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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 Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo (CMA)
Ontario
(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 1 477,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,236,324 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 451,235 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,133,633A  ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 5.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 191,739 ...Data not available ...Data not available 526,627 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 181,493 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,636 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 576.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available 196.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 827.43 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,287.03 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 477,160 234,900 242,260 1,236,320 601,270 635,055
0 to 4 years 28,790 14,750 14,035 71,245 36,245 35,000
5 to 9 years 28,395 14,460 13,935 68,720 34,900 33,820
10 to 14 years 29,165 14,905 14,260 71,470 36,155 35,315
15 to 19 years 32,355 16,590 15,765 82,620 42,030 40,590
15 years 6,390 3,280 3,115 15,510 7,990 7,515
16 years 6,435 3,365 3,070 16,205 8,250 7,955
17 years 6,260 3,130 3,125 16,180 8,255 7,930
18 years 6,320 3,250 3,070 16,830 8,485 8,340
19 years 6,955 3,565 3,390 17,890 9,050 8,850
20 to 24 years 35,455 18,175 17,280 88,795 44,500 44,290
25 to 29 years 34,205 17,135 17,075 83,955 41,305 42,645
30 to 34 years 32,610 16,215 16,390 82,070 39,520 42,545
35 to 39 years 33,230 16,425 16,810 84,990 40,870 44,120
40 to 44 years 34,995 17,295 17,700 90,215 43,890 46,325
45 to 49 years 38,375 18,975 19,395 103,875 51,045 52,830
50 to 54 years 35,310 17,350 17,955 98,840 48,090 50,750
55 to 59 years 29,880 14,570 15,310 82,290 40,085 42,205
60 to 64 years 24,935 12,055 12,880 70,360 34,270 36,095
65 to 69 years 18,060 8,495 9,570 50,100 23,895 26,210
70 to 74 years 13,720 6,540 7,180 36,445 16,850 19,600
75 to 79 years 11,060 4,930 6,130 28,375 12,690 15,680
80 to 84 years 8,605 3,470 5,140 21,470 8,540 12,935
85 years and over 8,010 2,555 5,455 20,485 6,375 14,110
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 37.6 36.6 38.7 39.1 38.2 39.9
% of the population aged 15 and over 81.9 81.2 82.6 82.9 82.2 83.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 390,810 190,780 200,030 1,024,890 493,965 530,930
Married or living with a common-law partner 229,255 114,530 114,720 579,740 289,645 290,095
Married (and not separated) 197,420 98,655 98,765 461,205 230,155 231,055
Living common law 31,830 15,880 15,955 118,535 59,490 59,045
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 161,555 76,250 85,310 445,155 204,325 240,835
Single (never legally married) 108,385 59,135 49,255 306,365 160,450 145,915
Separated 12,110 5,010 7,100 26,815 11,120 15,700
Divorced 21,140 8,230 12,910 62,115 23,135 38,975
Widowed 19,920 3,875 16,045 49,855 9,620 40,240
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 133,675 ...Data not available ...Data not available 340,515 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 61,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available 164,220 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 30,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available 76,030 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 29,860 ...Data not available ...Data not available 71,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 12,405 ...Data not available ...Data not available 29,070 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 133,675 ...Data not available ...Data not available 340,515 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 112,600 ...Data not available ...Data not available 284,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 96,700 ...Data not available ...Data not available 224,940 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 39,330 ...Data not available ...Data not available 96,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 57,370 ...Data not available ...Data not available 128,715 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 20,705 ...Data not available ...Data not available 47,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 25,785 ...Data not available ...Data not available 57,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 10,885 ...Data not available ...Data not available 23,870 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 15,895 ...Data not available ...Data not available 59,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 9,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available 34,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 6,485 ...Data not available ...Data not available 24,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 3,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,810 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 2,320 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,430 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 1,010 ...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 21,075 ...Data not available ...Data not available 56,370 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 16,950 ...Data not available ...Data not available 44,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 9,785 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25,725 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 5,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available 13,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 1,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 4,125 ...Data not available ...Data not available 12,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 2,705 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 1,125 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,475 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 290 ...Data not available ...Data not available 900 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 152,620 ...Data not available ...Data not available 372,080 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 34,325 ...Data not available ...Data not available 84,550 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 51,425 ...Data not available ...Data not available 125,670 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 18,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available 46,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 32,585 ...Data not available ...Data not available 79,015 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 15,785 ...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 469,935 232,110 237,820 1,215,465 592,935 622,530
Number of persons not in census families 71,040 34,970 36,070 218,720 101,700 117,025
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 9,300 3,905 5,390 25,040 10,410 14,625
Living with non-relatives only 18,035 10,765 7,275 52,960 29,745 23,215
Living alone 43,705 20,295 23,410 140,720 61,545 79,180
Number of census family persons 398,895 197,145 201,750 996,745 491,235 505,505
Average number of persons per census family 3.0 ...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 54,560 24,560 30,000 142,825 64,445 78,375
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 17,315 4,565 12,755 47,770 13,060 34,715
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 2,885 585 2,295 7,095 1,460 5,640
Living with non-relatives only 765 350 420 2,840 1,290 1,550
Living alone 13,670 3,625 10,045 37,835 10,310 27,525
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 37,240 20,000 17,240 95,055 51,390 43,665
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 181,490 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 130,020 ...Data not available ...Data not available 333,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 118,610 ...Data not available ...Data not available 308,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 102,095 ...Data not available ...Data not available 262,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 43,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available 120,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 58,165 ...Data not available ...Data not available 141,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 16,515 ...Data not available ...Data not available 46,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 11,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 7,895 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,000 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 5,315 ...Data not available ...Data not available 12,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 1,950 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,965 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 3,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,670 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 2,575 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 3,520 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 51,470 ...Data not available ...Data not available 164,815 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 43,705 ...Data not available ...Data not available 140,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 7,770 ...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 15 181,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 101,215 ...Data not available ...Data not available 226,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 18,530 ...Data not available ...Data not available 72,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 325 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,125 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 61,420 ...Data not available ...Data not available 199,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 11,970 ...Data not available ...Data not available 35,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 20,030 ...Data not available ...Data not available 79,725 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 5,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available 14,710 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 24,020 ...Data not available ...Data not available 68,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 320 ...Data not available ...Data not available 665 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 181,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 43,705 ...Data not available ...Data not available 140,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 59,530 ...Data not available ...Data not available 166,175 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 31,015 ...Data not available ...Data not available 80,020 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 30,535 ...Data not available ...Data not available 73,830 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 11,255 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25,990 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 5,450 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 469,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,215,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.6 ...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 19 472,090 232,985 239,105 1,222,760 595,810 626,950
  Single responses  464,625 229,305 235,325 1,187,685 578,925 608,760
    English  351,920 174,340 177,580 599,295 298,245 301,050
    French  5,865 2,765 3,100 384,160 183,510 200,650
    Non-official languages  106,840 52,200 54,640 204,230 97,175 107,060
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 25 5 20 565 200 365
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 5 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  5 5 5 215 100 115
        Dene  0 0 0 10 0 5
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 10 5 5
        Inuktitut  5 0 5 225 55 165
        Mi'kmaq  5 0 0 25 10 15
        Ojibway  15 5 10 70 25 45
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 10 5 5
        Stoney  0 0 0 5 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 105,635 51,595 54,040 201,255 95,815 105,435
        African languages, n.i.e.  315 160 150 525 265 255
        Afrikaans  100 55 40 155 80 75
        Akan (Twi)  55 25 25 325 155 170
        Albanian  805 420 385 625 310 310
        Amharic  595 280 310 1,225 595 635
        Arabic  4,415 2,330 2,085 34,020 17,795 16,230
        Armenian  455 230 220 475 245 235
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  90 45 50 645 315 330
        Bengali  700 375 325 2,915 1,495 1,425
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  5 5 0 175 90 85
        Bisayan languages  45 15 30 385 110 280
        Bosnian  500 255 245 720 335 385
        Bulgarian  160 85 70 1,030 475 555
        Burmese  60 40 25 165 85 80
        Cantonese  1,390 700 690 6,575 3,080 3,490
        Chinese, n.o.s.  4,825 2,390 2,435 13,580 6,390 7,190
        Creoles  105 45 60 4,455 1,905 2,555
        Croatian  2,140 1,070 1,065 1,205 580 625
        Czech  770 355 410 1,065 485 580
        Danish  180 80 95 335 155 185
        Dutch  1,980 895 1,080 2,745 1,315 1,425
        Estonian  120 50 65 190 85 105
        Finnish  160 80 85 340 135 205
        Flemish  60 25 30 105 50 60
        Fukien  20 5 15 85 40 45
        German  12,365 5,725 6,635 6,640 2,940 3,705
        Greek  1,375 685 690 2,180 1,165 1,015
        Gujarati  2,145 1,110 1,035 1,225 640 580
        Hakka  15 5 10 60 35 25
        Hebrew  90 40 50 365 200 165
        Hindi  1,140 580 565 2,365 1,195 1,170
        Hungarian  1,780 870 910 1,885 940 950
        Ilocano  55 20 35 365 120 240
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  145 70 75 140 80 55
        Italian  1,850 990 860 9,960 5,025 4,935
        Japanese  380 160 220 1,030 325 705
        Khmer (Cambodian)  270 140 135 1,300 570 730
        Korean  1,485 740 740 1,710 725 985
        Kurdish  515 280 235 715 375 340
        Lao  1,020 495 530 475 235 240
        Latvian  95 50 50 295 135 165
        Lingala  10 5 5 385 180 205
        Lithuanian  85 40 50 225 100 130
        Macedonian  245 125 120 70 35 35
        Malay  190 85 110 390 165 225
        Malayalam  295 150 150 450 225 225
        Maltese  60 30 30 40 10 25
        Mandarin  3,060 1,520 1,545 7,275 3,360 3,920
        Marathi  140 70 65 240 115 125
        Nepali  40 20 20 465 230 240
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  95 45 45 870 465 405
        Norwegian  30 15 15 155 60 95
        Oromo  95 50 45 565 310 260
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  3,845 1,900 1,945 3,365 1,680 1,685
        Pashto  800 420 380 720 385 335
        Persian (Farsi)  2,895 1,515 1,380 6,555 3,285 3,270
        Polish  5,310 2,530 2,780 6,230 2,830 3,395
        Portuguese  9,940 4,775 5,165 6,625 3,190 3,440
        Romanian  5,415 2,655 2,765 3,280 1,520 1,760
        Rundi (Kirundi)  15 5 10 935 420 520
        Russian  1,520 715 805 6,030 2,635 3,400
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  35 20 15 875 335 535
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  225 105 120 170 85 85
        Serbian  5,020 2,480 2,540 2,195 1,100 1,095
        Serbo-Croatian  580 290 290 960 465 495
        Shanghainese  5 0 10 80 35 45
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  55 25 25 140 65 70
        Sindhi  205 100 105 245 120 130
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  190 95 95 730 360 370
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  120 60 60 360 175 180
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  265 140 125 75 40 35
        Slovak  560 255 300 680 305 375
        Slovenian  265 140 130 245 115 130
        Somali  685 335 355 6,290 2,690 3,600
        Spanish  7,900 3,775 4,125 14,920 6,850 8,070
        Swahili  115 60 55 1,070 515 555
        Swedish  85 50 35 290 130 160
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  1,300 450 845 5,070 1,675 3,395
        Taiwanese  70 35 35 175 75 100
        Tamil  665 350 315 2,100 1,080 1,020
        Telugu  295 165 130 345 170 170
        Thai  115 45 75 385 105 275
        Tibetan languages  5 5 5 20 10 10
        Tigrigna  455 220 230 775 375 400
        Turkish  785 415 380 1,510 775 740
        Ukrainian  800 345 455 1,675 730 945
        Urdu  2,790 1,430 1,355 3,790 1,925 1,860
        Vietnamese  3,190 1,535 1,655 6,230 2,915 3,310
        Yiddish  10 5 5 230 120 105
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 1,180 605 575 2,405 1,155 1,250
  Multiple responses          7,465 3,685 3,780 35,075 16,885 18,190
    English and French  985 450 540 16,665 8,010 8,650
    English and non-official language  6,095 3,060 3,040 11,795 5,770 6,020
    French and non-official language  225 105 120 4,630 2,190 2,440
    English, French and non-official language 155 75 85 1,985 905 1,075
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 472,095 232,985 239,105 1,222,755 595,805 626,950
  English only 434,105 216,735 217,365 556,405 282,365 274,040
  French only 220 90 125 105,280 46,280 59,000
  English and French 30,275 13,165 17,110 547,625 261,975 285,650
  Neither English nor French 7,495 2,995 4,495 13,445 5,185 8,260
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 472,090 232,985 239,100 1,222,755 595,810 626,950
  English 456,795 226,265 230,530 774,485 383,195 391,295
  French 5,670 2,680 2,990 408,010 194,450 213,560
  English and French 2,320 1,145 1,175 27,220 13,200 14,025
  Neither English nor French 7,305 2,900 4,405 13,040 4,965 8,070
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 6,830 3,250 3,580 421,625 201,050 220,575
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 1.4 1.4 1.5 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 19 472,090 232,985 239,105 1,222,760 595,810 626,950
  Single responses 455,620 224,900 230,720 1,169,560 570,455 599,110
    English 397,780 196,700 201,080 718,430 355,105 363,330
    French 1,670 785 890 345,630 165,270 180,365
    Non-official languages 56,170 27,415 28,755 105,500 50,085 55,420
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 0 0 0 170 60 110
        Atikamekw   0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 80 30 50
        Dene 0 0 0 0 5 0
        Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 5 5 5
        Inuktitut 0 0 0 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 55,635 27,150 28,485 104,505 49,620 54,885
        African languages, n.i.e. 170 80 90 205 95 110
        Afrikaans 30 15 10 50 30 25
        Akan (Twi) 15 5 10 110 55 55
        Albanian 530 270 260 310 155 155
        Amharic 390 195 200 685 315 365
        Arabic 2,690 1,320 1,370 20,295 10,240 10,050
        Armenian 230 110 115 240 120 115
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 100 45 60
        Bengali 435 225 205 1,965 970 995
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 0 0 75 30 45
        Bisayan languages 15 5 5 125 40 80
        Bosnian 310 165 145 405 205 200
        Bulgarian 80 40 35 575 275 300
        Burmese 90 45 40 100 45 55
        Cantonese 810 395 420 4,070 1,895 2,175
        Chinese, n.o.s. 3,265 1,635 1,630 9,180 4,330 4,855
        Creoles 35 20 20 1,855 765 1,085
        Croatian 1,030 500 530 500 245 255
        Czech 260 120 135 295 135 160
        Danish 35 20 15 30 15 10
        Dutch 240 100 140 200 95 110
        Estonian 25 5 15 45 20 30
        Finnish 20 10 15 30 10 15
        Flemish 0 0 5 5 0 5
        Fukien 5 5 0 15 10 10
        German 3,480 1,595 1,890 875 380 490
        Greek 570 265 305 665 325 335
        Gujarati 1,370 690 685 460 225 240
        Hakka 0 0 0 10 5 5
        Hebrew 55 25 30 145 70 70
        Hindi 535 275 255 1,055 520 535
        Hungarian 600 300 300 545 260 285
        Ilocano 15 5 5 160 65 100
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 100 40 60 35 20 15
        Italian 420 195 225 2,980 1,355 1,625
        Japanese 220 110 110 420 160 260
        Khmer (Cambodian) 160 85 75 635 285 350
        Korean 1,065 535 530 1,050 485 570
        Kurdish 325 170 155 440 220 220
        Lao 545 275 275 255 135 125
        Latvian 15 5 5 70 30 45
        Lingala 5 0 0 135 50 75
        Lithuanian 15 5 15 55 25 30
        Macedonian 125 60 65 30 15 15
        Malay 65 25 40 115 60 55
        Malayalam 190 95 95 180 90 95
        Maltese 5 0 5 5 0 5
        Mandarin 2,360 1,195 1,170 5,530 2,680 2,855
        Marathi 70 35 30 120 55 65
        Nepali 25 10 10 345 165 175
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 30 15 20 150 75 75
        Norwegian 5 0 5 10 5 5
        Oromo 45 25 25 265 125 140
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 2,560 1,240 1,320 1,830 875 960
        Pashto 580 295 285 525 280 245
        Persian (Farsi) 2,180 1,115 1,065 4,165 1,970 2,200
        Polish 2,445 1,190 1,260 2,505 1,165 1,340
        Portuguese 4,460 2,085 2,375 2,775 1,320 1,455
        Romanian 2,985 1,460 1,530 1,880 900 985
        Rundi (Kirundi) 5 5 0 330 160 170
        Russian 945 460 485 3,825 1,785 2,040
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 5 5 5 285 120 170
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 155 75 85 90 45 50
        Serbian 3,775 1,865 1,910 1,600 805 795
        Serbo-Croatian 330 165 160 600 305 300
        Shanghainese 5 0 0 40 20 15
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 85 50 35 225 130 90
        Sindhi 85 45 40 60 25 40
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 80 40 40 350 175 175
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 100 45 50 275 140 135
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 140 75 65 25 10 15
        Slovak 180 80 100 205 95 110
        Slovenian 70 30 40 35 15 15
        Somali 480 230 245 3,935 1,635 2,295
        Spanish 4,695 2,250 2,450 8,485 3,970 4,515
        Swahili 70 30 40 390 170 215
        Swedish 35 20 15 65 35 30
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 445 205 240 2,125 830 1,295
        Taiwanese 35 20 15 80 35 45
        Tamil 370 185 180 1,285 630 655
        Telugu 160 85 70 125 60 65
        Thai 50 25 30 135 45 80
        Tibetan languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
        Tigrigna 285 140 140 405 180 225
        Turkish 420 215 205 805 395 410
        Ukrainian 245 100 140 445 200 245
        Urdu 1,745 895 850 2,050 1,025 1,025
        Vietnamese 2,295 1,110 1,185 4,315 2,025 2,295
        Yiddish 0 0 0 15 10 5
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 535 260 265 830 405 420
  Multiple responses         16,470 8,085 8,385 53,190 25,355 27,840
    English and French 575 250 325 17,120 8,000 9,120
    English and non-official language 15,535 7,675 7,865 27,065 13,210 13,855
    French and non-official language 75 30 45 5,045 2,270 2,775
    English, French and non-official language 280 135 145 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 19 472,090 232,985 239,100 1,222,760 595,805 626,945
  None 410,720 203,030 207,690 942,040 462,705 479,335
  Single responses  60,210 29,400 30,815 270,045 128,120 141,925
    English  24,485 12,270 12,215 122,885 59,095 63,790
    French  4,270 1,820 2,445 76,435 35,695 40,735
    Non-official languages  31,450 15,305 16,145 70,725 33,325 37,405
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 25 10 20 355 130 220
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  0 0 0 115 55 65
        Dene  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  5 0 5 145 45 95
        Mi'kmaq  0 0 0 20 10 5
        Ojibway  25 10 15 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 30,865 15,015 15,845 68,855 32,505 36,345
        African languages, n.i.e.  80 35 45 250 120 125
        Afrikaans  55 30 25 75 30 40
        Akan (Twi)  30 15 10 235 100 135
        Albanian  165 85 80 165 85 75
        Amharic  185 90 90 390 180 205
        Arabic  1,440 785 650 10,390 5,505 4,885
        Armenian  140 75 65 110 45 60
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  25 10 15 370 185 185
        Bengali  175 100 80 640 355 285
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  0 0 0 55 25 25
        Bisayan languages  10 5 5 100 35 65
        Bosnian  155 85 75 225 95 125
        Bulgarian  40 25 15 275 130 150
        Burmese  30 15 10 50 25 25
        Cantonese  485 250 235 1,800 845 955
        Chinese, n.o.s.  970 490 485 2,855 1,360 1,490
        Creoles  75 30 45 3,145 1,335 1,805
        Croatian  700 350 350 415 210 200
        Czech  285 130 160 355 140 215
        Danish  65 30 35 140 60 85
        Dutch  550 240 310 925 415 510
        Estonian  40 15 25 65 25 35
        Finnish  50 30 20 145 50 95
        Flemish  5 0 10 20 10 10
        Fukien  10 5 5 35 15 20
        German  3,735 1,675 2,060 2,730 1,210 1,520
        Greek  645 320 325 1,160 625 535
        Gujarati  515 255 260 600 310 290
        Hakka  5 0 0 20 10 10
        Hebrew  60 25 35 355 180 180
        Hindi  765 415 355 1,425 730 695
        Hungarian  490 230 265 560 260 300
        Ilocano  20 5 15 95 25 70
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  35 25 15 65 35 25
        Italian  695 340 360 4,210 2,035 2,175
        Japanese  145 65 85 595 260 340
        Khmer (Cambodian)  55 30 25 440 190 250
        Korean  275 145 125 500 215 285
        Kurdish  100 50 50 155 80 75
        Lao  305 165 150 125 60 65
        Latvian  20 15 10 85 40 45
        Lingala  15 5 5 620 255 370
        Lithuanian  15 5 10 70 30 45
        Macedonian  60 35 25 20 5 15
        Malay  70 30 40 185 80 105
        Malayalam  110 65 50 190 100 95
        Maltese  20 15 10 20 10 15
        Mandarin  625 290 330 1,745 765 975
        Marathi  40 25 15 65 25 35
        Nepali  0 0 0 60 25 40
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  80 40 40 735 350 385
        Norwegian  25 15 10 80 30 50
        Oromo  30 15 10 145 75 65
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  845 435 410 1,090 545 545
        Pashto  135 75 55 140 70 65
        Persian (Farsi)  400 210 185 1,555 815 740
        Polish  1,525 730 795 1,980 815 1,165
        Portuguese  3,805 1,875 1,930 2,250 1,085 1,165
        Romanian  1,510 725 780 830 395 435
        Rundi (Kirundi)  5 0 5 510 225 285
        Russian  390 180 210 1,645 715 930
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  15 10 10 425 155 265
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  55 30 30 50 20 30
        Serbian  800 390 410 380 200 185
        Serbo-Croatian  145 75 75 170 90 80
        Shanghainese  5 5 5 25 10 20
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  55 25 30 145 55 90
        Sindhi  60 25 40 120 60 65
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  70 35 35 280 140 145
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  10 5 5 35 20 20
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  30 15 15 25 15 10
        Slovak  170 70 95 240 100 140
        Slovenian  90 40 45 70 20 45
        Somali  160 75 90 2,015 925 1,090
        Spanish  2,750 1,335 1,415 6,505 3,050 3,455
        Swahili  85 45 40 780 360 425
        Swedish  35 20 15 170 80 95
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  495 155 340 1,920 565 1,355
        Taiwanese  20 10 10 65 25 40
        Tamil  235 125 110 660 345 320
        Telugu  90 50 45 145 70 70
        Thai  45 20 30 205 65 140
        Tibetan languages  0 0 0 10 5 0
        Tigrigna  130 60 70 265 130 135
        Turkish  290 150 145 420 225 195
        Ukrainian  180 75 110 545 220 320
        Urdu  840 420 420 1,445 750 695
        Vietnamese  645 325 320 1,420 685 735
        Yiddish  5 0 0 55 25 25
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 565 280 280 1,520 685 835
  Multiple responses          1,160 555 605 10,665 4,985 5,680
    English and French  155 75 85 3,345 1,610 1,740
    English and non-official language  455 235 220 3,125 1,465 1,660
    French and non-official language  545 245 295 4,110 1,865 2,245
    English, French and non-official language  10 5 5 85 40 45

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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.

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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.')

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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.

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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. Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo, Ontario (Code 541) 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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