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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	Greater Vancouver, RD British Columbia (Census division)			Victoria (CMA) British Columbia (Census metropolitan area)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	2,313,328	...Data not available	...Data not available	344,615^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	2,116,581	...Data not available	...Data not available	330,088^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	9.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	949,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	167,229	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	891,336	...Data not available	...Data not available	153,328	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	802.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	495.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	2,882.55	...Data not available	...Data not available	696.15	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	2,313,325	1,130,375	1,182,955	344,615	165,505	179,105
0 to 4 years	115,185	59,275	55,905	14,775	7,555	7,215
5 to 9 years	114,390	58,725	55,660	14,655	7,490	7,165
10 to 14 years	124,880	64,365	60,520	15,760	7,940	7,820
15 to 19 years	145,190	75,070	70,115	19,070	9,760	9,305
15 years	28,165	14,570	13,595	3,490	1,815	1,675
16 years	28,785	15,090	13,695	3,680	1,885	1,795
17 years	28,975	14,985	13,990	3,900	1,985	1,915
18 years	29,365	15,065	14,300	3,840	1,960	1,880
19 years	29,895	15,365	14,530	4,155	2,110	2,050
20 to 24 years	159,080	80,620	78,465	23,470	11,515	11,955
25 to 29 years	170,065	83,960	86,105	23,625	11,845	11,780
30 to 34 years	160,010	77,900	82,110	21,575	10,800	10,775
35 to 39 years	161,245	76,660	84,585	20,435	10,060	10,375
40 to 44 years	180,535	86,315	94,225	22,395	10,990	11,400
45 to 49 years	192,090	93,760	98,330	25,755	12,420	13,330
50 to 54 years	182,435	88,705	93,730	27,370	12,800	14,570
55 to 59 years	158,570	77,595	80,970	26,975	12,625	14,345
60 to 64 years	136,755	66,610	70,145	25,330	12,050	13,280
65 to 69 years	94,860	46,120	48,740	18,025	8,680	9,350
70 to 74 years	72,890	34,215	38,675	12,965	6,100	6,865
75 to 79 years	58,150	26,990	31,160	11,180	5,055	6,125
80 to 84 years	44,235	19,050	25,185	9,575	3,920	5,660
85 years and over	42,760	14,435	28,325	11,690	3,905	7,790
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	40.2	39.3	40.9	44.2	42.5	45.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.7	83.9	85.5	86.9	86.1	87.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,958,880	948,010	1,010,870	299,425	142,520	156,905
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,106,575	551,405	555,175	165,510	82,520	82,990
Married (and not separated)	970,585	482,590	487,995	135,355	67,485	67,865
Living common law	135,995	68,815	67,175	30,155	15,030	15,125
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	852,300	396,600	455,695	133,920	60,005	73,915
Single (never legally married)	586,885	313,200	273,680	81,605	43,635	37,965
Separated	48,835	19,980	28,855	8,215	3,530	4,685
Divorced	119,570	45,130	74,435	25,055	9,125	15,930
Widowed	97,010	18,290	78,725	19,050	3,715	15,335
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	294,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	148,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	140,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	49,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	535,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	467,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	185,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	282,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	109,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	126,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	45,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	67,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	48,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	19,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	10,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	555	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	98,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	78,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	48,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	23,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	7,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	19,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	12,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	775	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	690,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	136,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	214,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	82,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	155,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	100,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	2,280,770	1,115,555	1,165,220	336,040	161,860	174,180
Number of persons not in census families	421,375	196,635	224,735	80,240	36,350	43,890
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	63,575	23,920	39,660	6,810	2,785	4,025
Living with non-relatives only	106,050	57,060	48,990	22,030	11,965	10,070
Living alone	251,745	115,655	136,090	51,410	21,605	29,805
Number of census family persons	1,859,400	918,920	940,485	255,795	125,510	130,285
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	293,195	134,660	158,535	57,940	26,030	31,915
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	99,835	29,055	70,780	20,935	5,915	15,020
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	21,470	4,520	16,955	1,935	430	1,500
Living with non-relatives only	5,995	2,860	3,135	1,190	545	645
Living alone	72,365	21,675	50,690	17,815	4,940	12,875
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	193,360	105,610	87,750	37,000	20,110	16,890
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	153,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	595,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	92,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	510,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	436,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	191,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	245,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	73,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	85,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	50,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	38,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	11,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	27,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	11,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	34,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	295,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	60,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	44,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,955	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	153,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	301,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	129,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	4,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	455,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	19,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	80,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	126,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	228,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	960	...Data not available	...Data not available	270	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	153,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	272,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	142,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	134,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	52,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	37,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	2,280,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	336,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,292,120	1,121,310	1,170,805	339,725	163,530	176,195
Single responses	2,231,105	1,092,095	1,139,005	335,645	161,680	173,965
English	1,282,500	645,490	637,010	288,230	140,040	148,190
French	24,780	12,080	12,700	5,740	2,840	2,895
Non-official languages	923,825	434,530	489,295	41,675	18,805	22,870
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	330	155	175	45	25	20
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	235	115	120	25	10	15
Dene	20	10	10	5	5	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	5	5	0
Inuktitut	10	0	5	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	60	25	40	15	10	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	5	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	917,155	431,300	485,855	40,935	18,465	22,475
African languages, n.i.e.	490	250	235	35	20	15
Afrikaans	1,255	625	630	130	65	65
Akan (Twi)	375	190	185	30	15	10
Albanian	985	500	485	120	70	55
Amharic	1,065	520	545	100	50	50
Arabic	10,830	6,105	4,725	835	470	360
Armenian	980	500	480	40	20	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	345	150	195	55	30	25
Bengali	2,095	1,100	995	115	55	65
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	5	10	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	3,160	1,215	1,950	230	90	145
Bosnian	1,095	555	540	20	5	10
Bulgarian	1,670	815	860	100	45	55
Burmese	880	455	425	20	10	5
Cantonese	128,115	59,365	68,745	2,930	1,385	1,545
Chinese, n.o.s.	111,495	51,720	59,775	4,110	1,885	2,220
Creoles	485	235	250	35	20	15
Croatian	5,735	2,815	2,920	460	230	230
Czech	3,490	1,735	1,755	325	150	175
Danish	2,330	1,125	1,205	505	230	275
Dutch	8,305	3,990	4,315	2,025	955	1,070
Estonian	550	240	305	55	20	40
Finnish	2,030	800	1,230	290	110	175
Flemish	190	100	90	45	20	25
Fukien	1,850	815	1,035	30	10	20
German	26,935	12,750	14,185	4,460	1,940	2,525
Greek	5,000	2,620	2,375	310	180	135
Gujarati	6,175	2,855	3,320	120	55	65
Hakka	1,070	460	610	10	5	10
Hebrew	1,535	845	695	80	35	40
Hindi	22,955	11,005	11,945	335	165	170
Hungarian	5,865	2,875	2,985	710	365	340
Ilocano	3,355	1,330	2,020	105	35	70
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	395	225	170	25	15	10
Italian	16,215	8,195	8,015	1,090	535	550
Japanese	15,840	5,545	10,290	1,175	330	850
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,150	545	605	125	60	65
Korean	43,845	19,955	23,885	1,290	560	735
Kurdish	1,390	760	630	5	5	0
Lao	835	390	445	15	10	10
Latvian	350	175	175	60	30	30
Lingala	30	15	15	5	0	5
Lithuanian	260	115	145	45	25	25
Macedonian	190	90	105	15	10	10
Malay	3,215	1,490	1,725	100	35	70
Malayalam	1,250	625	620	35	20	20
Maltese	85	45	40	15	10	5
Mandarin	90,185	41,955	48,235	1,945	820	1,130
Marathi	385	195	185	25	10	10
Nepali	695	370	330	25	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	335	185	150	40	20	20
Norwegian	1,010	475	535	220	100	120
Oromo	220	125	95	50	25	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	139,230	69,140	70,085	3,710	1,800	1,905
Pashto	820	440	380	35	20	20
Persian (Farsi)	34,420	17,420	17,000	685	355	335
Polish	12,650	5,990	6,660	1,135	500	635
Portuguese	9,210	4,410	4,800	1,270	605	670
Romanian	6,885	3,395	3,485	245	115	130
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	50	75	0	0	0
Russian	15,420	7,135	8,280	880	375	505
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	70	30	35	15	5	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	675	340	330	0	0	0
Serbian	5,990	3,070	2,915	150	80	70
Serbo-Croatian	1,210	570	645	75	40	35
Shanghainese	1,220	520	700	20	5	15
Sign languages, n.i.e.	315	160	150	65	30	30
Sindhi	1,695	755	945	30	15	15
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,230	630	595	60	35	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	755	390	360	5	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	280	140	135	30	20	10
Slovak	2,330	1,030	1,300	140	60	80
Slovenian	590	280	310	85	40	45
Somali	915	460	450	40	25	15
Spanish	32,305	15,570	16,735	2,440	1,125	1,315
Swahili	575	295	280	65	35	25
Swedish	1,425	640	790	185	75	110
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	58,500	23,510	34,995	2,120	695	1,425
Taiwanese	5,470	2,550	2,920	80	30	50
Tamil	2,915	1,535	1,385	90	40	45
Telugu	470	250	225	40	20	15
Thai	1,655	560	1,100	210	55	160
Tibetan languages	170	95	75	10	5	5
Tigrigna	510	250	265	60	30	35
Turkish	2,545	1,440	1,105	160	95	65
Ukrainian	4,260	1,805	2,455	660	275	380
Urdu	7,760	3,950	3,805	170	90	75
Vietnamese	21,690	10,165	11,525	870	385	480
Yiddish	290	145	145	35	20	15
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,340	3,075	3,270	690	320	375
Multiple responses	61,010	29,215	31,800	4,085	1,845	2,235
English and French	4,375	2,145	2,240	905	400	505
English and non-official language	53,235	25,490	27,745	2,895	1,320	1,575
French and non-official language	2,260	1,040	1,225	180	80	105
English, French and non-official language	1,135	545	595	100	45	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805	339,725	163,525	176,195
English only	1,997,605	994,500	1,003,100	303,850	147,515	156,335
French only	1,270	575	690	185	90	90
English and French	164,780	73,445	91,335	33,055	14,845	18,205
Neither English nor French	128,460	52,785	75,680	2,635	1,075	1,565
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,292,115	1,121,315	1,170,805	339,725	163,525	176,200
English	2,126,505	1,050,815	1,075,690	330,860	159,415	171,445
French	25,030	12,225	12,805	5,505	2,730	2,775
English and French	13,890	6,325	7,565	825	350	470
Neither English nor French	126,690	51,945	74,740	2,540	1,030	1,510
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	31,975	15,385	16,590	5,915	2,910	3,010
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.7	1.8	1.7
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805	339,725	163,525	176,195
Single responses	2,158,685	1,057,345	1,101,345	333,825	160,830	172,995
English	1,568,165	778,030	790,135	315,515	152,355	163,160
French	8,410	4,025	4,385	1,730	840	890
Non-official languages	582,110	275,295	306,825	16,585	7,635	8,945
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	55	30	25	0	5	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	45	25	15	0	5	0
Dene	5	0	5	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	5	5	5	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	579,845	274,140	305,700	16,470	7,570	8,895
African languages, n.i.e.	160	75	85	5	5	0
Afrikaans	520	255	260	30	15	15
Akan (Twi)	105	50	55	5	5	5
Albanian	505	245	255	65	35	30
Amharic	500	220	280	30	15	20
Arabic	6,505	3,410	3,085	460	225	235
Armenian	435	220	210	20	15	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	90	40	50	5	5	5
Bengali	1,310	645	665	70	30	40
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,095	470	630	55	20	30
Bosnian	640	330	310	5	5	5
Bulgarian	985	480	510	35	20	15
Burmese	560	300	260	10	5	5
Cantonese	100,680	46,200	54,485	1,740	825	920
Chinese, n.o.s.	76,285	35,345	40,940	2,450	1,130	1,315
Creoles	275	125	145	15	5	10
Croatian	2,040	955	1,085	155	80	75
Czech	1,020	525	495	80	35	40
Danish	185	90	95	35	15	15
Dutch	725	335	390	180	85	95
Estonian	100	40	60	5	0	5
Finnish	445	185	260	45	20	25
Flemish	15	5	10	0	0	0
Fukien	680	305	370	10	5	5
German	3,485	1,635	1,855	530	235	290
Greek	1,755	840	915	85	40	45
Gujarati	2,910	1,270	1,645	30	15	15
Hakka	310	140	175	0	0	0
Hebrew	715	365	355	20	10	10
Hindi	11,685	5,550	6,135	140	65	70
Hungarian	1,785	855	930	130	60	70
Ilocano	1,085	490	600	20	10	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	145	75	70	10	5	5
Italian	4,570	2,020	2,550	190	80	110
Japanese	8,110	3,375	4,735	425	150	275
Khmer (Cambodian)	580	285	295	65	30	30
Korean	34,850	16,095	18,755	940	410	525
Kurdish	920	475	445	5	0	0
Lao	415	210	210	5	0	5
Latvian	80	35	40	5	0	0
Lingala	10	5	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	50	25	25	0	0	0
Macedonian	115	60	55	5	5	0
Malay	1,265	635	630	15	5	10
Malayalam	610	310	300	10	5	5
Maltese	10	5	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	75,385	35,675	39,710	1,380	615	765
Marathi	210	110	100	15	5	10
Nepali	460	240	220	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	115	60	60	5	0	5
Norwegian	80	40	35	20	10	15
Oromo	135	70	65	30	10	20
Panjabi (Punjabi)	103,895	51,410	52,485	2,185	1,050	1,140
Pashto	540	285	255	5	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	23,895	11,670	12,220	370	180	190
Polish	5,185	2,500	2,685	315	150	165
Portuguese	3,435	1,630	1,805	430	195	235
Romanian	3,575	1,765	1,805	105	50	55
Rundi (Kirundi)	70	25	40	0	0	0
Russian	10,050	4,860	5,195	390	180	205
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	0	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	460	225	230	0	0	0
Serbian	3,755	1,895	1,865	65	30	35
Serbo-Croatian	555	270	285	25	10	10
Shanghainese	545	255	295	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	470	265	205	100	45	50
Sindhi	660	285	375	5	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	530	260	265	20	10	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	610	315	300	0	5	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	20	35	0	0	0
Slovak	880	420	460	35	20	20
Slovenian	65	30	40	10	5	10
Somali	605	300	305	15	10	5
Spanish	17,105	8,345	8,760	1,010	480	530
Swahili	200	100	100	25	10	15
Swedish	260	125	135	15	5	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	26,830	11,720	15,110	800	325	475
Taiwanese	2,825	1,350	1,475	30	10	20
Tamil	1,880	965	915	30	15	15
Telugu	255	130	125	10	5	5
Thai	655	295	360	75	35	35
Tibetan languages	90	50	35	10	5	5
Tigrigna	260	120	140	30	15	15
Turkish	1,245	655	595	50	30	20
Ukrainian	705	315	390	90	35	50
Urdu	5,045	2,505	2,535	95	45	50
Vietnamese	14,925	7,005	7,920	520	230	290
Yiddish	10	5	5	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,215	1,120	1,095	110	60	50
Multiple responses	133,430	63,970	69,460	5,900	2,700	3,205
English and French	2,620	1,265	1,355	510	220	290
English and non-official language	128,365	61,585	66,775	5,230	2,405	2,825
French and non-official language	730	355	375	40	15	15
English, French and non-official language	1,720	765	955	125	55	70
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805	339,725	163,525	176,200
None	1,813,090	892,790	920,300	311,580	150,755	160,820
Single responses	470,395	224,500	245,895	27,575	12,515	15,060
English	211,820	103,680	108,145	7,880	3,715	4,160
French	18,930	8,650	10,280	4,190	1,890	2,295
Non-official languages	239,645	112,175	127,475	15,505	6,905	8,595
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	200	90	110	40	15	25
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	145	70	75	25	10	20
Dene	10	5	5	0	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	0	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	35	15	20	10	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	236,710	110,835	125,875	15,020	6,695	8,330
African languages, n.i.e.	220	125	95	20	10	5
Afrikaans	685	330	360	100	50	45
Akan (Twi)	205	110	100	10	10	5
Albanian	325	160	165	25	15	15
Amharic	380	180	200	50	20	30
Arabic	3,135	1,810	1,325	270	170	100
Armenian	295	145	145	10	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	150	65	85	10	5	5
Bengali	480	230	250	30	15	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	745	300	445	65	25	45
Bosnian	330	165	165	5	0	0
Bulgarian	405	180	220	40	10	30
Burmese	220	105	115	5	0	5
Cantonese	27,690	13,220	14,470	860	405	455
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,575	8,865	9,715	955	445	510
Creoles	355	175	180	25	15	15
Croatian	2,360	1,190	1,165	190	85	110
Czech	1,250	565	685	125	55	75
Danish	820	375	445	170	65	100
Dutch	2,570	1,125	1,445	610	265	340
Estonian	155	70	80	20	5	15
Finnish	670	270	405	100	40	60
Flemish	55	30	25	15	5	15
Fukien	655	290	370	5	5	0
German	9,705	4,415	5,285	1,630	705	925
Greek	2,705	1,370	1,335	145	80	60
Gujarati	2,990	1,395	1,600	55	30	30
Hakka	300	130	170	5	5	0
Hebrew	910	480	430	70	35	35
Hindi	11,660	5,670	5,990	200	110	95
Hungarian	1,785	845	940	225	105	120
Ilocano	820	315	505	25	10	20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	150	75	80	5	5	0
Italian	6,655	3,290	3,365	485	215	265
Japanese	6,870	2,760	4,110	810	325	485
Khmer (Cambodian)	290	130	160	20	10	5
Korean	6,030	2,715	3,315	265	110	155
Kurdish	265	160	110	0	0	0
Lao	300	145	160	10	5	0
Latvian	65	25	45	10	5	10
Lingala	50	20	30	5	0	5
Lithuanian	80	35	45	10	5	5
Macedonian	40	15	20	5	0	0
Malay	1,265	585	685	45	20	25
Malayalam	435	215	225	15	10	5
Maltese	35	15	25	5	5	5
Mandarin	16,745	7,640	9,105	550	225	330
Marathi	115	60	55	5	0	5
Nepali	120	65	55	15	5	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	195	115	85	20	10	15
Norwegian	330	150	180	70	25	40
Oromo	40	30	20	15	10	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	26,855	13,370	13,485	1,260	625	635
Pashto	205	105	100	20	10	10
Persian (Farsi)	6,510	3,465	3,050	230	115	110
Polish	3,990	1,805	2,180	355	145	205
Portuguese	3,585	1,655	1,925	525	255	275
Romanian	1,955	920	1,040	80	40	45
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	20	15	0	0	0
Russian	3,470	1,550	1,925	320	140	175
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	10	5	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	155	85	70	0	0	0
Serbian	1,595	835	765	50	25	25
Serbo-Croatian	360	155	200	35	15	25
Shanghainese	475	210	260	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	345	130	215	85	40	45
Sindhi	890	380	510	20	5	15
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	510	250	255	25	10	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	90	50	45	5	5	0
Slovak	760	290	465	50	15	35
Slovenian	165	70	90	25	10	15
Somali	325	170	155	25	15	10
Spanish	14,470	7,085	7,385	1,690	780	905
Swahili	425	205	220	40	20	20
Swedish	670	300	365	80	35	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	21,495	8,110	13,385	925	265	660
Taiwanese	2,585	1,235	1,350	30	15	15
Tamil	815	430	380	55	25	30
Telugu	160	85	75	15	10	5
Thai	670	230	440	110	35	75
Tibetan languages	35	20	15	0	0	5
Tigrigna	160	75	85	10	5	5
Turkish	895	495	400	60	35	20
Ukrainian	965	425	540	120	40	70
Urdu	2,165	1,120	1,045	60	30	25
Vietnamese	5,085	2,475	2,610	240	120	125
Yiddish	75	35	40	15	5	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,730	1,240	1,490	440	200	240
Multiple responses	8,635	4,025	4,610	580	255	320
English and French	890	400	485	55	25	40
English and non-official language	3,990	1,920	2,075	140	60	75
French and non-official language	3,690	1,675	2,010	385	175	210
English, French and non-official language	60	20	35	5	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. Greater Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915) and Victoria, British Columbia (Code 935) (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 14, 2024).

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Geographic levels	IVT (Beyond 20/20)	XML (SDMX-ML) (compressed)
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Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
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Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
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Map: Victoria, Census metropolitan area (shaded in green), British Columbia

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Greater Vancouver (Regional district)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Greater Vancouver (Regional district)

Geographic hierarchy: Victoria (Census metropolitan area)

Canada
- Victoria (Census metropolitan area)

Note

Note: For more information regarding geographic hierarchies, refer to the Illustrated Glossary: Hierarchy of standard geographic units tutorial.

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia, 2011
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Related data: Victoria (Census metropolitan area), British Columbia

2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Victoria (Census metropolitan area), British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Victoria (Census metropolitan area), British Columbia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Victoria (Census metropolitan area), British Columbia

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