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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	Montréal Quebec (Population centre)			Northwest Territories (Territory)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	3,407,963	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	3,260,508^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,464	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,524,857	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	1,448,612	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	2,205.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,545.30	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,143,793.47	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	3,407,960	1,654,965	1,753,000	41,460	21,065	20,400
0 to 4 years	196,500	100,320	96,175	3,285	1,655	1,630
5 to 9 years	177,785	90,145	87,640	2,860	1,435	1,425
10 to 14 years	183,050	93,415	89,640	2,865	1,450	1,420
15 to 19 years	212,955	107,750	105,205	3,390	1,765	1,625
15 years	40,590	20,670	19,920	695	355	345
16 years	41,340	20,890	20,450	640	360	285
17 years	42,055	21,530	20,525	675	355	325
18 years	43,450	21,905	21,550	685	360	330
19 years	45,510	22,750	22,760	685	340	345
20 to 24 years	227,225	113,055	114,170	3,340	1,690	1,650
25 to 29 years	233,825	115,275	118,550	3,440	1,770	1,675
30 to 34 years	249,150	122,350	126,790	3,305	1,625	1,680
35 to 39 years	238,830	118,815	120,010	2,985	1,445	1,535
40 to 44 years	243,545	122,085	121,460	3,035	1,535	1,500
45 to 49 years	266,580	133,705	132,870	3,380	1,695	1,685
50 to 54 years	260,505	128,400	132,105	3,105	1,615	1,490
55 to 59 years	221,725	107,090	114,635	2,390	1,255	1,135
60 to 64 years	192,530	91,245	101,285	1,680	915	765
65 to 69 years	151,020	70,010	81,005	980	555	425
70 to 74 years	116,005	51,790	64,215	580	280	305
75 to 79 years	96,600	41,345	55,255	400	200	200
80 to 84 years	74,685	28,770	45,915	240	105	130
85 years and over	65,460	19,395	46,070	200	80	120
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.7	38.6	40.7	32.3	32.3	32.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.6	82.8	84.4	78.3	78.4	78.1
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	2,850,620	1,371,085	1,479,540	32,455	16,525	15,925
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,518,895	761,840	757,055	17,670	8,845	8,825
Married (and not separated)	1,053,300	527,105	526,195	11,375	5,715	5,655
Living common law	465,595	234,740	230,860	6,295	3,130	3,165
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,331,730	609,240	722,485	14,785	7,685	7,100
Single (never legally married)	913,410	481,340	432,070	11,785	6,475	5,315
Separated	53,010	21,955	31,055	785	370	410
Divorced	206,885	76,335	130,550	1,300	615	685
Widowed	158,425	29,610	128,815	915	230	690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	912,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	444,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	208,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	184,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	75,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	912,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	741,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	509,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	218,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	290,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	109,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	124,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	56,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	232,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	119,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	113,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	50,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	725	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	47,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	555	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	15,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	170,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	135,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	82,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	930	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	39,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	490	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	13,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	35,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	610	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	23,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	380	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	9,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	180	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	55	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	999,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	232,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	321,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	120,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	210,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	114,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	3,343,655	1,630,880	1,712,775	40,805	20,655	20,150
Number of persons not in census families	690,020	325,700	364,320	6,745	3,745	3,000
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	74,435	31,400	43,035	1,340	675	665
Living with non-relatives only	130,330	74,220	56,110	1,930	1,105	825
Living alone	485,260	220,085	265,175	3,475	1,965	1,510
Number of census family persons	2,653,630	1,305,180	1,348,450	34,060	16,910	17,145
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	455,070	197,535	257,530	2,230	1,135	1,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	176,390	48,695	127,695	845	365	480
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	22,230	4,940	17,290	185	55	125
Living with non-relatives only	10,335	4,975	5,360	40	20	20
Living alone	143,820	38,775	105,045	625	290	340
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	278,680	148,840	129,840	1,385	770	610
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,448,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	896,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	834,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	690,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	315,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	374,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	144,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	62,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	47,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	30,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	12,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	275	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	18,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	16,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	15,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	551,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	485,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	66,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	1,448,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	416,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	134,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	2,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	895,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	72,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	50,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	133,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	632,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	1,448,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	485,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	458,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	218,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	189,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	66,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	29,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	3,343,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,372,940	1,640,835	1,732,110	41,040	20,785	20,260
Single responses	3,260,000	1,584,520	1,675,480	40,500	20,520	19,975
English	406,795	201,720	205,070	31,375	16,000	15,375
French	2,034,755	982,635	1,052,115	1,075	580	500
Non-official languages	818,455	400,170	418,290	8,045	3,940	4,105
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	525	175	345	780	375	405
Atikamekw	25	5	20	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	200	90	115	135	60	75
Dene	0	5	0	450	245	205
Innu/Montagnais	50	15	35	0	0	0
Inuktitut	215	55	160	190	70	120
Mi'kmaq	20	5	15	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	5	0	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	810,280	396,055	414,225	2,465	1,205	1,260
African languages, n.i.e.	710	405	305	0	0	5
Afrikaans	70	40	30	5	0	5
Akan (Twi)	1,105	540	565	10	5	5
Albanian	2,025	1,045	980	5	5	0
Amharic	605	295	310	10	5	5
Arabic	125,925	66,985	58,935	150	100	55
Armenian	14,735	7,175	7,555	75	35	40
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	1,230	640	590	30	20	15
Bengali	10,145	5,170	4,975	35	20	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5,185	2,820	2,365	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	860	270	590	70	25	45
Bosnian	385	190	200	5	5	5
Bulgarian	5,880	2,860	3,015	10	0	5
Burmese	50	20	25	0	0	0
Cantonese	10,440	4,930	5,515	85	45	40
Chinese, n.o.s.	38,785	18,370	20,415	110	55	55
Creoles	47,240	20,905	26,335	40	15	25
Croatian	1,805	920	885	20	10	10
Czech	1,265	590	680	10	5	5
Danish	225	110	115	10	5	5
Dutch	1,905	935	970	50	30	25
Estonian	165	60	100	0	0	0
Finnish	310	110	200	10	5	5
Flemish	295	110	180	5	0	0
Fukien	65	30	45	0	0	0
German	9,355	4,180	5,175	185	100	85
Greek	38,430	19,255	19,180	10	10	5
Gujarati	5,870	2,880	3,000	10	5	5
Hakka	105	40	60	0	0	0
Hebrew	3,865	2,045	1,820	0	0	0
Hindi	2,620	1,375	1,250	25	15	10
Hungarian	5,780	2,750	3,035	25	15	10
Ilocano	1,670	605	1,065	45	20	25
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	450	265	180	5	0	0
Italian	108,435	53,295	55,135	45	25	20
Japanese	1,790	560	1,225	30	10	20
Khmer (Cambodian)	7,605	3,565	4,040	0	0	0
Korean	3,830	1,690	2,145	15	5	5
Kurdish	660	360	295	0	0	0
Lao	3,510	1,700	1,805	5	0	0
Latvian	265	95	170	0	0	0
Lingala	1,715	805	910	0	0	0
Lithuanian	550	230	320	0	0	0
Macedonian	170	85	85	5	5	5
Malay	545	230	320	5	0	0
Malayalam	290	155	140	15	5	5
Maltese	15	5	10	0	0	0
Mandarin	10,075	4,620	5,455	35	15	20
Marathi	145	90	55	0	0	0
Nepali	205	95	110	20	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	3,685	1,955	1,730	5	0	0
Norwegian	210	105	100	5	0	0
Oromo	6,325	3,455	2,870	15	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	10,970	5,890	5,085	30	15	15
Pashto	955	525	430	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	17,745	9,245	8,500	20	10	10
Polish	12,935	5,630	7,305	30	15	20
Portuguese	28,490	13,670	14,815	20	10	15
Romanian	28,440	13,715	14,725	20	10	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	1,250	605	640	0	0	0
Russian	21,845	9,795	12,060	40	15	25
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	1,245	550	695	5	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	120	60	60	0	0	0
Serbian	1,690	830	860	15	5	10
Serbo-Croatian	655	325	330	5	0	0
Shanghainese	85	40	45	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	265	145	125	0	5	0
Sindhi	295	140	150	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	555	290	265	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	60	35	20	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	260	140	125	5	5	0
Slovak	980	420	560	15	5	10
Slovenian	745	330	420	5	0	5
Somali	635	325	315	40	30	5
Spanish	107,765	52,715	55,050	90	40	55
Swahili	940	475	465	10	5	5
Swedish	415	200	215	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	13,180	4,530	8,655	545	205	340
Taiwanese	390	185	205	0	0	0
Tamil	13,130	6,585	6,540	25	10	15
Telugu	350	200	155	10	5	5
Thai	510	140	375	0	0	5
Tibetan languages	95	55	45	0	0	0
Tigrigna	305	140	170	10	10	0
Turkish	6,275	3,230	3,040	15	5	10
Ukrainian	4,225	1,830	2,400	45	30	20
Urdu	9,565	4,975	4,590	30	20	10
Vietnamese	24,430	11,640	12,790	155	75	80
Yiddish	8,900	4,445	4,460	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	7,650	3,940	3,715	4,800	2,360	2,440
Multiple responses	112,940	56,315	56,625	535	260	280
English and French	36,535	18,285	18,250	75	35	35
English and non-official language	21,080	10,295	10,785	450	215	235
French and non-official language	43,835	21,725	22,115	15	5	10
English, French and non-official language	11,485	6,005	5,475	5	0	0
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,372,940	1,640,835	1,732,110	41,040	20,785	20,255
English only	269,225	132,310	136,910	37,040	18,900	18,140
French only	1,181,170	523,205	657,960	45	20	25
English and French	1,858,750	960,320	898,435	3,715	1,760	1,955
Neither English nor French	63,800	25,000	38,805	235	95	140
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,372,940	1,640,835	1,732,110	41,040	20,780	20,255
English	701,100	348,325	352,775	39,680	20,090	19,590
French	2,397,520	1,156,620	1,240,900	1,030	550	475
English and French	212,620	111,890	100,730	100	45	55
Neither English nor French	61,700	23,990	37,705	225	95	130
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	807,415	404,275	403,140	1,080	575	505
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	23.9	24.6	23.3	2.6	2.8	2.5
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,372,945	1,640,835	1,732,110	41,040	20,780	20,260
Single responses	3,175,180	1,543,205	1,631,980	40,650	20,600	20,055
English	570,510	281,400	289,105	36,485	18,495	17,990
French	2,138,090	1,037,225	1,100,870	550	290	265
Non-official languages	466,580	224,575	242,005	3,615	1,815	1,800
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	195	75	120	235	130	110
Atikamekw	5	0	5	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	85	35	50	15	10	10
Dene	0	0	0	170	95	70
Innu/Montagnais	25	10	15	0	0	0
Inuktitut	70	25	45	45	20	30
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	5	5	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	463,585	223,110	240,475	1,170	555	615
African languages, n.i.e.	185	90	100	0	0	0
Afrikaans	20	10	10	0	0	0
Akan (Twi)	560	255	305	5	0	5
Albanian	1,260	640	625	0	5	0
Amharic	320	150	175	10	5	5
Arabic	66,585	34,075	32,515	100	55	45
Armenian	10,850	5,135	5,710	50	20	25
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	225	105	120	5	5	5
Bengali	8,080	4,025	4,065	25	15	10
Berber languages (Kabyle)	1,765	925	835	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	225	95	135	25	15	15
Bosnian	255	130	120	0	0	0
Bulgarian	4,540	2,230	2,305	5	0	0
Burmese	25	15	15	0	0	0
Cantonese	8,090	3,860	4,225	50	20	25
Chinese, n.o.s.	31,700	15,175	16,520	65	35	30
Creoles	18,875	8,050	10,825	25	5	15
Croatian	760	360	400	0	0	0
Czech	400	190	215	0	0	0
Danish	30	15	15	0	0	0
Dutch	300	145	155	5	0	5
Estonian	25	10	20	0	0	0
Finnish	55	25	35	0	0	0
Flemish	50	15	30	0	0	0
Fukien	15	10	10	0	0	0
German	1,730	790	945	25	10	10
Greek	19,635	9,465	10,170	5	5	5
Gujarati	3,925	1,885	2,030	15	5	5
Hakka	20	10	15	0	0	0
Hebrew	1,700	870	825	0	0	0
Hindi	1,400	700	700	15	5	10
Hungarian	2,190	970	1,215	5	0	0
Ilocano	585	225	355	25	10	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	225	120	105	0	0	0
Italian	38,610	17,460	21,150	10	5	5
Japanese	755	325	425	10	10	10
Khmer (Cambodian)	4,800	2,220	2,580	0	0	0
Korean	2,800	1,290	1,510	10	5	5
Kurdish	300	155	150	0	0	0
Lao	2,085	1,005	1,085	0	0	0
Latvian	85	35	50	0	0	0
Lingala	440	205	235	0	0	0
Lithuanian	140	55	85	0	0	0
Macedonian	105	55	55	0	0	0
Malay	215	105	105	0	0	0
Malayalam	70	35	35	10	5	5
Maltese	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	8,455	4,055	4,405	30	15	20
Marathi	65	40	25	0	0	0
Nepali	140	70	70	15	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	850	410	445	0	0	0
Norwegian	40	20	15	0	0	0
Oromo	1,925	1,020	905	10	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	8,230	4,350	3,875	10	5	5
Pashto	775	410	365	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	12,895	6,380	6,520	5	0	0
Polish	6,115	2,765	3,355	10	5	0
Portuguese	13,685	6,480	7,205	10	5	10
Romanian	21,010	10,285	10,730	0	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	355	160	195	0	0	0
Russian	17,040	8,055	8,985	30	15	15
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	290	140	150	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	55	30	20	0	0	0
Serbian	1,005	485	520	10	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	305	145	160	5	0	5
Shanghainese	30	10	20	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	480	300	175	5	5	5
Sindhi	160	80	85	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	310	155	155	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	125	55	65	0	0	0
Slovak	215	95	120	5	5	5
Slovenian	280	115	160	0	0	0
Somali	395	190	205	10	10	0
Spanish	72,735	35,215	37,520	40	15	20
Swahili	260	120	135	5	0	0
Swedish	90	45	45	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	7,195	2,765	4,425	295	130	160
Taiwanese	220	120	100	0	0	0
Tamil	11,220	5,555	5,665	10	5	5
Telugu	215	110	95	0	5	0
Thai	155	70	90	0	0	0
Tibetan languages	70	40	30	0	0	0
Tigrigna	155	65	90	0	5	0
Turkish	4,600	2,285	2,315	0	5	0
Ukrainian	1,770	760	1,010	0	0	0
Urdu	7,005	3,535	3,470	25	10	15
Vietnamese	19,470	9,240	10,230	145	70	75
Yiddish	6,145	3,160	2,985	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,795	1,385	1,410	2,210	1,135	1,080
Multiple responses	197,760	97,635	100,130	385	185	205
English and French	44,895	22,685	22,210	45	20	20
English and non-official language	40,495	19,690	20,805	330	160	170
French and non-official language	85,775	41,545	44,230	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	26,590	13,715	12,875	15	5	5
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,372,940	1,640,835	1,732,110	41,040	20,780	20,255
None	2,583,315	1,249,895	1,333,420	34,395	17,525	16,870
Single responses	722,315	357,115	365,210	6,585	3,230	3,350
English	253,515	127,760	125,750	2,345	1,225	1,125
French	220,130	108,460	111,670	605	275	335
Non-official languages	248,675	120,890	127,790	3,630	1,735	1,890
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	225	85	140	415	200	215
Atikamekw	10	0	10	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	80	40	45	60	30	30
Dene	0	0	0	235	120	110
Innu/Montagnais	20	15	10	0	0	0
Inuktitut	85	20	70	120	50	75
Mi'kmaq	20	10	15	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	0	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	244,245	118,680	125,565	840	400	445
African languages, n.i.e.	465	250	215	0	0	0
Afrikaans	40	25	15	5	5	5
Akan (Twi)	460	230	225	10	5	0
Albanian	330	160	170	0	0	0
Amharic	165	80	90	5	0	0
Arabic	44,315	23,565	20,750	40	30	15
Armenian	2,430	1,205	1,220	35	15	15
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	730	365	360	20	10	10
Bengali	1,105	620	490	10	5	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	1,810	950	860	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	230	80	150	15	5	10
Bosnian	75	30	45	5	0	5
Bulgarian	705	320	385	5	0	0
Burmese	15	5	10	0	0	0
Cantonese	1,730	850	875	35	15	20
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,020	2,305	2,715	25	15	10
Creoles	32,930	14,765	18,165	10	5	0
Croatian	470	215	260	10	5	5
Czech	335	150	185	10	5	5
Danish	100	45	60	5	0	0
Dutch	565	260	310	10	5	5
Estonian	50	20	30	0	0	0
Finnish	90	40	55	5	5	0
Flemish	55	20	35	0	0	0
Fukien	25	10	15	0	0	0
German	3,825	1,730	2,095	65	30	35
Greek	13,970	7,020	6,950	0	5	0
Gujarati	1,165	590	575	0	0	0
Hakka	50	20	30	0	0	0
Hebrew	2,920	1,445	1,480	0	0	0
Hindi	1,785	940	845	25	10	10
Hungarian	1,365	605	755	10	5	5
Ilocano	505	180	325	5	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	185	105	85	0	0	0
Italian	36,900	18,100	18,800	20	10	5
Japanese	825	345	480	10	5	5
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,965	910	1,060	0	0	0
Korean	595	260	335	5	0	5
Kurdish	205	105	100	0	0	0
Lao	910	445	465	5	5	0
Latvian	70	25	45	0	0	0
Lingala	2,220	1,075	1,145	0	0	0
Lithuanian	150	50	105	0	0	0
Macedonian	35	15	20	0	0	0
Malay	190	85	105	5	0	5
Malayalam	130	65	65	0	0	0
Maltese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	1,655	705	945	0	0	0
Marathi	55	30	25	0	0	0
Nepali	25	10	10	0	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	2,165	1,065	1,100	15	5	5
Norwegian	85	45	40	0	0	0
Oromo	2,185	1,135	1,055	5	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,710	935	775	10	10	5
Pashto	75	45	30	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	2,600	1,425	1,170	10	5	10
Polish	2,875	1,165	1,715	15	5	5
Portuguese	8,120	3,885	4,235	5	0	5
Romanian	3,950	1,810	2,135	5	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	630	300	330	0	0	0
Russian	4,000	1,835	2,165	20	10	10
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	560	235	320	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	45	20	25	0	0	0
Serbian	360	180	180	5	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	125	60	65	0	0	0
Shanghainese	50	20	25	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	190	85	105	0	0	0
Sindhi	110	55	60	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	170	95	75	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	20	15	10	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	70	35	35	5	0	0
Slovak	270	120	155	15	5	5
Slovenian	195	80	115	0	0	0
Somali	190	100	90	20	15	5
Spanish	29,850	14,625	15,230	65	20	45
Swahili	685	310	375	0	0	0
Swedish	255	130	125	10	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,645	1,485	3,160	195	70	120
Taiwanese	135	65	70	0	0	0
Tamil	1,490	780	710	5	0	0
Telugu	75	45	25	0	0	0
Thai	225	75	155	5	0	5
Tibetan languages	25	15	10	0	0	0
Tigrigna	75	40	35	0	0	0
Turkish	1,110	580	530	5	5	0
Ukrainian	1,070	455	620	10	5	5
Urdu	2,120	1,150	975	15	10	5
Vietnamese	4,100	1,990	2,110	15	10	10
Yiddish	1,680	760	915	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	4,210	2,125	2,085	2,375	1,135	1,235
Multiple responses	67,310	33,830	33,480	60	20	40
English and French	27,610	14,190	13,420	0	0	0
English and non-official language	18,980	9,470	9,515	10	0	10
French and non-official language	19,840	9,720	10,120	50	15	30
English, French and non-official language	875	445	425	0	0	0

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

^E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

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

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

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

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

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

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

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 13

Other family households

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

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

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

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

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

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

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

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

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

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

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 22

Other languages

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

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Montréal, Quebec (Code 0547) and Northwest Territories (Code 61) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed April 19, 2024).

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Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
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Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
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Map: Montréal (Population Centre), Quebec

Map: Northwest Territories

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Geographic hierarchy: Montréal (Population centre)

Geographic hierarchy: Northwest Territories (Territory)

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Related data

Related data: Montréal (Population Centre), Quebec

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Northwest Territories

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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