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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	Nova Scotia (Province)			Montréal (CMA) Quebec (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}	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,824,221^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,635,556^A†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,696,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	898.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	52,939.44	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,258.31	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	921,730	445,585	476,140	3,824,220	1,861,520	1,962,700
0 to 4 years	43,985	22,565	21,415	222,225	113,520	108,700
5 to 9 years	44,425	22,660	21,765	201,655	102,255	99,395
10 to 14 years	49,810	25,555	24,260	208,290	106,470	101,825
15 to 19 years	57,440	29,235	28,205	242,600	122,930	119,665
15 years	11,060	5,555	5,505	46,445	23,715	22,735
16 years	11,095	5,690	5,405	47,330	23,970	23,360
17 years	11,425	5,800	5,625	47,950	24,460	23,485
18 years	11,775	6,065	5,705	49,395	25,010	24,385
19 years	12,085	6,125	5,965	51,475	25,775	25,700
20 to 24 years	59,620	30,055	29,560	250,890	125,260	125,630
25 to 29 years	51,920	25,405	26,515	256,520	126,530	129,990
30 to 34 years	51,545	24,470	27,070	276,950	136,060	140,885
35 to 39 years	56,380	26,835	29,545	266,295	132,355	133,940
40 to 44 years	62,115	29,895	32,220	273,535	137,000	136,535
45 to 49 years	76,275	37,010	39,265	302,160	151,420	150,745
50 to 54 years	77,465	37,465	39,995	295,365	145,825	149,540
55 to 59 years	70,960	34,200	36,760	250,495	121,475	129,020
60 to 64 years	66,425	32,310	34,115	217,405	103,455	113,950
65 to 69 years	48,920	23,840	25,075	170,995	79,885	91,115
70 to 74 years	36,395	17,300	19,095	129,760	58,375	71,390
75 to 79 years	27,655	12,460	15,195	106,620	45,895	60,720
80 to 84 years	20,015	8,040	11,975	81,755	31,810	49,945
85 years and over	20,385	6,285	14,105	70,715	21,000	49,715
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	43.7	42.7	44.6	39.7	38.7	40.8
% of the population aged 15 and over	85.0	84.1	85.8	83.5	82.7	84.2
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	783,510	374,810	408,700	3,192,055	1,539,275	1,652,785
Married or living with a common-law partner	453,095	226,305	226,790	1,728,495	866,800	861,690
Married (and not separated)	376,020	187,865	188,155	1,174,405	587,860	586,540
Living common law	77,075	38,440	38,635	554,085	278,935	275,150
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	330,420	148,505	181,915	1,463,565	672,475	791,090
Single (never legally married)	209,180	109,775	99,405	1,002,695	530,050	472,645
Separated	23,545	10,105	13,445	57,625	24,045	33,580
Divorced	46,065	18,690	27,375	228,245	85,130	143,120
Widowed	51,625	9,940	41,690	174,995	33,250	141,740
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,034,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	504,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	235,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	209,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	16,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,034,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	844,955	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	568,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	249,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	318,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	136,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	61,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	137,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	138,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	60,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	189,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	625	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,127,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	262,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	365,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	138,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	237,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	123,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.9	...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	906,175	439,230	466,940	3,752,460	1,833,900	1,918,555
Number of persons not in census families	163,895	74,725	89,165	745,900	352,880	393,020
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	17,670	7,250	10,420	81,095	34,285	46,810
Living with non-relatives only	37,430	20,250	17,180	139,370	79,375	59,995
Living alone	108,795	47,225	61,570	525,435	239,220	286,215
Number of census family persons	742,285	364,505	377,775	3,006,560	1,481,025	1,525,535
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...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	143,825	65,235	78,595	506,350	221,725	284,630
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	48,920	14,375	34,550	192,980	53,940	139,040
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	6,250	1,570	4,675	24,650	5,635	19,020
Living with non-relatives only	2,710	1,275	1,430	11,550	5,575	5,975
Living alone	39,970	11,530	28,440	156,780	42,730	114,050
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	94,905	50,860	44,045	313,370	167,785	145,585
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,017,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	947,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	787,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	361,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	426,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	159,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	69,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	596,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	525,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	17,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	525,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	948,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	144,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	665,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	710	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	525,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	517,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	246,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	215,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	75,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,752,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,620	441,190	469,425	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
Single responses	904,285	438,165	466,125	3,667,620	1,786,580	1,881,045
English	836,085	404,330	431,760	439,845	218,065	221,785
French	31,105	15,005	16,100	2,395,525	1,161,290	1,234,235
Non-official languages	37,090	18,825	18,260	832,245	407,220	425,025
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	4,685	2,280	2,405	535	180	355
Atikamekw	0	0	0	25	5	20
Cree, n.o.s.	25	15	15	205	85	115
Dene	5	0	0	0	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	55	15	35
Inuktitut	25	5	20	225	60	165
Mi'kmaq	4,620	2,255	2,370	20	10	15
Ojibway	15	5	10	5	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	31,675	16,170	15,510	823,845	403,005	420,840
African languages, n.i.e.	70	40	35	720	410	310
Afrikaans	75	45	35	75	40	35
Akan (Twi)	50	25	30	1,120	550	570
Albanian	245	130	120	2,110	1,090	1,020
Amharic	150	80	70	615	300	315
Arabic	5,965	3,525	2,440	126,865	67,530	59,335
Armenian	50	30	20	14,800	7,215	7,585
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	100	55	45	1,255	650	605
Bengali	375	210	165	10,240	5,220	5,025
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	5	5,225	2,840	2,385
Bisayan languages	85	30	55	880	270	610
Bosnian	90	45	45	405	200	210
Bulgarian	50	30	25	5,975	2,910	3,060
Burmese	10	10	5	50	25	30
Cantonese	590	275	315	10,515	4,965	5,550
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,750	1,395	1,355	39,095	18,515	20,580
Creoles	45	20	25	47,665	21,100	26,570
Croatian	210	110	100	1,875	960	915
Czech	180	95	90	1,320	615	705
Danish	175	95	85	250	115	135
Dutch	1,725	860	865	2,115	1,060	1,055
Estonian	55	25	25	170	65	105
Finnish	95	40	50	335	120	220
Flemish	30	10	15	335	135	195
Fukien	15	10	10	70	30	45
German	3,275	1,545	1,735	10,155	4,565	5,590
Greek	775	385	385	38,860	19,510	19,355
Gujarati	105	60	50	5,895	2,885	3,005
Hakka	0	5	0	100	40	60
Hebrew	75	45	30	3,895	2,060	1,835
Hindi	515	265	250	2,635	1,375	1,260
Hungarian	280	130	150	6,005	2,870	3,140
Ilocano	25	5	15	1,680	605	1,070
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	450	270	185
Italian	790	445	345	110,125	54,285	55,835
Japanese	305	95	210	1,805	560	1,245
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	5	5	7,745	3,625	4,115
Korean	815	360	455	3,870	1,705	2,160
Kurdish	70	45	30	670	365	305
Lao	10	10	0	3,555	1,725	1,835
Latvian	65	35	30	275	95	180
Lingala	10	0	10	1,740	820	925
Lithuanian	35	15	20	570	235	330
Macedonian	15	5	5	175	90	85
Malay	65	20	45	555	230	325
Malayalam	115	55	55	290	155	140
Maltese	20	10	5	20	5	15
Mandarin	905	435	470	10,180	4,665	5,515
Marathi	30	15	15	150	90	60
Nepali	225	120	105	345	160	185
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	110	60	45	3,745	1,990	1,760
Norwegian	125	70	55	220	110	110
Oromo	35	30	10	6,390	3,490	2,900
Panjabi (Punjabi)	375	205	170	11,025	5,915	5,105
Pashto	70	35	35	960	525	435
Persian (Farsi)	1,185	635	550	17,895	9,340	8,560
Polish	825	385	440	13,530	5,905	7,630
Portuguese	380	195	185	29,225	14,035	15,190
Romanian	170	80	85	28,975	13,990	14,990
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	5	5	1,300	635	670
Russian	815	395	430	22,480	10,095	12,385
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	0	1,280	565	715
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	125	60	60
Serbian	115	55	55	1,735	850	885
Serbo-Croatian	105	55	55	675	335	340
Shanghainese	5	5	0	90	40	50
Sign languages, n.i.e.	120	60	60	285	155	125
Sindhi	15	10	0	295	140	155
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	110	65	45	570	300	265
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	65	40	25
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	265	140	125
Slovak	120	50	70	1,020	440	585
Slovenian	30	15	15	770	335	435
Somali	40	20	20	665	335	325
Spanish	1,545	750	800	111,070	54,395	56,670
Swahili	75	45	35	975	485	490
Swedish	85	40	50	435	210	225
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,185	500	685	13,280	4,550	8,730
Taiwanese	40	15	25	395	185	210
Tamil	270	155	110	13,145	6,595	6,550
Telugu	125	75	50	350	195	155
Thai	110	20	90	525	145	380
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	95	55	40
Tigrigna	55	30	30	310	140	165
Turkish	275	160	110	6,370	3,285	3,085
Ukrainian	300	130	165	4,365	1,885	2,480
Urdu	540	290	250	9,615	5,005	4,610
Vietnamese	450	220	230	24,610	11,725	12,880
Yiddish	25	10	10	8,910	4,445	4,460
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	725	380	345	7,870	4,040	3,825
Multiple responses	6,335	3,025	3,305	118,290	58,990	59,305
English and French	3,035	1,400	1,635	40,400	20,205	20,190
English and non-official language	2,855	1,385	1,470	21,450	10,460	10,985
French and non-official language	315	170	150	44,685	22,165	22,525
English, French and non-official language	130	75	55	11,755	6,160	5,595
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,615	441,190	469,430	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
English only	814,670	398,830	415,845	280,785	138,010	142,775
French only	875	385	490	1,401,455	626,035	775,425
English and French	93,435	41,245	52,185	2,039,040	1,056,095	982,945
Neither English nor French	1,635	735	900	64,640	25,430	39,205
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,615	441,190	469,430	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
English	877,990	425,370	452,620	739,485	367,370	372,115
French	29,550	14,410	15,135	2,767,210	1,339,785	1,427,430
English and French	1,565	740	820	216,745	114,035	102,710
Neither English nor French	1,515	670	845	62,470	24,385	38,090
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	30,330	14,780	15,550	847,860	424,390	423,475
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	3.3	3.4	3.3	22.4	23.0	21.8
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,620	441,195	469,425	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
Single responses	903,215	437,540	465,675	3,581,800	1,744,820	1,836,985
English	868,765	420,340	448,425	606,910	299,450	307,455
French	15,935	7,625	8,315	2,502,410	1,217,800	1,284,605
Non-official languages	18,510	9,570	8,940	472,485	227,560	244,920
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	2,770	1,395	1,380	195	75	125
Atikamekw	0	0	0	10	5	10
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	85	35	50
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	30	10	15
Inuktitut	0	0	0	70	25	50
Mi'kmaq	2,770	1,390	1,375	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	5	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	15,500	8,060	7,440	469,410	226,055	243,360
African languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	185	90	95
Afrikaans	20	10	10	25	10	10
Akan (Twi)	10	10	5	560	255	310
Albanian	125	60	60	1,325	670	655
Amharic	70	35	35	325	150	180
Arabic	3,495	2,030	1,465	66,910	34,230	32,680
Armenian	15	10	10	10,870	5,145	5,720
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	225	110	125
Bengali	230	115	110	8,155	4,050	4,100
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,780	935	840
Bisayan languages	30	15	15	230	95	135
Bosnian	50	25	25	265	135	125
Bulgarian	10	5	10	4,590	2,260	2,330
Burmese	5	5	5	25	10	15
Cantonese	320	165	155	8,120	3,870	4,245
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,985	1,040	950	31,905	15,280	16,630
Creoles	30	10	15	19,000	8,095	10,905
Croatian	75	40	35	790	375	415
Czech	45	20	25	415	195	220
Danish	15	5	10	30	15	15
Dutch	190	85	105	325	155	170
Estonian	5	0	5	25	15	15
Finnish	10	5	0	60	20	35
Flemish	0	0	5	60	25	35
Fukien	5	0	0	15	5	10
German	1,170	565	605	1,830	840	990
Greek	270	115	150	19,750	9,530	10,225
Gujarati	50	25	25	3,930	1,895	2,040
Hakka	0	0	0	20	5	15
Hebrew	25	15	10	1,705	875	835
Hindi	215	110	105	1,400	700	700
Hungarian	65	30	30	2,240	995	1,245
Ilocano	0	5	0	585	225	360
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	20	5	10	225	120	105
Italian	170	75	95	38,855	17,585	21,280
Japanese	130	60	70	760	330	430
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	4,880	2,260	2,625
Korean	560	265	295	2,840	1,305	1,525
Kurdish	55	35	20	310	155	150
Lao	0	0	0	2,100	1,010	1,090
Latvian	15	10	10	85	30	50
Lingala	5	5	5	450	205	245
Lithuanian	5	5	5	145	55	90
Macedonian	5	0	5	110	55	50
Malay	20	10	10	215	105	105
Malayalam	35	20	20	75	35	35
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	660	340	320	8,525	4,090	4,435
Marathi	25	15	10	65	40	25
Nepali	210	110	100	285	135	150
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	30	10	15	855	410	445
Norwegian	20	10	10	40	20	20
Oromo	20	15	5	1,935	1,025	910
Panjabi (Punjabi)	180	95	80	8,270	4,375	3,895
Pashto	35	20	15	775	405	365
Persian (Farsi)	935	480	455	12,990	6,425	6,560
Polish	255	125	130	6,365	2,885	3,485
Portuguese	120	55	60	13,875	6,575	7,300
Romanian	85	35	40	21,380	10,475	10,910
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	0	365	165	200
Russian	510	260	245	17,550	8,310	9,240
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	295	140	150
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	10	5	55	30	25
Serbian	60	25	35	1,035	495	540
Serbo-Croatian	50	20	25	310	145	165
Shanghainese	0	0	0	30	10	15
Sign languages, n.i.e.	195	110	85	525	330	195
Sindhi	5	0	5	165	80	85
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	25	25	320	160	160
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	125	55	65
Slovak	30	10	20	220	100	120
Slovenian	5	0	0	280	115	160
Somali	20	5	10	410	200	215
Spanish	775	390	385	74,755	36,280	38,470
Swahili	20	10	15	270	125	140
Swedish	10	5	5	100	45	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	550	275	275	7,210	2,775	4,440
Taiwanese	15	10	5	220	115	100
Tamil	130	80	50	11,225	5,565	5,670
Telugu	55	30	25	215	115	100
Thai	60	5	55	160	75	85
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	70	35	30
Tigrigna	25	15	10	160	70	85
Turkish	140	70	70	4,675	2,320	2,360
Ukrainian	25	5	20	1,800	775	1,025
Urdu	320	155	165	7,030	3,550	3,485
Vietnamese	280	145	135	19,555	9,285	10,270
Yiddish	0	0	0	6,155	3,165	2,990
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	235	120	115	2,870	1,435	1,440
Multiple responses	7,405	3,655	3,755	204,120	100,755	103,365
English and French	1,815	860	950	48,610	24,475	24,135
English and non-official language	5,295	2,640	2,655	41,050	19,960	21,095
French and non-official language	115	60	60	87,330	42,320	45,010
English, French and non-official language	180	85	90	27,120	13,995	13,125
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,620	441,190	469,425	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
None	863,715	418,680	445,030	2,955,830	1,434,280	1,521,550
Single responses	46,065	22,110	23,960	761,210	376,665	384,550
English	16,325	8,230	8,095	276,640	139,560	137,075
French	15,705	6,975	8,730	230,990	113,850	117,145
Non-official languages	14,035	6,900	7,130	253,580	123,255	130,325
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,945	900	1,045	235	85	150
Atikamekw	0	0	0	10	5	10
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	5	80	40	45
Dene	5	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	20	10	10
Inuktitut	30	10	20	90	25	70
Mi'kmaq	1,890	880	1,015	25	5	15
Ojibway	10	5	5	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}	11,385	5,685	5,705	248,955	120,965	127,990
African languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	470	250	220
Afrikaans	55	25	30	45	25	20
Akan (Twi)	35	20	20	465	240	225
Albanian	95	45	45	335	165	170
Amharic	40	25	20	175	85	90
Arabic	1,995	1,175	825	44,685	23,760	20,920
Armenian	20	10	5	2,440	1,210	1,225
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	45	25	25	745	370	370
Bengali	95	60	35	1,110	620	490
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,825	955	870
Bisayan languages	15	5	10	240	80	160
Bosnian	35	20	15	80	30	45
Bulgarian	25	15	10	740	340	405
Burmese	5	0	0	15	5	10
Cantonese	195	100	90	1,755	865	890
Chinese, n.o.s.	490	225	265	5,055	2,325	2,730
Creoles	80	25	55	33,300	14,930	18,370
Croatian	70	25	40	485	220	260
Czech	55	20	35	350	155	190
Danish	60	30	30	110	45	65
Dutch	550	260	285	630	290	340
Estonian	20	5	15	55	20	30
Finnish	25	10	10	105	45	60
Flemish	5	0	5	55	20	40
Fukien	10	0	5	25	10	15
German	1,255	605	645	4,130	1,870	2,260
Greek	435	225	205	14,145	7,120	7,030
Gujarati	40	15	20	1,175	595	580
Hakka	0	0	0	50	25	25
Hebrew	85	45	35	2,935	1,455	1,485
Hindi	310	165	145	1,790	945	850
Hungarian	90	35	50	1,425	640	790
Ilocano	5	0	5	505	180	325
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	185	100	85
Italian	365	190	170	37,515	18,415	19,100
Japanese	205	85	115	845	350	495
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	2,010	925	1,085
Korean	205	95	110	600	265	335
Kurdish	10	5	5	205	105	100
Lao	0	0	0	930	450	480
Latvian	25	10	10	70	25	50
Lingala	5	0	5	2,255	1,090	1,165
Lithuanian	5	0	5	160	55	105
Macedonian	5	5	5	35	20	20
Malay	30	10	15	195	90	110
Malayalam	55	20	35	130	65	70
Maltese	15	5	10	0	0	0
Mandarin	225	110	120	1,670	715	960
Marathi	5	5	5	55	30	25
Nepali	5	5	5	20	10	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	2,225	1,095	1,130
Norwegian	55	25	30	90	45	45
Oromo	5	5	0	2,215	1,145	1,065
Panjabi (Punjabi)	125	60	60	1,715	940	775
Pashto	10	5	5	80	50	30
Persian (Farsi)	210	125	85	2,635	1,455	1,180
Polish	280	135	140	3,015	1,215	1,795
Portuguese	175	85	85	8,350	3,990	4,360
Romanian	60	25	35	4,050	1,865	2,185
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	655	320	345
Russian	230	105	120	4,080	1,865	2,215
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	0	575	250	325
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	45	25	20
Serbian	40	25	20	365	180	180
Serbo-Croatian	45	20	25	135	65	70
Shanghainese	0	0	0	45	20	30
Sign languages, n.i.e.	220	90	135	215	95	120
Sindhi	0	5	0	110	50	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	30	20	175	95	80
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	20	10	10
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	70	35	35
Slovak	55	25	30	280	125	155
Slovenian	15	5	5	205	85	115
Somali	15	10	5	195	100	90
Spanish	1,050	485	560	31,140	15,250	15,890
Swahili	75	40	35	710	325	385
Swedish	60	20	35	265	135	135
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	435	165	275	4,700	1,505	3,190
Taiwanese	15	10	5	135	65	70
Tamil	105	60	45	1,495	785	710
Telugu	40	20	15	70	50	30
Thai	30	5	20	235	75	155
Tibetan languages	5	5	0	25	15	5
Tigrigna	20	10	10	75	40	40
Turkish	120	65	50	1,125	590	530
Ukrainian	75	30	45	1,125	475	650
Urdu	170	90	80	2,135	1,160	975
Vietnamese	105	45	55	4,155	2,010	2,145
Yiddish	10	5	5	1,675	765	910
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	705	325	380	4,390	2,205	2,190
Multiple responses	840	400	435	68,875	34,630	34,245
English and French	95	45	45	28,020	14,400	13,620
English and non-official language	175	80	90	19,670	9,825	9,850
French and non-official language	560	265	300	20,300	9,955	10,345
English, French and non-official language	5	5	5	885	450	435

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. Nova Scotia (Code 12) and Montréal, Quebec (Code 462) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed April 25, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Nova Scotia (Province)

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- Montréal (Census metropolitan area)

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2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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2011 Census

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