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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	Vancouver (CMA) British Columbia (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}	2,313,328	...Data not available	...Data not available	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	2,116,581	...Data not available	...Data not available	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	9.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	949,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	891,336	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	802.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	2,882.55	...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}	2,313,330	1,130,375	1,182,955	921,730	445,585	476,140
0 to 4 years	115,185	59,275	55,905	43,985	22,565	21,415
5 to 9 years	114,390	58,725	55,665	44,425	22,660	21,765
10 to 14 years	124,880	64,365	60,515	49,810	25,555	24,260
15 to 19 years	145,190	75,075	70,120	57,440	29,235	28,205
15 years	28,165	14,570	13,600	11,060	5,555	5,505
16 years	28,785	15,090	13,695	11,095	5,690	5,405
17 years	28,980	14,990	13,990	11,425	5,800	5,625
18 years	29,365	15,065	14,300	11,775	6,065	5,705
19 years	29,895	15,365	14,530	12,085	6,125	5,965
20 to 24 years	159,080	80,620	78,465	59,620	30,055	29,560
25 to 29 years	170,065	83,960	86,105	51,920	25,405	26,515
30 to 34 years	160,010	77,905	82,110	51,545	24,470	27,070
35 to 39 years	161,245	76,660	84,585	56,380	26,835	29,545
40 to 44 years	180,535	86,315	94,225	62,115	29,895	32,220
45 to 49 years	192,085	93,760	98,330	76,275	37,010	39,265
50 to 54 years	182,430	88,700	93,730	77,465	37,465	39,995
55 to 59 years	158,570	77,600	80,970	70,960	34,200	36,760
60 to 64 years	136,760	66,610	70,145	66,425	32,310	34,115
65 to 69 years	94,860	46,120	48,740	48,920	23,840	25,075
70 to 74 years	72,890	34,215	38,675	36,395	17,300	19,095
75 to 79 years	58,155	26,990	31,160	27,655	12,460	15,195
80 to 84 years	44,235	19,050	25,185	20,015	8,040	11,975
85 years and over	42,765	14,440	28,325	20,385	6,285	14,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	40.2	39.3	40.9	43.7	42.7	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.7	83.9	85.5	85.0	84.1	85.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,958,875	948,010	1,010,870	783,510	374,810	408,700
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,106,580	551,400	555,175	453,095	226,305	226,790
Married (and not separated)	970,585	482,590	487,995	376,020	187,865	188,155
Living common law	135,990	68,815	67,175	77,075	38,440	38,635
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	852,300	396,605	455,695	330,420	148,505	181,915
Single (never legally married)	586,885	313,205	273,685	209,180	109,775	99,405
Separated	48,835	19,980	28,855	23,545	10,105	13,445
Divorced	119,565	45,135	74,440	46,065	18,690	27,375
Widowed	97,010	18,290	78,720	51,625	9,940	41,690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	294,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	148,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	140,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	49,730	...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}	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	535,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	467,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	185,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	282,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	109,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	126,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	45,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	67,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	48,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	19,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	10,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,570	...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	98,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	78,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	48,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	23,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	7,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	19,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	12,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	690,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	136,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	214,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	82,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	155,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	100,965	...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	2,280,775	1,115,555	1,165,220	906,175	439,230	466,940
Number of persons not in census families	421,370	196,635	224,735	163,895	74,725	89,165
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	63,575	23,920	39,655	17,670	7,250	10,420
Living with non-relatives only	106,050	57,060	48,990	37,430	20,250	17,180
Living alone	251,750	115,650	136,090	108,795	47,225	61,570
Number of census family persons	1,859,400	918,915	940,485	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	293,195	134,660	158,530	143,825	65,235	78,595
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	99,835	29,055	70,780	48,920	14,375	34,550
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	21,475	4,520	16,955	6,250	1,570	4,675
Living with non-relatives only	6,000	2,860	3,135	2,710	1,275	1,430
Living alone	72,370	21,680	50,690	39,970	11,530	28,440
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	193,360	105,605	87,755	94,905	50,860	44,045
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	595,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	510,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	436,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	191,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	245,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	73,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	85,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	50,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	38,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	11,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	27,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	11,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	34,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	295,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	251,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	44,100	...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}	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	301,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	129,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	4,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	455,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	19,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	80,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	126,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	228,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	960	...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}	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	272,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	142,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	134,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	52,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	37,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	2,280,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...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}	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805	910,620	441,190	469,425
Single responses	2,231,105	1,092,095	1,139,005	904,285	438,165	466,125
English	1,282,495	645,490	637,010	836,085	404,330	431,760
French	24,780	12,080	12,700	31,105	15,005	16,100
Non-official languages	923,825	434,530	489,295	37,090	18,825	18,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	335	155	175	4,685	2,280	2,405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	230	115	120	25	15	15
Dene	20	10	5	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	5	5	25	5	20
Mi'kmaq	5	0	5	4,620	2,255	2,370
Ojibway	65	25	40	15	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	5	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	917,155	431,300	485,850	31,675	16,170	15,510
African languages, n.i.e.	490	250	240	70	40	35
Afrikaans	1,255	625	630	75	45	35
Akan (Twi)	380	190	190	50	25	30
Albanian	980	500	485	245	130	120
Amharic	1,065	520	545	150	80	70
Arabic	10,825	6,105	4,725	5,965	3,525	2,440
Armenian	980	500	480	50	30	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	345	150	195	100	55	45
Bengali	2,095	1,100	995	375	210	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	5	5	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	3,160	1,215	1,945	85	30	55
Bosnian	1,095	555	535	90	45	45
Bulgarian	1,670	815	855	50	30	25
Burmese	880	455	425	10	10	5
Cantonese	128,110	59,365	68,750	590	275	315
Chinese, n.o.s.	111,500	51,720	59,780	2,750	1,395	1,355
Creoles	490	240	250	45	20	25
Croatian	5,735	2,815	2,920	210	110	100
Czech	3,490	1,735	1,760	180	95	90
Danish	2,330	1,125	1,210	175	95	85
Dutch	8,305	3,990	4,315	1,725	860	865
Estonian	545	240	305	55	25	25
Finnish	2,030	800	1,230	95	40	50
Flemish	190	100	90	30	10	15
Fukien	1,855	815	1,035	15	10	10
German	26,935	12,755	14,185	3,275	1,545	1,735
Greek	5,000	2,620	2,380	775	385	385
Gujarati	6,180	2,855	3,320	105	60	50
Hakka	1,070	460	610	0	5	0
Hebrew	1,540	850	690	75	45	30
Hindi	22,950	11,010	11,945	515	265	250
Hungarian	5,865	2,875	2,990	280	130	150
Ilocano	3,355	1,330	2,025	25	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	395	225	170	45	25	20
Italian	16,210	8,195	8,015	790	445	345
Japanese	15,835	5,550	10,290	305	95	210
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,150	545	605	5	5	5
Korean	43,845	19,960	23,885	815	360	455
Kurdish	1,390	760	630	70	45	30
Lao	835	390	445	10	10	0
Latvian	350	175	175	65	35	30
Lingala	35	15	15	10	0	10
Lithuanian	265	115	150	35	15	20
Macedonian	190	90	105	15	5	5
Malay	3,215	1,490	1,725	65	20	45
Malayalam	1,245	630	620	115	55	55
Maltese	85	45	40	20	10	5
Mandarin	90,190	41,955	48,235	905	435	470
Marathi	390	200	185	30	15	15
Nepali	695	370	325	225	120	105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	335	190	150	110	60	45
Norwegian	1,010	475	535	125	70	55
Oromo	220	130	95	35	30	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	139,230	69,145	70,085	375	205	170
Pashto	820	440	380	70	35	35
Persian (Farsi)	34,425	17,420	17,000	1,185	635	550
Polish	12,645	5,990	6,660	825	385	440
Portuguese	9,210	4,410	4,800	380	195	185
Romanian	6,885	3,400	3,485	170	80	85
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	50	70	15	5	5
Russian	15,415	7,135	8,280	815	395	430
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	65	35	35	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	670	340	335	15	10	10
Serbian	5,985	3,075	2,915	115	55	55
Serbo-Croatian	1,215	570	645	105	55	55
Shanghainese	1,220	520	700	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	315	165	150	120	60	60
Sindhi	1,695	750	945	15	10	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,230	635	600	110	65	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	755	390	360	0	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	275	145	135	10	5	10
Slovak	2,325	1,030	1,300	120	50	70
Slovenian	585	275	310	30	15	15
Somali	915	460	450	40	20	20
Spanish	32,300	15,570	16,735	1,545	750	800
Swahili	575	290	280	75	45	35
Swedish	1,430	635	795	85	40	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	58,500	23,510	34,990	1,185	500	685
Taiwanese	5,470	2,550	2,920	40	15	25
Tamil	2,915	1,530	1,380	270	155	110
Telugu	470	245	220	125	75	50
Thai	1,655	560	1,100	110	20	90
Tibetan languages	170	95	75	5	0	0
Tigrigna	510	250	260	55	30	30
Turkish	2,545	1,435	1,105	275	160	110
Ukrainian	4,255	1,805	2,455	300	130	165
Urdu	7,760	3,955	3,805	540	290	250
Vietnamese	21,695	10,170	11,525	450	220	230
Yiddish	290	150	145	25	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,340	3,070	3,270	725	380	345
Multiple responses	61,015	29,215	31,800	6,335	3,025	3,305
English and French	4,380	2,145	2,240	3,035	1,400	1,635
English and non-official language	53,235	25,490	27,745	2,855	1,385	1,470
French and non-official language	2,260	1,035	1,225	315	170	150
English, French and non-official language	1,140	545	590	130	75	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805	910,615	441,190	469,430
English only	1,997,605	994,500	1,003,105	814,670	398,830	415,845
French only	1,270	580	690	875	385	490
English and French	164,780	73,445	91,340	93,435	41,245	52,185
Neither English nor French	128,460	52,785	75,680	1,635	735	900
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805	910,615	441,190	469,430
English	2,126,505	1,050,820	1,075,685	877,990	425,370	452,620
French	25,025	12,225	12,810	29,550	14,410	15,135
English and French	13,895	6,325	7,565	1,565	740	820
Neither English nor French	126,690	51,945	74,745	1,515	670	845
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	31,975	15,390	16,585	30,330	14,780	15,550
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	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}	2,292,120	1,121,315	1,170,805	910,620	441,195	469,425
Single responses	2,158,690	1,057,345	1,101,345	903,215	437,540	465,675
English	1,568,165	778,030	790,135	868,765	420,340	448,425
French	8,410	4,025	4,385	15,935	7,625	8,315
Non-official languages	582,115	275,295	306,820	18,510	9,570	8,940
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	55	30	30	2,770	1,395	1,380
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	40	20	20	5	0	0
Dene	5	0	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	2,770	1,390	1,375
Ojibway	5	0	5	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}	579,840	274,145	305,700	15,500	8,060	7,440
African languages, n.i.e.	160	75	85	35	15	20
Afrikaans	520	255	260	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	105	50	60	10	10	5
Albanian	505	245	260	125	60	60
Amharic	500	220	280	70	35	35
Arabic	6,500	3,415	3,090	3,495	2,030	1,465
Armenian	435	220	215	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	90	40	50	10	5	10
Bengali	1,310	645	660	230	115	110
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,100	465	630	30	15	15
Bosnian	635	335	305	50	25	25
Bulgarian	985	475	505	10	5	10
Burmese	560	300	260	5	5	5
Cantonese	100,680	46,205	54,480	320	165	155
Chinese, n.o.s.	76,285	35,345	40,935	1,985	1,040	950
Creoles	270	120	145	30	10	15
Croatian	2,040	955	1,090	75	40	35
Czech	1,020	520	495	45	20	25
Danish	185	85	100	15	5	10
Dutch	725	335	390	190	85	105
Estonian	100	35	65	5	0	5
Finnish	450	190	255	10	5	0
Flemish	15	5	10	0	0	5
Fukien	675	305	375	5	0	0
German	3,485	1,630	1,855	1,170	565	605
Greek	1,755	835	920	270	115	150
Gujarati	2,910	1,270	1,645	50	25	25
Hakka	315	140	170	0	0	0
Hebrew	715	360	355	25	15	10
Hindi	11,690	5,550	6,135	215	110	105
Hungarian	1,785	855	925	65	30	30
Ilocano	1,085	485	595	0	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	145	75	70	20	5	10
Italian	4,570	2,015	2,550	170	75	95
Japanese	8,110	3,375	4,735	130	60	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	580	285	300	5	0	0
Korean	34,850	16,095	18,755	560	265	295
Kurdish	915	475	445	55	35	20
Lao	415	205	210	0	0	0
Latvian	75	35	40	15	10	10
Lingala	10	5	0	5	5	5
Lithuanian	50	25	20	5	5	5
Macedonian	115	60	55	5	0	5
Malay	1,265	635	630	20	10	10
Malayalam	610	310	305	35	20	20
Maltese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	75,385	35,675	39,710	660	340	320
Marathi	210	110	100	25	15	10
Nepali	460	235	220	210	110	100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	120	55	60	30	10	15
Norwegian	80	40	35	20	10	10
Oromo	135	70	65	20	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	103,895	51,410	52,490	180	95	80
Pashto	540	285	260	35	20	15
Persian (Farsi)	23,895	11,670	12,220	935	480	455
Polish	5,185	2,500	2,690	255	125	130
Portuguese	3,435	1,625	1,810	120	55	60
Romanian	3,570	1,765	1,805	85	35	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	65	25	45	10	5	0
Russian	10,055	4,860	5,195	510	260	245
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	5	15	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	460	225	235	10	10	5
Serbian	3,755	1,895	1,865	60	25	35
Serbo-Croatian	560	275	285	50	20	25
Shanghainese	545	255	295	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	475	265	205	195	110	85
Sindhi	660	285	375	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	530	265	270	45	25	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	615	315	300	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	25	35	5	0	5
Slovak	880	415	465	30	10	20
Slovenian	65	25	40	5	0	0
Somali	605	300	305	20	5	10
Spanish	17,105	8,340	8,765	775	390	385
Swahili	195	95	100	20	10	15
Swedish	260	125	135	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	26,830	11,720	15,110	550	275	275
Taiwanese	2,825	1,350	1,475	15	10	5
Tamil	1,880	970	915	130	80	50
Telugu	250	125	125	55	30	25
Thai	655	295	365	60	5	55
Tibetan languages	90	45	40	0	0	0
Tigrigna	260	120	140	25	15	10
Turkish	1,245	655	590	140	70	70
Ukrainian	705	315	390	25	5	20
Urdu	5,040	2,510	2,530	320	155	165
Vietnamese	14,925	7,005	7,920	280	145	135
Yiddish	5	5	5	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,210	1,120	1,095	235	120	115
Multiple responses	133,430	63,970	69,460	7,405	3,655	3,755
English and French	2,620	1,265	1,355	1,815	860	950
English and non-official language	128,360	61,585	66,780	5,295	2,640	2,655
French and non-official language	725	350	375	115	60	60
English, French and non-official language	1,720	765	955	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}	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805	910,620	441,190	469,425
None	1,813,090	892,785	920,300	863,715	418,680	445,030
Single responses	470,395	224,500	245,895	46,065	22,110	23,960
English	211,820	103,675	108,145	16,325	8,230	8,095
French	18,930	8,650	10,280	15,705	6,975	8,730
Non-official languages	239,645	112,175	127,475	14,035	6,900	7,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	205	95	110	1,945	900	1,045
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	150	70	75	10	5	5
Dene	10	5	10	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	5	0	30	10	20
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	1,890	880	1,015
Ojibway	30	15	20	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}	236,710	110,835	125,875	11,385	5,685	5,705
African languages, n.i.e.	220	120	95	15	10	10
Afrikaans	685	325	360	55	25	30
Akan (Twi)	210	110	100	35	20	20
Albanian	325	160	165	95	45	45
Amharic	375	180	200	40	25	20
Arabic	3,135	1,810	1,325	1,995	1,175	825
Armenian	295	145	150	20	10	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	150	65	85	45	25	25
Bengali	480	230	250	95	60	35
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	745	295	445	15	5	10
Bosnian	330	165	165	35	20	15
Bulgarian	405	180	225	25	15	10
Burmese	220	105	115	5	0	0
Cantonese	27,690	13,225	14,470	195	100	90
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,575	8,860	9,715	490	225	265
Creoles	350	175	180	80	25	55
Croatian	2,360	1,190	1,165	70	25	40
Czech	1,250	565	685	55	20	35
Danish	815	375	440	60	30	30
Dutch	2,570	1,125	1,445	550	260	285
Estonian	155	70	80	20	5	15
Finnish	670	265	405	25	10	10
Flemish	55	25	30	5	0	5
Fukien	655	290	365	10	0	5
German	9,710	4,415	5,290	1,255	605	645
Greek	2,705	1,375	1,335	435	225	205
Gujarati	2,995	1,395	1,600	40	15	20
Hakka	300	130	170	0	0	0
Hebrew	905	480	430	85	45	35
Hindi	11,660	5,670	5,990	310	165	145
Hungarian	1,785	850	940	90	35	50
Ilocano	820	315	505	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	155	75	75	15	5	5
Italian	6,650	3,285	3,365	365	190	170
Japanese	6,865	2,755	4,110	205	85	115
Khmer (Cambodian)	290	130	155	5	0	0
Korean	6,025	2,715	3,315	205	95	110
Kurdish	265	155	110	10	5	5
Lao	300	145	160	0	0	0
Latvian	70	25	40	25	10	10
Lingala	50	20	35	5	0	5
Lithuanian	80	35	40	5	0	5
Macedonian	40	20	20	5	5	5
Malay	1,270	585	685	30	10	15
Malayalam	435	220	225	55	20	35
Maltese	35	15	20	15	5	10
Mandarin	16,745	7,640	9,105	225	110	120
Marathi	115	55	60	5	5	5
Nepali	120	70	55	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	200	115	85	65	30	35
Norwegian	335	150	180	55	25	30
Oromo	45	25	20	5	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	26,855	13,370	13,485	125	60	60
Pashto	210	105	100	10	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	6,510	3,470	3,045	210	125	85
Polish	3,990	1,805	2,180	280	135	140
Portuguese	3,585	1,655	1,930	175	85	85
Romanian	1,960	915	1,040	60	25	35
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	25	10	5	0	0
Russian	3,470	1,545	1,925	230	105	120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	10	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	150	85	70	10	5	5
Serbian	1,595	830	765	40	25	20
Serbo-Croatian	360	160	200	45	20	25
Shanghainese	475	215	260	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	340	130	210	220	90	135
Sindhi	890	385	510	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	505	255	255	45	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	55	25	30	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	90	45	40	0	0	0
Slovak	755	290	465	55	25	30
Slovenian	165	75	90	15	5	5
Somali	325	170	160	15	10	5
Spanish	14,470	7,085	7,385	1,050	485	560
Swahili	425	200	220	75	40	35
Swedish	670	305	365	60	20	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	21,495	8,110	13,385	435	165	275
Taiwanese	2,585	1,235	1,345	15	10	5
Tamil	815	435	380	105	60	45
Telugu	160	85	75	40	20	15
Thai	670	230	435	30	5	20
Tibetan languages	35	20	15	5	5	0
Tigrigna	155	80	80	20	10	10
Turkish	900	495	400	120	65	50
Ukrainian	965	430	540	75	30	45
Urdu	2,165	1,115	1,045	170	90	80
Vietnamese	5,085	2,475	2,610	105	45	55
Yiddish	75	30	40	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,730	1,245	1,490	705	325	380
Multiple responses	8,630	4,020	4,610	840	400	435
English and French	890	400	485	95	45	45
English and non-official language	3,990	1,920	2,070	175	80	90
French and non-official language	3,690	1,680	2,015	560	265	300
English, French and non-official language	60	25	35	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. Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 933) 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 14, 2024).

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Canada, provinces and territories	CSV (86 KB)	TAB (86 KB)
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Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
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Geographic levels	IVT (Beyond 20/20)	XML (SDMX-ML) (compressed)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations	IVT (1,183 KB)	XML (1,221 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts	IVT (30,060 KB)	XML (38,000 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
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Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
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Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (Census metropolitan area)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Vancouver (Census metropolitan area)

Geographic hierarchy: Nova Scotia (Province)

Canada
- Nova Scotia (Province)

Note

Note: For more information regarding geographic hierarchies, refer to the Illustrated Glossary: Hierarchy of standard geographic units tutorial.

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