Census Program key indicators by geography

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Census Program key indicators:Footnote 1 Canada
Indicator 2011 value 2006 value
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents 13,320,614 12,435,520
Median age 40.6 39.5
% aged 65 and over 14.8 13.7
% bilingual 17.5 17.4
% with non-official mother tongue 20.6 20.1
Average number of children at home per census family 1.1 1.1
Average number of persons in private households 2.5 2.5
% immigrants 20.6 19.8
% visible minority 19.1 16.2
% Aboriginal identity 4.3 3.8
% of adults aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor's degree or above 25.9 22.9
Median commuting duration (minutes)Footnote 2 20.5 ...
Median value of dwellings ($) 280,552 200,474
% spending 30% or more of household income on shelter costs 25.2 24.8
Median household total income ($) 61,072 58,396
Median individual total income ($) 29,878 27,889
Homeownership rate (%) 69.0 68.4
Total number of farmsFootnote 3 205,730 229,373
Total number of farm operatorsFootnote 3 293,925 327,060
Average farm size (acres)Footnote 3 778 728

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