	2,975	1,475	1,505
Hindi	200	110	90	1,870	985	890
Hungarian	240	110	130	1,580	715	865
Ilocano	30	10	20	505	180	325
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	210	110	95
Italian	485	215	265	39,030	19,225	19,810
Japanese	840	340	500	1,070	465	610
Khmer (Cambodian)	20	10	5	2,300	1,070	1,230
Korean	265	110	155	650	275	375
Kurdish	0	0	0	230	125	110
Lao	10	5	0	1,095	530	565
Latvian	10	0	10	90	35	55
Lingala	5	5	5	2,585	1,255	1,325
Lithuanian	15	10	10	180	65	120
Macedonian	0	0	0	45	20	25
Malay	45	15	30	235	105	130
Malayalam	15	10	5	135	70	70
Maltese	5	5	0	5	5	0
Mandarin	555	225	330	1,880	810	1,075
Marathi	5	0	0	55	30	30
Nepali	10	5	5	40	25	25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	2,705	1,350	1,355
Norwegian	75	30	45	110	60	55
Oromo	15	5	5	2,435	1,275	1,160
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,265	625	635	1,755	960	795
Pashto	20	5	10	80	50	30
Persian (Farsi)	225	110	115	2,920	1,600	1,325
Polish	365	155	210	3,465	1,400	2,065
Portuguese	530	255	280	9,950	4,785	5,165
Romanian	85	35	45	4,475	2,070	2,410
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	1,140	565	575
Russian	325	140	180	4,610	2,105	2,500
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	5	0	920	390	530
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	55	35	25
Serbian	50	25	25	540	275	265
Serbo-Croatian	35	15	20	350	185	165
Shanghainese	10	10	10	50	25	25
Sign languages, n.i.e.	90	40	50	445	205	240
Sindhi	20	10	15	110	50	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	25	10	15	175	95	80
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	25	15	15
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	95	55	45
Slovak	50	15	35	310	140	175
Slovenian	25	10	10	225	95	130
Somali	25	15	10	250	135	120
Spanish	1,770	815	950	40,335	19,665	20,670
Swahili	40	25	20	1,245	615	630
Swedish	95	40	55	320	150	175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	930	265	665	4,875	1,540	3,335
Taiwanese	35	15	15	135	65	70
Tamil	55	25	30	1,510	790	720
Telugu	15	5	5	80	50	30
Thai	115	40	75	320	100	215
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	30	15	10
Tigrigna	10	5	5	90	45	45
Turkish	60	35	25	1,270	690	575
Ukrainian	120	45	75	1,245	535	715
Urdu	60	35	25	2,205	1,200	1,010
Vietnamese	245	115	125	4,620	2,245	2,375
Yiddish	10	0	10	1,690	765	920
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	465	215	255	6,890	3,445	3,445
Multiple responses	600	265	335	78,230	39,305	38,925
English and French	60	25	40	30,610	15,760	14,845
English and non-official language	135	60	75	24,795	12,330	12,465
French and non-official language	400	185	220	21,860	10,720	11,145
English, French and non-official language	5	0	0	965	500	465

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. Capital, British Columbia (Code 5917) and Quebec (Code 24) (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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Map: Capital, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

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Map: Capital, Regional district, Census Division (shaded in green), British Columbia

Map: Quebec

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Map of Canada: Quebec (shaded in green)

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Capital (Regional district)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Capital (Regional district)

Geographic hierarchy: Quebec (Province)

Canada
- Quebec (Province)

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Related data

Related data: Capital, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Capital, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia
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Census Data Navigator, Capital, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Capital, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Capital, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

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2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Quebec
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Focus on Geography, Quebec
Census Data Navigator, Quebec
Visual Census, Quebec

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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Map: Capital, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

Map: Quebec

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Capital (Regional district)

Geographic hierarchy: Quebec (Province)

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Related data

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Quebec

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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