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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	Waterloo, CY Ontario (Census subdivision)			Division No. 11, CDR Alberta (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}	98,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,203,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	97,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,076,103	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	1.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	11.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	42,984	...Data not available	...Data not available	500,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	37,517	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,064	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,542.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	76.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	64.02	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,767.99	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	98,780	48,875	49,905	1,203,115	600,740	602,380
0 to 4 years	4,985	2,550	2,435	76,750	39,230	37,520
5 to 9 years	5,765	2,920	2,845	68,040	34,920	33,120
10 to 14 years	6,025	3,090	2,940	69,105	35,555	33,550
15 to 19 years	7,225	3,725	3,500	77,300	39,310	37,990
15 years	1,365	705	665	14,905	7,615	7,290
16 years	1,390	765	625	14,955	7,645	7,305
17 years	1,300	625	680	15,340	7,905	7,435
18 years	1,380	710	675	15,600	7,865	7,740
19 years	1,785	930	855	16,505	8,275	8,230
20 to 24 years	9,465	5,145	4,320	92,490	47,110	45,380
25 to 29 years	6,750	3,580	3,175	99,825	50,945	48,885
30 to 34 years	6,000	3,050	2,955	90,880	46,175	44,705
35 to 39 years	6,410	3,105	3,310	83,695	42,270	41,420
40 to 44 years	7,295	3,500	3,795	83,810	42,220	41,590
45 to 49 years	7,915	3,835	4,080	91,895	45,835	46,060
50 to 54 years	7,420	3,610	3,810	91,640	46,110	45,530
55 to 59 years	6,100	2,935	3,170	77,860	38,980	38,880
60 to 64 years	4,990	2,380	2,615	61,305	30,365	30,940
65 to 69 years	3,640	1,725	1,920	42,285	20,595	21,690
70 to 74 years	2,795	1,320	1,475	32,220	15,140	17,080
75 to 79 years	2,340	1,060	1,280	26,010	11,705	14,305
80 to 84 years	1,895	785	1,105	20,070	8,450	11,620
85 years and over	1,750	565	1,185	17,940	5,825	12,115
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	37.6	35.7	39.3	36.6	35.8	37.4
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.0	82.5	83.5	82.2	81.7	82.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	82,000	40,315	41,685	989,220	491,030	498,185
Married or living with a common-law partner	47,835	23,895	23,940	567,085	284,360	282,720
Married (and not separated)	42,805	21,385	21,420	480,525	241,050	239,475
Living common law	5,030	2,510	2,515	86,560	43,310	43,250
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	34,165	16,420	17,745	422,135	206,670	215,470
Single (never legally married)	24,900	13,755	11,145	290,310	161,340	128,970
Separated	1,855	735	1,120	24,490	10,755	13,730
Divorced	3,555	1,195	2,365	61,720	25,715	36,010
Widowed	3,855	735	3,120	45,615	8,860	36,755
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	26,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	328,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	11,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	159,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	5,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	6,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	2,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	26,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	328,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	23,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	20,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	233,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	8,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	12,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	133,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	2,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	1,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	815	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	390	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	305	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	120	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	3,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	2,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	880	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	290	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	675	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	410	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	215	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	55	...Data not available	...Data not available	920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	30,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	360,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	6,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	10,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	121,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	3,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	7,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	2,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...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	97,095	48,205	48,895	1,181,840	591,395	590,440
Number of persons not in census families	16,300	8,110	8,195	215,305	111,880	103,420
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	1,650	725	920	31,570	15,075	16,495
Living with non-relatives only	5,695	3,360	2,335	63,035	37,780	25,255
Living alone	8,955	4,020	4,935	120,700	59,030	61,670
Number of census family persons	80,795	40,090	40,700	966,530	479,510	487,020
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...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	11,310	5,115	6,190	124,785	57,475	67,305
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	3,430	820	2,605	39,895	11,650	28,240
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	485	90	390	5,895	1,340	4,555
Living with non-relatives only	150	50	100	2,490	1,240	1,245
Living alone	2,795	680	2,115	31,515	9,070	22,445
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	7,885	4,295	3,580	84,890	45,825	39,065
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	37,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	26,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	318,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	24,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	21,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	246,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	8,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	113,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	12,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	133,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	1,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	1,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	900	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	350	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	555	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	345	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	505	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	11,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	8,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	2,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	37,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	21,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	4,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	170	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	11,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	1,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	4,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	870	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	4,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	20	...Data not available	...Data not available	270	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	37,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	8,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	12,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	157,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	6,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	75,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	6,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	69,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	2,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	895	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	97,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,181,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...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}	97,980	48,580	49,400	1,189,405	594,530	594,870
Single responses	96,405	47,800	48,605	1,166,100	583,420	582,680
English	71,425	35,385	36,035	892,030	450,320	441,710
French	1,065	510	555	25,450	13,040	12,410
Non-official languages	23,915	11,900	12,015	248,620	120,055	128,565
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	3,600	1,550	2,050
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	3,170	1,375	1,795
Dene	0	0	0	125	45	80
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	30	10	25
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	10	5	5
Ojibway	5	0	0	110	45	70
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	5
Stoney	0	0	0	145	65	75
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	23,665	11,770	11,895	241,905	117,025	124,880
African languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	1,030	575	455
Afrikaans	30	15	15	470	240	230
Akan (Twi)	20	10	10	520	285	235
Albanian	45	25	20	520	285	240
Amharic	60	25	30	1,670	840	825
Arabic	1,255	670	585	11,885	6,465	5,420
Armenian	110	55	60	105	50	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	20	15	10	590	280	305
Bengali	240	140	105	1,545	830	715
Berber languages (Kabyle)	10	5	0	25	15	10
Bisayan languages	5	0	0	1,165	490	675
Bosnian	45	20	25	690	345	345
Bulgarian	55	30	25	370	175	195
Burmese	0	0	5	95	50	40
Cantonese	635	320	310	13,615	6,385	7,225
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,675	1,335	1,345	19,320	9,265	10,065
Creoles	15	5	5	575	285	290
Croatian	255	120	130	1,490	740	750
Czech	150	65	90	865	420	440
Danish	70	30	35	890	435	460
Dutch	370	165	200	5,025	2,480	2,550
Estonian	30	15	15	45	25	20
Finnish	40	25	20	260	105	145
Flemish	20	10	10	100	60	45
Fukien	5	0	0	215	100	115
German	2,740	1,270	1,470	17,640	8,395	9,245
Greek	350	180	175	975	525	450
Gujarati	335	160	170	3,440	1,695	1,750
Hakka	10	5	5	215	90	125
Hebrew	45	20	25	330	185	145
Hindi	445	235	210	6,220	3,135	3,085
Hungarian	315	155	160	1,765	900	865
Ilocano	0	0	0	1,025	430	595
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	180	95	85
Italian	320	165	150	5,265	2,645	2,625
Japanese	150	65	80	1,020	330	690
Khmer (Cambodian)	15	5	5	685	310	380
Korean	875	460	415	4,360	2,000	2,355
Kurdish	65	40	25	510	285	230
Lao	120	50	70	380	200	180
Latvian	25	5	15	120	60	60
Lingala	0	0	0	95	50	50
Lithuanian	30	15	15	115	50	65
Macedonian	45	25	15	125	65	65
Malay	75	30	40	380	175	205
Malayalam	85	45	40	1,355	685	675
Maltese	5	5	0	30	10	10
Mandarin	1,890	950	940	7,295	3,470	3,830
Marathi	65	35	35	300	160	145
Nepali	10	5	5	520	290	235
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	10	10	5	705	395	310
Norwegian	10	0	5	260	115	145
Oromo	15	5	10	485	275	210
Panjabi (Punjabi)	770	390	380	19,415	9,895	9,515
Pashto	65	35	30	500	265	240
Persian (Farsi)	975	535	445	3,530	1,845	1,685
Polish	1,060	515	540	9,415	4,410	5,010
Portuguese	420	200	220	4,165	2,070	2,100
Romanian	730	350	380	2,115	1,045	1,075
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	140	65	75
Russian	675	340	340	4,315	2,000	2,315
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	350	170	185
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	20	15	10	220	115	105
Serbian	745	375	370	1,515	765	750
Serbo-Croatian	100	55	50	345	175	175
Shanghainese	10	0	0	50	20	35
Sign languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	200	105	95
Sindhi	45	30	20	865	400	470
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	95	40	55	900	495	410
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	305	165	140
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	45	20	25	155	70	85
Slovak	105	50	55	605	290	310
Slovenian	40	20	20	335	160	175
Somali	120	60	60	3,510	1,725	1,780
Spanish	1,090	520	570	14,400	7,320	7,075
Swahili	25	15	10	735	410	325
Swedish	45	25	15	340	155	190
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	240	75	160	22,585	9,675	12,910
Taiwanese	50	25	25	135	60	80
Tamil	245	130	110	1,080	585	490
Telugu	145	80	65	455	240	220
Thai	20	10	15	440	140	305
Tibetan languages	5	5	0	10	10	5
Tigrigna	15	5	10	995	510	485
Turkish	225	125	100	1,340	755	580
Ukrainian	180	80	100	13,640	5,955	7,685
Urdu	730	380	350	5,845	3,020	2,820
Vietnamese	390	190	195	8,005	3,710	4,295
Yiddish	5	0	5	70	35	30
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	250	130	120	3,110	1,480	1,630
Multiple responses	1,580	780	795	23,310	11,115	12,190
English and French	235	100	135	3,080	1,450	1,635
English and non-official language	1,250	635	610	18,655	8,910	9,745
French and non-official language	55	25	30	1,110	540	575
English, French and non-official language	40	20	20	460	220	245
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	97,980	48,580	49,400	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
English only	87,915	44,260	43,655	1,086,680	547,730	538,950
French only	50	20	25	1,335	580	755
English and French	8,735	3,770	4,965	84,810	39,715	45,095
Neither English nor French	1,285	530	755	16,585	6,510	10,080
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	97,980	48,580	49,400	1,189,405	594,535	594,870
English	94,990	47,205	47,780	1,144,045	573,325	570,720
French	1,085	525	560	24,440	12,565	11,865
English and French	660	340	320	4,795	2,370	2,425
Neither English nor French	1,250	510	740	16,135	6,275	9,855
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	1,415	695	720	26,830	13,755	13,080
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.5	2.3	2.3	2.2
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	97,980	48,575	49,400	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
Single responses	94,795	47,010	47,785	1,146,515	573,620	572,890
English	82,100	40,660	41,440	1,008,750	505,990	502,765
French	365	185	185	9,175	4,670	4,510
Non-official languages	12,325	6,170	6,160	128,580	62,965	65,615
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	725	340	390
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	645	310	335
Dene	0	0	0	25	5	15
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	20	5	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	25	10	15
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	12,210	6,110	6,100	126,755	62,070	64,685
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	570	305	265
Afrikaans	10	5	5	230	120	105
Akan (Twi)	5	0	5	210	105	100
Albanian	20	10	10	255	145	110
Amharic	30	15	15	1,110	545	565
Arabic	700	355	350	6,840	3,595	3,235
Armenian	60	30	35	50	30	25
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	150	60	85
Bengali	150	80	65	1,030	545	485
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	15	5	5
Bisayan languages	0	0	0	390	190	200
Bosnian	20	10	10	340	180	160
Bulgarian	25	20	10	250	125	130
Burmese	0	0	0	40	25	15
Cantonese	350	180	175	9,560	4,420	5,135
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,845	915	930	12,625	6,010	6,615
Creoles	5	0	5	340	170	170
Croatian	85	40	45	530	230	295
Czech	50	20	30	220	110	110
Danish	20	10	15	50	25	25
Dutch	40	15	25	370	175	200
Estonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finnish	5	5	5	35	15	15
Flemish	0	0	0	10	10	5
Fukien	0	0	0	70	25	40
German	485	215	275	2,890	1,365	1,525
Greek	130	60	70	320	155	165
Gujarati	155	70	80	2,035	975	1,055
Hakka	0	0	0	90	40	45
Hebrew	30	15	15	135	75	65
Hindi	180	95	85	3,635	1,820	1,805
Hungarian	100	50	50	495	230	265
Ilocano	0	0	0	350	160	185
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	75	30	40
Italian	65	25	35	1,610	720	885
Japanese	85	40	45	430	175	255
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	5	0	365	160	205
Korean	620	325	295	3,165	1,510	1,665
Kurdish	40	25	15	300	165	135
Lao	65	25	35	185	90	90
Latvian	0	5	0	30	20	15
Lingala	0	0	0	20	10	15
Lithuanian	0	0	0	20	10	10
Macedonian	25	15	10	50	20	25
Malay	25	10	15	115	60	55
Malayalam	45	25	20	745	380	365
Maltese	0	0	0	5	5	5
Mandarin	1,475	745	730	5,630	2,775	2,855
Marathi	20	10	10	170	90	80
Nepali	5	0	0	350	185	165
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	210	95	110
Norwegian	0	0	0	10	5	5
Oromo	10	5	10	360	195	170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	470	225	240	14,735	7,465	7,275
Pashto	50	25	25	335	175	165
Persian (Farsi)	710	380	335	2,345	1,175	1,175
Polish	480	250	230	3,915	1,895	2,025
Portuguese	165	80	85	1,695	805	895
Romanian	330	170	160	1,260	625	635
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	5	70	20	45
Russian	420	210	210	2,625	1,295	1,330
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	190	95	95
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	100	50	50
Serbian	515	255	260	815	420	395
Serbo-Croatian	40	20	20	165	85	80
Shanghainese	0	0	0	20	10	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	20	15	10	300	195	105
Sindhi	20	10	5	370	165	205
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	40	20	25	460	255	210
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	230	130	100
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	55	30	30
Slovak	20	10	10	160	80	80
Slovenian	5	5	5	50	20	30
Somali	75	35	35	2,650	1,280	1,375
Spanish	620	295	325	8,505	4,315	4,190
Swahili	10	5	5	305	160	145
Swedish	25	10	10	35	20	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	70	30	40	12,300	5,820	6,480
Taiwanese	20	15	10	60	20	35
Tamil	120	65	50	620	325	295
Telugu	75	40	35	265	135	125
Thai	10	5	5	165	80	85
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	5	0
Tigrigna	10	5	5	630	315	320
Turkish	100	55	45	960	505	455
Ukrainian	55	25	35	1,890	860	1,030
Urdu	415	220	195	3,870	1,970	1,900
Vietnamese	255	125	130	5,540	2,600	2,940
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	115	55	55	1,100	560	540
Multiple responses	3,185	1,570	1,615	42,895	20,915	21,980
English and French	120	45	75	1,930	985	940
English and non-official language	2,985	1,485	1,500	39,875	19,405	20,475
French and non-official language	15	5	5	395	200	200
English, French and non-official language	70	35	35	690	325	370
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	97,980	48,580	49,405	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
None	83,290	41,235	42,055	1,033,500	518,605	514,900
Single responses	14,400	7,195	7,205	153,060	74,555	78,510
English	6,070	3,105	2,965	58,960	29,485	29,475
French	940	410	530	13,035	6,080	6,955
Non-official languages	7,390	3,685	3,705	81,065	38,990	42,075
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	15	10	10	2,145	910	1,240
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	1,915	825	1,090
Dene	0	0	0	80	20	55
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	20	5	15
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	15	10	5
Ojibway	15	10	10	70	30	40
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	55	20	35
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	7,265	3,625	3,645	77,200	37,275	39,925
African languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	265	165	100
Afrikaans	15	10	10	220	110	105
Akan (Twi)	15	5	10	310	170	135
Albanian	20	5	10	130	70	60
Amharic	25	15	10	510	280	230
Arabic	430	250	185	5,970	3,195	2,775
Armenian	40	15	25	25	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	260	125	135
Bengali	70	45	25	365	200	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	0	0	0	290	110	175
Bosnian	25	10	15	260	125	130
Bulgarian	20	10	10	75	30	40
Burmese	0	0	0	50	30	20
Cantonese	210	110	105	3,755	1,835	1,920
Chinese, n.o.s.	545	280	265	4,200	2,085	2,110
Creoles	10	5	5	360	185	175
Croatian	105	50	55	580	315	270
Czech	65	25	35	310	150	160
Danish	20	10	10	290	115	175
Dutch	85	35	45	1,555	710	845
Estonian	10	5	5	10	10	10
Finnish	15	5	10	100	45	50
Flemish	0	0	0	20	5	5
Fukien	0	0	0	70	35	35
German	955	430	525	5,710	2,655	3,065
Greek	180	90	85	555	285	275
Gujarati	115	55	65	1,100	545	555
Hakka	5	5	5	60	25	40
Hebrew	30	15	15	270	140	135
Hindi	315	175	140	3,285	1,715	1,575
Hungarian	75	40	40	520	265	255
Ilocano	0	0	0	260	100	160
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	10	5	60	35	30
Italian	115	55	60	2,390	1,190	1,200
Japanese	55	25	30	605	255	350
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	230	110	120
Korean	150	85	65	860	390	470
Kurdish	10	5	5	135	70	60
Lao	35	15	15	125	70	50
Latvian	5	0	0	30	10	10
Lingala	0	0	0	165	90	75
Lithuanian	5	0	5	35	20	15
Macedonian	5	0	0	55	25	30
Malay	25	10	10	155	75	75
Malayalam	35	20	15	495	240	250
Maltese	5	0	0	5	5	5
Mandarin	395	190	205	1,695	760	935
Marathi	25	15	10	65	35	30
Nepali	0	0	0	100	60	40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	470	260	210
Norwegian	10	5	5	110	50	65
Oromo	5	5	0	90	50	40
Panjabi (Punjabi)	215	120	95	3,585	1,825	1,755
Pashto	15	5	10	110	55	50
Persian (Farsi)	165	90	75	770	415	355
Polish	290	130	160	2,925	1,335	1,595
Portuguese	150	75	70	1,810	895	915
Romanian	225	105	120	505	240	265
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	65	40	30
Russian	160	90	75	1,340	615	725
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	5	0	165	85	85
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	80	40	40
Serbian	145	70	80	535	270	260
Serbo-Croatian	30	15	10	110	45	60
Shanghainese	0	0	0	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	280	120	155
Sindhi	15	5	10	395	185	215
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	40	25	20	405	220	185
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	55	30	25
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	30	15	10
Slovak	40	20	20	175	90	85
Slovenian	10	5	5	135	70	70
Somali	30	15	15	885	435	450
Spanish	495	235	255	6,200	3,155	3,050
Swahili	25	10	10	575	300	275
Swedish	20	5	10	145	70	70
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	130	45	90	6,760	2,595	4,155
Taiwanese	10	5	5	50	25	30
Tamil	115	65	50	370	195	170
Telugu	65	30	35	130	70	55
Thai	20	10	10	245	85	160
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	5	0
Tigrigna	5	0	5	335	175	165
Turkish	95	50	45	325	190	135
Ukrainian	35	15	25	4,355	1,900	2,455
Urdu	255	135	120	1,660	850	805
Vietnamese	95	55	40	2,055	970	1,080
Yiddish	5	5	5	25	15	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	105	50	55	1,715	805	910
Multiple responses	290	145	145	2,845	1,375	1,465
English and French	40	25	15	395	205	195
English and non-official language	125	65	60	1,080	540	535
French and non-official language	120	50	65	1,335	610	730
English, French and non-official language	5	0	0	35	20	10

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. Waterloo, Ontario (Code 3530016) and Division No. 11, Alberta (Code 4811) (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 June 14, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Waterloo (City)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Waterloo (Regional municipality)
    - Waterloo (City)

Geographic hierarchy: Division No. 11 (Census division)

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- Alberta (Province)
  - Division No. 11 (Census division)

Note

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Map: Division No. 11, Census division (Census Division), Alberta

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Geographic hierarchy: Waterloo (City)

Geographic hierarchy: Division No. 11 (Census division)

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Related data: Waterloo, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Division No. 11, Census division (Census Division), Alberta

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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