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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	Northwest / Nord-ouest Ontario (Economic region)			Peterborough, CTY Ontario (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	224,034^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	134,933	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	235,046^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	133,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	-4.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	111,633	...Data not available	...Data not available	68,009	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	92,542	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,637	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	0.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	35.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	526,417.35	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,847.77	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	224,035	110,775	113,260	134,935	64,985	69,945
0 to 4 years	12,155	6,180	5,980	6,295	3,115	3,180
5 to 9 years	12,125	6,235	5,890	6,025	3,175	2,850
10 to 14 years	13,380	6,855	6,530	6,935	3,540	3,400
15 to 19 years	15,400	7,845	7,555	8,715	4,375	4,345
15 years	3,000	1,530	1,470	1,585	765	820
16 years	3,095	1,575	1,520	1,670	865	805
17 years	3,085	1,575	1,510	1,745	900	845
18 years	3,080	1,555	1,525	1,760	870	890
19 years	3,135	1,610	1,530	1,955	980	980
20 to 24 years	14,200	7,200	7,000	9,390	4,685	4,705
25 to 29 years	12,580	6,220	6,360	7,760	3,885	3,875
30 to 34 years	12,150	5,930	6,220	6,620	3,215	3,405
35 to 39 years	12,945	6,310	6,635	6,790	3,340	3,445
40 to 44 years	14,445	7,095	7,350	7,735	3,680	4,055
45 to 49 years	17,515	8,660	8,860	10,005	4,810	5,195
50 to 54 years	19,290	9,645	9,645	10,895	5,140	5,750
55 to 59 years	17,155	8,700	8,455	10,595	5,105	5,490
60 to 64 years	15,190	7,735	7,450	10,125	4,870	5,245
65 to 69 years	10,415	5,200	5,220	7,940	3,845	4,100
70 to 74 years	8,380	4,015	4,370	5,945	2,855	3,090
75 to 79 years	6,695	3,125	3,575	5,175	2,360	2,815
80 to 84 years	5,090	2,215	2,875	4,020	1,705	2,315
85 years and over	4,905	1,615	3,290	3,970	1,290	2,685
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	42.4	41.8	43.0	45.7	44.3	46.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.2	82.6	83.8	85.7	84.9	86.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	186,365	91,515	94,855	115,680	55,160	60,520
Married or living with a common-law partner	106,770	53,350	53,420	68,195	34,030	34,165
Married (and not separated)	86,265	43,130	43,140	57,000	28,460	28,540
Living common law	20,505	10,225	10,280	11,205	5,575	5,625
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	79,595	38,160	41,435	47,480	21,125	26,355
Single (never legally married)	50,645	27,970	22,675	28,550	15,110	13,445
Separated	6,130	2,820	3,310	3,680	1,575	2,105
Divorced	9,990	4,640	5,355	6,900	2,775	4,125
Widowed	12,830	2,730	10,105	8,350	1,670	6,675
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	64,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	34,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	13,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	11,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	5,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	64,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	52,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	42,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	21,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	20,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	8,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	8,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	10,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	5,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	775	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	11,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	8,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,965	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	2,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	790	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	700	...Data not available	...Data not available	310	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	245	...Data not available	...Data not available	70	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	65,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	14,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	22,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	8,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	13,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	7,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	220,190	109,055	111,125	131,925	63,915	68,010
Number of persons not in census families	37,875	18,730	19,150	23,135	10,345	12,785
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,185	2,575	2,615	2,490	1,020	1,470
Living with non-relatives only	5,565	3,185	2,380	6,200	3,430	2,770
Living alone	27,130	12,975	14,155	14,440	5,900	8,540
Number of census family persons	182,305	90,330	91,975	108,795	53,570	55,225
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...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	33,235	15,425	17,810	24,900	11,500	13,405
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	11,440	3,670	7,770	7,585	2,210	5,370
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	1,000	315	690	835	220	615
Living with non-relatives only	465	250	210	465	230	240
Living alone	9,975	3,105	6,870	6,280	1,760	4,520
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	21,790	11,755	10,035	17,320	9,290	8,030
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	92,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	62,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,690	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	57,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	48,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	25,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	23,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	9,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	4,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	3,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	1,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	855	...Data not available	...Data not available	740	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	1,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	29,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	27,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	2,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	92,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	69,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	2,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	1,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	18,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	2,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	2,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	2,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	10,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	275	...Data not available	...Data not available	70	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	92,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	27,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	33,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	13,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	11,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	4,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	2,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	220,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	131,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.4	...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}	221,545	109,740	111,800	133,495	64,480	69,015
Single responses	219,325	108,745	110,580	132,755	64,125	68,630
English	186,535	92,870	93,665	124,320	60,140	64,180
French	6,785	3,470	3,315	1,430	610	825
Non-official languages	26,010	12,405	13,600	7,000	3,375	3,630
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	9,560	4,620	4,935	95	40	55
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	1,730	840	895	10	5	5
Dene	5	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	10	0	5	0	0	5
Ojibway	4,845	2,365	2,480	80	30	50
Oji-Cree	2,970	1,415	1,555	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	16,240	7,685	8,560	6,795	3,270	3,530
African languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	10	5	0
Afrikaans	15	5	10	15	10	10
Akan (Twi)	10	5	0	5	0	0
Albanian	10	5	0	90	50	40
Amharic	20	10	10	5	0	5
Arabic	150	90	65	165	105	60
Armenian	5	5	0	5	0	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	20	10	5	15	5	5
Bengali	40	20	20	40	25	20
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	40	15	25	20	5	15
Bosnian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bulgarian	15	10	5	15	5	10
Burmese	40	25	15	0	0	0
Cantonese	105	45	55	95	45	50
Chinese, n.o.s.	335	170	170	330	165	170
Creoles	30	10	15	5	5	5
Croatian	340	170	170	35	15	20
Czech	70	35	35	90	45	40
Danish	95	55	45	55	30	25
Dutch	590	290	295	770	370	395
Estonian	70	35	30	35	20	20
Finnish	2,810	1,265	1,550	110	40	70
Flemish	10	10	5	10	5	5
Fukien	0	0	5	5	0	0
German	1,855	875	985	1,125	545	590
Greek	170	85	85	110	60	50
Gujarati	30	15	15	175	85	90
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	5	0	0	10	5	5
Hindi	50	25	20	75	45	30
Hungarian	215	125	90	145	65	75
Ilocano	15	5	10	10	5	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	5	0	0
Italian	3,535	1,770	1,765	420	230	190
Japanese	55	15	40	45	10	30
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	70	30	40
Korean	35	15	20	210	105	100
Kurdish	0	0	0	10	5	0
Lao	5	0	0	5	5	0
Latvian	45	25	20	15	10	5
Lingala	0	0	0	5	5	0
Lithuanian	20	10	15	10	5	5
Macedonian	5	5	0	25	15	10
Malay	5	5	5	10	0	5
Malayalam	5	5	0	15	5	10
Maltese	5	0	0	35	15	15
Mandarin	90	35	50	115	50	65
Marathi	5	5	5	5	5	5
Nepali	40	20	20	15	5	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0	5	5	5
Norwegian	45	20	25	15	5	10
Oromo	5	5	0	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	45	20	20	80	45	35
Pashto	5	5	5	25	15	15
Persian (Farsi)	95	55	45	110	50	60
Polish	1,235	550	685	540	230	305
Portuguese	535	265	270	125	55	65
Romanian	80	40	40	60	30	25
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	135	55	80	120	60	55
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	50	25	30	20	10	15
Serbo-Croatian	10	0	5	0	0	0
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	25	10	10
Sindhi	0	0	0	10	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	5	0	5	5	5	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	125	65	60	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	0	0	5
Slovak	215	85	130	30	15	15
Slovenian	115	60	55	25	10	15
Somali	0	0	0	20	5	10
Spanish	395	190	210	330	160	175
Swahili	5	0	0	5	5	5
Swedish	90	45	50	35	10	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	335	115	220	115	35	80
Taiwanese	0	0	0	0	0	5
Tamil	10	10	5	65	30	30
Telugu	5	0	0	20	10	15
Thai	20	0	20	15	0	10
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	20	10	10
Tigrigna	0	0	0	0	5	0
Turkish	15	10	5	5	5	5
Ukrainian	1,350	575	775	135	55	80
Urdu	80	45	35	120	60	60
Vietnamese	140	65	80	135	60	70
Yiddish	0	0	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	205	100	100	110	65	40
Multiple responses	2,215	1,000	1,220	740	355	385
English and French	565	265	305	250	120	125
English and non-official language	1,490	655	830	445	210	235
French and non-official language	135	70	70	30	20	15
English, French and non-official language	30	15	15	20	10	10
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	221,540	109,740	111,800	133,500	64,485	69,015
English only	204,455	101,980	102,470	124,685	60,835	63,845
French only	345	185	165	30	15	15
English and French	15,785	7,230	8,555	8,520	3,510	5,005
Neither English nor French	965	350	615	265	120	145
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	221,545	109,745	111,800	133,495	64,485	69,015
English	214,225	106,145	108,080	131,815	63,740	68,080
French	6,180	3,170	3,010	1,310	570	735
English and French	225	105	125	140	70	70
Neither English nor French	915	325	590	235	105	130
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	6,295	3,225	3,075	1,380	605	770
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.8	2.9	2.8	1.0	0.9	1.1
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	221,545	109,745	111,800	133,495	64,480	69,010
Single responses	219,025	108,575	110,450	132,445	63,995	68,455
English	208,500	103,445	105,055	129,840	62,745	67,095
French	2,345	1,180	1,165	390	160	225
Non-official languages	8,185	3,950	4,230	2,215	1,085	1,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	4,045	2,060	1,980	25	5	15
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	1,200	590	605	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	1,790	970	825	25	10	15
Oji-Cree	1,045	500	550	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	4,060	1,855	2,210	2,150	1,050	1,100
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Afrikaans	5	0	5	5	0	5
Akan (Twi)	5	5	0	0	0	0
Albanian	0	0	0	35	20	15
Amharic	15	5	5	0	0	0
Arabic	50	25	25	85	50	35
Armenian	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	5	0
Bengali	25	10	10	25	10	10
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	10	5	0	5	0	10
Bosnian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bulgarian	10	5	5	10	0	5
Burmese	35	15	20	0	0	0
Cantonese	45	20	25	45	20	20
Chinese, n.o.s.	180	90	95	215	110	110
Creoles	5	0	0	5	0	5
Croatian	100	40	60	10	5	0
Czech	10	5	5	25	15	15
Danish	10	5	5	5	5	5
Dutch	25	15	10	50	20	25
Estonian	15	0	10	5	0	5
Finnish	640	290	355	15	10	5
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	180	90	90	140	75	70
Greek	50	20	30	15	5	5
Gujarati	20	10	10	95	45	50
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hindi	25	15	10	25	15	15
Hungarian	30	15	15	25	10	10
Ilocano	5	5	0	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Italian	1,050	460	595	95	40	50
Japanese	5	5	5	5	5	5
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	25	10	15
Korean	15	5	10	170	90	85
Kurdish	0	0	0	5	5	0
Lao	0	0	0	5	5	0
Latvian	10	0	5	0	0	0
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malay	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malayalam	0	0	0	10	5	5
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	50	25	20	85	35	45
Marathi	0	0	5	0	5	0
Nepali	20	10	10	5	0	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Norwegian	5	0	5	5	0	5
Oromo	0	0	5	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	30	20	10	40	20	20
Pashto	0	0	0	15	15	5
Persian (Farsi)	55	25	25	55	25	30
Polish	315	135	185	195	90	105
Portuguese	160	75	85	30	10	15
Romanian	45	20	25	15	10	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	45	25	25	55	30	25
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	0	0	0
Serbian	10	5	5	5	0	5
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	55	35	20	45	25	20
Sindhi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	5	5	5	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	120	60	60	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Slovak	10	5	5	0	0	0
Slovenian	35	15	20	5	0	5
Somali	0	0	0	10	0	5
Spanish	115	60	55	140	70	70
Swahili	0	0	0	0	0	5
Swedish	5	0	0	0	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	110	40	70	40	15	25
Taiwanese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamil	5	0	5	25	10	15
Telugu	0	0	0	10	5	0
Thai	5	0	5	5	0	0
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	10	5	10
Tigrigna	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turkish	10	5	5	0	5	0
Ukrainian	130	55	75	20	10	10
Urdu	45	20	20	95	45	45
Vietnamese	75	35	35	75	30	40
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	80	35	40	45	30	15
Multiple responses	2,515	1,165	1,355	1,050	490	560
English and French	395	185	215	125	60	65
English and non-official language	2,070	960	1,110	895	420	475
French and non-official language	15	5	15	5	5	5
English, French and non-official language	35	20	20	25	5	15
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	221,545	109,745	111,800	133,495	64,480	69,015
None	201,590	100,245	101,350	128,435	62,185	66,255
Single responses	19,720	9,390	10,320	4,945	2,240	2,710
English	5,535	2,810	2,725	1,165	555	615
French	3,215	1,430	1,780	1,260	490	770
Non-official languages	10,970	5,155	5,815	2,515	1,190	1,325
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5,510	2,625	2,885	165	80	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	595	295	305	5	0	5
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	3,110	1,475	1,640	155	75	80
Oji-Cree	1,800	850	945	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	5,365	2,485	2,875	2,270	1,080	1,190
African languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	5	5	5
Afrikaans	5	5	0	15	5	10
Akan (Twi)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Albanian	0	0	0	45	25	20
Amharic	5	5	5	5	0	0
Arabic	85	50	35	50	35	15
Armenian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	5	0
Bengali	15	5	10	10	5	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	5	0	5	10	5	5
Bosnian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bulgarian	0	0	0	10	0	5
Burmese	10	5	5	0	0	0
Cantonese	40	15	25	35	15	20
Chinese, n.o.s.	75	40	40	65	30	30
Creoles	20	5	15	5	5	0
Croatian	90	50	40	15	10	10
Czech	25	15	10	30	15	10
Danish	25	10	10	15	5	10
Dutch	155	75	80	215	105	110
Estonian	15	5	10	10	5	5
Finnish	840	365	470	40	15	30
Flemish	5	0	0	5	5	0
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	610	265	350	355	160	190
Greek	90	45	45	60	30	25
Gujarati	5	0	0	45	25	25
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	5	0	5	5	5	5
Hindi	10	10	5	35	15	15
Hungarian	65	35	25	55	25	25
Ilocano	0	0	0	0	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	5	0	0
Italian	1,330	655	675	140	75	65
Japanese	25	15	10	20	10	15
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	30	20	15
Korean	20	10	10	30	15	15
Kurdish	0	5	0	0	0	0
Lao	5	5	5	0	0	0
Latvian	10	5	0	5	0	5
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	5	0	5	0	0	0
Macedonian	5	0	0	5	5	5
Malay	5	0	5	0	0	0
Malayalam	5	5	5	5	0	5
Maltese	0	0	0	5	0	5
Mandarin	25	5	20	35	20	20
Marathi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nepali	5	5	5	5	0	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	5	5	5
Norwegian	10	0	10	0	5	0
Oromo	5	0	0	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	25	10	15	20	10	10
Pashto	0	0	0	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	25	20	10	30	10	20
Polish	390	165	220	170	80	90
Portuguese	195	95	100	55	25	30
Romanian	20	10	5	25	10	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	5	5	0	0	0
Russian	40	15	25	40	20	20
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Serbian	20	10	15	5	5	5
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	30	10	15	25	10	20
Sindhi	0	0	0	0	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	5	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	0	0	0
Slovak	45	20	20	10	5	5
Slovenian	40	20	15	5	5	0
Somali	0	5	0	5	0	5
Spanish	255	120	135	225	115	110
Swahili	10	5	0	10	5	5
Swedish	15	0	5	10	5	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	135	40	90	40	10	30
Taiwanese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamil	5	5	0	30	15	10
Telugu	5	0	0	10	10	5
Thai	10	5	5	10	10	5
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turkish	5	5	0	5	0	0
Ukrainian	310	130	180	35	15	20
Urdu	30	10	15	25	10	15
Vietnamese	55	25	35	45	20	20
Yiddish	0	0	0	5	0	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	95	45	55	80	35	50
Multiple responses	230	110	130	115	65	50
English and French	15	10	10	5	0	5
English and non-official language	35	15	15	25	15	10
French and non-official language	180	85	100	90	50	40
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. Northwest / Nord-ouest, Ontario (Code 3595) and Peterborough, Ontario (Code 3515) (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 2, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy: Northwest / Nord-ouest (Economic region)

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