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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)			Saskatchewan (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	1,033,381^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	2,116,581	...Data not available	...Data not available	968,157^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	9.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	6.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	949,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	460,512	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	891,336	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	802.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	2,882.55	...Data not available	...Data not available	588,239.21	...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	1,033,380	511,555	521,825
0 to 4 years	115,185	59,275	55,905	68,760	35,070	33,690
5 to 9 years	114,390	58,725	55,665	63,350	32,480	30,865
10 to 14 years	124,880	64,365	60,515	65,750	33,465	32,285
15 to 19 years	145,190	75,075	70,120	71,760	36,870	34,885
15 years	28,165	14,570	13,600	13,910	7,140	6,765
16 years	28,785	15,090	13,695	14,465	7,390	7,075
17 years	28,980	14,990	13,990	14,405	7,425	6,985
18 years	29,365	15,065	14,300	14,540	7,505	7,040
19 years	29,895	15,365	14,530	14,430	7,420	7,015
20 to 24 years	159,080	80,620	78,465	72,610	37,135	35,470
25 to 29 years	170,065	83,960	86,105	70,395	35,510	34,885
30 to 34 years	160,010	77,905	82,110	65,340	32,750	32,590
35 to 39 years	161,245	76,660	84,585	61,150	30,265	30,880
40 to 44 years	180,535	86,315	94,225	61,475	30,550	30,920
45 to 49 years	192,085	93,760	98,330	74,630	36,820	37,810
50 to 54 years	182,430	88,700	93,730	77,480	38,855	38,625
55 to 59 years	158,570	77,600	80,970	70,050	35,185	34,865
60 to 64 years	136,760	66,610	70,145	56,945	28,305	28,645
65 to 69 years	94,860	46,120	48,740	41,500	20,445	21,055
70 to 74 years	72,890	34,215	38,675	33,820	16,050	17,770
75 to 79 years	58,155	26,990	31,160	28,950	13,200	15,750
80 to 84 years	44,235	19,050	25,185	23,955	10,165	13,795
85 years and over	42,765	14,440	28,325	25,475	8,435	17,035
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	40.2	39.3	40.9	38.2	37.0	39.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.7	83.9	85.5	80.9	80.3	81.4
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,958,875	948,010	1,010,870	835,525	410,545	424,980
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,106,580	551,400	555,175	487,980	244,485	243,495
Married (and not separated)	970,585	482,590	487,995	416,355	208,700	207,655
Living common law	135,990	68,815	67,175	71,630	35,785	35,845
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	852,300	396,605	455,695	347,535	166,055	181,480
Single (never legally married)	586,885	313,205	273,685	232,160	128,325	103,835
Separated	48,835	19,980	28,855	18,210	8,220	9,990
Divorced	119,565	45,135	74,440	43,665	19,500	24,170
Widowed	97,010	18,290	78,720	53,500	10,015	43,490
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	294,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	148,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	140,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	49,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,095	...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	285,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	535,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	238,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	467,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	202,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	185,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	102,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	282,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	109,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	126,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	45,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	67,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	48,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	19,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	10,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,945	...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	46,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	78,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	48,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	23,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	7,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	19,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	12,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	690,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	308,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	136,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	214,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	82,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	155,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	100,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,335	...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	2,280,775	1,115,555	1,165,220	1,009,040	500,680	508,360
Number of persons not in census families	421,370	196,635	224,735	176,280	87,630	88,650
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	63,575	23,920	39,655	23,550	12,035	11,510
Living with non-relatives only	106,050	57,060	48,990	38,345	22,810	15,535
Living alone	251,750	115,650	136,090	114,385	52,780	61,605
Number of census family persons	1,859,400	918,915	940,485	832,755	413,050	419,710
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	293,195	134,660	158,530	141,370	64,460	76,910
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	99,835	29,055	70,780	50,190	14,780	35,415
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	21,475	4,520	16,955	3,395	1,115	2,285
Living with non-relatives only	6,000	2,860	3,135	1,930	970	960
Living alone	72,370	21,680	50,690	44,870	12,700	32,170
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	193,360	105,605	87,755	91,180	49,685	41,495
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	595,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	277,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	510,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	255,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	436,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	221,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	191,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	245,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	107,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	73,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	85,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	50,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	38,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	11,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	27,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	11,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	34,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	295,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	131,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	251,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	44,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,380	...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	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	301,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	303,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	129,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	4,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	455,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	86,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	19,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	80,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	126,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	228,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	960	...Data not available	...Data not available	700	...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	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	272,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	142,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	134,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	52,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	37,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	2,280,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,009,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.5	...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	1,018,310	505,085	513,230
Single responses	2,231,105	1,092,095	1,139,005	1,005,810	499,115	506,695
English	1,282,495	645,490	637,010	860,500	428,115	432,385
French	24,780	12,080	12,700	16,280	7,760	8,525
Non-official languages	923,825	434,530	489,295	129,035	63,245	65,785
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	335	155	175	30,895	15,105	15,790
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	230	115	120	21,950	10,765	11,190
Dene	20	10	5	7,955	3,900	4,055
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	5	5	20	0	15
Mi'kmaq	5	0	5	5	5	5
Ojibway	65	25	40	950	430	520
Oji-Cree	0	0	5	5	5	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	917,155	431,300	485,850	96,540	47,370	49,165
African languages, n.i.e.	490	250	240	420	235	185
Afrikaans	1,255	625	630	740	375	360
Akan (Twi)	380	190	190	105	60	45
Albanian	980	500	485	175	90	90
Amharic	1,065	520	545	215	110	110
Arabic	10,825	6,105	4,725	2,045	1,150	900
Armenian	980	500	480	10	5	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	345	150	195	180	100	80
Bengali	2,095	1,100	995	1,310	725	580
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	5	5	0	5	0
Bisayan languages	3,160	1,215	1,945	620	245	375
Bosnian	1,095	555	535	235	115	125
Bulgarian	1,670	815	855	45	25	25
Burmese	880	455	425	160	100	60
Cantonese	128,110	59,365	68,750	1,725	835	890
Chinese, n.o.s.	111,500	51,720	59,780	5,375	2,685	2,690
Creoles	490	240	250	80	50	35
Croatian	5,735	2,815	2,920	315	155	165
Czech	3,490	1,735	1,760	270	130	145
Danish	2,330	1,125	1,210	310	175	135
Dutch	8,305	3,990	4,315	1,550	750	805
Estonian	545	240	305	15	5	15
Finnish	2,030	800	1,230	205	85	120
Flemish	190	100	90	75	30	45
Fukien	1,855	815	1,035	15	10	5
German	26,935	12,755	14,185	25,415	12,200	13,215
Greek	5,000	2,620	2,380	835	435	395
Gujarati	6,180	2,855	3,320	700	430	265
Hakka	1,070	460	610	5	5	0
Hebrew	1,540	850	690	50	25	25
Hindi	22,950	11,010	11,945	840	505	330
Hungarian	5,865	2,875	2,990	1,665	845	815
Ilocano	3,355	1,330	2,025	345	150	200
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	395	225	170	155	90	70
Italian	16,210	8,195	8,015	730	385	345
Japanese	15,835	5,550	10,290	275	95	185
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,150	545	605	120	60	65
Korean	43,845	19,960	23,885	1,230	595	630
Kurdish	1,390	760	630	100	60	40
Lao	835	390	445	325	170	160
Latvian	350	175	175	60	30	30
Lingala	35	15	15	15	10	5
Lithuanian	265	115	150	20	10	10
Macedonian	190	90	105	25	15	15
Malay	3,215	1,490	1,725	80	25	50
Malayalam	1,245	630	620	200	105	95
Maltese	85	45	40	5	5	5
Mandarin	90,190	41,955	48,235	1,425	710	715
Marathi	390	200	185	70	35	35
Nepali	695	370	325	325	170	160
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	335	190	150	295	150	145
Norwegian	1,010	475	535	540	240	300
Oromo	220	130	95	160	95	70
Panjabi (Punjabi)	139,230	69,145	70,085	2,105	1,225	885
Pashto	820	440	380	275	155	120
Persian (Farsi)	34,425	17,420	17,000	1,010	550	465
Polish	12,645	5,990	6,660	1,910	885	1,025
Portuguese	9,210	4,410	4,800	475	215	260
Romanian	6,885	3,400	3,485	855	415	440
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	50	70	55	30	25
Russian	15,415	7,135	8,280	2,355	1,125	1,225
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	65	35	35	35	25	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	670	340	335	480	245	235
Serbian	5,985	3,075	2,915	435	215	220
Serbo-Croatian	1,215	570	645	135	70	65
Shanghainese	1,220	520	700	15	10	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	315	165	150	120	70	45
Sindhi	1,695	750	945	60	35	30
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,230	635	600	175	90	85
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	755	390	360	595	300	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	275	145	135	330	170	165
Slovak	2,325	1,030	1,300	140	80	60
Slovenian	585	275	310	80	45	35
Somali	915	460	450	435	205	230
Spanish	32,300	15,570	16,735	3,230	1,645	1,585
Swahili	575	290	280	230	125	105
Swedish	1,430	635	795	245	100	145
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	58,500	23,510	34,990	9,260	4,365	4,900
Taiwanese	5,470	2,550	2,920	45	15	25
Tamil	2,915	1,530	1,380	275	170	110
Telugu	470	245	220	160	95	65
Thai	1,655	560	1,100	120	50	70
Tibetan languages	170	95	75	10	10	5
Tigrigna	510	250	260	350	165	185
Turkish	2,545	1,435	1,105	180	95	85
Ukrainian	4,255	1,805	2,455	13,150	5,915	7,230
Urdu	7,760	3,955	3,805	3,215	1,715	1,500
Vietnamese	21,695	10,170	11,525	1,745	860	890
Yiddish	290	150	145	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,340	3,070	3,270	1,600	770	830
Multiple responses	61,015	29,215	31,800	12,500	5,970	6,530
English and French	4,380	2,145	2,240	1,730	805	920
English and non-official language	53,235	25,490	27,745	9,850	4,720	5,125
French and non-official language	2,260	1,035	1,225	750	360	390
English, French and non-official language	1,140	545	590	175	75	95
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	1,018,315	505,085	513,230
English only	1,997,605	994,500	1,003,105	965,920	481,535	484,390
French only	1,270	580	690	430	195	235
English and French	164,780	73,445	91,340	46,570	20,855	25,715
Neither English nor French	128,460	52,785	75,680	5,395	2,505	2,885
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	1,018,310	505,085	513,225
English	2,126,505	1,050,820	1,075,685	998,300	495,535	502,765
French	25,025	12,225	12,810	13,710	6,595	7,115
English and French	13,895	6,325	7,565	1,160	595	570
Neither English nor French	126,690	51,945	74,745	5,145	2,360	2,780
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	31,975	15,390	16,585	14,290	6,890	7,400
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
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	1,018,310	505,085	513,225
Single responses	2,158,690	1,057,345	1,101,345	1,001,705	497,005	504,700
English	1,568,165	778,030	790,135	938,170	465,005	473,170
French	8,410	4,025	4,385	4,295	1,990	2,305
Non-official languages	582,115	275,295	306,820	59,240	30,005	29,230
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	55	30	30	17,360	8,785	8,565
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	40	20	20	10,970	5,605	5,365
Dene	5	0	5	6,205	3,105	3,095
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	10	5	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	5	0
Ojibway	5	0	5	175	70	100
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	41,330	20,945	20,390
African languages, n.i.e.	160	75	85	180	100	80
Afrikaans	520	255	260	470	240	235
Akan (Twi)	105	50	60	30	15	15
Albanian	505	245	260	130	60	65
Amharic	500	220	280	110	50	60
Arabic	6,500	3,415	3,090	1,380	735	640
Armenian	435	220	215	5	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	90	40	50	35	20	15
Bengali	1,310	645	660	1,000	535	465
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,100	465	630	275	125	145
Bosnian	635	335	305	120	60	55
Bulgarian	985	475	505	15	10	10
Burmese	560	300	260	125	70	55
Cantonese	100,680	46,205	54,480	1,065	505	560
Chinese, n.o.s.	76,285	35,345	40,935	3,690	1,830	1,860
Creoles	270	120	145	30	20	10
Croatian	2,040	955	1,090	80	35	40
Czech	1,020	520	495	30	15	15
Danish	185	85	100	20	10	5
Dutch	725	335	390	150	80	70
Estonian	100	35	65	5	0	5
Finnish	450	190	255	25	15	10
Flemish	15	5	10	0	0	0
Fukien	675	305	375	10	10	5
German	3,485	1,630	1,855	7,925	3,880	4,040
Greek	1,755	835	920	290	140	155
Gujarati	2,910	1,270	1,645	385	230	155
Hakka	315	140	170	0	0	0
Hebrew	715	360	355	30	15	15
Hindi	11,690	5,550	6,135	470	265	205
Hungarian	1,785	855	925	205	105	105
Ilocano	1,085	485	595	110	55	60
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	145	75	70	85	50	40
Italian	4,570	2,015	2,550	145	70	75
Japanese	8,110	3,375	4,735	110	40	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	580	285	300	50	20	25
Korean	34,850	16,095	18,755	955	475	480
Kurdish	915	475	445	40	25	15
Lao	415	205	210	155	85	70
Latvian	75	35	40	35	20	15
Lingala	10	5	0	15	10	5
Lithuanian	50	25	20	0	5	0
Macedonian	115	60	55	15	5	10
Malay	1,265	635	630	15	5	10
Malayalam	610	310	305	105	50	55
Maltese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	75,385	35,675	39,710	1,100	575	525
Marathi	210	110	100	30	15	15
Nepali	460	235	220	250	130	120
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	120	55	60	60	30	35
Norwegian	80	40	35	10	5	10
Oromo	135	70	65	100	55	45
Panjabi (Punjabi)	103,895	51,410	52,490	1,305	745	560
Pashto	540	285	260	150	80	65
Persian (Farsi)	23,895	11,670	12,220	655	340	315
Polish	5,185	2,500	2,690	325	155	175
Portuguese	3,435	1,625	1,810	150	70	80
Romanian	3,570	1,765	1,805	310	145	165
Rundi (Kirundi)	65	25	45	25	15	10
Russian	10,055	4,860	5,195	1,290	660	630
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	5	15	10	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	460	225	235	375	190	190
Serbian	3,755	1,895	1,865	300	145	155
Serbo-Croatian	560	275	285	60	30	30
Shanghainese	545	255	295	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	475	265	205	190	95	90
Sindhi	660	285	375	40	25	20
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	530	265	270	95	45	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	615	315	300	535	280	255
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	25	35	235	125	110
Slovak	880	415	465	20	15	10
Slovenian	65	25	40	10	5	5
Somali	605	300	305	315	140	180
Spanish	17,105	8,340	8,765	1,590	845	745
Swahili	195	95	100	125	65	55
Swedish	260	125	135	15	10	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	26,830	11,720	15,110	5,645	2,810	2,840
Taiwanese	2,825	1,350	1,475	15	10	10
Tamil	1,880	970	915	115	70	45
Telugu	250	125	125	90	55	35
Thai	655	295	365	50	25	25
Tibetan languages	90	45	40	0	0	0
Tigrigna	260	120	140	190	85	100
Turkish	1,245	655	590	125	65	60
Ukrainian	705	315	390	1,635	800	835
Urdu	5,040	2,510	2,530	2,405	1,275	1,130
Vietnamese	14,925	7,005	7,920	1,270	640	635
Yiddish	5	5	5	0	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,210	1,120	1,095	550	275	275
Multiple responses	133,430	63,970	69,460	16,610	8,085	8,525
English and French	2,620	1,265	1,355	855	400	460
English and non-official language	128,360	61,585	66,780	15,360	7,500	7,860
French and non-official language	725	350	375	205	110	95
English, French and non-official language	1,720	765	955	185	75	110
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	1,018,310	505,085	513,225
None	1,813,090	892,785	920,300	939,390	466,505	472,885
Single responses	470,395	224,500	245,895	77,380	37,800	39,580
English	211,820	103,675	108,145	29,695	15,050	14,645
French	18,930	8,650	10,280	8,320	3,635	4,685
Non-official languages	239,645	112,175	127,475	39,370	19,120	20,255
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	205	95	110	12,375	5,935	6,440
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	150	70	75	10,020	4,810	5,210
Dene	10	5	10	1,875	895	975
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	5	0	15	5	10
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	30	15	20	455	225	230
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	5	5
Stoney	0	0	0	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	236,710	110,835	125,875	26,080	12,750	13,325
African languages, n.i.e.	220	120	95	145	85	70
Afrikaans	685	325	360	270	140	125
Akan (Twi)	210	110	100	50	25	25
Albanian	325	160	165	30	15	15
Amharic	375	180	200	55	40	20
Arabic	3,135	1,810	1,325	750	430	320
Armenian	295	145	150	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	150	65	85	130	70	60
Bengali	480	230	250	200	115	80
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	745	295	445	150	55	95
Bosnian	330	165	165	80	35	50
Bulgarian	405	180	225	20	10	10
Burmese	220	105	115	45	30	15
Cantonese	27,690	13,225	14,470	545	290	255
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,575	8,860	9,715	1,115	570	545
Creoles	350	175	180	75	35	40
Croatian	2,360	1,190	1,165	100	50	50
Czech	1,250	565	685	55	25	30
Danish	815	375	440	80	45	35
Dutch	2,570	1,125	1,445	445	215	225
Estonian	155	70	80	5	0	5
Finnish	670	265	405	65	25	35
Flemish	55	25	30	10	5	5
Fukien	655	290	365	0	0	0
German	9,710	4,415	5,290	4,650	2,275	2,375
Greek	2,705	1,375	1,335	510	265	250
Gujarati	2,995	1,395	1,600	170	110	60
Hakka	300	130	170	0	0	0
Hebrew	905	480	430	70	35	35
Hindi	11,660	5,670	5,990	540	325	215
Hungarian	1,785	850	940	395	200	200
Ilocano	820	315	505	85	25	60
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	155	75	75	50	30	20
Italian	6,650	3,285	3,365	265	145	120
Japanese	6,865	2,755	4,110	200	95	100
Khmer (Cambodian)	290	130	155	50	25	30
Korean	6,025	2,715	3,315	210	105	110
Kurdish	265	155	110	45	20	20
Lao	300	145	160	85	50	35
Latvian	70	25	40	10	5	5
Lingala	50	20	35	30	15	20
Lithuanian	80	35	40	5	0	0
Macedonian	40	20	20	5	5	0
Malay	1,270	585	685	50	25	20
Malayalam	435	220	225	55	35	25
Maltese	35	15	20	0	5	0
Mandarin	16,745	7,640	9,105	320	145	170
Marathi	115	55	60	25	15	15
Nepali	120	70	55	30	15	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	200	115	85	310	155	155
Norwegian	335	150	180	95	35	60
Oromo	45	25	20	20	10	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	26,855	13,370	13,485	625	370	255
Pashto	210	105	100	60	35	20
Persian (Farsi)	6,510	3,470	3,045	240	140	105
Polish	3,990	1,805	2,180	465	205	265
Portuguese	3,585	1,655	1,930	215	95	115
Romanian	1,960	915	1,040	200	100	95
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	25	10	30	15	15
Russian	3,470	1,545	1,925	665	315	350
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	10	20	15	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	150	85	70	115	60	55
Serbian	1,595	830	765	105	50	50
Serbo-Croatian	360	160	200	40	20	15
Shanghainese	475	215	260	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	340	130	210	190	95	95
Sindhi	890	385	510	10	5	10
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	505	255	255	60	30	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	55	25	30	45	20	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	90	45	40	35	20	15
Slovak	755	290	465	30	20	10
Slovenian	165	75	90	15	5	5
Somali	325	170	160	70	40	25
Spanish	14,470	7,085	7,385	1,865	915	955
Swahili	425	200	220	120	65	55
Swedish	670	305	365	65	30	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	21,495	8,110	13,385	2,325	1,020	1,305
Taiwanese	2,585	1,235	1,345	20	5	15
Tamil	815	435	380	115	65	45
Telugu	160	85	75	70	45	25
Thai	670	230	435	60	25	40
Tibetan languages	35	20	15	5	5	0
Tigrigna	155	80	80	105	45	60
Turkish	900	495	400	50	25	20
Ukrainian	965	430	540	4,225	1,805	2,420
Urdu	2,165	1,115	1,045	700	370	335
Vietnamese	5,085	2,475	2,610	395	195	205
Yiddish	75	30	40	5	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,730	1,245	1,490	915	430	485
Multiple responses	8,630	4,020	4,610	1,540	775	765
English and French	890	400	485	115	60	55
English and non-official language	3,990	1,920	2,070	495	265	235
French and non-official language	3,690	1,680	2,015	920	445	475
English, French and non-official language	60	25	35	10	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 Saskatchewan (Code 47) (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, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (Census metropolitan area)

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

Geographic hierarchy: Saskatchewan (Province)

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Related data: Vancouver (Census metropolitan area), British Columbia

2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Vancouver (Census metropolitan area), British Columbia, 2011
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NHS Focus on Geography Series, Vancouver (Census metropolitan area), British Columbia

Related data: Saskatchewan

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Saskatchewan
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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Saskatchewan, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Saskatchewan
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Saskatchewan

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Related data: Vancouver (Census metropolitan area), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Saskatchewan

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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