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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	Hamilton (CMA) Ontario (Census metropolitan area)			British Columbia (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	721,053	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,400,057^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	692,911	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,113,487^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	7.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	294,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,945,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	282,186	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,637	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	525.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,371.85	...Data not available	...Data not available	922,509.29	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	721,050	350,650	370,400	4,400,055	2,156,600	2,243,455
0 to 4 years	38,350	19,835	18,515	219,665	112,885	106,775
5 to 9 years	39,540	20,330	19,210	218,915	112,200	106,715
10 to 14 years	42,155	21,725	20,425	238,780	122,465	116,315
15 to 19 years	49,130	25,345	23,785	275,165	141,670	133,500
15 years	9,195	4,730	4,455	53,725	27,620	26,110
16 years	9,690	5,040	4,650	54,885	28,475	26,410
17 years	9,855	4,990	4,865	55,400	28,510	26,885
18 years	10,080	5,165	4,910	55,380	28,425	26,955
19 years	10,315	5,415	4,900	55,785	28,640	27,140
20 to 24 years	47,725	24,245	23,485	279,825	142,290	137,535
25 to 29 years	43,780	21,655	22,125	288,780	143,475	145,305
30 to 34 years	42,905	20,660	22,240	275,985	135,220	140,755
35 to 39 years	45,065	21,700	23,365	280,870	135,455	145,415
40 to 44 years	50,510	24,625	25,880	313,765	151,430	162,335
45 to 49 years	58,415	28,610	29,805	350,600	170,580	180,020
50 to 54 years	56,410	27,790	28,620	354,610	172,060	182,550
55 to 59 years	48,450	23,270	25,175	323,335	157,455	165,880
60 to 64 years	43,055	20,515	22,545	291,040	142,645	148,395
65 to 69 years	32,725	15,595	17,130	210,900	103,785	107,115
70 to 74 years	26,225	12,205	14,020	160,715	77,350	83,360
75 to 79 years	22,240	9,785	12,450	127,480	60,720	66,760
80 to 84 years	17,860	7,340	10,515	96,945	42,745	54,200
85 years and over	16,515	5,415	11,100	92,675	32,150	60,520
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	41.2	40.0	42.4	41.9	41.1	42.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.4	82.3	84.3	84.6	83.9	85.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	601,010	288,760	312,250	3,722,695	1,809,045	1,913,650
Married or living with a common-law partner	340,905	170,180	170,720	2,154,575	1,074,965	1,079,610
Married (and not separated)	296,860	148,230	148,635	1,832,605	913,430	919,175
Living common law	44,040	21,950	22,085	321,965	161,530	160,435
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	260,105	118,580	141,530	1,568,120	734,075	834,040
Single (never legally married)	165,680	88,900	76,785	1,014,270	550,830	463,435
Separated	19,270	8,115	11,150	102,040	43,570	58,470
Divorced	36,695	14,060	22,630	246,515	98,130	148,385
Widowed	38,460	7,500	30,960	205,300	41,550	163,750
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	202,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	96,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	645,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	44,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	263,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	43,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	238,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	18,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	202,895	...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	167,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,048,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	145,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	887,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	61,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	422,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	83,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	465,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	30,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	181,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	37,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	205,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	15,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	21,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	13,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	8,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,430	...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	35,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	189,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	28,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	16,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	8,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	6,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	540	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	228,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,230,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	45,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	73,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	27,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	156,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	51,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	255,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	30,120	...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	708,175	345,295	362,875	4,324,505	2,122,320	2,202,185
Number of persons not in census families	109,445	49,345	60,100	807,660	383,540	424,120
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	14,215	5,610	8,605	105,450	42,525	62,925
Living with non-relatives only	19,370	10,810	8,560	203,285	111,935	91,345
Living alone	75,865	32,930	42,930	498,920	229,075	269,850
Number of census family persons	598,730	295,950	302,775	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	107,660	48,005	59,660	643,410	302,320	341,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	35,350	9,495	25,855	211,820	65,460	146,365
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,260	1,185	4,075	32,900	7,490	25,410
Living with non-relatives only	1,600	770	835	13,560	6,770	6,790
Living alone	28,485	7,540	20,945	165,365	51,195	114,165
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	72,315	38,505	33,805	431,590	236,860	194,730
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	282,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	197,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,183,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	180,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,041,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	152,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	898,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	68,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	458,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	83,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	439,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	28,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	16,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	141,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	11,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	7,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	66,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	5,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	3,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	5,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	84,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	581,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	75,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	8,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	282,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	161,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	842,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	44,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	380	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	76,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	731,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	9,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	35,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	130,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	7,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	23,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	361,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	535	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	282,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	75,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	92,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	613,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	45,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	44,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	237,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	16,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	8,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	708,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,324,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	712,580	347,335	365,250	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
Single responses	700,400	341,440	358,955	4,273,930	2,098,055	2,175,870
English	540,870	265,275	275,595	3,062,435	1,526,350	1,536,085
French	10,150	4,575	5,580	57,275	28,315	28,965
Non-official languages	149,370	71,585	77,785	1,154,215	543,395	610,825
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	55	20	35	1,210	540	675
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	5	955	435	525
Dene	0	0	0	70	35	35
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	5	5	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	25	10	10
Mi'kmaq	5	5	5	15	10	5
Ojibway	35	15	20	140	50	90
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	148,255	71,075	77,180	1,137,420	535,395	602,025
African languages, n.i.e.	240	100	135	620	330	295
Afrikaans	210	95	115	2,735	1,330	1,405
Akan (Twi)	225	110	110	455	235	220
Albanian	1,230	645	585	1,335	695	635
Amharic	225	115	110	1,255	615	640
Arabic	7,665	4,075	3,590	13,050	7,505	5,550
Armenian	340	170	175	1,105	560	545
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	185	75	110	530	235	295
Bengali	1,120	570	545	2,410	1,265	1,145
Berber languages (Kabyle)	10	5	0	15	10	5
Bisayan languages	195	75	115	3,870	1,445	2,430
Bosnian	975	480	490	1,275	635	640
Bulgarian	225	105	115	1,945	960	985
Burmese	60	25	30	945	485	465
Cantonese	1,975	930	1,040	133,245	61,790	71,455
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,775	2,355	2,415	120,040	55,735	64,305
Creoles	285	140	145	640	315	320
Croatian	6,015	2,940	3,075	7,820	3,860	3,955
Czech	1,575	725	845	5,610	2,800	2,810
Danish	315	145	175	5,250	2,575	2,675
Dutch	4,865	2,245	2,620	23,080	11,190	11,890
Estonian	265	115	155	820	345	475
Finnish	180	75	105	4,090	1,705	2,390
Flemish	110	50	60	445	215	235
Fukien	5	5	5	1,920	835	1,085
German	6,630	2,920	3,710	73,625	35,140	38,485
Greek	2,060	1,070	985	6,250	3,360	2,885
Gujarati	1,320	675	640	6,595	3,060	3,540
Hakka	10	5	10	1,110	475	630
Hebrew	155	75	75	1,755	970	785
Hindi	1,275	635	640	24,640	11,840	12,800
Hungarian	3,700	1,715	1,980	9,855	4,915	4,940
Ilocano	240	90	150	3,755	1,465	2,290
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	145	75	70	475	265	205
Italian	19,030	9,360	9,670	24,060	12,180	11,880
Japanese	405	140	265	19,665	6,840	12,825
Khmer (Cambodian)	940	460	480	1,465	700	770
Korean	2,105	980	1,120	48,975	22,350	26,625
Kurdish	1,020	525	495	1,415	775	645
Lao	380	185	190	1,155	550	600
Latvian	465	190	275	615	305	310
Lingala	30	10	20	35	20	20
Lithuanian	650	255	390	435	190	245
Macedonian	640	320	320	275	130	140
Malay	145	55	90	3,535	1,590	1,950
Malayalam	535	270	255	1,460	735	725
Maltese	185	85	105	220	115	115
Mandarin	2,210	1,050	1,165	94,055	43,630	50,425
Marathi	110	60	45	430	220	210
Nepali	65	25	40	805	430	375
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	145	75	65	470	250	220
Norwegian	50	15	35	2,370	1,155	1,215
Oromo	60	30	30	325	185	140
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5,680	2,865	2,815	182,915	90,900	92,020
Pashto	250	140	110	900	485	415
Persian (Farsi)	2,735	1,390	1,345	36,045	18,265	17,775
Polish	10,235	4,605	5,630	17,460	8,185	9,270
Portuguese	8,760	4,385	4,375	14,605	6,990	7,615
Romanian	2,300	1,100	1,200	8,330	4,110	4,220
Rundi (Kirundi)	55	25	30	135	60	80
Russian	2,030	910	1,115	22,650	10,300	12,350
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	55	20	35	80	40	45
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	1,760	865	890	690	345	340
Serbian	6,380	3,210	3,165	6,655	3,425	3,225
Serbo-Croatian	525	255	265	1,425	675	755
Shanghainese	10	10	0	1,250	530	715
Sign languages, n.i.e.	90	45	50	645	335	310
Sindhi	130	65	65	1,770	790	975
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	285	135	145	1,405	715	685
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	255	135	125	775	400	375
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	185	95	95	495	275	225
Slovak	800	330	460	3,220	1,440	1,780
Slovenian	805	385	420	1,225	590	640
Somali	795	355	440	975	495	480
Spanish	9,455	4,450	5,005	40,795	19,325	21,470
Swahili	280	115	160	755	390	365
Swedish	130	65	65	2,740	1,195	1,545
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,560	1,735	2,825	66,120	25,835	40,285
Taiwanese	65	30	35	5,675	2,640	3,035
Tamil	480	235	240	3,135	1,635	1,500
Telugu	110	60	50	570	295	270
Thai	170	80	90	2,410	730	1,680
Tibetan languages	0	5	0	200	115	85
Tigrigna	115	50	60	590	285	300
Turkish	830	425	400	2,890	1,650	1,235
Ukrainian	2,825	1,200	1,625	9,680	4,215	5,460
Urdu	3,785	1,910	1,875	8,450	4,315	4,140
Vietnamese	3,275	1,590	1,690	25,100	11,745	13,360
Yiddish	85	40	40	350	185	170
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,065	495	565	15,585	7,455	8,130
Multiple responses	12,180	5,890	6,290	82,280	39,185	43,095
English and French	1,545	705	840	8,600	4,065	4,535
English and non-official language	9,670	4,725	4,945	68,800	32,875	35,925
French and non-official language	735	355	380	3,345	1,520	1,830
English, French and non-official language	230	105	130	1,530	725	805
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	712,580	347,330	365,250	4,356,210	2,137,240	2,218,965
English only	656,790	323,870	332,920	3,912,950	1,943,760	1,969,190
French only	475	220	255	2,045	950	1,095
English and French	45,060	19,205	25,855	296,645	132,940	163,705
Neither English nor French	10,250	4,040	6,210	144,555	59,590	84,965
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	712,580	347,335	365,245	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
English	690,030	337,660	352,365	4,143,245	2,044,365	2,098,885
French	9,945	4,500	5,440	53,725	26,660	27,065
English and French	2,625	1,265	1,365	16,935	7,710	9,220
Neither English nor French	9,980	3,905	6,075	142,300	58,510	83,790
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	11,260	5,135	6,120	62,190	30,515	31,680
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.6	1.5	1.7	1.4	1.4	1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	712,580	347,330	365,250	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
Single responses	688,605	335,715	352,890	4,193,385	2,059,465	2,133,915
English	613,375	299,745	313,625	3,506,595	1,733,775	1,772,820
French	3,350	1,505	1,850	16,685	8,015	8,665
Non-official languages	71,875	34,465	37,415	670,100	317,670	352,430
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	10	0	5	175	85	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	135	70	65
Dene	0	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	71,430	34,235	37,195	665,750	315,485	350,265
African languages, n.i.e.	230	115	120	190	80	105
Afrikaans	105	50	55	1,385	685	690
Akan (Twi)	85	35	45	120	60	60
Albanian	860	435	420	700	345	350
Amharic	110	50	55	555	245	310
Arabic	4,695	2,370	2,325	7,640	4,065	3,575
Armenian	120	55	65	490	250	240
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	50	20	25	115	50	65
Bengali	790	395	395	1,465	715	750
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	65	35	35	1,265	540	720
Bosnian	630	325	310	705	370	340
Bulgarian	100	50	50	1,085	530	555
Burmese	30	15	15	585	315	270
Cantonese	1,275	595	680	103,550	47,585	55,970
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,075	2,155	1,920	81,270	37,740	43,525
Creoles	125	60	60	315	145	165
Croatian	2,500	1,185	1,315	2,540	1,200	1,340
Czech	920	440	475	1,570	795	775
Danish	10	5	5	325	160	170
Dutch	270	115	150	2,230	1,055	1,175
Estonian	60	20	40	110	40	70
Finnish	15	5	10	795	350	445
Flemish	5	5	0	50	25	20
Fukien	0	0	5	690	310	380
German	810	365	445	11,555	5,430	6,120
Greek	750	345	405	2,105	1,015	1,095
Gujarati	775	395	375	3,045	1,335	1,710
Hakka	0	0	0	320	145	175
Hebrew	65	30	35	780	395	390
Hindi	595	305	295	12,390	5,900	6,490
Hungarian	1,410	655	755	2,560	1,235	1,325
Ilocano	100	35	65	1,190	530	660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	180	85	85
Italian	6,385	2,750	3,635	6,250	2,730	3,520
Japanese	110	40	75	9,540	3,985	5,555
Khmer (Cambodian)	565	270	295	750	370	385
Korean	1,495	730	770	38,810	17,985	20,830
Kurdish	730	365	365	945	490	460
Lao	195	95	95	545	270	275
Latvian	160	60	95	105	50	50
Lingala	5	0	5	10	5	5
Lithuanian	200	75	125	65	30	35
Macedonian	255	130	130	140	70	70
Malay	105	50	50	1,320	655	660
Malayalam	260	125	135	690	350	340
Maltese	25	15	10	15	10	5
Mandarin	1,645	810	835	78,070	36,945	41,130
Marathi	40	25	15	230	120	105
Nepali	40	20	20	525	275	250
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	140	65	75
Norwegian	0	0	5	160	80	80
Oromo	25	15	15	175	80	95
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,785	1,870	1,920	137,390	67,955	69,430
Pashto	155	80	70	565	295	270
Persian (Farsi)	1,765	840	925	24,750	12,095	12,655
Polish	4,295	1,990	2,300	6,395	3,065	3,330
Portuguese	3,810	1,840	1,970	5,195	2,405	2,785
Romanian	1,205	595	610	4,155	2,050	2,105
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	5	15	75	30	45
Russian	1,235	580	655	12,205	5,880	6,320
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	5	25	10	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	1,300	615	680	465	230	235
Serbian	3,690	1,805	1,885	4,020	2,020	2,000
Serbo-Croatian	245	120	120	615	300	315
Shanghainese	0	0	0	555	260	295
Sign languages, n.i.e.	170	95	75	980	535	450
Sindhi	40	15	25	675	295	385
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	120	55	65	595	295	300
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	225	120	110	620	315	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	80	35	45
Slovak	310	145	165	1,080	515	570
Slovenian	245	110	135	165	70	100
Somali	540	235	310	625	310	315
Spanish	5,635	2,705	2,935	20,585	10,025	10,555
Swahili	140	60	80	250	130	125
Swedish	30	15	15	430	195	235
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,990	865	1,120	29,380	12,780	16,600
Taiwanese	40	25	15	2,910	1,390	1,515
Tamil	265	125	135	1,965	1,010	960
Telugu	70	35	35	290	145	140
Thai	105	65	40	845	375	475
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	100	55	45
Tigrigna	50	25	30	295	135	160
Turkish	465	240	220	1,365	725	645
Ukrainian	730	300	430	1,070	475	595
Urdu	2,395	1,175	1,215	5,430	2,700	2,730
Vietnamese	2,375	1,145	1,225	17,270	8,085	9,180
Yiddish	5	5	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	435	230	210	4,180	2,100	2,075
Multiple responses	23,975	11,620	12,355	162,820	77,775	85,050
English and French	950	460	490	4,700	2,240	2,460
English and non-official language	22,310	10,830	11,480	155,065	74,155	80,905
French and non-official language	310	155	160	930	435	495
English, French and non-official language	405	170	235	2,130	940	1,185
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	712,580	347,330	365,245	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
None	625,340	305,925	319,415	3,740,260	1,844,645	1,895,615
Single responses	85,550	40,600	44,950	604,495	287,270	317,220
English	30,760	15,095	15,665	249,765	122,305	127,455
French	6,625	2,775	3,845	38,175	17,315	20,865
Non-official languages	48,165	22,725	25,435	316,550	147,655	168,900
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	45	20	30	845	400	445
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	5	5	705	335	365
Dene	0	0	0	30	15	20
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	5	0	20	10	5
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	10	5	5
Ojibway	35	15	20	80	35	45
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	47,505	22,445	25,060	305,355	142,340	163,020
African languages, n.i.e.	105	50	55	310	165	140
Afrikaans	105	50	55	1,340	650	690
Akan (Twi)	110	55	50	260	130	125
Albanian	205	105	100	405	200	205
Amharic	90	45	40	460	220	245
Arabic	2,360	1,275	1,090	3,845	2,280	1,570
Armenian	105	50	60	320	160	165
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	115	50	65	215	95	125
Bengali	250	140	110	570	285	285
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	5	0
Bisayan languages	50	20	30	920	345	575
Bosnian	225	110	115	395	190	205
Bulgarian	70	35	40	495	215	275
Burmese	15	15	10	235	110	130
Cantonese	585	275	315	29,240	13,945	15,290
Chinese, n.o.s.	920	420	495	20,595	9,830	10,760
Creoles	210	95	115	490	250	235
Croatian	2,295	1,090	1,205	3,195	1,585	1,615
Czech	335	145	190	1,940	900	1,045
Danish	90	35	60	1,705	765	940
Dutch	1,665	710	955	6,930	3,130	3,805
Estonian	80	40	40	235	100	135
Finnish	50	10	35	1,290	550	740
Flemish	35	15	20	125	50	70
Fukien	5	0	0	670	295	380
German	2,365	1,015	1,350	23,905	10,935	12,970
Greek	1,080	545	535	3,310	1,730	1,580
Gujarati	420	215	205	3,185	1,485	1,705
Hakka	5	0	5	315	135	175
Hebrew	130	65	65	1,090	575	515
Hindi	790	390	400	12,695	6,190	6,505
Hungarian	1,045	475	570	2,950	1,405	1,545
Ilocano	65	20	45	945	360	590
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	110	60	50	175	90	85
Italian	6,985	3,405	3,585	9,605	4,715	4,890
Japanese	220	105	115	9,050	3,635	5,415
Khmer (Cambodian)	235	115	125	365	170	195
Korean	415	200	210	6,890	3,125	3,765
Kurdish	215	115	100	270	160	110
Lao	110	50	55	410	200	210
Latvian	145	65	85	120	45	75
Lingala	65	25	35	65	25	40
Lithuanian	195	70	125	115	55	60
Macedonian	215	100	115	60	25	35
Malay	80	35	45	1,450	645	805
Malayalam	215	110	105	520	260	260
Maltese	85	35	55	80	30	50
Mandarin	510	230	275	17,925	8,150	9,775
Marathi	25	10	20	125	65	65
Nepali	15	5	5	155	80	75
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	135	65	70	295	155	135
Norwegian	25	10	15	715	330	380
Oromo	10	5	5	65	45	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,415	740	675	34,010	17,040	16,970
Pashto	60	35	25	235	120	120
Persian (Farsi)	615	345	270	7,025	3,725	3,300
Polish	3,140	1,385	1,755	5,450	2,475	2,975
Portuguese	3,480	1,720	1,760	5,640	2,625	3,010
Romanian	700	320	385	2,410	1,135	1,270
Rundi (Kirundi)	25	15	10	40	25	25
Russian	545	245	295	6,140	2,715	3,425
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	40	20	25	30	15	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	310	150	160	160	85	70
Serbian	1,890	955	930	1,855	955	905
Serbo-Croatian	150	70	80	435	190	245
Shanghainese	0	0	0	485	215	265
Sign languages, n.i.e.	85	30	60	865	345	520
Sindhi	50	25	25	930	400	530
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	130	60	65	570	285	290
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	65	35	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	75	40	35	150	75	75
Slovak	190	75	120	1,035	400	635
Slovenian	220	95	120	345	155	190
Somali	170	75	95	365	190	175
Spanish	3,370	1,580	1,795	20,930	10,065	10,865
Swahili	170	80	90	580	280	300
Swedish	60	25	35	1,220	535	680
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,490	520	975	24,810	9,040	15,775
Taiwanese	15	5	10	2,675	1,275	1,395
Tamil	155	75	80	910	480	430
Telugu	30	15	15	195	100	95
Thai	60	25	30	1,110	370	740
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	45	30	25
Tigrigna	55	25	35	175	85	90
Turkish	245	120	120	1,020	575	445
Ukrainian	850	355	495	1,930	830	1,100
Urdu	940	465	475	2,425	1,260	1,170
Vietnamese	770	370	400	5,945	2,880	3,060
Yiddish	5	0	5	90	35	50
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	615	265	350	10,345	4,910	5,435
Multiple responses	1,690	800	885	11,455	5,320	6,130
English and French	190	95	100	1,090	495	595
English and non-official language	510	260	250	4,540	2,185	2,350
French and non-official language	980	450	535	5,760	2,610	3,145
English, French and non-official language	10	5	5	70	30	40

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. Hamilton, Ontario (Code 537) and British Columbia (Code 59) (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 20, 2024).

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Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
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Map: Hamilton (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

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Map: Hamilton, Census metropolitan area (shaded in green), Ontario

Map: British Columbia

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Map of Canada: British Columbia (shaded in green)

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Hamilton (Census metropolitan area)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Hamilton (Census metropolitan area)

Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

Canada
- British Columbia (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: Hamilton (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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

Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, British Columbia
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Visual Census, British Columbia

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, British Columbia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, British Columbia

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Geographic hierarchy: Hamilton (Census metropolitan area)

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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