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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	Saanich, DM British Columbia (Census subdivision)			Capital, RD British Columbia (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	109,752	...Data not available	...Data not available	359,991^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	108,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	345,164^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	1.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	49,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	177,977	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	45,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,634	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,057.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	153.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	103.78	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,340.48	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	109,750	52,940	56,815	359,990	172,900	187,095
0 to 4 years	4,560	2,375	2,180	15,305	7,830	7,470
5 to 9 years	4,925	2,560	2,365	15,170	7,740	7,435
10 to 14 years	5,565	2,830	2,730	16,405	8,275	8,130
15 to 19 years	7,220	3,735	3,480	19,770	10,105	9,655
15 years	1,295	680	615	3,655	1,905	1,745
16 years	1,420	760	660	3,805	1,945	1,860
17 years	1,515	780	740	4,050	2,070	1,985
18 years	1,405	720	685	3,980	2,025	1,950
19 years	1,580	800	780	4,275	2,160	2,115
20 to 24 years	8,370	4,220	4,145	23,930	11,730	12,205
25 to 29 years	6,630	3,420	3,215	24,080	12,055	12,030
30 to 34 years	5,760	2,825	2,935	22,115	11,050	11,065
35 to 39 years	6,190	2,970	3,220	21,130	10,390	10,745
40 to 44 years	7,040	3,350	3,690	23,190	11,395	11,795
45 to 49 years	8,325	3,905	4,420	26,730	12,895	13,835
50 to 54 years	8,845	4,050	4,795	28,630	13,380	15,255
55 to 59 years	8,535	4,010	4,525	28,595	13,360	15,235
60 to 64 years	7,745	3,670	4,075	27,270	12,985	14,285
65 to 69 years	5,585	2,670	2,920	19,530	9,420	10,115
70 to 74 years	4,240	1,990	2,250	13,930	6,600	7,330
75 to 79 years	3,795	1,720	2,070	11,840	5,400	6,440
80 to 84 years	3,100	1,340	1,760	10,140	4,190	5,950
85 years and over	3,330	1,290	2,035	12,225	4,110	8,115
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	44.0	42.2	45.6	44.8	43.1	46.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	86.3	85.3	87.2	87.0	86.2	87.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	94,710	45,180	49,530	313,110	149,050	164,060
Married or living with a common-law partner	54,130	26,995	27,135	173,840	86,675	87,170
Married (and not separated)	46,675	23,290	23,385	141,980	70,790	71,195
Living common law	7,455	3,705	3,745	31,860	15,880	15,980
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	40,580	18,180	22,400	139,265	62,380	76,885
Single (never legally married)	26,145	13,905	12,245	84,295	45,075	39,220
Separated	2,230	900	1,325	8,580	3,700	4,880
Divorced	6,520	2,235	4,285	26,420	9,685	16,725
Widowed	5,690	1,140	4,550	19,975	3,920	16,055
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	31,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	17,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	6,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	5,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	1,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	31,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	26,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	22,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	68,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	11,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	11,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	3,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,865	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	2,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	600	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	390	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	145	...Data not available	...Data not available	605	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	4,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	3,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,965	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	280	...Data not available	...Data not available	840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	950	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	640	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	260	...Data not available	...Data not available	810	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	45	...Data not available	...Data not available	175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	28,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	5,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	9,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	3,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	6,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,715	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	3,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.9	...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	107,860	52,115	55,745	351,060	169,100	181,965
Number of persons not in census families	21,605	9,635	11,965	83,715	37,925	45,800
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,345	920	1,425	7,020	2,870	4,145
Living with non-relatives only	6,830	3,775	3,055	22,830	12,365	10,465
Living alone	12,435	4,950	7,485	53,870	22,685	31,185
Number of census family persons	86,255	42,480	43,775	267,340	131,175	136,165
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...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	18,940	8,635	10,310	61,960	28,005	33,950
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	5,880	1,550	4,330	22,165	6,335	15,835
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	760	155	605	2,005	445	1,560
Living with non-relatives only	360	140	215	1,295	595	700
Living alone	4,760	1,250	3,510	18,870	5,295	13,575
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	13,065	7,080	5,980	39,790	21,675	18,120
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	45,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	30,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	27,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	88,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	23,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	76,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	12,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	10,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	3,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	3,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	2,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	1,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	715	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	1,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	615	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	905	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	15,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	63,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	12,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	2,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	45,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	22,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	380	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	20	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	22,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	1,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	3,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	9,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	8,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	65	...Data not available	...Data not available	290	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	45,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	12,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	16,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	60,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	7,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	5,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	2,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	955	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	107,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	351,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.4	...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}	108,835	52,450	56,390	355,015	170,890	184,125
Single responses	107,230	51,690	55,535	350,795	168,985	181,815
English	86,590	42,265	44,320	301,980	146,690	155,290
French	1,360	650	705	6,015	2,975	3,040
Non-official languages	19,285	8,780	10,510	42,800	19,315	23,485
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	5	0	45	25	25
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	20	10	10
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	15	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	19,115	8,705	10,410	42,040	18,970	23,080
African languages, n.i.e.	15	15	5	30	20	10
Afrikaans	40	20	20	125	65	65
Akan (Twi)	5	5	5	25	20	10
Albanian	50	25	20	120	70	55
Amharic	30	15	15	100	50	55
Arabic	345	185	160	840	475	365
Armenian	20	10	15	45	20	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	55	25	25
Bengali	75	30	45	115	55	65
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	90	35	55	230	95	140
Bosnian	5	5	0	20	10	15
Bulgarian	35	15	15	100	45	55
Burmese	10	10	5	20	10	5
Cantonese	1,885	885	1,000	2,935	1,390	1,545
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,600	1,190	1,410	4,135	1,900	2,235
Creoles	5	5	5	35	20	15
Croatian	245	125	120	465	235	230
Czech	90	45	40	335	160	180
Danish	140	60	85	550	250	300
Dutch	645	300	350	2,205	1,040	1,165
Estonian	10	5	5	65	20	40
Finnish	105	40	65	305	120	185
Flemish	10	5	5	50	20	25
Fukien	20	10	5	30	10	15
German	1,435	635	805	4,825	2,100	2,720
Greek	125	70	55	315	180	135
Gujarati	55	30	30	120	55	65
Hakka	10	5	5	10	5	10
Hebrew	40	20	20	80	40	40
Hindi	170	85	90	335	165	175
Hungarian	245	135	110	730	375	355
Ilocano	35	10	25	105	30	70
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	25	15	10
Italian	465	225	245	1,105	550	560
Japanese	475	140	330	1,245	355	890
Khmer (Cambodian)	60	30	35	125	65	60
Korean	735	320	410	1,310	570	745
Kurdish	5	0	0	5	5	5
Lao	10	5	5	20	10	10
Latvian	15	10	5	60	30	30
Lingala	5	5	0	5	5	5
Lithuanian	20	10	5	50	30	25
Macedonian	5	5	5	20	5	10
Malay	30	5	20	105	35	75
Malayalam	20	15	10	40	20	20
Maltese	10	5	5	15	10	10
Mandarin	1,175	490	685	1,965	825	1,140
Marathi	15	10	5	20	10	10
Nepali	5	5	5	25	15	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	35	15	20
Norwegian	75	35	40	235	115	125
Oromo	15	5	5	50	25	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,555	1,250	1,305	3,720	1,805	1,910
Pashto	20	10	10	35	15	20
Persian (Farsi)	275	155	125	685	355	330
Polish	335	145	190	1,165	525	640
Portuguese	690	320	370	1,285	615	675
Romanian	105	50	60	245	120	130
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	290	125	160	895	385	510
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	5	15	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	80	40	35	155	80	75
Serbo-Croatian	30	15	15	80	45	35
Shanghainese	15	5	5	20	5	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	60	35	30
Sindhi	20	10	10	30	10	15
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	20	15	10	60	30	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	5	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0	35	20	10
Slovak	40	15	20	145	60	85
Slovenian	45	15	25	85	40	50
Somali	20	10	15	40	20	20
Spanish	875	400	475	2,510	1,155	1,355
Swahili	20	10	10	65	35	30
Swedish	50	15	35	205	80	125
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	830	285	540	2,145	700	1,440
Taiwanese	55	25	35	80	30	50
Tamil	40	25	25	85	40	45
Telugu	30	15	15	40	20	20
Thai	70	20	50	215	50	165
Tibetan languages	5	0	5	15	10	10
Tigrigna	25	10	10	60	25	30
Turkish	55	30	25	160	95	60
Ukrainian	225	100	125	680	290	395
Urdu	80	40	35	170	90	80
Vietnamese	390	175	215	870	385	480
Yiddish	10	5	10	35	20	15
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	165	70	95	710	330	385
Multiple responses	1,605	755	850	4,220	1,905	2,310
English and French	245	110	140	950	415	535
English and non-official language	1,260	605	660	2,970	1,360	1,610
French and non-official language	60	25	35	190	85	110
English, French and non-official language	35	20	20	105	50	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	108,835	52,450	56,390	355,015	170,890	184,125
English only	97,850	47,645	50,205	317,355	154,100	163,250
French only	25	10	15	190	90	100
English and French	9,390	4,160	5,230	34,810	15,605	19,205
Neither English nor French	1,570	635	940	2,665	1,095	1,570
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	108,835	52,450	56,385	355,015	170,885	184,125
English	105,630	51,035	54,595	345,820	166,630	179,190
French	1,310	635	675	5,765	2,850	2,915
English and French	365	170	195	860	365	495
Neither English nor French	1,530	610	920	2,560	1,045	1,520
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	1,490	720	775	6,195	3,030	3,165
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	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}	108,835	52,450	56,385	355,010	170,890	184,125
Single responses	106,170	51,205	54,965	348,970	168,125	180,850
English	96,615	46,810	49,810	330,355	159,505	170,845
French	375	175	200	1,815	885	930
Non-official languages	9,185	4,225	4,955	16,805	7,735	9,075
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	5	5	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	9,150	4,210	4,940	16,685	7,665	9,020
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	5	0
Afrikaans	10	10	5	30	15	15
Akan (Twi)	5	0	0	0	5	0
Albanian	20	10	10	70	35	30
Amharic	15	5	5	30	15	20
Arabic	200	95	105	460	225	235
Armenian	10	5	0	25	15	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	5
Bengali	55	20	30	70	25	40
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	20	5	15	55	20	30
Bosnian	5	0	0	5	5	5
Bulgarian	20	10	10	35	15	15
Burmese	15	10	0	15	5	5
Cantonese	1,175	555	620	1,745	825	920
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,570	715	855	2,460	1,140	1,320
Creoles	10	0	10	20	5	10
Croatian	95	50	45	150	75	75
Czech	30	20	15	75	35	40
Danish	5	5	0	35	20	20
Dutch	55	25	25	205	100	105
Estonian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Finnish	30	15	15	45	25	25
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	5	0	0	10	5	5
German	165	80	90	585	265	325
Greek	45	20	20	85	35	40
Gujarati	15	10	10	30	10	15
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	15	10	10	20	5	10
Hindi	80	40	40	140	65	75
Hungarian	45	20	25	130	60	70
Ilocano	10	5	5	20	10	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	10	0	5
Italian	95	40	55	195	85	110
Japanese	195	70	125	460	170	285
Khmer (Cambodian)	40	20	25	65	30	30
Korean	575	250	320	950	415	535
Kurdish	0	5	0	5	5	0
Lao	0	0	0	5	5	5
Latvian	5	0	0	5	5	5
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	5	5	0
Malay	5	0	5	10	5	10
Malayalam	5	5	0	10	5	5
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	5
Mandarin	875	380	495	1,390	620	770
Marathi	10	5	10	15	10	10
Nepali	5	5	5	5	0	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	5	5	5
Norwegian	5	0	0	20	10	15
Oromo	5	0	5	30	10	20
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,620	770	845	2,190	1,045	1,140
Pashto	0	5	0	5	5	0
Persian (Farsi)	165	85	80	370	180	190
Polish	80	40	35	315	150	165
Portuguese	275	130	150	430	195	235
Romanian	50	20	25	105	50	60
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	135	60	70	390	185	210
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	5	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	40	20	15	65	35	30
Serbo-Croatian	10	5	5	25	15	15
Shanghainese	5	5	0	5	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	30	15	20	100	45	50
Sindhi	0	0	0	5	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	10	5	5	20	10	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	5	0	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovak	20	10	10	35	15	20
Slovenian	5	0	5	10	5	10
Somali	5	0	5	15	10	10
Spanish	350	160	195	1,035	490	550
Swahili	5	0	5	25	15	15
Swedish	5	0	5	15	10	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	325	135	185	805	325	480
Taiwanese	20	5	15	30	10	15
Tamil	25	15	10	35	15	15
Telugu	10	5	5	10	5	5
Thai	20	10	10	75	30	35
Tibetan languages	5	0	5	10	5	5
Tigrigna	10	10	10	30	15	15
Turkish	25	10	10	50	30	25
Ukrainian	45	25	20	90	35	50
Urdu	50	25	25	95	50	50
Vietnamese	250	115	140	520	230	290
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	35	20	15	120	65	50
Multiple responses	2,665	1,240	1,420	6,040	2,765	3,275
English and French	145	55	90	530	225	305
English and non-official language	2,470	1,170	1,300	5,345	2,465	2,880
French and non-official language	20	10	10	40	20	20
English, French and non-official language	30	10	25	130	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}	108,830	52,450	56,390	355,015	170,890	184,125
None	97,000	47,030	49,970	326,060	157,760	168,300
Single responses	11,630	5,335	6,295	28,355	12,860	15,495
English	3,995	1,885	2,115	8,020	3,775	4,240
French	1,070	495	580	4,390	1,985	2,405
Non-official languages	6,565	2,955	3,610	15,950	7,100	8,850
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	45	15	30
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	30	15	20
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	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}	6,480	2,920	3,560	15,450	6,875	8,575
African languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	15	10	10
Afrikaans	35	15	20	105	55	50
Akan (Twi)	5	0	0	10	10	5
Albanian	10	5	5	25	15	15
Amharic	15	5	10	45	20	30
Arabic	115	75	40	275	175	100
Armenian	5	0	0	10	10	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	10	0	5
Bengali	10	5	10	35	15	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	40	15	20	65	25	45
Bosnian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Bulgarian	15	5	10	45	15	30
Burmese	0	0	0	5	0	0
Cantonese	550	260	290	865	410	460
Chinese, n.o.s.	645	305	335	965	450	520
Creoles	5	5	0	25	15	10
Croatian	110	50	60	190	85	105
Czech	35	20	20	130	50	75
Danish	50	20	30	175	70	110
Dutch	180	70	115	655	290	370
Estonian	5	5	0	25	5	15
Finnish	30	10	20	105	40	65
Flemish	5	0	5	15	5	10
Fukien	5	5	0	10	5	0
German	515	210	310	1,755	755	1,005
Greek	50	25	20	145	85	60
Gujarati	30	15	15	55	25	30
Hakka	5	5	0	5	0	5
Hebrew	10	5	5	75	35	40
Hindi	115	60	50	200	110	90
Hungarian	85	40	45	240	110	130
Ilocano	10	5	5	30	10	20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	5	5	5
Italian	180	85	100	485	215	265
Japanese	305	120	185	840	340	500
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	5	20	10	5
Korean	115	45	70	265	110	155
Kurdish	5	0	0	0	0	0
Lao	5	5	0	10	5	0
Latvian	0	0	0	10	0	10
Lingala	5	5	5	5	5	5
Lithuanian	5	0	0	15	10	10
Macedonian	5	0	0	0	0	0
Malay	15	5	15	45	15	30
Malayalam	0	5	5	15	10	5
Maltese	5	5	0	5	5	0
Mandarin	315	130	185	555	225	330
Marathi	0	0	0	5	0	0
Nepali	5	0	5	10	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	20	10	10
Norwegian	25	10	15	75	30	45
Oromo	10	5	0	15	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	785	405	385	1,265	625	635
Pashto	10	5	10	20	5	10
Persian (Farsi)	75	35	40	225	110	115
Polish	125	55	70	365	155	210
Portuguese	265	120	140	530	255	280
Romanian	45	20	20	85	35	45
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	90	40	50	325	140	180
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	20	5	15	50	25	25
Serbo-Croatian	10	5	5	35	15	20
Shanghainese	5	5	5	10	10	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	30	20	15	90	40	50
Sindhi	5	5	5	20	10	15
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	10	5	5	25	10	15
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	10	5	5
Slovak	10	0	10	50	15	35
Slovenian	15	5	10	25	10	10
Somali	5	5	5	25	15	10
Spanish	575	265	310	1,770	815	950
Swahili	15	5	5	40	25	20
Swedish	25	5	15	95	40	55
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	335	105	235	930	265	665
Taiwanese	20	10	10	35	15	15
Tamil	25	10	10	55	25	30
Telugu	15	5	5	15	5	5
Thai	35	10	25	115	40	75
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	0	0
Tigrigna	10	0	5	10	5	5
Turkish	20	10	10	60	35	25
Ukrainian	30	15	25	120	45	75
Urdu	25	15	15	60	35	25
Vietnamese	115	60	60	245	115	125
Yiddish	10	5	5	10	0	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	80	30	45	465	215	255
Multiple responses	200	80	120	600	265	335
English and French	20	10	15	60	25	40
English and non-official language	65	30	35	135	60	75
French and non-official language	115	45	70	400	185	220
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	5	0	0

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^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

^E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Saanich, British Columbia (Code 5917021) and Capital, British Columbia (Code 5917) (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 26, 2024).

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