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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	Markham, T Ontario (Census subdivision)			York, RM Ontario (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	301,709	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,032,524	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	261,573	...Data not available	...Data not available	892,712	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	15.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	15.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	93,202	...Data not available	...Data not available	334,447	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	90,534	...Data not available	...Data not available	323,543	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,419.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	585.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	212.58	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,762.17	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	301,710	147,285	154,425	1,032,525	504,690	527,830
0 to 4 years	16,430	8,455	7,980	58,710	30,045	28,665
5 to 9 years	17,315	8,950	8,365	64,565	33,175	31,390
10 to 14 years	18,775	9,685	9,090	68,895	35,480	33,410
15 to 19 years	21,280	11,095	10,185	75,610	39,315	36,295
15 years	4,330	2,255	2,075	15,255	7,915	7,340
16 years	4,425	2,310	2,115	15,575	8,155	7,425
17 years	4,135	2,115	2,020	15,150	7,920	7,230
18 years	4,235	2,235	1,995	14,945	7,780	7,170
19 years	4,150	2,175	1,980	14,675	7,550	7,130
20 to 24 years	20,590	10,730	9,865	68,110	35,185	32,930
25 to 29 years	19,235	9,665	9,570	58,965	29,470	29,500
30 to 34 years	17,890	8,330	9,560	59,980	27,640	32,345
35 to 39 years	21,030	9,710	11,320	73,330	34,085	39,250
40 to 44 years	23,105	10,675	12,435	84,520	39,900	44,625
45 to 49 years	25,180	11,970	13,210	90,905	43,895	47,010
50 to 54 years	23,645	11,365	12,285	82,825	40,100	42,720
55 to 59 years	21,610	10,425	11,185	67,575	32,795	34,785
60 to 64 years	18,600	9,120	9,480	57,590	28,210	29,375
65 to 69 years	12,395	6,030	6,365	38,255	18,630	19,625
70 to 74 years	9,225	4,500	4,730	30,275	14,565	15,710
75 to 79 years	6,820	3,215	3,600	22,930	10,795	12,130
80 to 84 years	4,740	2,000	2,745	15,960	6,780	9,180
85 years and over	3,835	1,370	2,465	13,515	4,630	8,885
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.6	38.6	40.5	39.3	38.3	40.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.6	81.6	83.5	81.4	80.4	82.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	249,190	120,200	128,990	840,355	405,990	434,365
Married or living with a common-law partner	155,455	77,390	78,065	523,265	260,680	262,590
Married (and not separated)	148,920	74,120	74,800	491,325	244,730	246,595
Living common law	6,535	3,270	3,265	31,945	15,950	15,990
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	93,740	42,810	50,925	317,085	145,310	171,775
Single (never legally married)	68,560	36,070	32,490	227,160	120,170	106,985
Separated	4,475	1,665	2,815	17,700	6,700	10,995
Divorced	9,535	3,170	6,360	34,095	11,710	22,385
Widowed	11,170	1,910	9,255	38,135	6,730	31,405
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	86,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	294,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	29,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	23,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	74,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	25,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	8,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	86,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	294,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	75,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	255,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	72,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	21,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	50,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	166,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	18,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	23,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	3,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	1,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	670	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	555	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	220	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	11,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	9,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	970	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	2,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	625	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	205	...Data not available	...Data not available	660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	112,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	385,690	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	19,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	32,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	12,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	26,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	88,865	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	21,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	60,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	300,135	146,825	153,310	1,024,265	501,690	522,575
Number of persons not in census families	26,060	10,055	16,000	88,815	35,260	53,560
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	10,050	3,085	6,960	27,405	8,555	18,845
Living with non-relatives only	5,780	2,845	2,935	18,975	9,065	9,905
Living alone	10,225	4,120	6,105	42,440	17,630	24,810
Number of census family persons	274,080	136,770	137,310	935,450	466,435	469,015
Average number of persons per census family	3.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	35,710	16,785	18,925	114,905	53,785	61,120
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	9,145	1,920	7,225	30,825	6,830	23,990
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	4,940	865	4,075	13,420	2,420	11,000
Living with non-relatives only	395	165	235	1,460	630	835
Living alone	3,810	890	2,915	15,945	3,785	12,160
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	26,565	14,865	11,705	84,085	46,955	37,125
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	90,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	323,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	78,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	275,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	62,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	232,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	55,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	205,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	16,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,715	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	39,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	7,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	15,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	8,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	6,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	5,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	7,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	11,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	10,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	1,695	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	90,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	323,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	58,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	215,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	9,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	5	...Data not available	...Data not available	115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	23,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	5,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	10,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	5,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	1,695	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	10	...Data not available	...Data not available	235	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	90,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	323,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	10,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	21,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	19,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	66,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	22,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	9,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	7,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	300,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,024,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	3.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	300,680	146,975	153,710	1,026,635	502,610	524,025
Single responses	289,655	141,640	148,015	995,170	487,460	507,710
English	115,750	58,175	57,570	523,690	261,665	262,020
French	2,035	955	1,075	8,310	3,740	4,570
Non-official languages	171,875	82,505	89,370	463,175	222,060	241,115
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	25	15	15
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	15	5	5
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	5	0	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}	171,270	82,220	89,050	461,135	221,060	240,070
African languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	75	40	35
Afrikaans	45	20	25	195	100	95
Akan (Twi)	70	30	35	380	180	200
Albanian	125	65	60	1,255	635	620
Amharic	55	20	30	210	95	110
Arabic	2,760	1,405	1,355	9,620	4,885	4,730
Armenian	1,445	710	735	3,300	1,615	1,685
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	85	40	40
Bengali	535	270	265	1,225	635	590
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	145	60	85	380	135	245
Bosnian	25	10	10	150	70	75
Bulgarian	140	75	70	810	395	410
Burmese	85	40	45	140	65	75
Cantonese	47,460	22,635	24,835	69,980	33,280	36,700
Chinese, n.o.s.	31,165	15,025	16,145	50,000	23,930	26,070
Creoles	185	85	100	395	185	215
Croatian	135	60	75	1,300	585	710
Czech	125	60	60	505	235	270
Danish	65	35	25	320	160	160
Dutch	300	150	155	1,735	830	900
Estonian	115	50	60	425	190	235
Finnish	140	55	90	625	265	365
Flemish	5	5	5	45	15	25
Fukien	600	290	305	845	410	435
German	1,155	545	610	5,590	2,590	3,000
Greek	2,700	1,355	1,350	7,690	3,815	3,880
Gujarati	4,710	2,285	2,425	9,260	4,440	4,820
Hakka	1,165	570	595	1,495	735	760
Hebrew	350	185	170	5,785	3,045	2,740
Hindi	2,460	1,205	1,260	4,935	2,425	2,515
Hungarian	655	305	345	3,340	1,580	1,760
Ilocano	180	60	120	735	270	465
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	100	55	50	255	140	115
Italian	4,265	2,130	2,135	58,305	28,680	29,625
Japanese	445	175	265	1,120	435	680
Khmer (Cambodian)	35	15	25	1,180	555	625
Korean	2,885	1,390	1,495	11,595	5,585	6,010
Kurdish	65	35	30	545	290	250
Lao	75	35	40	870	410	460
Latvian	65	35	30	315	125	195
Lingala	5	0	0	5	0	0
Lithuanian	60	25	30	355	155	200
Macedonian	1,375	655	715	2,880	1,380	1,500
Malay	305	140	170	735	320	415
Malayalam	500	240	260	1,185	585	605
Maltese	50	25	30	405	205	195
Mandarin	14,350	6,840	7,505	25,390	12,110	13,280
Marathi	185	85	95	355	175	180
Nepali	40	20	20	90	45	45
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	295	155	145
Norwegian	20	10	10	60	25	35
Oromo	15	15	10	55	30	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	4,375	2,190	2,190	10,150	5,080	5,070
Pashto	255	125	135	470	220	250
Persian (Farsi)	5,725	2,880	2,840	27,840	14,045	13,795
Polish	710	325	385	4,880	2,225	2,655
Portuguese	705	310	395	7,380	3,510	3,870
Romanian	1,015	505	505	6,470	3,080	3,390
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	10	5	5
Russian	2,035	950	1,085	33,320	15,775	17,535
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	65	40	30	2,000	995	1,005
Serbian	350	185	165	1,715	860	850
Serbo-Croatian	50	25	20	165	85	85
Shanghainese	220	90	130	360	150	210
Sign languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	105	60	45
Sindhi	650	300	350	1,270	590	680
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	370	175	190	880	430	445
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	15	5	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	95	50	45
Slovak	100	50	50	475	205	270
Slovenian	80	40	40	495	235	265
Somali	150	65	85	375	155	215
Spanish	1,925	880	1,045	14,010	6,630	7,375
Swahili	90	50	40	300	150	155
Swedish	30	15	15	140	60	80
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,715	1,845	2,875	12,910	4,555	8,355
Taiwanese	330	160	165	635	300	335
Tamil	14,710	7,190	7,520	20,295	10,000	10,290
Telugu	225	105	115	490	250	245
Thai	80	25	55	250	65	185
Tibetan languages	5	5	5	30	15	15
Tigrigna	35	15	15	115	60	55
Turkish	315	165	155	2,020	1,025	1,000
Ukrainian	240	110	125	1,810	815	995
Urdu	6,405	3,150	3,250	13,350	6,645	6,700
Vietnamese	1,070	495	575	6,295	2,895	3,400
Yiddish	160	85	80	1,220	565	660
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	605	280	325	2,010	980	1,030
Multiple responses	11,025	5,330	5,690	31,465	15,145	16,320
English and French	525	230	290	1,830	840	990
English and non-official language	9,980	4,865	5,115	27,775	13,490	14,285
French and non-official language	255	120	140	1,090	485	600
English, French and non-official language	260	115	140	770	325	445
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	300,680	146,970	153,705	1,026,635	502,605	524,030
English only	257,730	128,700	129,030	910,275	454,425	455,845
French only	175	75	105	610	245	365
English and French	17,760	7,795	9,970	67,255	28,530	38,725
Neither English nor French	25,015	10,405	14,610	48,500	19,415	29,090
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	300,675	146,970	153,710	1,026,635	502,605	524,030
English	271,005	134,420	136,585	961,035	475,505	485,530
French	2,280	1,060	1,220	9,090	4,040	5,050
English and French	2,695	1,230	1,470	8,710	3,965	4,740
Neither English nor French	24,705	10,265	14,440	47,800	19,095	28,705
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	3,625	1,670	1,950	13,445	6,020	7,425
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.2	1.1	1.3	1.3	1.2	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}	300,675	146,970	153,710	1,026,635	502,605	524,030
Single responses	274,070	133,910	140,160	955,565	468,065	487,495
English	156,850	77,755	79,090	678,515	335,660	342,850
French	920	420	500	3,150	1,405	1,740
Non-official languages	116,295	55,735	60,565	273,900	130,995	142,900
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	5	0	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	0	0	5
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	0	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}	116,085	55,640	60,445	273,200	130,655	142,545
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	10	5
Afrikaans	15	5	5	55	30	30
Akan (Twi)	20	10	10	165	75	85
Albanian	55	25	30	590	290	295
Amharic	15	5	10	80	35	40
Arabic	1,250	610	645	4,605	2,230	2,380
Armenian	865	420	445	1,835	870	970
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	5	5
Bengali	320	155	165	700	350	350
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	25	10	15	65	35	30
Bosnian	10	5	5	75	30	40
Bulgarian	75	35	35	425	200	225
Burmese	40	15	20	65	30	35
Cantonese	40,255	19,045	21,215	58,370	27,550	30,820
Chinese, n.o.s.	21,610	10,490	11,115	33,950	16,335	17,620
Creoles	100	55	50	185	95	95
Croatian	25	10	15	360	165	190
Czech	25	10	10	100	50	45
Danish	10	10	5	40	25	20
Dutch	25	15	15	115	50	65
Estonian	35	15	20	105	45	55
Finnish	40	20	20	165	75	90
Flemish	0	0	0	5	5	0
Fukien	145	70	75	220	105	110
German	170	80	95	710	345	365
Greek	870	405	460	2,345	1,090	1,255
Gujarati	2,545	1,215	1,320	4,980	2,355	2,625
Hakka	630	295	335	745	350	390
Hebrew	135	65	70	2,890	1,440	1,450
Hindi	1,270	615	650	2,385	1,170	1,210
Hungarian	205	90	110	1,110	520	585
Ilocano	50	20	25	240	105	135
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	50	25	25	130	65	65
Italian	1,270	590	675	18,515	8,480	10,035
Japanese	245	105	140	610	275	335
Khmer (Cambodian)	20	5	10	715	325	390
Korean	2,130	1,030	1,100	8,570	4,165	4,410
Kurdish	30	10	10	310	160	150
Lao	40	15	15	465	220	240
Latvian	20	10	15	70	30	40
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	15	10	10	135	65	70
Macedonian	570	265	300	1,095	520	580
Malay	100	40	50	235	105	130
Malayalam	235	120	115	575	285	280
Maltese	10	5	0	65	30	35
Mandarin	11,745	5,730	6,020	20,570	10,080	10,490
Marathi	50	20	25	105	50	55
Nepali	15	10	5	25	15	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	55	25	35
Norwegian	0	0	5	15	5	10
Oromo	10	5	5	35	20	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,690	1,305	1,390	6,245	3,050	3,195
Pashto	170	80	90	305	140	165
Persian (Farsi)	4,030	1,990	2,040	19,720	9,665	10,050
Polish	235	115	125	1,820	865	955
Portuguese	195	90	105	2,520	1,215	1,300
Romanian	565	275	295	3,585	1,725	1,855
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	1,435	690	745	23,480	11,315	12,165
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	30	20	15	1,275	605	665
Serbian	200	100	100	880	425	450
Serbo-Croatian	15	10	10	55	25	30
Shanghainese	80	35	45	135	60	75
Sign languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	155	95	60
Sindhi	225	105	115	430	205	230
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	150	75	75	385	180	200
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	0	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	20	10	15
Slovak	20	10	10	135	60	75
Slovenian	10	10	5	80	40	45
Somali	50	15	30	135	45	90
Spanish	1,020	475	545	7,475	3,585	3,890
Swahili	15	10	5	90	35	55
Swedish	0	0	0	20	10	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,770	770	1,000	4,710	2,015	2,695
Taiwanese	175	90	90	330	165	165
Tamil	10,990	5,300	5,690	14,875	7,195	7,680
Telugu	115	50	60	220	105	120
Thai	30	15	15	95	40	50
Tibetan languages	0	5	0	20	10	15
Tigrigna	10	5	5	55	30	30
Turkish	140	65	80	1,150	570	585
Ukrainian	50	20	25	565	245	320
Urdu	3,715	1,830	1,890	8,200	4,040	4,165
Vietnamese	510	235	270	3,980	1,855	2,125
Yiddish	0	0	0	65	30	35
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	210	95	115	695	340	355
Multiple responses	26,610	13,065	13,550	71,070	34,540	36,535
English and French	435	220	215	1,430	665	770
English and non-official language	25,715	12,665	13,055	68,220	33,310	34,910
French and non-official language	75	25	45	265	115	150
English, French and non-official language	385	155	230	1,150	455	695
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	300,680	146,975	153,705	1,026,635	502,605	524,030
None	207,770	101,525	106,245	763,505	375,100	388,415
Single responses	91,470	44,790	46,680	258,365	125,370	132,995
English	45,320	22,640	22,675	111,705	55,565	56,140
French	1,770	745	1,025	7,415	3,115	4,300
Non-official languages	44,380	21,405	22,975	139,245	66,690	72,555
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	45	25	25
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	40	20	25
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	44,095	21,270	22,825	138,340	66,260	72,080
African languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	40	25	15
Afrikaans	40	15	25	130	65	70
Akan (Twi)	35	20	15	220	110	105
Albanian	40	25	15	390	200	190
Amharic	30	15	15	90	45	45
Arabic	1,085	555	535	3,750	1,915	1,840
Armenian	440	220	225	1,025	500	525
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	40	20	20
Bengali	200	100	105	455	225	230
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	25	10	15	90	30	65
Bosnian	5	5	0	45	25	25
Bulgarian	30	15	15	210	110	100
Burmese	25	15	10	55	25	30
Cantonese	9,600	4,675	4,925	14,675	7,120	7,560
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,300	2,595	2,705	8,990	4,370	4,620
Creoles	140	65	80	325	155	170
Croatian	45	20	30	500	230	270
Czech	30	15	20	180	75	105
Danish	30	20	10	120	55	65
Dutch	130	55	80	570	250	320
Estonian	40	15	25	175	75	100
Finnish	35	10	20	230	90	140
Flemish	5	0	0	15	5	10
Fukien	285	145	145	360	180	180
German	450	200	250	2,165	950	1,210
Greek	1,745	855	890	4,955	2,425	2,525
Gujarati	1,645	805	840	3,370	1,650	1,715
Hakka	315	155	155	420	210	210
Hebrew	230	100	130	4,125	2,045	2,085
Hindi	1,590	800	790	3,195	1,565	1,625
Hungarian	220	105	120	1,105	510	595
Ilocano	45	15	30	205	80	125
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	75	35	35
Italian	1,880	885	995	26,700	12,960	13,740
Japanese	215	95	120	525	235	295
Khmer (Cambodian)	10	0	5	335	155	175
Korean	525	255	270	2,180	1,065	1,115
Kurdish	20	10	10	130	70	60
Lao	20	15	10	275	140	140
Latvian	25	10	15	105	40	65
Lingala	10	5	10	15	5	10
Lithuanian	15	5	10	90	40	45
Macedonian	655	320	330	1,285	620	665
Malay	105	50	55	270	120	150
Malayalam	185	85	105	440	205	235
Maltese	20	10	5	145	65	80
Mandarin	2,905	1,375	1,535	5,060	2,345	2,720
Marathi	95	45	50	160	75	85
Nepali	5	5	5	25	15	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	70	35	35	295	140	150
Norwegian	10	5	5	35	20	20
Oromo	5	0	0	15	10	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,265	645	620	3,125	1,600	1,520
Pashto	40	25	20	80	50	30
Persian (Farsi)	1,045	530	515	5,450	2,820	2,630
Polish	230	105	125	1,480	670	810
Portuguese	300	135	170	3,235	1,510	1,730
Romanian	265	135	125	1,750	815	935
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	5	5	0	0
Russian	405	190	210	6,565	3,080	3,490
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	525	270	255
Serbian	120	70	55	655	340	320
Serbo-Croatian	20	10	5	65	40	30
Shanghainese	60	25	30	110	45	60
Sign languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	50	20	35
Sindhi	335	160	170	645	305	345
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	205	95	105	435	220	220
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	35	20	20
Slovak	40	20	15	165	70	90
Slovenian	25	10	15	160	70	85
Somali	80	35	50	175	75	100
Spanish	825	375	445	5,530	2,595	2,935
Swahili	50	25	20	175	80	95
Swedish	15	5	10	85	40	45
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,810	700	1,110	4,775	1,660	3,110
Taiwanese	130	65	60	235	120	120
Tamil	3,410	1,675	1,730	4,720	2,330	2,390
Telugu	50	30	20	135	80	55
Thai	20	5	15	95	25	70
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	5	0
Tigrigna	20	10	5	50	25	25
Turkish	115	65	50	620	320	300
Ukrainian	55	25	25	580	270	310
Urdu	2,010	990	1,020	4,080	2,045	2,040
Vietnamese	400	175	225	1,740	790	950
Yiddish	30	15	15	395	175	220
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	280	135	150	855	405	445
Multiple responses	1,445	660	785	4,760	2,135	2,625
English and French	190	90	95	600	260	340
English and non-official language	735	350	390	1,990	970	1,020
French and non-official language	510	220	295	2,140	890	1,245
English, French and non-official language	10	5	5	35	20	15

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. Markham, Ontario (Code 3519036) and York, Ontario (Code 3519) (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 23, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Markham (Town)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - York (Regional municipality)
    - Markham (Town)

Geographic hierarchy: York (Regional municipality)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - York (Regional municipality)

Note

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

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