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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	Yellowknife, CY Northwest Territories (Census subdivision)			Northwest Territories (Territory)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	19,234	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	18,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,464	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	7,286	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	6,938	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	182.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	105.44	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,143,793.47	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	19,235	9,690	9,540	41,460	21,065	20,400
0 to 4 years	1,455	740	720	3,285	1,655	1,630
5 to 9 years	1,230	615	615	2,860	1,435	1,425
10 to 14 years	1,140	590	545	2,865	1,450	1,420
15 to 19 years	1,435	730	705	3,390	1,765	1,625
15 years	290	145	145	695	355	345
16 years	290	155	135	640	360	285
17 years	290	150	145	675	355	325
18 years	280	160	125	685	360	330
19 years	275	125	150	685	340	345
20 to 24 years	1,560	785	770	3,340	1,690	1,650
25 to 29 years	1,785	910	880	3,440	1,770	1,675
30 to 34 years	1,820	875	950	3,305	1,625	1,680
35 to 39 years	1,570	755	805	2,985	1,445	1,535
40 to 44 years	1,500	760	740	3,035	1,535	1,500
45 to 49 years	1,625	780	840	3,380	1,695	1,685
50 to 54 years	1,525	785	740	3,105	1,615	1,490
55 to 59 years	1,170	605	570	2,390	1,255	1,135
60 to 64 years	730	410	325	1,680	915	765
65 to 69 years	325	185	135	980	555	425
70 to 74 years	160	75	85	580	280	305
75 to 79 years	100	45	50	400	200	200
80 to 84 years	65	30	35	240	105	130
85 years and over	45	15	30	200	80	120
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	32.6	32.6	32.7	32.3	32.3	32.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	80.1	79.9	80.3	78.3	78.4	78.1
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	15,410	7,750	7,665	32,455	16,525	15,925
Married or living with a common-law partner	8,735	4,370	4,365	17,670	8,845	8,825
Married (and not separated)	6,180	3,105	3,080	11,375	5,715	5,655
Living common law	2,555	1,270	1,285	6,295	3,130	3,165
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	6,675	3,380	3,300	14,785	7,685	7,100
Single (never legally married)	5,270	2,820	2,450	11,785	6,475	5,315
Separated	380	170	210	785	370	410
Divorced	755	335	420	1,300	615	685
Widowed	270	60	215	915	230	690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	5,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	2,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	1,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	1,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	525	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	5,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	4,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	2,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	1,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	715	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	845	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	375	...Data not available	...Data not available	855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	1,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	695	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	570	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	245	...Data not available	...Data not available	725	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	205	...Data not available	...Data not available	555	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	120	...Data not available	...Data not available	485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	865	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	655	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	355	...Data not available	...Data not available	930	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	195	...Data not available	...Data not available	490	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	100	...Data not available	...Data not available	300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	210	...Data not available	...Data not available	610	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	135	...Data not available	...Data not available	380	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	70	...Data not available	...Data not available	180	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	10	...Data not available	...Data not available	55	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	6,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	1,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	2,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	815	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	1,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	410	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.2	...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	18,850	9,440	9,410	40,805	20,655	20,150
Number of persons not in census families	3,385	1,810	1,575	6,745	3,745	3,000
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	540	235	305	1,340	675	665
Living with non-relatives only	1,325	785	545	1,930	1,105	825
Living alone	1,520	785	730	3,475	1,965	1,510
Number of census family persons	15,465	7,635	7,830	34,060	16,910	17,145
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	640	320	320	2,230	1,135	1,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	270	100	165	845	365	480
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	55	10	45	185	55	125
Living with non-relatives only	15	10	10	40	20	20
Living alone	195	80	115	625	290	340
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	370	220	145	1,385	770	610
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	6,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	4,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	4,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	3,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	2,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	640	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	690	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	550	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	390	...Data not available	...Data not available	660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	180	...Data not available	...Data not available	275	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	215	...Data not available	...Data not available	390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	155	...Data not available	...Data not available	345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	145	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	1,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	1,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	455	...Data not available	...Data not available	780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	6,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	3,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	150	...Data not available	...Data not available	215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	35	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	3,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	150	...Data not available	...Data not available	845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	830	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	125	...Data not available	...Data not available	210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	1,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	335	...Data not available	...Data not available	370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	6,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	1,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	2,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	1,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	1,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	515	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	250	...Data not available	...Data not available	830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	18,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	18,995	9,515	9,480	41,040	20,785	20,260
Single responses	18,720	9,395	9,325	40,500	20,520	19,975
English	15,125	7,695	7,425	31,375	16,000	15,375
French	810	420	390	1,075	580	500
Non-official languages	2,790	1,275	1,510	8,045	3,940	4,105
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	250	90	155	780	375	405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	20	5	10	135	60	75
Dene	110	50	65	450	245	205
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	110	35	80	190	70	120
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	5	0	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	1,955	955	1,000	2,465	1,205	1,260
African languages, n.i.e.	0	5	5	0	0	5
Afrikaans	5	0	5	5	0	5
Akan (Twi)	5	5	0	10	5	5
Albanian	5	5	0	5	5	0
Amharic	10	10	5	10	5	5
Arabic	90	55	35	150	100	55
Armenian	75	35	40	75	35	40
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	30	20	15
Bengali	35	20	15	35	20	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	55	20	40	70	25	45
Bosnian	5	5	0	5	5	5
Bulgarian	10	5	0	10	0	5
Burmese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	75	40	30	85	45	40
Chinese, n.o.s.	75	40	35	110	55	55
Creoles	40	15	20	40	15	25
Croatian	10	5	5	20	10	10
Czech	10	0	0	10	5	5
Danish	5	5	5	10	5	5
Dutch	40	20	20	50	30	25
Estonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finnish	10	0	5	10	5	5
Flemish	0	0	0	5	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	135	75	60	185	100	85
Greek	5	5	5	10	10	5
Gujarati	15	5	5	10	5	5
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hindi	20	15	5	25	15	10
Hungarian	15	10	5	25	15	10
Ilocano	45	15	25	45	20	25
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	5	0	0
Italian	40	20	15	45	25	20
Japanese	25	10	15	30	10	20
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Korean	10	5	5	15	5	5
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	5	0	0	5	5	5
Malay	5	0	0	5	0	0
Malayalam	15	10	10	15	5	5
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	20	5	10	35	15	20
Marathi	0	5	0	0	0	0
Nepali	10	0	5	20	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	5	0	0
Norwegian	0	0	0	5	0	0
Oromo	5	0	0	15	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	30	10	15	30	15	15
Pashto	0	0	0	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	20	10	5	20	10	10
Polish	25	10	15	30	15	20
Portuguese	15	5	15	20	10	15
Romanian	15	5	5	20	10	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	30	15	20	40	15	25
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	5	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	10	5	10	15	5	10
Serbo-Croatian	5	0	0	5	0	0
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	5	0
Sindhi	0	0	0	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	5	5	0
Slovak	10	5	10	15	5	10
Slovenian	0	5	0	5	0	5
Somali	35	30	5	40	30	5
Spanish	70	30	40	90	40	55
Swahili	5	0	5	10	5	5
Swedish	5	5	0	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	455	180	275	545	205	340
Taiwanese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamil	20	10	10	25	10	15
Telugu	5	0	0	10	5	5
Thai	0	0	5	0	0	5
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	10	10	0	10	10	0
Turkish	15	10	10	15	5	10
Ukrainian	35	15	15	45	30	20
Urdu	30	20	10	30	20	10
Vietnamese	150	70	85	155	75	80
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	590	230	355	4,800	2,360	2,440
Multiple responses	275	120	150	535	260	280
English and French	65	30	35	75	35	35
English and non-official language	195	85	115	450	215	235
French and non-official language	15	5	5	15	5	10
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	5	0	0
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	18,995	9,515	9,480	41,040	20,785	20,255
English only	16,065	8,170	7,895	37,040	18,900	18,140
French only	40	20	25	45	20	25
English and French	2,820	1,300	1,515	3,715	1,760	1,955
Neither English nor French	65	25	45	235	95	140
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	18,995	9,515	9,475	41,040	20,780	20,255
English	18,060	9,050	9,015	39,680	20,090	19,590
French	785	405	380	1,030	550	475
English and French	80	35	45	100	45	55
Neither English nor French	65	25	45	225	95	130
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	825	420	405	1,080	575	505
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	4.3	4.4	4.3	2.6	2.8	2.5
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	18,990	9,515	9,480	41,040	20,780	20,260
Single responses	18,710	9,385	9,325	40,650	20,600	20,055
English	17,135	8,625	8,510	36,485	18,495	17,990
French	460	235	225	550	290	265
Non-official languages	1,115	525	595	3,615	1,815	1,800
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	35	15	15	235	130	110
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	15	10	10
Dene	10	5	10	170	95	70
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	20	10	10	45	20	30
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	0	5	5	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	980	465	515	1,170	555	615
African languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Afrikaans	5	0	0	0	0	0
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	5	0	5
Albanian	0	0	0	0	5	0
Amharic	10	5	0	10	5	5
Arabic	60	35	25	100	55	45
Armenian	50	25	25	50	20	25
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	5	5	5
Bengali	20	10	10	25	15	10
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	30	10	15	25	15	15
Bosnian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bulgarian	5	0	5	5	0	0
Burmese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	35	15	20	50	20	25
Chinese, n.o.s.	40	25	20	65	35	30
Creoles	25	10	15	25	5	15
Croatian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Czech	0	0	0	0	0	0
Danish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dutch	5	0	0	5	0	5
Estonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finnish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	20	10	10	25	10	10
Greek	0	5	0	5	5	5
Gujarati	10	5	5	15	5	5
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hindi	10	0	5	15	5	10
Hungarian	0	0	0	5	0	0
Ilocano	20	5	10	25	10	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Italian	5	0	5	10	5	5
Japanese	10	5	5	10	10	10
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Korean	5	0	5	10	5	5
Kurdish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lao	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0
Malayalam	10	5	5	10	5	5
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	15	5	10	30	15	20
Marathi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nepali	15	5	5	15	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Norwegian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oromo	0	0	0	10	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5	0	5	10	5	5
Pashto	0	0	0	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	5	5	5	5	0	0
Polish	5	0	0	10	5	0
Portuguese	5	5	5	10	5	10
Romanian	5	0	0	0	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	25	10	15	30	15	15
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	5	5	0	10	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	5	5	5	5	0	5
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	5	5
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	5	5	5	5	5	5
Slovenian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Somali	15	15	0	10	10	0
Spanish	35	15	20	40	15	20
Swahili	0	0	0	5	0	0
Swedish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	270	120	150	295	130	160
Taiwanese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamil	10	0	5	10	5	5
Telugu	0	0	0	0	5	0
Thai	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	0	5	0
Turkish	0	5	0	0	5	0
Ukrainian	5	5	0	0	0	0
Urdu	20	5	10	25	10	15
Vietnamese	135	65	75	145	70	75
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	110	45	60	2,210	1,135	1,080
Multiple responses	280	135	150	385	185	205
English and French	35	20	20	45	20	20
English and non-official language	235	105	120	330	160	170
French and non-official language	0	0	0	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	10	5	5	15	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}	18,995	9,515	9,480	41,040	20,780	20,255
None	16,430	8,345	8,090	34,395	17,525	16,870
Single responses	2,515	1,150	1,360	6,585	3,230	3,350
English	770	380	390	2,345	1,225	1,125
French	460	215	245	605	275	335
Non-official languages	1,285	560	725	3,630	1,735	1,890
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	170	65	105	415	200	215
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	5	0	60	30	30
Dene	80	30	55	235	120	110
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	85	30	55	120	50	75
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	5	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}	690	325	365	840	400	445
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Afrikaans	10	5	5	5	5	5
Akan (Twi)	5	0	0	10	5	0
Albanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amharic	5	0	0	5	0	0
Arabic	20	15	5	40	30	15
Armenian	30	15	20	35	15	15
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	0	10	20	10	10
Bengali	5	5	0	10	5	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	5	0	5	15	5	10
Bosnian	5	0	0	5	0	5
Bulgarian	5	5	5	5	0	0
Burmese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	30	20	20	35	15	20
Chinese, n.o.s.	20	10	10	25	15	10
Creoles	10	10	5	10	5	0
Croatian	10	5	5	10	5	5
Czech	5	0	0	10	5	5
Danish	5	0	5	5	0	0
Dutch	10	5	5	10	5	5
Estonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finnish	0	5	5	5	5	0
Flemish	0	5	0	0	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	55	25	25	65	30	35
Greek	5	0	0	0	5	0
Gujarati	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hindi	15	10	10	25	10	10
Hungarian	5	5	0	10	5	5
Ilocano	5	0	5	5	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	0	0	0
Italian	15	10	10	20	10	5
Japanese	10	5	5	10	5	5
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Korean	0	0	0	5	0	5
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	5	0	5
Malayalam	5	5	0	0	0	0
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marathi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nepali	0	0	0	0	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	15	5	5
Norwegian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oromo	0	0	0	5	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	10	5	0	10	10	5
Pashto	0	0	0	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	10	5	5	10	5	10
Polish	15	5	5	15	5	5
Portuguese	5	0	5	5	0	5
Romanian	0	0	5	5	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	15	10	10	20	10	10
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	5	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.	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	5	0	0
Slovak	5	5	5	15	5	5
Slovenian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Somali	15	15	5	20	15	5
Spanish	55	25	30	65	20	45
Swahili	0	5	0	0	0	0
Swedish	5	5	5	10	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	160	60	95	195	70	120
Taiwanese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamil	5	0	0	5	0	0
Telugu	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thai	0	0	0	5	0	5
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turkish	5	5	5	5	5	0
Ukrainian	10	5	0	10	5	5
Urdu	10	10	5	15	10	5
Vietnamese	20	10	5	15	10	10
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	420	170	250	2,375	1,135	1,235
Multiple responses	50	20	35	60	20	40
English and French	5	0	0	0	0	0
English and non-official language	5	0	5	10	0	10
French and non-official language	40	20	25	50	15	30
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. Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (Code 6106023) and Northwest Territories (Code 61) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed April 26, 2024).

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