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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)			Yukon (Territory)
	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	33,897	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	108,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,372	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	1.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	11.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	49,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,259	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	45,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,117	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,057.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	103.78	...Data not available	...Data not available	474,712.64	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	109,750	52,940	56,815	33,900	17,060	16,840
0 to 4 years	4,560	2,375	2,180	1,975	1,020	955
5 to 9 years	4,925	2,560	2,365	1,900	970	930
10 to 14 years	5,565	2,830	2,730	1,980	1,025	960
15 to 19 years	7,220	3,735	3,480	2,210	1,140	1,075
15 years	1,295	680	615	410	195	210
16 years	1,420	760	660	425	210	220
17 years	1,515	780	740	435	235	205
18 years	1,405	720	685	475	240	235
19 years	1,580	800	780	455	255	200
20 to 24 years	8,370	4,220	4,145	2,225	1,160	1,065
25 to 29 years	6,630	3,420	3,215	2,375	1,180	1,195
30 to 34 years	5,760	2,825	2,935	2,295	1,075	1,220
35 to 39 years	6,190	2,970	3,220	2,425	1,155	1,270
40 to 44 years	7,040	3,350	3,690	2,440	1,175	1,265
45 to 49 years	8,325	3,905	4,420	2,905	1,365	1,545
50 to 54 years	8,845	4,050	4,795	3,175	1,600	1,575
55 to 59 years	8,535	4,010	4,525	2,775	1,435	1,340
60 to 64 years	7,745	3,670	4,075	2,115	1,115	1,000
65 to 69 years	5,585	2,670	2,920	1,300	740	560
70 to 74 years	4,240	1,990	2,250	755	420	340
75 to 79 years	3,795	1,720	2,070	515	240	270
80 to 84 years	3,100	1,340	1,760	300	150	150
85 years and over	3,330	1,290	2,035	230	95	135
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	44.0	42.2	45.6	39.1	39.2	39.1
% of the population aged 15 and over	86.3	85.3	87.2	82.7	82.3	83.1
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	94,710	45,180	49,530	28,035	14,040	13,995
Married or living with a common-law partner	54,130	26,995	27,135	15,260	7,620	7,645
Married (and not separated)	46,675	23,290	23,385	10,545	5,280	5,265
Living common law	7,455	3,705	3,745	4,715	2,340	2,380
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	40,580	18,180	22,400	12,775	6,420	6,350
Single (never legally married)	26,145	13,905	12,245	8,875	4,810	4,065
Separated	2,230	900	1,325	810	385	425
Divorced	6,520	2,235	4,285	2,080	970	1,105
Widowed	5,690	1,140	4,550	1,010	255	755
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	31,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	17,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	6,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	5,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	1,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	685	...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	9,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	26,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	22,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	11,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	11,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	3,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	2,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	985	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	600	...Data not available	...Data not available	465	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	390	...Data not available	...Data not available	360	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	145	...Data not available	...Data not available	155	...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	1,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	3,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	815	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	405	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	280	...Data not available	...Data not available	175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	950	...Data not available	...Data not available	525	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	640	...Data not available	...Data not available	340	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	260	...Data not available	...Data not available	140	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	45	...Data not available	...Data not available	45	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	28,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	5,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	9,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	3,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	6,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	3,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.9	...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	107,860	52,115	55,745	33,320	16,715	16,610
Number of persons not in census families	21,605	9,635	11,965	6,965	3,670	3,300
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,345	920	1,425	860	425	440
Living with non-relatives only	6,830	3,775	3,055	1,765	960	810
Living alone	12,435	4,950	7,485	4,335	2,285	2,050
Number of census family persons	86,255	42,480	43,775	26,360	13,045	13,310
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...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	18,940	8,635	10,310	2,940	1,565	1,380
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	5,880	1,550	4,330	1,230	555	675
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	760	155	605	130	45	85
Living with non-relatives only	360	140	215	75	35	35
Living alone	4,760	1,250	3,510	1,030	475	555
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	13,065	7,080	5,980	1,710	1,005	705
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	45,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	30,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	27,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	23,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	12,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	10,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	3,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	3,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	990	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	2,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	1,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	715	...Data not available	...Data not available	230	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	1,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	615	...Data not available	...Data not available	240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	905	...Data not available	...Data not available	250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	15,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	12,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	2,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	710	...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	14,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	22,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	380	...Data not available	...Data not available	0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	20	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	22,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	1,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	3,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	9,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	8,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	65	...Data not available	...Data not available	75	...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	14,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	12,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	16,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	7,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	5,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	2,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	680	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	955	...Data not available	...Data not available	335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	107,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.4	...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	33,655	16,910	16,745
Single responses	107,230	51,690	55,535	33,145	16,645	16,500
English	86,590	42,265	44,320	28,065	14,150	13,920
French	1,360	650	705	1,455	740	715
Non-official languages	19,285	8,780	10,510	3,625	1,755	1,865
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	5	0	75	30	45
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	15	5	10
Dene	0	0	0	45	20	25
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	5	0	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	2,735	1,345	1,390
African languages, n.i.e.	15	15	5	0	0	0
Afrikaans	40	20	20	10	5	10
Akan (Twi)	5	5	5	0	0	0
Albanian	50	25	20	5	0	5
Amharic	30	15	15	5	0	0
Arabic	345	185	160	15	10	10
Armenian	20	10	15	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	0	0	5
Bengali	75	30	45	10	5	10
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	90	35	55	65	30	35
Bosnian	5	5	0	5	0	0
Bulgarian	35	15	15	5	5	0
Burmese	10	10	5	0	0	0
Cantonese	1,885	885	1,000	100	40	60
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,600	1,190	1,410	125	55	70
Creoles	5	5	5	20	10	10
Croatian	245	125	120	10	5	5
Czech	90	45	40	45	25	20
Danish	140	60	85	25	10	10
Dutch	645	300	350	120	55	65
Estonian	10	5	5	0	0	5
Finnish	105	40	65	20	10	10
Flemish	10	5	5	0	5	0
Fukien	20	10	5	0	0	0
German	1,435	635	805	805	425	375
Greek	125	70	55	10	5	0
Gujarati	55	30	30	0	0	0
Hakka	10	5	5	0	0	0
Hebrew	40	20	20	5	5	0
Hindi	170	85	90	20	10	10
Hungarian	245	135	110	50	30	20
Ilocano	35	10	25	35	20	20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	0	5	0
Italian	465	225	245	30	20	10
Japanese	475	140	330	45	20	25
Khmer (Cambodian)	60	30	35	0	0	0
Korean	735	320	410	25	15	10
Kurdish	5	0	0	0	0	0
Lao	10	5	5	0	0	0
Latvian	15	10	5	5	5	5
Lingala	5	5	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	20	10	5	5	5	5
Macedonian	5	5	5	0	0	0
Malay	30	5	20	5	5	0
Malayalam	20	15	10	5	5	5
Maltese	10	5	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	1,175	490	685	40	15	25
Marathi	15	10	5	5	0	0
Nepali	5	5	5	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	0	0	0
Norwegian	75	35	40	15	10	5
Oromo	15	5	5	0	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,555	1,250	1,305	90	45	40
Pashto	20	10	10	5	5	0
Persian (Farsi)	275	155	125	15	10	5
Polish	335	145	190	45	20	20
Portuguese	690	320	370	5	0	0
Romanian	105	50	60	10	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	290	125	160	60	25	35
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	5	0	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	80	40	35	5	5	5
Serbo-Croatian	30	15	15	5	0	5
Shanghainese	15	5	5	0	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	0	5	0
Sindhi	20	10	10	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	20	15	10	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0	0	0	5
Slovak	40	15	20	10	5	10
Slovenian	45	15	25	5	5	5
Somali	20	10	15	5	0	0
Spanish	875	400	475	170	75	95
Swahili	20	10	10	0	0	0
Swedish	50	15	35	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	830	285	540	375	160	215
Taiwanese	55	25	35	10	5	0
Tamil	40	25	25	20	10	10
Telugu	30	15	15	0	0	0
Thai	70	20	50	25	5	25
Tibetan languages	5	0	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	25	10	10	0	0	0
Turkish	55	30	25	0	0	0
Ukrainian	225	100	125	50	30	20
Urdu	80	40	35	20	10	5
Vietnamese	390	175	215	70	30	35
Yiddish	10	5	10	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	165	70	95	815	385	435
Multiple responses	1,605	755	850	510	265	245
English and French	245	110	140	140	75	65
English and non-official language	1,260	605	660	335	170	160
French and non-official language	60	25	35	20	15	5
English, French and non-official language	35	20	20	15	5	10
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	108,835	52,450	56,390	33,655	16,910	16,745
English only	97,850	47,645	50,205	29,050	14,780	14,270
French only	25	10	15	90	35	60
English and French	9,390	4,160	5,230	4,420	2,055	2,365
Neither English nor French	1,570	635	940	100	45	55
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	108,835	52,450	56,385	33,655	16,910	16,745
English	105,630	51,035	54,595	32,015	16,075	15,940
French	1,310	635	675	1,420	720	700
English and French	365	170	195	125	70	50
Neither English nor French	1,530	610	920	95	40	55
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	1,490	720	775	1,480	755	730
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	4.4	4.5	4.4
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	33,655	16,910	16,745
Single responses	106,170	51,205	54,965	33,080	16,635	16,445
English	96,615	46,810	49,810	31,025	15,630	15,400
French	375	175	200	815	375	440
Non-official languages	9,185	4,225	4,955	1,240	635	610
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	20	10	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	15	15	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	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	1,110	565	550
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Afrikaans	10	10	5	5	0	0
Akan (Twi)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Albanian	20	10	10	0	0	0
Amharic	15	5	5	5	0	0
Arabic	200	95	105	15	10	10
Armenian	10	5	0	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bengali	55	20	30	10	5	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	20	5	15	30	15	15
Bosnian	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bulgarian	20	10	10	0	0	0
Burmese	15	10	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	1,175	555	620	75	30	45
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,570	715	855	85	40	40
Creoles	10	0	10	0	5	0
Croatian	95	50	45	0	0	0
Czech	30	20	15	5	5	5
Danish	5	5	0	5	0	0
Dutch	55	25	25	10	5	5
Estonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finnish	30	15	15	5	0	0
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	5	0	0	0	0	0
German	165	80	90	215	105	110
Greek	45	20	20	5	0	0
Gujarati	15	10	10	0	0	0
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	15	10	10	0	0	0
Hindi	80	40	40	10	5	5
Hungarian	45	20	25	10	10	0
Ilocano	10	5	5	10	5	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	0	5	0
Italian	95	40	55	0	0	0
Japanese	195	70	125	20	10	5
Khmer (Cambodian)	40	20	25	0	0	0
Korean	575	250	320	15	10	5
Kurdish	0	5	0	0	0	0
Lao	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvian	5	0	0	0	0	0
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malay	5	0	5	5	0	0
Malayalam	5	5	0	5	0	5
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	875	380	495	25	15	10
Marathi	10	5	10	0	0	0
Nepali	5	5	5	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	0	0	0
Norwegian	5	0	0	0	0	0
Oromo	5	0	5	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,620	770	845	60	30	25
Pashto	0	5	0	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	165	85	80	5	5	0
Polish	80	40	35	5	0	0
Portuguese	275	130	150	0	0	0
Romanian	50	20	25	0	0	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	135	60	70	40	20	20
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	40	20	15	0	5	0
Serbo-Croatian	10	5	5	0	0	0
Shanghainese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	30	15	20	0	5	0
Sindhi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	10	5	5	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	5	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovak	20	10	10	0	0	5
Slovenian	5	0	5	0	0	0
Somali	5	0	5	0	5	0
Spanish	350	160	195	100	45	50
Swahili	5	0	5	0	0	0
Swedish	5	0	5	5	5	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	325	135	185	240	125	110
Taiwanese	20	5	15	0	0	0
Tamil	25	15	10	15	5	10
Telugu	10	5	5	0	0	0
Thai	20	10	10	0	0	5
Tibetan languages	5	0	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	10	10	10	0	0	0
Turkish	25	10	10	0	0	0
Ukrainian	45	25	20	0	0	0
Urdu	50	25	25	10	5	5
Vietnamese	250	115	140	55	25	25
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	35	20	15	115	55	55
Multiple responses	2,665	1,240	1,420	570	275	295
English and French	145	55	90	110	65	50
English and non-official language	2,470	1,170	1,300	445	205	245
French and non-official language	20	10	10	5	5	5
English, French and non-official language	30	10	25	10	5	5
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	33,655	16,910	16,745
None	97,000	47,030	49,970	30,385	15,325	15,060
Single responses	11,630	5,335	6,295	3,200	1,555	1,645
English	3,995	1,885	2,115	940	470	470
French	1,070	495	580	720	350	370
Non-official languages	6,565	2,955	3,610	1,545	735	810
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	40	20	20
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	15	5	10
Dene	0	0	0	10	10	10
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	0	0	0	10	5	5
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}	6,480	2,920	3,560	975	475	505
African languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	0	0	0
Afrikaans	35	15	20	10	0	5
Akan (Twi)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Albanian	10	5	5	0	0	0
Amharic	15	5	10	0	0	0
Arabic	115	75	40	5	0	0
Armenian	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	0	0	0
Bengali	10	5	10	10	0	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	40	15	20	10	10	5
Bosnian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bulgarian	15	5	10	0	5	0
Burmese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	550	260	290	20	10	10
Chinese, n.o.s.	645	305	335	30	10	20
Creoles	5	5	0	15	5	10
Croatian	110	50	60	10	0	5
Czech	35	20	20	20	15	10
Danish	50	20	30	5	0	5
Dutch	180	70	115	35	15	15
Estonian	5	5	0	0	0	0
Finnish	30	10	20	5	5	5
Flemish	5	0	5	0	5	0
Fukien	5	5	0	0	0	0
German	515	210	310	285	150	140
Greek	50	25	20	5	5	0
Gujarati	30	15	15	0	0	0
Hakka	5	5	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	10	5	5	5	0	0
Hindi	115	60	50	15	10	5
Hungarian	85	40	45	15	5	5
Ilocano	10	5	5	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Italian	180	85	100	15	5	10
Japanese	305	120	185	30	10	15
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	5	0	0	0
Korean	115	45	70	10	5	10
Kurdish	5	0	0	0	0	0
Lao	5	5	0	0	0	0
Latvian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lingala	5	5	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	5	0	0	5	0	0
Macedonian	5	0	0	0	0	0
Malay	15	5	15	5	5	0
Malayalam	0	5	5	5	5	0
Maltese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	315	130	185	15	5	5
Marathi	0	0	0	5	0	0
Nepali	5	0	5	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	0	0	0
Norwegian	25	10	15	0	0	5
Oromo	10	5	0	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	785	405	385	25	15	5
Pashto	10	5	10	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	75	35	40	10	5	0
Polish	125	55	70	20	5	15
Portuguese	265	120	140	0	0	0
Romanian	45	20	20	0	0	0
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	90	40	50	25	15	10
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	20	5	15	5	0	5
Serbo-Croatian	10	5	5	5	0	0
Shanghainese	5	5	5	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	30	20	15	5	5	0
Sindhi	5	5	5	5	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	10	5	5	5	5	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	0	5	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Slovak	10	0	10	0	0	0
Slovenian	15	5	10	5	5	5
Somali	5	5	5	0	0	0
Spanish	575	265	310	135	55	75
Swahili	15	5	5	5	0	0
Swedish	25	5	15	5	5	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	335	105	235	100	40	60
Taiwanese	20	10	10	0	0	0
Tamil	25	10	10	5	5	0
Telugu	15	5	5	0	0	0
Thai	35	10	25	20	5	10
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	10	0	5	0	0	0
Turkish	20	10	10	0	0	0
Ukrainian	30	15	25	10	5	5
Urdu	25	15	15	0	0	0
Vietnamese	115	60	60	10	5	5
Yiddish	10	5	5	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	80	30	45	530	240	285
Multiple responses	200	80	120	70	35	35
English and French	20	10	15	5	0	0
English and non-official language	65	30	35	15	10	5
French and non-official language	115	45	70	50	20	35
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	0	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).

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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 Yukon (Code 60) (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 June 3, 2024).

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