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The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic Quebec Data quality note(s)

(Province)
Greater Vancouver, RD
British Columbia
(Census division)
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 7,903,001  ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,313,328 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 7,546,131  ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,116,581 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 4.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9.3 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 3,685,926 ...Data not available ...Data not available 949,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 3,395,343 ...Data not available ...Data not available 891,336 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 5.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available 802.5 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 1,356,547.02 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,882.55 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 7,903,000 3,875,860 4,027,140 2,313,325 1,130,375 1,182,955
0 to 4 years 440,840 225,525 215,320 115,185 59,275 55,905
5 to 9 years 399,575 203,675 195,900 114,390 58,725 55,660
10 to 14 years 418,205 213,540 204,665 124,880 64,365 60,520
15 to 19 years 491,980 249,960 242,020 145,190 75,070 70,115
15 years 93,955 47,690 46,265 28,165 14,570 13,595
16 years 96,095 48,880 47,210 28,785 15,090 13,695
17 years 97,795 49,925 47,875 28,975 14,985 13,990
18 years 100,210 50,910 49,305 29,365 15,065 14,300
19 years 103,915 52,545 51,370 29,895 15,365 14,530
20 to 24 years 489,185 246,850 242,340 159,080 80,620 78,465
25 to 29 years 490,665 245,695 244,970 170,065 83,960 86,105
30 to 34 years 531,445 264,980 266,460 160,010 77,900 82,110
35 to 39 years 498,225 249,610 248,615 161,245 76,660 84,585
40 to 44 years 520,805 261,120 259,690 180,535 86,315 94,225
45 to 49 years 623,575 311,320 312,250 192,090 93,760 98,330
50 to 54 years 648,695 320,695 327,995 182,435 88,705 93,730
55 to 59 years 579,280 285,295 293,990 158,570 77,595 80,970
60 to 64 years 512,830 250,675 262,155 136,755 66,610 70,145
65 to 69 years 403,210 194,305 208,905 94,860 46,120 48,740
70 to 74 years 291,755 135,830 155,925 72,890 34,215 38,675
75 to 79 years 232,355 101,675 130,680 58,150 26,990 31,160
80 to 84 years 176,420 69,170 107,250 44,235 19,050 25,185
85 years and over 153,945 45,945 108,005 42,760 14,435 28,325
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 41.9 40.7 43.0 40.2 39.3 40.9
% of the population aged 15 and over 84.1 83.4 84.7 84.7 83.9 85.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 6,644,380 3,233,120 3,411,260 1,958,880 948,010 1,010,870
Married or living with a common-law partner 3,745,320 1,875,415 1,869,905 1,106,575 551,405 555,175
Married (and not separated) 2,353,770 1,177,720 1,176,050 970,585 482,590 487,995
Living common law 1,391,550 697,695 693,850 135,995 68,815 67,175
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 2,899,060 1,357,705 1,541,360 852,300 396,600 455,695
Single (never legally married) 1,942,090 1,045,540 896,545 586,885 313,200 273,680
Separated 105,195 46,465 58,720 48,835 19,980 28,855
Divorced 463,830 188,265 275,565 119,570 45,130 74,435
Widowed 387,945 77,430 310,515 97,010 18,290 78,725
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 2,203,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available 633,460 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 1,158,055 ...Data not available ...Data not available 294,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 473,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available 148,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 407,400 ...Data not available ...Data not available 140,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 164,680 ...Data not available ...Data not available 49,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 2,203,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available 633,460 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 1,838,120 ...Data not available ...Data not available 535,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 1,143,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available 467,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 596,140 ...Data not available ...Data not available 185,300 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 547,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available 282,035 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 216,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available 109,940 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 226,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available 126,705 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 104,010 ...Data not available ...Data not available 45,390 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 694,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available 67,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 334,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available 48,140 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 360,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,705 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 152,120 ...Data not available ...Data not available 10,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 155,020 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 53,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 365,515 ...Data not available ...Data not available 98,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 277,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available 78,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 169,760 ...Data not available ...Data not available 48,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 81,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available 23,390 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 26,810 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,370 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 87,580 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 57,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available 12,855 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 23,780 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,065 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 5,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 2,201,800 ...Data not available ...Data not available 690,760 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 520,710 ...Data not available ...Data not available 136,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 728,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available 214,875 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 279,620 ...Data not available ...Data not available 82,805 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 453,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available 155,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 219,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available 100,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family 1.0 ...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 7,732,835 3,812,190 3,920,640 2,280,770 1,115,555 1,165,220
Number of persons not in census families 1,489,290 717,115 772,170 421,375 196,635 224,735
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 145,795 64,175 81,615 63,575 23,920 39,660
Living with non-relatives only 249,085 141,300 107,785 106,050 57,060 48,990
Living alone 1,094,410 511,640 582,770 251,745 115,655 136,090
Number of census family persons 6,243,545 3,095,075 3,148,470 1,859,400 918,920 940,485
Average number of persons per census family 2.8 ...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 1,128,815 510,045 618,775 293,195 134,660 158,535
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 413,235 124,645 288,590 99,835 29,055 70,780
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 45,530 11,850 33,680 21,470 4,520 16,955
Living with non-relatives only 24,935 11,985 12,950 5,995 2,860 3,135
Living alone 342,775 100,810 241,965 72,365 21,675 50,690
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 715,580 385,395 330,185 193,360 105,610 87,750
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 3,395,340 ...Data not available ...Data not available 891,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 2,174,255 ...Data not available ...Data not available 595,490 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 2,050,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available 510,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 1,738,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available 436,610 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 880,690 ...Data not available ...Data not available 191,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 857,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available 245,120 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 312,555 ...Data not available ...Data not available 73,830 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 123,420 ...Data not available ...Data not available 85,045 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 95,000 ...Data not available ...Data not available 50,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 61,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available 38,905 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 27,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,440 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 33,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available 27,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 33,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 28,420 ...Data not available ...Data not available 34,315 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 1,221,090 ...Data not available ...Data not available 295,850 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 1,094,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available 251,745 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 126,680 ...Data not available ...Data not available 44,100 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 3,395,345 ...Data not available ...Data not available 891,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 1,560,405 ...Data not available ...Data not available 301,135 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 171,115 ...Data not available ...Data not available 129,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 22,995 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,995 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 1,640,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available 455,955 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 171,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,295 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 86,040 ...Data not available ...Data not available 80,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 263,860 ...Data not available ...Data not available 126,605 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 1,103,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available 228,585 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 15,645 ...Data not available ...Data not available 960 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 3,395,345 ...Data not available ...Data not available 891,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 1,094,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available 251,745 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 1,181,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available 272,575 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 496,140 ...Data not available ...Data not available 142,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 421,080 ...Data not available ...Data not available 134,530 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 142,555 ...Data not available ...Data not available 52,760 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 59,920 ...Data not available ...Data not available 37,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 7,732,835 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,280,770 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.3 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 7,815,950 3,841,260 3,974,690 2,292,120 1,121,310 1,170,805
  Single responses  7,663,135 3,764,810 3,898,325 2,231,105 1,092,095 1,139,005
    English  599,225 297,875 301,355 1,282,500 645,490 637,010
    French  6,102,210 2,994,300 3,107,910 24,780 12,080 12,700
    Non-official languages  961,700 472,635 489,060 923,825 434,530 489,295
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 41,290 20,530 20,760 330 155 175
        Atikamekw    5,815 2,975 2,845 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  15,135 7,570 7,565 235 115 120
        Dene  0 5 0 20 10 10
        Innu/Montagnais  8,715 4,200 4,515 0 0 5
        Inuktitut  10,915 5,430 5,485 10 0 5
        Mi'kmaq  670 340 325 5 5 0
        Ojibway  30 15 15 60 25 40
        Oji-Cree  5 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 5 5
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 908,480 445,970 462,515 917,155 431,300 485,855
        African languages, n.i.e 930 530 400 490 250 235
        Afrikaans  100 50 45 1,255 625 630
        Akan (Twi)  1,140 560 585 375 190 185
        Albanian  2,405 1,240 1,170 985 500 485
        Amharic  690 340 355 1,065 520 545
        Arabic  140,035 74,985 65,050 10,830 6,105 4,725
        Armenian  15,030 7,335 7,700 980 500 480
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 1,645 875 770 345 150 195
        Bengali  10,405 5,305 5,100 2,095 1,100 995
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  5,645 3,095 2,550 15 5 10
        Bisayan languages  955 280 670 3,160 1,215 1,950
        Bosnian  1,505 745 760 1,095 555 540
        Bulgarian  6,495 3,165 3,330 1,670 815 860
        Burmese  60 25 35 880 455 425
        Cantonese  10,975 5,185 5,790 128,115 59,365 68,745
        Chinese, n.o.s.  41,590 19,745 21,850 111,495 51,720 59,775
        Creoles  49,475 21,965 27,510 485 235 250
        Croatian  2,375 1,220 1,160 5,735 2,815 2,920
        Czech  1,645 790 855 3,490 1,735 1,755
        Danish  305 145 160 2,330 1,125 1,205
        Dutch  3,245 1,595 1,645 8,305 3,990 4,315
        Estonian  200 75 125 550 240 305
        Finnish  415 155 255 2,030 800 1,230
        Flemish  590 250 340 190 100 90
        Fukien  75 30 45 1,850 815 1,035
        German  15,025 6,920 8,105 26,935 12,750 14,185
        Greek  39,825 20,135 19,690 5,000 2,620 2,375
        Gujarati  5,940 2,915 3,025 6,175 2,855 3,320
        Hakka  105 40 60 1,070 460 610
        Hebrew  3,975 2,105 1,870 1,535 845 695
        Hindi  2,745 1,435 1,310 22,955 11,005 11,945
        Hungarian  6,675 3,250 3,430 5,865 2,875 2,985
        Ilocano  1,685 615 1,075 3,355 1,330 2,020
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 560 320 240 395 225 170
        Italian  113,815 56,530 57,285 16,215 8,195 8,015
        Japanese  2,175 680 1,495 15,840 5,545 10,290
        Khmer (Cambodian)  8,620 4,035 4,580 1,150 545 605
        Korean  4,085 1,785 2,300 43,845 19,955 23,885
        Kurdish  820 465 360 1,390 760 630
        Lao  4,185 2,050 2,140 835 390 445
        Latvian  335 125 205 350 175 175
        Lingala  2,045 980 1,070 30 15 15
        Lithuanian  650 275 370 260 115 145
        Macedonian  195 105 95 190 90 105
        Malay  625 250 375 3,215 1,490 1,725
        Malayalam  315 165 150 1,250 625 620
        Maltese  30 15 15 85 45 40
        Mandarin  11,290 5,155 6,130 90,185 41,955 48,235
        Marathi  160 90 65 385 195 185
        Nepali  1,280 620 660 695 370 330
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 4,565 2,470 2,090 335 185 150
        Norwegian  275 130 140 1,010 475 535
        Oromo  7,035 3,865 3,170 220 125 95
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  11,150 5,990 5,160 139,230 69,140 70,085
        Pashto  990 545 445 820 440 380
        Persian (Farsi)  19,835 10,340 9,500 34,420 17,420 17,000
        Polish  15,250 6,695 8,555 12,650 5,990 6,660
        Portuguese  34,265 16,505 17,760 9,210 4,410 4,800
        Romanian  31,245 15,115 16,130 6,885 3,395 3,485
        Rundi (Kirundi)  2,370 1,150 1,220 120 50 75
        Russian  24,085 10,765 13,320 15,420 7,135 8,280
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  2,005 875 1,130 70 30 35
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 150 80 75 675 340 330
        Serbian  2,955 1,485 1,470 5,990 3,070 2,915
        Serbo-Croatian  1,910 945 970 1,210 570 645
        Shanghainese  95 40 50 1,220 520 700
        Sign languages, n.i.e 520 305 215 315 160 150
        Sindhi  305 145 155 1,695 755 945
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  585 305 280 1,230 630 595
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 95 55 40 755 390 360
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 325 180 145 280 140 135
        Slovak  1,180 525 660 2,330 1,030 1,300
        Slovenian  840 375 460 590 280 310
        Somali  855 435 420 915 460 450
        Spanish  131,850 64,490 67,365 32,305 15,570 16,735
        Swahili  2,065 1,060 1,010 575 295 280
        Swedish  515 240 280 1,425 640 790
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  13,740 4,655 9,090 58,500 23,510 34,995
        Taiwanese  405 190 215 5,470 2,550 2,920
        Tamil  13,245 6,645 6,595 2,915 1,535 1,385
        Telugu  365 200 160 470 250 225
        Thai  725 190 535 1,655 560 1,100
        Tibetan languages  110 60 50 170 95 75
        Tigrigna  350 160 190 510 250 265
        Turkish  6,915 3,605 3,305 2,545 1,440 1,105
        Ukrainian  4,785 2,095 2,690 4,260 1,805 2,455
        Urdu  9,800 5,115 4,690 7,760 3,950 3,805
        Vietnamese  26,560 12,675 13,885 21,690 10,165 11,525
        Yiddish  9,035 4,515 4,520 290 145 145
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 11,930 6,140 5,790 6,340 3,075 3,270
  Multiple responses          152,820 76,455 76,365 61,010 29,215 31,800
    English and French  64,800 32,390 32,405 4,375 2,145 2,240
    English and non-official language  23,435 11,455 11,975 53,235 25,490 27,745
    French and non-official language  51,640 25,810 25,825 2,260 1,040 1,225
    English, French and non-official language 12,950 6,790 6,155 1,135 545 595
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 7,815,955 3,841,260 3,974,690 2,292,115 1,121,310 1,170,805
  English only 363,860 180,175 183,690 1,997,605 994,500 1,003,100
  French only 4,047,175 1,871,500 2,175,675 1,270 575 690
  English and French 3,328,725 1,758,410 1,570,310 164,780 73,445 91,335
  Neither English nor French 76,190 31,175 45,015 128,460 52,785 75,680
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 7,815,955 3,841,265 3,974,695 2,292,115 1,121,315 1,170,805
  English 935,635 465,965 469,675 2,126,505 1,050,815 1,075,690
  French 6,561,510 3,216,790 3,344,720 25,030 12,225 12,805
  English and French 245,230 128,655 116,575 13,890 6,325 7,565
  Neither English nor French 73,580 29,860 43,720 126,690 51,945 74,740
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 1,058,250 530,290 527,960 31,975 15,385 16,590
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 13.5 13.8 13.3 1.4 1.4 1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 7,815,955 3,841,260 3,974,695 2,292,115 1,121,310 1,170,805
  Single responses 7,570,900 3,720,195 3,850,710 2,158,685 1,057,345 1,101,345
    English 767,415 379,915 387,500 1,568,165 778,030 790,135
    French 6,249,080 3,071,635 3,177,450 8,410 4,025 4,385
    Non-official languages 554,400 268,640 285,760 582,110 275,295 306,825
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 37,955 19,060 18,895 55 30 25
        Atikamekw   5,365 2,805 2,560 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 14,155 7,085 7,075 45 25 15
        Dene 0 0 0 5 0 5
        Innu/Montagnais 7,730 3,760 3,965 0 0 0
        Inuktitut 10,360 5,230 5,130 0 0 0
        Mi'kmaq 330 175 155 0 0 0
        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 languagesCensus data footnote 21 511,880 247,275 264,610 579,845 274,140 305,700
        African languages, n.i.e. 220 105 115 160 75 85
        Afrikaans 25 10 15 520 255 260
        Akan (Twi) 565 260 310 105 50 55
        Albanian 1,510 765 745 505 245 255
        Amharic 360 165 195 500 220 280
        Arabic 72,955 37,360 35,590 6,505 3,410 3,085
        Armenian 10,980 5,195 5,785 435 220 210
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 290 140 155 90 40 50
        Bengali 8,285 4,110 4,170 1,310 645 665
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,915 1,005 915 5 0 0
        Bisayan languages 235 95 140 1,095 470 630
        Bosnian 1,030 525 505 640 330 310
        Bulgarian 4,940 2,430 2,505 985 480 510
        Burmese 30 10 15 560 300 260
        Cantonese 8,340 3,980 4,360 100,680 46,200 54,485
        Chinese, n.o.s. 33,890 16,270 17,620 76,285 35,345 40,940
        Creoles 19,430 8,295 11,135 275 125 145
        Croatian 1,060 510 545 2,040 955 1,085
        Czech 510 240 275 1,020 525 495
        Danish 35 20 15 185 90 95
        Dutch 525 245 280 725 335 390
        Estonian 30 15 15 100 40 60
        Finnish 65 25 40 445 185 260
        Flemish 95 45 55 15 5 10
        Fukien 15 10 5 680 305 370
        German 3,025 1,435 1,590 3,485 1,635 1,855
        Greek 20,060 9,685 10,380 1,755 840 915
        Gujarati 3,955 1,905 2,050 2,910 1,270 1,645
        Hakka 20 5 15 310 140 175
        Hebrew 1,735 885 845 715 365 355
        Hindi 1,450 720 725 11,685 5,550 6,135
        Hungarian 2,390 1,070 1,315 1,785 855 930
        Ilocano 585 225 360 1,085 490 600
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 275 145 130 145 75 70
        Italian 39,540 17,925 21,615 4,570 2,020 2,550
        Japanese 915 390 525 8,110 3,375 4,735
        Khmer (Cambodian) 5,350 2,475 2,875 580 285 295
        Korean 2,955 1,360 1,590 34,850 16,095 18,755
        Kurdish 380 200 180 920 475 445
        Lao 2,395 1,160 1,235 415 210 210
        Latvian 90 35 55 80 35 40
        Lingala 545 250 290 10 5 5
        Lithuanian 150 60 90 50 25 25
        Macedonian 125 65 60 115 60 55
        Malay 225 115 120 1,265 635 630
        Malayalam 75 40 35 610 310 300
        Maltese 0 0 0 10 5 0
        Mandarin 9,325 4,485 4,835 75,385 35,675 39,710
        Marathi 65 40 25 210 110 100
        Nepali 1,170 575 600 460 240 220
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 975 465 505 115 60 60
        Norwegian 40 20 25 80 40 35
        Oromo 2,115 1,110 1,010 135 70 65
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 8,345 4,415 3,925 103,895 51,410 52,485
        Pashto 805 430 380 540 285 255
        Persian (Farsi) 14,380 7,125 7,255 23,895 11,670 12,220
        Polish 6,955 3,160 3,800 5,185 2,500 2,685
        Portuguese 16,015 7,615 8,405 3,435 1,630 1,805
        Romanian 22,790 11,190 11,605 3,575 1,765 1,805
        Rundi (Kirundi) 665 305 355 70 25 40
        Russian 18,465 8,740 9,725 10,050 4,860 5,195
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 450 210 235 25 10 15
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 75 40 35 460 225 230
        Serbian 2,015 985 1,025 3,755 1,895 1,865
        Serbo-Croatian 1,180 580 600 555 270 285
        Shanghainese 30 15 20 545 255 295
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 975 625 355 470 265 205
        Sindhi 175 85 90 660 285 375
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 330 165 170 530 260 265
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 55 20 30 610 315 300
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 145 65 75 55 20 35
        Slovak 255 115 140 880 420 460
        Slovenian 295 130 170 65 30 40
        Somali 520 245 275 605 300 305
        Spanish 88,380 43,095 45,290 17,105 8,345 8,760
        Swahili 750 365 385 200 100 100
        Swedish 115 55 55 260 125 135
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7,280 2,815 4,465 26,830 11,720 15,110
        Taiwanese 220 115 100 2,825 1,350 1,475
        Tamil 11,270 5,585 5,685 1,880 965 915
        Telugu 220 120 105 255 130 125
        Thai 210 95 115 655 295 360
        Tibetan languages 80 40 40 90 50 35
        Tigrigna 170 80 90 260 120 140
        Turkish 4,945 2,470 2,475 1,245 655 595
        Ukrainian 1,925 835 1,090 705 315 390
        Urdu 7,125 3,595 3,530 5,045 2,505 2,535
        Vietnamese 20,740 9,845 10,895 14,925 7,005 7,920
        Yiddish 6,275 3,225 3,050 10 5 5
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 4,565 2,310 2,265 2,215 1,120 1,095
  Multiple responses         245,055 121,070 123,985 133,430 63,970 69,460
    English and French 71,555 35,860 35,695 2,620 1,265 1,355
    English and non-official language 43,765 21,305 22,460 128,365 61,585 66,775
    French and non-official language 100,110 48,590 51,525 730 355 375
    English, French and non-official language 29,625 15,315 14,310 1,720 765 955
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 7,815,950 3,841,260 3,974,690 2,292,115 1,121,310 1,170,805
  None 6,691,145 3,279,620 3,411,525 1,813,090 892,790 920,300
  Single responses  1,046,580 522,335 524,245 470,395 224,500 245,895
    English  459,125 234,190 224,935 211,820 103,680 108,145
    French  298,090 147,040 151,050 18,930 8,650 10,280
    Non-official languages  289,365 141,100 148,260 239,645 112,175 127,475
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 3,380 1,585 1,795 200 90 110
        Atikamekw    470 205 270 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  1,250 630 620 145 70 75
        Dene  0 0 0 10 5 5
        Innu/Montagnais  920 435 490 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  485 205 275 5 0 0
        Mi'kmaq  250 110 135 5 0 5
        Ojibway  5 5 5 35 15 20
        Oji-Cree  5 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 279,095 136,070 143,025 236,710 110,835 125,875
        African languages, n.i.e 625 335 295 220 125 95
        Afrikaans  65 35 30 685 330 360
        Akan (Twi)  475 240 240 205 110 100
        Albanian  400 200 200 325 160 165
        Amharic  195 95 100 380 180 200
        Arabic  49,400 26,430 22,965 3,135 1,810 1,325
        Armenian  2,500 1,235 1,265 295 145 145
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 945 495 450 150 65 85
        Bengali  1,140 635 505 480 230 250
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  1,980 1,050 930 5 0 5
        Bisayan languages  250 80 165 745 300 445
        Bosnian  310 145 165 330 165 165
        Bulgarian  835 380 450 405 180 220
        Burmese  10 5 5 220 105 115
        Cantonese  1,890 935 955 27,690 13,220 14,470
        Chinese, n.o.s.  5,395 2,480 2,920 18,575 8,865 9,715
        Creoles  34,645 15,580 19,065 355 175 180
        Croatian  600 280 325 2,360 1,190 1,165
        Czech  445 205 240 1,250 565 685
        Danish  130 50 75 820 375 445
        Dutch  930 415 515 2,570 1,125 1,445
        Estonian  60 25 35 155 70 80
        Finnish  140 60 85 670 270 405
        Flemish  110 45 65 55 30 25
        Fukien  25 10 15 655 290 370
        German  5,900 2,720 3,175 9,705 4,415 5,285
        Greek  14,520 7,350 7,165 2,705 1,370 1,335
        Gujarati  1,185 600 585 2,990 1,395 1,600
        Hakka  50 20 30 300 130 170
        Hebrew  2,975 1,475 1,505 910 480 430
        Hindi  1,870 985 890 11,660 5,670 5,990
        Hungarian  1,580 715 865 1,785 845 940
        Ilocano  505 180 325 820 315 505
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 210 110 95 150 75 80
        Italian  39,030 19,225 19,810 6,655 3,290 3,365
        Japanese  1,070 465 610 6,870 2,760 4,110
        Khmer (Cambodian)  2,300 1,070 1,230 290 130 160
        Korean  650 275 375 6,030 2,715 3,315
        Kurdish  230 125 110 265 160 110
        Lao  1,095 530 565 300 145 160
        Latvian  90 35 55 65 25 45
        Lingala  2,585 1,255 1,325 50 20 30
        Lithuanian  180 65 120 80 35 45
        Macedonian  45 20 25 40 15 20
        Malay  235 105 130 1,265 585 685
        Malayalam  135 70 70 435 215 225
        Maltese  5 5 0 35 15 25
        Mandarin  1,880 810 1,075 16,745 7,640 9,105
        Marathi  55 30 30 115 60 55
        Nepali  40 25 25 120 65 55
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 2,705 1,350 1,355 195 115 85
        Norwegian  110 60 55 330 150 180
        Oromo  2,435 1,275 1,160 40 30 20
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  1,755 960 795 26,855 13,370 13,485
        Pashto  80 50 30 205 105 100
        Persian (Farsi)  2,920 1,600 1,325 6,510 3,465 3,050
        Polish  3,465 1,400 2,065 3,990 1,805 2,180
        Portuguese  9,950 4,785 5,165 3,585 1,655 1,925
        Romanian  4,475 2,070 2,410 1,955 920 1,040
        Rundi (Kirundi)  1,140 565 575 35 20 15
        Russian  4,610 2,105 2,500 3,470 1,550 1,925
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  920 390 530 25 15 10
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 55 35 25 155 85 70
        Serbian  540 275 265 1,595 835 765
        Serbo-Croatian  350 185 165 360 155 200
        Shanghainese  50 25 25 475 210 260
        Sign languages, n.i.e 445 205 240 345 130 215
        Sindhi  110 50 60 890 380 510
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  175 95 80 510 250 255
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 25 15 15 60 30 30
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 95 55 45 90 50 45
        Slovak  310 140 175 760 290 465
        Slovenian  225 95 130 165 70 90
        Somali  250 135 120 325 170 155
        Spanish  40,335 19,665 20,670 14,470 7,085 7,385
        Swahili  1,245 615 630 425 205 220
        Swedish  320 150 175 670 300 365
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  4,875 1,540 3,335 21,495 8,110 13,385
        Taiwanese  135 65 70 2,585 1,235 1,350
        Tamil  1,510 790 720 815 430 380
        Telugu  80 50 30 160 85 75
        Thai  320 100 215 670 230 440
        Tibetan languages  30 15 10 35 20 15
        Tigrigna  90 45 45 160 75 85
        Turkish  1,270 690 575 895 495 400
        Ukrainian  1,245 535 715 965 425 540
        Urdu  2,205 1,200 1,010 2,165 1,120 1,045
        Vietnamese  4,620 2,245 2,375 5,085 2,475 2,610
        Yiddish  1,690 765 920 75 35 40
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 6,890 3,445 3,445 2,730 1,240 1,490
  Multiple responses          78,230 39,305 38,925 8,635 4,025 4,610
    English and French  30,610 15,760 14,845 890 400 485
    English and non-official language  24,795 12,330 12,465 3,990 1,920 2,075
    French and non-official language  21,860 10,720 11,145 3,690 1,675 2,010
    English, French and non-official language  965 500 465 60 20 35

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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.

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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

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Quebec (Code 24) and Greater Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915) (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 March 29, 2024).

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