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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	Comox, T British Columbia (Census subdivision)			Comox Valley, RD British Columbia (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}	13,627	...Data not available	...Data not available	63,538	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	12,385^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,482^A	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	10.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	6.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	6,236	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,156	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	5,974	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	814.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	37.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	16.74	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,700.58	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	13,630	6,385	7,245	63,540	30,700	32,835
0 to 4 years	550	275	275	2,760	1,380	1,380
5 to 9 years	630	320	310	2,955	1,565	1,395
10 to 14 years	805	410	395	3,360	1,700	1,660
15 to 19 years	790	410	385	3,800	1,890	1,910
15 years	180	90	90	775	390	385
16 years	175	85	90	770	355	415
17 years	150	75	75	785	395	395
18 years	170	95	80	765	380	385
19 years	120	65	50	700	365	330
20 to 24 years	555	290	260	2,815	1,460	1,355
25 to 29 years	535	260	275	2,850	1,395	1,460
30 to 34 years	540	265	275	2,945	1,440	1,505
35 to 39 years	705	315	385	3,320	1,525	1,795
40 to 44 years	820	355	465	3,760	1,780	1,985
45 to 49 years	1,090	510	580	5,025	2,375	2,655
50 to 54 years	1,025	455	570	5,440	2,555	2,885
55 to 59 years	985	450	540	5,470	2,530	2,940
60 to 64 years	1,080	510	575	5,440	2,650	2,790
65 to 69 years	960	460	500	4,345	2,135	2,210
70 to 74 years	745	350	390	3,235	1,620	1,615
75 to 79 years	690	325	365	2,595	1,305	1,290
80 to 84 years	495	190	300	1,755	805	950
85 years and over	625	220	400	1,655	595	1,065
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	49.1	48.0	50.1	48.3	47.7	48.8
% of the population aged 15 and over	85.4	84.2	86.4	85.7	84.9	86.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	11,635	5,380	6,255	54,455	26,055	28,400
Married or living with a common-law partner	7,315	3,630	3,690	33,285	16,575	16,710
Married (and not separated)	6,310	3,135	3,170	27,445	13,675	13,770
Living common law	1,010	490	510	5,835	2,890	2,945
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	4,315	1,750	2,565	21,170	9,485	11,690
Single (never legally married)	2,135	1,125	1,005	11,605	6,275	5,330
Separated	330	125	200	1,700	715	985
Divorced	865	290	565	4,395	1,725	2,675
Widowed	995	205	790	3,470	770	2,700
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	4,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	2,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	725	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	620	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	245	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	4,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	3,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	3,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	1,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	475	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	520	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	210	...Data not available	...Data not available	835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	500	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	315	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	190	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	90	...Data not available	...Data not available	565	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	70	...Data not available	...Data not available	360	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	30	...Data not available	...Data not available	165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	525	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	430	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	255	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	140	...Data not available	...Data not available	635	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	35	...Data not available	...Data not available	220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	95	...Data not available	...Data not available	615	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	75	...Data not available	...Data not available	425	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	25	...Data not available	...Data not available	155	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	0	...Data not available	...Data not available	35	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	3,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	675	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	1,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	485	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	585	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	240	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	13,285	6,275	7,010	62,460	30,310	32,155
Number of persons not in census families	2,300	920	1,385	11,765	5,435	6,330
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	165	70	95	975	435	535
Living with non-relatives only	385	210	170	2,845	1,620	1,225
Living alone	1,755	640	1,115	7,940	3,375	4,565
Number of census family persons	10,985	5,355	5,630	50,695	24,870	25,825
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	3,235	1,480	1,750	12,805	6,220	6,580
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	1,030	285	745	3,895	1,295	2,600
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	60	15	45	330	90	240
Living with non-relatives only	60	30	30	305	165	145
Living alone	910	240	665	3,260	1,040	2,215
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	2,205	1,195	1,005	8,905	4,930	3,980
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	5,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	4,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	3,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	3,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	1,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	425	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	225	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	185	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	110	...Data not available	...Data not available	720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	50	...Data not available	...Data not available	365	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	60	...Data not available	...Data not available	355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	70	...Data not available	...Data not available	420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	45	...Data not available	...Data not available	300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	1,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	1,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	155	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	5,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	4,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	0	...Data not available	...Data not available	10	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	60	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	1,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	540	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	535	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	60	...Data not available	...Data not available	560	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	725	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	0	...Data not available	...Data not available	25	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	5,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	1,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	2,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	765	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	655	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	225	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	80	...Data not available	...Data not available	430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	13,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	13,625	6,385	7,240	63,110	30,555	32,555
Single responses	13,510	6,340	7,170	62,695	30,380	32,315
English	12,360	5,825	6,535	57,445	27,915	29,525
French	415	210	200	1,425	710	715
Non-official languages	740	305	435	3,830	1,755	2,070
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	10	5	5	20	5	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	0	5	20	5	10
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	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	715	300	420	3,755	1,735	2,025
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Afrikaans	15	5	10	45	20	25
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Albanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amharic	0	0	0	5	5	0
Arabic	0	0	0	5	0	5
Armenian	0	0	0	0	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	0	0	0
Bengali	5	5	5	5	5	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	0	0	0	15	5	10
Bosnian	0	0	0	5	5	0
Bulgarian	5	0	0	0	0	0
Burmese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	10	5	5	150	70	80
Chinese, n.o.s.	25	10	15	155	70	90
Creoles	0	0	0	0	0	0
Croatian	5	0	5	25	10	15
Czech	15	5	10	55	30	30
Danish	15	10	10	115	55	55
Dutch	80	35	45	390	195	195
Estonian	5	0	0	10	5	5
Finnish	5	0	5	80	35	50
Flemish	0	0	5	5	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	235	95	140	1,130	520	615
Greek	0	5	0	20	15	0
Gujarati	0	0	0	10	10	0
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	0	0	0	5	0	5
Hindi	0	0	0	10	5	5
Hungarian	10	10	5	55	20	35
Ilocano	5	0	0	15	5	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Italian	35	20	15	110	65	50
Japanese	15	5	15	60	15	45
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	5	0	0
Korean	20	15	10	110	50	60
Kurdish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lao	0	5	0	5	5	5
Latvian	0	0	0	5	5	0
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	5	5	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malay	0	0	0	5	0	0
Malayalam	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maltese	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mandarin	5	5	5	35	15	15
Marathi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nepali	0	0	0	5	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Norwegian	10	0	5	30	15	15
Oromo	0	0	0	0	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5	5	5	35	20	15
Pashto	0	0	0	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	0	0	0	15	10	5
Polish	10	5	10	90	50	45
Portuguese	20	10	10	60	35	25
Romanian	10	5	5	20	5	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	5	5	5	50	20	30
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	5
Sindhi	0	0	0	5	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	5	0
Slovak	0	0	0	15	0	5
Slovenian	0	0	0	5	5	5
Somali	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spanish	45	15	30	200	75	125
Swahili	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swedish	15	0	10	55	20	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	25	10	20	160	50	110
Taiwanese	0	0	0	10	5	5
Tamil	0	0	0	10	5	5
Telugu	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thai	5	0	5	30	5	20
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	5	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turkish	0	0	0	15	10	5
Ukrainian	30	10	15	110	50	55
Urdu	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vietnamese	0	0	0	145	80	65
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	15	0	10	60	20	40
Multiple responses	110	45	65	415	175	235
English and French	65	30	35	175	80	95
English and non-official language	45	15	30	215	85	125
French and non-official language	5	0	5	15	10	10
English, French and non-official language	0	0	5	10	0	5
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	13,625	6,385	7,235	63,110	30,560	32,555
English only	11,980	5,610	6,370	57,485	27,930	29,560
French only	20	5	10	40	20	20
English and French	1,615	760	855	5,440	2,540	2,900
Neither English nor French	15	5	5	140	65	75
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	13,625	6,385	7,240	63,110	30,560	32,550
English	13,185	6,160	7,020	61,590	29,800	31,795
French	405	205	195	1,330	675	655
English and French	20	10	15	60	25	35
Neither English nor French	10	0	5	130	55	70
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	415	210	205	1,360	685	675
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	3.0	3.3	2.8	2.2	2.2	2.1
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	13,625	6,385	7,240	63,105	30,555	32,550
Single responses	13,535	6,345	7,190	62,680	30,365	32,320
English	13,225	6,195	7,030	61,265	29,685	31,580
French	160	75	85	455	215	240
Non-official languages	155	75	75	960	470	495
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	0	5	0
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	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	145	75	75	945	460	485
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Afrikaans	5	5	0	30	15	15
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Albanian	0	0	0	5	0	0
Amharic	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arabic	0	0	0	5	0	0
Armenian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bengali	0	5	0	5	5	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bosnian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Bulgarian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Burmese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	5	5	5	90	45	45
Chinese, n.o.s.	15	5	5	95	40	55
Creoles	0	0	0	0	0	0
Croatian	0	0	0	10	5	5
Czech	5	0	5	20	10	10
Danish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dutch	5	5	5	25	15	10
Estonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finnish	0	0	0	20	10	5
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	35	15	20	160	75	85
Greek	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gujarati	0	0	0	5	5	5
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	5
Hebrew	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hindi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hungarian	5	0	0	10	5	0
Ilocano	0	0	0	5	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Italian	0	0	0	15	5	10
Japanese	5	0	5	25	10	10
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	0	5	0
Korean	20	10	5	85	40	45
Kurdish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lao	0	0	0	5	5	0
Latvian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malay	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malayalam	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	0	0	5	20	10	10
Marathi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nepali	0	0	0	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Norwegian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oromo	0	0	0	5	0	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5	5	0	20	10	10
Pashto	0	0	0	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Polish	0	0	0	20	10	10
Portuguese	5	0	0	15	10	5
Romanian	5	5	5	5	5	0
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	0	0	0	10	5	5
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	0	0	0	5	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	15	5	10
Sindhi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovak	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovenian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Somali	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spanish	10	5	10	55	25	30
Swahili	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swedish	5	0	5	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	5	0	5	30	15	15
Taiwanese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamil	0	0	0	5	0	5
Telugu	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thai	0	0	0	5	5	5
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turkish	0	0	0	5	0	0
Ukrainian	5	0	0	5	0	0
Urdu	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vietnamese	0	0	0	110	60	55
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	5	0	5	10	5	10
Multiple responses	85	40	50	425	195	235
English and French	25	15	10	75	40	30
English and non-official language	60	25	35	350	150	200
French and non-official language	5	0	5	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	5	5	5
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	13,625	6,385	7,240	63,110	30,560	32,550
None	12,880	6,060	6,820	60,025	29,165	30,860
Single responses	720	315	405	3,005	1,360	1,645
English	165	80	85	645	310	335
French	270	120	155	905	420	490
Non-official languages	280	115	165	1,455	640	820
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	5	5	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	10	5	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	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	270	110	160	1,380	600	780
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Afrikaans	5	0	0	10	5	5
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Albanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amharic	0	5	0	0	0	0
Arabic	0	0	0	5	0	0
Armenian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bengali	5	5	0	5	0	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	0	0	0	5	0	0
Bosnian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bulgarian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Burmese	5	0	0	5	0	0
Cantonese	0	0	0	25	15	15
Chinese, n.o.s.	5	0	5	30	10	15
Creoles	0	0	0	0	0	0
Croatian	0	0	0	10	5	5
Czech	0	0	0	10	5	5
Danish	5	5	5	30	15	15
Dutch	20	5	15	110	40	65
Estonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finnish	5	0	0	25	10	10
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	85	40	50	400	170	230
Greek	0	0	0	5	5	0
Gujarati	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hakka	0	0	0	5	0	0
Hebrew	0	0	0	5	0	0
Hindi	0	0	0	10	5	5
Hungarian	0	0	5	5	0	5
Ilocano	0	0	0	10	5	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Italian	5	5	5	40	20	20
Japanese	15	5	5	45	15	25
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Korean	5	5	0	25	15	10
Kurdish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lao	0	0	0	5	0	0
Latvian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malay	0	0	0	5	0	5
Malayalam	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	5	0	5	25	10	10
Marathi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nepali	5	0	0	5	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	5	0
Norwegian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Oromo	0	0	0	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	0	0	0	5	0	5
Pashto	0	0	0	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	0	0	0	10	5	5
Polish	5	5	0	30	20	10
Portuguese	0	0	0	15	5	10
Romanian	0	0	0	5	5	0
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	5	5	5	25	10	10
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	5	0	0	0	5	0
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	20	10	10
Sindhi	0	0	0	5	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	0	0	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovak	0	0	5	5	0	5
Slovenian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Somali	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spanish	50	20	30	225	95	125
Swahili	0	0	0	5	0	0
Swedish	10	5	5	20	5	15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	10	0	15	85	20	60
Taiwanese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamil	0	0	0	0	0	0
Telugu	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thai	0	0	0	15	0	15
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turkish	0	0	0	0	5	0
Ukrainian	5	0	5	20	10	10
Urdu	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vietnamese	5	0	0	20	15	10
Yiddish	0	0	0	5	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	5	0	0	65	35	30
Multiple responses	20	5	10	80	30	45
English and French	0	0	0	5	0	5
English and non-official language	10	0	5	15	5	10
French and non-official language	10	5	5	55	25	35
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	0	0	0

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. Comox, British Columbia (Code 5926005) and Comox Valley, British Columbia (Code 5926) (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).

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Comox (Town)

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- British Columbia (Province)
  - Comox Valley (Regional district)
    - Comox (Town)

Geographic hierarchy: Comox Valley (Regional district)

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- British Columbia (Province)
  - Comox Valley (Regional district)

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