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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	Hamilton Ontario (Population centre)			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}	670,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,645,257^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	647,682^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,290,350^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	3.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	10.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	276,319	...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}	264,774	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,811.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	370.26	...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}	670,600	325,120	345,480	3,645,260	1,827,815	1,817,440
0 to 4 years	35,465	18,355	17,110	244,880	125,665	119,210
5 to 9 years	36,575	18,760	17,815	218,990	112,005	106,990
10 to 14 years	38,830	20,040	18,790	220,920	113,415	107,505
15 to 19 years	45,535	23,480	22,055	238,205	122,065	116,145
15 years	8,510	4,400	4,110	46,985	23,995	22,995
16 years	8,975	4,655	4,315	47,235	24,330	22,910
17 years	9,160	4,635	4,525	47,280	24,370	22,910
18 years	9,335	4,775	4,560	47,780	24,435	23,345
19 years	9,555	5,010	4,540	48,920	24,935	23,985
20 to 24 years	44,725	22,665	22,065	258,475	131,510	126,965
25 to 29 years	41,255	20,390	20,865	288,735	146,330	142,405
30 to 34 years	40,150	19,340	20,810	274,390	138,600	135,795
35 to 39 years	41,850	20,110	21,735	260,135	131,810	128,325
40 to 44 years	47,060	22,895	24,165	258,515	130,630	127,890
45 to 49 years	54,120	26,520	27,600	280,635	140,575	140,060
50 to 54 years	52,110	25,530	26,585	279,705	141,370	138,335
55 to 59 years	44,790	21,490	23,300	233,785	118,750	115,030
60 to 64 years	39,755	18,815	20,940	182,160	90,975	91,185
65 to 69 years	30,030	14,180	15,855	125,700	61,790	63,905
70 to 74 years	24,430	11,270	13,160	94,775	45,220	49,555
75 to 79 years	21,000	9,145	11,855	76,040	35,205	40,835
80 to 84 years	17,065	6,955	10,110	57,725	24,810	32,915
85 years and over	15,860	5,165	10,690	51,485	17,095	34,390
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	41.2	39.9	42.4	36.5	35.9	37.1
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.5	82.4	84.5	81.2	80.8	81.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	559,730	267,965	291,770	2,960,470	1,476,730	1,483,735
Married or living with a common-law partner	313,105	156,280	156,820	1,756,855	881,840	875,015
Married (and not separated)	272,020	135,800	136,225	1,484,700	745,670	739,035
Living common law	41,085	20,490	20,595	272,155	136,180	135,980
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	246,630	111,680	134,950	1,203,610	594,890	608,725
Single (never legally married)	156,170	83,585	72,585	823,935	460,575	363,355
Separated	18,425	7,675	10,745	70,860	31,685	39,170
Divorced	35,255	13,355	21,905	177,375	75,875	101,500
Widowed	36,775	7,065	29,710	131,440	26,745	104,695
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	187,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	89,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	484,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	41,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	213,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	40,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	203,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	16,550	...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}	187,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	153,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	855,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	133,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	719,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	56,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	314,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	76,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	405,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	27,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	34,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	174,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	14,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	20,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	12,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	8,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,335	...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	34,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	144,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	27,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	110,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	16,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	8,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	6,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,740	...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	211,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,097,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	42,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	284,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	67,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	386,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	25,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	134,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	47,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	202,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	28,245	...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	658,215	320,020	338,190	3,567,935	1,793,260	1,774,675
Number of persons not in census families	105,360	47,290	58,070	616,070	324,140	291,930
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	13,390	5,265	8,120	86,005	42,230	43,775
Living with non-relatives only	18,590	10,380	8,205	187,325	112,605	74,725
Living alone	73,380	31,640	41,740	342,730	169,305	173,430
Number of census family persons	552,860	272,735	280,125	2,951,870	1,469,120	1,482,750
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...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	100,710	44,465	56,250	366,105	171,780	194,330
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	33,835	8,940	24,890	114,455	34,650	79,805
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	4,870	1,080	3,790	15,895	3,895	12,000
Living with non-relatives only	1,505	715	790	7,200	3,595	3,605
Living alone	27,460	7,150	20,310	91,355	27,160	64,195
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	66,880	35,520	31,365	251,650	137,125	114,525
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	264,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	182,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	969,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	167,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	870,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	139,695	...Data not available	...Data not available	764,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	62,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	354,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	76,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	27,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	106,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	15,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	10,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	7,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	4,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	3,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	4,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	81,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	420,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	73,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	342,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	8,580	...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}	264,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	145,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	883,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	43,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	55	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	75,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	402,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	9,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	34,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,865	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	7,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	23,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	197,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	505	...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}	264,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	73,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	342,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	85,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	477,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	42,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	224,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	41,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	211,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	15,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	7,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	658,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,567,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...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}	662,420	321,930	340,485	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,730
Single responses	650,750	316,295	334,455	3,547,680	1,781,135	1,766,545
English	497,920	243,475	254,445	2,780,200	1,405,655	1,374,545
French	9,495	4,255	5,240	68,545	35,355	33,195
Non-official languages	143,335	68,570	74,765	698,930	340,125	358,805
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	55	20	35	22,005	10,540	11,470
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	0	10	16,745	8,035	8,710
Dene	0	0	0	1,680	825	855
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	5	0	65	20	40
Mi'kmaq	5	0	5	20	15	10
Ojibway	30	10	20	455	190	260
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	5	10
Stoney	0	0	0	3,035	1,465	1,570
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	142,280	68,080	74,200	665,865	324,165	341,705
African languages, n.i.e.	235	105	135	3,380	1,855	1,525
Afrikaans	195	85	110	2,420	1,200	1,220
Akan (Twi)	225	115	110	1,100	620	485
Albanian	1,215	640	575	1,685	915	770
Amharic	225	120	105	5,110	2,595	2,515
Arabic	7,570	4,025	3,550	28,000	15,335	12,665
Armenian	335	165	170	390	185	195
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	180	70	105	1,265	635	625
Bengali	1,110	570	545	5,030	2,640	2,385
Berber languages (Kabyle)	10	5	0	60	30	25
Bisayan languages	195	80	120	3,255	1,340	1,910
Bosnian	965	480	490	1,745	875	875
Bulgarian	220	100	120	1,280	635	650
Burmese	55	25	30	320	160	160
Cantonese	1,945	920	1,025	34,985	16,440	18,540
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,725	2,335	2,390	49,270	23,520	25,745
Creoles	285	140	145	1,180	610	570
Croatian	5,795	2,830	2,960	3,960	1,950	2,005
Czech	1,515	700	815	2,880	1,405	1,475
Danish	290	125	160	2,805	1,445	1,360
Dutch	4,005	1,790	2,210	17,950	9,095	8,855
Estonian	240	95	145	195	100	95
Finnish	175	70	105	895	355	545
Flemish	95	40	55	345	175	170
Fukien	5	5	5	445	205	235
German	5,980	2,645	3,340	80,905	39,730	41,175
Greek	1,970	1,020	950	2,965	1,565	1,405
Gujarati	1,300	665	630	8,675	4,300	4,375
Hakka	10	0	10	325	135	190
Hebrew	150	75	75	780	415	370
Hindi	1,240	615	625	12,290	6,260	6,030
Hungarian	3,535	1,630	1,905	6,700	3,315	3,385
Ilocano	240	90	155	3,010	1,265	1,745
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	140	75	70	1,070	580	490
Italian	18,130	8,860	9,275	11,960	6,145	5,815
Japanese	390	135	255	4,560	1,640	2,920
Khmer (Cambodian)	935	460	475	1,745	810	930
Korean	2,045	955	1,090	13,885	6,545	7,340
Kurdish	1,005	510	490	1,230	705	525
Lao	370	185	185	1,035	515	520
Latvian	445	180	265	330	160	165
Lingala	30	10	20	155	80	75
Lithuanian	625	245	380	380	170	210
Macedonian	610	300	305	275	140	135
Malay	140	55	90	1,080	470	610
Malayalam	525	270	255	2,760	1,425	1,330
Maltese	175	80	95	75	35	35
Mandarin	2,185	1,035	1,150	19,325	9,120	10,210
Marathi	100	60	45	850	460	395
Nepali	65	25	35	1,605	870	735
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	145	80	70	2,075	1,120	960
Norwegian	50	15	30	1,180	540	635
Oromo	60	35	30	1,405	790	610
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5,545	2,800	2,750	49,940	25,350	24,590
Pashto	245	140	105	1,850	950	900
Persian (Farsi)	2,700	1,370	1,325	10,655	5,630	5,025
Polish	9,715	4,360	5,350	19,890	9,335	10,560
Portuguese	8,185	4,085	4,100	7,380	3,610	3,770
Romanian	2,230	1,065	1,165	6,550	3,335	3,215
Rundi (Kirundi)	55	25	35	235	110	120
Russian	1,970	890	1,075	13,840	6,355	7,490
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	60	20	35	440	225	215
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	1,730	855	875	680	360	325
Serbian	6,185	3,115	3,075	3,560	1,795	1,765
Serbo-Croatian	515	250	265	930	455	475
Shanghainese	5	5	0	130	50	80
Sign languages, n.i.e.	90	40	50	465	250	215
Sindhi	125	60	65	2,560	1,205	1,355
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	275	130	140	1,940	1,030	915
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	255	135	125	650	335	315
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	180	90	85	325	160	165
Slovak	745	315	430	2,145	1,045	1,100
Slovenian	750	350	395	745	350	395
Somali	795	360	440	5,515	2,875	2,640
Spanish	9,215	4,330	4,880	44,020	22,045	21,975
Swahili	275	115	160	1,455	775	680
Swedish	125	60	65	950	420	530
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,485	1,710	2,775	60,085	25,720	34,370
Taiwanese	65	30	30	340	150	190
Tamil	465	230	230	2,645	1,425	1,215
Telugu	110	60	50	1,085	565	520
Thai	165	80	90	1,310	420	890
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	335	170	165
Tigrigna	115	50	60	2,340	1,245	1,095
Turkish	825	425	395	2,460	1,415	1,050
Ukrainian	2,680	1,120	1,555	24,575	11,095	13,475
Urdu	3,690	1,865	1,820	19,900	10,265	9,630
Vietnamese	3,240	1,565	1,670	21,195	9,930	11,265
Yiddish	75	40	40	165	85	80
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,000	465	535	11,055	5,420	5,635
Multiple responses	11,665	5,635	6,025	62,505	30,325	32,185
English and French	1,465	670	800	8,410	4,045	4,365
English and non-official language	9,265	4,530	4,735	49,970	24,210	25,760
French and non-official language	705	340	365	2,945	1,500	1,440
English, French and non-official language	225	100	125	1,185	565	620
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	662,415	321,930	340,485	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,735
English only	609,345	299,590	309,755	3,321,810	1,679,330	1,642,480
French only	465	210	255	3,205	1,430	1,780
English and French	42,540	18,170	24,370	235,565	110,485	125,075
Neither English nor French	10,070	3,960	6,110	49,600	20,210	29,395
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	662,420	321,930	340,485	3,610,180	1,811,455	1,798,735
English	640,705	312,665	328,040	3,484,240	1,751,785	1,732,460
French	9,350	4,210	5,140	65,105	33,810	31,295
English and French	2,555	1,230	1,325	12,530	6,305	6,225
Neither English nor French	9,810	3,830	5,980	48,310	19,555	28,750
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	10,625	4,820	5,800	71,370	36,960	34,405
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.6	1.5	1.7	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}	662,420	321,930	340,485	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730
Single responses	639,085	310,630	328,460	3,499,490	1,757,090	1,742,400
English	565,670	275,570	290,100	3,095,250	1,557,420	1,537,830
French	3,175	1,410	1,760	24,690	12,545	12,140
Non-official languages	70,250	33,655	36,600	379,550	187,125	192,425
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	9,525	4,800	4,730
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	5	6,470	3,255	3,215
Dene	0	0	0	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	0	0	5	95	35	60
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	5	0
Stoney	0	0	0	2,070	1,025	1,045
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	69,815	33,430	36,390	366,215	180,370	185,850
African languages, n.i.e.	235	115	115	1,880	990	885
Afrikaans	95	45	45	1,435	715	715
Akan (Twi)	85	35	45	460	235	225
Albanian	850	435	415	915	505	410
Amharic	105	50	60	3,555	1,770	1,790
Arabic	4,660	2,350	2,310	16,655	8,765	7,890
Armenian	120	50	65	205	100	100
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	45	20	30	395	190	205
Bengali	785	395	390	3,540	1,820	1,720
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	35	15	15
Bisayan languages	70	30	40	1,125	530	595
Bosnian	625	320	305	885	450	430
Bulgarian	100	50	50	755	375	375
Burmese	30	10	15	215	115	105
Cantonese	1,255	590	670	24,790	11,520	13,270
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,055	2,145	1,915	32,395	15,515	16,880
Creoles	120	60	60	630	315	310
Croatian	2,440	1,160	1,280	1,375	645	735
Czech	915	440	475	755	380	375
Danish	10	5	5	175	95	80
Dutch	235	100	135	2,390	1,180	1,210
Estonian	50	15	40	25	10	15
Finnish	15	5	5	115	50	60
Flemish	5	0	0	40	20	20
Fukien	0	0	0	120	45	75
German	720	325	395	35,485	17,490	18,000
Greek	720	325	395	905	440	460
Gujarati	765	390	370	5,040	2,450	2,590
Hakka	0	0	0	110	50	60
Hebrew	65	30	35	370	190	180
Hindi	570	290	285	6,955	3,525	3,425
Hungarian	1,355	625	730	1,900	920	980
Ilocano	100	35	65	1,060	490	575
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	45	20	20	510	260	245
Italian	6,235	2,680	3,555	3,235	1,455	1,785
Japanese	110	40	70	2,125	890	1,235
Khmer (Cambodian)	565	270	295	960	445	510
Korean	1,450	705	745	10,340	4,980	5,370
Kurdish	720	365	360	785	435	350
Lao	190	95	95	530	250	285
Latvian	155	60	95	85	55	35
Lingala	5	5	5	45	25	25
Lithuanian	190	75	120	85	40	40
Macedonian	255	130	125	110	55	55
Malay	105	50	50	370	200	165
Malayalam	260	125	135	1,495	760	735
Maltese	25	15	15	5	5	5
Mandarin	1,635	805	830	14,910	7,300	7,610
Marathi	40	25	20	430	230	205
Nepali	45	15	20	1,190	625	570
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	595	285	305
Norwegian	0	0	0	190	95	95
Oromo	25	10	15	1,050	565	485
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,685	1,825	1,865	38,215	19,220	19,000
Pashto	150	85	70	1,235	625	610
Persian (Farsi)	1,750	830	925	7,260	3,680	3,580
Polish	4,090	1,895	2,190	7,935	3,805	4,125
Portuguese	3,625	1,745	1,880	2,915	1,400	1,515
Romanian	1,195	590	605	3,735	1,930	1,805
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	5	15	100	40	60
Russian	1,210	570	645	8,360	4,115	4,250
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	220	115	105
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	1,270	605	670	375	185	190
Serbian	3,615	1,775	1,845	2,025	1,010	1,015
Serbo-Croatian	235	115	120	435	225	210
Shanghainese	0	0	0	65	35	35
Sign languages, n.i.e.	160	90	70	685	415	270
Sindhi	40	15	20	1,105	490	610
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	115	50	60	1,000	530	465
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	225	120	105	500	260	240
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	70	35	35
Slovak	305	145	165	680	340	335
Slovenian	230	105	125	120	50	70
Somali	540	235	310	4,110	2,130	1,985
Spanish	5,515	2,635	2,885	27,405	13,830	13,575
Swahili	135	60	75	580	310	275
Swedish	35	20	15	115	55	55
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,965	855	1,105	33,190	15,940	17,255
Taiwanese	35	20	15	130	60	70
Tamil	255	125	130	1,515	805	715
Telugu	70	35	35	565	295	270
Thai	100	65	35	595	270	325
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	235	120	110
Tigrigna	50	25	30	1,595	820	775
Turkish	460	240	220	1,610	860	750
Ukrainian	710	290	420	2,985	1,365	1,620
Urdu	2,335	1,145	1,190	13,740	7,005	6,735
Vietnamese	2,355	1,135	1,215	15,080	7,140	7,945
Yiddish	5	5	0	5	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	425	225	205	3,810	1,955	1,850
Multiple responses	23,330	11,300	12,030	110,695	54,360	56,335
English and French	915	440	475	4,945	2,520	2,425
English and non-official language	21,710	10,540	11,175	102,995	50,465	52,535
French and non-official language	305	150	155	1,115	570	550
English, French and non-official language	400	170	230	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}	662,415	321,930	340,485	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730
None	578,825	282,255	296,570	3,175,225	1,598,555	1,576,670
Single responses	81,980	38,915	43,065	427,270	209,070	218,200
English	29,895	14,660	15,240	175,275	88,065	87,205
French	6,240	2,625	3,615	36,995	17,270	19,730
Non-official languages	45,845	21,630	24,215	215,005	103,740	111,265
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	45	20	25	11,185	5,305	5,880
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	9,370	4,490	4,885
Dene	0	0	0	655	290	365
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	55	20	35
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	20	10	10
Ojibway	35	15	20	220	90	130
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	0	5
Stoney	0	0	0	855	405	450
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	45,220	21,365	23,855	197,700	95,500	102,195
African languages, n.i.e.	100	50	50	970	540	430
Afrikaans	100	50	55	935	475	455
Akan (Twi)	110	55	55	620	350	270
Albanian	200	105	90	490	265	230
Amharic	90	50	35	1,395	750	650
Arabic	2,330	1,255	1,070	12,895	6,955	5,945
Armenian	100	45	55	95	40	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	110	50	65	550	265	285
Bengali	250	140	110	1,010	515	490
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	5	5	0
Bisayan languages	45	20	25	830	330	505
Bosnian	225	110	115	580	280	305
Bulgarian	70	35	40	320	150	175
Burmese	20	10	5	115	60	55
Cantonese	580	265	315	9,235	4,460	4,775
Chinese, n.o.s.	905	420	485	10,445	5,115	5,330
Creoles	210	100	115	720	360	355
Croatian	2,190	1,035	1,150	1,555	775	780
Czech	310	135	180	990	480	515
Danish	85	30	55	945	430	515
Dutch	1,385	575	805	5,765	2,795	2,965
Estonian	70	40	40	50	30	25
Finnish	50	15	35	300	130	175
Flemish	30	15	20	70	40	35
Fukien	5	0	0	155	75	80
German	2,145	915	1,225	18,255	8,815	9,440
Greek	1,030	525	510	1,720	850	870
Gujarati	410	210	200	2,970	1,465	1,500
Hakka	5	0	0	105	40	65
Hebrew	125	65	65	600	300	290
Hindi	775	385	390	7,045	3,685	3,365
Hungarian	1,000	455	550	2,015	970	1,040
Ilocano	60	20	40	845	360	480
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	110	60	50	320	175	140
Italian	6,575	3,195	3,375	5,390	2,700	2,685
Japanese	210	100	115	2,250	960	1,290
Khmer (Cambodian)	230	115	125	525	255	270
Korean	405	200	210	2,420	1,125	1,290
Kurdish	210	115	95	300	165	135
Lao	100	50	50	365	190	175
Latvian	135	50	80	80	30	50
Lingala	65	25	40	230	115	115
Lithuanian	190	70	120	95	45	45
Macedonian	205	90	110	90	40	50
Malay	80	30	45	460	205	255
Malayalam	215	110	105	960	485	470
Maltese	85	35	50	15	10	10
Mandarin	495	230	265	4,300	1,965	2,335
Marathi	25	10	15	240	130	110
Nepali	10	0	10	235	135	90
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	135	65	70	1,685	860	830
Norwegian	30	15	15	355	160	195
Oromo	10	5	0	255	130	130
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,390	730	660	8,810	4,560	4,245
Pashto	60	30	25	340	170	170
Persian (Farsi)	605	335	265	2,105	1,130	980
Polish	2,980	1,310	1,665	6,180	2,890	3,290
Portuguese	3,200	1,585	1,615	3,195	1,565	1,630
Romanian	680	310	370	1,715	865	850
Rundi (Kirundi)	25	15	10	120	65	55
Russian	515	230	280	4,020	1,825	2,200
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	40	15	20	195	100	100
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	305	150	155	185	100	90
Serbian	1,805	910	890	1,135	575	555
Serbo-Croatian	145	65	80	260	125	140
Shanghainese	0	0	0	40	15	25
Sign languages, n.i.e.	75	25	50	645	270	375
Sindhi	45	25	25	1,185	560	630
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	125	60	65	755	395	360
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	115	65	50
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	75	40	30	85	50	40
Slovak	175	70	105	605	300	300
Slovenian	200	85	115	250	120	130
Somali	165	75	95	1,435	745	690
Spanish	3,250	1,525	1,725	18,355	9,210	9,145
Swahili	170	80	95	1,145	610	540
Swedish	60	25	35	450	205	245
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,460	510	955	18,450	6,985	11,460
Taiwanese	20	10	10	125	60	65
Tamil	145	75	80	880	460	420
Telugu	25	15	15	360	195	165
Thai	55	25	30	575	185	390
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	60	35	30
Tigrigna	55	20	30	740	395	345
Turkish	245	120	115	640	370	270
Ukrainian	805	335	465	7,440	3,335	4,105
Urdu	905	450	455	4,905	2,555	2,355
Vietnamese	765	370	400	4,960	2,345	2,615
Yiddish	10	5	10	60	30	30
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	580	255	330	6,125	2,940	3,190
Multiple responses	1,610	760	845	7,690	3,825	3,865
English and French	190	95	95	995	520	475
English and non-official language	505	260	250	2,860	1,445	1,405
French and non-official language	910	405	500	3,785	1,820	1,960
English, French and non-official language	5	5	5	55	35	25

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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^E use with caution

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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. Hamilton, Ontario (Code 0349) 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 April 28, 2024).

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Map: Hamilton (Population Centre), Ontario

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Map: Hamilton, Population Centre (shaded in green), Ontario

Map: Alberta

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Map of Canada: Alberta (shaded in green)

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Hamilton (Population centre)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Hamilton (Census metropolitan area)
    - Hamilton (Population Centre)

Geographic hierarchy: Alberta (Province)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)

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Related data: Hamilton (Population Centre), Ontario

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.

Related data: Alberta

2011 Census

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2011 Census

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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