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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	Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo (CMA) Ontario (Census metropolitan area)			Quebec (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	477,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,903,001^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	451,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,546,131^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	5.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	191,739	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,685,926	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	181,493	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,343	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	576.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	827.43	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,356,547.02	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	477,160	234,900	242,260	7,903,000	3,875,860	4,027,140
0 to 4 years	28,790	14,750	14,035	440,840	225,525	215,320
5 to 9 years	28,395	14,460	13,935	399,575	203,675	195,900
10 to 14 years	29,165	14,905	14,260	418,205	213,540	204,665
15 to 19 years	32,355	16,590	15,765	491,980	249,960	242,020
15 years	6,390	3,280	3,115	93,955	47,690	46,265
16 years	6,435	3,365	3,070	96,095	48,880	47,210
17 years	6,260	3,130	3,125	97,795	49,925	47,875
18 years	6,320	3,250	3,070	100,210	50,910	49,305
19 years	6,955	3,565	3,390	103,915	52,545	51,370
20 to 24 years	35,455	18,175	17,280	489,185	246,850	242,340
25 to 29 years	34,205	17,135	17,075	490,665	245,695	244,970
30 to 34 years	32,610	16,215	16,390	531,445	264,980	266,460
35 to 39 years	33,230	16,425	16,810	498,225	249,610	248,615
40 to 44 years	34,995	17,295	17,700	520,805	261,120	259,690
45 to 49 years	38,375	18,975	19,395	623,575	311,320	312,250
50 to 54 years	35,310	17,350	17,955	648,695	320,695	327,995
55 to 59 years	29,880	14,570	15,310	579,280	285,295	293,990
60 to 64 years	24,935	12,055	12,880	512,830	250,675	262,155
65 to 69 years	18,060	8,495	9,570	403,210	194,305	208,905
70 to 74 years	13,720	6,540	7,180	291,755	135,830	155,925
75 to 79 years	11,060	4,930	6,130	232,355	101,675	130,680
80 to 84 years	8,605	3,470	5,140	176,420	69,170	107,250
85 years and over	8,010	2,555	5,455	153,945	45,945	108,005
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	37.6	36.6	38.7	41.9	40.7	43.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.9	81.2	82.6	84.1	83.4	84.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	390,810	190,780	200,030	6,644,380	3,233,120	3,411,260
Married or living with a common-law partner	229,255	114,530	114,720	3,745,320	1,875,415	1,869,905
Married (and not separated)	197,420	98,655	98,765	2,353,770	1,177,720	1,176,050
Living common law	31,830	15,880	15,955	1,391,550	697,695	693,850
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	161,555	76,250	85,310	2,899,060	1,357,705	1,541,360
Single (never legally married)	108,385	59,135	49,255	1,942,090	1,045,540	896,545
Separated	12,110	5,010	7,100	105,195	46,465	58,720
Divorced	21,140	8,230	12,910	463,830	188,265	275,565
Widowed	19,920	3,875	16,045	387,945	77,430	310,515
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	133,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,203,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	61,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,158,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	30,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	473,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	29,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	407,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	12,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	164,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	133,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,203,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	112,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,838,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	96,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,143,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	39,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	596,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	57,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	547,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	20,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	216,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	25,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	226,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	10,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	104,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	15,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	694,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	9,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	334,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	6,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	360,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	21,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	365,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	16,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	277,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	9,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	169,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	4,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	290	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	152,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,201,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	34,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	520,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	51,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	728,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	18,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	279,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	32,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	453,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	15,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	219,980	...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	469,935	232,110	237,820	7,732,835	3,812,190	3,920,640
Number of persons not in census families	71,040	34,970	36,070	1,489,290	717,115	772,170
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	9,300	3,905	5,390	145,795	64,175	81,615
Living with non-relatives only	18,035	10,765	7,275	249,085	141,300	107,785
Living alone	43,705	20,295	23,410	1,094,410	511,640	582,770
Number of census family persons	398,895	197,145	201,750	6,243,545	3,095,075	3,148,470
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	54,560	24,560	30,000	1,128,815	510,045	618,775
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	17,315	4,565	12,755	413,235	124,645	288,590
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,885	585	2,295	45,530	11,850	33,680
Living with non-relatives only	765	350	420	24,935	11,985	12,950
Living alone	13,670	3,625	10,045	342,775	100,810	241,965
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	37,240	20,000	17,240	715,580	385,395	330,185
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	181,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	130,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,174,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	118,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,050,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	102,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,738,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	43,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	880,690	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	58,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	857,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	16,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	312,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	11,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	123,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	7,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	5,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	61,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	3,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	3,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	51,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,221,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	43,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,094,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	7,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	181,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	101,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,560,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	18,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	171,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	325	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	61,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,640,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	171,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	20,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	86,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	5,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	263,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	24,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,103,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	320	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	181,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	43,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,094,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	59,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,181,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	31,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	496,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	30,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	421,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	11,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	5,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	469,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,732,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	472,090	232,985	239,105	7,815,950	3,841,260	3,974,690
Single responses	464,625	229,305	235,325	7,663,135	3,764,810	3,898,325
English	351,920	174,340	177,580	599,225	297,875	301,355
French	5,865	2,765	3,100	6,102,210	2,994,300	3,107,910
Non-official languages	106,840	52,200	54,640	961,700	472,635	489,060
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	25	5	20	41,290	20,530	20,760
Atikamekw	0	0	0	5,815	2,975	2,845
Cree, n.o.s.	5	5	5	15,135	7,570	7,565
Dene	0	0	0	0	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	8,715	4,200	4,515
Inuktitut	5	0	5	10,915	5,430	5,485
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	670	340	325
Ojibway	15	5	10	30	15	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	105,635	51,595	54,040	908,480	445,970	462,515
African languages, n.i.e.	315	160	150	930	530	400
Afrikaans	100	55	40	100	50	45
Akan (Twi)	55	25	25	1,140	560	585
Albanian	805	420	385	2,405	1,240	1,170
Amharic	595	280	310	690	340	355
Arabic	4,415	2,330	2,085	140,035	74,985	65,050
Armenian	455	230	220	15,030	7,335	7,700
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	90	45	50	1,645	875	770
Bengali	700	375	325	10,405	5,305	5,100
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	5	0	5,645	3,095	2,550
Bisayan languages	45	15	30	955	280	670
Bosnian	500	255	245	1,505	745	760
Bulgarian	160	85	70	6,495	3,165	3,330
Burmese	60	40	25	60	25	35
Cantonese	1,390	700	690	10,975	5,185	5,790
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,825	2,390	2,435	41,590	19,745	21,850
Creoles	105	45	60	49,475	21,965	27,510
Croatian	2,140	1,070	1,065	2,375	1,220	1,160
Czech	770	355	410	1,645	790	855
Danish	180	80	95	305	145	160
Dutch	1,980	895	1,080	3,245	1,595	1,645
Estonian	120	50	65	200	75	125
Finnish	160	80	85	415	155	255
Flemish	60	25	30	590	250	340
Fukien	20	5	15	75	30	45
German	12,365	5,725	6,635	15,025	6,920	8,105
Greek	1,375	685	690	39,825	20,135	19,690
Gujarati	2,145	1,110	1,035	5,940	2,915	3,025
Hakka	15	5	10	105	40	60
Hebrew	90	40	50	3,975	2,105	1,870
Hindi	1,140	580	565	2,745	1,435	1,310
Hungarian	1,780	870	910	6,675	3,250	3,430
Ilocano	55	20	35	1,685	615	1,075
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	145	70	75	560	320	240
Italian	1,850	990	860	113,815	56,530	57,285
Japanese	380	160	220	2,175	680	1,495
Khmer (Cambodian)	270	140	135	8,620	4,035	4,580
Korean	1,485	740	740	4,085	1,785	2,300
Kurdish	515	280	235	820	465	360
Lao	1,020	495	530	4,185	2,050	2,140
Latvian	95	50	50	335	125	205
Lingala	10	5	5	2,045	980	1,070
Lithuanian	85	40	50	650	275	370
Macedonian	245	125	120	195	105	95
Malay	190	85	110	625	250	375
Malayalam	295	150	150	315	165	150
Maltese	60	30	30	30	15	15
Mandarin	3,060	1,520	1,545	11,290	5,155	6,130
Marathi	140	70	65	160	90	65
Nepali	40	20	20	1,280	620	660
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	95	45	45	4,565	2,470	2,090
Norwegian	30	15	15	275	130	140
Oromo	95	50	45	7,035	3,865	3,170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,845	1,900	1,945	11,150	5,990	5,160
Pashto	800	420	380	990	545	445
Persian (Farsi)	2,895	1,515	1,380	19,835	10,340	9,500
Polish	5,310	2,530	2,780	15,250	6,695	8,555
Portuguese	9,940	4,775	5,165	34,265	16,505	17,760
Romanian	5,415	2,655	2,765	31,245	15,115	16,130
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	5	10	2,370	1,150	1,220
Russian	1,520	715	805	24,085	10,765	13,320
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	35	20	15	2,005	875	1,130
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	225	105	120	150	80	75
Serbian	5,020	2,480	2,540	2,955	1,485	1,470
Serbo-Croatian	580	290	290	1,910	945	970
Shanghainese	5	0	10	95	40	50
Sign languages, n.i.e.	55	25	25	520	305	215
Sindhi	205	100	105	305	145	155
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	190	95	95	585	305	280
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	120	60	60	95	55	40
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	265	140	125	325	180	145
Slovak	560	255	300	1,180	525	660
Slovenian	265	140	130	840	375	460
Somali	685	335	355	855	435	420
Spanish	7,900	3,775	4,125	131,850	64,490	67,365
Swahili	115	60	55	2,065	1,060	1,010
Swedish	85	50	35	515	240	280
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,300	450	845	13,740	4,655	9,090
Taiwanese	70	35	35	405	190	215
Tamil	665	350	315	13,245	6,645	6,595
Telugu	295	165	130	365	200	160
Thai	115	45	75	725	190	535
Tibetan languages	5	5	5	110	60	50
Tigrigna	455	220	230	350	160	190
Turkish	785	415	380	6,915	3,605	3,305
Ukrainian	800	345	455	4,785	2,095	2,690
Urdu	2,790	1,430	1,355	9,800	5,115	4,690
Vietnamese	3,190	1,535	1,655	26,560	12,675	13,885
Yiddish	10	5	5	9,035	4,515	4,520
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,180	605	575	11,930	6,140	5,790
Multiple responses	7,465	3,685	3,780	152,820	76,455	76,365
English and French	985	450	540	64,800	32,390	32,405
English and non-official language	6,095	3,060	3,040	23,435	11,455	11,975
French and non-official language	225	105	120	51,640	25,810	25,825
English, French and non-official language	155	75	85	12,950	6,790	6,155
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	472,095	232,985	239,105	7,815,955	3,841,260	3,974,690
English only	434,105	216,735	217,365	363,860	180,175	183,690
French only	220	90	125	4,047,175	1,871,500	2,175,675
English and French	30,275	13,165	17,110	3,328,725	1,758,410	1,570,310
Neither English nor French	7,495	2,995	4,495	76,190	31,175	45,015
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	472,090	232,985	239,100	7,815,955	3,841,265	3,974,695
English	456,795	226,265	230,530	935,635	465,965	469,675
French	5,670	2,680	2,990	6,561,510	3,216,790	3,344,720
English and French	2,320	1,145	1,175	245,230	128,655	116,575
Neither English nor French	7,305	2,900	4,405	73,580	29,860	43,720
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	6,830	3,250	3,580	1,058,250	530,290	527,960
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.5	13.5	13.8	13.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	472,090	232,985	239,105	7,815,955	3,841,260	3,974,695
Single responses	455,620	224,900	230,720	7,570,900	3,720,195	3,850,710
English	397,780	196,700	201,080	767,415	379,915	387,500
French	1,670	785	890	6,249,080	3,071,635	3,177,450
Non-official languages	56,170	27,415	28,755	554,400	268,640	285,760
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	37,955	19,060	18,895
Atikamekw	0	0	0	5,365	2,805	2,560
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	14,155	7,085	7,075
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	7,730	3,760	3,965
Inuktitut	0	0	0	10,360	5,230	5,130
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	330	175	155
Ojibway	0	0	0	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	55,635	27,150	28,485	511,880	247,275	264,610
African languages, n.i.e.	170	80	90	220	105	115
Afrikaans	30	15	10	25	10	15
Akan (Twi)	15	5	10	565	260	310
Albanian	530	270	260	1,510	765	745
Amharic	390	195	200	360	165	195
Arabic	2,690	1,320	1,370	72,955	37,360	35,590
Armenian	230	110	115	10,980	5,195	5,785
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	290	140	155
Bengali	435	225	205	8,285	4,110	4,170
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,915	1,005	915
Bisayan languages	15	5	5	235	95	140
Bosnian	310	165	145	1,030	525	505
Bulgarian	80	40	35	4,940	2,430	2,505
Burmese	90	45	40	30	10	15
Cantonese	810	395	420	8,340	3,980	4,360
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,265	1,635	1,630	33,890	16,270	17,620
Creoles	35	20	20	19,430	8,295	11,135
Croatian	1,030	500	530	1,060	510	545
Czech	260	120	135	510	240	275
Danish	35	20	15	35	20	15
Dutch	240	100	140	525	245	280
Estonian	25	5	15	30	15	15
Finnish	20	10	15	65	25	40
Flemish	0	0	5	95	45	55
Fukien	5	5	0	15	10	5
German	3,480	1,595	1,890	3,025	1,435	1,590
Greek	570	265	305	20,060	9,685	10,380
Gujarati	1,370	690	685	3,955	1,905	2,050
Hakka	0	0	0	20	5	15
Hebrew	55	25	30	1,735	885	845
Hindi	535	275	255	1,450	720	725
Hungarian	600	300	300	2,390	1,070	1,315
Ilocano	15	5	5	585	225	360
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	100	40	60	275	145	130
Italian	420	195	225	39,540	17,925	21,615
Japanese	220	110	110	915	390	525
Khmer (Cambodian)	160	85	75	5,350	2,475	2,875
Korean	1,065	535	530	2,955	1,360	1,590
Kurdish	325	170	155	380	200	180
Lao	545	275	275	2,395	1,160	1,235
Latvian	15	5	5	90	35	55
Lingala	5	0	0	545	250	290
Lithuanian	15	5	15	150	60	90
Macedonian	125	60	65	125	65	60
Malay	65	25	40	225	115	120
Malayalam	190	95	95	75	40	35
Maltese	5	0	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	2,360	1,195	1,170	9,325	4,485	4,835
Marathi	70	35	30	65	40	25
Nepali	25	10	10	1,170	575	600
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	30	15	20	975	465	505
Norwegian	5	0	5	40	20	25
Oromo	45	25	25	2,115	1,110	1,010
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,560	1,240	1,320	8,345	4,415	3,925
Pashto	580	295	285	805	430	380
Persian (Farsi)	2,180	1,115	1,065	14,380	7,125	7,255
Polish	2,445	1,190	1,260	6,955	3,160	3,800
Portuguese	4,460	2,085	2,375	16,015	7,615	8,405
Romanian	2,985	1,460	1,530	22,790	11,190	11,605
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	5	0	665	305	355
Russian	945	460	485	18,465	8,740	9,725
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	5	450	210	235
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	155	75	85	75	40	35
Serbian	3,775	1,865	1,910	2,015	985	1,025
Serbo-Croatian	330	165	160	1,180	580	600
Shanghainese	5	0	0	30	15	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	85	50	35	975	625	355
Sindhi	85	45	40	175	85	90
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	80	40	40	330	165	170
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	100	45	50	55	20	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	140	75	65	145	65	75
Slovak	180	80	100	255	115	140
Slovenian	70	30	40	295	130	170
Somali	480	230	245	520	245	275
Spanish	4,695	2,250	2,450	88,380	43,095	45,290
Swahili	70	30	40	750	365	385
Swedish	35	20	15	115	55	55
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	445	205	240	7,280	2,815	4,465
Taiwanese	35	20	15	220	115	100
Tamil	370	185	180	11,270	5,585	5,685
Telugu	160	85	70	220	120	105
Thai	50	25	30	210	95	115
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	80	40	40
Tigrigna	285	140	140	170	80	90
Turkish	420	215	205	4,945	2,470	2,475
Ukrainian	245	100	140	1,925	835	1,090
Urdu	1,745	895	850	7,125	3,595	3,530
Vietnamese	2,295	1,110	1,185	20,740	9,845	10,895
Yiddish	0	0	0	6,275	3,225	3,050
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	535	260	265	4,565	2,310	2,265
Multiple responses	16,470	8,085	8,385	245,055	121,070	123,985
English and French	575	250	325	71,555	35,860	35,695
English and non-official language	15,535	7,675	7,865	43,765	21,305	22,460
French and non-official language	75	30	45	100,110	48,590	51,525
English, French and non-official language	280	135	145	29,625	15,315	14,310
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	472,090	232,985	239,100	7,815,950	3,841,260	3,974,690
None	410,720	203,030	207,690	6,691,145	3,279,620	3,411,525
Single responses	60,210	29,400	30,815	1,046,580	522,335	524,245
English	24,485	12,270	12,215	459,125	234,190	224,935
French	4,270	1,820	2,445	298,090	147,040	151,050
Non-official languages	31,450	15,305	16,145	289,365	141,100	148,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	25	10	20	3,380	1,585	1,795
Atikamekw	0	0	0	470	205	270
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	1,250	630	620
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	920	435	490
Inuktitut	5	0	5	485	205	275
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	250	110	135
Ojibway	25	10	15	5	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	30,865	15,015	15,845	279,095	136,070	143,025
African languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	625	335	295
Afrikaans	55	30	25	65	35	30
Akan (Twi)	30	15	10	475	240	240
Albanian	165	85	80	400	200	200
Amharic	185	90	90	195	95	100
Arabic	1,440	785	650	49,400	26,430	22,965
Armenian	140	75	65	2,500	1,235	1,265
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	25	10	15	945	495	450
Bengali	175	100	80	1,140	635	505
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,980	1,050	930
Bisayan languages	10	5	5	250	80	165
Bosnian	155	85	75	310	145	165
Bulgarian	40	25	15	835	380	450
Burmese	30	15	10	10	5	5
Cantonese	485	250	235	1,890	935	955
Chinese, n.o.s.	970	490	485	5,395	2,480	2,920
Creoles	75	30	45	34,645	15,580	19,065
Croatian	700	350	350	600	280	325
Czech	285	130	160	445	205	240
Danish	65	30	35	130	50	75
Dutch	550	240	310	930	415	515
Estonian	40	15	25	60	25	35
Finnish	50	30	20	140	60	85
Flemish	5	0	10	110	45	65
Fukien	10	5	5	25	10	15
German	3,735	1,675	2,060	5,900	2,720	3,175
Greek	645	320	325	14,520	7,350	7,165
Gujarati	515	255	260	1,185	600	585
Hakka	5	0	0	50	20	30
Hebrew	60	25	35	2,975	1,475	1,505
Hindi	765	415	355	1,870	985	890
Hungarian	490	230	265	1,580	715	865
Ilocano	20	5	15	505	180	325
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	35	25	15	210	110	95
Italian	695	340	360	39,030	19,225	19,810
Japanese	145	65	85	1,070	465	610
Khmer (Cambodian)	55	30	25	2,300	1,070	1,230
Korean	275	145	125	650	275	375
Kurdish	100	50	50	230	125	110
Lao	305	165	150	1,095	530	565
Latvian	20	15	10	90	35	55
Lingala	15	5	5	2,585	1,255	1,325
Lithuanian	15	5	10	180	65	120
Macedonian	60	35	25	45	20	25
Malay	70	30	40	235	105	130
Malayalam	110	65	50	135	70	70
Maltese	20	15	10	5	5	0
Mandarin	625	290	330	1,880	810	1,075
Marathi	40	25	15	55	30	30
Nepali	0	0	0	40	25	25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	80	40	40	2,705	1,350	1,355
Norwegian	25	15	10	110	60	55
Oromo	30	15	10	2,435	1,275	1,160
Panjabi (Punjabi)	845	435	410	1,755	960	795
Pashto	135	75	55	80	50	30
Persian (Farsi)	400	210	185	2,920	1,600	1,325
Polish	1,525	730	795	3,465	1,400	2,065
Portuguese	3,805	1,875	1,930	9,950	4,785	5,165
Romanian	1,510	725	780	4,475	2,070	2,410
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	5	1,140	565	575
Russian	390	180	210	4,610	2,105	2,500
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	10	10	920	390	530
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	55	30	30	55	35	25
Serbian	800	390	410	540	275	265
Serbo-Croatian	145	75	75	350	185	165
Shanghainese	5	5	5	50	25	25
Sign languages, n.i.e.	55	25	30	445	205	240
Sindhi	60	25	40	110	50	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	70	35	35	175	95	80
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	25	15	15
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	95	55	45
Slovak	170	70	95	310	140	175
Slovenian	90	40	45	225	95	130
Somali	160	75	90	250	135	120
Spanish	2,750	1,335	1,415	40,335	19,665	20,670
Swahili	85	45	40	1,245	615	630
Swedish	35	20	15	320	150	175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	495	155	340	4,875	1,540	3,335
Taiwanese	20	10	10	135	65	70
Tamil	235	125	110	1,510	790	720
Telugu	90	50	45	80	50	30
Thai	45	20	30	320	100	215
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	30	15	10
Tigrigna	130	60	70	90	45	45
Turkish	290	150	145	1,270	690	575
Ukrainian	180	75	110	1,245	535	715
Urdu	840	420	420	2,205	1,200	1,010
Vietnamese	645	325	320	4,620	2,245	2,375
Yiddish	5	0	0	1,690	765	920
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	565	280	280	6,890	3,445	3,445
Multiple responses	1,160	555	605	78,230	39,305	38,925
English and French	155	75	85	30,610	15,760	14,845
English and non-official language	455	235	220	24,795	12,330	12,465
French and non-official language	545	245	295	21,860	10,720	11,145
English, French and non-official language	10	5	5	965	500	465

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^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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X area and data suppression

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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.')

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.. 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

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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. Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo, Ontario (Code 541) and Quebec (Code 24) (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 May 24, 2024).

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Map: Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

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Map: Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo, Census metropolitan area (shaded in green), Ontario

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo (Census metropolitan area)

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- Ontario (Province)
  - Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo (Census metropolitan area)

Geographic hierarchy: Quebec (Province)

Canada
- Quebec (Province)

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

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2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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2011 Census

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2011 Census

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Related data: Quebec

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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