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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	Essex, CTY Ontario (Census division)			Peterborough, CTY Ontario (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	388,782	...Data not available	...Data not available	134,933	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	393,402	...Data not available	...Data not available	133,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	-1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	164,733	...Data not available	...Data not available	68,009	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	152,293	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,637	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	210.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	35.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,850.78	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,847.77	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	388,785	191,230	197,555	134,935	64,985	69,945
0 to 4 years	21,100	10,915	10,180	6,295	3,115	3,180
5 to 9 years	22,930	11,825	11,105	6,025	3,175	2,850
10 to 14 years	24,455	12,620	11,830	6,935	3,540	3,400
15 to 19 years	26,880	13,790	13,090	8,715	4,375	4,345
15 years	5,400	2,770	2,635	1,585	765	820
16 years	5,570	2,890	2,675	1,670	865	805
17 years	5,290	2,665	2,625	1,745	900	845
18 years	5,370	2,750	2,620	1,760	870	890
19 years	5,250	2,710	2,540	1,955	980	980
20 to 24 years	25,235	12,945	12,290	9,390	4,685	4,705
25 to 29 years	21,705	10,580	11,125	7,760	3,885	3,875
30 to 34 years	22,350	10,840	11,510	6,620	3,215	3,405
35 to 39 years	25,425	12,390	13,035	6,790	3,340	3,445
40 to 44 years	27,905	13,815	14,085	7,735	3,680	4,055
45 to 49 years	31,245	15,580	15,670	10,005	4,810	5,195
50 to 54 years	30,205	15,135	15,075	10,895	5,140	5,750
55 to 59 years	26,285	12,895	13,390	10,595	5,105	5,490
60 to 64 years	23,920	11,640	12,285	10,125	4,870	5,245
65 to 69 years	17,750	8,685	9,065	7,940	3,845	4,100
70 to 74 years	13,705	6,360	7,345	5,945	2,855	3,090
75 to 79 years	11,080	5,045	6,035	5,175	2,360	2,815
80 to 84 years	8,585	3,585	4,995	4,020	1,705	2,315
85 years and over	8,020	2,575	5,445	3,970	1,290	2,685
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	40.8	39.9	41.6	45.7	44.3	46.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.4	81.5	83.2	85.7	84.9	86.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	320,295	155,860	164,435	115,680	55,160	60,520
Married or living with a common-law partner	183,030	92,350	90,675	68,195	34,030	34,165
Married (and not separated)	162,790	82,170	80,620	57,000	28,460	28,540
Living common law	20,240	10,185	10,055	11,205	5,575	5,625
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	137,270	63,505	73,760	47,480	21,125	26,355
Single (never legally married)	87,220	47,060	40,165	28,550	15,110	13,445
Separated	9,715	4,070	5,645	3,680	1,575	2,105
Divorced	20,175	8,375	11,800	6,900	2,775	4,125
Widowed	20,155	4,005	16,155	8,350	1,670	6,675
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	108,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	52,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	23,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	22,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	11,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	108,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	88,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	78,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	34,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	44,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	15,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	19,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	9,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	10,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	5,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	775	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	690	...Data not available	...Data not available	340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	20,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	16,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	9,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,965	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	3,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	790	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	975	...Data not available	...Data not available	310	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	305	...Data not available	...Data not available	70	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	125,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	25,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	42,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	15,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	26,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	15,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.2	...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	381,345	187,135	194,215	131,925	63,915	68,010
Number of persons not in census families	57,510	27,150	30,360	23,135	10,345	12,785
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	7,075	2,835	4,240	2,490	1,020	1,470
Living with non-relatives only	9,010	5,120	3,890	6,200	3,430	2,770
Living alone	41,420	19,190	22,230	14,440	5,900	8,540
Number of census family persons	323,840	159,985	163,850	108,795	53,570	55,225
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	55,400	25,135	30,265	24,900	11,500	13,405
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	18,290	5,125	13,160	7,585	2,210	5,370
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,510	540	1,970	835	220	615
Living with non-relatives only	725	325	400	465	230	240
Living alone	15,055	4,260	10,800	6,280	1,760	4,520
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	37,110	20,005	17,105	17,320	9,290	8,030
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	152,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	106,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,690	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	98,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	82,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	37,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	44,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	16,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	7,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	5,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	3,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	740	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	2,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	45,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	41,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	4,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	152,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	108,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	12,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	670	...Data not available	...Data not available	305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	30,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	6,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	7,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	3,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	11,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	210	...Data not available	...Data not available	70	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	152,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	41,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	50,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	23,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	22,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	9,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	4,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	381,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	131,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	384,935	189,705	195,230	133,495	64,480	69,015
Single responses	376,960	185,855	191,100	132,755	64,125	68,630
English	281,975	139,225	142,750	124,320	60,140	64,180
French	11,710	5,455	6,250	1,430	610	825
Non-official languages	83,280	41,175	42,105	7,000	3,375	3,630
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	20	10	10	95	40	55
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	10	5	5
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	5	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	5
Ojibway	15	5	5	80	30	50
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	82,885	40,985	41,895	6,795	3,270	3,530
African languages, n.i.e.	205	105	100	10	5	0
Afrikaans	40	20	15	15	10	10
Akan (Twi)	55	25	30	5	0	0
Albanian	1,080	535	545	90	50	40
Amharic	125	60	65	5	0	5
Arabic	11,545	5,860	5,685	165	105	60
Armenian	230	100	130	5	0	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	55	30	30	15	5	5
Bengali	620	310	315	40	25	20
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	70	25	45	20	5	15
Bosnian	330	165	165	0	0	0
Bulgarian	100	50	55	15	5	10
Burmese	20	10	5	0	0	0
Cantonese	1,230	580	650	95	45	50
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,435	1,690	1,750	330	165	170
Creoles	185	85	100	5	5	5
Croatian	1,850	895	955	35	15	20
Czech	195	80	120	90	45	40
Danish	85	40	40	55	30	25
Dutch	815	420	395	770	370	395
Estonian	20	5	10	35	20	20
Finnish	160	70	90	110	40	70
Flemish	100	35	60	10	5	5
Fukien	5	5	0	5	0	0
German	8,950	4,350	4,595	1,125	545	590
Greek	1,100	550	555	110	60	50
Gujarati	635	325	310	175	85	90
Hakka	10	5	5	0	0	0
Hebrew	35	25	10	10	5	5
Hindi	595	310	285	75	45	30
Hungarian	1,515	730	785	145	65	75
Ilocano	75	30	40	10	5	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	50	25	25	5	0	0
Italian	10,785	5,325	5,465	420	230	190
Japanese	85	30	55	45	10	30
Khmer (Cambodian)	450	215	230	70	30	40
Korean	420	210	210	210	105	100
Kurdish	130	75	55	10	5	0
Lao	245	125	115	5	5	0
Latvian	20	5	15	15	10	5
Lingala	20	10	10	5	5	0
Lithuanian	80	30	50	10	5	5
Macedonian	1,205	585	625	25	15	10
Malay	60	35	25	10	0	5
Malayalam	150	70	80	15	5	10
Maltese	235	125	115	35	15	15
Mandarin	1,110	530	580	115	50	65
Marathi	85	45	40	5	5	5
Nepali	95	50	45	15	5	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	180	80	95	5	5	5
Norwegian	5	5	5	15	5	10
Oromo	45	25	20	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,095	1,090	1,005	80	45	35
Pashto	30	10	15	25	15	15
Persian (Farsi)	615	305	305	110	50	60
Polish	3,430	1,590	1,840	540	230	305
Portuguese	2,385	1,145	1,245	125	55	65
Romanian	2,405	1,145	1,265	60	30	25
Rundi (Kirundi)	40	15	25	0	0	0
Russian	550	225	325	120	60	55
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	95	45	50	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	2,085	1,005	1,075	0	0	0
Serbian	3,045	1,520	1,525	20	10	15
Serbo-Croatian	215	105	110	0	0	0
Shanghainese	15	5	5	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	55	25	25	25	10	10
Sindhi	25	10	15	10	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	120	65	60	5	5	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	195	110	90	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	145	75	70	0	0	5
Slovak	1,030	485	540	30	15	15
Slovenian	195	80	120	25	10	15
Somali	575	250	320	20	5	10
Spanish	4,965	3,005	1,960	330	160	175
Swahili	140	60	80	5	5	5
Swedish	15	10	10	35	10	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,800	685	1,110	115	35	80
Taiwanese	25	10	15	0	0	5
Tamil	260	130	130	65	30	30
Telugu	115	60	60	20	10	15
Thai	190	100	85	15	0	10
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	20	10	10
Tigrigna	120	50	70	0	5	0
Turkish	400	220	180	5	5	5
Ukrainian	730	295	440	135	55	80
Urdu	1,915	985	930	120	60	60
Vietnamese	1,925	935	990	135	60	70
Yiddish	30	15	15	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	375	180	190	110	65	40
Multiple responses	7,975	3,850	4,125	740	355	385
English and French	1,720	800	925	250	120	125
English and non-official language	5,550	2,735	2,820	445	210	235
French and non-official language	440	205	235	30	20	15
English, French and non-official language	265	115	150	20	10	10
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	384,935	189,705	195,230	133,500	64,485	69,015
English only	341,720	170,095	171,625	124,685	60,835	63,845
French only	455	195	260	30	15	15
English and French	35,775	16,085	19,690	8,520	3,510	5,005
Neither English nor French	6,980	3,330	3,650	265	120	145
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	384,935	189,705	195,230	133,495	64,485	69,015
English	364,845	180,265	184,585	131,815	63,740	68,080
French	10,825	5,045	5,775	1,310	570	735
English and French	2,400	1,125	1,275	140	70	70
Neither English nor French	6,865	3,275	3,590	235	105	130
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	12,020	5,610	6,410	1,380	605	770
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	3.1	3.0	3.3	1.0	0.9	1.1
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	384,930	189,705	195,225	133,495	64,480	69,010
Single responses	371,220	182,935	188,280	132,445	63,995	68,455
English	325,175	160,400	164,775	129,840	62,745	67,095
French	3,230	1,480	1,755	390	160	225
Non-official languages	42,810	21,055	21,755	2,215	1,085	1,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	25	5	15
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	0	25	10	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	42,670	20,985	21,680	2,150	1,050	1,100
African languages, n.i.e.	115	60	55	0	0	0
Afrikaans	5	0	5	5	0	5
Akan (Twi)	15	10	10	0	0	0
Albanian	570	275	295	35	20	15
Amharic	70	35	35	0	0	0
Arabic	6,930	3,345	3,590	85	50	35
Armenian	110	40	65	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	0	5	0
Bengali	425	205	225	25	10	10
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	10	5	0	10
Bosnian	180	90	95	0	0	0
Bulgarian	50	30	25	10	0	5
Burmese	10	10	5	0	0	0
Cantonese	905	445	460	45	20	20
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,435	1,195	1,240	215	110	110
Creoles	100	45	60	5	0	5
Croatian	705	320	385	10	5	0
Czech	50	20	35	25	15	15
Danish	5	5	0	5	5	5
Dutch	30	15	20	50	20	25
Estonian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Finnish	40	15	20	15	10	5
Flemish	10	5	10	0	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	3,420	1,670	1,750	140	75	70
Greek	455	215	240	15	5	5
Gujarati	395	200	200	95	45	50
Hakka	0	0	5	0	0	0
Hebrew	5	5	5	0	0	0
Hindi	325	155	165	25	15	15
Hungarian	475	220	250	25	10	10
Ilocano	5	0	5	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	20	5	10	0	0	0
Italian	3,730	1,630	2,100	95	40	50
Japanese	35	10	20	5	5	5
Khmer (Cambodian)	270	130	145	25	10	15
Korean	300	150	150	170	90	85
Kurdish	90	45	45	5	5	0
Lao	155	85	75	5	5	0
Latvian	0	0	5	0	0	0
Lingala	5	5	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	10	5	5	0	0	0
Macedonian	550	265	285	0	0	0
Malay	20	10	10	0	0	0
Malayalam	80	35	45	10	5	5
Maltese	40	20	20	0	0	0
Mandarin	910	455	460	85	35	45
Marathi	35	20	15	0	5	0
Nepali	85	45	40	5	0	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	45	20	30	0	0	0
Norwegian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Oromo	30	20	15	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,445	730	715	40	20	20
Pashto	20	5	15	15	15	5
Persian (Farsi)	370	175	190	55	25	30
Polish	1,650	775	870	195	90	105
Portuguese	1,020	450	570	30	10	15
Romanian	1,400	670	730	15	10	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	10	15	0	0	0
Russian	325	145	180	55	30	25
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	10	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	1,455	690	765	0	0	0
Serbian	1,710	825	885	5	0	5
Serbo-Croatian	120	60	60	0	0	0
Shanghainese	15	5	10	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	95	50	40	45	25	20
Sindhi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	60	30	30	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	180	100	80	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	40	15	25	0	0	0
Slovak	280	130	155	0	0	0
Slovenian	45	15	30	5	0	5
Somali	390	165	230	10	0	5
Spanish	3,390	2,295	1,090	140	70	70
Swahili	105	40	60	0	0	5
Swedish	5	0	5	0	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	820	355	465	40	15	25
Taiwanese	10	0	5	0	0	0
Tamil	135	65	75	25	10	15
Telugu	45	20	20	10	5	0
Thai	150	95	60	5	0	0
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	10	5	10
Tigrigna	80	30	45	0	0	0
Turkish	205	100	100	0	5	0
Ukrainian	125	45	80	20	10	10
Urdu	1,210	605	605	95	45	45
Vietnamese	1,440	680	755	75	30	40
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	140	65	70	45	30	15
Multiple responses	13,715	6,770	6,945	1,050	490	560
English and French	830	375	460	125	60	65
English and non-official language	12,380	6,160	6,215	895	420	475
French and non-official language	145	80	70	5	5	5
English, French and non-official language	365	160	205	25	5	15
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	384,930	189,705	195,230	133,495	64,480	69,015
None	330,790	163,490	167,300	128,435	62,185	66,255
Single responses	52,890	25,605	27,285	4,945	2,240	2,710
English	18,815	9,225	9,585	1,165	555	615
French	7,310	3,230	4,080	1,260	490	770
Non-official languages	26,770	13,150	13,615	2,515	1,190	1,325
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	20	10	10	165	80	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	5	0	5
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	0	0	0
Ojibway	10	5	10	155	75	80
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	26,500	13,030	13,475	2,270	1,080	1,190
African languages, n.i.e.	60	25	35	5	5	5
Afrikaans	30	15	15	15	5	10
Akan (Twi)	50	25	25	0	0	0
Albanian	330	160	165	45	25	20
Amharic	40	20	25	5	0	0
Arabic	4,350	2,280	2,065	50	35	15
Armenian	75	40	35	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	40	25	20	5	5	0
Bengali	120	65	55	10	5	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	5	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	20	10	10	10	5	5
Bosnian	105	55	50	0	0	0
Bulgarian	40	15	20	10	0	5
Burmese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	340	160	180	35	15	20
Chinese, n.o.s.	670	340	335	65	30	30
Creoles	105	45	60	5	5	0
Croatian	710	335	370	15	10	10
Czech	55	35	25	30	15	10
Danish	30	15	15	15	5	10
Dutch	215	90	120	215	105	110
Estonian	5	0	10	10	5	5
Finnish	55	25	30	40	15	30
Flemish	10	5	10	5	5	0
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	2,760	1,330	1,430	355	160	190
Greek	490	250	240	60	30	25
Gujarati	130	70	60	45	25	25
Hakka	5	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	25	10	10	5	5	5
Hindi	345	190	155	35	15	15
Hungarian	480	210	270	55	25	25
Ilocano	15	5	10	0	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	5	0	0
Italian	4,200	2,115	2,085	140	75	65
Japanese	55	20	35	20	10	15
Khmer (Cambodian)	115	60	55	30	20	15
Korean	65	30	35	30	15	15
Kurdish	20	10	10	0	0	0
Lao	55	30	30	0	0	0
Latvian	10	5	5	5	0	5
Lingala	20	10	10	0	0	0
Lithuanian	30	10	20	0	0	0
Macedonian	455	230	230	5	5	5
Malay	30	15	15	0	0	0
Malayalam	50	25	30	5	0	5
Maltese	80	40	40	5	0	5
Mandarin	185	75	105	35	20	20
Marathi	25	15	10	0	0	0
Nepali	5	5	0	5	0	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	150	75	80	5	5	5
Norwegian	5	5	5	0	5	0
Oromo	5	0	5	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	405	210	195	20	10	10
Pashto	5	0	0	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	135	75	60	30	10	20
Polish	1,005	460	540	170	80	90
Portuguese	965	495	470	55	25	30
Romanian	640	305	330	25	10	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	0	5	0	0	0
Russian	165	70	95	40	20	20
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	45	25	20	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	425	215	210	5	0	0
Serbian	960	480	485	5	5	5
Serbo-Croatian	60	30	30	0	0	0
Shanghainese	5	5	5	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	60	25	35	25	10	20
Sindhi	10	5	10	0	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	55	30	20	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	35	15	15	0	0	0
Slovak	305	135	170	10	5	5
Slovenian	60	25	35	5	5	0
Somali	145	75	70	5	0	5
Spanish	1,515	715	800	225	115	110
Swahili	75	35	35	10	5	5
Swedish	5	5	5	10	5	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	665	240	425	40	10	30
Taiwanese	10	0	10	0	0	0
Tamil	90	50	40	30	15	10
Telugu	50	30	25	10	10	5
Thai	30	5	25	10	10	5
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	0	0
Tigrigna	40	15	15	0	0	0
Turkish	155	95	65	5	0	0
Ukrainian	225	90	135	35	15	20
Urdu	470	245	225	25	10	15
Vietnamese	360	170	185	45	20	20
Yiddish	5	0	0	5	0	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	255	120	135	80	35	50
Multiple responses	1,250	610	645	115	65	50
English and French	225	110	115	5	0	5
English and non-official language	285	145	135	25	15	10
French and non-official language	740	350	385	90	50	40
English, French and non-official language	10	0	5	0	0	0

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. Essex, Ontario (Code 3537) and Peterborough, Ontario (Code 3515) (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 2, 2024).

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- Ontario (Province)
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