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Characteristic Montréal, V
Quebec
(Census subdivision)
British Columbia Data quality note(s)

(Province)
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 1,649,519 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,400,057  ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 1,620,693 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,113,487  ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 1.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7.0 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 813,819 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,945,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 759,946 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,764,637 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 4,517.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 365.13 ...Data not available ...Data not available 922,509.29 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 1,649,520 799,880 849,635 4,400,055 2,156,600 2,243,455
0 to 4 years 95,345 48,560 46,790 219,665 112,885 106,775
5 to 9 years 77,280 39,080 38,205 218,915 112,200 106,715
10 to 14 years 75,350 38,390 36,960 238,780 122,465 116,315
15 to 19 years 87,070 43,620 43,450 275,165 141,670 133,500
15 years 16,275 8,300 7,970 53,725 27,620 26,110
16 years 16,460 8,345 8,115 54,885 28,475 26,410
17 years 16,565 8,440 8,130 55,400 28,510 26,885
18 years 17,985 8,925 9,065 55,380 28,425 26,955
19 years 19,785 9,615 10,165 55,785 28,640 27,140
20 to 24 years 119,725 58,330 61,395 279,825 142,290 137,535
25 to 29 years 139,605 68,300 71,305 288,780 143,475 145,305
30 to 34 years 140,290 70,065 70,220 275,985 135,220 140,755
35 to 39 years 121,790 62,290 59,495 280,870 135,455 145,415
40 to 44 years 115,805 60,020 55,785 313,765 151,430 162,335
45 to 49 years 118,695 61,170 57,525 350,600 170,580 180,020
50 to 54 years 116,465 57,860 58,600 354,610 172,060 182,550
55 to 59 years 102,585 49,520 53,065 323,335 157,455 165,880
60 to 64 years 88,990 41,960 47,030 291,040 142,645 148,395
65 to 69 years 67,930 30,720 37,215 210,900 103,785 107,115
70 to 74 years 56,235 24,230 32,000 160,715 77,350 83,360
75 to 79 years 49,905 20,645 29,265 127,480 60,720 66,760
80 to 84 years 40,380 14,930 25,450 96,945 42,745 54,200
85 years and over 36,085 10,190 25,890 92,675 32,150 60,520
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 38.6 37.6 39.7 41.9 41.1 42.7
% of the population aged 15 and over 85.0 84.2 85.6 84.6 83.9 85.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 1,401,545 673,855 727,685 3,722,695 1,809,045 1,913,650
Married or living with a common-law partner 664,755 334,955 329,795 2,154,575 1,074,965 1,079,610
Married (and not separated) 471,770 236,510 235,260 1,832,605 913,430 919,175
Living common law 192,985 98,450 94,535 321,965 161,530 160,435
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 736,790 338,900 397,890 1,568,120 734,075 834,040
Single (never legally married) 511,190 269,060 242,130 1,014,270 550,830 463,435
Separated 30,890 12,860 18,035 102,040 43,570 58,470
Divorced 112,565 42,215 70,350 246,515 98,130 148,385
Widowed 82,150 14,770 67,380 205,300 41,550 163,750
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 410,035 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,238,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 211,320 ...Data not available ...Data not available 645,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 94,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available 263,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 72,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available 238,525 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 31,785 ...Data not available ...Data not available 90,470 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 410,035 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,238,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 321,420 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,048,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 225,035 ...Data not available ...Data not available 887,990 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 95,220 ...Data not available ...Data not available 422,310 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 129,815 ...Data not available ...Data not available 465,680 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 52,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available 181,895 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 52,440 ...Data not available ...Data not available 205,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 25,165 ...Data not available ...Data not available 78,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 96,385 ...Data not available ...Data not available 160,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 59,370 ...Data not available ...Data not available 105,425 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 37,015 ...Data not available ...Data not available 54,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 18,835 ...Data not available ...Data not available 27,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 13,810 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 4,375 ...Data not available ...Data not available 8,225 ...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 189,805 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 72,655 ...Data not available ...Data not available 149,010 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 45,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available 90,235 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 19,580 ...Data not available ...Data not available 43,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 7,615 ...Data not available ...Data not available 14,835 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 15,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available 40,795 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 11,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 27,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 3,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available 10,510 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 980 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,005 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 436,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,230,340 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 111,345 ...Data not available ...Data not available 260,215 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 134,760 ...Data not available ...Data not available 409,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 47,560 ...Data not available ...Data not available 156,650 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 84,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available 255,855 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 58,055 ...Data not available ...Data not available 148,375 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family 1.1 ...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 1,612,640 785,545 827,095 4,324,505 2,122,320 2,202,185
Number of persons not in census families 444,960 216,290 228,670 807,660 383,540 424,120
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 43,160 18,950 24,210 105,450 42,525 62,925
Living with non-relatives only 92,580 52,885 39,690 203,285 111,935 91,345
Living alone 309,220 144,450 164,770 498,920 229,075 269,850
Number of census family persons 1,167,680 569,255 598,425 3,516,850 1,738,780 1,778,070
Average number of persons per census family 2.8 ...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 224,510 93,570 130,940 643,410 302,320 341,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 99,870 28,305 71,565 211,820 65,460 146,365
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 10,675 2,400 8,280 32,900 7,490 25,410
Living with non-relatives only 5,690 2,790 2,900 13,560 6,770 6,790
Living alone 83,505 23,115 60,385 165,365 51,195 114,165
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 124,640 65,265 59,370 431,590 236,860 194,730
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 759,945 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,764,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 402,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,183,075 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 372,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,041,470 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 297,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available 898,030 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 143,540 ...Data not available ...Data not available 458,880 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 154,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available 439,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 74,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available 143,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 30,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available 141,600 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 23,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available 91,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 14,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available 66,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 6,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available 23,805 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 8,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available 42,300 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 8,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 7,025 ...Data not available ...Data not available 50,415 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 357,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available 581,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 309,220 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 47,970 ...Data not available ...Data not available 82,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 759,945 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,764,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 56,815 ...Data not available ...Data not available 842,120 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 97,650 ...Data not available ...Data not available 143,970 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 445 ...Data not available ...Data not available 46,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 605,040 ...Data not available ...Data not available 731,585 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 25,070 ...Data not available ...Data not available 52,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 24,795 ...Data not available ...Data not available 130,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 109,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available 184,355 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 442,540 ...Data not available ...Data not available 361,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 3,485 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,885 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 759,945 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,764,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 309,220 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 230,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available 613,270 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 102,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available 264,135 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 76,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 237,725 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 27,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available 91,600 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 13,685 ...Data not available ...Data not available 58,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 1,612,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,324,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.5 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,627,945 791,055 836,890 4,356,205 2,137,240 2,218,965
  Single responses  1,561,740 758,100 803,645 4,273,930 2,098,055 2,175,870
    English  206,210 102,495 103,710 3,062,435 1,526,350 1,536,085
    French  818,970 393,470 425,500 57,275 28,315 28,965
    Non-official languages  536,560 262,135 274,430 1,154,215 543,395 610,825
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 350 115 230 1,210 540 675
        Atikamekw    20 5 15 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  135 60 80 955 435 525
        Dene  5 0 0 70 35 35
        Innu/Montagnais  45 15 35 5 5 0
        Inuktitut  125 30 95 25 10 10
        Mi'kmaq  10 5 10 15 10 5
        Ojibway  5 5 5 140 50 90
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 5 5 5
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 530,755 259,215 271,540 1,137,420 535,395 602,025
        African languages, n.i.e 540 310 230 620 330 295
        Afrikaans  40 20 15 2,735 1,330 1,405
        Akan (Twi)  885 430 460 455 235 220
        Albanian  1,475 765 705 1,335 695 635
        Amharic  495 245 255 1,255 615 640
        Arabic  83,780 45,070 38,715 13,050 7,505 5,550
        Armenian  6,045 2,895 3,145 1,105 560 545
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 980 520 460 530 235 295
        Bengali  9,105 4,620 4,480 2,410 1,265 1,145
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  4,120 2,245 1,870 15 10 5
        Bisayan languages  660 205 460 3,870 1,445 2,430
        Bosnian  225 105 120 1,275 635 640
        Bulgarian  3,900 1,885 2,015 1,945 960 985
        Burmese  45 20 25 945 485 465
        Cantonese  6,455 3,065 3,385 133,245 61,790 71,455
        Chinese, n.o.s.  27,225 12,855 14,370 120,040 55,735 64,305
        Creoles  33,725 14,965 18,760 640 315 320
        Croatian  925 455 465 7,820 3,860 3,955
        Czech  700 340 360 5,610 2,800 2,810
        Danish  115 65 50 5,250 2,575 2,675
        Dutch  855 455 400 23,080 11,190 11,890
        Estonian  85 30 55 820 345 475
        Finnish  175 65 115 4,090 1,705 2,390
        Flemish  135 45 95 445 215 235
        Fukien  55 25 30 1,920 835 1,085
        German  4,435 2,000 2,435 73,625 35,140 38,485
        Greek  18,025 8,910 9,110 6,250 3,360 2,885
        Gujarati  4,325 2,140 2,190 6,595 3,060 3,540
        Hakka  45 15 30 1,110 475 630
        Hebrew  1,800 955 850 1,755 970 785
        Hindi  1,520 825 695 24,640 11,840 12,800
        Hungarian  2,940 1,390 1,550 9,855 4,915 4,940
        Ilocano  1,400 510 890 3,755 1,465 2,290
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 290 185 110 475 265 205
        Italian  76,540 36,770 39,770 24,060 12,180 11,880
        Japanese  1,280 395 885 19,665 6,840 12,825
        Khmer (Cambodian)  4,925 2,320 2,605 1,465 700 770
        Korean  2,425 1,055 1,370 48,975 22,350 26,625
        Kurdish  475 250 225 1,415 775 645
        Lao  1,520 770 755 1,155 550 600
        Latvian  145 50 90 615 305 310
        Lingala  1,455 685 770 35 20 20
        Lithuanian  325 135 190 435 190 245
        Macedonian  105 55 55 275 130 140
        Malay  380 170 210 3,535 1,590 1,950
        Malayalam  140 80 65 1,460 735 725
        Maltese  10 10 10 220 115 115
        Mandarin  6,955 3,205 3,745 94,055 43,630 50,425
        Marathi  90 60 35 430 220 210
        Nepali  165 75 85 805 430 375
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 2,995 1,590 1,405 470 250 220
        Norwegian  110 55 50 2,370 1,155 1,215
        Oromo  4,945 2,700 2,240 325 185 140
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  7,010 3,845 3,170 182,915 90,900 92,020
        Pashto  740 400 340 900 485 415
        Persian (Farsi)  8,780 4,640 4,135 36,045 18,265 17,775
        Polish  7,960 3,430 4,530 17,460 8,185 9,270
        Portuguese  16,910 8,110 8,800 14,605 6,990 7,615
        Romanian  14,690 7,040 7,645 8,330 4,110 4,220
        Rundi (Kirundi)  965 470 495 135 60 80
        Russian  13,445 5,920 7,525 22,650 10,300 12,350
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  985 440 540 80 40 45
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 75 35 40 690 345 340
        Serbian  1,150 570 580 6,655 3,425 3,225
        Serbo-Croatian  465 225 240 1,425 675 755
        Shanghainese  50 20 30 1,250 530 715
        Sign languages, n.i.e 130 70 55 645 335 310
        Sindhi  175 85 90 1,770 790 975
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  390 205 185 1,405 715 685
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 45 30 20 775 400 375
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 165 85 80 495 275 225
        Slovak  515 210 305 3,220 1,440 1,780
        Slovenian  365 165 205 1,225 590 640
        Somali  580 300 285 975 495 480
        Spanish  73,160 36,040 37,120 40,795 19,325 21,470
        Swahili  740 365 375 755 390 365
        Swedish  210 105 110 2,740 1,195 1,545
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  9,730 3,385 6,345 66,120 25,835 40,285
        Taiwanese  205 90 115 5,675 2,640 3,035
        Tamil  10,105 5,065 5,040 3,135 1,635 1,500
        Telugu  260 150 115 570 295 270
        Thai  355 105 250 2,410 730 1,680
        Tibetan languages  35 20 15 200 115 85
        Tigrigna  245 115 135 590 285 300
        Turkish  4,735 2,445 2,295 2,890 1,650 1,235
        Ukrainian  2,925 1,220 1,705 9,680 4,215 5,460
        Urdu  6,510 3,425 3,090 8,450 4,315 4,140
        Vietnamese  17,850 8,505 9,345 25,100 11,745 13,360
        Yiddish  5,600 2,850 2,750 350 185 170
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 5,455 2,800 2,650 15,585 7,455 8,130
  Multiple responses          66,210 32,960 33,255 82,280 39,185 43,095
    English and French  17,430 8,715 8,715 8,600 4,065 4,535
    English and non-official language  13,155 6,390 6,765 68,800 32,875 35,925
    French and non-official language  29,085 14,415 14,665 3,345 1,520 1,830
    English, French and non-official language 6,535 3,430 3,105 1,530 725 805
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,627,950 791,055 836,895 4,356,210 2,137,240 2,218,965
  English only 167,775 83,580 84,190 3,912,950 1,943,760 1,969,190
  French only 506,670 222,725 283,945 2,045 950 1,095
  English and French 908,090 467,060 441,030 296,645 132,940 163,705
  Neither English nor French 45,420 17,690 27,730 144,555 59,590 84,965
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,627,945 791,055 836,895 4,356,205 2,137,245 2,218,965
  English 388,525 193,680 194,845 4,143,245 2,044,365 2,098,885
  French 1,062,075 509,775 552,300 53,725 26,660 27,065
  English and French 133,460 70,630 62,830 16,935 7,710 9,220
  Neither English nor French 43,890 16,970 26,915 142,300 58,510 83,790
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 455,250 228,995 226,255 62,190 30,515 31,680
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 28.0 28.9 27.0 1.4 1.4 1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,627,950 791,055 836,890 4,356,205 2,137,245 2,218,965
  Single responses 1,504,985 730,070 774,915 4,193,385 2,059,465 2,133,915
    English 298,955 147,925 151,030 3,506,595 1,733,775 1,772,820
    French 886,075 428,505 457,575 16,685 8,015 8,665
    Non-official languages 319,960 153,640 166,315 670,100 317,670 352,430
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 135 45 85 175 85 85
        Atikamekw   10 5 10 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 60 25 35 135 70 65
        Dene 0 0 0 15 5 5
        Innu/Montagnais 25 10 15 0 0 0
        Inuktitut 40 10 30 5 5 5
        Mi'kmaq 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Ojibway 0 0 0 15 10 5
        Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 317,780 152,585 165,190 665,750 315,485 350,265
        African languages, n.i.e. 130 70 65 190 80 105
        Afrikaans 5 5 5 1,385 685 690
        Akan (Twi) 465 215 255 120 60 60
        Albanian 925 470 455 700 345 350
        Amharic 275 125 150 555 245 310
        Arabic 45,955 23,835 22,115 7,640 4,065 3,575
        Armenian 4,275 1,960 2,320 490 250 240
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 190 90 100 115 50 65
        Bengali 7,415 3,695 3,725 1,465 715 750
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,465 775 690 0 0 0
        Bisayan languages 185 70 115 1,265 540 720
        Bosnian 145 75 70 705 370 340
        Bulgarian 3,000 1,470 1,530 1,085 530 555
        Burmese 30 15 15 585 315 270
        Cantonese 4,895 2,330 2,565 103,550 47,585 55,970
        Chinese, n.o.s. 22,585 10,765 11,820 81,270 37,740 43,525
        Creoles 14,340 6,185 8,145 315 145 165
        Croatian 420 195 225 2,540 1,200 1,340
        Czech 210 100 110 1,570 795 775
        Danish 25 15 10 325 160 170
        Dutch 135 60 70 2,230 1,055 1,175
        Estonian 15 10 10 110 40 70
        Finnish 30 10 15 795 350 445
        Flemish 25 5 10 50 25 20
        Fukien 10 5 5 690 310 380
        German 785 360 425 11,555 5,430 6,120
        Greek 10,495 5,005 5,490 2,105 1,015 1,095
        Gujarati 3,060 1,495 1,560 3,045 1,335 1,710
        Hakka 15 5 10 320 145 175
        Hebrew 865 440 425 780 395 390
        Hindi 850 440 410 12,390 5,900 6,490
        Hungarian 1,170 515 655 2,560 1,235 1,325
        Ilocano 510 195 315 1,190 530 660
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 135 75 60 180 85 85
        Italian 32,830 14,730 18,100 6,250 2,730 3,520
        Japanese 510 225 285 9,540 3,985 5,555
        Khmer (Cambodian) 3,260 1,510 1,750 750 370 385
        Korean 1,715 775 935 38,810 17,985 20,830
        Kurdish 220 105 110 945 490 460
        Lao 915 450 465 545 270 275
        Latvian 55 20 40 105 50 50
        Lingala 410 195 215 10 5 5
        Lithuanian 105 45 60 65 30 35
        Macedonian 75 35 35 140 70 70
        Malay 170 90 80 1,320 655 660
        Malayalam 30 20 15 690 350 340
        Maltese 0 0 0 15 10 5
        Mandarin 5,860 2,805 3,055 78,070 36,945 41,130
        Marathi 40 25 20 230 120 105
        Nepali 115 60 60 525 275 250
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 710 340 375 140 65 75
        Norwegian 25 15 10 160 80 80
        Oromo 1,595 845 750 175 80 95
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 5,385 2,910 2,475 137,390 67,955 69,430
        Pashto 595 315 285 565 295 270
        Persian (Farsi) 6,220 3,065 3,155 24,750 12,095 12,655
        Polish 3,985 1,755 2,230 6,395 3,065 3,330
        Portuguese 9,145 4,315 4,830 5,195 2,405 2,785
        Romanian 10,830 5,270 5,560 4,155 2,050 2,105
        Rundi (Kirundi) 295 135 160 75 30 45
        Russian 10,390 4,810 5,585 12,205 5,880 6,320
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 225 110 115 25 10 15
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 465 230 235
        Serbian 700 335 365 4,020 2,020 2,000
        Serbo-Croatian 220 105 115 615 300 315
        Shanghainese 20 10 10 555 260 295
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 240 150 95 980 535 450
        Sindhi 95 45 50 675 295 385
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 225 115 110 595 295 300
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 30 10 20 620 315 300
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 90 40 50 80 35 45
        Slovak 100 45 50 1,080 515 570
        Slovenian 160 65 90 165 70 100
        Somali 365 180 190 625 310 315
        Spanish 50,475 24,450 26,025 20,585 10,025 10,555
        Swahili 215 100 115 250 130 125
        Swedish 40 25 15 430 195 235
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 5,875 2,205 3,665 29,380 12,780 16,600
        Taiwanese 105 55 50 2,910 1,390 1,515
        Tamil 8,760 4,350 4,420 1,965 1,010 960
        Telugu 175 90 80 290 145 140
        Thai 120 55 60 845 375 475
        Tibetan languages 25 10 10 100 55 45
        Tigrigna 130 60 70 295 135 160
        Turkish 3,570 1,785 1,780 1,365 725 645
        Ukrainian 1,395 585 810 1,070 475 595
        Urdu 4,940 2,525 2,410 5,430 2,700 2,730
        Vietnamese 14,750 6,970 7,780 17,270 8,085 9,180
        Yiddish 4,200 2,165 2,035 10 5 5
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 2,040 1,010 1,035 4,180 2,100 2,075
  Multiple responses         122,960 60,985 61,975 162,820 77,775 85,050
    English and French 22,835 11,720 11,115 4,700 2,240 2,460
    English and non-official language 26,025 12,645 13,380 155,065 74,155 80,905
    French and non-official language 58,005 28,145 29,860 930 435 495
    English, French and non-official language 16,095 8,470 7,625 2,130 940 1,185
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,627,945 791,055 836,890 4,356,205 2,137,240 2,218,965
  None 1,174,155 565,700 608,450 3,740,260 1,844,645 1,895,615
  Single responses  413,685 205,025 208,655 604,495 287,270 317,220
    English  127,635 64,550 63,085 249,765 122,305 127,455
    French  129,415 63,710 65,700 38,175 17,315 20,865
    Non-official languages  156,640 76,765 79,875 316,550 147,655 168,900
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 140 55 90 845 400 445
        Atikamekw    5 0 5 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  65 30 35 705 335 365
        Dene  0 0 0 30 15 20
        Innu/Montagnais  15 5 5 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  45 10 35 20 10 5
        Mi'kmaq  10 5 5 10 5 5
        Ojibway  0 5 0 80 35 45
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 5 0 5
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 153,595 75,215 78,390 305,355 142,340 163,020
        African languages, n.i.e 370 195 170 310 165 140
        Afrikaans  20 15 5 1,340 650 690
        Akan (Twi)  330 165 165 260 130 125
        Albanian  220 105 110 405 200 205
        Amharic  140 70 75 460 220 245
        Arabic  28,545 15,445 13,095 3,845 2,280 1,570
        Armenian  1,065 525 545 320 160 165
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 575 290 285 215 95 125
        Bengali  890 505 390 570 285 285
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  1,350 715 635 0 5 0
        Bisayan languages  180 60 125 920 345 575
        Bosnian  45 10 30 395 190 205
        Bulgarian  460 210 250 495 215 275
        Burmese  10 5 5 235 110 130
        Cantonese  1,125 565 560 29,240 13,945 15,290
        Chinese, n.o.s.  3,450 1,605 1,845 20,595 9,830 10,760
        Creoles  21,525 9,685 11,840 490 250 235
        Croatian  220 95 125 3,195 1,585 1,615
        Czech  190 90 95 1,940 900 1,045
        Danish  40 25 20 1,705 765 940
        Dutch  290 145 145 6,930 3,130 3,805
        Estonian  25 10 15 235 100 135
        Finnish  60 30 30 1,290 550 740
        Flemish  35 10 25 125 50 70
        Fukien  20 10 15 670 295 380
        German  1,990 955 1,030 23,905 10,935 12,970
        Greek  5,355 2,670 2,690 3,310 1,730 1,580
        Gujarati  710 360 350 3,185 1,485 1,705
        Hakka  15 5 10 315 135 175
        Hebrew  1,270 635 640 1,090 575 515
        Hindi  1,185 655 530 12,695 6,190 6,505
        Hungarian  675 295 380 2,950 1,405 1,545
        Ilocano  410 150 265 945 360 590
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 130 80 55 175 90 85
        Italian  24,255 11,840 12,415 9,605 4,715 4,890
        Japanese  610 240 365 9,050 3,635 5,415
        Khmer (Cambodian)  1,225 560 665 365 170 195
        Korean  420 190 230 6,890 3,125 3,765
        Kurdish  155 80 75 270 160 110
        Lao  365 195 170 410 200 210
        Latvian  35 15 20 120 45 75
        Lingala  1,810 875 935 65 25 40
        Lithuanian  90 25 60 115 55 60
        Macedonian  25 10 15 60 25 35
        Malay  125 60 65 1,450 645 805
        Malayalam  60 30 30 520 260 260
        Maltese  0 5 0 80 30 50
        Mandarin  1,105 485 625 17,925 8,150 9,775
        Marathi  25 15 10 125 65 65
        Nepali  20 10 10 155 80 75
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 1,725 855 870 295 155 135
        Norwegian  55 35 20 715 330 380
        Oromo  1,645 855 785 65 45 25
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  1,045 590 455 34,010 17,040 16,970
        Pashto  50 30 20 235 120 120
        Persian (Farsi)  1,445 815 625 7,025 3,725 3,300
        Polish  1,765 720 1,050 5,450 2,475 2,975
        Portuguese  4,375 2,125 2,250 5,640 2,625 3,010
        Romanian  2,110 950 1,160 2,410 1,135 1,270
        Rundi (Kirundi)  490 240 250 40 25 25
        Russian  2,690 1,250 1,440 6,140 2,715 3,425
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  415 175 240 30 15 15
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 30 10 15 160 85 70
        Serbian  240 120 115 1,855 955 905
        Serbo-Croatian  85 40 45 435 190 245
        Shanghainese  25 10 10 485 215 265
        Sign languages, n.i.e 95 45 55 865 345 520
        Sindhi  50 20 30 930 400 530
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  95 55 40 570 285 290
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 15 5 5 65 35 30
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 45 25 25 150 75 75
        Slovak  170 70 100 1,035 400 635
        Slovenian  90 35 55 345 155 190
        Somali  175 90 80 365 190 175
        Spanish  19,355 9,595 9,760 20,930 10,065 10,865
        Swahili  510 230 285 580 280 300
        Swedish  150 75 75 1,220 535 680
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  3,295 1,050 2,245 24,810 9,040 15,775
        Taiwanese  65 35 30 2,675 1,275 1,395
        Tamil  1,040 540 500 910 480 430
        Telugu  40 25 15 195 100 95
        Thai  150 45 100 1,110 370 740
        Tibetan languages  10 5 5 45 30 25
        Tigrigna  60 30 30 175 85 90
        Turkish  735 405 335 1,020 575 445
        Ukrainian  725 295 425 1,930 830 1,100
        Urdu  1,315 735 585 2,425 1,260 1,170
        Vietnamese  2,810 1,405 1,405 5,945 2,880 3,060
        Yiddish  1,175 565 610 90 35 50
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 2,900 1,495 1,405 10,345 4,910 5,435
  Multiple responses          40,110 20,330 19,780 11,455 5,320 6,130
    English and French  16,790 8,700 8,095 1,090 495 595
    English and non-official language  11,390 5,750 5,645 4,540 2,185 2,350
    French and non-official language  11,360 5,585 5,775 5,760 2,610 3,145
    English, French and non-official language  565 295 270 70 30 40

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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.

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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

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Montréal, Quebec (Code 2466023) and British Columbia (Code 59) (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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