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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	North Zone Alberta (Health region, December 2013)			Alberta (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,645,257^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,290,350^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	10.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,505,007	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	640,081.87	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	417,070	215,705	201,370	3,645,260	1,827,815	1,817,440
0 to 4 years	32,805	16,850	15,955	244,880	125,665	119,210
5 to 9 years	28,540	14,735	13,805	218,990	112,005	106,990
10 to 14 years	28,455	14,745	13,710	220,920	113,415	107,505
15 to 19 years	29,945	15,515	14,435	238,205	122,065	116,145
15 years	6,030	3,050	2,980	46,985	23,995	22,995
16 years	6,015	3,115	2,890	47,235	24,330	22,910
17 years	6,010	3,110	2,900	47,280	24,370	22,910
18 years	5,950	3,085	2,860	47,780	24,435	23,345
19 years	5,945	3,145	2,800	48,920	24,935	23,985
20 to 24 years	29,250	15,075	14,175	258,475	131,510	126,965
25 to 29 years	34,395	17,850	16,540	288,735	146,330	142,405
30 to 34 years	31,470	16,265	15,205	274,390	138,600	135,795
35 to 39 years	29,230	15,400	13,830	260,135	131,810	128,325
40 to 44 years	28,435	14,725	13,715	258,515	130,630	127,890
45 to 49 years	32,245	16,650	15,600	280,635	140,575	140,060
50 to 54 years	31,310	16,445	14,865	279,705	141,370	138,335
55 to 59 years	24,975	13,430	11,550	233,785	118,750	115,030
60 to 64 years	18,025	9,365	8,665	182,160	90,975	91,185
65 to 69 years	12,725	6,530	6,195	125,700	61,790	63,905
70 to 74 years	9,380	4,860	4,515	94,775	45,220	49,555
75 to 79 years	7,120	3,520	3,600	76,040	35,205	40,835
80 to 84 years	4,730	2,250	2,475	57,725	24,810	32,915
85 years and over	4,025	1,485	2,540	51,485	17,095	34,390
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	33.9	34.0	33.9	36.5	35.9	37.1
% of the population aged 15 and over	78.5	78.5	78.4	81.2	80.8	81.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	327,270	169,370	157,900	2,960,470	1,476,730	1,483,735
Married or living with a common-law partner	204,010	102,920	101,090	1,756,855	881,840	875,015
Married (and not separated)	160,680	81,275	79,405	1,484,700	745,670	739,035
Living common law	43,325	21,645	21,685	272,155	136,180	135,980
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	123,260	66,450	56,810	1,203,610	594,890	608,725
Single (never legally married)	87,330	51,650	35,675	823,935	460,575	363,355
Separated	7,670	3,785	3,885	70,860	31,685	39,170
Divorced	15,675	8,220	7,450	177,375	75,875	101,500
Widowed	12,590	2,795	9,800	131,440	26,745	104,695
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	115,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	55,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	484,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	24,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	213,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	22,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	203,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	13,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	115,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	99,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	855,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	77,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	719,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	35,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	314,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	42,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	405,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	14,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	17,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	174,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	10,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	21,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	11,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	10,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	16,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	144,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	11,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	110,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	4,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	500	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	131,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,097,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	38,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	284,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	49,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	386,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	16,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	134,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	19,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	202,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	7,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,505	...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	409,970	212,525	197,445	3,567,935	1,793,260	1,774,675
Number of persons not in census families	63,795	38,075	25,720	616,070	324,140	291,930
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	10,095	5,710	4,390	86,005	42,230	43,775
Living with non-relatives only	21,375	13,520	7,855	187,325	112,605	74,725
Living alone	32,325	18,845	13,475	342,730	169,305	173,430
Number of census family persons	346,175	174,445	171,725	2,951,870	1,469,120	1,482,750
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	34,370	17,410	16,960	366,105	171,780	194,330
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	10,255	3,895	6,365	114,455	34,650	79,805
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	1,215	440	775	15,895	3,895	12,000
Living with non-relatives only	715	380	340	7,200	3,595	3,605
Living alone	8,325	3,080	5,245	91,355	27,160	64,195
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	24,110	13,515	10,590	251,650	137,125	114,525
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	151,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	111,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	969,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	99,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	870,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	88,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	764,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	41,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	354,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	47,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	10,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	106,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	12,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	8,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	6,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	3,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	3,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	40,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	420,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	32,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	342,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	7,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	77,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	151,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	104,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	883,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	770	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	18,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	28,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	402,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	5,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,865	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	1,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	15,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	197,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	180	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	151,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	32,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	342,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	53,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	477,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	25,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	224,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	23,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	211,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	10,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	7,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	409,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,567,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	414,665	214,720	199,945	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,730
Single responses	409,475	212,105	197,370	3,547,680	1,781,135	1,766,545
English	340,140	176,685	163,465	2,780,200	1,405,655	1,374,545
French	14,420	7,790	6,630	68,545	35,355	33,195
Non-official languages	54,920	27,640	27,275	698,930	340,125	358,805
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	13,580	6,745	6,840	22,005	10,540	11,470
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	11,790	5,845	5,955	16,745	8,035	8,710
Dene	1,525	765	760	1,680	825	855
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	0	5	65	20	40
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	20	15	10
Ojibway	80	40	45	455	190	260
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	5	5	10
Stoney	170	95	75	3,035	1,465	1,570
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	40,635	20,545	20,090	665,865	324,165	341,705
African languages, n.i.e.	95	65	25	3,380	1,855	1,525
Afrikaans	495	250	250	2,420	1,200	1,220
Akan (Twi)	55	35	15	1,100	620	485
Albanian	40	20	15	1,685	915	770
Amharic	170	105	60	5,110	2,595	2,515
Arabic	1,405	835	570	28,000	15,335	12,665
Armenian	10	5	5	390	185	195
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	105	55	50	1,265	635	625
Bengali	235	135	100	5,030	2,640	2,385
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	60	30	25
Bisayan languages	270	105	170	3,255	1,340	1,910
Bosnian	20	10	10	1,745	875	875
Bulgarian	50	25	25	1,280	635	650
Burmese	5	0	5	320	160	160
Cantonese	340	175	165	34,985	16,440	18,540
Chinese, n.o.s.	880	440	440	49,270	23,520	25,745
Creoles	55	35	20	1,180	610	570
Croatian	100	55	50	3,960	1,950	2,005
Czech	165	85	80	2,880	1,405	1,475
Danish	160	100	65	2,805	1,445	1,360
Dutch	1,455	760	695	17,950	9,095	8,855
Estonian	10	5	5	195	100	95
Finnish	70	35	35	895	355	545
Flemish	50	20	25	345	175	170
Fukien	0	5	5	445	205	235
German	14,595	7,445	7,150	80,905	39,730	41,175
Greek	160	95	65	2,965	1,565	1,405
Gujarati	915	485	430	8,675	4,300	4,375
Hakka	15	0	5	325	135	190
Hebrew	15	5	5	780	415	370
Hindi	475	270	205	12,290	6,260	6,030
Hungarian	200	105	95	6,700	3,315	3,385
Ilocano	145	55	95	3,010	1,265	1,745
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	25	20	5	1,070	580	490
Italian	235	120	105	11,960	6,145	5,815
Japanese	105	35	70	4,560	1,640	2,920
Khmer (Cambodian)	10	5	10	1,745	810	930
Korean	575	290	280	13,885	6,545	7,340
Kurdish	10	5	0	1,230	705	525
Lao	5	0	5	1,035	515	520
Latvian	20	5	15	330	160	165
Lingala	0	0	0	155	80	75
Lithuanian	15	5	10	380	170	210
Macedonian	5	0	0	275	140	135
Malay	45	20	25	1,080	470	610
Malayalam	225	125	100	2,760	1,425	1,330
Maltese	5	5	0	75	35	35
Mandarin	250	125	120	19,325	9,120	10,210
Marathi	55	30	20	850	460	395
Nepali	25	20	15	1,605	870	735
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	135	80	60	2,075	1,120	960
Norwegian	170	95	80	1,180	540	635
Oromo	60	35	25	1,405	790	610
Panjabi (Punjabi)	655	360	300	49,940	25,350	24,590
Pashto	75	40	35	1,850	950	900
Persian (Farsi)	190	105	90	10,655	5,630	5,025
Polish	1,080	505	580	19,890	9,335	10,560
Portuguese	220	110	110	7,380	3,610	3,770
Romanian	200	105	90	6,550	3,335	3,215
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	235	110	120
Russian	1,015	495	525	13,840	6,355	7,490
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	10	5	440	225	215
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	25	20	5	680	360	325
Serbian	90	50	40	3,560	1,795	1,765
Serbo-Croatian	15	10	10	930	455	475
Shanghainese	0	0	0	130	50	80
Sign languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	465	250	215
Sindhi	35	15	15	2,560	1,205	1,355
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	85	50	35	1,940	1,030	915
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	650	335	315
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	325	160	165
Slovak	145	70	70	2,145	1,045	1,100
Slovenian	25	15	10	745	350	395
Somali	690	485	205	5,515	2,875	2,640
Spanish	1,895	960	935	44,020	22,045	21,975
Swahili	50	35	15	1,455	775	680
Swedish	85	40	45	950	420	530
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,375	1,740	2,635	60,085	25,720	34,370
Taiwanese	10	5	10	340	150	190
Tamil	190	105	80	2,645	1,425	1,215
Telugu	65	35	30	1,085	565	520
Thai	60	5	55	1,310	420	890
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	335	170	165
Tigrigna	45	40	10	2,340	1,245	1,095
Turkish	80	50	30	2,460	1,415	1,050
Ukrainian	3,245	1,600	1,645	24,575	11,095	13,475
Urdu	1,015	535	475	19,900	10,265	9,630
Vietnamese	125	60	65	21,195	9,930	11,265
Yiddish	0	0	0	165	85	80
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	700	350	345	11,055	5,420	5,635
Multiple responses	5,190	2,610	2,575	62,505	30,325	32,185
English and French	1,180	615	565	8,410	4,045	4,365
English and non-official language	3,560	1,755	1,805	49,970	24,210	25,760
French and non-official language	385	205	180	2,945	1,500	1,440
English, French and non-official language	70	40	30	1,185	565	620
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	414,670	214,725	199,945	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,735
English only	383,465	199,140	184,330	3,321,810	1,679,330	1,642,480
French only	485	210	275	3,205	1,430	1,780
English and French	28,655	14,385	14,270	235,565	110,485	125,075
Neither English nor French	2,055	985	1,070	49,600	20,210	29,395
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	414,670	214,720	199,945	3,610,180	1,811,455	1,798,735
English	398,865	206,225	192,640	3,484,240	1,751,785	1,732,460
French	13,165	7,180	5,980	65,105	33,810	31,295
English and French	675	370	305	12,530	6,305	6,225
Neither English nor French	1,965	940	1,025	48,310	19,555	28,750
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	13,500	7,370	6,130	71,370	36,960	34,405
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	3.3	3.4	3.1	2.0	2.0	1.9
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	414,670	214,725	199,945	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730
Single responses	408,280	211,515	196,765	3,499,490	1,757,090	1,742,400
English	375,970	194,845	181,125	3,095,250	1,557,420	1,537,830
French	5,145	2,665	2,485	24,690	12,545	12,140
Non-official languages	27,165	14,010	13,155	379,550	187,125	192,425
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	6,365	3,265	3,100	9,525	4,800	4,730
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5,395	2,735	2,655	6,470	3,255	3,215
Dene	855	465	385	880	475	400
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	10	5	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	0	5
Ojibway	25	10	15	95	35	60
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	5	0
Stoney	90	55	40	2,070	1,025	1,045
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	20,570	10,620	9,950	366,215	180,370	185,850
African languages, n.i.e.	50	35	15	1,880	990	885
Afrikaans	375	190	190	1,435	715	715
Akan (Twi)	25	15	10	460	235	225
Albanian	20	5	10	915	505	410
Amharic	125	75	50	3,555	1,770	1,790
Arabic	790	430	355	16,655	8,765	7,890
Armenian	5	0	0	205	100	100
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	60	35	30	395	190	205
Bengali	160	85	75	3,540	1,820	1,720
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	35	15	15
Bisayan languages	90	40	50	1,125	530	595
Bosnian	5	5	0	885	450	430
Bulgarian	15	5	5	755	375	375
Burmese	5	5	0	215	115	105
Cantonese	205	105	100	24,790	11,520	13,270
Chinese, n.o.s.	555	280	270	32,395	15,515	16,880
Creoles	25	10	10	630	315	310
Croatian	15	5	10	1,375	645	735
Czech	35	20	15	755	380	375
Danish	10	5	5	175	95	80
Dutch	295	140	155	2,390	1,180	1,210
Estonian	0	5	0	25	10	15
Finnish	10	0	5	115	50	60
Flemish	15	10	10	40	20	20
Fukien	0	0	0	120	45	75
German	9,070	4,615	4,455	35,485	17,490	18,000
Greek	50	30	20	905	440	460
Gujarati	680	355	325	5,040	2,450	2,590
Hakka	5	0	5	110	50	60
Hebrew	0	0	0	370	190	180
Hindi	280	160	120	6,955	3,525	3,425
Hungarian	40	25	15	1,900	920	980
Ilocano	65	30	35	1,060	490	575
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	510	260	245
Italian	40	25	15	3,235	1,455	1,785
Japanese	35	20	20	2,125	890	1,235
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	960	445	510
Korean	400	210	190	10,340	4,980	5,370
Kurdish	5	0	0	785	435	350
Lao	5	5	5	530	250	285
Latvian	10	5	5	85	55	35
Lingala	0	0	0	45	25	25
Lithuanian	0	0	0	85	40	40
Macedonian	0	0	5	110	55	55
Malay	10	10	0	370	200	165
Malayalam	110	60	50	1,495	760	735
Maltese	0	0	0	5	5	5
Mandarin	155	90	70	14,910	7,300	7,610
Marathi	20	10	10	430	230	205
Nepali	15	5	5	1,190	625	570
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	25	10	15	595	285	305
Norwegian	10	5	5	190	95	95
Oromo	35	25	15	1,050	565	485
Panjabi (Punjabi)	370	195	180	38,215	19,220	19,000
Pashto	50	30	20	1,235	625	610
Persian (Farsi)	130	70	65	7,260	3,680	3,580
Polish	200	85	110	7,935	3,805	4,125
Portuguese	50	20	30	2,915	1,400	1,515
Romanian	90	55	40	3,735	1,930	1,805
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	100	40	60
Russian	495	260	240	8,360	4,115	4,250
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	220	115	105
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0	375	185	190
Serbian	60	30	30	2,025	1,010	1,015
Serbo-Croatian	5	0	5	435	225	210
Shanghainese	0	0	0	65	35	35
Sign languages, n.i.e.	65	30	30	685	415	270
Sindhi	15	10	10	1,105	490	610
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	35	20	20	1,000	530	465
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	500	260	240
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	10	5	70	35	35
Slovak	20	15	10	680	340	335
Slovenian	5	0	5	120	50	70
Somali	495	350	145	4,110	2,130	1,985
Spanish	1,110	585	525	27,405	13,830	13,575
Swahili	20	10	10	580	310	275
Swedish	15	10	5	115	55	55
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,180	1,040	1,140	33,190	15,940	17,255
Taiwanese	0	0	0	130	60	70
Tamil	105	65	45	1,515	805	715
Telugu	25	10	15	565	295	270
Thai	20	0	15	595	270	325
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	235	120	110
Tigrigna	35	30	5	1,595	820	775
Turkish	50	30	20	1,610	860	750
Ukrainian	155	75	85	2,985	1,365	1,620
Urdu	700	360	335	13,740	7,005	6,735
Vietnamese	60	25	30	15,080	7,140	7,945
Yiddish	0	0	0	5	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	230	125	105	3,810	1,955	1,850
Multiple responses	6,390	3,205	3,185	110,695	54,360	56,335
English and French	720	375	345	4,945	2,520	2,425
English and non-official language	5,505	2,730	2,770	102,995	50,465	52,535
French and non-official language	65	40	30	1,115	570	550
English, French and non-official language	95	55	40	1,640	815	825
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	414,665	214,720	199,945	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730
None	371,175	192,785	178,390	3,175,225	1,598,555	1,576,670
Single responses	42,905	21,640	21,270	427,270	209,070	218,200
English	17,125	8,850	8,275	175,275	88,065	87,205
French	6,420	3,215	3,205	36,995	17,270	19,730
Non-official languages	19,360	9,570	9,790	215,005	103,740	111,265
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	7,080	3,485	3,595	11,185	5,305	5,880
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	6,315	3,120	3,190	9,370	4,490	4,885
Dene	560	260	300	655	290	365
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	15	5	5	55	20	35
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	20	10	10
Ojibway	45	20	25	220	90	130
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	0	5
Stoney	135	75	65	855	405	450
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	11,925	5,905	6,010	197,700	95,500	102,195
African languages, n.i.e.	45	35	10	970	540	430
Afrikaans	155	80	75	935	475	455
Akan (Twi)	30	20	10	620	350	270
Albanian	20	15	10	490	265	230
Amharic	50	35	10	1,395	750	650
Arabic	700	400	300	12,895	6,955	5,945
Armenian	5	5	5	95	40	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	550	265	285
Bengali	45	20	20	1,010	515	490
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5	5	0
Bisayan languages	60	15	40	830	330	505
Bosnian	10	5	5	580	280	305
Bulgarian	15	5	10	320	150	175
Burmese	0	0	0	115	60	55
Cantonese	95	45	45	9,235	4,460	4,775
Chinese, n.o.s.	225	115	105	10,445	5,115	5,330
Creoles	40	20	20	720	360	355
Croatian	35	15	15	1,555	775	780
Czech	50	20	30	990	480	515
Danish	45	25	25	945	430	515
Dutch	405	215	185	5,765	2,795	2,965
Estonian	0	0	0	50	30	25
Finnish	20	10	5	300	130	175
Flemish	5	5	5	70	40	35
Fukien	0	0	0	155	75	80
German	2,820	1,460	1,360	18,255	8,815	9,440
Greek	70	35	35	1,720	850	870
Gujarati	125	70	50	2,970	1,465	1,500
Hakka	5	0	5	105	40	65
Hebrew	5	5	0	600	300	290
Hindi	320	185	140	7,045	3,685	3,365
Hungarian	60	30	25	2,015	970	1,040
Ilocano	55	25	25	845	360	480
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	10	0	320	175	140
Italian	100	45	60	5,390	2,700	2,685
Japanese	70	30	35	2,250	960	1,290
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	10	5	525	255	270
Korean	130	70	65	2,420	1,125	1,290
Kurdish	0	0	0	300	165	135
Lao	5	5	5	365	190	175
Latvian	0	0	0	80	30	50
Lingala	0	0	0	230	115	115
Lithuanian	5	5	0	95	45	45
Macedonian	0	0	0	90	40	50
Malay	25	10	20	460	205	255
Malayalam	85	45	35	960	485	470
Maltese	0	0	0	15	10	10
Mandarin	80	40	40	4,300	1,965	2,335
Marathi	20	15	10	240	130	110
Nepali	10	5	0	235	135	90
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	130	70	60	1,685	860	830
Norwegian	45	20	25	355	160	195
Oromo	25	10	15	255	130	130
Panjabi (Punjabi)	210	125	90	8,810	4,560	4,245
Pashto	20	10	5	340	170	170
Persian (Farsi)	55	35	20	2,105	1,130	980
Polish	320	150	165	6,180	2,890	3,290
Portuguese	145	80	65	3,195	1,565	1,630
Romanian	40	25	15	1,715	865	850
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	5	0	120	65	55
Russian	445	215	235	4,020	1,825	2,200
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	5	10	195	100	100
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	185	100	90
Serbian	25	15	15	1,135	575	555
Serbo-Croatian	10	5	5	260	125	140
Shanghainese	0	0	0	40	15	25
Sign languages, n.i.e.	75	35	40	645	270	375
Sindhi	10	5	5	1,185	560	630
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	40	20	15	755	395	360
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	115	65	50
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0	85	50	40
Slovak	30	10	20	605	300	300
Slovenian	5	5	5	250	120	130
Somali	170	115	50	1,435	745	690
Spanish	760	400	360	18,355	9,210	9,145
Swahili	40	25	15	1,145	610	540
Swedish	25	15	10	450	205	245
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,700	585	1,115	18,450	6,985	11,460
Taiwanese	0	0	0	125	60	65
Tamil	65	30	35	880	460	420
Telugu	25	10	10	360	195	165
Thai	40	10	25	575	185	390
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	60	35	30
Tigrigna	15	10	5	740	395	345
Turkish	25	15	10	640	370	270
Ukrainian	970	450	525	7,440	3,335	4,105
Urdu	265	140	125	4,905	2,555	2,355
Vietnamese	40	15	20	4,960	2,345	2,615
Yiddish	0	0	0	60	30	30
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	360	175	180	6,125	2,940	3,190
Multiple responses	585	300	285	7,690	3,825	3,865
English and French	55	35	20	995	520	475
English and non-official language	135	65	75	2,860	1,445	1,405
French and non-official language	390	195	195	3,785	1,820	1,960
English, French and non-official language	5	5	0	55	35	25

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. North Zone, Alberta (Code 4835) and Alberta (Code 48) (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

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Geographic hierarchy: Alberta (Province)

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- Alberta (Province)

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Related data: North Zone (Health region, December 2013)

2011 Census

Additional Census data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 Census Data Products for additional geographies.

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Additional NHS data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 NHS Data Products for additional geographies.

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2011 Census

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Date modified:: 2016-05-31

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Geographic hierarchy: North Zone (Health region, December 2013)

Geographic hierarchy: Alberta (Province)

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Alberta

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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