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Characteristic Montréal,
Quebec
(Census division)
Alberta 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 3,645,257  ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 1,854,442 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,290,350  ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 1.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available 10.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 907,393 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,505,007 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 849,443 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,390,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 3,779.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 499.19 ...Data not available ...Data not available 640,081.87 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 1,886,480 913,165 973,320 3,645,260 1,827,815 1,817,440
0 to 4 years 106,425 54,285 52,140 244,880 125,665 119,210
5 to 9 years 90,425 45,770 44,655 218,990 112,005 106,990
10 to 14 years 90,785 46,370 44,415 220,920 113,415 107,505
15 to 19 years 104,540 52,555 51,990 238,205 122,065 116,145
15 years 19,650 10,000 9,655 46,985 23,995 22,995
16 years 20,000 10,125 9,875 47,235 24,330 22,910
17 years 20,070 10,245 9,820 47,280 24,370 22,910
18 years 21,555 10,785 10,770 47,780 24,435 23,345
19 years 23,275 11,400 11,875 48,920 24,935 23,985
20 to 24 years 135,015 66,045 68,965 258,475 131,510 126,965
25 to 29 years 150,550 73,865 76,685 288,735 146,330 142,405
30 to 34 years 151,015 75,100 75,915 274,390 138,600 135,795
35 to 39 years 134,420 68,030 66,390 260,135 131,810 128,325
40 to 44 years 131,675 67,400 64,270 258,515 130,630 127,890
45 to 49 years 137,565 70,230 67,330 280,635 140,575 140,060
50 to 54 years 134,990 66,760 68,225 279,705 141,370 138,335
55 to 59 years 119,095 57,320 61,780 233,785 118,750 115,030
60 to 64 years 104,685 49,495 55,195 182,160 90,975 91,185
65 to 69 years 80,125 36,425 43,700 125,700 61,790 63,905
70 to 74 years 65,715 28,600 37,120 94,775 45,220 49,555
75 to 79 years 57,875 24,135 33,745 76,040 35,205 40,835
80 to 84 years 47,365 17,735 29,635 57,725 24,810 32,915
85 years and over 44,205 13,045 31,160 51,485 17,095 34,390
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 39.2 38.1 40.4 36.5 35.9 37.1
% of the population aged 15 and over 84.8 84.0 85.5 81.2 80.8 81.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 1,598,840 766,740 832,100 2,960,470 1,476,730 1,483,735
Married or living with a common-law partner 778,725 391,795 386,930 1,756,855 881,840 875,015
Married (and not separated) 572,850 286,890 285,960 1,484,700 745,670 739,035
Living common law 205,875 104,905 100,970 272,155 136,180 135,980
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 820,115 374,945 445,170 1,203,610 594,890 608,725
Single (never legally married) 565,780 297,305 268,475 823,935 460,575 363,355
Separated 34,085 14,070 20,010 70,860 31,685 39,170
Divorced 124,365 46,295 78,070 177,375 75,875 101,500
Widowed 95,890 17,275 78,610 131,440 26,745 104,695
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 475,095 ...Data not available ...Data not available 999,530 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 238,970 ...Data not available ...Data not available 484,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 108,390 ...Data not available ...Data not available 213,675 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 88,645 ...Data not available ...Data not available 203,800 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 39,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available 97,225 ...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 999,530 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 377,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available 855,015 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 274,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available 719,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 113,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available 314,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 160,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available 405,125 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 62,080 ...Data not available ...Data not available 146,820 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 66,390 ...Data not available ...Data not available 174,625 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 31,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available 83,680 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 102,820 ...Data not available ...Data not available 135,660 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 62,755 ...Data not available ...Data not available 83,430 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 40,065 ...Data not available ...Data not available 52,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 20,100 ...Data not available ...Data not available 26,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 15,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available 17,235 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 4,855 ...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 98,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available 144,510 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 80,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available 110,800 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 49,785 ...Data not available ...Data not available 64,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 21,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available 32,100 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 8,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available 13,875 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 17,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available 33,710 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 12,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available 22,340 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 4,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available 8,595 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 1,175 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 515,945 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,097,320 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 124,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available 284,605 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 160,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available 386,605 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 57,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available 134,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 104,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available 202,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 68,345 ...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 1,844,500 897,085 947,415 3,567,935 1,793,260 1,774,675
Number of persons not in census families 476,410 228,535 247,880 616,070 324,140 291,930
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 47,195 20,375 26,825 86,005 42,230 43,775
Living with non-relatives only 96,495 54,810 41,685 187,325 112,605 74,725
Living alone 332,720 153,345 179,370 342,730 169,305 173,430
Number of census family persons 1,368,085 668,550 699,535 2,951,870 1,469,120 1,482,750
Average number of persons per census family 2.9 ...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 264,740 111,390 153,355 366,105 171,780 194,330
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 113,380 31,495 81,885 114,455 34,650 79,805
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 12,425 2,750 9,680 15,895 3,895 12,000
Living with non-relatives only 6,230 3,015 3,220 7,200 3,595 3,605
Living alone 94,725 25,735 68,990 91,355 27,160 64,195
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 151,365 79,895 71,475 251,650 137,125 114,525
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 849,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,390,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 466,655 ...Data not available ...Data not available 969,755 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 432,380 ...Data not available ...Data not available 870,680 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 349,510 ...Data not available ...Data not available 764,130 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 164,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available 354,595 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 185,285 ...Data not available ...Data not available 409,535 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 82,875 ...Data not available ...Data not available 106,550 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 34,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available 99,070 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 26,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available 71,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 16,670 ...Data not available ...Data not available 49,400 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 6,755 ...Data not available ...Data not available 20,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 9,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available 29,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 9,480 ...Data not available ...Data not available 21,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 8,130 ...Data not available ...Data not available 27,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 382,790 ...Data not available ...Data not available 420,520 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 332,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available 342,735 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 50,070 ...Data not available ...Data not available 77,790 ...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 1,390,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 99,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available 883,265 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 113,480 ...Data not available ...Data not available 58,205 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 460 ...Data not available ...Data not available 46,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 636,140 ...Data not available ...Data not available 402,215 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 31,800 ...Data not available ...Data not available 71,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 32,555 ...Data not available ...Data not available 97,865 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 111,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available 33,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 456,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 197,940 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 3,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,060 ...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 1,390,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 332,715 ...Data not available ...Data not available 342,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 257,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available 477,095 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 116,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available 224,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 92,310 ...Data not available ...Data not available 211,645 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 34,195 ...Data not available ...Data not available 85,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 16,235 ...Data not available ...Data not available 48,385 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 1,844,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,567,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.2 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.6 ...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 3,610,185 1,811,450 1,798,730
  Single responses  1,785,935 865,400 920,535 3,547,680 1,781,135 1,766,545
    English  309,885 152,655 157,230 2,780,200 1,405,655 1,374,545
    French  874,435 419,705 454,725 68,545 35,355 33,195
    Non-official languages  601,610 293,040 308,575 698,930 340,125 358,805
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 470 165 305 22,005 10,540 11,470
        Atikamekw    25 5 15 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  195 85 105 16,745 8,035 8,710
        Dene  0 5 0 1,680 825 855
        Innu/Montagnais  45 15 30 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  195 55 135 65 20 40
        Mi'kmaq  10 5 5 20 15 10
        Ojibway  5 5 5 455 190 260
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 5 5 10
        Stoney  0 0 0 3,035 1,465 1,570
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 595,125 289,785 305,335 665,865 324,165 341,705
        African languages, n.i.e 565 330 240 3,380 1,855 1,525
        Afrikaans  55 30 30 2,420 1,200 1,220
        Akan (Twi)  980 480 505 1,100 620 485
        Albanian  1,570 815 755 1,685 915 770
        Amharic  540 260 280 5,110 2,595 2,515
        Arabic  90,990 48,785 42,200 28,000 15,335 12,665
        Armenian  7,255 3,460 3,790 390 185 195
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 1,005 535 470 1,265 635 625
        Bengali  9,390 4,785 4,605 5,030 2,640 2,385
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  4,160 2,270 1,890 60 30 25
        Bisayan languages  770 245 520 3,255 1,340 1,910
        Bosnian  250 115 130 1,745 875 875
        Bulgarian  4,455 2,145 2,310 1,280 635 650
        Burmese  40 20 25 320 160 160
        Cantonese  7,115 3,385 3,725 34,985 16,440 18,540
        Chinese, n.o.s.  30,285 14,300 15,985 49,270 23,520 25,745
        Creoles  34,370 15,245 19,115 1,180 610 570
        Croatian  1,185 590 595 3,960 1,950 2,005
        Czech  980 460 520 2,880 1,405 1,475
        Danish  180 85 95 2,805 1,445 1,360
        Dutch  1,335 670 670 17,950 9,095 8,855
        Estonian  145 60 90 195 100 95
        Finnish  255 90 165 895 355 545
        Flemish  180 55 125 345 175 170
        Fukien  60 25 35 445 205 235
        German  6,780 2,995 3,785 80,905 39,730 41,175
        Greek  21,245 10,565 10,685 2,965 1,565 1,405
        Gujarati  5,175 2,545 2,630 8,675 4,300 4,375
        Hakka  60 25 35 325 135 190
        Hebrew  3,590 1,900 1,690 780 415 370
        Hindi  2,095 1,105 990 12,290 6,260 6,030
        Hungarian  4,385 2,040 2,340 6,700 3,315 3,385
        Ilocano  1,585 575 1,010 3,010 1,265 1,745
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 335 205 135 1,070 580 490
        Italian  83,475 40,195 43,280 11,960 6,145 5,815
        Japanese  1,515 480 1,035 4,560 1,640 2,920
        Khmer (Cambodian)  5,035 2,365 2,665 1,745 810 930
        Korean  3,250 1,435 1,815 13,885 6,545 7,340
        Kurdish  505 265 235 1,230 705 525
        Lao  1,570 790 775 1,035 515 520
        Latvian  235 80 155 330 160 165
        Lingala  1,470 690 780 155 80 75
        Lithuanian  440 175 265 380 170 210
        Macedonian  125 60 65 275 140 135
        Malay  460 195 265 1,080 470 610
        Malayalam  220 115 105 2,760 1,425 1,330
        Maltese  15 10 5 75 35 35
        Mandarin  7,845 3,615 4,235 19,325 9,120 10,210
        Marathi  130 80 45 850 460 395
        Nepali  175 85 95 1,605 870 735
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 3,125 1,645 1,475 2,075 1,120 960
        Norwegian  170 90 85 1,180 540 635
        Oromo  5,015 2,745 2,275 1,405 790 610
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  8,585 4,650 3,930 49,940 25,350 24,590
        Pashto  780 420 355 1,850 950 900
        Persian (Farsi)  11,275 5,915 5,365 10,655 5,630 5,025
        Polish  10,155 4,385 5,770 19,890 9,335 10,560
        Portuguese  18,120 8,635 9,490 7,380 3,610 3,770
        Romanian  17,555 8,420 9,140 6,550 3,335 3,215
        Rundi (Kirundi)  985 475 510 235 110 120
        Russian  17,770 7,950 9,815 13,840 6,355 7,490
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  1,020 450 565 440 225 215
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 90 40 45 680 360 325
        Serbian  1,390 685 705 3,560 1,795 1,765
        Serbo-Croatian  515 250 265 930 455 475
        Shanghainese  55 25 35 130 50 80
        Sign languages, n.i.e 145 80 60 465 250 215
        Sindhi  255 125 135 2,560 1,205 1,355
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  440 235 205 1,940 1,030 915
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 50 30 20 650 335 315
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 195 100 90 325 160 165
        Slovak  745 305 440 2,145 1,045 1,100
        Slovenian  460 200 265 745 350 395
        Somali  600 310 295 5,515 2,875 2,640
        Spanish  78,100 38,310 39,790 44,020 22,045 21,975
        Swahili  785 390 395 1,455 775 680
        Swedish  340 160 180 950 420 530
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  11,775 4,075 7,700 60,085 25,720 34,370
        Taiwanese  270 125 145 340 150 190
        Tamil  11,265 5,650 5,615 2,645 1,425 1,215
        Telugu  300 170 135 1,085 565 520
        Thai  390 115 270 1,310 420 890
        Tibetan languages  40 25 15 335 170 165
        Tigrigna  245 115 130 2,340 1,245 1,095
        Turkish  5,095 2,625 2,470 2,460 1,415 1,050
        Ukrainian  3,610 1,545 2,065 24,575 11,095 13,475
        Urdu  7,510 3,935 3,575 19,900 10,265 9,630
        Vietnamese  19,100 9,095 10,005 21,195 9,930 11,265
        Yiddish  6,935 3,435 3,500 165 85 80
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 6,020 3,085 2,930 11,055 5,420 5,635
  Multiple responses          76,265 37,825 38,440 62,505 30,325 32,185
    English and French  21,720 10,840 10,875 8,410 4,045 4,365
    English and non-official language  16,080 7,765 8,315 49,970 24,210 25,760
    French and non-official language  30,725 15,180 15,550 2,945 1,500 1,440
    English, French and non-official language 7,740 4,040 3,700 1,185 565 620
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,862,195 903,220 958,975 3,610,185 1,811,450 1,798,735
  English only 218,820 106,925 111,895 3,321,810 1,679,330 1,642,480
  French only 521,020 228,870 292,150 3,205 1,430 1,780
  English and French 1,073,820 548,525 525,290 235,565 110,485 125,075
  Neither English nor French 48,540 18,900 29,640 49,600 20,210 29,395
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,862,195 903,220 958,980 3,610,180 1,811,455 1,798,735
  English 535,060 264,340 270,715 3,484,240 1,751,785 1,732,460
  French 1,128,315 540,925 587,390 65,105 33,810 31,295
  English and French 151,895 79,815 72,080 12,530 6,305 6,225
  Neither English nor French 46,925 18,140 28,785 48,310 19,555 28,750
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 611,005 304,250 306,760 71,370 36,960 34,405
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 32.8 33.7 32.0 2.0 2.0 1.9
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 3,610,185 1,811,455 1,798,730
  Single responses 1,724,585 835,300 889,285 3,499,490 1,757,090 1,742,400
    English 435,675 213,675 222,005 3,095,250 1,557,420 1,537,830
    French 936,870 452,640 484,230 24,690 12,545 12,140
    Non-official languages 352,040 168,985 183,050 379,550 187,125 192,425
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 195 70 120 9,525 4,800 4,730
        Atikamekw   10 5 5 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 90 35 50 6,470 3,255 3,215
        Dene 0 0 0 880 475 400
        Innu/Montagnais 30 10 15 0 0 0
        Inuktitut 70 20 45 10 5 5
        Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 0 5
        Ojibway 0 0 0 95 35 60
        Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 5 0
        Stoney 0 0 0 2,070 1,025 1,045
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 349,565 167,790 181,780 366,215 180,370 185,850
        African languages, n.i.e. 145 75 70 1,880 990 885
        Afrikaans 15 5 10 1,435 715 715
        Akan (Twi) 505 230 275 460 235 225
        Albanian 975 500 475 915 505 410
        Amharic 300 140 160 3,555 1,770 1,790
        Arabic 49,330 25,480 23,850 16,655 8,765 7,890
        Armenian 5,015 2,300 2,715 205 100 100
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 195 95 100 395 190 205
        Bengali 7,570 3,775 3,800 3,540 1,820 1,720
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,465 780 690 35 15 15
        Bisayan languages 215 85 130 1,125 530 595
        Bosnian 160 80 80 885 450 430
        Bulgarian 3,450 1,685 1,765 755 375 375
        Burmese 25 15 10 215 115 105
        Cantonese 5,340 2,550 2,790 24,790 11,520 13,270
        Chinese, n.o.s. 24,825 11,840 12,990 32,395 15,515 16,880
        Creoles 14,630 6,320 8,305 630 315 310
        Croatian 520 245 280 1,375 645 735
        Czech 285 130 150 755 380 375
        Danish 30 15 10 175 95 80
        Dutch 230 110 120 2,390 1,180 1,210
        Estonian 25 15 15 25 10 15
        Finnish 50 20 30 115 50 60
        Flemish 25 10 20 40 20 20
        Fukien 15 5 5 120 45 75
        German 1,240 565 675 35,485 17,490 18,000
        Greek 11,530 5,515 6,015 905 440 460
        Gujarati 3,545 1,715 1,830 5,040 2,450 2,590
        Hakka 15 10 5 110 50 60
        Hebrew 1,600 820 780 370 190 180
        Hindi 1,145 580 565 6,955 3,525 3,425
        Hungarian 1,590 695 895 1,900 920 980
        Ilocano 555 215 340 1,060 490 575
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 160 85 75 510 260 245
        Italian 33,970 15,245 18,730 3,235 1,455 1,785
        Japanese 635 280 350 2,125 890 1,235
        Khmer (Cambodian) 3,325 1,535 1,790 960 445 510
        Korean 2,360 1,085 1,275 10,340 4,980 5,370
        Kurdish 240 115 125 785 435 350
        Lao 935 455 480 530 250 285
        Latvian 75 25 45 85 55 35
        Lingala 420 195 225 45 25 25
        Lithuanian 120 50 75 85 40 40
        Macedonian 85 45 40 110 55 55
        Malay 185 90 90 370 200 165
        Malayalam 50 25 25 1,495 760 735
        Maltese 0 0 0 5 5 5
        Mandarin 6,610 3,165 3,440 14,910 7,300 7,610
        Marathi 60 35 20 430 230 205
        Nepali 125 60 65 1,190 625 570
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 730 345 385 595 285 305
        Norwegian 35 20 15 190 95 95
        Oromo 1,615 855 755 1,050 565 485
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 6,480 3,470 3,015 38,215 19,220 19,000
        Pashto 630 335 295 1,235 625 610
        Persian (Farsi) 7,980 3,915 4,055 7,260 3,680 3,580
        Polish 4,845 2,155 2,690 7,935 3,805 4,125
        Portuguese 9,640 4,540 5,095 2,915 1,400 1,515
        Romanian 12,845 6,240 6,605 3,735 1,930 1,805
        Rundi (Kirundi) 295 135 160 100 40 60
        Russian 13,940 6,530 7,405 8,360 4,115 4,250
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 230 110 120 220 115 105
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 40 20 15 375 185 190
        Serbian 840 405 440 2,025 1,010 1,015
        Serbo-Croatian 245 115 130 435 225 210
        Shanghainese 25 10 10 65 35 35
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 275 175 105 685 415 270
        Sindhi 145 70 70 1,105 490 610
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 240 120 125 1,000 530 465
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 500 260 240
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 100 45 55 70 35 35
        Slovak 155 70 85 680 340 335
        Slovenian 175 75 100 120 50 70
        Somali 370 180 190 4,110 2,130 1,985
        Spanish 53,560 25,900 27,655 27,405 13,830 13,575
        Swahili 220 105 115 580 310 275
        Swedish 85 40 40 115 55 55
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6,775 2,585 4,185 33,190 15,940 17,255
        Taiwanese 145 70 70 130 60 70
        Tamil 9,665 4,805 4,865 1,515 805 715
        Telugu 190 100 90 565 295 270
        Thai 125 65 70 595 270 325
        Tibetan languages 25 15 10 235 120 110
        Tigrigna 130 60 70 1,595 820 775
        Turkish 3,770 1,880 1,895 1,610 860 750
        Ukrainian 1,570 670 900 2,985 1,365 1,620
        Urdu 5,540 2,830 2,715 13,740 7,005 6,735
        Vietnamese 15,660 7,400 8,260 15,080 7,140 7,945
        Yiddish 4,285 2,200 2,085 5 5 0
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 2,280 1,125 1,155 3,810 1,955 1,850
  Multiple responses         137,615 67,925 69,690 110,695 54,360 56,335
    English and French 27,670 14,055 13,610 4,945 2,520 2,425
    English and non-official language 31,595 15,280 16,310 102,995 50,465 52,535
    French and non-official language 59,940 29,040 30,910 1,115 570 550
    English, French and non-official language 18,410 9,545 8,865 1,640 815 825
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 3,610,185 1,811,455 1,798,730
  None 1,335,000 642,665 692,330 3,175,225 1,598,555 1,576,670
  Single responses  480,500 237,000 243,500 427,270 209,070 218,200
    English  150,045 75,370 74,675 175,275 88,065 87,205
    French  153,155 75,350 77,810 36,995 17,270 19,730
    Non-official languages  177,295 86,280 91,015 215,005 103,740 111,265
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 175 65 110 11,185 5,305 5,880
        Atikamekw    10 0 5 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  75 35 40 9,370 4,490 4,885
        Dene  0 5 0 655 290 365
        Innu/Montagnais  15 10 5 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  65 15 50 55 20 35
        Mi'kmaq  10 5 10 20 10 10
        Ojibway  0 0 0 220 90 130
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 5 0 5
        Stoney  0 0 0 855 405 450
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 174,010 84,615 89,395 197,700 95,500 102,195
        African languages, n.i.e 380 200 180 970 540 430
        Afrikaans  35 25 15 935 475 455
        Akan (Twi)  380 195 190 620 350 270
        Albanian  240 120 120 490 265 230
        Amharic  150 70 80 1,395 750 650
        Arabic  31,295 16,850 14,445 12,895 6,955 5,945
        Armenian  1,345 660 685 95 40 55
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 590 295 290 550 265 285
        Bengali  960 535 425 1,010 515 490
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  1,385 735 650 5 5 0
        Bisayan languages  215 75 135 830 330 505
        Bosnian  50 20 30 580 280 305
        Bulgarian  525 235 290 320 150 175
        Burmese  10 5 5 115 60 55
        Cantonese  1,275 640 630 9,235 4,460 4,775
        Chinese, n.o.s.  3,910 1,815 2,090 10,445 5,115 5,330
        Creoles  22,125 9,945 12,180 720 360 355
        Croatian  295 130 165 1,555 775 780
        Czech  270 125 145 990 480 515
        Danish  80 40 40 945 430 515
        Dutch  415 195 225 5,765 2,795 2,965
        Estonian  50 20 30 50 30 25
        Finnish  80 40 45 300 130 175
        Flemish  35 10 25 70 40 35
        Fukien  20 10 15 155 75 80
        German  2,890 1,320 1,570 18,255 8,815 9,440
        Greek  7,045 3,505 3,540 1,720 850 870
        Gujarati  935 475 465 2,970 1,465 1,500
        Hakka  20 10 15 105 40 65
        Hebrew  2,720 1,345 1,375 600 300 290
        Hindi  1,495 805 690 7,045 3,685 3,365
        Hungarian  1,070 450 615 2,015 970 1,040
        Ilocano  480 175 305 845 360 480
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 135 80 60 320 175 140
        Italian  27,125 13,200 13,920 5,390 2,700 2,685
        Japanese  695 280 415 2,250 960 1,290
        Khmer (Cambodian)  1,255 570 685 525 255 270
        Korean  510 230 285 2,420 1,125 1,290
        Kurdish  165 85 80 300 165 135
        Lao  375 200 180 365 190 175
        Latvian  65 25 40 80 30 50
        Lingala  1,830 890 945 230 115 115
        Lithuanian  130 40 85 95 45 45
        Macedonian  30 10 15 90 40 50
        Malay  150 75 80 460 205 255
        Malayalam  100 50 50 960 485 470
        Maltese  0 5 0 15 10 10
        Mandarin  1,255 540 715 4,300 1,965 2,335
        Marathi  40 25 20 240 130 110
        Nepali  20 10 10 235 135 90
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 1,790 885 905 1,685 860 830
        Norwegian  80 45 40 355 160 195
        Oromo  1,685 875 805 255 130 130
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  1,320 730 590 8,810 4,560 4,245
        Pashto  55 35 20 340 170 170
        Persian (Farsi)  1,875 1,035 840 2,105 1,130 980
        Polish  2,265 915 1,350 6,180 2,890 3,290
        Portuguese  4,760 2,290 2,470 3,195 1,565 1,630
        Romanian  2,470 1,115 1,360 1,715 865 850
        Rundi (Kirundi)  505 245 260 120 65 55
        Russian  3,260 1,520 1,740 4,020 1,825 2,200
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  435 185 250 195 100 100
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 30 15 15 185 100 90
        Serbian  300 145 150 1,135 575 555
        Serbo-Croatian  100 45 55 260 125 140
        Shanghainese  25 10 10 40 15 25
        Sign languages, n.i.e 110 50 60 645 270 375
        Sindhi  75 35 45 1,185 560 630
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  135 75 55 755 395 360
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 20 10 5 115 65 50
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 55 30 25 85 50 40
        Slovak  225 95 130 605 300 300
        Slovenian  110 45 70 250 120 130
        Somali  180 90 85 1,435 745 690
        Spanish  21,040 10,340 10,705 18,355 9,210 9,145
        Swahili  550 245 300 1,145 610 540
        Swedish  215 105 110 450 205 245
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  4,045 1,285 2,765 18,450 6,985 11,460
        Taiwanese  90 45 45 125 60 65
        Tamil  1,240 645 595 880 460 420
        Telugu  55 30 20 360 195 165
        Thai  165 55 110 575 185 390
        Tibetan languages  15 10 5 60 35 30
        Tigrigna  55 30 30 740 395 345
        Turkish  850 455 395 640 370 270
        Ukrainian  940 400 540 7,440 3,335 4,105
        Urdu  1,590 870 725 4,905 2,555 2,355
        Vietnamese  3,035 1,505 1,535 4,960 2,345 2,615
        Yiddish  1,610 730 875 60 30 30
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 3,105 1,595 1,510 6,125 2,940 3,190
  Multiple responses          46,705 23,560 23,145 7,690 3,825 3,865
    English and French  19,435 10,035 9,395 995 520 475
    English and non-official language  12,495 6,270 6,225 2,860 1,445 1,405
    French and non-official language  14,095 6,900 7,195 3,785 1,820 1,960
    English, French and non-official language  680 350 330 55 35 25

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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 Alberta (Code 48) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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