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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	Windsor (CMA) Ontario (Census metropolitan area)			Essex, CTY Ontario (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	319,246	...Data not available	...Data not available	388,782	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	323,342	...Data not available	...Data not available	393,402	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	-1.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	-1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	137,098	...Data not available	...Data not available	164,733	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	126,843	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,293	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	312.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	210.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,022.31	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,850.78	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	319,245	155,990	163,260	388,785	191,230	197,555
0 to 4 years	17,330	8,870	8,455	21,100	10,915	10,180
5 to 9 years	18,835	9,720	9,115	22,930	11,825	11,105
10 to 14 years	20,110	10,365	9,745	24,455	12,620	11,830
15 to 19 years	22,115	11,315	10,795	26,880	13,790	13,090
15 years	4,450	2,285	2,170	5,400	2,770	2,635
16 years	4,560	2,360	2,205	5,570	2,890	2,675
17 years	4,325	2,165	2,160	5,290	2,665	2,625
18 years	4,420	2,270	2,155	5,370	2,750	2,620
19 years	4,355	2,240	2,115	5,250	2,710	2,540
20 to 24 years	21,130	10,785	10,340	25,235	12,945	12,290
25 to 29 years	17,970	8,595	9,380	21,705	10,580	11,125
30 to 34 years	18,410	8,735	9,675	22,350	10,840	11,510
35 to 39 years	20,910	9,975	10,940	25,425	12,390	13,035
40 to 44 years	23,110	11,300	11,805	27,905	13,815	14,085
45 to 49 years	25,705	12,705	13,000	31,245	15,580	15,670
50 to 54 years	24,920	12,440	12,480	30,205	15,135	15,075
55 to 59 years	21,550	10,565	10,990	26,285	12,895	13,390
60 to 64 years	19,560	9,480	10,080	23,920	11,640	12,285
65 to 69 years	14,370	7,025	7,345	17,750	8,685	9,065
70 to 74 years	11,155	5,190	5,965	13,705	6,360	7,345
75 to 79 years	8,875	4,005	4,870	11,080	5,045	6,035
80 to 84 years	6,900	2,875	4,030	8,585	3,585	4,995
85 years and over	6,290	2,030	4,255	8,020	2,575	5,445
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	40.6	39.8	41.3	40.8	39.9	41.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.4	81.4	83.3	82.4	81.5	83.2
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	262,965	127,025	135,945	320,295	155,860	164,435
Married or living with a common-law partner	147,105	73,500	73,605	183,030	92,350	90,675
Married (and not separated)	130,400	65,130	65,270	162,790	82,170	80,620
Living common law	16,705	8,375	8,335	20,240	10,185	10,055
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	115,860	53,525	62,340	137,270	63,505	73,760
Single (never legally married)	74,115	39,750	34,365	87,220	47,060	40,165
Separated	8,210	3,425	4,785	9,715	4,070	5,645
Divorced	17,300	7,110	10,185	20,175	8,375	11,800
Widowed	16,240	3,235	13,010	20,155	4,005	16,155
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	89,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	42,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	19,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	18,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	8,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	89,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	72,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	88,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	63,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	27,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	36,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	12,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	15,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	7,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	8,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	4,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	575	...Data not available	...Data not available	690	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	17,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	13,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	3,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	830	...Data not available	...Data not available	975	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	260	...Data not available	...Data not available	305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	104,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,865	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	20,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	35,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	12,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	22,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	12,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	315,410	154,460	160,945	381,345	187,135	194,215
Number of persons not in census families	49,545	23,560	25,985	57,510	27,150	30,360
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	6,065	2,420	3,645	7,075	2,835	4,240
Living with non-relatives only	8,005	4,590	3,415	9,010	5,120	3,890
Living alone	35,475	16,550	18,925	41,420	19,190	22,230
Number of census family persons	265,865	130,900	134,960	323,840	159,985	163,850
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...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	45,020	20,365	24,660	55,400	25,135	30,265
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	15,240	4,295	10,945	18,290	5,125	13,160
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,150	470	1,685	2,510	540	1,970
Living with non-relatives only	620	270	345	725	325	400
Living alone	12,475	3,555	8,920	15,055	4,260	10,800
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	29,785	16,070	13,715	37,110	20,005	17,105
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	126,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	87,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	106,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	80,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	98,715	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	66,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	29,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	36,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	14,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	6,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	4,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	2,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	1,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	2,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	39,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	35,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	3,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	126,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	88,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	12,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	250	...Data not available	...Data not available	670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	25,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	5,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	6,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,965	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	3,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	10,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	185	...Data not available	...Data not available	210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	126,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	35,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	41,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	19,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	19,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	7,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	3,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,665	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	315,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	381,345	...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}	316,520	154,915	161,600	384,935	189,705	195,230
Single responses	309,545	151,570	157,975	376,960	185,855	191,100
English	230,845	113,560	117,280	281,975	139,225	142,750
French	10,560	4,910	5,650	11,710	5,455	6,250
Non-official languages	68,140	33,100	35,035	83,280	41,175	42,105
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	15	5	10	20	10	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	5	5	0	5
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	5	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	10	5	10	15	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	67,770	32,930	34,845	82,885	40,985	41,895
African languages, n.i.e.	195	100	100	205	105	100
Afrikaans	35	20	15	40	20	15
Akan (Twi)	55	25	30	55	25	30
Albanian	1,075	530	540	1,080	535	545
Amharic	125	60	60	125	60	65
Arabic	10,515	5,355	5,160	11,545	5,860	5,685
Armenian	230	100	125	230	100	130
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	55	25	25	55	30	30
Bengali	625	310	315	620	310	315
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	65	20	40	70	25	45
Bosnian	330	165	165	330	165	165
Bulgarian	100	45	50	100	50	55
Burmese	15	10	5	20	10	5
Cantonese	1,200	570	635	1,230	580	650
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,325	1,625	1,695	3,435	1,690	1,750
Creoles	175	70	95	185	85	100
Croatian	1,790	860	925	1,850	895	955
Czech	180	75	110	195	80	120
Danish	65	35	30	85	40	40
Dutch	470	250	225	815	420	395
Estonian	15	5	5	20	5	10
Finnish	135	60	75	160	70	90
Flemish	55	15	40	100	35	60
Fukien	5	5	5	5	5	0
German	2,185	1,015	1,170	8,950	4,350	4,595
Greek	1,060	530	530	1,100	550	555
Gujarati	600	310	290	635	325	310
Hakka	10	5	5	10	5	5
Hebrew	30	20	10	35	25	10
Hindi	585	305	275	595	310	285
Hungarian	1,335	645	695	1,515	730	785
Ilocano	65	25	40	75	30	40
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	50	25	30	50	25	25
Italian	9,715	4,785	4,930	10,785	5,325	5,465
Japanese	65	20	45	85	30	55
Khmer (Cambodian)	415	200	220	450	215	230
Korean	390	200	195	420	210	210
Kurdish	130	75	55	130	75	55
Lao	155	80	70	245	125	115
Latvian	15	5	10	20	5	15
Lingala	20	10	10	20	10	10
Lithuanian	75	30	45	80	30	50
Macedonian	1,175	575	605	1,205	585	625
Malay	45	25	20	60	35	25
Malayalam	145	65	80	150	70	80
Maltese	225	120	105	235	125	115
Mandarin	1,085	525	560	1,110	530	580
Marathi	80	45	35	85	45	40
Nepali	95	50	45	95	50	45
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	180	80	95	180	80	95
Norwegian	0	0	5	5	5	5
Oromo	50	25	20	45	25	20
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,070	1,075	990	2,095	1,090	1,005
Pashto	30	15	20	30	10	15
Persian (Farsi)	595	295	300	615	305	305
Polish	3,255	1,510	1,745	3,430	1,590	1,840
Portuguese	715	340	380	2,385	1,145	1,245
Romanian	2,360	1,125	1,235	2,405	1,145	1,265
Rundi (Kirundi)	40	15	25	40	15	25
Russian	525	220	310	550	225	325
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	95	40	55	95	45	50
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	2,075	1,000	1,075	2,085	1,005	1,075
Serbian	2,990	1,490	1,495	3,045	1,520	1,525
Serbo-Croatian	210	105	110	215	105	110
Shanghainese	15	5	10	15	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	35	15	15	55	25	25
Sindhi	20	10	10	25	10	15
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	120	65	55	120	65	60
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	155	85	75	195	110	90
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	140	75	70	145	75	70
Slovak	760	355	405	1,030	485	540
Slovenian	190	75	110	195	80	120
Somali	570	255	325	575	250	320
Spanish	2,855	1,325	1,530	4,965	3,005	1,960
Swahili	140	60	80	140	60	80
Swedish	15	5	10	15	10	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,620	630	990	1,800	685	1,110
Taiwanese	20	10	15	25	10	15
Tamil	260	130	125	260	130	130
Telugu	115	60	60	115	60	60
Thai	35	10	30	190	100	85
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	120	50	70	120	50	70
Turkish	400	220	175	400	220	180
Ukrainian	640	255	385	730	295	440
Urdu	1,900	975	930	1,915	985	930
Vietnamese	1,835	880	950	1,925	935	990
Yiddish	30	15	15	30	15	15
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	350	170	185	375	180	190
Multiple responses	6,970	3,345	3,625	7,975	3,850	4,125
English and French	1,535	725	815	1,720	800	925
English and non-official language	4,820	2,345	2,475	5,550	2,735	2,820
French and non-official language	380	170	205	440	205	235
English, French and non-official language	235	105	130	265	115	150
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	316,515	154,920	161,600	384,935	189,705	195,230
English only	279,865	138,805	141,060	341,720	170,095	171,625
French only	410	175	235	455	195	260
English and French	31,645	14,275	17,375	35,775	16,085	19,690
Neither English nor French	4,595	1,660	2,935	6,980	3,330	3,650
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	316,515	154,920	161,600	384,935	189,705	195,230
English	299,960	147,680	152,285	364,845	180,265	184,585
French	9,815	4,565	5,250	10,825	5,045	5,775
English and French	2,235	1,060	1,180	2,400	1,125	1,275
Neither English nor French	4,500	1,615	2,885	6,865	3,275	3,590
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	10,935	5,095	5,845	12,020	5,610	6,410
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	3.5	3.3	3.6	3.1	3.0	3.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	316,515	154,920	161,600	384,930	189,705	195,225
Single responses	304,405	148,965	155,440	371,220	182,935	188,280
English	266,230	130,870	135,360	325,175	160,400	164,775
French	2,960	1,345	1,610	3,230	1,480	1,755
Non-official languages	35,215	16,745	18,470	42,810	21,055	21,755
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	0	5	0	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	5	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	5	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	35,080	16,685	18,395	42,670	20,985	21,680
African languages, n.i.e.	110	55	50	115	60	55
Afrikaans	5	5	5	5	0	5
Akan (Twi)	20	10	10	15	10	10
Albanian	570	280	290	570	275	295
Amharic	70	35	35	70	35	35
Arabic	6,415	3,100	3,315	6,930	3,345	3,590
Armenian	110	40	65	110	40	65
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	15	5	10
Bengali	425	205	225	425	205	225
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	10	5	5	15	5	10
Bosnian	175	85	95	180	90	95
Bulgarian	50	30	30	50	30	25
Burmese	10	5	5	10	10	5
Cantonese	895	440	455	905	445	460
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,365	1,160	1,205	2,435	1,195	1,240
Creoles	95	40	55	100	45	60
Croatian	685	310	370	705	320	385
Czech	50	20	30	50	20	35
Danish	5	5	5	5	5	0
Dutch	20	5	10	30	15	20
Estonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finnish	35	15	20	40	15	20
Flemish	10	0	5	10	5	10
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	335	135	195	3,420	1,670	1,750
Greek	440	210	235	455	215	240
Gujarati	375	185	185	395	200	200
Hakka	0	0	5	0	0	5
Hebrew	5	0	5	5	5	5
Hindi	320	155	165	325	155	165
Hungarian	455	215	240	475	220	250
Ilocano	10	0	5	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	20	5	10
Italian	3,395	1,490	1,905	3,730	1,630	2,100
Japanese	25	10	15	35	10	20
Khmer (Cambodian)	260	125	135	270	130	145
Korean	275	140	140	300	150	150
Kurdish	95	50	45	90	45	45
Lao	95	50	40	155	85	75
Latvian	5	0	0	0	0	5
Lingala	5	5	5	5	5	5
Lithuanian	10	5	10	10	5	5
Macedonian	545	260	280	550	265	285
Malay	20	5	10	20	10	10
Malayalam	80	35	45	80	35	45
Maltese	40	20	20	40	20	20
Mandarin	890	445	445	910	455	460
Marathi	35	20	15	35	20	15
Nepali	85	45	40	85	45	40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	45	20	30	45	20	30
Norwegian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oromo	35	15	15	30	20	15
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,435	725	710	1,445	730	715
Pashto	20	5	15	20	5	15
Persian (Farsi)	370	175	195	370	175	190
Polish	1,590	750	845	1,650	775	870
Portuguese	200	90	105	1,020	450	570
Romanian	1,370	650	715	1,400	670	730
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	10	10	20	10	15
Russian	310	140	170	325	145	180
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	20	5	15	25	10	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	1,435	680	755	1,455	690	765
Serbian	1,685	815	875	1,710	825	885
Serbo-Croatian	120	60	60	120	60	60
Shanghainese	15	5	5	15	5	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	95	50	40
Sindhi	5	0	0	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	65	30	30	60	30	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	145	80	65	180	100	80
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	40	15	25	40	15	25
Slovak	195	90	105	280	130	155
Slovenian	45	15	25	45	15	30
Somali	390	165	225	390	165	230
Spanish	1,520	745	780	3,390	2,295	1,090
Swahili	100	40	60	105	40	60
Swedish	0	0	0	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	705	305	405	820	355	465
Taiwanese	10	0	5	10	0	5
Tamil	140	65	70	135	65	75
Telugu	45	20	25	45	20	20
Thai	15	0	10	150	95	60
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	80	35	45	80	30	45
Turkish	205	105	100	205	100	100
Ukrainian	125	45	75	125	45	80
Urdu	1,205	605	600	1,210	605	605
Vietnamese	1,380	645	735	1,440	680	755
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	130	55	70	140	65	70
Multiple responses	12,110	5,955	6,160	13,715	6,770	6,945
English and French	755	335	420	830	375	460
English and non-official language	10,900	5,405	5,500	12,380	6,160	6,215
French and non-official language	125	70	55	145	80	70
English, French and non-official language	335	150	190	365	160	205
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	316,515	154,920	161,600	384,930	189,705	195,230
None	270,440	132,625	137,815	330,790	163,490	167,300
Single responses	44,985	21,765	23,225	52,890	25,605	27,285
English	16,205	7,960	8,245	18,815	9,225	9,585
French	6,475	2,870	3,605	7,310	3,230	4,080
Non-official languages	22,310	10,935	11,375	26,770	13,150	13,615
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	15	5	10	20	10	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	5	0	5
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	10	5	10	10	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	22,060	10,820	11,240	26,500	13,030	13,475
African languages, n.i.e.	60	25	40	60	25	35
Afrikaans	25	15	10	30	15	15
Akan (Twi)	50	25	20	50	25	25
Albanian	325	165	165	330	160	165
Amharic	45	20	20	40	20	25
Arabic	3,925	2,060	1,865	4,350	2,280	2,065
Armenian	75	40	35	75	40	35
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	40	25	15	40	25	20
Bengali	120	60	55	120	65	55
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5	5	0
Bisayan languages	25	10	10	20	10	10
Bosnian	100	50	50	105	55	50
Bulgarian	40	15	20	40	15	20
Burmese	10	5	5	5	5	0
Cantonese	325	150	170	340	160	180
Chinese, n.o.s.	645	320	320	670	340	335
Creoles	90	35	55	105	45	60
Croatian	690	325	365	710	335	370
Czech	50	30	25	55	35	25
Danish	25	15	10	30	15	15
Dutch	120	55	65	215	90	120
Estonian	5	0	5	5	0	10
Finnish	40	15	25	55	25	30
Flemish	5	0	0	10	5	10
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	745	335	410	2,760	1,330	1,430
Greek	475	245	230	490	250	240
Gujarati	115	60	55	130	70	60
Hakka	5	5	0	5	0	0
Hebrew	20	10	5	25	10	10
Hindi	345	190	155	345	190	155
Hungarian	420	185	240	480	210	270
Ilocano	10	5	5	15	5	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	15	5	10
Italian	3,775	1,895	1,875	4,200	2,115	2,085
Japanese	45	15	30	55	20	35
Khmer (Cambodian)	105	55	50	115	60	55
Korean	65	30	35	65	30	35
Kurdish	20	10	10	20	10	10
Lao	40	20	20	55	30	30
Latvian	10	0	10	10	5	5
Lingala	25	10	15	20	10	10
Lithuanian	30	10	20	30	10	20
Macedonian	440	225	215	455	230	230
Malay	20	10	5	30	15	15
Malayalam	50	25	30	50	25	30
Maltese	75	35	35	80	40	40
Mandarin	175	75	105	185	75	105
Marathi	25	15	15	25	15	10
Nepali	5	0	5	5	5	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	145	75	80	150	75	80
Norwegian	0	5	0	5	5	5
Oromo	5	0	5	5	0	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	405	210	195	405	210	195
Pashto	5	0	5	5	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	130	65	60	135	75	60
Polish	945	440	510	1,005	460	540
Portuguese	355	175	185	965	495	470
Romanian	625	305	325	640	305	330
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	5	10	0	5
Russian	160	70	95	165	70	95
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	45	25	25	45	25	20
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	425	215	210	425	215	210
Serbian	930	460	470	960	480	485
Serbo-Croatian	60	30	30	60	30	30
Shanghainese	5	0	5	5	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	50	20	30	60	25	35
Sindhi	5	0	5	10	5	10
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	50	30	25	55	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	5	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	35	20	10	35	15	15
Slovak	235	105	125	305	135	170
Slovenian	60	20	40	60	25	35
Somali	145	75	70	145	75	70
Spanish	1,240	575	670	1,515	715	800
Swahili	70	35	35	75	35	35
Swedish	5	5	5	5	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	625	230	395	665	240	425
Taiwanese	10	0	5	10	0	10
Tamil	95	55	40	90	50	40
Telugu	50	25	20	50	30	25
Thai	20	5	15	30	5	25
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	40	20	20	40	15	15
Turkish	150	90	60	155	95	65
Ukrainian	205	85	120	225	90	135
Urdu	465	240	225	470	245	225
Vietnamese	350	165	185	360	170	185
Yiddish	5	5	5	5	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	235	110	125	255	120	135
Multiple responses	1,090	530	560	1,250	610	645
English and French	205	100	105	225	110	115
English and non-official language	260	130	130	285	145	135
French and non-official language	615	295	320	740	350	385
English, French and non-official language	10	5	5	10	0	5

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^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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

^E use with caution

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

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

X area and data suppression

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

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

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

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

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

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

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

... not applicable

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

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

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

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

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

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

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

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

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

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 13

Other family households

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

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

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

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

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

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

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

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

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

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

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 22

Other languages

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

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Windsor, Ontario (Code 559) and Essex, Ontario (Code 3537) (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 15, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy: Windsor (Census metropolitan area)

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- Ontario (Province)
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