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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	Québec Quebec (Population centre)			British Columbia (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	696,946	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,400,057^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	661,011^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,113,487^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	5.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	7.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	330,634	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,945,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	318,622	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,637	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,041.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	669.39	...Data not available	...Data not available	922,509.29	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	696,940	336,585	360,355	4,400,055	2,156,600	2,243,455
0 to 4 years	35,445	18,015	17,430	219,665	112,885	106,775
5 to 9 years	31,150	15,855	15,295	218,915	112,200	106,715
10 to 14 years	32,540	16,640	15,900	238,780	122,465	116,315
15 to 19 years	40,525	20,395	20,130	275,165	141,670	133,500
15 years	7,490	3,770	3,725	53,725	27,620	26,110
16 years	7,555	3,865	3,690	54,885	28,475	26,410
17 years	8,070	4,040	4,030	55,400	28,510	26,885
18 years	8,315	4,210	4,105	55,380	28,425	26,955
19 years	9,085	4,510	4,580	55,785	28,640	27,140
20 to 24 years	47,810	23,530	24,285	279,825	142,290	137,535
25 to 29 years	48,140	24,775	23,365	288,780	143,475	145,305
30 to 34 years	48,540	24,725	23,820	275,985	135,220	140,755
35 to 39 years	41,790	21,310	20,475	280,870	135,455	145,415
40 to 44 years	42,350	21,210	21,140	313,765	151,430	162,335
45 to 49 years	52,535	25,875	26,655	350,600	170,580	180,020
50 to 54 years	56,855	27,615	29,245	354,610	172,060	182,550
55 to 59 years	52,890	25,170	27,715	323,335	157,455	165,880
60 to 64 years	48,020	22,795	25,225	291,040	142,645	148,395
65 to 69 years	38,130	17,720	20,415	210,900	103,785	107,115
70 to 74 years	26,535	11,840	14,690	160,715	77,350	83,360
75 to 79 years	21,340	8,880	12,460	127,480	60,720	66,760
80 to 84 years	16,515	6,005	10,510	96,945	42,745	54,200
85 years and over	15,830	4,215	11,615	92,675	32,150	60,520
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	42.7	40.7	44.6	41.9	41.1	42.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	85.8	85.0	86.5	84.6	83.9	85.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	597,800	286,070	311,725	3,722,695	1,809,045	1,913,650
Married or living with a common-law partner	330,805	165,630	165,175	2,154,575	1,074,965	1,079,610
Married (and not separated)	183,080	91,510	91,575	1,832,605	913,430	919,175
Living common law	147,725	74,125	73,600	321,965	161,530	160,435
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	266,990	120,440	146,555	1,568,120	734,075	834,040
Single (never legally married)	182,095	94,630	87,465	1,014,270	550,830	463,435
Separated	8,755	3,755	5,005	102,040	43,570	58,470
Divorced	41,485	15,625	25,865	246,515	98,130	148,385
Widowed	34,655	6,430	28,220	205,300	41,550	163,750
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	192,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	107,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	645,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	39,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	263,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	33,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	238,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	11,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	192,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	162,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,048,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	89,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	887,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	51,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	422,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	37,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	465,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	15,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	181,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	15,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	205,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	6,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	73,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	37,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	36,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	15,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	16,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	29,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	189,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	21,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	14,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	7,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	415	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	173,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,230,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	41,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	56,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	22,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	156,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	37,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	255,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	14,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	678,615	330,305	348,310	4,324,505	2,122,320	2,202,185
Number of persons not in census families	150,295	68,685	81,610	807,660	383,540	424,120
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	9,845	4,265	5,580	105,450	42,525	62,925
Living with non-relatives only	26,535	15,255	11,280	203,285	111,935	91,345
Living alone	113,915	49,165	64,750	498,920	229,075	269,850
Number of census family persons	528,320	261,620	266,700	3,516,850	1,738,780	1,778,070
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	104,065	44,870	59,195	643,410	302,320	341,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	40,490	10,895	29,595	211,820	65,460	146,365
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,945	715	2,230	32,900	7,490	25,410
Living with non-relatives only	1,915	880	1,035	13,560	6,770	6,790
Living alone	35,630	9,300	26,330	165,365	51,195	114,165
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	63,575	33,975	29,605	431,590	236,860	194,730
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	318,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	191,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,183,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	184,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,041,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	157,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	898,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	85,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	458,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	72,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	439,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	26,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	6,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	141,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	5,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	3,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	66,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	1,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	127,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	581,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	113,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	13,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	318,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	120,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	842,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	20,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	2,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	175,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	731,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	17,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	7,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	130,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	21,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	126,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	361,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	1,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	318,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	113,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	114,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	613,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	42,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	34,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	237,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	9,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	3,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	678,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,324,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.1	...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}	687,815	333,230	354,585	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
Single responses	682,530	330,475	352,060	4,273,930	2,098,055	2,175,870
English	9,495	4,950	4,545	3,062,435	1,526,350	1,536,085
French	651,445	314,610	336,835	57,275	28,315	28,965
Non-official languages	21,590	10,910	10,675	1,154,215	543,395	610,825
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	310	125	190	1,210	540	675
Atikamekw	35	20	20	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	955	435	525
Dene	0	0	0	70	35	35
Innu/Montagnais	260	100	160	5	5	0
Inuktitut	15	5	10	25	10	10
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	15	10	5
Ojibway	0	0	0	140	50	90
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	20,600	10,400	10,200	1,137,420	535,395	602,025
African languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	620	330	295
Afrikaans	5	5	5	2,735	1,330	1,405
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	455	235	220
Albanian	195	110	90	1,335	695	635
Amharic	10	5	5	1,255	615	640
Arabic	3,235	1,875	1,355	13,050	7,505	5,550
Armenian	40	20	25	1,105	560	545
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	100	55	50	530	235	295
Bengali	65	30	35	2,410	1,265	1,145
Berber languages (Kabyle)	140	90	55	15	10	5
Bisayan languages	15	0	15	3,870	1,445	2,430
Bosnian	650	330	315	1,275	635	640
Bulgarian	195	95	100	1,945	960	985
Burmese	5	0	5	945	485	465
Cantonese	130	65	65	133,245	61,790	71,455
Chinese, n.o.s.	670	340	335	120,040	55,735	64,305
Creoles	340	175	165	640	315	320
Croatian	105	55	50	7,820	3,860	3,955
Czech	55	30	30	5,610	2,800	2,810
Danish	5	5	0	5,250	2,575	2,675
Dutch	130	65	65	23,080	11,190	11,890
Estonian	5	0	5	820	345	475
Finnish	10	5	10	4,090	1,705	2,390
Flemish	25	5	20	445	215	235
Fukien	5	0	5	1,920	835	1,085
German	460	180	280	73,625	35,140	38,485
Greek	120	65	50	6,250	3,360	2,885
Gujarati	20	15	10	6,595	3,060	3,540
Hakka	0	0	0	1,110	475	630
Hebrew	10	5	5	1,755	970	785
Hindi	40	20	15	24,640	11,840	12,800
Hungarian	120	60	65	9,855	4,915	4,940
Ilocano	0	0	0	3,755	1,465	2,290
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	85	35	45	475	265	205
Italian	585	330	260	24,060	12,180	11,880
Japanese	120	40	80	19,665	6,840	12,825
Khmer (Cambodian)	355	160	195	1,465	700	770
Korean	25	15	15	48,975	22,350	26,625
Kurdish	35	25	10	1,415	775	645
Lao	115	60	55	1,155	550	600
Latvian	5	0	0	615	305	310
Lingala	85	40	40	35	20	20
Lithuanian	5	5	0	435	190	245
Macedonian	5	5	0	275	130	140
Malay	10	0	5	3,535	1,590	1,950
Malayalam	5	5	0	1,460	735	725
Maltese	0	0	0	220	115	115
Mandarin	260	125	135	94,055	43,630	50,425
Marathi	0	0	0	430	220	210
Nepali	525	270	255	805	430	375
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	290	175	115	470	250	220
Norwegian	10	5	5	2,370	1,155	1,215
Oromo	225	120	100	325	185	140
Panjabi (Punjabi)	15	10	0	182,915	90,900	92,020
Pashto	0	0	0	900	485	415
Persian (Farsi)	360	190	175	36,045	18,265	17,775
Polish	295	130	165	17,460	8,185	9,270
Portuguese	1,085	530	560	14,605	6,990	7,615
Romanian	665	320	340	8,330	4,110	4,220
Rundi (Kirundi)	315	155	160	135	60	80
Russian	450	185	265	22,650	10,300	12,350
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	225	105	120	80	40	45
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	690	345	340
Serbian	175	85	85	6,655	3,425	3,225
Serbo-Croatian	225	105	115	1,425	675	755
Shanghainese	0	0	0	1,250	530	715
Sign languages, n.i.e.	40	30	15	645	335	310
Sindhi	5	0	0	1,770	790	975
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	1,405	715	685
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	20	15	10	775	400	375
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	5	0	495	275	225
Slovak	25	10	15	3,220	1,440	1,780
Slovenian	5	0	0	1,225	590	640
Somali	15	10	5	975	495	480
Spanish	5,490	2,640	2,845	40,795	19,325	21,470
Swahili	375	205	175	755	390	365
Swedish	20	5	10	2,740	1,195	1,545
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	60	15	40	66,120	25,835	40,285
Taiwanese	0	0	0	5,675	2,640	3,035
Tamil	15	5	10	3,135	1,635	1,500
Telugu	5	0	0	570	295	270
Thai	55	15	35	2,410	730	1,680
Tibetan languages	5	5	5	200	115	85
Tigrigna	10	5	0	590	285	300
Turkish	60	35	20	2,890	1,650	1,235
Ukrainian	55	25	30	9,680	4,215	5,460
Urdu	25	10	10	8,450	4,315	4,140
Vietnamese	785	385	405	25,100	11,745	13,360
Yiddish	0	0	0	350	185	170
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	675	390	290	15,585	7,455	8,130
Multiple responses	5,280	2,755	2,520	82,280	39,185	43,095
English and French	2,950	1,535	1,415	8,600	4,065	4,535
English and non-official language	205	100	105	68,800	32,875	35,925
French and non-official language	1,930	1,020	915	3,345	1,520	1,830
English, French and non-official language	195	105	90	1,530	725	805
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	687,810	333,235	354,580	4,356,210	2,137,240	2,218,965
English only	1,395	745	650	3,912,950	1,943,760	1,969,190
French only	433,210	193,025	240,190	2,045	950	1,095
English and French	251,615	138,760	112,860	296,645	132,940	163,705
Neither English nor French	1,585	705	885	144,555	59,590	84,965
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	687,815	333,230	354,580	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
English	10,660	5,530	5,125	4,143,245	2,044,365	2,098,885
French	671,325	324,690	346,640	53,725	26,660	27,065
English and French	4,335	2,350	1,980	16,935	7,710	9,220
Neither English nor French	1,495	660	830	142,300	58,510	83,790
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	12,825	6,710	6,120	62,190	30,515	31,680
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.9	2.0	1.7	1.4	1.4	1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	687,810	333,230	354,585	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
Single responses	681,065	329,825	351,235	4,193,385	2,059,465	2,133,915
English	6,705	3,385	3,315	3,506,595	1,733,775	1,772,820
French	663,120	320,940	342,180	16,685	8,015	8,665
Non-official languages	11,240	5,495	5,740	670,100	317,670	352,430
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	135	50	80	175	85	85
Atikamekw	15	10	5	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	135	70	65
Dene	0	0	0	15	5	5
Innu/Montagnais	115	45	75	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	5	5	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	15	10	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	10,820	5,300	5,520	665,750	315,485	350,265
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	190	80	105
Afrikaans	0	0	0	1,385	685	690
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	120	60	60
Albanian	130	65	65	700	345	350
Amharic	5	0	0	555	245	310
Arabic	1,200	615	585	7,640	4,065	3,575
Armenian	35	10	15	490	250	240
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	20	10	5	115	50	65
Bengali	60	25	40	1,465	715	750
Berber languages (Kabyle)	35	20	20	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	0	0	0	1,265	540	720
Bosnian	465	240	225	705	370	340
Bulgarian	130	70	65	1,085	530	555
Burmese	5	5	0	585	315	270
Cantonese	65	30	35	103,550	47,585	55,970
Chinese, n.o.s.	520	265	260	81,270	37,740	43,525
Creoles	75	30	40	315	145	165
Croatian	55	25	25	2,540	1,200	1,340
Czech	10	5	5	1,570	795	775
Danish	0	0	0	325	160	170
Dutch	20	10	10	2,230	1,055	1,175
Estonian	5	5	0	110	40	70
Finnish	0	0	0	795	350	445
Flemish	5	5	0	50	25	20
Fukien	0	0	0	690	310	380
German	70	30	40	11,555	5,430	6,120
Greek	25	15	10	2,105	1,015	1,095
Gujarati	10	10	5	3,045	1,335	1,710
Hakka	0	0	0	320	145	175
Hebrew	5	5	5	780	395	390
Hindi	20	10	10	12,390	5,900	6,490
Hungarian	35	15	15	2,560	1,235	1,325
Ilocano	0	0	0	1,190	530	660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	40	15	25	180	85	85
Italian	110	45	60	6,250	2,730	3,520
Japanese	55	20	30	9,540	3,985	5,555
Khmer (Cambodian)	175	75	100	750	370	385
Korean	5	5	0	38,810	17,985	20,830
Kurdish	20	15	10	945	490	460
Lao	45	20	20	545	270	275
Latvian	0	0	0	105	50	50
Lingala	25	10	15	10	5	5
Lithuanian	0	0	0	65	30	35
Macedonian	5	5	5	140	70	70
Malay	0	0	0	1,320	655	660
Malayalam	0	0	0	690	350	340
Maltese	0	0	0	15	10	5
Mandarin	195	100	90	78,070	36,945	41,130
Marathi	0	0	0	230	120	105
Nepali	510	265	240	525	275	250
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	15	25	140	65	75
Norwegian	0	0	0	160	80	80
Oromo	65	25	35	175	80	95
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5	5	5	137,390	67,955	69,430
Pashto	0	0	0	565	295	270
Persian (Farsi)	260	130	130	24,750	12,095	12,655
Polish	105	50	60	6,395	3,065	3,330
Portuguese	600	295	305	5,195	2,405	2,785
Romanian	415	210	205	4,155	2,050	2,105
Rundi (Kirundi)	90	45	40	75	30	45
Russian	275	125	150	12,205	5,880	6,320
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	40	20	20	25	10	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	465	230	235
Serbian	135	65	70	4,020	2,020	2,000
Serbo-Croatian	150	70	80	615	300	315
Shanghainese	0	0	0	555	260	295
Sign languages, n.i.e.	55	40	15	980	535	450
Sindhi	5	0	5	675	295	385
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	595	295	300
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	620	315	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	80	35	45
Slovak	5	0	5	1,080	515	570
Slovenian	0	0	0	165	70	100
Somali	5	5	5	625	310	315
Spanish	3,585	1,705	1,875	20,585	10,025	10,555
Swahili	180	100	85	250	130	125
Swedish	10	0	5	430	195	235
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	0	5	0	29,380	12,780	16,600
Taiwanese	0	0	0	2,910	1,390	1,515
Tamil	10	5	5	1,965	1,010	960
Telugu	5	0	0	290	145	140
Thai	25	15	10	845	375	475
Tibetan languages	0	5	0	100	55	45
Tigrigna	0	0	0	295	135	160
Turkish	15	5	5	1,365	725	645
Ukrainian	30	10	15	1,070	475	595
Urdu	10	5	0	5,430	2,700	2,730
Vietnamese	505	235	270	17,270	8,085	9,180
Yiddish	0	0	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	285	140	140	4,180	2,100	2,075
Multiple responses	6,750	3,405	3,345	162,820	77,775	85,050
English and French	2,530	1,310	1,220	4,700	2,240	2,460
English and non-official language	175	85	85	155,065	74,155	80,905
French and non-official language	3,620	1,780	1,840	930	435	495
English, French and non-official language	425	230	200	2,130	940	1,185
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	687,815	333,230	354,580	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
None	643,800	310,025	333,775	3,740,260	1,844,645	1,895,615
Single responses	42,240	22,325	19,915	604,495	287,270	317,220
English	25,605	13,985	11,620	249,765	122,305	127,455
French	8,755	4,355	4,400	38,175	17,315	20,865
Non-official languages	7,880	3,985	3,895	316,550	147,655	168,900
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	120	50	65	845	400	445
Atikamekw	10	0	10	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	705	335	365
Dene	0	0	0	30	15	20
Innu/Montagnais	95	45	50	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	5	5	20	10	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	10	5	5
Ojibway	0	0	0	80	35	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	7,405	3,755	3,650	305,355	142,340	163,020
African languages, n.i.e.	40	20	15	310	165	140
Afrikaans	0	0	5	1,340	650	690
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	260	130	125
Albanian	35	20	10	405	200	205
Amharic	0	0	0	460	220	245
Arabic	1,380	800	590	3,845	2,280	1,570
Armenian	10	5	5	320	160	165
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	55	30	30	215	95	125
Bengali	10	5	5	570	285	285
Berber languages (Kabyle)	65	40	25	0	5	0
Bisayan languages	5	0	0	920	345	575
Bosnian	115	60	55	395	190	205
Bulgarian	30	15	20	495	215	275
Burmese	0	0	0	235	110	130
Cantonese	30	20	15	29,240	13,945	15,290
Chinese, n.o.s.	90	45	45	20,595	9,830	10,760
Creoles	255	120	135	490	250	235
Croatian	25	10	15	3,195	1,585	1,615
Czech	15	5	10	1,940	900	1,045
Danish	0	0	0	1,705	765	940
Dutch	50	25	30	6,930	3,130	3,805
Estonian	5	0	0	235	100	135
Finnish	5	5	0	1,290	550	740
Flemish	5	5	10	125	50	70
Fukien	0	0	0	670	295	380
German	225	110	120	23,905	10,935	12,970
Greek	40	15	20	3,310	1,730	1,580
Gujarati	5	5	0	3,185	1,485	1,705
Hakka	5	0	5	315	135	175
Hebrew	5	5	0	1,090	575	515
Hindi	35	15	15	12,695	6,190	6,505
Hungarian	35	15	20	2,950	1,405	1,545
Ilocano	0	0	0	945	360	590
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	175	90	85
Italian	270	135	135	9,605	4,715	4,890
Japanese	80	40	35	9,050	3,635	5,415
Khmer (Cambodian)	135	70	65	365	170	195
Korean	10	5	5	6,890	3,125	3,765
Kurdish	5	5	0	270	160	110
Lao	30	15	15	410	200	210
Latvian	0	0	0	120	45	75
Lingala	70	35	35	65	25	40
Lithuanian	0	0	0	115	55	60
Macedonian	0	0	0	60	25	35
Malay	0	0	5	1,450	645	805
Malayalam	5	5	0	520	260	260
Maltese	0	0	0	80	30	50
Mandarin	35	20	20	17,925	8,150	9,775
Marathi	0	0	0	125	65	65
Nepali	5	0	5	155	80	75
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	135	75	60	295	155	135
Norwegian	0	5	0	715	330	380
Oromo	75	40	30	65	45	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	0	0	0	34,010	17,040	16,970
Pashto	0	0	0	235	120	120
Persian (Farsi)	55	25	30	7,025	3,725	3,300
Polish	85	35	45	5,450	2,475	2,975
Portuguese	295	145	150	5,640	2,625	3,010
Romanian	140	60	75	2,410	1,135	1,270
Rundi (Kirundi)	140	75	70	40	25	25
Russian	120	45	80	6,140	2,715	3,425
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	95	50	55	30	15	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	160	85	70
Serbian	35	15	20	1,855	955	905
Serbo-Croatian	65	40	30	435	190	245
Shanghainese	0	0	0	485	215	265
Sign languages, n.i.e.	55	30	30	865	345	520
Sindhi	0	0	0	930	400	530
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	570	285	290
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	65	35	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	150	75	75
Slovak	10	0	5	1,035	400	635
Slovenian	5	5	0	345	155	190
Somali	0	0	0	365	190	175
Spanish	2,400	1,160	1,235	20,930	10,065	10,865
Swahili	170	90	80	580	280	300
Swedish	10	0	5	1,220	535	680
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	15	5	15	24,810	9,040	15,775
Taiwanese	0	0	0	2,675	1,275	1,395
Tamil	5	0	0	910	480	430
Telugu	0	0	0	195	100	95
Thai	25	10	15	1,110	370	740
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	45	30	25
Tigrigna	0	5	0	175	85	90
Turkish	5	0	5	1,020	575	445
Ukrainian	15	5	10	1,930	830	1,100
Urdu	5	0	5	2,425	1,260	1,170
Vietnamese	190	100	90	5,945	2,880	3,060
Yiddish	0	0	0	90	35	50
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	360	180	185	10,345	4,910	5,435
Multiple responses	1,765	880	890	11,455	5,320	6,130
English and French	420	225	195	1,090	495	595
English and non-official language	1,090	520	565	4,540	2,185	2,350
French and non-official language	225	110	110	5,760	2,610	3,145
English, French and non-official language	35	20	15	70	30	40

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. Québec, Quebec (Code 0685) and British Columbia (Code 59) (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 8, 2024).

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Canada, provinces and territories	CSV (86 KB)	TAB (86 KB)
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Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
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Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Québec (Population centre)

Canada
- Quebec (Province)
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    - Québec (Population Centre)

Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)

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Related data

Related data: Québec (Population Centre), Quebec

2011 Census

Additional Census data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 Census Data Products for additional geographies.

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Additional NHS data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 NHS Data Products for additional geographies.

Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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