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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)
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(Province)
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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 7,903,001  ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 3,635,556A†  ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,546,131  ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 5.2 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 1,696,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,685,926 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 1,613,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,395,343 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 898.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 4,258.31 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,356,547.02 ...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 7,903,000 3,875,860 4,027,140
0 to 4 years 222,225 113,520 108,700 440,840 225,525 215,320
5 to 9 years 201,655 102,255 99,395 399,575 203,675 195,900
10 to 14 years 208,290 106,470 101,825 418,205 213,540 204,665
15 to 19 years 242,600 122,930 119,665 491,980 249,960 242,020
15 years 46,445 23,715 22,735 93,955 47,690 46,265
16 years 47,330 23,970 23,360 96,095 48,880 47,210
17 years 47,950 24,460 23,485 97,795 49,925 47,875
18 years 49,395 25,010 24,385 100,210 50,910 49,305
19 years 51,475 25,775 25,700 103,915 52,545 51,370
20 to 24 years 250,890 125,260 125,630 489,185 246,850 242,340
25 to 29 years 256,520 126,530 129,990 490,665 245,695 244,970
30 to 34 years 276,950 136,060 140,885 531,445 264,980 266,460
35 to 39 years 266,295 132,355 133,940 498,225 249,610 248,615
40 to 44 years 273,535 137,000 136,535 520,805 261,120 259,690
45 to 49 years 302,160 151,420 150,745 623,575 311,320 312,250
50 to 54 years 295,365 145,825 149,540 648,695 320,695 327,995
55 to 59 years 250,495 121,475 129,020 579,280 285,295 293,990
60 to 64 years 217,405 103,455 113,950 512,830 250,675 262,155
65 to 69 years 170,995 79,885 91,115 403,210 194,305 208,905
70 to 74 years 129,760 58,375 71,390 291,755 135,830 155,925
75 to 79 years 106,620 45,895 60,720 232,355 101,675 130,680
80 to 84 years 81,755 31,810 49,945 176,420 69,170 107,250
85 years and over 70,715 21,000 49,715 153,945 45,945 108,005
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 39.7 38.7 40.8 41.9 40.7 43.0
% of the population aged 15 and over 83.5 82.7 84.2 84.1 83.4 84.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 3,192,055 1,539,275 1,652,785 6,644,380 3,233,120 3,411,260
Married or living with a common-law partner 1,728,495 866,800 861,690 3,745,320 1,875,415 1,869,905
Married (and not separated) 1,174,405 587,860 586,540 2,353,770 1,177,720 1,176,050
Living common law 554,085 278,935 275,150 1,391,550 697,695 693,850
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 1,463,565 672,475 791,090 2,899,060 1,357,705 1,541,360
Single (never legally married) 1,002,695 530,050 472,645 1,942,090 1,045,540 896,545
Separated 57,625 24,045 33,580 105,195 46,465 58,720
Divorced 228,245 85,130 143,120 463,830 188,265 275,565
Widowed 174,995 33,250 141,740 387,945 77,430 310,515
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 1,034,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,203,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 504,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,158,055 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 235,285 ...Data not available ...Data not available 473,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 209,915 ...Data not available ...Data not available 407,400 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 84,835 ...Data not available ...Data not available 164,680 ...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 2,203,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 844,955 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,838,120 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 568,255 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,143,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 249,535 ...Data not available ...Data not available 596,140 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 318,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available 547,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 120,220 ...Data not available ...Data not available 216,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 136,870 ...Data not available ...Data not available 226,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 61,625 ...Data not available ...Data not available 104,010 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 276,705 ...Data not available ...Data not available 694,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 137,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available 334,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 138,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available 360,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 60,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 152,120 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 59,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available 155,020 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 19,115 ...Data not available ...Data not available 53,360 ...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 365,515 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 148,700 ...Data not available ...Data not available 277,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 90,110 ...Data not available ...Data not available 169,760 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 43,615 ...Data not available ...Data not available 81,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 14,975 ...Data not available ...Data not available 26,810 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 40,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available 87,580 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 26,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available 57,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 11,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available 23,780 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 2,815 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 1,127,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,201,800 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 262,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available 520,710 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 365,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available 728,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 138,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 279,620 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 237,060 ...Data not available ...Data not available 453,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 123,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available 219,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family 1.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1.0 ...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 7,732,835 3,812,190 3,920,640
Number of persons not in census families 745,900 352,880 393,020 1,489,290 717,115 772,170
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 81,095 34,285 46,810 145,795 64,175 81,615
Living with non-relatives only 139,370 79,375 59,995 249,085 141,300 107,785
Living alone 525,435 239,220 286,215 1,094,410 511,640 582,770
Number of census family persons 3,006,560 1,481,025 1,525,535 6,243,545 3,095,075 3,148,470
Average number of persons per census family 2.9 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households 506,350 221,725 284,630 1,128,815 510,045 618,775
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 192,980 53,940 139,040 413,235 124,645 288,590
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 24,650 5,635 19,020 45,530 11,850 33,680
Living with non-relatives only 11,550 5,575 5,975 24,935 11,985 12,950
Living alone 156,780 42,730 114,050 342,775 100,810 241,965
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 313,370 167,785 145,585 715,580 385,395 330,185
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 1,613,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,395,340 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 1,017,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,174,255 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 947,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,050,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 787,450 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,738,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 361,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available 880,690 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 426,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available 857,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 159,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available 312,555 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 69,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available 123,420 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 53,165 ...Data not available ...Data not available 95,000 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 34,380 ...Data not available ...Data not available 61,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 13,570 ...Data not available ...Data not available 27,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 20,810 ...Data not available ...Data not available 33,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 18,785 ...Data not available ...Data not available 33,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 16,735 ...Data not available ...Data not available 28,420 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 596,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,221,090 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 525,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,094,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 70,650 ...Data not available ...Data not available 126,680 ...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 3,395,345 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 525,830 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,560,405 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 135,905 ...Data not available ...Data not available 171,115 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 3,485 ...Data not available ...Data not available 22,995 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 948,040 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,640,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 80,320 ...Data not available ...Data not available 171,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 52,290 ...Data not available ...Data not available 86,040 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 144,345 ...Data not available ...Data not available 263,860 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 665,305 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,103,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 5,780 ...Data not available ...Data not available 15,645 ...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 3,395,345 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 525,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,094,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 517,795 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,181,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 246,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available 496,140 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 215,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available 421,080 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 75,405 ...Data not available ...Data not available 142,555 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 32,485 ...Data not available ...Data not available 59,920 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 3,752,460 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,732,835 ...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 residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,785,915 1,845,570 1,940,345 7,815,950 3,841,260 3,974,690
  Single responses  3,667,620 1,786,580 1,881,045 7,663,135 3,764,810 3,898,325
    English  439,845 218,065 221,785 599,225 297,875 301,355
    French  2,395,525 1,161,290 1,234,235 6,102,210 2,994,300 3,107,910
    Non-official languages  832,245 407,220 425,025 961,700 472,635 489,060
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 535 180 355 41,290 20,530 20,760
        Atikamekw    25 5 20 5,815 2,975 2,845
        Cree, n.o.s.  205 85 115 15,135 7,570 7,565
        Dene  0 5 0 0 5 0
        Innu/Montagnais  55 15 35 8,715 4,200 4,515
        Inuktitut  225 60 165 10,915 5,430 5,485
        Mi'kmaq  20 10 15 670 340 325
        Ojibway  5 0 0 30 15 15
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 5 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 823,845 403,005 420,840 908,480 445,970 462,515
        African languages, n.i.e 720 410 310 930 530 400
        Afrikaans  75 40 35 100 50 45
        Akan (Twi)  1,120 550 570 1,140 560 585
        Albanian  2,110 1,090 1,020 2,405 1,240 1,170
        Amharic  615 300 315 690 340 355
        Arabic  126,865 67,530 59,335 140,035 74,985 65,050
        Armenian  14,800 7,215 7,585 15,030 7,335 7,700
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 1,255 650 605 1,645 875 770
        Bengali  10,240 5,220 5,025 10,405 5,305 5,100
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  5,225 2,840 2,385 5,645 3,095 2,550
        Bisayan languages  880 270 610 955 280 670
        Bosnian  405 200 210 1,505 745 760
        Bulgarian  5,975 2,910 3,060 6,495 3,165 3,330
        Burmese  50 25 30 60 25 35
        Cantonese  10,515 4,965 5,550 10,975 5,185 5,790
        Chinese, n.o.s.  39,095 18,515 20,580 41,590 19,745 21,850
        Creoles  47,665 21,100 26,570 49,475 21,965 27,510
        Croatian  1,875 960 915 2,375 1,220 1,160
        Czech  1,320 615 705 1,645 790 855
        Danish  250 115 135 305 145 160
        Dutch  2,115 1,060 1,055 3,245 1,595 1,645
        Estonian  170 65 105 200 75 125
        Finnish  335 120 220 415 155 255
        Flemish  335 135 195 590 250 340
        Fukien  70 30 45 75 30 45
        German  10,155 4,565 5,590 15,025 6,920 8,105
        Greek  38,860 19,510 19,355 39,825 20,135 19,690
        Gujarati  5,895 2,885 3,005 5,940 2,915 3,025
        Hakka  100 40 60 105 40 60
        Hebrew  3,895 2,060 1,835 3,975 2,105 1,870
        Hindi  2,635 1,375 1,260 2,745 1,435 1,310
        Hungarian  6,005 2,870 3,140 6,675 3,250 3,430
        Ilocano  1,680 605 1,070 1,685 615 1,075
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 450 270 185 560 320 240
        Italian  110,125 54,285 55,835 113,815 56,530 57,285
        Japanese  1,805 560 1,245 2,175 680 1,495
        Khmer (Cambodian)  7,745 3,625 4,115 8,620 4,035 4,580
        Korean  3,870 1,705 2,160 4,085 1,785 2,300
        Kurdish  670 365 305 820 465 360
        Lao  3,555 1,725 1,835 4,185 2,050 2,140
        Latvian  275 95 180 335 125 205
        Lingala  1,740 820 925 2,045 980 1,070
        Lithuanian  570 235 330 650 275 370
        Macedonian  175 90 85 195 105 95
        Malay  555 230 325 625 250 375
        Malayalam  290 155 140 315 165 150
        Maltese  20 5 15 30 15 15
        Mandarin  10,180 4,665 5,515 11,290 5,155 6,130
        Marathi  150 90 60 160 90 65
        Nepali  345 160 185 1,280 620 660
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 3,745 1,990 1,760 4,565 2,470 2,090
        Norwegian  220 110 110 275 130 140
        Oromo  6,390 3,490 2,900 7,035 3,865 3,170
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  11,025 5,915 5,105 11,150 5,990 5,160
        Pashto  960 525 435 990 545 445
        Persian (Farsi)  17,895 9,340 8,560 19,835 10,340 9,500
        Polish  13,530 5,905 7,630 15,250 6,695 8,555
        Portuguese  29,225 14,035 15,190 34,265 16,505 17,760
        Romanian  28,975 13,990 14,990 31,245 15,115 16,130
        Rundi (Kirundi)  1,300 635 670 2,370 1,150 1,220
        Russian  22,480 10,095 12,385 24,085 10,765 13,320
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  1,280 565 715 2,005 875 1,130
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 125 60 60 150 80 75
        Serbian  1,735 850 885 2,955 1,485 1,470
        Serbo-Croatian  675 335 340 1,910 945 970
        Shanghainese  90 40 50 95 40 50
        Sign languages, n.i.e 285 155 125 520 305 215
        Sindhi  295 140 155 305 145 155
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  570 300 265 585 305 280
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 65 40 25 95 55 40
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 265 140 125 325 180 145
        Slovak  1,020 440 585 1,180 525 660
        Slovenian  770 335 435 840 375 460
        Somali  665 335 325 855 435 420
        Spanish  111,070 54,395 56,670 131,850 64,490 67,365
        Swahili  975 485 490 2,065 1,060 1,010
        Swedish  435 210 225 515 240 280
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  13,280 4,550 8,730 13,740 4,655 9,090
        Taiwanese  395 185 210 405 190 215
        Tamil  13,145 6,595 6,550 13,245 6,645 6,595
        Telugu  350 195 155 365 200 160
        Thai  525 145 380 725 190 535
        Tibetan languages  95 55 40 110 60 50
        Tigrigna  310 140 165 350 160 190
        Turkish  6,370 3,285 3,085 6,915 3,605 3,305
        Ukrainian  4,365 1,885 2,480 4,785 2,095 2,690
        Urdu  9,615 5,005 4,610 9,800 5,115 4,690
        Vietnamese  24,610 11,725 12,880 26,560 12,675 13,885
        Yiddish  8,910 4,445 4,460 9,035 4,515 4,520
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 7,870 4,040 3,825 11,930 6,140 5,790
  Multiple responses          118,290 58,990 59,305 152,820 76,455 76,365
    English and French  40,400 20,205 20,190 64,800 32,390 32,405
    English and non-official language  21,450 10,460 10,985 23,435 11,455 11,975
    French and non-official language  44,685 22,165 22,525 51,640 25,810 25,825
    English, French and non-official language 11,755 6,160 5,595 12,950 6,790 6,155
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 7,815,955 3,841,260 3,974,690
  English only 280,785 138,010 142,775 363,860 180,175 183,690
  French only 1,401,455 626,035 775,425 4,047,175 1,871,500 2,175,675
  English and French 2,039,040 1,056,095 982,945 3,328,725 1,758,410 1,570,310
  Neither English nor French 64,640 25,430 39,205 76,190 31,175 45,015
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 7,815,955 3,841,265 3,974,695
  English 739,485 367,370 372,115 935,635 465,965 469,675
  French 2,767,210 1,339,785 1,427,430 6,561,510 3,216,790 3,344,720
  English and French 216,745 114,035 102,710 245,230 128,655 116,575
  Neither English nor French 62,470 24,385 38,090 73,580 29,860 43,720
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 847,860 424,390 423,475 1,058,250 530,290 527,960
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 22.4 23.0 21.8 13.5 13.8 13.3
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 7,815,955 3,841,260 3,974,695
  Single responses 3,581,800 1,744,820 1,836,985 7,570,900 3,720,195 3,850,710
    English 606,910 299,450 307,455 767,415 379,915 387,500
    French 2,502,410 1,217,800 1,284,605 6,249,080 3,071,635 3,177,450
    Non-official languages 472,485 227,560 244,920 554,400 268,640 285,760
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 195 75 125 37,955 19,060 18,895
        Atikamekw   10 5 10 5,365 2,805 2,560
        Cree, n.o.s. 85 35 50 14,155 7,085 7,075
        Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais 30 10 15 7,730 3,760 3,965
        Inuktitut 70 25 50 10,360 5,230 5,130
        Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 330 175 155
        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 languagesCensus data footnote 21 469,410 226,055 243,360 511,880 247,275 264,610
        African languages, n.i.e. 185 90 95 220 105 115
        Afrikaans 25 10 10 25 10 15
        Akan (Twi) 560 255 310 565 260 310
        Albanian 1,325 670 655 1,510 765 745
        Amharic 325 150 180 360 165 195
        Arabic 66,910 34,230 32,680 72,955 37,360 35,590
        Armenian 10,870 5,145 5,720 10,980 5,195 5,785
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 225 110 125 290 140 155
        Bengali 8,155 4,050 4,100 8,285 4,110 4,170
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,780 935 840 1,915 1,005 915
        Bisayan languages 230 95 135 235 95 140
        Bosnian 265 135 125 1,030 525 505
        Bulgarian 4,590 2,260 2,330 4,940 2,430 2,505
        Burmese 25 10 15 30 10 15
        Cantonese 8,120 3,870 4,245 8,340 3,980 4,360
        Chinese, n.o.s. 31,905 15,280 16,630 33,890 16,270 17,620
        Creoles 19,000 8,095 10,905 19,430 8,295 11,135
        Croatian 790 375 415 1,060 510 545
        Czech 415 195 220 510 240 275
        Danish 30 15 15 35 20 15
        Dutch 325 155 170 525 245 280
        Estonian 25 15 15 30 15 15
        Finnish 60 20 35 65 25 40
        Flemish 60 25 35 95 45 55
        Fukien 15 5 10 15 10 5
        German 1,830 840 990 3,025 1,435 1,590
        Greek 19,750 9,530 10,225 20,060 9,685 10,380
        Gujarati 3,930 1,895 2,040 3,955 1,905 2,050
        Hakka 20 5 15 20 5 15
        Hebrew 1,705 875 835 1,735 885 845
        Hindi 1,400 700 700 1,450 720 725
        Hungarian 2,240 995 1,245 2,390 1,070 1,315
        Ilocano 585 225 360 585 225 360
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 225 120 105 275 145 130
        Italian 38,855 17,585 21,280 39,540 17,925 21,615
        Japanese 760 330 430 915 390 525
        Khmer (Cambodian) 4,880 2,260 2,625 5,350 2,475 2,875
        Korean 2,840 1,305 1,525 2,955 1,360 1,590
        Kurdish 310 155 150 380 200 180
        Lao 2,100 1,010 1,090 2,395 1,160 1,235
        Latvian 85 30 50 90 35 55
        Lingala 450 205 245 545 250 290
        Lithuanian 145 55 90 150 60 90
        Macedonian 110 55 50 125 65 60
        Malay 215 105 105 225 115 120
        Malayalam 75 35 35 75 40 35
        Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Mandarin 8,525 4,090 4,435 9,325 4,485 4,835
        Marathi 65 40 25 65 40 25
        Nepali 285 135 150 1,170 575 600
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 855 410 445 975 465 505
        Norwegian 40 20 20 40 20 25
        Oromo 1,935 1,025 910 2,115 1,110 1,010
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 8,270 4,375 3,895 8,345 4,415 3,925
        Pashto 775 405 365 805 430 380
        Persian (Farsi) 12,990 6,425 6,560 14,380 7,125 7,255
        Polish 6,365 2,885 3,485 6,955 3,160 3,800
        Portuguese 13,875 6,575 7,300 16,015 7,615 8,405
        Romanian 21,380 10,475 10,910 22,790 11,190 11,605
        Rundi (Kirundi) 365 165 200 665 305 355
        Russian 17,550 8,310 9,240 18,465 8,740 9,725
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 295 140 150 450 210 235
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 75 40 35
        Serbian 1,035 495 540 2,015 985 1,025
        Serbo-Croatian 310 145 165 1,180 580 600
        Shanghainese 30 10 15 30 15 20
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 525 330 195 975 625 355
        Sindhi 165 80 85 175 85 90
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 320 160 160 330 165 170
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 55 20 30
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 125 55 65 145 65 75
        Slovak 220 100 120 255 115 140
        Slovenian 280 115 160 295 130 170
        Somali 410 200 215 520 245 275
        Spanish 74,755 36,280 38,470 88,380 43,095 45,290
        Swahili 270 125 140 750 365 385
        Swedish 100 45 50 115 55 55
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7,210 2,775 4,440 7,280 2,815 4,465
        Taiwanese 220 115 100 220 115 100
        Tamil 11,225 5,565 5,670 11,270 5,585 5,685
        Telugu 215 115 100 220 120 105
        Thai 160 75 85 210 95 115
        Tibetan languages 70 35 30 80 40 40
        Tigrigna 160 70 85 170 80 90
        Turkish 4,675 2,320 2,360 4,945 2,470 2,475
        Ukrainian 1,800 775 1,025 1,925 835 1,090
        Urdu 7,030 3,550 3,485 7,125 3,595 3,530
        Vietnamese 19,555 9,285 10,270 20,740 9,845 10,895
        Yiddish 6,155 3,165 2,990 6,275 3,225 3,050
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 2,870 1,435 1,440 4,565 2,310 2,265
  Multiple responses         204,120 100,755 103,365 245,055 121,070 123,985
    English and French 48,610 24,475 24,135 71,555 35,860 35,695
    English and non-official language 41,050 19,960 21,095 43,765 21,305 22,460
    French and non-official language 87,330 42,320 45,010 100,110 48,590 51,525
    English, French and non-official language 27,120 13,995 13,125 29,625 15,315 14,310
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 7,815,950 3,841,260 3,974,690
  None 2,955,830 1,434,280 1,521,550 6,691,145 3,279,620 3,411,525
  Single responses  761,210 376,665 384,550 1,046,580 522,335 524,245
    English  276,640 139,560 137,075 459,125 234,190 224,935
    French  230,990 113,850 117,145 298,090 147,040 151,050
    Non-official languages  253,580 123,255 130,325 289,365 141,100 148,260
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 235 85 150 3,380 1,585 1,795
        Atikamekw    10 5 10 470 205 270
        Cree, n.o.s.  80 40 45 1,250 630 620
        Dene  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  20 10 10 920 435 490
        Inuktitut  90 25 70 485 205 275
        Mi'kmaq  25 5 15 250 110 135
        Ojibway  5 0 5 5 5 5
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 5 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 248,955 120,965 127,990 279,095 136,070 143,025
        African languages, n.i.e 470 250 220 625 335 295
        Afrikaans  45 25 20 65 35 30
        Akan (Twi)  465 240 225 475 240 240
        Albanian  335 165 170 400 200 200
        Amharic  175 85 90 195 95 100
        Arabic  44,685 23,760 20,920 49,400 26,430 22,965
        Armenian  2,440 1,210 1,225 2,500 1,235 1,265
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 745 370 370 945 495 450
        Bengali  1,110 620 490 1,140 635 505
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  1,825 955 870 1,980 1,050 930
        Bisayan languages  240 80 160 250 80 165
        Bosnian  80 30 45 310 145 165
        Bulgarian  740 340 405 835 380 450
        Burmese  15 5 10 10 5 5
        Cantonese  1,755 865 890 1,890 935 955
        Chinese, n.o.s.  5,055 2,325 2,730 5,395 2,480 2,920
        Creoles  33,300 14,930 18,370 34,645 15,580 19,065
        Croatian  485 220 260 600 280 325
        Czech  350 155 190 445 205 240
        Danish  110 45 65 130 50 75
        Dutch  630 290 340 930 415 515
        Estonian  55 20 30 60 25 35
        Finnish  105 45 60 140 60 85
        Flemish  55 20 40 110 45 65
        Fukien  25 10 15 25 10 15
        German  4,130 1,870 2,260 5,900 2,720 3,175
        Greek  14,145 7,120 7,030 14,520 7,350 7,165
        Gujarati  1,175 595 580 1,185 600 585
        Hakka  50 25 25 50 20 30
        Hebrew  2,935 1,455 1,485 2,975 1,475 1,505
        Hindi  1,790 945 850 1,870 985 890
        Hungarian  1,425 640 790 1,580 715 865
        Ilocano  505 180 325 505 180 325
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 185 100 85 210 110 95
        Italian  37,515 18,415 19,100 39,030 19,225 19,810
        Japanese  845 350 495 1,070 465 610
        Khmer (Cambodian)  2,010 925 1,085 2,300 1,070 1,230
        Korean  600 265 335 650 275 375
        Kurdish  205 105 100 230 125 110
        Lao  930 450 480 1,095 530 565
        Latvian  70 25 50 90 35 55
        Lingala  2,255 1,090 1,165 2,585 1,255 1,325
        Lithuanian  160 55 105 180 65 120
        Macedonian  35 20 20 45 20 25
        Malay  195 90 110 235 105 130
        Malayalam  130 65 70 135 70 70
        Maltese  0 0 0 5 5 0
        Mandarin  1,670 715 960 1,880 810 1,075
        Marathi  55 30 25 55 30 30
        Nepali  20 10 15 40 25 25
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 2,225 1,095 1,130 2,705 1,350 1,355
        Norwegian  90 45 45 110 60 55
        Oromo  2,215 1,145 1,065 2,435 1,275 1,160
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  1,715 940 775 1,755 960 795
        Pashto  80 50 30 80 50 30
        Persian (Farsi)  2,635 1,455 1,180 2,920 1,600 1,325
        Polish  3,015 1,215 1,795 3,465 1,400 2,065
        Portuguese  8,350 3,990 4,360 9,950 4,785 5,165
        Romanian  4,050 1,865 2,185 4,475 2,070 2,410
        Rundi (Kirundi)  655 320 345 1,140 565 575
        Russian  4,080 1,865 2,215 4,610 2,105 2,500
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  575 250 325 920 390 530
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 45 25 20 55 35 25
        Serbian  365 180 180 540 275 265
        Serbo-Croatian  135 65 70 350 185 165
        Shanghainese  45 20 30 50 25 25
        Sign languages, n.i.e 215 95 120 445 205 240
        Sindhi  110 50 60 110 50 60
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  175 95 80 175 95 80
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 20 10 10 25 15 15
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 70 35 35 95 55 45
        Slovak  280 125 155 310 140 175
        Slovenian  205 85 115 225 95 130
        Somali  195 100 90 250 135 120
        Spanish  31,140 15,250 15,890 40,335 19,665 20,670
        Swahili  710 325 385 1,245 615 630
        Swedish  265 135 135 320 150 175
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  4,700 1,505 3,190 4,875 1,540 3,335
        Taiwanese  135 65 70 135 65 70
        Tamil  1,495 785 710 1,510 790 720
        Telugu  70 50 30 80 50 30
        Thai  235 75 155 320 100 215
        Tibetan languages  25 15 5 30 15 10
        Tigrigna  75 40 40 90 45 45
        Turkish  1,125 590 530 1,270 690 575
        Ukrainian  1,125 475 650 1,245 535 715
        Urdu  2,135 1,160 975 2,205 1,200 1,010
        Vietnamese  4,155 2,010 2,145 4,620 2,245 2,375
        Yiddish  1,675 765 910 1,690 765 920
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 4,390 2,205 2,190 6,890 3,445 3,445
  Multiple responses          68,875 34,630 34,245 78,230 39,305 38,925
    English and French  28,020 14,400 13,620 30,610 15,760 14,845
    English and non-official language  19,670 9,825 9,850 24,795 12,330 12,465
    French and non-official language  20,300 9,955 10,345 21,860 10,720 11,145
    English, French and non-official language  885 450 435 965 500 465

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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.

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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.

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How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Montréal, Quebec (Code 462) and Quebec (Code 24) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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