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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	Ottawa, CDR Ontario (Census division)			Northwest Territories (Territory)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	883,391	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	812,129	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,464	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	8.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	370,217	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	353,244	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	316.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	2,790.22	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,143,793.47	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	883,390	428,455	454,935	41,460	21,065	20,400
0 to 4 years	49,140	24,930	24,215	3,285	1,655	1,630
5 to 9 years	48,765	24,665	24,100	2,860	1,435	1,425
10 to 14 years	50,665	25,685	24,980	2,865	1,450	1,420
15 to 19 years	58,310	29,675	28,630	3,390	1,765	1,625
15 years	10,910	5,620	5,285	695	355	345
16 years	11,435	5,805	5,630	640	360	285
17 years	11,255	5,775	5,480	675	355	325
18 years	11,885	5,975	5,910	685	360	330
19 years	12,825	6,500	6,325	685	340	345
20 to 24 years	65,960	33,100	32,865	3,340	1,690	1,650
25 to 29 years	61,230	30,185	31,045	3,440	1,770	1,675
30 to 34 years	57,745	27,675	30,070	3,305	1,625	1,680
35 to 39 years	60,360	28,765	31,595	2,985	1,445	1,535
40 to 44 years	64,285	31,215	33,070	3,035	1,535	1,500
45 to 49 years	73,190	35,935	37,260	3,380	1,695	1,685
50 to 54 years	69,010	33,595	35,420	3,105	1,615	1,490
55 to 59 years	57,735	28,030	29,705	2,390	1,255	1,135
60 to 64 years	50,415	24,385	26,025	1,680	915	765
65 to 69 years	35,860	16,935	18,930	980	555	425
70 to 74 years	26,805	12,360	14,445	580	280	305
75 to 79 years	21,270	9,545	11,730	400	200	200
80 to 84 years	16,305	6,600	9,710	240	105	130
85 years and over	16,335	5,185	11,150	200	80	120
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.2	38.2	40.0	32.3	32.3	32.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.2	82.4	83.9	78.3	78.4	78.1
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	734,820	353,180	381,640	32,455	16,525	15,925
Married or living with a common-law partner	411,110	205,470	205,640	17,670	8,845	8,825
Married (and not separated)	348,515	173,895	174,620	11,375	5,715	5,655
Living common law	62,590	31,575	31,015	6,295	3,130	3,165
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	323,710	147,710	176,000	14,785	7,685	7,100
Single (never legally married)	224,340	117,055	107,285	11,785	6,475	5,315
Separated	20,630	8,385	12,245	785	370	410
Divorced	42,715	15,540	27,175	1,300	615	685
Widowed	36,025	6,730	29,295	915	230	690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	239,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	114,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	52,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	51,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	21,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	239,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	200,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	169,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	70,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	99,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	36,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	44,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	31,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	21,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	10,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	725	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	555	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	38,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	30,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	17,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	930	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	9,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	490	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	7,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	610	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	380	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	180	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	580	...Data not available	...Data not available	55	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	265,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	58,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	89,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	32,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	57,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	27,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	867,090	421,800	445,290	40,805	20,655	20,150
Number of persons not in census families	160,855	74,120	86,735	6,745	3,745	3,000
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	18,625	7,515	11,105	1,340	675	665
Living with non-relatives only	42,330	23,700	18,630	1,930	1,105	825
Living alone	99,905	42,895	57,005	3,475	1,965	1,510
Number of census family persons	706,235	347,685	358,550	34,060	16,910	17,145
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	105,830	47,615	58,215	2,230	1,135	1,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	34,820	9,275	25,540	845	365	480
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,390	1,055	4,330	185	55	125
Living with non-relatives only	1,915	860	1,050	40	20	20
Living alone	27,520	7,360	20,155	625	290	340
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	71,010	38,335	32,675	1,385	770	610
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	353,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	234,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	215,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	184,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	83,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	100,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	31,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	18,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	13,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	275	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	5,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	4,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	4,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	118,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	19,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	151,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	65,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	935	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	135,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	72,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	6,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	36,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	440	...Data not available	...Data not available	370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	353,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	116,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	55,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	52,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	19,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	9,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	867,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	872,450	424,000	448,450	41,040	20,785	20,260
Single responses	846,090	411,460	434,625	40,500	20,520	19,975
English	544,045	270,365	273,675	31,375	16,000	15,375
French	123,925	56,850	67,075	1,075	580	500
Non-official languages	178,120	84,245	93,870	8,045	3,940	4,105
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	460	155	305	780	375	405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	145	70	75	135	60	75
Dene	5	0	5	450	245	205
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	205	50	155	190	70	120
Mi'kmaq	20	5	20	0	0	0
Ojibway	65	25	40	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	10	0	5	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	175,740	83,195	92,540	2,465	1,205	1,260
African languages, n.i.e.	450	225	225	0	0	5
Afrikaans	135	70	65	5	0	5
Akan (Twi)	310	145	165	10	5	5
Albanian	580	295	280	5	5	0
Amharic	1,165	565	600	10	5	5
Arabic	28,185	14,660	13,530	150	100	55
Armenian	415	210	205	75	35	40
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	505	235	275	30	20	15
Bengali	2,840	1,455	1,390	35	20	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	65	30	35	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	375	110	270	70	25	45
Bosnian	575	265	310	5	5	5
Bulgarian	825	380	440	10	0	5
Burmese	160	85	75	0	0	0
Cantonese	6,410	3,005	3,405	85	45	40
Chinese, n.o.s.	12,730	5,980	6,755	110	55	55
Creoles	3,620	1,530	2,090	40	15	25
Croatian	985	465	520	20	10	10
Czech	990	455	535	10	5	5
Danish	315	145	175	10	5	5
Dutch	2,365	1,125	1,240	50	30	25
Estonian	185	80	100	0	0	0
Finnish	325	125	195	10	5	5
Flemish	85	35	45	5	0	0
Fukien	80	35	45	0	0	0
German	5,810	2,560	3,245	185	100	85
Greek	2,040	1,080	960	10	10	5
Gujarati	1,205	635	575	10	5	5
Hakka	60	35	25	0	0	0
Hebrew	350	190	160	0	0	0
Hindi	2,335	1,175	1,155	25	15	10
Hungarian	1,725	850	875	25	15	10
Ilocano	365	120	240	45	20	25
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	130	75	55	5	0	0
Italian	9,440	4,730	4,710	45	25	20
Japanese	935	290	640	30	10	20
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,100	475	625	0	0	0
Korean	1,605	690	915	15	5	5
Kurdish	645	330	315	0	0	0
Lao	360	175	185	5	0	0
Latvian	275	125	150	0	0	0
Lingala	275	125	150	0	0	0
Lithuanian	210	90	120	0	0	0
Macedonian	60	30	30	5	5	5
Malay	360	155	200	5	0	0
Malayalam	445	220	225	15	5	5
Maltese	35	10	25	0	0	0
Mandarin	6,820	3,150	3,665	35	15	20
Marathi	235	115	120	0	0	0
Nepali	460	230	235	20	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	575	300	270	5	0	0
Norwegian	135	60	80	5	0	0
Oromo	360	190	170	15	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,290	1,650	1,645	30	15	15
Pashto	710	380	330	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	6,050	3,025	3,025	20	10	10
Polish	5,745	2,600	3,150	30	15	20
Portuguese	3,920	1,865	2,050	20	10	15
Romanian	2,385	1,080	1,305	20	10	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	545	225	315	0	0	0
Russian	5,470	2,385	3,090	40	15	25
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	515	190	330	5	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	155	80	75	0	0	0
Serbian	1,675	825	855	15	5	10
Serbo-Croatian	545	265	285	5	0	0
Shanghainese	75	35	45	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	120	55	65	0	5	0
Sindhi	250	120	130	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	720	355	370	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	355	175	175	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	50	25	30	5	5	0
Slovak	625	275	345	15	5	10
Slovenian	230	105	125	5	0	5
Somali	6,135	2,615	3,525	40	30	5
Spanish	10,850	4,965	5,885	90	40	55
Swahili	800	365	435	10	5	5
Swedish	275	130	145	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,870	1,620	3,250	545	205	340
Taiwanese	170	70	95	0	0	0
Tamil	2,060	1,060	1,000	25	10	15
Telugu	340	170	170	10	5	5
Thai	340	95	240	0	0	5
Tibetan languages	15	10	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	745	360	385	10	10	0
Turkish	1,395	700	695	15	5	10
Ukrainian	1,560	680	880	45	30	20
Urdu	3,675	1,870	1,810	30	20	10
Vietnamese	5,800	2,715	3,085	155	75	80
Yiddish	230	120	110	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,925	900	1,025	4,800	2,360	2,440
Multiple responses	26,360	12,535	13,825	535	260	280
English and French	10,750	5,085	5,670	75	35	35
English and non-official language	11,090	5,430	5,660	450	215	235
French and non-official language	2,950	1,330	1,625	15	5	10
English, French and non-official language	1,565	695	870	5	0	0
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	872,450	424,000	448,450	41,040	20,785	20,255
English only	522,980	264,790	258,190	37,040	18,900	18,140
French only	12,915	5,240	7,675	45	20	25
English and French	324,695	149,500	175,195	3,715	1,760	1,955
Neither English nor French	11,860	4,470	7,390	235	95	140
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	872,450	424,000	448,450	41,040	20,780	20,255
English	708,285	349,750	358,535	39,680	20,090	19,590
French	133,450	60,890	72,555	1,030	550	475
English and French	19,190	9,060	10,125	100	45	55
Neither English nor French	11,525	4,300	7,230	225	95	130
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	143,045	65,420	77,620	1,080	575	505
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	16.4	15.4	17.3	2.6	2.8	2.5
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	872,450	424,000	448,450	41,040	20,780	20,260
Single responses	830,485	404,095	426,385	40,650	20,600	20,055
English	652,455	321,710	330,745	36,485	18,495	17,990
French	86,035	38,940	47,100	550	290	265
Non-official languages	91,990	43,445	48,545	3,615	1,815	1,800
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	115	35	80	235	130	110
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	35	15	20	15	10	10
Dene	0	0	0	170	95	70
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	60	15	45	45	20	30
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	20	10	15	5	5	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	91,210	43,090	48,120	1,170	555	615
African languages, n.i.e.	175	80	100	0	0	0
Afrikaans	50	25	25	0	0	0
Akan (Twi)	110	50	55	5	0	5
Albanian	290	150	140	0	5	0
Amharic	655	305	350	10	5	5
Arabic	16,965	8,525	8,440	100	55	45
Armenian	215	110	100	50	20	25
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	75	30	50	5	5	5
Bengali	1,915	945	975	25	15	10
Berber languages (Kabyle)	20	10	15	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	120	40	80	25	15	15
Bosnian	295	150	140	0	0	0
Bulgarian	435	210	225	5	0	0
Burmese	100	45	55	0	0	0
Cantonese	4,000	1,860	2,140	50	20	25
Chinese, n.o.s.	8,475	3,980	4,495	65	35	30
Creoles	1,590	645	945	25	5	15
Croatian	370	175	195	0	0	0
Czech	270	125	150	0	0	0
Danish	25	15	15	0	0	0
Dutch	155	75	80	5	0	5
Estonian	45	20	25	0	0	0
Finnish	25	15	10	0	0	0
Flemish	5	0	5	0	0	0
Fukien	20	10	10	0	0	0
German	730	310	420	25	10	10
Greek	635	315	320	5	5	5
Gujarati	460	225	235	15	5	5
Hakka	10	5	5	0	0	0
Hebrew	135	70	70	0	0	0
Hindi	1,045	515	525	15	5	10
Hungarian	495	235	265	5	0	0
Ilocano	160	65	105	25	10	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	30	20	15	0	0	0
Italian	2,910	1,320	1,595	10	5	5
Japanese	370	145	235	10	10	10
Khmer (Cambodian)	530	235	295	0	0	0
Korean	990	460	535	10	5	5
Kurdish	405	195	210	0	0	0
Lao	190	105	90	0	0	0
Latvian	70	30	40	0	0	0
Lingala	100	40	65	0	0	0
Lithuanian	50	25	25	0	0	0
Macedonian	25	10	10	0	0	0
Malay	110	60	55	0	0	0
Malayalam	180	90	95	10	5	5
Maltese	10	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	5,190	2,515	2,675	30	15	20
Marathi	120	60	60	0	0	0
Nepali	345	165	175	15	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	105	55	55	0	0	0
Norwegian	10	5	5	0	0	0
Oromo	200	95	105	10	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,800	855	945	10	5	5
Pashto	515	270	245	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	3,880	1,830	2,050	5	0	0
Polish	2,325	1,075	1,250	10	5	0
Portuguese	1,615	765	850	10	5	10
Romanian	1,240	575	665	0	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	210	105	105	0	0	0
Russian	3,460	1,610	1,850	30	15	15
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	205	80	125	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	80	40	40	0	0	0
Serbian	1,145	565	580	10	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	280	140	140	5	0	5
Shanghainese	35	20	15	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	195	115	80	5	5	5
Sindhi	65	25	40	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	345	175	175	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	275	135	135	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	0	0	0
Slovak	190	90	100	5	5	5
Slovenian	30	15	15	0	0	0
Somali	3,845	1,600	2,250	10	10	0
Spanish	5,755	2,665	3,090	40	15	20
Swahili	305	135	165	5	0	0
Swedish	65	35	30	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,095	815	1,275	295	130	160
Taiwanese	80	35	40	0	0	0
Tamil	1,270	625	645	10	5	5
Telugu	125	60	65	0	5	0
Thai	120	45	75	0	0	0
Tibetan languages	5	5	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	390	175	215	0	5	0
Turkish	765	370	395	0	5	0
Ukrainian	405	180	225	0	0	0
Urdu	1,995	1,000	1,000	25	10	15
Vietnamese	4,035	1,895	2,145	145	70	75
Yiddish	15	10	10	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	665	315	345	2,210	1,135	1,080
Multiple responses	41,970	19,905	22,065	385	185	205
English and French	10,775	4,925	5,845	45	20	20
English and non-official language	25,800	12,580	13,215	330	160	170
French and non-official language	2,400	1,025	1,380	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	2,990	1,370	1,620	15	5	5
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	872,450	424,000	448,450	41,040	20,780	20,255
None	671,875	330,280	341,595	34,395	17,525	16,870
Single responses	192,740	90,125	102,610	6,585	3,230	3,350
English	75,780	35,835	39,945	2,345	1,225	1,125
French	55,510	25,510	29,995	605	275	335
Non-official languages	61,455	28,780	32,675	3,630	1,735	1,890
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	320	115	200	415	200	215
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	95	40	50	60	30	30
Dene	0	0	0	235	120	110
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	135	40	95	120	50	75
Mi'kmaq	10	5	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	60	20	40	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	10	0	10	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	60,025	28,180	31,840	840	400	445
African languages, n.i.e.	185	90	100	0	0	0
Afrikaans	65	25	40	5	5	5
Akan (Twi)	220	100	120	10	5	0
Albanian	150	85	70	0	0	0
Amharic	370	175	195	5	0	0
Arabic	8,665	4,580	4,085	40	30	15
Armenian	105	45	55	35	15	15
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	275	125	150	20	10	10
Bengali	625	350	280	10	5	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	30	15	10	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	90	30	65	15	5	10
Bosnian	190	85	105	5	0	5
Bulgarian	250	120	130	5	0	0
Burmese	50	25	20	0	0	0
Cantonese	1,740	815	930	35	15	20
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,745	1,320	1,425	25	15	10
Creoles	2,490	1,050	1,440	10	5	0
Croatian	365	185	180	10	5	5
Czech	325	130	200	10	5	5
Danish	135	60	80	5	0	0
Dutch	785	350	430	10	5	5
Estonian	60	20	35	0	0	0
Finnish	125	40	85	5	5	0
Flemish	20	10	5	0	0	0
Fukien	40	15	20	0	0	0
German	2,395	1,070	1,325	65	30	35
Greek	1,085	580	510	0	5	0
Gujarati	595	310	285	0	0	0
Hakka	20	15	10	0	0	0
Hebrew	350	175	180	0	0	0
Hindi	1,395	715	680	25	10	10
Hungarian	525	245	285	10	5	5
Ilocano	95	25	70	5	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	60	40	25	0	0	0
Italian	3,970	1,920	2,055	20	10	5
Japanese	540	225	310	10	5	5
Khmer (Cambodian)	385	170	215	0	0	0
Korean	470	200	265	5	0	5
Kurdish	145	75	75	0	0	0
Lao	100	50	50	5	5	0
Latvian	75	35	35	0	0	0
Lingala	470	180	290	0	0	0
Lithuanian	65	25	40	0	0	0
Macedonian	20	5	15	0	0	0
Malay	165	75	90	5	0	5
Malayalam	185	95	95	0	0	0
Maltese	20	5	10	0	0	0
Mandarin	1,655	735	920	0	0	0
Marathi	65	25	35	0	0	0
Nepali	60	25	35	0	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	520	240	280	15	5	5
Norwegian	70	25	45	0	0	0
Oromo	75	35	35	5	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,060	530	530	10	10	5
Pashto	135	70	65	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	1,425	750	675	10	5	10
Polish	1,830	750	1,080	15	5	5
Portuguese	1,405	655	745	5	0	5
Romanian	690	330	355	5	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	300	110	190	0	0	0
Russian	1,425	605	815	20	10	10
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	250	90	160	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	45	20	25	0	0	0
Serbian	320	155	160	5	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	120	60	55	0	0	0
Shanghainese	20	10	20	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	130	45	80	0	0	0
Sindhi	120	60	65	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	280	140	145	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	5	0	0
Slovak	225	95	125	15	5	5
Slovenian	65	25	45	0	0	0
Somali	1,960	895	1,065	20	15	5
Spanish	4,945	2,310	2,630	65	20	45
Swahili	595	255	340	0	0	0
Swedish	160	80	85	10	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,840	550	1,295	195	70	120
Taiwanese	60	25	40	0	0	0
Tamil	650	340	310	5	0	0
Telugu	140	65	75	0	0	0
Thai	195	65	130	5	0	5
Tibetan languages	5	5	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	250	125	130	0	0	0
Turkish	380	195	180	5	5	0
Ukrainian	510	205	300	10	5	5
Urdu	1,405	730	670	15	10	5
Vietnamese	1,320	635	685	15	10	10
Yiddish	50	25	25	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,110	480	630	2,375	1,135	1,235
Multiple responses	7,835	3,590	4,245	60	20	40
English and French	2,275	1,055	1,220	0	0	0
English and non-official language	2,000	945	1,055	10	0	10
French and non-official language	3,490	1,565	1,930	50	15	30
English, French and non-official language	70	30	35	0	0	0

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^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. Ottawa, Ontario (Code 3506) and Northwest Territories (Code 61) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 16, 2024).

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