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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)			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}	2,135,201	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	1,955,278^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,464	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	9.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	876,274	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,856.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,150.43	...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}	2,135,185	1,044,385	1,090,800	41,460	21,065	20,400
0 to 4 years	107,025	55,175	51,850	3,285	1,655	1,630
5 to 9 years	105,095	54,050	51,045	2,860	1,435	1,425
10 to 14 years	114,190	58,915	55,275	2,865	1,450	1,420
15 to 19 years	132,890	68,825	64,060	3,390	1,765	1,625
15 years	25,695	13,340	12,355	695	355	345
16 years	26,335	13,790	12,545	640	360	285
17 years	26,370	13,670	12,700	675	355	325
18 years	27,010	13,850	13,160	685	360	330
19 years	27,475	14,170	13,305	685	340	345
20 to 24 years	149,405	75,620	73,785	3,340	1,690	1,650
25 to 29 years	162,225	80,090	82,135	3,440	1,770	1,675
30 to 34 years	151,815	74,040	77,770	3,305	1,625	1,680
35 to 39 years	151,225	71,900	79,325	2,985	1,445	1,535
40 to 44 years	167,845	80,345	87,495	3,035	1,535	1,500
45 to 49 years	177,530	86,755	90,770	3,380	1,695	1,685
50 to 54 years	167,515	81,465	86,050	3,105	1,615	1,490
55 to 59 years	144,655	70,885	73,770	2,390	1,255	1,135
60 to 64 years	123,735	60,380	63,355	1,680	915	765
65 to 69 years	84,935	41,190	43,745	980	555	425
70 to 74 years	65,705	30,760	34,950	580	280	305
75 to 79 years	52,390	24,325	28,065	400	200	200
80 to 84 years	39,520	17,065	22,460	240	105	130
85 years and over	37,495	12,605	24,885	200	80	120
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.8	38.9	40.6	32.3	32.3	32.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.7	83.9	85.5	78.3	78.4	78.1
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,808,880	876,250	932,625	32,455	16,525	15,925
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,014,170	505,280	508,890	17,670	8,845	8,825
Married (and not separated)	888,755	441,780	446,975	11,375	5,715	5,655
Living common law	125,410	63,495	61,915	6,295	3,130	3,165
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	794,710	370,975	423,740	14,785	7,685	7,100
Single (never legally married)	552,130	294,650	257,475	11,785	6,475	5,315
Separated	45,130	18,480	26,650	785	370	410
Divorced	109,900	41,515	68,385	1,300	615	685
Widowed	87,550	16,325	71,225	915	230	690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	581,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	268,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	138,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	129,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	45,440	...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}	581,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	490,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	427,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	166,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	261,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	102,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	117,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	41,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	62,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	44,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	17,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	9,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	725	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	555	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,265	...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	91,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	73,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	45,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	930	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	21,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	490	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	6,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	17,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	610	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	11,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	380	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	180	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	55	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	638,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	126,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	196,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	75,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	143,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	95,655	...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	2,106,260	1,030,980	1,075,280	40,805	20,655	20,150
Number of persons not in census families	395,860	185,700	210,160	6,745	3,745	3,000
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	60,225	22,560	37,665	1,340	675	665
Living with non-relatives only	100,950	54,345	46,605	1,930	1,105	825
Living alone	234,690	108,795	125,890	3,475	1,965	1,510
Number of census family persons	1,710,395	845,275	865,120	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	263,095	120,610	142,480	2,230	1,135	1,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	90,335	26,335	64,000	845	365	480
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	20,255	4,215	16,040	185	55	125
Living with non-relatives only	5,425	2,580	2,845	40	20	20
Living alone	64,650	19,540	45,115	625	290	340
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	172,760	94,280	78,485	1,385	770	610
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	545,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	465,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	397,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	171,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	225,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	68,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	79,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	47,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	36,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	10,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	275	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	25,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	10,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	32,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	276,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	234,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	42,245	...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}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	261,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	128,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	3,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	430,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	16,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	73,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	120,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	218,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	790	...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}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	234,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	248,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	131,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	123,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	48,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	35,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	2,106,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...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}	2,116,165	1,036,120	1,080,045	41,040	20,785	20,260
Single responses	2,057,190	1,007,875	1,049,315	40,500	20,520	19,975
English	1,141,590	576,755	564,830	31,375	16,000	15,375
French	22,670	11,125	11,545	1,075	580	500
Non-official languages	892,930	419,995	472,935	8,045	3,940	4,105
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	320	155	165	780	375	405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	225	110	115	135	60	75
Dene	15	10	10	450	245	205
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	5	5	190	70	120
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	60	25	40	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	5	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	886,450	416,860	469,590	2,465	1,205	1,260
African languages, n.i.e.	480	245	230	0	0	5
Afrikaans	1,060	530	530	5	0	5
Akan (Twi)	370	185	180	10	5	5
Albanian	945	480	465	5	5	0
Amharic	1,065	520	540	10	5	5
Arabic	10,590	5,980	4,610	150	100	55
Armenian	950	490	465	75	35	40
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	330	145	180	30	20	15
Bengali	2,070	1,085	980	35	20	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	5	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	3,090	1,190	1,905	70	25	45
Bosnian	1,075	545	530	5	5	5
Bulgarian	1,600	780	825	10	0	5
Burmese	875	455	420	0	0	0
Cantonese	127,505	59,105	68,405	85	45	40
Chinese, n.o.s.	109,185	50,645	58,540	110	55	55
Creoles	480	230	250	40	15	25
Croatian	5,430	2,660	2,770	20	10	10
Czech	3,205	1,600	1,610	10	5	5
Danish	1,955	945	1,005	10	5	5
Dutch	6,820	3,290	3,530	50	30	25
Estonian	450	200	245	0	0	0
Finnish	1,815	715	1,100	10	5	5
Flemish	165	85	80	5	0	0
Fukien	1,835	810	1,025	0	0	0
German	23,095	10,955	12,145	185	100	85
Greek	4,800	2,515	2,285	10	10	5
Gujarati	6,045	2,800	3,245	10	5	5
Hakka	1,050	455	595	0	0	0
Hebrew	1,500	825	675	0	0	0
Hindi	22,690	10,880	11,810	25	15	10
Hungarian	5,415	2,645	2,770	25	15	10
Ilocano	3,315	1,320	1,990	45	20	25
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	390	220	170	5	0	0
Italian	15,430	7,750	7,680	45	25	20
Japanese	15,360	5,370	9,990	30	10	20
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,130	535	595	0	0	0
Korean	40,795	18,565	22,230	15	5	5
Kurdish	1,390	760	630	0	0	0
Lao	810	375	430	5	0	0
Latvian	325	155	165	0	0	0
Lingala	30	15	15	0	0	0
Lithuanian	245	105	140	0	0	0
Macedonian	190	85	105	5	5	5
Malay	3,145	1,460	1,685	5	0	0
Malayalam	1,230	620	610	15	5	5
Maltese	75	40	35	0	0	0
Mandarin	86,630	40,250	46,385	35	15	20
Marathi	370	190	175	0	0	0
Nepali	680	360	325	20	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	330	185	145	5	0	0
Norwegian	855	400	460	5	0	0
Oromo	220	125	95	15	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	135,415	67,235	68,185	30	15	15
Pashto	805	430	370	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	34,110	17,250	16,860	20	10	10
Polish	11,965	5,665	6,300	30	15	20
Portuguese	8,855	4,240	4,610	20	10	15
Romanian	6,575	3,245	3,325	20	10	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	50	75	0	0	0
Russian	14,780	6,850	7,930	40	15	25
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	65	30	35	5	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	670	340	330	0	0	0
Serbian	5,775	2,970	2,805	15	5	10
Serbo-Croatian	1,190	560	630	5	0	0
Shanghainese	1,215	520	695	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	300	155	140	0	5	0
Sindhi	1,665	740	920	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,215	630	590	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	740	385	355	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	260	135	125	5	5	0
Slovak	2,210	980	1,235	15	5	10
Slovenian	530	255	280	5	0	5
Somali	910	460	450	40	30	5
Spanish	30,980	14,890	16,095	90	40	55
Swahili	555	285	270	10	5	5
Swedish	1,300	590	705	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	57,520	23,220	34,295	545	205	340
Taiwanese	5,175	2,410	2,770	0	0	0
Tamil	2,890	1,515	1,375	25	10	15
Telugu	450	240	210	10	5	5
Thai	1,610	550	1,055	0	0	5
Tibetan languages	155	90	65	0	0	0
Tigrigna	510	245	260	10	10	0
Turkish	2,480	1,400	1,080	15	5	10
Ukrainian	3,745	1,595	2,150	45	30	20
Urdu	7,590	3,855	3,730	30	20	10
Vietnamese	20,935	9,800	11,135	155	75	80
Yiddish	275	140	140	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,160	2,985	3,180	4,800	2,360	2,440
Multiple responses	58,970	28,245	30,730	535	260	280
English and French	4,050	1,990	2,060	75	35	35
English and non-official language	51,705	24,765	26,945	450	215	235
French and non-official language	2,130	975	1,155	15	5	10
English, French and non-official language	1,085	520	575	5	0	0
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	41,040	20,785	20,255
English only	1,837,040	916,035	921,005	37,040	18,900	18,140
French only	1,215	565	650	45	20	25
English and French	152,150	67,980	84,170	3,715	1,760	1,955
Neither English nor French	125,760	51,540	74,220	235	95	140
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	41,040	20,780	20,255
English	1,955,730	967,975	987,760	39,680	20,090	19,590
French	23,030	11,330	11,705	1,030	550	475
English and French	13,350	6,080	7,275	100	45	55
Neither English nor French	124,050	50,730	73,315	225	95	130
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	29,710	14,370	15,335	1,080	575	505
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	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}	2,116,165	1,036,115	1,080,045	41,040	20,780	20,260
Single responses	1,986,180	973,750	1,012,435	40,650	20,600	20,055
English	1,411,035	701,800	709,230	36,485	18,495	17,990
French	7,915	3,810	4,110	550	290	265
Non-official languages	567,230	268,135	299,095	3,615	1,815	1,800
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	50	25	25	235	130	110
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	40	20	20	15	10	10
Dene	5	5	0	170	95	70
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	45	20	30
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	5	5	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}	565,020	267,015	298,005	1,170	555	615
African languages, n.i.e.	150	70	80	0	0	0
Afrikaans	410	205	205	0	0	0
Akan (Twi)	105	50	60	5	0	5
Albanian	490	240	250	0	5	0
Amharic	500	220	280	10	5	5
Arabic	6,400	3,365	3,035	100	55	45
Armenian	425	215	210	50	20	25
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	85	35	45	5	5	5
Bengali	1,305	640	660	25	15	10
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,080	450	620	25	15	15
Bosnian	640	330	305	0	0	0
Bulgarian	955	460	495	5	0	0
Burmese	560	300	260	0	0	0
Cantonese	100,355	46,060	54,300	50	20	25
Chinese, n.o.s.	74,645	34,570	40,075	65	35	30
Creoles	270	120	145	25	5	15
Croatian	1,975	925	1,055	0	0	0
Czech	935	480	455	0	0	0
Danish	170	85	90	0	0	0
Dutch	600	275	330	5	0	5
Estonian	80	30	50	0	0	0
Finnish	385	155	230	0	0	0
Flemish	15	5	10	0	0	0
Fukien	675	305	375	0	0	0
German	3,030	1,420	1,605	25	10	10
Greek	1,705	815	890	5	5	5
Gujarati	2,870	1,255	1,615	15	5	5
Hakka	310	140	170	0	0	0
Hebrew	705	355	350	0	0	0
Hindi	11,590	5,510	6,075	15	5	10
Hungarian	1,700	810	890	5	0	0
Ilocano	1,065	480	585	25	10	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	140	75	65	0	0	0
Italian	4,435	1,950	2,485	10	5	5
Japanese	7,890	3,280	4,615	10	10	10
Khmer (Cambodian)	570	275	295	0	0	0
Korean	32,335	14,955	17,380	10	5	5
Kurdish	920	475	445	0	0	0
Lao	395	195	200	0	0	0
Latvian	75	35	40	0	0	0
Lingala	10	5	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	45	25	25	0	0	0
Macedonian	110	60	60	0	0	0
Malay	1,245	625	620	0	0	0
Malayalam	605	310	300	10	5	5
Maltese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	72,340	34,205	38,135	30	15	20
Marathi	205	105	95	0	0	0
Nepali	450	235	215	15	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	115	55	55	0	0	0
Norwegian	70	40	35	0	0	0
Oromo	135	70	70	10	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	101,555	50,240	51,315	10	5	5
Pashto	530	275	255	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	23,740	11,595	12,145	5	0	0
Polish	4,955	2,390	2,565	10	5	0
Portuguese	3,350	1,590	1,760	10	5	10
Romanian	3,430	1,700	1,725	0	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	65	20	45	0	0	0
Russian	9,695	4,700	4,990	30	15	15
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	455	225	235	0	0	0
Serbian	3,655	1,840	1,810	10	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	555	270	285	5	0	5
Shanghainese	545	255	295	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	440	250	195	5	5	5
Sindhi	650	280	370	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	525	265	270	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	605	310	290	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	25	35	0	0	0
Slovak	840	405	445	5	5	5
Slovenian	65	20	40	0	0	0
Somali	610	300	305	10	10	0
Spanish	16,450	7,970	8,490	40	15	20
Swahili	195	95	100	5	0	0
Swedish	250	115	130	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	26,575	11,610	14,965	295	130	160
Taiwanese	2,635	1,260	1,375	0	0	0
Tamil	1,870	960	910	10	5	5
Telugu	240	120	120	0	5	0
Thai	650	290	360	0	0	0
Tibetan languages	85	45	35	0	0	0
Tigrigna	260	120	140	0	5	0
Turkish	1,225	640	580	0	5	0
Ukrainian	645	290	355	0	0	0
Urdu	4,950	2,455	2,495	25	10	15
Vietnamese	14,360	6,720	7,640	145	70	75
Yiddish	5	5	5	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,160	1,090	1,070	2,210	1,135	1,080
Multiple responses	129,980	62,370	67,610	385	185	205
English and French	2,445	1,185	1,260	45	20	20
English and non-official language	125,175	60,105	65,065	330	160	170
French and non-official language	705	340	360	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	1,655	730	925	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}	2,116,165	1,036,120	1,080,045	41,040	20,780	20,255
None	1,654,230	815,515	838,715	34,395	17,525	16,870
Single responses	453,565	216,700	236,865	6,585	3,230	3,350
English	205,655	100,690	104,965	2,345	1,225	1,125
French	17,445	7,985	9,465	605	275	335
Non-official languages	230,465	108,035	122,435	3,630	1,735	1,890
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	195	90	105	415	200	215
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	145	70	80	60	30	30
Dene	10	0	10	235	120	110
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	120	50	75
Mi'kmaq	5	5	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	30	15	15	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}	227,670	106,755	120,915	840	400	445
African languages, n.i.e.	215	125	95	0	0	0
Afrikaans	610	290	320	5	5	5
Akan (Twi)	200	105	100	10	5	0
Albanian	300	140	155	0	0	0
Amharic	375	180	195	5	0	0
Arabic	3,035	1,765	1,270	40	30	15
Armenian	280	140	140	35	15	15
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	145	60	85	20	10	10
Bengali	470	230	240	10	5	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	730	295	435	15	5	10
Bosnian	320	160	155	5	0	5
Bulgarian	390	170	220	5	0	0
Burmese	215	100	115	0	0	0
Cantonese	27,495	13,135	14,365	35	15	20
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,185	8,690	9,485	25	15	10
Creoles	350	175	180	10	5	0
Croatian	2,230	1,120	1,105	10	5	5
Czech	1,150	515	635	10	5	5
Danish	685	320	365	5	0	0
Dutch	2,105	930	1,175	10	5	5
Estonian	125	55	65	0	0	0
Finnish	600	235	360	5	5	0
Flemish	55	25	25	0	0	0
Fukien	650	285	365	0	0	0
German	8,450	3,860	4,590	65	30	35
Greek	2,590	1,310	1,280	0	5	0
Gujarati	2,885	1,340	1,545	0	0	0
Hakka	295	130	165	0	0	0
Hebrew	885	465	425	0	0	0
Hindi	11,445	5,565	5,885	25	10	10
Hungarian	1,635	780	855	10	5	5
Ilocano	805	310	500	5	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	0	0	0
Italian	6,330	3,110	3,215	20	10	5
Japanese	6,650	2,670	3,980	10	5	5
Khmer (Cambodian)	285	130	155	0	0	0
Korean	5,670	2,545	3,130	5	0	5
Kurdish	270	155	110	0	0	0
Lao	295	140	155	5	5	0
Latvian	65	25	40	0	0	0
Lingala	50	25	30	0	0	0
Lithuanian	70	35	40	0	0	0
Macedonian	35	15	15	0	0	0
Malay	1,235	565	665	5	0	5
Malayalam	430	215	215	0	0	0
Maltese	35	15	20	0	0	0
Mandarin	16,240	7,410	8,830	0	0	0
Marathi	105	50	55	0	0	0
Nepali	120	65	55	0	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	195	110	85	15	5	5
Norwegian	295	140	155	0	0	0
Oromo	40	25	15	5	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	25,690	12,795	12,895	10	10	5
Pashto	200	100	100	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	6,430	3,425	3,005	10	5	10
Polish	3,765	1,715	2,050	15	5	5
Portuguese	3,435	1,600	1,840	5	0	5
Romanian	1,850	865	980	5	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	20	10	0	0	0
Russian	3,315	1,475	1,835	20	10	10
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	155	85	70	0	0	0
Serbian	1,535	805	730	5	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	345	145	195	0	0	0
Shanghainese	460	205	250	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	305	115	190	0	0	0
Sindhi	870	370	495	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	500	250	250	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	55	25	30	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	90	45	40	5	0	0
Slovak	725	280	445	15	5	5
Slovenian	150	65	85	0	0	0
Somali	325	170	160	20	15	5
Spanish	13,780	6,755	7,030	65	20	45
Swahili	410	195	215	0	0	0
Swedish	615	285	335	10	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	21,040	8,005	13,040	195	70	120
Taiwanese	2,470	1,180	1,285	0	0	0
Tamil	805	425	380	5	0	0
Telugu	150	85	70	0	0	0
Thai	635	220	415	5	0	5
Tibetan languages	30	20	15	0	0	0
Tigrigna	155	75	80	0	0	0
Turkish	870	480	390	5	5	0
Ukrainian	900	405	495	10	5	5
Urdu	2,075	1,070	1,005	15	10	5
Vietnamese	4,935	2,400	2,535	15	10	10
Yiddish	65	30	40	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,605	1,190	1,415	2,375	1,135	1,235
Multiple responses	8,365	3,895	4,470	60	20	40
English and French	865	390	470	0	0	0
English and non-official language	3,920	1,885	2,035	10	0	10
French and non-official language	3,525	1,600	1,925	50	15	30
English, French and non-official language	60	25	35	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. Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 0973) 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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Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (Population centre)

Geographic hierarchy: Northwest Territories (Territory)

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Related data

Related data: Vancouver (Population Centre), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Northwest Territories

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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