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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	British Columbia (Province)			New Westminster, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	4,400,057^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,976	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	4,113,487^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,549	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	7.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	12.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,945,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	1,764,637	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,586	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	4.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,222.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	922,509.29	...Data not available	...Data not available	15.63	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	4,400,055	2,156,600	2,243,455	65,975	32,360	33,615
0 to 4 years	219,665	112,885	106,775	3,260	1,670	1,585
5 to 9 years	218,915	112,200	106,715	2,655	1,340	1,310
10 to 14 years	238,780	122,465	116,315	2,705	1,400	1,300
15 to 19 years	275,165	141,670	133,500	3,180	1,665	1,515
15 years	53,725	27,620	26,110	555	300	255
16 years	54,885	28,475	26,410	640	325	310
17 years	55,400	28,510	26,885	595	305	290
18 years	55,380	28,425	26,955	670	360	310
19 years	55,785	28,640	27,140	715	375	345
20 to 24 years	279,825	142,290	137,535	4,295	2,100	2,195
25 to 29 years	288,780	143,475	145,305	5,315	2,675	2,635
30 to 34 years	275,985	135,220	140,755	5,215	2,595	2,625
35 to 39 years	280,870	135,455	145,415	4,915	2,435	2,480
40 to 44 years	313,765	151,430	162,335	5,575	2,820	2,755
45 to 49 years	350,600	170,580	180,020	5,810	2,905	2,900
50 to 54 years	354,610	172,060	182,550	5,560	2,720	2,840
55 to 59 years	323,335	157,455	165,880	4,725	2,390	2,335
60 to 64 years	291,040	142,645	148,395	3,940	1,945	2,000
65 to 69 years	210,900	103,785	107,115	2,660	1,260	1,400
70 to 74 years	160,715	77,350	83,360	1,870	900	975
75 to 79 years	127,480	60,720	66,760	1,555	660	900
80 to 84 years	96,945	42,745	54,200	1,325	535	795
85 years and over	92,675	32,150	60,520	1,425	345	1,080
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	41.9	41.1	42.7	41.2	40.5	42.1
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.6	83.9	85.3	86.9	86.4	87.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	3,722,695	1,809,045	1,913,650	57,365	27,945	29,415
Married or living with a common-law partner	2,154,575	1,074,965	1,079,610	29,895	14,990	14,900
Married (and not separated)	1,832,605	913,430	919,175	24,305	12,155	12,150
Living common law	321,965	161,530	160,435	5,590	2,835	2,755
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,568,120	734,075	834,040	27,470	12,955	14,510
Single (never legally married)	1,014,270	550,830	463,435	17,450	9,585	7,865
Separated	102,040	43,570	58,470	1,915	825	1,085
Divorced	246,515	98,130	148,385	5,010	2,035	2,975
Widowed	205,300	41,550	163,750	3,090	510	2,580
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	645,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	263,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	238,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	90,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	965	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	1,048,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	887,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	422,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	465,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	181,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	205,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	78,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	865	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	160,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	105,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	54,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	605	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	360	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	180	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	70	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	189,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	149,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	90,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	43,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	520	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	14,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	140	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	560	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	27,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	425	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	110	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	20	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	1,230,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	260,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	409,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	156,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	255,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	148,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	4,324,505	2,122,320	2,202,185	65,090	32,005	33,085
Number of persons not in census families	807,660	383,540	424,120	17,720	8,660	9,060
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	105,450	42,525	62,925	1,755	730	1,025
Living with non-relatives only	203,285	111,935	91,345	3,850	2,165	1,685
Living alone	498,920	229,075	269,850	12,115	5,770	6,350
Number of census family persons	3,516,850	1,738,780	1,778,070	47,370	23,350	24,025
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	643,410	302,320	341,095	8,340	3,585	4,760
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	211,820	65,460	146,365	3,945	1,200	2,745
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	32,900	7,490	25,410	465	90	375
Living with non-relatives only	13,560	6,770	6,790	215	100	115
Living alone	165,365	51,195	114,165	3,265	1,010	2,255
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	431,590	236,860	194,730	4,400	2,385	2,015
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	1,183,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	1,041,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	898,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	458,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	439,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	143,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	141,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	91,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	66,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	895	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	23,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	335	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	42,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	560	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	25,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	320	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	50,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	581,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	82,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	842,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	143,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	46,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	25	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	731,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	52,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	130,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	184,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	361,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	2,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	45	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	1,764,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	613,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	264,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	237,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	91,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	58,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	4,324,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965	65,170	32,035	33,135
Single responses	4,273,930	2,098,055	2,175,870	63,420	31,195	32,225
English	3,062,435	1,526,350	1,536,085	41,210	20,755	20,455
French	57,275	28,315	28,965	845	420	430
Non-official languages	1,154,215	543,395	610,825	21,365	10,025	11,335
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,210	540	675	20	15	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	955	435	525	10	5	5
Dene	70	35	35	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	5	5	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	25	10	10	5	5	0
Mi'kmaq	15	10	5	0	5	0
Ojibway	140	50	90	5	5	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	5	5	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	1,137,420	535,395	602,025	21,115	9,895	11,220
African languages, n.i.e.	620	330	295	35	25	15
Afrikaans	2,735	1,330	1,405	15	5	10
Akan (Twi)	455	235	220	35	25	15
Albanian	1,335	695	635	75	40	35
Amharic	1,255	615	640	85	40	50
Arabic	13,050	7,505	5,550	495	285	215
Armenian	1,105	560	545	10	5	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	530	235	295	15	5	10
Bengali	2,410	1,265	1,145	110	60	55
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	10	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	3,870	1,445	2,430	140	55	85
Bosnian	1,275	635	640	65	40	25
Bulgarian	1,945	960	985	270	140	130
Burmese	945	485	465	5	5	5
Cantonese	133,245	61,790	71,455	1,035	450	585
Chinese, n.o.s.	120,040	55,735	64,305	1,475	680	795
Creoles	640	315	320	5	10	0
Croatian	7,820	3,860	3,955	140	75	70
Czech	5,610	2,800	2,810	115	55	55
Danish	5,250	2,575	2,675	60	25	35
Dutch	23,080	11,190	11,890	285	135	150
Estonian	820	345	475	15	5	5
Finnish	4,090	1,705	2,390	60	20	35
Flemish	445	215	235	10	0	10
Fukien	1,920	835	1,085	20	10	10
German	73,625	35,140	38,485	655	315	340
Greek	6,250	3,360	2,885	80	50	30
Gujarati	6,595	3,060	3,540	125	60	65
Hakka	1,110	475	630	10	5	5
Hebrew	1,755	970	785	5	5	5
Hindi	24,640	11,840	12,800	560	260	300
Hungarian	9,855	4,915	4,940	285	145	140
Ilocano	3,755	1,465	2,290	105	45	65
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	475	265	205	10	5	5
Italian	24,060	12,180	11,880	360	185	175
Japanese	19,665	6,840	12,825	390	115	280
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,465	700	770	10	5	5
Korean	48,975	22,350	26,625	1,035	445	590
Kurdish	1,415	775	645	55	25	30
Lao	1,155	550	600	5	0	5
Latvian	615	305	310	25	15	10
Lingala	35	20	20	5	0	0
Lithuanian	435	190	245	5	5	0
Macedonian	275	130	140	15	5	10
Malay	3,535	1,590	1,950	95	45	50
Malayalam	1,460	735	725	15	10	5
Maltese	220	115	115	0	0	0
Mandarin	94,055	43,630	50,425	1,665	775	885
Marathi	430	220	210	0	0	0
Nepali	805	430	375	20	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	470	250	220	20	5	10
Norwegian	2,370	1,155	1,215	35	15	20
Oromo	325	185	140	10	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	182,915	90,900	92,020	2,530	1,265	1,270
Pashto	900	485	415	35	25	10
Persian (Farsi)	36,045	18,265	17,775	650	325	320
Polish	17,460	8,185	9,270	510	235	280
Portuguese	14,605	6,990	7,615	285	145	145
Romanian	8,330	4,110	4,220	740	365	370
Rundi (Kirundi)	135	60	80	0	0	0
Russian	22,650	10,300	12,350	855	425	430
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	80	40	45	5	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	690	345	340	10	5	5
Serbian	6,655	3,425	3,225	460	240	225
Serbo-Croatian	1,425	675	755	75	30	45
Shanghainese	1,250	530	715	20	15	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	645	335	310	15	10	5
Sindhi	1,770	790	975	30	10	15
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,405	715	685	45	25	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	775	400	375	0	5	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	495	275	225	15	10	5
Slovak	3,220	1,440	1,780	125	60	70
Slovenian	1,225	590	640	5	0	5
Somali	975	495	480	5	5	0
Spanish	40,795	19,325	21,470	1,090	545	545
Swahili	755	390	365	25	5	20
Swedish	2,740	1,195	1,545	55	25	25
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	66,120	25,835	40,285	2,550	1,025	1,525
Taiwanese	5,675	2,640	3,035	50	20	20
Tamil	3,135	1,635	1,500	70	40	35
Telugu	570	295	270	10	5	5
Thai	2,410	730	1,680	55	20	35
Tibetan languages	200	115	85	0	0	0
Tigrigna	590	285	300	50	20	30
Turkish	2,890	1,650	1,235	70	45	25
Ukrainian	9,680	4,215	5,460	190	80	105
Urdu	8,450	4,315	4,140	100	45	55
Vietnamese	25,100	11,745	13,360	155	75	80
Yiddish	350	185	170	5	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	15,585	7,455	8,130	230	120	115
Multiple responses	82,280	39,185	43,095	1,745	840	910
English and French	8,600	4,065	4,535	120	70	55
English and non-official language	68,800	32,875	35,925	1,525	725	800
French and non-official language	3,345	1,520	1,830	75	40	40
English, French and non-official language	1,530	725	805	30	10	20
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,210	2,137,240	2,218,965	65,165	32,035	33,135
English only	3,912,950	1,943,760	1,969,190	58,320	28,955	29,365
French only	2,045	950	1,095	40	15	25
English and French	296,645	132,940	163,705	5,165	2,420	2,745
Neither English nor French	144,555	59,590	84,965	1,640	645	1,000
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965	65,170	32,035	33,135
English	4,143,245	2,044,365	2,098,885	62,185	30,740	31,445
French	53,725	26,660	27,065	825	410	415
English and French	16,935	7,710	9,220	540	255	290
Neither English nor French	142,300	58,510	83,790	1,615	630	985
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	62,190	30,515	31,680	1,095	535	560
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.7	1.7	1.7
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965	65,165	32,035	33,130
Single responses	4,193,385	2,059,465	2,133,915	61,590	30,320	31,265
English	3,506,595	1,733,775	1,772,820	49,785	24,690	25,095
French	16,685	8,015	8,665	220	110	105
Non-official languages	670,100	317,670	352,430	11,590	5,515	6,070
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	175	85	85	10	10	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	135	70	65	5	5	0
Dene	15	5	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	5	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	15	10	5	0	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}	665,750	315,485	350,265	11,525	5,485	6,045
African languages, n.i.e.	190	80	105	5	0	5
Afrikaans	1,385	685	690	5	0	0
Akan (Twi)	120	60	60	15	5	5
Albanian	700	345	350	40	20	20
Amharic	555	245	310	40	15	25
Arabic	7,640	4,065	3,575	300	145	155
Armenian	490	250	240	5	0	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	115	50	65	5	0	5
Bengali	1,465	715	750	75	40	40
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,265	540	720	45	10	30
Bosnian	705	370	340	35	20	15
Bulgarian	1,085	530	555	210	105	105
Burmese	585	315	270	5	5	5
Cantonese	103,550	47,585	55,970	635	285	345
Chinese, n.o.s.	81,270	37,740	43,525	950	445	510
Creoles	315	145	165	0	0	0
Croatian	2,540	1,200	1,340	45	20	25
Czech	1,570	795	775	45	25	15
Danish	325	160	170	0	5	0
Dutch	2,230	1,055	1,175	20	10	15
Estonian	110	40	70	0	0	0
Finnish	795	350	445	5	5	0
Flemish	50	25	20	0	0	0
Fukien	690	310	380	5	0	0
German	11,555	5,430	6,120	80	40	40
Greek	2,105	1,015	1,095	20	10	10
Gujarati	3,045	1,335	1,710	35	15	15
Hakka	320	145	175	10	5	5
Hebrew	780	395	390	5	0	0
Hindi	12,390	5,900	6,490	240	105	130
Hungarian	2,560	1,235	1,325	115	55	55
Ilocano	1,190	530	660	25	10	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	180	85	85	10	5	5
Italian	6,250	2,730	3,520	65	25	35
Japanese	9,540	3,985	5,555	155	55	95
Khmer (Cambodian)	750	370	385	5	5	5
Korean	38,810	17,985	20,830	770	350	420
Kurdish	945	490	460	25	10	15
Lao	545	270	275	0	0	0
Latvian	105	50	50	5	5	5
Lingala	10	5	5	0	0	5
Lithuanian	65	30	35	5	0	5
Macedonian	140	70	70	10	5	5
Malay	1,320	655	660	30	10	15
Malayalam	690	350	340	10	5	5
Maltese	15	10	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	78,070	36,945	41,130	1,355	655	705
Marathi	230	120	105	0	0	0
Nepali	525	275	250	15	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	140	65	75	5	0	0
Norwegian	160	80	80	0	0	0
Oromo	175	80	95	10	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	137,390	67,955	69,430	1,725	855	870
Pashto	565	295	270	15	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	24,750	12,095	12,655	425	205	220
Polish	6,395	3,065	3,330	210	100	110
Portuguese	5,195	2,405	2,785	80	40	40
Romanian	4,155	2,050	2,105	500	250	250
Rundi (Kirundi)	75	30	45	0	0	0
Russian	12,205	5,880	6,320	570	300	270
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	5	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	465	230	235	0	0	5
Serbian	4,020	2,020	2,000	295	150	145
Serbo-Croatian	615	300	315	20	10	10
Shanghainese	555	260	295	15	10	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	980	535	450	15	5	5
Sindhi	675	295	385	10	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	595	295	300	20	10	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	620	315	300	0	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	5	0	0
Slovak	1,080	515	570	60	25	35
Slovenian	165	70	100	0	0	0
Somali	625	310	315	0	0	0
Spanish	20,585	10,025	10,555	545	265	275
Swahili	250	130	125	10	5	5
Swedish	430	195	235	5	5	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	29,380	12,780	16,600	1,185	520	665
Taiwanese	2,910	1,390	1,515	20	10	10
Tamil	1,965	1,010	960	35	20	15
Telugu	290	145	140	10	5	0
Thai	845	375	475	15	5	10
Tibetan languages	100	55	45	0	0	5
Tigrigna	295	135	160	40	15	20
Turkish	1,365	725	645	40	20	20
Ukrainian	1,070	475	595	35	15	20
Urdu	5,430	2,700	2,730	55	25	30
Vietnamese	17,270	8,085	9,180	80	40	45
Yiddish	10	5	5	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	4,180	2,100	2,075	50	30	20
Multiple responses	162,820	77,775	85,050	3,580	1,710	1,865
English and French	4,700	2,240	2,460	90	50	40
English and non-official language	155,065	74,155	80,905	3,425	1,635	1,790
French and non-official language	930	435	495	20	10	10
English, French and non-official language	2,130	940	1,185	45	20	30
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965	65,170	32,035	33,135
None	3,740,260	1,844,645	1,895,615	53,020	26,325	26,700
Single responses	604,495	287,270	317,220	11,940	5,615	6,320
English	249,765	122,305	127,455	4,860	2,375	2,485
French	38,175	17,315	20,865	615	280	340
Non-official languages	316,550	147,655	168,900	6,470	2,965	3,495
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	845	400	445	15	10	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	705	335	365	10	5	5
Dene	30	15	20	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	20	10	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	10	5	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	80	35	45	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	5	0	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	305,355	142,340	163,020	6,345	2,915	3,430
African languages, n.i.e.	310	165	140	10	0	5
Afrikaans	1,340	650	690	15	5	5
Akan (Twi)	260	130	125	15	10	5
Albanian	405	200	205	20	10	15
Amharic	460	220	245	40	15	25
Arabic	3,845	2,280	1,570	135	95	45
Armenian	320	160	165	0	0	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	215	95	125	10	5	5
Bengali	570	285	285	30	15	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	5	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	920	345	575	50	25	25
Bosnian	395	190	205	35	15	15
Bulgarian	495	215	275	45	20	25
Burmese	235	110	130	5	0	0
Cantonese	29,240	13,945	15,290	285	120	160
Chinese, n.o.s.	20,595	9,830	10,760	285	125	155
Creoles	490	250	235	10	10	5
Croatian	3,195	1,585	1,615	55	30	20
Czech	1,940	900	1,045	35	15	20
Danish	1,705	765	940	30	5	20
Dutch	6,930	3,130	3,805	90	35	55
Estonian	235	100	135	5	5	5
Finnish	1,290	550	740	25	15	10
Flemish	125	50	70	0	0	0
Fukien	670	295	380	5	5	5
German	23,905	10,935	12,970	230	105	125
Greek	3,310	1,730	1,580	40	20	20
Gujarati	3,185	1,485	1,705	70	30	40
Hakka	315	135	175	5	5	0
Hebrew	1,090	575	515	15	5	10
Hindi	12,695	6,190	6,505	325	165	165
Hungarian	2,950	1,405	1,545	90	45	45
Ilocano	945	360	590	30	10	20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	175	90	85	0	0	5
Italian	9,605	4,715	4,890	165	85	80
Japanese	9,050	3,635	5,415	200	70	125
Khmer (Cambodian)	365	170	195	0	0	0
Korean	6,890	3,125	3,765	185	75	110
Kurdish	270	160	110	10	5	5
Lao	410	200	210	0	0	0
Latvian	120	45	75	0	0	0
Lingala	65	25	40	15	10	10
Lithuanian	115	55	60	0	0	0
Macedonian	60	25	35	5	5	5
Malay	1,450	645	805	50	25	25
Malayalam	520	260	260	5	5	5
Maltese	80	30	50	5	0	0
Mandarin	17,925	8,150	9,775	270	115	155
Marathi	125	65	65	0	0	0
Nepali	155	80	75	0	5	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	295	155	135	5	0	0
Norwegian	715	330	380	10	0	10
Oromo	65	45	25	5	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	34,010	17,040	16,970	635	315	325
Pashto	235	120	120	15	10	5
Persian (Farsi)	7,025	3,725	3,300	120	60	60
Polish	5,450	2,475	2,975	150	70	85
Portuguese	5,640	2,625	3,010	120	55	65
Romanian	2,410	1,135	1,270	145	70	80
Rundi (Kirundi)	40	25	25	0	0	0
Russian	6,140	2,715	3,425	190	85	105
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	30	15	15	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	160	85	70	0	0	0
Serbian	1,855	955	905	130	70	60
Serbo-Croatian	435	190	245	20	5	15
Shanghainese	485	215	265	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	865	345	520	20	5	15
Sindhi	930	400	530	10	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	570	285	290	10	10	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	5	5	5
Slovak	1,035	400	635	30	15	20
Slovenian	345	155	190	0	5	5
Somali	365	190	175	5	0	5
Spanish	20,930	10,065	10,865	530	270	260
Swahili	580	280	300	15	10	10
Swedish	1,220	535	680	20	10	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	24,810	9,040	15,775	935	330	600
Taiwanese	2,675	1,275	1,395	30	20	15
Tamil	910	480	430	10	5	0
Telugu	195	100	95	5	5	5
Thai	1,110	370	740	25	10	15
Tibetan languages	45	30	25	0	0	0
Tigrigna	175	85	90	10	10	5
Turkish	1,020	575	445	25	20	5
Ukrainian	1,930	830	1,100	50	20	30
Urdu	2,425	1,260	1,170	25	15	15
Vietnamese	5,945	2,880	3,060	55	40	20
Yiddish	90	35	50	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	10,345	4,910	5,435	105	50	60
Multiple responses	11,455	5,320	6,130	205	95	115
English and French	1,090	495	595	35	15	20
English and non-official language	4,540	2,185	2,350	70	35	35
French and non-official language	5,760	2,610	3,145	100	50	50
English, French and non-official language	70	30	40	0	0	5

Symbols

^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. British Columbia (Code 59) and New Westminster, British Columbia (Code 5915029) (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 16, 2024).

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Geographic level	File format^{CSV/TAB (2011) - Footnote 1} (compressed)
Geographic level	CSV (comma-separated values)	TAB (tab-separated values)
Canada, provinces and territories	CSV (86 KB)	TAB (86 KB)
Census divisions	CSV (1,444 KB)	TAB (1,412 KB)
Census subdivisions	CSV (19,715 KB)	TAB (19,378 KB)
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Census tracts	CSV (21,499 KB)	TAB (21,281 KB)
Federal electoral districts (2003 representation order)	CSV (1,580 KB)	TAB (1,550 KB)
Federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	CSV (1,628 KB)	TAB (1,600 KB)
Economic regions	CSV (404 KB)	TAB (397 KB)
Designated places	CSV (5,190 KB)	TAB (5,105 KB)
Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	CSV (732 KB)	TAB (720 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	CSV (6,328 KB)	TAB (6,257 KB)
Health regions (December 2013)	CSV (666 KB)	TAB (654 KB)
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Geographic levels	IVT (Beyond 20/20)	XML (SDMX-ML) (compressed)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations	IVT (1,183 KB)	XML (1,221 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts	IVT (30,060 KB)	XML (38,000 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
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Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions, census subdivisions and dissemination areas	IVT (233,928 KB)	XML (384,573 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: New Westminster (City)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Greater Vancouver (Regional district)
    - New Westminster (City)

Note

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

Related data

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