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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	Vancouver British Columbia (Population centre)			Essex, CTY Ontario (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	2,135,201	...Data not available	...Data not available	388,782	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	1,955,278^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	393,402	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	9.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	-1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	876,274	...Data not available	...Data not available	164,733	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,293	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,856.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	210.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,150.43	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,850.78	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	2,135,185	1,044,385	1,090,800	388,785	191,230	197,555
0 to 4 years	107,025	55,175	51,850	21,100	10,915	10,180
5 to 9 years	105,095	54,050	51,045	22,930	11,825	11,105
10 to 14 years	114,190	58,915	55,275	24,455	12,620	11,830
15 to 19 years	132,890	68,825	64,060	26,880	13,790	13,090
15 years	25,695	13,340	12,355	5,400	2,770	2,635
16 years	26,335	13,790	12,545	5,570	2,890	2,675
17 years	26,370	13,670	12,700	5,290	2,665	2,625
18 years	27,010	13,850	13,160	5,370	2,750	2,620
19 years	27,475	14,170	13,305	5,250	2,710	2,540
20 to 24 years	149,405	75,620	73,785	25,235	12,945	12,290
25 to 29 years	162,225	80,090	82,135	21,705	10,580	11,125
30 to 34 years	151,815	74,040	77,770	22,350	10,840	11,510
35 to 39 years	151,225	71,900	79,325	25,425	12,390	13,035
40 to 44 years	167,845	80,345	87,495	27,905	13,815	14,085
45 to 49 years	177,530	86,755	90,770	31,245	15,580	15,670
50 to 54 years	167,515	81,465	86,050	30,205	15,135	15,075
55 to 59 years	144,655	70,885	73,770	26,285	12,895	13,390
60 to 64 years	123,735	60,380	63,355	23,920	11,640	12,285
65 to 69 years	84,935	41,190	43,745	17,750	8,685	9,065
70 to 74 years	65,705	30,760	34,950	13,705	6,360	7,345
75 to 79 years	52,390	24,325	28,065	11,080	5,045	6,035
80 to 84 years	39,520	17,065	22,460	8,585	3,585	4,995
85 years and over	37,495	12,605	24,885	8,020	2,575	5,445
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.8	38.9	40.6	40.8	39.9	41.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.7	83.9	85.5	82.4	81.5	83.2
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,808,880	876,250	932,625	320,295	155,860	164,435
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,014,170	505,280	508,890	183,030	92,350	90,675
Married (and not separated)	888,755	441,780	446,975	162,790	82,170	80,620
Living common law	125,410	63,495	61,915	20,240	10,185	10,055
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	794,710	370,975	423,740	137,270	63,505	73,760
Single (never legally married)	552,130	294,650	257,475	87,220	47,060	40,165
Separated	45,130	18,480	26,650	9,715	4,070	5,645
Divorced	109,900	41,515	68,385	20,175	8,375	11,800
Widowed	87,550	16,325	71,225	20,155	4,005	16,155
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	581,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	268,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	138,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	129,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	45,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	581,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	490,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	88,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	427,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	166,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	261,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	102,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	117,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	41,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	62,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	44,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	17,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	9,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	690	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	91,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	73,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	45,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	21,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	6,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	17,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	11,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	975	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	638,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,865	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	126,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	196,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	75,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	143,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	95,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	2,106,260	1,030,980	1,075,280	381,345	187,135	194,215
Number of persons not in census families	395,860	185,700	210,160	57,510	27,150	30,360
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	60,225	22,560	37,665	7,075	2,835	4,240
Living with non-relatives only	100,950	54,345	46,605	9,010	5,120	3,890
Living alone	234,690	108,795	125,890	41,420	19,190	22,230
Number of census family persons	1,710,395	845,275	865,120	323,840	159,985	163,850
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	263,095	120,610	142,480	55,400	25,135	30,265
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	90,335	26,335	64,000	18,290	5,125	13,160
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	20,255	4,215	16,040	2,510	540	1,970
Living with non-relatives only	5,425	2,580	2,845	725	325	400
Living alone	64,650	19,540	45,115	15,055	4,260	10,800
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	172,760	94,280	78,485	37,110	20,005	17,105
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	545,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	106,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	465,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	98,715	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	397,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	171,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	225,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	68,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	79,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	47,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	36,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	10,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	25,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	10,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	32,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	276,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	234,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	42,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	261,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	128,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	3,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	430,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	16,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	73,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,965	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	120,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	218,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	790	...Data not available	...Data not available	210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	234,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	248,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	131,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	123,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	48,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	35,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,665	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	2,106,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	381,345	...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}	2,116,165	1,036,120	1,080,045	384,935	189,705	195,230
Single responses	2,057,190	1,007,875	1,049,315	376,960	185,855	191,100
English	1,141,590	576,755	564,830	281,975	139,225	142,750
French	22,670	11,125	11,545	11,710	5,455	6,250
Non-official languages	892,930	419,995	472,935	83,280	41,175	42,105
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	320	155	165	20	10	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	225	110	115	5	0	5
Dene	15	10	10	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	5	0	0
Inuktitut	10	5	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	60	25	40	15	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	5	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	886,450	416,860	469,590	82,885	40,985	41,895
African languages, n.i.e.	480	245	230	205	105	100
Afrikaans	1,060	530	530	40	20	15
Akan (Twi)	370	185	180	55	25	30
Albanian	945	480	465	1,080	535	545
Amharic	1,065	520	540	125	60	65
Arabic	10,590	5,980	4,610	11,545	5,860	5,685
Armenian	950	490	465	230	100	130
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	330	145	180	55	30	30
Bengali	2,070	1,085	980	620	310	315
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	5	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	3,090	1,190	1,905	70	25	45
Bosnian	1,075	545	530	330	165	165
Bulgarian	1,600	780	825	100	50	55
Burmese	875	455	420	20	10	5
Cantonese	127,505	59,105	68,405	1,230	580	650
Chinese, n.o.s.	109,185	50,645	58,540	3,435	1,690	1,750
Creoles	480	230	250	185	85	100
Croatian	5,430	2,660	2,770	1,850	895	955
Czech	3,205	1,600	1,610	195	80	120
Danish	1,955	945	1,005	85	40	40
Dutch	6,820	3,290	3,530	815	420	395
Estonian	450	200	245	20	5	10
Finnish	1,815	715	1,100	160	70	90
Flemish	165	85	80	100	35	60
Fukien	1,835	810	1,025	5	5	0
German	23,095	10,955	12,145	8,950	4,350	4,595
Greek	4,800	2,515	2,285	1,100	550	555
Gujarati	6,045	2,800	3,245	635	325	310
Hakka	1,050	455	595	10	5	5
Hebrew	1,500	825	675	35	25	10
Hindi	22,690	10,880	11,810	595	310	285
Hungarian	5,415	2,645	2,770	1,515	730	785
Ilocano	3,315	1,320	1,990	75	30	40
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	390	220	170	50	25	25
Italian	15,430	7,750	7,680	10,785	5,325	5,465
Japanese	15,360	5,370	9,990	85	30	55
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,130	535	595	450	215	230
Korean	40,795	18,565	22,230	420	210	210
Kurdish	1,390	760	630	130	75	55
Lao	810	375	430	245	125	115
Latvian	325	155	165	20	5	15
Lingala	30	15	15	20	10	10
Lithuanian	245	105	140	80	30	50
Macedonian	190	85	105	1,205	585	625
Malay	3,145	1,460	1,685	60	35	25
Malayalam	1,230	620	610	150	70	80
Maltese	75	40	35	235	125	115
Mandarin	86,630	40,250	46,385	1,110	530	580
Marathi	370	190	175	85	45	40
Nepali	680	360	325	95	50	45
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	330	185	145	180	80	95
Norwegian	855	400	460	5	5	5
Oromo	220	125	95	45	25	20
Panjabi (Punjabi)	135,415	67,235	68,185	2,095	1,090	1,005
Pashto	805	430	370	30	10	15
Persian (Farsi)	34,110	17,250	16,860	615	305	305
Polish	11,965	5,665	6,300	3,430	1,590	1,840
Portuguese	8,855	4,240	4,610	2,385	1,145	1,245
Romanian	6,575	3,245	3,325	2,405	1,145	1,265
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	50	75	40	15	25
Russian	14,780	6,850	7,930	550	225	325
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	65	30	35	95	45	50
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	670	340	330	2,085	1,005	1,075
Serbian	5,775	2,970	2,805	3,045	1,520	1,525
Serbo-Croatian	1,190	560	630	215	105	110
Shanghainese	1,215	520	695	15	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	300	155	140	55	25	25
Sindhi	1,665	740	920	25	10	15
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,215	630	590	120	65	60
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	740	385	355	195	110	90
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	260	135	125	145	75	70
Slovak	2,210	980	1,235	1,030	485	540
Slovenian	530	255	280	195	80	120
Somali	910	460	450	575	250	320
Spanish	30,980	14,890	16,095	4,965	3,005	1,960
Swahili	555	285	270	140	60	80
Swedish	1,300	590	705	15	10	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	57,520	23,220	34,295	1,800	685	1,110
Taiwanese	5,175	2,410	2,770	25	10	15
Tamil	2,890	1,515	1,375	260	130	130
Telugu	450	240	210	115	60	60
Thai	1,610	550	1,055	190	100	85
Tibetan languages	155	90	65	0	0	0
Tigrigna	510	245	260	120	50	70
Turkish	2,480	1,400	1,080	400	220	180
Ukrainian	3,745	1,595	2,150	730	295	440
Urdu	7,590	3,855	3,730	1,915	985	930
Vietnamese	20,935	9,800	11,135	1,925	935	990
Yiddish	275	140	140	30	15	15
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,160	2,985	3,180	375	180	190
Multiple responses	58,970	28,245	30,730	7,975	3,850	4,125
English and French	4,050	1,990	2,060	1,720	800	925
English and non-official language	51,705	24,765	26,945	5,550	2,735	2,820
French and non-official language	2,130	975	1,155	440	205	235
English, French and non-official language	1,085	520	575	265	115	150
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,116,165	1,036,120	1,080,045	384,935	189,705	195,230
English only	1,837,040	916,035	921,005	341,720	170,095	171,625
French only	1,215	565	650	455	195	260
English and French	152,150	67,980	84,170	35,775	16,085	19,690
Neither English nor French	125,760	51,540	74,220	6,980	3,330	3,650
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,116,165	1,036,120	1,080,045	384,935	189,705	195,230
English	1,955,730	967,975	987,760	364,845	180,265	184,585
French	23,030	11,330	11,705	10,825	5,045	5,775
English and French	13,350	6,080	7,275	2,400	1,125	1,275
Neither English nor French	124,050	50,730	73,315	6,865	3,275	3,590
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	29,710	14,370	15,335	12,020	5,610	6,410
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	3.1	3.0	3.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,116,165	1,036,115	1,080,045	384,930	189,705	195,225
Single responses	1,986,180	973,750	1,012,435	371,220	182,935	188,280
English	1,411,035	701,800	709,230	325,175	160,400	164,775
French	7,915	3,810	4,110	3,230	1,480	1,755
Non-official languages	567,230	268,135	299,095	42,810	21,055	21,755
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	50	25	25	5	0	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	40	20	20	0	0	0
Dene	5	5	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	5	5	5	5	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}	565,020	267,015	298,005	42,670	20,985	21,680
African languages, n.i.e.	150	70	80	115	60	55
Afrikaans	410	205	205	5	0	5
Akan (Twi)	105	50	60	15	10	10
Albanian	490	240	250	570	275	295
Amharic	500	220	280	70	35	35
Arabic	6,400	3,365	3,035	6,930	3,345	3,590
Armenian	425	215	210	110	40	65
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	85	35	45	15	5	10
Bengali	1,305	640	660	425	205	225
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,080	450	620	15	5	10
Bosnian	640	330	305	180	90	95
Bulgarian	955	460	495	50	30	25
Burmese	560	300	260	10	10	5
Cantonese	100,355	46,060	54,300	905	445	460
Chinese, n.o.s.	74,645	34,570	40,075	2,435	1,195	1,240
Creoles	270	120	145	100	45	60
Croatian	1,975	925	1,055	705	320	385
Czech	935	480	455	50	20	35
Danish	170	85	90	5	5	0
Dutch	600	275	330	30	15	20
Estonian	80	30	50	0	0	0
Finnish	385	155	230	40	15	20
Flemish	15	5	10	10	5	10
Fukien	675	305	375	0	0	0
German	3,030	1,420	1,605	3,420	1,670	1,750
Greek	1,705	815	890	455	215	240
Gujarati	2,870	1,255	1,615	395	200	200
Hakka	310	140	170	0	0	5
Hebrew	705	355	350	5	5	5
Hindi	11,590	5,510	6,075	325	155	165
Hungarian	1,700	810	890	475	220	250
Ilocano	1,065	480	585	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	140	75	65	20	5	10
Italian	4,435	1,950	2,485	3,730	1,630	2,100
Japanese	7,890	3,280	4,615	35	10	20
Khmer (Cambodian)	570	275	295	270	130	145
Korean	32,335	14,955	17,380	300	150	150
Kurdish	920	475	445	90	45	45
Lao	395	195	200	155	85	75
Latvian	75	35	40	0	0	5
Lingala	10	5	5	5	5	5
Lithuanian	45	25	25	10	5	5
Macedonian	110	60	60	550	265	285
Malay	1,245	625	620	20	10	10
Malayalam	605	310	300	80	35	45
Maltese	5	5	0	40	20	20
Mandarin	72,340	34,205	38,135	910	455	460
Marathi	205	105	95	35	20	15
Nepali	450	235	215	85	45	40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	115	55	55	45	20	30
Norwegian	70	40	35	0	0	0
Oromo	135	70	70	30	20	15
Panjabi (Punjabi)	101,555	50,240	51,315	1,445	730	715
Pashto	530	275	255	20	5	15
Persian (Farsi)	23,740	11,595	12,145	370	175	190
Polish	4,955	2,390	2,565	1,650	775	870
Portuguese	3,350	1,590	1,760	1,020	450	570
Romanian	3,430	1,700	1,725	1,400	670	730
Rundi (Kirundi)	65	20	45	20	10	15
Russian	9,695	4,700	4,990	325	145	180
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	25	10	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	455	225	235	1,455	690	765
Serbian	3,655	1,840	1,810	1,710	825	885
Serbo-Croatian	555	270	285	120	60	60
Shanghainese	545	255	295	15	5	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	440	250	195	95	50	40
Sindhi	650	280	370	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	525	265	270	60	30	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	605	310	290	180	100	80
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	25	35	40	15	25
Slovak	840	405	445	280	130	155
Slovenian	65	20	40	45	15	30
Somali	610	300	305	390	165	230
Spanish	16,450	7,970	8,490	3,390	2,295	1,090
Swahili	195	95	100	105	40	60
Swedish	250	115	130	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	26,575	11,610	14,965	820	355	465
Taiwanese	2,635	1,260	1,375	10	0	5
Tamil	1,870	960	910	135	65	75
Telugu	240	120	120	45	20	20
Thai	650	290	360	150	95	60
Tibetan languages	85	45	35	0	0	0
Tigrigna	260	120	140	80	30	45
Turkish	1,225	640	580	205	100	100
Ukrainian	645	290	355	125	45	80
Urdu	4,950	2,455	2,495	1,210	605	605
Vietnamese	14,360	6,720	7,640	1,440	680	755
Yiddish	5	5	5	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,160	1,090	1,070	140	65	70
Multiple responses	129,980	62,370	67,610	13,715	6,770	6,945
English and French	2,445	1,185	1,260	830	375	460
English and non-official language	125,175	60,105	65,065	12,380	6,160	6,215
French and non-official language	705	340	360	145	80	70
English, French and non-official language	1,655	730	925	365	160	205
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,116,165	1,036,120	1,080,045	384,930	189,705	195,230
None	1,654,230	815,515	838,715	330,790	163,490	167,300
Single responses	453,565	216,700	236,865	52,890	25,605	27,285
English	205,655	100,690	104,965	18,815	9,225	9,585
French	17,445	7,985	9,465	7,310	3,230	4,080
Non-official languages	230,465	108,035	122,435	26,770	13,150	13,615
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	195	90	105	20	10	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	145	70	80	5	0	5
Dene	10	0	10	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	5	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	30	15	15	10	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	227,670	106,755	120,915	26,500	13,030	13,475
African languages, n.i.e.	215	125	95	60	25	35
Afrikaans	610	290	320	30	15	15
Akan (Twi)	200	105	100	50	25	25
Albanian	300	140	155	330	160	165
Amharic	375	180	195	40	20	25
Arabic	3,035	1,765	1,270	4,350	2,280	2,065
Armenian	280	140	140	75	40	35
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	145	60	85	40	25	20
Bengali	470	230	240	120	65	55
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	5	5	5	0
Bisayan languages	730	295	435	20	10	10
Bosnian	320	160	155	105	55	50
Bulgarian	390	170	220	40	15	20
Burmese	215	100	115	5	5	0
Cantonese	27,495	13,135	14,365	340	160	180
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,185	8,690	9,485	670	340	335
Creoles	350	175	180	105	45	60
Croatian	2,230	1,120	1,105	710	335	370
Czech	1,150	515	635	55	35	25
Danish	685	320	365	30	15	15
Dutch	2,105	930	1,175	215	90	120
Estonian	125	55	65	5	0	10
Finnish	600	235	360	55	25	30
Flemish	55	25	25	10	5	10
Fukien	650	285	365	0	0	0
German	8,450	3,860	4,590	2,760	1,330	1,430
Greek	2,590	1,310	1,280	490	250	240
Gujarati	2,885	1,340	1,545	130	70	60
Hakka	295	130	165	5	0	0
Hebrew	885	465	425	25	10	10
Hindi	11,445	5,565	5,885	345	190	155
Hungarian	1,635	780	855	480	210	270
Ilocano	805	310	500	15	5	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	15	5	10
Italian	6,330	3,110	3,215	4,200	2,115	2,085
Japanese	6,650	2,670	3,980	55	20	35
Khmer (Cambodian)	285	130	155	115	60	55
Korean	5,670	2,545	3,130	65	30	35
Kurdish	270	155	110	20	10	10
Lao	295	140	155	55	30	30
Latvian	65	25	40	10	5	5
Lingala	50	25	30	20	10	10
Lithuanian	70	35	40	30	10	20
Macedonian	35	15	15	455	230	230
Malay	1,235	565	665	30	15	15
Malayalam	430	215	215	50	25	30
Maltese	35	15	20	80	40	40
Mandarin	16,240	7,410	8,830	185	75	105
Marathi	105	50	55	25	15	10
Nepali	120	65	55	5	5	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	195	110	85	150	75	80
Norwegian	295	140	155	5	5	5
Oromo	40	25	15	5	0	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	25,690	12,795	12,895	405	210	195
Pashto	200	100	100	5	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	6,430	3,425	3,005	135	75	60
Polish	3,765	1,715	2,050	1,005	460	540
Portuguese	3,435	1,600	1,840	965	495	470
Romanian	1,850	865	980	640	305	330
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	20	10	10	0	5
Russian	3,315	1,475	1,835	165	70	95
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	45	25	20
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	155	85	70	425	215	210
Serbian	1,535	805	730	960	480	485
Serbo-Croatian	345	145	195	60	30	30
Shanghainese	460	205	250	5	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	305	115	190	60	25	35
Sindhi	870	370	495	10	5	10
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	500	250	250	55	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	55	25	30	5	5	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	90	45	40	35	15	15
Slovak	725	280	445	305	135	170
Slovenian	150	65	85	60	25	35
Somali	325	170	160	145	75	70
Spanish	13,780	6,755	7,030	1,515	715	800
Swahili	410	195	215	75	35	35
Swedish	615	285	335	5	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	21,040	8,005	13,040	665	240	425
Taiwanese	2,470	1,180	1,285	10	0	10
Tamil	805	425	380	90	50	40
Telugu	150	85	70	50	30	25
Thai	635	220	415	30	5	25
Tibetan languages	30	20	15	0	0	0
Tigrigna	155	75	80	40	15	15
Turkish	870	480	390	155	95	65
Ukrainian	900	405	495	225	90	135
Urdu	2,075	1,070	1,005	470	245	225
Vietnamese	4,935	2,400	2,535	360	170	185
Yiddish	65	30	40	5	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,605	1,190	1,415	255	120	135
Multiple responses	8,365	3,895	4,470	1,250	610	645
English and French	865	390	470	225	110	115
English and non-official language	3,920	1,885	2,035	285	145	135
French and non-official language	3,525	1,600	1,925	740	350	385
English, French and non-official language	60	25	35	10	0	5

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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

^E use with caution

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

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

X area and data suppression

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

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

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

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

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

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

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

... not applicable

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

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

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

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

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

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

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

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

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

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 13

Other family households

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

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

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

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

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

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

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

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

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

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

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 22

Other languages

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

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 0973) and Essex, Ontario (Code 3537) (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 17, 2024).

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Geographic level	File format^{CSV/TAB (2011) - Footnote 1} (compressed)
Geographic level	CSV (comma-separated values)	TAB (tab-separated values)
Canada, provinces and territories	CSV (86 KB)	TAB (86 KB)
Census divisions	CSV (1,444 KB)	TAB (1,412 KB)
Census subdivisions	CSV (19,715 KB)	TAB (19,378 KB)
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Census tracts	CSV (21,499 KB)	TAB (21,281 KB)
Federal electoral districts (2003 representation order)	CSV (1,580 KB)	TAB (1,550 KB)
Federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	CSV (1,628 KB)	TAB (1,600 KB)
Economic regions	CSV (404 KB)	TAB (397 KB)
Designated places	CSV (5,190 KB)	TAB (5,105 KB)
Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	CSV (732 KB)	TAB (720 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	CSV (6,328 KB)	TAB (6,257 KB)
Health regions (December 2013)	CSV (666 KB)	TAB (654 KB)
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Geographic levels	IVT (Beyond 20/20)	XML (SDMX-ML) (compressed)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations	IVT (1,183 KB)	XML (1,221 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts	IVT (30,060 KB)	XML (38,000 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and federal electoral districts (2003 representation order)	IVT (2,795 KB)	XML (2,644 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	IVT (3,008 KB)	XML (2,802 KB)
Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions, census subdivisions and dissemination areas	IVT (233,928 KB)	XML (384,573 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
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Map

Map: Vancouver (Population Centre), British Columbia

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Map: Vancouver, Population Centre (shaded in green), British Columbia

Map: Essex, County (Census Division), Ontario

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Map: Essex, County, Census Division (shaded in green), Ontario

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (Population centre)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Vancouver (Census metropolitan area)
    - Vancouver (Population Centre)

Geographic hierarchy: Essex (County)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Essex (County)

Note

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

Related data

Related data: Vancouver (Population Centre), British Columbia

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: Essex, County (Census Division), Ontario

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Essex, County (Census Division), Ontario
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Census Data Navigator, Essex, County (Census Division), Ontario

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Essex, County (Census Division), Ontario, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Essex, County (Census Division), Ontario

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Related data: Vancouver (Population Centre), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Essex, County (Census Division), Ontario

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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