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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	Halifax (CMA) Nova Scotia (Census metropolitan area)			Durham, RM 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}	390,328	...Data not available	...Data not available	608,124	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	372,858	...Data not available	...Data not available	561,258	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	8.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	177,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	220,598	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	165,153	...Data not available	...Data not available	213,746	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	71.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	241.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	5,495.71	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,523.62	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	390,325	188,700	201,630	608,125	296,310	311,810
0 to 4 years	19,965	10,265	9,705	34,700	17,695	17,010
5 to 9 years	19,160	9,775	9,380	37,020	19,025	17,990
10 to 14 years	20,495	10,525	9,970	41,310	21,045	20,260
15 to 19 years	23,890	12,055	11,835	47,025	24,115	22,905
15 years	4,495	2,210	2,285	9,345	4,840	4,510
16 years	4,490	2,285	2,200	9,465	4,870	4,595
17 years	4,540	2,325	2,210	9,485	4,830	4,650
18 years	4,945	2,555	2,390	9,440	4,790	4,650
19 years	5,420	2,675	2,745	9,290	4,790	4,500
20 to 24 years	31,245	15,640	15,610	39,815	20,385	19,430
25 to 29 years	28,405	13,990	14,420	34,345	16,970	17,370
30 to 34 years	25,930	12,485	13,445	36,255	17,095	19,160
35 to 39 years	26,500	12,750	13,750	40,410	19,210	21,195
40 to 44 years	27,830	13,270	14,560	45,255	21,420	23,835
45 to 49 years	33,120	16,185	16,935	55,155	26,660	28,495
50 to 54 years	31,565	15,270	16,295	50,285	24,820	25,470
55 to 59 years	27,195	12,880	14,315	39,720	19,320	20,400
60 to 64 years	23,920	11,440	12,485	33,230	16,080	17,145
65 to 69 years	16,820	8,040	8,780	23,110	11,175	11,940
70 to 74 years	11,860	5,480	6,380	17,155	7,960	9,190
75 to 79 years	9,140	4,055	5,080	13,955	6,265	7,690
80 to 84 years	6,630	2,625	4,005	10,380	4,160	6,215
85 years and over	6,655	1,980	4,675	9,010	2,900	6,115
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.9	38.8	40.9	39.2	38.2	40.1
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.7	83.8	85.6	81.4	80.5	82.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	330,710	158,140	172,575	495,095	238,545	256,555
Married or living with a common-law partner	185,745	92,865	92,880	291,825	145,640	146,185
Married (and not separated)	151,835	75,905	75,925	252,920	126,255	126,660
Living common law	33,910	16,955	16,950	38,905	19,385	19,520
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	144,965	65,275	79,695	203,275	92,905	110,365
Single (never legally married)	99,260	50,845	48,415	136,095	71,865	64,230
Separated	9,375	3,980	5,395	15,730	6,245	9,485
Divorced	19,500	7,210	12,290	26,810	10,020	16,795
Widowed	16,830	3,240	13,595	24,630	4,775	19,855
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	109,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	174,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	58,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	73,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	24,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	19,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	6,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	109,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	174,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	91,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	74,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	124,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	35,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	39,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	16,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	16,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	5,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	16,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	11,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	5,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	675	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	18,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	14,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	9,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	3,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	885	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	195	...Data not available	...Data not available	505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	105,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	214,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	23,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	35,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,715	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	13,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	21,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	10,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...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	384,540	186,240	198,305	601,605	293,935	307,670
Number of persons not in census families	78,365	36,275	42,090	68,975	31,150	37,825
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	7,735	3,155	4,575	13,780	4,990	8,790
Living with non-relatives only	23,445	12,745	10,700	15,170	8,590	6,575
Living alone	47,190	20,375	26,815	40,030	17,570	22,455
Number of census family persons	306,175	149,965	156,210	532,630	262,785	269,845
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	47,705	21,230	26,480	68,825	31,080	37,750
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	16,305	4,415	11,895	21,425	5,500	15,925
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,230	470	1,765	5,480	1,055	4,430
Living with non-relatives only	925	410	510	1,250	605	645
Living alone	13,155	3,530	9,620	14,695	3,845	10,855
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	31,395	16,815	14,580	47,405	25,580	21,825
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	165,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	213,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	107,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	167,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	99,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	84,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	43,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	41,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	77,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	14,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	8,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	6,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	3,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	1,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	2,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	57,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,865	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	47,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	10,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	165,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	213,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	84,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	144,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	17,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	3,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	59,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	11,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	6,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	6,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	35,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	260	...Data not available	...Data not available	225	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	165,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	213,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	47,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	60,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	26,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	21,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	6,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	2,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	384,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	601,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	386,435	187,150	199,290	604,125	294,810	309,315
Single responses	382,760	185,360	197,405	595,120	290,505	304,610
English	348,740	168,025	180,710	508,650	249,240	259,410
French	10,160	5,015	5,145	9,925	4,595	5,330
Non-official languages	23,865	12,315	11,555	76,545	36,675	39,870
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	80	40	40	25	5	10
Atikamekw	0	5	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	5	5	5	5
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	60	30	30	0	5	0
Ojibway	5	5	0	15	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	23,385	12,065	11,320	75,810	36,320	39,490
African languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	65	35	35
Afrikaans	45	25	20	110	45	60
Akan (Twi)	40	20	25	185	100	85
Albanian	240	125	120	140	65	75
Amharic	130	65	65	100	60	45
Arabic	5,175	3,000	2,175	3,270	1,755	1,515
Armenian	45	25	15	330	180	155
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	75	45	30	75	35	40
Bengali	320	180	140	765	355	410
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	60	25	40	165	70	100
Bosnian	80	40	40	30	15	10
Bulgarian	30	15	20	135	65	75
Burmese	10	5	5	10	5	10
Cantonese	465	210	255	1,630	750	880
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,190	1,100	1,090	2,165	985	1,175
Creoles	40	20	20	225	110	110
Croatian	170	90	80	600	330	270
Czech	120	65	60	320	150	175
Danish	95	45	45	205	90	120
Dutch	515	245	270	2,685	1,295	1,390
Estonian	35	20	20	235	120	110
Finnish	45	20	25	345	155	195
Flemish	20	10	15	70	30	45
Fukien	10	5	5	25	10	15
German	1,250	590	660	4,385	1,990	2,390
Greek	665	330	335	2,330	1,230	1,105
Gujarati	85	45	40	1,575	765	810
Hakka	0	0	0	60	25	35
Hebrew	65	35	30	35	20	20
Hindi	435	220	215	1,275	620	650
Hungarian	155	70	85	1,515	715	800
Ilocano	20	5	15	135	50	80
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	40	20	15	75	40	40
Italian	595	335	260	6,265	3,340	2,930
Japanese	230	80	150	190	70	120
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	50	20	30
Korean	675	300	375	770	365	405
Kurdish	75	45	25	60	30	25
Lao	5	5	0	55	30	30
Latvian	30	15	20	160	80	80
Lingala	10	5	5	15	5	10
Lithuanian	25	5	15	90	35	55
Macedonian	10	5	5	1,630	810	825
Malay	50	15	30	145	70	80
Malayalam	95	45	50	305	155	150
Maltese	10	5	0	365	175	190
Mandarin	810	395	415	1,200	545	660
Marathi	25	15	15	95	45	45
Nepali	215	115	105	35	15	20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	90	50	40	180	85	90
Norwegian	80	50	35	55	25	25
Oromo	35	25	10	35	15	15
Panjabi (Punjabi)	295	170	130	1,720	840	875
Pashto	60	35	25	250	115	130
Persian (Farsi)	1,130	605	525	3,455	1,770	1,680
Polish	580	280	300	4,630	2,095	2,540
Portuguese	280	145	135	3,085	1,490	1,595
Romanian	140	70	75	1,270	575	695
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	10	5	15	5	15
Russian	695	340	355	930	380	545
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	0	5	15	5	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	135	65	70
Serbian	100	50	50	535	290	245
Serbo-Croatian	105	50	55	80	50	35
Shanghainese	5	5	0	20	5	15
Sign languages, n.i.e.	60	30	35	70	45	25
Sindhi	15	10	5	250	115	130
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	90	50	35	455	215	245
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	20	10	15
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	0	10	65	35	30
Slovak	90	45	45	280	120	160
Slovenian	25	10	10	305	155	145
Somali	35	20	20	100	40	60
Spanish	1,135	535	600	4,365	2,070	2,295
Swahili	60	40	30	140	70	70
Swedish	50	20	25	125	60	65
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	910	415	500	5,215	2,035	3,175
Taiwanese	35	20	15	25	15	10
Tamil	200	120	85	3,430	1,675	1,755
Telugu	110	65	45	170	85	80
Thai	50	20	30	80	20	60
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	20	5	10
Tigrigna	55	25	30	55	25	30
Turkish	250	145	105	215	115	105
Ukrainian	150	70	80	1,560	685	870
Urdu	400	210	195	5,050	2,550	2,495
Vietnamese	375	185	190	710	335	375
Yiddish	20	10	10	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	400	210	195	715	345	370
Multiple responses	3,675	1,790	1,880	9,005	4,305	4,700
English and French	1,465	685	785	1,480	690	795
English and non-official language	1,895	940	955	6,915	3,330	3,590
French and non-official language	215	110	100	390	185	200
English, French and non-official language	105	60	45	220	100	115
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	386,440	187,155	199,285	604,125	294,810	309,315
English only	338,465	166,040	172,430	558,690	275,805	282,880
French only	380	165	210	385	175	210
English and French	46,400	20,425	25,980	41,560	17,615	23,945
Neither English nor French	1,190	520	670	3,495	1,215	2,285
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	386,435	187,150	199,290	604,125	294,810	309,315
English	374,480	181,270	193,215	589,350	288,400	300,950
French	9,780	4,895	4,890	9,730	4,510	5,215
English and French	1,045	500	545	1,670	745	930
Neither English nor French	1,130	495	645	3,375	1,155	2,220
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	10,300	5,140	5,160	10,565	4,885	5,680
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.7	2.7	2.6	1.7	1.7	1.8
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	386,440	187,150	199,285	604,125	294,810	309,310
Single responses	381,495	184,635	196,860	589,340	287,790	301,550
English	365,535	176,445	189,085	555,165	271,620	283,545
French	3,660	1,805	1,850	3,745	1,760	1,985
Non-official languages	12,305	6,380	5,920	30,425	14,405	16,020
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	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	5	5	5	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}	12,135	6,290	5,845	30,230	14,305	15,925
African languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	20	10	15
Afrikaans	15	5	5	40	20	20
Akan (Twi)	10	5	0	55	25	30
Albanian	120	65	60	85	35	45
Amharic	60	30	30	35	20	15
Arabic	3,025	1,710	1,320	1,435	720	715
Armenian	15	10	10	150	75	75
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	15	5	15
Bengali	200	100	95	415	185	235
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	25	15	15	45	20	25
Bosnian	45	20	25	10	5	5
Bulgarian	10	5	10	85	40	40
Burmese	0	5	0	0	0	5
Cantonese	255	135	125	1,015	480	535
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,595	835	760	1,200	565	640
Creoles	25	10	10	80	35	45
Croatian	60	35	30	130	65	65
Czech	35	15	20	80	35	40
Danish	10	5	5	0	0	0
Dutch	50	25	30	150	70	85
Estonian	0	0	5	30	10	15
Finnish	0	5	0	45	20	25
Flemish	5	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	0	0	5	5	0	0
German	250	115	135	425	190	235
Greek	250	110	145	585	280	310
Gujarati	45	25	20	730	330	395
Hakka	0	0	0	10	5	10
Hebrew	25	10	10	15	5	10
Hindi	185	95	90	550	260	290
Hungarian	50	25	25	455	205	250
Ilocano	0	0	0	25	10	20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	30	15	15
Italian	140	65	80	1,440	650	790
Japanese	105	50	55	55	25	35
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	15	10	10
Korean	470	220	245	505	250	255
Kurdish	55	35	25	35	20	15
Lao	0	0	0	20	10	10
Latvian	5	5	0	10	5	5
Lingala	10	5	5	10	5	5
Lithuanian	0	0	5	10	5	5
Macedonian	0	0	0	615	295	320
Malay	15	5	10	45	20	25
Malayalam	35	15	15	120	55	60
Maltese	0	0	0	55	25	30
Mandarin	600	310	295	880	420	460
Marathi	15	10	5	25	10	15
Nepali	205	105	100	15	5	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	30	10	15
Norwegian	15	5	10	5	0	5
Oromo	20	15	5	15	10	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	145	75	60	885	420	460
Pashto	30	20	10	185	80	100
Persian (Farsi)	900	460	440	2,240	1,075	1,160
Polish	180	90	95	1,890	865	1,020
Portuguese	90	45	45	935	425	515
Romanian	75	30	40	670	310	355
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	5	5	5	0	0
Russian	455	240	220	435	210	230
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	5	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	10	0	70	35	35
Serbian	55	25	25	265	135	125
Serbo-Croatian	45	20	25	25	10	15
Shanghainese	0	0	0	5	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	85	45	45	105	65	45
Sindhi	5	0	5	100	45	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	35	15	15	165	80	85
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	15	5	10
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	10	5	5
Slovak	25	10	15	80	35	45
Slovenian	5	0	0	50	25	25
Somali	20	5	10	50	20	30
Spanish	575	270	300	1,995	955	1,040
Swahili	20	5	10	40	20	20
Swedish	5	5	0	10	10	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	410	205	205	1,680	745	935
Taiwanese	15	10	5	10	0	5
Tamil	100	65	40	2,200	1,055	1,145
Telugu	50	30	20	90	45	45
Thai	15	5	10	15	0	15
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	10	5	0
Tigrigna	25	15	15	15	5	5
Turkish	135	70	70	110	55	55
Ukrainian	15	5	10	375	155	220
Urdu	220	100	115	3,155	1,585	1,565
Vietnamese	230	120	110	475	225	250
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	165	90	75	195	105	90
Multiple responses	4,945	2,510	2,430	14,785	7,020	7,765
English and French	830	410	425	1,085	475	615
English and non-official language	3,885	1,990	1,890	13,300	6,385	6,920
French and non-official language	90	45	45	100	45	55
English, French and non-official language	140	70	65	295	120	180
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	386,440	187,150	199,290	604,120	294,810	309,315
None	361,510	174,925	186,585	550,230	269,520	280,705
Single responses	24,350	11,955	12,400	52,850	24,815	28,030
English	7,935	4,125	3,810	16,425	8,030	8,395
French	7,680	3,420	4,255	6,950	2,910	4,045
Non-official languages	8,740	4,410	4,330	29,475	13,880	15,590
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	85	35	50	30	10	20
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	5	5	5
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	0	0	5
Mi'kmaq	70	35	40	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	5	20	10	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	8,325	4,220	4,105	29,015	13,680	15,340
African languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	50	25	20
Afrikaans	25	10	15	80	40	40
Akan (Twi)	25	15	15	110	60	55
Albanian	90	45	45	65	35	30
Amharic	35	20	20	40	15	20
Arabic	1,705	1,000	705	1,385	740	650
Armenian	20	15	10	170	75	90
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	40	20	15	55	25	35
Bengali	80	50	25	210	95	115
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	5	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	10	5	40	15	25
Bosnian	35	20	15	10	5	5
Bulgarian	20	10	5	40	20	20
Burmese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	155	80	80	510	230	280
Chinese, n.o.s.	365	165	205	565	240	325
Creoles	45	20	30	310	140	170
Croatian	55	25	30	275	135	140
Czech	35	20	15	135	60	75
Danish	30	15	15	85	35	45
Dutch	190	80	105	840	365	475
Estonian	5	0	5	85	40	45
Finnish	10	10	5	145	60	85
Flemish	5	0	0	20	10	10
Fukien	5	5	5	10	5	5
German	640	300	335	1,510	640	865
Greek	380	195	180	1,435	735	700
Gujarati	30	15	15	605	290	315
Hakka	0	0	0	20	5	15
Hebrew	75	40	30	35	15	20
Hindi	265	140	120	865	435	425
Hungarian	60	25	35	450	205	250
Ilocano	10	0	5	45	25	25
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	30	15	15
Italian	285	150	135	2,700	1,365	1,330
Japanese	150	65	85	115	55	60
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	20	10	5
Korean	155	70	85	215	85	125
Kurdish	10	5	5	10	0	5
Lao	0	0	5	15	5	5
Latvian	15	10	10	50	15	30
Lingala	5	0	5	55	25	30
Lithuanian	5	0	0	15	10	10
Macedonian	5	5	0	605	305	300
Malay	15	5	10	60	30	30
Malayalam	45	20	25	115	60	60
Maltese	10	5	5	150	65	85
Mandarin	180	90	90	330	140	195
Marathi	5	5	5	30	10	15
Nepali	5	5	0	10	0	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	55	30	30	190	100	100
Norwegian	45	20	20	20	10	10
Oromo	5	5	5	10	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	100	50	50	650	310	345
Pashto	10	5	5	65	30	35
Persian (Farsi)	185	105	75	760	405	350
Polish	200	105	95	1,390	635	760
Portuguese	130	60	65	1,340	640	695
Romanian	50	20	25	395	185	210
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	5	0	5	0	5
Russian	185	90	95	285	125	160
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	5	0	5	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	40	20	20
Serbian	40	15	20	195	100	95
Serbo-Croatian	45	20	25	25	15	10
Shanghainese	0	0	0	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	105	40	65	55	20	35
Sindhi	0	0	0	175	90	90
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	40	25	15	285	125	160
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	20	10	10
Slovak	40	15	25	80	35	45
Slovenian	15	5	5	95	50	45
Somali	10	10	5	40	15	20
Spanish	730	335	395	2,205	1,040	1,165
Swahili	60	35	25	120	55	65
Swedish	35	15	20	60	20	40
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	330	135	195	2,245	865	1,385
Taiwanese	15	5	5	10	5	5
Tamil	80	45	40	1,040	530	515
Telugu	35	20	10	55	30	20
Thai	20	5	15	35	10	20
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	10	5	10
Tigrigna	15	5	10	30	10	15
Turkish	100	55	45	85	45	40
Ukrainian	50	20	30	485	205	275
Urdu	145	75	70	1,615	830	790
Vietnamese	85	45	40	155	70	80
Yiddish	10	10	5	5	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	325	150	180	425	190	235
Multiple responses	575	275	305	1,045	470	575
English and French	75	35	40	130	55	75
English and non-official language	150	75	80	290	145	145
French and non-official language	345	165	185	620	270	345
English, French and non-official language	5	0	5	10	0	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. Halifax, Nova Scotia (Code 205) and Durham, Ontario (Code 3518) (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 3, 2024).

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