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Characteristic Montréal,
Quebec
(Census division)
Quebec Data quality note(s)

(Province)
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 1,886,481 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,903,001  ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 1,854,442 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,546,131  ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 1.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 907,393 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,685,926 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 849,443 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,395,343 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 3,779.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 499.19 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,356,547.02 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 1,886,480 913,165 973,320 7,903,000 3,875,860 4,027,140
0 to 4 years 106,425 54,285 52,140 440,840 225,525 215,320
5 to 9 years 90,425 45,770 44,655 399,575 203,675 195,900
10 to 14 years 90,785 46,370 44,415 418,205 213,540 204,665
15 to 19 years 104,540 52,555 51,990 491,980 249,960 242,020
15 years 19,650 10,000 9,655 93,955 47,690 46,265
16 years 20,000 10,125 9,875 96,095 48,880 47,210
17 years 20,070 10,245 9,820 97,795 49,925 47,875
18 years 21,555 10,785 10,770 100,210 50,910 49,305
19 years 23,275 11,400 11,875 103,915 52,545 51,370
20 to 24 years 135,015 66,045 68,965 489,185 246,850 242,340
25 to 29 years 150,550 73,865 76,685 490,665 245,695 244,970
30 to 34 years 151,015 75,100 75,915 531,445 264,980 266,460
35 to 39 years 134,420 68,030 66,390 498,225 249,610 248,615
40 to 44 years 131,675 67,400 64,270 520,805 261,120 259,690
45 to 49 years 137,565 70,230 67,330 623,575 311,320 312,250
50 to 54 years 134,990 66,760 68,225 648,695 320,695 327,995
55 to 59 years 119,095 57,320 61,780 579,280 285,295 293,990
60 to 64 years 104,685 49,495 55,195 512,830 250,675 262,155
65 to 69 years 80,125 36,425 43,700 403,210 194,305 208,905
70 to 74 years 65,715 28,600 37,120 291,755 135,830 155,925
75 to 79 years 57,875 24,135 33,745 232,355 101,675 130,680
80 to 84 years 47,365 17,735 29,635 176,420 69,170 107,250
85 years and over 44,205 13,045 31,160 153,945 45,945 108,005
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 39.2 38.1 40.4 41.9 40.7 43.0
% of the population aged 15 and over 84.8 84.0 85.5 84.1 83.4 84.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 1,598,840 766,740 832,100 6,644,380 3,233,120 3,411,260
Married or living with a common-law partner 778,725 391,795 386,930 3,745,320 1,875,415 1,869,905
Married (and not separated) 572,850 286,890 285,960 2,353,770 1,177,720 1,176,050
Living common law 205,875 104,905 100,970 1,391,550 697,695 693,850
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 820,115 374,945 445,170 2,899,060 1,357,705 1,541,360
Single (never legally married) 565,780 297,305 268,475 1,942,090 1,045,540 896,545
Separated 34,085 14,070 20,010 105,195 46,465 58,720
Divorced 124,365 46,295 78,070 463,830 188,265 275,565
Widowed 95,890 17,275 78,610 387,945 77,430 310,515
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 475,095 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,203,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 238,970 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,158,055 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 108,390 ...Data not available ...Data not available 473,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 88,645 ...Data not available ...Data not available 407,400 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 39,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available 164,680 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 475,095 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,203,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 377,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,838,120 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 274,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,143,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 113,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available 596,140 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 160,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available 547,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 62,080 ...Data not available ...Data not available 216,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 66,390 ...Data not available ...Data not available 226,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 31,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available 104,010 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 102,820 ...Data not available ...Data not available 694,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 62,755 ...Data not available ...Data not available 334,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 40,065 ...Data not available ...Data not available 360,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 20,100 ...Data not available ...Data not available 152,120 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 15,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available 155,020 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 4,855 ...Data not available ...Data not available 53,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 98,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available 365,515 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 80,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available 277,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 49,785 ...Data not available ...Data not available 169,760 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 21,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available 81,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 8,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available 26,810 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 17,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available 87,580 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 12,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available 57,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 4,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available 23,780 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 1,175 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 515,945 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,201,800 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 124,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available 520,710 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 160,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available 728,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 57,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available 279,620 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 104,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available 453,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 68,345 ...Data not available ...Data not available 219,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family 1.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1.0 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households 1,844,500 897,085 947,415 7,732,835 3,812,190 3,920,640
Number of persons not in census families 476,410 228,535 247,880 1,489,290 717,115 772,170
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 47,195 20,375 26,825 145,795 64,175 81,615
Living with non-relatives only 96,495 54,810 41,685 249,085 141,300 107,785
Living alone 332,720 153,345 179,370 1,094,410 511,640 582,770
Number of census family persons 1,368,085 668,550 699,535 6,243,545 3,095,075 3,148,470
Average number of persons per census family 2.9 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households 264,740 111,390 153,355 1,128,815 510,045 618,775
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 113,380 31,495 81,885 413,235 124,645 288,590
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 12,425 2,750 9,680 45,530 11,850 33,680
Living with non-relatives only 6,230 3,015 3,220 24,935 11,985 12,950
Living alone 94,725 25,735 68,990 342,775 100,810 241,965
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 151,365 79,895 71,475 715,580 385,395 330,185
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 849,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,395,340 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 466,655 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,174,255 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 432,380 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,050,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 349,510 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,738,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 164,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available 880,690 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 185,285 ...Data not available ...Data not available 857,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 82,875 ...Data not available ...Data not available 312,555 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 34,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available 123,420 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 26,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available 95,000 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 16,670 ...Data not available ...Data not available 61,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 6,755 ...Data not available ...Data not available 27,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 9,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available 33,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 9,480 ...Data not available ...Data not available 33,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 8,130 ...Data not available ...Data not available 28,420 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 382,790 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,221,090 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 332,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,094,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 50,070 ...Data not available ...Data not available 126,680 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 849,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,395,345 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 99,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,560,405 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 113,480 ...Data not available ...Data not available 171,115 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 460 ...Data not available ...Data not available 22,995 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 636,140 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,640,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 31,800 ...Data not available ...Data not available 171,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 32,555 ...Data not available ...Data not available 86,040 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 111,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available 263,860 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 456,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,103,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 3,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available 15,645 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 849,440 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,395,345 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 332,715 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,094,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 257,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,181,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 116,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available 496,140 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 92,310 ...Data not available ...Data not available 421,080 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 34,195 ...Data not available ...Data not available 142,555 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 16,235 ...Data not available ...Data not available 59,920 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 1,844,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,732,835 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.2 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.3 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,862,195 903,220 958,975 7,815,950 3,841,260 3,974,690
  Single responses  1,785,935 865,400 920,535 7,663,135 3,764,810 3,898,325
    English  309,885 152,655 157,230 599,225 297,875 301,355
    French  874,435 419,705 454,725 6,102,210 2,994,300 3,107,910
    Non-official languages  601,610 293,040 308,575 961,700 472,635 489,060
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 470 165 305 41,290 20,530 20,760
        Atikamekw    25 5 15 5,815 2,975 2,845
        Cree, n.o.s.  195 85 105 15,135 7,570 7,565
        Dene  0 5 0 0 5 0
        Innu/Montagnais  45 15 30 8,715 4,200 4,515
        Inuktitut  195 55 135 10,915 5,430 5,485
        Mi'kmaq  10 5 5 670 340 325
        Ojibway  5 5 5 30 15 15
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 5 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 595,125 289,785 305,335 908,480 445,970 462,515
        African languages, n.i.e 565 330 240 930 530 400
        Afrikaans  55 30 30 100 50 45
        Akan (Twi)  980 480 505 1,140 560 585
        Albanian  1,570 815 755 2,405 1,240 1,170
        Amharic  540 260 280 690 340 355
        Arabic  90,990 48,785 42,200 140,035 74,985 65,050
        Armenian  7,255 3,460 3,790 15,030 7,335 7,700
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 1,005 535 470 1,645 875 770
        Bengali  9,390 4,785 4,605 10,405 5,305 5,100
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  4,160 2,270 1,890 5,645 3,095 2,550
        Bisayan languages  770 245 520 955 280 670
        Bosnian  250 115 130 1,505 745 760
        Bulgarian  4,455 2,145 2,310 6,495 3,165 3,330
        Burmese  40 20 25 60 25 35
        Cantonese  7,115 3,385 3,725 10,975 5,185 5,790
        Chinese, n.o.s.  30,285 14,300 15,985 41,590 19,745 21,850
        Creoles  34,370 15,245 19,115 49,475 21,965 27,510
        Croatian  1,185 590 595 2,375 1,220 1,160
        Czech  980 460 520 1,645 790 855
        Danish  180 85 95 305 145 160
        Dutch  1,335 670 670 3,245 1,595 1,645
        Estonian  145 60 90 200 75 125
        Finnish  255 90 165 415 155 255
        Flemish  180 55 125 590 250 340
        Fukien  60 25 35 75 30 45
        German  6,780 2,995 3,785 15,025 6,920 8,105
        Greek  21,245 10,565 10,685 39,825 20,135 19,690
        Gujarati  5,175 2,545 2,630 5,940 2,915 3,025
        Hakka  60 25 35 105 40 60
        Hebrew  3,590 1,900 1,690 3,975 2,105 1,870
        Hindi  2,095 1,105 990 2,745 1,435 1,310
        Hungarian  4,385 2,040 2,340 6,675 3,250 3,430
        Ilocano  1,585 575 1,010 1,685 615 1,075
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 335 205 135 560 320 240
        Italian  83,475 40,195 43,280 113,815 56,530 57,285
        Japanese  1,515 480 1,035 2,175 680 1,495
        Khmer (Cambodian)  5,035 2,365 2,665 8,620 4,035 4,580
        Korean  3,250 1,435 1,815 4,085 1,785 2,300
        Kurdish  505 265 235 820 465 360
        Lao  1,570 790 775 4,185 2,050 2,140
        Latvian  235 80 155 335 125 205
        Lingala  1,470 690 780 2,045 980 1,070
        Lithuanian  440 175 265 650 275 370
        Macedonian  125 60 65 195 105 95
        Malay  460 195 265 625 250 375
        Malayalam  220 115 105 315 165 150
        Maltese  15 10 5 30 15 15
        Mandarin  7,845 3,615 4,235 11,290 5,155 6,130
        Marathi  130 80 45 160 90 65
        Nepali  175 85 95 1,280 620 660
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 3,125 1,645 1,475 4,565 2,470 2,090
        Norwegian  170 90 85 275 130 140
        Oromo  5,015 2,745 2,275 7,035 3,865 3,170
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  8,585 4,650 3,930 11,150 5,990 5,160
        Pashto  780 420 355 990 545 445
        Persian (Farsi)  11,275 5,915 5,365 19,835 10,340 9,500
        Polish  10,155 4,385 5,770 15,250 6,695 8,555
        Portuguese  18,120 8,635 9,490 34,265 16,505 17,760
        Romanian  17,555 8,420 9,140 31,245 15,115 16,130
        Rundi (Kirundi)  985 475 510 2,370 1,150 1,220
        Russian  17,770 7,950 9,815 24,085 10,765 13,320
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  1,020 450 565 2,005 875 1,130
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 90 40 45 150 80 75
        Serbian  1,390 685 705 2,955 1,485 1,470
        Serbo-Croatian  515 250 265 1,910 945 970
        Shanghainese  55 25 35 95 40 50
        Sign languages, n.i.e 145 80 60 520 305 215
        Sindhi  255 125 135 305 145 155
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  440 235 205 585 305 280
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 50 30 20 95 55 40
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 195 100 90 325 180 145
        Slovak  745 305 440 1,180 525 660
        Slovenian  460 200 265 840 375 460
        Somali  600 310 295 855 435 420
        Spanish  78,100 38,310 39,790 131,850 64,490 67,365
        Swahili  785 390 395 2,065 1,060 1,010
        Swedish  340 160 180 515 240 280
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  11,775 4,075 7,700 13,740 4,655 9,090
        Taiwanese  270 125 145 405 190 215
        Tamil  11,265 5,650 5,615 13,245 6,645 6,595
        Telugu  300 170 135 365 200 160
        Thai  390 115 270 725 190 535
        Tibetan languages  40 25 15 110 60 50
        Tigrigna  245 115 130 350 160 190
        Turkish  5,095 2,625 2,470 6,915 3,605 3,305
        Ukrainian  3,610 1,545 2,065 4,785 2,095 2,690
        Urdu  7,510 3,935 3,575 9,800 5,115 4,690
        Vietnamese  19,100 9,095 10,005 26,560 12,675 13,885
        Yiddish  6,935 3,435 3,500 9,035 4,515 4,520
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 6,020 3,085 2,930 11,930 6,140 5,790
  Multiple responses          76,265 37,825 38,440 152,820 76,455 76,365
    English and French  21,720 10,840 10,875 64,800 32,390 32,405
    English and non-official language  16,080 7,765 8,315 23,435 11,455 11,975
    French and non-official language  30,725 15,180 15,550 51,640 25,810 25,825
    English, French and non-official language 7,740 4,040 3,700 12,950 6,790 6,155
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,862,195 903,220 958,975 7,815,955 3,841,260 3,974,690
  English only 218,820 106,925 111,895 363,860 180,175 183,690
  French only 521,020 228,870 292,150 4,047,175 1,871,500 2,175,675
  English and French 1,073,820 548,525 525,290 3,328,725 1,758,410 1,570,310
  Neither English nor French 48,540 18,900 29,640 76,190 31,175 45,015
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,862,195 903,220 958,980 7,815,955 3,841,265 3,974,695
  English 535,060 264,340 270,715 935,635 465,965 469,675
  French 1,128,315 540,925 587,390 6,561,510 3,216,790 3,344,720
  English and French 151,895 79,815 72,080 245,230 128,655 116,575
  Neither English nor French 46,925 18,140 28,785 73,580 29,860 43,720
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 611,005 304,250 306,760 1,058,250 530,290 527,960
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 32.8 33.7 32.0 13.5 13.8 13.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,862,200 903,220 958,975 7,815,955 3,841,260 3,974,695
  Single responses 1,724,585 835,300 889,285 7,570,900 3,720,195 3,850,710
    English 435,675 213,675 222,005 767,415 379,915 387,500
    French 936,870 452,640 484,230 6,249,080 3,071,635 3,177,450
    Non-official languages 352,040 168,985 183,050 554,400 268,640 285,760
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 195 70 120 37,955 19,060 18,895
        Atikamekw   10 5 5 5,365 2,805 2,560
        Cree, n.o.s. 90 35 50 14,155 7,085 7,075
        Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais 30 10 15 7,730 3,760 3,965
        Inuktitut 70 20 45 10,360 5,230 5,130
        Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 330 175 155
        Ojibway 0 0 0 10 5 5
        Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 349,565 167,790 181,780 511,880 247,275 264,610
        African languages, n.i.e. 145 75 70 220 105 115
        Afrikaans 15 5 10 25 10 15
        Akan (Twi) 505 230 275 565 260 310
        Albanian 975 500 475 1,510 765 745
        Amharic 300 140 160 360 165 195
        Arabic 49,330 25,480 23,850 72,955 37,360 35,590
        Armenian 5,015 2,300 2,715 10,980 5,195 5,785
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 195 95 100 290 140 155
        Bengali 7,570 3,775 3,800 8,285 4,110 4,170
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,465 780 690 1,915 1,005 915
        Bisayan languages 215 85 130 235 95 140
        Bosnian 160 80 80 1,030 525 505
        Bulgarian 3,450 1,685 1,765 4,940 2,430 2,505
        Burmese 25 15 10 30 10 15
        Cantonese 5,340 2,550 2,790 8,340 3,980 4,360
        Chinese, n.o.s. 24,825 11,840 12,990 33,890 16,270 17,620
        Creoles 14,630 6,320 8,305 19,430 8,295 11,135
        Croatian 520 245 280 1,060 510 545
        Czech 285 130 150 510 240 275
        Danish 30 15 10 35 20 15
        Dutch 230 110 120 525 245 280
        Estonian 25 15 15 30 15 15
        Finnish 50 20 30 65 25 40
        Flemish 25 10 20 95 45 55
        Fukien 15 5 5 15 10 5
        German 1,240 565 675 3,025 1,435 1,590
        Greek 11,530 5,515 6,015 20,060 9,685 10,380
        Gujarati 3,545 1,715 1,830 3,955 1,905 2,050
        Hakka 15 10 5 20 5 15
        Hebrew 1,600 820 780 1,735 885 845
        Hindi 1,145 580 565 1,450 720 725
        Hungarian 1,590 695 895 2,390 1,070 1,315
        Ilocano 555 215 340 585 225 360
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 160 85 75 275 145 130
        Italian 33,970 15,245 18,730 39,540 17,925 21,615
        Japanese 635 280 350 915 390 525
        Khmer (Cambodian) 3,325 1,535 1,790 5,350 2,475 2,875
        Korean 2,360 1,085 1,275 2,955 1,360 1,590
        Kurdish 240 115 125 380 200 180
        Lao 935 455 480 2,395 1,160 1,235
        Latvian 75 25 45 90 35 55
        Lingala 420 195 225 545 250 290
        Lithuanian 120 50 75 150 60 90
        Macedonian 85 45 40 125 65 60
        Malay 185 90 90 225 115 120
        Malayalam 50 25 25 75 40 35
        Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Mandarin 6,610 3,165 3,440 9,325 4,485 4,835
        Marathi 60 35 20 65 40 25
        Nepali 125 60 65 1,170 575 600
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 730 345 385 975 465 505
        Norwegian 35 20 15 40 20 25
        Oromo 1,615 855 755 2,115 1,110 1,010
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 6,480 3,470 3,015 8,345 4,415 3,925
        Pashto 630 335 295 805 430 380
        Persian (Farsi) 7,980 3,915 4,055 14,380 7,125 7,255
        Polish 4,845 2,155 2,690 6,955 3,160 3,800
        Portuguese 9,640 4,540 5,095 16,015 7,615 8,405
        Romanian 12,845 6,240 6,605 22,790 11,190 11,605
        Rundi (Kirundi) 295 135 160 665 305 355
        Russian 13,940 6,530 7,405 18,465 8,740 9,725
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 230 110 120 450 210 235
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 40 20 15 75 40 35
        Serbian 840 405 440 2,015 985 1,025
        Serbo-Croatian 245 115 130 1,180 580 600
        Shanghainese 25 10 10 30 15 20
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 275 175 105 975 625 355
        Sindhi 145 70 70 175 85 90
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 240 120 125 330 165 170
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 55 20 30
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 100 45 55 145 65 75
        Slovak 155 70 85 255 115 140
        Slovenian 175 75 100 295 130 170
        Somali 370 180 190 520 245 275
        Spanish 53,560 25,900 27,655 88,380 43,095 45,290
        Swahili 220 105 115 750 365 385
        Swedish 85 40 40 115 55 55
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6,775 2,585 4,185 7,280 2,815 4,465
        Taiwanese 145 70 70 220 115 100
        Tamil 9,665 4,805 4,865 11,270 5,585 5,685
        Telugu 190 100 90 220 120 105
        Thai 125 65 70 210 95 115
        Tibetan languages 25 15 10 80 40 40
        Tigrigna 130 60 70 170 80 90
        Turkish 3,770 1,880 1,895 4,945 2,470 2,475
        Ukrainian 1,570 670 900 1,925 835 1,090
        Urdu 5,540 2,830 2,715 7,125 3,595 3,530
        Vietnamese 15,660 7,400 8,260 20,740 9,845 10,895
        Yiddish 4,285 2,200 2,085 6,275 3,225 3,050
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 2,280 1,125 1,155 4,565 2,310 2,265
  Multiple responses         137,615 67,925 69,690 245,055 121,070 123,985
    English and French 27,670 14,055 13,610 71,555 35,860 35,695
    English and non-official language 31,595 15,280 16,310 43,765 21,305 22,460
    French and non-official language 59,940 29,040 30,910 100,110 48,590 51,525
    English, French and non-official language 18,410 9,545 8,865 29,625 15,315 14,310
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,862,195 903,225 958,975 7,815,950 3,841,260 3,974,690
  None 1,335,000 642,665 692,330 6,691,145 3,279,620 3,411,525
  Single responses  480,500 237,000 243,500 1,046,580 522,335 524,245
    English  150,045 75,370 74,675 459,125 234,190 224,935
    French  153,155 75,350 77,810 298,090 147,040 151,050
    Non-official languages  177,295 86,280 91,015 289,365 141,100 148,260
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 175 65 110 3,380 1,585 1,795
        Atikamekw    10 0 5 470 205 270
        Cree, n.o.s.  75 35 40 1,250 630 620
        Dene  0 5 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  15 10 5 920 435 490
        Inuktitut  65 15 50 485 205 275
        Mi'kmaq  10 5 10 250 110 135
        Ojibway  0 0 0 5 5 5
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 5 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 174,010 84,615 89,395 279,095 136,070 143,025
        African languages, n.i.e 380 200 180 625 335 295
        Afrikaans  35 25 15 65 35 30
        Akan (Twi)  380 195 190 475 240 240
        Albanian  240 120 120 400 200 200
        Amharic  150 70 80 195 95 100
        Arabic  31,295 16,850 14,445 49,400 26,430 22,965
        Armenian  1,345 660 685 2,500 1,235 1,265
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 590 295 290 945 495 450
        Bengali  960 535 425 1,140 635 505
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  1,385 735 650 1,980 1,050 930
        Bisayan languages  215 75 135 250 80 165
        Bosnian  50 20 30 310 145 165
        Bulgarian  525 235 290 835 380 450
        Burmese  10 5 5 10 5 5
        Cantonese  1,275 640 630 1,890 935 955
        Chinese, n.o.s.  3,910 1,815 2,090 5,395 2,480 2,920
        Creoles  22,125 9,945 12,180 34,645 15,580 19,065
        Croatian  295 130 165 600 280 325
        Czech  270 125 145 445 205 240
        Danish  80 40 40 130 50 75
        Dutch  415 195 225 930 415 515
        Estonian  50 20 30 60 25 35
        Finnish  80 40 45 140 60 85
        Flemish  35 10 25 110 45 65
        Fukien  20 10 15 25 10 15
        German  2,890 1,320 1,570 5,900 2,720 3,175
        Greek  7,045 3,505 3,540 14,520 7,350 7,165
        Gujarati  935 475 465 1,185 600 585
        Hakka  20 10 15 50 20 30
        Hebrew  2,720 1,345 1,375 2,975 1,475 1,505
        Hindi  1,495 805 690 1,870 985 890
        Hungarian  1,070 450 615 1,580 715 865
        Ilocano  480 175 305 505 180 325
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 135 80 60 210 110 95
        Italian  27,125 13,200 13,920 39,030 19,225 19,810
        Japanese  695 280 415 1,070 465 610
        Khmer (Cambodian)  1,255 570 685 2,300 1,070 1,230
        Korean  510 230 285 650 275 375
        Kurdish  165 85 80 230 125 110
        Lao  375 200 180 1,095 530 565
        Latvian  65 25 40 90 35 55
        Lingala  1,830 890 945 2,585 1,255 1,325
        Lithuanian  130 40 85 180 65 120
        Macedonian  30 10 15 45 20 25
        Malay  150 75 80 235 105 130
        Malayalam  100 50 50 135 70 70
        Maltese  0 5 0 5 5 0
        Mandarin  1,255 540 715 1,880 810 1,075
        Marathi  40 25 20 55 30 30
        Nepali  20 10 10 40 25 25
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 1,790 885 905 2,705 1,350 1,355
        Norwegian  80 45 40 110 60 55
        Oromo  1,685 875 805 2,435 1,275 1,160
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  1,320 730 590 1,755 960 795
        Pashto  55 35 20 80 50 30
        Persian (Farsi)  1,875 1,035 840 2,920 1,600 1,325
        Polish  2,265 915 1,350 3,465 1,400 2,065
        Portuguese  4,760 2,290 2,470 9,950 4,785 5,165
        Romanian  2,470 1,115 1,360 4,475 2,070 2,410
        Rundi (Kirundi)  505 245 260 1,140 565 575
        Russian  3,260 1,520 1,740 4,610 2,105 2,500
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  435 185 250 920 390 530
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 30 15 15 55 35 25
        Serbian  300 145 150 540 275 265
        Serbo-Croatian  100 45 55 350 185 165
        Shanghainese  25 10 10 50 25 25
        Sign languages, n.i.e 110 50 60 445 205 240
        Sindhi  75 35 45 110 50 60
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  135 75 55 175 95 80
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 20 10 5 25 15 15
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 55 30 25 95 55 45
        Slovak  225 95 130 310 140 175
        Slovenian  110 45 70 225 95 130
        Somali  180 90 85 250 135 120
        Spanish  21,040 10,340 10,705 40,335 19,665 20,670
        Swahili  550 245 300 1,245 615 630
        Swedish  215 105 110 320 150 175
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  4,045 1,285 2,765 4,875 1,540 3,335
        Taiwanese  90 45 45 135 65 70
        Tamil  1,240 645 595 1,510 790 720
        Telugu  55 30 20 80 50 30
        Thai  165 55 110 320 100 215
        Tibetan languages  15 10 5 30 15 10
        Tigrigna  55 30 30 90 45 45
        Turkish  850 455 395 1,270 690 575
        Ukrainian  940 400 540 1,245 535 715
        Urdu  1,590 870 725 2,205 1,200 1,010
        Vietnamese  3,035 1,505 1,535 4,620 2,245 2,375
        Yiddish  1,610 730 875 1,690 765 920
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 3,105 1,595 1,510 6,890 3,445 3,445
  Multiple responses          46,705 23,560 23,145 78,230 39,305 38,925
    English and French  19,435 10,035 9,395 30,610 15,760 14,845
    English and non-official language  12,495 6,270 6,225 24,795 12,330 12,465
    French and non-official language  14,095 6,900 7,195 21,860 10,720 11,145
    English, French and non-official language  680 350 330 965 500 465

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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.

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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

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

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How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Montréal, Quebec (Code 2466) and Quebec (Code 24) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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