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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)			New Brunswick (Province)
	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	751,171	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	2,116,581	...Data not available	...Data not available	729,997	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	9.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	949,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	348,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	891,336	...Data not available	...Data not available	314,007	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	802.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	10.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	2,882.55	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,377.18	...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	751,170	366,440	384,730
0 to 4 years	115,185	59,275	55,905	36,525	18,575	17,955
5 to 9 years	114,390	58,725	55,660	36,660	18,600	18,060
10 to 14 years	124,880	64,365	60,520	40,390	20,780	19,610
15 to 19 years	145,190	75,070	70,115	45,845	23,585	22,265
15 years	28,165	14,570	13,595	8,705	4,485	4,220
16 years	28,785	15,090	13,695	9,030	4,660	4,365
17 years	28,975	14,985	13,990	9,270	4,730	4,540
18 years	29,365	15,065	14,300	9,450	4,900	4,550
19 years	29,895	15,365	14,530	9,395	4,815	4,585
20 to 24 years	159,080	80,620	78,465	44,585	22,735	21,850
25 to 29 years	170,065	83,960	86,105	41,725	20,535	21,190
30 to 34 years	160,010	77,900	82,110	43,700	21,160	22,540
35 to 39 years	161,245	76,660	84,585	48,120	23,380	24,740
40 to 44 years	180,535	86,315	94,225	51,275	25,010	26,265
45 to 49 years	192,090	93,760	98,330	61,905	30,250	31,650
50 to 54 years	182,435	88,705	93,730	62,795	30,675	32,115
55 to 59 years	158,570	77,595	80,970	59,340	28,940	30,400
60 to 64 years	136,755	66,610	70,145	54,665	26,940	27,725
65 to 69 years	94,860	46,120	48,740	39,110	19,410	19,695
70 to 74 years	72,890	34,215	38,675	29,255	14,060	15,190
75 to 79 years	58,150	26,990	31,160	22,480	10,020	12,460
80 to 84 years	44,235	19,050	25,185	16,335	6,535	9,795
85 years and over	42,760	14,435	28,325	16,465	5,240	11,225
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	40.2	39.3	40.9	43.7	42.8	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.7	83.9	85.5	84.9	84.2	85.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,958,880	948,010	1,010,870	637,590	308,485	329,110
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,106,575	551,405	555,175	382,310	191,050	191,260
Married (and not separated)	970,585	482,590	487,995	310,310	155,115	155,195
Living common law	135,995	68,815	67,175	72,000	35,935	36,070
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	852,300	396,600	455,695	255,285	117,440	137,850
Single (never legally married)	586,885	313,200	273,680	159,760	86,220	73,545
Separated	48,835	19,980	28,855	21,035	9,180	11,855
Divorced	119,570	45,130	74,435	32,930	14,060	18,870
Widowed	97,010	18,290	78,725	41,560	7,985	33,575
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	224,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	294,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	148,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	140,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	49,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,360	...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	224,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	535,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	188,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	467,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	185,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	282,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	109,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	126,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	45,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	67,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	48,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	19,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	10,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,905	...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	36,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	78,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	48,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	23,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	7,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	19,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	12,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	690,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	200,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	136,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	214,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	69,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	82,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	155,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	100,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	2,280,770	1,115,555	1,165,220	735,715	359,500	376,215
Number of persons not in census families	421,375	196,635	224,735	122,025	56,500	65,525
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	63,575	23,920	39,660	13,885	5,930	7,955
Living with non-relatives only	106,050	57,060	48,990	26,435	14,440	11,995
Living alone	251,745	115,655	136,090	81,705	36,135	45,570
Number of census family persons	1,859,400	918,920	940,485	613,695	303,000	310,690
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	114,255	52,430	61,830
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	99,835	29,055	70,780	37,740	11,275	26,460
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	21,470	4,520	16,955	4,920	1,330	3,590
Living with non-relatives only	5,995	2,860	3,135	2,545	1,205	1,340
Living alone	72,365	21,675	50,690	30,270	8,745	21,530
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	193,360	105,610	87,750	76,515	41,150	35,365
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	314,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	595,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	220,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	510,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	204,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	436,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	175,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	191,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	245,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	73,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	85,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	50,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	38,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	11,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	27,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	11,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	34,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	295,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	93,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	44,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,205	...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	314,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	301,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	220,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	129,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	4,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	455,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	75,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	19,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	80,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	126,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	228,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	960	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,050	...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	314,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	272,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	123,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	142,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	134,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	52,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	37,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	2,280,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	735,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,292,120	1,121,310	1,170,805	739,900	361,415	378,480
Single responses	2,231,105	1,092,095	1,139,005	731,855	357,560	374,295
English	1,282,500	645,490	637,010	479,930	234,735	245,195
French	24,780	12,080	12,700	233,530	113,495	120,035
Non-official languages	923,825	434,530	489,295	18,395	9,330	9,065
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	330	155	175	2,135	1,030	1,110
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	235	115	120	10	5	5
Dene	20	10	10	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	0	5	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	2,115	1,020	1,095
Ojibway	60	25	40	0	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	5
Stoney	0	5	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	917,155	431,300	485,855	15,520	7,920	7,595
African languages, n.i.e.	490	250	235	30	20	10
Afrikaans	1,255	625	630	70	30	35
Akan (Twi)	375	190	185	15	10	5
Albanian	985	500	485	15	10	10
Amharic	1,065	520	545	45	20	25
Arabic	10,830	6,105	4,725	1,325	830	495
Armenian	980	500	480	15	10	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	345	150	195	60	30	30
Bengali	2,095	1,100	995	180	95	80
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	5	10	10	5	5
Bisayan languages	3,160	1,215	1,950	65	20	45
Bosnian	1,095	555	540	40	20	20
Bulgarian	1,670	815	860	20	5	10
Burmese	880	455	425	10	5	5
Cantonese	128,115	59,365	68,745	225	120	105
Chinese, n.o.s.	111,495	51,720	59,775	1,190	605	585
Creoles	485	235	250	70	40	35
Croatian	5,735	2,815	2,920	75	35	40
Czech	3,490	1,735	1,755	45	25	20
Danish	2,330	1,125	1,205	145	50	95
Dutch	8,305	3,990	4,315	925	500	425
Estonian	550	240	305	20	10	10
Finnish	2,030	800	1,230	50	25	25
Flemish	190	100	90	30	10	20
Fukien	1,850	815	1,035	0	0	5
German	26,935	12,750	14,185	1,805	860	945
Greek	5,000	2,620	2,375	140	85	55
Gujarati	6,175	2,855	3,320	45	25	20
Hakka	1,070	460	610	5	5	0
Hebrew	1,535	845	695	25	20	10
Hindi	22,955	11,005	11,945	250	130	115
Hungarian	5,865	2,875	2,985	155	75	80
Ilocano	3,355	1,330	2,020	15	10	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	395	225	170	30	15	15
Italian	16,215	8,195	8,015	440	240	205
Japanese	15,840	5,545	10,290	115	30	85
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,150	545	605	5	5	5
Korean	43,845	19,955	23,885	1,810	915	890
Kurdish	1,390	760	630	15	5	5
Lao	835	390	445	5	0	0
Latvian	350	175	175	20	10	10
Lingala	30	15	15	15	5	5
Lithuanian	260	115	145	15	5	5
Macedonian	190	90	105	15	10	5
Malay	3,215	1,490	1,725	45	25	20
Malayalam	1,250	625	620	40	20	20
Maltese	85	45	40	5	0	0
Mandarin	90,185	41,955	48,235	405	190	215
Marathi	385	195	185	35	15	15
Nepali	695	370	330	100	50	50
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	335	185	150	135	85	55
Norwegian	1,010	475	535	45	25	15
Oromo	220	125	95	30	15	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	139,230	69,140	70,085	95	55	45
Pashto	820	440	380	5	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	34,420	17,420	17,000	450	245	205
Polish	12,650	5,990	6,660	255	125	130
Portuguese	9,210	4,410	4,800	220	110	115
Romanian	6,885	3,395	3,485	420	225	200
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	50	75	40	20	20
Russian	15,420	7,135	8,280	355	175	180
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	70	30	35	35	20	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	675	340	330	5	0	0
Serbian	5,990	3,070	2,915	120	60	55
Serbo-Croatian	1,210	570	645	45	15	25
Shanghainese	1,220	520	700	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	315	160	150	95	55	40
Sindhi	1,695	755	945	10	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,230	630	595	20	10	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	755	390	360	25	15	15
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	280	140	135	5	5	0
Slovak	2,330	1,030	1,300	20	10	15
Slovenian	590	280	310	10	5	5
Somali	915	460	450	5	5	0
Spanish	32,305	15,570	16,735	1,135	545	585
Swahili	575	295	280	140	80	55
Swedish	1,425	640	790	45	20	30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	58,500	23,510	34,995	585	205	380
Taiwanese	5,470	2,550	2,920	5	0	0
Tamil	2,915	1,535	1,385	90	55	35
Telugu	470	250	225	45	25	20
Thai	1,655	560	1,100	65	15	55
Tibetan languages	170	95	75	0	0	0
Tigrigna	510	250	265	10	10	5
Turkish	2,545	1,440	1,105	65	40	25
Ukrainian	4,260	1,805	2,455	135	65	70
Urdu	7,760	3,950	3,805	205	105	95
Vietnamese	21,690	10,165	11,525	285	145	140
Yiddish	290	145	145	25	20	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,340	3,075	3,270	740	385	360
Multiple responses	61,010	29,215	31,800	8,040	3,860	4,185
English and French	4,375	2,145	2,240	6,580	3,140	3,445
English and non-official language	53,235	25,490	27,745	1,120	540	575
French and non-official language	2,260	1,040	1,225	250	125	125
English, French and non-official language	1,135	545	595	95	50	40
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	739,900	361,420	378,480
English only	1,997,605	994,500	1,003,100	426,675	212,750	213,925
French only	1,270	575	690	66,375	31,205	35,170
English and French	164,780	73,445	91,335	245,890	117,020	128,870
Neither English nor French	128,460	52,785	75,680	960	445	515
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	739,900	361,420	378,480
English	2,126,505	1,050,815	1,075,690	502,040	245,760	256,285
French	25,030	12,225	12,805	234,410	114,040	120,370
English and French	13,890	6,325	7,565	2,575	1,225	1,350
Neither English nor French	126,690	51,945	74,740	865	395	475
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	31,975	15,385	16,590	235,700	114,655	121,040
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	31.9	31.7	32.0
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	739,895	361,420	378,475
Single responses	2,158,685	1,057,345	1,101,345	731,310	357,340	373,970
English	1,568,165	778,030	790,135	512,110	250,355	261,760
French	8,410	4,025	4,385	209,885	102,240	107,650
Non-official languages	582,110	275,295	306,825	9,310	4,750	4,565
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	55	30	25	1,025	515	515
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	45	25	15	0	0	0
Dene	5	0	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	1,025	515	510
Ojibway	5	0	5	0	0	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	8,000	4,085	3,915
African languages, n.i.e.	160	75	85	10	5	5
Afrikaans	520	255	260	50	25	30
Akan (Twi)	105	50	55	5	0	5
Albanian	505	245	255	5	0	5
Amharic	500	220	280	15	5	10
Arabic	6,505	3,410	3,085	730	430	295
Armenian	435	220	210	0	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	90	40	50	20	5	10
Bengali	1,310	645	665	105	55	45
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,095	470	630	20	10	5
Bosnian	640	330	310	15	10	10
Bulgarian	985	480	510	10	5	5
Burmese	560	300	260	5	5	0
Cantonese	100,680	46,200	54,485	130	70	65
Chinese, n.o.s.	76,285	35,345	40,940	845	445	400
Creoles	275	125	145	35	15	15
Croatian	2,040	955	1,085	25	10	15
Czech	1,020	525	495	10	5	5
Danish	185	90	95	10	10	5
Dutch	725	335	390	180	90	95
Estonian	100	40	60	0	0	0
Finnish	445	185	260	15	10	5
Flemish	15	5	10	5	5	0
Fukien	680	305	370	10	0	0
German	3,485	1,635	1,855	490	235	250
Greek	1,755	840	915	35	15	20
Gujarati	2,910	1,270	1,645	25	10	15
Hakka	310	140	175	0	0	0
Hebrew	715	365	355	20	15	5
Hindi	11,685	5,550	6,135	125	65	65
Hungarian	1,785	855	930	25	10	15
Ilocano	1,085	490	600	5	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	145	75	70	15	5	5
Italian	4,570	2,020	2,550	90	40	50
Japanese	8,110	3,375	4,735	35	10	25
Khmer (Cambodian)	580	285	295	0	0	0
Korean	34,850	16,095	18,755	1,580	805	770
Kurdish	920	475	445	5	5	5
Lao	415	210	210	0	0	0
Latvian	80	35	40	5	0	0
Lingala	10	5	5	5	0	0
Lithuanian	50	25	25	5	0	5
Macedonian	115	60	55	0	0	0
Malay	1,265	635	630	25	15	10
Malayalam	610	310	300	10	5	5
Maltese	10	5	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	75,385	35,675	39,710	325	160	165
Marathi	210	110	100	10	0	5
Nepali	460	240	220	85	45	45
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	115	60	60	10	5	5
Norwegian	80	40	35	5	5	0
Oromo	135	70	65	5	0	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	103,895	51,410	52,485	40	20	25
Pashto	540	285	255	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	23,895	11,670	12,220	320	170	145
Polish	5,185	2,500	2,685	65	30	35
Portuguese	3,435	1,630	1,805	75	30	40
Romanian	3,575	1,765	1,805	265	135	130
Rundi (Kirundi)	70	25	40	20	5	15
Russian	10,050	4,860	5,195	220	110	105
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	10	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	460	225	230	0	0	0
Serbian	3,755	1,895	1,865	90	50	45
Serbo-Croatian	555	270	285	15	5	10
Shanghainese	545	255	295	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	470	265	205	165	100	60
Sindhi	660	285	375	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	530	260	265	10	5	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	610	315	300	25	10	15
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	20	35	0	0	0
Slovak	880	420	460	5	0	5
Slovenian	65	30	40	0	0	0
Somali	605	300	305	0	0	0
Spanish	17,105	8,345	8,760	595	280	315
Swahili	200	100	100	70	35	30
Swedish	260	125	135	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	26,830	11,720	15,110	280	130	150
Taiwanese	2,825	1,350	1,475	0	0	5
Tamil	1,880	965	915	35	20	15
Telugu	255	130	125	20	10	10
Thai	655	295	360	15	0	10
Tibetan languages	90	50	35	0	0	0
Tigrigna	260	120	140	0	0	0
Turkish	1,245	655	595	30	15	15
Ukrainian	705	315	390	35	15	20
Urdu	5,045	2,505	2,535	120	55	65
Vietnamese	14,925	7,005	7,920	235	125	110
Yiddish	10	5	5	20	15	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,215	1,120	1,095	280	150	125
Multiple responses	133,430	63,970	69,460	8,585	4,075	4,510
English and French	2,620	1,265	1,355	6,235	2,910	3,325
English and non-official language	128,365	61,585	66,775	2,020	995	1,025
French and non-official language	730	355	375	175	90	90
English, French and non-official language	1,720	765	955	160	85	75
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	739,895	361,420	378,480
None	1,813,090	892,790	920,300	656,325	321,935	334,390
Single responses	470,395	224,500	245,895	82,780	39,115	43,665
English	211,820	103,680	108,145	47,560	22,885	24,670
French	18,930	8,650	10,280	28,410	12,880	15,535
Non-official languages	239,645	112,175	127,475	6,810	3,350	3,465
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	200	90	110	845	375	465
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	145	70	75	0	0	0
Dene	10	5	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	5	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	15	5	10
Mi'kmaq	5	0	5	825	370	455
Ojibway	35	15	20	0	0	0
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	5,280	2,665	2,610
African languages, n.i.e.	220	125	95	25	15	5
Afrikaans	685	330	360	20	10	5
Akan (Twi)	205	110	100	15	10	5
Albanian	325	160	165	10	5	5
Amharic	380	180	200	10	10	5
Arabic	3,135	1,810	1,325	450	275	180
Armenian	295	145	145	5	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	150	65	85	50	30	20
Bengali	480	230	250	50	25	25
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	5	5	5	5
Bisayan languages	745	300	445	15	5	10
Bosnian	330	165	165	15	5	10
Bulgarian	405	180	220	10	5	5
Burmese	220	105	115	5	0	5
Cantonese	27,690	13,220	14,470	70	35	35
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,575	8,865	9,715	245	120	125
Creoles	355	175	180	70	30	35
Croatian	2,360	1,190	1,165	25	10	15
Czech	1,250	565	685	20	10	10
Danish	820	375	445	55	20	35
Dutch	2,570	1,125	1,445	310	165	145
Estonian	155	70	80	5	5	5
Finnish	670	270	405	30	10	15
Flemish	55	30	25	5	0	5
Fukien	655	290	370	0	0	0
German	9,705	4,415	5,285	680	330	345
Greek	2,705	1,370	1,335	65	45	20
Gujarati	2,990	1,395	1,600	15	10	5
Hakka	300	130	170	0	0	0
Hebrew	910	480	430	35	20	10
Hindi	11,660	5,670	5,990	130	65	60
Hungarian	1,785	845	940	50	25	25
Ilocano	820	315	505	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	150	75	80	10	0	5
Italian	6,655	3,290	3,365	190	95	95
Japanese	6,870	2,760	4,110	110	50	55
Khmer (Cambodian)	290	130	160	0	0	0
Korean	6,030	2,715	3,315	150	80	70
Kurdish	265	160	110	0	5	0
Lao	300	145	160	0	0	0
Latvian	65	25	45	5	0	5
Lingala	50	20	30	30	15	15
Lithuanian	80	35	45	5	0	0
Macedonian	40	15	20	5	0	5
Malay	1,265	585	685	15	10	5
Malayalam	435	215	225	15	10	5
Maltese	35	15	25	5	5	5
Mandarin	16,745	7,640	9,105	95	40	55
Marathi	115	60	55	15	5	10
Nepali	120	65	55	5	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	195	115	85	95	55	40
Norwegian	330	150	180	20	10	10
Oromo	40	30	20	20	10	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	26,855	13,370	13,485	40	25	15
Pashto	205	105	100	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	6,510	3,465	3,050	95	45	45
Polish	3,990	1,805	2,180	75	40	45
Portuguese	3,585	1,655	1,925	75	40	35
Romanian	1,955	920	1,040	100	60	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	20	15	5	0	5
Russian	3,470	1,550	1,925	105	60	50
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	10	25	20	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	155	85	70	0	0	0
Serbian	1,595	835	765	15	5	5
Serbo-Croatian	360	155	200	15	10	10
Shanghainese	475	210	260	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	345	130	215	115	50	65
Sindhi	890	380	510	0	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	510	250	255	10	5	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	90	50	45	0	0	0
Slovak	760	290	465	5	0	5
Slovenian	165	70	90	10	5	5
Somali	325	170	155	10	0	0
Spanish	14,470	7,085	7,385	705	335	365
Swahili	425	205	220	80	35	45
Swedish	670	300	365	30	10	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	21,495	8,110	13,385	220	65	155
Taiwanese	2,585	1,235	1,350	5	0	5
Tamil	815	430	380	45	25	20
Telugu	160	85	75	25	15	10
Thai	670	230	440	35	10	25
Tibetan languages	35	20	15	0	0	0
Tigrigna	160	75	85	5	0	0
Turkish	895	495	400	20	10	10
Ukrainian	965	425	540	35	20	15
Urdu	2,165	1,120	1,045	60	35	25
Vietnamese	5,085	2,475	2,610	50	25	25
Yiddish	75	35	40	10	0	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,730	1,240	1,490	695	310	385
Multiple responses	8,635	4,025	4,610	790	370	420
English and French	890	400	485	130	60	65
English and non-official language	3,990	1,920	2,075	250	130	120
French and non-official language	3,690	1,675	2,010	400	175	230
English, French and non-official language	60	20	35	10	5	5

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 New Brunswick (Code 13) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 21, 2024).

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Geographic level	CSV (comma-separated values)	TAB (tab-separated values)
Canada, provinces and territories	CSV (86 KB)	TAB (86 KB)
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Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
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Geographic levels	IVT (Beyond 20/20)	XML (SDMX-ML) (compressed)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
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Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
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Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
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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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Greater Vancouver (Regional district)

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

Geographic hierarchy: New Brunswick (Province)

Canada
- New Brunswick (Province)

Note

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

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