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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	British Columbia (Province)			Hamilton, CDR Ontario (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	4,400,057^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	519,949	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	4,113,487^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	504,559	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	7.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,945,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	214,542	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	1,764,637	...Data not available	...Data not available	203,806	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	4.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	465.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	922,509.29	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,117.23	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	4,400,055	2,156,600	2,243,455	519,950	253,775	266,170
0 to 4 years	219,665	112,885	106,775	27,430	14,115	13,315
5 to 9 years	218,915	112,200	106,715	27,995	14,370	13,630
10 to 14 years	238,780	122,465	116,315	30,295	15,680	14,615
15 to 19 years	275,165	141,670	133,500	36,200	18,685	17,515
15 years	53,725	27,620	26,110	6,620	3,400	3,220
16 years	54,885	28,475	26,410	7,080	3,720	3,355
17 years	55,400	28,510	26,885	7,240	3,680	3,565
18 years	55,380	28,425	26,955	7,485	3,825	3,660
19 years	55,785	28,640	27,140	7,775	4,065	3,715
20 to 24 years	279,825	142,290	137,535	36,375	18,515	17,860
25 to 29 years	288,780	143,475	145,305	33,195	16,460	16,735
30 to 34 years	275,985	135,220	140,755	30,905	14,965	15,945
35 to 39 years	280,870	135,455	145,415	31,365	15,165	16,205
40 to 44 years	313,765	151,430	162,335	35,610	17,430	18,180
45 to 49 years	350,600	170,580	180,020	41,890	20,665	21,220
50 to 54 years	354,610	172,060	182,550	40,875	20,195	20,680
55 to 59 years	323,335	157,455	165,880	35,425	17,120	18,310
60 to 64 years	291,040	142,645	148,395	30,810	14,835	15,970
65 to 69 years	210,900	103,785	107,115	22,930	10,995	11,935
70 to 74 years	160,715	77,350	83,360	18,455	8,645	9,810
75 to 79 years	127,480	60,720	66,760	15,680	6,865	8,815
80 to 84 years	96,945	42,745	54,200	12,630	5,135	7,495
85 years and over	92,675	32,150	60,520	11,880	3,925	7,955
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	41.9	41.1	42.7	40.9	39.7	42.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.6	83.9	85.3	83.5	82.6	84.4
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	3,722,695	1,809,045	1,913,650	434,225	209,610	224,615
Married or living with a common-law partner	2,154,575	1,074,965	1,079,610	238,325	119,020	119,305
Married (and not separated)	1,832,605	913,430	919,175	205,725	102,750	102,975
Living common law	321,965	161,530	160,435	32,600	16,270	16,330
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,568,120	734,075	834,040	195,900	90,590	105,310
Single (never legally married)	1,014,270	550,830	463,435	125,895	68,010	57,885
Separated	102,040	43,570	58,470	14,375	6,150	8,225
Divorced	246,515	98,130	148,385	27,285	10,890	16,400
Widowed	205,300	41,550	163,750	28,345	5,540	22,805
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	144,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	645,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	68,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	263,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	238,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	90,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	144,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	1,048,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	116,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	887,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	422,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	465,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	181,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	205,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	78,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	160,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	105,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	54,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	189,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	149,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	90,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	43,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	14,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	27,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	1,230,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	165,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	260,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	409,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	156,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	255,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	148,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,030	...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	4,324,505	2,122,320	2,202,185	509,635	249,220	260,420
Number of persons not in census families	807,660	383,540	424,120	83,415	38,790	44,625
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	105,450	42,525	62,925	11,270	4,535	6,740
Living with non-relatives only	203,285	111,935	91,345	15,215	8,590	6,625
Living alone	498,920	229,075	269,850	56,930	25,665	31,265
Number of census family persons	3,516,850	1,738,780	1,778,070	426,225	210,435	215,790
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...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	643,410	302,320	341,095	75,760	33,770	41,985
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	211,820	65,460	146,365	25,830	7,240	18,585
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	32,900	7,490	25,410	4,050	930	3,120
Living with non-relatives only	13,560	6,770	6,790	1,255	630	625
Living alone	165,365	51,195	114,165	20,520	5,675	14,845
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	431,590	236,860	194,730	49,930	26,535	23,395
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	203,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	1,183,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	139,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	1,041,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	898,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	458,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	439,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	143,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	141,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	91,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	66,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	23,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	42,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	25,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	50,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	581,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	63,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	82,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	203,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	842,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	118,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	143,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	46,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	731,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	52,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	130,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	184,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	361,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	2,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	440	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	1,764,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	203,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	613,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	264,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	237,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	91,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	58,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	4,324,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	509,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...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}	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965	513,170	250,955	262,215
Single responses	4,273,930	2,098,055	2,175,870	503,770	246,350	257,420
English	3,062,435	1,526,350	1,536,085	378,590	186,285	192,305
French	57,275	28,315	28,965	6,765	3,120	3,645
Non-official languages	1,154,215	543,395	610,825	118,420	56,945	61,475
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,210	540	675	50	20	30
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	955	435	525	10	5	5
Dene	70	35	35	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	5	5	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	25	10	10	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	15	10	5	5	0	5
Ojibway	140	50	90	35	15	20
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	5	5	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	1,137,420	535,395	602,025	117,540	56,535	61,005
African languages, n.i.e.	620	330	295	220	90	125
Afrikaans	2,735	1,330	1,405	125	65	60
Akan (Twi)	455	235	220	205	100	105
Albanian	1,335	695	635	1,140	590	545
Amharic	1,255	615	640	210	110	100
Arabic	13,050	7,505	5,550	6,290	3,345	2,945
Armenian	1,105	560	545	275	130	145
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	530	235	295	160	60	95
Bengali	2,410	1,265	1,145	975	490	480
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	10	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	3,870	1,445	2,430	155	55	90
Bosnian	1,275	635	640	885	435	445
Bulgarian	1,945	960	985	125	65	60
Burmese	945	485	465	45	20	25
Cantonese	133,245	61,790	71,455	1,555	735	825
Chinese, n.o.s.	120,040	55,735	64,305	3,760	1,870	1,895
Creoles	640	315	320	265	125	135
Croatian	7,820	3,860	3,955	4,990	2,425	2,570
Czech	5,610	2,800	2,810	1,300	605	695
Danish	5,250	2,575	2,675	160	80	80
Dutch	23,080	11,190	11,890	2,990	1,375	1,610
Estonian	820	345	475	170	70	105
Finnish	4,090	1,705	2,390	85	40	45
Flemish	445	215	235	70	30	40
Fukien	1,920	835	1,085	5	0	5
German	73,625	35,140	38,485	4,455	1,960	2,495
Greek	6,250	3,360	2,885	1,600	830	765
Gujarati	6,595	3,060	3,540	965	505	465
Hakka	1,110	475	630	10	5	5
Hebrew	1,755	970	785	130	65	65
Hindi	24,640	11,840	12,800	830	425	405
Hungarian	9,855	4,915	4,940	2,960	1,350	1,615
Ilocano	3,755	1,465	2,290	195	70	125
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	475	265	205	115	60	50
Italian	24,060	12,180	11,880	16,760	8,150	8,615
Japanese	19,665	6,840	12,825	270	85	185
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,465	700	770	920	445	475
Korean	48,975	22,350	26,625	1,440	675	765
Kurdish	1,415	775	645	990	510	480
Lao	1,155	550	600	355	180	180
Latvian	615	305	310	340	140	205
Lingala	35	20	20	30	10	15
Lithuanian	435	190	245	515	200	310
Macedonian	275	130	140	500	245	250
Malay	3,535	1,590	1,950	105	40	65
Malayalam	1,460	735	725	440	225	205
Maltese	220	115	115	125	55	70
Mandarin	94,055	43,630	50,425	1,655	795	860
Marathi	430	220	210	75	40	35
Nepali	805	430	375	35	15	20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	470	250	220	120	65	50
Norwegian	2,370	1,155	1,215	30	10	15
Oromo	325	185	140	50	25	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	182,915	90,900	92,020	3,965	2,020	1,945
Pashto	900	485	415	155	95	60
Persian (Farsi)	36,045	18,265	17,775	2,165	1,095	1,065
Polish	17,460	8,185	9,270	7,655	3,475	4,180
Portuguese	14,605	6,990	7,615	7,335	3,655	3,675
Romanian	8,330	4,110	4,220	1,705	820	885
Rundi (Kirundi)	135	60	80	50	20	30
Russian	22,650	10,300	12,350	1,385	625	760
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	80	40	45	55	20	30
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	690	345	340	1,680	830	855
Serbian	6,655	3,425	3,225	5,530	2,795	2,735
Serbo-Croatian	1,425	675	755	410	195	215
Shanghainese	1,250	530	715	10	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	645	335	310	75	30	40
Sindhi	1,770	790	975	75	35	40
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,405	715	685	195	90	100
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	775	400	375	255	135	125
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	495	275	225	165	85	80
Slovak	3,220	1,440	1,780	520	225	300
Slovenian	1,225	590	640	615	290	325
Somali	975	495	480	765	345	420
Spanish	40,795	19,325	21,470	7,305	3,485	3,825
Swahili	755	390	365	260	110	150
Swedish	2,740	1,195	1,545	65	30	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	66,120	25,835	40,285	3,640	1,415	2,225
Taiwanese	5,675	2,640	3,035	55	25	25
Tamil	3,135	1,635	1,500	310	155	155
Telugu	570	295	270	75	45	35
Thai	2,410	730	1,680	125	60	65
Tibetan languages	200	115	85	0	0	0
Tigrigna	590	285	300	105	50	60
Turkish	2,890	1,650	1,235	565	290	270
Ukrainian	9,680	4,215	5,460	2,015	850	1,165
Urdu	8,450	4,315	4,140	3,080	1,545	1,535
Vietnamese	25,100	11,745	13,360	2,965	1,445	1,520
Yiddish	350	185	170	70	40	30
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	15,585	7,455	8,130	830	390	440
Multiple responses	82,280	39,185	43,095	9,405	4,605	4,795
English and French	8,600	4,065	4,535	1,055	490	565
English and non-official language	68,800	32,875	35,925	7,545	3,725	3,820
French and non-official language	3,345	1,520	1,830	630	310	315
English, French and non-official language	1,530	725	805	170	85	90
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,210	2,137,240	2,218,965	513,170	250,955	262,215
English only	3,912,950	1,943,760	1,969,190	475,350	234,900	240,450
French only	2,045	950	1,095	360	170	195
English and French	296,645	132,940	163,705	28,495	12,350	16,145
Neither English nor French	144,555	59,590	84,965	8,965	3,540	5,425
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965	513,170	250,955	262,210
English	4,143,245	2,044,365	2,098,885	495,860	243,505	252,355
French	53,725	26,660	27,065	6,655	3,095	3,560
English and French	16,935	7,710	9,220	1,930	935	995
Neither English nor French	142,300	58,510	83,790	8,725	3,420	5,300
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	62,190	30,515	31,680	7,620	3,565	4,055
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.5
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965	513,170	250,960	262,215
Single responses	4,193,385	2,059,465	2,133,915	494,095	241,670	252,430
English	3,506,595	1,733,775	1,772,820	431,675	211,820	219,855
French	16,685	8,015	8,665	2,245	1,010	1,240
Non-official languages	670,100	317,670	352,430	60,180	28,850	31,335
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	175	85	85	10	0	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	135	70	65	5	0	5
Dene	15	5	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	5	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	0	0
Ojibway	15	10	5	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	665,750	315,485	350,265	59,810	28,650	31,160
African languages, n.i.e.	190	80	105	230	115	115
Afrikaans	1,385	685	690	80	40	45
Akan (Twi)	120	60	60	75	35	45
Albanian	700	345	350	810	410	395
Amharic	555	245	310	105	50	55
Arabic	7,640	4,065	3,575	3,970	2,015	1,960
Armenian	490	250	240	90	40	50
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	115	50	65	45	15	25
Bengali	1,465	715	750	695	345	350
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,265	540	720	55	25	35
Bosnian	705	370	340	565	290	280
Bulgarian	1,085	530	555	55	30	25
Burmese	585	315	270	25	15	15
Cantonese	103,550	47,585	55,970	1,045	490	560
Chinese, n.o.s.	81,270	37,740	43,525	3,510	1,875	1,635
Creoles	315	145	165	115	55	60
Croatian	2,540	1,200	1,340	2,220	1,050	1,170
Czech	1,570	795	775	855	410	440
Danish	325	160	170	0	0	5
Dutch	2,230	1,055	1,175	165	80	90
Estonian	110	40	70	40	10	30
Finnish	795	350	445	5	5	0
Flemish	50	25	20	5	5	5
Fukien	690	310	380	5	0	0
German	11,555	5,430	6,120	570	250	320
Greek	2,105	1,015	1,095	630	295	340
Gujarati	3,045	1,335	1,710	580	305	275
Hakka	320	145	175	0	0	0
Hebrew	780	395	390	60	25	35
Hindi	12,390	5,900	6,490	385	205	185
Hungarian	2,560	1,235	1,325	1,220	565	655
Ilocano	1,190	530	660	90	30	55
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	180	85	85	35	20	15
Italian	6,250	2,730	3,520	6,090	2,615	3,475
Japanese	9,540	3,985	5,555	70	20	45
Khmer (Cambodian)	750	370	385	555	265	290
Korean	38,810	17,985	20,830	1,035	495	535
Kurdish	945	490	460	720	360	360
Lao	545	270	275	185	95	95
Latvian	105	50	50	135	55	80
Lingala	10	5	5	5	0	5
Lithuanian	65	30	35	155	55	95
Macedonian	140	70	70	195	100	95
Malay	1,320	655	660	95	50	50
Malayalam	690	350	340	215	100	115
Maltese	15	10	5	15	10	10
Mandarin	78,070	36,945	41,130	1,270	625	650
Marathi	230	120	105	25	10	10
Nepali	525	275	250	25	10	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	140	65	75	40	25	20
Norwegian	160	80	80	5	0	0
Oromo	175	80	95	25	10	15
Panjabi (Punjabi)	137,390	67,955	69,430	2,705	1,345	1,360
Pashto	565	295	270	90	55	40
Persian (Farsi)	24,750	12,095	12,655	1,425	680	745
Polish	6,395	3,065	3,330	3,370	1,560	1,810
Portuguese	5,195	2,405	2,785	3,410	1,645	1,765
Romanian	4,155	2,050	2,105	875	430	445
Rundi (Kirundi)	75	30	45	20	10	10
Russian	12,205	5,880	6,320	825	380	445
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	5	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	465	230	235	1,250	590	660
Serbian	4,020	2,020	2,000	3,305	1,620	1,685
Serbo-Croatian	615	300	315	205	100	110
Shanghainese	555	260	295	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	980	535	450	130	80	55
Sindhi	675	295	385	25	10	15
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	595	295	300	90	40	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	620	315	300	230	125	105
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	25	15	15
Slovak	1,080	515	570	205	95	105
Slovenian	165	70	100	205	100	110
Somali	625	310	315	535	230	305
Spanish	20,585	10,025	10,555	4,335	2,085	2,255
Swahili	250	130	125	135	60	75
Swedish	430	195	235	15	10	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	29,380	12,780	16,600	1,660	720	940
Taiwanese	2,910	1,390	1,515	35	20	15
Tamil	1,965	1,010	960	195	95	95
Telugu	290	145	140	45	20	20
Thai	845	375	475	80	55	25
Tibetan languages	100	55	45	0	0	0
Tigrigna	295	135	160	50	20	30
Turkish	1,365	725	645	320	170	155
Ukrainian	1,070	475	595	580	240	345
Urdu	5,430	2,700	2,730	2,020	985	1,035
Vietnamese	17,270	8,085	9,180	2,190	1,060	1,125
Yiddish	10	5	5	5	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	4,180	2,100	2,075	360	195	170
Multiple responses	162,820	77,775	85,050	19,070	9,285	9,785
English and French	4,700	2,240	2,460	635	320	315
English and non-official language	155,065	74,155	80,905	17,830	8,675	9,155
French and non-official language	930	435	495	295	145	150
English, French and non-official language	2,130	940	1,185	315	145	175
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965	513,170	250,955	262,215
None	3,740,260	1,844,645	1,895,615	445,620	218,545	227,075
Single responses	604,495	287,270	317,220	66,215	31,765	34,450
English	249,765	122,305	127,455	24,595	12,075	12,520
French	38,175	17,315	20,865	4,380	1,910	2,465
Non-official languages	316,550	147,655	168,900	37,240	17,785	19,455
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	845	400	445	45	15	25
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	705	335	365	5	5	5
Dene	30	15	20	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	20	10	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	10	5	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	80	35	45	35	15	25
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	5	0	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	305,355	142,340	163,020	36,695	17,555	19,140
African languages, n.i.e.	310	165	140	90	40	50
Afrikaans	1,340	650	690	50	25	25
Akan (Twi)	260	130	125	95	50	45
Albanian	405	200	205	185	95	90
Amharic	460	220	245	80	40	35
Arabic	3,845	2,280	1,570	1,925	1,040	880
Armenian	320	160	165	75	35	45
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	215	95	125	90	40	50
Bengali	570	285	285	215	120	95
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	5	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	920	345	575	35	15	20
Bosnian	395	190	205	190	95	100
Bulgarian	495	215	275	45	20	25
Burmese	235	110	130	10	10	5
Cantonese	29,240	13,945	15,290	440	210	230
Chinese, n.o.s.	20,595	9,830	10,760	685	325	360
Creoles	490	250	235	195	95	95
Croatian	3,195	1,585	1,615	1,810	855	955
Czech	1,940	900	1,045	240	110	130
Danish	1,705	765	940	35	15	25
Dutch	6,930	3,130	3,805	960	410	550
Estonian	235	100	135	55	30	30
Finnish	1,290	550	740	20	10	15
Flemish	125	50	70	20	10	10
Fukien	670	295	380	0	0	0
German	23,905	10,935	12,970	1,575	690	885
Greek	3,310	1,730	1,580	820	425	395
Gujarati	3,185	1,485	1,705	320	165	150
Hakka	315	135	175	0	0	0
Hebrew	1,090	575	515	100	45	55
Hindi	12,695	6,190	6,505	510	245	260
Hungarian	2,950	1,405	1,545	820	370	445
Ilocano	945	360	590	50	15	30
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	175	90	85	90	50	45
Italian	9,605	4,715	4,890	6,150	3,000	3,145
Japanese	9,050	3,635	5,415	160	70	85
Khmer (Cambodian)	365	170	195	220	105	115
Korean	6,890	3,125	3,765	295	150	145
Kurdish	270	160	110	200	110	90
Lao	410	200	210	105	50	50
Latvian	120	45	75	100	40	60
Lingala	65	25	40	60	20	35
Lithuanian	115	55	60	155	60	100
Macedonian	60	25	35	175	80	95
Malay	1,450	645	805	65	30	35
Malayalam	520	260	260	180	85	90
Maltese	80	30	50	60	25	35
Mandarin	17,925	8,150	9,775	345	155	190
Marathi	125	65	65	20	10	10
Nepali	155	80	75	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	295	155	135	85	35	50
Norwegian	715	330	380	10	5	5
Oromo	65	45	25	10	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	34,010	17,040	16,970	955	505	455
Pashto	235	120	120	40	25	15
Persian (Farsi)	7,025	3,725	3,300	455	255	190
Polish	5,450	2,475	2,975	2,295	1,025	1,275
Portuguese	5,640	2,625	3,010	2,845	1,405	1,435
Romanian	2,410	1,135	1,270	545	260	285
Rundi (Kirundi)	40	25	25	25	15	15
Russian	6,140	2,715	3,425	380	175	205
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	30	15	15	35	20	25
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	160	85	70	290	140	150
Serbian	1,855	955	905	1,580	820	760
Serbo-Croatian	435	190	245	115	50	60
Shanghainese	485	215	265	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	865	345	520	60	15	45
Sindhi	930	400	530	25	15	10
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	570	285	290	80	40	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	20	10	10
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	60	30	20
Slovak	1,035	400	635	130	45	80
Slovenian	345	155	190	160	75	90
Somali	365	190	175	160	75	85
Spanish	20,930	10,065	10,865	2,540	1,200	1,345
Swahili	580	280	300	160	75	85
Swedish	1,220	535	680	30	10	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	24,810	9,040	15,775	1,130	405	720
Taiwanese	2,675	1,275	1,395	15	5	5
Tamil	910	480	430	90	45	45
Telugu	195	100	95	15	5	10
Thai	1,110	370	740	40	25	20
Tibetan languages	45	30	25	0	0	0
Tigrigna	175	85	90	50	25	30
Turkish	1,020	575	445	160	80	80
Ukrainian	1,930	830	1,100	585	250	340
Urdu	2,425	1,260	1,170	705	350	355
Vietnamese	5,945	2,880	3,060	670	320	350
Yiddish	90	35	50	10	0	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	10,345	4,910	5,435	500	210	290
Multiple responses	11,455	5,320	6,130	1,335	645	690
English and French	1,090	495	595	130	65	65
English and non-official language	4,540	2,185	2,350	405	210	200
French and non-official language	5,760	2,610	3,145	790	365	420
English, French and non-official language	70	30	40	5	0	5

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

^E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. British Columbia (Code 59) and Hamilton, Ontario (Code 3525) (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 3, 2024).

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Map: British Columbia

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Map of Canada: British Columbia (shaded in green)

Map: Hamilton, Census division (Census Division), Ontario

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Map: Hamilton, Census division, Census Division (shaded in green), Ontario

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Hamilton (Census division)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Hamilton (Census division)
    - Hamilton (City)

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

Related data

Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, British Columbia
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Census Data Navigator, British Columbia
Visual Census, British Columbia

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, British Columbia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, British Columbia

Related data: Hamilton, Census division (Census Division), Ontario

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Hamilton, Census division (Census Division), Ontario
Highlight tables, Canada and census divisions
Census Data Navigator, Hamilton, Census division (Census Division), Ontario

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Hamilton, Census division (Census Division), Ontario, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Hamilton, Census division (Census Division), Ontario

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Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Hamilton (Census division)

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Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Hamilton, Census division (Census Division), Ontario

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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