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Characteristic Calgary
Alberta
(Economic region) 		British Columbia Data quality note(s)

(Province)
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 1,311,022 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,400,057†  ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 1,160,936†  ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,113,487†  ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 12.9 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7.0 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 527,608 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,945,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 500,103 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,764,637 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 103.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 12,645.88 ...Data not available ...Data not available 922,509.29 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 1,311,025 655,105 655,920 4,400,055 2,156,600 2,243,455
0 to 4 years 86,955 44,845 42,115 219,665 112,885 106,775
5 to 9 years 77,405 39,420 37,980 218,915 112,200 106,715
10 to 14 years 77,100 39,530 37,570 238,780 122,465 116,315
15 to 19 years 81,910 42,120 39,785 275,165 141,670 133,500
15 years 16,210 8,260 7,950 53,725 27,620 26,110
16 years 16,330 8,485 7,845 54,885 28,475 26,410
17 years 16,145 8,285 7,865 55,400 28,510 26,885
18 years 16,545 8,565 7,980 55,380 28,425 26,955
19 years 16,680 8,535 8,145 55,785 28,640 27,140
20 to 24 years 89,250 45,145 44,110 279,825 142,290 137,535
25 to 29 years 105,190 52,530 52,655 288,780 143,475 145,305
30 to 34 years 104,550 52,160 52,390 275,985 135,220 140,755
35 to 39 years 102,320 51,175 51,145 280,870 135,455 145,415
40 to 44 years 101,185 51,235 49,945 313,765 151,430 162,335
45 to 49 years 104,240 52,150 52,095 350,600 170,580 180,020
50 to 54 years 102,475 51,690 50,785 354,610 172,060 182,550
55 to 59 years 83,375 42,330 41,045 323,335 157,455 165,880
60 to 64 years 63,555 31,815 31,740 291,040 142,645 148,395
65 to 69 years 41,500 20,320 21,180 210,900 103,785 107,115
70 to 74 years 30,430 14,210 16,220 160,715 77,350 83,360
75 to 79 years 24,730 11,290 13,435 127,480 60,720 66,760
80 to 84 years 18,760 7,865 10,900 96,945 42,745 54,200
85 years and over 16,095 5,270 10,825 92,675 32,150 60,520
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 36.6 36.2 37.1 41.9 41.1 42.7
% of the population aged 15 and over 81.6 81.1 82.1 84.6 83.9 85.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 1,069,560 531,305 538,255 3,722,695 1,809,045 1,913,650
Married or living with a common-law partner 634,460 318,445 316,015 2,154,575 1,074,965 1,079,610
Married (and not separated) 545,010 273,570 271,440 1,832,605 913,430 919,175
Living common law 89,450 44,875 44,580 321,965 161,530 160,435
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 435,100 212,865 222,235 1,568,120 734,075 834,040
Single (never legally married) 302,430 166,525 135,905 1,014,270 550,830 463,435
Separated 25,205 11,055 14,155 102,040 43,570 58,470
Divorced 66,090 26,870 39,220 246,515 98,130 148,385
Widowed 41,375 8,415 32,960 205,300 41,550 163,750
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 359,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,238,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 166,535 ...Data not available ...Data not available 645,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 80,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available 263,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 79,610 ...Data not available ...Data not available 238,525 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 32,760 ...Data not available ...Data not available 90,470 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 359,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,238,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 309,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,048,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 264,815 ...Data not available ...Data not available 887,990 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 106,660 ...Data not available ...Data not available 422,310 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 158,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available 465,680 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 57,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available 181,895 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 70,725 ...Data not available ...Data not available 205,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 29,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available 78,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 44,690 ...Data not available ...Data not available 160,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 29,550 ...Data not available ...Data not available 105,425 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 15,140 ...Data not available ...Data not available 54,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 7,890 ...Data not available ...Data not available 27,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 5,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 2,075 ...Data not available ...Data not available 8,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 49,680 ...Data not available ...Data not available 189,805 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 38,520 ...Data not available ...Data not available 149,010 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 22,970 ...Data not available ...Data not available 90,235 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 11,460 ...Data not available ...Data not available 43,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 4,095 ...Data not available ...Data not available 14,835 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 11,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available 40,795 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 7,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available 27,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 3,005 ...Data not available ...Data not available 10,510 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 795 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,005 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 398,510 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,230,340 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 102,175 ...Data not available ...Data not available 260,215 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 137,045 ...Data not available ...Data not available 409,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 47,000 ...Data not available ...Data not available 156,650 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 78,025 ...Data not available ...Data not available 255,855 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 34,265 ...Data not available ...Data not available 148,375 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family 1.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1.0 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households 1,293,860 647,805 646,060 4,324,505 2,122,320 2,202,185
Number of persons not in census families 226,655 117,305 109,350 807,660 383,540 424,120
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 31,290 14,745 16,545 105,450 42,525 62,925
Living with non-relatives only 72,360 43,335 29,025 203,285 111,935 91,345
Living alone 123,010 59,230 63,785 498,920 229,075 269,850
Number of census family persons 1,067,205 530,495 536,705 3,516,850 1,738,780 1,778,070
Average number of persons per census family 3.0 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households 120,605 55,815 64,795 643,410 302,320 341,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 37,840 10,905 26,935 211,820 65,460 146,365
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 6,655 1,465 5,190 32,900 7,490 25,410
Living with non-relatives only 2,505 1,245 1,265 13,560 6,770 6,790
Living alone 28,680 8,195 20,485 165,365 51,195 114,165
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 82,765 44,910 37,855 431,590 236,860 194,730
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 500,100 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,764,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 347,270 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,183,075 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 309,320 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,041,470 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 272,320 ...Data not available ...Data not available 898,030 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 119,285 ...Data not available ...Data not available 458,880 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 153,035 ...Data not available ...Data not available 439,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 37,000 ...Data not available ...Data not available 143,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 37,950 ...Data not available ...Data not available 141,600 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 26,890 ...Data not available ...Data not available 91,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 19,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available 66,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 7,400 ...Data not available ...Data not available 23,805 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 11,965 ...Data not available ...Data not available 42,300 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 7,520 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 11,060 ...Data not available ...Data not available 50,415 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 152,835 ...Data not available ...Data not available 581,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 123,010 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 29,820 ...Data not available ...Data not available 82,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 500,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,764,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 308,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available 842,120 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 29,600 ...Data not available ...Data not available 143,970 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 4,235 ...Data not available ...Data not available 46,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 157,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available 731,585 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 30,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available 52,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 41,585 ...Data not available ...Data not available 130,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 17,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available 184,355 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 67,675 ...Data not available ...Data not available 361,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 230 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,885 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 500,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,764,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 123,010 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 164,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available 613,270 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 83,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available 264,135 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 81,420 ...Data not available ...Data not available 237,725 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 30,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available 91,600 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 16,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available 58,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 1,293,860 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,324,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.5 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,300,925 650,170 650,755 4,356,205 2,137,240 2,218,965
  Single responses  1,273,425 636,700 636,725 4,273,930 2,098,055 2,175,870
    English  942,080 475,645 466,440 3,062,435 1,526,350 1,536,085
    French  19,820 9,935 9,885 57,275 28,315 28,965
    Non-official languages  311,520 151,120 160,395 1,154,215 543,395 610,825
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 775 320 455 1,210 540 675
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  260 100 165 955 435 525
        Dene  20 10 10 70 35 35
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 5 5 0
        Inuktitut  5 0 5 25 10 10
        Mi'kmaq  5 0 0 15 10 5
        Ojibway  70 25 50 140 50 90
        Oji-Cree  5 0 5 0 0 0
        Stoney  410 180 225 5 5 5
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 306,820 148,875 157,945 1,137,420 535,395 602,025
        African languages, n.i.e.  1,870 1,005 870 620 330 295
        Afrikaans  935 475 465 2,735 1,330 1,405
        Akan (Twi)  485 270 215 455 235 220
        Albanian  1,025 550 470 1,335 695 635
        Amharic  3,070 1,540 1,525 1,255 615 640
        Arabic  13,685 7,415 6,275 13,050 7,505 5,550
        Armenian  250 120 130 1,105 560 545
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  445 230 210 530 235 295
        Bengali  3,140 1,615 1,525 2,410 1,265 1,145
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  30 15 15 15 10 5
        Bisayan languages  1,485 600 880 3,870 1,445 2,430
        Bosnian  830 410 420 1,275 635 640
        Bulgarian  825 415 405 1,945 960 985
        Burmese  205 100 105 945 485 465
        Cantonese  20,215 9,495 10,725 133,245 61,790 71,455
        Chinese, n.o.s.  27,075 12,870 14,205 120,040 55,735 64,305
        Creoles  465 245 220 640 315 320
        Croatian  2,005 990 1,015 7,820 3,860 3,955
        Czech  1,475 715 765 5,610 2,800 2,810
        Danish  1,140 595 550 5,250 2,575 2,675
        Dutch  5,080 2,550 2,530 23,080 11,190 11,890
        Estonian  95 45 50 820 345 475
        Finnish  400 145 255 4,090 1,705 2,390
        Flemish  110 55 55 445 215 235
        Fukien  210 95 110 1,920 835 1,085
        German  15,140 7,360 7,780 73,625 35,140 38,485
        Greek  1,530 775 760 6,250 3,360 2,885
        Gujarati  4,080 2,000 2,080 6,595 3,060 3,540
        Hakka  95 40 55 1,110 475 630
        Hebrew  425 210 210 1,755 970 785
        Hindi  5,205 2,640 2,565 24,640 11,840 12,800
        Hungarian  3,645 1,785 1,865 9,855 4,915 4,940
        Ilocano  1,620 685 930 3,755 1,465 2,290
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  820 440 380 475 265 205
        Italian  5,720 2,980 2,745 24,060 12,180 11,880
        Japanese  2,140 780 1,360 19,665 6,840 12,825
        Khmer (Cambodian)  825 395 435 1,465 700 770
        Korean  7,810 3,685 4,125 48,975 22,350 26,625
        Kurdish  690 400 290 1,415 775 645
        Lao  495 235 265 1,155 550 600
        Latvian  155 80 70 615 305 310
        Lingala  45 25 20 35 20 20
        Lithuanian  210 95 120 435 190 245
        Macedonian  135 65 65 275 130 140
        Malay  595 250 340 3,535 1,590 1,950
        Malayalam  1,115 575 540 1,460 735 725
        Maltese  35 20 15 220 115 115
        Mandarin  11,415 5,350 6,065 94,055 43,630 50,425
        Marathi  465 245 220 430 220 210
        Nepali  750 405 340 805 430 375
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  1,080 560 520 470 250 220
        Norwegian  465 205 260 2,370 1,155 1,215
        Oromo  605 330 270 325 185 140
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  29,190 14,730 14,460 182,915 90,900 92,020
        Pashto  1,170 585 580 900 485 415
        Persian (Farsi)  6,500 3,435 3,065 36,045 18,265 17,775
        Polish  8,055 3,820 4,240 17,460 8,185 9,270
        Portuguese  2,730 1,320 1,410 14,605 6,990 7,615
        Romanian  3,870 1,995 1,880 8,330 4,110 4,220
        Rundi (Kirundi)  80 40 40 135 60 80
        Russian  7,710 3,510 4,195 22,650 10,300 12,350
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  70 40 25 80 40 45
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  420 215 200 690 345 340
        Serbian  1,765 890 880 6,655 3,425 3,225
        Serbo-Croatian  505 245 260 1,425 675 755
        Shanghainese  80 30 50 1,250 530 715
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  160 85 75 645 335 310
        Sindhi  1,625 775 850 1,770 790 975
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  850 420 430 1,405 715 685
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  290 135 155 775 400 375
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  80 40 40 495 275 225
        Slovak  1,135 565 565 3,220 1,440 1,780
        Slovenian  280 130 155 1,225 590 640
        Somali  1,070 525 545 975 495 480
        Spanish  23,120 11,405 11,720 40,795 19,325 21,470
        Swahili  560 275 285 755 390 365
        Swedish  325 135 190 2,740 1,195 1,545
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  27,085 11,555 15,530 66,120 25,835 40,285
        Taiwanese  175 80 95 5,675 2,640 3,035
        Tamil  1,305 695 610 3,135 1,635 1,500
        Telugu  510 260 250 570 295 270
        Thai  520 165 355 2,410 730 1,680
        Tibetan languages  325 165 160 200 115 85
        Tigrigna  1,250 670 575 590 285 300
        Turkish  1,010 595 420 2,890 1,650 1,235
        Ukrainian  3,905 1,730 2,175 9,680 4,215 5,460
        Urdu  12,570 6,460 6,110 8,450 4,315 4,140
        Vietnamese  12,550 5,915 6,635 25,100 11,745 13,360
        Yiddish  95 45 45 350 185 170
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 3,925 1,930 1,995 15,585 7,455 8,130
  Multiple responses          27,500 13,470 14,025 82,280 39,185 43,095
    English and French  3,130 1,505 1,625 8,600 4,065 4,535
    English and non-official language  22,730 11,140 11,590 68,800 32,875 35,925
    French and non-official language  1,080 570 515 3,345 1,520 1,830
    English, French and non-official language 560 260 300 1,530 725 805
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,300,925 650,170 650,755 4,356,210 2,137,240 2,218,965
  English only 1,179,670 595,735 583,935 3,912,950 1,943,760 1,969,190
  French only 1,080 480 600 2,045 950 1,095
  English and French 94,005 43,440 50,565 296,645 132,940 163,705
  Neither English nor French 26,170 10,515 15,655 144,555 59,590 84,965
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,300,925 650,170 650,755 4,356,205 2,137,245 2,218,965
  English 1,249,095 626,705 622,390 4,143,245 2,044,365 2,098,885
  French 19,900 10,055 9,850 53,725 26,660 27,065
  English and French 6,355 3,190 3,165 16,935 7,710 9,220
  Neither English nor French 25,570 10,220 15,355 142,300 58,510 83,790
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 23,080 11,650 11,425 62,190 30,515 31,680
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,300,925 650,170 650,755 4,356,205 2,137,245 2,218,965
  Single responses 1,248,560 624,410 624,145 4,193,385 2,059,465 2,133,915
    English 1,059,810 531,790 528,015 3,506,595 1,733,775 1,772,820
    French 7,675 3,840 3,835 16,685 8,015 8,665
    Non-official languages 181,075 88,780 92,295 670,100 317,670 352,430
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 335 165 165 175 85 85
        Atikamekw   0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 45 25 25 135 70 65
        Dene 0 5 0 15 5 5
        Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Inuktitut 0 0 0 5 5 5
        Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ojibway 5 0 5 15 10 5
        Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney 275 140 135 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 179,260 87,860 91,395 665,750 315,485 350,265
        African languages, n.i.e. 1,060 545 515 190 80 105
        Afrikaans 475 235 240 1,385 685 690
        Akan (Twi) 210 105 105 120 60 60
        Albanian 580 315 265 700 345 350
        Amharic 2,200 1,085 1,110 555 245 310
        Arabic 8,475 4,410 4,065 7,640 4,065 3,575
        Armenian 145 75 75 490 250 240
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 130 60 65 115 50 65
        Bengali 2,280 1,150 1,130 1,465 715 750
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 20 10 10 0 0 0
        Bisayan languages 540 250 295 1,265 540 720
        Bosnian 450 225 225 705 370 340
        Bulgarian 475 245 230 1,085 530 555
        Burmese 165 85 80 585 315 270
        Cantonese 14,525 6,755 7,770 103,550 47,585 55,970
        Chinese, n.o.s. 17,910 8,590 9,325 81,270 37,740 43,525
        Creoles 225 115 110 315 145 165
        Croatian 705 345 355 2,540 1,200 1,340
        Czech 400 195 205 1,570 795 775
        Danish 80 40 35 325 160 170
        Dutch 680 325 365 2,230 1,055 1,175
        Estonian 15 10 10 110 40 70
        Finnish 60 25 30 795 350 445
        Flemish 5 5 5 50 25 20
        Fukien 45 15 30 690 310 380
        German 2,290 1,110 1,180 11,555 5,430 6,120
        Greek 450 225 230 2,105 1,015 1,095
        Gujarati 2,155 1,035 1,120 3,045 1,335 1,710
        Hakka 15 5 10 320 145 175
        Hebrew 225 110 110 780 395 390
        Hindi 2,845 1,435 1,410 12,390 5,900 6,490
        Hungarian 1,230 605 625 2,560 1,235 1,325
        Ilocano 590 275 315 1,190 530 660
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 420 225 200 180 85 85
        Italian 1,470 660 805 6,250 2,730 3,520
        Japanese 1,000 435 565 9,540 3,985 5,555
        Khmer (Cambodian) 460 220 245 750 370 385
        Korean 5,875 2,795 3,085 38,810 17,985 20,830
        Kurdish 465 260 210 945 490 460
        Lao 260 115 140 545 270 275
        Latvian 45 35 15 105 50 50
        Lingala 15 10 10 10 5 5
        Lithuanian 60 30 30 65 30 35
        Macedonian 60 30 25 140 70 70
        Malay 230 125 105 1,320 655 660
        Malayalam 610 305 300 690 350 340
        Maltese 5 0 5 15 10 5
        Mandarin 8,870 4,305 4,565 78,070 36,945 41,130
        Marathi 230 125 105 230 120 105
        Nepali 555 290 265 525 275 250
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 310 145 165 140 65 75
        Norwegian 165 80 80 160 80 80
        Oromo 450 235 215 175 80 95
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 22,675 11,335 11,340 137,390 67,955 69,430
        Pashto 760 380 380 565 295 270
        Persian (Farsi) 4,490 2,290 2,195 24,750 12,095 12,655
        Polish 3,475 1,670 1,805 6,395 3,065 3,330
        Portuguese 1,110 545 565 5,195 2,405 2,785
        Romanian 2,210 1,165 1,050 4,155 2,050 2,105
        Rundi (Kirundi) 25 15 15 75 30 45
        Russian 4,915 2,400 2,515 12,205 5,880 6,320
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 25 15 10 25 10 15
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 260 125 135 465 230 235
        Serbian 1,045 515 535 4,020 2,020 2,000
        Serbo-Croatian 230 115 115 615 300 315
        Shanghainese 50 20 25 555 260 295
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 210 115 90 980 535 450
        Sindhi 700 315 385 675 295 385
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 440 225 215 595 295 300
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 225 105 120 620 315 300
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 80 35 45
        Slovak 465 235 230 1,080 515 570
        Slovenian 45 15 25 165 70 100
        Somali 760 385 375 625 310 315
        Spanish 14,920 7,410 7,510 20,585 10,025 10,555
        Swahili 205 110 100 250 130 125
        Swedish 55 25 30 430 195 235
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 15,135 7,220 7,915 29,380 12,780 16,600
        Taiwanese 70 30 40 2,910 1,390 1,515
        Tamil 745 390 355 1,965 1,010 960
        Telugu 260 135 125 290 145 140
        Thai 235 100 130 845 375 475
        Tibetan languages 235 120 115 100 55 45
        Tigrigna 905 465 435 295 135 160
        Turkish 590 320 275 1,365 725 645
        Ukrainian 540 240 300 1,070 475 595
        Urdu 8,895 4,525 4,365 5,430 2,700 2,730
        Vietnamese 9,135 4,350 4,785 17,270 8,085 9,180
        Yiddish 0 5 0 10 5 5
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 1,485 750 730 4,180 2,100 2,075
  Multiple responses         52,365 25,760 26,610 162,820 77,775 85,050
    English and French 1,810 915 895 4,700 2,240 2,460
    English and non-official language 49,295 24,215 25,080 155,065 74,155 80,905
    French and non-official language 490 240 250 930 435 495
    English, French and non-official language 775 385 385 2,130 940 1,185
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,300,925 650,170 650,755 4,356,205 2,137,240 2,218,965
  None 1,114,790 559,340 555,450 3,740,260 1,844,645 1,895,615
  Single responses  182,710 89,110 93,595 604,495 287,270 317,220
    English  77,465 38,815 38,655 249,765 122,305 127,455
    French  12,675 5,780 6,890 38,175 17,315 20,865
    Non-official languages  92,570 44,520 48,055 316,550 147,655 168,900
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 390 160 235 845 400 445
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  190 75 115 705 335 365
        Dene  0 0 0 30 15 20
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  5 0 5 20 10 5
        Mi'kmaq  0 0 0 10 5 5
        Ojibway  40 15 25 80 35 45
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney  150 60 85 5 0 5
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 90,115 43,385 46,730 305,355 142,340 163,020
        African languages, n.i.e.  560 295 265 310 165 140
        Afrikaans  415 220 195 1,340 650 690
        Akan (Twi)  255 145 115 260 130 125
        Albanian  320 165 155 405 200 205
        Amharic  770 395 375 460 220 245
        Arabic  5,790 3,105 2,685 3,845 2,280 1,570
        Armenian  60 25 35 320 160 165
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  220 105 110 215 95 125
        Bengali  575 280 295 570 285 285
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  5 5 0 0 5 0
        Bisayan languages  405 175 235 920 345 575
        Bosnian  245 120 125 395 190 205
        Bulgarian  220 100 115 495 215 275
        Burmese  65 30 30 235 110 130
        Cantonese  5,180 2,475 2,705 29,240 13,945 15,290
        Chinese, n.o.s.  5,570 2,680 2,885 20,595 9,830 10,760
        Creoles  290 145 150 490 250 235
        Croatian  825 390 440 3,195 1,585 1,615
        Czech  545 260 280 1,940 900 1,045
        Danish  415 195 215 1,705 765 940
        Dutch  1,585 750 835 6,930 3,130 3,805
        Estonian  25 10 10 235 100 135
        Finnish  125 50 75 1,290 550 740
        Flemish  30 15 10 125 50 70
        Fukien  75 35 40 670 295 380
        German  5,075 2,450 2,625 23,905 10,935 12,970
        Greek  940 455 485 3,310 1,730 1,580
        Gujarati  1,680 815 865 3,185 1,485 1,705
        Hakka  40 20 25 315 135 175
        Hebrew  295 155 145 1,090 575 515
        Hindi  3,235 1,665 1,570 12,695 6,190 6,505
        Hungarian  1,160 555 610 2,950 1,405 1,545
        Ilocano  480 210 270 945 360 590
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  225 125 105 175 90 85
        Italian  2,625 1,315 1,305 9,605 4,715 4,890
        Japanese  1,090 450 635 9,050 3,635 5,415
        Khmer (Cambodian)  230 110 120 365 170 195
        Korean  1,225 585 640 6,890 3,125 3,765
        Kurdish  160 85 65 270 160 110
        Lao  190 90 100 410 200 210
        Latvian  35 10 25 120 45 75
        Lingala  60 25 35 65 25 40
        Lithuanian  50 25 25 115 55 60
        Macedonian  30 15 20 60 25 35
        Malay  255 120 135 1,450 645 805
        Malayalam  370 190 175 520 260 260
        Maltese  5 5 5 80 30 50
        Mandarin  2,410 1,115 1,295 17,925 8,150 9,775
        Marathi  140 75 65 125 65 65
        Nepali  110 65 45 155 80 75
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  1,000 490 510 295 155 135
        Norwegian  125 50 70 715 330 380
        Oromo  120 60 55 65 45 25
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  4,845 2,530 2,315 34,010 17,040 16,970
        Pashto  195 95 100 235 120 120
        Persian (Farsi)  1,205 640 565 7,025 3,725 3,300
        Polish  2,575 1,235 1,340 5,450 2,475 2,975
        Portuguese  1,115 535 585 5,640 2,625 3,010
        Romanian  1,070 535 530 2,410 1,135 1,270
        Rundi (Kirundi)  35 15 20 40 25 25
        Russian  1,945 875 1,070 6,140 2,715 3,425
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  15 10 10 30 15 15
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  95 50 45 160 85 70
        Serbian  525 265 260 1,855 955 905
        Serbo-Croatian  130 65 65 435 190 245
        Shanghainese  30 10 20 485 215 265
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  170 75 95 865 345 520
        Sindhi  760 365 400 930 400 530
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  280 135 145 570 285 290
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  45 25 20 65 35 30
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  25 15 10 150 75 75
        Slovak  330 165 165 1,035 400 635
        Slovenian  70 35 35 345 155 190
        Somali  340 175 165 365 190 175
        Spanish  9,330 4,585 4,745 20,930 10,065 10,865
        Swahili  460 245 215 580 280 300
        Swedish  185 80 105 1,220 535 680
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  8,235 3,105 5,125 24,810 9,040 15,775
        Taiwanese  65 35 30 2,675 1,275 1,395
        Tamil  425 220 200 910 480 430
        Telugu  190 95 95 195 100 95
        Thai  215 65 145 1,110 370 740
        Tibetan languages  55 25 30 45 30 25
        Tigrigna  380 205 175 175 85 90
        Turkish  285 160 120 1,020 575 445
        Ukrainian  990 445 540 1,930 830 1,100
        Urdu  2,850 1,485 1,365 2,425 1,260 1,170
        Vietnamese  2,730 1,280 1,445 5,945 2,880 3,060
        Yiddish  40 15 20 90 35 50
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 2,065 975 1,090 10,345 4,910 5,435
  Multiple responses          3,425 1,720 1,710 11,455 5,320 6,130
    English and French  495 255 240 1,090 495 595
    English and non-official language  1,440 735 700 4,540 2,185 2,350
    French and non-official language  1,475 715 755 5,760 2,610 3,145
    English, French and non-official language  20 10 10 70 30 40

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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.

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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

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

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How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Calgary, Alberta (Code 4830) and British Columbia (Code 59) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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