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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	Calgary (CMA) Alberta (Census metropolitan area)			Alberta (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	1,214,839	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,645,257^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	1,079,310^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,290,350^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	12.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	10.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	488,451	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,505,007	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	464,001	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	237.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	5,107.55	...Data not available	...Data not available	640,081.87	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	1,214,835	606,870	607,970	3,645,260	1,827,815	1,817,440
0 to 4 years	80,855	41,665	39,195	244,880	125,665	119,210
5 to 9 years	71,090	36,140	34,950	218,990	112,005	106,990
10 to 14 years	70,625	36,160	34,465	220,920	113,415	107,505
15 to 19 years	75,200	38,635	36,565	238,205	122,065	116,145
15 years	14,790	7,550	7,240	46,985	23,995	22,995
16 years	14,980	7,760	7,220	47,235	24,330	22,910
17 years	14,750	7,565	7,185	47,280	24,370	22,910
18 years	15,220	7,870	7,350	47,780	24,435	23,345
19 years	15,465	7,895	7,575	48,920	24,935	23,985
20 to 24 years	84,370	42,590	41,780	258,475	131,510	126,965
25 to 29 years	100,290	50,170	50,115	288,735	146,330	142,405
30 to 34 years	98,780	49,290	49,495	274,390	138,600	135,795
35 to 39 years	95,910	47,985	47,925	260,135	131,810	128,325
40 to 44 years	94,360	47,915	46,440	258,515	130,630	127,890
45 to 49 years	96,580	48,390	48,190	280,635	140,575	140,060
50 to 54 years	94,345	47,655	46,695	279,705	141,370	138,335
55 to 59 years	76,275	38,810	37,465	233,785	118,750	115,030
60 to 64 years	57,420	28,755	28,660	182,160	90,975	91,185
65 to 69 years	37,015	18,060	18,955	125,700	61,790	63,905
70 to 74 years	27,295	12,605	14,690	94,775	45,220	49,555
75 to 79 years	22,415	10,140	12,270	76,040	35,205	40,835
80 to 84 years	17,190	7,115	10,075	57,725	24,810	32,915
85 years and over	14,835	4,785	10,045	51,485	17,095	34,390
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.4	35.9	36.8	36.5	35.9	37.1
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.7	81.2	82.1	81.2	80.8	81.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	992,265	492,910	499,360	2,960,470	1,476,730	1,483,735
Married or living with a common-law partner	582,605	292,415	290,185	1,756,855	881,840	875,015
Married (and not separated)	499,685	250,810	248,880	1,484,700	745,670	739,035
Living common law	82,915	41,610	41,310	272,155	136,180	135,980
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	409,665	200,490	209,175	1,203,610	594,890	608,725
Single (never legally married)	286,320	157,540	128,780	823,935	460,575	363,355
Separated	23,405	10,235	13,165	70,860	31,685	39,170
Divorced	61,870	25,060	36,810	177,375	75,875	101,500
Widowed	38,075	7,660	30,415	131,440	26,745	104,695
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	330,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	151,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	484,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	75,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	213,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	73,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	203,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	29,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	330,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	284,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	855,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	242,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	719,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	95,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	314,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	146,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	405,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	54,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	65,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	174,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	26,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	41,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	27,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	13,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	46,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	144,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	36,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	110,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	21,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	10,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	730	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	369,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,097,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	94,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	284,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	125,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	386,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	42,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	134,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	72,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	202,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	32,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...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	1,199,125	600,135	598,990	3,567,935	1,793,260	1,774,675
Number of persons not in census families	215,360	111,565	103,800	616,070	324,140	291,930
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	29,945	14,095	15,855	86,005	42,230	43,775
Living with non-relatives only	69,440	41,605	27,835	187,325	112,605	74,725
Living alone	115,975	55,865	60,115	342,730	169,305	173,430
Number of census family persons	983,765	488,570	495,195	2,951,870	1,469,120	1,482,750
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...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	108,660	49,840	58,820	366,105	171,780	194,330
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	34,825	9,910	24,915	114,455	34,650	79,805
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	6,325	1,375	4,955	15,895	3,895	12,000
Living with non-relatives only	2,290	1,135	1,160	7,200	3,595	3,605
Living alone	26,205	7,400	18,800	91,355	27,160	64,195
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	73,830	39,930	33,905	251,650	137,125	114,525
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	464,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	319,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	969,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	283,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	870,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	248,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	764,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	107,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	354,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	141,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	34,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	106,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	35,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	25,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	18,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	6,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	11,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	7,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	10,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	144,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	420,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	115,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	342,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	28,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	77,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	464,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	281,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	883,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	29,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	2,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	150,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	402,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	28,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	40,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,865	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	16,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	65,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	197,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	180	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	464,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	115,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	342,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	150,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	477,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	78,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	224,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	75,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	211,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	28,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	15,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	1,199,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,567,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...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}	1,205,175	602,090	603,080	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,730
Single responses	1,178,380	588,955	589,430	3,547,680	1,781,135	1,766,545
English	855,015	431,965	423,050	2,780,200	1,405,655	1,374,545
French	18,600	9,280	9,320	68,545	35,355	33,195
Non-official languages	304,760	147,705	157,055	698,930	340,125	358,805
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	435	155	285	22,005	10,540	11,470
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	250	90	155	16,745	8,035	8,710
Dene	20	10	10	1,680	825	855
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	65	20	40
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	20	15	10
Ojibway	70	20	50	455	190	260
Oji-Cree	0	5	0	5	5	10
Stoney	85	25	60	3,035	1,465	1,570
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	300,495	145,680	154,815	665,865	324,165	341,705
African languages, n.i.e.	1,870	1,000	870	3,380	1,855	1,525
Afrikaans	805	415	390	2,420	1,200	1,220
Akan (Twi)	485	270	215	1,100	620	485
Albanian	1,020	550	470	1,685	915	770
Amharic	3,060	1,540	1,525	5,110	2,595	2,515
Arabic	13,565	7,345	6,215	28,000	15,335	12,665
Armenian	245	120	125	390	185	195
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	435	230	210	1,265	635	625
Bengali	3,130	1,615	1,520	5,030	2,640	2,385
Berber languages (Kabyle)	35	15	15	60	30	25
Bisayan languages	1,435	570	865	3,255	1,340	1,910
Bosnian	820	405	415	1,745	875	875
Bulgarian	810	410	400	1,280	635	650
Burmese	200	95	105	320	160	160
Cantonese	20,175	9,470	10,700	34,985	16,440	18,540
Chinese, n.o.s.	26,965	12,805	14,155	49,270	23,520	25,745
Creoles	465	240	220	1,180	610	570
Croatian	1,955	960	995	3,960	1,950	2,005
Czech	1,405	675	730	2,880	1,405	1,475
Danish	1,025	525	490	2,805	1,445	1,360
Dutch	4,375	2,195	2,175	17,950	9,095	8,855
Estonian	95	50	45	195	100	95
Finnish	365	135	235	895	355	545
Flemish	90	40	45	345	175	170
Fukien	210	95	110	445	205	235
German	13,195	6,365	6,830	80,905	39,730	41,175
Greek	1,510	755	755	2,965	1,565	1,405
Gujarati	4,045	1,980	2,065	8,675	4,300	4,375
Hakka	95	40	55	325	135	190
Hebrew	420	210	210	780	415	370
Hindi	5,185	2,625	2,555	12,290	6,260	6,030
Hungarian	3,535	1,730	1,800	6,700	3,315	3,385
Ilocano	1,600	675	925	3,010	1,265	1,745
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	820	440	380	1,070	580	490
Italian	5,585	2,895	2,695	11,960	6,145	5,815
Japanese	2,105	770	1,335	4,560	1,640	2,920
Khmer (Cambodian)	815	385	430	1,745	810	930
Korean	7,650	3,600	4,050	13,885	6,545	7,340
Kurdish	685	400	285	1,230	705	525
Lao	490	230	260	1,035	515	520
Latvian	145	80	70	330	160	165
Lingala	45	25	20	155	80	75
Lithuanian	195	90	105	380	170	210
Macedonian	135	65	65	275	140	135
Malay	590	250	335	1,080	470	610
Malayalam	1,110	575	540	2,760	1,425	1,330
Maltese	30	15	15	75	35	35
Mandarin	11,380	5,330	6,055	19,325	9,120	10,210
Marathi	465	240	220	850	460	395
Nepali	740	400	340	1,605	870	735
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,065	550	515	2,075	1,120	960
Norwegian	435	195	235	1,180	540	635
Oromo	595	330	265	1,405	790	610
Panjabi (Punjabi)	29,025	14,645	14,375	49,940	25,350	24,590
Pashto	1,160	585	580	1,850	950	900
Persian (Farsi)	6,490	3,430	3,060	10,655	5,630	5,025
Polish	7,860	3,725	4,135	19,890	9,335	10,560
Portuguese	2,680	1,295	1,385	7,380	3,610	3,770
Romanian	3,830	1,975	1,860	6,550	3,335	3,215
Rundi (Kirundi)	80	45	40	235	110	120
Russian	7,610	3,470	4,145	13,840	6,355	7,490
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	65	40	25	440	225	215
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	415	220	200	680	360	325
Serbian	1,750	875	875	3,560	1,795	1,765
Serbo-Croatian	500	240	260	930	455	475
Shanghainese	80	30	45	130	50	80
Sign languages, n.i.e.	150	85	70	465	250	215
Sindhi	1,620	770	850	2,560	1,205	1,355
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	825	405	420	1,940	1,030	915
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	290	135	155	650	335	315
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	40	35	325	160	165
Slovak	1,095	545	550	2,145	1,045	1,100
Slovenian	260	125	140	745	350	395
Somali	1,065	525	540	5,515	2,875	2,640
Spanish	22,595	11,130	11,470	44,020	22,045	21,975
Swahili	555	275	285	1,455	775	680
Swedish	290	120	170	950	420	530
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	26,555	11,310	15,250	60,085	25,720	34,370
Taiwanese	180	80	95	340	150	190
Tamil	1,285	685	600	2,645	1,425	1,215
Telugu	505	255	250	1,085	565	520
Thai	500	160	340	1,310	420	890
Tibetan languages	325	160	165	335	170	165
Tigrigna	1,250	670	580	2,340	1,245	1,095
Turkish	995	580	415	2,460	1,415	1,050
Ukrainian	3,690	1,630	2,060	24,575	11,095	13,475
Urdu	12,525	6,435	6,085	19,900	10,265	9,630
Vietnamese	12,505	5,895	6,605	21,195	9,930	11,265
Yiddish	95	45	50	165	85	80
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	3,835	1,880	1,955	11,055	5,420	5,635
Multiple responses	26,795	13,140	13,655	62,505	30,325	32,185
English and French	2,975	1,445	1,535	8,410	4,045	4,365
English and non-official language	22,225	10,890	11,330	49,970	24,210	25,760
French and non-official language	1,045	550	495	2,945	1,500	1,440
English, French and non-official language	545	255	295	1,185	565	620
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,205,170	602,095	603,080	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,735
English only	1,088,785	549,810	538,975	3,321,810	1,679,330	1,642,480
French only	1,040	460	580	3,205	1,430	1,780
English and French	89,345	41,380	47,965	235,565	110,485	125,075
Neither English nor French	26,000	10,440	15,560	49,600	20,210	29,395
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,205,175	602,090	603,085	3,610,180	1,811,455	1,798,735
English	1,154,660	579,320	575,345	3,484,240	1,751,785	1,732,460
French	18,835	9,480	9,355	65,105	33,810	31,295
English and French	6,265	3,145	3,120	12,530	6,305	6,225
Neither English nor French	25,410	10,150	15,265	48,310	19,555	28,750
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	21,965	11,050	10,915	71,370	36,960	34,405
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.8	1.8	1.8	2.0	2.0	1.9
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,205,175	602,095	603,080	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730
Single responses	1,153,665	576,770	576,895	3,499,490	1,757,090	1,742,400
English	967,735	485,615	482,120	3,095,250	1,557,420	1,537,830
French	7,305	3,655	3,655	24,690	12,545	12,140
Non-official languages	178,625	87,505	91,120	379,550	187,125	192,425
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	95	45	50	9,525	4,800	4,730
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	50	20	30	6,470	3,255	3,215
Dene	5	5	0	880	475	400
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	10	5	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	0	5
Ojibway	5	5	0	95	35	60
Oji-Cree	0	0	5	0	5	0
Stoney	35	15	20	2,070	1,025	1,045
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	177,080	86,725	90,350	366,215	180,370	185,850
African languages, n.i.e.	1,060	545	515	1,880	990	885
Afrikaans	410	205	205	1,435	715	715
Akan (Twi)	210	105	100	460	235	225
Albanian	585	315	265	915	505	410
Amharic	2,200	1,090	1,110	3,555	1,770	1,790
Arabic	8,440	4,390	4,045	16,655	8,765	7,890
Armenian	145	75	75	205	100	100
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	130	65	70	395	190	205
Bengali	2,275	1,145	1,130	3,540	1,820	1,720
Berber languages (Kabyle)	20	15	10	35	15	15
Bisayan languages	525	240	280	1,125	530	595
Bosnian	450	225	225	885	450	430
Bulgarian	475	245	235	755	375	375
Burmese	160	80	80	215	115	105
Cantonese	14,515	6,750	7,765	24,790	11,520	13,270
Chinese, n.o.s.	17,850	8,555	9,295	32,395	15,515	16,880
Creoles	220	115	110	630	315	310
Croatian	695	340	350	1,375	645	735
Czech	385	185	195	755	380	375
Danish	75	40	35	175	95	80
Dutch	505	230	275	2,390	1,180	1,210
Estonian	15	10	10	25	10	15
Finnish	55	25	30	115	50	60
Flemish	0	5	0	40	20	20
Fukien	45	20	30	120	45	75
German	1,805	875	930	35,485	17,490	18,000
Greek	445	215	230	905	440	460
Gujarati	2,135	1,025	1,110	5,040	2,450	2,590
Hakka	20	10	10	110	50	60
Hebrew	220	110	110	370	190	180
Hindi	2,835	1,430	1,405	6,955	3,525	3,425
Hungarian	1,215	595	620	1,900	920	980
Ilocano	585	270	315	1,060	490	575
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	420	225	200	510	260	245
Italian	1,450	655	795	3,235	1,455	1,785
Japanese	995	430	565	2,125	890	1,235
Khmer (Cambodian)	455	210	240	960	445	510
Korean	5,770	2,735	3,035	10,340	4,980	5,370
Kurdish	465	260	210	785	435	350
Lao	250	115	135	530	250	285
Latvian	45	30	10	85	55	35
Lingala	20	10	10	45	25	25
Lithuanian	60	30	30	85	40	40
Macedonian	60	30	30	110	55	55
Malay	230	125	110	370	200	165
Malayalam	610	305	305	1,495	760	735
Maltese	5	5	0	5	5	5
Mandarin	8,845	4,290	4,555	14,910	7,300	7,610
Marathi	230	125	105	430	230	205
Nepali	550	290	260	1,190	625	570
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	305	140	165	595	285	305
Norwegian	160	85	80	190	95	95
Oromo	445	230	210	1,050	565	485
Panjabi (Punjabi)	22,570	11,285	11,285	38,215	19,220	19,000
Pashto	760	380	380	1,235	625	610
Persian (Farsi)	4,490	2,290	2,200	7,260	3,680	3,580
Polish	3,405	1,635	1,770	7,935	3,805	4,125
Portuguese	1,100	540	560	2,915	1,400	1,515
Romanian	2,195	1,155	1,040	3,735	1,930	1,805
Rundi (Kirundi)	25	15	10	100	40	60
Russian	4,870	2,380	2,495	8,360	4,115	4,250
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	15	220	115	105
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	265	125	135	375	185	190
Serbian	1,040	510	530	2,025	1,010	1,015
Serbo-Croatian	230	115	115	435	225	210
Shanghainese	45	20	25	65	35	35
Sign languages, n.i.e.	195	110	85	685	415	270
Sindhi	700	315	385	1,105	490	610
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	420	210	210	1,000	530	465
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	220	100	125	500	260	240
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	70	35	35
Slovak	450	230	220	680	340	335
Slovenian	40	20	25	120	50	70
Somali	750	385	370	4,110	2,130	1,985
Spanish	14,600	7,235	7,365	27,405	13,830	13,575
Swahili	205	110	100	580	310	275
Swedish	45	20	25	115	55	55
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	14,840	7,035	7,800	33,190	15,940	17,255
Taiwanese	70	30	40	130	60	70
Tamil	730	380	345	1,515	805	715
Telugu	255	135	120	565	295	270
Thai	225	100	125	595	270	325
Tibetan languages	235	120	110	235	120	110
Tigrigna	905	470	435	1,595	820	775
Turkish	590	315	275	1,610	860	750
Ukrainian	535	240	300	2,985	1,365	1,620
Urdu	8,855	4,510	4,350	13,740	7,005	6,735
Vietnamese	9,100	4,335	4,765	15,080	7,140	7,945
Yiddish	5	5	0	5	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,455	735	715	3,810	1,955	1,850
Multiple responses	51,505	25,320	26,185	110,695	54,360	56,335
English and French	1,760	890	870	4,945	2,520	2,425
English and non-official language	48,500	23,815	24,690	102,995	50,465	52,535
French and non-official language	485	235	250	1,115	570	550
English, French and non-official language	760	385	380	1,640	815	825
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,205,175	602,090	603,080	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730
None	1,023,580	513,495	510,080	3,175,225	1,598,555	1,576,670
Single responses	178,280	86,935	91,340	427,270	209,070	218,200
English	75,935	38,015	37,920	175,275	88,065	87,205
French	12,045	5,495	6,550	36,995	17,270	19,730
Non-official languages	90,300	43,425	46,870	215,005	103,740	111,265
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	265	100	165	11,185	5,305	5,880
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	180	70	110	9,370	4,490	4,885
Dene	5	0	5	655	290	365
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	5	55	20	35
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	20	10	10
Ojibway	40	15	20	220	90	130
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	0	5
Stoney	35	15	25	855	405	450
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	88,015	42,380	45,630	197,700	95,500	102,195
African languages, n.i.e.	560	295	265	970	540	430
Afrikaans	355	185	170	935	475	455
Akan (Twi)	255	140	110	620	350	270
Albanian	320	160	150	490	265	230
Amharic	765	390	375	1,395	750	650
Arabic	5,735	3,075	2,660	12,895	6,955	5,945
Armenian	55	25	35	95	40	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	215	110	110	550	265	285
Bengali	580	280	300	1,010	515	490
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	5	5	5	0
Bisayan languages	395	170	225	830	330	505
Bosnian	240	115	125	580	280	305
Bulgarian	215	105	110	320	150	175
Burmese	60	30	30	115	60	55
Cantonese	5,155	2,465	2,695	9,235	4,460	4,775
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,540	2,670	2,870	10,445	5,115	5,330
Creoles	290	145	150	720	360	355
Croatian	815	385	430	1,555	775	780
Czech	525	250	270	990	480	515
Danish	360	175	190	945	430	515
Dutch	1,415	660	745	5,765	2,795	2,965
Estonian	25	10	10	50	30	25
Finnish	115	45	70	300	130	175
Flemish	20	10	5	70	40	35
Fukien	80	35	40	155	75	80
German	4,500	2,175	2,325	18,255	8,815	9,440
Greek	910	440	475	1,720	850	870
Gujarati	1,665	810	860	2,970	1,465	1,500
Hakka	40	20	25	105	40	65
Hebrew	295	155	145	600	300	290
Hindi	3,215	1,655	1,560	7,045	3,685	3,365
Hungarian	1,115	530	585	2,015	970	1,040
Ilocano	470	200	270	845	360	480
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	225	125	100	320	175	140
Italian	2,570	1,285	1,280	5,390	2,700	2,685
Japanese	1,060	435	620	2,250	960	1,290
Khmer (Cambodian)	225	110	115	525	255	270
Korean	1,195	565	630	2,420	1,125	1,290
Kurdish	155	85	70	300	165	135
Lao	190	90	95	365	190	175
Latvian	35	10	25	80	30	50
Lingala	55	20	35	230	115	115
Lithuanian	45	25	20	95	45	45
Macedonian	35	15	20	90	40	50
Malay	250	115	140	460	205	255
Malayalam	365	185	175	960	485	470
Maltese	5	5	0	15	10	10
Mandarin	2,405	1,110	1,295	4,300	1,965	2,335
Marathi	140	75	65	240	130	110
Nepali	100	60	45	235	135	90
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	985	485	500	1,685	860	830
Norwegian	115	45	65	355	160	195
Oromo	115	60	55	255	130	130
Panjabi (Punjabi)	4,805	2,505	2,300	8,810	4,560	4,245
Pashto	200	95	105	340	170	170
Persian (Farsi)	1,200	635	565	2,105	1,130	980
Polish	2,515	1,200	1,315	6,180	2,890	3,290
Portuguese	1,100	525	575	3,195	1,565	1,630
Romanian	1,065	535	530	1,715	865	850
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	15	20	120	65	55
Russian	1,925	865	1,060	4,020	1,825	2,200
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	10	5	195	100	100
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	95	50	45	185	100	90
Serbian	520	265	250	1,135	575	555
Serbo-Croatian	130	65	65	260	125	140
Shanghainese	25	10	15	40	15	25
Sign languages, n.i.e.	160	70	85	645	270	375
Sindhi	760	360	400	1,185	560	630
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	275	130	145	755	395	360
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	115	65	50
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	85	50	40
Slovak	315	160	155	605	300	300
Slovenian	70	35	35	250	120	130
Somali	340	175	160	1,435	745	690
Spanish	9,045	4,450	4,595	18,355	9,210	9,145
Swahili	450	240	210	1,145	610	540
Swedish	170	70	95	450	205	245
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	8,065	3,050	5,010	18,450	6,985	11,460
Taiwanese	60	35	30	125	60	65
Tamil	420	220	195	880	460	420
Telugu	185	95	95	360	195	165
Thai	205	65	140	575	185	390
Tibetan languages	55	25	30	60	35	30
Tigrigna	375	200	175	740	395	345
Turkish	270	155	115	640	370	270
Ukrainian	950	430	520	7,440	3,335	4,105
Urdu	2,815	1,470	1,350	4,905	2,555	2,355
Vietnamese	2,715	1,280	1,440	4,960	2,345	2,615
Yiddish	35	15	20	60	30	30
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,020	950	1,070	6,125	2,940	3,190
Multiple responses	3,315	1,660	1,655	7,690	3,825	3,865
English and French	490	250	240	995	520	475
English and non-official language	1,415	725	690	2,860	1,445	1,405
French and non-official language	1,390	675	715	3,785	1,820	1,960
English, French and non-official language	20	10	10	55	35	25

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).

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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. Calgary, Alberta (Code 825) and Alberta (Code 48) (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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Canada, provinces, territories and federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	IVT (3,008 KB)	XML (2,802 KB)
Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions, census subdivisions and dissemination areas	IVT (233,928 KB)	XML (384,573 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
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Map: Calgary (Census metropolitan area), Alberta

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Map: Calgary, Census metropolitan area (shaded in green), Alberta

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Calgary (Census metropolitan area)

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Geographic hierarchy: Alberta (Province)

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- Alberta (Province)

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2011 Census

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2011 Census

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