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Characteristic Comox Valley, RD Data quality note(s)
British Columbia
(Census division)
Comox Valley A, RDA Data quality note(s)
British Columbia
(Census subdivision)
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 63,538 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,899 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 59,482A  ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,973A  ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 6.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available -1.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 30,156 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,001 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 27,885 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,223 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 37.4 ...Data not available ...Data not available 14.0 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 1,700.58 ...Data not available ...Data not available 492.72 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 63,540 30,700 32,835 6,900 3,405 3,490
0 to 4 years 2,760 1,380 1,380 210 95 115
5 to 9 years 2,955 1,565 1,395 235 110 125
10 to 14 years 3,360 1,700 1,660 270 140 130
15 to 19 years 3,800 1,890 1,910 320 175 145
15 years 775 390 385 55 25 25
16 years 770 355 415 65 35 30
17 years 785 395 395 70 45 30
18 years 765 380 385 65 35 30
19 years 700 365 330 65 35 30
20 to 24 years 2,815 1,460 1,355 250 130 120
25 to 29 years 2,850 1,395 1,460 215 105 110
30 to 34 years 2,945 1,440 1,505 255 130 125
35 to 39 years 3,320 1,525 1,795 295 150 150
40 to 44 years 3,760 1,780 1,985 335 165 175
45 to 49 years 5,025 2,375 2,655 545 255 290
50 to 54 years 5,440 2,555 2,885 680 320 360
55 to 59 years 5,470 2,530 2,940 805 365 435
60 to 64 years 5,440 2,650 2,790 825 420 405
65 to 69 years 4,345 2,135 2,210 620 310 310
70 to 74 years 3,235 1,620 1,615 430 230 205
75 to 79 years 2,595 1,305 1,290 320 180 140
80 to 84 years 1,755 805 950 185 95 90
85 years and over 1,655 595 1,065 110 35 75
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 48.3 47.7 48.8 53.9 54.1 53.7
% of the population aged 15 and over 85.7 84.9 86.5 89.6 89.8 89.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 54,455 26,055 28,400 6,180 3,060 3,125
Married or living with a common-law partner 33,285 16,575 16,710 4,035 2,010 2,030
Married (and not separated) 27,445 13,675 13,770 3,205 1,600 1,605
Living common law 5,835 2,890 2,945 830 405 420
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 21,170 9,485 11,690 2,150 1,055 1,100
Single (never legally married) 11,605 6,275 5,330 1,170 690 485
Separated 1,700 715 985 155 75 85
Divorced 4,395 1,725 2,675 505 215 290
Widowed 3,470 770 2,700 310 70 245
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 19,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 11,915 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,570 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 3,470 ...Data not available ...Data not available 340 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 2,705 ...Data not available ...Data not available 245 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 1,055 ...Data not available ...Data not available 80 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 19,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 16,330 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 13,430 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 8,330 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 5,100 ...Data not available ...Data not available 465 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 2,110 ...Data not available ...Data not available 215 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 2,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available 190 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 835 ...Data not available ...Data not available 65 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 2,905 ...Data not available ...Data not available 410 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 1,815 ...Data not available ...Data not available 300 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 1,090 ...Data not available ...Data not available 110 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 565 ...Data not available ...Data not available 60 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 360 ...Data not available ...Data not available 40 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 165 ...Data not available ...Data not available 15 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 2,815 ...Data not available ...Data not available 255 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 2,200 ...Data not available ...Data not available 195 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 1,340 ...Data not available ...Data not available 120 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 635 ...Data not available ...Data not available 50 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 220 ...Data not available ...Data not available 20 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 615 ...Data not available ...Data not available 60 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 425 ...Data not available ...Data not available 45 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 155 ...Data not available ...Data not available 15 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 35 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 15,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,345 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 3,305 ...Data not available ...Data not available 260 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 5,700 ...Data not available ...Data not available 445 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 2,235 ...Data not available ...Data not available 185 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 2,740 ...Data not available ...Data not available 300 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 1,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available 160 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family 0.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available 0.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households 62,460 30,310 32,155 6,860 3,385 3,470
Number of persons not in census families 11,765 5,435 6,330 1,300 640 655
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 975 435 535 100 45 50
Living with non-relatives only 2,845 1,620 1,225 290 165 130
Living alone 7,940 3,375 4,565 915 430 485
Number of census family persons 50,695 24,870 25,825 5,560 2,745 2,815
Average number of persons per census family 2.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.5 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households 12,805 6,220 6,580 1,660 845 815
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 3,895 1,295 2,600 440 170 270
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 330 90 240 35 10 25
Living with non-relatives only 305 165 145 40 20 20
Living alone 3,260 1,040 2,215 360 135 225
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 8,905 4,930 3,980 1,220 680 545
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 27,885 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 18,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 17,400 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,045 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 15,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,850 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 9,485 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,315 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 5,705 ...Data not available ...Data not available 530 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 2,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available 195 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 1,440 ...Data not available ...Data not available 145 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 1,135 ...Data not available ...Data not available 100 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 720 ...Data not available ...Data not available 70 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 365 ...Data not available ...Data not available 45 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 355 ...Data not available ...Data not available 20 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 420 ...Data not available ...Data not available 35 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 300 ...Data not available ...Data not available 45 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 9,045 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,035 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 7,940 ...Data not available ...Data not available 910 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 1,110 ...Data not available ...Data not available 120 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 27,885 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 19,355 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,990 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 10 ...Data not available ...Data not available 0 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 1,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available 120 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 7,300 ...Data not available ...Data not available 110 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 2,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available 40 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 1,390 ...Data not available ...Data not available 15 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 560 ...Data not available ...Data not available 30 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 3,040 ...Data not available ...Data not available 15 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 25 ...Data not available ...Data not available 0 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 27,885 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 7,940 ...Data not available ...Data not available 910 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 11,765 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,545 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 3,810 ...Data not available ...Data not available 370 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 2,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available 275 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 1,000 ...Data not available ...Data not available 80 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 430 ...Data not available ...Data not available 40 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 62,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,860 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.2 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 63,110 30,555 32,555 6,900 3,405 3,495
  Single responses  62,695 30,380 32,315 6,865 3,390 3,475
    English  57,445 27,915 29,525 6,335 3,135 3,205
    French  1,425 710 715 150 75 75
    Non-official languages  3,830 1,755 2,070 375 180 195
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 20 5 10 0 0 0
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  20 5 10 0 0 0
        Dene  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Mi'kmaq  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ojibway  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 3,755 1,735 2,025 370 185 190
        African languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Afrikaans  45 20 25 10 5 5
        Akan (Twi)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Albanian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Amharic  5 5 0 0 0 0
        Arabic  5 0 5 0 0 0
        Armenian  0 5 0 0 0 0
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bengali  5 5 5 0 0 0
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bisayan languages  15 5 10 0 0 0
        Bosnian  5 5 0 0 0 0
        Bulgarian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Burmese  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cantonese  150 70 80 0 5 5
        Chinese, n.o.s.  155 70 90 5 5 0
        Creoles  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Croatian  25 10 15 0 0 0
        Czech  55 30 30 10 5 5
        Danish  115 55 55 15 10 10
        Dutch  390 195 195 45 25 20
        Estonian  10 5 5 0 0 0
        Finnish  80 35 50 5 0 5
        Flemish  5 0 0 0 0 0
        Fukien  0 0 0 0 0 0
        German  1,130 520 615 130 70 65
        Greek  20 15 0 0 0 0
        Gujarati  10 10 0 0 0 0
        Hakka  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Hebrew  5 0 5 0 0 0
        Hindi  10 5 5 0 0 0
        Hungarian  55 20 35 5 0 5
        Ilocano  15 5 10 5 0 0
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Italian  110 65 50 10 5 5
        Japanese  60 15 45 15 5 5
        Khmer (Cambodian)  5 0 0 0 0 0
        Korean  110 50 60 5 0 0
        Kurdish  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Lao  5 5 5 0 0 0
        Latvian  5 5 0 5 0 0
        Lingala  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Lithuanian  5 5 0 0 0 0
        Macedonian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Malay  5 0 0 0 0 0
        Malayalam  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Maltese  5 0 0 0 0 0
        Mandarin  35 15 15 5 5 5
        Marathi  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Nepali  5 0 0 0 0 0
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Norwegian  30 15 15 5 5 5
        Oromo  0 5 0 0 0 0
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  35 20 15 0 0 0
        Pashto  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Persian (Farsi)  15 10 5 0 0 0
        Polish  90 50 45 20 10 10
        Portuguese  60 35 25 5 5 5
        Romanian  20 5 10 0 0 0
        Rundi (Kirundi)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Russian  50 20 30 5 0 5
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Serbian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Serbo-Croatian  5 0 5 0 0 0
        Shanghainese  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sign languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 0 0 0
        Sindhi  5 0 0 0 0 0
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 5 5 0 5 0 0
        Slovak  15 0 5 0 0 0
        Slovenian  5 5 5 5 0 0
        Somali  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Spanish  200 75 125 15 10 5
        Swahili  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Swedish  55 20 35 10 5 10
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  160 50 110 10 0 10
        Taiwanese  10 5 5 0 0 0
        Tamil  10 5 5 0 0 0
        Telugu  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Thai  30 5 20 0 0 0
        Tibetan languages  0 5 0 0 0 0
        Tigrigna  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Turkish  15 10 5 5 0 0
        Ukrainian  110 50 55 5 5 5
        Urdu  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Vietnamese  145 80 65 0 0 0
        Yiddish  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 60 20 40 0 0 0
  Multiple responses          415 175 235 35 20 20
    English and French  175 80 95 10 10 0
    English and non-official language  215 85 125 25 15 15
    French and non-official language  15 10 10 5 0 0
    English, French and non-official language 10 0 5 0 0 0
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 63,110 30,560 32,555 6,900 3,410 3,495
  English only 57,485 27,930 29,560 6,380 3,165 3,215
  French only 40 20 20 0 0 5
  English and French 5,440 2,540 2,900 515 240 275
  Neither English nor French 140 65 75 5 0 0
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 63,110 30,560 32,550 6,900 3,410 3,490
  English 61,590 29,800 31,795 6,765 3,340 3,425
  French 1,330 675 655 130 60 65
  English and French 60 25 35 5 5 5
  Neither English nor French 130 55 70 5 5 0
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 1,360 685 675 135 65 70
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.0
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 63,105 30,555 32,550 6,900 3,410 3,495
  Single responses 62,680 30,365 32,320 6,860 3,390 3,470
    English 61,265 29,685 31,580 6,770 3,345 3,430
    French 455 215 240 30 15 15
    Non-official languages 960 470 495 55 30 25
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 0 5 0 5 5 0
        Atikamekw   0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 945 460 485 55 25 25
        African languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Afrikaans 30 15 15 10 0 5
        Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Albanian 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Arabic 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bengali 5 5 0 0 0 0
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bisayan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bosnian 5 0 5 0 0 0
        Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cantonese 90 45 45 0 0 0
        Chinese, n.o.s. 95 40 55 5 5 0
        Creoles 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Croatian 10 5 5 0 0 0
        Czech 20 10 10 0 0 0
        Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Dutch 25 15 10 0 0 0
        Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Finnish 20 10 5 5 0 0
        Flemish 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Fukien 0 0 0 0 0 0
        German 160 75 85 10 5 10
        Greek 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Gujarati 5 5 5 0 0 0
        Hakka 0 0 5 0 0 0
        Hebrew 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Hindi 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Hungarian 10 5 0 0 0 0
        Ilocano 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Italian 15 5 10 0 0 0
        Japanese 25 10 10 0 0 0
        Khmer (Cambodian) 0 5 0 0 0 0
        Korean 85 40 45 0 0 0
        Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Lao 5 5 0 0 0 0
        Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Mandarin 20 10 10 0 0 0
        Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Nepali 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Oromo 5 0 5 0 0 0
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 20 10 10 0 0 0
        Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 0 0 5
        Polish 20 10 10 10 5 5
        Portuguese 15 10 5 0 0 0
        Romanian 5 5 0 0 0 0
        Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Russian 10 5 5 0 0 0
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Serbian 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Shanghainese 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 0 0 0
        Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Slovenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Spanish 55 25 30 5 5 0
        Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Swedish 5 0 5 0 5 0
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 30 15 15 0 0 0
        Taiwanese 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Tamil 5 0 5 0 0 0
        Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Thai 5 5 5 0 0 0
        Tibetan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Turkish 5 0 0 0 0 5
        Ukrainian 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Vietnamese 110 60 55 0 5 0
        Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 10 5 10 0 5 0
  Multiple responses         425 195 235 35 20 20
    English and French 75 40 30 5 0 5
    English and non-official language 350 150 200 30 15 15
    French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
    English, French and non-official language 5 5 5 0 0 0
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 63,110 30,560 32,550 6,900 3,405 3,495
  None 60,025 29,165 30,860 6,640 3,290 3,350
  Single responses  3,005 1,360 1,645 250 115 140
    English  645 310 335 30 15 15
    French  905 420 490 70 35 35
    Non-official languages  1,455 640 820 150 65 85
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 5 5 5 5 0 0
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  10 5 0 0 0 0
        Dene  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Mi'kmaq  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ojibway  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 1,380 600 780 140 65 85
        African languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Afrikaans  10 5 5 0 5 0
        Akan (Twi)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Albanian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Amharic  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Arabic  5 0 0 0 0 5
        Armenian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bengali  5 0 5 0 0 0
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bisayan languages  5 0 0 0 0 0
        Bosnian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bulgarian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Burmese  5 0 0 0 0 0
        Cantonese  25 15 15 0 0 0
        Chinese, n.o.s.  30 10 15 5 0 0
        Creoles  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Croatian  10 5 5 0 0 0
        Czech  10 5 5 0 0 0
        Danish  30 15 15 10 0 5
        Dutch  110 40 65 15 10 5
        Estonian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Finnish  25 10 10 5 0 0
        Flemish  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Fukien  0 0 0 0 0 0
        German  400 170 230 40 20 20
        Greek  5 5 0 0 0 0
        Gujarati  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Hakka  5 0 0 0 0 0
        Hebrew  5 0 0 0 5 0
        Hindi  10 5 5 0 0 0
        Hungarian  5 0 5 0 0 0
        Ilocano  10 5 5 0 0 0
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Italian  40 20 20 0 0 0
        Japanese  45 15 25 5 5 5
        Khmer (Cambodian)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Korean  25 15 10 0 0 0
        Kurdish  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Lao  5 0 0 0 0 0
        Latvian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Lingala  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Lithuanian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Macedonian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Malay  5 0 5 5 0 5
        Malayalam  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Maltese  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Mandarin  25 10 10 10 5 0
        Marathi  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Nepali  5 0 0 0 0 0
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 5 5 0 0 0 0
        Norwegian  5 0 5 5 0 0
        Oromo  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  5 0 5 0 0 0
        Pashto  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Persian (Farsi)  10 5 5 0 0 0
        Polish  30 20 10 10 5 5
        Portuguese  15 5 10 5 0 0
        Romanian  5 5 0 0 0 0
        Rundi (Kirundi)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Russian  25 10 10 0 0 0
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Serbian  0 5 0 0 0 0
        Serbo-Croatian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Shanghainese  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sign languages, n.i.e 20 10 10 0 0 0
        Sindhi  5 0 0 0 0 0
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  0 0 5 0 0 0
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Slovak  5 0 5 0 0 0
        Slovenian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Somali  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Spanish  225 95 125 20 10 15
        Swahili  5 0 0 0 0 0
        Swedish  20 5 15 0 0 0
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  85 20 60 5 0 5
        Taiwanese  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Tamil  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Telugu  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Thai  15 0 15 0 0 0
        Tibetan languages  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Tigrigna  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Turkish  0 5 0 0 0 0
        Ukrainian  20 10 10 5 0 0
        Urdu  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Vietnamese  20 15 10 0 0 0
        Yiddish  5 0 0 0 0 0
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 65 35 30 5 5 5
  Multiple responses          80 30 45 5 5 5
    English and French  5 0 5 0 0 0
    English and non-official language  15 5 10 0 5 0
    French and non-official language  55 25 35 5 5 5
    English, French and non-official language  0 0 0 0 0 0

Symbols

A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

  • A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Comox Valley, British Columbia (Code 5926) and Comox Valley A, British Columbia (Code 5926021) (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 March 29, 2024).

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Footnotes

Footnote 1

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Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census Profile


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.. not available for a specific reference period

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Some of the data sets are large and require special consideration during processing in order to successfully make use of them.

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Map

Map

Map: Comox Valley, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

Map: Comox Valley A, Regional district electoral area (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Comox Valley A  (Regional district electoral area)

Note

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

Related data

Related data

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

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Comox Valley A, Regional district electoral area (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

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