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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	Ottawa - Gatineau Ontario (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}	933,596	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	867,593^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,464	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	7.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	409,697	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	389,961	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,860.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	501.92	...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}	933,590	450,630	482,955	41,460	21,065	20,400
0 to 4 years	52,245	26,570	25,675	3,285	1,655	1,630
5 to 9 years	48,860	24,775	24,090	2,860	1,435	1,425
10 to 14 years	50,780	25,660	25,125	2,865	1,450	1,420
15 to 19 years	60,320	30,415	29,905	3,390	1,765	1,625
15 years	11,055	5,665	5,395	695	355	345
16 years	11,550	5,855	5,690	640	360	285
17 years	11,620	5,860	5,755	675	355	325
18 years	12,385	6,215	6,170	685	360	330
19 years	13,710	6,820	6,885	685	340	345
20 to 24 years	72,375	36,000	36,375	3,340	1,690	1,650
25 to 29 years	69,210	34,105	35,105	3,440	1,770	1,675
30 to 34 years	64,360	31,165	33,195	3,305	1,625	1,680
35 to 39 years	63,285	30,535	32,755	2,985	1,445	1,535
40 to 44 years	65,545	31,750	33,795	3,035	1,535	1,500
45 to 49 years	74,965	36,480	38,485	3,380	1,695	1,685
50 to 54 years	72,950	35,175	37,780	3,105	1,615	1,490
55 to 59 years	61,705	29,780	31,925	2,390	1,255	1,135
60 to 64 years	53,305	25,665	27,635	1,680	915	765
65 to 69 years	37,835	17,680	20,155	980	555	425
70 to 74 years	28,165	12,680	15,490	580	280	305
75 to 79 years	22,675	9,920	12,755	400	200	200
80 to 84 years	17,680	6,910	10,765	240	105	130
85 years and over	17,320	5,365	11,955	200	80	120
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	38.8	37.7	39.9	32.3	32.3	32.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.7	82.9	84.5	78.3	78.4	78.1
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	781,700	373,625	408,070	32,455	16,525	15,925
Married or living with a common-law partner	419,360	209,635	209,725	17,670	8,845	8,825
Married (and not separated)	331,085	165,200	165,880	11,375	5,715	5,655
Living common law	88,275	44,430	43,840	6,295	3,130	3,165
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	362,340	163,995	198,340	14,785	7,685	7,100
Single (never legally married)	249,010	129,030	119,980	11,785	6,475	5,315
Separated	21,570	8,730	12,845	785	370	410
Divorced	51,420	18,665	32,760	1,300	615	685
Widowed	40,340	7,580	32,755	915	230	690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	250,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	124,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	55,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	49,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	20,850	...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}	250,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	204,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	160,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	70,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	90,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	34,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	39,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	17,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	44,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	26,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	17,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	8,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	725	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	555	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,360	...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	45,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	36,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	21,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	930	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	490	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	9,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	610	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	380	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	180	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	645	...Data not available	...Data not available	55	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	270,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	61,695	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	89,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	33,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	58,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	28,560	...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	915,920	443,430	472,490	40,805	20,655	20,150
Number of persons not in census families	189,645	87,475	102,165	6,745	3,745	3,000
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	20,325	8,525	11,800	1,340	675	665
Living with non-relatives only	46,875	26,375	20,505	1,930	1,105	825
Living alone	122,450	52,580	69,865	3,475	1,965	1,510
Number of census family persons	726,275	355,950	370,325	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	112,015	49,315	62,700	2,230	1,135	1,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	39,920	10,630	29,290	845	365	480
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,255	1,040	4,220	185	55	125
Living with non-relatives only	2,290	1,015	1,275	40	20	20
Living alone	32,375	8,575	23,795	625	290	340
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	72,095	38,685	33,410	1,385	770	610
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	389,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	245,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	226,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	189,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	89,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	99,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	37,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	19,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	14,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	275	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	5,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	5,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	4,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	144,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	122,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	21,605	...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}	389,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	145,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	71,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	445	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	173,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	29,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	66,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	12,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	63,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	505	...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}	389,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	122,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	128,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	59,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	51,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	18,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	8,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	915,920	...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}	922,450	446,045	476,405	41,040	20,785	20,260
Single responses	893,335	432,080	461,250	40,500	20,520	19,975
English	434,920	215,650	219,265	31,375	16,000	15,375
French	284,645	134,025	150,615	1,075	580	500
Non-official languages	173,775	82,405	91,370	8,045	3,940	4,105
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	525	185	340	780	375	405
Atikamekw	5	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	205	95	110	135	60	75
Dene	5	0	5	450	245	205
Innu/Montagnais	10	5	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	205	50	150	190	70	120
Mi'kmaq	20	5	15	0	0	0
Ojibway	65	25	40	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	10	5	5	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	171,125	81,205	89,920	2,465	1,205	1,260
African languages, n.i.e.	500	255	245	0	0	5
Afrikaans	85	50	35	5	0	5
Akan (Twi)	275	135	140	10	5	5
Albanian	555	275	280	5	5	0
Amharic	1,135	550	585	10	5	5
Arabic	31,615	16,500	15,115	150	100	55
Armenian	430	215	210	75	35	40
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	610	300	315	30	20	15
Bengali	2,620	1,335	1,285	35	20	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	165	85	85	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	340	95	240	70	25	45
Bosnian	585	265	320	5	5	5
Bulgarian	905	420	490	10	0	5
Burmese	155	80	75	0	0	0
Cantonese	5,515	2,580	2,940	85	45	40
Chinese, n.o.s.	10,420	4,880	5,545	110	55	55
Creoles	4,205	1,795	2,410	40	15	25
Croatian	1,010	480	535	20	10	10
Czech	835	375	455	10	5	5
Danish	240	105	135	10	5	5
Dutch	1,750	815	940	50	30	25
Estonian	155	60	95	0	0	0
Finnish	245	90	160	10	5	5
Flemish	90	35	50	5	0	0
Fukien	75	35	40	0	0	0
German	4,825	2,075	2,755	185	100	85
Greek	1,880	1,000	880	10	10	5
Gujarati	940	500	445	10	5	5
Hakka	50	30	15	0	0	0
Hebrew	320	170	145	0	0	0
Hindi	1,865	945	915	25	15	10
Hungarian	1,485	720	770	25	15	10
Ilocano	345	115	230	45	20	25
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	125	75	55	5	0	0
Italian	8,595	4,295	4,305	45	25	20
Japanese	870	270	600	30	10	20
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,055	465	585	0	0	0
Korean	1,365	565	800	15	5	5
Kurdish	660	345	310	0	0	0
Lao	305	145	160	5	0	0
Latvian	220	100	120	0	0	0
Lingala	370	175	190	0	0	0
Lithuanian	175	80	95	0	0	0
Macedonian	50	25	30	5	5	5
Malay	330	145	185	5	0	0
Malayalam	370	185	185	15	5	5
Maltese	25	15	15	0	0	0
Mandarin	5,420	2,480	2,940	35	15	20
Marathi	195	90	100	0	0	0
Nepali	460	230	235	20	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	810	430	380	5	0	0
Norwegian	110	45	70	5	0	0
Oromo	535	290	245	15	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,620	1,315	1,305	30	15	15
Pashto	680	360	315	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	5,660	2,860	2,805	20	10	10
Polish	4,900	2,195	2,705	30	15	20
Portuguese	5,780	2,775	3,010	20	10	15
Romanian	2,610	1,210	1,405	20	10	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	905	405	500	0	0	0
Russian	4,595	1,955	2,645	40	15	25
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	840	325	515	5	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	160	80	80	0	0	0
Serbian	1,955	980	980	15	5	10
Serbo-Croatian	850	410	440	5	0	0
Shanghainese	65	30	35	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	120	55	65	0	5	0
Sindhi	205	100	105	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	640	320	320	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	350	175	180	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	5	5	0
Slovak	480	210	275	15	5	10
Slovenian	185	90	95	5	0	5
Somali	6,050	2,580	3,475	40	30	5
Spanish	13,335	6,100	7,235	90	40	55
Swahili	1,030	495	535	10	5	5
Swedish	215	95	125	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,465	1,495	2,970	545	205	340
Taiwanese	135	55	80	0	0	0
Tamil	1,615	830	790	25	10	15
Telugu	275	140	135	10	5	5
Thai	295	80	220	0	0	5
Tibetan languages	20	10	10	0	0	0
Tigrigna	730	350	380	10	10	0
Turkish	1,255	630	615	15	5	10
Ukrainian	1,375	585	795	45	30	20
Urdu	3,070	1,560	1,510	30	20	10
Vietnamese	5,105	2,420	2,685	155	75	80
Yiddish	215	115	105	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,125	1,015	1,110	4,800	2,360	2,440
Multiple responses	29,115	13,965	15,150	535	260	280
English and French	13,095	6,255	6,835	75	35	35
English and non-official language	10,005	4,880	5,120	450	215	235
French and non-official language	4,305	2,040	2,260	15	5	10
English, French and non-official language	1,715	785	935	5	0	0
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	922,450	446,045	476,405	41,040	20,785	20,255
English only	412,360	208,240	204,120	37,040	18,900	18,140
French only	76,375	32,735	43,635	45	20	25
English and French	421,955	200,555	221,405	3,715	1,760	1,955
Neither English nor French	11,760	4,515	7,245	235	95	140
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	922,450	446,045	476,405	41,040	20,780	20,255
English	580,550	286,140	294,415	39,680	20,090	19,590
French	306,605	144,050	162,555	1,030	550	475
English and French	23,895	11,530	12,365	100	45	55
Neither English nor French	11,405	4,325	7,080	225	95	130
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	318,550	149,820	168,735	1,080	575	505
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	34.5	33.6	35.4	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}	922,450	446,050	476,405	41,040	20,780	20,260
Single responses	877,130	424,540	452,595	40,650	20,600	20,055
English	529,350	260,420	268,925	36,485	18,495	17,990
French	256,255	120,735	135,515	550	290	265
Non-official languages	91,520	43,375	48,150	3,615	1,815	1,800
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	165	60	110	235	130	110
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	80	35	50	15	10	10
Dene	0	0	0	170	95	70
Innu/Montagnais	5	0	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	60	15	45	45	20	30
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	20	10	10	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}	90,610	42,950	47,665	1,170	555	615
African languages, n.i.e.	200	95	105	0	0	0
Afrikaans	30	15	15	0	0	0
Akan (Twi)	95	50	50	5	0	5
Albanian	285	145	140	0	5	0
Amharic	625	290	340	10	5	5
Arabic	19,120	9,670	9,450	100	55	45
Armenian	220	110	105	50	20	25
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	95	40	60	5	5	5
Bengali	1,780	880	900	25	15	10
Berber languages (Kabyle)	70	30	40	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	110	35	70	25	15	15
Bosnian	340	175	170	0	0	0
Bulgarian	520	245	275	5	0	0
Burmese	95	45	50	0	0	0
Cantonese	3,450	1,600	1,850	50	20	25
Chinese, n.o.s.	7,100	3,325	3,775	65	35	30
Creoles	1,775	735	1,040	25	5	15
Croatian	455	225	230	0	0	0
Czech	240	110	130	0	0	0
Danish	10	5	5	0	0	0
Dutch	135	65	70	5	0	5
Estonian	40	15	25	0	0	0
Finnish	15	5	10	0	0	0
Flemish	5	0	5	0	0	0
Fukien	15	10	5	0	0	0
German	625	265	360	25	10	10
Greek	605	295	310	5	5	5
Gujarati	355	170	185	15	5	5
Hakka	10	5	10	0	0	0
Hebrew	120	65	55	0	0	0
Hindi	835	415	420	15	5	10
Hungarian	435	200	235	5	0	0
Ilocano	160	60	100	25	10	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	35	20	10	0	0	0
Italian	2,775	1,250	1,525	10	5	5
Japanese	350	135	215	10	10	10
Khmer (Cambodian)	540	250	295	0	0	0
Korean	830	370	455	10	5	5
Kurdish	405	200	200	0	0	0
Lao	160	80	80	0	0	0
Latvian	60	25	35	0	0	0
Lingala	130	55	75	0	0	0
Lithuanian	45	25	25	0	0	0
Macedonian	30	15	10	0	0	0
Malay	110	60	50	0	0	0
Malayalam	160	80	80	10	5	5
Maltese	5	0	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	4,065	1,970	2,095	30	15	20
Marathi	100	50	55	0	0	0
Nepali	340	165	175	15	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	145	70	80	0	0	0
Norwegian	5	0	5	0	0	0
Oromo	255	120	130	10	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,465	695	760	10	5	5
Pashto	500	265	235	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	3,625	1,725	1,895	5	0	0
Polish	1,955	895	1,055	10	5	0
Portuguese	2,535	1,200	1,335	10	5	10
Romanian	1,515	725	790	0	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	315	150	165	0	0	0
Russian	2,885	1,330	1,560	30	15	15
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	275	110	160	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	85	35	45	0	0	0
Serbian	1,425	710	715	10	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	540	270	270	5	0	5
Shanghainese	30	15	15	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	175	105	70	5	5	5
Sindhi	55	20	35	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	315	155	155	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	270	135	135	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	0	0	0
Slovak	135	60	70	5	5	5
Slovenian	30	15	15	0	0	0
Somali	3,805	1,585	2,225	10	10	0
Spanish	7,760	3,610	4,150	40	15	20
Swahili	380	165	215	5	0	0
Swedish	35	20	15	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,970	770	1,195	295	130	160
Taiwanese	60	25	30	0	0	0
Tamil	1,010	500	510	10	5	5
Telugu	100	45	55	0	5	0
Thai	105	40	70	0	0	0
Tibetan languages	5	0	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	390	175	215	0	5	0
Turkish	645	310	330	0	5	0
Ukrainian	390	175	220	0	0	0
Urdu	1,675	845	830	25	10	15
Vietnamese	3,585	1,690	1,895	145	70	75
Yiddish	15	10	5	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	745	365	380	2,210	1,135	1,080
Multiple responses	45,325	21,505	23,815	385	185	205
English and French	13,845	6,430	7,415	45	20	20
English and non-official language	23,115	11,250	11,860	330	160	170
French and non-official language	4,770	2,135	2,635	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	3,590	1,695	1,900	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}	922,455	446,045	476,405	41,040	20,780	20,255
None	698,165	340,095	358,070	34,395	17,525	16,870
Single responses	214,960	101,590	113,365	6,585	3,230	3,350
English	96,215	45,935	50,280	2,345	1,225	1,125
French	58,910	27,460	31,455	605	275	335
Non-official languages	59,830	28,200	31,630	3,630	1,735	1,890
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	320	125	195	415	200	215
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	110	50	55	60	30	30
Dene	0	0	0	235	120	110
Innu/Montagnais	5	5	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	130	40	90	120	50	75
Mi'kmaq	15	10	10	0	0	0
Ojibway	50	20	30	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	10	5	10	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	58,160	27,475	30,690	840	400	445
African languages, n.i.e.	245	115	125	0	0	0
Afrikaans	45	20	30	5	5	5
Akan (Twi)	205	90	115	10	5	0
Albanian	140	75	65	0	0	0
Amharic	360	170	195	5	0	0
Arabic	9,435	5,000	4,430	40	30	15
Armenian	100	40	60	35	15	15
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	350	175	170	20	10	10
Bengali	555	310	250	10	5	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	55	30	25	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	80	25	50	15	5	10
Bosnian	170	75	95	5	0	5
Bulgarian	215	105	110	5	0	0
Burmese	45	20	20	0	0	0
Cantonese	1,470	685	785	35	15	20
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,105	990	1,115	25	15	10
Creoles	2,955	1,255	1,700	10	5	0
Croatian	345	170	175	10	5	5
Czech	265	110	160	10	5	5
Danish	110	45	70	5	0	0
Dutch	585	260	320	10	5	5
Estonian	50	20	35	0	0	0
Finnish	110	30	85	5	5	0
Flemish	10	5	5	0	0	0
Fukien	35	15	15	0	0	0
German	2,040	900	1,140	65	30	35
Greek	980	520	455	0	5	0
Gujarati	460	240	220	0	0	0
Hakka	20	10	10	0	0	0
Hebrew	320	155	160	0	0	0
Hindi	1,185	610	580	25	10	10
Hungarian	455	210	245	10	5	5
Ilocano	85	25	65	5	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	60	35	25	0	0	0
Italian	3,580	1,720	1,865	20	10	5
Japanese	495	215	275	10	5	5
Khmer (Cambodian)	355	155	205	0	0	0
Korean	385	165	215	5	0	5
Kurdish	135	70	70	0	0	0
Lao	75	40	35	5	5	0
Latvian	55	25	30	0	0	0
Lingala	600	245	350	0	0	0
Lithuanian	50	20	30	0	0	0
Macedonian	15	5	10	0	0	0
Malay	145	65	80	5	0	5
Malayalam	140	75	65	0	0	0
Maltese	15	5	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	1,325	585	740	0	0	0
Marathi	40	15	25	0	0	0
Nepali	60	25	35	0	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	695	330	360	15	5	5
Norwegian	60	20	40	0	0	0
Oromo	135	75	60	5	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	845	425	425	10	10	5
Pashto	115	60	60	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	1,335	700	630	10	5	10
Polish	1,545	635	910	15	5	5
Portuguese	1,955	940	1,010	5	0	5
Romanian	610	295	315	5	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	495	215	280	0	0	0
Russian	1,290	555	735	20	10	10
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	405	150	255	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	50	20	30	0	0	0
Serbian	330	170	160	5	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	150	85	65	0	0	0
Shanghainese	20	5	10	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	115	45	70	0	0	0
Sindhi	105	50	55	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	235	120	120	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	40	15	20	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	15	5	5	0	0
Slovak	170	70	100	15	5	5
Slovenian	50	20	35	0	0	0
Somali	1,910	875	1,035	20	15	5
Spanish	5,600	2,635	2,960	65	20	45
Swahili	735	340	400	0	0	0
Swedish	140	65	75	10	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,640	490	1,155	195	70	120
Taiwanese	50	15	30	0	0	0
Tamil	510	270	240	5	0	0
Telugu	115	55	65	0	0	0
Thai	170	55	115	5	0	5
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	250	125	125	0	0	0
Turkish	335	180	160	5	5	0
Ukrainian	450	175	270	10	5	5
Urdu	1,160	605	550	15	10	5
Vietnamese	1,145	555	590	15	10	10
Yiddish	50	25	25	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,345	600	750	2,375	1,135	1,235
Multiple responses	9,330	4,355	4,970	60	20	40
English and French	3,010	1,445	1,570	0	0	0
English and non-official language	2,740	1,285	1,455	10	0	10
French and non-official language	3,495	1,590	1,905	50	15	30
English, French and non-official language	75	40	40	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. Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario (Code 0616) and Northwest Territories (Code 61) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 16, 2024).

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