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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	Waterloo, RM Ontario (Census division)			Nova Scotia (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	507,096	...Data not available	...Data not available	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	478,121	...Data not available	...Data not available	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	6.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	202,121	...Data not available	...Data not available	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	191,599	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	370.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,368.94	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,939.44	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	507,095	249,820	257,275	921,730	445,585	476,140
0 to 4 years	30,940	15,880	15,065	43,985	22,565	21,415
5 to 9 years	30,660	15,615	15,045	44,425	22,660	21,765
10 to 14 years	31,370	16,020	15,350	49,810	25,555	24,260
15 to 19 years	34,580	17,710	16,875	57,440	29,235	28,205
15 years	6,900	3,550	3,345	11,060	5,555	5,505
16 years	6,865	3,570	3,300	11,095	5,690	5,405
17 years	6,700	3,360	3,340	11,425	5,800	5,625
18 years	6,740	3,440	3,300	11,775	6,065	5,705
19 years	7,375	3,795	3,585	12,085	6,125	5,965
20 to 24 years	37,220	19,075	18,145	59,620	30,055	29,560
25 to 29 years	35,685	17,870	17,810	51,920	25,405	26,515
30 to 34 years	34,370	17,065	17,305	51,545	24,470	27,070
35 to 39 years	35,205	17,395	17,815	56,380	26,835	29,545
40 to 44 years	37,075	18,360	18,720	62,115	29,895	32,220
45 to 49 years	40,580	20,075	20,510	76,275	37,010	39,265
50 to 54 years	37,410	18,385	19,025	77,465	37,465	39,995
55 to 59 years	31,785	15,525	16,265	70,960	34,200	36,760
60 to 64 years	26,630	12,900	13,725	66,425	32,310	34,115
65 to 69 years	19,360	9,115	10,250	48,920	23,840	25,075
70 to 74 years	14,740	7,080	7,665	36,395	17,300	19,095
75 to 79 years	11,835	5,290	6,540	27,655	12,460	15,195
80 to 84 years	9,180	3,730	5,450	20,015	8,040	11,975
85 years and over	8,450	2,730	5,720	20,385	6,285	14,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	37.7	36.6	38.7	43.7	42.7	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.7	81.0	82.3	85.0	84.1	85.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	414,120	202,305	211,810	783,510	374,810	408,700
Married or living with a common-law partner	245,165	122,485	122,680	453,095	226,305	226,790
Married (and not separated)	212,085	105,985	106,100	376,020	187,865	188,155
Living common law	33,080	16,500	16,575	77,075	38,440	38,635
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	168,955	79,820	89,135	330,420	148,505	181,915
Single (never legally married)	113,695	61,995	51,700	209,180	109,775	99,405
Separated	12,535	5,205	7,335	23,545	10,105	13,445
Divorced	21,815	8,545	13,265	46,065	18,690	27,375
Widowed	20,915	4,080	16,835	51,625	9,940	41,690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	142,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	65,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	31,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	31,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	13,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	142,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	120,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	103,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	42,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	61,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	21,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	27,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	12,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	16,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	9,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	6,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	21,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	17,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	10,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	4,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	305	...Data not available	...Data not available	625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	163,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	36,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	55,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	19,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	34,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	16,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	499,610	246,930	252,680	906,175	439,230	466,940
Number of persons not in census families	73,390	36,055	37,335	163,895	74,725	89,165
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	9,670	4,075	5,595	17,670	7,250	10,420
Living with non-relatives only	18,435	10,985	7,450	37,430	20,250	17,180
Living alone	45,285	20,995	24,290	108,795	47,225	61,570
Number of census family persons	426,225	210,875	215,345	742,285	364,505	377,775
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	58,490	26,450	32,040	143,825	65,235	78,595
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	18,200	4,795	13,405	48,920	14,375	34,550
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	3,020	625	2,390	6,250	1,570	4,675
Living with non-relatives only	810	370	440	2,710	1,275	1,430
Living alone	14,370	3,795	10,575	39,970	11,530	28,440
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	40,290	21,660	18,630	94,905	50,860	44,045
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	138,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	126,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	109,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	47,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	62,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	17,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	11,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	8,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	5,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	3,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	3,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	53,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	45,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	7,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	109,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	18,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	350	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	63,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	12,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	20,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	5,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	24,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	330	...Data not available	...Data not available	710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	45,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	63,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	32,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	32,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	12,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	6,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	499,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	501,800	247,815	253,990	910,620	441,190	469,425
Single responses	494,100	244,020	250,080	904,285	438,165	466,125
English	375,515	186,060	189,455	836,085	404,330	431,760
French	6,090	2,870	3,220	31,105	15,005	16,100
Non-official languages	112,495	55,080	57,415	37,090	18,825	18,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	30	5	25	4,685	2,280	2,405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	25	15	15
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	25	5	20
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	4,620	2,255	2,370
Ojibway	15	5	10	15	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	111,250	54,455	56,800	31,675	16,170	15,510
African languages, n.i.e.	315	165	150	70	40	35
Afrikaans	100	60	40	75	45	35
Akan (Twi)	55	30	25	50	25	30
Albanian	810	425	380	245	130	120
Amharic	595	285	310	150	80	70
Arabic	4,425	2,335	2,090	5,965	3,525	2,440
Armenian	455	235	220	50	30	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	90	40	50	100	55	45
Bengali	700	380	320	375	210	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	10	5	5	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	45	20	30	85	30	55
Bosnian	495	255	245	90	45	45
Bulgarian	155	90	70	50	30	25
Burmese	65	40	25	10	10	5
Cantonese	1,410	710	700	590	275	315
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,835	2,395	2,440	2,750	1,395	1,355
Creoles	105	50	65	45	20	25
Croatian	2,195	1,100	1,095	210	110	100
Czech	800	375	425	180	95	90
Danish	195	90	100	175	95	85
Dutch	2,345	1,080	1,260	1,725	860	865
Estonian	120	55	65	55	25	25
Finnish	165	80	85	95	40	50
Flemish	70	25	40	30	10	15
Fukien	20	10	10	15	10	10
German	16,515	7,850	8,670	3,275	1,545	1,735
Greek	1,400	700	705	775	385	385
Gujarati	2,165	1,115	1,050	105	60	50
Hakka	15	10	10	0	5	0
Hebrew	90	45	50	75	45	30
Hindi	1,150	585	565	515	265	250
Hungarian	1,825	895	930	280	130	150
Ilocano	55	20	35	25	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	145	70	75	45	25	20
Italian	1,930	1,040	890	790	445	345
Japanese	395	165	230	305	95	210
Khmer (Cambodian)	275	140	135	5	5	5
Korean	1,495	750	750	815	360	455
Kurdish	515	280	230	70	45	30
Lao	1,030	500	535	10	10	0
Latvian	95	50	50	65	35	30
Lingala	10	0	5	10	0	10
Lithuanian	90	40	50	35	15	20
Macedonian	250	125	115	15	5	5
Malay	190	80	110	65	20	45
Malayalam	300	150	150	115	55	55
Maltese	60	30	30	20	10	5
Mandarin	3,065	1,520	1,540	905	435	470
Marathi	145	75	70	30	15	15
Nepali	35	15	15	225	120	105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	95	45	45	110	60	45
Norwegian	30	15	10	125	70	55
Oromo	100	55	45	35	30	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,870	1,915	1,955	375	205	170
Pashto	815	430	380	70	35	35
Persian (Farsi)	2,930	1,530	1,395	1,185	635	550
Polish	5,445	2,600	2,845	825	385	440
Portuguese	10,020	4,815	5,205	380	195	185
Romanian	5,555	2,725	2,830	170	80	85
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	5	10	15	5	5
Russian	1,545	725	820	815	395	430
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	35	25	10	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	225	105	115	15	10	10
Serbian	5,080	2,510	2,570	115	55	55
Serbo-Croatian	580	290	290	105	55	55
Shanghainese	10	5	5	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	60	25	30	120	60	60
Sindhi	205	100	105	15	10	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	190	95	95	110	65	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	120	60	60	0	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	270	145	130	10	5	10
Slovak	570	260	310	120	50	70
Slovenian	285	150	135	30	15	15
Somali	685	330	355	40	20	20
Spanish	7,975	3,815	4,165	1,545	750	800
Swahili	120	65	55	75	45	35
Swedish	90	55	40	85	40	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,330	460	870	1,185	500	685
Taiwanese	70	35	35	40	15	25
Tamil	665	355	315	270	155	110
Telugu	290	165	130	125	75	50
Thai	115	40	70	110	20	90
Tibetan languages	5	5	5	5	0	0
Tigrigna	450	225	230	55	30	30
Turkish	785	410	375	275	160	110
Ukrainian	820	355	465	300	130	165
Urdu	2,800	1,440	1,365	540	290	250
Vietnamese	3,190	1,535	1,655	450	220	230
Yiddish	15	5	10	25	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,215	625	590	725	380	345
Multiple responses	7,700	3,795	3,905	6,335	3,025	3,305
English and French	1,025	460	560	3,035	1,400	1,635
English and non-official language	6,280	3,155	3,135	2,855	1,385	1,470
French and non-official language	230	110	125	315	170	150
English, French and non-official language	160	75	85	130	75	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	501,800	247,815	253,990	910,615	441,190	469,430
English only	462,190	230,855	231,330	814,670	398,830	415,845
French only	230	100	130	875	385	490
English and French	31,440	13,630	17,810	93,435	41,245	52,185
Neither English nor French	7,940	3,230	4,710	1,635	735	900
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	501,800	247,810	253,985	910,615	441,190	469,430
English	485,815	240,750	245,070	877,990	425,370	452,620
French	5,875	2,770	3,100	29,550	14,410	15,135
English and French	2,360	1,160	1,205	1,565	740	820
Neither English nor French	7,750	3,130	4,620	1,515	670	845
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	7,050	3,355	3,700	30,330	14,780	15,550
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.5	3.3	3.4	3.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	501,800	247,810	253,985	910,620	441,195	469,425
Single responses	484,965	239,535	245,430	903,215	437,540	465,675
English	423,620	209,565	214,055	868,765	420,340	448,425
French	1,725	810	915	15,935	7,625	8,315
Non-official languages	59,620	29,160	30,460	18,510	9,570	8,940
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	2,770	1,395	1,380
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	2,770	1,390	1,375
Ojibway	0	0	0	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	59,085	28,900	30,190	15,500	8,060	7,440
African languages, n.i.e.	165	80	85	35	15	20
Afrikaans	30	15	15	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	20	10	10	10	10	5
Albanian	530	270	260	125	60	60
Amharic	390	195	200	70	35	35
Arabic	2,690	1,320	1,370	3,495	2,030	1,465
Armenian	225	105	120	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	10	5	10
Bengali	435	225	210	230	115	110
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	5	30	15	15
Bosnian	310	165	145	50	25	25
Bulgarian	80	40	35	10	5	10
Burmese	90	45	40	5	5	5
Cantonese	820	400	420	320	165	155
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,270	1,635	1,635	1,985	1,040	950
Creoles	40	15	25	30	10	15
Croatian	1,035	500	535	75	40	35
Czech	265	125	140	45	20	25
Danish	35	15	15	15	5	10
Dutch	420	190	230	190	85	105
Estonian	25	5	15	5	0	5
Finnish	20	10	15	10	5	0
Flemish	5	0	5	0	0	5
Fukien	5	0	5	5	0	0
German	6,375	3,065	3,310	1,170	565	605
Greek	575	270	305	270	115	150
Gujarati	1,380	690	690	50	25	25
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	55	25	30	25	15	10
Hindi	535	280	260	215	110	105
Hungarian	615	310	305	65	30	30
Ilocano	15	10	10	0	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	95	40	60	20	5	10
Italian	450	210	240	170	75	95
Japanese	220	105	110	130	60	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	160	85	75	5	0	0
Korean	1,070	535	530	560	265	295
Kurdish	325	170	155	55	35	20
Lao	555	275	275	0	0	0
Latvian	10	5	5	15	10	10
Lingala	0	0	5	5	5	5
Lithuanian	15	5	10	5	5	5
Macedonian	125	60	65	5	0	5
Malay	65	30	35	20	10	10
Malayalam	190	95	95	35	20	20
Maltese	10	5	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	2,360	1,190	1,165	660	340	320
Marathi	65	35	35	25	15	10
Nepali	20	10	10	210	110	100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	30	15	20	30	10	15
Norwegian	5	5	0	20	10	10
Oromo	50	20	25	20	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,575	1,250	1,330	180	95	80
Pashto	585	295	290	35	20	15
Persian (Farsi)	2,205	1,125	1,080	935	480	455
Polish	2,490	1,215	1,280	255	125	130
Portuguese	4,470	2,090	2,380	120	55	60
Romanian	3,055	1,490	1,570	85	35	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	5	10	5	0
Russian	970	465	500	510	260	245
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	160	75	85	10	10	5
Serbian	3,810	1,880	1,925	60	25	35
Serbo-Croatian	330	165	165	50	20	25
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	90	50	40	195	110	85
Sindhi	85	45	40	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	80	40	40	45	25	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	95	50	50	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	140	75	65	5	0	5
Slovak	180	85	100	30	10	20
Slovenian	70	35	40	5	0	0
Somali	480	230	245	20	5	10
Spanish	4,720	2,265	2,455	775	390	385
Swahili	70	30	40	20	10	15
Swedish	40	20	15	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	445	200	245	550	275	275
Taiwanese	35	20	15	15	10	5
Tamil	370	190	180	130	80	50
Telugu	160	85	75	55	30	25
Thai	55	25	30	60	5	55
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	285	140	145	25	15	10
Turkish	420	215	200	140	70	70
Ukrainian	240	100	140	25	5	20
Urdu	1,755	895	860	320	155	165
Vietnamese	2,295	1,110	1,185	280	145	135
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	535	265	270	235	120	115
Multiple responses	16,835	8,275	8,560	7,405	3,655	3,755
English and French	585	250	340	1,815	860	950
English and non-official language	15,880	7,855	8,025	5,295	2,640	2,655
French and non-official language	80	35	45	115	60	60
English, French and non-official language	285	130	150	180	85	90
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	501,795	247,810	253,990	910,620	441,190	469,425
None	438,135	216,745	221,395	863,715	418,680	445,030
Single responses	62,475	30,495	31,980	46,065	22,110	23,960
English	25,505	12,775	12,730	16,325	8,230	8,095
French	4,450	1,905	2,555	15,705	6,975	8,730
Non-official languages	32,520	15,825	16,700	14,035	6,900	7,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	30	10	20	1,945	900	1,045
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	10	5	5
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	30	10	20
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	1,890	880	1,015
Ojibway	25	5	15	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	31,905	15,515	16,390	11,385	5,685	5,705
African languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	15	10	10
Afrikaans	60	30	30	55	25	30
Akan (Twi)	25	15	10	35	20	20
Albanian	165	90	85	95	45	45
Amharic	185	95	90	40	25	20
Arabic	1,440	785	655	1,995	1,175	825
Armenian	140	70	65	20	10	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	25	15	15	45	25	25
Bengali	180	100	80	95	60	35
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	10	15	5	10
Bosnian	160	85	75	35	20	15
Bulgarian	40	30	20	25	15	10
Burmese	25	15	15	5	0	0
Cantonese	490	250	240	195	100	90
Chinese, n.o.s.	980	490	485	490	225	265
Creoles	75	35	40	80	25	55
Croatian	725	360	365	70	25	40
Czech	300	135	165	55	20	35
Danish	65	30	40	60	30	30
Dutch	620	270	345	550	260	285
Estonian	40	10	25	20	5	15
Finnish	50	25	20	25	10	10
Flemish	10	0	5	5	0	5
Fukien	5	0	5	10	0	5
German	4,295	1,960	2,335	1,255	605	645
Greek	660	325	330	435	225	205
Gujarati	525	255	270	40	15	20
Hakka	5	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	60	25	30	85	45	35
Hindi	770	410	360	310	165	145
Hungarian	505	230	275	90	35	50
Ilocano	20	5	15	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	35	20	10	15	5	5
Italian	725	350	375	365	190	170
Japanese	155	70	90	205	85	115
Khmer (Cambodian)	60	30	25	5	0	0
Korean	275	145	130	205	95	110
Kurdish	100	50	50	10	5	5
Lao	310	160	145	0	0	0
Latvian	25	10	10	25	10	10
Lingala	10	5	10	5	0	5
Lithuanian	20	5	10	5	0	5
Macedonian	60	35	25	5	5	5
Malay	75	30	40	30	10	15
Malayalam	115	65	50	55	20	35
Maltese	20	10	10	15	5	10
Mandarin	625	295	330	225	110	120
Marathi	40	30	15	5	5	5
Nepali	0	0	0	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	75	40	40	65	30	35
Norwegian	20	10	10	55	25	30
Oromo	30	20	10	5	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	850	440	415	125	60	60
Pashto	135	80	55	10	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	400	215	185	210	125	85
Polish	1,555	735	815	280	135	140
Portuguese	3,855	1,895	1,955	175	85	85
Romanian	1,570	755	810	60	25	35
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	5	5	0	0
Russian	395	190	210	230	105	120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	10	5	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	10	5	5
Serbian	825	400	420	40	25	20
Serbo-Croatian	145	75	75	45	20	25
Shanghainese	5	0	5	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	220	90	135
Sindhi	60	25	35	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	70	40	30	45	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	0	0	0
Slovak	175	75	100	55	25	30
Slovenian	90	40	45	15	5	5
Somali	160	70	90	15	10	5
Spanish	2,795	1,355	1,440	1,050	485	560
Swahili	85	50	40	75	40	35
Swedish	40	20	20	60	20	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	515	160	355	435	165	275
Taiwanese	20	10	10	15	10	5
Tamil	240	130	110	105	60	45
Telugu	90	45	45	40	20	15
Thai	50	20	30	30	5	20
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	5	5	0
Tigrigna	130	60	70	20	10	10
Turkish	295	145	140	120	65	50
Ukrainian	190	75	115	75	30	45
Urdu	840	420	415	170	90	80
Vietnamese	645	325	325	105	45	55
Yiddish	10	5	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	585	295	290	705	325	380
Multiple responses	1,185	570	620	840	400	435
English and French	155	75	85	95	45	45
English and non-official language	460	240	220	175	80	90
French and non-official language	555	255	305	560	265	300
English, French and non-official language	10	5	5	5	5	5

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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).

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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. Waterloo, Ontario (Code 3530) and Nova Scotia (Code 12) (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 21, 2024).

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