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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	Montréal Quebec (Economic region)			Prince Edward Island (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	1,886,481	...Data not available	...Data not available	140,204	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	1,854,442	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,851	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	1.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	907,393	...Data not available	...Data not available	66,943	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	849,443	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	3,779.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	24.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	499.19	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,685.73	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	1,886,480	913,165	973,320	140,205	67,605	72,605
0 to 4 years	106,425	54,280	52,145	7,275	3,680	3,590
5 to 9 years	90,425	45,770	44,655	7,390	3,700	3,685
10 to 14 years	90,785	46,370	44,420	8,395	4,320	4,080
15 to 19 years	104,540	52,555	51,985	9,650	4,930	4,720
15 years	19,650	10,000	9,650	1,950	1,005	940
16 years	20,000	10,125	9,875	1,905	985	915
17 years	20,070	10,245	9,820	1,870	950	915
18 years	21,550	10,785	10,770	1,925	965	965
19 years	23,275	11,395	11,875	2,005	1,020	985
20 to 24 years	135,015	66,045	68,970	8,765	4,325	4,440
25 to 29 years	150,550	73,865	76,685	7,300	3,540	3,765
30 to 34 years	151,010	75,100	75,910	7,585	3,560	4,025
35 to 39 years	134,420	68,030	66,390	8,435	4,015	4,420
40 to 44 years	131,675	67,405	64,270	9,485	4,535	4,955
45 to 49 years	137,560	70,230	67,330	11,230	5,430	5,800
50 to 54 years	134,995	66,765	68,225	11,155	5,320	5,830
55 to 59 years	119,095	57,320	61,775	10,550	5,140	5,405
60 to 64 years	104,685	49,495	55,195	10,205	4,970	5,235
65 to 69 years	80,125	36,430	43,700	7,170	3,500	3,670
70 to 74 years	65,715	28,600	37,120	5,400	2,610	2,790
75 to 79 years	57,880	24,135	33,745	4,295	1,930	2,370
80 to 84 years	47,370	17,735	29,635	2,935	1,210	1,720
85 years and over	44,205	13,045	31,160	2,995	890	2,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.2	38.1	40.4	42.8	41.9	43.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.8	84.0	85.5	83.6	82.7	84.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,598,840	766,745	832,100	117,145	55,905	61,245
Married or living with a common-law partner	778,725	391,795	386,930	69,795	34,825	34,970
Married (and not separated)	572,850	286,885	285,960	60,625	30,255	30,370
Living common law	205,875	104,905	100,970	9,175	4,570	4,600
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	820,120	374,945	445,170	47,350	21,080	26,275
Single (never legally married)	565,780	297,300	268,475	30,495	15,900	14,590
Separated	34,080	14,065	20,015	3,285	1,420	1,870
Divorced	124,365	46,295	78,070	6,065	2,420	3,640
Widowed	95,890	17,280	78,615	7,505	1,330	6,170
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	475,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	238,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	108,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	88,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	39,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	475,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	377,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	274,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	113,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,665	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	160,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	62,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	66,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	31,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	102,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	62,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	40,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,955	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	20,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	15,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	655	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	295	...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	6,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	80,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	49,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	21,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	17,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	12,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	915	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	320	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	515,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	124,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	160,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	57,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	104,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	68,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	1,844,495	897,085	947,415	137,390	66,580	70,810
Number of persons not in census families	476,410	228,535	247,875	21,015	9,305	11,710
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	47,200	20,375	26,825	2,305	995	1,305
Living with non-relatives only	96,500	54,810	41,685	4,520	2,410	2,110
Living alone	332,720	153,350	179,370	14,195	5,895	8,295
Number of census family persons	1,368,085	668,550	699,540	116,375	57,280	59,100
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	264,745	111,390	153,355	20,860	9,575	11,280
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	113,380	31,495	81,885	6,750	1,960	4,790
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	12,430	2,750	9,680	800	240	560
Living with non-relatives only	6,230	3,010	3,220	350	165	180
Living alone	94,725	25,735	68,990	5,605	1,550	4,050
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	151,365	79,895	71,470	14,105	7,615	6,490
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	849,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	466,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	432,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	349,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	164,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	185,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	82,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	34,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	26,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	16,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	6,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	485	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	9,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	9,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	8,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	690	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	382,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	332,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	50,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	849,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	99,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	113,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	60	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	460	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	636,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	31,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	32,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	111,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	456,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	3,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	849,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	332,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	257,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	116,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	92,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	34,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	16,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	1,844,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	137,390	...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 residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,862,195	903,225	958,975	138,435	66,970	71,465
Single responses	1,785,930	865,400	920,535	137,685	66,615	71,075
English	309,885	152,650	157,235	127,635	61,830	65,805
French	874,435	419,705	454,730	5,190	2,390	2,800
Non-official languages	601,615	293,035	308,575	4,860	2,395	2,465
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	470	165	305	105	50	55
Atikamekw	25	5	15	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	190	80	110	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	50	15	35	0	0	0
Inuktitut	190	55	140	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	15	0	10	100	45	55
Ojibway	5	5	5	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}	595,125	289,790	305,335	4,685	2,310	2,375
African languages, n.i.e.	570	330	240	5	0	0
Afrikaans	60	30	30	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	980	480	500	5	0	5
Albanian	1,570	815	755	95	55	45
Amharic	545	260	280	5	5	5
Arabic	90,985	48,790	42,200	270	165	105
Armenian	7,255	3,465	3,790	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	1,005	535	475	15	5	5
Bengali	9,395	4,785	4,610	35	20	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	4,165	2,270	1,890	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	770	245	525	5	0	5
Bosnian	250	115	135	20	15	10
Bulgarian	4,455	2,145	2,310	0	0	0
Burmese	45	20	25	10	5	5
Cantonese	7,110	3,385	3,725	100	50	45
Chinese, n.o.s.	30,290	14,300	15,985	1,185	560	625
Creoles	34,365	15,250	19,120	10	5	0
Croatian	1,185	590	595	15	10	10
Czech	985	460	520	30	15	15
Danish	185	85	95	25	20	5
Dutch	1,335	670	670	470	240	225
Estonian	150	60	85	5	5	5
Finnish	255	90	165	10	5	10
Flemish	180	55	125	25	15	10
Fukien	60	25	40	5	0	0
German	6,785	3,000	3,790	300	150	150
Greek	21,245	10,565	10,685	10	0	5
Gujarati	5,175	2,545	2,630	5	0	5
Hakka	55	25	35	0	0	0
Hebrew	3,585	1,900	1,690	10	5	5
Hindi	2,100	1,110	990	35	20	15
Hungarian	4,385	2,040	2,340	55	30	25
Ilocano	1,585	580	1,010	5	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	335	210	130	0	0	0
Italian	83,475	40,195	43,280	55	35	25
Japanese	1,515	485	1,030	75	20	55
Khmer (Cambodian)	5,030	2,370	2,665	0	0	0
Korean	3,250	1,435	1,820	135	60	70
Kurdish	500	265	235	0	5	0
Lao	1,570	795	775	0	0	0
Latvian	235	80	155	0	5	5
Lingala	1,475	690	780	0	0	0
Lithuanian	445	175	265	10	5	5
Macedonian	125	65	65	5	0	0
Malay	460	200	265	5	5	5
Malayalam	220	120	105	10	5	0
Maltese	10	5	5	5	0	5
Mandarin	7,845	3,615	4,235	290	140	155
Marathi	125	80	45	0	0	0
Nepali	175	85	90	95	45	50
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	3,125	1,645	1,475	5	0	5
Norwegian	175	85	85	0	0	5
Oromo	5,015	2,740	2,275	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	8,585	4,655	3,935	40	20	15
Pashto	780	420	360	5	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	11,275	5,915	5,365	205	110	90
Polish	10,160	4,385	5,770	60	30	35
Portuguese	18,120	8,635	9,490	50	25	20
Romanian	17,555	8,420	9,140	15	10	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	990	480	510	0	0	0
Russian	17,770	7,950	9,820	110	50	55
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	1,020	450	565	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	85	40	45	0	0	0
Serbian	1,395	685	710	25	5	15
Serbo-Croatian	515	250	265	20	10	10
Shanghainese	55	25	30	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	145	80	60	10	5	5
Sindhi	255	125	135	0	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	440	235	205	50	20	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	55	30	20	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	195	105	90	5	0	0
Slovak	745	305	445	10	10	5
Slovenian	465	200	265	5	5	0
Somali	595	305	290	30	15	10
Spanish	78,100	38,310	39,790	230	105	125
Swahili	780	390	390	5	0	0
Swedish	340	160	185	15	5	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	11,775	4,075	7,700	105	30	80
Taiwanese	270	125	150	20	5	15
Tamil	11,265	5,650	5,615	15	10	5
Telugu	300	170	135	30	15	15
Thai	390	115	270	15	5	5
Tibetan languages	40	25	20	5	0	0
Tigrigna	245	115	135	0	0	0
Turkish	5,095	2,630	2,465	20	10	10
Ukrainian	3,610	1,545	2,065	30	10	20
Urdu	7,510	3,935	3,575	35	20	20
Vietnamese	19,100	9,095	10,005	40	20	20
Yiddish	6,930	3,435	3,500	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,020	3,090	2,935	75	35	30
Multiple responses	76,265	37,820	38,440	750	360	390
English and French	21,720	10,845	10,875	440	200	245
English and non-official language	16,080	7,765	8,315	255	135	120
French and non-official language	30,720	15,180	15,545	35	20	15
English, French and non-official language	7,745	4,040	3,705	15	5	5
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,862,200	903,220	958,975	138,435	66,970	71,465
English only	218,820	106,925	111,895	120,585	59,330	61,255
French only	521,015	228,870	292,150	130	60	70
English and French	1,073,820	548,530	525,290	17,005	7,235	9,765
Neither English nor French	48,540	18,905	29,640	710	345	370
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,862,200	903,220	958,975	138,435	66,970	71,465
English	535,055	264,340	270,720	132,855	64,395	68,460
French	1,128,315	540,925	587,395	4,715	2,175	2,545
English and French	151,900	79,815	72,080	185	85	105
Neither English nor French	46,930	18,145	28,785	675	320	360
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	611,005	304,245	306,755	4,810	2,215	2,595
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	32.8	33.7	32.0	3.5	3.3	3.6
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,862,195	903,220	958,975	138,435	66,970	71,465
Single responses	1,724,580	835,300	889,280	137,590	66,545	71,045
English	435,675	213,675	222,000	132,200	63,965	68,235
French	936,870	452,640	484,235	2,465	1,150	1,310
Non-official languages	352,035	168,990	183,050	2,925	1,430	1,495
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	195	75	120	15	5	10
Atikamekw	10	0	5	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	85	35	50	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	25	10	15	0	0	0
Inuktitut	70	25	50	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	15	10	5
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}	349,565	167,790	181,775	2,885	1,405	1,480
African languages, n.i.e.	145	75	70	0	0	0
Afrikaans	15	5	10	5	5	5
Akan (Twi)	500	225	275	0	0	0
Albanian	975	500	475	80	45	35
Amharic	295	140	160	0	0	0
Arabic	49,325	25,480	23,845	120	70	50
Armenian	5,015	2,300	2,720	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	195	95	100	0	0	0
Bengali	7,575	3,775	3,800	20	15	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	1,470	775	690	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	215	85	130	0	0	0
Bosnian	160	80	75	15	5	0
Bulgarian	3,450	1,680	1,765	0	0	0
Burmese	25	10	15	0	0	0
Cantonese	5,340	2,550	2,790	70	35	35
Chinese, n.o.s.	24,830	11,840	12,985	1,080	510	570
Creoles	14,625	6,320	8,305	10	5	5
Croatian	525	245	280	5	0	5
Czech	280	135	150	15	10	10
Danish	30	15	15	5	0	5
Dutch	230	110	125	90	40	50
Estonian	25	10	15	0	0	0
Finnish	50	20	30	0	0	0
Flemish	25	10	15	5	5	0
Fukien	10	5	10	0	5	5
German	1,240	565	675	80	35	45
Greek	11,530	5,515	6,015	0	0	0
Gujarati	3,550	1,715	1,830	0	0	0
Hakka	10	5	10	0	0	0
Hebrew	1,600	825	780	5	5	5
Hindi	1,145	580	565	15	10	5
Hungarian	1,590	695	895	30	15	15
Ilocano	555	210	345	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	155	85	75	0	0	0
Italian	33,970	15,245	18,725	5	5	5
Japanese	635	280	350	30	15	20
Khmer (Cambodian)	3,325	1,540	1,790	0	0	0
Korean	2,365	1,090	1,275	115	60	60
Kurdish	240	120	120	5	0	5
Lao	935	455	480	0	0	0
Latvian	75	25	50	5	0	0
Lingala	420	195	225	0	0	0
Lithuanian	125	50	75	5	0	5
Macedonian	85	40	40	0	0	0
Malay	185	95	90	0	0	0
Malayalam	50	25	25	5	0	0
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	6,610	3,165	3,440	245	125	125
Marathi	60	35	25	0	0	0
Nepali	125	65	65	90	40	50
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	730	345	380	0	0	0
Norwegian	35	20	15	0	0	0
Oromo	1,615	855	755	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	6,480	3,465	3,015	20	10	5
Pashto	630	335	295	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	7,975	3,920	4,060	165	85	80
Polish	4,845	2,150	2,690	15	5	10
Portuguese	9,640	4,540	5,100	15	5	5
Romanian	12,840	6,240	6,605	15	5	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	295	135	160	0	0	0
Russian	13,935	6,530	7,410	70	35	40
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	230	110	120	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	0	0	0
Serbian	840	400	435	15	5	5
Serbo-Croatian	245	120	125	5	5	0
Shanghainese	25	10	15	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	280	175	105	20	10	10
Sindhi	140	70	75	5	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	245	120	120	30	15	15
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	35	10	20	30	20	15
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	100	45	55	0	0	0
Slovak	155	70	85	5	5	0
Slovenian	170	70	100	0	0	0
Somali	375	185	190	25	15	10
Spanish	53,560	25,900	27,660	125	60	65
Swahili	215	100	115	0	0	0
Swedish	80	40	40	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,775	2,590	4,190	65	25	35
Taiwanese	145	70	65	5	0	5
Tamil	9,665	4,800	4,865	5	0	0
Telugu	190	105	90	25	10	10
Thai	130	60	70	5	0	5
Tibetan languages	25	15	10	0	0	0
Tigrigna	130	60	75	0	0	0
Turkish	3,775	1,885	1,890	10	5	0
Ukrainian	1,575	670	905	0	0	0
Urdu	5,545	2,825	2,715	15	5	5
Vietnamese	15,660	7,400	8,260	30	20	10
Yiddish	4,285	2,200	2,080	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,280	1,125	1,155	25	15	10
Multiple responses	137,615	67,920	69,695	850	425	420
English and French	27,670	14,055	13,610	270	110	155
English and non-official language	31,590	15,280	16,310	545	295	245
French and non-official language	59,945	29,040	30,905	15	5	10
English, French and non-official language	18,415	9,545	8,865	20	10	10
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,862,195	903,220	958,975	138,435	66,970	71,465
None	1,335,000	642,665	692,335	132,170	64,170	68,000
Single responses	480,500	237,000	243,500	6,150	2,745	3,405
English	150,045	75,375	74,675	2,135	1,000	1,130
French	153,160	75,345	77,810	2,690	1,090	1,600
Non-official languages	177,295	86,280	91,015	1,325	655	670
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	175	65	105	85	35	45
Atikamekw	10	0	10	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	75	35	35	5	0	0
Dene	5	5	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	15	5	5	5	0	0
Inuktitut	65	15	50	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	10	5	5	75	35	40
Ojibway	5	5	5	5	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}	174,015	84,615	89,395	1,190	590	600
African languages, n.i.e.	380	205	180	5	0	0
Afrikaans	40	25	15	10	5	5
Akan (Twi)	385	200	185	0	0	0
Albanian	240	120	120	15	10	5
Amharic	150	70	80	5	0	0
Arabic	31,295	16,850	14,445	110	75	40
Armenian	1,340	660	685	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	590	300	295	10	5	0
Bengali	960	535	425	10	5	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	1,385	735	650	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	210	80	135	0	5	0
Bosnian	50	15	30	0	0	0
Bulgarian	525	240	290	0	0	0
Burmese	10	5	5	10	10	0
Cantonese	1,275	640	635	15	5	5
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,910	1,815	2,090	80	40	45
Creoles	22,125	9,945	12,180	5	0	0
Croatian	295	130	165	5	5	5
Czech	270	120	145	15	10	5
Danish	80	40	45	15	5	5
Dutch	415	195	220	135	70	60
Estonian	50	20	30	5	0	5
Finnish	85	40	45	5	0	5
Flemish	40	10	20	15	5	10
Fukien	25	5	10	0	0	0
German	2,890	1,325	1,570	80	40	40
Greek	7,045	3,505	3,540	5	5	0
Gujarati	930	470	460	0	0	0
Hakka	25	5	10	0	0	0
Hebrew	2,715	1,345	1,370	30	15	15
Hindi	1,500	810	690	15	10	10
Hungarian	1,070	450	620	20	5	15
Ilocano	480	175	310	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	140	80	60	5	0	0
Italian	27,125	13,200	13,920	30	15	10
Japanese	695	280	420	50	15	35
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,250	570	680	0	0	0
Korean	510	225	285	20	10	10
Kurdish	170	85	80	0	0	0
Lao	375	200	180	0	0	0
Latvian	60	25	40	5	0	0
Lingala	1,830	885	940	0	0	0
Lithuanian	130	40	90	5	0	5
Macedonian	30	15	15	0	0	0
Malay	155	75	75	5	0	0
Malayalam	95	50	50	0	0	0
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	1,255	540	715	40	15	20
Marathi	40	20	15	0	0	0
Nepali	15	10	10	0	0	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,790	885	905	15	10	10
Norwegian	80	40	35	5	0	5
Oromo	1,685	875	805	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,320	730	590	15	10	5
Pashto	55	35	20	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	1,875	1,035	840	15	10	10
Polish	2,265	915	1,350	25	10	15
Portuguese	4,760	2,290	2,470	15	10	10
Romanian	2,475	1,110	1,365	0	0	0
Rundi (Kirundi)	505	245	260	5	0	5
Russian	3,255	1,520	1,740	30	15	15
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	435	185	250	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	0	0	0
Serbian	300	150	150	5	0	5
Serbo-Croatian	100	45	55	0	5	0
Shanghainese	25	10	10	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	110	45	65	10	5	5
Sindhi	80	40	45	5	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	130	75	60	10	5	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	5	5	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	0	5	0
Slovak	225	95	130	5	0	0
Slovenian	110	45	65	5	0	0
Somali	175	90	85	0	0	0
Spanish	21,045	10,340	10,705	130	60	70
Swahili	545	245	295	5	5	0
Swedish	220	105	110	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,045	1,285	2,760	35	5	25
Taiwanese	90	45	45	10	5	5
Tamil	1,240	645	595	15	10	5
Telugu	50	35	20	15	5	5
Thai	165	55	110	5	0	0
Tibetan languages	15	10	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	60	25	35	0	0	0
Turkish	855	455	395	5	0	0
Ukrainian	935	395	540	10	5	5
Urdu	1,590	865	725	15	5	10
Vietnamese	3,040	1,505	1,535	10	5	5
Yiddish	1,610	730	880	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	3,105	1,595	1,510	55	25	25
Multiple responses	46,700	23,560	23,145	115	60	60
English and French	19,435	10,035	9,395	25	10	15
English and non-official language	12,495	6,270	6,225	30	10	20
French and non-official language	14,095	6,900	7,195	55	30	25
English, French and non-official language	675	350	330	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. Montréal, Quebec (Code 2440) and Prince Edward Island (Code 11) (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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Option 3 – Comprehensive download files - IVT or XML file format

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Map

Map: Montréal (Economic Region), Quebec

Map: Prince Edward Island

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Montréal (Economic region)

Geographic hierarchy: Prince Edward Island (Province)

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Related data

Related data: Montréal (Economic Region), Quebec

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Prince Edward Island

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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