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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	Montréal, V Quebec (Census subdivision)			Nova Scotia (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	1,649,519	...Data not available	...Data not available	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	1,620,693	...Data not available	...Data not available	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	1.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	813,819	...Data not available	...Data not available	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	759,946	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	4,517.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	365.13	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,939.44	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	1,649,520	799,880	849,635	921,730	445,585	476,140
0 to 4 years	95,345	48,560	46,790	43,985	22,565	21,415
5 to 9 years	77,280	39,080	38,205	44,425	22,660	21,765
10 to 14 years	75,350	38,390	36,960	49,810	25,555	24,260
15 to 19 years	87,070	43,620	43,450	57,440	29,235	28,205
15 years	16,275	8,300	7,970	11,060	5,555	5,505
16 years	16,460	8,345	8,115	11,095	5,690	5,405
17 years	16,565	8,440	8,130	11,425	5,800	5,625
18 years	17,985	8,925	9,065	11,775	6,065	5,705
19 years	19,785	9,615	10,165	12,085	6,125	5,965
20 to 24 years	119,725	58,330	61,395	59,620	30,055	29,560
25 to 29 years	139,605	68,300	71,305	51,920	25,405	26,515
30 to 34 years	140,290	70,065	70,220	51,545	24,470	27,070
35 to 39 years	121,790	62,290	59,495	56,380	26,835	29,545
40 to 44 years	115,805	60,020	55,785	62,115	29,895	32,220
45 to 49 years	118,695	61,170	57,525	76,275	37,010	39,265
50 to 54 years	116,465	57,860	58,600	77,465	37,465	39,995
55 to 59 years	102,585	49,520	53,065	70,960	34,200	36,760
60 to 64 years	88,990	41,960	47,030	66,425	32,310	34,115
65 to 69 years	67,930	30,720	37,215	48,920	23,840	25,075
70 to 74 years	56,235	24,230	32,000	36,395	17,300	19,095
75 to 79 years	49,905	20,645	29,265	27,655	12,460	15,195
80 to 84 years	40,380	14,930	25,450	20,015	8,040	11,975
85 years and over	36,085	10,190	25,890	20,385	6,285	14,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	38.6	37.6	39.7	43.7	42.7	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	85.0	84.2	85.6	85.0	84.1	85.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,401,545	673,855	727,685	783,510	374,810	408,700
Married or living with a common-law partner	664,755	334,955	329,795	453,095	226,305	226,790
Married (and not separated)	471,770	236,510	235,260	376,020	187,865	188,155
Living common law	192,985	98,450	94,535	77,075	38,440	38,635
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	736,790	338,900	397,890	330,420	148,505	181,915
Single (never legally married)	511,190	269,060	242,130	209,180	109,775	99,405
Separated	30,890	12,860	18,035	23,545	10,105	13,445
Divorced	112,565	42,215	70,350	46,065	18,690	27,375
Widowed	82,150	14,770	67,380	51,625	9,940	41,690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	410,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	211,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	94,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	72,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	31,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	410,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	321,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	225,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	95,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	129,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	52,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	52,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	25,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	96,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	59,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	37,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	18,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	13,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	88,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	72,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	45,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	19,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	7,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	15,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	11,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	980	...Data not available	...Data not available	625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	436,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	111,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	134,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	47,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	84,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	58,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	1,612,640	785,545	827,095	906,175	439,230	466,940
Number of persons not in census families	444,960	216,290	228,670	163,895	74,725	89,165
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	43,160	18,950	24,210	17,670	7,250	10,420
Living with non-relatives only	92,580	52,885	39,690	37,430	20,250	17,180
Living alone	309,220	144,450	164,770	108,795	47,225	61,570
Number of census family persons	1,167,680	569,255	598,425	742,285	364,505	377,775
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	224,510	93,570	130,940	143,825	65,235	78,595
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	99,870	28,305	71,565	48,920	14,375	34,550
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	10,675	2,400	8,280	6,250	1,570	4,675
Living with non-relatives only	5,690	2,790	2,900	2,710	1,275	1,430
Living alone	83,505	23,115	60,385	39,970	11,530	28,440
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	124,640	65,265	59,370	94,905	50,860	44,045
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	759,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	402,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	372,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	297,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	143,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	154,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	74,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	30,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	23,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	14,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	6,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	8,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	8,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	7,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	357,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	309,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	47,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	759,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	56,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	97,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	445	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	605,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	25,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	24,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	109,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	442,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	3,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	759,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	309,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	230,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	102,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	76,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	27,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	13,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	1,612,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,627,945	791,055	836,890	910,620	441,190	469,425
Single responses	1,561,740	758,100	803,645	904,285	438,165	466,125
English	206,210	102,495	103,710	836,085	404,330	431,760
French	818,970	393,470	425,500	31,105	15,005	16,100
Non-official languages	536,560	262,135	274,430	37,090	18,825	18,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	350	115	230	4,685	2,280	2,405
Atikamekw	20	5	15	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	135	60	80	25	15	15
Dene	5	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	45	15	35	0	0	0
Inuktitut	125	30	95	25	5	20
Mi'kmaq	10	5	10	4,620	2,255	2,370
Ojibway	5	5	5	15	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	530,755	259,215	271,540	31,675	16,170	15,510
African languages, n.i.e.	540	310	230	70	40	35
Afrikaans	40	20	15	75	45	35
Akan (Twi)	885	430	460	50	25	30
Albanian	1,475	765	705	245	130	120
Amharic	495	245	255	150	80	70
Arabic	83,780	45,070	38,715	5,965	3,525	2,440
Armenian	6,045	2,895	3,145	50	30	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	980	520	460	100	55	45
Bengali	9,105	4,620	4,480	375	210	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	4,120	2,245	1,870	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	660	205	460	85	30	55
Bosnian	225	105	120	90	45	45
Bulgarian	3,900	1,885	2,015	50	30	25
Burmese	45	20	25	10	10	5
Cantonese	6,455	3,065	3,385	590	275	315
Chinese, n.o.s.	27,225	12,855	14,370	2,750	1,395	1,355
Creoles	33,725	14,965	18,760	45	20	25
Croatian	925	455	465	210	110	100
Czech	700	340	360	180	95	90
Danish	115	65	50	175	95	85
Dutch	855	455	400	1,725	860	865
Estonian	85	30	55	55	25	25
Finnish	175	65	115	95	40	50
Flemish	135	45	95	30	10	15
Fukien	55	25	30	15	10	10
German	4,435	2,000	2,435	3,275	1,545	1,735
Greek	18,025	8,910	9,110	775	385	385
Gujarati	4,325	2,140	2,190	105	60	50
Hakka	45	15	30	0	5	0
Hebrew	1,800	955	850	75	45	30
Hindi	1,520	825	695	515	265	250
Hungarian	2,940	1,390	1,550	280	130	150
Ilocano	1,400	510	890	25	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	290	185	110	45	25	20
Italian	76,540	36,770	39,770	790	445	345
Japanese	1,280	395	885	305	95	210
Khmer (Cambodian)	4,925	2,320	2,605	5	5	5
Korean	2,425	1,055	1,370	815	360	455
Kurdish	475	250	225	70	45	30
Lao	1,520	770	755	10	10	0
Latvian	145	50	90	65	35	30
Lingala	1,455	685	770	10	0	10
Lithuanian	325	135	190	35	15	20
Macedonian	105	55	55	15	5	5
Malay	380	170	210	65	20	45
Malayalam	140	80	65	115	55	55
Maltese	10	10	10	20	10	5
Mandarin	6,955	3,205	3,745	905	435	470
Marathi	90	60	35	30	15	15
Nepali	165	75	85	225	120	105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	2,995	1,590	1,405	110	60	45
Norwegian	110	55	50	125	70	55
Oromo	4,945	2,700	2,240	35	30	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	7,010	3,845	3,170	375	205	170
Pashto	740	400	340	70	35	35
Persian (Farsi)	8,780	4,640	4,135	1,185	635	550
Polish	7,960	3,430	4,530	825	385	440
Portuguese	16,910	8,110	8,800	380	195	185
Romanian	14,690	7,040	7,645	170	80	85
Rundi (Kirundi)	965	470	495	15	5	5
Russian	13,445	5,920	7,525	815	395	430
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	985	440	540	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	75	35	40	15	10	10
Serbian	1,150	570	580	115	55	55
Serbo-Croatian	465	225	240	105	55	55
Shanghainese	50	20	30	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	130	70	55	120	60	60
Sindhi	175	85	90	15	10	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	390	205	185	110	65	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	45	30	20	0	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	165	85	80	10	5	10
Slovak	515	210	305	120	50	70
Slovenian	365	165	205	30	15	15
Somali	580	300	285	40	20	20
Spanish	73,160	36,040	37,120	1,545	750	800
Swahili	740	365	375	75	45	35
Swedish	210	105	110	85	40	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	9,730	3,385	6,345	1,185	500	685
Taiwanese	205	90	115	40	15	25
Tamil	10,105	5,065	5,040	270	155	110
Telugu	260	150	115	125	75	50
Thai	355	105	250	110	20	90
Tibetan languages	35	20	15	5	0	0
Tigrigna	245	115	135	55	30	30
Turkish	4,735	2,445	2,295	275	160	110
Ukrainian	2,925	1,220	1,705	300	130	165
Urdu	6,510	3,425	3,090	540	290	250
Vietnamese	17,850	8,505	9,345	450	220	230
Yiddish	5,600	2,850	2,750	25	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	5,455	2,800	2,650	725	380	345
Multiple responses	66,210	32,960	33,255	6,335	3,025	3,305
English and French	17,430	8,715	8,715	3,035	1,400	1,635
English and non-official language	13,155	6,390	6,765	2,855	1,385	1,470
French and non-official language	29,085	14,415	14,665	315	170	150
English, French and non-official language	6,535	3,430	3,105	130	75	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,627,950	791,055	836,895	910,615	441,190	469,430
English only	167,775	83,580	84,190	814,670	398,830	415,845
French only	506,670	222,725	283,945	875	385	490
English and French	908,090	467,060	441,030	93,435	41,245	52,185
Neither English nor French	45,420	17,690	27,730	1,635	735	900
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,627,945	791,055	836,895	910,615	441,190	469,430
English	388,525	193,680	194,845	877,990	425,370	452,620
French	1,062,075	509,775	552,300	29,550	14,410	15,135
English and French	133,460	70,630	62,830	1,565	740	820
Neither English nor French	43,890	16,970	26,915	1,515	670	845
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	455,250	228,995	226,255	30,330	14,780	15,550
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	28.0	28.9	27.0	3.3	3.4	3.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,627,950	791,055	836,890	910,620	441,195	469,425
Single responses	1,504,985	730,070	774,915	903,215	437,540	465,675
English	298,955	147,925	151,030	868,765	420,340	448,425
French	886,075	428,505	457,575	15,935	7,625	8,315
Non-official languages	319,960	153,640	166,315	18,510	9,570	8,940
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	135	45	85	2,770	1,395	1,380
Atikamekw	10	5	10	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	60	25	35	5	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	25	10	15	0	0	0
Inuktitut	40	10	30	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	2,770	1,390	1,375
Ojibway	0	0	0	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	317,780	152,585	165,190	15,500	8,060	7,440
African languages, n.i.e.	130	70	65	35	15	20
Afrikaans	5	5	5	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	465	215	255	10	10	5
Albanian	925	470	455	125	60	60
Amharic	275	125	150	70	35	35
Arabic	45,955	23,835	22,115	3,495	2,030	1,465
Armenian	4,275	1,960	2,320	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	190	90	100	10	5	10
Bengali	7,415	3,695	3,725	230	115	110
Berber languages (Kabyle)	1,465	775	690	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	185	70	115	30	15	15
Bosnian	145	75	70	50	25	25
Bulgarian	3,000	1,470	1,530	10	5	10
Burmese	30	15	15	5	5	5
Cantonese	4,895	2,330	2,565	320	165	155
Chinese, n.o.s.	22,585	10,765	11,820	1,985	1,040	950
Creoles	14,340	6,185	8,145	30	10	15
Croatian	420	195	225	75	40	35
Czech	210	100	110	45	20	25
Danish	25	15	10	15	5	10
Dutch	135	60	70	190	85	105
Estonian	15	10	10	5	0	5
Finnish	30	10	15	10	5	0
Flemish	25	5	10	0	0	5
Fukien	10	5	5	5	0	0
German	785	360	425	1,170	565	605
Greek	10,495	5,005	5,490	270	115	150
Gujarati	3,060	1,495	1,560	50	25	25
Hakka	15	5	10	0	0	0
Hebrew	865	440	425	25	15	10
Hindi	850	440	410	215	110	105
Hungarian	1,170	515	655	65	30	30
Ilocano	510	195	315	0	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	135	75	60	20	5	10
Italian	32,830	14,730	18,100	170	75	95
Japanese	510	225	285	130	60	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	3,260	1,510	1,750	5	0	0
Korean	1,715	775	935	560	265	295
Kurdish	220	105	110	55	35	20
Lao	915	450	465	0	0	0
Latvian	55	20	40	15	10	10
Lingala	410	195	215	5	5	5
Lithuanian	105	45	60	5	5	5
Macedonian	75	35	35	5	0	5
Malay	170	90	80	20	10	10
Malayalam	30	20	15	35	20	20
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	5,860	2,805	3,055	660	340	320
Marathi	40	25	20	25	15	10
Nepali	115	60	60	210	110	100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	710	340	375	30	10	15
Norwegian	25	15	10	20	10	10
Oromo	1,595	845	750	20	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5,385	2,910	2,475	180	95	80
Pashto	595	315	285	35	20	15
Persian (Farsi)	6,220	3,065	3,155	935	480	455
Polish	3,985	1,755	2,230	255	125	130
Portuguese	9,145	4,315	4,830	120	55	60
Romanian	10,830	5,270	5,560	85	35	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	295	135	160	10	5	0
Russian	10,390	4,810	5,585	510	260	245
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	225	110	115	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	10	10	5
Serbian	700	335	365	60	25	35
Serbo-Croatian	220	105	115	50	20	25
Shanghainese	20	10	10	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	240	150	95	195	110	85
Sindhi	95	45	50	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	225	115	110	45	25	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	30	10	20	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	90	40	50	5	0	5
Slovak	100	45	50	30	10	20
Slovenian	160	65	90	5	0	0
Somali	365	180	190	20	5	10
Spanish	50,475	24,450	26,025	775	390	385
Swahili	215	100	115	20	10	15
Swedish	40	25	15	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	5,875	2,205	3,665	550	275	275
Taiwanese	105	55	50	15	10	5
Tamil	8,760	4,350	4,420	130	80	50
Telugu	175	90	80	55	30	25
Thai	120	55	60	60	5	55
Tibetan languages	25	10	10	0	0	0
Tigrigna	130	60	70	25	15	10
Turkish	3,570	1,785	1,780	140	70	70
Ukrainian	1,395	585	810	25	5	20
Urdu	4,940	2,525	2,410	320	155	165
Vietnamese	14,750	6,970	7,780	280	145	135
Yiddish	4,200	2,165	2,035	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,040	1,010	1,035	235	120	115
Multiple responses	122,960	60,985	61,975	7,405	3,655	3,755
English and French	22,835	11,720	11,115	1,815	860	950
English and non-official language	26,025	12,645	13,380	5,295	2,640	2,655
French and non-official language	58,005	28,145	29,860	115	60	60
English, French and non-official language	16,095	8,470	7,625	180	85	90
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,627,945	791,055	836,890	910,620	441,190	469,425
None	1,174,155	565,700	608,450	863,715	418,680	445,030
Single responses	413,685	205,025	208,655	46,065	22,110	23,960
English	127,635	64,550	63,085	16,325	8,230	8,095
French	129,415	63,710	65,700	15,705	6,975	8,730
Non-official languages	156,640	76,765	79,875	14,035	6,900	7,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	140	55	90	1,945	900	1,045
Atikamekw	5	0	5	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	65	30	35	10	5	5
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	15	5	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	45	10	35	30	10	20
Mi'kmaq	10	5	5	1,890	880	1,015
Ojibway	0	5	0	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	153,595	75,215	78,390	11,385	5,685	5,705
African languages, n.i.e.	370	195	170	15	10	10
Afrikaans	20	15	5	55	25	30
Akan (Twi)	330	165	165	35	20	20
Albanian	220	105	110	95	45	45
Amharic	140	70	75	40	25	20
Arabic	28,545	15,445	13,095	1,995	1,175	825
Armenian	1,065	525	545	20	10	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	575	290	285	45	25	25
Bengali	890	505	390	95	60	35
Berber languages (Kabyle)	1,350	715	635	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	180	60	125	15	5	10
Bosnian	45	10	30	35	20	15
Bulgarian	460	210	250	25	15	10
Burmese	10	5	5	5	0	0
Cantonese	1,125	565	560	195	100	90
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,450	1,605	1,845	490	225	265
Creoles	21,525	9,685	11,840	80	25	55
Croatian	220	95	125	70	25	40
Czech	190	90	95	55	20	35
Danish	40	25	20	60	30	30
Dutch	290	145	145	550	260	285
Estonian	25	10	15	20	5	15
Finnish	60	30	30	25	10	10
Flemish	35	10	25	5	0	5
Fukien	20	10	15	10	0	5
German	1,990	955	1,030	1,255	605	645
Greek	5,355	2,670	2,690	435	225	205
Gujarati	710	360	350	40	15	20
Hakka	15	5	10	0	0	0
Hebrew	1,270	635	640	85	45	35
Hindi	1,185	655	530	310	165	145
Hungarian	675	295	380	90	35	50
Ilocano	410	150	265	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	130	80	55	15	5	5
Italian	24,255	11,840	12,415	365	190	170
Japanese	610	240	365	205	85	115
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,225	560	665	5	0	0
Korean	420	190	230	205	95	110
Kurdish	155	80	75	10	5	5
Lao	365	195	170	0	0	0
Latvian	35	15	20	25	10	10
Lingala	1,810	875	935	5	0	5
Lithuanian	90	25	60	5	0	5
Macedonian	25	10	15	5	5	5
Malay	125	60	65	30	10	15
Malayalam	60	30	30	55	20	35
Maltese	0	5	0	15	5	10
Mandarin	1,105	485	625	225	110	120
Marathi	25	15	10	5	5	5
Nepali	20	10	10	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,725	855	870	65	30	35
Norwegian	55	35	20	55	25	30
Oromo	1,645	855	785	5	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,045	590	455	125	60	60
Pashto	50	30	20	10	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	1,445	815	625	210	125	85
Polish	1,765	720	1,050	280	135	140
Portuguese	4,375	2,125	2,250	175	85	85
Romanian	2,110	950	1,160	60	25	35
Rundi (Kirundi)	490	240	250	5	0	0
Russian	2,690	1,250	1,440	230	105	120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	415	175	240	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	30	10	15	10	5	5
Serbian	240	120	115	40	25	20
Serbo-Croatian	85	40	45	45	20	25
Shanghainese	25	10	10	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	95	45	55	220	90	135
Sindhi	50	20	30	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	95	55	40	45	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	45	25	25	0	0	0
Slovak	170	70	100	55	25	30
Slovenian	90	35	55	15	5	5
Somali	175	90	80	15	10	5
Spanish	19,355	9,595	9,760	1,050	485	560
Swahili	510	230	285	75	40	35
Swedish	150	75	75	60	20	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	3,295	1,050	2,245	435	165	275
Taiwanese	65	35	30	15	10	5
Tamil	1,040	540	500	105	60	45
Telugu	40	25	15	40	20	15
Thai	150	45	100	30	5	20
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	5	5	0
Tigrigna	60	30	30	20	10	10
Turkish	735	405	335	120	65	50
Ukrainian	725	295	425	75	30	45
Urdu	1,315	735	585	170	90	80
Vietnamese	2,810	1,405	1,405	105	45	55
Yiddish	1,175	565	610	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,900	1,495	1,405	705	325	380
Multiple responses	40,110	20,330	19,780	840	400	435
English and French	16,790	8,700	8,095	95	45	45
English and non-official language	11,390	5,750	5,645	175	80	90
French and non-official language	11,360	5,585	5,775	560	265	300
English, French and non-official language	565	295	270	5	5	5

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

^E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Montréal, Quebec (Code 2466023) and Nova Scotia (Code 12) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed April 26, 2024).

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Geographic levels	IVT (Beyond 20/20)	XML (SDMX-ML) (compressed)
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Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
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Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Montréal (Ville)

Canada
- Quebec (Province)
  - Montréal (Territoire équivalent)
    - Montréal (Ville)

Geographic hierarchy: Nova Scotia (Province)

Canada
- Nova Scotia (Province)

Note

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

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