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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	Vancouver Island and Coast / Île de Vancouver et la côte British Columbia (Economic region)			Northwest Territories (Territory)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	759,366^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	727,422^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,464	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	369,462	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	333,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	9.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	84,231.41	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,143,793.47	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	759,365	368,350	391,015	41,460	21,065	20,400
0 to 4 years	33,400	17,050	16,350	3,285	1,655	1,630
5 to 9 years	33,845	17,330	16,520	2,860	1,435	1,425
10 to 14 years	37,240	18,895	18,345	2,865	1,450	1,420
15 to 19 years	43,690	22,400	21,285	3,390	1,765	1,625
15 years	8,395	4,340	4,055	695	355	345
16 years	8,610	4,375	4,230	640	360	285
17 years	8,940	4,585	4,350	675	355	325
18 years	8,805	4,505	4,295	685	360	330
19 years	8,940	4,585	4,355	685	340	345
20 to 24 years	43,430	21,750	21,680	3,340	1,690	1,650
25 to 29 years	42,725	21,200	21,530	3,440	1,770	1,675
30 to 34 years	41,245	20,355	20,895	3,305	1,625	1,680
35 to 39 years	41,640	20,250	21,390	2,985	1,445	1,535
40 to 44 years	47,010	22,855	24,150	3,035	1,535	1,500
45 to 49 years	56,940	27,250	29,685	3,380	1,695	1,685
50 to 54 years	62,825	29,795	33,030	3,105	1,615	1,490
55 to 59 years	63,335	29,875	33,460	2,390	1,255	1,135
60 to 64 years	61,515	29,970	31,545	1,680	915	765
65 to 69 years	46,060	22,660	23,400	980	555	425
70 to 74 years	33,635	16,540	17,100	580	280	305
75 to 79 years	27,065	12,940	14,125	400	200	200
80 to 84 years	21,375	9,435	11,935	240	105	130
85 years and over	22,395	7,790	14,600	200	80	120
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	46.5	45.4	47.4	32.3	32.3	32.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	86.2	85.5	86.9	78.3	78.4	78.1
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	654,880	315,080	339,805	32,455	16,525	15,925
Married or living with a common-law partner	380,475	189,765	190,710	17,670	8,845	8,825
Married (and not separated)	310,935	155,125	155,805	11,375	5,715	5,655
Living common law	69,545	34,635	34,905	6,295	3,130	3,165
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	274,400	125,310	149,090	14,785	7,685	7,100
Single (never legally married)	159,680	87,020	72,665	11,785	6,475	5,315
Separated	19,000	8,300	10,695	785	370	410
Divorced	53,435	21,140	32,295	1,300	615	685
Widowed	42,290	8,855	33,435	915	230	690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	219,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	133,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	41,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	32,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	11,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	219,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	185,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	151,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	89,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	61,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	26,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	26,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	9,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	34,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	22,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	11,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	725	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	555	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	33,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	25,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	16,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	930	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	7,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	490	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	7,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	610	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	380	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	180	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	495	...Data not available	...Data not available	55	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	179,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	39,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	63,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	24,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	34,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	17,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	742,055	361,025	381,025	40,805	20,655	20,150
Number of persons not in census families	157,420	73,300	84,125	6,745	3,745	3,000
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	14,410	6,125	8,285	1,340	675	665
Living with non-relatives only	40,020	22,115	17,910	1,930	1,105	825
Living alone	102,990	45,055	57,930	3,475	1,965	1,510
Number of census family persons	584,630	287,730	296,900	34,060	16,910	17,145
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	139,495	65,885	73,605	2,230	1,135	1,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	45,640	14,210	31,430	845	365	480
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	4,095	965	3,130	185	55	125
Living with non-relatives only	2,990	1,475	1,515	40	20	20
Living alone	38,555	11,770	26,785	625	290	340
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	93,850	51,675	42,175	1,385	770	610
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	333,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	214,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	195,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	168,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	102,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	66,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	26,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	19,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	14,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	4,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	275	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	5,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	4,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	4,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	118,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	102,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	15,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	333,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	193,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	10,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	10,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	119,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	13,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	17,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	27,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	60,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	720	...Data not available	...Data not available	370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	333,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	102,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	132,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	44,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	35,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	12,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	5,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	742,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	750,765	365,005	385,765	41,040	20,785	20,260
Single responses	743,460	361,680	381,775	40,500	20,520	19,975
English	658,860	322,475	336,380	31,375	16,000	15,375
French	12,530	6,175	6,355	1,075	580	500
Non-official languages	72,065	33,025	39,040	8,045	3,940	4,105
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	125	45	80	780	375	405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	85	30	55	135	60	75
Dene	10	5	5	450	245	205
Innu/Montagnais	5	5	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	190	70	120
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	25	10	15	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	69,580	31,850	37,730	2,465	1,205	1,260
African languages, n.i.e.	50	25	20	0	0	5
Afrikaans	395	200	200	5	0	5
Akan (Twi)	40	20	20	10	5	5
Albanian	135	75	55	5	5	0
Amharic	115	55	55	10	5	5
Arabic	1,000	580	420	150	100	55
Armenian	55	30	25	75	35	40
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	75	40	35	30	20	15
Bengali	145	65	75	35	20	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	330	120	205	70	25	45
Bosnian	40	20	25	5	5	5
Bulgarian	125	65	70	10	0	5
Burmese	30	15	10	0	0	0
Cantonese	3,495	1,645	1,845	85	45	40
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,240	2,405	2,840	110	55	55
Creoles	50	30	20	40	15	25
Croatian	890	445	445	20	10	10
Czech	710	340	370	10	5	5
Danish	1,415	690	730	10	5	5
Dutch	5,190	2,495	2,695	50	30	25
Estonian	115	40	75	0	0	0
Finnish	830	340	490	10	5	5
Flemish	105	50	55	5	0	0
Fukien	35	15	25	0	0	0
German	11,015	5,135	5,880	185	100	85
Greek	505	305	200	10	10	5
Gujarati	205	100	110	10	5	5
Hakka	25	5	15	0	0	0
Hebrew	115	65	50	0	0	0
Hindi	500	250	250	25	15	10
Hungarian	1,355	690	670	25	15	10
Ilocano	160	55	110	45	20	25
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	5	0	0
Italian	2,350	1,180	1,170	45	25	20
Japanese	1,785	545	1,245	30	10	20
Khmer (Cambodian)	225	110	115	0	0	0
Korean	1,970	880	1,095	15	5	5
Kurdish	5	0	0	0	0	0
Lao	35	20	15	5	0	0
Latvian	115	55	60	0	0	0
Lingala	5	5	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	85	45	40	0	0	0
Macedonian	35	15	20	5	5	5
Malay	150	50	100	5	0	0
Malayalam	75	35	40	15	5	5
Maltese	70	35	40	0	0	0
Mandarin	2,430	1,020	1,405	35	15	20
Marathi	30	15	15	0	0	0
Nepali	45	25	20	20	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	5	0	0
Norwegian	575	275	295	5	0	0
Oromo	65	35	30	15	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5,785	2,810	2,975	30	15	15
Pashto	45	25	20	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	870	450	420	20	10	10
Polish	1,905	875	1,025	30	15	20
Portuguese	1,620	760	855	20	10	15
Romanian	350	170	180	20	10	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	1,335	565	770	40	15	25
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	5	10	5	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	0	0	0
Serbian	245	135	110	15	5	10
Serbo-Croatian	110	55	55	5	0	0
Shanghainese	20	5	10	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	100	55	45	0	5	0
Sindhi	40	20	20	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	80	35	40	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	75	50	25	5	5	0
Slovak	270	130	140	15	5	10
Slovenian	200	90	110	5	0	5
Somali	50	25	20	40	30	5
Spanish	3,720	1,615	2,105	90	40	55
Swahili	80	45	40	10	5	5
Swedish	550	240	315	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	3,235	1,015	2,215	545	205	340
Taiwanese	135	55	80	0	0	0
Tamil	105	45	55	25	10	15
Telugu	40	25	20	10	5	5
Thai	360	70	290	0	0	5
Tibetan languages	20	15	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	60	30	30	10	10	0
Turkish	205	130	75	15	5	10
Ukrainian	1,440	615	825	45	30	20
Urdu	215	105	105	30	20	10
Vietnamese	1,625	755	875	155	75	80
Yiddish	50	30	20	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,355	1,130	1,225	4,800	2,360	2,440
Multiple responses	7,305	3,320	3,990	535	260	280
English and French	1,810	820	995	75	35	35
English and non-official language	4,975	2,275	2,705	450	215	235
French and non-official language	335	140	195	15	5	10
English, French and non-official language	185	90	95	5	0	0
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	750,770	365,000	385,765	41,040	20,785	20,255
English only	686,610	336,155	350,455	37,040	18,900	18,140
French only	330	165	165	45	20	25
English and French	60,235	27,235	33,005	3,715	1,760	1,955
Neither English nor French	3,595	1,455	2,145	235	95	140
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	750,770	365,000	385,765	41,040	20,780	20,255
English	734,615	357,405	377,210	39,680	20,090	19,590
French	11,475	5,685	5,795	1,030	550	475
English and French	1,245	550	695	100	45	55
Neither English nor French	3,425	1,365	2,060	225	95	130
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	12,100	5,955	6,145	1,080	575	505
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.6	1.6	1.6	2.6	2.8	2.5
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	750,765	365,000	385,765	41,040	20,780	20,260
Single responses	741,140	360,585	380,555	40,650	20,600	20,055
English	713,390	347,655	365,735	36,485	18,495	17,990
French	3,385	1,605	1,780	550	290	265
Non-official languages	24,360	11,325	13,040	3,615	1,815	1,800
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	10	10	5	235	130	110
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	5	5	15	10	10
Dene	0	0	0	170	95	70
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	45	20	30
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	5	5	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	24,000	11,140	12,865	1,170	555	615
African languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	0	0	0
Afrikaans	175	90	85	0	0	0
Akan (Twi)	5	5	5	5	0	5
Albanian	75	35	30	0	5	0
Amharic	30	15	20	10	5	5
Arabic	510	255	260	100	55	45
Armenian	25	15	10	50	20	25
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0	5	5	5
Bengali	75	30	45	25	15	10
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	65	30	35	25	15	15
Bosnian	10	5	10	0	0	0
Bulgarian	40	25	20	5	0	0
Burmese	10	10	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	2,015	960	1,055	50	20	25
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,050	1,425	1,625	65	35	30
Creoles	20	5	15	25	5	15
Croatian	255	130	125	0	0	0
Czech	195	85	100	0	0	0
Danish	80	40	35	0	0	0
Dutch	440	220	220	5	0	5
Estonian	10	5	5	0	0	0
Finnish	120	55	65	0	0	0
Flemish	10	5	5	0	0	0
Fukien	10	5	5	0	0	0
German	1,330	620	720	25	10	10
Greek	140	70	70	5	5	5
Gujarati	60	30	30	15	5	5
Hakka	0	0	5	0	0	0
Hebrew	25	10	10	0	0	0
Hindi	195	105	100	15	5	10
Hungarian	245	115	125	5	0	0
Ilocano	35	15	20	25	10	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	0	0	0
Italian	445	195	255	10	5	5
Japanese	640	250	390	10	10	10
Khmer (Cambodian)	135	65	70	0	0	0
Korean	1,435	650	780	10	5	5
Kurdish	5	5	5	0	0	0
Lao	5	5	0	0	0	0
Latvian	5	0	0	0	0	0
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	5	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	15	10	10	0	0	0
Malay	20	5	15	0	0	0
Malayalam	30	15	15	10	5	5
Maltese	5	5	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	1,685	765	920	30	15	20
Marathi	15	5	5	0	0	0
Nepali	15	10	10	15	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	10	0	10	0	0	0
Norwegian	40	15	25	0	0	0
Oromo	35	15	20	10	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,470	1,655	1,815	10	5	5
Pashto	5	5	5	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	445	210	230	5	0	0
Polish	460	215	245	10	5	0
Portuguese	500	225	280	10	5	10
Romanian	120	55	65	0	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	530	245	285	30	15	15
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	85	40	45	10	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	35	15	15	5	0	5
Shanghainese	10	5	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	195	100	95	5	5	5
Sindhi	5	5	5	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	30	15	10	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	0	0	0
Slovak	55	25	30	5	5	5
Slovenian	25	10	20	0	0	0
Somali	20	10	10	10	10	0
Spanish	1,430	665	765	40	15	20
Swahili	30	15	15	5	0	0
Swedish	60	25	35	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,070	435	635	295	130	160
Taiwanese	60	25	35	0	0	0
Tamil	35	20	20	10	5	5
Telugu	10	5	5	0	5	0
Thai	100	40	60	0	0	0
Tibetan languages	15	10	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	30	15	10	0	5	0
Turkish	60	40	30	0	5	0
Ukrainian	110	45	65	0	0	0
Urdu	120	55	65	25	10	15
Vietnamese	1,035	485	550	145	70	75
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	350	175	175	2,210	1,135	1,080
Multiple responses	9,630	4,420	5,210	385	185	205
English and French	915	425	490	45	20	20
English and non-official language	8,465	3,880	4,580	330	160	170
French and non-official language	65	30	30	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	190	85	105	15	5	5
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	750,765	365,000	385,765	41,040	20,780	20,255
None	701,760	342,680	359,080	34,395	17,525	16,870
Single responses	47,950	21,845	26,100	6,585	3,230	3,350
English	12,125	5,730	6,390	2,345	1,225	1,125
French	8,255	3,675	4,585	605	275	335
Non-official languages	27,565	12,440	15,125	3,630	1,735	1,890
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	85	35	50	415	200	215
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	60	20	40	60	30	30
Dene	5	0	0	235	120	110
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	120	50	75
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	20	5	10	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	25,375	11,380	14,000	840	400	445
African languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	0	0	0
Afrikaans	220	105	110	5	5	5
Akan (Twi)	30	15	15	10	5	0
Albanian	35	20	15	0	0	0
Amharic	55	20	30	5	0	0
Arabic	345	215	130	40	30	15
Armenian	10	5	10	35	15	15
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	20	10	10
Bengali	45	20	25	10	5	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	85	25	60	15	5	10
Bosnian	10	5	10	5	0	5
Bulgarian	45	15	35	5	0	0
Burmese	10	5	5	0	0	0
Cantonese	1,010	475	540	35	15	20
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,235	575	660	25	15	10
Creoles	40	25	15	10	5	0
Croatian	350	155	200	10	5	5
Czech	235	110	125	10	5	5
Danish	435	195	245	5	0	0
Dutch	1,505	660	840	10	5	5
Estonian	40	10	25	0	0	0
Finnish	255	100	155	5	5	0
Flemish	35	15	20	0	0	0
Fukien	10	5	5	0	0	0
German	3,770	1,670	2,105	65	30	35
Greek	240	145	100	0	5	0
Gujarati	95	45	50	0	0	0
Hakka	10	5	5	0	0	0
Hebrew	105	55	50	0	0	0
Hindi	340	170	170	25	10	10
Hungarian	425	195	230	10	5	5
Ilocano	55	20	40	5	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	0	0	0
Italian	930	440	490	20	10	5
Japanese	1,170	475	695	10	5	5
Khmer (Cambodian)	45	25	20	0	0	0
Korean	390	180	210	5	0	5
Kurdish	5	5	0	0	0	0
Lao	10	10	0	5	5	0
Latvian	20	5	10	0	0	0
Lingala	10	5	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	20	10	10	0	0	0
Macedonian	5	5	0	0	0	0
Malay	80	25	50	5	0	5
Malayalam	25	15	5	0	0	0
Maltese	20	5	15	0	0	0
Mandarin	725	305	420	0	0	0
Marathi	10	0	5	0	0	0
Nepali	25	10	15	0	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	15	20	15	5	5
Norwegian	180	80	100	0	0	0
Oromo	15	10	5	5	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,865	930	930	10	10	5
Pashto	20	10	10	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	290	150	140	10	5	10
Polish	580	270	310	15	5	5
Portuguese	670	315	350	5	0	5
Romanian	130	60	65	5	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	450	195	255	20	10	10
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	5	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	90	50	45	5	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	45	20	25	0	0	0
Shanghainese	15	5	5	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	190	80	110	0	0	0
Sindhi	30	10	15	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	35	20	15	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	5	0	0
Slovak	90	40	55	15	5	5
Slovenian	50	25	30	0	0	0
Somali	25	15	10	20	15	5
Spanish	2,945	1,350	1,590	65	20	45
Swahili	60	30	30	0	0	0
Swedish	235	100	140	10	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,475	425	1,050	195	70	120
Taiwanese	40	20	20	0	0	0
Tamil	60	30	35	5	0	0
Telugu	20	10	10	0	0	0
Thai	220	75	150	5	0	5
Tibetan languages	10	0	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	15	5	10	0	0	0
Turkish	85	50	30	5	5	0
Ukrainian	255	100	155	10	5	5
Urdu	85	45	40	15	10	5
Vietnamese	425	205	220	15	10	10
Yiddish	15	5	10	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,105	1,025	1,080	2,375	1,135	1,235
Multiple responses	1,060	475	580	60	20	40
English and French	90	40	55	0	0	0
English and non-official language	210	90	120	10	0	10
French and non-official language	755	345	410	50	15	30
English, French and non-official language	0	0	5	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. Vancouver Island and Coast / Île de Vancouver et la côte, British Columbia (Code 5910) and Northwest Territories (Code 61) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 16, 2024).

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