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The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest
British Columbia
(Economic region)
Ottawa - Gatineau (CMA) Data quality note(s)
Ontario
(Census metropolitan area)
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 2,657,711 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,236,324 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 2,436,596 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,133,633A  ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 9.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 1,099,149 ...Data not available ...Data not available 526,627 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 1,020,948 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,636 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 73.2 ...Data not available ...Data not available 196.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 36,304.87 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,287.03 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 2,657,710 1,301,605 1,356,105 1,236,320 601,270 635,055
0 to 4 years 135,925 69,980 65,945 71,245 36,245 35,000
5 to 9 years 134,625 69,180 65,440 68,720 34,900 33,820
10 to 14 years 145,985 75,230 70,755 71,470 36,155 35,315
15 to 19 years 168,480 87,070 81,415 82,620 42,030 40,590
15 years 32,810 16,925 15,885 15,510 7,990 7,515
16 years 33,565 17,565 15,995 16,205 8,250 7,955
17 years 33,615 17,385 16,235 16,180 8,255 7,930
18 years 34,025 17,450 16,570 16,830 8,485 8,340
19 years 34,470 17,745 16,725 17,890 9,050 8,850
20 to 24 years 180,160 91,470 88,690 88,795 44,500 44,290
25 to 29 years 191,605 94,825 96,780 83,955 41,305 42,645
30 to 34 years 181,520 88,580 92,940 82,070 39,520 42,545
35 to 39 years 183,300 87,680 95,625 84,990 40,870 44,120
40 to 44 years 204,160 98,065 106,090 90,215 43,890 46,325
45 to 49 years 217,925 106,700 111,220 103,875 51,045 52,830
50 to 54 years 208,315 101,490 106,820 98,840 48,090 50,750
55 to 59 years 181,700 88,905 92,790 82,290 40,085 42,205
60 to 64 years 158,065 77,000 81,070 70,360 34,270 36,095
65 to 69 years 111,215 54,240 56,975 50,100 23,895 26,210
70 to 74 years 85,260 40,115 45,140 36,445 16,850 19,600
75 to 79 years 67,980 31,705 36,275 28,375 12,690 15,680
80 to 84 years 51,795 22,450 29,345 21,470 8,540 12,935
85 years and over 49,695 16,915 32,785 20,485 6,375 14,110
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 40.2 39.3 40.9 39.1 38.2 39.9
% of the population aged 15 and over 84.3 83.5 85.1 82.9 82.2 83.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 2,241,180 1,087,215 1,153,965 1,024,890 493,965 530,930
Married or living with a common-law partner 1,275,230 635,730 639,500 579,740 289,645 290,095
Married (and not separated) 1,114,330 554,500 559,835 461,205 230,155 231,055
Living common law 160,900 81,235 79,665 118,535 59,490 59,045
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 965,945 451,485 514,460 445,155 204,325 240,835
Single (never legally married) 658,600 353,725 304,875 306,365 160,450 145,915
Separated 57,380 23,630 33,750 26,815 11,120 15,700
Divorced 137,260 52,485 84,780 62,115 23,135 38,975
Widowed 112,705 21,650 91,050 49,855 9,620 40,240
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 730,430 ...Data not available ...Data not available 340,515 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 344,550 ...Data not available ...Data not available 164,220 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 167,700 ...Data not available ...Data not available 76,030 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 159,110 ...Data not available ...Data not available 71,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 59,075 ...Data not available ...Data not available 29,070 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 730,430 ...Data not available ...Data not available 340,515 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 617,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available 284,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 537,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available 224,940 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 219,430 ...Data not available ...Data not available 96,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 317,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available 128,715 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 122,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available 47,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 142,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available 57,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 53,385 ...Data not available ...Data not available 23,870 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 80,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available 59,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 55,455 ...Data not available ...Data not available 34,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 24,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available 24,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 12,660 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,810 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 8,620 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,430 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 3,450 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,535 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 113,070 ...Data not available ...Data not available 56,370 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 90,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available 44,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 54,645 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25,725 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 26,955 ...Data not available ...Data not available 13,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 8,835 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 22,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available 12,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 15,020 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 5,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,475 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 1,715 ...Data not available ...Data not available 900 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 793,300 ...Data not available ...Data not available 372,080 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 161,200 ...Data not available ...Data not available 84,550 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 251,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available 125,670 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 96,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available 46,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 174,795 ...Data not available ...Data not available 79,015 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 109,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available 36,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family 1.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households 2,617,635 1,282,590 1,335,050 1,215,465 592,935 622,530
Number of persons not in census families 476,540 223,755 252,785 218,720 101,700 117,025
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 71,780 27,500 44,280 25,040 10,410 14,625
Living with non-relatives only 120,315 65,300 55,015 52,960 29,745 23,215
Living alone 284,445 130,965 153,485 140,720 61,545 79,180
Number of census family persons 2,141,095 1,058,830 1,082,260 996,745 491,235 505,505
Average number of persons per census family 2.9 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.9 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households 342,900 158,200 184,705 142,825 64,445 78,375
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 115,585 34,085 81,490 47,770 13,060 34,715
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 23,980 5,185 18,795 7,095 1,460 5,640
Living with non-relatives only 7,045 3,415 3,630 2,840 1,290 1,550
Living alone 84,555 25,495 59,065 37,835 10,310 27,525
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 227,320 124,110 103,210 95,055 51,390 43,665
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 1,020,950 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 687,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available 333,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 589,725 ...Data not available ...Data not available 308,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 505,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available 262,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 226,660 ...Data not available ...Data not available 120,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 278,520 ...Data not available ...Data not available 141,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 84,540 ...Data not available ...Data not available 46,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 97,460 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 58,430 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,000 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 44,425 ...Data not available ...Data not available 12,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 13,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,965 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 30,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,670 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 14,005 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 39,040 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 333,760 ...Data not available ...Data not available 164,815 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 284,450 ...Data not available ...Data not available 140,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 49,315 ...Data not available ...Data not available 24,090 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 1,020,950 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 374,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available 226,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 130,525 ...Data not available ...Data not available 72,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 8,330 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,125 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 507,120 ...Data not available ...Data not available 199,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 23,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available 35,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 92,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available 79,725 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 139,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available 14,710 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 250,555 ...Data not available ...Data not available 68,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 1,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available 665 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 1,020,945 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 284,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available 140,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 317,990 ...Data not available ...Data not available 166,175 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 160,995 ...Data not available ...Data not available 80,020 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 152,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available 73,830 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 61,140 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25,990 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 43,970 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 2,617,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,215,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.4 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 2,632,105 1,289,855 1,342,250 1,222,760 595,810 626,950
  Single responses  2,566,540 1,258,430 1,308,115 1,187,685 578,925 608,760
    English  1,548,585 778,170 770,410 599,295 298,245 301,050
    French  29,490 14,545 14,955 384,160 183,510 200,650
    Non-official languages  988,465 465,715 522,745 204,230 97,175 107,060
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 400 180 215 565 200 365
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 5 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  280 130 150 215 100 115
        Dene  20 15 5 10 0 5
        Innu/Montagnais  5 0 0 10 5 5
        Inuktitut  10 5 5 225 55 165
        Mi'kmaq  10 5 0 25 10 15
        Ojibway  75 30 45 70 25 45
        Oji-Cree  0 0 5 10 5 5
        Stoney  5 0 0 5 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 980,945 462,110 518,835 201,255 95,815 105,435
        African languages, n.i.e 535 275 255 525 265 255
        Afrikaans  1,555 755 800 155 80 75
        Akan (Twi)  380 195 190 325 155 170
        Albanian  1,110 565 540 625 310 310
        Amharic  1,095 535 560 1,225 595 635
        Arabic  11,235 6,360 4,875 34,020 17,795 16,230
        Armenian  1,010 515 495 475 245 235
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 400 175 220 645 315 330
        Bengali  2,120 1,115 1,005 2,915 1,495 1,425
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  10 10 5 175 90 85
        Bisayan languages  3,295 1,265 2,030 385 110 280
        Bosnian  1,155 585 570 720 335 385
        Bulgarian  1,720 835 880 1,030 475 555
        Burmese  890 460 430 165 85 80
        Cantonese  128,655 59,620 69,030 6,575 3,080 3,490
        Chinese, n.o.s.  112,545 52,210 60,335 13,580 6,390 7,190
        Creoles  540 260 280 4,455 1,905 2,555
        Croatian  5,890 2,880 3,010 1,205 580 625
        Czech  3,870 1,935 1,935 1,065 485 580
        Danish  2,825 1,375 1,450 335 155 185
        Dutch  12,425 6,010 6,410 2,745 1,315 1,425
        Estonian  590 260 335 190 85 105
        Finnish  2,370 955 1,415 340 135 205
        Flemish  215 110 110 105 50 60
        Fukien  1,865 820 1,050 85 40 45
        German  37,695 17,810 19,885 6,640 2,940 3,705
        Greek  5,220 2,740 2,480 2,180 1,165 1,015
        Gujarati  6,240 2,880 3,355 1,225 640 580
        Hakka  1,075 465 615 60 35 25
        Hebrew  1,565 865 705 365 200 165
        Hindi  23,625 11,330 12,290 2,365 1,195 1,170
        Hungarian  6,550 3,225 3,325 1,885 940 950
        Ilocano  3,430 1,360 2,075 365 120 240
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 405 225 175 140 80 55
        Italian  16,860 8,545 8,315 9,960 5,025 4,935
        Japanese  16,645 5,860 10,785 1,030 325 705
        Khmer (Cambodian)  1,185 560 620 1,300 570 730
        Korean  45,830 20,890 24,940 1,710 725 985
        Kurdish  1,405 765 640 715 375 340
        Lao  1,085 515 570 475 235 240
        Latvian  400 200 200 295 135 165
        Lingala  35 15 15 385 180 205
        Lithuanian  290 125 160 225 100 130
        Macedonian  205 95 105 70 35 35
        Malay  3,280 1,515 1,770 390 165 225
        Malayalam  1,310 660 650 450 225 225
        Maltese  110 55 50 40 10 25
        Mandarin  90,855 42,245 48,610 7,275 3,360 3,920
        Marathi  390 200 185 240 115 125
        Nepali  710 375 340 465 230 240
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 350 195 155 870 465 405
        Norwegian  1,210 575 635 155 60 95
        Oromo  235 135 100 565 310 260
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  167,780 83,395 84,390 3,365 1,680 1,685
        Pashto  835 450 380 720 385 335
        Persian (Farsi)  34,770 17,615 17,155 6,555 3,285 3,270
        Polish  13,530 6,395 7,125 6,230 2,830 3,395
        Portuguese  9,630 4,605 5,020 6,625 3,190 3,440
        Romanian  7,475 3,705 3,775 3,280 1,520 1,760
        Rundi (Kirundi)  120 50 70 935 420 520
        Russian  16,090 7,425 8,670 6,030 2,635 3,400
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  70 35 35 875 335 535
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 675 340 335 170 85 85
        Serbian  6,090 3,125 2,965 2,195 1,100 1,095
        Serbo-Croatian  1,230 580 655 960 465 495
        Shanghainese  1,225 525 700 80 35 45
        Sign languages, n.i.e 360 195 170 140 65 70
        Sindhi  1,715 765 945 245 120 130
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  1,275 655 625 730 360 370
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 755 390 365 360 175 180
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 305 160 145 75 40 35
        Slovak  2,505 1,110 1,385 680 305 375
        Slovenian  655 315 340 245 115 130
        Somali  915 460 455 6,290 2,690 3,600
        Spanish  34,435 16,560 17,875 14,920 6,850 8,070
        Swahili  620 320 295 1,070 515 555
        Swedish  1,630 720 915 290 130 160
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  60,025 24,045 35,980 5,070 1,675 3,395
        Taiwanese  5,500 2,565 2,930 175 75 100
        Tamil  2,945 1,550 1,395 2,100 1,080 1,020
        Telugu  500 265 235 345 170 170
        Thai  1,760 585 1,180 385 105 275
        Tibetan languages  170 95 75 20 10 10
        Tigrigna  525 255 270 775 375 400
        Turkish  2,590 1,465 1,125 1,510 775 740
        Ukrainian  4,930 2,110 2,825 1,675 730 945
        Urdu  7,990 4,075 3,915 3,790 1,925 1,860
        Vietnamese  22,535 10,555 11,985 6,230 2,915 3,310
        Yiddish  290 150 145 230 120 105
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 7,125 3,425 3,695 2,405 1,155 1,250
  Multiple responses          65,560 31,425 34,135 35,075 16,885 18,190
    English and French  5,025 2,440 2,585 16,665 8,010 8,650
    English and non-official language  56,865 27,275 29,585 11,795 5,770 6,020
    French and non-official language  2,455 1,125 1,330 4,630 2,190 2,440
    English, French and non-official language 1,210 575 635 1,985 905 1,075
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 2,632,105 1,289,855 1,342,245 1,222,755 595,805 626,950
  English only 2,309,515 1,150,430 1,159,085 556,405 282,365 274,040
  French only 1,390 630 760 105,280 46,280 59,000
  English and French 183,775 82,125 101,650 547,625 261,975 285,650
  Neither English nor French 137,425 56,675 80,750 13,445 5,185 8,260
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 2,632,105 1,289,855 1,342,250 1,222,755 595,810 626,950
  English 2,452,770 1,212,965 1,239,805 774,485 383,195 391,295
  French 29,285 14,470 14,810 408,010 194,450 213,560
  English and French 14,540 6,650 7,890 27,220 13,200 14,025
  Neither English nor French 135,515 55,770 79,745 13,040 4,965 8,070
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 36,550 17,795 18,755 421,625 201,050 220,575
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 1.4 1.4 1.4 34.5 33.7 35.2
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 2,632,105 1,289,855 1,342,250 1,222,760 595,810 626,950
  Single responses 2,490,385 1,221,835 1,268,545 1,169,560 570,455 599,110
    English 1,864,025 924,965 939,055 718,430 355,105 363,330
    French 9,625 4,630 5,000 345,630 165,270 180,365
    Non-official languages 616,735 292,245 324,495 105,500 50,085 55,420
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 65 35 35 170 60 110
        Atikamekw   0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 50 25 25 80 30 50
        Dene 5 5 0 0 5 0
        Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 5 5 5
        Inuktitut 0 0 0 60 15 45
        Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 0 0
        Ojibway 10 5 5 20 10 10
        Oji-Cree 5 0 5 0 0 0
        Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 614,345 291,045 323,305 104,505 49,620 54,885
        African languages, n.i.e. 175 75 100 205 95 110
        Afrikaans 685 330 355 50 30 25
        Akan (Twi) 105 50 55 110 55 55
        Albanian 575 285 290 310 155 155
        Amharic 510 225 285 685 315 365
        Arabic 6,700 3,525 3,170 20,295 10,240 10,050
        Armenian 450 230 225 240 120 115
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 100 45 55 100 45 60
        Bengali 1,310 645 665 1,965 970 995
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 5 0 0 75 30 45
        Bisayan languages 1,150 490 665 125 40 80
        Bosnian 670 350 320 405 205 200
        Bulgarian 1,000 485 515 575 275 300
        Burmese 560 305 260 100 45 55
        Cantonese 100,970 46,345 54,625 4,070 1,895 2,175
        Chinese, n.o.s. 76,910 35,640 41,265 9,180 4,330 4,855
        Creoles 285 130 155 1,855 765 1,085
        Croatian 2,075 960 1,110 500 245 255
        Czech 1,120 580 545 295 135 160
        Danish 215 100 110 30 15 10
        Dutch 1,155 540 615 200 95 110
        Estonian 100 40 60 45 20 30
        Finnish 510 220 295 30 10 15
        Flemish 20 5 10 5 0 5
        Fukien 680 305 375 15 10 10
        German 5,140 2,385 2,755 875 380 490
        Greek 1,820 865 955 665 325 335
        Gujarati 2,930 1,275 1,650 460 225 240
        Hakka 315 145 175 10 5 5
        Hebrew 720 365 360 145 70 70
        Hindi 12,020 5,715 6,305 1,055 520 535
        Hungarian 1,925 925 995 545 260 285
        Ilocano 1,110 500 610 160 65 100
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 150 75 75 35 20 15
        Italian 4,660 2,060 2,600 2,980 1,355 1,625
        Japanese 8,550 3,585 4,965 420 160 260
        Khmer (Cambodian) 605 295 310 635 285 350
        Korean 36,520 16,895 19,630 1,050 485 570
        Kurdish 940 485 455 440 220 220
        Lao 530 265 270 255 135 125
        Latvian 95 45 45 70 30 45
        Lingala 10 5 5 135 50 75
        Lithuanian 55 30 30 55 25 30
        Macedonian 115 55 60 30 15 15
        Malay 1,280 640 640 115 60 55
        Malayalam 635 325 310 180 90 95
        Maltese 5 5 5 5 0 5
        Mandarin 75,860 35,905 39,950 5,530 2,680 2,855
        Marathi 210 110 100 120 55 65
        Nepali 470 240 230 345 165 175
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 115 55 60 150 75 75
        Norwegian 90 45 40 10 5 5
        Oromo 140 70 70 265 125 140
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 127,140 62,925 64,210 1,830 875 960
        Pashto 555 290 260 525 280 245
        Persian (Farsi) 24,110 11,790 12,325 4,165 1,970 2,200
        Polish 5,475 2,630 2,845 2,505 1,165 1,340
        Portuguese 3,520 1,670 1,850 2,775 1,320 1,455
        Romanian 3,905 1,935 1,970 1,880 900 985
        Rundi (Kirundi) 65 20 45 330 160 170
        Russian 10,315 4,985 5,335 3,825 1,785 2,040
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 20 10 15 285 120 170
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 460 225 235 90 45 50
        Serbian 3,790 1,910 1,880 1,600 805 795
        Serbo-Croatian 565 280 285 600 305 300
        Shanghainese 545 255 290 40 20 15
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 555 305 250 225 130 90
        Sindhi 665 285 375 60 25 40
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 550 270 275 350 175 175
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 615 315 295 275 140 135
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 60 25 35 25 10 15
        Slovak 935 445 490 205 95 110
        Slovenian 75 30 45 35 15 15
        Somali 605 300 305 3,935 1,635 2,295
        Spanish 18,135 8,850 9,285 8,485 3,970 4,515
        Swahili 210 100 105 390 170 215
        Swedish 295 140 155 65 35 30
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 27,395 11,970 15,425 2,125 830 1,295
        Taiwanese 2,835 1,355 1,470 80 35 45
        Tamil 1,895 970 920 1,285 630 655
        Telugu 270 135 135 125 60 65
        Thai 680 305 380 135 45 80
        Tibetan languages 90 50 40 5 5 5
        Tigrigna 270 125 145 405 180 225
        Turkish 1,270 665 600 805 395 410
        Ukrainian 760 345 420 445 200 245
        Urdu 5,160 2,570 2,590 2,050 1,025 1,025
        Vietnamese 15,550 7,285 8,260 4,315 2,025 2,295
        Yiddish 5 5 5 15 10 5
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 2,320 1,165 1,155 830 405 420
  Multiple responses         141,720 68,020 73,700 53,190 25,355 27,840
    English and French 2,960 1,435 1,525 17,120 8,000 9,120
    English and non-official language 136,170 65,410 70,760 27,065 13,210 13,855
    French and non-official language 770 370 400 5,045 2,270 2,775
    English, French and non-official language 1,815 805 1,015 3,960 1,870 2,095
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 2,632,105 1,289,855 1,342,250 1,222,760 595,805 626,945
  None 2,122,445 1,046,505 1,075,935 942,040 462,705 479,335
  Single responses  500,485 239,065 261,415 270,045 128,120 141,925
    English  223,460 109,565 113,895 122,885 59,095 63,790
    French  21,825 10,015 11,805 76,435 35,695 40,735
    Non-official languages  255,200 119,480 135,720 70,725 33,325 37,405
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 230 105 125 355 130 220
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  170 85 90 115 55 65
        Dene  10 5 5 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  5 0 0 145 45 95
        Mi'kmaq  5 5 5 20 10 5
        Ojibway  35 15 20 65 25 45
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 10 5 10
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 251,525 117,815 133,715 68,855 32,505 36,345
        African languages, n.i.e 245 135 105 250 120 125
        Afrikaans  825 395 430 75 30 40
        Akan (Twi)  215 110 100 235 100 135
        Albanian  350 170 180 165 85 75
        Amharic  390 185 205 390 180 205
        Arabic  3,250 1,885 1,365 10,390 5,505 4,885
        Armenian  305 150 150 110 45 60
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 175 75 105 370 185 185
        Bengali  490 240 250 640 355 285
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  5 0 5 55 25 25
        Bisayan languages  770 310 470 100 35 65
        Bosnian  350 175 175 225 95 125
        Bulgarian  415 180 230 275 130 150
        Burmese  220 105 120 50 25 25
        Cantonese  27,840 13,285 14,555 1,800 845 955
        Chinese, n.o.s.  18,820 8,980 9,840 2,855 1,360 1,490
        Creoles  380 190 195 3,145 1,335 1,805
        Croatian  2,405 1,215 1,190 415 210 200
        Czech  1,395 640 760 355 140 215
        Danish  970 445 530 140 60 85
        Dutch  4,060 1,840 2,225 925 415 510
        Estonian  160 70 85 65 25 35
        Finnish  790 325 460 145 50 95
        Flemish  65 30 35 20 10 10
        Fukien  660 290 375 35 15 20
        German  12,565 5,690 6,880 2,730 1,210 1,520
        Greek  2,845 1,460 1,390 1,160 625 535
        Gujarati  3,020 1,400 1,615 600 310 290
        Hakka  300 130 175 20 10 10
        Hebrew  930 490 440 355 180 180
        Hindi  12,070 5,875 6,190 1,425 730 695
        Hungarian  1,965 935 1,025 560 260 300
        Ilocano  830 320 515 95 25 70
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 150 75 75 65 35 25
        Italian  6,900 3,425 3,480 4,210 2,035 2,175
        Japanese  7,225 2,900 4,330 595 260 340
        Khmer (Cambodian)  300 135 165 440 190 250
        Korean  6,275 2,835 3,440 500 215 285
        Kurdish  270 160 110 155 80 75
        Lao  390 185 205 125 60 65
        Latvian  80 30 50 85 40 45
        Lingala  55 25 35 620 255 370
        Lithuanian  85 40 45 70 30 45
        Macedonian  45 20 25 20 5 15
        Malay  1,305 595 710 185 80 105
        Malayalam  475 230 240 190 100 95
        Maltese  45 20 25 20 10 15
        Mandarin  16,935 7,715 9,215 1,745 765 975
        Marathi  115 55 55 65 25 35
        Nepali  125 65 55 60 25 40
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 220 125 95 735 350 385
        Norwegian  390 180 210 80 30 50
        Oromo  45 25 20 145 75 65
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  30,245 15,140 15,105 1,090 545 545
        Pashto  210 105 105 140 70 65
        Persian (Farsi)  6,600 3,520 3,085 1,555 815 740
        Polish  4,240 1,925 2,310 1,980 815 1,165
        Portuguese  3,805 1,755 2,055 2,250 1,085 1,165
        Romanian  2,105 995 1,110 830 395 435
        Rundi (Kirundi)  35 20 15 510 225 285
        Russian  3,715 1,655 2,060 1,645 715 930
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  25 15 15 425 155 265
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 150 85 70 50 20 30
        Serbian  1,635 850 790 380 200 185
        Serbo-Croatian  365 160 205 170 90 80
        Shanghainese  475 210 260 25 10 20
        Sign languages, n.i.e 435 170 260 145 55 90
        Sindhi  895 385 505 120 60 65
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  520 260 260 280 140 145
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 60 30 30 35 20 20
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 100 50 50 25 15 10
        Slovak  820 315 505 240 100 140
        Slovenian  185 85 95 70 20 45
        Somali  325 170 160 2,015 925 1,090
        Spanish  15,630 7,620 8,010 6,505 3,050 3,455
        Swahili  470 235 240 780 360 425
        Swedish  765 335 425 170 80 95
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  22,070 8,290 13,775 1,920 565 1,355
        Taiwanese  2,610 1,250 1,360 65 25 40
        Tamil  825 440 385 660 345 320
        Telugu  165 90 75 145 70 70
        Thai  725 245 480 205 65 140
        Tibetan languages  35 20 15 10 5 0
        Tigrigna  160 75 85 265 130 135
        Turkish  910 505 410 420 225 195
        Ukrainian  1,110 485 625 545 220 320
        Urdu  2,245 1,155 1,085 1,445 750 695
        Vietnamese  5,295 2,570 2,725 1,420 685 735
        Yiddish  70 35 40 55 25 25
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 3,440 1,565 1,875 1,520 685 835
  Multiple responses          9,180 4,280 4,900 10,665 4,985 5,680
    English and French  925 420 500 3,345 1,610 1,740
    English and non-official language  4,145 2,000 2,145 3,125 1,465 1,660
    French and non-official language  4,045 1,835 2,210 4,110 1,865 2,245
    English, French and non-official language  60 20 35 85 40 45

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Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest, British Columbia (Code 5920) and Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario (Code 505) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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