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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	Central West Ontario (Health region, December 2013)			Nova Scotia (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,939.44	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	840,050	414,365	425,685	921,730	445,585	476,140
0 to 4 years	55,880	28,725	27,150	43,985	22,565	21,415
5 to 9 years	58,085	29,945	28,145	44,425	22,660	21,765
10 to 14 years	61,155	31,855	29,295	49,810	25,555	24,260
15 to 19 years	62,785	32,490	30,295	57,440	29,235	28,205
15 years	12,910	6,625	6,285	11,060	5,555	5,505
16 years	12,725	6,615	6,110	11,095	5,690	5,405
17 years	12,535	6,500	6,035	11,425	5,800	5,625
18 years	12,365	6,455	5,905	11,775	6,065	5,705
19 years	12,250	6,290	5,955	12,085	6,125	5,965
20 to 24 years	56,430	29,060	27,365	59,620	30,055	29,560
25 to 29 years	55,290	26,530	28,765	51,920	25,405	26,515
30 to 34 years	57,740	26,675	31,065	51,545	24,470	27,070
35 to 39 years	62,025	29,475	32,555	56,380	26,835	29,545
40 to 44 years	65,690	32,100	33,590	62,115	29,895	32,220
45 to 49 years	67,315	33,635	33,680	76,275	37,010	39,265
50 to 54 years	58,365	29,330	29,035	77,465	37,465	39,995
55 to 59 years	47,585	23,035	24,550	70,960	34,200	36,760
60 to 64 years	41,960	20,205	21,755	66,425	32,310	34,115
65 to 69 years	30,495	14,890	15,600	48,920	23,840	25,075
70 to 74 years	22,615	10,865	11,750	36,395	17,300	19,095
75 to 79 years	16,485	7,645	8,840	27,655	12,460	15,195
80 to 84 years	11,205	4,860	6,345	20,015	8,040	11,975
85 years and over	8,955	3,045	5,905	20,385	6,285	14,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.0	35.3	36.6	43.7	42.7	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	79.2	78.2	80.1	85.0	84.1	85.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	664,930	323,835	341,095	783,510	374,810	408,700
Married or living with a common-law partner	396,915	198,490	198,425	453,095	226,305	226,790
Married (and not separated)	366,620	183,325	183,300	376,020	187,865	188,155
Living common law	30,290	15,165	15,125	77,075	38,440	38,635
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	268,015	125,350	142,670	330,420	148,505	181,915
Single (never legally married)	188,700	100,690	88,005	209,180	109,775	99,405
Separated	18,985	7,435	11,555	23,545	10,105	13,445
Divorced	29,300	11,110	18,190	46,065	18,690	27,375
Widowed	31,030	6,120	24,915	51,625	9,940	41,690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	233,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	83,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	55,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	64,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	29,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	233,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	192,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	177,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	54,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	122,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	39,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	57,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	25,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	15,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	7,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	8,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	41,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	33,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	17,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	5,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	7,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	835	...Data not available	...Data not available	625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	324,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	66,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	106,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	37,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	68,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	45,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	834,080	411,755	422,325	906,175	439,230	466,940
Number of persons not in census families	83,930	38,880	45,055	163,895	74,725	89,165
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	28,460	10,525	17,930	17,670	7,250	10,420
Living with non-relatives only	20,390	12,085	8,310	37,430	20,250	17,180
Living alone	35,080	16,270	18,815	108,795	47,225	61,570
Number of census family persons	750,140	372,875	377,270	742,285	364,505	377,775
Average number of persons per census family	3.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	85,790	40,115	45,675	143,825	65,235	78,595
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	25,355	6,895	18,460	48,920	14,375	34,550
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	11,160	2,540	8,615	6,250	1,570	4,675
Living with non-relatives only	1,590	795	795	2,710	1,275	1,430
Living alone	12,610	3,560	9,050	39,970	11,530	28,440
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	60,435	33,220	27,210	94,905	50,860	44,045
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	251,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	209,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	165,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	139,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	41,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	97,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	25,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	44,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	23,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	16,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	13,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	6,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	21,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	42,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	35,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	7,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	251,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	134,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	37,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	115	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	79,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	26,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	24,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	14,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	14,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	105	...Data not available	...Data not available	710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	251,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	35,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	59,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	46,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	57,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	28,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	24,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	834,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	3.3	...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}	835,460	412,425	423,035	910,620	441,190	469,425
Single responses	803,295	396,370	406,930	904,285	438,165	466,125
English	455,065	224,805	230,260	836,085	404,330	431,760
French	6,800	3,165	3,635	31,105	15,005	16,100
Non-official languages	341,430	168,400	173,035	37,090	18,825	18,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	20	10	10	4,685	2,280	2,405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	5	25	15	15
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	25	5	20
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	4,620	2,255	2,370
Ojibway	10	5	5	15	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}	338,870	167,175	171,695	31,675	16,170	15,510
African languages, n.i.e.	345	175	165	70	40	35
Afrikaans	75	40	40	75	45	35
Akan (Twi)	4,010	1,945	2,060	50	25	30
Albanian	980	495	485	245	130	120
Amharic	425	225	205	150	80	70
Arabic	5,895	3,045	2,855	5,965	3,525	2,440
Armenian	335	165	170	50	30	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	305	165	140	100	55	45
Bengali	3,200	1,580	1,620	375	210	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	5	0	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	515	215	305	85	30	55
Bosnian	240	120	120	90	45	45
Bulgarian	275	140	135	50	30	25
Burmese	130	60	70	10	10	5
Cantonese	3,055	1,425	1,630	590	275	315
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,360	1,550	1,815	2,750	1,395	1,355
Creoles	1,035	490	545	45	20	25
Croatian	2,595	1,265	1,335	210	110	100
Czech	475	235	240	180	95	90
Danish	215	100	110	175	95	85
Dutch	2,100	920	1,180	1,725	860	865
Estonian	100	40	60	55	25	25
Finnish	150	65	85	95	40	50
Flemish	45	15	30	30	10	15
Fukien	30	10	20	15	10	10
German	4,210	1,960	2,245	3,275	1,545	1,735
Greek	1,905	945	960	775	385	385
Gujarati	17,715	8,965	8,750	105	60	50
Hakka	110	55	55	0	5	0
Hebrew	60	30	30	75	45	30
Hindi	13,390	6,620	6,765	515	265	250
Hungarian	1,565	770	790	280	130	150
Ilocano	535	220	315	25	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	385	200	190	45	25	20
Italian	29,615	14,775	14,835	790	445	345
Japanese	310	135	175	305	95	210
Khmer (Cambodian)	260	120	140	5	5	5
Korean	1,245	585	655	815	360	455
Kurdish	145	90	60	70	45	30
Lao	545	280	260	10	10	0
Latvian	140	70	75	65	35	30
Lingala	25	15	15	10	0	10
Lithuanian	150	70	85	35	15	20
Macedonian	600	295	305	15	5	5
Malay	270	115	155	65	20	45
Malayalam	2,115	1,050	1,065	115	55	55
Maltese	950	490	460	20	10	5
Mandarin	1,660	765	890	905	435	470
Marathi	640	320	320	30	15	15
Nepali	735	380	355	225	120	105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,515	750	765	110	60	45
Norwegian	40	15	25	125	70	55
Oromo	130	65	70	35	30	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	113,345	57,480	55,860	375	205	170
Pashto	625	300	320	70	35	35
Persian (Farsi)	3,885	1,945	1,940	1,185	635	550
Polish	7,750	3,665	4,090	825	385	440
Portuguese	14,055	6,890	7,165	380	195	185
Romanian	1,265	580	690	170	80	85
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	10	10	15	5	5
Russian	1,310	590	720	815	395	430
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	35	15	15	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	3,930	1,940	1,990	15	10	10
Serbian	1,000	495	505	115	55	55
Serbo-Croatian	130	65	60	105	55	55
Shanghainese	10	10	5	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	110	60	50	120	60	60
Sindhi	560	275	285	15	10	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,845	930	920	110	65	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	60	30	25	0	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	70	30	40	10	5	10
Slovak	400	185	210	120	50	70
Slovenian	525	255	270	30	15	15
Somali	3,965	1,725	2,245	40	20	20
Spanish	17,730	8,435	9,295	1,545	750	800
Swahili	480	225	255	75	45	35
Swedish	60	25	35	85	40	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	11,735	4,915	6,815	1,185	500	685
Taiwanese	40	20	20	40	15	25
Tamil	13,060	6,480	6,575	270	155	110
Telugu	1,190	635	560	125	75	50
Thai	165	80	90	110	20	90
Tibetan languages	55	30	25	5	0	0
Tigrigna	230	115	115	55	30	30
Turkish	580	310	270	275	160	110
Ukrainian	1,395	625	765	300	130	165
Urdu	20,670	10,460	10,215	540	290	250
Vietnamese	5,705	2,720	2,985	450	220	230
Yiddish	15	10	5	25	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,540	1,210	1,325	725	380	345
Multiple responses	32,165	16,055	16,110	6,335	3,025	3,305
English and French	1,410	650	760	3,035	1,400	1,635
English and non-official language	29,065	14,625	14,440	2,855	1,385	1,470
French and non-official language	1,140	540	605	315	170	150
English, French and non-official language	550	245	305	130	75	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	835,460	412,425	423,035	910,615	441,190	469,430
English only	758,645	381,165	377,475	814,670	398,830	415,845
French only	635	270	365	875	385	490
English and French	40,885	17,730	23,155	93,435	41,245	52,185
Neither English nor French	35,300	13,255	22,045	1,635	735	900
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	835,460	412,425	423,035	910,615	441,190	469,430
English	788,310	393,525	394,785	877,990	425,370	452,620
French	7,290	3,400	3,890	29,550	14,410	15,135
English and French	5,220	2,565	2,650	1,565	740	820
Neither English nor French	34,645	12,930	21,715	1,515	670	845
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	9,895	4,685	5,210	30,330	14,780	15,550
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.2	1.1	1.2	3.3	3.4	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}	835,460	412,420	423,040	910,620	441,195	469,425
Single responses	762,285	375,440	386,845	903,215	437,540	465,675
English	546,880	269,790	277,085	868,765	420,340	448,425
French	2,910	1,420	1,490	15,935	7,625	8,315
Non-official languages	212,495	104,225	108,270	18,510	9,570	8,940
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	5	0	2,770	1,395	1,380
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	5	0	5	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	2,770	1,390	1,375
Ojibway	5	0	0	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	211,560	103,775	107,790	15,500	8,060	7,440
African languages, n.i.e.	180	75	100	35	15	20
Afrikaans	15	5	5	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	2,355	1,110	1,250	10	10	5
Albanian	600	295	310	125	60	60
Amharic	215	105	110	70	35	35
Arabic	3,735	1,865	1,870	3,495	2,030	1,465
Armenian	205	95	110	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	105	60	40	10	5	10
Bengali	2,210	1,075	1,135	230	115	110
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	180	90	95	30	15	15
Bosnian	145	75	70	50	25	25
Bulgarian	140	70	70	10	5	10
Burmese	75	35	35	5	5	5
Cantonese	2,190	1,020	1,175	320	165	155
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,140	1,015	1,130	1,985	1,040	950
Creoles	625	300	320	30	10	15
Croatian	1,110	545	570	75	40	35
Czech	165	75	85	45	20	25
Danish	20	10	10	15	5	10
Dutch	175	60	110	190	85	105
Estonian	25	10	15	5	0	5
Finnish	20	10	10	10	5	0
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	5
Fukien	10	5	10	5	0	0
German	590	275	310	1,170	565	605
Greek	685	320	365	270	115	150
Gujarati	12,080	6,015	6,065	50	25	25
Hakka	40	20	25	0	0	0
Hebrew	15	10	5	25	15	10
Hindi	7,840	3,815	4,025	215	110	105
Hungarian	600	300	300	65	30	30
Ilocano	180	75	100	0	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	180	85	95	20	5	10
Italian	10,470	4,800	5,675	170	75	95
Japanese	150	70	80	130	60	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	165	75	85	5	0	0
Korean	890	430	460	560	265	295
Kurdish	80	35	40	55	35	20
Lao	315	165	150	0	0	0
Latvian	40	15	25	15	10	10
Lingala	10	5	5	5	5	5
Lithuanian	30	15	15	5	5	5
Macedonian	230	105	125	5	0	5
Malay	85	40	45	20	10	10
Malayalam	1,210	590	615	35	20	20
Maltese	260	120	140	0	0	0
Mandarin	1,195	585	615	660	340	320
Marathi	380	190	185	25	15	10
Nepali	470	235	240	210	110	100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	545	270	275	30	10	15
Norwegian	0	0	0	20	10	10
Oromo	85	40	45	20	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	87,320	43,960	43,360	180	95	80
Pashto	455	220	235	35	20	15
Persian (Farsi)	2,640	1,255	1,385	935	480	455
Polish	4,160	2,060	2,100	255	125	130
Portuguese	5,740	2,755	2,985	120	55	60
Romanian	615	285	325	85	35	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	10	5	0
Russian	835	405	435	510	260	245
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	20	10	15	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	2,880	1,400	1,480	10	10	5
Serbian	490	245	250	60	25	35
Serbo-Croatian	60	30	30	50	20	25
Shanghainese	5	0	5	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	165	95	70	195	110	85
Sindhi	295	135	155	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,010	515	500	45	25	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	5	15	5	0	5
Slovak	135	70	70	30	10	20
Slovenian	155	80	75	5	0	0
Somali	2,835	1,190	1,645	20	5	10
Spanish	10,560	5,050	5,515	775	390	385
Swahili	215	105	110	20	10	15
Swedish	10	5	0	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	5,110	2,290	2,815	550	275	275
Taiwanese	15	10	10	15	10	5
Tamil	10,060	4,925	5,135	130	80	50
Telugu	700	345	350	55	30	25
Thai	90	60	35	60	5	55
Tibetan languages	45	25	20	0	0	0
Tigrigna	135	65	70	25	15	10
Turkish	390	190	200	140	70	70
Ukrainian	490	235	255	25	5	20
Urdu	14,245	7,070	7,180	320	155	165
Vietnamese	4,165	1,970	2,200	280	145	135
Yiddish	5	0	5	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	930	455	475	235	120	115
Multiple responses	73,175	36,985	36,195	7,405	3,655	3,755
English and French	1,165	530	635	1,815	860	950
English and non-official language	70,410	35,720	34,700	5,295	2,640	2,655
French and non-official language	630	290	340	115	60	60
English, French and non-official language	970	450	520	180	85	90
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	835,460	412,425	423,040	910,620	441,190	469,425
None	646,115	318,115	328,000	863,715	418,680	445,030
Single responses	185,755	92,575	93,180	46,065	22,110	23,960
English	84,845	43,600	41,250	16,325	8,230	8,095
French	5,290	2,250	3,040	15,705	6,975	8,730
Non-official languages	95,615	46,725	48,890	14,035	6,900	7,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	20	5	5	1,945	900	1,045
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	0	10	5	5
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	30	10	20
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	1,890	880	1,015
Ojibway	5	5	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}	94,170	46,045	48,120	11,385	5,685	5,705
African languages, n.i.e.	195	110	85	15	10	10
Afrikaans	60	25	35	55	25	30
Akan (Twi)	1,835	895	945	35	20	20
Albanian	220	110	110	95	45	45
Amharic	130	65	65	40	25	20
Arabic	2,340	1,190	1,150	1,995	1,175	825
Armenian	80	45	40	20	10	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	155	85	75	45	25	25
Bengali	755	365	385	95	60	35
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	130	45	80	15	5	10
Bosnian	75	35	35	35	20	15
Bulgarian	70	35	40	25	15	10
Burmese	35	15	20	5	0	0
Cantonese	830	390	445	195	100	90
Chinese, n.o.s.	825	375	450	490	225	265
Creoles	965	435	530	80	25	55
Croatian	970	460	510	70	25	40
Czech	140	65	70	55	20	35
Danish	85	40	45	60	30	30
Dutch	850	325	520	550	260	285
Estonian	30	5	20	20	5	15
Finnish	40	20	20	25	10	10
Flemish	10	0	10	5	0	5
Fukien	5	0	0	10	0	5
German	1,505	675	830	1,255	605	645
Greek	975	495	480	435	225	205
Gujarati	3,180	1,615	1,565	40	15	20
Hakka	20	10	10	0	0	0
Hebrew	40	25	15	85	45	35
Hindi	8,330	4,210	4,120	310	165	145
Hungarian	475	225	255	90	35	50
Ilocano	155	60	95	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	135	70	60	15	5	5
Italian	12,880	6,365	6,520	365	190	170
Japanese	145	70	80	205	85	115
Khmer (Cambodian)	90	40	50	5	0	0
Korean	265	140	130	205	95	110
Kurdish	85	55	35	10	5	5
Lao	150	70	80	0	0	0
Latvian	40	20	20	25	10	10
Lingala	45	25	20	5	0	5
Lithuanian	55	25	35	5	0	5
Macedonian	240	120	120	5	5	5
Malay	170	70	95	30	10	15
Malayalam	775	385	390	55	20	35
Maltese	405	185	215	15	5	10
Mandarin	420	190	230	225	110	120
Marathi	180	80	100	5	5	5
Nepali	110	60	50	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,345	630	715	65	30	35
Norwegian	15	5	10	55	25	30
Oromo	45	25	30	5	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	17,275	8,900	8,375	125	60	60
Pashto	115	50	65	10	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	830	435	395	210	125	85
Polish	2,060	970	1,090	280	135	140
Portuguese	6,140	2,955	3,185	175	85	85
Romanian	400	180	220	60	25	35
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	5	10	5	0	0
Russian	325	145	180	230	105	120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	5	10	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	725	365	365	10	5	5
Serbian	310	165	145	40	25	20
Serbo-Croatian	35	20	10	45	20	25
Shanghainese	5	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	45	20	25	220	90	135
Sindhi	165	80	90	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	700	345	355	45	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	0	0	0
Slovak	105	55	55	55	25	30
Slovenian	170	85	90	15	5	5
Somali	1,295	590	705	15	10	5
Spanish	6,015	2,905	3,110	1,050	485	560
Swahili	335	160	180	75	40	35
Swedish	35	15	20	60	20	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,095	1,620	2,475	435	165	275
Taiwanese	15	5	10	15	10	5
Tamil	2,735	1,385	1,350	105	60	45
Telugu	290	150	140	40	20	15
Thai	40	15	30	30	5	20
Tibetan languages	10	0	5	5	5	0
Tigrigna	80	35	45	20	10	10
Turkish	180	100	75	120	65	50
Ukrainian	430	195	235	75	30	45
Urdu	4,705	2,385	2,320	170	90	80
Vietnamese	1,320	620	700	105	45	55
Yiddish	0	0	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,435	670	765	705	325	380
Multiple responses	3,595	1,740	1,855	840	400	435
English and French	355	180	180	95	45	45
English and non-official language	1,950	995	950	175	80	90
French and non-official language	1,270	550	715	560	265	300
English, French and non-official language	25	10	15	5	5	5

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^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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

^E use with caution

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

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

X area and data suppression

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

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

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

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

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

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

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

... not applicable

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

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

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

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

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

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

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

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

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

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 13

Other family households

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

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

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

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

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

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

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

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

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

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

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 22

Other languages

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

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Central West, Ontario (Code 3505) and Nova Scotia (Code 12) (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 19, 2024).

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Related data: Central West (Health region, December 2013)

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Nova Scotia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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