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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)			Manitoba (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	1,208,268^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,148,401	...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	512,689	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available	466,138	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	52,939.44	...Data not available	...Data not available	552,329.52	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	921,730	445,585	476,140	1,208,270	594,550	613,715
0 to 4 years	43,985	22,565	21,415	77,185	39,280	37,905
5 to 9 years	44,425	22,660	21,765	74,620	38,380	36,240
10 to 14 years	49,810	25,555	24,260	79,355	40,965	38,395
15 to 19 years	57,440	29,235	28,205	86,215	44,180	42,035
15 years	11,060	5,555	5,505	17,085	8,740	8,345
16 years	11,095	5,690	5,405	17,405	8,925	8,480
17 years	11,425	5,800	5,625	17,570	9,110	8,460
18 years	11,775	6,065	5,705	16,965	8,635	8,330
19 years	12,085	6,125	5,965	17,185	8,770	8,420
20 to 24 years	59,620	30,055	29,560	82,925	41,935	40,990
25 to 29 years	51,920	25,405	26,515	78,185	38,900	39,285
30 to 34 years	51,545	24,470	27,070	75,260	36,995	38,265
35 to 39 years	56,380	26,835	29,545	75,575	37,475	38,095
40 to 44 years	62,115	29,895	32,220	77,770	38,455	39,320
45 to 49 years	76,275	37,010	39,265	90,090	44,695	45,395
50 to 54 years	77,465	37,465	39,995	89,970	44,940	45,025
55 to 59 years	70,960	34,200	36,760	79,770	39,350	40,420
60 to 64 years	66,425	32,310	34,115	68,895	33,730	35,170
65 to 69 years	48,920	23,840	25,075	50,240	24,400	25,840
70 to 74 years	36,395	17,300	19,095	38,425	18,035	20,390
75 to 79 years	27,655	12,460	15,195	31,575	14,100	17,475
80 to 84 years	20,015	8,040	11,975	25,545	10,400	15,145
85 years and over	20,385	6,285	14,105	26,665	8,345	18,320
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	43.7	42.7	44.6	38.4	37.2	39.4
% of the population aged 15 and over	85.0	84.1	85.8	80.9	80.0	81.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	783,510	374,810	408,700	977,105	475,930	501,175
Married or living with a common-law partner	453,095	226,305	226,790	558,510	279,295	279,210
Married (and not separated)	376,020	187,865	188,155	480,140	240,170	239,970
Living common law	77,075	38,440	38,635	78,370	39,125	39,245
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	330,420	148,505	181,915	418,600	196,640	221,965
Single (never legally married)	209,180	109,775	99,405	282,465	152,410	130,050
Separated	23,545	10,105	13,445	23,620	10,530	13,090
Divorced	46,065	18,690	27,375	52,215	22,000	30,215
Widowed	51,625	9,940	41,690	60,300	11,700	48,610
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	327,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	63,665	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	16,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,945	...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	327,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	271,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	232,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	106,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,975	...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	56,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	625	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	378,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	88,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	133,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	73,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	906,175	439,230	466,940	1,175,160	579,815	595,350
Number of persons not in census families	163,895	74,725	89,165	197,225	94,405	102,815
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	17,670	7,250	10,420	31,645	14,940	16,695
Living with non-relatives only	37,430	20,250	17,180	34,105	19,710	14,390
Living alone	108,795	47,225	61,570	131,480	59,755	71,720
Number of census family persons	742,285	364,505	377,775	977,935	485,410	492,535
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	143,825	65,235	78,595	157,685	70,760	86,930
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	48,920	14,375	34,550	55,770	15,830	39,945
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	6,250	1,570	4,675	5,415	1,335	4,075
Living with non-relatives only	2,710	1,275	1,430	1,840	900	935
Living alone	39,970	11,530	28,440	48,525	13,595	34,930
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	94,905	50,860	44,045	101,910	54,925	46,985
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	466,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	317,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	289,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	247,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	118,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	129,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,665	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,665	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	131,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	17,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,190	...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	466,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	322,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	61,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	710	...Data not available	...Data not available	730	...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	466,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	131,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,175,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.5	...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	1,193,095	588,095	605,000
Single responses	904,285	438,165	466,125	1,168,575	576,410	592,165
English	836,085	404,330	431,760	869,990	432,080	437,905
French	31,105	15,005	16,100	42,090	20,140	21,945
Non-official languages	37,090	18,825	18,260	256,500	124,185	132,315
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	4,685	2,280	2,405	34,605	16,990	17,615
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	25	15	15	18,970	9,330	9,635
Dene	5	0	0	1,005	470	530
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	25	5	20	80	20	65
Mi'kmaq	4,620	2,255	2,370	10	5	5
Ojibway	15	5	10	7,760	3,715	4,045
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	6,785	3,445	3,340
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	31,675	16,170	15,510	218,330	105,485	112,840
African languages, n.i.e.	70	40	35	530	295	235
Afrikaans	75	45	35	455	240	215
Akan (Twi)	50	25	30	115	60	50
Albanian	245	130	120	310	145	160
Amharic	150	80	70	1,325	675	650
Arabic	5,965	3,525	2,440	3,015	1,685	1,330
Armenian	50	30	20	40	30	15
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	100	55	45	255	135	115
Bengali	375	210	165	700	390	305
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	5	0	5	0
Bisayan languages	85	30	55	845	365	480
Bosnian	90	45	45	605	310	300
Bulgarian	50	30	25	125	60	70
Burmese	10	10	5	60	35	25
Cantonese	590	275	315	3,390	1,615	1,780
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,750	1,395	1,355	7,570	3,810	3,765
Creoles	45	20	25	495	240	255
Croatian	210	110	100	1,070	510	560
Czech	180	95	90	725	365	355
Danish	175	95	85	305	170	135
Dutch	1,725	860	865	3,150	1,555	1,590
Estonian	55	25	25	40	20	20
Finnish	95	40	50	245	100	145
Flemish	30	10	15	430	160	270
Fukien	15	10	10	35	15	15
German	3,275	1,545	1,735	67,155	32,325	34,830
Greek	775	385	385	1,160	600	560
Gujarati	105	60	50	1,220	635	580
Hakka	0	5	0	30	10	15
Hebrew	75	45	30	345	185	160
Hindi	515	265	250	1,420	735	685
Hungarian	280	130	150	1,405	655	745
Ilocano	25	5	15	915	410	505
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	50	30	25
Italian	790	445	345	4,140	2,105	2,035
Japanese	305	95	210	470	165	305
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	5	5	275	140	135
Korean	815	360	455	2,795	1,345	1,450
Kurdish	70	45	30	365	190	175
Lao	10	10	0	900	465	435
Latvian	65	35	30	110	45	65
Lingala	10	0	10	50	20	25
Lithuanian	35	15	20	105	40	65
Macedonian	15	5	5	135	65	70
Malay	65	20	45	125	55	65
Malayalam	115	55	55	350	185	170
Maltese	20	10	5	30	15	15
Mandarin	905	435	470	2,355	1,155	1,200
Marathi	30	15	15	55	35	30
Nepali	225	120	105	330	165	160
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	110	60	45	580	295	285
Norwegian	125	70	55	140	55	80
Oromo	35	30	10	350	190	160
Panjabi (Punjabi)	375	205	170	9,870	5,065	4,810
Pashto	70	35	35	190	90	100
Persian (Farsi)	1,185	635	550	1,595	830	770
Polish	825	385	440	7,365	3,320	4,045
Portuguese	380	195	185	6,100	2,995	3,110
Romanian	170	80	85	655	315	340
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	5	5	85	45	45
Russian	815	395	430	6,730	3,370	3,360
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	0	155	75	80
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	20	15	10
Serbian	115	55	55	595	305	295
Serbo-Croatian	105	55	55	320	150	160
Shanghainese	5	5	0	15	0	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	120	60	60	165	90	75
Sindhi	15	10	0	60	30	30
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	110	65	45	515	265	255
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	385	195	190
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	115	55	60
Slovak	120	50	70	455	205	245
Slovenian	30	15	15	310	145	165
Somali	40	20	20	800	420	380
Spanish	1,545	750	800	8,825	4,465	4,365
Swahili	75	45	35	580	300	285
Swedish	85	40	50	215	80	135
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,185	500	685	34,260	15,985	18,280
Taiwanese	40	15	25	65	30	35
Tamil	270	155	110	405	215	190
Telugu	125	75	50	155	80	70
Thai	110	20	90	215	70	140
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	10	5	5
Tigrigna	55	30	30	940	485	460
Turkish	275	160	110	175	105	75
Ukrainian	300	130	165	17,290	7,680	9,615
Urdu	540	290	250	1,660	860	805
Vietnamese	450	220	230	3,325	1,615	1,710
Yiddish	25	10	10	480	230	255
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	725	380	345	3,565	1,710	1,855
Multiple responses	6,335	3,025	3,305	24,525	11,695	12,830
English and French	3,035	1,400	1,635	3,795	1,790	2,005
English and non-official language	2,855	1,385	1,470	18,940	9,030	9,910
French and non-official language	315	170	150	1,425	710	710
English, French and non-official language	130	75	55	365	160	205
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,615	441,190	469,430	1,193,095	588,100	605,000
English only	814,670	398,830	415,845	1,074,335	534,555	539,775
French only	875	385	490	1,490	670	820
English and French	93,435	41,245	52,185	103,140	46,720	56,420
Neither English nor French	1,635	735	900	14,135	6,150	7,980
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,615	441,190	469,430	1,193,095	588,100	604,995
English	877,990	425,370	452,620	1,136,685	561,690	575,000
French	29,550	14,410	15,135	39,995	19,135	20,860
English and French	1,565	740	820	2,740	1,345	1,395
Neither English nor French	1,515	670	845	13,675	5,925	7,745
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	30,330	14,780	15,550	41,365	19,810	21,555
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	3.3	3.4	3.3	3.5	3.4	3.6
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	1,193,095	588,095	604,995
Single responses	903,215	437,540	465,675	1,150,560	567,470	583,095
English	868,765	420,340	448,425	1,007,325	497,620	509,710
French	15,935	7,625	8,315	17,950	8,180	9,775
Non-official languages	18,510	9,570	8,940	125,280	61,670	63,615
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	2,770	1,395	1,380	21,035	10,825	10,215
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	10,845	5,575	5,265
Dene	0	0	0	680	325	360
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	15	5	10
Mi'kmaq	2,770	1,390	1,375	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	5	3,695	1,905	1,785
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5,805	3,015	2,790
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	15,500	8,060	7,440	103,135	50,265	52,865
African languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	180	95	90
Afrikaans	20	10	10	255	130	125
Akan (Twi)	10	10	5	45	15	30
Albanian	125	60	60	165	70	95
Amharic	70	35	35	800	385	410
Arabic	3,495	2,030	1,465	1,935	1,020	915
Armenian	15	10	10	10	10	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	50	25	25
Bengali	230	115	110	405	215	185
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5	0	0
Bisayan languages	30	15	15	330	145	180
Bosnian	50	25	25	360	175	185
Bulgarian	10	5	10	80	40	45
Burmese	5	5	5	40	20	15
Cantonese	320	165	155	2,330	1,095	1,235
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,985	1,040	950	5,730	2,915	2,820
Creoles	30	10	15	250	100	150
Croatian	75	40	35	370	175	195
Czech	45	20	25	140	70	70
Danish	15	5	10	15	10	5
Dutch	190	85	105	355	160	190
Estonian	5	0	5	0	0	0
Finnish	10	5	0	30	15	15
Flemish	0	0	5	25	10	15
Fukien	5	0	0	10	5	5
German	1,170	565	605	27,180	13,205	13,975
Greek	270	115	150	435	205	230
Gujarati	50	25	25	755	380	370
Hakka	0	0	0	5	5	5
Hebrew	25	15	10	185	95	90
Hindi	215	110	105	750	385	365
Hungarian	65	30	30	300	115	185
Ilocano	0	5	0	260	120	140
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	20	5	10	20	10	10
Italian	170	75	95	1,190	540	650
Japanese	130	60	70	155	65	90
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	150	75	80
Korean	560	265	295	2,265	1,115	1,150
Kurdish	55	35	20	200	105	95
Lao	0	0	0	500	235	260
Latvian	15	10	10	15	10	10
Lingala	5	5	5	20	10	10
Lithuanian	5	5	5	20	10	10
Macedonian	5	0	5	85	45	45
Malay	20	10	10	30	15	20
Malayalam	35	20	20	195	100	95
Maltese	0	0	0	10	0	5
Mandarin	660	340	320	1,845	950	890
Marathi	25	15	10	25	15	10
Nepali	210	110	100	245	120	120
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	30	10	15	145	65	80
Norwegian	20	10	10	15	5	5
Oromo	20	15	5	230	110	120
Panjabi (Punjabi)	180	95	80	7,360	3,745	3,620
Pashto	35	20	15	140	60	75
Persian (Farsi)	935	480	455	1,100	540	560
Polish	255	125	130	2,475	1,090	1,385
Portuguese	120	55	60	2,490	1,165	1,330
Romanian	85	35	40	240	115	125
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	0	65	30	35
Russian	510	260	245	4,010	2,045	1,965
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	75	35	40
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	10	5	10	10	5
Serbian	60	25	35	345	180	160
Serbo-Croatian	50	20	25	160	80	85
Shanghainese	0	0	0	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	195	110	85	280	165	120
Sindhi	5	0	5	25	15	20
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	25	25	255	120	130
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	350	180	175
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	40	15	20
Slovak	30	10	20	100	50	50
Slovenian	5	0	0	60	20	45
Somali	20	5	10	585	300	290
Spanish	775	390	385	5,465	2,745	2,725
Swahili	20	10	15	330	180	155
Swedish	10	5	5	25	10	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	550	275	275	18,775	8,905	9,870
Taiwanese	15	10	5	25	10	15
Tamil	130	80	50	205	100	110
Telugu	55	30	25	95	50	40
Thai	60	5	55	85	40	50
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	0	0
Tigrigna	25	15	10	615	310	310
Turkish	140	70	70	65	35	25
Ukrainian	25	5	20	2,640	1,180	1,455
Urdu	320	155	165	990	495	495
Vietnamese	280	145	135	2,480	1,200	1,280
Yiddish	0	0	0	25	15	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	235	120	115	1,110	570	535
Multiple responses	7,405	3,655	3,755	42,535	20,630	21,905
English and French	1,815	860	950	2,485	1,140	1,345
English and non-official language	5,295	2,640	2,655	38,935	18,940	19,990
French and non-official language	115	60	60	635	295	335
English, French and non-official language	180	85	90	485	255	230
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	1,193,100	588,100	604,995
None	863,715	418,680	445,030	1,025,280	507,295	517,990
Single responses	46,065	22,110	23,960	164,945	79,450	85,490
English	16,325	8,230	8,095	69,040	34,225	34,815
French	15,705	6,975	8,730	19,215	8,750	10,470
Non-official languages	14,035	6,900	7,130	76,690	36,475	40,210
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,945	900	1,045	14,680	6,920	7,760
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	5	9,185	4,350	4,830
Dene	5	0	0	425	205	215
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	30	10	20	45	15	25
Mi'kmaq	1,890	880	1,015	5	0	0
Ojibway	10	5	5	3,590	1,655	1,940
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	1,440	695	745
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	11,385	5,685	5,705	60,250	28,765	31,485
African languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	160	80	80
Afrikaans	55	25	30	170	85	85
Akan (Twi)	35	20	20	50	35	20
Albanian	95	45	45	70	30	40
Amharic	40	25	20	390	215	180
Arabic	1,995	1,175	825	985	550	435
Armenian	20	10	5	10	5	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	45	25	25	125	60	65
Bengali	95	60	35	150	85	70
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	10	195	80	110
Bosnian	35	20	15	150	85	60
Bulgarian	25	15	10	15	5	5
Burmese	5	0	0	30	15	10
Cantonese	195	100	90	795	390	410
Chinese, n.o.s.	490	225	265	1,245	625	625
Creoles	80	25	55	265	135	125
Croatian	70	25	40	395	200	195
Czech	55	20	35	205	100	105
Danish	60	30	30	95	50	50
Dutch	550	260	285	955	435	525
Estonian	20	5	15	10	5	5
Finnish	25	10	10	70	25	40
Flemish	5	0	5	70	20	40
Fukien	10	0	5	20	10	10
German	1,255	605	645	16,975	8,110	8,865
Greek	435	225	205	660	350	315
Gujarati	40	15	20	210	120	95
Hakka	0	0	0	10	0	5
Hebrew	85	45	35	585	280	310
Hindi	310	165	145	910	475	440
Hungarian	90	35	50	390	165	230
Ilocano	5	0	5	260	120	140
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	20	10	10
Italian	365	190	170	1,645	840	810
Japanese	205	85	115	270	120	150
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	70	35	40
Korean	205	95	110	370	165	205
Kurdish	10	5	5	80	40	40
Lao	0	0	0	270	135	140
Latvian	25	10	10	25	10	20
Lingala	5	0	5	55	25	30
Lithuanian	5	0	5	25	10	15
Macedonian	5	5	5	30	20	15
Malay	30	10	15	45	20	25
Malayalam	55	20	35	125	60	65
Maltese	15	5	10	10	0	5
Mandarin	225	110	120	505	215	285
Marathi	5	5	5	15	5	5
Nepali	5	5	5	40	20	25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	490	255	235
Norwegian	55	25	30	50	20	30
Oromo	5	5	0	55	30	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	125	60	60	1,560	820	745
Pashto	10	5	5	30	15	20
Persian (Farsi)	210	125	85	290	155	135
Polish	280	135	140	2,030	925	1,110
Portuguese	175	85	85	2,465	1,205	1,260
Romanian	60	25	35	185	85	100
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	45	25	15
Russian	230	105	120	1,955	955	1,000
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	0	60	25	30
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	15	5	10
Serbian	40	25	20	145	65	80
Serbo-Croatian	45	20	25	55	25	30
Shanghainese	0	0	0	5	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	220	90	135	185	80	110
Sindhi	0	5	0	25	10	10
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	30	20	235	115	120
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	30	15	15
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	30	15	15
Slovak	55	25	30	110	40	70
Slovenian	15	5	5	105	45	60
Somali	15	10	5	145	75	75
Spanish	1,050	485	560	3,530	1,770	1,765
Swahili	75	40	35	350	175	175
Swedish	60	20	35	85	40	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	435	165	275	8,295	3,725	4,570
Taiwanese	15	10	5	20	15	10
Tamil	105	60	45	140	75	70
Telugu	40	20	15	30	20	15
Thai	30	5	20	90	40	50
Tibetan languages	5	5	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	20	10	10	240	120	120
Turkish	120	65	50	65	35	35
Ukrainian	75	30	45	5,565	2,420	3,145
Urdu	170	90	80	440	230	210
Vietnamese	105	45	55	740	375	365
Yiddish	10	5	5	115	50	65
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	705	325	380	1,760	795	970
Multiple responses	840	400	435	2,875	1,355	1,520
English and French	95	45	45	225	105	120
English and non-official language	175	80	90	1,080	545	535
French and non-official language	560	265	300	1,550	695	850
English, French and non-official language	5	5	5	15	10	5

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^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 Manitoba (Code 46) (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 5, 2024).

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