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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)			British Columbia (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	4,400,057^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	478,121	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,113,487^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	6.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	7.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	202,121	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,945,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	191,599	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,637	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	370.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,368.94	...Data not available	...Data not available	922,509.29	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	507,095	249,820	257,275	4,400,055	2,156,600	2,243,455
0 to 4 years	30,940	15,880	15,065	219,665	112,885	106,775
5 to 9 years	30,660	15,615	15,045	218,915	112,200	106,715
10 to 14 years	31,370	16,020	15,350	238,780	122,465	116,315
15 to 19 years	34,580	17,710	16,875	275,165	141,670	133,500
15 years	6,900	3,550	3,345	53,725	27,620	26,110
16 years	6,865	3,570	3,300	54,885	28,475	26,410
17 years	6,700	3,360	3,340	55,400	28,510	26,885
18 years	6,740	3,440	3,300	55,380	28,425	26,955
19 years	7,375	3,795	3,585	55,785	28,640	27,140
20 to 24 years	37,220	19,075	18,145	279,825	142,290	137,535
25 to 29 years	35,685	17,870	17,810	288,780	143,475	145,305
30 to 34 years	34,370	17,065	17,305	275,985	135,220	140,755
35 to 39 years	35,205	17,395	17,815	280,870	135,455	145,415
40 to 44 years	37,075	18,360	18,720	313,765	151,430	162,335
45 to 49 years	40,580	20,075	20,510	350,600	170,580	180,020
50 to 54 years	37,410	18,385	19,025	354,610	172,060	182,550
55 to 59 years	31,785	15,525	16,265	323,335	157,455	165,880
60 to 64 years	26,630	12,900	13,725	291,040	142,645	148,395
65 to 69 years	19,360	9,115	10,250	210,900	103,785	107,115
70 to 74 years	14,740	7,080	7,665	160,715	77,350	83,360
75 to 79 years	11,835	5,290	6,540	127,480	60,720	66,760
80 to 84 years	9,180	3,730	5,450	96,945	42,745	54,200
85 years and over	8,450	2,730	5,720	92,675	32,150	60,520
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	37.7	36.6	38.7	41.9	41.1	42.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.7	81.0	82.3	84.6	83.9	85.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	414,120	202,305	211,810	3,722,695	1,809,045	1,913,650
Married or living with a common-law partner	245,165	122,485	122,680	2,154,575	1,074,965	1,079,610
Married (and not separated)	212,085	105,985	106,100	1,832,605	913,430	919,175
Living common law	33,080	16,500	16,575	321,965	161,530	160,435
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	168,955	79,820	89,135	1,568,120	734,075	834,040
Single (never legally married)	113,695	61,995	51,700	1,014,270	550,830	463,435
Separated	12,535	5,205	7,335	102,040	43,570	58,470
Divorced	21,815	8,545	13,265	246,515	98,130	148,385
Widowed	20,915	4,080	16,835	205,300	41,550	163,750
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	142,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	65,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	645,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	31,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	263,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	31,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	238,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	13,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,470	...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	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	120,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,048,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	103,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	887,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	42,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	422,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	61,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	465,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	21,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	181,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	27,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	205,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	12,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	16,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	9,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	6,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,225	...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	189,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	17,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	10,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	4,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	305	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	163,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,230,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	36,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	55,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	19,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	156,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	34,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	255,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	16,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	499,610	246,930	252,680	4,324,505	2,122,320	2,202,185
Number of persons not in census families	73,390	36,055	37,335	807,660	383,540	424,120
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	9,670	4,075	5,595	105,450	42,525	62,925
Living with non-relatives only	18,435	10,985	7,450	203,285	111,935	91,345
Living alone	45,285	20,995	24,290	498,920	229,075	269,850
Number of census family persons	426,225	210,875	215,345	3,516,850	1,738,780	1,778,070
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	58,490	26,450	32,040	643,410	302,320	341,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	18,200	4,795	13,405	211,820	65,460	146,365
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	3,020	625	2,390	32,900	7,490	25,410
Living with non-relatives only	810	370	440	13,560	6,770	6,790
Living alone	14,370	3,795	10,575	165,365	51,195	114,165
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	40,290	21,660	18,630	431,590	236,860	194,730
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	138,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,183,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	126,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,041,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	109,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	898,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	47,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	458,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	62,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	439,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	17,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	11,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	141,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	8,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	5,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	66,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	3,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	3,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	53,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	581,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	45,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	7,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,640	...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	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	109,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	842,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	18,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	350	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	63,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	731,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	12,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	20,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	130,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	5,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	24,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	361,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	330	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,885	...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	1,764,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	45,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	63,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	613,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	32,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	32,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	237,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	12,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	6,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	499,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,324,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	501,800	247,815	253,990	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
Single responses	494,100	244,020	250,080	4,273,930	2,098,055	2,175,870
English	375,515	186,060	189,455	3,062,435	1,526,350	1,536,085
French	6,090	2,870	3,220	57,275	28,315	28,965
Non-official languages	112,495	55,080	57,415	1,154,215	543,395	610,825
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	30	5	25	1,210	540	675
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	955	435	525
Dene	0	0	0	70	35	35
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	5	5	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	25	10	10
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	15	10	5
Ojibway	15	5	10	140	50	90
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	111,250	54,455	56,800	1,137,420	535,395	602,025
African languages, n.i.e.	315	165	150	620	330	295
Afrikaans	100	60	40	2,735	1,330	1,405
Akan (Twi)	55	30	25	455	235	220
Albanian	810	425	380	1,335	695	635
Amharic	595	285	310	1,255	615	640
Arabic	4,425	2,335	2,090	13,050	7,505	5,550
Armenian	455	235	220	1,105	560	545
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	90	40	50	530	235	295
Bengali	700	380	320	2,410	1,265	1,145
Berber languages (Kabyle)	10	5	5	15	10	5
Bisayan languages	45	20	30	3,870	1,445	2,430
Bosnian	495	255	245	1,275	635	640
Bulgarian	155	90	70	1,945	960	985
Burmese	65	40	25	945	485	465
Cantonese	1,410	710	700	133,245	61,790	71,455
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,835	2,395	2,440	120,040	55,735	64,305
Creoles	105	50	65	640	315	320
Croatian	2,195	1,100	1,095	7,820	3,860	3,955
Czech	800	375	425	5,610	2,800	2,810
Danish	195	90	100	5,250	2,575	2,675
Dutch	2,345	1,080	1,260	23,080	11,190	11,890
Estonian	120	55	65	820	345	475
Finnish	165	80	85	4,090	1,705	2,390
Flemish	70	25	40	445	215	235
Fukien	20	10	10	1,920	835	1,085
German	16,515	7,850	8,670	73,625	35,140	38,485
Greek	1,400	700	705	6,250	3,360	2,885
Gujarati	2,165	1,115	1,050	6,595	3,060	3,540
Hakka	15	10	10	1,110	475	630
Hebrew	90	45	50	1,755	970	785
Hindi	1,150	585	565	24,640	11,840	12,800
Hungarian	1,825	895	930	9,855	4,915	4,940
Ilocano	55	20	35	3,755	1,465	2,290
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	145	70	75	475	265	205
Italian	1,930	1,040	890	24,060	12,180	11,880
Japanese	395	165	230	19,665	6,840	12,825
Khmer (Cambodian)	275	140	135	1,465	700	770
Korean	1,495	750	750	48,975	22,350	26,625
Kurdish	515	280	230	1,415	775	645
Lao	1,030	500	535	1,155	550	600
Latvian	95	50	50	615	305	310
Lingala	10	0	5	35	20	20
Lithuanian	90	40	50	435	190	245
Macedonian	250	125	115	275	130	140
Malay	190	80	110	3,535	1,590	1,950
Malayalam	300	150	150	1,460	735	725
Maltese	60	30	30	220	115	115
Mandarin	3,065	1,520	1,540	94,055	43,630	50,425
Marathi	145	75	70	430	220	210
Nepali	35	15	15	805	430	375
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	95	45	45	470	250	220
Norwegian	30	15	10	2,370	1,155	1,215
Oromo	100	55	45	325	185	140
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,870	1,915	1,955	182,915	90,900	92,020
Pashto	815	430	380	900	485	415
Persian (Farsi)	2,930	1,530	1,395	36,045	18,265	17,775
Polish	5,445	2,600	2,845	17,460	8,185	9,270
Portuguese	10,020	4,815	5,205	14,605	6,990	7,615
Romanian	5,555	2,725	2,830	8,330	4,110	4,220
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	5	10	135	60	80
Russian	1,545	725	820	22,650	10,300	12,350
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	35	25	10	80	40	45
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	225	105	115	690	345	340
Serbian	5,080	2,510	2,570	6,655	3,425	3,225
Serbo-Croatian	580	290	290	1,425	675	755
Shanghainese	10	5	5	1,250	530	715
Sign languages, n.i.e.	60	25	30	645	335	310
Sindhi	205	100	105	1,770	790	975
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	190	95	95	1,405	715	685
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	120	60	60	775	400	375
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	270	145	130	495	275	225
Slovak	570	260	310	3,220	1,440	1,780
Slovenian	285	150	135	1,225	590	640
Somali	685	330	355	975	495	480
Spanish	7,975	3,815	4,165	40,795	19,325	21,470
Swahili	120	65	55	755	390	365
Swedish	90	55	40	2,740	1,195	1,545
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,330	460	870	66,120	25,835	40,285
Taiwanese	70	35	35	5,675	2,640	3,035
Tamil	665	355	315	3,135	1,635	1,500
Telugu	290	165	130	570	295	270
Thai	115	40	70	2,410	730	1,680
Tibetan languages	5	5	5	200	115	85
Tigrigna	450	225	230	590	285	300
Turkish	785	410	375	2,890	1,650	1,235
Ukrainian	820	355	465	9,680	4,215	5,460
Urdu	2,800	1,440	1,365	8,450	4,315	4,140
Vietnamese	3,190	1,535	1,655	25,100	11,745	13,360
Yiddish	15	5	10	350	185	170
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,215	625	590	15,585	7,455	8,130
Multiple responses	7,700	3,795	3,905	82,280	39,185	43,095
English and French	1,025	460	560	8,600	4,065	4,535
English and non-official language	6,280	3,155	3,135	68,800	32,875	35,925
French and non-official language	230	110	125	3,345	1,520	1,830
English, French and non-official language	160	75	85	1,530	725	805
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	501,800	247,815	253,990	4,356,210	2,137,240	2,218,965
English only	462,190	230,855	231,330	3,912,950	1,943,760	1,969,190
French only	230	100	130	2,045	950	1,095
English and French	31,440	13,630	17,810	296,645	132,940	163,705
Neither English nor French	7,940	3,230	4,710	144,555	59,590	84,965
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	501,800	247,810	253,985	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
English	485,815	240,750	245,070	4,143,245	2,044,365	2,098,885
French	5,875	2,770	3,100	53,725	26,660	27,065
English and French	2,360	1,160	1,205	16,935	7,710	9,220
Neither English nor French	7,750	3,130	4,620	142,300	58,510	83,790
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	7,050	3,355	3,700	62,190	30,515	31,680
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4
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	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
Single responses	484,965	239,535	245,430	4,193,385	2,059,465	2,133,915
English	423,620	209,565	214,055	3,506,595	1,733,775	1,772,820
French	1,725	810	915	16,685	8,015	8,665
Non-official languages	59,620	29,160	30,460	670,100	317,670	352,430
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	175	85	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	135	70	65
Dene	0	0	0	15	5	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	5	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	15	10	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	665,750	315,485	350,265
African languages, n.i.e.	165	80	85	190	80	105
Afrikaans	30	15	15	1,385	685	690
Akan (Twi)	20	10	10	120	60	60
Albanian	530	270	260	700	345	350
Amharic	390	195	200	555	245	310
Arabic	2,690	1,320	1,370	7,640	4,065	3,575
Armenian	225	105	120	490	250	240
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	115	50	65
Bengali	435	225	210	1,465	715	750
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	5	1,265	540	720
Bosnian	310	165	145	705	370	340
Bulgarian	80	40	35	1,085	530	555
Burmese	90	45	40	585	315	270
Cantonese	820	400	420	103,550	47,585	55,970
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,270	1,635	1,635	81,270	37,740	43,525
Creoles	40	15	25	315	145	165
Croatian	1,035	500	535	2,540	1,200	1,340
Czech	265	125	140	1,570	795	775
Danish	35	15	15	325	160	170
Dutch	420	190	230	2,230	1,055	1,175
Estonian	25	5	15	110	40	70
Finnish	20	10	15	795	350	445
Flemish	5	0	5	50	25	20
Fukien	5	0	5	690	310	380
German	6,375	3,065	3,310	11,555	5,430	6,120
Greek	575	270	305	2,105	1,015	1,095
Gujarati	1,380	690	690	3,045	1,335	1,710
Hakka	0	0	0	320	145	175
Hebrew	55	25	30	780	395	390
Hindi	535	280	260	12,390	5,900	6,490
Hungarian	615	310	305	2,560	1,235	1,325
Ilocano	15	10	10	1,190	530	660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	95	40	60	180	85	85
Italian	450	210	240	6,250	2,730	3,520
Japanese	220	105	110	9,540	3,985	5,555
Khmer (Cambodian)	160	85	75	750	370	385
Korean	1,070	535	530	38,810	17,985	20,830
Kurdish	325	170	155	945	490	460
Lao	555	275	275	545	270	275
Latvian	10	5	5	105	50	50
Lingala	0	0	5	10	5	5
Lithuanian	15	5	10	65	30	35
Macedonian	125	60	65	140	70	70
Malay	65	30	35	1,320	655	660
Malayalam	190	95	95	690	350	340
Maltese	10	5	5	15	10	5
Mandarin	2,360	1,190	1,165	78,070	36,945	41,130
Marathi	65	35	35	230	120	105
Nepali	20	10	10	525	275	250
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	30	15	20	140	65	75
Norwegian	5	5	0	160	80	80
Oromo	50	20	25	175	80	95
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,575	1,250	1,330	137,390	67,955	69,430
Pashto	585	295	290	565	295	270
Persian (Farsi)	2,205	1,125	1,080	24,750	12,095	12,655
Polish	2,490	1,215	1,280	6,395	3,065	3,330
Portuguese	4,470	2,090	2,380	5,195	2,405	2,785
Romanian	3,055	1,490	1,570	4,155	2,050	2,105
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	5	75	30	45
Russian	970	465	500	12,205	5,880	6,320
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	0	25	10	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	160	75	85	465	230	235
Serbian	3,810	1,880	1,925	4,020	2,020	2,000
Serbo-Croatian	330	165	165	615	300	315
Shanghainese	0	0	0	555	260	295
Sign languages, n.i.e.	90	50	40	980	535	450
Sindhi	85	45	40	675	295	385
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	80	40	40	595	295	300
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	95	50	50	620	315	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	140	75	65	80	35	45
Slovak	180	85	100	1,080	515	570
Slovenian	70	35	40	165	70	100
Somali	480	230	245	625	310	315
Spanish	4,720	2,265	2,455	20,585	10,025	10,555
Swahili	70	30	40	250	130	125
Swedish	40	20	15	430	195	235
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	445	200	245	29,380	12,780	16,600
Taiwanese	35	20	15	2,910	1,390	1,515
Tamil	370	190	180	1,965	1,010	960
Telugu	160	85	75	290	145	140
Thai	55	25	30	845	375	475
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	100	55	45
Tigrigna	285	140	145	295	135	160
Turkish	420	215	200	1,365	725	645
Ukrainian	240	100	140	1,070	475	595
Urdu	1,755	895	860	5,430	2,700	2,730
Vietnamese	2,295	1,110	1,185	17,270	8,085	9,180
Yiddish	0	0	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	535	265	270	4,180	2,100	2,075
Multiple responses	16,835	8,275	8,560	162,820	77,775	85,050
English and French	585	250	340	4,700	2,240	2,460
English and non-official language	15,880	7,855	8,025	155,065	74,155	80,905
French and non-official language	80	35	45	930	435	495
English, French and non-official language	285	130	150	2,130	940	1,185
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	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
None	438,135	216,745	221,395	3,740,260	1,844,645	1,895,615
Single responses	62,475	30,495	31,980	604,495	287,270	317,220
English	25,505	12,775	12,730	249,765	122,305	127,455
French	4,450	1,905	2,555	38,175	17,315	20,865
Non-official languages	32,520	15,825	16,700	316,550	147,655	168,900
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	30	10	20	845	400	445
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	705	335	365
Dene	0	0	0	30	15	20
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	20	10	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	10	5	5
Ojibway	25	5	15	80	35	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	31,905	15,515	16,390	305,355	142,340	163,020
African languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	310	165	140
Afrikaans	60	30	30	1,340	650	690
Akan (Twi)	25	15	10	260	130	125
Albanian	165	90	85	405	200	205
Amharic	185	95	90	460	220	245
Arabic	1,440	785	655	3,845	2,280	1,570
Armenian	140	70	65	320	160	165
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	25	15	15	215	95	125
Bengali	180	100	80	570	285	285
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	5	0	5	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	10	920	345	575
Bosnian	160	85	75	395	190	205
Bulgarian	40	30	20	495	215	275
Burmese	25	15	15	235	110	130
Cantonese	490	250	240	29,240	13,945	15,290
Chinese, n.o.s.	980	490	485	20,595	9,830	10,760
Creoles	75	35	40	490	250	235
Croatian	725	360	365	3,195	1,585	1,615
Czech	300	135	165	1,940	900	1,045
Danish	65	30	40	1,705	765	940
Dutch	620	270	345	6,930	3,130	3,805
Estonian	40	10	25	235	100	135
Finnish	50	25	20	1,290	550	740
Flemish	10	0	5	125	50	70
Fukien	5	0	5	670	295	380
German	4,295	1,960	2,335	23,905	10,935	12,970
Greek	660	325	330	3,310	1,730	1,580
Gujarati	525	255	270	3,185	1,485	1,705
Hakka	5	0	0	315	135	175
Hebrew	60	25	30	1,090	575	515
Hindi	770	410	360	12,695	6,190	6,505
Hungarian	505	230	275	2,950	1,405	1,545
Ilocano	20	5	15	945	360	590
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	35	20	10	175	90	85
Italian	725	350	375	9,605	4,715	4,890
Japanese	155	70	90	9,050	3,635	5,415
Khmer (Cambodian)	60	30	25	365	170	195
Korean	275	145	130	6,890	3,125	3,765
Kurdish	100	50	50	270	160	110
Lao	310	160	145	410	200	210
Latvian	25	10	10	120	45	75
Lingala	10	5	10	65	25	40
Lithuanian	20	5	10	115	55	60
Macedonian	60	35	25	60	25	35
Malay	75	30	40	1,450	645	805
Malayalam	115	65	50	520	260	260
Maltese	20	10	10	80	30	50
Mandarin	625	295	330	17,925	8,150	9,775
Marathi	40	30	15	125	65	65
Nepali	0	0	0	155	80	75
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	75	40	40	295	155	135
Norwegian	20	10	10	715	330	380
Oromo	30	20	10	65	45	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	850	440	415	34,010	17,040	16,970
Pashto	135	80	55	235	120	120
Persian (Farsi)	400	215	185	7,025	3,725	3,300
Polish	1,555	735	815	5,450	2,475	2,975
Portuguese	3,855	1,895	1,955	5,640	2,625	3,010
Romanian	1,570	755	810	2,410	1,135	1,270
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	5	40	25	25
Russian	395	190	210	6,140	2,715	3,425
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	10	5	30	15	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	160	85	70
Serbian	825	400	420	1,855	955	905
Serbo-Croatian	145	75	75	435	190	245
Shanghainese	5	0	5	485	215	265
Sign languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	865	345	520
Sindhi	60	25	35	930	400	530
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	70	40	30	570	285	290
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	65	35	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	150	75	75
Slovak	175	75	100	1,035	400	635
Slovenian	90	40	45	345	155	190
Somali	160	70	90	365	190	175
Spanish	2,795	1,355	1,440	20,930	10,065	10,865
Swahili	85	50	40	580	280	300
Swedish	40	20	20	1,220	535	680
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	515	160	355	24,810	9,040	15,775
Taiwanese	20	10	10	2,675	1,275	1,395
Tamil	240	130	110	910	480	430
Telugu	90	45	45	195	100	95
Thai	50	20	30	1,110	370	740
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	45	30	25
Tigrigna	130	60	70	175	85	90
Turkish	295	145	140	1,020	575	445
Ukrainian	190	75	115	1,930	830	1,100
Urdu	840	420	415	2,425	1,260	1,170
Vietnamese	645	325	325	5,945	2,880	3,060
Yiddish	10	5	0	90	35	50
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	585	295	290	10,345	4,910	5,435
Multiple responses	1,185	570	620	11,455	5,320	6,130
English and French	155	75	85	1,090	495	595
English and non-official language	460	240	220	4,540	2,185	2,350
French and non-official language	555	255	305	5,760	2,610	3,145
English, French and non-official language	10	5	5	70	30	40

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

^E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Waterloo, Ontario (Code 3530) and British Columbia (Code 59) (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 15, 2024).

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Map: Waterloo, Regional municipality (Census Division), Ontario

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Map: Waterloo, Regional municipality, Census Division (shaded in green), Ontario

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Geographic hierarchy: Waterloo (Regional municipality)

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Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

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- British Columbia (Province)

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2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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2011 Census

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2011 Census

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Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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