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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	Northwest Territories (Territory)			Division No. 11, CDR Alberta (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}	41,462	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,203,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	41,464	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,076,103	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	0.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	11.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	17,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	500,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,064	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	0.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	76.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,143,793.47	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,767.99	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	41,460	21,065	20,400	1,203,115	600,740	602,380
0 to 4 years	3,285	1,655	1,630	76,750	39,230	37,520
5 to 9 years	2,860	1,435	1,425	68,040	34,920	33,120
10 to 14 years	2,865	1,450	1,420	69,105	35,555	33,550
15 to 19 years	3,390	1,765	1,625	77,300	39,310	37,990
15 years	695	355	345	14,905	7,615	7,290
16 years	640	360	285	14,955	7,645	7,305
17 years	675	355	325	15,340	7,905	7,435
18 years	685	360	330	15,600	7,865	7,740
19 years	685	340	345	16,505	8,275	8,230
20 to 24 years	3,340	1,690	1,650	92,490	47,110	45,380
25 to 29 years	3,440	1,770	1,675	99,825	50,945	48,885
30 to 34 years	3,305	1,625	1,680	90,880	46,175	44,705
35 to 39 years	2,985	1,445	1,535	83,695	42,270	41,420
40 to 44 years	3,035	1,535	1,500	83,810	42,220	41,590
45 to 49 years	3,380	1,695	1,685	91,895	45,835	46,060
50 to 54 years	3,105	1,615	1,490	91,640	46,110	45,530
55 to 59 years	2,390	1,255	1,135	77,860	38,980	38,880
60 to 64 years	1,680	915	765	61,305	30,365	30,940
65 to 69 years	980	555	425	42,285	20,595	21,690
70 to 74 years	580	280	305	32,220	15,140	17,080
75 to 79 years	400	200	200	26,010	11,705	14,305
80 to 84 years	240	105	130	20,070	8,450	11,620
85 years and over	200	80	120	17,940	5,825	12,115
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	32.3	32.3	32.2	36.6	35.8	37.4
% of the population aged 15 and over	78.3	78.4	78.1	82.2	81.7	82.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	32,455	16,525	15,925	989,220	491,030	498,185
Married or living with a common-law partner	17,670	8,845	8,825	567,085	284,360	282,720
Married (and not separated)	11,375	5,715	5,655	480,525	241,050	239,475
Living common law	6,295	3,130	3,165	86,560	43,310	43,250
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	14,785	7,685	7,100	422,135	206,670	215,470
Single (never legally married)	11,785	6,475	5,315	290,310	161,340	128,970
Separated	785	370	410	24,490	10,755	13,730
Divorced	1,300	615	685	61,720	25,715	36,010
Widowed	915	230	690	45,615	8,860	36,755
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	10,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	328,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	4,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	159,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	2,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	2,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	1,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	10,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	328,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	8,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	5,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	233,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	1,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	3,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	133,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	855	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	3,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	1,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	725	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	555	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	485	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	2,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	1,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	930	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	490	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	300	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	610	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	380	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	180	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	55	...Data not available	...Data not available	920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	14,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	360,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	3,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	4,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	121,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	1,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	2,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	1,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.3	...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	40,805	20,655	20,150	1,181,840	591,395	590,440
Number of persons not in census families	6,745	3,745	3,000	215,305	111,880	103,420
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	1,340	675	665	31,570	15,075	16,495
Living with non-relatives only	1,930	1,105	825	63,035	37,780	25,255
Living alone	3,475	1,965	1,510	120,700	59,030	61,670
Number of census family persons	34,060	16,910	17,145	966,530	479,510	487,020
Average number of persons per census family	3.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	2,230	1,135	1,095	124,785	57,475	67,305
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	845	365	480	39,895	11,650	28,240
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	185	55	125	5,895	1,340	4,555
Living with non-relatives only	40	20	20	2,490	1,240	1,245
Living alone	625	290	340	31,515	9,070	22,445
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	1,385	770	610	84,890	45,825	39,065
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	10,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	318,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	8,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	7,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	246,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	113,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	4,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	133,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	1,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	1,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	660	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	275	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	390	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	345	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	470	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	4,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	780	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	8,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	215	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	470	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	5,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	845	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	1,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	210	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	2,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	370	...Data not available	...Data not available	270	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	4,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	157,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	2,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	75,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	2,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	69,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	830	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	40,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,181,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	41,040	20,785	20,260	1,189,405	594,530	594,870
Single responses	40,500	20,520	19,975	1,166,100	583,420	582,680
English	31,375	16,000	15,375	892,030	450,320	441,710
French	1,075	580	500	25,450	13,040	12,410
Non-official languages	8,045	3,940	4,105	248,620	120,055	128,565
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	780	375	405	3,600	1,550	2,050
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	135	60	75	3,170	1,375	1,795
Dene	450	245	205	125	45	80
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	190	70	120	30	10	25
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	10	5	5
Ojibway	10	5	5	110	45	70
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	5
Stoney	0	0	0	145	65	75
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	2,465	1,205	1,260	241,905	117,025	124,880
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	1,030	575	455
Afrikaans	5	0	5	470	240	230
Akan (Twi)	10	5	5	520	285	235
Albanian	5	5	0	520	285	240
Amharic	10	5	5	1,670	840	825
Arabic	150	100	55	11,885	6,465	5,420
Armenian	75	35	40	105	50	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	30	20	15	590	280	305
Bengali	35	20	15	1,545	830	715
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	25	15	10
Bisayan languages	70	25	45	1,165	490	675
Bosnian	5	5	5	690	345	345
Bulgarian	10	0	5	370	175	195
Burmese	0	0	0	95	50	40
Cantonese	85	45	40	13,615	6,385	7,225
Chinese, n.o.s.	110	55	55	19,320	9,265	10,065
Creoles	40	15	25	575	285	290
Croatian	20	10	10	1,490	740	750
Czech	10	5	5	865	420	440
Danish	10	5	5	890	435	460
Dutch	50	30	25	5,025	2,480	2,550
Estonian	0	0	0	45	25	20
Finnish	10	5	5	260	105	145
Flemish	5	0	0	100	60	45
Fukien	0	0	0	215	100	115
German	185	100	85	17,640	8,395	9,245
Greek	10	10	5	975	525	450
Gujarati	10	5	5	3,440	1,695	1,750
Hakka	0	0	0	215	90	125
Hebrew	0	0	0	330	185	145
Hindi	25	15	10	6,220	3,135	3,085
Hungarian	25	15	10	1,765	900	865
Ilocano	45	20	25	1,025	430	595
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	180	95	85
Italian	45	25	20	5,265	2,645	2,625
Japanese	30	10	20	1,020	330	690
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	685	310	380
Korean	15	5	5	4,360	2,000	2,355
Kurdish	0	0	0	510	285	230
Lao	5	0	0	380	200	180
Latvian	0	0	0	120	60	60
Lingala	0	0	0	95	50	50
Lithuanian	0	0	0	115	50	65
Macedonian	5	5	5	125	65	65
Malay	5	0	0	380	175	205
Malayalam	15	5	5	1,355	685	675
Maltese	0	0	0	30	10	10
Mandarin	35	15	20	7,295	3,470	3,830
Marathi	0	0	0	300	160	145
Nepali	20	10	10	520	290	235
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	705	395	310
Norwegian	5	0	0	260	115	145
Oromo	15	5	5	485	275	210
Panjabi (Punjabi)	30	15	15	19,415	9,895	9,515
Pashto	0	0	0	500	265	240
Persian (Farsi)	20	10	10	3,530	1,845	1,685
Polish	30	15	20	9,415	4,410	5,010
Portuguese	20	10	15	4,165	2,070	2,100
Romanian	20	10	10	2,115	1,045	1,075
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	140	65	75
Russian	40	15	25	4,315	2,000	2,315
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	350	170	185
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	220	115	105
Serbian	15	5	10	1,515	765	750
Serbo-Croatian	5	0	0	345	175	175
Shanghainese	0	0	0	50	20	35
Sign languages, n.i.e.	0	5	0	200	105	95
Sindhi	0	5	0	865	400	470
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	900	495	410
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	305	165	140
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	155	70	85
Slovak	15	5	10	605	290	310
Slovenian	5	0	5	335	160	175
Somali	40	30	5	3,510	1,725	1,780
Spanish	90	40	55	14,400	7,320	7,075
Swahili	10	5	5	735	410	325
Swedish	5	0	5	340	155	190
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	545	205	340	22,585	9,675	12,910
Taiwanese	0	0	0	135	60	80
Tamil	25	10	15	1,080	585	490
Telugu	10	5	5	455	240	220
Thai	0	0	5	440	140	305
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	10	10	5
Tigrigna	10	10	0	995	510	485
Turkish	15	5	10	1,340	755	580
Ukrainian	45	30	20	13,640	5,955	7,685
Urdu	30	20	10	5,845	3,020	2,820
Vietnamese	155	75	80	8,005	3,710	4,295
Yiddish	0	0	0	70	35	30
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	4,800	2,360	2,440	3,110	1,480	1,630
Multiple responses	535	260	280	23,310	11,115	12,190
English and French	75	35	35	3,080	1,450	1,635
English and non-official language	450	215	235	18,655	8,910	9,745
French and non-official language	15	5	10	1,110	540	575
English, French and non-official language	5	0	0	460	220	245
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	41,040	20,785	20,255	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
English only	37,040	18,900	18,140	1,086,680	547,730	538,950
French only	45	20	25	1,335	580	755
English and French	3,715	1,760	1,955	84,810	39,715	45,095
Neither English nor French	235	95	140	16,585	6,510	10,080
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	41,040	20,780	20,255	1,189,405	594,535	594,870
English	39,680	20,090	19,590	1,144,045	573,325	570,720
French	1,030	550	475	24,440	12,565	11,865
English and French	100	45	55	4,795	2,370	2,425
Neither English nor French	225	95	130	16,135	6,275	9,855
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	1,080	575	505	26,830	13,755	13,080
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.6	2.8	2.5	2.3	2.3	2.2
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	41,040	20,780	20,260	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
Single responses	40,650	20,600	20,055	1,146,515	573,620	572,890
English	36,485	18,495	17,990	1,008,750	505,990	502,765
French	550	290	265	9,175	4,670	4,510
Non-official languages	3,615	1,815	1,800	128,580	62,965	65,615
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	235	130	110	725	340	390
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	15	10	10	645	310	335
Dene	170	95	70	25	5	15
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	45	20	30	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	5	0	20	5	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	25	10	15
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	1,170	555	615	126,755	62,070	64,685
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	570	305	265
Afrikaans	0	0	0	230	120	105
Akan (Twi)	5	0	5	210	105	100
Albanian	0	5	0	255	145	110
Amharic	10	5	5	1,110	545	565
Arabic	100	55	45	6,840	3,595	3,235
Armenian	50	20	25	50	30	25
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	150	60	85
Bengali	25	15	10	1,030	545	485
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	15	5	5
Bisayan languages	25	15	15	390	190	200
Bosnian	0	0	0	340	180	160
Bulgarian	5	0	0	250	125	130
Burmese	0	0	0	40	25	15
Cantonese	50	20	25	9,560	4,420	5,135
Chinese, n.o.s.	65	35	30	12,625	6,010	6,615
Creoles	25	5	15	340	170	170
Croatian	0	0	0	530	230	295
Czech	0	0	0	220	110	110
Danish	0	0	0	50	25	25
Dutch	5	0	5	370	175	200
Estonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finnish	0	0	0	35	15	15
Flemish	0	0	0	10	10	5
Fukien	0	0	0	70	25	40
German	25	10	10	2,890	1,365	1,525
Greek	5	5	5	320	155	165
Gujarati	15	5	5	2,035	975	1,055
Hakka	0	0	0	90	40	45
Hebrew	0	0	0	135	75	65
Hindi	15	5	10	3,635	1,820	1,805
Hungarian	5	0	0	495	230	265
Ilocano	25	10	15	350	160	185
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	75	30	40
Italian	10	5	5	1,610	720	885
Japanese	10	10	10	430	175	255
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	365	160	205
Korean	10	5	5	3,165	1,510	1,665
Kurdish	0	0	0	300	165	135
Lao	0	0	0	185	90	90
Latvian	0	0	0	30	20	15
Lingala	0	0	0	20	10	15
Lithuanian	0	0	0	20	10	10
Macedonian	0	0	0	50	20	25
Malay	0	0	0	115	60	55
Malayalam	10	5	5	745	380	365
Maltese	0	0	0	5	5	5
Mandarin	30	15	20	5,630	2,775	2,855
Marathi	0	0	0	170	90	80
Nepali	15	10	10	350	185	165
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	210	95	110
Norwegian	0	0	0	10	5	5
Oromo	10	5	0	360	195	170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	10	5	5	14,735	7,465	7,275
Pashto	0	0	0	335	175	165
Persian (Farsi)	5	0	0	2,345	1,175	1,175
Polish	10	5	0	3,915	1,895	2,025
Portuguese	10	5	10	1,695	805	895
Romanian	0	5	5	1,260	625	635
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	70	20	45
Russian	30	15	15	2,625	1,295	1,330
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	190	95	95
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	100	50	50
Serbian	10	0	0	815	420	395
Serbo-Croatian	5	0	5	165	85	80
Shanghainese	0	0	0	20	10	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	300	195	105
Sindhi	0	0	0	370	165	205
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	460	255	210
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	230	130	100
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	55	30	30
Slovak	5	5	5	160	80	80
Slovenian	0	0	0	50	20	30
Somali	10	10	0	2,650	1,280	1,375
Spanish	40	15	20	8,505	4,315	4,190
Swahili	5	0	0	305	160	145
Swedish	0	0	0	35	20	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	295	130	160	12,300	5,820	6,480
Taiwanese	0	0	0	60	20	35
Tamil	10	5	5	620	325	295
Telugu	0	5	0	265	135	125
Thai	0	0	0	165	80	85
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	5	0
Tigrigna	0	5	0	630	315	320
Turkish	0	5	0	960	505	455
Ukrainian	0	0	0	1,890	860	1,030
Urdu	25	10	15	3,870	1,970	1,900
Vietnamese	145	70	75	5,540	2,600	2,940
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,210	1,135	1,080	1,100	560	540
Multiple responses	385	185	205	42,895	20,915	21,980
English and French	45	20	20	1,930	985	940
English and non-official language	330	160	170	39,875	19,405	20,475
French and non-official language	0	0	0	395	200	200
English, French and non-official language	15	5	5	690	325	370
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	41,040	20,780	20,255	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
None	34,395	17,525	16,870	1,033,500	518,605	514,900
Single responses	6,585	3,230	3,350	153,060	74,555	78,510
English	2,345	1,225	1,125	58,960	29,485	29,475
French	605	275	335	13,035	6,080	6,955
Non-official languages	3,630	1,735	1,890	81,065	38,990	42,075
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	415	200	215	2,145	910	1,240
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	60	30	30	1,915	825	1,090
Dene	235	120	110	80	20	55
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	120	50	75	20	5	15
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	15	10	5
Ojibway	5	0	5	70	30	40
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	55	20	35
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	840	400	445	77,200	37,275	39,925
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	265	165	100
Afrikaans	5	5	5	220	110	105
Akan (Twi)	10	5	0	310	170	135
Albanian	0	0	0	130	70	60
Amharic	5	0	0	510	280	230
Arabic	40	30	15	5,970	3,195	2,775
Armenian	35	15	15	25	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	260	125	135
Bengali	10	5	0	365	200	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	10	290	110	175
Bosnian	5	0	5	260	125	130
Bulgarian	5	0	0	75	30	40
Burmese	0	0	0	50	30	20
Cantonese	35	15	20	3,755	1,835	1,920
Chinese, n.o.s.	25	15	10	4,200	2,085	2,110
Creoles	10	5	0	360	185	175
Croatian	10	5	5	580	315	270
Czech	10	5	5	310	150	160
Danish	5	0	0	290	115	175
Dutch	10	5	5	1,555	710	845
Estonian	0	0	0	10	10	10
Finnish	5	5	0	100	45	50
Flemish	0	0	0	20	5	5
Fukien	0	0	0	70	35	35
German	65	30	35	5,710	2,655	3,065
Greek	0	5	0	555	285	275
Gujarati	0	0	0	1,100	545	555
Hakka	0	0	0	60	25	40
Hebrew	0	0	0	270	140	135
Hindi	25	10	10	3,285	1,715	1,575
Hungarian	10	5	5	520	265	255
Ilocano	5	5	0	260	100	160
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	60	35	30
Italian	20	10	5	2,390	1,190	1,200
Japanese	10	5	5	605	255	350
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	230	110	120
Korean	5	0	5	860	390	470
Kurdish	0	0	0	135	70	60
Lao	5	5	0	125	70	50
Latvian	0	0	0	30	10	10
Lingala	0	0	0	165	90	75
Lithuanian	0	0	0	35	20	15
Macedonian	0	0	0	55	25	30
Malay	5	0	5	155	75	75
Malayalam	0	0	0	495	240	250
Maltese	0	0	0	5	5	5
Mandarin	0	0	0	1,695	760	935
Marathi	0	0	0	65	35	30
Nepali	0	5	5	100	60	40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	470	260	210
Norwegian	0	0	0	110	50	65
Oromo	5	0	0	90	50	40
Panjabi (Punjabi)	10	10	5	3,585	1,825	1,755
Pashto	0	0	0	110	55	50
Persian (Farsi)	10	5	10	770	415	355
Polish	15	5	5	2,925	1,335	1,595
Portuguese	5	0	5	1,810	895	915
Romanian	5	5	5	505	240	265
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	65	40	30
Russian	20	10	10	1,340	615	725
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	165	85	85
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	80	40	40
Serbian	5	0	0	535	270	260
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	0	110	45	60
Shanghainese	0	0	0	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	280	120	155
Sindhi	0	0	0	395	185	215
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	405	220	185
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	55	30	25
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	30	15	10
Slovak	15	5	5	175	90	85
Slovenian	0	0	0	135	70	70
Somali	20	15	5	885	435	450
Spanish	65	20	45	6,200	3,155	3,050
Swahili	0	0	0	575	300	275
Swedish	10	0	5	145	70	70
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	195	70	120	6,760	2,595	4,155
Taiwanese	0	0	0	50	25	30
Tamil	5	0	0	370	195	170
Telugu	0	0	0	130	70	55
Thai	5	0	5	245	85	160
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	5	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	335	175	165
Turkish	5	5	0	325	190	135
Ukrainian	10	5	5	4,355	1,900	2,455
Urdu	15	10	5	1,660	850	805
Vietnamese	15	10	10	2,055	970	1,080
Yiddish	0	0	0	25	15	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,375	1,135	1,235	1,715	805	910
Multiple responses	60	20	40	2,845	1,375	1,465
English and French	0	0	0	395	205	195
English and non-official language	10	0	10	1,080	540	535
French and non-official language	50	15	30	1,335	610	730
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	35	20	10

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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

^E use with caution

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

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

X area and data suppression

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

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

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

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

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

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

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

... not applicable

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

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

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

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

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

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

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

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

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

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 13

Other family households

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

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

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

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

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

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

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

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

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

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

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 22

Other languages

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

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Northwest Territories (Code 61) and Division No. 11, Alberta (Code 4811) (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 25, 2024).

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