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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	Fraser Valley, RD British Columbia (Census division)			Ottawa, CV Ontario (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}	277,593	...Data not available	...Data not available	883,391	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	257,031	...Data not available	...Data not available	812,129	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	8.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	8.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	110,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	370,217	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	101,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,244	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	20.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	316.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	13,335.28	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,790.22	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	277,595	137,595	139,995	883,390	428,455	454,935
0 to 4 years	17,145	8,830	8,315	49,140	24,925	24,215
5 to 9 years	16,995	8,840	8,160	48,765	24,660	24,100
10 to 14 years	17,720	9,100	8,620	50,665	25,690	24,975
15 to 19 years	19,510	9,990	9,520	58,305	29,675	28,630
15 years	3,865	1,955	1,915	10,905	5,620	5,285
16 years	4,035	2,085	1,945	11,440	5,810	5,635
17 years	3,900	2,015	1,885	11,255	5,775	5,480
18 years	3,870	1,980	1,890	11,880	5,975	5,905
19 years	3,835	1,950	1,885	12,825	6,505	6,325
20 to 24 years	17,355	8,895	8,460	65,960	33,100	32,865
25 to 29 years	17,265	8,700	8,565	61,230	30,185	31,045
30 to 34 years	16,835	8,330	8,495	57,745	27,675	30,065
35 to 39 years	17,245	8,515	8,725	60,360	28,765	31,600
40 to 44 years	18,835	9,385	9,450	64,285	31,215	33,065
45 to 49 years	20,685	10,390	10,295	73,190	35,935	37,255
50 to 54 years	20,470	10,115	10,350	69,010	33,595	35,415
55 to 59 years	18,000	8,765	9,240	57,735	28,030	29,705
60 to 64 years	16,510	7,995	8,520	50,410	24,385	26,025
65 to 69 years	12,835	6,290	6,550	35,865	16,935	18,925
70 to 74 years	10,035	4,765	5,275	26,810	12,360	14,445
75 to 79 years	8,055	3,865	4,190	21,275	9,545	11,725
80 to 84 years	6,270	2,795	3,475	16,305	6,600	9,710
85 years and over	5,830	2,045	3,780	16,335	5,185	11,150
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.6	38.7	40.6	39.2	38.2	40.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.3	80.5	82.1	83.2	82.4	83.9
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	225,730	110,830	114,895	734,820	353,180	381,640
Married or living with a common-law partner	135,305	67,675	67,635	411,110	205,465	205,640
Married (and not separated)	118,360	59,220	59,145	348,520	173,900	174,625
Living common law	16,945	8,460	8,485	62,595	31,570	31,020
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	90,420	43,155	47,260	323,710	147,710	176,000
Single (never legally married)	56,710	31,870	24,835	224,340	117,055	107,290
Separated	6,810	2,880	3,930	20,630	8,385	12,240
Divorced	13,880	5,660	8,220	42,710	15,540	27,170
Widowed	13,025	2,740	10,285	36,030	6,730	29,300
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	78,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	39,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	15,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	15,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	8,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	78,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	65,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	200,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	57,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	169,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	27,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	30,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	10,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	13,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	7,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	8,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	4,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	3,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	710	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	12,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	9,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	2,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,695	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	665	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	230	...Data not available	...Data not available	575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	86,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	265,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	20,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	30,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	11,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	16,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	7,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	271,620	134,120	137,505	867,090	421,800	445,290
Number of persons not in census families	41,495	19,825	21,665	160,855	74,120	86,735
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	6,975	3,015	3,960	18,625	7,520	11,105
Living with non-relatives only	9,605	5,465	4,135	42,325	23,700	18,625
Living alone	24,915	11,345	13,570	99,905	42,895	57,005
Number of census family persons	230,130	114,290	115,840	706,235	347,685	358,550
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	40,115	18,805	21,310	105,830	47,610	58,220
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	12,650	3,910	8,740	34,820	9,275	25,545
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,195	590	1,605	5,390	1,055	4,335
Living with non-relatives only	825	440	385	1,915	860	1,055
Living alone	9,635	2,885	6,745	27,515	7,360	20,155
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	27,465	14,890	12,575	71,010	38,335	32,675
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	101,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	73,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	234,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	62,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	215,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	54,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	26,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	27,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	8,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	10,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	6,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	4,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	3,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	4,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	28,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	118,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	24,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	3,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	101,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	56,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	1,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	2,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	42,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	2,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	8,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	11,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	18,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	140	...Data not available	...Data not available	440	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	101,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	24,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	34,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	116,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	14,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	14,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	7,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	5,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	271,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	867,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.7	...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}	273,480	135,000	138,475	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	269,690	133,155	136,530	846,085	411,465	434,630
English	209,130	103,695	105,430	544,045	270,365	273,680
French	2,915	1,500	1,415	123,925	56,845	67,075
Non-official languages	57,655	27,965	29,685	178,120	84,250	93,875
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	50	15	30	455	155	305
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	35	10	25	145	70	75
Dene	5	0	0	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	5	0	210	50	155
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	20	5	15
Ojibway	10	5	10	65	25	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	10	5	10
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	57,160	27,750	29,410	175,735	83,195	92,545
African languages, n.i.e.	40	25	15	450	225	225
Afrikaans	260	120	145	135	70	65
Akan (Twi)	0	5	0	310	150	165
Albanian	120	65	60	580	295	280
Amharic	30	10	15	1,165	565	600
Arabic	375	240	140	28,185	14,660	13,525
Armenian	25	15	15	415	210	205
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	510	235	275
Bengali	20	10	5	2,840	1,450	1,390
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	65	30	35
Bisayan languages	75	25	50	375	105	270
Bosnian	55	30	25	575	265	310
Bulgarian	35	15	15	825	380	445
Burmese	5	5	0	165	85	80
Cantonese	405	195	210	6,405	3,005	3,400
Chinese, n.o.s.	890	420	470	12,735	5,980	6,755
Creoles	45	20	25	3,620	1,530	2,090
Croatian	120	50	65	985	470	515
Czech	215	110	105	990	455	540
Danish	350	175	180	315	145	175
Dutch	3,790	1,860	1,935	2,360	1,120	1,240
Estonian	30	5	20	185	80	105
Finnish	270	125	150	325	120	200
Flemish	25	5	15	80	35	45
Fukien	10	5	10	85	35	45
German	9,540	4,475	5,065	5,810	2,565	3,245
Greek	150	85	65	2,040	1,080	955
Gujarati	55	20	30	1,210	630	575
Hakka	0	5	5	55	35	25
Hebrew	20	15	10	350	190	160
Hindi	600	290	310	2,330	1,175	1,155
Hungarian	575	290	290	1,725	850	875
Ilocano	50	20	35	360	120	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	130	75	55
Italian	450	245	205	9,440	4,730	4,710
Japanese	340	135	205	935	295	640
Khmer (Cambodian)	25	15	10	1,095	480	625
Korean	1,880	890	995	1,605	690	915
Kurdish	10	5	10	645	330	315
Lao	250	125	125	360	175	180
Latvian	30	15	15	275	125	155
Lingala	0	0	0	275	120	150
Lithuanian	20	10	10	210	90	120
Macedonian	10	5	5	60	30	30
Malay	45	20	25	355	160	205
Malayalam	60	30	30	445	225	225
Maltese	15	5	10	35	10	25
Mandarin	600	265	335	6,820	3,150	3,665
Marathi	0	0	0	230	115	120
Nepali	10	5	0	465	225	235
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	575	300	275
Norwegian	120	55	65	140	60	80
Oromo	10	0	5	360	190	170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	27,390	13,670	13,720	3,295	1,650	1,645
Pashto	15	10	0	705	375	325
Persian (Farsi)	320	175	145	6,050	3,025	3,030
Polish	700	320	380	5,750	2,605	3,150
Portuguese	325	155	175	3,920	1,865	2,050
Romanian	555	285	265	2,390	1,085	1,305
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	545	225	315
Russian	585	250	335	5,475	2,390	3,085
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	515	190	330
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	160	80	75
Serbian	85	45	40	1,675	820	855
Serbo-Croatian	20	5	5	545	265	280
Shanghainese	0	5	0	75	35	45
Sign languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	115	55	65
Sindhi	15	10	10	245	115	130
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	20	25	720	360	365
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	355	175	180
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	15	10	55	25	30
Slovak	110	55	55	625	280	345
Slovenian	40	20	15	235	110	125
Somali	0	0	0	6,135	2,610	3,525
Spanish	1,810	850	960	10,850	4,960	5,890
Swahili	40	25	10	800	365	430
Swedish	120	45	75	270	130	150
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	950	325	625	4,875	1,625	3,250
Taiwanese	20	10	10	165	75	95
Tamil	30	15	15	2,065	1,060	1,000
Telugu	20	15	10	340	165	170
Thai	75	15	55	335	95	245
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	20	10	10
Tigrigna	10	10	5	740	360	385
Turkish	40	25	10	1,395	700	695
Ukrainian	575	255	315	1,560	680	885
Urdu	220	115	100	3,675	1,870	1,810
Vietnamese	820	380	445	5,800	2,715	3,085
Yiddish	0	0	0	230	125	105
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	440	195	245	1,925	900	1,025
Multiple responses	3,790	1,840	1,950	26,360	12,535	13,825
English and French	470	210	260	10,755	5,085	5,665
English and non-official language	3,125	1,545	1,580	11,090	5,430	5,660
French and non-official language	135	60	70	2,950	1,330	1,620
English, French and non-official language	60	25	30	1,565	695	870
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	273,480	135,000	138,480	872,450	424,000	448,450
English only	252,240	125,615	126,630	522,980	264,790	258,195
French only	75	25	50	12,915	5,245	7,675
English and French	12,550	5,605	6,940	324,690	149,495	175,195
Neither English nor French	8,615	3,745	4,865	11,860	4,470	7,390
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	273,480	135,000	138,480	872,450	424,000	448,450
English	261,885	129,700	132,180	708,285	349,750	358,535
French	2,565	1,345	1,220	133,450	60,890	72,560
English and French	540	265	275	19,190	9,065	10,125
Neither English nor French	8,485	3,690	4,800	11,530	4,300	7,230
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	2,835	1,475	1,360	143,040	65,420	77,620
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.0	1.1	1.0	16.4	15.4	17.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	273,480	135,000	138,480	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	266,160	131,415	134,750	830,485	404,095	426,390
English	233,625	115,470	118,155	652,455	321,710	330,745
French	530	245	290	86,035	38,940	47,095
Non-official languages	32,005	15,700	16,300	91,990	43,445	48,545
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	10	5	5	120	40	75
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	5	35	10	20
Dene	5	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	60	15	45
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	0	0
Ojibway	0	5	0	20	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}	31,925	15,675	16,255	91,210	43,090	48,120
African languages, n.i.e.	15	5	15	175	80	100
Afrikaans	145	65	80	50	25	25
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	110	55	55
Albanian	65	35	30	290	150	140
Amharic	10	0	0	655	305	345
Arabic	180	105	75	16,970	8,525	8,440
Armenian	10	5	10	210	110	100
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	80	35	45
Bengali	5	0	0	1,920	945	975
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	25	10	15
Bisayan languages	30	15	20	120	40	75
Bosnian	30	15	20	295	150	145
Bulgarian	15	10	5	435	210	225
Burmese	0	0	0	105	45	55
Cantonese	235	115	115	4,000	1,860	2,140
Chinese, n.o.s.	555	265	295	8,475	3,975	4,495
Creoles	15	10	5	1,590	645	945
Croatian	25	10	15	370	175	195
Czech	45	25	20	275	125	150
Danish	20	10	15	30	15	10
Dutch	405	195	215	155	75	80
Estonian	0	0	0	50	15	25
Finnish	50	20	30	25	15	10
Flemish	5	0	5	0	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	20	10	5
German	1,530	700	830	730	310	420
Greek	45	20	20	635	315	325
Gujarati	15	5	5	460	220	240
Hakka	0	0	0	10	5	5
Hebrew	5	5	0	135	70	65
Hindi	300	150	155	1,045	520	525
Hungarian	125	60	60	500	240	265
Ilocano	15	10	10	160	60	105
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	30	20	10
Italian	60	30	30	2,915	1,320	1,595
Japanese	140	70	75	375	140	230
Khmer (Cambodian)	15	10	5	530	235	295
Korean	1,605	760	840	995	460	535
Kurdish	20	10	10	405	195	210
Lao	115	55	55	190	100	90
Latvian	10	5	5	70	30	40
Lingala	0	0	0	100	40	65
Lithuanian	10	0	5	50	25	25
Macedonian	0	0	0	25	15	10
Malay	15	5	5	115	60	55
Malayalam	25	15	10	185	90	90
Maltese	0	0	0	10	0	5
Mandarin	440	210	225	5,190	2,515	2,675
Marathi	0	0	0	120	60	65
Nepali	5	0	0	345	170	175
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	5	0	110	55	50
Norwegian	5	5	5	10	5	10
Oromo	5	0	0	200	95	105
Panjabi (Punjabi)	22,290	11,050	11,240	1,800	855	945
Pashto	10	10	5	515	270	240
Persian (Farsi)	200	105	95	3,885	1,835	2,050
Polish	220	100	120	2,320	1,075	1,250
Portuguese	60	30	30	1,620	765	850
Romanian	300	150	150	1,245	575	665
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	210	100	110
Russian	235	110	125	3,460	1,610	1,850
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	205	80	125
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	80	40	45
Serbian	30	15	15	1,140	565	575
Serbo-Croatian	5	5	0	275	135	140
Shanghainese	0	0	0	35	20	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	65	30	40	190	110	80
Sindhi	10	5	5	65	20	40
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	10	5	10	345	170	170
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	275	140	130
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	15	5	10
Slovak	35	20	15	190	90	100
Slovenian	5	5	5	30	20	15
Somali	0	0	0	3,850	1,600	2,250
Spanish	885	440	445	5,755	2,665	3,090
Swahili	10	10	5	300	135	165
Swedish	10	5	5	65	30	30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	300	135	165	2,095	820	1,280
Taiwanese	10	5	0	75	35	40
Tamil	10	5	5	1,270	620	650
Telugu	15	5	5	125	60	65
Thai	20	10	10	120	45	75
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	0	5
Tigrigna	5	5	5	395	175	215
Turkish	20	10	10	765	365	395
Ukrainian	60	25	30	405	180	225
Urdu	110	55	50	1,995	1,000	1,000
Vietnamese	610	275	335	4,035	1,890	2,145
Yiddish	0	0	0	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	75	25	45	665	315	350
Multiple responses	7,320	3,585	3,735	41,970	19,905	22,060
English and French	235	110	125	10,775	4,930	5,845
English and non-official language	6,965	3,425	3,540	25,800	12,580	13,220
French and non-official language	40	20	20	2,405	1,025	1,375
English, French and non-official language	80	30	55	2,985	1,370	1,620
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	273,480	135,000	138,480	872,450	424,000	448,450
None	248,225	122,725	125,500	671,880	330,280	341,595
Single responses	24,870	12,095	12,775	192,740	90,130	102,610
English	10,145	5,155	4,985	75,780	35,840	39,940
French	1,730	775	950	55,510	25,515	30,000
Non-official languages	12,995	6,160	6,835	61,455	28,780	32,675
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	20	15	10	320	115	205
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	20	10	10	95	40	55
Dene	5	5	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	0	0	0	140	40	95
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	10	0	5
Ojibway	0	0	0	65	25	40
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	10	5	5
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	12,620	5,985	6,635	60,025	28,185	31,845
African languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	185	90	100
Afrikaans	125	65	60	60	25	40
Akan (Twi)	5	0	0	220	105	125
Albanian	25	10	10	155	85	70
Amharic	10	5	10	370	175	190
Arabic	100	60	40	8,665	4,580	4,085
Armenian	5	0	5	100	50	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	25	10	15	275	125	150
Bengali	10	5	0	625	345	275
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	25	20	15
Bisayan languages	20	5	20	95	30	65
Bosnian	20	10	10	190	85	110
Bulgarian	10	5	5	250	115	135
Burmese	5	0	0	50	25	25
Cantonese	110	45	60	1,740	815	925
Chinese, n.o.s.	205	100	100	2,745	1,320	1,425
Creoles	25	15	15	2,490	1,050	1,440
Croatian	45	20	25	365	185	185
Czech	95	50	45	325	130	200
Danish	115	50	70	135	60	80
Dutch	1,395	675	725	785	350	435
Estonian	0	0	5	60	25	35
Finnish	105	50	50	125	40	85
Flemish	10	0	5	15	10	5
Fukien	5	5	5	35	15	20
German	2,425	1,075	1,350	2,395	1,070	1,325
Greek	105	65	35	1,090	575	510
Gujarati	25	10	15	600	305	290
Hakka	0	0	0	25	15	5
Hebrew	10	5	5	355	170	180
Hindi	380	185	190	1,395	715	680
Hungarian	150	75	75	525	245	280
Ilocano	5	0	5	95	30	65
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	65	35	30
Italian	160	95	65	3,970	1,915	2,050
Japanese	180	65	115	540	230	310
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	5	385	170	215
Korean	220	105	110	470	205	270
Kurdish	5	0	0	145	75	70
Lao	85	40	45	100	50	50
Latvian	10	5	5	75	40	40
Lingala	0	0	5	470	175	290
Lithuanian	5	0	5	65	25	40
Macedonian	0	0	0	20	5	15
Malay	30	10	20	165	75	90
Malayalam	25	15	15	185	95	95
Maltese	5	5	5	20	5	10
Mandarin	150	60	90	1,650	735	920
Marathi	0	0	0	60	25	40
Nepali	5	0	5	60	20	35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	520	240	280
Norwegian	35	15	15	75	25	45
Oromo	0	0	0	70	35	35
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,240	1,695	1,550	1,060	530	530
Pashto	0	0	5	135	65	65
Persian (Farsi)	75	40	30	1,425	745	675
Polish	200	95	105	1,830	750	1,080
Portuguese	180	80	100	1,405	655	745
Romanian	140	70	70	685	330	355
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	300	115	185
Russian	205	85	120	1,425	610	815
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	250	85	165
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	45	20	25
Serbian	35	10	20	320	155	160
Serbo-Croatian	5	5	5	120	60	60
Shanghainese	0	0	0	20	5	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	65	35	35	125	45	85
Sindhi	5	5	5	120	55	65
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	15	5	5	285	135	145
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	15	10	5
Slovak	35	15	25	225	95	125
Slovenian	5	0	5	65	25	40
Somali	0	0	0	1,965	895	1,065
Spanish	925	430	495	4,940	2,315	2,630
Swahili	45	25	20	595	260	340
Swedish	35	10	25	160	75	80
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	365	115	255	1,840	545	1,295
Taiwanese	20	10	10	60	25	40
Tamil	10	5	0	650	340	310
Telugu	5	5	0	135	65	70
Thai	40	15	25	190	65	130
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	10	5	5
Tigrigna	0	0	5	250	120	125
Turkish	10	10	5	380	195	185
Ukrainian	125	45	80	510	210	305
Urdu	75	35	40	1,400	730	675
Vietnamese	200	90	105	1,325	640	685
Yiddish	0	0	0	50	25	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	355	165	195	1,110	480	625
Multiple responses	385	185	205	7,835	3,590	4,240
English and French	30	15	15	2,275	1,055	1,220
English and non-official language	125	60	60	1,995	940	1,055
French and non-official language	225	100	125	3,495	1,565	1,930
English, French and non-official language	5	0	5	75	35	40

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. Fraser Valley, British Columbia (Code 5909) and Ottawa, Ontario (Code 3506008) (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 8, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Fraser Valley (Regional district)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Fraser Valley (Regional district)

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa (City)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Ottawa (Census division)
    - Ottawa (City)

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Map: Fraser Valley, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

Map: Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Fraser Valley (Regional district)

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa (City)

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Related data

Related data: Fraser Valley, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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