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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	Vancouver British Columbia (Population centre)			Ottawa - Gatineau (CMA) Ontario (Census metropolitan area)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	2,135,201	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,236,324	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	1,955,278^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,133,633^A	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	9.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	9.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	876,274	...Data not available	...Data not available	526,627	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,636	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,856.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	196.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,150.43	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,287.03	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	2,135,185	1,044,385	1,090,800	1,236,320	601,270	635,055
0 to 4 years	107,025	55,175	51,850	71,245	36,245	35,000
5 to 9 years	105,095	54,050	51,045	68,720	34,900	33,820
10 to 14 years	114,190	58,915	55,275	71,470	36,155	35,315
15 to 19 years	132,890	68,825	64,060	82,620	42,030	40,590
15 years	25,695	13,340	12,355	15,510	7,990	7,515
16 years	26,335	13,790	12,545	16,205	8,250	7,955
17 years	26,370	13,670	12,700	16,180	8,255	7,930
18 years	27,010	13,850	13,160	16,830	8,485	8,340
19 years	27,475	14,170	13,305	17,890	9,050	8,850
20 to 24 years	149,405	75,620	73,785	88,795	44,500	44,290
25 to 29 years	162,225	80,090	82,135	83,955	41,305	42,645
30 to 34 years	151,815	74,040	77,770	82,070	39,520	42,545
35 to 39 years	151,225	71,900	79,325	84,990	40,870	44,120
40 to 44 years	167,845	80,345	87,495	90,215	43,890	46,325
45 to 49 years	177,530	86,755	90,770	103,875	51,045	52,830
50 to 54 years	167,515	81,465	86,050	98,840	48,090	50,750
55 to 59 years	144,655	70,885	73,770	82,290	40,085	42,205
60 to 64 years	123,735	60,380	63,355	70,360	34,270	36,095
65 to 69 years	84,935	41,190	43,745	50,100	23,895	26,210
70 to 74 years	65,705	30,760	34,950	36,445	16,850	19,600
75 to 79 years	52,390	24,325	28,065	28,375	12,690	15,680
80 to 84 years	39,520	17,065	22,460	21,470	8,540	12,935
85 years and over	37,495	12,605	24,885	20,485	6,375	14,110
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.8	38.9	40.6	39.1	38.2	39.9
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.7	83.9	85.5	82.9	82.2	83.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,808,880	876,250	932,625	1,024,890	493,965	530,930
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,014,170	505,280	508,890	579,740	289,645	290,095
Married (and not separated)	888,755	441,780	446,975	461,205	230,155	231,055
Living common law	125,410	63,495	61,915	118,535	59,490	59,045
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	794,710	370,975	423,740	445,155	204,325	240,835
Single (never legally married)	552,130	294,650	257,475	306,365	160,450	145,915
Separated	45,130	18,480	26,650	26,815	11,120	15,700
Divorced	109,900	41,515	68,385	62,115	23,135	38,975
Widowed	87,550	16,325	71,225	49,855	9,620	40,240
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	581,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	340,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	268,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	164,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	138,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	76,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	129,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	45,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	581,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	340,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	490,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	284,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	427,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	224,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	166,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	96,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	261,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	128,715	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	102,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	117,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	41,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	62,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	44,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	17,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	9,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	91,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	73,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	45,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	21,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	6,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	17,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	11,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	638,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	372,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	126,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	196,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	75,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	143,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	95,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	2,106,260	1,030,980	1,075,280	1,215,465	592,935	622,530
Number of persons not in census families	395,860	185,700	210,160	218,720	101,700	117,025
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	60,225	22,560	37,665	25,040	10,410	14,625
Living with non-relatives only	100,950	54,345	46,605	52,960	29,745	23,215
Living alone	234,690	108,795	125,890	140,720	61,545	79,180
Number of census family persons	1,710,395	845,275	865,120	996,745	491,235	505,505
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	263,095	120,610	142,480	142,825	64,445	78,375
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	90,335	26,335	64,000	47,770	13,060	34,715
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	20,255	4,215	16,040	7,095	1,460	5,640
Living with non-relatives only	5,425	2,580	2,845	2,840	1,290	1,550
Living alone	64,650	19,540	45,115	37,835	10,310	27,525
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	172,760	94,280	78,485	95,055	51,390	43,665
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	545,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	333,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	465,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	308,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	397,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	262,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	171,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	225,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	141,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	68,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	79,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	47,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	36,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	10,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,965	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	25,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	10,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	32,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	276,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	164,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	234,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	140,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	42,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	261,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	226,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	128,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	3,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	430,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	199,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	16,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	73,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	120,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	218,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	68,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	790	...Data not available	...Data not available	665	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	234,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	140,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	248,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	166,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	131,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	123,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	73,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	48,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	35,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	2,106,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,215,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,116,165	1,036,120	1,080,045	1,222,760	595,810	626,950
Single responses	2,057,190	1,007,875	1,049,315	1,187,685	578,925	608,760
English	1,141,590	576,755	564,830	599,295	298,245	301,050
French	22,670	11,125	11,545	384,160	183,510	200,650
Non-official languages	892,930	419,995	472,935	204,230	97,175	107,060
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	320	155	165	565	200	365
Atikamekw	0	0	0	5	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	225	110	115	215	100	115
Dene	15	10	10	10	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	10	5	5
Inuktitut	10	5	5	225	55	165
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	25	10	15
Ojibway	60	25	40	70	25	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	10	5	5
Stoney	0	5	5	5	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	886,450	416,860	469,590	201,255	95,815	105,435
African languages, n.i.e.	480	245	230	525	265	255
Afrikaans	1,060	530	530	155	80	75
Akan (Twi)	370	185	180	325	155	170
Albanian	945	480	465	625	310	310
Amharic	1,065	520	540	1,225	595	635
Arabic	10,590	5,980	4,610	34,020	17,795	16,230
Armenian	950	490	465	475	245	235
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	330	145	180	645	315	330
Bengali	2,070	1,085	980	2,915	1,495	1,425
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	5	5	175	90	85
Bisayan languages	3,090	1,190	1,905	385	110	280
Bosnian	1,075	545	530	720	335	385
Bulgarian	1,600	780	825	1,030	475	555
Burmese	875	455	420	165	85	80
Cantonese	127,505	59,105	68,405	6,575	3,080	3,490
Chinese, n.o.s.	109,185	50,645	58,540	13,580	6,390	7,190
Creoles	480	230	250	4,455	1,905	2,555
Croatian	5,430	2,660	2,770	1,205	580	625
Czech	3,205	1,600	1,610	1,065	485	580
Danish	1,955	945	1,005	335	155	185
Dutch	6,820	3,290	3,530	2,745	1,315	1,425
Estonian	450	200	245	190	85	105
Finnish	1,815	715	1,100	340	135	205
Flemish	165	85	80	105	50	60
Fukien	1,835	810	1,025	85	40	45
German	23,095	10,955	12,145	6,640	2,940	3,705
Greek	4,800	2,515	2,285	2,180	1,165	1,015
Gujarati	6,045	2,800	3,245	1,225	640	580
Hakka	1,050	455	595	60	35	25
Hebrew	1,500	825	675	365	200	165
Hindi	22,690	10,880	11,810	2,365	1,195	1,170
Hungarian	5,415	2,645	2,770	1,885	940	950
Ilocano	3,315	1,320	1,990	365	120	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	390	220	170	140	80	55
Italian	15,430	7,750	7,680	9,960	5,025	4,935
Japanese	15,360	5,370	9,990	1,030	325	705
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,130	535	595	1,300	570	730
Korean	40,795	18,565	22,230	1,710	725	985
Kurdish	1,390	760	630	715	375	340
Lao	810	375	430	475	235	240
Latvian	325	155	165	295	135	165
Lingala	30	15	15	385	180	205
Lithuanian	245	105	140	225	100	130
Macedonian	190	85	105	70	35	35
Malay	3,145	1,460	1,685	390	165	225
Malayalam	1,230	620	610	450	225	225
Maltese	75	40	35	40	10	25
Mandarin	86,630	40,250	46,385	7,275	3,360	3,920
Marathi	370	190	175	240	115	125
Nepali	680	360	325	465	230	240
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	330	185	145	870	465	405
Norwegian	855	400	460	155	60	95
Oromo	220	125	95	565	310	260
Panjabi (Punjabi)	135,415	67,235	68,185	3,365	1,680	1,685
Pashto	805	430	370	720	385	335
Persian (Farsi)	34,110	17,250	16,860	6,555	3,285	3,270
Polish	11,965	5,665	6,300	6,230	2,830	3,395
Portuguese	8,855	4,240	4,610	6,625	3,190	3,440
Romanian	6,575	3,245	3,325	3,280	1,520	1,760
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	50	75	935	420	520
Russian	14,780	6,850	7,930	6,030	2,635	3,400
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	65	30	35	875	335	535
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	670	340	330	170	85	85
Serbian	5,775	2,970	2,805	2,195	1,100	1,095
Serbo-Croatian	1,190	560	630	960	465	495
Shanghainese	1,215	520	695	80	35	45
Sign languages, n.i.e.	300	155	140	140	65	70
Sindhi	1,665	740	920	245	120	130
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,215	630	590	730	360	370
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	740	385	355	360	175	180
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	260	135	125	75	40	35
Slovak	2,210	980	1,235	680	305	375
Slovenian	530	255	280	245	115	130
Somali	910	460	450	6,290	2,690	3,600
Spanish	30,980	14,890	16,095	14,920	6,850	8,070
Swahili	555	285	270	1,070	515	555
Swedish	1,300	590	705	290	130	160
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	57,520	23,220	34,295	5,070	1,675	3,395
Taiwanese	5,175	2,410	2,770	175	75	100
Tamil	2,890	1,515	1,375	2,100	1,080	1,020
Telugu	450	240	210	345	170	170
Thai	1,610	550	1,055	385	105	275
Tibetan languages	155	90	65	20	10	10
Tigrigna	510	245	260	775	375	400
Turkish	2,480	1,400	1,080	1,510	775	740
Ukrainian	3,745	1,595	2,150	1,675	730	945
Urdu	7,590	3,855	3,730	3,790	1,925	1,860
Vietnamese	20,935	9,800	11,135	6,230	2,915	3,310
Yiddish	275	140	140	230	120	105
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,160	2,985	3,180	2,405	1,155	1,250
Multiple responses	58,970	28,245	30,730	35,075	16,885	18,190
English and French	4,050	1,990	2,060	16,665	8,010	8,650
English and non-official language	51,705	24,765	26,945	11,795	5,770	6,020
French and non-official language	2,130	975	1,155	4,630	2,190	2,440
English, French and non-official language	1,085	520	575	1,985	905	1,075
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,116,165	1,036,120	1,080,045	1,222,755	595,805	626,950
English only	1,837,040	916,035	921,005	556,405	282,365	274,040
French only	1,215	565	650	105,280	46,280	59,000
English and French	152,150	67,980	84,170	547,625	261,975	285,650
Neither English nor French	125,760	51,540	74,220	13,445	5,185	8,260
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,116,165	1,036,120	1,080,045	1,222,755	595,810	626,950
English	1,955,730	967,975	987,760	774,485	383,195	391,295
French	23,030	11,330	11,705	408,010	194,450	213,560
English and French	13,350	6,080	7,275	27,220	13,200	14,025
Neither English nor French	124,050	50,730	73,315	13,040	4,965	8,070
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	29,710	14,370	15,335	421,625	201,050	220,575
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	34.5	33.7	35.2
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,116,165	1,036,115	1,080,045	1,222,760	595,810	626,950
Single responses	1,986,180	973,750	1,012,435	1,169,560	570,455	599,110
English	1,411,035	701,800	709,230	718,430	355,105	363,330
French	7,915	3,810	4,110	345,630	165,270	180,365
Non-official languages	567,230	268,135	299,095	105,500	50,085	55,420
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	50	25	25	170	60	110
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	40	20	20	80	30	50
Dene	5	5	0	0	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	5	5	5
Inuktitut	0	0	0	60	15	45
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	0	0
Ojibway	5	5	5	20	10	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	565,020	267,015	298,005	104,505	49,620	54,885
African languages, n.i.e.	150	70	80	205	95	110
Afrikaans	410	205	205	50	30	25
Akan (Twi)	105	50	60	110	55	55
Albanian	490	240	250	310	155	155
Amharic	500	220	280	685	315	365
Arabic	6,400	3,365	3,035	20,295	10,240	10,050
Armenian	425	215	210	240	120	115
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	85	35	45	100	45	60
Bengali	1,305	640	660	1,965	970	995
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	75	30	45
Bisayan languages	1,080	450	620	125	40	80
Bosnian	640	330	305	405	205	200
Bulgarian	955	460	495	575	275	300
Burmese	560	300	260	100	45	55
Cantonese	100,355	46,060	54,300	4,070	1,895	2,175
Chinese, n.o.s.	74,645	34,570	40,075	9,180	4,330	4,855
Creoles	270	120	145	1,855	765	1,085
Croatian	1,975	925	1,055	500	245	255
Czech	935	480	455	295	135	160
Danish	170	85	90	30	15	10
Dutch	600	275	330	200	95	110
Estonian	80	30	50	45	20	30
Finnish	385	155	230	30	10	15
Flemish	15	5	10	5	0	5
Fukien	675	305	375	15	10	10
German	3,030	1,420	1,605	875	380	490
Greek	1,705	815	890	665	325	335
Gujarati	2,870	1,255	1,615	460	225	240
Hakka	310	140	170	10	5	5
Hebrew	705	355	350	145	70	70
Hindi	11,590	5,510	6,075	1,055	520	535
Hungarian	1,700	810	890	545	260	285
Ilocano	1,065	480	585	160	65	100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	140	75	65	35	20	15
Italian	4,435	1,950	2,485	2,980	1,355	1,625
Japanese	7,890	3,280	4,615	420	160	260
Khmer (Cambodian)	570	275	295	635	285	350
Korean	32,335	14,955	17,380	1,050	485	570
Kurdish	920	475	445	440	220	220
Lao	395	195	200	255	135	125
Latvian	75	35	40	70	30	45
Lingala	10	5	5	135	50	75
Lithuanian	45	25	25	55	25	30
Macedonian	110	60	60	30	15	15
Malay	1,245	625	620	115	60	55
Malayalam	605	310	300	180	90	95
Maltese	5	5	0	5	0	5
Mandarin	72,340	34,205	38,135	5,530	2,680	2,855
Marathi	205	105	95	120	55	65
Nepali	450	235	215	345	165	175
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	115	55	55	150	75	75
Norwegian	70	40	35	10	5	5
Oromo	135	70	70	265	125	140
Panjabi (Punjabi)	101,555	50,240	51,315	1,830	875	960
Pashto	530	275	255	525	280	245
Persian (Farsi)	23,740	11,595	12,145	4,165	1,970	2,200
Polish	4,955	2,390	2,565	2,505	1,165	1,340
Portuguese	3,350	1,590	1,760	2,775	1,320	1,455
Romanian	3,430	1,700	1,725	1,880	900	985
Rundi (Kirundi)	65	20	45	330	160	170
Russian	9,695	4,700	4,990	3,825	1,785	2,040
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	285	120	170
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	455	225	235	90	45	50
Serbian	3,655	1,840	1,810	1,600	805	795
Serbo-Croatian	555	270	285	600	305	300
Shanghainese	545	255	295	40	20	15
Sign languages, n.i.e.	440	250	195	225	130	90
Sindhi	650	280	370	60	25	40
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	525	265	270	350	175	175
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	605	310	290	275	140	135
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	25	35	25	10	15
Slovak	840	405	445	205	95	110
Slovenian	65	20	40	35	15	15
Somali	610	300	305	3,935	1,635	2,295
Spanish	16,450	7,970	8,490	8,485	3,970	4,515
Swahili	195	95	100	390	170	215
Swedish	250	115	130	65	35	30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	26,575	11,610	14,965	2,125	830	1,295
Taiwanese	2,635	1,260	1,375	80	35	45
Tamil	1,870	960	910	1,285	630	655
Telugu	240	120	120	125	60	65
Thai	650	290	360	135	45	80
Tibetan languages	85	45	35	5	5	5
Tigrigna	260	120	140	405	180	225
Turkish	1,225	640	580	805	395	410
Ukrainian	645	290	355	445	200	245
Urdu	4,950	2,455	2,495	2,050	1,025	1,025
Vietnamese	14,360	6,720	7,640	4,315	2,025	2,295
Yiddish	5	5	5	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,160	1,090	1,070	830	405	420
Multiple responses	129,980	62,370	67,610	53,190	25,355	27,840
English and French	2,445	1,185	1,260	17,120	8,000	9,120
English and non-official language	125,175	60,105	65,065	27,065	13,210	13,855
French and non-official language	705	340	360	5,045	2,270	2,775
English, French and non-official language	1,655	730	925	3,960	1,870	2,095
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,116,165	1,036,120	1,080,045	1,222,760	595,805	626,945
None	1,654,230	815,515	838,715	942,040	462,705	479,335
Single responses	453,565	216,700	236,865	270,045	128,120	141,925
English	205,655	100,690	104,965	122,885	59,095	63,790
French	17,445	7,985	9,465	76,435	35,695	40,735
Non-official languages	230,465	108,035	122,435	70,725	33,325	37,405
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	195	90	105	355	130	220
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	145	70	80	115	55	65
Dene	10	0	10	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	145	45	95
Mi'kmaq	5	5	5	20	10	5
Ojibway	30	15	15	65	25	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	10	5	10
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	227,670	106,755	120,915	68,855	32,505	36,345
African languages, n.i.e.	215	125	95	250	120	125
Afrikaans	610	290	320	75	30	40
Akan (Twi)	200	105	100	235	100	135
Albanian	300	140	155	165	85	75
Amharic	375	180	195	390	180	205
Arabic	3,035	1,765	1,270	10,390	5,505	4,885
Armenian	280	140	140	110	45	60
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	145	60	85	370	185	185
Bengali	470	230	240	640	355	285
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	5	55	25	25
Bisayan languages	730	295	435	100	35	65
Bosnian	320	160	155	225	95	125
Bulgarian	390	170	220	275	130	150
Burmese	215	100	115	50	25	25
Cantonese	27,495	13,135	14,365	1,800	845	955
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,185	8,690	9,485	2,855	1,360	1,490
Creoles	350	175	180	3,145	1,335	1,805
Croatian	2,230	1,120	1,105	415	210	200
Czech	1,150	515	635	355	140	215
Danish	685	320	365	140	60	85
Dutch	2,105	930	1,175	925	415	510
Estonian	125	55	65	65	25	35
Finnish	600	235	360	145	50	95
Flemish	55	25	25	20	10	10
Fukien	650	285	365	35	15	20
German	8,450	3,860	4,590	2,730	1,210	1,520
Greek	2,590	1,310	1,280	1,160	625	535
Gujarati	2,885	1,340	1,545	600	310	290
Hakka	295	130	165	20	10	10
Hebrew	885	465	425	355	180	180
Hindi	11,445	5,565	5,885	1,425	730	695
Hungarian	1,635	780	855	560	260	300
Ilocano	805	310	500	95	25	70
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	65	35	25
Italian	6,330	3,110	3,215	4,210	2,035	2,175
Japanese	6,650	2,670	3,980	595	260	340
Khmer (Cambodian)	285	130	155	440	190	250
Korean	5,670	2,545	3,130	500	215	285
Kurdish	270	155	110	155	80	75
Lao	295	140	155	125	60	65
Latvian	65	25	40	85	40	45
Lingala	50	25	30	620	255	370
Lithuanian	70	35	40	70	30	45
Macedonian	35	15	15	20	5	15
Malay	1,235	565	665	185	80	105
Malayalam	430	215	215	190	100	95
Maltese	35	15	20	20	10	15
Mandarin	16,240	7,410	8,830	1,745	765	975
Marathi	105	50	55	65	25	35
Nepali	120	65	55	60	25	40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	195	110	85	735	350	385
Norwegian	295	140	155	80	30	50
Oromo	40	25	15	145	75	65
Panjabi (Punjabi)	25,690	12,795	12,895	1,090	545	545
Pashto	200	100	100	140	70	65
Persian (Farsi)	6,430	3,425	3,005	1,555	815	740
Polish	3,765	1,715	2,050	1,980	815	1,165
Portuguese	3,435	1,600	1,840	2,250	1,085	1,165
Romanian	1,850	865	980	830	395	435
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	20	10	510	225	285
Russian	3,315	1,475	1,835	1,645	715	930
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	425	155	265
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	155	85	70	50	20	30
Serbian	1,535	805	730	380	200	185
Serbo-Croatian	345	145	195	170	90	80
Shanghainese	460	205	250	25	10	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	305	115	190	145	55	90
Sindhi	870	370	495	120	60	65
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	500	250	250	280	140	145
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	55	25	30	35	20	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	90	45	40	25	15	10
Slovak	725	280	445	240	100	140
Slovenian	150	65	85	70	20	45
Somali	325	170	160	2,015	925	1,090
Spanish	13,780	6,755	7,030	6,505	3,050	3,455
Swahili	410	195	215	780	360	425
Swedish	615	285	335	170	80	95
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	21,040	8,005	13,040	1,920	565	1,355
Taiwanese	2,470	1,180	1,285	65	25	40
Tamil	805	425	380	660	345	320
Telugu	150	85	70	145	70	70
Thai	635	220	415	205	65	140
Tibetan languages	30	20	15	10	5	0
Tigrigna	155	75	80	265	130	135
Turkish	870	480	390	420	225	195
Ukrainian	900	405	495	545	220	320
Urdu	2,075	1,070	1,005	1,445	750	695
Vietnamese	4,935	2,400	2,535	1,420	685	735
Yiddish	65	30	40	55	25	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,605	1,190	1,415	1,520	685	835
Multiple responses	8,365	3,895	4,470	10,665	4,985	5,680
English and French	865	390	470	3,345	1,610	1,740
English and non-official language	3,920	1,885	2,035	3,125	1,465	1,660
French and non-official language	3,525	1,600	1,925	4,110	1,865	2,245
English, French and non-official language	60	25	35	85	40	45

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. Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 0973) and Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario (Code 505) (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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Map: Vancouver (Population Centre), British Columbia

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Map: Vancouver, Population Centre (shaded in green), British Columbia

Map: Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

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Map: Ottawa - Gatineau, Census metropolitan area (shaded in green), Ontario

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (Population centre)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Vancouver (Census metropolitan area)
    - Vancouver (Population Centre)

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area)

Canada
- Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area)

Note

Note: For more information regarding geographic hierarchies, refer to the Illustrated Glossary: Hierarchy of standard geographic units tutorial.

Related data

Related data: Vancouver (Population Centre), British Columbia

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: Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario
Highlight tables, Canada and census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations
Focus on Geography, Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario
Visual Census, Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

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Map: Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (Population centre)

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area)

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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