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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	Oshawa Ontario (Population centre)			Oakville, T Ontario (Census subdivision)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	290,937	...Data not available	...Data not available	182,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	270,059^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	165,613	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	7.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	10.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	109,716	...Data not available	...Data not available	63,894	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	106,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,412	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,770.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,314.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	164.29	...Data not available	...Data not available	138.88	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	290,945	141,530	149,415	182,520	88,190	94,330
0 to 4 years	17,240	8,740	8,500	10,330	5,160	5,170
5 to 9 years	17,995	9,220	8,775	12,405	6,340	6,070
10 to 14 years	19,125	9,650	9,480	12,960	6,615	6,345
15 to 19 years	21,675	11,085	10,590	14,090	7,215	6,870
15 years	4,315	2,205	2,110	2,770	1,400	1,370
16 years	4,300	2,230	2,070	2,845	1,510	1,335
17 years	4,355	2,210	2,150	2,925	1,505	1,415
18 years	4,365	2,205	2,160	2,810	1,435	1,375
19 years	4,350	2,240	2,110	2,740	1,365	1,375
20 to 24 years	18,930	9,715	9,220	11,530	5,850	5,675
25 to 29 years	17,000	8,425	8,575	7,950	3,890	4,060
30 to 34 years	18,085	8,595	9,490	8,705	3,905	4,800
35 to 39 years	20,180	9,655	10,525	12,830	5,880	6,950
40 to 44 years	21,875	10,480	11,395	15,700	7,345	8,350
45 to 49 years	25,965	12,740	13,230	16,565	8,035	8,530
50 to 54 years	23,245	11,510	11,740	15,140	7,380	7,760
55 to 59 years	18,265	8,845	9,420	11,445	5,625	5,825
60 to 64 years	15,455	7,380	8,080	9,410	4,485	4,925
65 to 69 years	10,925	5,180	5,745	7,080	3,380	3,700
70 to 74 years	8,215	3,780	4,435	5,515	2,590	2,925
75 to 79 years	6,810	2,985	3,825	4,520	2,025	2,490
80 to 84 years	5,245	2,085	3,160	3,350	1,435	1,915
85 years and over	4,700	1,470	3,230	3,010	1,040	1,975
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	38.9	37.9	39.8	40.2	39.5	40.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.3	80.5	82.1	80.4	79.5	81.4
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	236,580	113,915	122,660	146,825	70,080	76,740
Married or living with a common-law partner	136,280	68,020	68,260	91,515	45,600	45,915
Married (and not separated)	115,665	57,750	57,925	84,930	42,305	42,620
Living common law	20,610	10,270	10,340	6,590	3,295	3,290
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	100,300	45,900	54,400	55,310	24,480	30,825
Single (never legally married)	65,180	34,730	30,450	38,360	19,720	18,640
Separated	8,340	3,300	5,045	3,465	1,355	2,110
Divorced	14,320	5,440	8,875	6,505	2,110	4,390
Widowed	12,460	2,425	10,030	6,980	1,295	5,690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	82,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	36,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	19,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	19,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	7,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	82,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,665	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	67,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	56,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	21,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	35,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	12,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	16,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	6,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	10,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	5,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	650	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	475	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	785	...Data not available	...Data not available	175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	15,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	12,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	3,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	860	...Data not available	...Data not available	400	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	245	...Data not available	...Data not available	110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	99,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	66,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	20,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	33,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	12,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	21,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	10,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	287,105	140,160	146,950	180,430	87,515	92,915
Number of persons not in census families	37,675	17,670	20,000	17,450	6,870	10,575
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	6,230	2,415	3,820	2,985	970	2,015
Living with non-relatives only	8,925	5,165	3,765	3,580	1,765	1,810
Living alone	22,520	10,100	12,420	10,885	4,130	6,750
Number of census family persons	249,430	122,485	126,945	162,980	80,645	82,335
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	33,155	14,760	18,395	21,860	10,025	11,835
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	10,750	2,810	7,940	6,070	1,365	4,710
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,225	425	1,805	1,430	270	1,155
Living with non-relatives only	620	285	330	250	110	135
Living alone	7,905	2,100	5,805	4,400	985	3,415
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	22,405	11,950	10,455	15,785	8,655	7,130
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	106,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	80,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	71,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	59,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	23,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	35,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	11,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	8,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	6,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	3,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	560	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	2,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	2,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	26,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	22,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	3,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	106,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	67,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	9,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	55	...Data not available	...Data not available	0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	29,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	6,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	10,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	3,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	8,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	140	...Data not available	...Data not available	60	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	106,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	22,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	33,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	19,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	20,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	7,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	3,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	287,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	180,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	288,435	140,620	147,815	181,460	87,815	93,640
Single responses	284,825	138,905	145,920	177,435	85,910	91,525
English	247,130	121,010	126,115	126,220	61,880	64,340
French	5,665	2,665	3,000	3,280	1,410	1,865
Non-official languages	32,030	15,230	16,805	47,935	22,615	25,320
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	10	0	5	5	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	5	5	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	5	5	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	31,725	15,080	16,645	47,635	22,480	25,155
African languages, n.i.e.	20	10	15	15	5	10
Afrikaans	55	25	30	170	85	85
Akan (Twi)	60	35	25	85	40	50
Albanian	45	20	25	175	85	85
Amharic	35	25	15	20	5	10
Arabic	1,105	610	490	2,400	1,215	1,190
Armenian	100	55	45	170	85	85
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	30	10	20
Bengali	225	115	110	210	105	105
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	50	15	30	50	20	35
Bosnian	5	5	5	95	40	55
Bulgarian	50	25	25	215	105	105
Burmese	5	0	0	5	0	0
Cantonese	675	325	355	1,005	485	520
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,030	460	565	1,915	885	1,030
Creoles	85	40	40	40	15	20
Croatian	360	195	165	1,920	935	985
Czech	150	70	75	290	125	165
Danish	80	30	50	110	55	55
Dutch	1,180	530	650	665	335	330
Estonian	95	45	40	80	40	40
Finnish	135	60	70	130	55	75
Flemish	30	15	15	25	10	15
Fukien	10	0	10	50	25	25
German	1,805	815	985	1,885	865	1,020
Greek	960	505	455	635	315	315
Gujarati	575	285	295	625	295	335
Hakka	15	5	10	20	10	10
Hebrew	15	10	10	50	30	20
Hindi	350	175	175	820	405	420
Hungarian	840	405	430	680	315	365
Ilocano	55	25	35	30	10	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	65	35	25
Italian	3,290	1,705	1,585	3,530	1,810	1,715
Japanese	75	30	45	195	55	145
Khmer (Cambodian)	30	15	15	5	0	5
Korean	350	170	180	2,165	1,050	1,110
Kurdish	30	15	15	20	5	15
Lao	40	20	15	20	10	10
Latvian	70	35	30	85	40	50
Lingala	0	0	0	5	0	0
Lithuanian	50	25	30	185	90	95
Macedonian	535	285	250	325	150	180
Malay	35	20	15	85	35	50
Malayalam	75	40	35	105	55	50
Maltese	255	120	140	105	50	55
Mandarin	610	285	330	1,205	540	670
Marathi	45	25	20	60	30	30
Nepali	5	5	5	25	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	75	35	40	45	20	25
Norwegian	20	10	10	20	5	10
Oromo	15	10	5	10	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	470	230	240	2,200	1,075	1,120
Pashto	55	30	25	250	125	120
Persian (Farsi)	1,110	570	540	1,115	555	565
Polish	3,030	1,355	1,675	3,540	1,625	1,915
Portuguese	1,715	835	880	3,530	1,685	1,840
Romanian	490	230	265	950	440	505
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	0	10	0	0	0
Russian	525	215	315	1,520	705	810
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	50	20	30	170	75	90
Serbian	320	180	145	1,360	650	710
Serbo-Croatian	50	30	20	105	55	55
Shanghainese	5	5	0	10	10	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	40	25	15	15	5	10
Sindhi	70	25	45	55	25	30
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	115	50	60	185	85	95
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	30	20	15
Slovak	165	60	100	380	185	195
Slovenian	175	90	80	125	60	70
Somali	10	0	5	35	15	25
Spanish	2,115	995	1,120	3,465	1,590	1,870
Swahili	70	35	35	30	15	15
Swedish	60	30	30	90	35	55
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,450	510	940	1,705	560	1,145
Taiwanese	15	10	5	30	10	15
Tamil	635	300	335	340	170	175
Telugu	65	35	35	35	20	20
Thai	50	15	40	60	20	35
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	15	5	5
Tigrigna	25	10	15	10	5	5
Turkish	105	55	50	335	160	175
Ukrainian	1,185	500	685	770	355	415
Urdu	1,310	660	645	1,870	930	945
Vietnamese	305	150	155	425	190	235
Yiddish	10	5	5	10	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	300	145	150	290	135	160
Multiple responses	3,605	1,720	1,890	4,020	1,910	2,115
English and French	785	360	430	515	235	275
English and non-official language	2,545	1,220	1,325	3,210	1,530	1,680
French and non-official language	185	90	100	155	80	80
English, French and non-official language	90	50	40	145	60	80
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	288,435	140,620	147,810	181,455	87,815	93,640
English only	266,510	131,300	135,215	158,545	78,055	80,485
French only	225	105	125	145	60	80
English and French	20,225	8,685	11,540	20,410	8,840	11,570
Neither English nor French	1,470	530	935	2,360	865	1,500
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	288,435	140,625	147,810	181,455	87,815	93,640
English	280,745	137,180	143,570	174,305	84,850	89,455
French	5,505	2,605	2,905	3,375	1,460	1,915
English and French	770	340	430	1,470	675	795
Neither English nor French	1,415	505	910	2,305	835	1,470
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	5,890	2,770	3,120	4,110	1,795	2,320
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.3	2.0	2.5
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	288,435	140,620	147,815	181,455	87,820	93,640
Single responses	282,775	137,970	144,805	173,855	84,190	89,665
English	268,320	131,220	137,100	150,715	73,235	77,480
French	2,155	1,015	1,140	1,355	600	755
Non-official languages	12,295	5,735	6,565	21,785	10,355	11,430
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	0	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	12,195	5,680	6,515	21,700	10,315	11,380
African languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	5	0	0
Afrikaans	25	10	10	95	40	50
Akan (Twi)	20	10	5	40	15	25
Albanian	20	5	10	80	45	35
Amharic	15	10	5	5	0	5
Arabic	460	245	215	1,015	495	525
Armenian	30	20	15	65	30	30
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	0	10	0	0	0
Bengali	110	55	55	90	45	50
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	10	0	0	25	10	10
Bosnian	0	5	0	50	20	30
Bulgarian	25	15	10	115	60	55
Burmese	0	0	0	5	0	0
Cantonese	385	180	205	525	250	275
Chinese, n.o.s.	635	295	340	1,110	520	590
Creoles	35	20	15	15	5	10
Croatian	85	45	40	715	355	365
Czech	30	15	20	75	35	40
Danish	0	0	0	10	5	5
Dutch	50	25	35	90	50	40
Estonian	10	5	5	10	5	5
Finnish	10	5	5	45	20	15
Flemish	0	0	0	5	5	0
Fukien	0	0	0	10	5	5
German	160	70	90	290	125	160
Greek	245	115	130	155	70	85
Gujarati	295	135	160	255	110	145
Hakka	0	0	0	10	5	5
Hebrew	5	5	0	10	5	5
Hindi	125	60	65	275	125	145
Hungarian	260	115	145	210	105	100
Ilocano	10	0	5	10	5	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	20	10	10
Italian	875	390	485	715	305	410
Japanese	25	5	15	75	30	45
Khmer (Cambodian)	15	5	10	0	0	0
Korean	235	115	120	1,655	810	845
Kurdish	25	15	10	10	5	5
Lao	20	5	10	5	5	0
Latvian	5	5	5	25	10	10
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	10	5	5	65	35	30
Macedonian	175	85	95	170	85	90
Malay	15	5	5	25	5	15
Malayalam	30	15	15	40	15	25
Maltese	45	25	25	15	10	5
Mandarin	450	220	235	895	430	465
Marathi	10	5	5	15	10	5
Nepali	5	0	5	15	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	10	5	5
Norwegian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oromo	5	0	5	5	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	210	100	115	1,240	600	640
Pashto	30	20	20	180	100	85
Persian (Farsi)	705	325	380	670	310	360
Polish	1,290	580	715	1,630	775	855
Portuguese	595	265	330	1,410	665	750
Romanian	220	100	120	520	255	265
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	250	115	130	1,030	490	545
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	90	40	55
Serbian	185	95	90	800	370	430
Serbo-Croatian	15	10	10	35	15	20
Shanghainese	5	0	0	5	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	70	45	25	20	10	15
Sindhi	35	10	20	25	10	10
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	20	20	85	40	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	5	0	0
Slovak	45	20	30	180	95	90
Slovenian	30	10	15	10	10	10
Somali	5	0	0	10	0	10
Spanish	990	470	520	2,165	1,035	1,125
Swahili	20	5	10	5	5	5
Swedish	5	5	0	25	15	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	455	190	270	555	240	315
Taiwanese	0	0	5	15	10	10
Tamil	405	195	215	175	85	95
Telugu	40	20	20	20	10	10
Thai	15	0	10	30	10	15
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	0	5
Tigrigna	5	5	0	0	0	0
Turkish	55	25	30	170	85	90
Ukrainian	330	135	195	210	95	120
Urdu	870	445	420	960	470	490
Vietnamese	210	95	110	235	115	120
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	100	55	50	85	35	50
Multiple responses	5,660	2,650	3,005	7,605	3,630	3,975
English and French	580	250	330	355	165	190
English and non-official language	4,905	2,330	2,575	7,020	3,360	3,655
French and non-official language	35	10	25	40	20	20
English, French and non-official language	135	55	85	185	80	105
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	288,430	140,620	147,815	181,455	87,815	93,640
None	265,450	129,900	135,555	149,755	73,070	76,685
Single responses	22,490	10,505	11,990	31,085	14,470	16,615
English	6,670	3,200	3,470	11,415	5,575	5,840
French	3,615	1,550	2,070	2,630	1,105	1,525
Non-official languages	12,200	5,750	6,455	17,040	7,790	9,245
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	15	5	10	0	5	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	10	5	5	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	11,990	5,655	6,330	16,870	7,715	9,155
African languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	5	5	5
Afrikaans	45	20	25	100	50	45
Akan (Twi)	45	20	20	40	20	20
Albanian	40	25	15	55	25	35
Amharic	10	5	10	10	5	5
Arabic	430	230	195	965	485	480
Armenian	60	25	35	60	25	35
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	20	5	15
Bengali	80	40	40	115	60	60
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	10	5	10	15	5	10
Bosnian	0	0	0	55	30	25
Bulgarian	15	10	10	65	30	35
Burmese	5	0	5	0	0	0
Cantonese	235	115	120	365	160	200
Chinese, n.o.s.	245	105	140	420	185	235
Creoles	110	50	55	45	20	30
Croatian	175	80	95	950	470	480
Czech	60	25	30	120	45	75
Danish	25	15	15	35	20	15
Dutch	410	175	230	205	85	120
Estonian	40	20	15	35	10	20
Finnish	35	20	20	35	15	25
Flemish	10	5	5	5	5	5
Fukien	0	0	0	10	5	10
German	595	255	340	670	300	365
Greek	590	300	295	350	180	175
Gujarati	200	95	105	330	155	175
Hakka	5	0	5	10	5	5
Hebrew	10	5	5	30	20	10
Hindi	265	140	130	575	275	300
Hungarian	245	125	120	225	95	130
Ilocano	20	10	10	10	0	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	20	10	10
Italian	1,365	700	665	1,355	660	695
Japanese	55	25	30	110	40	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	10	5	5	5	0	5
Korean	100	45	55	330	170	165
Kurdish	5	5	5	10	0	5
Lao	10	5	5	5	0	5
Latvian	20	10	15	30	5	20
Lingala	25	15	20	5	5	5
Lithuanian	5	5	0	70	35	40
Macedonian	220	110	115	100	40	60
Malay	10	5	0	35	15	20
Malayalam	25	10	10	50	25	20
Maltese	115	50	70	35	15	25
Mandarin	165	70	95	275	110	165
Marathi	10	5	5	10	5	5
Nepali	0	0	0	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	80	40	40	75	40	35
Norwegian	5	0	0	10	5	5
Oromo	10	0	0	0	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	180	80	100	745	365	380
Pashto	25	10	15	55	20	35
Persian (Farsi)	235	130	105	280	145	140
Polish	895	405	490	1,050	435	610
Portuguese	730	340	380	1,405	655	750
Romanian	170	80	90	280	130	150
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	5	5	0	0	0
Russian	175	75	95	330	145	185
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	55	25	30
Serbian	100	55	50	380	175	205
Serbo-Croatian	20	10	5	25	20	10
Shanghainese	0	0	0	5	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	30	15	20	15	10	10
Sindhi	45	20	25	35	15	20
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	60	30	30	95	45	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0	10	5	5
Slovak	45	20	30	100	40	60
Slovenian	50	30	25	45	20	25
Somali	5	0	0	10	10	5
Spanish	1,060	505	555	1,185	530	655
Swahili	60	30	30	25	15	10
Swedish	30	15	20	30	15	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	630	225	410	700	220	475
Taiwanese	0	0	0	10	0	5
Tamil	200	100	100	130	55	75
Telugu	10	5	5	15	5	10
Thai	20	10	15	25	10	15
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	10	5	5
Tigrigna	10	5	5	5	5	0
Turkish	35	20	20	100	45	55
Ukrainian	385	155	230	260	120	140
Urdu	375	185	185	820	395	430
Vietnamese	60	25	35	165	70	100
Yiddish	5	0	5	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	200	90	110	165	75	90
Multiple responses	485	215	270	615	275	345
English and French	70	30	40	85	30	55
English and non-official language	120	55	65	170	85	80
French and non-official language	285	125	160	365	165	205
English, French and non-official language	10	0	5	5	5	5

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^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. Oshawa, Ontario (Code 0614) and Oakville, Ontario (Code 3524001) (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 31, 2024).

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