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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	Kitchener - Waterloo Ontario (Federal electoral district, 2003 representation order)			Quebec (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	130,162	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,903,001^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	126,742	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,546,131^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	55,991	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,685,926	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	50,058	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,343	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,532.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	84.95	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,356,547.02	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	130,165	64,475	65,685	7,903,000	3,875,860	4,027,140
0 to 4 years	6,860	3,525	3,330	440,840	225,525	215,320
5 to 9 years	7,500	3,775	3,725	399,575	203,675	195,900
10 to 14 years	7,825	4,000	3,825	418,205	213,540	204,665
15 to 19 years	9,310	4,750	4,565	491,980	249,960	242,020
15 years	1,770	905	865	93,955	47,690	46,265
16 years	1,815	965	850	96,095	48,880	47,210
17 years	1,710	840	875	97,795	49,925	47,875
18 years	1,770	885	880	100,210	50,910	49,305
19 years	2,240	1,145	1,095	103,915	52,545	51,370
20 to 24 years	11,925	6,405	5,520	489,185	246,850	242,340
25 to 29 years	9,350	4,895	4,460	490,665	245,695	244,970
30 to 34 years	8,340	4,245	4,095	531,445	264,980	266,460
35 to 39 years	8,640	4,250	4,390	498,225	249,610	248,615
40 to 44 years	9,715	4,705	5,015	520,805	261,120	259,690
45 to 49 years	10,550	5,190	5,360	623,575	311,320	312,250
50 to 54 years	9,770	4,780	4,985	648,695	320,695	327,995
55 to 59 years	8,035	3,885	4,150	579,280	285,295	293,990
60 to 64 years	6,445	3,080	3,365	512,830	250,675	262,155
65 to 69 years	4,685	2,230	2,455	403,210	194,305	208,905
70 to 74 years	3,600	1,725	1,875	291,755	135,830	155,925
75 to 79 years	2,955	1,325	1,630	232,355	101,675	130,680
80 to 84 years	2,415	990	1,430	176,420	69,170	107,250
85 years and over	2,235	730	1,510	153,945	45,945	108,005
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	37.4	35.8	38.9	41.9	40.7	43.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.0	82.5	83.4	84.1	83.4	84.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	107,980	53,180	54,800	6,644,380	3,233,120	3,411,260
Married or living with a common-law partner	62,650	31,305	31,345	3,745,320	1,875,415	1,869,905
Married (and not separated)	55,500	27,730	27,770	2,353,770	1,177,720	1,176,050
Living common law	7,150	3,575	3,575	1,391,550	697,695	693,850
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	45,330	21,870	23,460	2,899,060	1,357,705	1,541,360
Single (never legally married)	32,635	18,010	14,615	1,942,090	1,045,540	896,545
Separated	2,605	1,065	1,540	105,195	46,465	58,720
Divorced	5,025	1,815	3,210	463,830	188,265	275,565
Widowed	5,065	975	4,090	387,945	77,430	310,515
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	35,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,203,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	15,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,158,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	7,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	473,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	8,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	407,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	3,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	164,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	35,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,203,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	30,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,838,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	27,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,143,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	10,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	596,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	16,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	547,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	216,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	7,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	226,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	104,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	3,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	694,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	2,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	334,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	360,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	580	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	440	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	180	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	4,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	365,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	3,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	277,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	169,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	400	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	940	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	590	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	275	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	75	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	40,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,201,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	8,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	520,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	13,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	728,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	5,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	279,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	9,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	453,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	3,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	219,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...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	128,265	63,705	64,555	7,732,835	3,812,190	3,920,640
Number of persons not in census families	21,905	11,010	10,900	1,489,290	717,115	772,170
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,315	1,025	1,290	145,795	64,175	81,615
Living with non-relatives only	7,085	4,215	2,870	249,085	141,300	107,785
Living alone	12,505	5,765	6,740	1,094,410	511,640	582,770
Number of census family persons	106,360	52,700	53,655	6,243,545	3,095,075	3,148,470
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...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	14,660	6,615	8,040	1,128,815	510,045	618,775
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	4,600	1,165	3,445	413,235	124,645	288,590
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	665	130	535	45,530	11,850	33,680
Living with non-relatives only	200	75	125	24,935	11,985	12,950
Living alone	3,735	955	2,780	342,775	100,810	241,965
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	10,055	5,455	4,600	715,580	385,395	330,185
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	50,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	34,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,174,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	32,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,050,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	28,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,738,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	11,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	880,690	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	16,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	857,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	3,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	312,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	2,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	123,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	1,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	1,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	61,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	490	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	760	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	515	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	720	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	15,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,221,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	12,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,094,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	2,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	50,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	28,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,560,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	5,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	171,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	180	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	15,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,640,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	2,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	171,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	5,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	86,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	1,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	263,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	6,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,103,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	30	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	50,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	12,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,094,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	16,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,181,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	8,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	496,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	8,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	421,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	3,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	1,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	128,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,732,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	129,170	64,105	65,065	7,815,950	3,841,260	3,974,690
Single responses	127,025	63,035	63,990	7,663,135	3,764,810	3,898,325
English	93,515	46,395	47,125	599,225	297,875	301,355
French	1,425	690	735	6,102,210	2,994,300	3,107,910
Non-official languages	32,090	15,955	16,135	961,700	472,635	489,060
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	41,290	20,530	20,760
Atikamekw	0	0	0	5,815	2,975	2,845
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	15,135	7,570	7,565
Dene	0	0	0	0	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	8,715	4,200	4,515
Inuktitut	5	0	5	10,915	5,430	5,485
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	670	340	325
Ojibway	0	0	0	30	15	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	31,715	15,760	15,955	908,480	445,970	462,515
African languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	930	530	400
Afrikaans	40	20	20	100	50	45
Akan (Twi)	25	10	10	1,140	560	585
Albanian	115	65	55	2,405	1,240	1,170
Amharic	115	55	65	690	340	355
Arabic	1,760	930	825	140,035	74,985	65,050
Armenian	130	60	65	15,030	7,335	7,700
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	1,645	875	770
Bengali	350	200	150	10,405	5,305	5,100
Berber languages (Kabyle)	10	5	5	5,645	3,095	2,550
Bisayan languages	10	5	5	955	280	670
Bosnian	120	55	65	1,505	745	760
Bulgarian	70	40	35	6,495	3,165	3,330
Burmese	0	0	0	60	25	35
Cantonese	755	380	370	10,975	5,185	5,790
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,030	1,525	1,500	41,590	19,745	21,850
Creoles	25	10	15	49,475	21,965	27,510
Croatian	420	205	220	2,375	1,220	1,160
Czech	190	80	110	1,645	790	855
Danish	75	40	40	305	145	160
Dutch	455	210	250	3,245	1,595	1,645
Estonian	35	15	15	200	75	125
Finnish	55	35	20	415	155	255
Flemish	25	10	15	590	250	340
Fukien	5	5	0	75	30	45
German	3,410	1,595	1,815	15,025	6,920	8,105
Greek	440	215	220	39,825	20,135	19,690
Gujarati	495	250	245	5,940	2,915	3,025
Hakka	5	0	5	105	40	60
Hebrew	50	20	30	3,975	2,105	1,870
Hindi	575	300	275	2,745	1,435	1,310
Hungarian	430	215	210	6,675	3,250	3,430
Ilocano	0	0	5	1,685	615	1,075
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	560	320	240
Italian	395	205	190	113,815	56,530	57,285
Japanese	165	65	95	2,175	680	1,495
Khmer (Cambodian)	40	25	20	8,620	4,035	4,580
Korean	965	505	460	4,085	1,785	2,300
Kurdish	85	50	40	820	465	360
Lao	220	100	120	4,185	2,050	2,140
Latvian	35	15	20	335	125	205
Lingala	0	0	0	2,045	980	1,070
Lithuanian	40	15	25	650	275	370
Macedonian	45	30	15	195	105	95
Malay	90	35	50	625	250	375
Malayalam	90	50	45	315	165	150
Maltese	5	5	5	30	15	15
Mandarin	2,110	1,060	1,050	11,290	5,155	6,130
Marathi	75	40	35	160	90	65
Nepali	20	10	10	1,280	620	660
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	20	10	5	4,565	2,470	2,090
Norwegian	10	5	5	275	130	140
Oromo	20	10	15	7,035	3,865	3,170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,025	515	510	11,150	5,990	5,160
Pashto	95	50	45	990	545	445
Persian (Farsi)	1,310	715	590	19,835	10,340	9,500
Polish	1,765	840	930	15,250	6,695	8,555
Portuguese	705	345	360	34,265	16,505	17,760
Romanian	1,380	670	710	31,245	15,115	16,130
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	2,370	1,150	1,220
Russian	775	380	390	24,085	10,765	13,320
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	0	2,005	875	1,130
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	65	30	30	150	80	75
Serbian	1,100	555	545	2,955	1,485	1,470
Serbo-Croatian	175	95	85	1,910	945	970
Shanghainese	5	0	5	95	40	50
Sign languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	520	305	215
Sindhi	95	45	50	305	145	155
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	110	50	60	585	305	280
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	95	55	40
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	325	180	145
Slovak	155	65	85	1,180	525	660
Slovenian	45	25	25	840	375	460
Somali	165	80	80	855	435	420
Spanish	1,620	770	845	131,850	64,490	67,365
Swahili	35	20	15	2,065	1,060	1,010
Swedish	50	30	20	515	240	280
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	295	100	200	13,740	4,655	9,090
Taiwanese	50	25	30	405	190	215
Tamil	290	150	140	13,245	6,645	6,595
Telugu	190	110	85	365	200	160
Thai	35	10	25	725	190	535
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	110	60	50
Tigrigna	40	20	25	350	160	190
Turkish	320	180	140	6,915	3,605	3,305
Ukrainian	235	100	135	4,785	2,095	2,690
Urdu	885	460	430	9,800	5,115	4,690
Vietnamese	855	435	425	26,560	12,675	13,885
Yiddish	5	0	5	9,035	4,515	4,520
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	365	195	170	11,930	6,140	5,790
Multiple responses	2,145	1,070	1,075	152,820	76,455	76,365
English and French	325	140	185	64,800	32,390	32,405
English and non-official language	1,705	870	830	23,435	11,455	11,975
French and non-official language	65	30	35	51,640	25,810	25,825
English, French and non-official language	45	20	20	12,950	6,790	6,155
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	129,170	64,105	65,065	7,815,955	3,841,260	3,974,690
English only	116,200	58,545	57,655	363,860	180,175	183,690
French only	70	25	40	4,047,175	1,871,500	2,175,675
English and French	11,130	4,810	6,320	3,328,725	1,758,410	1,570,310
Neither English nor French	1,770	725	1,050	76,190	31,175	45,015
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	129,170	64,105	65,065	7,815,955	3,841,265	3,974,695
English	125,150	62,270	62,875	935,635	465,965	469,675
French	1,440	695	745	6,561,510	3,216,790	3,344,720
English and French	855	435	420	245,230	128,655	116,575
Neither English nor French	1,730	700	1,030	73,580	29,860	43,720
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	1,865	915	950	1,058,250	530,290	527,960
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.5	13.5	13.8	13.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	129,170	64,105	65,065	7,815,955	3,841,260	3,974,695
Single responses	124,625	61,860	62,765	7,570,900	3,720,195	3,850,710
English	107,465	53,280	54,185	767,415	379,915	387,500
French	455	220	230	6,249,080	3,071,635	3,177,450
Non-official languages	16,710	8,360	8,355	554,400	268,640	285,760
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	37,955	19,060	18,895
Atikamekw	0	0	0	5,365	2,805	2,560
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	14,155	7,085	7,075
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	7,730	3,760	3,965
Inuktitut	0	0	0	10,360	5,230	5,130
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	330	175	155
Ojibway	0	0	0	10	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}	16,565	8,285	8,280	511,880	247,275	264,610
African languages, n.i.e.	15	0	10	220	105	115
Afrikaans	15	10	5	25	10	15
Akan (Twi)	10	5	5	565	260	310
Albanian	50	30	25	1,510	765	745
Amharic	55	25	30	360	165	195
Arabic	1,000	505	495	72,955	37,360	35,590
Armenian	70	30	40	10,980	5,195	5,785
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	290	140	155
Bengali	220	115	100	8,285	4,110	4,170
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,915	1,005	915
Bisayan languages	0	0	0	235	95	140
Bosnian	60	30	30	1,030	525	505
Bulgarian	35	20	15	4,940	2,430	2,505
Burmese	0	0	0	30	10	15
Cantonese	420	205	215	8,340	3,980	4,360
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,070	1,040	1,030	33,890	16,270	17,620
Creoles	10	0	5	19,430	8,295	11,135
Croatian	170	85	85	1,060	510	545
Czech	65	25	40	510	240	275
Danish	20	10	15	35	20	15
Dutch	55	25	30	525	245	280
Estonian	0	0	0	30	15	15
Finnish	15	10	5	65	25	40
Flemish	0	0	0	95	45	55
Fukien	0	0	0	15	10	5
German	585	255	330	3,025	1,435	1,590
Greek	170	75	100	20,060	9,685	10,380
Gujarati	240	115	120	3,955	1,905	2,050
Hakka	0	0	0	20	5	15
Hebrew	30	15	15	1,735	885	845
Hindi	240	125	115	1,450	720	725
Hungarian	135	65	70	2,390	1,070	1,315
Ilocano	0	0	0	585	225	360
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	25	10	15	275	145	130
Italian	75	30	40	39,540	17,925	21,615
Japanese	95	45	50	915	390	525
Khmer (Cambodian)	20	10	10	5,350	2,475	2,875
Korean	685	355	330	2,955	1,360	1,590
Kurdish	55	30	25	380	200	180
Lao	125	55	70	2,395	1,160	1,235
Latvian	5	5	0	90	35	55
Lingala	0	0	0	545	250	290
Lithuanian	5	0	0	150	60	90
Macedonian	30	15	15	125	65	60
Malay	25	10	10	225	115	120
Malayalam	50	25	20	75	40	35
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	1,660	840	815	9,325	4,485	4,835
Marathi	25	10	10	65	40	25
Nepali	15	10	5	1,170	575	600
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	975	465	505
Norwegian	0	0	0	40	20	25
Oromo	10	5	5	2,115	1,110	1,010
Panjabi (Punjabi)	645	310	340	8,345	4,415	3,925
Pashto	75	40	35	805	430	380
Persian (Farsi)	965	520	450	14,380	7,125	7,255
Polish	840	425	415	6,955	3,160	3,800
Portuguese	270	135	140	16,015	7,615	8,405
Romanian	715	370	345	22,790	11,190	11,605
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	665	305	355
Russian	495	240	250	18,465	8,740	9,725
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	450	210	235
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	40	15	25	75	40	35
Serbian	755	380	375	2,015	985	1,025
Serbo-Croatian	95	50	50	1,180	580	600
Shanghainese	0	0	0	30	15	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	975	625	355
Sindhi	40	20	10	175	85	90
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	20	25	330	165	170
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	55	20	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	30	15	10	145	65	75
Slovak	40	15	25	255	115	140
Slovenian	10	0	5	295	130	170
Somali	115	60	55	520	245	275
Spanish	920	445	475	88,380	43,095	45,290
Swahili	10	5	5	750	365	385
Swedish	25	15	10	115	55	55
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	110	50	60	7,280	2,815	4,465
Taiwanese	25	15	10	220	115	100
Tamil	150	80	70	11,270	5,585	5,685
Telugu	110	60	55	220	120	105
Thai	10	5	10	210	95	115
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	80	40	40
Tigrigna	25	10	15	170	80	90
Turkish	170	95	80	4,945	2,470	2,475
Ukrainian	75	30	45	1,925	835	1,090
Urdu	510	275	240	7,125	3,595	3,530
Vietnamese	570	285	290	20,740	9,845	10,895
Yiddish	0	0	0	6,275	3,225	3,050
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	150	75	75	4,565	2,310	2,265
Multiple responses	4,540	2,245	2,300	245,055	121,070	123,985
English and French	145	60	85	71,555	35,860	35,695
English and non-official language	4,295	2,135	2,160	43,765	21,305	22,460
French and non-official language	15	5	10	100,110	48,590	51,525
English, French and non-official language	85	40	45	29,625	15,315	14,310
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	129,170	64,105	65,065	7,815,950	3,841,260	3,974,690
None	109,720	54,385	55,335	6,691,145	3,279,620	3,411,525
Single responses	19,055	9,520	9,535	1,046,580	522,335	524,245
English	8,005	4,090	3,915	459,125	234,190	224,935
French	1,280	565	720	298,090	147,040	151,050
Non-official languages	9,770	4,870	4,895	289,365	141,100	148,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	20	10	10	3,380	1,585	1,795
Atikamekw	0	0	0	470	205	270
Cree, n.o.s.	5	5	0	1,250	630	620
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	920	435	490
Inuktitut	0	0	0	485	205	275
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	250	110	135
Ojibway	15	10	10	5	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	9,575	4,770	4,800	279,095	136,070	143,025
African languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	625	335	295
Afrikaans	15	5	5	65	35	30
Akan (Twi)	15	5	5	475	240	240
Albanian	40	20	15	400	200	200
Amharic	50	25	20	195	95	100
Arabic	575	320	250	49,400	26,430	22,965
Armenian	40	20	25	2,500	1,235	1,265
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	945	495	450
Bengali	100	60	40	1,140	635	505
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,980	1,050	930
Bisayan languages	0	0	0	250	80	165
Bosnian	55	30	30	310	145	165
Bulgarian	25	15	10	835	380	450
Burmese	0	0	0	10	5	5
Cantonese	255	130	120	1,890	935	955
Chinese, n.o.s.	610	310	300	5,395	2,480	2,920
Creoles	15	5	10	34,645	15,580	19,065
Croatian	170	85	85	600	280	325
Czech	70	35	40	445	205	240
Danish	30	10	15	130	50	75
Dutch	110	55	60	930	415	515
Estonian	15	10	5	60	25	35
Finnish	15	10	10	140	60	85
Flemish	0	0	0	110	45	65
Fukien	5	0	5	25	10	15
German	1,190	545	645	5,900	2,720	3,175
Greek	215	115	105	14,520	7,350	7,165
Gujarati	175	85	90	1,185	600	585
Hakka	0	0	0	50	20	30
Hebrew	35	15	20	2,975	1,475	1,505
Hindi	380	210	175	1,870	985	890
Hungarian	110	50	60	1,580	715	865
Ilocano	0	0	0	505	180	325
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	210	110	95
Italian	140	70	75	39,030	19,225	19,810
Japanese	70	40	35	1,070	465	610
Khmer (Cambodian)	15	5	10	2,300	1,070	1,230
Korean	170	95	75	650	275	375
Kurdish	15	10	5	230	125	110
Lao	65	30	30	1,095	530	565
Latvian	10	0	0	90	35	55
Lingala	0	0	0	2,585	1,255	1,325
Lithuanian	10	5	5	180	65	120
Macedonian	10	5	5	45	20	25
Malay	35	15	20	235	105	130
Malayalam	40	25	20	135	70	70
Maltese	5	0	0	5	5	0
Mandarin	430	205	220	1,880	810	1,075
Marathi	30	15	10	55	30	30
Nepali	0	0	0	40	25	25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	35	15	15	2,705	1,350	1,355
Norwegian	15	5	5	110	60	55
Oromo	15	10	5	2,435	1,275	1,160
Panjabi (Punjabi)	260	145	115	1,755	960	795
Pashto	20	10	10	80	50	30
Persian (Farsi)	190	110	85	2,920	1,600	1,325
Polish	480	220	265	3,465	1,400	2,065
Portuguese	290	150	145	9,950	4,785	5,165
Romanian	400	180	215	4,475	2,070	2,410
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	1,140	565	575
Russian	185	95	85	4,610	2,105	2,500
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	5	0	920	390	530
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	55	35	25
Serbian	210	105	105	540	275	265
Serbo-Croatian	55	35	25	350	185	165
Shanghainese	0	5	0	50	25	25
Sign languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	445	205	240
Sindhi	35	10	25	110	50	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	50	30	20	175	95	80
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	25	15	15
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	95	55	45
Slovak	60	25	35	310	140	175
Slovenian	10	5	5	225	95	130
Somali	40	20	25	250	135	120
Spanish	665	325	340	40,335	19,665	20,670
Swahili	30	15	15	1,245	615	630
Swedish	25	15	10	320	150	175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	160	50	110	4,875	1,540	3,335
Taiwanese	10	5	5	135	65	70
Tamil	120	65	60	1,510	790	720
Telugu	65	35	35	80	50	30
Thai	25	10	15	320	100	215
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	30	15	10
Tigrigna	20	10	10	90	45	45
Turkish	120	65	60	1,270	690	575
Ukrainian	55	25	25	1,245	535	715
Urdu	305	160	145	2,205	1,200	1,010
Vietnamese	200	110	85	4,620	2,245	2,375
Yiddish	5	5	0	1,690	765	920
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	175	95	80	6,890	3,445	3,445
Multiple responses	395	200	195	78,230	39,305	38,925
English and French	70	40	30	30,610	15,760	14,845
English and non-official language	175	90	80	24,795	12,330	12,465
French and non-official language	150	70	75	21,860	10,720	11,145
English, French and non-official language	5	0	5	965	500	465

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. Kitchener - Waterloo, Ontario (Code 35039) and Quebec (Code 24) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 24, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy: Kitchener - Waterloo (Federal electoral district, 2003 Representation Order)

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- Quebec (Province)

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Related data: Kitchener - Waterloo (Federal electoral district, 2003 Representation Order), Ontario

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Kitchener - Waterloo (Federal electoral district, 2003 Representation Order), Ontario

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Kitchener - Waterloo (Federal electoral district, 2003 Representation Order), Ontario, 2011

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2011 Census

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Geographic hierarchy: Kitchener - Waterloo (Federal electoral district, 2003 Representation Order)

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2011 Census

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Related data: Quebec

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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