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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	Halifax, RGM Nova Scotia (Census subdivision)			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}	390,096	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,033,381^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	372,679	...Data not available	...Data not available	968,157^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	6.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	177,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	460,512	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	165,033	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	71.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	5,490.28	...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}	390,090	188,585	201,505	1,033,380	511,555	521,825
0 to 4 years	19,965	10,265	9,705	68,760	35,070	33,690
5 to 9 years	19,155	9,780	9,380	63,350	32,480	30,865
10 to 14 years	20,485	10,520	9,965	65,750	33,465	32,285
15 to 19 years	23,870	12,045	11,825	71,760	36,870	34,885
15 years	4,490	2,205	2,280	13,910	7,140	6,765
16 years	4,490	2,290	2,205	14,465	7,390	7,075
17 years	4,535	2,325	2,210	14,405	7,425	6,985
18 years	4,940	2,555	2,385	14,540	7,505	7,040
19 years	5,415	2,670	2,745	14,430	7,420	7,015
20 to 24 years	31,230	15,630	15,600	72,610	37,135	35,470
25 to 29 years	28,400	13,985	14,415	70,395	35,510	34,885
30 to 34 years	25,925	12,485	13,440	65,340	32,750	32,590
35 to 39 years	26,490	12,745	13,745	61,150	30,265	30,880
40 to 44 years	27,810	13,260	14,550	61,475	30,550	30,920
45 to 49 years	33,100	16,170	16,925	74,630	36,820	37,810
50 to 54 years	31,555	15,265	16,290	77,480	38,855	38,625
55 to 59 years	27,185	12,875	14,310	70,050	35,185	34,865
60 to 64 years	23,895	11,425	12,470	56,945	28,305	28,645
65 to 69 years	16,785	8,025	8,760	41,500	20,445	21,055
70 to 74 years	11,840	5,470	6,370	33,820	16,050	17,770
75 to 79 years	9,125	4,050	5,070	28,950	13,200	15,750
80 to 84 years	6,620	2,620	4,005	23,955	10,165	13,795
85 years and over	6,650	1,980	4,675	25,475	8,435	17,035
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.9	38.8	40.9	38.2	37.0	39.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.7	83.8	85.6	80.9	80.3	81.4
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	330,490	158,030	172,455	835,525	410,545	424,980
Married or living with a common-law partner	185,635	92,810	92,825	487,980	244,485	243,495
Married (and not separated)	151,740	75,860	75,880	416,355	208,700	207,655
Living common law	33,895	16,950	16,945	71,630	35,785	35,845
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	144,860	65,220	79,630	347,535	166,055	181,480
Single (never legally married)	99,205	50,815	48,390	232,160	128,325	103,835
Separated	9,355	3,970	5,385	18,210	8,220	9,990
Divorced	19,480	7,200	12,280	43,665	19,500	24,170
Widowed	16,815	3,235	13,575	53,500	10,015	43,490
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	109,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	58,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	24,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	19,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	6,855	...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}	109,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	91,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	238,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	74,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	202,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	35,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	102,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	39,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	16,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	16,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	5,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	16,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	11,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	5,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	675	...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	18,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	14,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	9,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	3,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	885	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	195	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	104,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	308,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	23,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	35,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	13,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	21,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	10,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...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	384,305	186,125	198,180	1,009,040	500,680	508,360
Number of persons not in census families	78,305	36,255	42,060	176,280	87,630	88,650
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	7,725	3,155	4,575	23,550	12,035	11,510
Living with non-relatives only	23,440	12,740	10,700	38,345	22,810	15,535
Living alone	47,145	20,355	26,785	114,385	52,780	61,605
Number of census family persons	305,995	149,875	156,125	832,755	413,050	419,710
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...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	47,625	21,190	26,435	141,370	64,460	76,910
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	16,285	4,405	11,880	50,190	14,780	35,415
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,225	465	1,760	3,395	1,115	2,285
Living with non-relatives only	920	410	510	1,930	970	960
Living alone	13,140	3,525	9,610	44,870	12,700	32,170
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	31,340	16,785	14,555	91,180	49,685	41,495
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	165,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	107,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	277,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	99,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	255,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	84,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	221,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	43,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	41,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	107,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	14,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	8,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	6,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	3,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	1,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	2,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	57,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	131,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	47,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	10,490	...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}	165,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	84,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	303,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	17,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	3,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	59,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	86,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	11,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	6,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	6,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	35,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	260	...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}	165,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	47,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	60,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	26,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	21,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	6,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	2,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	384,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,009,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.3	...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}	386,200	187,040	199,165	1,018,310	505,085	513,230
Single responses	382,530	185,245	197,285	1,005,810	499,115	506,695
English	348,515	167,925	180,590	860,500	428,115	432,385
French	10,155	5,015	5,145	16,280	7,760	8,525
Non-official languages	23,855	12,305	11,550	129,035	63,245	65,785
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	75	35	40	30,895	15,105	15,790
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	5	21,950	10,765	11,190
Dene	0	0	0	7,955	3,900	4,055
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	20	0	15
Mi'kmaq	55	30	25	5	5	5
Ojibway	5	0	0	950	430	520
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	5	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	23,375	12,060	11,315	96,540	47,370	49,165
African languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	420	235	185
Afrikaans	45	25	15	740	375	360
Akan (Twi)	40	20	20	105	60	45
Albanian	245	125	115	175	90	90
Amharic	135	70	65	215	110	110
Arabic	5,175	3,000	2,180	2,045	1,150	900
Armenian	45	25	15	10	5	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	75	45	25	180	100	80
Bengali	325	180	140	1,310	725	580
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	5	0	5	0
Bisayan languages	60	25	40	620	245	375
Bosnian	85	40	45	235	115	125
Bulgarian	35	15	20	45	25	25
Burmese	10	5	5	160	100	60
Cantonese	460	210	255	1,725	835	890
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,195	1,105	1,095	5,375	2,685	2,690
Creoles	45	20	20	80	50	35
Croatian	170	90	80	315	155	165
Czech	125	60	60	270	130	145
Danish	95	50	45	310	175	135
Dutch	515	245	270	1,550	750	805
Estonian	30	15	15	15	5	15
Finnish	45	20	20	205	85	120
Flemish	20	10	10	75	30	45
Fukien	10	5	5	15	10	5
German	1,250	595	660	25,415	12,200	13,215
Greek	665	330	335	835	435	395
Gujarati	85	45	40	700	430	265
Hakka	5	0	5	5	5	0
Hebrew	65	40	30	50	25	25
Hindi	435	220	215	840	505	330
Hungarian	155	70	85	1,665	845	815
Ilocano	20	5	15	345	150	200
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	40	20	15	155	90	70
Italian	590	335	265	730	385	345
Japanese	230	80	150	275	95	185
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	5	5	120	60	65
Korean	675	300	375	1,230	595	630
Kurdish	75	45	30	100	60	40
Lao	5	5	5	325	170	160
Latvian	30	10	20	60	30	30
Lingala	10	5	5	15	10	5
Lithuanian	20	5	20	20	10	10
Macedonian	10	5	10	25	15	15
Malay	45	15	35	80	25	50
Malayalam	100	45	50	200	105	95
Maltese	10	0	0	5	5	5
Mandarin	810	395	415	1,425	710	715
Marathi	25	15	15	70	35	35
Nepali	215	110	100	325	170	160
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	90	55	40	295	150	145
Norwegian	80	45	35	540	240	300
Oromo	35	25	10	160	95	70
Panjabi (Punjabi)	295	165	130	2,105	1,225	885
Pashto	60	30	25	275	155	120
Persian (Farsi)	1,125	600	525	1,010	550	465
Polish	580	285	300	1,910	885	1,025
Portuguese	280	145	135	475	215	260
Romanian	145	70	70	855	415	440
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	5	55	30	25
Russian	695	340	355	2,355	1,125	1,225
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	35	25	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	480	245	235
Serbian	100	45	50	435	215	220
Serbo-Croatian	105	50	55	135	70	65
Shanghainese	5	5	0	15	10	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	65	35	35	120	70	45
Sindhi	15	10	5	60	35	30
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	85	55	30	175	90	85
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	595	300	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	330	170	165
Slovak	90	40	50	140	80	60
Slovenian	25	10	15	80	45	35
Somali	35	15	20	435	205	230
Spanish	1,135	530	600	3,230	1,645	1,585
Swahili	60	35	30	230	125	105
Swedish	45	20	30	245	100	145
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	910	415	500	9,260	4,365	4,900
Taiwanese	35	20	20	45	15	25
Tamil	200	120	80	275	170	110
Telugu	110	65	40	160	95	65
Thai	50	20	30	120	50	70
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	10	10	5
Tigrigna	55	25	30	350	165	185
Turkish	250	145	100	180	95	85
Ukrainian	150	65	85	13,150	5,915	7,230
Urdu	400	210	190	3,215	1,715	1,500
Vietnamese	375	185	190	1,745	860	890
Yiddish	20	10	5	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	405	210	195	1,600	770	830
Multiple responses	3,675	1,790	1,880	12,500	5,970	6,530
English and French	1,465	680	785	1,730	805	920
English and non-official language	1,895	940	955	9,850	4,720	5,125
French and non-official language	215	110	100	750	360	390
English, French and non-official language	105	60	45	175	75	95
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	386,200	187,040	199,165	1,018,315	505,085	513,230
English only	338,245	165,935	172,305	965,920	481,535	484,390
French only	380	165	215	430	195	235
English and French	46,385	20,410	25,970	46,570	20,855	25,715
Neither English nor French	1,190	520	670	5,395	2,505	2,885
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	386,205	187,040	199,165	1,018,310	505,085	513,225
English	374,250	181,160	193,090	998,300	495,535	502,765
French	9,775	4,890	4,890	13,710	6,595	7,115
English and French	1,045	500	545	1,160	595	570
Neither English nor French	1,130	490	640	5,145	2,360	2,780
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	10,300	5,140	5,165	14,290	6,890	7,400
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.7	2.7	2.6	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}	386,205	187,040	199,165	1,018,310	505,085	513,225
Single responses	381,260	184,525	196,735	1,001,705	497,005	504,700
English	365,300	176,335	188,960	938,170	465,005	473,170
French	3,660	1,810	1,850	4,295	1,990	2,305
Non-official languages	12,305	6,380	5,920	59,240	30,005	29,230
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	5	0	17,360	8,785	8,565
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	10,970	5,605	5,365
Dene	0	0	0	6,205	3,105	3,095
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	5	0	10	5	5
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	5	5	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	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}	12,130	6,285	5,845	41,330	20,945	20,390
African languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	180	100	80
Afrikaans	15	5	10	470	240	235
Akan (Twi)	10	10	5	30	15	15
Albanian	120	60	60	130	60	65
Amharic	60	30	30	110	50	60
Arabic	3,025	1,705	1,320	1,380	735	640
Armenian	15	5	5	5	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	35	20	15
Bengali	200	100	95	1,000	535	465
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	25	10	15	275	125	145
Bosnian	45	25	25	120	60	55
Bulgarian	10	0	10	15	10	10
Burmese	5	0	5	125	70	55
Cantonese	255	135	120	1,065	505	560
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,595	830	760	3,690	1,830	1,860
Creoles	25	10	15	30	20	10
Croatian	60	30	30	80	35	40
Czech	35	15	20	30	15	15
Danish	10	0	5	20	10	5
Dutch	55	20	30	150	80	70
Estonian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Finnish	0	0	0	25	15	10
Flemish	5	0	5	0	0	0
Fukien	0	0	5	10	10	5
German	245	115	130	7,925	3,880	4,040
Greek	250	105	140	290	140	155
Gujarati	45	25	20	385	230	155
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	25	15	10	30	15	15
Hindi	185	100	95	470	265	205
Hungarian	50	30	25	205	105	105
Ilocano	5	0	0	110	55	60
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	85	50	40
Italian	140	60	80	145	70	75
Japanese	105	45	55	110	40	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	5	5	50	20	25
Korean	470	225	250	955	475	480
Kurdish	55	35	25	40	25	15
Lao	0	0	0	155	85	70
Latvian	5	5	0	35	20	15
Lingala	5	0	5	15	10	5
Lithuanian	5	0	5	0	5	0
Macedonian	5	0	5	15	5	10
Malay	15	10	10	15	5	10
Malayalam	35	15	15	105	50	55
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	605	310	295	1,100	575	525
Marathi	15	5	10	30	15	15
Nepali	200	105	100	250	130	120
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	60	30	35
Norwegian	15	10	5	10	5	10
Oromo	20	15	5	100	55	45
Panjabi (Punjabi)	145	80	65	1,305	745	560
Pashto	30	20	15	150	80	65
Persian (Farsi)	895	460	440	655	340	315
Polish	185	90	90	325	155	175
Portuguese	90	40	45	150	70	80
Romanian	75	35	40	310	145	165
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	5	5	25	15	10
Russian	455	240	220	1,290	660	630
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	10	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0	375	190	190
Serbian	50	20	25	300	145	155
Serbo-Croatian	45	25	25	60	30	30
Shanghainese	0	0	0	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	90	40	40	190	95	90
Sindhi	5	0	5	40	25	20
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	35	15	15	95	45	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	535	280	255
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	235	125	110
Slovak	25	10	15	20	15	10
Slovenian	5	0	0	10	5	5
Somali	15	5	10	315	140	180
Spanish	570	275	300	1,590	845	745
Swahili	20	10	10	125	65	55
Swedish	5	5	5	15	10	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	415	210	205	5,645	2,810	2,840
Taiwanese	15	5	5	15	10	10
Tamil	105	60	40	115	70	45
Telugu	45	30	20	90	55	35
Thai	15	5	10	50	25	25
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	30	15	15	190	85	100
Turkish	140	70	65	125	65	60
Ukrainian	15	5	10	1,635	800	835
Urdu	215	100	120	2,405	1,275	1,130
Vietnamese	230	120	110	1,270	640	635
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	165	90	75	550	275	275
Multiple responses	4,945	2,510	2,425	16,610	8,085	8,525
English and French	830	405	425	855	400	460
English and non-official language	3,880	1,990	1,890	15,360	7,500	7,860
French and non-official language	90	45	45	205	110	95
English, French and non-official language	140	70	70	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}	386,205	187,040	199,165	1,018,310	505,085	513,225
None	361,280	174,810	186,465	939,390	466,505	472,885
Single responses	24,350	11,950	12,400	77,380	37,800	39,580
English	7,935	4,125	3,810	29,695	15,050	14,645
French	7,680	3,420	4,260	8,320	3,635	4,685
Non-official languages	8,740	4,405	4,330	39,370	19,120	20,255
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	85	35	50	12,375	5,935	6,440
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	10,020	4,810	5,210
Dene	0	0	0	1,875	895	975
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	15	5	10
Mi'kmaq	75	30	40	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	5	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}	8,325	4,220	4,105	26,080	12,750	13,325
African languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	145	85	70
Afrikaans	20	15	15	270	140	125
Akan (Twi)	25	15	10	50	25	25
Albanian	90	45	45	30	15	15
Amharic	35	20	20	55	40	20
Arabic	1,705	1,000	710	750	430	320
Armenian	20	10	5	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	40	20	15	130	70	60
Bengali	75	50	30	200	115	80
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	5	150	55	95
Bosnian	35	15	15	80	35	50
Bulgarian	20	10	5	20	10	10
Burmese	0	0	0	45	30	15
Cantonese	155	75	80	545	290	255
Chinese, n.o.s.	365	160	200	1,115	570	545
Creoles	45	15	30	75	35	40
Croatian	55	25	30	100	50	50
Czech	35	15	15	55	25	30
Danish	30	15	15	80	45	35
Dutch	190	80	105	445	215	225
Estonian	5	0	5	5	0	5
Finnish	10	5	5	65	25	35
Flemish	5	0	5	10	5	5
Fukien	5	5	5	0	0	0
German	640	305	335	4,650	2,275	2,375
Greek	380	195	185	510	265	250
Gujarati	30	10	15	170	110	60
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	70	40	30	70	35	35
Hindi	265	140	125	540	325	215
Hungarian	60	25	35	395	200	200
Ilocano	10	0	10	85	25	60
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	50	30	20
Italian	285	150	135	265	145	120
Japanese	145	60	85	200	95	100
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	50	25	30
Korean	150	65	85	210	105	110
Kurdish	10	5	5	45	20	20
Lao	5	0	0	85	50	35
Latvian	15	10	5	10	5	5
Lingala	10	0	5	30	15	20
Lithuanian	5	5	5	5	0	0
Macedonian	5	5	5	5	5	0
Malay	20	0	15	50	25	20
Malayalam	45	15	25	55	35	25
Maltese	10	5	5	0	5	0
Mandarin	180	90	90	320	145	170
Marathi	5	0	5	25	15	15
Nepali	5	5	0	30	15	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	310	155	155
Norwegian	40	20	20	95	35	60
Oromo	10	5	5	20	10	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	100	50	50	625	370	255
Pashto	10	5	5	60	35	20
Persian (Farsi)	185	110	75	240	140	105
Polish	200	105	95	465	205	265
Portuguese	130	60	65	215	95	115
Romanian	50	25	25	200	100	95
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	30	15	15
Russian	185	90	95	665	315	350
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	5	20	15	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	115	60	55
Serbian	35	20	20	105	50	50
Serbo-Croatian	45	20	25	40	20	15
Shanghainese	0	0	0	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	105	40	70	190	95	95
Sindhi	5	5	0	10	5	10
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	40	25	15	60	30	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	45	20	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	35	20	15
Slovak	45	20	30	30	20	10
Slovenian	15	5	5	15	5	5
Somali	15	10	5	70	40	25
Spanish	730	335	395	1,865	915	955
Swahili	60	35	25	120	65	55
Swedish	35	10	20	65	30	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	325	130	195	2,325	1,020	1,305
Taiwanese	15	5	5	20	5	15
Tamil	80	45	35	115	65	45
Telugu	30	20	10	70	45	25
Thai	20	5	15	60	25	40
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	5	5	0
Tigrigna	20	5	10	105	45	60
Turkish	100	55	45	50	25	20
Ukrainian	45	20	30	4,225	1,805	2,420
Urdu	145	75	70	700	370	335
Vietnamese	80	45	40	395	195	205
Yiddish	10	5	5	5	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	325	155	175	915	430	485
Multiple responses	575	270	305	1,540	775	765
English and French	70	35	40	115	60	55
English and non-official language	150	75	75	495	265	235
French and non-official language	345	165	180	920	445	475
English, French and non-official language	5	0	0	10	5	5

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^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. Halifax, Nova Scotia (Code 1209034) 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 5, 2024).

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