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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	Victoria (CMA) British Columbia (Census metropolitan area)			Edmonton (CMA) Alberta (Census metropolitan area)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	344,615^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,159,869	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	330,088^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,034,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	12.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	167,229	...Data not available	...Data not available	482,249	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	153,328	...Data not available	...Data not available	450,786	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	495.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	123.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	696.15	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,426.73	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	344,615	165,505	179,105	1,159,875	578,975	580,895
0 to 4 years	14,775	7,555	7,215	73,645	37,625	36,020
5 to 9 years	14,655	7,490	7,165	65,070	33,355	31,715
10 to 14 years	15,760	7,940	7,820	66,200	34,080	32,120
15 to 19 years	19,070	9,760	9,305	74,250	37,730	36,520
15 years	3,490	1,815	1,675	14,315	7,350	6,970
16 years	3,680	1,885	1,795	14,305	7,325	6,980
17 years	3,900	1,985	1,915	14,700	7,560	7,140
18 years	3,840	1,960	1,880	14,980	7,525	7,460
19 years	4,155	2,110	2,050	15,945	7,970	7,970
20 to 24 years	23,470	11,515	11,955	90,005	45,795	44,210
25 to 29 years	23,625	11,845	11,780	97,125	49,560	47,560
30 to 34 years	21,575	10,800	10,775	88,235	44,850	43,385
35 to 39 years	20,435	10,060	10,375	81,150	40,985	40,165
40 to 44 years	22,395	10,990	11,400	81,150	40,900	40,245
45 to 49 years	25,755	12,420	13,330	88,690	44,225	44,470
50 to 54 years	27,370	12,800	14,570	88,315	44,430	43,885
55 to 59 years	26,975	12,625	14,345	74,895	37,545	37,350
60 to 64 years	25,330	12,050	13,280	58,895	29,165	29,730
65 to 69 years	18,025	8,680	9,350	40,280	19,595	20,685
70 to 74 years	12,965	6,100	6,865	30,710	14,375	16,330
75 to 79 years	11,180	5,055	6,125	24,870	11,135	13,730
80 to 84 years	9,575	3,920	5,660	19,205	8,055	11,155
85 years and over	11,690	3,905	7,790	17,185	5,575	11,610
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	44.2	42.5	45.7	36.5	35.8	37.3
% of the population aged 15 and over	86.9	86.1	87.6	82.3	81.9	82.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	299,425	142,520	156,905	954,960	473,920	481,040
Married or living with a common-law partner	165,510	82,520	82,990	545,660	273,645	272,010
Married (and not separated)	135,355	67,485	67,865	462,840	232,215	230,630
Living common law	30,155	15,030	15,125	82,815	41,435	41,380
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	133,920	60,005	73,915	409,305	200,275	209,025
Single (never legally married)	81,605	43,635	37,965	282,270	156,685	125,580
Separated	8,215	3,530	4,685	23,665	10,385	13,280
Divorced	25,055	9,125	15,930	59,735	24,765	34,965
Widowed	19,050	3,715	15,335	43,630	8,430	35,205
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	95,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	316,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	56,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	19,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	69,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	15,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	4,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	95,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	316,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	80,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	266,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	65,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	224,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	35,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	29,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	129,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	12,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	13,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	15,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	10,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	555	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	14,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	11,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	810	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	3,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	775	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	165	...Data not available	...Data not available	860	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	79,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	347,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	17,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	27,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	116,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	10,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	16,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	69,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	8,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,180	...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	336,040	161,860	174,180	1,139,485	570,020	569,465
Number of persons not in census families	80,240	36,350	43,890	209,085	108,630	100,455
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	6,810	2,785	4,025	30,605	14,570	16,035
Living with non-relatives only	22,030	11,965	10,070	61,565	36,865	24,700
Living alone	51,410	21,605	29,805	116,920	57,195	59,720
Number of census family persons	255,795	125,510	130,285	930,395	461,390	469,010
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...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	57,940	26,030	31,915	119,025	54,655	64,370
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	20,935	5,915	15,020	38,180	11,100	27,080
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	1,935	430	1,500	5,740	1,290	4,450
Living with non-relatives only	1,190	545	645	2,390	1,195	1,195
Living alone	17,815	4,940	12,875	30,045	8,610	21,435
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	37,000	20,110	16,890	80,845	43,560	37,285
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	153,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	450,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	92,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	307,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	83,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	274,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	72,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	236,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	42,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	30,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	128,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	11,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	8,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	6,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	4,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	2,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	2,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	60,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	51,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	116,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	8,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	153,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	450,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	64,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	8,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	2,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	78,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	5,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	21,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	41,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	270	...Data not available	...Data not available	235	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	153,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	450,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	51,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	116,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	56,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	20,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	73,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	16,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	5,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	2,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	336,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,139,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...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}	339,725	163,530	176,195	1,146,600	572,970	573,630
Single responses	335,645	161,680	173,965	1,123,635	562,005	561,635
English	288,230	140,040	148,190	854,215	431,190	423,025
French	5,740	2,840	2,895	24,880	12,740	12,135
Non-official languages	41,675	18,805	22,870	244,540	118,075	126,465
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	45	25	20	2,510	1,025	1,490
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	25	10	15	2,105	860	1,240
Dene	5	5	5	120	40	75
Innu/Montagnais	5	5	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	35	10	30
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	10	5	5
Ojibway	15	10	10	100	45	55
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	145	70	75
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	40,935	18,465	22,475	239,060	115,625	123,440
African languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	1,030	575	455
Afrikaans	130	65	65	425	215	210
Akan (Twi)	30	15	10	510	280	230
Albanian	120	70	55	520	285	240
Amharic	100	50	50	1,670	840	825
Arabic	835	470	360	11,815	6,425	5,390
Armenian	40	20	20	105	55	50
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	585	280	305
Bengali	115	55	65	1,530	825	710
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	25	15	10
Bisayan languages	230	90	145	1,135	480	650
Bosnian	20	5	10	685	345	345
Bulgarian	100	45	55	370	180	195
Burmese	20	10	5	95	55	45
Cantonese	2,930	1,385	1,545	13,595	6,375	7,220
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,110	1,885	2,220	19,270	9,235	10,035
Creoles	35	20	15	575	285	290
Croatian	460	230	230	1,485	740	750
Czech	325	150	175	855	420	435
Danish	505	230	275	850	415	440
Dutch	2,025	955	1,070	4,805	2,370	2,430
Estonian	55	20	40	45	25	20
Finnish	290	110	175	250	105	145
Flemish	45	20	25	95	55	45
Fukien	30	10	20	215	100	110
German	4,460	1,940	2,525	16,530	7,845	8,685
Greek	310	180	135	965	515	450
Gujarati	120	55	65	3,435	1,690	1,745
Hakka	10	5	10	215	90	125
Hebrew	80	35	40	325	180	145
Hindi	335	165	170	6,215	3,130	3,085
Hungarian	710	365	340	1,740	885	855
Ilocano	105	35	70	1,005	420	585
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	180	90	85
Italian	1,090	535	550	5,255	2,635	2,615
Japanese	1,175	330	850	1,005	325	675
Khmer (Cambodian)	125	60	65	680	305	380
Korean	1,290	560	735	4,335	1,985	2,350
Kurdish	5	5	0	510	280	225
Lao	15	10	10	375	195	180
Latvian	60	30	30	120	60	60
Lingala	5	0	5	95	50	50
Lithuanian	45	25	25	110	50	65
Macedonian	15	10	10	125	65	65
Malay	100	35	70	380	170	210
Malayalam	35	20	20	1,350	680	670
Maltese	15	10	5	30	10	10
Mandarin	1,945	820	1,130	7,295	3,465	3,825
Marathi	25	10	10	300	155	145
Nepali	25	10	10	525	290	240
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	680	385	295
Norwegian	220	100	120	240	105	140
Oromo	50	25	25	485	275	205
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,710	1,800	1,905	19,405	9,895	9,515
Pashto	35	20	20	500	265	235
Persian (Farsi)	685	355	335	3,525	1,840	1,685
Polish	1,135	500	635	9,335	4,365	4,970
Portuguese	1,270	605	670	4,150	2,055	2,100
Romanian	245	115	130	2,110	1,035	1,070
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	140	65	75
Russian	880	375	505	4,290	1,990	2,300
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	5	10	355	170	185
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	220	115	105
Serbian	150	80	70	1,515	770	745
Serbo-Croatian	75	40	35	340	170	175
Shanghainese	20	5	15	55	20	35
Sign languages, n.i.e.	65	30	30	200	105	95
Sindhi	30	15	15	865	400	470
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	60	35	30	900	485	410
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	305	165	140
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	150	70	85
Slovak	140	60	80	590	285	300
Slovenian	85	40	45	335	160	175
Somali	40	25	15	3,505	1,725	1,780
Spanish	2,440	1,125	1,315	14,275	7,255	7,020
Swahili	65	35	25	730	405	325
Swedish	185	75	110	290	135	160
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,120	695	1,425	22,120	9,465	12,650
Taiwanese	80	30	50	140	60	80
Tamil	90	40	45	1,070	580	490
Telugu	40	20	15	455	235	215
Thai	210	55	160	445	135	305
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	5	10	0
Tigrigna	60	30	35	995	510	490
Turkish	160	95	65	1,335	755	580
Ukrainian	660	275	380	13,465	5,865	7,590
Urdu	170	90	75	5,820	3,010	2,810
Vietnamese	870	385	480	8,000	3,705	4,300
Yiddish	35	20	15	65	30	35
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	690	320	375	2,965	1,420	1,540
Multiple responses	4,085	1,845	2,235	22,965	10,965	11,995
English and French	905	400	505	3,030	1,420	1,605
English and non-official language	2,895	1,320	1,575	18,395	8,805	9,595
French and non-official language	180	80	105	1,080	520	555
English, French and non-official language	100	45	55	460	215	240
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	339,725	163,525	176,195	1,146,600	572,970	573,630
English only	303,850	147,515	156,335	1,045,145	526,740	518,405
French only	185	90	90	1,310	565	745
English and French	33,055	14,845	18,205	83,645	39,195	44,455
Neither English nor French	2,635	1,075	1,565	16,500	6,480	10,025
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	339,725	163,525	176,200	1,146,600	572,975	573,625
English	330,860	159,415	171,445	1,101,745	552,015	549,730
French	5,505	2,730	2,775	24,010	12,335	11,675
English and French	825	350	470	4,785	2,365	2,420
Neither English nor French	2,540	1,030	1,510	16,060	6,250	9,810
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	5,915	2,910	3,010	26,400	13,520	12,885
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.7	1.8	1.7	2.3	2.4	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}	339,725	163,525	176,195	1,146,600	572,975	573,630
Single responses	333,825	160,830	172,995	1,104,225	552,290	551,935
English	315,515	152,355	163,160	967,735	485,290	482,445
French	1,730	840	890	9,055	4,605	4,445
Non-official languages	16,585	7,635	8,945	127,435	62,395	65,035
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	5	0	460	205	255
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	5	0	385	180	210
Dene	0	0	0	20	10	15
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	10	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}	16,470	7,570	8,895	125,890	61,640	64,250
African languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	575	310	260
Afrikaans	30	15	15	200	105	95
Akan (Twi)	5	5	5	205	100	100
Albanian	65	35	30	260	145	110
Amharic	30	15	20	1,110	545	565
Arabic	460	225	235	6,825	3,590	3,235
Armenian	20	15	10	50	25	25
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	150	60	85
Bengali	70	30	40	1,025	535	485
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	15	5	5
Bisayan languages	55	20	30	390	190	200
Bosnian	5	5	5	340	175	160
Bulgarian	35	20	15	250	120	130
Burmese	10	5	5	40	25	15
Cantonese	1,740	825	920	9,550	4,415	5,135
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,450	1,130	1,315	12,590	5,990	6,595
Creoles	15	5	10	340	170	170
Croatian	155	80	75	530	230	300
Czech	80	35	40	225	115	110
Danish	35	15	15	50	25	25
Dutch	180	85	95	325	155	175
Estonian	5	0	5	0	0	0
Finnish	45	20	25	30	15	20
Flemish	0	0	0	15	5	5
Fukien	10	5	5	70	25	40
German	530	235	290	2,545	1,195	1,355
Greek	85	40	45	315	155	165
Gujarati	30	15	15	2,030	975	1,055
Hakka	0	0	0	90	40	50
Hebrew	20	10	10	135	75	60
Hindi	140	65	70	3,630	1,820	1,805
Hungarian	130	60	70	490	230	265
Ilocano	20	10	15	345	160	190
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	70	30	40
Italian	190	80	110	1,610	720	885
Japanese	425	150	275	425	175	250
Khmer (Cambodian)	65	30	30	365	160	205
Korean	940	410	525	3,160	1,500	1,655
Kurdish	5	0	0	305	165	135
Lao	5	0	5	180	90	95
Latvian	5	0	0	35	20	15
Lingala	0	0	0	20	10	15
Lithuanian	0	0	0	20	10	10
Macedonian	5	5	0	50	20	25
Malay	15	5	10	115	65	55
Malayalam	10	5	5	740	380	365
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	5
Mandarin	1,380	615	765	5,635	2,775	2,855
Marathi	15	5	10	170	90	75
Nepali	5	5	5	350	185	165
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	205	95	105
Norwegian	20	10	15	10	5	10
Oromo	30	10	20	355	195	165
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,185	1,050	1,140	14,730	7,460	7,275
Pashto	5	0	0	335	175	160
Persian (Farsi)	370	180	190	2,345	1,175	1,170
Polish	315	150	165	3,900	1,885	2,010
Portuguese	430	195	235	1,700	805	895
Romanian	105	50	55	1,260	625	635
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	65	20	45
Russian	390	180	205	2,620	1,300	1,325
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	5	190	100	90
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	95	50	50
Serbian	65	30	35	815	420	395
Serbo-Croatian	25	10	10	165	85	75
Shanghainese	10	5	5	20	15	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	100	45	50	280	180	95
Sindhi	5	5	5	370	165	210
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	20	10	10	460	250	205
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	5	0	230	130	105
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	55	30	30
Slovak	35	20	20	155	75	80
Slovenian	10	5	10	55	20	30
Somali	15	10	5	2,650	1,275	1,375
Spanish	1,010	480	530	8,445	4,290	4,155
Swahili	25	10	15	305	160	140
Swedish	15	5	10	35	15	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	800	325	475	12,100	5,715	6,380
Taiwanese	30	10	20	55	25	35
Tamil	30	15	15	615	325	295
Telugu	10	5	5	265	140	125
Thai	75	35	35	165	80	85
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	0	5	0
Tigrigna	30	15	15	625	310	315
Turkish	50	30	20	960	505	455
Ukrainian	90	35	50	1,885	860	1,025
Urdu	95	45	50	3,855	1,965	1,895
Vietnamese	520	230	290	5,540	2,600	2,940
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	110	60	50	1,080	550	530
Multiple responses	5,900	2,700	3,205	42,375	20,680	21,700
English and French	510	220	290	1,900	980	925
English and non-official language	5,230	2,405	2,825	39,400	19,185	20,210
French and non-official language	40	15	15	390	195	195
English, French and non-official language	125	55	70	690	320	365
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	339,725	163,525	176,200	1,146,600	572,970	573,630
None	311,580	150,755	160,820	992,685	497,975	494,710
Single responses	27,575	12,515	15,060	151,130	73,640	77,490
English	7,880	3,715	4,160	58,470	29,245	29,225
French	4,190	1,890	2,295	12,835	5,970	6,860
Non-official languages	15,505	6,905	8,595	79,830	38,425	41,405
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	40	15	25	1,860	780	1,080
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	25	10	20	1,635	700	935
Dene	0	0	5	70	20	50
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	15	5	15
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	10	10	5
Ojibway	10	5	10	65	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}	15,020	6,695	8,330	76,295	36,855	39,440
African languages, n.i.e.	20	10	5	265	165	105
Afrikaans	100	50	45	200	105	95
Akan (Twi)	10	10	5	300	165	135
Albanian	25	15	15	130	70	60
Amharic	50	20	30	510	280	230
Arabic	270	170	100	5,905	3,165	2,740
Armenian	10	5	0	25	15	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	255	120	135
Bengali	30	15	15	365	205	160
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	65	25	45	285	110	175
Bosnian	5	0	0	260	125	130
Bulgarian	40	10	30	75	30	40
Burmese	5	0	5	45	30	20
Cantonese	860	405	455	3,745	1,830	1,915
Chinese, n.o.s.	955	445	510	4,190	2,080	2,110
Creoles	25	15	15	360	190	170
Croatian	190	85	110	585	315	270
Czech	125	55	75	305	150	155
Danish	170	65	100	285	115	170
Dutch	610	265	340	1,480	680	805
Estonian	20	5	15	10	5	5
Finnish	100	40	60	100	45	50
Flemish	15	5	15	20	5	10
Fukien	5	5	0	70	35	40
German	1,630	705	925	5,470	2,535	2,930
Greek	145	80	60	555	280	275
Gujarati	55	30	30	1,095	540	555
Hakka	5	5	0	60	25	35
Hebrew	70	35	35	275	135	135
Hindi	200	110	95	3,280	1,710	1,575
Hungarian	225	105	120	515	265	255
Ilocano	25	10	20	260	100	160
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	60	30	30
Italian	485	215	265	2,380	1,190	1,195
Japanese	810	325	485	595	250	340
Khmer (Cambodian)	20	10	5	225	110	120
Korean	265	110	155	855	390	470
Kurdish	0	0	0	135	75	60
Lao	10	5	0	120	70	55
Latvian	10	5	10	25	15	15
Lingala	5	0	5	165	90	75
Lithuanian	10	5	5	35	15	15
Macedonian	5	0	0	55	30	35
Malay	45	20	25	150	75	75
Malayalam	15	10	5	490	240	250
Maltese	5	5	5	10	5	0
Mandarin	550	225	330	1,695	755	935
Marathi	5	0	5	70	30	35
Nepali	15	5	10	100	60	40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	20	10	15	455	255	205
Norwegian	70	25	40	105	40	60
Oromo	15	10	5	85	50	40
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,260	625	635	3,580	1,825	1,755
Pashto	20	10	10	110	55	50
Persian (Farsi)	230	115	110	770	415	355
Polish	355	145	205	2,910	1,325	1,585
Portuguese	525	255	275	1,800	885	915
Romanian	80	40	45	500	240	265
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	70	40	25
Russian	320	140	175	1,325	610	720
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	5	165	80	85
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	80	40	35
Serbian	50	25	25	535	270	265
Serbo-Croatian	35	15	25	105	45	60
Shanghainese	10	5	5	10	10	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	85	40	45	265	120	150
Sindhi	20	5	15	400	180	215
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	25	10	10	400	215	185
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	55	30	25
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	30	20	15
Slovak	50	15	35	175	90	85
Slovenian	25	10	15	135	70	70
Somali	25	15	10	885	435	455
Spanish	1,690	780	905	6,120	3,105	3,015
Swahili	40	20	20	575	300	275
Swedish	80	35	50	135	65	65
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	925	265	660	6,575	2,535	4,040
Taiwanese	30	15	15	50	25	25
Tamil	55	25	30	365	195	170
Telugu	15	10	5	130	75	60
Thai	110	35	75	245	85	160
Tibetan languages	0	0	5	5	5	0
Tigrigna	10	5	5	335	175	160
Turkish	60	35	20	320	190	135
Ukrainian	120	40	70	4,310	1,875	2,435
Urdu	60	30	25	1,650	845	805
Vietnamese	240	120	125	2,055	970	1,080
Yiddish	15	5	10	20	15	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	440	200	240	1,675	790	885
Multiple responses	580	255	320	2,785	1,360	1,435
English and French	55	25	40	390	200	190
English and non-official language	140	60	75	1,065	540	525
French and non-official language	385	175	210	1,300	595	705
English, French and non-official language	5	0	0	30	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. Victoria, British Columbia (Code 935) and Edmonton, Alberta (Code 835) (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 9, 2024).

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Canada, provinces and territories	CSV (86 KB)	TAB (86 KB)
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Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
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Forward sortation areas^©	CSV (6,328 KB)	TAB (6,257 KB)
Health regions (December 2013)	CSV (666 KB)	TAB (654 KB)
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Geographic levels	IVT (Beyond 20/20)	XML (SDMX-ML) (compressed)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations	IVT (1,183 KB)	XML (1,221 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts	IVT (30,060 KB)	XML (38,000 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
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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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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Victoria (Census metropolitan area)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Victoria (Census metropolitan area)

Geographic hierarchy: Edmonton (Census metropolitan area)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)
  - Edmonton (Census metropolitan area)

Note

Note: For more information regarding geographic hierarchies, refer to the Illustrated Glossary: Hierarchy of standard geographic units tutorial.

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

.. not available for a specific reference period

... not applicable

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Map: Victoria (Census metropolitan area), British Columbia

Map: Edmonton (Census metropolitan area), Alberta

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Geographic hierarchy: Victoria (Census metropolitan area)

Geographic hierarchy: Edmonton (Census metropolitan area)

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Related data: Victoria (Census metropolitan area), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Edmonton (Census metropolitan area), Alberta

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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