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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)
Ottawa - Gatineau (CMA) Data quality note(s)
Ontario
(Census metropolitan area)
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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 1,236,324 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 7,546,131  ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,133,633A  ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 4.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 3,685,926 ...Data not available ...Data not available 526,627 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 3,395,343 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,636 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 5.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available 196.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 1,356,547.02 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,287.03 ...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 1,236,320 601,270 635,055
0 to 4 years 440,840 225,525 215,320 71,245 36,245 35,000
5 to 9 years 399,575 203,675 195,900 68,720 34,900 33,820
10 to 14 years 418,205 213,540 204,665 71,470 36,155 35,315
15 to 19 years 491,980 249,960 242,020 82,620 42,030 40,590
15 years 93,955 47,690 46,265 15,510 7,990 7,515
16 years 96,095 48,880 47,210 16,205 8,250 7,955
17 years 97,795 49,925 47,875 16,180 8,255 7,930
18 years 100,210 50,910 49,305 16,830 8,485 8,340
19 years 103,915 52,545 51,370 17,890 9,050 8,850
20 to 24 years 489,185 246,850 242,340 88,795 44,500 44,290
25 to 29 years 490,665 245,695 244,970 83,955 41,305 42,645
30 to 34 years 531,445 264,980 266,460 82,070 39,520 42,545
35 to 39 years 498,225 249,610 248,615 84,990 40,870 44,120
40 to 44 years 520,805 261,120 259,690 90,215 43,890 46,325
45 to 49 years 623,575 311,320 312,250 103,875 51,045 52,830
50 to 54 years 648,695 320,695 327,995 98,840 48,090 50,750
55 to 59 years 579,280 285,295 293,990 82,290 40,085 42,205
60 to 64 years 512,830 250,675 262,155 70,360 34,270 36,095
65 to 69 years 403,210 194,305 208,905 50,100 23,895 26,210
70 to 74 years 291,755 135,830 155,925 36,445 16,850 19,600
75 to 79 years 232,355 101,675 130,680 28,375 12,690 15,680
80 to 84 years 176,420 69,170 107,250 21,470 8,540 12,935
85 years and over 153,945 45,945 108,005 20,485 6,375 14,110
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 41.9 40.7 43.0 39.1 38.2 39.9
% of the population aged 15 and over 84.1 83.4 84.7 82.9 82.2 83.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 6,644,380 3,233,120 3,411,260 1,024,890 493,965 530,930
Married or living with a common-law partner 3,745,320 1,875,415 1,869,905 579,740 289,645 290,095
Married (and not separated) 2,353,770 1,177,720 1,176,050 461,205 230,155 231,055
Living common law 1,391,550 697,695 693,850 118,535 59,490 59,045
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 2,899,060 1,357,705 1,541,360 445,155 204,325 240,835
Single (never legally married) 1,942,090 1,045,540 896,545 306,365 160,450 145,915
Separated 105,195 46,465 58,720 26,815 11,120 15,700
Divorced 463,830 188,265 275,565 62,115 23,135 38,975
Widowed 387,945 77,430 310,515 49,855 9,620 40,240
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 2,203,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available 340,515 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 1,158,055 ...Data not available ...Data not available 164,220 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 473,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available 76,030 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 407,400 ...Data not available ...Data not available 71,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 164,680 ...Data not available ...Data not available 29,070 ...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 340,515 ...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 284,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 1,143,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available 224,940 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 596,140 ...Data not available ...Data not available 96,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 547,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available 128,715 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 216,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available 47,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 226,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available 57,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 104,010 ...Data not available ...Data not available 23,870 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 694,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available 59,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 334,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available 34,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 360,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available 24,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 152,120 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,810 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 155,020 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,430 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 53,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,535 ...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 56,370 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 277,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available 44,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 169,760 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25,725 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 81,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available 13,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 26,810 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 87,580 ...Data not available ...Data not available 12,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 57,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 23,780 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,475 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 5,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available 900 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 2,201,800 ...Data not available ...Data not available 372,080 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 520,710 ...Data not available ...Data not available 84,550 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 728,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available 125,670 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 279,620 ...Data not available ...Data not available 46,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 453,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available 79,015 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 219,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available 36,260 ...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 1,215,465 592,935 622,530
Number of persons not in census families 1,489,290 717,115 772,170 218,720 101,700 117,025
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 145,795 64,175 81,615 25,040 10,410 14,625
Living with non-relatives only 249,085 141,300 107,785 52,960 29,745 23,215
Living alone 1,094,410 511,640 582,770 140,720 61,545 79,180
Number of census family persons 6,243,545 3,095,075 3,148,470 996,745 491,235 505,505
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 1,128,815 510,045 618,775 142,825 64,445 78,375
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 413,235 124,645 288,590 47,770 13,060 34,715
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 45,530 11,850 33,680 7,095 1,460 5,640
Living with non-relatives only 24,935 11,985 12,950 2,840 1,290 1,550
Living alone 342,775 100,810 241,965 37,835 10,310 27,525
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 715,580 385,395 330,185 95,055 51,390 43,665
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 3,395,340 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 2,174,255 ...Data not available ...Data not available 333,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 2,050,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available 308,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 1,738,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available 262,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 880,690 ...Data not available ...Data not available 120,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 857,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available 141,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 312,555 ...Data not available ...Data not available 46,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 123,420 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 95,000 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,000 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 61,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available 12,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 27,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,965 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 33,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,670 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 33,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 28,420 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 1,221,090 ...Data not available ...Data not available 164,815 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 1,094,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available 140,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 126,680 ...Data not available ...Data not available 24,090 ...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 498,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 1,560,405 ...Data not available ...Data not available 226,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 171,115 ...Data not available ...Data not available 72,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 22,995 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,125 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 1,640,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available 199,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 171,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available 35,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 86,040 ...Data not available ...Data not available 79,725 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 263,860 ...Data not available ...Data not available 14,710 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 1,103,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available 68,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 15,645 ...Data not available ...Data not available 665 ...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 498,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 1,094,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available 140,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 1,181,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available 166,175 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 496,140 ...Data not available ...Data not available 80,020 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 421,080 ...Data not available ...Data not available 73,830 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 142,555 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25,990 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 59,920 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 7,732,835 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,215,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.3 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.4 ...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 1,222,760 595,810 626,950
  Single responses  7,663,135 3,764,810 3,898,325 1,187,685 578,925 608,760
    English  599,225 297,875 301,355 599,295 298,245 301,050
    French  6,102,210 2,994,300 3,107,910 384,160 183,510 200,650
    Non-official languages  961,700 472,635 489,060 204,230 97,175 107,060
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 41,290 20,530 20,760 565 200 365
        Atikamekw    5,815 2,975 2,845 5 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  15,135 7,570 7,565 215 100 115
        Dene  0 5 0 10 0 5
        Innu/Montagnais  8,715 4,200 4,515 10 5 5
        Inuktitut  10,915 5,430 5,485 225 55 165
        Mi'kmaq  670 340 325 25 10 15
        Ojibway  30 15 15 70 25 45
        Oji-Cree  5 0 0 10 5 5
        Stoney  0 0 0 5 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 908,480 445,970 462,515 201,255 95,815 105,435
        African languages, n.i.e 930 530 400 525 265 255
        Afrikaans  100 50 45 155 80 75
        Akan (Twi)  1,140 560 585 325 155 170
        Albanian  2,405 1,240 1,170 625 310 310
        Amharic  690 340 355 1,225 595 635
        Arabic  140,035 74,985 65,050 34,020 17,795 16,230
        Armenian  15,030 7,335 7,700 475 245 235
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 1,645 875 770 645 315 330
        Bengali  10,405 5,305 5,100 2,915 1,495 1,425
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  5,645 3,095 2,550 175 90 85
        Bisayan languages  955 280 670 385 110 280
        Bosnian  1,505 745 760 720 335 385
        Bulgarian  6,495 3,165 3,330 1,030 475 555
        Burmese  60 25 35 165 85 80
        Cantonese  10,975 5,185 5,790 6,575 3,080 3,490
        Chinese, n.o.s.  41,590 19,745 21,850 13,580 6,390 7,190
        Creoles  49,475 21,965 27,510 4,455 1,905 2,555
        Croatian  2,375 1,220 1,160 1,205 580 625
        Czech  1,645 790 855 1,065 485 580
        Danish  305 145 160 335 155 185
        Dutch  3,245 1,595 1,645 2,745 1,315 1,425
        Estonian  200 75 125 190 85 105
        Finnish  415 155 255 340 135 205
        Flemish  590 250 340 105 50 60
        Fukien  75 30 45 85 40 45
        German  15,025 6,920 8,105 6,640 2,940 3,705
        Greek  39,825 20,135 19,690 2,180 1,165 1,015
        Gujarati  5,940 2,915 3,025 1,225 640 580
        Hakka  105 40 60 60 35 25
        Hebrew  3,975 2,105 1,870 365 200 165
        Hindi  2,745 1,435 1,310 2,365 1,195 1,170
        Hungarian  6,675 3,250 3,430 1,885 940 950
        Ilocano  1,685 615 1,075 365 120 240
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 560 320 240 140 80 55
        Italian  113,815 56,530 57,285 9,960 5,025 4,935
        Japanese  2,175 680 1,495 1,030 325 705
        Khmer (Cambodian)  8,620 4,035 4,580 1,300 570 730
        Korean  4,085 1,785 2,300 1,710 725 985
        Kurdish  820 465 360 715 375 340
        Lao  4,185 2,050 2,140 475 235 240
        Latvian  335 125 205 295 135 165
        Lingala  2,045 980 1,070 385 180 205
        Lithuanian  650 275 370 225 100 130
        Macedonian  195 105 95 70 35 35
        Malay  625 250 375 390 165 225
        Malayalam  315 165 150 450 225 225
        Maltese  30 15 15 40 10 25
        Mandarin  11,290 5,155 6,130 7,275 3,360 3,920
        Marathi  160 90 65 240 115 125
        Nepali  1,280 620 660 465 230 240
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 4,565 2,470 2,090 870 465 405
        Norwegian  275 130 140 155 60 95
        Oromo  7,035 3,865 3,170 565 310 260
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  11,150 5,990 5,160 3,365 1,680 1,685
        Pashto  990 545 445 720 385 335
        Persian (Farsi)  19,835 10,340 9,500 6,555 3,285 3,270
        Polish  15,250 6,695 8,555 6,230 2,830 3,395
        Portuguese  34,265 16,505 17,760 6,625 3,190 3,440
        Romanian  31,245 15,115 16,130 3,280 1,520 1,760
        Rundi (Kirundi)  2,370 1,150 1,220 935 420 520
        Russian  24,085 10,765 13,320 6,030 2,635 3,400
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  2,005 875 1,130 875 335 535
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 150 80 75 170 85 85
        Serbian  2,955 1,485 1,470 2,195 1,100 1,095
        Serbo-Croatian  1,910 945 970 960 465 495
        Shanghainese  95 40 50 80 35 45
        Sign languages, n.i.e 520 305 215 140 65 70
        Sindhi  305 145 155 245 120 130
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  585 305 280 730 360 370
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 95 55 40 360 175 180
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 325 180 145 75 40 35
        Slovak  1,180 525 660 680 305 375
        Slovenian  840 375 460 245 115 130
        Somali  855 435 420 6,290 2,690 3,600
        Spanish  131,850 64,490 67,365 14,920 6,850 8,070
        Swahili  2,065 1,060 1,010 1,070 515 555
        Swedish  515 240 280 290 130 160
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  13,740 4,655 9,090 5,070 1,675 3,395
        Taiwanese  405 190 215 175 75 100
        Tamil  13,245 6,645 6,595 2,100 1,080 1,020
        Telugu  365 200 160 345 170 170
        Thai  725 190 535 385 105 275
        Tibetan languages  110 60 50 20 10 10
        Tigrigna  350 160 190 775 375 400
        Turkish  6,915 3,605 3,305 1,510 775 740
        Ukrainian  4,785 2,095 2,690 1,675 730 945
        Urdu  9,800 5,115 4,690 3,790 1,925 1,860
        Vietnamese  26,560 12,675 13,885 6,230 2,915 3,310
        Yiddish  9,035 4,515 4,520 230 120 105
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 11,930 6,140 5,790 2,405 1,155 1,250
  Multiple responses          152,820 76,455 76,365 35,075 16,885 18,190
    English and French  64,800 32,390 32,405 16,665 8,010 8,650
    English and non-official language  23,435 11,455 11,975 11,795 5,770 6,020
    French and non-official language  51,640 25,810 25,825 4,630 2,190 2,440
    English, French and non-official language 12,950 6,790 6,155 1,985 905 1,075
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 1,222,755 595,805 626,950
  English only 363,860 180,175 183,690 556,405 282,365 274,040
  French only 4,047,175 1,871,500 2,175,675 105,280 46,280 59,000
  English and French 3,328,725 1,758,410 1,570,310 547,625 261,975 285,650
  Neither English nor French 76,190 31,175 45,015 13,445 5,185 8,260
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 1,222,755 595,810 626,950
  English 935,635 465,965 469,675 774,485 383,195 391,295
  French 6,561,510 3,216,790 3,344,720 408,010 194,450 213,560
  English and French 245,230 128,655 116,575 27,220 13,200 14,025
  Neither English nor French 73,580 29,860 43,720 13,040 4,965 8,070
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 1,058,250 530,290 527,960 421,625 201,050 220,575
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 13.5 13.8 13.3 34.5 33.7 35.2
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 1,222,760 595,810 626,950
  Single responses 7,570,900 3,720,195 3,850,710 1,169,560 570,455 599,110
    English 767,415 379,915 387,500 718,430 355,105 363,330
    French 6,249,080 3,071,635 3,177,450 345,630 165,270 180,365
    Non-official languages 554,400 268,640 285,760 105,500 50,085 55,420
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 37,955 19,060 18,895 170 60 110
        Atikamekw   5,365 2,805 2,560 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 14,155 7,085 7,075 80 30 50
        Dene 0 0 0 0 5 0
        Innu/Montagnais 7,730 3,760 3,965 5 5 5
        Inuktitut 10,360 5,230 5,130 60 15 45
        Mi'kmaq 330 175 155 5 0 0
        Ojibway 10 5 5 20 10 10
        Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 511,880 247,275 264,610 104,505 49,620 54,885
        African languages, n.i.e. 220 105 115 205 95 110
        Afrikaans 25 10 15 50 30 25
        Akan (Twi) 565 260 310 110 55 55
        Albanian 1,510 765 745 310 155 155
        Amharic 360 165 195 685 315 365
        Arabic 72,955 37,360 35,590 20,295 10,240 10,050
        Armenian 10,980 5,195 5,785 240 120 115
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 290 140 155 100 45 60
        Bengali 8,285 4,110 4,170 1,965 970 995
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,915 1,005 915 75 30 45
        Bisayan languages 235 95 140 125 40 80
        Bosnian 1,030 525 505 405 205 200
        Bulgarian 4,940 2,430 2,505 575 275 300
        Burmese 30 10 15 100 45 55
        Cantonese 8,340 3,980 4,360 4,070 1,895 2,175
        Chinese, n.o.s. 33,890 16,270 17,620 9,180 4,330 4,855
        Creoles 19,430 8,295 11,135 1,855 765 1,085
        Croatian 1,060 510 545 500 245 255
        Czech 510 240 275 295 135 160
        Danish 35 20 15 30 15 10
        Dutch 525 245 280 200 95 110
        Estonian 30 15 15 45 20 30
        Finnish 65 25 40 30 10 15
        Flemish 95 45 55 5 0 5
        Fukien 15 10 5 15 10 10
        German 3,025 1,435 1,590 875 380 490
        Greek 20,060 9,685 10,380 665 325 335
        Gujarati 3,955 1,905 2,050 460 225 240
        Hakka 20 5 15 10 5 5
        Hebrew 1,735 885 845 145 70 70
        Hindi 1,450 720 725 1,055 520 535
        Hungarian 2,390 1,070 1,315 545 260 285
        Ilocano 585 225 360 160 65 100
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 275 145 130 35 20 15
        Italian 39,540 17,925 21,615 2,980 1,355 1,625
        Japanese 915 390 525 420 160 260
        Khmer (Cambodian) 5,350 2,475 2,875 635 285 350
        Korean 2,955 1,360 1,590 1,050 485 570
        Kurdish 380 200 180 440 220 220
        Lao 2,395 1,160 1,235 255 135 125
        Latvian 90 35 55 70 30 45
        Lingala 545 250 290 135 50 75
        Lithuanian 150 60 90 55 25 30
        Macedonian 125 65 60 30 15 15
        Malay 225 115 120 115 60 55
        Malayalam 75 40 35 180 90 95
        Maltese 0 0 0 5 0 5
        Mandarin 9,325 4,485 4,835 5,530 2,680 2,855
        Marathi 65 40 25 120 55 65
        Nepali 1,170 575 600 345 165 175
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 975 465 505 150 75 75
        Norwegian 40 20 25 10 5 5
        Oromo 2,115 1,110 1,010 265 125 140
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 8,345 4,415 3,925 1,830 875 960
        Pashto 805 430 380 525 280 245
        Persian (Farsi) 14,380 7,125 7,255 4,165 1,970 2,200
        Polish 6,955 3,160 3,800 2,505 1,165 1,340
        Portuguese 16,015 7,615 8,405 2,775 1,320 1,455
        Romanian 22,790 11,190 11,605 1,880 900 985
        Rundi (Kirundi) 665 305 355 330 160 170
        Russian 18,465 8,740 9,725 3,825 1,785 2,040
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 450 210 235 285 120 170
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 75 40 35 90 45 50
        Serbian 2,015 985 1,025 1,600 805 795
        Serbo-Croatian 1,180 580 600 600 305 300
        Shanghainese 30 15 20 40 20 15
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 975 625 355 225 130 90
        Sindhi 175 85 90 60 25 40
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 330 165 170 350 175 175
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 55 20 30 275 140 135
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 145 65 75 25 10 15
        Slovak 255 115 140 205 95 110
        Slovenian 295 130 170 35 15 15
        Somali 520 245 275 3,935 1,635 2,295
        Spanish 88,380 43,095 45,290 8,485 3,970 4,515
        Swahili 750 365 385 390 170 215
        Swedish 115 55 55 65 35 30
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7,280 2,815 4,465 2,125 830 1,295
        Taiwanese 220 115 100 80 35 45
        Tamil 11,270 5,585 5,685 1,285 630 655
        Telugu 220 120 105 125 60 65
        Thai 210 95 115 135 45 80
        Tibetan languages 80 40 40 5 5 5
        Tigrigna 170 80 90 405 180 225
        Turkish 4,945 2,470 2,475 805 395 410
        Ukrainian 1,925 835 1,090 445 200 245
        Urdu 7,125 3,595 3,530 2,050 1,025 1,025
        Vietnamese 20,740 9,845 10,895 4,315 2,025 2,295
        Yiddish 6,275 3,225 3,050 15 10 5
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 4,565 2,310 2,265 830 405 420
  Multiple responses         245,055 121,070 123,985 53,190 25,355 27,840
    English and French 71,555 35,860 35,695 17,120 8,000 9,120
    English and non-official language 43,765 21,305 22,460 27,065 13,210 13,855
    French and non-official language 100,110 48,590 51,525 5,045 2,270 2,775
    English, French and non-official language 29,625 15,315 14,310 3,960 1,870 2,095
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 1,222,760 595,805 626,945
  None 6,691,145 3,279,620 3,411,525 942,040 462,705 479,335
  Single responses  1,046,580 522,335 524,245 270,045 128,120 141,925
    English  459,125 234,190 224,935 122,885 59,095 63,790
    French  298,090 147,040 151,050 76,435 35,695 40,735
    Non-official languages  289,365 141,100 148,260 70,725 33,325 37,405
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 3,380 1,585 1,795 355 130 220
        Atikamekw    470 205 270 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  1,250 630 620 115 55 65
        Dene  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  920 435 490 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  485 205 275 145 45 95
        Mi'kmaq  250 110 135 20 10 5
        Ojibway  5 5 5 65 25 45
        Oji-Cree  5 0 0 10 5 10
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 279,095 136,070 143,025 68,855 32,505 36,345
        African languages, n.i.e 625 335 295 250 120 125
        Afrikaans  65 35 30 75 30 40
        Akan (Twi)  475 240 240 235 100 135
        Albanian  400 200 200 165 85 75
        Amharic  195 95 100 390 180 205
        Arabic  49,400 26,430 22,965 10,390 5,505 4,885
        Armenian  2,500 1,235 1,265 110 45 60
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 945 495 450 370 185 185
        Bengali  1,140 635 505 640 355 285
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  1,980 1,050 930 55 25 25
        Bisayan languages  250 80 165 100 35 65
        Bosnian  310 145 165 225 95 125
        Bulgarian  835 380 450 275 130 150
        Burmese  10 5 5 50 25 25
        Cantonese  1,890 935 955 1,800 845 955
        Chinese, n.o.s.  5,395 2,480 2,920 2,855 1,360 1,490
        Creoles  34,645 15,580 19,065 3,145 1,335 1,805
        Croatian  600 280 325 415 210 200
        Czech  445 205 240 355 140 215
        Danish  130 50 75 140 60 85
        Dutch  930 415 515 925 415 510
        Estonian  60 25 35 65 25 35
        Finnish  140 60 85 145 50 95
        Flemish  110 45 65 20 10 10
        Fukien  25 10 15 35 15 20
        German  5,900 2,720 3,175 2,730 1,210 1,520
        Greek  14,520 7,350 7,165 1,160 625 535
        Gujarati  1,185 600 585 600 310 290
        Hakka  50 20 30 20 10 10
        Hebrew  2,975 1,475 1,505 355 180 180
        Hindi  1,870 985 890 1,425 730 695
        Hungarian  1,580 715 865 560 260 300
        Ilocano  505 180 325 95 25 70
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 210 110 95 65 35 25
        Italian  39,030 19,225 19,810 4,210 2,035 2,175
        Japanese  1,070 465 610 595 260 340
        Khmer (Cambodian)  2,300 1,070 1,230 440 190 250
        Korean  650 275 375 500 215 285
        Kurdish  230 125 110 155 80 75
        Lao  1,095 530 565 125 60 65
        Latvian  90 35 55 85 40 45
        Lingala  2,585 1,255 1,325 620 255 370
        Lithuanian  180 65 120 70 30 45
        Macedonian  45 20 25 20 5 15
        Malay  235 105 130 185 80 105
        Malayalam  135 70 70 190 100 95
        Maltese  5 5 0 20 10 15
        Mandarin  1,880 810 1,075 1,745 765 975
        Marathi  55 30 30 65 25 35
        Nepali  40 25 25 60 25 40
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 2,705 1,350 1,355 735 350 385
        Norwegian  110 60 55 80 30 50
        Oromo  2,435 1,275 1,160 145 75 65
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  1,755 960 795 1,090 545 545
        Pashto  80 50 30 140 70 65
        Persian (Farsi)  2,920 1,600 1,325 1,555 815 740
        Polish  3,465 1,400 2,065 1,980 815 1,165
        Portuguese  9,950 4,785 5,165 2,250 1,085 1,165
        Romanian  4,475 2,070 2,410 830 395 435
        Rundi (Kirundi)  1,140 565 575 510 225 285
        Russian  4,610 2,105 2,500 1,645 715 930
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  920 390 530 425 155 265
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 55 35 25 50 20 30
        Serbian  540 275 265 380 200 185
        Serbo-Croatian  350 185 165 170 90 80
        Shanghainese  50 25 25 25 10 20
        Sign languages, n.i.e 445 205 240 145 55 90
        Sindhi  110 50 60 120 60 65
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  175 95 80 280 140 145
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 25 15 15 35 20 20
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 95 55 45 25 15 10
        Slovak  310 140 175 240 100 140
        Slovenian  225 95 130 70 20 45
        Somali  250 135 120 2,015 925 1,090
        Spanish  40,335 19,665 20,670 6,505 3,050 3,455
        Swahili  1,245 615 630 780 360 425
        Swedish  320 150 175 170 80 95
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  4,875 1,540 3,335 1,920 565 1,355
        Taiwanese  135 65 70 65 25 40
        Tamil  1,510 790 720 660 345 320
        Telugu  80 50 30 145 70 70
        Thai  320 100 215 205 65 140
        Tibetan languages  30 15 10 10 5 0
        Tigrigna  90 45 45 265 130 135
        Turkish  1,270 690 575 420 225 195
        Ukrainian  1,245 535 715 545 220 320
        Urdu  2,205 1,200 1,010 1,445 750 695
        Vietnamese  4,620 2,245 2,375 1,420 685 735
        Yiddish  1,690 765 920 55 25 25
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 6,890 3,445 3,445 1,520 685 835
  Multiple responses          78,230 39,305 38,925 10,665 4,985 5,680
    English and French  30,610 15,760 14,845 3,345 1,610 1,740
    English and non-official language  24,795 12,330 12,465 3,125 1,465 1,660
    French and non-official language  21,860 10,720 11,145 4,110 1,865 2,245
    English, French and non-official language  965 500 465 85 40 45

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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.

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How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Quebec (Code 24) and Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario (Code 505) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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