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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)			Quebec (Province)
	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	7,903,001^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,546,131^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,685,926	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,343	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	52,939.44	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,356,547.02	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	921,730	445,585	476,140	7,903,000	3,875,860	4,027,140
0 to 4 years	43,985	22,565	21,415	440,840	225,525	215,320
5 to 9 years	44,425	22,660	21,765	399,575	203,675	195,900
10 to 14 years	49,810	25,555	24,260	418,205	213,540	204,665
15 to 19 years	57,440	29,235	28,205	491,980	249,960	242,020
15 years	11,060	5,555	5,505	93,955	47,690	46,265
16 years	11,095	5,690	5,405	96,095	48,880	47,210
17 years	11,425	5,800	5,625	97,795	49,925	47,875
18 years	11,775	6,065	5,705	100,210	50,910	49,305
19 years	12,085	6,125	5,965	103,915	52,545	51,370
20 to 24 years	59,620	30,055	29,560	489,185	246,850	242,340
25 to 29 years	51,920	25,405	26,515	490,665	245,695	244,970
30 to 34 years	51,545	24,470	27,070	531,445	264,980	266,460
35 to 39 years	56,380	26,835	29,545	498,225	249,610	248,615
40 to 44 years	62,115	29,895	32,220	520,805	261,120	259,690
45 to 49 years	76,275	37,010	39,265	623,575	311,320	312,250
50 to 54 years	77,465	37,465	39,995	648,695	320,695	327,995
55 to 59 years	70,960	34,200	36,760	579,280	285,295	293,990
60 to 64 years	66,425	32,310	34,115	512,830	250,675	262,155
65 to 69 years	48,920	23,840	25,075	403,210	194,305	208,905
70 to 74 years	36,395	17,300	19,095	291,755	135,830	155,925
75 to 79 years	27,655	12,460	15,195	232,355	101,675	130,680
80 to 84 years	20,015	8,040	11,975	176,420	69,170	107,250
85 years and over	20,385	6,285	14,105	153,945	45,945	108,005
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	43.7	42.7	44.6	41.9	40.7	43.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	85.0	84.1	85.8	84.1	83.4	84.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	783,510	374,810	408,700	6,644,380	3,233,120	3,411,260
Married or living with a common-law partner	453,095	226,305	226,790	3,745,320	1,875,415	1,869,905
Married (and not separated)	376,020	187,865	188,155	2,353,770	1,177,720	1,176,050
Living common law	77,075	38,440	38,635	1,391,550	697,695	693,850
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	330,420	148,505	181,915	2,899,060	1,357,705	1,541,360
Single (never legally married)	209,180	109,775	99,405	1,942,090	1,045,540	896,545
Separated	23,545	10,105	13,445	105,195	46,465	58,720
Divorced	46,065	18,690	27,375	463,830	188,265	275,565
Widowed	51,625	9,940	41,690	387,945	77,430	310,515
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,203,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,158,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	473,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	407,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	16,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	164,680	...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	2,203,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,838,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,143,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	596,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	547,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	216,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	226,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	104,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	694,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	334,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	360,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,360	...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	365,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	277,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	169,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	625	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,201,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	520,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	728,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	279,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	453,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	219,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	906,175	439,230	466,940	7,732,835	3,812,190	3,920,640
Number of persons not in census families	163,895	74,725	89,165	1,489,290	717,115	772,170
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	17,670	7,250	10,420	145,795	64,175	81,615
Living with non-relatives only	37,430	20,250	17,180	249,085	141,300	107,785
Living alone	108,795	47,225	61,570	1,094,410	511,640	582,770
Number of census family persons	742,285	364,505	377,775	6,243,545	3,095,075	3,148,470
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	143,825	65,235	78,595	1,128,815	510,045	618,775
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	48,920	14,375	34,550	413,235	124,645	288,590
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	6,250	1,570	4,675	45,530	11,850	33,680
Living with non-relatives only	2,710	1,275	1,430	24,935	11,985	12,950
Living alone	39,970	11,530	28,440	342,775	100,810	241,965
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	94,905	50,860	44,045	715,580	385,395	330,185
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,174,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,050,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,738,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	880,690	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	857,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	312,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	123,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	61,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,221,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,094,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	17,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,680	...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	3,395,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,560,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	171,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,640,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	171,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	86,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	263,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,103,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	710	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,645	...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	3,395,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,094,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,181,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	496,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	421,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,732,835	...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	7,815,950	3,841,260	3,974,690
Single responses	904,285	438,165	466,125	7,663,135	3,764,810	3,898,325
English	836,085	404,330	431,760	599,225	297,875	301,355
French	31,105	15,005	16,100	6,102,210	2,994,300	3,107,910
Non-official languages	37,090	18,825	18,260	961,700	472,635	489,060
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	4,685	2,280	2,405	41,290	20,530	20,760
Atikamekw	0	0	0	5,815	2,975	2,845
Cree, n.o.s.	25	15	15	15,135	7,570	7,565
Dene	5	0	0	0	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	8,715	4,200	4,515
Inuktitut	25	5	20	10,915	5,430	5,485
Mi'kmaq	4,620	2,255	2,370	670	340	325
Ojibway	15	5	10	30	15	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	31,675	16,170	15,510	908,480	445,970	462,515
African languages, n.i.e.	70	40	35	930	530	400
Afrikaans	75	45	35	100	50	45
Akan (Twi)	50	25	30	1,140	560	585
Albanian	245	130	120	2,405	1,240	1,170
Amharic	150	80	70	690	340	355
Arabic	5,965	3,525	2,440	140,035	74,985	65,050
Armenian	50	30	20	15,030	7,335	7,700
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	100	55	45	1,645	875	770
Bengali	375	210	165	10,405	5,305	5,100
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	5	5,645	3,095	2,550
Bisayan languages	85	30	55	955	280	670
Bosnian	90	45	45	1,505	745	760
Bulgarian	50	30	25	6,495	3,165	3,330
Burmese	10	10	5	60	25	35
Cantonese	590	275	315	10,975	5,185	5,790
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,750	1,395	1,355	41,590	19,745	21,850
Creoles	45	20	25	49,475	21,965	27,510
Croatian	210	110	100	2,375	1,220	1,160
Czech	180	95	90	1,645	790	855
Danish	175	95	85	305	145	160
Dutch	1,725	860	865	3,245	1,595	1,645
Estonian	55	25	25	200	75	125
Finnish	95	40	50	415	155	255
Flemish	30	10	15	590	250	340
Fukien	15	10	10	75	30	45
German	3,275	1,545	1,735	15,025	6,920	8,105
Greek	775	385	385	39,825	20,135	19,690
Gujarati	105	60	50	5,940	2,915	3,025
Hakka	0	5	0	105	40	60
Hebrew	75	45	30	3,975	2,105	1,870
Hindi	515	265	250	2,745	1,435	1,310
Hungarian	280	130	150	6,675	3,250	3,430
Ilocano	25	5	15	1,685	615	1,075
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	560	320	240
Italian	790	445	345	113,815	56,530	57,285
Japanese	305	95	210	2,175	680	1,495
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	5	5	8,620	4,035	4,580
Korean	815	360	455	4,085	1,785	2,300
Kurdish	70	45	30	820	465	360
Lao	10	10	0	4,185	2,050	2,140
Latvian	65	35	30	335	125	205
Lingala	10	0	10	2,045	980	1,070
Lithuanian	35	15	20	650	275	370
Macedonian	15	5	5	195	105	95
Malay	65	20	45	625	250	375
Malayalam	115	55	55	315	165	150
Maltese	20	10	5	30	15	15
Mandarin	905	435	470	11,290	5,155	6,130
Marathi	30	15	15	160	90	65
Nepali	225	120	105	1,280	620	660
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	110	60	45	4,565	2,470	2,090
Norwegian	125	70	55	275	130	140
Oromo	35	30	10	7,035	3,865	3,170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	375	205	170	11,150	5,990	5,160
Pashto	70	35	35	990	545	445
Persian (Farsi)	1,185	635	550	19,835	10,340	9,500
Polish	825	385	440	15,250	6,695	8,555
Portuguese	380	195	185	34,265	16,505	17,760
Romanian	170	80	85	31,245	15,115	16,130
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	5	5	2,370	1,150	1,220
Russian	815	395	430	24,085	10,765	13,320
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	0	2,005	875	1,130
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	150	80	75
Serbian	115	55	55	2,955	1,485	1,470
Serbo-Croatian	105	55	55	1,910	945	970
Shanghainese	5	5	0	95	40	50
Sign languages, n.i.e.	120	60	60	520	305	215
Sindhi	15	10	0	305	145	155
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	110	65	45	585	305	280
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	95	55	40
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	325	180	145
Slovak	120	50	70	1,180	525	660
Slovenian	30	15	15	840	375	460
Somali	40	20	20	855	435	420
Spanish	1,545	750	800	131,850	64,490	67,365
Swahili	75	45	35	2,065	1,060	1,010
Swedish	85	40	50	515	240	280
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,185	500	685	13,740	4,655	9,090
Taiwanese	40	15	25	405	190	215
Tamil	270	155	110	13,245	6,645	6,595
Telugu	125	75	50	365	200	160
Thai	110	20	90	725	190	535
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	110	60	50
Tigrigna	55	30	30	350	160	190
Turkish	275	160	110	6,915	3,605	3,305
Ukrainian	300	130	165	4,785	2,095	2,690
Urdu	540	290	250	9,800	5,115	4,690
Vietnamese	450	220	230	26,560	12,675	13,885
Yiddish	25	10	10	9,035	4,515	4,520
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	725	380	345	11,930	6,140	5,790
Multiple responses	6,335	3,025	3,305	152,820	76,455	76,365
English and French	3,035	1,400	1,635	64,800	32,390	32,405
English and non-official language	2,855	1,385	1,470	23,435	11,455	11,975
French and non-official language	315	170	150	51,640	25,810	25,825
English, French and non-official language	130	75	55	12,950	6,790	6,155
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,615	441,190	469,430	7,815,955	3,841,260	3,974,690
English only	814,670	398,830	415,845	363,860	180,175	183,690
French only	875	385	490	4,047,175	1,871,500	2,175,675
English and French	93,435	41,245	52,185	3,328,725	1,758,410	1,570,310
Neither English nor French	1,635	735	900	76,190	31,175	45,015
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,615	441,190	469,430	7,815,955	3,841,265	3,974,695
English	877,990	425,370	452,620	935,635	465,965	469,675
French	29,550	14,410	15,135	6,561,510	3,216,790	3,344,720
English and French	1,565	740	820	245,230	128,655	116,575
Neither English nor French	1,515	670	845	73,580	29,860	43,720
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	30,330	14,780	15,550	1,058,250	530,290	527,960
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	3.3	3.4	3.3	13.5	13.8	13.3
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	7,815,955	3,841,260	3,974,695
Single responses	903,215	437,540	465,675	7,570,900	3,720,195	3,850,710
English	868,765	420,340	448,425	767,415	379,915	387,500
French	15,935	7,625	8,315	6,249,080	3,071,635	3,177,450
Non-official languages	18,510	9,570	8,940	554,400	268,640	285,760
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	2,770	1,395	1,380	37,955	19,060	18,895
Atikamekw	0	0	0	5,365	2,805	2,560
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	14,155	7,085	7,075
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	7,730	3,760	3,965
Inuktitut	0	0	0	10,360	5,230	5,130
Mi'kmaq	2,770	1,390	1,375	330	175	155
Ojibway	5	0	5	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	15,500	8,060	7,440	511,880	247,275	264,610
African languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	220	105	115
Afrikaans	20	10	10	25	10	15
Akan (Twi)	10	10	5	565	260	310
Albanian	125	60	60	1,510	765	745
Amharic	70	35	35	360	165	195
Arabic	3,495	2,030	1,465	72,955	37,360	35,590
Armenian	15	10	10	10,980	5,195	5,785
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	290	140	155
Bengali	230	115	110	8,285	4,110	4,170
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,915	1,005	915
Bisayan languages	30	15	15	235	95	140
Bosnian	50	25	25	1,030	525	505
Bulgarian	10	5	10	4,940	2,430	2,505
Burmese	5	5	5	30	10	15
Cantonese	320	165	155	8,340	3,980	4,360
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,985	1,040	950	33,890	16,270	17,620
Creoles	30	10	15	19,430	8,295	11,135
Croatian	75	40	35	1,060	510	545
Czech	45	20	25	510	240	275
Danish	15	5	10	35	20	15
Dutch	190	85	105	525	245	280
Estonian	5	0	5	30	15	15
Finnish	10	5	0	65	25	40
Flemish	0	0	5	95	45	55
Fukien	5	0	0	15	10	5
German	1,170	565	605	3,025	1,435	1,590
Greek	270	115	150	20,060	9,685	10,380
Gujarati	50	25	25	3,955	1,905	2,050
Hakka	0	0	0	20	5	15
Hebrew	25	15	10	1,735	885	845
Hindi	215	110	105	1,450	720	725
Hungarian	65	30	30	2,390	1,070	1,315
Ilocano	0	5	0	585	225	360
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	20	5	10	275	145	130
Italian	170	75	95	39,540	17,925	21,615
Japanese	130	60	70	915	390	525
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	5,350	2,475	2,875
Korean	560	265	295	2,955	1,360	1,590
Kurdish	55	35	20	380	200	180
Lao	0	0	0	2,395	1,160	1,235
Latvian	15	10	10	90	35	55
Lingala	5	5	5	545	250	290
Lithuanian	5	5	5	150	60	90
Macedonian	5	0	5	125	65	60
Malay	20	10	10	225	115	120
Malayalam	35	20	20	75	40	35
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	660	340	320	9,325	4,485	4,835
Marathi	25	15	10	65	40	25
Nepali	210	110	100	1,170	575	600
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	30	10	15	975	465	505
Norwegian	20	10	10	40	20	25
Oromo	20	15	5	2,115	1,110	1,010
Panjabi (Punjabi)	180	95	80	8,345	4,415	3,925
Pashto	35	20	15	805	430	380
Persian (Farsi)	935	480	455	14,380	7,125	7,255
Polish	255	125	130	6,955	3,160	3,800
Portuguese	120	55	60	16,015	7,615	8,405
Romanian	85	35	40	22,790	11,190	11,605
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	0	665	305	355
Russian	510	260	245	18,465	8,740	9,725
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	450	210	235
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	10	5	75	40	35
Serbian	60	25	35	2,015	985	1,025
Serbo-Croatian	50	20	25	1,180	580	600
Shanghainese	0	0	0	30	15	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	195	110	85	975	625	355
Sindhi	5	0	5	175	85	90
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	25	25	330	165	170
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	55	20	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	145	65	75
Slovak	30	10	20	255	115	140
Slovenian	5	0	0	295	130	170
Somali	20	5	10	520	245	275
Spanish	775	390	385	88,380	43,095	45,290
Swahili	20	10	15	750	365	385
Swedish	10	5	5	115	55	55
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	550	275	275	7,280	2,815	4,465
Taiwanese	15	10	5	220	115	100
Tamil	130	80	50	11,270	5,585	5,685
Telugu	55	30	25	220	120	105
Thai	60	5	55	210	95	115
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	80	40	40
Tigrigna	25	15	10	170	80	90
Turkish	140	70	70	4,945	2,470	2,475
Ukrainian	25	5	20	1,925	835	1,090
Urdu	320	155	165	7,125	3,595	3,530
Vietnamese	280	145	135	20,740	9,845	10,895
Yiddish	0	0	0	6,275	3,225	3,050
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	235	120	115	4,565	2,310	2,265
Multiple responses	7,405	3,655	3,755	245,055	121,070	123,985
English and French	1,815	860	950	71,555	35,860	35,695
English and non-official language	5,295	2,640	2,655	43,765	21,305	22,460
French and non-official language	115	60	60	100,110	48,590	51,525
English, French and non-official language	180	85	90	29,625	15,315	14,310
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	7,815,950	3,841,260	3,974,690
None	863,715	418,680	445,030	6,691,145	3,279,620	3,411,525
Single responses	46,065	22,110	23,960	1,046,580	522,335	524,245
English	16,325	8,230	8,095	459,125	234,190	224,935
French	15,705	6,975	8,730	298,090	147,040	151,050
Non-official languages	14,035	6,900	7,130	289,365	141,100	148,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,945	900	1,045	3,380	1,585	1,795
Atikamekw	0	0	0	470	205	270
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	5	1,250	630	620
Dene	5	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	920	435	490
Inuktitut	30	10	20	485	205	275
Mi'kmaq	1,890	880	1,015	250	110	135
Ojibway	10	5	5	5	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	11,385	5,685	5,705	279,095	136,070	143,025
African languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	625	335	295
Afrikaans	55	25	30	65	35	30
Akan (Twi)	35	20	20	475	240	240
Albanian	95	45	45	400	200	200
Amharic	40	25	20	195	95	100
Arabic	1,995	1,175	825	49,400	26,430	22,965
Armenian	20	10	5	2,500	1,235	1,265
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	45	25	25	945	495	450
Bengali	95	60	35	1,140	635	505
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,980	1,050	930
Bisayan languages	15	5	10	250	80	165
Bosnian	35	20	15	310	145	165
Bulgarian	25	15	10	835	380	450
Burmese	5	0	0	10	5	5
Cantonese	195	100	90	1,890	935	955
Chinese, n.o.s.	490	225	265	5,395	2,480	2,920
Creoles	80	25	55	34,645	15,580	19,065
Croatian	70	25	40	600	280	325
Czech	55	20	35	445	205	240
Danish	60	30	30	130	50	75
Dutch	550	260	285	930	415	515
Estonian	20	5	15	60	25	35
Finnish	25	10	10	140	60	85
Flemish	5	0	5	110	45	65
Fukien	10	0	5	25	10	15
German	1,255	605	645	5,900	2,720	3,175
Greek	435	225	205	14,520	7,350	7,165
Gujarati	40	15	20	1,185	600	585
Hakka	0	0	0	50	20	30
Hebrew	85	45	35	2,975	1,475	1,505
Hindi	310	165	145	1,870	985	890
Hungarian	90	35	50	1,580	715	865
Ilocano	5	0	5	505	180	325
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	210	110	95
Italian	365	190	170	39,030	19,225	19,810
Japanese	205	85	115	1,070	465	610
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	2,300	1,070	1,230
Korean	205	95	110	650	275	375
Kurdish	10	5	5	230	125	110
Lao	0	0	0	1,095	530	565
Latvian	25	10	10	90	35	55
Lingala	5	0	5	2,585	1,255	1,325
Lithuanian	5	0	5	180	65	120
Macedonian	5	5	5	45	20	25
Malay	30	10	15	235	105	130
Malayalam	55	20	35	135	70	70
Maltese	15	5	10	5	5	0
Mandarin	225	110	120	1,880	810	1,075
Marathi	5	5	5	55	30	30
Nepali	5	5	5	40	25	25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	2,705	1,350	1,355
Norwegian	55	25	30	110	60	55
Oromo	5	5	0	2,435	1,275	1,160
Panjabi (Punjabi)	125	60	60	1,755	960	795
Pashto	10	5	5	80	50	30
Persian (Farsi)	210	125	85	2,920	1,600	1,325
Polish	280	135	140	3,465	1,400	2,065
Portuguese	175	85	85	9,950	4,785	5,165
Romanian	60	25	35	4,475	2,070	2,410
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	1,140	565	575
Russian	230	105	120	4,610	2,105	2,500
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	0	920	390	530
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	55	35	25
Serbian	40	25	20	540	275	265
Serbo-Croatian	45	20	25	350	185	165
Shanghainese	0	0	0	50	25	25
Sign languages, n.i.e.	220	90	135	445	205	240
Sindhi	0	5	0	110	50	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	30	20	175	95	80
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	25	15	15
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	95	55	45
Slovak	55	25	30	310	140	175
Slovenian	15	5	5	225	95	130
Somali	15	10	5	250	135	120
Spanish	1,050	485	560	40,335	19,665	20,670
Swahili	75	40	35	1,245	615	630
Swedish	60	20	35	320	150	175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	435	165	275	4,875	1,540	3,335
Taiwanese	15	10	5	135	65	70
Tamil	105	60	45	1,510	790	720
Telugu	40	20	15	80	50	30
Thai	30	5	20	320	100	215
Tibetan languages	5	5	0	30	15	10
Tigrigna	20	10	10	90	45	45
Turkish	120	65	50	1,270	690	575
Ukrainian	75	30	45	1,245	535	715
Urdu	170	90	80	2,205	1,200	1,010
Vietnamese	105	45	55	4,620	2,245	2,375
Yiddish	10	5	5	1,690	765	920
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	705	325	380	6,890	3,445	3,445
Multiple responses	840	400	435	78,230	39,305	38,925
English and French	95	45	45	30,610	15,760	14,845
English and non-official language	175	80	90	24,795	12,330	12,465
French and non-official language	560	265	300	21,860	10,720	11,145
English, French and non-official language	5	5	5	965	500	465

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 Quebec (Code 24) (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 13, 2024).

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Map: Nova Scotia

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Map of Canada: Nova Scotia (shaded in green)

Map: Quebec

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Map of Canada: Quebec (shaded in green)

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Nova Scotia (Province)

Canada
- Nova Scotia (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Quebec (Province)

Canada
- Quebec (Province)

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

Related data

Related data: Nova Scotia

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Nova Scotia
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Focus on Geography, Nova Scotia
Census Data Navigator, Nova Scotia
Visual Census, Nova Scotia

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Nova Scotia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Nova Scotia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Nova Scotia

Related data: Quebec

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Quebec
Highlight tables, Canada, provinces and territories
Focus on Geography, Quebec
Census Data Navigator, Quebec
Visual Census, Quebec

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Census Profile: Help

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Map: Nova Scotia

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Nova Scotia (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Quebec (Province)

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Related data: Nova Scotia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Quebec

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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