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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	Durham Regional Health Unit 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}	608,125	296,315	311,810	921,730	445,585	476,140
0 to 4 years	34,700	17,695	17,005	43,985	22,565	21,415
5 to 9 years	37,015	19,030	17,995	44,425	22,660	21,765
10 to 14 years	41,310	21,045	20,260	49,810	25,555	24,260
15 to 19 years	47,020	24,115	22,905	57,440	29,235	28,205
15 years	9,350	4,840	4,510	11,060	5,555	5,505
16 years	9,465	4,865	4,600	11,095	5,690	5,405
17 years	9,480	4,830	4,650	11,425	5,800	5,625
18 years	9,440	4,790	4,650	11,775	6,065	5,705
19 years	9,285	4,790	4,495	12,085	6,125	5,965
20 to 24 years	39,820	20,385	19,430	59,620	30,055	29,560
25 to 29 years	34,340	16,970	17,370	51,920	25,405	26,515
30 to 34 years	36,255	17,095	19,160	51,545	24,470	27,070
35 to 39 years	40,405	19,215	21,195	56,380	26,835	29,545
40 to 44 years	45,255	21,420	23,835	62,115	29,895	32,220
45 to 49 years	55,160	26,655	28,495	76,275	37,010	39,265
50 to 54 years	50,285	24,820	25,470	77,465	37,465	39,995
55 to 59 years	39,720	19,320	20,400	70,960	34,200	36,760
60 to 64 years	33,225	16,080	17,145	66,425	32,310	34,115
65 to 69 years	23,110	11,175	11,935	48,920	23,840	25,075
70 to 74 years	17,155	7,960	9,195	36,395	17,300	19,095
75 to 79 years	13,950	6,265	7,685	27,655	12,460	15,195
80 to 84 years	10,380	4,165	6,215	20,015	8,040	11,975
85 years and over	9,010	2,900	6,110	20,385	6,285	14,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.2	38.2	40.1	43.7	42.7	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.4	80.5	82.3	85.0	84.1	85.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	495,100	238,540	256,555	783,510	374,810	408,700
Married or living with a common-law partner	291,825	145,640	146,185	453,095	226,305	226,790
Married (and not separated)	252,920	126,255	126,665	376,020	187,865	188,155
Living common law	38,905	19,385	19,520	77,075	38,440	38,635
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	203,270	92,905	110,370	330,420	148,505	181,915
Single (never legally married)	136,100	71,865	64,230	209,180	109,775	99,405
Separated	15,735	6,245	9,485	23,545	10,105	13,445
Divorced	26,815	10,020	16,795	46,065	18,690	27,375
Widowed	24,630	4,775	19,855	51,625	9,940	41,690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	174,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	73,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	41,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	42,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	17,405	...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}	174,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	143,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	124,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	45,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	78,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	27,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	36,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	15,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	19,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	10,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	9,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,515	...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	30,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	24,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	13,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	7,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	6,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	505	...Data not available	...Data not available	625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	214,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	41,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	70,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	27,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	49,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	25,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.2	...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	601,605	293,935	307,670	906,175	439,230	466,940
Number of persons not in census families	68,975	31,150	37,825	163,895	74,725	89,165
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	13,780	4,990	8,790	17,670	7,250	10,420
Living with non-relatives only	15,165	8,590	6,580	37,430	20,250	17,180
Living alone	40,025	17,575	22,460	108,795	47,225	61,570
Number of census family persons	532,630	262,785	269,845	742,285	364,505	377,775
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...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	68,830	31,075	37,745	143,825	65,235	78,595
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	21,425	5,500	15,925	48,920	14,375	34,550
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,480	1,050	4,430	6,250	1,570	4,675
Living with non-relatives only	1,250	605	645	2,710	1,275	1,430
Living alone	14,695	3,845	10,855	39,970	11,530	28,440
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	47,405	25,580	21,825	94,905	50,860	44,045
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	213,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	167,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	148,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	125,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	48,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	77,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	22,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	19,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	13,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	8,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	6,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	4,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	6,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	45,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	40,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	5,840	...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}	213,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	144,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	14,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	145	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	55,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	12,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	21,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	7,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	13,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	230	...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}	213,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	40,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	65,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	40,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	43,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	17,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	8,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	601,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.8	...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}	604,120	294,810	309,315	910,620	441,190	469,425
Single responses	595,120	290,505	304,615	904,285	438,165	466,125
English	508,650	249,240	259,410	836,085	404,330	431,760
French	9,925	4,595	5,330	31,105	15,005	16,100
Non-official languages	76,545	36,675	39,875	37,090	18,825	18,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	25	10	15	4,685	2,280	2,405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	0	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	5	5	0	4,620	2,255	2,370
Ojibway	10	5	10	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}	75,810	36,320	39,490	31,675	16,170	15,510
African languages, n.i.e.	70	40	35	70	40	35
Afrikaans	105	45	65	75	45	35
Akan (Twi)	185	100	85	50	25	30
Albanian	140	70	75	245	130	120
Amharic	100	60	45	150	80	70
Arabic	3,270	1,755	1,510	5,965	3,525	2,440
Armenian	325	175	150	50	30	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	75	35	40	100	55	45
Bengali	765	355	410	375	210	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	5	0	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	170	65	105	85	30	55
Bosnian	30	15	15	90	45	45
Bulgarian	135	65	75	50	30	25
Burmese	10	5	10	10	10	5
Cantonese	1,630	755	875	590	275	315
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,165	985	1,180	2,750	1,395	1,355
Creoles	225	115	110	45	20	25
Croatian	600	330	265	210	110	100
Czech	320	145	175	180	95	90
Danish	205	90	115	175	95	85
Dutch	2,685	1,295	1,395	1,725	860	865
Estonian	230	115	115	55	25	25
Finnish	345	155	195	95	40	50
Flemish	70	25	40	30	10	15
Fukien	20	10	15	15	10	10
German	4,385	1,990	2,390	3,275	1,545	1,735
Greek	2,335	1,225	1,105	775	385	385
Gujarati	1,575	765	810	105	60	50
Hakka	60	25	30	0	5	0
Hebrew	40	20	15	75	45	30
Hindi	1,270	620	650	515	265	250
Hungarian	1,515	715	800	280	130	150
Ilocano	135	50	85	25	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	75	40	40	45	25	20
Italian	6,270	3,335	2,930	790	445	345
Japanese	190	70	120	305	95	210
Khmer (Cambodian)	50	20	30	5	5	5
Korean	770	360	405	815	360	455
Kurdish	60	30	25	70	45	30
Lao	55	30	25	10	10	0
Latvian	160	80	80	65	35	30
Lingala	15	10	10	10	0	10
Lithuanian	90	35	55	35	15	20
Macedonian	1,630	805	825	15	5	5
Malay	150	70	80	65	20	45
Malayalam	305	155	145	115	55	55
Maltese	360	175	190	20	10	5
Mandarin	1,205	540	665	905	435	470
Marathi	100	50	50	30	15	15
Nepali	35	10	25	225	120	105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	175	85	90	110	60	45
Norwegian	60	25	30	125	70	55
Oromo	35	15	15	35	30	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,715	840	875	375	205	170
Pashto	255	115	135	70	35	35
Persian (Farsi)	3,455	1,770	1,685	1,185	635	550
Polish	4,630	2,090	2,535	825	385	440
Portuguese	3,085	1,490	1,590	380	195	185
Romanian	1,270	580	695	170	80	85
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	0	10	15	5	5
Russian	930	385	545	815	395	430
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	5	10	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	135	65	70	15	10	10
Serbian	535	290	245	115	55	55
Serbo-Croatian	80	45	30	105	55	55
Shanghainese	20	5	10	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	70	45	30	120	60	60
Sindhi	250	115	130	15	10	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	460	215	245	110	65	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	25	5	20	0	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	10	5	10
Slovak	280	115	160	120	50	70
Slovenian	300	160	145	30	15	15
Somali	100	40	60	40	20	20
Spanish	4,365	2,070	2,295	1,545	750	800
Swahili	140	70	70	75	45	35
Swedish	125	60	70	85	40	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	5,215	2,035	3,180	1,185	500	685
Taiwanese	25	15	10	40	15	25
Tamil	3,430	1,675	1,755	270	155	110
Telugu	170	85	85	125	75	50
Thai	80	20	60	110	20	90
Tibetan languages	15	5	10	5	0	0
Tigrigna	55	25	35	55	30	30
Turkish	215	115	105	275	160	110
Ukrainian	1,560	685	870	300	130	165
Urdu	5,045	2,550	2,500	540	290	250
Vietnamese	710	335	375	450	220	230
Yiddish	15	0	10	25	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	710	345	365	725	380	345
Multiple responses	9,005	4,305	4,700	6,335	3,025	3,305
English and French	1,485	690	795	3,035	1,400	1,635
English and non-official language	6,920	3,325	3,585	2,855	1,385	1,470
French and non-official language	390	185	205	315	170	150
English, French and non-official language	215	105	115	130	75	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	604,125	294,810	309,310	910,615	441,190	469,430
English only	558,685	275,805	282,885	814,670	398,830	415,845
French only	380	175	210	875	385	490
English and French	41,560	17,615	23,945	93,435	41,245	52,185
Neither English nor French	3,495	1,210	2,280	1,635	735	900
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	604,125	294,810	309,310	910,615	441,190	469,430
English	589,350	288,400	300,950	877,990	425,370	452,620
French	9,730	4,515	5,215	29,550	14,410	15,135
English and French	1,670	745	925	1,565	740	820
Neither English nor French	3,375	1,155	2,220	1,515	670	845
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	10,565	4,885	5,680	30,330	14,780	15,550
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.7	1.7	1.8	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}	604,125	294,810	309,315	910,620	441,195	469,425
Single responses	589,335	287,790	301,550	903,215	437,540	465,675
English	555,170	271,620	283,545	868,765	420,340	448,425
French	3,750	1,760	1,985	15,935	7,625	8,315
Non-official languages	30,425	14,405	16,020	18,510	9,570	8,940
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	2,770	1,395	1,380
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	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	0	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}	30,225	14,305	15,925	15,500	8,060	7,440
African languages, n.i.e.	20	10	15	35	15	20
Afrikaans	40	15	20	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	60	30	25	10	10	5
Albanian	85	35	45	125	60	60
Amharic	35	20	15	70	35	35
Arabic	1,440	720	715	3,495	2,030	1,465
Armenian	150	75	75	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	15	5	15	10	5	10
Bengali	415	180	230	230	115	110
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	45	20	25	30	15	15
Bosnian	10	5	5	50	25	25
Bulgarian	85	40	40	10	5	10
Burmese	5	0	0	5	5	5
Cantonese	1,015	475	535	320	165	155
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,200	560	635	1,985	1,040	950
Creoles	80	35	45	30	10	15
Croatian	135	65	65	75	40	35
Czech	75	35	45	45	20	25
Danish	0	0	0	15	5	10
Dutch	150	70	85	190	85	105
Estonian	30	10	15	5	0	5
Finnish	45	20	25	10	5	0
Flemish	0	5	0	0	0	5
Fukien	0	0	0	5	0	0
German	425	190	235	1,170	565	605
Greek	585	280	310	270	115	150
Gujarati	730	330	400	50	25	25
Hakka	10	5	5	0	0	0
Hebrew	15	5	10	25	15	10
Hindi	550	260	290	215	110	105
Hungarian	455	205	250	65	30	30
Ilocano	25	10	15	0	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	30	15	20	20	5	10
Italian	1,440	650	790	170	75	95
Japanese	60	20	35	130	60	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	15	5	10	5	0	0
Korean	505	255	255	560	265	295
Kurdish	35	20	20	55	35	20
Lao	15	5	5	0	0	0
Latvian	15	5	10	15	10	10
Lingala	5	5	5	5	5	5
Lithuanian	15	5	5	5	5	5
Macedonian	620	295	320	5	0	5
Malay	45	25	25	20	10	10
Malayalam	115	55	65	35	20	20
Maltese	60	30	35	0	0	0
Mandarin	880	415	460	660	340	320
Marathi	25	10	15	25	15	10
Nepali	15	5	10	210	110	100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	35	10	20	30	10	15
Norwegian	5	0	5	20	10	10
Oromo	15	5	5	20	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	885	425	460	180	95	80
Pashto	185	85	105	35	20	15
Persian (Farsi)	2,240	1,080	1,160	935	480	455
Polish	1,895	870	1,020	255	125	130
Portuguese	940	425	515	120	55	60
Romanian	665	310	360	85	35	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	5	10	5	0
Russian	440	205	230	510	260	245
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	70	30	35	10	10	5
Serbian	265	140	125	60	25	35
Serbo-Croatian	25	15	10	50	20	25
Shanghainese	5	0	5	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	110	70	40	195	110	85
Sindhi	100	45	55	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	165	80	85	45	25	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	5	0	5
Slovak	80	30	45	30	10	20
Slovenian	50	25	30	5	0	0
Somali	45	15	30	20	5	10
Spanish	1,995	955	1,040	775	390	385
Swahili	40	20	20	20	10	15
Swedish	10	10	5	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,680	750	930	550	275	275
Taiwanese	10	5	5	15	10	5
Tamil	2,195	1,055	1,140	130	80	50
Telugu	90	50	40	55	30	25
Thai	15	5	15	60	5	55
Tibetan languages	10	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	15	5	5	25	15	10
Turkish	105	55	55	140	70	70
Ukrainian	375	155	225	25	5	20
Urdu	3,150	1,585	1,565	320	155	165
Vietnamese	475	220	250	280	145	135
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	195	100	90	235	120	115
Multiple responses	14,785	7,020	7,765	7,405	3,655	3,755
English and French	1,090	470	610	1,815	860	950
English and non-official language	13,300	6,385	6,920	5,295	2,640	2,655
French and non-official language	100	40	55	115	60	60
English, French and non-official language	300	120	175	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}	604,125	294,810	309,310	910,620	441,190	469,425
None	550,225	269,520	280,710	863,715	418,680	445,030
Single responses	52,845	24,820	28,030	46,065	22,110	23,960
English	16,425	8,030	8,400	16,325	8,230	8,095
French	6,950	2,905	4,045	15,705	6,975	8,730
Non-official languages	29,475	13,880	15,590	14,035	6,900	7,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	30	10	20	1,945	900	1,045
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	10	5	5
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	30	10	20
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	1,890	880	1,015
Ojibway	20	10	10	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}	29,015	13,680	15,335	11,385	5,685	5,705
African languages, n.i.e.	45	30	20	15	10	10
Afrikaans	85	45	40	55	25	30
Akan (Twi)	115	55	55	35	20	20
Albanian	65	35	25	95	45	45
Amharic	40	15	20	40	25	20
Arabic	1,390	740	650	1,995	1,175	825
Armenian	165	80	90	20	10	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	55	25	30	45	25	25
Bengali	210	100	115	95	60	35
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	40	15	25	15	5	10
Bosnian	10	5	10	35	20	15
Bulgarian	40	15	25	25	15	10
Burmese	0	5	0	5	0	0
Cantonese	510	235	280	195	100	90
Chinese, n.o.s.	565	240	325	490	225	265
Creoles	305	140	170	80	25	55
Croatian	275	135	140	70	25	40
Czech	140	55	80	55	20	35
Danish	85	40	45	60	30	30
Dutch	845	365	475	550	260	285
Estonian	90	40	45	20	5	15
Finnish	145	65	85	25	10	10
Flemish	20	10	15	5	0	5
Fukien	10	5	5	10	0	5
German	1,510	640	865	1,255	605	645
Greek	1,435	730	705	435	225	205
Gujarati	605	295	315	40	15	20
Hakka	20	5	10	0	0	0
Hebrew	30	15	20	85	45	35
Hindi	865	435	430	310	165	145
Hungarian	455	205	250	90	35	50
Ilocano	45	20	25	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	15	5	5
Italian	2,700	1,365	1,330	365	190	170
Japanese	115	50	65	205	85	115
Khmer (Cambodian)	20	10	5	5	0	0
Korean	215	90	125	205	95	110
Kurdish	5	5	5	10	5	5
Lao	15	5	5	0	0	0
Latvian	50	20	30	25	10	10
Lingala	55	30	30	5	0	5
Lithuanian	15	5	10	5	0	5
Macedonian	600	300	300	5	5	5
Malay	60	30	25	30	10	15
Malayalam	115	55	55	55	20	35
Maltese	150	65	85	15	5	10
Mandarin	330	140	190	225	110	120
Marathi	25	10	15	5	5	5
Nepali	5	5	5	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	195	95	95	65	30	35
Norwegian	20	10	10	55	25	30
Oromo	10	10	0	5	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	650	305	345	125	60	60
Pashto	65	25	35	10	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	760	405	355	210	125	85
Polish	1,390	630	760	280	135	140
Portuguese	1,335	640	695	175	85	85
Romanian	395	185	210	60	25	35
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	5	5	0	0
Russian	290	120	160	230	105	120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	5	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	40	20	25	10	5	5
Serbian	195	100	95	40	25	20
Serbo-Croatian	25	10	10	45	20	25
Shanghainese	5	5	5	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	50	20	35	220	90	135
Sindhi	180	90	90	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	285	130	160	45	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	0	0	0
Slovak	80	35	45	55	25	30
Slovenian	95	50	45	15	5	5
Somali	35	15	25	15	10	5
Spanish	2,205	1,040	1,165	1,050	485	560
Swahili	120	60	65	75	40	35
Swedish	55	20	35	60	20	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,245	860	1,385	435	165	275
Taiwanese	10	5	5	15	10	5
Tamil	1,045	530	520	105	60	45
Telugu	55	35	20	40	20	15
Thai	35	10	25	30	5	20
Tibetan languages	10	5	10	5	5	0
Tigrigna	25	5	15	20	10	10
Turkish	80	45	40	120	65	50
Ukrainian	485	210	275	75	30	45
Urdu	1,615	825	790	170	90	80
Vietnamese	155	75	80	105	45	55
Yiddish	5	5	5	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	425	190	235	705	325	380
Multiple responses	1,045	470	575	840	400	435
English and French	130	55	75	95	45	45
English and non-official language	290	145	145	175	80	90
French and non-official language	620	270	350	560	265	300
English, French and non-official language	5	5	5	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. Durham Regional Health Unit, Ontario (Code 3530) 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 16, 2024).

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