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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	Vancouver Quadra British Columbia (Federal electoral district, 2013 representation order)			Vancouver, 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}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	603,502	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	578,041	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	286,742	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,573	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,249.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	114.97	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	102,505	48,305	54,200	603,500	295,095	308,400
0 to 4 years	4,350	2,215	2,135	24,770	12,725	12,050
5 to 9 years	4,700	2,360	2,340	22,400	11,625	10,775
10 to 14 years	5,300	2,745	2,555	24,175	12,435	11,740
15 to 19 years	6,495	3,315	3,175	29,095	14,950	14,150
15 years	1,140	595	545	5,500	2,770	2,730
16 years	1,240	665	580	5,625	2,985	2,635
17 years	1,295	665	630	5,715	2,955	2,760
18 years	1,420	670	750	5,985	3,025	2,960
19 years	1,400	720	680	6,275	3,215	3,065
20 to 24 years	8,505	4,145	4,370	44,285	21,710	22,570
25 to 29 years	8,215	3,910	4,300	59,465	28,810	30,655
30 to 34 years	6,565	3,110	3,460	53,335	26,355	26,980
35 to 39 years	6,505	2,875	3,630	47,230	23,055	24,175
40 to 44 years	8,560	3,810	4,750	48,640	23,950	24,690
45 to 49 years	8,575	4,110	4,470	49,195	24,730	24,460
50 to 54 years	7,120	3,255	3,865	44,105	21,435	22,670
55 to 59 years	6,635	3,105	3,530	39,500	19,315	20,185
60 to 64 years	6,435	3,045	3,385	35,365	17,370	17,995
65 to 69 years	4,345	2,095	2,250	22,845	11,110	11,735
70 to 74 years	3,135	1,475	1,665	18,800	8,720	10,080
75 to 79 years	2,460	1,090	1,375	15,870	7,425	8,440
80 to 84 years	2,095	880	1,220	12,305	5,410	6,895
85 years and over	2,505	770	1,735	12,110	3,955	8,155
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	40.4	39.2	41.2	39.7	39.1	40.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	86.0	84.8	87.0	88.2	87.5	88.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	88,155	40,985	47,170	532,150	258,310	273,840
Married or living with a common-law partner	47,870	23,510	24,360	264,105	132,245	131,855
Married (and not separated)	41,120	20,120	20,995	216,815	107,845	108,965
Living common law	6,750	3,390	3,360	47,285	24,395	22,890
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	40,290	17,475	22,815	268,050	126,065	141,985
Single (never legally married)	29,880	14,725	15,150	194,270	102,030	92,240
Separated	1,585	540	1,040	12,850	5,445	7,400
Divorced	5,010	1,545	3,465	35,825	14,020	21,800
Widowed	3,820	660	3,155	25,110	4,570	20,545
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	26,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	12,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	6,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	5,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	1,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	26,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	22,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	19,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	7,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	11,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	3,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	2,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	705	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	395	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	255	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	60	...Data not available	...Data not available	405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	3,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	3,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	980	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	200	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	580	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	390	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	160	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	35	...Data not available	...Data not available	305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	27,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	5,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	8,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	3,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	6,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	3,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...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	100,810	47,650	53,160	590,205	288,095	302,110
Number of persons not in census families	23,705	9,965	13,740	165,840	79,055	86,785
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	1,990	755	1,235	18,175	6,670	11,505
Living with non-relatives only	7,430	3,505	3,925	46,460	24,170	22,285
Living alone	14,285	5,705	8,575	101,200	48,215	52,990
Number of census family persons	77,100	37,680	39,425	424,370	209,045	215,330
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...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	13,480	6,015	7,465	75,360	34,360	41,000
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	4,765	1,225	3,540	28,975	9,280	19,690
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	550	105	445	5,605	1,090	4,510
Living with non-relatives only	310	120	200	1,795	845	950
Living alone	3,905	1,000	2,900	21,575	7,340	14,235
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	8,715	4,790	3,930	46,390	25,085	21,305
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	43,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	26,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	23,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	122,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	20,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	9,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	11,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	3,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	2,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	1,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	1,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	460	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	910	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	330	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	575	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	17,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	121,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	14,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	3,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	43,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	13,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	4,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	5	...Data not available	...Data not available	65	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	25,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	1,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	1,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	6,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	16,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	35	...Data not available	...Data not available	390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	43,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	14,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	13,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	6,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	6,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	1,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	810	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	100,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	590,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	101,750	48,080	53,670	595,720	291,505	304,215
Single responses	99,885	47,275	52,610	578,685	283,430	295,250
English	64,310	31,360	32,950	299,290	154,040	145,250
French	1,710	745	960	8,905	4,575	4,330
Non-official languages	33,865	15,170	18,695	270,490	124,825	145,670
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	5	0	165	85	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	120	60	55
Dene	0	0	0	10	10	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	30	10	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	33,655	15,065	18,590	268,345	123,780	144,565
African languages, n.i.e.	15	5	0	55	30	25
Afrikaans	45	25	20	220	120	100
Akan (Twi)	5	5	5	70	35	40
Albanian	10	5	5	130	70	60
Amharic	10	0	5	305	160	135
Arabic	315	180	140	2,685	1,670	1,015
Armenian	65	30	30	275	140	135
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0	65	35	30
Bengali	75	45	35	880	465	420
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	15	1,020	370	650
Bosnian	25	10	15	225	110	115
Bulgarian	55	20	30	465	210	260
Burmese	5	0	5	340	175	165
Cantonese	4,395	1,925	2,470	63,220	29,170	34,055
Chinese, n.o.s.	6,590	2,965	3,625	44,880	20,730	24,150
Creoles	5	5	5	70	40	35
Croatian	150	60	85	1,320	635	680
Czech	125	60	70	855	435	420
Danish	120	60	60	435	205	230
Dutch	385	190	190	1,350	675	670
Estonian	40	5	35	130	50	80
Finnish	85	30	55	410	150	260
Flemish	15	10	5	40	30	10
Fukien	60	30	35	545	245	305
German	1,670	790	880	6,615	3,150	3,465
Greek	1,090	520	570	2,275	1,160	1,110
Gujarati	85	40	50	960	430	530
Hakka	45	15	30	405	180	225
Hebrew	300	145	160	830	460	365
Hindi	220	100	115	3,955	1,905	2,040
Hungarian	275	125	145	1,350	655	700
Ilocano	15	0	15	1,535	615	925
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	10	5	65	40	25
Italian	435	210	225	5,065	2,435	2,625
Japanese	985	350	640	6,730	2,235	4,495
Khmer (Cambodian)	15	5	5	330	150	180
Korean	2,190	925	1,265	7,825	3,300	4,525
Kurdish	20	10	10	385	210	175
Lao	5	0	5	105	50	55
Latvian	35	10	20	135	60	75
Lingala	0	0	0	10	10	5
Lithuanian	25	5	15	85	35	50
Macedonian	15	10	5	60	25	40
Malay	130	60	75	995	495	495
Malayalam	25	10	15	325	160	165
Maltese	0	0	5	20	10	5
Mandarin	7,060	3,210	3,850	23,675	10,715	12,955
Marathi	10	5	0	80	45	30
Nepali	20	10	10	140	80	55
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	60	35	20
Norwegian	65	30	40	205	95	110
Oromo	0	0	0	75	45	30
Panjabi (Punjabi)	360	170	190	15,235	7,485	7,745
Pashto	5	5	5	125	70	50
Persian (Farsi)	970	525	445	6,260	3,270	2,990
Polish	365	160	205	2,705	1,245	1,455
Portuguese	270	120	150	3,410	1,680	1,730
Romanian	155	75	85	1,145	525	620
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	35	15	25
Russian	525	245	280	3,705	1,635	2,070
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	25	15	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	45	25	20
Serbian	235	125	115	2,080	1,020	1,065
Serbo-Croatian	30	10	20	480	230	255
Shanghainese	35	15	20	460	185	275
Sign languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	65	30	35
Sindhi	30	15	15	245	105	140
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	25	15	15	210	105	100
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	70	35	35
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	80	40	40
Slovak	60	25	35	480	205	270
Slovenian	40	15	20	155	85	75
Somali	0	0	0	130	70	60
Spanish	1,265	615	650	10,500	5,230	5,270
Swahili	15	10	5	110	60	50
Swedish	85	40	45	440	200	235
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	615	80	535	18,805	7,300	11,505
Taiwanese	430	195	240	1,600	725	880
Tamil	60	25	35	1,400	760	635
Telugu	25	15	15	95	55	40
Thai	100	35	65	665	255	410
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	45	30	15
Tigrigna	5	0	0	120	60	65
Turkish	145	75	70	815	475	340
Ukrainian	150	55	95	890	355	530
Urdu	70	40	30	700	375	325
Vietnamese	110	50	60	10,585	4,985	5,600
Yiddish	60	25	30	185	90	100
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	200	100	105	1,985	960	1,025
Multiple responses	1,865	800	1,060	17,035	8,075	8,965
English and French	285	125	165	1,500	760	745
English and non-official language	1,430	620	805	14,425	6,800	7,625
French and non-official language	100	45	60	755	345	410
English, French and non-official language	50	15	30	355	170	185
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	101,750	48,075	53,670	595,720	291,505	304,215
English only	83,125	40,025	43,105	490,430	245,600	244,825
French only	60	30	35	430	205	225
English and French	14,565	6,235	8,330	58,905	26,855	32,045
Neither English nor French	3,990	1,795	2,195	45,960	18,835	27,120
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	101,745	48,075	53,670	595,720	291,505	304,215
English	95,245	45,165	50,075	537,105	266,410	270,695
French	1,770	770	1,000	9,165	4,660	4,505
English and French	800	375	430	4,020	1,835	2,180
Neither English nor French	3,935	1,765	2,165	45,430	18,600	26,825
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	2,170	960	1,210	11,175	5,575	5,600
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.1	2.0	2.3	1.9	1.9	1.8
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	101,750	48,080	53,670	595,720	291,510	304,215
Single responses	98,410	46,585	51,825	560,350	274,905	285,440
English	77,600	37,090	40,510	387,300	194,815	192,485
French	785	350	440	3,560	1,735	1,825
Non-official languages	20,020	9,145	10,880	169,485	78,360	91,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	25	15	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	15	10	10
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	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}	19,965	9,110	10,860	168,770	77,985	90,790
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	0	5
Afrikaans	15	5	5	60	30	30
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	20	10	15
Albanian	5	5	5	55	25	25
Amharic	0	0	0	130	65	70
Arabic	155	85	70	1,660	955	710
Armenian	25	10	10	90	45	45
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	5	5
Bengali	35	20	15	560	280	275
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	0	0	0	340	140	205
Bosnian	15	10	10	115	65	55
Bulgarian	15	5	10	215	95	120
Burmese	0	0	0	225	125	105
Cantonese	2,930	1,300	1,630	49,175	22,410	26,765
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,550	2,055	2,490	30,650	14,070	16,580
Creoles	0	0	0	45	20	25
Croatian	35	20	20	475	225	250
Czech	30	15	15	190	95	90
Danish	20	15	10	50	25	25
Dutch	45	15	30	135	60	75
Estonian	10	5	10	20	10	15
Finnish	30	10	20	95	40	60
Flemish	5	5	0	15	10	5
Fukien	10	5	5	165	70	100
German	345	160	185	1,100	530	570
Greek	510	230	280	955	440	510
Gujarati	15	5	10	485	205	275
Hakka	5	0	0	115	55	60
Hebrew	150	70	80	350	175	170
Hindi	50	25	30	1,915	905	1,015
Hungarian	35	15	25	335	145	185
Ilocano	10	5	5	525	240	290
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	15	10	10
Italian	95	40	55	2,040	890	1,150
Japanese	525	225	300	3,560	1,440	2,120
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	5	5	175	85	90
Korean	1,610	675	935	5,445	2,415	3,035
Kurdish	10	10	5	215	105	110
Lao	0	0	0	30	10	15
Latvian	10	5	5	40	15	20
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	5	0	5	20	10	10
Macedonian	10	5	5	35	15	20
Malay	35	15	20	395	205	185
Malayalam	10	0	5	205	100	105
Maltese	5	0	0	5	5	0
Mandarin	6,035	2,785	3,250	19,030	8,895	10,135
Marathi	0	0	0	30	20	10
Nepali	10	0	5	85	50	35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	15	10	10
Norwegian	15	10	5	35	15	10
Oromo	0	0	0	40	25	15
Panjabi (Punjabi)	115	55	55	10,500	5,120	5,370
Pashto	5	0	5	90	50	45
Persian (Farsi)	585	300	280	3,875	1,890	1,985
Polish	65	30	35	860	390	470
Portuguese	120	55	65	1,545	750	800
Romanian	40	20	20	445	220	230
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	20	10	15
Russian	290	145	145	2,085	960	1,130
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	10	5	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	15	5	10
Serbian	115	60	55	1,325	645	685
Serbo-Croatian	5	0	5	240	115	125
Shanghainese	10	5	5	195	85	110
Sign languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	95	50	45
Sindhi	5	5	5	75	30	50
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	5	5	5	65	35	35
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	45	15	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	20	10	15
Slovak	10	5	10	125	60	65
Slovenian	10	0	5	15	10	10
Somali	0	0	0	70	35	40
Spanish	570	295	275	5,245	2,560	2,680
Swahili	0	0	0	45	25	25
Swedish	20	10	15	120	55	60
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	95	30	70	9,345	3,880	5,460
Taiwanese	220	100	120	765	365	400
Tamil	25	5	10	1,035	550	485
Telugu	10	5	5	45	30	15
Thai	45	20	25	270	125	145
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	20	15	5
Tigrigna	0	0	0	60	30	35
Turkish	50	30	25	370	195	175
Ukrainian	25	10	10	140	60	80
Urdu	20	5	10	400	200	205
Vietnamese	45	20	25	7,475	3,525	3,955
Yiddish	0	0	0	5	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	55	35	20	690	365	330
Multiple responses	3,335	1,490	1,845	35,375	16,600	18,775
English and French	155	80	80	885	475	415
English and non-official language	3,095	1,375	1,720	33,780	15,805	17,975
French and non-official language	35	15	15	255	125	130
English, French and non-official language	55	25	30	450	195	260
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	101,750	48,080	53,665	595,720	291,505	304,215
None	81,585	38,950	42,640	454,215	224,420	229,795
Single responses	19,720	8,940	10,785	138,730	65,795	72,930
English	8,080	3,775	4,300	58,315	28,070	30,245
French	1,500	665	840	6,815	3,275	3,545
Non-official languages	10,145	4,500	5,645	73,595	34,460	39,140
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	5	5	105	55	50
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	80	40	40
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	5
Ojibway	0	0	0	20	10	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	10,035	4,450	5,580	72,660	34,020	38,640
African languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	25	15	10
Afrikaans	35	20	15	130	65	60
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	35	15	20
Albanian	0	0	5	45	25	20
Amharic	5	0	0	105	60	50
Arabic	130	75	50	735	500	230
Armenian	20	10	10	80	45	35
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	35	20	15
Bengali	20	10	10	190	90	100
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	10	0	5	220	80	140
Bosnian	10	5	5	80	35	45
Bulgarian	20	10	5	150	65	85
Burmese	5	5	5	90	45	45
Cantonese	1,300	565	735	13,960	6,715	7,240
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,165	525	640	7,635	3,705	3,935
Creoles	10	5	5	35	20	15
Croatian	65	35	35	505	230	270
Czech	50	25	30	330	155	175
Danish	50	25	20	160	80	85
Dutch	135	70	60	455	220	235
Estonian	10	5	10	30	15	20
Finnish	25	10	15	140	45	95
Flemish	5	5	5	10	5	5
Fukien	15	5	10	195	80	110
German	760	335	425	2,735	1,275	1,465
Greek	550	270	280	1,165	585	580
Gujarati	55	30	25	350	155	195
Hakka	15	10	10	135	65	75
Hebrew	140	50	90	510	260	255
Hindi	155	75	80	2,065	1,035	1,035
Hungarian	95	40	55	430	200	235
Ilocano	0	0	0	380	140	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	40	20	20
Italian	240	110	130	1,925	945	980
Japanese	445	160	285	2,860	1,130	1,735
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	5	75	35	45
Korean	405	180	225	1,545	615	925
Kurdish	0	0	0	85	50	35
Lao	0	0	0	45	25	20
Latvian	10	5	10	30	10	20
Lingala	0	0	0	5	5	0
Lithuanian	10	5	0	25	15	15
Macedonian	0	0	0	5	5	5
Malay	60	25	35	385	195	195
Malayalam	10	5	5	95	45	45
Maltese	0	0	0	10	5	5
Mandarin	1,215	530	690	5,625	2,475	3,150
Marathi	0	0	5	25	10	15
Nepali	5	5	0	15	10	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	20	15	5
Norwegian	30	15	20	80	40	40
Oromo	0	0	0	10	10	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	210	100	105	3,655	1,840	1,815
Pashto	0	0	0	25	15	10
Persian (Farsi)	255	135	120	1,545	840	705
Polish	130	70	65	905	405	500
Portuguese	110	40	65	1,290	645	645
Romanian	50	20	25	355	140	215
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	5	5	5
Russian	135	50	85	1,035	440	590
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	10	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	15	10	5
Serbian	80	40	40	510	250	260
Serbo-Croatian	10	0	5	125	50	75
Shanghainese	30	10	15	170	80	90
Sign languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	45	20	35
Sindhi	25	10	15	120	55	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	15	5	10	70	35	35
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	5	0	15	10	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	25	10	10
Slovak	25	10	15	175	55	125
Slovenian	10	0	5	50	20	25
Somali	0	0	0	45	20	25
Spanish	840	395	445	5,260	2,660	2,600
Swahili	15	10	5	75	40	35
Swedish	50	30	25	215	105	110
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	330	60	270	6,385	2,360	4,025
Taiwanese	145	70	75	680	320	365
Tamil	30	15	15	290	170	120
Telugu	10	0	5	40	20	20
Thai	40	20	20	255	95	150
Tibetan languages	5	5	0	15	10	5
Tigrigna	5	5	5	40	15	20
Turkish	60	30	30	280	160	120
Ukrainian	40	20	20	245	110	135
Urdu	25	10	10	195	110	90
Vietnamese	35	20	15	2,400	1,175	1,225
Yiddish	5	0	5	45	15	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	105	40	60	830	385	445
Multiple responses	440	190	250	2,780	1,285	1,490
English and French	30	10	20	240	110	130
English and non-official language	150	75	80	1,140	530	610
French and non-official language	250	105	145	1,380	645	735
English, French and non-official language	5	0	5	15	5	10

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. Vancouver Quadra, British Columbia (Code 59039) and Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915022) (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 14, 2024).

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