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The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic Montréal (CMA) Data quality note(s)
Quebec
(Census metropolitan area) 		Ottawa - Gatineau (CMA) Data quality note(s)
Ontario
(Census metropolitan area)
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 3,824,221†  ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,236,324 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 3,635,556A†  ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,133,633A  ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 5.2 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 1,696,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available 526,627 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 1,613,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,636 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 898.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 196.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 4,258.31 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,287.03 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 3,824,220 1,861,520 1,962,700 1,236,320 601,270 635,055
0 to 4 years 222,225 113,520 108,700 71,245 36,245 35,000
5 to 9 years 201,655 102,255 99,395 68,720 34,900 33,820
10 to 14 years 208,290 106,470 101,825 71,470 36,155 35,315
15 to 19 years 242,600 122,930 119,665 82,620 42,030 40,590
15 years 46,445 23,715 22,735 15,510 7,990 7,515
16 years 47,330 23,970 23,360 16,205 8,250 7,955
17 years 47,950 24,460 23,485 16,180 8,255 7,930
18 years 49,395 25,010 24,385 16,830 8,485 8,340
19 years 51,475 25,775 25,700 17,890 9,050 8,850
20 to 24 years 250,890 125,260 125,630 88,795 44,500 44,290
25 to 29 years 256,520 126,530 129,990 83,955 41,305 42,645
30 to 34 years 276,950 136,060 140,885 82,070 39,520 42,545
35 to 39 years 266,295 132,355 133,940 84,990 40,870 44,120
40 to 44 years 273,535 137,000 136,535 90,215 43,890 46,325
45 to 49 years 302,160 151,420 150,745 103,875 51,045 52,830
50 to 54 years 295,365 145,825 149,540 98,840 48,090 50,750
55 to 59 years 250,495 121,475 129,020 82,290 40,085 42,205
60 to 64 years 217,405 103,455 113,950 70,360 34,270 36,095
65 to 69 years 170,995 79,885 91,115 50,100 23,895 26,210
70 to 74 years 129,760 58,375 71,390 36,445 16,850 19,600
75 to 79 years 106,620 45,895 60,720 28,375 12,690 15,680
80 to 84 years 81,755 31,810 49,945 21,470 8,540 12,935
85 years and over 70,715 21,000 49,715 20,485 6,375 14,110
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 39.7 38.7 40.8 39.1 38.2 39.9
% of the population aged 15 and over 83.5 82.7 84.2 82.9 82.2 83.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 3,192,055 1,539,275 1,652,785 1,024,890 493,965 530,930
Married or living with a common-law partner 1,728,495 866,800 861,690 579,740 289,645 290,095
Married (and not separated) 1,174,405 587,860 586,540 461,205 230,155 231,055
Living common law 554,085 278,935 275,150 118,535 59,490 59,045
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 1,463,565 672,475 791,090 445,155 204,325 240,835
Single (never legally married) 1,002,695 530,050 472,645 306,365 160,450 145,915
Separated 57,625 24,045 33,580 26,815 11,120 15,700
Divorced 228,245 85,130 143,120 62,115 23,135 38,975
Widowed 174,995 33,250 141,740 49,855 9,620 40,240
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 1,034,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available 340,515 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 504,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available 164,220 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 235,285 ...Data not available ...Data not available 76,030 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 209,915 ...Data not available ...Data not available 71,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 84,835 ...Data not available ...Data not available 29,070 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 1,034,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available 340,515 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 844,955 ...Data not available ...Data not available 284,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 568,255 ...Data not available ...Data not available 224,940 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 249,535 ...Data not available ...Data not available 96,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 318,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available 128,715 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 120,220 ...Data not available ...Data not available 47,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 136,870 ...Data not available ...Data not available 57,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 61,625 ...Data not available ...Data not available 23,870 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 276,705 ...Data not available ...Data not available 59,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 137,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available 34,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 138,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available 24,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 60,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,810 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 59,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,430 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 19,115 ...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 189,540 ...Data not available ...Data not available 56,370 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 148,700 ...Data not available ...Data not available 44,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 90,110 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25,725 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 43,615 ...Data not available ...Data not available 13,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 14,975 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 40,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available 12,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 26,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 11,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,475 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 2,815 ...Data not available ...Data not available 900 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 1,127,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available 372,080 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 262,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available 84,550 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 365,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available 125,670 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 138,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 46,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 237,060 ...Data not available ...Data not available 79,015 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 123,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available 36,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family 1.1 ...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 3,752,460 1,833,900 1,918,555 1,215,465 592,935 622,530
Number of persons not in census families 745,900 352,880 393,020 218,720 101,700 117,025
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 81,095 34,285 46,810 25,040 10,410 14,625
Living with non-relatives only 139,370 79,375 59,995 52,960 29,745 23,215
Living alone 525,435 239,220 286,215 140,720 61,545 79,180
Number of census family persons 3,006,560 1,481,025 1,525,535 996,745 491,235 505,505
Average number of persons per census family 2.9 ...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 506,350 221,725 284,630 142,825 64,445 78,375
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 192,980 53,940 139,040 47,770 13,060 34,715
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 24,650 5,635 19,020 7,095 1,460 5,640
Living with non-relatives only 11,550 5,575 5,975 2,840 1,290 1,550
Living alone 156,780 42,730 114,050 37,835 10,310 27,525
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 313,370 167,785 145,585 95,055 51,390 43,665
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 1,613,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 1,017,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available 333,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 947,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available 308,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 787,450 ...Data not available ...Data not available 262,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 361,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available 120,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 426,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available 141,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 159,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available 46,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 69,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 53,165 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,000 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 34,380 ...Data not available ...Data not available 12,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 13,570 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,965 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 20,810 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,670 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 18,785 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 16,735 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 596,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available 164,815 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 525,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available 140,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 70,650 ...Data not available ...Data not available 24,090 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 1,613,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 525,830 ...Data not available ...Data not available 226,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 135,905 ...Data not available ...Data not available 72,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 3,485 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,125 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 948,040 ...Data not available ...Data not available 199,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 80,320 ...Data not available ...Data not available 35,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 52,290 ...Data not available ...Data not available 79,725 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 144,345 ...Data not available ...Data not available 14,710 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 665,305 ...Data not available ...Data not available 68,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 5,780 ...Data not available ...Data not available 665 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 1,613,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 525,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available 140,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 517,795 ...Data not available ...Data not available 166,175 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 246,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available 80,020 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 215,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available 73,830 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 75,405 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25,990 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 32,485 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 3,752,460 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,215,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.3 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.4 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,785,915 1,845,570 1,940,345 1,222,760 595,810 626,950
  Single responses  3,667,620 1,786,580 1,881,045 1,187,685 578,925 608,760
    English  439,845 218,065 221,785 599,295 298,245 301,050
    French  2,395,525 1,161,290 1,234,235 384,160 183,510 200,650
    Non-official languages  832,245 407,220 425,025 204,230 97,175 107,060
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 535 180 355 565 200 365
        Atikamekw    25 5 20 5 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  205 85 115 215 100 115
        Dene  0 5 0 10 0 5
        Innu/Montagnais  55 15 35 10 5 5
        Inuktitut  225 60 165 225 55 165
        Mi'kmaq  20 10 15 25 10 15
        Ojibway  5 0 0 70 25 45
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 10 5 5
        Stoney  0 0 0 5 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 823,845 403,005 420,840 201,255 95,815 105,435
        African languages, n.i.e.  720 410 310 525 265 255
        Afrikaans  75 40 35 155 80 75
        Akan (Twi)  1,120 550 570 325 155 170
        Albanian  2,110 1,090 1,020 625 310 310
        Amharic  615 300 315 1,225 595 635
        Arabic  126,865 67,530 59,335 34,020 17,795 16,230
        Armenian  14,800 7,215 7,585 475 245 235
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  1,255 650 605 645 315 330
        Bengali  10,240 5,220 5,025 2,915 1,495 1,425
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  5,225 2,840 2,385 175 90 85
        Bisayan languages  880 270 610 385 110 280
        Bosnian  405 200 210 720 335 385
        Bulgarian  5,975 2,910 3,060 1,030 475 555
        Burmese  50 25 30 165 85 80
        Cantonese  10,515 4,965 5,550 6,575 3,080 3,490
        Chinese, n.o.s.  39,095 18,515 20,580 13,580 6,390 7,190
        Creoles  47,665 21,100 26,570 4,455 1,905 2,555
        Croatian  1,875 960 915 1,205 580 625
        Czech  1,320 615 705 1,065 485 580
        Danish  250 115 135 335 155 185
        Dutch  2,115 1,060 1,055 2,745 1,315 1,425
        Estonian  170 65 105 190 85 105
        Finnish  335 120 220 340 135 205
        Flemish  335 135 195 105 50 60
        Fukien  70 30 45 85 40 45
        German  10,155 4,565 5,590 6,640 2,940 3,705
        Greek  38,860 19,510 19,355 2,180 1,165 1,015
        Gujarati  5,895 2,885 3,005 1,225 640 580
        Hakka  100 40 60 60 35 25
        Hebrew  3,895 2,060 1,835 365 200 165
        Hindi  2,635 1,375 1,260 2,365 1,195 1,170
        Hungarian  6,005 2,870 3,140 1,885 940 950
        Ilocano  1,680 605 1,070 365 120 240
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  450 270 185 140 80 55
        Italian  110,125 54,285 55,835 9,960 5,025 4,935
        Japanese  1,805 560 1,245 1,030 325 705
        Khmer (Cambodian)  7,745 3,625 4,115 1,300 570 730
        Korean  3,870 1,705 2,160 1,710 725 985
        Kurdish  670 365 305 715 375 340
        Lao  3,555 1,725 1,835 475 235 240
        Latvian  275 95 180 295 135 165
        Lingala  1,740 820 925 385 180 205
        Lithuanian  570 235 330 225 100 130
        Macedonian  175 90 85 70 35 35
        Malay  555 230 325 390 165 225
        Malayalam  290 155 140 450 225 225
        Maltese  20 5 15 40 10 25
        Mandarin  10,180 4,665 5,515 7,275 3,360 3,920
        Marathi  150 90 60 240 115 125
        Nepali  345 160 185 465 230 240
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  3,745 1,990 1,760 870 465 405
        Norwegian  220 110 110 155 60 95
        Oromo  6,390 3,490 2,900 565 310 260
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  11,025 5,915 5,105 3,365 1,680 1,685
        Pashto  960 525 435 720 385 335
        Persian (Farsi)  17,895 9,340 8,560 6,555 3,285 3,270
        Polish  13,530 5,905 7,630 6,230 2,830 3,395
        Portuguese  29,225 14,035 15,190 6,625 3,190 3,440
        Romanian  28,975 13,990 14,990 3,280 1,520 1,760
        Rundi (Kirundi)  1,300 635 670 935 420 520
        Russian  22,480 10,095 12,385 6,030 2,635 3,400
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  1,280 565 715 875 335 535
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  125 60 60 170 85 85
        Serbian  1,735 850 885 2,195 1,100 1,095
        Serbo-Croatian  675 335 340 960 465 495
        Shanghainese  90 40 50 80 35 45
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  285 155 125 140 65 70
        Sindhi  295 140 155 245 120 130
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  570 300 265 730 360 370
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  65 40 25 360 175 180
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  265 140 125 75 40 35
        Slovak  1,020 440 585 680 305 375
        Slovenian  770 335 435 245 115 130
        Somali  665 335 325 6,290 2,690 3,600
        Spanish  111,070 54,395 56,670 14,920 6,850 8,070
        Swahili  975 485 490 1,070 515 555
        Swedish  435 210 225 290 130 160
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  13,280 4,550 8,730 5,070 1,675 3,395
        Taiwanese  395 185 210 175 75 100
        Tamil  13,145 6,595 6,550 2,100 1,080 1,020
        Telugu  350 195 155 345 170 170
        Thai  525 145 380 385 105 275
        Tibetan languages  95 55 40 20 10 10
        Tigrigna  310 140 165 775 375 400
        Turkish  6,370 3,285 3,085 1,510 775 740
        Ukrainian  4,365 1,885 2,480 1,675 730 945
        Urdu  9,615 5,005 4,610 3,790 1,925 1,860
        Vietnamese  24,610 11,725 12,880 6,230 2,915 3,310
        Yiddish  8,910 4,445 4,460 230 120 105
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 7,870 4,040 3,825 2,405 1,155 1,250
  Multiple responses          118,290 58,990 59,305 35,075 16,885 18,190
    English and French  40,400 20,205 20,190 16,665 8,010 8,650
    English and non-official language  21,450 10,460 10,985 11,795 5,770 6,020
    French and non-official language  44,685 22,165 22,525 4,630 2,190 2,440
    English, French and non-official language 11,755 6,160 5,595 1,985 905 1,075
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,785,915 1,845,570 1,940,345 1,222,755 595,805 626,950
  English only 280,785 138,010 142,775 556,405 282,365 274,040
  French only 1,401,455 626,035 775,425 105,280 46,280 59,000
  English and French 2,039,040 1,056,095 982,945 547,625 261,975 285,650
  Neither English nor French 64,640 25,430 39,205 13,445 5,185 8,260
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,785,915 1,845,570 1,940,345 1,222,755 595,810 626,950
  English 739,485 367,370 372,115 774,485 383,195 391,295
  French 2,767,210 1,339,785 1,427,430 408,010 194,450 213,560
  English and French 216,745 114,035 102,710 27,220 13,200 14,025
  Neither English nor French 62,470 24,385 38,090 13,040 4,965 8,070
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 847,860 424,390 423,475 421,625 201,050 220,575
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 22.4 23.0 21.8 34.5 33.7 35.2
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,785,915 1,845,570 1,940,345 1,222,760 595,810 626,950
  Single responses 3,581,800 1,744,820 1,836,985 1,169,560 570,455 599,110
    English 606,910 299,450 307,455 718,430 355,105 363,330
    French 2,502,410 1,217,800 1,284,605 345,630 165,270 180,365
    Non-official languages 472,485 227,560 244,920 105,500 50,085 55,420
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 195 75 125 170 60 110
        Atikamekw   10 5 10 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 85 35 50 80 30 50
        Dene 0 0 0 0 5 0
        Innu/Montagnais 30 10 15 5 5 5
        Inuktitut 70 25 50 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 languagesCensus data footnote 21 469,410 226,055 243,360 104,505 49,620 54,885
        African languages, n.i.e. 185 90 95 205 95 110
        Afrikaans 25 10 10 50 30 25
        Akan (Twi) 560 255 310 110 55 55
        Albanian 1,325 670 655 310 155 155
        Amharic 325 150 180 685 315 365
        Arabic 66,910 34,230 32,680 20,295 10,240 10,050
        Armenian 10,870 5,145 5,720 240 120 115
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 225 110 125 100 45 60
        Bengali 8,155 4,050 4,100 1,965 970 995
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,780 935 840 75 30 45
        Bisayan languages 230 95 135 125 40 80
        Bosnian 265 135 125 405 205 200
        Bulgarian 4,590 2,260 2,330 575 275 300
        Burmese 25 10 15 100 45 55
        Cantonese 8,120 3,870 4,245 4,070 1,895 2,175
        Chinese, n.o.s. 31,905 15,280 16,630 9,180 4,330 4,855
        Creoles 19,000 8,095 10,905 1,855 765 1,085
        Croatian 790 375 415 500 245 255
        Czech 415 195 220 295 135 160
        Danish 30 15 15 30 15 10
        Dutch 325 155 170 200 95 110
        Estonian 25 15 15 45 20 30
        Finnish 60 20 35 30 10 15
        Flemish 60 25 35 5 0 5
        Fukien 15 5 10 15 10 10
        German 1,830 840 990 875 380 490
        Greek 19,750 9,530 10,225 665 325 335
        Gujarati 3,930 1,895 2,040 460 225 240
        Hakka 20 5 15 10 5 5
        Hebrew 1,705 875 835 145 70 70
        Hindi 1,400 700 700 1,055 520 535
        Hungarian 2,240 995 1,245 545 260 285
        Ilocano 585 225 360 160 65 100
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 225 120 105 35 20 15
        Italian 38,855 17,585 21,280 2,980 1,355 1,625
        Japanese 760 330 430 420 160 260
        Khmer (Cambodian) 4,880 2,260 2,625 635 285 350
        Korean 2,840 1,305 1,525 1,050 485 570
        Kurdish 310 155 150 440 220 220
        Lao 2,100 1,010 1,090 255 135 125
        Latvian 85 30 50 70 30 45
        Lingala 450 205 245 135 50 75
        Lithuanian 145 55 90 55 25 30
        Macedonian 110 55 50 30 15 15
        Malay 215 105 105 115 60 55
        Malayalam 75 35 35 180 90 95
        Maltese 0 0 0 5 0 5
        Mandarin 8,525 4,090 4,435 5,530 2,680 2,855
        Marathi 65 40 25 120 55 65
        Nepali 285 135 150 345 165 175
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 855 410 445 150 75 75
        Norwegian 40 20 20 10 5 5
        Oromo 1,935 1,025 910 265 125 140
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 8,270 4,375 3,895 1,830 875 960
        Pashto 775 405 365 525 280 245
        Persian (Farsi) 12,990 6,425 6,560 4,165 1,970 2,200
        Polish 6,365 2,885 3,485 2,505 1,165 1,340
        Portuguese 13,875 6,575 7,300 2,775 1,320 1,455
        Romanian 21,380 10,475 10,910 1,880 900 985
        Rundi (Kirundi) 365 165 200 330 160 170
        Russian 17,550 8,310 9,240 3,825 1,785 2,040
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 295 140 150 285 120 170
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 90 45 50
        Serbian 1,035 495 540 1,600 805 795
        Serbo-Croatian 310 145 165 600 305 300
        Shanghainese 30 10 15 40 20 15
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 525 330 195 225 130 90
        Sindhi 165 80 85 60 25 40
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 320 160 160 350 175 175
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 275 140 135
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 125 55 65 25 10 15
        Slovak 220 100 120 205 95 110
        Slovenian 280 115 160 35 15 15
        Somali 410 200 215 3,935 1,635 2,295
        Spanish 74,755 36,280 38,470 8,485 3,970 4,515
        Swahili 270 125 140 390 170 215
        Swedish 100 45 50 65 35 30
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7,210 2,775 4,440 2,125 830 1,295
        Taiwanese 220 115 100 80 35 45
        Tamil 11,225 5,565 5,670 1,285 630 655
        Telugu 215 115 100 125 60 65
        Thai 160 75 85 135 45 80
        Tibetan languages 70 35 30 5 5 5
        Tigrigna 160 70 85 405 180 225
        Turkish 4,675 2,320 2,360 805 395 410
        Ukrainian 1,800 775 1,025 445 200 245
        Urdu 7,030 3,550 3,485 2,050 1,025 1,025
        Vietnamese 19,555 9,285 10,270 4,315 2,025 2,295
        Yiddish 6,155 3,165 2,990 15 10 5
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 2,870 1,435 1,440 830 405 420
  Multiple responses         204,120 100,755 103,365 53,190 25,355 27,840
    English and French 48,610 24,475 24,135 17,120 8,000 9,120
    English and non-official language 41,050 19,960 21,095 27,065 13,210 13,855
    French and non-official language 87,330 42,320 45,010 5,045 2,270 2,775
    English, French and non-official language 27,120 13,995 13,125 3,960 1,870 2,095
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,785,915 1,845,570 1,940,345 1,222,760 595,805 626,945
  None 2,955,830 1,434,280 1,521,550 942,040 462,705 479,335
  Single responses  761,210 376,665 384,550 270,045 128,120 141,925
    English  276,640 139,560 137,075 122,885 59,095 63,790
    French  230,990 113,850 117,145 76,435 35,695 40,735
    Non-official languages  253,580 123,255 130,325 70,725 33,325 37,405
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 235 85 150 355 130 220
        Atikamekw    10 5 10 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  80 40 45 115 55 65
        Dene  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  20 10 10 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  90 25 70 145 45 95
        Mi'kmaq  25 5 15 20 10 5
        Ojibway  5 0 5 65 25 45
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 10 5 10
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 248,955 120,965 127,990 68,855 32,505 36,345
        African languages, n.i.e.  470 250 220 250 120 125
        Afrikaans  45 25 20 75 30 40
        Akan (Twi)  465 240 225 235 100 135
        Albanian  335 165 170 165 85 75
        Amharic  175 85 90 390 180 205
        Arabic  44,685 23,760 20,920 10,390 5,505 4,885
        Armenian  2,440 1,210 1,225 110 45 60
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  745 370 370 370 185 185
        Bengali  1,110 620 490 640 355 285
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  1,825 955 870 55 25 25
        Bisayan languages  240 80 160 100 35 65
        Bosnian  80 30 45 225 95 125
        Bulgarian  740 340 405 275 130 150
        Burmese  15 5 10 50 25 25
        Cantonese  1,755 865 890 1,800 845 955
        Chinese, n.o.s.  5,055 2,325 2,730 2,855 1,360 1,490
        Creoles  33,300 14,930 18,370 3,145 1,335 1,805
        Croatian  485 220 260 415 210 200
        Czech  350 155 190 355 140 215
        Danish  110 45 65 140 60 85
        Dutch  630 290 340 925 415 510
        Estonian  55 20 30 65 25 35
        Finnish  105 45 60 145 50 95
        Flemish  55 20 40 20 10 10
        Fukien  25 10 15 35 15 20
        German  4,130 1,870 2,260 2,730 1,210 1,520
        Greek  14,145 7,120 7,030 1,160 625 535
        Gujarati  1,175 595 580 600 310 290
        Hakka  50 25 25 20 10 10
        Hebrew  2,935 1,455 1,485 355 180 180
        Hindi  1,790 945 850 1,425 730 695
        Hungarian  1,425 640 790 560 260 300
        Ilocano  505 180 325 95 25 70
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  185 100 85 65 35 25
        Italian  37,515 18,415 19,100 4,210 2,035 2,175
        Japanese  845 350 495 595 260 340
        Khmer (Cambodian)  2,010 925 1,085 440 190 250
        Korean  600 265 335 500 215 285
        Kurdish  205 105 100 155 80 75
        Lao  930 450 480 125 60 65
        Latvian  70 25 50 85 40 45
        Lingala  2,255 1,090 1,165 620 255 370
        Lithuanian  160 55 105 70 30 45
        Macedonian  35 20 20 20 5 15
        Malay  195 90 110 185 80 105
        Malayalam  130 65 70 190 100 95
        Maltese  0 0 0 20 10 15
        Mandarin  1,670 715 960 1,745 765 975
        Marathi  55 30 25 65 25 35
        Nepali  20 10 15 60 25 40
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  2,225 1,095 1,130 735 350 385
        Norwegian  90 45 45 80 30 50
        Oromo  2,215 1,145 1,065 145 75 65
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  1,715 940 775 1,090 545 545
        Pashto  80 50 30 140 70 65
        Persian (Farsi)  2,635 1,455 1,180 1,555 815 740
        Polish  3,015 1,215 1,795 1,980 815 1,165
        Portuguese  8,350 3,990 4,360 2,250 1,085 1,165
        Romanian  4,050 1,865 2,185 830 395 435
        Rundi (Kirundi)  655 320 345 510 225 285
        Russian  4,080 1,865 2,215 1,645 715 930
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  575 250 325 425 155 265
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  45 25 20 50 20 30
        Serbian  365 180 180 380 200 185
        Serbo-Croatian  135 65 70 170 90 80
        Shanghainese  45 20 30 25 10 20
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  215 95 120 145 55 90
        Sindhi  110 50 60 120 60 65
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  175 95 80 280 140 145
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  20 10 10 35 20 20
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  70 35 35 25 15 10
        Slovak  280 125 155 240 100 140
        Slovenian  205 85 115 70 20 45
        Somali  195 100 90 2,015 925 1,090
        Spanish  31,140 15,250 15,890 6,505 3,050 3,455
        Swahili  710 325 385 780 360 425
        Swedish  265 135 135 170 80 95
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  4,700 1,505 3,190 1,920 565 1,355
        Taiwanese  135 65 70 65 25 40
        Tamil  1,495 785 710 660 345 320
        Telugu  70 50 30 145 70 70
        Thai  235 75 155 205 65 140
        Tibetan languages  25 15 5 10 5 0
        Tigrigna  75 40 40 265 130 135
        Turkish  1,125 590 530 420 225 195
        Ukrainian  1,125 475 650 545 220 320
        Urdu  2,135 1,160 975 1,445 750 695
        Vietnamese  4,155 2,010 2,145 1,420 685 735
        Yiddish  1,675 765 910 55 25 25
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 4,390 2,205 2,190 1,520 685 835
  Multiple responses          68,875 34,630 34,245 10,665 4,985 5,680
    English and French  28,020 14,400 13,620 3,345 1,610 1,740
    English and non-official language  19,670 9,825 9,850 3,125 1,465 1,660
    French and non-official language  20,300 9,955 10,345 4,110 1,865 2,245
    English, French and non-official language  885 450 435 85 40 45

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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.

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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. Montréal, Quebec (Code 462) 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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