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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	Victoria (CMA) British Columbia (Census metropolitan area)			Prince Edward Island (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	344,615^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	140,204	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	330,088^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,851	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	167,229	...Data not available	...Data not available	66,943	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	153,328	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	495.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	24.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	696.15	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,685.73	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	344,615	165,505	179,105	140,205	67,605	72,605
0 to 4 years	14,775	7,555	7,215	7,275	3,680	3,590
5 to 9 years	14,655	7,490	7,165	7,390	3,700	3,685
10 to 14 years	15,760	7,940	7,820	8,395	4,320	4,080
15 to 19 years	19,070	9,760	9,305	9,650	4,930	4,720
15 years	3,490	1,815	1,675	1,950	1,005	940
16 years	3,680	1,885	1,795	1,905	985	915
17 years	3,900	1,985	1,915	1,870	950	915
18 years	3,840	1,960	1,880	1,925	965	965
19 years	4,155	2,110	2,050	2,005	1,020	985
20 to 24 years	23,470	11,515	11,955	8,765	4,325	4,440
25 to 29 years	23,625	11,845	11,780	7,300	3,540	3,765
30 to 34 years	21,575	10,800	10,775	7,585	3,560	4,025
35 to 39 years	20,435	10,060	10,375	8,435	4,015	4,420
40 to 44 years	22,395	10,990	11,400	9,485	4,535	4,955
45 to 49 years	25,755	12,420	13,330	11,230	5,430	5,800
50 to 54 years	27,370	12,800	14,570	11,155	5,320	5,830
55 to 59 years	26,975	12,625	14,345	10,550	5,140	5,405
60 to 64 years	25,330	12,050	13,280	10,205	4,970	5,235
65 to 69 years	18,025	8,680	9,350	7,170	3,500	3,670
70 to 74 years	12,965	6,100	6,865	5,400	2,610	2,790
75 to 79 years	11,180	5,055	6,125	4,295	1,930	2,370
80 to 84 years	9,575	3,920	5,660	2,935	1,210	1,720
85 years and over	11,690	3,905	7,790	2,995	890	2,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	44.2	42.5	45.7	42.8	41.9	43.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	86.9	86.1	87.6	83.6	82.7	84.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	299,425	142,520	156,905	117,145	55,905	61,245
Married or living with a common-law partner	165,510	82,520	82,990	69,795	34,825	34,970
Married (and not separated)	135,355	67,485	67,865	60,625	30,255	30,370
Living common law	30,155	15,030	15,125	9,175	4,570	4,600
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	133,920	60,005	73,915	47,350	21,080	26,275
Single (never legally married)	81,605	43,635	37,965	30,495	15,900	14,590
Separated	8,215	3,530	4,685	3,285	1,420	1,870
Divorced	25,055	9,125	15,930	6,065	2,420	3,640
Widowed	19,050	3,715	15,335	7,505	1,330	6,170
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	95,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	56,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	19,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	15,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	4,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	95,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	80,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	65,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	35,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,665	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	29,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	12,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	13,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	15,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	10,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,955	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	655	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	555	...Data not available	...Data not available	295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	14,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	11,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	810	...Data not available	...Data not available	600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	3,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	915	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	775	...Data not available	...Data not available	320	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	165	...Data not available	...Data not available	100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	79,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	17,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	27,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	10,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	16,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	8,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	336,040	161,860	174,180	137,390	66,580	70,810
Number of persons not in census families	80,240	36,350	43,890	21,015	9,305	11,710
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	6,810	2,785	4,025	2,305	995	1,305
Living with non-relatives only	22,030	11,965	10,070	4,520	2,410	2,110
Living alone	51,410	21,605	29,805	14,195	5,895	8,295
Number of census family persons	255,795	125,510	130,285	116,375	57,280	59,100
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	57,940	26,030	31,915	20,860	9,575	11,280
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	20,935	5,915	15,020	6,750	1,960	4,790
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	1,935	430	1,500	800	240	560
Living with non-relatives only	1,190	545	645	350	165	180
Living alone	17,815	4,940	12,875	5,605	1,550	4,050
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	37,000	20,110	16,890	14,105	7,615	6,490
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	153,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	92,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	83,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	72,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	42,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	30,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	11,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	8,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	6,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	4,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	485	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	2,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	2,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	690	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	60,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	51,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	8,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	153,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	64,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	8,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	60	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	2,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	78,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	5,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	21,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	41,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	270	...Data not available	...Data not available	130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	153,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	51,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	56,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	20,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	16,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	5,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	2,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	336,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	137,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	339,725	163,530	176,195	138,435	66,970	71,465
Single responses	335,645	161,680	173,965	137,685	66,615	71,075
English	288,230	140,040	148,190	127,635	61,830	65,805
French	5,740	2,840	2,895	5,190	2,390	2,800
Non-official languages	41,675	18,805	22,870	4,860	2,395	2,465
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	45	25	20	105	50	55
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	25	10	15	0	0	0
Dene	5	5	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	5	5	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	100	45	55
Ojibway	15	10	10	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	40,935	18,465	22,475	4,685	2,310	2,375
African languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	5	0	0
Afrikaans	130	65	65	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	30	15	10	5	0	5
Albanian	120	70	55	95	55	45
Amharic	100	50	50	5	5	5
Arabic	835	470	360	270	165	105
Armenian	40	20	20	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	15	5	5
Bengali	115	55	65	35	20	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	230	90	145	5	0	5
Bosnian	20	5	10	20	15	10
Bulgarian	100	45	55	0	0	0
Burmese	20	10	5	10	5	5
Cantonese	2,930	1,385	1,545	100	50	45
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,110	1,885	2,220	1,185	560	625
Creoles	35	20	15	10	5	0
Croatian	460	230	230	15	10	10
Czech	325	150	175	30	15	15
Danish	505	230	275	25	20	5
Dutch	2,025	955	1,070	470	240	225
Estonian	55	20	40	5	5	5
Finnish	290	110	175	10	5	10
Flemish	45	20	25	25	15	10
Fukien	30	10	20	5	0	0
German	4,460	1,940	2,525	300	150	150
Greek	310	180	135	10	0	5
Gujarati	120	55	65	5	0	5
Hakka	10	5	10	0	0	0
Hebrew	80	35	40	10	5	5
Hindi	335	165	170	35	20	15
Hungarian	710	365	340	55	30	25
Ilocano	105	35	70	5	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	0	0	0
Italian	1,090	535	550	55	35	25
Japanese	1,175	330	850	75	20	55
Khmer (Cambodian)	125	60	65	0	0	0
Korean	1,290	560	735	135	60	70
Kurdish	5	5	0	0	5	0
Lao	15	10	10	0	0	0
Latvian	60	30	30	0	5	5
Lingala	5	0	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	45	25	25	10	5	5
Macedonian	15	10	10	5	0	0
Malay	100	35	70	5	5	5
Malayalam	35	20	20	10	5	0
Maltese	15	10	5	5	0	5
Mandarin	1,945	820	1,130	290	140	155
Marathi	25	10	10	0	0	0
Nepali	25	10	10	95	45	50
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	5	0	5
Norwegian	220	100	120	0	0	5
Oromo	50	25	25	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,710	1,800	1,905	40	20	15
Pashto	35	20	20	5	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	685	355	335	205	110	90
Polish	1,135	500	635	60	30	35
Portuguese	1,270	605	670	50	25	20
Romanian	245	115	130	15	10	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	880	375	505	110	50	55
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	5	10	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	150	80	70	25	5	15
Serbo-Croatian	75	40	35	20	10	10
Shanghainese	20	5	15	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	65	30	30	10	5	5
Sindhi	30	15	15	0	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	60	35	30	50	20	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	5	0	0
Slovak	140	60	80	10	10	5
Slovenian	85	40	45	5	5	0
Somali	40	25	15	30	15	10
Spanish	2,440	1,125	1,315	230	105	125
Swahili	65	35	25	5	0	0
Swedish	185	75	110	15	5	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,120	695	1,425	105	30	80
Taiwanese	80	30	50	20	5	15
Tamil	90	40	45	15	10	5
Telugu	40	20	15	30	15	15
Thai	210	55	160	15	5	5
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	5	0	0
Tigrigna	60	30	35	0	0	0
Turkish	160	95	65	20	10	10
Ukrainian	660	275	380	30	10	20
Urdu	170	90	75	35	20	20
Vietnamese	870	385	480	40	20	20
Yiddish	35	20	15	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	690	320	375	75	35	30
Multiple responses	4,085	1,845	2,235	750	360	390
English and French	905	400	505	440	200	245
English and non-official language	2,895	1,320	1,575	255	135	120
French and non-official language	180	80	105	35	20	15
English, French and non-official language	100	45	55	15	5	5
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	339,725	163,525	176,195	138,435	66,970	71,465
English only	303,850	147,515	156,335	120,585	59,330	61,255
French only	185	90	90	130	60	70
English and French	33,055	14,845	18,205	17,005	7,235	9,765
Neither English nor French	2,635	1,075	1,565	710	345	370
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	339,725	163,525	176,200	138,435	66,970	71,465
English	330,860	159,415	171,445	132,855	64,395	68,460
French	5,505	2,730	2,775	4,715	2,175	2,545
English and French	825	350	470	185	85	105
Neither English nor French	2,540	1,030	1,510	675	320	360
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	5,915	2,910	3,010	4,810	2,215	2,595
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.7	1.8	1.7	3.5	3.3	3.6
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	339,725	163,525	176,195	138,435	66,970	71,465
Single responses	333,825	160,830	172,995	137,590	66,545	71,045
English	315,515	152,355	163,160	132,200	63,965	68,235
French	1,730	840	890	2,465	1,150	1,310
Non-official languages	16,585	7,635	8,945	2,925	1,430	1,495
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	5	0	15	5	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	5	0	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	15	10	5
Ojibway	5	5	0	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	16,470	7,570	8,895	2,885	1,405	1,480
African languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	0	0	0
Afrikaans	30	15	15	5	5	5
Akan (Twi)	5	5	5	0	0	0
Albanian	65	35	30	80	45	35
Amharic	30	15	20	0	0	0
Arabic	460	225	235	120	70	50
Armenian	20	15	10	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	0	0	0
Bengali	70	30	40	20	15	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	55	20	30	0	0	0
Bosnian	5	5	5	15	5	0
Bulgarian	35	20	15	0	0	0
Burmese	10	5	5	0	0	0
Cantonese	1,740	825	920	70	35	35
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,450	1,130	1,315	1,080	510	570
Creoles	15	5	10	10	5	5
Croatian	155	80	75	5	0	5
Czech	80	35	40	15	10	10
Danish	35	15	15	5	0	5
Dutch	180	85	95	90	40	50
Estonian	5	0	5	0	0	0
Finnish	45	20	25	0	0	0
Flemish	0	0	0	5	5	0
Fukien	10	5	5	0	5	5
German	530	235	290	80	35	45
Greek	85	40	45	0	0	0
Gujarati	30	15	15	0	0	0
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	20	10	10	5	5	5
Hindi	140	65	70	15	10	5
Hungarian	130	60	70	30	15	15
Ilocano	20	10	15	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	0	0	0
Italian	190	80	110	5	5	5
Japanese	425	150	275	30	15	20
Khmer (Cambodian)	65	30	30	0	0	0
Korean	940	410	525	115	60	60
Kurdish	5	0	0	5	0	5
Lao	5	0	5	0	0	0
Latvian	5	0	0	5	0	0
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Macedonian	5	5	0	0	0	0
Malay	15	5	10	0	0	0
Malayalam	10	5	5	5	0	0
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	1,380	615	765	245	125	125
Marathi	15	5	10	0	0	0
Nepali	5	5	5	90	40	50
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	0	0	0
Norwegian	20	10	15	0	0	0
Oromo	30	10	20	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,185	1,050	1,140	20	10	5
Pashto	5	0	0	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	370	180	190	165	85	80
Polish	315	150	165	15	5	10
Portuguese	430	195	235	15	5	5
Romanian	105	50	55	15	5	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	390	180	205	70	35	40
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	5	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	65	30	35	15	5	5
Serbo-Croatian	25	10	10	5	5	0
Shanghainese	10	5	5	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	100	45	50	20	10	10
Sindhi	5	5	5	5	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	20	10	10	30	15	15
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	5	0	30	20	15
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovak	35	20	20	5	5	0
Slovenian	10	5	10	0	0	0
Somali	15	10	5	25	15	10
Spanish	1,010	480	530	125	60	65
Swahili	25	10	15	0	0	0
Swedish	15	5	10	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	800	325	475	65	25	35
Taiwanese	30	10	20	5	0	5
Tamil	30	15	15	5	0	0
Telugu	10	5	5	25	10	10
Thai	75	35	35	5	0	5
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	30	15	15	0	0	0
Turkish	50	30	20	10	5	0
Ukrainian	90	35	50	0	0	0
Urdu	95	45	50	15	5	5
Vietnamese	520	230	290	30	20	10
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	110	60	50	25	15	10
Multiple responses	5,900	2,700	3,205	850	425	420
English and French	510	220	290	270	110	155
English and non-official language	5,230	2,405	2,825	545	295	245
French and non-official language	40	15	15	15	5	10
English, French and non-official language	125	55	70	20	10	10
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	339,725	163,525	176,200	138,435	66,970	71,465
None	311,580	150,755	160,820	132,170	64,170	68,000
Single responses	27,575	12,515	15,060	6,150	2,745	3,405
English	7,880	3,715	4,160	2,135	1,000	1,130
French	4,190	1,890	2,295	2,690	1,090	1,600
Non-official languages	15,505	6,905	8,595	1,325	655	670
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	40	15	25	85	35	45
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	25	10	20	5	0	0
Dene	0	0	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	5	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	75	35	40
Ojibway	10	5	10	5	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	15,020	6,695	8,330	1,190	590	600
African languages, n.i.e.	20	10	5	5	0	0
Afrikaans	100	50	45	10	5	5
Akan (Twi)	10	10	5	0	0	0
Albanian	25	15	15	15	10	5
Amharic	50	20	30	5	0	0
Arabic	270	170	100	110	75	40
Armenian	10	5	0	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	10	5	0
Bengali	30	15	15	10	5	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	65	25	45	0	5	0
Bosnian	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bulgarian	40	10	30	0	0	0
Burmese	5	0	5	10	10	0
Cantonese	860	405	455	15	5	5
Chinese, n.o.s.	955	445	510	80	40	45
Creoles	25	15	15	5	0	0
Croatian	190	85	110	5	5	5
Czech	125	55	75	15	10	5
Danish	170	65	100	15	5	5
Dutch	610	265	340	135	70	60
Estonian	20	5	15	5	0	5
Finnish	100	40	60	5	0	5
Flemish	15	5	15	15	5	10
Fukien	5	5	0	0	0	0
German	1,630	705	925	80	40	40
Greek	145	80	60	5	5	0
Gujarati	55	30	30	0	0	0
Hakka	5	5	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	70	35	35	30	15	15
Hindi	200	110	95	15	10	10
Hungarian	225	105	120	20	5	15
Ilocano	25	10	20	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	5	0	0
Italian	485	215	265	30	15	10
Japanese	810	325	485	50	15	35
Khmer (Cambodian)	20	10	5	0	0	0
Korean	265	110	155	20	10	10
Kurdish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lao	10	5	0	0	0	0
Latvian	10	5	10	5	0	0
Lingala	5	0	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	10	5	5	5	0	5
Macedonian	5	0	0	0	0	0
Malay	45	20	25	5	0	0
Malayalam	15	10	5	0	0	0
Maltese	5	5	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	550	225	330	40	15	20
Marathi	5	0	5	0	0	0
Nepali	15	5	10	0	0	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	20	10	15	15	10	10
Norwegian	70	25	40	5	0	5
Oromo	15	10	5	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,260	625	635	15	10	5
Pashto	20	10	10	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	230	115	110	15	10	10
Polish	355	145	205	25	10	15
Portuguese	525	255	275	15	10	10
Romanian	80	40	45	0	0	0
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	5	0	5
Russian	320	140	175	30	15	15
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	5	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	50	25	25	5	0	5
Serbo-Croatian	35	15	25	0	5	0
Shanghainese	10	5	5	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	85	40	45	10	5	5
Sindhi	20	5	15	5	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	25	10	10	10	5	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	5	5	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	0	5	0
Slovak	50	15	35	5	0	0
Slovenian	25	10	15	5	0	0
Somali	25	15	10	0	0	0
Spanish	1,690	780	905	130	60	70
Swahili	40	20	20	5	5	0
Swedish	80	35	50	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	925	265	660	35	5	25
Taiwanese	30	15	15	10	5	5
Tamil	55	25	30	15	10	5
Telugu	15	10	5	15	5	5
Thai	110	35	75	5	0	0
Tibetan languages	0	0	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	10	5	5	0	0	0
Turkish	60	35	20	5	0	0
Ukrainian	120	40	70	10	5	5
Urdu	60	30	25	15	5	10
Vietnamese	240	120	125	10	5	5
Yiddish	15	5	10	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	440	200	240	55	25	25
Multiple responses	580	255	320	115	60	60
English and French	55	25	40	25	10	15
English and non-official language	140	60	75	30	10	20
French and non-official language	385	175	210	55	30	25
English, French and non-official language	5	0	0	0	0	0

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. Victoria, British Columbia (Code 935) and Prince Edward Island (Code 11) (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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