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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	Québec (CMA) Quebec (Census metropolitan area)			Northwest Territories (Territory)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	765,706^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	719,153^A†	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,464	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	6.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	361,447	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	345,892	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	228.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	3,349.12	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,143,793.47	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	765,705	371,865	393,840	41,460	21,065	20,400
0 to 4 years	40,775	20,755	20,025	3,285	1,655	1,630
5 to 9 years	35,195	17,900	17,295	2,860	1,435	1,425
10 to 14 years	36,355	18,580	17,775	2,865	1,450	1,420
15 to 19 years	44,240	22,285	21,960	3,390	1,765	1,625
15 years	8,195	4,130	4,075	695	355	345
16 years	8,295	4,235	4,060	640	360	285
17 years	8,825	4,440	4,390	675	355	325
18 years	9,060	4,580	4,480	685	360	330
19 years	9,865	4,905	4,960	685	340	345
20 to 24 years	51,130	25,275	25,855	3,340	1,690	1,650
25 to 29 years	52,385	26,835	25,550	3,440	1,770	1,675
30 to 34 years	54,330	27,610	26,725	3,305	1,625	1,680
35 to 39 years	46,905	24,010	22,900	2,985	1,445	1,535
40 to 44 years	47,205	23,700	23,500	3,035	1,535	1,500
45 to 49 years	57,970	28,740	29,230	3,380	1,695	1,685
50 to 54 years	62,275	30,390	31,880	3,105	1,615	1,490
55 to 59 years	58,035	27,760	30,275	2,390	1,255	1,135
60 to 64 years	52,685	25,285	27,400	1,680	915	765
65 to 69 years	41,375	19,455	21,925	980	555	425
70 to 74 years	28,495	12,935	15,560	580	280	305
75 to 79 years	22,615	9,525	13,090	400	200	200
80 to 84 years	17,340	6,380	10,955	240	105	130
85 years and over	16,395	4,455	11,945	200	80	120
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	42.3	40.6	44.1	32.3	32.3	32.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	85.3	84.6	86.0	78.3	78.4	78.1
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	653,380	314,630	338,750	32,455	16,525	15,925
Married or living with a common-law partner	369,400	184,900	184,495	17,670	8,845	8,825
Married (and not separated)	202,455	101,190	101,265	11,375	5,715	5,655
Living common law	166,945	83,705	83,235	6,295	3,130	3,165
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	283,985	129,735	154,250	14,785	7,685	7,100
Single (never legally married)	194,370	101,865	92,505	11,785	6,475	5,315
Separated	9,320	4,060	5,260	785	370	410
Divorced	43,885	16,930	26,950	1,300	615	685
Widowed	36,410	6,870	29,540	915	230	690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	213,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	118,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	44,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	37,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	12,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	213,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	182,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	98,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	56,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	42,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	17,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	17,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	7,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	83,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	41,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	41,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	17,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	725	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	18,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	555	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	5,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	31,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	23,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	14,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	930	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	490	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	8,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	610	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	380	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	180	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	470	...Data not available	...Data not available	55	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	193,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	47,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	63,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	24,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	40,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	15,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	746,715	365,205	381,510	40,805	20,655	20,150
Number of persons not in census families	157,845	73,025	84,825	6,745	3,745	3,000
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	10,650	4,650	6,000	1,340	675	665
Living with non-relatives only	27,550	15,845	11,705	1,930	1,105	825
Living alone	119,645	52,525	67,120	3,475	1,965	1,510
Number of census family persons	588,865	292,180	296,685	34,060	16,910	17,145
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	111,605	48,820	62,785	2,230	1,135	1,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	42,465	11,735	30,730	845	365	480
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	3,250	820	2,430	185	55	125
Living with non-relatives only	2,030	945	1,085	40	20	20
Living alone	37,190	9,970	27,220	625	290	340
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	69,135	37,085	32,050	1,385	770	610
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	345,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	212,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	204,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	176,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	95,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	81,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	28,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	7,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	6,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	3,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	275	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	1,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	1,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	133,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	119,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	14,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	345,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	143,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	20,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	2,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	178,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	18,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	7,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	22,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	128,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	1,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	345,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	119,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	125,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	47,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	39,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	11,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	3,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	746,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	756,405	368,455	387,950	41,040	20,785	20,260
Single responses	750,690	365,495	385,195	40,500	20,520	19,975
English	10,850	5,640	5,210	31,375	16,000	15,375
French	717,770	348,730	369,040	1,075	580	500
Non-official languages	22,080	11,130	10,945	8,045	3,940	4,105
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	320	130	195	780	375	405
Atikamekw	40	20	20	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	5	0	135	60	75
Dene	0	0	0	450	245	205
Innu/Montagnais	265	105	165	0	0	0
Inuktitut	15	5	10	190	70	120
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	21,060	10,605	10,455	2,465	1,205	1,260
African languages, n.i.e.	60	30	25	0	0	5
Afrikaans	5	5	0	5	0	5
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	10	5	5
Albanian	200	110	90	5	5	0
Amharic	10	5	5	10	5	5
Arabic	3,260	1,895	1,365	150	100	55
Armenian	45	20	25	75	35	40
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	100	55	50	30	20	15
Bengali	65	30	30	35	20	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	140	90	55	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	20	5	15	70	25	45
Bosnian	650	335	320	5	5	5
Bulgarian	200	95	105	10	0	5
Burmese	5	0	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	130	65	65	85	45	40
Chinese, n.o.s.	685	345	340	110	55	55
Creoles	345	175	165	40	15	25
Croatian	110	55	50	20	10	10
Czech	60	30	30	10	5	5
Danish	5	0	0	10	5	5
Dutch	140	70	70	50	30	25
Estonian	5	0	0	0	0	0
Finnish	10	5	10	10	5	5
Flemish	30	10	20	5	0	0
Fukien	5	0	5	0	0	0
German	535	205	330	185	100	85
Greek	125	70	50	10	10	5
Gujarati	25	15	10	10	5	5
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	15	10	5	0	0	0
Hindi	40	20	20	25	15	10
Hungarian	130	65	65	25	15	10
Ilocano	0	0	0	45	20	25
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	5	0	0
Italian	615	340	270	45	25	20
Japanese	130	40	90	30	10	20
Khmer (Cambodian)	360	165	200	0	0	0
Korean	25	15	15	15	5	5
Kurdish	35	20	10	0	0	0
Lao	135	75	60	5	0	0
Latvian	5	5	5	0	0	0
Lingala	85	40	45	0	0	0
Lithuanian	5	5	5	0	0	0
Macedonian	5	5	0	5	5	5
Malay	5	0	5	5	0	0
Malayalam	5	5	0	15	5	5
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	270	125	145	35	15	20
Marathi	0	0	5	0	0	0
Nepali	525	270	250	20	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	290	175	120	5	0	0
Norwegian	10	5	5	5	0	0
Oromo	230	125	105	15	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	10	5	5	30	15	15
Pashto	0	0	0	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	365	190	180	20	10	10
Polish	320	140	180	30	15	20
Portuguese	1,115	545	570	20	10	15
Romanian	670	325	345	20	10	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	315	160	160	0	0	0
Russian	455	185	270	40	15	25
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	225	105	120	5	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	0	0	0
Serbian	175	90	90	15	5	10
Serbo-Croatian	225	105	120	5	0	0
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	50	35	20	0	5	0
Sindhi	0	0	5	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	5	5	0
Slovak	30	10	15	15	5	10
Slovenian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Somali	15	10	10	40	30	5
Spanish	5,605	2,685	2,920	90	40	55
Swahili	375	205	175	10	5	5
Swedish	20	10	15	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	65	20	45	545	205	340
Taiwanese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamil	20	5	10	25	10	15
Telugu	5	0	5	10	5	5
Thai	60	20	40	0	0	5
Tibetan languages	5	5	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	5	5	0	10	10	0
Turkish	60	40	25	15	5	10
Ukrainian	60	25	35	45	30	20
Urdu	25	15	10	30	20	10
Vietnamese	795	390	405	155	75	80
Yiddish	0	5	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	690	395	300	4,800	2,360	2,440
Multiple responses	5,710	2,960	2,755	535	260	280
English and French	3,295	1,700	1,595	75	35	35
English and non-official language	215	100	110	450	215	235
French and non-official language	1,995	1,045	950	15	5	10
English, French and non-official language	205	110	95	5	0	0
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	756,400	368,455	387,950	41,040	20,785	20,255
English only	1,555	825	725	37,040	18,900	18,140
French only	479,895	216,120	263,775	45	20	25
English and French	273,335	150,780	122,550	3,715	1,760	1,955
Neither English nor French	1,620	725	895	235	95	140
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	756,400	368,455	387,950	41,040	20,780	20,255
English	12,045	6,235	5,810	39,680	20,090	19,590
French	738,330	359,110	379,220	1,030	550	475
English and French	4,505	2,425	2,080	100	45	55
Neither English nor French	1,515	675	840	225	95	130
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	14,300	7,455	6,845	1,080	575	505
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.9	2.0	1.8	2.6	2.8	2.5
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	756,400	368,450	387,950	41,040	20,780	20,260
Single responses	749,205	364,840	384,365	40,650	20,600	20,055
English	7,720	3,905	3,820	36,485	18,495	17,990
French	730,095	355,365	374,730	550	290	265
Non-official languages	11,390	5,575	5,815	3,615	1,815	1,800
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	140	55	80	235	130	110
Atikamekw	10	10	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	15	10	10
Dene	0	0	0	170	95	70
Innu/Montagnais	125	45	75	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	5	45	20	30
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	5	5	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	10,960	5,370	5,585	1,170	555	615
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Afrikaans	0	0	0	0	0	0
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	5	0	5
Albanian	130	65	65	0	5	0
Amharic	0	0	0	10	5	5
Arabic	1,205	620	590	100	55	45
Armenian	30	15	20	50	20	25
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	5	5	5
Bengali	65	25	35	25	15	10
Berber languages (Kabyle)	35	15	20	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	5	0	5	25	15	15
Bosnian	465	240	225	0	0	0
Bulgarian	135	75	60	5	0	0
Burmese	0	0	5	0	0	0
Cantonese	65	30	35	50	20	25
Chinese, n.o.s.	530	270	265	65	35	30
Creoles	80	30	45	25	5	15
Croatian	50	25	25	0	0	0
Czech	15	10	5	0	0	0
Danish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dutch	25	10	15	5	0	5
Estonian	0	5	0	0	0	0
Finnish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	85	45	40	25	10	10
Greek	25	15	10	5	5	5
Gujarati	15	5	10	15	5	5
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	5	5	5	0	0	0
Hindi	20	10	10	15	5	10
Hungarian	35	20	20	5	0	0
Ilocano	0	0	0	25	10	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	40	15	25	0	0	0
Italian	115	50	70	10	5	5
Japanese	60	25	35	10	10	10
Khmer (Cambodian)	175	75	100	0	0	0
Korean	5	5	0	10	5	5
Kurdish	20	10	5	0	0	0
Lao	45	25	20	0	0	0
Latvian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lingala	25	15	15	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	5	5	0	0	0	0
Malay	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malayalam	0	0	0	10	5	5
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	195	100	90	30	15	20
Marathi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nepali	510	265	240	15	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	15	25	0	0	0
Norwegian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oromo	65	25	35	10	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5	5	5	10	5	5
Pashto	5	0	5	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	260	125	130	5	0	0
Polish	115	45	65	10	5	0
Portuguese	610	300	310	10	5	10
Romanian	415	210	205	0	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	90	45	40	0	0	0
Russian	275	130	150	30	15	15
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	40	15	25	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	135	65	70	10	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	145	70	75	5	0	5
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	70	50	25	5	5	5
Sindhi	5	5	5	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovak	5	0	5	5	5	5
Slovenian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Somali	5	0	5	10	10	0
Spanish	3,630	1,725	1,900	40	15	20
Swahili	180	100	80	5	0	0
Swedish	5	0	5	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	5	5	0	295	130	160
Taiwanese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamil	15	5	5	10	5	5
Telugu	5	0	0	0	5	0
Thai	25	15	5	0	0	0
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	0	5	0
Turkish	10	5	5	0	5	0
Ukrainian	30	15	20	0	0	0
Urdu	10	10	5	25	10	15
Vietnamese	505	235	265	145	70	75
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	290	145	150	2,210	1,135	1,080
Multiple responses	7,200	3,610	3,590	385	185	205
English and French	2,845	1,465	1,380	45	20	20
English and non-official language	175	85	90	330	160	170
French and non-official language	3,725	1,820	1,905	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	450	235	220	15	5	5
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	756,400	368,450	387,950	41,040	20,780	20,255
None	708,510	343,250	365,265	34,395	17,525	16,870
Single responses	46,025	24,275	21,755	6,585	3,230	3,350
English	28,530	15,540	12,995	2,345	1,225	1,125
French	9,330	4,630	4,695	605	275	335
Non-official languages	8,175	4,105	4,065	3,630	1,735	1,890
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	120	55	70	415	200	215
Atikamekw	10	0	5	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	60	30	30
Dene	0	0	0	235	120	110
Innu/Montagnais	100	45	55	0	0	0
Inuktitut	15	5	10	120	50	75
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	7,680	3,870	3,810	840	400	445
African languages, n.i.e.	40	20	15	0	0	0
Afrikaans	5	5	0	5	5	5
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	10	5	0
Albanian	35	20	10	0	0	0
Amharic	0	0	0	5	0	0
Arabic	1,405	810	600	40	30	15
Armenian	10	5	5	35	15	15
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	20	10	10
Bengali	5	5	5	10	5	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	65	40	25	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	0	0	5	15	5	10
Bosnian	110	60	55	5	0	5
Bulgarian	30	10	20	5	0	0
Burmese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	30	20	10	35	15	20
Chinese, n.o.s.	95	50	45	25	15	10
Creoles	255	120	135	10	5	0
Croatian	25	10	15	10	5	5
Czech	15	5	10	10	5	5
Danish	0	0	0	5	0	0
Dutch	55	25	30	10	5	5
Estonian	0	0	5	0	0	0
Finnish	10	0	5	5	5	0
Flemish	10	0	5	0	0	0
Fukien	5	0	0	0	0	0
German	265	120	145	65	30	35
Greek	40	15	20	0	5	0
Gujarati	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hakka	5	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	5	0	0	0	0	0
Hindi	35	20	15	25	10	10
Hungarian	35	20	20	10	5	5
Ilocano	0	0	0	5	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	0	0	0
Italian	280	140	140	20	10	5
Japanese	85	40	45	10	5	5
Khmer (Cambodian)	135	70	70	0	0	0
Korean	10	5	5	5	0	5
Kurdish	5	5	5	0	0	0
Lao	35	15	20	5	5	0
Latvian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lingala	70	35	35	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	5	0	0	0
Malay	5	0	0	5	0	5
Malayalam	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	40	15	20	0	0	0
Marathi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nepali	10	5	5	0	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	140	80	60	15	5	5
Norwegian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oromo	75	40	35	5	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	0	0	0	10	10	5
Pashto	0	0	0	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	55	25	30	10	5	10
Polish	95	40	55	15	5	5
Portuguese	305	150	155	5	0	5
Romanian	145	65	75	5	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	140	75	70	0	0	0
Russian	125	50	80	20	10	10
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	100	45	50	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	0	0	0
Serbian	35	20	20	5	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	65	35	25	0	0	0
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	60	25	30	0	0	0
Sindhi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Slovak	5	0	5	15	5	5
Slovenian	5	5	5	0	0	0
Somali	0	0	0	20	15	5
Spanish	2,535	1,220	1,315	65	20	45
Swahili	170	90	75	0	0	0
Swedish	5	0	10	10	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	15	5	15	195	70	120
Taiwanese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamil	0	0	0	5	0	0
Telugu	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thai	25	10	15	5	0	5
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turkish	5	0	0	5	5	0
Ukrainian	10	5	5	10	5	5
Urdu	10	5	5	15	10	5
Vietnamese	190	105	90	15	10	10
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	370	185	190	2,375	1,135	1,235
Multiple responses	1,860	925	935	60	20	40
English and French	435	235	200	0	0	0
English and non-official language	1,155	555	600	10	0	10
French and non-official language	235	120	115	50	15	30
English, French and non-official language	35	20	15	0	0	0

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^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. Québec, Quebec (Code 421) and Northwest Territories (Code 61) (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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