Archived Content

Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please contact us to request a format other than those available.

Census Profile

Data table

The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic	Victoria, CY British Columbia (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}	80,017	...Data not available	...Data not available	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	78,057	...Data not available	...Data not available	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	47,691	...Data not available	...Data not available	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	42,957	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	4,109.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	19.47	...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}	80,020	37,625	42,390	921,730	445,585	476,140
0 to 4 years	2,820	1,395	1,425	43,985	22,565	21,415
5 to 9 years	2,305	1,160	1,145	44,425	22,660	21,765
10 to 14 years	2,155	1,045	1,115	49,810	25,555	24,260
15 to 19 years	2,735	1,290	1,450	57,440	29,235	28,205
15 years	440	215	225	11,060	5,555	5,505
16 years	480	240	240	11,095	5,690	5,405
17 years	525	240	280	11,425	5,800	5,625
18 years	535	250	285	11,775	6,065	5,705
19 years	755	335	420	12,085	6,125	5,965
20 to 24 years	6,815	3,000	3,815	59,620	30,055	29,560
25 to 29 years	8,720	4,325	4,395	51,920	25,405	26,515
30 to 34 years	7,000	3,620	3,380	51,545	24,470	27,070
35 to 39 years	5,320	2,760	2,565	56,380	26,835	29,545
40 to 44 years	5,075	2,620	2,455	62,115	29,895	32,220
45 to 49 years	5,285	2,660	2,630	76,275	37,010	39,265
50 to 54 years	5,525	2,585	2,935	77,465	37,465	39,995
55 to 59 years	5,825	2,720	3,100	70,960	34,200	36,760
60 to 64 years	5,720	2,615	3,110	66,425	32,310	34,115
65 to 69 years	3,815	1,830	1,985	48,920	23,840	25,075
70 to 74 years	2,650	1,185	1,460	36,395	17,300	19,095
75 to 79 years	2,350	1,000	1,350	27,655	12,460	15,195
80 to 84 years	2,275	840	1,435	20,015	8,040	11,975
85 years and over	3,625	975	2,645	20,385	6,285	14,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	41.9	40.4	43.8	43.7	42.7	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	90.9	90.4	91.3	85.0	84.1	85.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	72,735	34,025	38,710	783,510	374,810	408,700
Married or living with a common-law partner	31,200	15,590	15,610	453,095	226,305	226,790
Married (and not separated)	21,880	10,895	10,985	376,020	187,865	188,155
Living common law	9,315	4,690	4,625	77,075	38,440	38,635
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	41,535	18,435	23,100	330,420	148,505	181,915
Single (never legally married)	25,460	13,335	12,125	209,180	109,775	99,405
Separated	2,535	1,075	1,455	23,545	10,105	13,445
Divorced	8,315	3,045	5,270	46,065	18,690	27,375
Widowed	5,230	980	4,250	51,625	9,940	41,690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	18,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	12,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	3,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	1,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	490	...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}	18,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	14,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	10,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	6,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	3,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	390	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	4,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	3,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	850	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	525	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	260	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	70	...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	3,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	2,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	630	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	145	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	635	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	480	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	125	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	30	...Data not available	...Data not available	625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	11,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	3,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	3,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	1,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	2,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	1,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.6	...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	76,030	35,925	40,105	906,175	439,230	466,940
Number of persons not in census families	30,770	14,270	16,500	163,895	74,725	89,165
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	1,430	620	805	17,670	7,250	10,420
Living with non-relatives only	8,275	4,350	3,925	37,430	20,250	17,180
Living alone	21,070	9,295	11,770	108,795	47,225	61,570
Number of census family persons	45,255	21,650	23,600	742,285	364,505	377,775
Average number of persons per census family	2.5	...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	12,025	5,065	6,960	143,825	65,235	78,595
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	6,085	1,850	4,240	48,920	14,375	34,550
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	215	60	160	6,250	1,570	4,675
Living with non-relatives only	265	135	135	2,710	1,275	1,430
Living alone	5,600	1,660	3,940	39,970	11,530	28,440
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	5,940	3,215	2,720	94,905	50,860	44,045
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	42,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	18,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	16,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	13,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	9,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	4,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	1,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	1,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	685	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	410	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	270	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	355	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	235	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	24,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	21,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	3,760	...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}	42,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	6,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	7,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	5	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	29,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	1,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	2,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	3,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	21,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	95	...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}	42,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	21,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	14,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	3,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	2,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	595	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	245	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	76,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	1.8	...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}	77,230	36,580	40,645	910,620	441,190	469,425
Single responses	76,145	36,105	40,035	904,285	438,165	466,125
English	64,550	30,915	33,635	836,085	404,330	431,760
French	1,515	735	780	31,105	15,005	16,100
Non-official languages	10,080	4,455	5,620	37,090	18,825	18,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	15	10	5	4,685	2,280	2,405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	5	0	25	15	15
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	25	5	20
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	4,620	2,255	2,370
Ojibway	5	0	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}	9,925	4,385	5,540	31,675	16,170	15,510
African languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	70	40	35
Afrikaans	30	15	15	75	45	35
Akan (Twi)	10	5	5	50	25	30
Albanian	50	30	20	245	130	120
Amharic	45	25	30	150	80	70
Arabic	365	205	155	5,965	3,525	2,440
Armenian	5	5	0	50	30	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	20	5	15	100	55	45
Bengali	25	15	10	375	210	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	80	35	45	85	30	55
Bosnian	10	5	10	90	45	45
Bulgarian	30	15	15	50	30	25
Burmese	5	5	5	10	10	5
Cantonese	680	325	360	590	275	315
Chinese, n.o.s.	985	455	535	2,750	1,395	1,355
Creoles	15	10	10	45	20	25
Croatian	105	50	55	210	110	100
Czech	95	35	55	180	95	90
Danish	115	50	65	175	95	85
Dutch	380	185	195	1,725	860	865
Estonian	15	5	15	55	25	25
Finnish	70	25	50	95	40	50
Flemish	15	5	10	30	10	15
Fukien	5	5	5	15	10	10
German	1,030	410	620	3,275	1,545	1,735
Greek	70	40	30	775	385	385
Gujarati	30	10	15	105	60	50
Hakka	5	0	0	0	5	0
Hebrew	20	10	5	75	45	30
Hindi	85	40	40	515	265	250
Hungarian	205	105	100	280	130	150
Ilocano	40	10	30	25	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	45	25	20
Italian	220	115	110	790	445	345
Japanese	400	105	300	305	95	210
Khmer (Cambodian)	25	15	10	5	5	5
Korean	360	155	205	815	360	455
Kurdish	0	0	0	70	45	30
Lao	10	0	5	10	10	0
Latvian	20	5	10	65	35	30
Lingala	0	0	0	10	0	10
Lithuanian	20	10	10	35	15	20
Macedonian	5	0	5	15	5	5
Malay	35	10	20	65	20	45
Malayalam	15	5	5	115	55	55
Maltese	0	0	5	20	10	5
Mandarin	435	190	240	905	435	470
Marathi	5	0	5	30	15	15
Nepali	10	0	5	225	120	105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	10	10	10	110	60	45
Norwegian	45	15	30	125	70	55
Oromo	25	10	15	35	30	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	270	120	145	375	205	170
Pashto	5	0	5	70	35	35
Persian (Farsi)	210	105	105	1,185	635	550
Polish	350	145	205	825	385	440
Portuguese	210	95	110	380	195	185
Romanian	70	25	40	170	80	85
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	15	5	5
Russian	280	120	160	815	395	430
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	5	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	15	10	10
Serbian	50	25	25	115	55	55
Serbo-Croatian	25	10	10	105	55	55
Shanghainese	5	0	0	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	120	60	60
Sindhi	5	5	0	15	10	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	15	5	5	110	65	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0	10	5	10
Slovak	45	25	20	120	50	70
Slovenian	15	10	10	30	15	15
Somali	15	10	5	40	20	20
Spanish	770	365	405	1,545	750	800
Swahili	35	20	10	75	45	35
Swedish	70	30	35	85	40	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	590	210	380	1,185	500	685
Taiwanese	5	5	5	40	15	25
Tamil	20	5	10	270	155	110
Telugu	5	0	0	125	75	50
Thai	75	20	55	110	20	90
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	5	0	0
Tigrigna	25	10	15	55	30	30
Turkish	50	30	20	275	160	110
Ukrainian	160	55	105	300	130	165
Urdu	50	30	20	540	290	250
Vietnamese	165	65	100	450	220	230
Yiddish	15	10	10	25	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	135	60	75	725	380	345
Multiple responses	1,080	475	610	6,335	3,025	3,305
English and French	275	120	160	3,035	1,400	1,635
English and non-official language	710	315	400	2,855	1,385	1,470
French and non-official language	65	30	30	315	170	150
English, French and non-official language	35	15	20	130	75	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	77,225	36,580	40,645	910,615	441,190	469,430
English only	66,745	31,975	34,770	814,670	398,830	415,845
French only	45	25	25	875	385	490
English and French	9,760	4,300	5,460	93,435	41,245	52,185
Neither English nor French	675	280	395	1,635	735	900
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	77,225	36,585	40,645	910,615	441,190	469,430
English	74,890	35,515	39,375	877,990	425,370	452,620
French	1,475	715	755	29,550	14,410	15,135
English and French	215	80	135	1,565	740	820
Neither English nor French	650	270	380	1,515	670	845
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	1,580	755	825	30,330	14,780	15,550
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.0	2.1	2.0	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}	77,225	36,580	40,645	910,620	441,195	469,425
Single responses	75,735	35,905	39,830	903,215	437,540	465,675
English	71,370	33,895	37,475	868,765	420,340	448,425
French	440	220	220	15,935	7,625	8,315
Non-official languages	3,920	1,790	2,135	18,510	9,570	8,940
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	5	0	2,770	1,395	1,380
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	5	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	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}	3,890	1,770	2,120	15,500	8,060	7,440
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	35	15	20
Afrikaans	0	0	0	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	10	10	5
Albanian	35	20	15	125	60	60
Amharic	15	5	10	70	35	35
Arabic	230	115	115	3,495	2,030	1,465
Armenian	0	0	0	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	5	0	10	5	10
Bengali	15	10	5	230	115	110
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	20	10	10	30	15	15
Bosnian	0	0	0	50	25	25
Bulgarian	10	0	5	10	5	10
Burmese	0	0	0	5	5	5
Cantonese	420	190	230	320	165	155
Chinese, n.o.s.	645	305	340	1,985	1,040	950
Creoles	5	0	5	30	10	15
Croatian	25	10	15	75	40	35
Czech	15	5	15	45	20	25
Danish	10	5	5	15	5	10
Dutch	30	15	15	190	85	105
Estonian	5	0	0	5	0	5
Finnish	5	0	10	10	5	0
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	5
Fukien	0	0	0	5	0	0
German	115	50	70	1,170	565	605
Greek	5	5	5	270	115	150
Gujarati	0	0	0	50	25	25
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	0	0	0	25	15	10
Hindi	35	15	20	215	110	105
Hungarian	45	20	25	65	30	30
Ilocano	10	0	0	0	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	20	5	10
Italian	45	20	25	170	75	95
Japanese	135	45	90	130	60	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	10	5	5	5	0	0
Korean	235	105	135	560	265	295
Kurdish	0	0	0	55	35	20
Lao	5	0	0	0	0	0
Latvian	0	0	0	15	10	10
Lingala	0	0	0	5	5	5
Lithuanian	0	0	0	5	5	5
Macedonian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Malay	5	0	0	20	10	10
Malayalam	5	5	0	35	20	20
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	290	145	140	660	340	320
Marathi	0	0	0	25	15	10
Nepali	0	0	0	210	110	100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	30	10	15
Norwegian	5	0	5	20	10	10
Oromo	20	10	10	20	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	90	45	45	180	95	80
Pashto	0	0	0	35	20	15
Persian (Farsi)	95	45	50	935	480	455
Polish	120	55	65	255	125	130
Portuguese	65	25	40	120	55	60
Romanian	30	15	15	85	35	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	10	5	0
Russian	140	65	75	510	260	245
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	10	5
Serbian	20	10	15	60	25	35
Serbo-Croatian	15	5	5	50	20	25
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	195	110	85
Sindhi	0	0	0	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	5	0	0	45	25	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	5
Slovak	15	10	5	30	10	20
Slovenian	5	5	0	5	0	0
Somali	5	5	5	20	5	10
Spanish	315	145	170	775	390	385
Swahili	15	10	5	20	10	15
Swedish	5	0	5	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	250	100	150	550	275	275
Taiwanese	0	0	0	15	10	5
Tamil	5	0	0	130	80	50
Telugu	5	0	0	55	30	25
Thai	30	15	15	60	5	55
Tibetan languages	5	5	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	10	0	0	25	15	10
Turkish	20	10	10	140	70	70
Ukrainian	20	5	15	25	5	20
Urdu	30	15	20	320	155	165
Vietnamese	100	40	60	280	145	135
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	35	20	10	235	120	115
Multiple responses	1,495	675	815	7,405	3,655	3,755
English and French	125	60	65	1,815	860	950
English and non-official language	1,310	585	725	5,295	2,640	2,655
French and non-official language	5	5	0	115	60	60
English, French and non-official language	50	25	25	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}	77,230	36,585	40,645	910,620	441,190	469,425
None	70,260	33,480	36,785	863,715	418,680	445,030
Single responses	6,775	3,015	3,760	46,065	22,110	23,960
English	1,765	800	965	16,325	8,230	8,095
French	1,065	470	590	15,705	6,975	8,730
Non-official languages	3,945	1,745	2,205	14,035	6,900	7,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	20	5	10	1,945	900	1,045
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	15	10	10	10	5	5
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	30	10	20
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	1,890	880	1,015
Ojibway	0	0	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}	3,835	1,695	2,135	11,385	5,685	5,705
African languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	15	10	10
Afrikaans	15	5	15	55	25	30
Akan (Twi)	5	5	5	35	20	20
Albanian	5	5	0	95	45	45
Amharic	25	10	10	40	25	20
Arabic	100	65	35	1,995	1,175	825
Armenian	5	0	0	20	10	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	45	25	25
Bengali	5	5	0	95	60	35
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	20	5	10	15	5	10
Bosnian	5	0	5	35	20	15
Bulgarian	15	5	10	25	15	10
Burmese	0	0	0	5	0	0
Cantonese	170	80	90	195	100	90
Chinese, n.o.s.	190	90	100	490	225	265
Creoles	15	5	5	80	25	55
Croatian	40	20	20	70	25	40
Czech	40	15	20	55	20	35
Danish	50	25	25	60	30	30
Dutch	125	55	70	550	260	285
Estonian	5	0	5	20	5	15
Finnish	30	5	25	25	10	10
Flemish	5	0	5	5	0	5
Fukien	5	0	0	10	0	5
German	445	190	255	1,255	605	645
Greek	35	20	15	435	225	205
Gujarati	10	5	5	40	15	20
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	40	15	20	85	45	35
Hindi	50	25	20	310	165	145
Hungarian	55	25	30	90	35	50
Ilocano	10	5	10	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	15	5	5
Italian	115	55	65	365	190	170
Japanese	300	130	175	205	85	115
Khmer (Cambodian)	10	5	0	5	0	0
Korean	85	40	45	205	95	110
Kurdish	0	0	0	10	5	5
Lao	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvian	0	0	0	25	10	10
Lingala	0	0	0	5	0	5
Lithuanian	10	5	5	5	0	5
Macedonian	0	0	0	5	5	5
Malay	10	5	10	30	10	15
Malayalam	5	5	0	55	20	35
Maltese	5	0	0	15	5	10
Mandarin	140	60	85	225	110	120
Marathi	5	0	0	5	5	5
Nepali	5	0	5	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	65	30	35
Norwegian	10	5	10	55	25	30
Oromo	0	0	0	5	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	125	50	75	125	60	60
Pashto	0	0	0	10	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	70	35	35	210	125	85
Polish	95	30	60	280	135	140
Portuguese	85	45	40	175	85	85
Romanian	20	10	10	60	25	35
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	5	0	0
Russian	95	40	55	230	105	120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	0	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	5	5
Serbian	20	10	5	40	25	20
Serbo-Croatian	10	5	5	45	20	25
Shanghainese	5	5	5	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	220	90	135
Sindhi	0	0	5	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	10	5	5	45	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	0	0	0
Slovak	15	5	10	55	25	30
Slovenian	5	0	0	15	5	5
Somali	10	0	5	15	10	5
Spanish	540	245	290	1,050	485	560
Swahili	15	10	10	75	40	35
Swedish	35	15	15	60	20	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	260	80	175	435	165	275
Taiwanese	10	0	5	15	10	5
Tamil	10	5	10	105	60	45
Telugu	5	5	0	40	20	15
Thai	40	10	30	30	5	20
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	5	0
Tigrigna	0	0	5	20	10	10
Turkish	10	10	5	120	65	50
Ukrainian	25	10	20	75	30	45
Urdu	25	15	10	170	90	80
Vietnamese	30	10	20	105	45	55
Yiddish	5	0	5	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	100	45	55	705	325	380
Multiple responses	185	90	100	840	400	435
English and French	10	0	5	95	45	45
English and non-official language	40	15	20	175	80	90
French and non-official language	135	70	65	560	265	300
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	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.

Return to footnote 1 referrer

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.

Return to footnote 2 referrer

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.

Return to footnote 3 referrer

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.

Return to footnote 4 referrer

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'.

Return to footnote 5 referrer

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.

Return to footnote 6 referrer

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.

Return to footnote 7 referrer

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.

Return to footnote 8 referrer

Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

Return to footnote 9 referrer

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.

Return to footnote 10 referrer

Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

Return to footnote 11 referrer

Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

Return to footnote 12 referrer

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.

Return to footnote 13 referrer

Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

Return to footnote 14 referrer

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.

Return to footnote 15 referrer

Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

Return to footnote 16 referrer

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.

Return to footnote 17 referrer

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.

Return to footnote 18 referrer

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.

Return to footnote 19 referrer

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.

Return to footnote 20 referrer

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.

Return to footnote 21 referrer

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.

Return to footnote 22 referrer

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.

Return to footnote 23 referrer

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Victoria, British Columbia (Code 5917034) 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 24, 2024).

Download

Information regarding available file formats

Option 1 – Download data table

Contains currently selected geographies (i.e., Victoria, British Columbia and Nova Scotia) and topics in the 'Data table' tab.

CSV (comma-separated values) file

TAB (tab-separated values) file

Option 2 – Comprehensive download files - CSV or TAB file format

Download a compressed CSV (comma-separated values) or a compressed TAB (tab-separated values) file for all geographies from a selected geographic level for all topics.

Select a geography and a file type (CSV or TAB)

A table showing form radio buttons and files size for compressed CSV and TAB file formats for each geographic level available for download, 2011 Census Profile.
Geographic level	File format^{CSV/TAB (2011) - Footnote 1} (compressed)
Geographic level	CSV (comma-separated values)	TAB (tab-separated values)
Canada, provinces and territories	CSV (86 KB)	TAB (86 KB)
Census divisions	CSV (1,444 KB)	TAB (1,412 KB)
Census subdivisions	CSV (19,715 KB)	TAB (19,378 KB)
Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations	CSV (691 KB)	TAB (723 KB)
Census tracts	CSV (21,499 KB)	TAB (21,281 KB)
Federal electoral districts (2003 representation order)	CSV (1,580 KB)	TAB (1,550 KB)
Federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	CSV (1,628 KB)	TAB (1,600 KB)
Economic regions	CSV (404 KB)	TAB (397 KB)
Designated places	CSV (5,190 KB)	TAB (5,105 KB)
Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	CSV (732 KB)	TAB (720 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	CSV (6,328 KB)	TAB (6,257 KB)
Health regions (December 2013)	CSV (666 KB)	TAB (654 KB)
Empty cell
© This data includes information copied with permission from Canada Post Corporation. Footnotes Footnote 1 Some of the data sets are large and require special consideration during processing in order to successfully make use of them. For example, some data files may exceed the row limitations for various spreadsheet software. Return to footnote 1 referrer - CSV/TAB (2011) Source Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census Profile

Option 3 – Comprehensive download files - IVT or XML file format

Download an IVT (Beyond 20/20) or a compressed XML (SDMX-ML) file for all geographies from a selected geographic level or groups of geographic levels for all topics.

Select a group of geographic levels and a file type (IVT or XML)

A table showing form radio buttons and files size for CSV and TAB file formats for each group of geographic levels available for download.
Geographic levels	File format^{IVT/XML - Footnote 1}
Geographic levels	IVT (Beyond 20/20)	XML (SDMX-ML) (compressed)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations	IVT (1,183 KB)	XML (1,221 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts	IVT (30,060 KB)	XML (38,000 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and federal electoral districts (2003 representation order)	IVT (2,795 KB)	XML (2,644 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	IVT (3,008 KB)	XML (2,802 KB)
Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions, census subdivisions and dissemination areas	IVT (233,928 KB)	XML (384,573 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
Empty cell
Symbols © This data includes information copied with permission from Canada Post Corporation. .. not available for a specific reference period Footnotes Footnote 1 Some of the data sets are large and require special consideration during processing in order to successfully make use of them. Return to footnote 1 referrer - IVT/XML

Map

Map: Victoria, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

Alternative format(s): pdf | ARCHIVED – Reference map (interactive tool)

Map: Victoria, City, Census Subdivision (shaded in green), British Columbia

Map: Nova Scotia

Alternative format(s): ARCHIVED – Reference map (interactive tool)

Map of Canada: Nova Scotia (shaded in green)

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Victoria (City)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Capital (Regional district)
    - Victoria (City)

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.

Related data

Related data: Victoria, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Victoria, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia
Highlight tables, Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities) with 5,000-plus population
Focus on Geography, Victoria, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia
Census Data Navigator, Victoria, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Victoria, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Victoria, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Victoria, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

Related data: Nova Scotia

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Nova Scotia
Highlight tables, Canada, provinces and territories
Focus on Geography, Nova Scotia
Census Data Navigator, Nova Scotia
Visual Census, Nova Scotia

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Nova Scotia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Nova Scotia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Nova Scotia

Census Profile: Help

Help

Date modified:: 2016-05-31

Language selection

Search and menus

Search

Archived Content

Census Profile

Data table

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

^E use with caution

X area and data suppression

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

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

.. not available for a specific reference period

... not applicable

Footnotes

Download

Option 1 – Download data table

Option 2 – Comprehensive download files - CSV or TAB file format

Footnotes

Source

Option 3 – Comprehensive download files - IVT or XML file format

Symbols

Footnotes

Map

Map: Victoria, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

Map: Nova Scotia

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Victoria (City)

Geographic hierarchy: Nova Scotia (Province)

Note

Related data

Related data: Victoria, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Nova Scotia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Help