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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	Capital, RD British Columbia (Census division)			Ottawa - Gatineau (CMA) Ontario (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}	359,991^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,236,324	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	345,164^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,133,633^A	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	9.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	177,977	...Data not available	...Data not available	526,627	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	160,634	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,636	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	153.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	196.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	2,340.48	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,287.03	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	359,990	172,900	187,095	1,236,320	601,270	635,055
0 to 4 years	15,305	7,830	7,470	71,245	36,245	35,000
5 to 9 years	15,170	7,740	7,435	68,720	34,900	33,820
10 to 14 years	16,405	8,275	8,130	71,470	36,155	35,315
15 to 19 years	19,770	10,105	9,655	82,620	42,030	40,590
15 years	3,655	1,905	1,745	15,510	7,990	7,515
16 years	3,805	1,945	1,860	16,205	8,250	7,955
17 years	4,050	2,070	1,985	16,180	8,255	7,930
18 years	3,980	2,025	1,950	16,830	8,485	8,340
19 years	4,275	2,160	2,115	17,890	9,050	8,850
20 to 24 years	23,930	11,730	12,205	88,795	44,500	44,290
25 to 29 years	24,080	12,055	12,030	83,955	41,305	42,645
30 to 34 years	22,115	11,050	11,065	82,070	39,520	42,545
35 to 39 years	21,130	10,390	10,745	84,990	40,870	44,120
40 to 44 years	23,190	11,395	11,795	90,215	43,890	46,325
45 to 49 years	26,730	12,895	13,835	103,875	51,045	52,830
50 to 54 years	28,630	13,380	15,255	98,840	48,090	50,750
55 to 59 years	28,595	13,360	15,235	82,290	40,085	42,205
60 to 64 years	27,270	12,985	14,285	70,360	34,270	36,095
65 to 69 years	19,530	9,420	10,115	50,100	23,895	26,210
70 to 74 years	13,930	6,600	7,330	36,445	16,850	19,600
75 to 79 years	11,840	5,400	6,440	28,375	12,690	15,680
80 to 84 years	10,140	4,190	5,950	21,470	8,540	12,935
85 years and over	12,225	4,110	8,115	20,485	6,375	14,110
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	44.8	43.1	46.2	39.1	38.2	39.9
% of the population aged 15 and over	87.0	86.2	87.7	82.9	82.2	83.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	313,110	149,050	164,060	1,024,890	493,965	530,930
Married or living with a common-law partner	173,840	86,675	87,170	579,740	289,645	290,095
Married (and not separated)	141,980	70,790	71,195	461,205	230,155	231,055
Living common law	31,860	15,880	15,980	118,535	59,490	59,045
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	139,265	62,380	76,885	445,155	204,325	240,835
Single (never legally married)	84,295	45,075	39,220	306,365	160,450	145,915
Separated	8,580	3,700	4,880	26,815	11,120	15,700
Divorced	26,420	9,685	16,725	62,115	23,135	38,975
Widowed	19,975	3,920	16,055	49,855	9,620	40,240
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	100,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	340,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	59,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	164,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	19,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	76,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	15,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	4,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	100,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	340,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	84,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	284,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	68,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	224,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	38,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	96,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	30,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	128,715	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	13,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	13,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	15,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	11,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	605	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	15,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	11,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	840	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	3,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	810	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	175	...Data not available	...Data not available	900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	82,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	372,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	18,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	28,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	10,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	16,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	351,060	169,100	181,965	1,215,465	592,935	622,530
Number of persons not in census families	83,715	37,925	45,800	218,720	101,700	117,025
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	7,020	2,870	4,145	25,040	10,410	14,625
Living with non-relatives only	22,830	12,365	10,465	52,960	29,745	23,215
Living alone	53,870	22,685	31,185	140,720	61,545	79,180
Number of census family persons	267,340	131,175	136,165	996,745	491,235	505,505
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	61,960	28,005	33,950	142,825	64,445	78,375
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	22,165	6,335	15,835	47,770	13,060	34,715
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,005	445	1,560	7,095	1,460	5,640
Living with non-relatives only	1,295	595	700	2,840	1,290	1,550
Living alone	18,870	5,295	13,575	37,835	10,310	27,525
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	39,790	21,675	18,120	95,055	51,390	43,665
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	160,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	97,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	333,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	88,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	308,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	76,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	262,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	44,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	31,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	141,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	12,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	9,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	6,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	4,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,965	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	2,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	2,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	63,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	164,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	53,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	140,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	9,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	160,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	70,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	226,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	8,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	2,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	78,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	199,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	6,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	21,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	41,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	68,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	290	...Data not available	...Data not available	665	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	160,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	53,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	140,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	60,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	166,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	21,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	16,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	73,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	5,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	2,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	351,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,215,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	355,015	170,890	184,125	1,222,760	595,810	626,950
Single responses	350,795	168,985	181,815	1,187,685	578,925	608,760
English	301,980	146,690	155,290	599,295	298,245	301,050
French	6,015	2,975	3,040	384,160	183,510	200,650
Non-official languages	42,800	19,315	23,485	204,230	97,175	107,060
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	45	25	25	565	200	365
Atikamekw	0	0	0	5	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	20	10	10	215	100	115
Dene	5	0	0	10	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	10	5	5
Inuktitut	5	0	0	225	55	165
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	25	10	15
Ojibway	15	5	10	70	25	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	10	5	5
Stoney	0	0	0	5	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	42,040	18,970	23,080	201,255	95,815	105,435
African languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	525	265	255
Afrikaans	125	65	65	155	80	75
Akan (Twi)	25	20	10	325	155	170
Albanian	120	70	55	625	310	310
Amharic	100	50	55	1,225	595	635
Arabic	840	475	365	34,020	17,795	16,230
Armenian	45	20	20	475	245	235
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	55	25	25	645	315	330
Bengali	115	55	65	2,915	1,495	1,425
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	175	90	85
Bisayan languages	230	95	140	385	110	280
Bosnian	20	10	15	720	335	385
Bulgarian	100	45	55	1,030	475	555
Burmese	20	10	5	165	85	80
Cantonese	2,935	1,390	1,545	6,575	3,080	3,490
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,135	1,900	2,235	13,580	6,390	7,190
Creoles	35	20	15	4,455	1,905	2,555
Croatian	465	235	230	1,205	580	625
Czech	335	160	180	1,065	485	580
Danish	550	250	300	335	155	185
Dutch	2,205	1,040	1,165	2,745	1,315	1,425
Estonian	65	20	40	190	85	105
Finnish	305	120	185	340	135	205
Flemish	50	20	25	105	50	60
Fukien	30	10	15	85	40	45
German	4,825	2,100	2,720	6,640	2,940	3,705
Greek	315	180	135	2,180	1,165	1,015
Gujarati	120	55	65	1,225	640	580
Hakka	10	5	10	60	35	25
Hebrew	80	40	40	365	200	165
Hindi	335	165	175	2,365	1,195	1,170
Hungarian	730	375	355	1,885	940	950
Ilocano	105	30	70	365	120	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	140	80	55
Italian	1,105	550	560	9,960	5,025	4,935
Japanese	1,245	355	890	1,030	325	705
Khmer (Cambodian)	125	65	60	1,300	570	730
Korean	1,310	570	745	1,710	725	985
Kurdish	5	5	5	715	375	340
Lao	20	10	10	475	235	240
Latvian	60	30	30	295	135	165
Lingala	5	5	5	385	180	205
Lithuanian	50	30	25	225	100	130
Macedonian	20	5	10	70	35	35
Malay	105	35	75	390	165	225
Malayalam	40	20	20	450	225	225
Maltese	15	10	10	40	10	25
Mandarin	1,965	825	1,140	7,275	3,360	3,920
Marathi	20	10	10	240	115	125
Nepali	25	15	10	465	230	240
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	870	465	405
Norwegian	235	115	125	155	60	95
Oromo	50	25	25	565	310	260
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,720	1,805	1,910	3,365	1,680	1,685
Pashto	35	15	20	720	385	335
Persian (Farsi)	685	355	330	6,555	3,285	3,270
Polish	1,165	525	640	6,230	2,830	3,395
Portuguese	1,285	615	675	6,625	3,190	3,440
Romanian	245	120	130	3,280	1,520	1,760
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	935	420	520
Russian	895	385	510	6,030	2,635	3,400
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	5	5	875	335	535
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	170	85	85
Serbian	155	80	75	2,195	1,100	1,095
Serbo-Croatian	80	45	35	960	465	495
Shanghainese	20	5	10	80	35	45
Sign languages, n.i.e.	60	35	30	140	65	70
Sindhi	30	10	15	245	120	130
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	60	30	30	730	360	370
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	5	0	360	175	180
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	35	20	10	75	40	35
Slovak	145	60	85	680	305	375
Slovenian	85	40	50	245	115	130
Somali	40	20	20	6,290	2,690	3,600
Spanish	2,510	1,155	1,355	14,920	6,850	8,070
Swahili	65	35	30	1,070	515	555
Swedish	205	80	125	290	130	160
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,145	700	1,440	5,070	1,675	3,395
Taiwanese	80	30	50	175	75	100
Tamil	85	40	45	2,100	1,080	1,020
Telugu	40	20	20	345	170	170
Thai	215	50	165	385	105	275
Tibetan languages	15	10	10	20	10	10
Tigrigna	60	25	30	775	375	400
Turkish	160	95	60	1,510	775	740
Ukrainian	680	290	395	1,675	730	945
Urdu	170	90	80	3,790	1,925	1,860
Vietnamese	870	385	480	6,230	2,915	3,310
Yiddish	35	20	15	230	120	105
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	710	330	385	2,405	1,155	1,250
Multiple responses	4,220	1,905	2,310	35,075	16,885	18,190
English and French	950	415	535	16,665	8,010	8,650
English and non-official language	2,970	1,360	1,610	11,795	5,770	6,020
French and non-official language	190	85	110	4,630	2,190	2,440
English, French and non-official language	105	50	55	1,985	905	1,075
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	355,015	170,890	184,125	1,222,755	595,805	626,950
English only	317,355	154,100	163,250	556,405	282,365	274,040
French only	190	90	100	105,280	46,280	59,000
English and French	34,810	15,605	19,205	547,625	261,975	285,650
Neither English nor French	2,665	1,095	1,570	13,445	5,185	8,260
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	355,015	170,885	184,125	1,222,755	595,810	626,950
English	345,820	166,630	179,190	774,485	383,195	391,295
French	5,765	2,850	2,915	408,010	194,450	213,560
English and French	860	365	495	27,220	13,200	14,025
Neither English nor French	2,560	1,045	1,520	13,040	4,965	8,070
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	6,195	3,030	3,165	421,625	201,050	220,575
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.7	1.8	1.7	34.5	33.7	35.2
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	355,010	170,890	184,125	1,222,760	595,810	626,950
Single responses	348,970	168,125	180,850	1,169,560	570,455	599,110
English	330,355	159,505	170,845	718,430	355,105	363,330
French	1,815	885	930	345,630	165,270	180,365
Non-official languages	16,805	7,735	9,075	105,500	50,085	55,420
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	5	5	170	60	110
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	80	30	50
Dene	0	0	0	0	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	5	5	5
Inuktitut	5	0	0	60	15	45
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	20	10	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	16,685	7,665	9,020	104,505	49,620	54,885
African languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	205	95	110
Afrikaans	30	15	15	50	30	25
Akan (Twi)	0	5	0	110	55	55
Albanian	70	35	30	310	155	155
Amharic	30	15	20	685	315	365
Arabic	460	225	235	20,295	10,240	10,050
Armenian	25	15	10	240	120	115
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	100	45	60
Bengali	70	25	40	1,965	970	995
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	75	30	45
Bisayan languages	55	20	30	125	40	80
Bosnian	5	5	5	405	205	200
Bulgarian	35	15	15	575	275	300
Burmese	15	5	5	100	45	55
Cantonese	1,745	825	920	4,070	1,895	2,175
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,460	1,140	1,320	9,180	4,330	4,855
Creoles	20	5	10	1,855	765	1,085
Croatian	150	75	75	500	245	255
Czech	75	35	40	295	135	160
Danish	35	20	20	30	15	10
Dutch	205	100	105	200	95	110
Estonian	5	0	5	45	20	30
Finnish	45	25	25	30	10	15
Flemish	0	0	0	5	0	5
Fukien	10	5	5	15	10	10
German	585	265	325	875	380	490
Greek	85	35	40	665	325	335
Gujarati	30	10	15	460	225	240
Hakka	0	0	0	10	5	5
Hebrew	20	5	10	145	70	70
Hindi	140	65	75	1,055	520	535
Hungarian	130	60	70	545	260	285
Ilocano	20	10	15	160	65	100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	35	20	15
Italian	195	85	110	2,980	1,355	1,625
Japanese	460	170	285	420	160	260
Khmer (Cambodian)	65	30	30	635	285	350
Korean	950	415	535	1,050	485	570
Kurdish	5	5	0	440	220	220
Lao	5	5	5	255	135	125
Latvian	5	5	5	70	30	45
Lingala	0	0	0	135	50	75
Lithuanian	0	0	0	55	25	30
Macedonian	5	5	0	30	15	15
Malay	10	5	10	115	60	55
Malayalam	10	5	5	180	90	95
Maltese	0	0	5	5	0	5
Mandarin	1,390	620	770	5,530	2,680	2,855
Marathi	15	10	10	120	55	65
Nepali	5	0	5	345	165	175
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	150	75	75
Norwegian	20	10	15	10	5	5
Oromo	30	10	20	265	125	140
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,190	1,045	1,140	1,830	875	960
Pashto	5	5	0	525	280	245
Persian (Farsi)	370	180	190	4,165	1,970	2,200
Polish	315	150	165	2,505	1,165	1,340
Portuguese	430	195	235	2,775	1,320	1,455
Romanian	105	50	60	1,880	900	985
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	330	160	170
Russian	390	185	210	3,825	1,785	2,040
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	285	120	170
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	90	45	50
Serbian	65	35	30	1,600	805	795
Serbo-Croatian	25	15	15	600	305	300
Shanghainese	5	5	5	40	20	15
Sign languages, n.i.e.	100	45	50	225	130	90
Sindhi	5	5	5	60	25	40
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	20	10	10	350	175	175
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	275	140	135
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	25	10	15
Slovak	35	15	20	205	95	110
Slovenian	10	5	10	35	15	15
Somali	15	10	10	3,935	1,635	2,295
Spanish	1,035	490	550	8,485	3,970	4,515
Swahili	25	15	15	390	170	215
Swedish	15	10	10	65	35	30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	805	325	480	2,125	830	1,295
Taiwanese	30	10	15	80	35	45
Tamil	35	15	15	1,285	630	655
Telugu	10	5	5	125	60	65
Thai	75	30	35	135	45	80
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	5	5	5
Tigrigna	30	15	15	405	180	225
Turkish	50	30	25	805	395	410
Ukrainian	90	35	50	445	200	245
Urdu	95	50	50	2,050	1,025	1,025
Vietnamese	520	230	290	4,315	2,025	2,295
Yiddish	0	0	0	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	120	65	50	830	405	420
Multiple responses	6,040	2,765	3,275	53,190	25,355	27,840
English and French	530	225	305	17,120	8,000	9,120
English and non-official language	5,345	2,465	2,880	27,065	13,210	13,855
French and non-official language	40	20	20	5,045	2,270	2,775
English, French and non-official language	130	55	70	3,960	1,870	2,095
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	355,015	170,890	184,125	1,222,760	595,805	626,945
None	326,060	157,760	168,300	942,040	462,705	479,335
Single responses	28,355	12,860	15,495	270,045	128,120	141,925
English	8,020	3,775	4,240	122,885	59,095	63,790
French	4,390	1,985	2,405	76,435	35,695	40,735
Non-official languages	15,950	7,100	8,850	70,725	33,325	37,405
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	45	15	30	355	130	220
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	30	15	20	115	55	65
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	145	45	95
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	20	10	5
Ojibway	10	5	5	65	25	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	10	5	10
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	15,450	6,875	8,575	68,855	32,505	36,345
African languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	250	120	125
Afrikaans	105	55	50	75	30	40
Akan (Twi)	10	10	5	235	100	135
Albanian	25	15	15	165	85	75
Amharic	45	20	30	390	180	205
Arabic	275	175	100	10,390	5,505	4,885
Armenian	10	10	0	110	45	60
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	370	185	185
Bengali	35	15	15	640	355	285
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	55	25	25
Bisayan languages	65	25	45	100	35	65
Bosnian	5	0	5	225	95	125
Bulgarian	45	15	30	275	130	150
Burmese	5	0	0	50	25	25
Cantonese	865	410	460	1,800	845	955
Chinese, n.o.s.	965	450	520	2,855	1,360	1,490
Creoles	25	15	10	3,145	1,335	1,805
Croatian	190	85	105	415	210	200
Czech	130	50	75	355	140	215
Danish	175	70	110	140	60	85
Dutch	655	290	370	925	415	510
Estonian	25	5	15	65	25	35
Finnish	105	40	65	145	50	95
Flemish	15	5	10	20	10	10
Fukien	10	5	0	35	15	20
German	1,755	755	1,005	2,730	1,210	1,520
Greek	145	85	60	1,160	625	535
Gujarati	55	25	30	600	310	290
Hakka	5	0	5	20	10	10
Hebrew	75	35	40	355	180	180
Hindi	200	110	90	1,425	730	695
Hungarian	240	110	130	560	260	300
Ilocano	30	10	20	95	25	70
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	65	35	25
Italian	485	215	265	4,210	2,035	2,175
Japanese	840	340	500	595	260	340
Khmer (Cambodian)	20	10	5	440	190	250
Korean	265	110	155	500	215	285
Kurdish	0	0	0	155	80	75
Lao	10	5	0	125	60	65
Latvian	10	0	10	85	40	45
Lingala	5	5	5	620	255	370
Lithuanian	15	10	10	70	30	45
Macedonian	0	0	0	20	5	15
Malay	45	15	30	185	80	105
Malayalam	15	10	5	190	100	95
Maltese	5	5	0	20	10	15
Mandarin	555	225	330	1,745	765	975
Marathi	5	0	0	65	25	35
Nepali	10	5	5	60	25	40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	735	350	385
Norwegian	75	30	45	80	30	50
Oromo	15	5	5	145	75	65
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,265	625	635	1,090	545	545
Pashto	20	5	10	140	70	65
Persian (Farsi)	225	110	115	1,555	815	740
Polish	365	155	210	1,980	815	1,165
Portuguese	530	255	280	2,250	1,085	1,165
Romanian	85	35	45	830	395	435
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	510	225	285
Russian	325	140	180	1,645	715	930
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	5	0	425	155	265
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	50	20	30
Serbian	50	25	25	380	200	185
Serbo-Croatian	35	15	20	170	90	80
Shanghainese	10	10	10	25	10	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	90	40	50	145	55	90
Sindhi	20	10	15	120	60	65
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	25	10	15	280	140	145
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	35	20	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	25	15	10
Slovak	50	15	35	240	100	140
Slovenian	25	10	10	70	20	45
Somali	25	15	10	2,015	925	1,090
Spanish	1,770	815	950	6,505	3,050	3,455
Swahili	40	25	20	780	360	425
Swedish	95	40	55	170	80	95
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	930	265	665	1,920	565	1,355
Taiwanese	35	15	15	65	25	40
Tamil	55	25	30	660	345	320
Telugu	15	5	5	145	70	70
Thai	115	40	75	205	65	140
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	10	5	0
Tigrigna	10	5	5	265	130	135
Turkish	60	35	25	420	225	195
Ukrainian	120	45	75	545	220	320
Urdu	60	35	25	1,445	750	695
Vietnamese	245	115	125	1,420	685	735
Yiddish	10	0	10	55	25	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	465	215	255	1,520	685	835
Multiple responses	600	265	335	10,665	4,985	5,680
English and French	60	25	40	3,345	1,610	1,740
English and non-official language	135	60	75	3,125	1,465	1,660
French and non-official language	400	185	220	4,110	1,865	2,245
English, French and non-official language	5	0	0	85	40	45

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. Capital, British Columbia (Code 5917) and Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario (Code 505) (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 16, 2024).

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Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	CSV (732 KB)	TAB (720 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	CSV (6,328 KB)	TAB (6,257 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, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts	IVT (30,060 KB)	XML (38,000 KB)
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: Capital (Regional district)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Capital (Regional district)

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area)

Canada
- Ottawa - Gatineau (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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^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

^E use with caution

X area and data suppression

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

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

.. not available for a specific reference period

... not applicable

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Map: Capital, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

Map: Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Capital (Regional district)

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area)

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Related data

Related data: Capital, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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