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Characteristic Division No. 8, CDR
Alberta
(Census division) 		British Columbia Data quality note(s)

(Province)
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 189,243 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,400,057†  ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 175,337 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,113,487†  ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 7.9 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7.0 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 80,324 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,945,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 72,774 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,764,637 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 19.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 9,909.31 ...Data not available ...Data not available 922,509.29 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 189,240 94,470 94,775 4,400,055 2,156,600 2,243,455
0 to 4 years 13,125 6,770 6,355 219,665 112,885 106,775
5 to 9 years 11,815 5,980 5,835 218,915 112,200 106,715
10 to 14 years 12,025 6,140 5,885 238,780 122,465 116,315
15 to 19 years 13,040 6,550 6,495 275,165 141,670 133,500
15 years 2,610 1,285 1,325 53,725 27,620 26,110
16 years 2,595 1,325 1,270 54,885 28,475 26,410
17 years 2,605 1,305 1,300 55,400 28,510 26,885
18 years 2,590 1,290 1,305 55,380 28,425 26,955
19 years 2,635 1,345 1,295 55,785 28,640 27,140
20 to 24 years 13,335 6,810 6,525 279,825 142,290 137,535
25 to 29 years 14,645 7,485 7,160 288,780 143,475 145,305
30 to 34 years 13,655 6,935 6,715 275,985 135,220 140,755
35 to 39 years 12,640 6,505 6,130 280,870 135,455 145,415
40 to 44 years 12,340 6,165 6,175 313,765 151,430 162,335
45 to 49 years 14,235 7,010 7,225 350,600 170,580 180,020
50 to 54 years 14,780 7,415 7,365 354,610 172,060 182,550
55 to 59 years 12,270 6,115 6,150 323,335 157,455 165,880
60 to 64 years 9,550 4,775 4,780 291,040 142,645 148,395
65 to 69 years 6,645 3,245 3,400 210,900 103,785 107,115
70 to 74 years 5,215 2,450 2,765 160,715 77,350 83,360
75 to 79 years 4,065 1,915 2,150 127,480 60,720 66,760
80 to 84 years 3,030 1,300 1,735 96,945 42,745 54,200
85 years and over 2,835 915 1,915 92,675 32,150 60,520
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 36.1 35.4 37.0 41.9 41.1 42.7
% of the population aged 15 and over 80.5 80.0 80.9 84.6 83.9 85.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 152,280 75,585 76,695 3,722,695 1,809,045 1,913,650
Married or living with a common-law partner 91,290 45,740 45,545 2,154,575 1,074,965 1,079,610
Married (and not separated) 75,650 37,935 37,715 1,832,605 913,430 919,175
Living common law 15,635 7,805 7,830 321,965 161,530 160,435
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 60,990 29,845 31,150 1,568,120 734,075 834,040
Single (never legally married) 39,745 22,235 17,510 1,014,270 550,830 463,435
Separated 4,195 1,890 2,305 102,040 43,570 58,470
Divorced 9,855 4,210 5,645 246,515 98,130 148,385
Widowed 7,200 1,515 5,690 205,300 41,550 163,750
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 52,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,238,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 26,965 ...Data not available ...Data not available 645,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 10,705 ...Data not available ...Data not available 263,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 9,895 ...Data not available ...Data not available 238,525 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 5,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available 90,470 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 52,720 ...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 44,715 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,048,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 36,915 ...Data not available ...Data not available 887,990 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 17,835 ...Data not available ...Data not available 422,310 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 19,080 ...Data not available ...Data not available 465,680 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 6,745 ...Data not available ...Data not available 181,895 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 8,040 ...Data not available ...Data not available 205,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 4,295 ...Data not available ...Data not available 78,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 7,800 ...Data not available ...Data not available 160,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 4,455 ...Data not available ...Data not available 105,425 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 3,345 ...Data not available ...Data not available 54,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 1,650 ...Data not available ...Data not available 27,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 1,110 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 590 ...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 8,005 ...Data not available ...Data not available 189,805 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 6,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available 149,010 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 3,485 ...Data not available ...Data not available 90,235 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 1,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available 43,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 860 ...Data not available ...Data not available 14,835 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 1,815 ...Data not available ...Data not available 40,795 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 1,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available 27,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 470 ...Data not available ...Data not available 10,510 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 155 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,005 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 55,860 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,230,340 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 15,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available 260,215 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 21,035 ...Data not available ...Data not available 409,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 7,385 ...Data not available ...Data not available 156,650 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 9,080 ...Data not available ...Data not available 255,855 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 3,175 ...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 184,635 92,220 92,410 4,324,505 2,122,320 2,202,185
Number of persons not in census families 31,345 16,330 15,010 807,660 383,540 424,120
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 4,065 2,075 1,995 105,450 42,525 62,925
Living with non-relatives only 10,060 6,050 4,015 203,285 111,935 91,345
Living alone 17,215 8,205 9,005 498,920 229,075 269,850
Number of census family persons 153,290 75,895 77,395 3,516,850 1,738,780 1,778,070
Average number of persons per census family 2.9 ...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 19,445 9,090 10,350 643,410 302,320 341,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 5,985 1,750 4,235 211,820 65,460 146,365
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 560 160 400 32,900 7,490 25,410
Living with non-relatives only 420 220 200 13,560 6,770 6,790
Living alone 5,010 1,375 3,630 165,365 51,195 114,165
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 13,455 7,340 6,115 431,590 236,860 194,730
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 72,770 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,764,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 51,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,183,075 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 46,725 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,041,470 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 40,875 ...Data not available ...Data not available 898,030 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 20,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available 458,880 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 20,540 ...Data not available ...Data not available 439,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 5,855 ...Data not available ...Data not available 143,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 4,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available 141,600 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 3,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available 91,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 2,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available 66,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 1,045 ...Data not available ...Data not available 23,805 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 1,305 ...Data not available ...Data not available 42,300 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 1,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 1,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available 50,415 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 21,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available 581,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 17,215 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 4,060 ...Data not available ...Data not available 82,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 72,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,764,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 47,685 ...Data not available ...Data not available 842,120 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 560 ...Data not available ...Data not available 143,970 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 4,375 ...Data not available ...Data not available 46,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 20,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available 731,585 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 4,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available 52,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 4,800 ...Data not available ...Data not available 130,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 1,490 ...Data not available ...Data not available 184,355 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 9,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 361,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 85 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,885 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 72,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,764,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 17,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 26,755 ...Data not available ...Data not available 613,270 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 11,550 ...Data not available ...Data not available 264,135 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 10,605 ...Data not available ...Data not available 237,725 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 4,440 ...Data not available ...Data not available 91,600 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 2,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available 58,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 184,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,324,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.5 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.5 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 186,660 92,980 93,680 4,356,205 2,137,240 2,218,965
  Single responses  185,065 92,230 92,835 4,273,930 2,098,055 2,175,870
    English  166,670 83,240 83,425 3,062,435 1,526,350 1,536,085
    French  2,355 1,220 1,130 57,275 28,315 28,965
    Non-official languages  16,040 7,765 8,275 1,154,215 543,395 610,825
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 1,135 540 595 1,210 540 675
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  1,100 530 575 955 435 525
        Dene  0 5 5 70 35 35
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 5 5 0
        Inuktitut  0 0 5 25 10 10
        Mi'kmaq  0 0 0 15 10 5
        Ojibway  15 0 15 140 50 90
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney  15 10 10 5 5 5
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 14,625 7,070 7,555 1,137,420 535,395 602,025
        African languages, n.i.e.  50 30 20 620 330 295
        Afrikaans  165 75 95 2,735 1,330 1,405
        Akan (Twi)  15 5 5 455 235 220
        Albanian  5 5 0 1,335 695 635
        Amharic  20 10 10 1,255 615 640
        Arabic  275 160 115 13,050 7,505 5,550
        Armenian  15 10 10 1,105 560 545
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  40 10 20 530 235 295
        Bengali  30 15 15 2,410 1,265 1,145
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  0 0 0 15 10 5
        Bisayan languages  120 45 75 3,870 1,445 2,430
        Bosnian  65 25 40 1,275 635 640
        Bulgarian  25 5 15 1,945 960 985
        Burmese  5 5 0 945 485 465
        Cantonese  270 125 140 133,245 61,790 71,455
        Chinese, n.o.s.  555 255 300 120,040 55,735 64,305
        Creoles  25 10 15 640 315 320
        Croatian  45 15 30 7,820 3,860 3,955
        Czech  70 35 30 5,610 2,800 2,810
        Danish  180 95 85 5,250 2,575 2,675
        Dutch  1,715 890 830 23,080 11,190 11,890
        Estonian  10 5 10 820 345 475
        Finnish  65 25 40 4,090 1,705 2,390
        Flemish  15 10 10 445 215 235
        Fukien  10 5 0 1,920 835 1,085
        German  2,480 1,205 1,275 73,625 35,140 38,485
        Greek  90 50 45 6,250 3,360 2,885
        Gujarati  45 20 25 6,595 3,060 3,540
        Hakka  0 0 0 1,110 475 630
        Hebrew  5 5 5 1,755 970 785
        Hindi  145 75 70 24,640 11,840 12,800
        Hungarian  150 70 75 9,855 4,915 4,940
        Ilocano  150 55 95 3,755 1,465 2,290
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  0 5 5 475 265 205
        Italian  120 55 70 24,060 12,180 11,880
        Japanese  40 10 30 19,665 6,840 12,825
        Khmer (Cambodian)  60 30 35 1,465 700 770
        Korean  305 150 155 48,975 22,350 26,625
        Kurdish  0 0 0 1,415 775 645
        Lao  65 35 30 1,155 550 600
        Latvian  15 5 15 615 305 310
        Lingala  0 0 0 35 20 20
        Lithuanian  15 10 5 435 190 245
        Macedonian  5 5 0 275 130 140
        Malay  15 10 5 3,535 1,590 1,950
        Malayalam  35 20 15 1,460 735 725
        Maltese  0 0 5 220 115 115
        Mandarin  70 40 35 94,055 43,630 50,425
        Marathi  5 0 0 430 220 210
        Nepali  20 10 10 805 430 375
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  35 15 15 470 250 220
        Norwegian  50 25 30 2,370 1,155 1,215
        Oromo  0 5 0 325 185 140
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  245 125 125 182,915 90,900 92,020
        Pashto  65 30 35 900 485 415
        Persian (Farsi)  195 110 90 36,045 18,265 17,775
        Polish  250 120 130 17,460 8,185 9,270
        Portuguese  65 35 30 14,605 6,990 7,615
        Romanian  110 60 55 8,330 4,110 4,220
        Rundi (Kirundi)  5 0 0 135 60 80
        Russian  335 140 200 22,650 10,300 12,350
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  5 0 0 80 40 45
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  0 0 0 690 345 340
        Serbian  90 40 50 6,655 3,425 3,225
        Serbo-Croatian  20 15 15 1,425 675 755
        Shanghainese  0 0 0 1,250 530 715
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  20 10 5 645 335 310
        Sindhi  10 5 5 1,770 790 975
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  40 30 15 1,405 715 685
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  5 5 5 775 400 375
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  5 0 5 495 275 225
        Slovak  40 20 20 3,220 1,440 1,780
        Slovenian  5 5 0 1,225 590 640
        Somali  45 30 15 975 495 480
        Spanish  1,700 855 845 40,795 19,325 21,470
        Swahili  25 15 10 755 390 365
        Swedish  55 15 35 2,740 1,195 1,545
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  2,540 1,135 1,405 66,120 25,835 40,285
        Taiwanese  5 0 5 5,675 2,640 3,035
        Tamil  30 15 15 3,135 1,635 1,500
        Telugu  30 15 15 570 295 270
        Thai  85 30 55 2,410 730 1,680
        Tibetan languages  0 0 0 200 115 85
        Tigrigna  5 5 5 590 285 300
        Turkish  10 5 0 2,890 1,650 1,235
        Ukrainian  535 265 275 9,680 4,215 5,460
        Urdu  150 80 70 8,450 4,315 4,140
        Vietnamese  185 90 95 25,100 11,745 13,360
        Yiddish  0 0 0 350 185 170
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 285 155 130 15,585 7,455 8,130
  Multiple responses          1,595 755 840 82,280 39,185 43,095
    English and French  290 135 155 8,600 4,065 4,535
    English and non-official language  1,170 550 625 68,800 32,875 35,925
    French and non-official language  90 45 50 3,345 1,520 1,830
    English, French and non-official language 40 25 15 1,530 725 805
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 186,660 92,985 93,680 4,356,210 2,137,240 2,218,965
  English only 177,275 88,820 88,450 3,912,950 1,943,760 1,969,190
  French only 60 30 30 2,045 950 1,095
  English and French 8,635 3,840 4,795 296,645 132,940 163,705
  Neither English nor French 690 290 400 144,555 59,590 84,965
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 186,660 92,985 93,675 4,356,205 2,137,245 2,218,965
  English 183,735 91,530 92,205 4,143,245 2,044,365 2,098,885
  French 2,040 1,065 970 53,725 26,660 27,065
  English and French 230 115 115 16,935 7,710 9,220
  Neither English nor French 660 275 385 142,300 58,510 83,790
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 2,150 1,120 1,025 62,190 30,515 31,680
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 186,660 92,985 93,680 4,356,205 2,137,245 2,218,965
  Single responses 184,125 91,765 92,360 4,193,385 2,059,465 2,133,915
    English 176,480 87,965 88,515 3,506,595 1,733,775 1,772,820
    French 565 280 290 16,685 8,015 8,665
    Non-official languages 7,080 3,525 3,555 670,100 317,670 352,430
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 305 150 160 175 85 85
        Atikamekw   0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 300 150 155 135 70 65
        Dene 0 0 5 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 5 5 0 15 10 5
        Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 6,725 3,350 3,375 665,750 315,485 350,265
        African languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 190 80 105
        Afrikaans 100 45 55 1,385 685 690
        Akan (Twi) 5 5 5 120 60 60
        Albanian 0 0 0 700 345 350
        Amharic 10 5 5 555 245 310
        Arabic 120 70 50 7,640 4,065 3,575
        Armenian 0 0 0 490 250 240
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 20 10 5 115 50 65
        Bengali 20 10 5 1,465 715 750
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bisayan languages 30 10 20 1,265 540 720
        Bosnian 35 15 15 705 370 340
        Bulgarian 15 5 10 1,085 530 555
        Burmese 0 0 0 585 315 270
        Cantonese 165 75 85 103,550 47,585 55,970
        Chinese, n.o.s. 375 170 205 81,270 37,740 43,525
        Creoles 10 5 5 315 145 165
        Croatian 15 10 10 2,540 1,200 1,340
        Czech 25 10 15 1,570 795 775
        Danish 5 0 5 325 160 170
        Dutch 300 165 135 2,230 1,055 1,175
        Estonian 0 0 0 110 40 70
        Finnish 10 5 5 795 350 445
        Flemish 5 0 0 50 25 20
        Fukien 5 0 0 690 310 380
        German 875 400 475 11,555 5,430 6,120
        Greek 35 15 20 2,105 1,015 1,095
        Gujarati 35 15 20 3,045 1,335 1,710
        Hakka 0 0 0 320 145 175
        Hebrew 5 5 0 780 395 390
        Hindi 60 30 30 12,390 5,900 6,490
        Hungarian 35 15 15 2,560 1,235 1,325
        Ilocano 30 10 20 1,190 530 660
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 180 85 85
        Italian 20 10 10 6,250 2,730 3,520
        Japanese 5 0 5 9,540 3,985 5,555
        Khmer (Cambodian) 30 15 15 750 370 385
        Korean 255 130 125 38,810 17,985 20,830
        Kurdish 5 0 0 945 490 460
        Lao 40 15 20 545 270 275
        Latvian 5 0 0 105 50 50
        Lingala 0 0 0 10 5 5
        Lithuanian 0 0 0 65 30 35
        Macedonian 0 0 0 140 70 70
        Malay 5 5 0 1,320 655 660
        Malayalam 25 15 10 690 350 340
        Maltese 0 0 0 15 10 5
        Mandarin 60 30 30 78,070 36,945 41,130
        Marathi 0 0 0 230 120 105
        Nepali 10 5 10 525 275 250
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 140 65 75
        Norwegian 0 0 0 160 80 80
        Oromo 0 0 0 175 80 95
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 160 80 80 137,390 67,955 69,430
        Pashto 50 25 25 565 295 270
        Persian (Farsi) 150 75 70 24,750 12,095 12,655
        Polish 60 30 30 6,395 3,065 3,330
        Portuguese 20 15 10 5,195 2,405 2,785
        Romanian 65 35 30 4,155 2,050 2,105
        Rundi (Kirundi) 5 0 5 75 30 45
        Russian 160 75 85 12,205 5,880 6,320
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 0 0 0 25 10 15
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 465 230 235
        Serbian 45 20 25 4,020 2,020 2,000
        Serbo-Croatian 20 10 10 615 300 315
        Shanghainese 0 0 0 555 260 295
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 30 15 10 980 535 450
        Sindhi 0 0 0 675 295 385
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 30 20 10 595 295 300
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 620 315 300
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 80 35 45
        Slovak 5 5 0 1,080 515 570
        Slovenian 0 0 0 165 70 100
        Somali 35 20 15 625 310 315
        Spanish 1,140 590 555 20,585 10,025 10,555
        Swahili 10 5 5 250 130 125
        Swedish 0 0 0 430 195 235
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,515 770 745 29,380 12,780 16,600
        Taiwanese 0 0 0 2,910 1,390 1,515
        Tamil 15 10 10 1,965 1,010 960
        Telugu 5 0 0 290 145 140
        Thai 40 15 20 845 375 475
        Tibetan languages 0 0 0 100 55 45
        Tigrigna 0 0 0 295 135 160
        Turkish 5 5 0 1,365 725 645
        Ukrainian 105 55 45 1,070 475 595
        Urdu 95 50 40 5,430 2,700 2,730
        Vietnamese 120 55 70 17,270 8,085 9,180
        Yiddish 0 0 0 10 5 5
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 50 25 25 4,180 2,100 2,075
  Multiple responses         2,535 1,215 1,320 162,820 77,775 85,050
    English and French 120 60 60 4,700 2,240 2,460
    English and non-official language 2,340 1,110 1,230 155,065 74,155 80,905
    French and non-official language 45 25 20 930 435 495
    English, French and non-official language 35 20 10 2,130 940 1,185
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 186,660 92,985 93,680 4,356,205 2,137,240 2,218,965
  None 175,955 87,855 88,095 3,740,260 1,844,645 1,895,615
  Single responses  10,510 5,030 5,475 604,495 287,270 317,220
    English  3,695 1,865 1,830 249,765 122,305 127,455
    French  1,535 655 880 38,175 17,315 20,865
    Non-official languages  5,280 2,515 2,770 316,550 147,655 168,900
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 760 380 380 845 400 445
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  725 370 360 705 335 365
        Dene  5 0 0 30 15 20
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  0 0 0 20 10 5
        Mi'kmaq  0 5 0 10 5 5
        Ojibway  20 5 10 80 35 45
        Oji-Cree  5 0 5 0 0 0
        Stoney  5 0 0 5 0 5
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 4,380 2,050 2,330 305,355 142,340 163,020
        African languages, n.i.e.  15 10 5 310 165 140
        Afrikaans  60 25 30 1,340 650 690
        Akan (Twi)  5 5 0 260 130 125
        Albanian  0 0 0 405 200 205
        Amharic  10 5 5 460 220 245
        Arabic  110 65 45 3,845 2,280 1,570
        Armenian  5 0 5 320 160 165
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  5 5 10 215 95 125
        Bengali  10 5 5 570 285 285
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  0 0 0 0 5 0
        Bisayan languages  25 10 15 920 345 575
        Bosnian  35 15 25 395 190 205
        Bulgarian  5 0 5 495 215 275
        Burmese  5 0 0 235 110 130
        Cantonese  70 35 35 29,240 13,945 15,290
        Chinese, n.o.s.  130 65 70 20,595 9,830 10,760
        Creoles  10 5 10 490 250 235
        Croatian  10 5 5 3,195 1,585 1,615
        Czech  20 10 5 1,940 900 1,045
        Danish  60 25 35 1,705 765 940
        Dutch  575 295 280 6,930 3,130 3,805
        Estonian  5 0 0 235 100 135
        Finnish  30 10 20 1,290 550 740
        Flemish  5 0 0 125 50 70
        Fukien  0 5 0 670 295 380
        German  560 255 305 23,905 10,935 12,970
        Greek  40 20 20 3,310 1,730 1,580
        Gujarati  15 10 10 3,185 1,485 1,705
        Hakka  0 0 0 315 135 175
        Hebrew  5 0 5 1,090 575 515
        Hindi  80 45 35 12,695 6,190 6,505
        Hungarian  35 20 15 2,950 1,405 1,545
        Ilocano  30 15 20 945 360 590
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  0 0 0 175 90 85
        Italian  55 30 30 9,605 4,715 4,890
        Japanese  40 15 25 9,050 3,635 5,415
        Khmer (Cambodian)  10 5 5 365 170 195
        Korean  50 25 30 6,890 3,125 3,765
        Kurdish  0 0 0 270 160 110
        Lao  30 15 15 410 200 210
        Latvian  5 0 0 120 45 75
        Lingala  0 0 0 65 25 40
        Lithuanian  5 5 0 115 55 60
        Macedonian  0 5 0 60 25 35
        Malay  10 0 5 1,450 645 805
        Malayalam  5 0 5 520 260 260
        Maltese  0 0 0 80 30 50
        Mandarin  10 0 10 17,925 8,150 9,775
        Marathi  0 0 0 125 65 65
        Nepali  5 5 0 155 80 75
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  20 10 10 295 155 135
        Norwegian  10 5 5 715 330 380
        Oromo  0 0 0 65 45 25
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  55 20 30 34,010 17,040 16,970
        Pashto  15 10 5 235 120 120
        Persian (Farsi)  40 20 20 7,025 3,725 3,300
        Polish  65 30 30 5,450 2,475 2,975
        Portuguese  30 15 10 5,640 2,625 3,010
        Romanian  35 20 15 2,410 1,135 1,270
        Rundi (Kirundi)  5 0 0 40 25 25
        Russian  110 45 65 6,140 2,715 3,425
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  5 0 0 30 15 15
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  0 0 0 160 85 70
        Serbian  30 15 15 1,855 955 905
        Serbo-Croatian  5 5 0 435 190 245
        Shanghainese  0 0 0 485 215 265
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  40 10 30 865 345 520
        Sindhi  5 5 0 930 400 530
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  10 5 0 570 285 290
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  0 0 0 65 35 30
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  0 0 0 150 75 75
        Slovak  25 10 15 1,035 400 635
        Slovenian  0 0 0 345 155 190
        Somali  15 5 5 365 190 175
        Spanish  595 295 295 20,930 10,065 10,865
        Swahili  15 10 5 580 280 300
        Swedish  25 15 15 1,220 535 680
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  745 295 450 24,810 9,040 15,775
        Taiwanese  0 0 0 2,675 1,275 1,395
        Tamil  5 0 0 910 480 430
        Telugu  10 10 5 195 100 95
        Thai  25 10 20 1,110 370 740
        Tibetan languages  0 0 0 45 30 25
        Tigrigna  5 0 0 175 85 90
        Turkish  0 0 0 1,020 575 445
        Ukrainian  115 55 65 1,930 830 1,100
        Urdu  65 40 25 2,425 1,260 1,170
        Vietnamese  55 25 30 5,945 2,880 3,060
        Yiddish  0 0 0 90 35 50
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 145 75 70 10,345 4,910 5,435
  Multiple responses          200 95 100 11,455 5,320 6,130
    English and French  15 5 5 1,090 495 595
    English and non-official language  45 20 25 4,540 2,185 2,350
    French and non-official language  140 65 75 5,760 2,610 3,145
    English, French and non-official language  0 0 0 70 30 40

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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.

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Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

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

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Division No. 8, Alberta (Code 4808) 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 13, 2024).

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