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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	Essex, CTY Ontario (Census division)			Durham, RM Ontario (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	388,782	...Data not available	...Data not available	608,124	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	393,402	...Data not available	...Data not available	561,258	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	-1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	8.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	164,733	...Data not available	...Data not available	220,598	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	152,293	...Data not available	...Data not available	213,746	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	210.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	241.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,850.78	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,523.62	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	388,785	191,230	197,555	608,125	296,310	311,810
0 to 4 years	21,100	10,915	10,180	34,700	17,695	17,010
5 to 9 years	22,930	11,825	11,105	37,020	19,025	17,990
10 to 14 years	24,455	12,620	11,830	41,310	21,045	20,260
15 to 19 years	26,880	13,790	13,090	47,025	24,115	22,905
15 years	5,400	2,770	2,635	9,345	4,840	4,510
16 years	5,570	2,890	2,675	9,465	4,870	4,595
17 years	5,290	2,665	2,625	9,485	4,830	4,650
18 years	5,370	2,750	2,620	9,440	4,790	4,650
19 years	5,250	2,710	2,540	9,290	4,790	4,500
20 to 24 years	25,235	12,945	12,290	39,815	20,385	19,430
25 to 29 years	21,705	10,580	11,125	34,345	16,970	17,370
30 to 34 years	22,350	10,840	11,510	36,255	17,095	19,160
35 to 39 years	25,425	12,390	13,035	40,410	19,210	21,195
40 to 44 years	27,905	13,815	14,085	45,255	21,420	23,835
45 to 49 years	31,245	15,580	15,670	55,155	26,660	28,495
50 to 54 years	30,205	15,135	15,075	50,285	24,820	25,470
55 to 59 years	26,285	12,895	13,390	39,720	19,320	20,400
60 to 64 years	23,920	11,640	12,285	33,230	16,080	17,145
65 to 69 years	17,750	8,685	9,065	23,110	11,175	11,940
70 to 74 years	13,705	6,360	7,345	17,155	7,960	9,190
75 to 79 years	11,080	5,045	6,035	13,955	6,265	7,690
80 to 84 years	8,585	3,585	4,995	10,380	4,160	6,215
85 years and over	8,020	2,575	5,445	9,010	2,900	6,115
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	40.8	39.9	41.6	39.2	38.2	40.1
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.4	81.5	83.2	81.4	80.5	82.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	320,295	155,860	164,435	495,095	238,545	256,555
Married or living with a common-law partner	183,030	92,350	90,675	291,825	145,640	146,185
Married (and not separated)	162,790	82,170	80,620	252,920	126,255	126,660
Living common law	20,240	10,185	10,055	38,905	19,385	19,520
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	137,270	63,505	73,760	203,275	92,905	110,365
Single (never legally married)	87,220	47,060	40,165	136,095	71,865	64,230
Separated	9,715	4,070	5,645	15,730	6,245	9,485
Divorced	20,175	8,375	11,800	26,810	10,020	16,795
Widowed	20,155	4,005	16,155	24,630	4,775	19,855
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	108,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	174,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	52,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	73,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	23,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	22,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	11,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	108,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	174,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	88,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	78,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	124,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	34,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	44,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	15,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	19,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	9,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	10,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	5,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	690	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	20,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	16,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	9,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	3,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	975	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	305	...Data not available	...Data not available	505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	125,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	214,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	25,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	42,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,715	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	15,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	26,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	15,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	381,345	187,135	194,215	601,605	293,935	307,670
Number of persons not in census families	57,510	27,150	30,360	68,975	31,150	37,825
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	7,075	2,835	4,240	13,780	4,990	8,790
Living with non-relatives only	9,010	5,120	3,890	15,170	8,590	6,575
Living alone	41,420	19,190	22,230	40,030	17,570	22,455
Number of census family persons	323,840	159,985	163,850	532,630	262,785	269,845
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	55,400	25,135	30,265	68,825	31,080	37,750
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	18,290	5,125	13,160	21,425	5,500	15,925
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,510	540	1,970	5,480	1,055	4,430
Living with non-relatives only	725	325	400	1,250	605	645
Living alone	15,055	4,260	10,800	14,695	3,845	10,855
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	37,110	20,005	17,105	47,405	25,580	21,825
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	152,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	213,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	106,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	167,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	98,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	82,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	37,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	44,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	77,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	16,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	7,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	5,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	3,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	2,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	45,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,865	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	41,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	4,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	152,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	213,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	108,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	144,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	12,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	670	...Data not available	...Data not available	150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	30,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	6,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	7,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	3,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	11,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	210	...Data not available	...Data not available	225	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	152,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	213,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	41,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	50,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	23,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	22,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	9,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	4,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	381,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	601,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	384,935	189,705	195,230	604,125	294,810	309,315
Single responses	376,960	185,855	191,100	595,120	290,505	304,610
English	281,975	139,225	142,750	508,650	249,240	259,410
French	11,710	5,455	6,250	9,925	4,595	5,330
Non-official languages	83,280	41,175	42,105	76,545	36,675	39,870
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	20	10	10	25	5	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	5	5	5
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	5	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	5	0
Ojibway	15	5	5	15	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	82,885	40,985	41,895	75,810	36,320	39,490
African languages, n.i.e.	205	105	100	65	35	35
Afrikaans	40	20	15	110	45	60
Akan (Twi)	55	25	30	185	100	85
Albanian	1,080	535	545	140	65	75
Amharic	125	60	65	100	60	45
Arabic	11,545	5,860	5,685	3,270	1,755	1,515
Armenian	230	100	130	330	180	155
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	55	30	30	75	35	40
Bengali	620	310	315	765	355	410
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	70	25	45	165	70	100
Bosnian	330	165	165	30	15	10
Bulgarian	100	50	55	135	65	75
Burmese	20	10	5	10	5	10
Cantonese	1,230	580	650	1,630	750	880
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,435	1,690	1,750	2,165	985	1,175
Creoles	185	85	100	225	110	110
Croatian	1,850	895	955	600	330	270
Czech	195	80	120	320	150	175
Danish	85	40	40	205	90	120
Dutch	815	420	395	2,685	1,295	1,390
Estonian	20	5	10	235	120	110
Finnish	160	70	90	345	155	195
Flemish	100	35	60	70	30	45
Fukien	5	5	0	25	10	15
German	8,950	4,350	4,595	4,385	1,990	2,390
Greek	1,100	550	555	2,330	1,230	1,105
Gujarati	635	325	310	1,575	765	810
Hakka	10	5	5	60	25	35
Hebrew	35	25	10	35	20	20
Hindi	595	310	285	1,275	620	650
Hungarian	1,515	730	785	1,515	715	800
Ilocano	75	30	40	135	50	80
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	50	25	25	75	40	40
Italian	10,785	5,325	5,465	6,265	3,340	2,930
Japanese	85	30	55	190	70	120
Khmer (Cambodian)	450	215	230	50	20	30
Korean	420	210	210	770	365	405
Kurdish	130	75	55	60	30	25
Lao	245	125	115	55	30	30
Latvian	20	5	15	160	80	80
Lingala	20	10	10	15	5	10
Lithuanian	80	30	50	90	35	55
Macedonian	1,205	585	625	1,630	810	825
Malay	60	35	25	145	70	80
Malayalam	150	70	80	305	155	150
Maltese	235	125	115	365	175	190
Mandarin	1,110	530	580	1,200	545	660
Marathi	85	45	40	95	45	45
Nepali	95	50	45	35	15	20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	180	80	95	180	85	90
Norwegian	5	5	5	55	25	25
Oromo	45	25	20	35	15	15
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,095	1,090	1,005	1,720	840	875
Pashto	30	10	15	250	115	130
Persian (Farsi)	615	305	305	3,455	1,770	1,680
Polish	3,430	1,590	1,840	4,630	2,095	2,540
Portuguese	2,385	1,145	1,245	3,085	1,490	1,595
Romanian	2,405	1,145	1,265	1,270	575	695
Rundi (Kirundi)	40	15	25	15	5	15
Russian	550	225	325	930	380	545
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	95	45	50	15	5	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	2,085	1,005	1,075	135	65	70
Serbian	3,045	1,520	1,525	535	290	245
Serbo-Croatian	215	105	110	80	50	35
Shanghainese	15	5	5	20	5	15
Sign languages, n.i.e.	55	25	25	70	45	25
Sindhi	25	10	15	250	115	130
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	120	65	60	455	215	245
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	195	110	90	20	10	15
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	145	75	70	65	35	30
Slovak	1,030	485	540	280	120	160
Slovenian	195	80	120	305	155	145
Somali	575	250	320	100	40	60
Spanish	4,965	3,005	1,960	4,365	2,070	2,295
Swahili	140	60	80	140	70	70
Swedish	15	10	10	125	60	65
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,800	685	1,110	5,215	2,035	3,175
Taiwanese	25	10	15	25	15	10
Tamil	260	130	130	3,430	1,675	1,755
Telugu	115	60	60	170	85	80
Thai	190	100	85	80	20	60
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	20	5	10
Tigrigna	120	50	70	55	25	30
Turkish	400	220	180	215	115	105
Ukrainian	730	295	440	1,560	685	870
Urdu	1,915	985	930	5,050	2,550	2,495
Vietnamese	1,925	935	990	710	335	375
Yiddish	30	15	15	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	375	180	190	715	345	370
Multiple responses	7,975	3,850	4,125	9,005	4,305	4,700
English and French	1,720	800	925	1,480	690	795
English and non-official language	5,550	2,735	2,820	6,915	3,330	3,590
French and non-official language	440	205	235	390	185	200
English, French and non-official language	265	115	150	220	100	115
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	384,935	189,705	195,230	604,125	294,810	309,315
English only	341,720	170,095	171,625	558,690	275,805	282,880
French only	455	195	260	385	175	210
English and French	35,775	16,085	19,690	41,560	17,615	23,945
Neither English nor French	6,980	3,330	3,650	3,495	1,215	2,285
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	384,935	189,705	195,230	604,125	294,810	309,315
English	364,845	180,265	184,585	589,350	288,400	300,950
French	10,825	5,045	5,775	9,730	4,510	5,215
English and French	2,400	1,125	1,275	1,670	745	930
Neither English nor French	6,865	3,275	3,590	3,375	1,155	2,220
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	12,020	5,610	6,410	10,565	4,885	5,680
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	3.1	3.0	3.3	1.7	1.7	1.8
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	384,930	189,705	195,225	604,125	294,810	309,310
Single responses	371,220	182,935	188,280	589,340	287,790	301,550
English	325,175	160,400	164,775	555,165	271,620	283,545
French	3,230	1,480	1,755	3,745	1,760	1,985
Non-official languages	42,810	21,055	21,755	30,425	14,405	16,020
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	0	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	0	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	42,670	20,985	21,680	30,230	14,305	15,925
African languages, n.i.e.	115	60	55	20	10	15
Afrikaans	5	0	5	40	20	20
Akan (Twi)	15	10	10	55	25	30
Albanian	570	275	295	85	35	45
Amharic	70	35	35	35	20	15
Arabic	6,930	3,345	3,590	1,435	720	715
Armenian	110	40	65	150	75	75
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	15	5	15
Bengali	425	205	225	415	185	235
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	10	45	20	25
Bosnian	180	90	95	10	5	5
Bulgarian	50	30	25	85	40	40
Burmese	10	10	5	0	0	5
Cantonese	905	445	460	1,015	480	535
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,435	1,195	1,240	1,200	565	640
Creoles	100	45	60	80	35	45
Croatian	705	320	385	130	65	65
Czech	50	20	35	80	35	40
Danish	5	5	0	0	0	0
Dutch	30	15	20	150	70	85
Estonian	0	0	0	30	10	15
Finnish	40	15	20	45	20	25
Flemish	10	5	10	0	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	5	0	0
German	3,420	1,670	1,750	425	190	235
Greek	455	215	240	585	280	310
Gujarati	395	200	200	730	330	395
Hakka	0	0	5	10	5	10
Hebrew	5	5	5	15	5	10
Hindi	325	155	165	550	260	290
Hungarian	475	220	250	455	205	250
Ilocano	5	0	5	25	10	20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	20	5	10	30	15	15
Italian	3,730	1,630	2,100	1,440	650	790
Japanese	35	10	20	55	25	35
Khmer (Cambodian)	270	130	145	15	10	10
Korean	300	150	150	505	250	255
Kurdish	90	45	45	35	20	15
Lao	155	85	75	20	10	10
Latvian	0	0	5	10	5	5
Lingala	5	5	5	10	5	5
Lithuanian	10	5	5	10	5	5
Macedonian	550	265	285	615	295	320
Malay	20	10	10	45	20	25
Malayalam	80	35	45	120	55	60
Maltese	40	20	20	55	25	30
Mandarin	910	455	460	880	420	460
Marathi	35	20	15	25	10	15
Nepali	85	45	40	15	5	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	45	20	30	30	10	15
Norwegian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Oromo	30	20	15	15	10	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,445	730	715	885	420	460
Pashto	20	5	15	185	80	100
Persian (Farsi)	370	175	190	2,240	1,075	1,160
Polish	1,650	775	870	1,890	865	1,020
Portuguese	1,020	450	570	935	425	515
Romanian	1,400	670	730	670	310	355
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	10	15	5	0	0
Russian	325	145	180	435	210	230
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	10	5	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	1,455	690	765	70	35	35
Serbian	1,710	825	885	265	135	125
Serbo-Croatian	120	60	60	25	10	15
Shanghainese	15	5	10	5	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	95	50	40	105	65	45
Sindhi	0	0	0	100	45	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	60	30	30	165	80	85
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	180	100	80	15	5	10
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	40	15	25	10	5	5
Slovak	280	130	155	80	35	45
Slovenian	45	15	30	50	25	25
Somali	390	165	230	50	20	30
Spanish	3,390	2,295	1,090	1,995	955	1,040
Swahili	105	40	60	40	20	20
Swedish	5	0	5	10	10	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	820	355	465	1,680	745	935
Taiwanese	10	0	5	10	0	5
Tamil	135	65	75	2,200	1,055	1,145
Telugu	45	20	20	90	45	45
Thai	150	95	60	15	0	15
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	10	5	0
Tigrigna	80	30	45	15	5	5
Turkish	205	100	100	110	55	55
Ukrainian	125	45	80	375	155	220
Urdu	1,210	605	605	3,155	1,585	1,565
Vietnamese	1,440	680	755	475	225	250
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	140	65	70	195	105	90
Multiple responses	13,715	6,770	6,945	14,785	7,020	7,765
English and French	830	375	460	1,085	475	615
English and non-official language	12,380	6,160	6,215	13,300	6,385	6,920
French and non-official language	145	80	70	100	45	55
English, French and non-official language	365	160	205	295	120	180
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	384,930	189,705	195,230	604,120	294,810	309,315
None	330,790	163,490	167,300	550,230	269,520	280,705
Single responses	52,890	25,605	27,285	52,850	24,815	28,030
English	18,815	9,225	9,585	16,425	8,030	8,395
French	7,310	3,230	4,080	6,950	2,910	4,045
Non-official languages	26,770	13,150	13,615	29,475	13,880	15,590
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	20	10	10	30	10	20
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	5	5	5
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	10	5	10	20	10	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	26,500	13,030	13,475	29,015	13,680	15,340
African languages, n.i.e.	60	25	35	50	25	20
Afrikaans	30	15	15	80	40	40
Akan (Twi)	50	25	25	110	60	55
Albanian	330	160	165	65	35	30
Amharic	40	20	25	40	15	20
Arabic	4,350	2,280	2,065	1,385	740	650
Armenian	75	40	35	170	75	90
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	40	25	20	55	25	35
Bengali	120	65	55	210	95	115
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	5	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	20	10	10	40	15	25
Bosnian	105	55	50	10	5	5
Bulgarian	40	15	20	40	20	20
Burmese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	340	160	180	510	230	280
Chinese, n.o.s.	670	340	335	565	240	325
Creoles	105	45	60	310	140	170
Croatian	710	335	370	275	135	140
Czech	55	35	25	135	60	75
Danish	30	15	15	85	35	45
Dutch	215	90	120	840	365	475
Estonian	5	0	10	85	40	45
Finnish	55	25	30	145	60	85
Flemish	10	5	10	20	10	10
Fukien	0	0	0	10	5	5
German	2,760	1,330	1,430	1,510	640	865
Greek	490	250	240	1,435	735	700
Gujarati	130	70	60	605	290	315
Hakka	5	0	0	20	5	15
Hebrew	25	10	10	35	15	20
Hindi	345	190	155	865	435	425
Hungarian	480	210	270	450	205	250
Ilocano	15	5	10	45	25	25
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	30	15	15
Italian	4,200	2,115	2,085	2,700	1,365	1,330
Japanese	55	20	35	115	55	60
Khmer (Cambodian)	115	60	55	20	10	5
Korean	65	30	35	215	85	125
Kurdish	20	10	10	10	0	5
Lao	55	30	30	15	5	5
Latvian	10	5	5	50	15	30
Lingala	20	10	10	55	25	30
Lithuanian	30	10	20	15	10	10
Macedonian	455	230	230	605	305	300
Malay	30	15	15	60	30	30
Malayalam	50	25	30	115	60	60
Maltese	80	40	40	150	65	85
Mandarin	185	75	105	330	140	195
Marathi	25	15	10	30	10	15
Nepali	5	5	0	10	0	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	150	75	80	190	100	100
Norwegian	5	5	5	20	10	10
Oromo	5	0	5	10	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	405	210	195	650	310	345
Pashto	5	0	0	65	30	35
Persian (Farsi)	135	75	60	760	405	350
Polish	1,005	460	540	1,390	635	760
Portuguese	965	495	470	1,340	640	695
Romanian	640	305	330	395	185	210
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	0	5	5	0	5
Russian	165	70	95	285	125	160
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	45	25	20	5	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	425	215	210	40	20	20
Serbian	960	480	485	195	100	95
Serbo-Croatian	60	30	30	25	15	10
Shanghainese	5	5	5	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	60	25	35	55	20	35
Sindhi	10	5	10	175	90	90
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	55	30	20	285	125	160
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	35	15	15	20	10	10
Slovak	305	135	170	80	35	45
Slovenian	60	25	35	95	50	45
Somali	145	75	70	40	15	20
Spanish	1,515	715	800	2,205	1,040	1,165
Swahili	75	35	35	120	55	65
Swedish	5	5	5	60	20	40
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	665	240	425	2,245	865	1,385
Taiwanese	10	0	10	10	5	5
Tamil	90	50	40	1,040	530	515
Telugu	50	30	25	55	30	20
Thai	30	5	25	35	10	20
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	10	5	10
Tigrigna	40	15	15	30	10	15
Turkish	155	95	65	85	45	40
Ukrainian	225	90	135	485	205	275
Urdu	470	245	225	1,615	830	790
Vietnamese	360	170	185	155	70	80
Yiddish	5	0	0	5	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	255	120	135	425	190	235
Multiple responses	1,250	610	645	1,045	470	575
English and French	225	110	115	130	55	75
English and non-official language	285	145	135	290	145	145
French and non-official language	740	350	385	620	270	345
English, French and non-official language	10	0	5	10	0	5

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^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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

^E use with caution

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

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

X area and data suppression

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

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

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

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

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

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

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

... not applicable

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

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

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

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

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

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

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

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

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

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 13

Other family households

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

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

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

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

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

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

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

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

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

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

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 22

Other languages

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

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Essex, Ontario (Code 3537) and Durham, Ontario (Code 3518) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 3, 2024).

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- Ontario (Province)
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- Ontario (Province)
  - Durham (Regional municipality)

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