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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	Thompson--Okanagan British Columbia (Economic region)			Waterloo, RM Ontario (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}	520,803	...Data not available	...Data not available	507,096	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	491,479	...Data not available	...Data not available	478,121	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	6.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	6.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	251,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	202,121	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	219,859	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,599	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	5.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	370.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	94,198.56	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,368.94	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	520,800	253,620	267,185	507,095	249,820	257,275
0 to 4 years	23,525	12,040	11,485	30,940	15,880	15,065
5 to 9 years	24,230	12,310	11,915	30,660	15,615	15,045
10 to 14 years	27,275	13,840	13,430	31,370	16,020	15,350
15 to 19 years	31,720	16,020	15,700	34,580	17,710	16,875
15 years	6,250	3,075	3,175	6,900	3,550	3,345
16 years	6,305	3,215	3,090	6,865	3,570	3,300
17 years	6,505	3,310	3,200	6,700	3,360	3,340
18 years	6,310	3,230	3,080	6,740	3,440	3,300
19 years	6,345	3,195	3,155	7,375	3,795	3,585
20 to 24 years	29,740	15,340	14,400	37,220	19,075	18,145
25 to 29 years	28,255	14,210	14,045	35,685	17,870	17,810
30 to 34 years	26,680	13,085	13,600	34,370	17,065	17,305
35 to 39 years	27,570	13,630	13,940	35,205	17,395	17,815
40 to 44 years	31,835	15,325	16,510	37,075	18,360	18,720
45 to 49 years	39,550	18,655	20,900	40,580	20,075	20,510
50 to 54 years	43,855	20,865	22,995	37,410	18,385	19,025
55 to 59 years	41,150	19,675	21,470	31,785	15,525	16,265
60 to 64 years	39,285	19,155	20,130	26,630	12,900	13,725
65 to 69 years	30,810	15,040	15,770	19,360	9,115	10,250
70 to 74 years	25,460	12,300	13,155	14,740	7,080	7,665
75 to 79 years	20,455	10,040	10,410	11,835	5,290	6,540
80 to 84 years	15,475	7,035	8,440	9,180	3,730	5,450
85 years and over	13,940	5,045	8,895	8,450	2,730	5,720
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	46.4	45.3	47.2	37.7	36.6	38.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	85.6	84.9	86.2	81.7	81.0	82.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	445,780	215,425	230,355	414,120	202,305	211,810
Married or living with a common-law partner	267,940	133,955	133,990	245,165	122,485	122,680
Married (and not separated)	223,690	111,840	111,845	212,085	105,985	106,100
Living common law	44,255	22,110	22,145	33,080	16,500	16,575
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	177,830	81,470	96,370	168,955	79,820	89,135
Single (never legally married)	101,800	55,905	45,900	113,695	61,995	51,700
Separated	13,440	5,845	7,590	12,535	5,205	7,335
Divorced	32,670	13,345	19,320	21,815	8,545	13,265
Widowed	29,925	6,365	23,555	20,915	4,080	16,835
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	153,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	92,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	28,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	23,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	9,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	153,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	131,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	109,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	64,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	44,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	61,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	17,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	19,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	7,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	22,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	14,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	7,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	22,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	17,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	10,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	5,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	365	...Data not available	...Data not available	305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	128,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	163,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	27,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	46,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	18,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	24,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	11,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	509,520	248,795	260,720	499,610	246,930	252,680
Number of persons not in census families	95,335	44,400	50,930	73,390	36,055	37,335
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	10,075	4,330	5,745	9,670	4,075	5,595
Living with non-relatives only	25,280	14,300	10,985	18,435	10,985	7,450
Living alone	59,975	25,770	34,205	45,285	20,995	24,290
Number of census family persons	414,180	204,395	209,790	426,225	210,875	215,345
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	98,595	46,975	51,620	58,490	26,450	32,040
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	30,255	9,530	20,725	18,200	4,795	13,405
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,840	715	2,125	3,020	625	2,390
Living with non-relatives only	2,220	1,150	1,065	810	370	440
Living alone	25,200	7,665	17,540	14,370	3,795	10,575
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	68,340	37,445	30,890	40,290	21,660	18,630
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	219,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	149,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	138,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	136,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	119,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	109,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	71,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	47,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	16,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	13,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	10,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	6,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	3,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	3,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	3,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,690	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	69,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	59,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	9,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	219,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	137,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	109,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	2,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	12,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	67,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	63,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	9,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	12,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	11,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	32,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	575	...Data not available	...Data not available	330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	219,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	59,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	90,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	63,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	30,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	25,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	9,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	4,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	509,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	499,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	514,620	250,895	263,730	501,800	247,815	253,990
Single responses	509,840	248,735	261,105	494,100	244,020	250,080
English	449,790	220,235	229,550	375,515	186,060	189,455
French	8,270	3,930	4,335	6,090	2,870	3,220
Non-official languages	51,785	24,570	27,220	112,495	55,080	57,415
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	135	60	75	30	5	25
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	110	50	60	5	0	5
Dene	0	0	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	5	0	0
Ojibway	15	5	10	15	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	5	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	50,145	23,805	26,335	111,250	54,455	56,800
African languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	315	165	150
Afrikaans	355	170	185	100	60	40
Akan (Twi)	15	5	5	55	30	25
Albanian	80	45	35	810	425	380
Amharic	20	10	10	595	285	310
Arabic	600	405	195	4,425	2,335	2,090
Armenian	25	10	15	455	235	220
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	90	40	50
Bengali	95	55	45	700	380	320
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	10	5	5
Bisayan languages	100	25	80	45	20	30
Bosnian	60	25	35	495	255	245
Bulgarian	70	45	25	155	90	70
Burmese	10	0	5	65	40	25
Cantonese	640	305	340	1,410	710	700
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,325	670	660	4,835	2,395	2,440
Creoles	25	10	15	105	50	65
Croatian	665	345	320	2,195	1,100	1,095
Czech	625	320	305	800	375	425
Danish	595	300	300	195	90	100
Dutch	3,355	1,640	1,710	2,345	1,080	1,260
Estonian	65	35	35	120	55	65
Finnish	480	195	285	165	80	85
Flemish	70	30	45	70	25	40
Fukien	15	5	10	20	10	10
German	14,135	6,785	7,345	16,515	7,850	8,670
Greek	330	190	140	1,400	700	705
Gujarati	65	30	35	2,165	1,115	1,050
Hakka	10	5	10	15	10	10
Hebrew	50	30	25	90	45	50
Hindi	295	145	145	1,150	585	565
Hungarian	1,430	715	715	1,825	895	930
Ilocano	90	30	65	55	20	35
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	20	10	5	145	70	75
Italian	2,690	1,400	1,290	1,930	1,040	890
Japanese	865	315	550	395	165	230
Khmer (Cambodian)	40	20	20	275	140	135
Korean	735	360	370	1,495	750	750
Kurdish	5	5	0	515	280	230
Lao	15	5	10	1,030	500	535
Latvian	55	25	30	95	50	50
Lingala	0	0	0	10	0	5
Lithuanian	30	10	20	90	40	50
Macedonian	10	10	5	250	125	115
Malay	65	15	45	190	80	110
Malayalam	30	15	15	300	150	150
Maltese	25	10	15	60	30	30
Mandarin	500	250	250	3,065	1,520	1,540
Marathi	10	10	5	145	75	70
Nepali	40	25	15	35	15	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	95	45	45
Norwegian	285	145	140	30	15	10
Oromo	15	10	5	100	55	45
Panjabi (Punjabi)	6,175	3,090	3,085	3,870	1,915	1,955
Pashto	10	0	10	815	430	380
Persian (Farsi)	325	160	165	2,930	1,530	1,395
Polish	1,380	620	760	5,445	2,600	2,845
Portuguese	1,455	695	765	10,020	4,815	5,205
Romanian	325	155	175	5,555	2,725	2,830
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	15	5	10
Russian	1,615	675	935	1,545	725	820
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	35	25	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	225	105	115
Serbian	240	125	120	5,080	2,510	2,570
Serbo-Croatian	70	35	40	580	290	290
Shanghainese	5	0	5	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	80	40	40	60	25	30
Sindhi	10	5	5	205	100	105
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	30	15	15	190	95	95
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	120	60	60
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	65	35	35	270	145	130
Slovak	280	110	165	570	260	310
Slovenian	255	125	125	285	150	135
Somali	0	0	5	685	330	355
Spanish	1,650	735	920	7,975	3,815	4,165
Swahili	15	10	10	120	65	55
Swedish	310	125	185	90	55	40
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,345	350	995	1,330	460	870
Taiwanese	30	15	15	70	35	35
Tamil	25	15	10	665	355	315
Telugu	15	5	10	290	165	130
Thai	180	50	130	115	40	70
Tibetan languages	5	5	0	5	5	5
Tigrigna	5	0	0	450	225	230
Turkish	70	40	30	785	410	375
Ukrainian	2,350	1,035	1,310	820	355	465
Urdu	160	85	75	2,800	1,440	1,365
Vietnamese	460	205	250	3,190	1,535	1,655
Yiddish	10	5	0	15	5	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,505	695	810	1,215	625	590
Multiple responses	4,780	2,160	2,620	7,700	3,795	3,905
English and French	970	425	545	1,025	460	560
English and non-official language	3,475	1,590	1,885	6,280	3,155	3,135
French and non-official language	265	110	155	230	110	125
English, French and non-official language	75	40	40	160	75	85
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	514,620	250,895	263,725	501,800	247,815	253,990
English only	482,080	236,450	245,630	462,190	230,855	231,330
French only	160	70	90	230	100	130
English and French	30,215	13,450	16,765	31,440	13,630	17,810
Neither English nor French	2,160	920	1,240	7,940	3,230	4,710
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	514,625	250,895	263,730	501,800	247,810	253,985
English	504,790	246,305	258,480	485,815	240,750	245,070
French	7,100	3,410	3,690	5,875	2,770	3,100
English and French	680	310	370	2,360	1,160	1,205
Neither English nor French	2,055	865	1,190	7,750	3,130	4,620
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	7,440	3,570	3,870	7,050	3,355	3,700
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.5
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	514,625	250,895	263,725	501,800	247,810	253,985
Single responses	508,375	247,980	260,395	484,965	239,535	245,430
English	490,560	239,370	251,195	423,620	209,565	214,055
French	1,855	860	1,005	1,725	810	915
Non-official languages	15,960	7,755	8,205	59,620	29,160	30,460
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	15	5	10	0	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	15	5	10	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	5	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}	15,680	7,640	8,040	59,085	28,900	30,190
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	165	80	85
Afrikaans	220	110	110	30	15	15
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	20	10	10
Albanian	50	25	30	530	270	260
Amharic	0	0	5	390	195	200
Arabic	320	205	115	2,690	1,320	1,370
Armenian	10	5	5	225	105	120
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	35	15	20
Bengali	50	25	25	435	225	210
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	10	5	10	15	5	5
Bosnian	15	10	10	310	165	145
Bulgarian	30	20	15	80	40	35
Burmese	0	0	5	90	45	40
Cantonese	330	165	160	820	400	420
Chinese, n.o.s.	765	395	370	3,270	1,635	1,635
Creoles	5	5	5	40	15	25
Croatian	130	65	65	1,035	500	535
Czech	160	80	80	265	125	140
Danish	10	5	10	35	15	15
Dutch	430	200	225	420	190	230
Estonian	0	0	0	25	5	15
Finnish	105	50	55	20	10	15
Flemish	5	5	0	5	0	5
Fukien	0	0	0	5	0	5
German	2,390	1,130	1,265	6,375	3,065	3,310
Greek	100	50	55	575	270	305
Gujarati	30	15	10	1,380	690	690
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	25	10	10	55	25	30
Hindi	95	35	55	535	280	260
Hungarian	330	160	175	615	310	305
Ilocano	30	10	15	15	10	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	95	40	60
Italian	620	270	345	450	210	240
Japanese	250	105	140	220	105	110
Khmer (Cambodian)	10	5	0	160	85	75
Korean	540	270	265	1,070	535	530
Kurdish	5	5	0	325	170	155
Lao	0	0	0	555	275	275
Latvian	5	5	5	10	5	5
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	5
Lithuanian	5	0	0	15	5	10
Macedonian	0	0	5	125	60	65
Malay	10	5	5	65	30	35
Malayalam	10	5	5	190	95	95
Maltese	0	0	0	10	5	5
Mandarin	335	175	155	2,360	1,190	1,165
Marathi	0	5	0	65	35	35
Nepali	35	20	15	20	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	30	15	20
Norwegian	5	5	0	5	5	0
Oromo	0	5	5	50	20	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	4,605	2,290	2,315	2,575	1,250	1,330
Pashto	5	5	5	585	295	290
Persian (Farsi)	160	80	80	2,205	1,125	1,080
Polish	325	155	170	2,490	1,215	1,280
Portuguese	525	235	290	4,470	2,090	2,380
Romanian	70	35	35	3,055	1,490	1,570
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	10	5	5
Russian	425	200	225	970	465	500
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	10	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	160	75	85
Serbian	105	55	55	3,810	1,880	1,925
Serbo-Croatian	15	5	10	330	165	165
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	120	65	55	90	50	40
Sindhi	0	0	5	85	45	40
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	15	5	5	80	40	40
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	95	50	50
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	140	75	65
Slovak	70	25	40	180	85	100
Slovenian	40	20	20	70	35	40
Somali	0	0	0	480	230	245
Spanish	635	315	315	4,720	2,265	2,455
Swahili	5	5	0	70	30	40
Swedish	30	10	20	40	20	15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	395	165	230	445	200	245
Taiwanese	10	5	5	35	20	15
Tamil	10	5	10	370	190	180
Telugu	0	0	0	160	85	75
Thai	55	25	30	55	25	30
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	5	285	140	145
Turkish	20	10	15	420	215	200
Ukrainian	125	60	75	240	100	140
Urdu	100	55	50	1,755	895	860
Vietnamese	295	135	165	2,295	1,110	1,185
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	260	110	150	535	265	270
Multiple responses	6,245	2,915	3,330	16,835	8,275	8,560
English and French	465	220	245	585	250	340
English and non-official language	5,655	2,645	3,010	15,880	7,855	8,025
French and non-official language	40	10	30	80	35	45
English, French and non-official language	80	40	40	285	130	150
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	514,620	250,895	263,730	501,795	247,810	253,990
None	484,525	236,925	247,605	438,135	216,745	221,395
Single responses	29,430	13,665	15,770	62,475	30,495	31,980
English	7,585	3,730	3,855	25,505	12,775	12,730
French	4,405	1,915	2,490	4,450	1,905	2,555
Non-official languages	17,440	8,020	9,425	32,520	15,825	16,700
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	115	60	55	30	10	20
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	90	50	40	0	0	0
Dene	5	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	10	5	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	10	5	5	25	5	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	15,890	7,275	8,615	31,905	15,515	16,390
African languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	80	35	45
Afrikaans	165	80	80	60	30	30
Akan (Twi)	5	5	5	25	15	10
Albanian	15	10	5	165	90	85
Amharic	15	5	5	185	95	90
Arabic	160	115	50	1,440	785	655
Armenian	5	0	5	140	70	65
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	25	15	15
Bengali	15	10	5	180	100	80
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	20	5	10	15	5	10
Bosnian	15	5	10	160	85	75
Bulgarian	20	15	10	40	30	20
Burmese	5	0	5	25	15	15
Cantonese	235	115	120	490	250	240
Chinese, n.o.s.	310	160	150	980	490	485
Creoles	50	30	20	75	35	40
Croatian	275	130	145	725	360	365
Czech	200	95	105	300	135	165
Danish	185	80	105	65	30	40
Dutch	855	390	460	620	270	345
Estonian	15	10	10	40	10	25
Finnish	130	55	75	50	25	20
Flemish	15	5	5	10	0	5
Fukien	0	0	5	5	0	5
German	4,290	1,980	2,310	4,295	1,960	2,335
Greek	130	70	60	660	325	330
Gujarati	30	15	15	525	255	270
Hakka	0	0	0	5	0	0
Hebrew	25	15	15	60	25	30
Hindi	170	85	85	770	410	360
Hungarian	400	190	215	505	230	275
Ilocano	30	10	20	20	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	35	20	10
Italian	1,005	480	520	725	350	375
Japanese	450	175	280	155	70	90
Khmer (Cambodian)	20	10	10	60	30	25
Korean	150	75	75	275	145	130
Kurdish	0	0	0	100	50	50
Lao	5	5	5	310	160	145
Latvian	10	5	5	25	10	10
Lingala	0	0	0	10	5	10
Lithuanian	10	5	5	20	5	10
Macedonian	5	0	5	60	35	25
Malay	40	10	30	75	30	40
Malayalam	15	5	10	115	65	50
Maltese	10	5	5	20	10	10
Mandarin	180	95	80	625	295	330
Marathi	5	0	5	40	30	15
Nepali	5	5	5	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	75	40	40
Norwegian	75	35	40	20	10	10
Oromo	5	0	0	30	20	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,115	555	560	850	440	415
Pashto	5	5	0	135	80	55
Persian (Farsi)	115	50	60	400	215	185
Polish	425	190	240	1,555	735	815
Portuguese	480	220	260	3,855	1,895	1,955
Romanian	110	55	55	1,570	755	810
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	5	5	0	5
Russian	525	220	300	395	190	210
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	15	10	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	60	30	30
Serbian	100	45	55	825	400	420
Serbo-Croatian	20	10	10	145	75	75
Shanghainese	0	0	0	5	0	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	130	50	80	60	30	30
Sindhi	5	0	5	60	25	35
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	15	5	10	70	40	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	5	10
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	30	15	15
Slovak	80	30	50	175	75	100
Slovenian	85	35	45	90	40	45
Somali	0	5	0	160	70	90
Spanish	1,415	650	770	2,795	1,355	1,440
Swahili	20	10	10	85	50	40
Swedish	115	50	70	40	20	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	550	135	410	515	160	355
Taiwanese	15	5	10	20	10	10
Tamil	10	5	5	240	130	110
Telugu	5	5	5	90	45	45
Thai	95	35	65	50	20	30
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	0	0
Tigrigna	5	0	0	130	60	70
Turkish	25	20	10	295	145	140
Ukrainian	395	170	225	190	75	115
Urdu	55	25	25	840	420	415
Vietnamese	120	55	65	645	325	325
Yiddish	0	5	0	10	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,440	685	755	585	295	290
Multiple responses	660	305	355	1,185	570	620
English and French	50	25	20	155	75	85
English and non-official language	110	50	60	460	240	220
French and non-official language	500	225	275	555	255	305
English, French and non-official language	5	5	5	10	5	5

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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. Thompson--Okanagan, British Columbia (Code 5930) and Waterloo, Ontario (Code 3530) (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 5, 2024).

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