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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	Montréal (CMA) Quebec (Census metropolitan area)			Nova Scotia (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	3,824,221^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	3,635,556^A†	...Data not available	...Data not available	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	5.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,696,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	898.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	4,258.31	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,939.44	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	3,824,220	1,861,520	1,962,700	921,730	445,585	476,140
0 to 4 years	222,225	113,520	108,700	43,985	22,565	21,415
5 to 9 years	201,655	102,255	99,395	44,425	22,660	21,765
10 to 14 years	208,290	106,470	101,825	49,810	25,555	24,260
15 to 19 years	242,600	122,930	119,665	57,440	29,235	28,205
15 years	46,445	23,715	22,735	11,060	5,555	5,505
16 years	47,330	23,970	23,360	11,095	5,690	5,405
17 years	47,950	24,460	23,485	11,425	5,800	5,625
18 years	49,395	25,010	24,385	11,775	6,065	5,705
19 years	51,475	25,775	25,700	12,085	6,125	5,965
20 to 24 years	250,890	125,260	125,630	59,620	30,055	29,560
25 to 29 years	256,520	126,530	129,990	51,920	25,405	26,515
30 to 34 years	276,950	136,060	140,885	51,545	24,470	27,070
35 to 39 years	266,295	132,355	133,940	56,380	26,835	29,545
40 to 44 years	273,535	137,000	136,535	62,115	29,895	32,220
45 to 49 years	302,160	151,420	150,745	76,275	37,010	39,265
50 to 54 years	295,365	145,825	149,540	77,465	37,465	39,995
55 to 59 years	250,495	121,475	129,020	70,960	34,200	36,760
60 to 64 years	217,405	103,455	113,950	66,425	32,310	34,115
65 to 69 years	170,995	79,885	91,115	48,920	23,840	25,075
70 to 74 years	129,760	58,375	71,390	36,395	17,300	19,095
75 to 79 years	106,620	45,895	60,720	27,655	12,460	15,195
80 to 84 years	81,755	31,810	49,945	20,015	8,040	11,975
85 years and over	70,715	21,000	49,715	20,385	6,285	14,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.7	38.7	40.8	43.7	42.7	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.5	82.7	84.2	85.0	84.1	85.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	3,192,055	1,539,275	1,652,785	783,510	374,810	408,700
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,728,495	866,800	861,690	453,095	226,305	226,790
Married (and not separated)	1,174,405	587,860	586,540	376,020	187,865	188,155
Living common law	554,085	278,935	275,150	77,075	38,440	38,635
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,463,565	672,475	791,090	330,420	148,505	181,915
Single (never legally married)	1,002,695	530,050	472,645	209,180	109,775	99,405
Separated	57,625	24,045	33,580	23,545	10,105	13,445
Divorced	228,245	85,130	143,120	46,065	18,690	27,375
Widowed	174,995	33,250	141,740	51,625	9,940	41,690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	1,034,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	504,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	235,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	209,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	84,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	1,034,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	844,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	568,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	249,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	318,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	120,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	136,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	61,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	276,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	137,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	138,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	60,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	59,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	19,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...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	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	148,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	90,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	43,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	14,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	40,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	26,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	11,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	1,127,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	262,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	365,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	138,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	237,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	123,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	3,752,460	1,833,900	1,918,555	906,175	439,230	466,940
Number of persons not in census families	745,900	352,880	393,020	163,895	74,725	89,165
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	81,095	34,285	46,810	17,670	7,250	10,420
Living with non-relatives only	139,370	79,375	59,995	37,430	20,250	17,180
Living alone	525,435	239,220	286,215	108,795	47,225	61,570
Number of census family persons	3,006,560	1,481,025	1,525,535	742,285	364,505	377,775
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	506,350	221,725	284,630	143,825	65,235	78,595
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	192,980	53,940	139,040	48,920	14,375	34,550
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	24,650	5,635	19,020	6,250	1,570	4,675
Living with non-relatives only	11,550	5,575	5,975	2,710	1,275	1,430
Living alone	156,780	42,730	114,050	39,970	11,530	28,440
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	313,370	167,785	145,585	94,905	50,860	44,045
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	1,017,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	947,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	787,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	361,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	426,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	159,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	69,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	53,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	34,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	13,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	20,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	18,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	16,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	596,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	525,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	70,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	525,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	135,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	3,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	948,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	80,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	52,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	144,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	665,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	5,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	525,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	517,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	246,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	215,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	75,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	32,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	3,752,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345	910,620	441,190	469,425
Single responses	3,667,620	1,786,580	1,881,045	904,285	438,165	466,125
English	439,845	218,065	221,785	836,085	404,330	431,760
French	2,395,525	1,161,290	1,234,235	31,105	15,005	16,100
Non-official languages	832,245	407,220	425,025	37,090	18,825	18,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	535	180	355	4,685	2,280	2,405
Atikamekw	25	5	20	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	205	85	115	25	15	15
Dene	0	5	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	55	15	35	0	0	0
Inuktitut	225	60	165	25	5	20
Mi'kmaq	20	10	15	4,620	2,255	2,370
Ojibway	5	0	0	15	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	823,845	403,005	420,840	31,675	16,170	15,510
African languages, n.i.e.	720	410	310	70	40	35
Afrikaans	75	40	35	75	45	35
Akan (Twi)	1,120	550	570	50	25	30
Albanian	2,110	1,090	1,020	245	130	120
Amharic	615	300	315	150	80	70
Arabic	126,865	67,530	59,335	5,965	3,525	2,440
Armenian	14,800	7,215	7,585	50	30	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	1,255	650	605	100	55	45
Bengali	10,240	5,220	5,025	375	210	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5,225	2,840	2,385	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	880	270	610	85	30	55
Bosnian	405	200	210	90	45	45
Bulgarian	5,975	2,910	3,060	50	30	25
Burmese	50	25	30	10	10	5
Cantonese	10,515	4,965	5,550	590	275	315
Chinese, n.o.s.	39,095	18,515	20,580	2,750	1,395	1,355
Creoles	47,665	21,100	26,570	45	20	25
Croatian	1,875	960	915	210	110	100
Czech	1,320	615	705	180	95	90
Danish	250	115	135	175	95	85
Dutch	2,115	1,060	1,055	1,725	860	865
Estonian	170	65	105	55	25	25
Finnish	335	120	220	95	40	50
Flemish	335	135	195	30	10	15
Fukien	70	30	45	15	10	10
German	10,155	4,565	5,590	3,275	1,545	1,735
Greek	38,860	19,510	19,355	775	385	385
Gujarati	5,895	2,885	3,005	105	60	50
Hakka	100	40	60	0	5	0
Hebrew	3,895	2,060	1,835	75	45	30
Hindi	2,635	1,375	1,260	515	265	250
Hungarian	6,005	2,870	3,140	280	130	150
Ilocano	1,680	605	1,070	25	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	450	270	185	45	25	20
Italian	110,125	54,285	55,835	790	445	345
Japanese	1,805	560	1,245	305	95	210
Khmer (Cambodian)	7,745	3,625	4,115	5	5	5
Korean	3,870	1,705	2,160	815	360	455
Kurdish	670	365	305	70	45	30
Lao	3,555	1,725	1,835	10	10	0
Latvian	275	95	180	65	35	30
Lingala	1,740	820	925	10	0	10
Lithuanian	570	235	330	35	15	20
Macedonian	175	90	85	15	5	5
Malay	555	230	325	65	20	45
Malayalam	290	155	140	115	55	55
Maltese	20	5	15	20	10	5
Mandarin	10,180	4,665	5,515	905	435	470
Marathi	150	90	60	30	15	15
Nepali	345	160	185	225	120	105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	3,745	1,990	1,760	110	60	45
Norwegian	220	110	110	125	70	55
Oromo	6,390	3,490	2,900	35	30	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	11,025	5,915	5,105	375	205	170
Pashto	960	525	435	70	35	35
Persian (Farsi)	17,895	9,340	8,560	1,185	635	550
Polish	13,530	5,905	7,630	825	385	440
Portuguese	29,225	14,035	15,190	380	195	185
Romanian	28,975	13,990	14,990	170	80	85
Rundi (Kirundi)	1,300	635	670	15	5	5
Russian	22,480	10,095	12,385	815	395	430
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	1,280	565	715	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	125	60	60	15	10	10
Serbian	1,735	850	885	115	55	55
Serbo-Croatian	675	335	340	105	55	55
Shanghainese	90	40	50	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	285	155	125	120	60	60
Sindhi	295	140	155	15	10	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	570	300	265	110	65	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	65	40	25	0	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	265	140	125	10	5	10
Slovak	1,020	440	585	120	50	70
Slovenian	770	335	435	30	15	15
Somali	665	335	325	40	20	20
Spanish	111,070	54,395	56,670	1,545	750	800
Swahili	975	485	490	75	45	35
Swedish	435	210	225	85	40	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	13,280	4,550	8,730	1,185	500	685
Taiwanese	395	185	210	40	15	25
Tamil	13,145	6,595	6,550	270	155	110
Telugu	350	195	155	125	75	50
Thai	525	145	380	110	20	90
Tibetan languages	95	55	40	5	0	0
Tigrigna	310	140	165	55	30	30
Turkish	6,370	3,285	3,085	275	160	110
Ukrainian	4,365	1,885	2,480	300	130	165
Urdu	9,615	5,005	4,610	540	290	250
Vietnamese	24,610	11,725	12,880	450	220	230
Yiddish	8,910	4,445	4,460	25	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	7,870	4,040	3,825	725	380	345
Multiple responses	118,290	58,990	59,305	6,335	3,025	3,305
English and French	40,400	20,205	20,190	3,035	1,400	1,635
English and non-official language	21,450	10,460	10,985	2,855	1,385	1,470
French and non-official language	44,685	22,165	22,525	315	170	150
English, French and non-official language	11,755	6,160	5,595	130	75	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345	910,615	441,190	469,430
English only	280,785	138,010	142,775	814,670	398,830	415,845
French only	1,401,455	626,035	775,425	875	385	490
English and French	2,039,040	1,056,095	982,945	93,435	41,245	52,185
Neither English nor French	64,640	25,430	39,205	1,635	735	900
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345	910,615	441,190	469,430
English	739,485	367,370	372,115	877,990	425,370	452,620
French	2,767,210	1,339,785	1,427,430	29,550	14,410	15,135
English and French	216,745	114,035	102,710	1,565	740	820
Neither English nor French	62,470	24,385	38,090	1,515	670	845
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	847,860	424,390	423,475	30,330	14,780	15,550
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	22.4	23.0	21.8	3.3	3.4	3.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345	910,620	441,195	469,425
Single responses	3,581,800	1,744,820	1,836,985	903,215	437,540	465,675
English	606,910	299,450	307,455	868,765	420,340	448,425
French	2,502,410	1,217,800	1,284,605	15,935	7,625	8,315
Non-official languages	472,485	227,560	244,920	18,510	9,570	8,940
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	195	75	125	2,770	1,395	1,380
Atikamekw	10	5	10	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	85	35	50	5	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	30	10	15	0	0	0
Inuktitut	70	25	50	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	2,770	1,390	1,375
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}	469,410	226,055	243,360	15,500	8,060	7,440
African languages, n.i.e.	185	90	95	35	15	20
Afrikaans	25	10	10	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	560	255	310	10	10	5
Albanian	1,325	670	655	125	60	60
Amharic	325	150	180	70	35	35
Arabic	66,910	34,230	32,680	3,495	2,030	1,465
Armenian	10,870	5,145	5,720	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	225	110	125	10	5	10
Bengali	8,155	4,050	4,100	230	115	110
Berber languages (Kabyle)	1,780	935	840	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	230	95	135	30	15	15
Bosnian	265	135	125	50	25	25
Bulgarian	4,590	2,260	2,330	10	5	10
Burmese	25	10	15	5	5	5
Cantonese	8,120	3,870	4,245	320	165	155
Chinese, n.o.s.	31,905	15,280	16,630	1,985	1,040	950
Creoles	19,000	8,095	10,905	30	10	15
Croatian	790	375	415	75	40	35
Czech	415	195	220	45	20	25
Danish	30	15	15	15	5	10
Dutch	325	155	170	190	85	105
Estonian	25	15	15	5	0	5
Finnish	60	20	35	10	5	0
Flemish	60	25	35	0	0	5
Fukien	15	5	10	5	0	0
German	1,830	840	990	1,170	565	605
Greek	19,750	9,530	10,225	270	115	150
Gujarati	3,930	1,895	2,040	50	25	25
Hakka	20	5	15	0	0	0
Hebrew	1,705	875	835	25	15	10
Hindi	1,400	700	700	215	110	105
Hungarian	2,240	995	1,245	65	30	30
Ilocano	585	225	360	0	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	225	120	105	20	5	10
Italian	38,855	17,585	21,280	170	75	95
Japanese	760	330	430	130	60	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	4,880	2,260	2,625	5	0	0
Korean	2,840	1,305	1,525	560	265	295
Kurdish	310	155	150	55	35	20
Lao	2,100	1,010	1,090	0	0	0
Latvian	85	30	50	15	10	10
Lingala	450	205	245	5	5	5
Lithuanian	145	55	90	5	5	5
Macedonian	110	55	50	5	0	5
Malay	215	105	105	20	10	10
Malayalam	75	35	35	35	20	20
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	8,525	4,090	4,435	660	340	320
Marathi	65	40	25	25	15	10
Nepali	285	135	150	210	110	100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	855	410	445	30	10	15
Norwegian	40	20	20	20	10	10
Oromo	1,935	1,025	910	20	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	8,270	4,375	3,895	180	95	80
Pashto	775	405	365	35	20	15
Persian (Farsi)	12,990	6,425	6,560	935	480	455
Polish	6,365	2,885	3,485	255	125	130
Portuguese	13,875	6,575	7,300	120	55	60
Romanian	21,380	10,475	10,910	85	35	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	365	165	200	10	5	0
Russian	17,550	8,310	9,240	510	260	245
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	295	140	150	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	10	10	5
Serbian	1,035	495	540	60	25	35
Serbo-Croatian	310	145	165	50	20	25
Shanghainese	30	10	15	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	525	330	195	195	110	85
Sindhi	165	80	85	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	320	160	160	45	25	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	125	55	65	5	0	5
Slovak	220	100	120	30	10	20
Slovenian	280	115	160	5	0	0
Somali	410	200	215	20	5	10
Spanish	74,755	36,280	38,470	775	390	385
Swahili	270	125	140	20	10	15
Swedish	100	45	50	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	7,210	2,775	4,440	550	275	275
Taiwanese	220	115	100	15	10	5
Tamil	11,225	5,565	5,670	130	80	50
Telugu	215	115	100	55	30	25
Thai	160	75	85	60	5	55
Tibetan languages	70	35	30	0	0	0
Tigrigna	160	70	85	25	15	10
Turkish	4,675	2,320	2,360	140	70	70
Ukrainian	1,800	775	1,025	25	5	20
Urdu	7,030	3,550	3,485	320	155	165
Vietnamese	19,555	9,285	10,270	280	145	135
Yiddish	6,155	3,165	2,990	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,870	1,435	1,440	235	120	115
Multiple responses	204,120	100,755	103,365	7,405	3,655	3,755
English and French	48,610	24,475	24,135	1,815	860	950
English and non-official language	41,050	19,960	21,095	5,295	2,640	2,655
French and non-official language	87,330	42,320	45,010	115	60	60
English, French and non-official language	27,120	13,995	13,125	180	85	90
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345	910,620	441,190	469,425
None	2,955,830	1,434,280	1,521,550	863,715	418,680	445,030
Single responses	761,210	376,665	384,550	46,065	22,110	23,960
English	276,640	139,560	137,075	16,325	8,230	8,095
French	230,990	113,850	117,145	15,705	6,975	8,730
Non-official languages	253,580	123,255	130,325	14,035	6,900	7,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	235	85	150	1,945	900	1,045
Atikamekw	10	5	10	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	80	40	45	10	5	5
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	20	10	10	0	0	0
Inuktitut	90	25	70	30	10	20
Mi'kmaq	25	5	15	1,890	880	1,015
Ojibway	5	0	5	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}	248,955	120,965	127,990	11,385	5,685	5,705
African languages, n.i.e.	470	250	220	15	10	10
Afrikaans	45	25	20	55	25	30
Akan (Twi)	465	240	225	35	20	20
Albanian	335	165	170	95	45	45
Amharic	175	85	90	40	25	20
Arabic	44,685	23,760	20,920	1,995	1,175	825
Armenian	2,440	1,210	1,225	20	10	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	745	370	370	45	25	25
Bengali	1,110	620	490	95	60	35
Berber languages (Kabyle)	1,825	955	870	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	240	80	160	15	5	10
Bosnian	80	30	45	35	20	15
Bulgarian	740	340	405	25	15	10
Burmese	15	5	10	5	0	0
Cantonese	1,755	865	890	195	100	90
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,055	2,325	2,730	490	225	265
Creoles	33,300	14,930	18,370	80	25	55
Croatian	485	220	260	70	25	40
Czech	350	155	190	55	20	35
Danish	110	45	65	60	30	30
Dutch	630	290	340	550	260	285
Estonian	55	20	30	20	5	15
Finnish	105	45	60	25	10	10
Flemish	55	20	40	5	0	5
Fukien	25	10	15	10	0	5
German	4,130	1,870	2,260	1,255	605	645
Greek	14,145	7,120	7,030	435	225	205
Gujarati	1,175	595	580	40	15	20
Hakka	50	25	25	0	0	0
Hebrew	2,935	1,455	1,485	85	45	35
Hindi	1,790	945	850	310	165	145
Hungarian	1,425	640	790	90	35	50
Ilocano	505	180	325	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	185	100	85	15	5	5
Italian	37,515	18,415	19,100	365	190	170
Japanese	845	350	495	205	85	115
Khmer (Cambodian)	2,010	925	1,085	5	0	0
Korean	600	265	335	205	95	110
Kurdish	205	105	100	10	5	5
Lao	930	450	480	0	0	0
Latvian	70	25	50	25	10	10
Lingala	2,255	1,090	1,165	5	0	5
Lithuanian	160	55	105	5	0	5
Macedonian	35	20	20	5	5	5
Malay	195	90	110	30	10	15
Malayalam	130	65	70	55	20	35
Maltese	0	0	0	15	5	10
Mandarin	1,670	715	960	225	110	120
Marathi	55	30	25	5	5	5
Nepali	20	10	15	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	2,225	1,095	1,130	65	30	35
Norwegian	90	45	45	55	25	30
Oromo	2,215	1,145	1,065	5	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,715	940	775	125	60	60
Pashto	80	50	30	10	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	2,635	1,455	1,180	210	125	85
Polish	3,015	1,215	1,795	280	135	140
Portuguese	8,350	3,990	4,360	175	85	85
Romanian	4,050	1,865	2,185	60	25	35
Rundi (Kirundi)	655	320	345	5	0	0
Russian	4,080	1,865	2,215	230	105	120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	575	250	325	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	10	5	5
Serbian	365	180	180	40	25	20
Serbo-Croatian	135	65	70	45	20	25
Shanghainese	45	20	30	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	215	95	120	220	90	135
Sindhi	110	50	60	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	175	95	80	45	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	70	35	35	0	0	0
Slovak	280	125	155	55	25	30
Slovenian	205	85	115	15	5	5
Somali	195	100	90	15	10	5
Spanish	31,140	15,250	15,890	1,050	485	560
Swahili	710	325	385	75	40	35
Swedish	265	135	135	60	20	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,700	1,505	3,190	435	165	275
Taiwanese	135	65	70	15	10	5
Tamil	1,495	785	710	105	60	45
Telugu	70	50	30	40	20	15
Thai	235	75	155	30	5	20
Tibetan languages	25	15	5	5	5	0
Tigrigna	75	40	40	20	10	10
Turkish	1,125	590	530	120	65	50
Ukrainian	1,125	475	650	75	30	45
Urdu	2,135	1,160	975	170	90	80
Vietnamese	4,155	2,010	2,145	105	45	55
Yiddish	1,675	765	910	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	4,390	2,205	2,190	705	325	380
Multiple responses	68,875	34,630	34,245	840	400	435
English and French	28,020	14,400	13,620	95	45	45
English and non-official language	19,670	9,825	9,850	175	80	90
French and non-official language	20,300	9,955	10,345	560	265	300
English, French and non-official language	885	450	435	5	5	5

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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

^E use with caution

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

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

X area and data suppression

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

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

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

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

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

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

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

... not applicable

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

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

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

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

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

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

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

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

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

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 13

Other family households

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

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

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

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

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

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

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

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

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

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

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 22

Other languages

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

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Montréal, Quebec (Code 462) and Nova Scotia (Code 12) (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 4, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy

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Geographic hierarchy: Nova Scotia (Province)

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Related data: Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec, 2011
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Related data: Nova Scotia

2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Nova Scotia, 2011
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NHS Focus on Geography Series, Nova Scotia

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Geographic hierarchy: Nova Scotia (Province)

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2011 Census

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2011 Census

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