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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	Ottawa - Gatineau (CMA) Ontario (Census metropolitan area)			Alberta (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	1,236,324	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,645,257^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	1,133,633^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,290,350^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	9.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	10.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	526,627	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,505,007	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	498,636	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	196.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	6,287.03	...Data not available	...Data not available	640,081.87	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	1,236,320	601,270	635,055	3,645,260	1,827,815	1,817,440
0 to 4 years	71,245	36,245	35,000	244,880	125,665	119,210
5 to 9 years	68,720	34,900	33,820	218,990	112,005	106,990
10 to 14 years	71,470	36,155	35,315	220,920	113,415	107,505
15 to 19 years	82,620	42,030	40,590	238,205	122,065	116,145
15 years	15,510	7,990	7,515	46,985	23,995	22,995
16 years	16,205	8,250	7,955	47,235	24,330	22,910
17 years	16,180	8,255	7,930	47,280	24,370	22,910
18 years	16,830	8,485	8,340	47,780	24,435	23,345
19 years	17,890	9,050	8,850	48,920	24,935	23,985
20 to 24 years	88,795	44,500	44,290	258,475	131,510	126,965
25 to 29 years	83,955	41,305	42,645	288,735	146,330	142,405
30 to 34 years	82,070	39,520	42,545	274,390	138,600	135,795
35 to 39 years	84,990	40,870	44,120	260,135	131,810	128,325
40 to 44 years	90,215	43,890	46,325	258,515	130,630	127,890
45 to 49 years	103,875	51,045	52,830	280,635	140,575	140,060
50 to 54 years	98,840	48,090	50,750	279,705	141,370	138,335
55 to 59 years	82,290	40,085	42,205	233,785	118,750	115,030
60 to 64 years	70,360	34,270	36,095	182,160	90,975	91,185
65 to 69 years	50,100	23,895	26,210	125,700	61,790	63,905
70 to 74 years	36,445	16,850	19,600	94,775	45,220	49,555
75 to 79 years	28,375	12,690	15,680	76,040	35,205	40,835
80 to 84 years	21,470	8,540	12,935	57,725	24,810	32,915
85 years and over	20,485	6,375	14,110	51,485	17,095	34,390
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.1	38.2	39.9	36.5	35.9	37.1
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.9	82.2	83.6	81.2	80.8	81.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,024,890	493,965	530,930	2,960,470	1,476,730	1,483,735
Married or living with a common-law partner	579,740	289,645	290,095	1,756,855	881,840	875,015
Married (and not separated)	461,205	230,155	231,055	1,484,700	745,670	739,035
Living common law	118,535	59,490	59,045	272,155	136,180	135,980
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	445,155	204,325	240,835	1,203,610	594,890	608,725
Single (never legally married)	306,365	160,450	145,915	823,935	460,575	363,355
Separated	26,815	11,120	15,700	70,860	31,685	39,170
Divorced	62,115	23,135	38,975	177,375	75,875	101,500
Widowed	49,855	9,620	40,240	131,440	26,745	104,695
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	340,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	164,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	484,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	76,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	213,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	71,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	203,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	29,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	340,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	284,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	855,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	224,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	719,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	96,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	314,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	128,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	405,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	47,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	57,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	174,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	23,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	59,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	34,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	24,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	11,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	9,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	56,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	144,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	44,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	110,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	25,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	13,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	5,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	12,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	900	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	372,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,097,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	84,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	284,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	125,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	386,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	46,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	134,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	79,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	202,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	36,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	1,215,465	592,935	622,530	3,567,935	1,793,260	1,774,675
Number of persons not in census families	218,720	101,700	117,025	616,070	324,140	291,930
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	25,040	10,410	14,625	86,005	42,230	43,775
Living with non-relatives only	52,960	29,745	23,215	187,325	112,605	74,725
Living alone	140,720	61,545	79,180	342,730	169,305	173,430
Number of census family persons	996,745	491,235	505,505	2,951,870	1,469,120	1,482,750
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	142,825	64,445	78,375	366,105	171,780	194,330
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	47,770	13,060	34,715	114,455	34,650	79,805
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	7,095	1,460	5,640	15,895	3,895	12,000
Living with non-relatives only	2,840	1,290	1,550	7,200	3,595	3,605
Living alone	37,835	10,310	27,525	91,355	27,160	64,195
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	95,055	51,390	43,665	251,650	137,125	114,525
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	498,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	333,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	969,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	308,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	870,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	262,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	764,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	120,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	354,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	141,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	46,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	106,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	25,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	19,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	12,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	4,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	7,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	6,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	6,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	164,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	420,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	140,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	342,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	24,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	77,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	498,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	226,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	883,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	72,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	1,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	199,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	402,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	35,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	79,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,865	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	14,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	68,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	197,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	665	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	498,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	140,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	342,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	166,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	477,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	80,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	224,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	73,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	211,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	25,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	11,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	1,215,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,567,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,222,760	595,810	626,950	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,730
Single responses	1,187,685	578,925	608,760	3,547,680	1,781,135	1,766,545
English	599,295	298,245	301,050	2,780,200	1,405,655	1,374,545
French	384,160	183,510	200,650	68,545	35,355	33,195
Non-official languages	204,230	97,175	107,060	698,930	340,125	358,805
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	565	200	365	22,005	10,540	11,470
Atikamekw	5	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	215	100	115	16,745	8,035	8,710
Dene	10	0	5	1,680	825	855
Innu/Montagnais	10	5	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	225	55	165	65	20	40
Mi'kmaq	25	10	15	20	15	10
Ojibway	70	25	45	455	190	260
Oji-Cree	10	5	5	5	5	10
Stoney	5	0	0	3,035	1,465	1,570
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	201,255	95,815	105,435	665,865	324,165	341,705
African languages, n.i.e.	525	265	255	3,380	1,855	1,525
Afrikaans	155	80	75	2,420	1,200	1,220
Akan (Twi)	325	155	170	1,100	620	485
Albanian	625	310	310	1,685	915	770
Amharic	1,225	595	635	5,110	2,595	2,515
Arabic	34,020	17,795	16,230	28,000	15,335	12,665
Armenian	475	245	235	390	185	195
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	645	315	330	1,265	635	625
Bengali	2,915	1,495	1,425	5,030	2,640	2,385
Berber languages (Kabyle)	175	90	85	60	30	25
Bisayan languages	385	110	280	3,255	1,340	1,910
Bosnian	720	335	385	1,745	875	875
Bulgarian	1,030	475	555	1,280	635	650
Burmese	165	85	80	320	160	160
Cantonese	6,575	3,080	3,490	34,985	16,440	18,540
Chinese, n.o.s.	13,580	6,390	7,190	49,270	23,520	25,745
Creoles	4,455	1,905	2,555	1,180	610	570
Croatian	1,205	580	625	3,960	1,950	2,005
Czech	1,065	485	580	2,880	1,405	1,475
Danish	335	155	185	2,805	1,445	1,360
Dutch	2,745	1,315	1,425	17,950	9,095	8,855
Estonian	190	85	105	195	100	95
Finnish	340	135	205	895	355	545
Flemish	105	50	60	345	175	170
Fukien	85	40	45	445	205	235
German	6,640	2,940	3,705	80,905	39,730	41,175
Greek	2,180	1,165	1,015	2,965	1,565	1,405
Gujarati	1,225	640	580	8,675	4,300	4,375
Hakka	60	35	25	325	135	190
Hebrew	365	200	165	780	415	370
Hindi	2,365	1,195	1,170	12,290	6,260	6,030
Hungarian	1,885	940	950	6,700	3,315	3,385
Ilocano	365	120	240	3,010	1,265	1,745
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	140	80	55	1,070	580	490
Italian	9,960	5,025	4,935	11,960	6,145	5,815
Japanese	1,030	325	705	4,560	1,640	2,920
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,300	570	730	1,745	810	930
Korean	1,710	725	985	13,885	6,545	7,340
Kurdish	715	375	340	1,230	705	525
Lao	475	235	240	1,035	515	520
Latvian	295	135	165	330	160	165
Lingala	385	180	205	155	80	75
Lithuanian	225	100	130	380	170	210
Macedonian	70	35	35	275	140	135
Malay	390	165	225	1,080	470	610
Malayalam	450	225	225	2,760	1,425	1,330
Maltese	40	10	25	75	35	35
Mandarin	7,275	3,360	3,920	19,325	9,120	10,210
Marathi	240	115	125	850	460	395
Nepali	465	230	240	1,605	870	735
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	870	465	405	2,075	1,120	960
Norwegian	155	60	95	1,180	540	635
Oromo	565	310	260	1,405	790	610
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,365	1,680	1,685	49,940	25,350	24,590
Pashto	720	385	335	1,850	950	900
Persian (Farsi)	6,555	3,285	3,270	10,655	5,630	5,025
Polish	6,230	2,830	3,395	19,890	9,335	10,560
Portuguese	6,625	3,190	3,440	7,380	3,610	3,770
Romanian	3,280	1,520	1,760	6,550	3,335	3,215
Rundi (Kirundi)	935	420	520	235	110	120
Russian	6,030	2,635	3,400	13,840	6,355	7,490
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	875	335	535	440	225	215
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	170	85	85	680	360	325
Serbian	2,195	1,100	1,095	3,560	1,795	1,765
Serbo-Croatian	960	465	495	930	455	475
Shanghainese	80	35	45	130	50	80
Sign languages, n.i.e.	140	65	70	465	250	215
Sindhi	245	120	130	2,560	1,205	1,355
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	730	360	370	1,940	1,030	915
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	360	175	180	650	335	315
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	75	40	35	325	160	165
Slovak	680	305	375	2,145	1,045	1,100
Slovenian	245	115	130	745	350	395
Somali	6,290	2,690	3,600	5,515	2,875	2,640
Spanish	14,920	6,850	8,070	44,020	22,045	21,975
Swahili	1,070	515	555	1,455	775	680
Swedish	290	130	160	950	420	530
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	5,070	1,675	3,395	60,085	25,720	34,370
Taiwanese	175	75	100	340	150	190
Tamil	2,100	1,080	1,020	2,645	1,425	1,215
Telugu	345	170	170	1,085	565	520
Thai	385	105	275	1,310	420	890
Tibetan languages	20	10	10	335	170	165
Tigrigna	775	375	400	2,340	1,245	1,095
Turkish	1,510	775	740	2,460	1,415	1,050
Ukrainian	1,675	730	945	24,575	11,095	13,475
Urdu	3,790	1,925	1,860	19,900	10,265	9,630
Vietnamese	6,230	2,915	3,310	21,195	9,930	11,265
Yiddish	230	120	105	165	85	80
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,405	1,155	1,250	11,055	5,420	5,635
Multiple responses	35,075	16,885	18,190	62,505	30,325	32,185
English and French	16,665	8,010	8,650	8,410	4,045	4,365
English and non-official language	11,795	5,770	6,020	49,970	24,210	25,760
French and non-official language	4,630	2,190	2,440	2,945	1,500	1,440
English, French and non-official language	1,985	905	1,075	1,185	565	620
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,222,755	595,805	626,950	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,735
English only	556,405	282,365	274,040	3,321,810	1,679,330	1,642,480
French only	105,280	46,280	59,000	3,205	1,430	1,780
English and French	547,625	261,975	285,650	235,565	110,485	125,075
Neither English nor French	13,445	5,185	8,260	49,600	20,210	29,395
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,222,755	595,810	626,950	3,610,180	1,811,455	1,798,735
English	774,485	383,195	391,295	3,484,240	1,751,785	1,732,460
French	408,010	194,450	213,560	65,105	33,810	31,295
English and French	27,220	13,200	14,025	12,530	6,305	6,225
Neither English nor French	13,040	4,965	8,070	48,310	19,555	28,750
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	421,625	201,050	220,575	71,370	36,960	34,405
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	34.5	33.7	35.2	2.0	2.0	1.9
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,222,760	595,810	626,950	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730
Single responses	1,169,560	570,455	599,110	3,499,490	1,757,090	1,742,400
English	718,430	355,105	363,330	3,095,250	1,557,420	1,537,830
French	345,630	165,270	180,365	24,690	12,545	12,140
Non-official languages	105,500	50,085	55,420	379,550	187,125	192,425
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	170	60	110	9,525	4,800	4,730
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	80	30	50	6,470	3,255	3,215
Dene	0	5	0	880	475	400
Innu/Montagnais	5	5	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	60	15	45	10	5	5
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	5	0	5
Ojibway	20	10	10	95	35	60
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	5	0
Stoney	0	0	0	2,070	1,025	1,045
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	104,505	49,620	54,885	366,215	180,370	185,850
African languages, n.i.e.	205	95	110	1,880	990	885
Afrikaans	50	30	25	1,435	715	715
Akan (Twi)	110	55	55	460	235	225
Albanian	310	155	155	915	505	410
Amharic	685	315	365	3,555	1,770	1,790
Arabic	20,295	10,240	10,050	16,655	8,765	7,890
Armenian	240	120	115	205	100	100
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	100	45	60	395	190	205
Bengali	1,965	970	995	3,540	1,820	1,720
Berber languages (Kabyle)	75	30	45	35	15	15
Bisayan languages	125	40	80	1,125	530	595
Bosnian	405	205	200	885	450	430
Bulgarian	575	275	300	755	375	375
Burmese	100	45	55	215	115	105
Cantonese	4,070	1,895	2,175	24,790	11,520	13,270
Chinese, n.o.s.	9,180	4,330	4,855	32,395	15,515	16,880
Creoles	1,855	765	1,085	630	315	310
Croatian	500	245	255	1,375	645	735
Czech	295	135	160	755	380	375
Danish	30	15	10	175	95	80
Dutch	200	95	110	2,390	1,180	1,210
Estonian	45	20	30	25	10	15
Finnish	30	10	15	115	50	60
Flemish	5	0	5	40	20	20
Fukien	15	10	10	120	45	75
German	875	380	490	35,485	17,490	18,000
Greek	665	325	335	905	440	460
Gujarati	460	225	240	5,040	2,450	2,590
Hakka	10	5	5	110	50	60
Hebrew	145	70	70	370	190	180
Hindi	1,055	520	535	6,955	3,525	3,425
Hungarian	545	260	285	1,900	920	980
Ilocano	160	65	100	1,060	490	575
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	510	260	245
Italian	2,980	1,355	1,625	3,235	1,455	1,785
Japanese	420	160	260	2,125	890	1,235
Khmer (Cambodian)	635	285	350	960	445	510
Korean	1,050	485	570	10,340	4,980	5,370
Kurdish	440	220	220	785	435	350
Lao	255	135	125	530	250	285
Latvian	70	30	45	85	55	35
Lingala	135	50	75	45	25	25
Lithuanian	55	25	30	85	40	40
Macedonian	30	15	15	110	55	55
Malay	115	60	55	370	200	165
Malayalam	180	90	95	1,495	760	735
Maltese	5	0	5	5	5	5
Mandarin	5,530	2,680	2,855	14,910	7,300	7,610
Marathi	120	55	65	430	230	205
Nepali	345	165	175	1,190	625	570
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	595	285	305
Norwegian	10	5	5	190	95	95
Oromo	265	125	140	1,050	565	485
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,830	875	960	38,215	19,220	19,000
Pashto	525	280	245	1,235	625	610
Persian (Farsi)	4,165	1,970	2,200	7,260	3,680	3,580
Polish	2,505	1,165	1,340	7,935	3,805	4,125
Portuguese	2,775	1,320	1,455	2,915	1,400	1,515
Romanian	1,880	900	985	3,735	1,930	1,805
Rundi (Kirundi)	330	160	170	100	40	60
Russian	3,825	1,785	2,040	8,360	4,115	4,250
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	285	120	170	220	115	105
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	90	45	50	375	185	190
Serbian	1,600	805	795	2,025	1,010	1,015
Serbo-Croatian	600	305	300	435	225	210
Shanghainese	40	20	15	65	35	35
Sign languages, n.i.e.	225	130	90	685	415	270
Sindhi	60	25	40	1,105	490	610
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	350	175	175	1,000	530	465
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	275	140	135	500	260	240
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	15	70	35	35
Slovak	205	95	110	680	340	335
Slovenian	35	15	15	120	50	70
Somali	3,935	1,635	2,295	4,110	2,130	1,985
Spanish	8,485	3,970	4,515	27,405	13,830	13,575
Swahili	390	170	215	580	310	275
Swedish	65	35	30	115	55	55
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,125	830	1,295	33,190	15,940	17,255
Taiwanese	80	35	45	130	60	70
Tamil	1,285	630	655	1,515	805	715
Telugu	125	60	65	565	295	270
Thai	135	45	80	595	270	325
Tibetan languages	5	5	5	235	120	110
Tigrigna	405	180	225	1,595	820	775
Turkish	805	395	410	1,610	860	750
Ukrainian	445	200	245	2,985	1,365	1,620
Urdu	2,050	1,025	1,025	13,740	7,005	6,735
Vietnamese	4,315	2,025	2,295	15,080	7,140	7,945
Yiddish	15	10	5	5	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	830	405	420	3,810	1,955	1,850
Multiple responses	53,190	25,355	27,840	110,695	54,360	56,335
English and French	17,120	8,000	9,120	4,945	2,520	2,425
English and non-official language	27,065	13,210	13,855	102,995	50,465	52,535
French and non-official language	5,045	2,270	2,775	1,115	570	550
English, French and non-official language	3,960	1,870	2,095	1,640	815	825
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,222,760	595,805	626,945	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730
None	942,040	462,705	479,335	3,175,225	1,598,555	1,576,670
Single responses	270,045	128,120	141,925	427,270	209,070	218,200
English	122,885	59,095	63,790	175,275	88,065	87,205
French	76,435	35,695	40,735	36,995	17,270	19,730
Non-official languages	70,725	33,325	37,405	215,005	103,740	111,265
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	355	130	220	11,185	5,305	5,880
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	115	55	65	9,370	4,490	4,885
Dene	0	0	0	655	290	365
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	145	45	95	55	20	35
Mi'kmaq	20	10	5	20	10	10
Ojibway	65	25	45	220	90	130
Oji-Cree	10	5	10	5	0	5
Stoney	0	0	0	855	405	450
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	68,855	32,505	36,345	197,700	95,500	102,195
African languages, n.i.e.	250	120	125	970	540	430
Afrikaans	75	30	40	935	475	455
Akan (Twi)	235	100	135	620	350	270
Albanian	165	85	75	490	265	230
Amharic	390	180	205	1,395	750	650
Arabic	10,390	5,505	4,885	12,895	6,955	5,945
Armenian	110	45	60	95	40	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	370	185	185	550	265	285
Bengali	640	355	285	1,010	515	490
Berber languages (Kabyle)	55	25	25	5	5	0
Bisayan languages	100	35	65	830	330	505
Bosnian	225	95	125	580	280	305
Bulgarian	275	130	150	320	150	175
Burmese	50	25	25	115	60	55
Cantonese	1,800	845	955	9,235	4,460	4,775
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,855	1,360	1,490	10,445	5,115	5,330
Creoles	3,145	1,335	1,805	720	360	355
Croatian	415	210	200	1,555	775	780
Czech	355	140	215	990	480	515
Danish	140	60	85	945	430	515
Dutch	925	415	510	5,765	2,795	2,965
Estonian	65	25	35	50	30	25
Finnish	145	50	95	300	130	175
Flemish	20	10	10	70	40	35
Fukien	35	15	20	155	75	80
German	2,730	1,210	1,520	18,255	8,815	9,440
Greek	1,160	625	535	1,720	850	870
Gujarati	600	310	290	2,970	1,465	1,500
Hakka	20	10	10	105	40	65
Hebrew	355	180	180	600	300	290
Hindi	1,425	730	695	7,045	3,685	3,365
Hungarian	560	260	300	2,015	970	1,040
Ilocano	95	25	70	845	360	480
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	65	35	25	320	175	140
Italian	4,210	2,035	2,175	5,390	2,700	2,685
Japanese	595	260	340	2,250	960	1,290
Khmer (Cambodian)	440	190	250	525	255	270
Korean	500	215	285	2,420	1,125	1,290
Kurdish	155	80	75	300	165	135
Lao	125	60	65	365	190	175
Latvian	85	40	45	80	30	50
Lingala	620	255	370	230	115	115
Lithuanian	70	30	45	95	45	45
Macedonian	20	5	15	90	40	50
Malay	185	80	105	460	205	255
Malayalam	190	100	95	960	485	470
Maltese	20	10	15	15	10	10
Mandarin	1,745	765	975	4,300	1,965	2,335
Marathi	65	25	35	240	130	110
Nepali	60	25	40	235	135	90
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	735	350	385	1,685	860	830
Norwegian	80	30	50	355	160	195
Oromo	145	75	65	255	130	130
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,090	545	545	8,810	4,560	4,245
Pashto	140	70	65	340	170	170
Persian (Farsi)	1,555	815	740	2,105	1,130	980
Polish	1,980	815	1,165	6,180	2,890	3,290
Portuguese	2,250	1,085	1,165	3,195	1,565	1,630
Romanian	830	395	435	1,715	865	850
Rundi (Kirundi)	510	225	285	120	65	55
Russian	1,645	715	930	4,020	1,825	2,200
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	425	155	265	195	100	100
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	50	20	30	185	100	90
Serbian	380	200	185	1,135	575	555
Serbo-Croatian	170	90	80	260	125	140
Shanghainese	25	10	20	40	15	25
Sign languages, n.i.e.	145	55	90	645	270	375
Sindhi	120	60	65	1,185	560	630
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	280	140	145	755	395	360
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	115	65	50
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	85	50	40
Slovak	240	100	140	605	300	300
Slovenian	70	20	45	250	120	130
Somali	2,015	925	1,090	1,435	745	690
Spanish	6,505	3,050	3,455	18,355	9,210	9,145
Swahili	780	360	425	1,145	610	540
Swedish	170	80	95	450	205	245
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,920	565	1,355	18,450	6,985	11,460
Taiwanese	65	25	40	125	60	65
Tamil	660	345	320	880	460	420
Telugu	145	70	70	360	195	165
Thai	205	65	140	575	185	390
Tibetan languages	10	5	0	60	35	30
Tigrigna	265	130	135	740	395	345
Turkish	420	225	195	640	370	270
Ukrainian	545	220	320	7,440	3,335	4,105
Urdu	1,445	750	695	4,905	2,555	2,355
Vietnamese	1,420	685	735	4,960	2,345	2,615
Yiddish	55	25	25	60	30	30
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,520	685	835	6,125	2,940	3,190
Multiple responses	10,665	4,985	5,680	7,690	3,825	3,865
English and French	3,345	1,610	1,740	995	520	475
English and non-official language	3,125	1,465	1,660	2,860	1,445	1,405
French and non-official language	4,110	1,865	2,245	3,785	1,820	1,960
English, French and non-official language	85	40	45	55	35	25

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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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. Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario (Code 505) and Alberta (Code 48) (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 1, 2024).

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Canada, provinces, territories and federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	IVT (3,008 KB)	XML (2,802 KB)
Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions, census subdivisions and dissemination areas	IVT (233,928 KB)	XML (384,573 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
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Map: Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

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Map: Ottawa - Gatineau, Census metropolitan area (shaded in green), Ontario

Map: Alberta

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area)

Geographic hierarchy: Alberta (Province)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)

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Note: For more information regarding geographic hierarchies, refer to the Illustrated Glossary: Hierarchy of standard geographic units tutorial.

Related data

Related data: Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario
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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

Related data: Alberta

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Alberta
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Focus on Geography, Alberta
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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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2011 Census

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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