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The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic Montréal
Quebec
(Economic region) 		Ottawa - Gatineau (CMA) Data quality note(s)
Ontario
(Census metropolitan area)
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 1,886,481 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,236,324 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 1,854,442 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,133,633A  ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 1.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 907,393 ...Data not available ...Data not available 526,627 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 849,443 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,636 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 3,779.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 196.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 499.19 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,287.03 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 1,886,480 913,165 973,320 1,236,320 601,270 635,055
0 to 4 years 106,425 54,280 52,145 71,245 36,245 35,000
5 to 9 years 90,425 45,770 44,655 68,720 34,900 33,820
10 to 14 years 90,785 46,370 44,420 71,470 36,155 35,315
15 to 19 years 104,540 52,555 51,985 82,620 42,030 40,590
15 years 19,650 10,000 9,650 15,510 7,990 7,515
16 years 20,000 10,125 9,875 16,205 8,250 7,955
17 years 20,070 10,245 9,820 16,180 8,255 7,930
18 years 21,550 10,785 10,770 16,830 8,485 8,340
19 years 23,275 11,395 11,875 17,890 9,050 8,850
20 to 24 years 135,015 66,045 68,970 88,795 44,500 44,290
25 to 29 years 150,550 73,865 76,685 83,955 41,305 42,645
30 to 34 years 151,010 75,100 75,910 82,070 39,520 42,545
35 to 39 years 134,420 68,030 66,390 84,990 40,870 44,120
40 to 44 years 131,675 67,405 64,270 90,215 43,890 46,325
45 to 49 years 137,560 70,230 67,330 103,875 51,045 52,830
50 to 54 years 134,995 66,765 68,225 98,840 48,090 50,750
55 to 59 years 119,095 57,320 61,775 82,290 40,085 42,205
60 to 64 years 104,685 49,495 55,195 70,360 34,270 36,095
65 to 69 years 80,125 36,430 43,700 50,100 23,895 26,210
70 to 74 years 65,715 28,600 37,120 36,445 16,850 19,600
75 to 79 years 57,880 24,135 33,745 28,375 12,690 15,680
80 to 84 years 47,370 17,735 29,635 21,470 8,540 12,935
85 years and over 44,205 13,045 31,160 20,485 6,375 14,110
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 39.2 38.1 40.4 39.1 38.2 39.9
% of the population aged 15 and over 84.8 84.0 85.5 82.9 82.2 83.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 1,598,840 766,745 832,100 1,024,890 493,965 530,930
Married or living with a common-law partner 778,725 391,795 386,930 579,740 289,645 290,095
Married (and not separated) 572,850 286,885 285,960 461,205 230,155 231,055
Living common law 205,875 104,905 100,970 118,535 59,490 59,045
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 820,120 374,945 445,170 445,155 204,325 240,835
Single (never legally married) 565,780 297,300 268,475 306,365 160,450 145,915
Separated 34,080 14,065 20,015 26,815 11,120 15,700
Divorced 124,365 46,295 78,070 62,115 23,135 38,975
Widowed 95,890 17,280 78,615 49,855 9,620 40,240
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 475,095 ...Data not available ...Data not available 340,515 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 238,970 ...Data not available ...Data not available 164,220 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 108,390 ...Data not available ...Data not available 76,030 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 88,645 ...Data not available ...Data not available 71,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 39,090 ...Data not available ...Data not available 29,070 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 475,095 ...Data not available ...Data not available 340,515 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 377,045 ...Data not available ...Data not available 284,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 274,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available 224,940 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 113,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available 96,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 160,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available 128,715 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 62,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available 47,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 66,385 ...Data not available ...Data not available 57,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 31,770 ...Data not available ...Data not available 23,870 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 102,820 ...Data not available ...Data not available 59,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 62,755 ...Data not available ...Data not available 34,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 40,060 ...Data not available ...Data not available 24,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 20,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,810 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 15,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,430 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 4,850 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,535 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 98,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available 56,370 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 80,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available 44,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 49,785 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25,725 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 21,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available 13,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 8,440 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 17,895 ...Data not available ...Data not available 12,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 12,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 4,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,475 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 1,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available 900 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 515,945 ...Data not available ...Data not available 372,080 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 124,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available 84,550 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 160,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available 125,670 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 57,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available 46,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 104,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available 79,015 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 68,345 ...Data not available ...Data not available 36,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family 1.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households 1,844,495 897,085 947,415 1,215,465 592,935 622,530
Number of persons not in census families 476,410 228,535 247,875 218,720 101,700 117,025
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 47,200 20,375 26,825 25,040 10,410 14,625
Living with non-relatives only 96,500 54,810 41,685 52,960 29,745 23,215
Living alone 332,720 153,350 179,370 140,720 61,545 79,180
Number of census family persons 1,368,085 668,550 699,540 996,745 491,235 505,505
Average number of persons per census family 2.9 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.9 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households 264,745 111,390 153,355 142,825 64,445 78,375
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 113,380 31,495 81,885 47,770 13,060 34,715
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 12,430 2,750 9,680 7,095 1,460 5,640
Living with non-relatives only 6,230 3,010 3,220 2,840 1,290 1,550
Living alone 94,725 25,735 68,990 37,835 10,310 27,525
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 151,365 79,895 71,470 95,055 51,390 43,665
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 849,440 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 466,655 ...Data not available ...Data not available 333,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 432,380 ...Data not available ...Data not available 308,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 349,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available 262,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 164,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available 120,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 185,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available 141,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 82,875 ...Data not available ...Data not available 46,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 34,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 26,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,000 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 16,665 ...Data not available ...Data not available 12,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 6,755 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,965 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 9,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,670 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 9,480 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 8,130 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 382,785 ...Data not available ...Data not available 164,815 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 332,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available 140,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 50,070 ...Data not available ...Data not available 24,090 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 849,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 99,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available 226,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 113,480 ...Data not available ...Data not available 72,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 460 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,125 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 636,140 ...Data not available ...Data not available 199,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 31,800 ...Data not available ...Data not available 35,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 32,555 ...Data not available ...Data not available 79,725 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 111,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available 14,710 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 456,265 ...Data not available ...Data not available 68,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 3,560 ...Data not available ...Data not available 665 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 849,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 332,715 ...Data not available ...Data not available 140,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 257,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available 166,175 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 116,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available 80,020 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 92,305 ...Data not available ...Data not available 73,830 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 34,195 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25,990 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 16,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 1,844,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,215,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.2 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.4 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,862,195 903,225 958,975 1,222,760 595,810 626,950
  Single responses  1,785,930 865,400 920,535 1,187,685 578,925 608,760
    English  309,885 152,650 157,235 599,295 298,245 301,050
    French  874,435 419,705 454,730 384,160 183,510 200,650
    Non-official languages  601,615 293,035 308,575 204,230 97,175 107,060
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 470 165 305 565 200 365
        Atikamekw    25 5 15 5 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  190 80 110 215 100 115
        Dene  0 0 0 10 0 5
        Innu/Montagnais  50 15 35 10 5 5
        Inuktitut  190 55 140 225 55 165
        Mi'kmaq  15 0 10 25 10 15
        Ojibway  5 5 5 70 25 45
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 10 5 5
        Stoney  0 0 0 5 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 595,125 289,790 305,335 201,255 95,815 105,435
        African languages, n.i.e.  570 330 240 525 265 255
        Afrikaans  60 30 30 155 80 75
        Akan (Twi)  980 480 500 325 155 170
        Albanian  1,570 815 755 625 310 310
        Amharic  545 260 280 1,225 595 635
        Arabic  90,985 48,790 42,200 34,020 17,795 16,230
        Armenian  7,255 3,465 3,790 475 245 235
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  1,005 535 475 645 315 330
        Bengali  9,395 4,785 4,610 2,915 1,495 1,425
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  4,165 2,270 1,890 175 90 85
        Bisayan languages  770 245 525 385 110 280
        Bosnian  250 115 135 720 335 385
        Bulgarian  4,455 2,145 2,310 1,030 475 555
        Burmese  45 20 25 165 85 80
        Cantonese  7,110 3,385 3,725 6,575 3,080 3,490
        Chinese, n.o.s.  30,290 14,300 15,985 13,580 6,390 7,190
        Creoles  34,365 15,250 19,120 4,455 1,905 2,555
        Croatian  1,185 590 595 1,205 580 625
        Czech  985 460 520 1,065 485 580
        Danish  185 85 95 335 155 185
        Dutch  1,335 670 670 2,745 1,315 1,425
        Estonian  150 60 85 190 85 105
        Finnish  255 90 165 340 135 205
        Flemish  180 55 125 105 50 60
        Fukien  60 25 40 85 40 45
        German  6,785 3,000 3,790 6,640 2,940 3,705
        Greek  21,245 10,565 10,685 2,180 1,165 1,015
        Gujarati  5,175 2,545 2,630 1,225 640 580
        Hakka  55 25 35 60 35 25
        Hebrew  3,585 1,900 1,690 365 200 165
        Hindi  2,100 1,110 990 2,365 1,195 1,170
        Hungarian  4,385 2,040 2,340 1,885 940 950
        Ilocano  1,585 580 1,010 365 120 240
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  335 210 130 140 80 55
        Italian  83,475 40,195 43,280 9,960 5,025 4,935
        Japanese  1,515 485 1,030 1,030 325 705
        Khmer (Cambodian)  5,030 2,370 2,665 1,300 570 730
        Korean  3,250 1,435 1,820 1,710 725 985
        Kurdish  500 265 235 715 375 340
        Lao  1,570 795 775 475 235 240
        Latvian  235 80 155 295 135 165
        Lingala  1,475 690 780 385 180 205
        Lithuanian  445 175 265 225 100 130
        Macedonian  125 65 65 70 35 35
        Malay  460 200 265 390 165 225
        Malayalam  220 120 105 450 225 225
        Maltese  10 5 5 40 10 25
        Mandarin  7,845 3,615 4,235 7,275 3,360 3,920
        Marathi  125 80 45 240 115 125
        Nepali  175 85 90 465 230 240
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  3,125 1,645 1,475 870 465 405
        Norwegian  175 85 85 155 60 95
        Oromo  5,015 2,740 2,275 565 310 260
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  8,585 4,655 3,935 3,365 1,680 1,685
        Pashto  780 420 360 720 385 335
        Persian (Farsi)  11,275 5,915 5,365 6,555 3,285 3,270
        Polish  10,160 4,385 5,770 6,230 2,830 3,395
        Portuguese  18,120 8,635 9,490 6,625 3,190 3,440
        Romanian  17,555 8,420 9,140 3,280 1,520 1,760
        Rundi (Kirundi)  990 480 510 935 420 520
        Russian  17,770 7,950 9,820 6,030 2,635 3,400
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  1,020 450 565 875 335 535
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  85 40 45 170 85 85
        Serbian  1,395 685 710 2,195 1,100 1,095
        Serbo-Croatian  515 250 265 960 465 495
        Shanghainese  55 25 30 80 35 45
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  145 80 60 140 65 70
        Sindhi  255 125 135 245 120 130
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  440 235 205 730 360 370
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  55 30 20 360 175 180
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  195 105 90 75 40 35
        Slovak  745 305 445 680 305 375
        Slovenian  465 200 265 245 115 130
        Somali  595 305 290 6,290 2,690 3,600
        Spanish  78,100 38,310 39,790 14,920 6,850 8,070
        Swahili  780 390 390 1,070 515 555
        Swedish  340 160 185 290 130 160
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  11,775 4,075 7,700 5,070 1,675 3,395
        Taiwanese  270 125 150 175 75 100
        Tamil  11,265 5,650 5,615 2,100 1,080 1,020
        Telugu  300 170 135 345 170 170
        Thai  390 115 270 385 105 275
        Tibetan languages  40 25 20 20 10 10
        Tigrigna  245 115 135 775 375 400
        Turkish  5,095 2,630 2,465 1,510 775 740
        Ukrainian  3,610 1,545 2,065 1,675 730 945
        Urdu  7,510 3,935 3,575 3,790 1,925 1,860
        Vietnamese  19,100 9,095 10,005 6,230 2,915 3,310
        Yiddish  6,930 3,435 3,500 230 120 105
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 6,020 3,090 2,935 2,405 1,155 1,250
  Multiple responses          76,265 37,820 38,440 35,075 16,885 18,190
    English and French  21,720 10,845 10,875 16,665 8,010 8,650
    English and non-official language  16,080 7,765 8,315 11,795 5,770 6,020
    French and non-official language  30,720 15,180 15,545 4,630 2,190 2,440
    English, French and non-official language 7,745 4,040 3,705 1,985 905 1,075
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,862,200 903,220 958,975 1,222,755 595,805 626,950
  English only 218,820 106,925 111,895 556,405 282,365 274,040
  French only 521,015 228,870 292,150 105,280 46,280 59,000
  English and French 1,073,820 548,530 525,290 547,625 261,975 285,650
  Neither English nor French 48,540 18,905 29,640 13,445 5,185 8,260
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,862,200 903,220 958,975 1,222,755 595,810 626,950
  English 535,055 264,340 270,720 774,485 383,195 391,295
  French 1,128,315 540,925 587,395 408,010 194,450 213,560
  English and French 151,900 79,815 72,080 27,220 13,200 14,025
  Neither English nor French 46,930 18,145 28,785 13,040 4,965 8,070
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 611,005 304,245 306,755 421,625 201,050 220,575
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 32.8 33.7 32.0 34.5 33.7 35.2
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,862,195 903,220 958,975 1,222,760 595,810 626,950
  Single responses 1,724,580 835,300 889,280 1,169,560 570,455 599,110
    English 435,675 213,675 222,000 718,430 355,105 363,330
    French 936,870 452,640 484,235 345,630 165,270 180,365
    Non-official languages 352,035 168,990 183,050 105,500 50,085 55,420
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 195 75 120 170 60 110
        Atikamekw   10 0 5 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 85 35 50 80 30 50
        Dene 0 0 0 0 5 0
        Innu/Montagnais 25 10 15 5 5 5
        Inuktitut 70 25 50 60 15 45
        Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 0 0
        Ojibway 0 0 0 20 10 10
        Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 349,565 167,790 181,775 104,505 49,620 54,885
        African languages, n.i.e. 145 75 70 205 95 110
        Afrikaans 15 5 10 50 30 25
        Akan (Twi) 500 225 275 110 55 55
        Albanian 975 500 475 310 155 155
        Amharic 295 140 160 685 315 365
        Arabic 49,325 25,480 23,845 20,295 10,240 10,050
        Armenian 5,015 2,300 2,720 240 120 115
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 195 95 100 100 45 60
        Bengali 7,575 3,775 3,800 1,965 970 995
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,470 775 690 75 30 45
        Bisayan languages 215 85 130 125 40 80
        Bosnian 160 80 75 405 205 200
        Bulgarian 3,450 1,680 1,765 575 275 300
        Burmese 25 10 15 100 45 55
        Cantonese 5,340 2,550 2,790 4,070 1,895 2,175
        Chinese, n.o.s. 24,830 11,840 12,985 9,180 4,330 4,855
        Creoles 14,625 6,320 8,305 1,855 765 1,085
        Croatian 525 245 280 500 245 255
        Czech 280 135 150 295 135 160
        Danish 30 15 15 30 15 10
        Dutch 230 110 125 200 95 110
        Estonian 25 10 15 45 20 30
        Finnish 50 20 30 30 10 15
        Flemish 25 10 15 5 0 5
        Fukien 10 5 10 15 10 10
        German 1,240 565 675 875 380 490
        Greek 11,530 5,515 6,015 665 325 335
        Gujarati 3,550 1,715 1,830 460 225 240
        Hakka 10 5 10 10 5 5
        Hebrew 1,600 825 780 145 70 70
        Hindi 1,145 580 565 1,055 520 535
        Hungarian 1,590 695 895 545 260 285
        Ilocano 555 210 345 160 65 100
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 155 85 75 35 20 15
        Italian 33,970 15,245 18,725 2,980 1,355 1,625
        Japanese 635 280 350 420 160 260
        Khmer (Cambodian) 3,325 1,540 1,790 635 285 350
        Korean 2,365 1,090 1,275 1,050 485 570
        Kurdish 240 120 120 440 220 220
        Lao 935 455 480 255 135 125
        Latvian 75 25 50 70 30 45
        Lingala 420 195 225 135 50 75
        Lithuanian 125 50 75 55 25 30
        Macedonian 85 40 40 30 15 15
        Malay 185 95 90 115 60 55
        Malayalam 50 25 25 180 90 95
        Maltese 0 0 0 5 0 5
        Mandarin 6,610 3,165 3,440 5,530 2,680 2,855
        Marathi 60 35 25 120 55 65
        Nepali 125 65 65 345 165 175
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 730 345 380 150 75 75
        Norwegian 35 20 15 10 5 5
        Oromo 1,615 855 755 265 125 140
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 6,480 3,465 3,015 1,830 875 960
        Pashto 630 335 295 525 280 245
        Persian (Farsi) 7,975 3,920 4,060 4,165 1,970 2,200
        Polish 4,845 2,150 2,690 2,505 1,165 1,340
        Portuguese 9,640 4,540 5,100 2,775 1,320 1,455
        Romanian 12,840 6,240 6,605 1,880 900 985
        Rundi (Kirundi) 295 135 160 330 160 170
        Russian 13,935 6,530 7,410 3,825 1,785 2,040
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 230 110 120 285 120 170
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 90 45 50
        Serbian 840 400 435 1,600 805 795
        Serbo-Croatian 245 120 125 600 305 300
        Shanghainese 25 10 15 40 20 15
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 280 175 105 225 130 90
        Sindhi 140 70 75 60 25 40
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 245 120 120 350 175 175
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 35 10 20 275 140 135
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 100 45 55 25 10 15
        Slovak 155 70 85 205 95 110
        Slovenian 170 70 100 35 15 15
        Somali 375 185 190 3,935 1,635 2,295
        Spanish 53,560 25,900 27,660 8,485 3,970 4,515
        Swahili 215 100 115 390 170 215
        Swedish 80 40 40 65 35 30
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6,775 2,590 4,190 2,125 830 1,295
        Taiwanese 145 70 65 80 35 45
        Tamil 9,665 4,800 4,865 1,285 630 655
        Telugu 190 105 90 125 60 65
        Thai 130 60 70 135 45 80
        Tibetan languages 25 15 10 5 5 5
        Tigrigna 130 60 75 405 180 225
        Turkish 3,775 1,885 1,890 805 395 410
        Ukrainian 1,575 670 905 445 200 245
        Urdu 5,545 2,825 2,715 2,050 1,025 1,025
        Vietnamese 15,660 7,400 8,260 4,315 2,025 2,295
        Yiddish 4,285 2,200 2,080 15 10 5
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 2,280 1,125 1,155 830 405 420
  Multiple responses         137,615 67,920 69,695 53,190 25,355 27,840
    English and French 27,670 14,055 13,610 17,120 8,000 9,120
    English and non-official language 31,590 15,280 16,310 27,065 13,210 13,855
    French and non-official language 59,945 29,040 30,905 5,045 2,270 2,775
    English, French and non-official language 18,415 9,545 8,865 3,960 1,870 2,095
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,862,195 903,220 958,975 1,222,760 595,805 626,945
  None 1,335,000 642,665 692,335 942,040 462,705 479,335
  Single responses  480,500 237,000 243,500 270,045 128,120 141,925
    English  150,045 75,375 74,675 122,885 59,095 63,790
    French  153,160 75,345 77,810 76,435 35,695 40,735
    Non-official languages  177,295 86,280 91,015 70,725 33,325 37,405
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 175 65 105 355 130 220
        Atikamekw    10 0 10 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  75 35 35 115 55 65
        Dene  5 5 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  15 5 5 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  65 15 50 145 45 95
        Mi'kmaq  10 5 5 20 10 5
        Ojibway  5 5 5 65 25 45
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 10 5 10
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 174,015 84,615 89,395 68,855 32,505 36,345
        African languages, n.i.e.  380 205 180 250 120 125
        Afrikaans  40 25 15 75 30 40
        Akan (Twi)  385 200 185 235 100 135
        Albanian  240 120 120 165 85 75
        Amharic  150 70 80 390 180 205
        Arabic  31,295 16,850 14,445 10,390 5,505 4,885
        Armenian  1,340 660 685 110 45 60
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  590 300 295 370 185 185
        Bengali  960 535 425 640 355 285
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  1,385 735 650 55 25 25
        Bisayan languages  210 80 135 100 35 65
        Bosnian  50 15 30 225 95 125
        Bulgarian  525 240 290 275 130 150
        Burmese  10 5 5 50 25 25
        Cantonese  1,275 640 635 1,800 845 955
        Chinese, n.o.s.  3,910 1,815 2,090 2,855 1,360 1,490
        Creoles  22,125 9,945 12,180 3,145 1,335 1,805
        Croatian  295 130 165 415 210 200
        Czech  270 120 145 355 140 215
        Danish  80 40 45 140 60 85
        Dutch  415 195 220 925 415 510
        Estonian  50 20 30 65 25 35
        Finnish  85 40 45 145 50 95
        Flemish  40 10 20 20 10 10
        Fukien  25 5 10 35 15 20
        German  2,890 1,325 1,570 2,730 1,210 1,520
        Greek  7,045 3,505 3,540 1,160 625 535
        Gujarati  930 470 460 600 310 290
        Hakka  25 5 10 20 10 10
        Hebrew  2,715 1,345 1,370 355 180 180
        Hindi  1,500 810 690 1,425 730 695
        Hungarian  1,070 450 620 560 260 300
        Ilocano  480 175 310 95 25 70
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  140 80 60 65 35 25
        Italian  27,125 13,200 13,920 4,210 2,035 2,175
        Japanese  695 280 420 595 260 340
        Khmer (Cambodian)  1,250 570 680 440 190 250
        Korean  510 225 285 500 215 285
        Kurdish  170 85 80 155 80 75
        Lao  375 200 180 125 60 65
        Latvian  60 25 40 85 40 45
        Lingala  1,830 885 940 620 255 370
        Lithuanian  130 40 90 70 30 45
        Macedonian  30 15 15 20 5 15
        Malay  155 75 75 185 80 105
        Malayalam  95 50 50 190 100 95
        Maltese  0 0 0 20 10 15
        Mandarin  1,255 540 715 1,745 765 975
        Marathi  40 20 15 65 25 35
        Nepali  15 10 10 60 25 40
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  1,790 885 905 735 350 385
        Norwegian  80 40 35 80 30 50
        Oromo  1,685 875 805 145 75 65
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  1,320 730 590 1,090 545 545
        Pashto  55 35 20 140 70 65
        Persian (Farsi)  1,875 1,035 840 1,555 815 740
        Polish  2,265 915 1,350 1,980 815 1,165
        Portuguese  4,760 2,290 2,470 2,250 1,085 1,165
        Romanian  2,475 1,110 1,365 830 395 435
        Rundi (Kirundi)  505 245 260 510 225 285
        Russian  3,255 1,520 1,740 1,645 715 930
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  435 185 250 425 155 265
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  30 15 15 50 20 30
        Serbian  300 150 150 380 200 185
        Serbo-Croatian  100 45 55 170 90 80
        Shanghainese  25 10 10 25 10 20
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  110 45 65 145 55 90
        Sindhi  80 40 45 120 60 65
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  130 75 60 280 140 145
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  20 10 10 35 20 20
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  55 30 25 25 15 10
        Slovak  225 95 130 240 100 140
        Slovenian  110 45 65 70 20 45
        Somali  175 90 85 2,015 925 1,090
        Spanish  21,045 10,340 10,705 6,505 3,050 3,455
        Swahili  545 245 295 780 360 425
        Swedish  220 105 110 170 80 95
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  4,045 1,285 2,760 1,920 565 1,355
        Taiwanese  90 45 45 65 25 40
        Tamil  1,240 645 595 660 345 320
        Telugu  50 35 20 145 70 70
        Thai  165 55 110 205 65 140
        Tibetan languages  15 10 5 10 5 0
        Tigrigna  60 25 35 265 130 135
        Turkish  855 455 395 420 225 195
        Ukrainian  935 395 540 545 220 320
        Urdu  1,590 865 725 1,445 750 695
        Vietnamese  3,040 1,505 1,535 1,420 685 735
        Yiddish  1,610 730 880 55 25 25
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 3,105 1,595 1,510 1,520 685 835
  Multiple responses          46,700 23,560 23,145 10,665 4,985 5,680
    English and French  19,435 10,035 9,395 3,345 1,610 1,740
    English and non-official language  12,495 6,270 6,225 3,125 1,465 1,660
    French and non-official language  14,095 6,900 7,195 4,110 1,865 2,245
    English, French and non-official language  675 350 330 85 40 45

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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.

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Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

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

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Montréal, Quebec (Code 2440) and Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario (Code 505) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 16, 2024).

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