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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	Delta, DM British Columbia (Census subdivision)			Surrey, 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}	99,863	...Data not available	...Data not available	468,251	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	96,635^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	394,976	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	3.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	18.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	35,781	...Data not available	...Data not available	163,986	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	34,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,847	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	554.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,479.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	180.11	...Data not available	...Data not available	316.41	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	99,860	48,995	50,865	468,250	231,570	236,680
0 to 4 years	4,755	2,420	2,335	29,160	15,115	14,050
5 to 9 years	5,745	2,890	2,860	28,800	14,820	13,980
10 to 14 years	6,555	3,375	3,180	30,785	15,955	14,830
15 to 19 years	7,535	3,890	3,650	33,130	17,230	15,905
15 years	1,490	770	725	6,800	3,535	3,265
16 years	1,565	790	780	6,695	3,535	3,160
17 years	1,610	825	785	6,655	3,450	3,210
18 years	1,395	725	675	6,630	3,440	3,190
19 years	1,470	785	690	6,355	3,270	3,085
20 to 24 years	5,930	3,080	2,855	31,085	15,750	15,335
25 to 29 years	4,645	2,315	2,325	32,275	15,835	16,435
30 to 34 years	4,620	2,170	2,450	32,150	15,405	16,745
35 to 39 years	6,050	2,815	3,235	32,900	15,650	17,250
40 to 44 years	7,305	3,480	3,820	35,030	17,090	17,940
45 to 49 years	8,335	4,055	4,280	36,530	18,250	18,285
50 to 54 years	8,645	4,320	4,320	34,340	17,055	17,285
55 to 59 years	7,420	3,600	3,820	29,825	14,770	15,050
60 to 64 years	6,850	3,345	3,510	25,670	12,570	13,100
65 to 69 years	5,230	2,610	2,630	18,530	9,095	9,435
70 to 74 years	3,740	1,820	1,925	13,585	6,560	7,025
75 to 79 years	2,645	1,245	1,395	10,180	4,750	5,425
80 to 84 years	1,985	910	1,080	7,400	3,235	4,165
85 years and over	1,855	660	1,195	6,875	2,430	4,445
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	42.8	42.3	43.3	37.5	36.8	38.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.9	82.3	83.5	81.0	80.2	81.9
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	82,805	40,310	42,495	379,510	185,685	193,825
Married or living with a common-law partner	51,945	25,955	25,995	231,120	115,300	115,820
Married (and not separated)	47,095	23,540	23,555	210,295	104,895	105,400
Living common law	4,850	2,410	2,435	20,825	10,405	10,425
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	30,860	14,360	16,505	148,385	70,385	78,000
Single (never legally married)	20,340	11,005	9,335	100,530	54,915	45,615
Separated	1,865	760	1,100	9,690	4,065	5,630
Divorced	4,290	1,660	2,630	19,430	7,770	11,665
Widowed	4,365	930	3,430	18,730	3,640	15,090
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	29,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	131,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	12,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	6,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	7,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	2,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	29,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	131,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	25,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	111,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	23,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	9,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	13,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	63,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	2,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	1,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	480	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	390	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	140	...Data not available	...Data not available	695	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	3,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	2,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	955	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	295	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	830	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	540	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	220	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	70	...Data not available	...Data not available	365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	33,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	5,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	11,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	4,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	7,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	3,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	98,745	48,545	50,200	463,340	229,405	233,935
Number of persons not in census families	11,085	4,925	6,155	59,805	28,525	31,275
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,280	870	1,405	15,055	5,725	9,325
Living with non-relatives only	2,150	1,175	980	14,605	8,405	6,200
Living alone	6,650	2,880	3,770	30,145	14,400	15,740
Number of census family persons	87,660	43,620	44,040	403,535	200,875	202,665
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	14,560	6,950	7,610	53,505	25,130	28,375
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	4,145	1,200	2,940	16,255	4,695	11,555
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	980	245	735	5,500	1,305	4,195
Living with non-relatives only	225	115	115	1,070	545	525
Living alone	2,935	845	2,090	9,680	2,850	6,830
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	10,420	5,755	4,670	37,255	20,430	16,820
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	34,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	27,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	117,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	23,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	93,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	20,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	8,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	12,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	3,695	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	2,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	1,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	410	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	1,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	450	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	1,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	7,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	6,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	750	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	34,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	22,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	375	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	170	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	12,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	855	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	1,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	4,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	4,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	60	...Data not available	...Data not available	100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	34,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	6,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	11,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	5,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	6,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	2,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	1,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	98,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	463,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	99,110	48,720	50,390	465,005	230,090	234,915
Single responses	97,055	47,730	49,320	449,780	222,615	227,160
English	69,455	34,540	34,915	240,485	120,785	119,705
French	910	380	535	3,475	1,710	1,760
Non-official languages	26,685	12,810	13,870	205,815	100,120	105,695
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	5	5	65	20	40
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	5	45	15	25
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	5	5	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	15	0	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	26,515	12,730	13,780	204,430	99,455	104,970
African languages, n.i.e.	20	10	5	200	90	110
Afrikaans	60	30	30	170	85	90
Akan (Twi)	5	0	5	150	70	80
Albanian	25	15	15	265	125	140
Amharic	10	5	5	290	130	160
Arabic	125	75	55	2,930	1,555	1,375
Armenian	5	5	0	85	35	45
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	115	45	70
Bengali	50	30	20	465	235	230
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	5	5	0
Bisayan languages	70	25	45	750	315	440
Bosnian	25	10	15	140	75	65
Bulgarian	15	10	10	90	45	40
Burmese	25	10	10	250	140	110
Cantonese	1,015	460	555	3,890	1,835	2,050
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,235	590	645	7,760	3,630	4,135
Creoles	15	5	10	215	105	115
Croatian	135	60	75	735	385	355
Czech	150	80	70	495	250	250
Danish	140	70	65	450	230	220
Dutch	545	255	290	1,765	825	940
Estonian	30	10	20	80	40	45
Finnish	105	45	60	280	115	165
Flemish	0	0	0	35	20	15
Fukien	25	10	10	125	50	75
German	1,605	800	800	4,910	2,285	2,625
Greek	290	150	130	575	315	255
Gujarati	255	125	130	1,240	600	635
Hakka	30	5	20	70	30	45
Hebrew	30	20	15	50	30	20
Hindi	1,595	790	805	12,235	5,860	6,370
Hungarian	195	95	100	1,030	520	510
Ilocano	55	25	30	650	280	370
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	125	70	55
Italian	395	220	180	1,395	760	635
Japanese	340	130	210	950	360	595
Khmer (Cambodian)	30	10	20	600	290	310
Korean	265	110	160	7,740	3,675	4,070
Kurdish	15	5	10	115	70	50
Lao	10	5	5	580	285	295
Latvian	15	10	10	35	25	10
Lingala	0	0	0	5	0	0
Lithuanian	10	5	5	35	15	20
Macedonian	0	0	0	15	5	10
Malay	40	15	25	355	160	200
Malayalam	150	75	75	390	200	190
Maltese	10	0	5	15	5	5
Mandarin	1,645	750	900	10,050	4,855	5,195
Marathi	0	0	0	55	25	30
Nepali	5	5	5	300	155	145
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	130	70	60
Norwegian	60	20	40	205	90	115
Oromo	5	5	5	50	25	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	10,590	5,200	5,390	93,785	46,785	47,000
Pashto	45	30	20	385	190	195
Persian (Farsi)	145	80	65	2,030	1,045	990
Polish	365	160	200	2,735	1,340	1,400
Portuguese	330	155	170	1,350	660	690
Romanian	130	55	70	630	320	310
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	45	25	20
Russian	310	155	160	1,370	635	740
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	20	10	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	455	230	225
Serbian	90	50	35	460	250	205
Serbo-Croatian	25	10	15	85	45	40
Shanghainese	10	0	5	45	25	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	90	45	45
Sindhi	45	25	15	210	100	115
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	25	20	535	260	270
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	305	160	145
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	35	20	20
Slovak	70	40	35	290	130	165
Slovenian	40	15	25	105	50	50
Somali	10	5	5	535	260	275
Spanish	885	450	435	5,865	2,835	3,030
Swahili	5	5	0	160	90	75
Swedish	95	45	50	145	65	85
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,215	480	735	13,740	5,955	7,790
Taiwanese	115	55	60	745	360	390
Tamil	50	20	30	525	270	250
Telugu	45	25	20	100	55	45
Thai	40	10	30	200	65	135
Tibetan languages	5	0	5	45	20	20
Tigrigna	5	5	5	90	55	35
Turkish	60	30	25	190	100	90
Ukrainian	175	75	95	910	390	520
Urdu	485	240	245	4,495	2,280	2,220
Vietnamese	115	55	65	6,035	2,850	3,185
Yiddish	0	0	0	15	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	165	80	80	1,325	645	680
Multiple responses	2,060	990	1,075	15,235	7,475	7,755
English and French	170	75	95	635	295	340
English and non-official language	1,795	865	930	14,055	6,915	7,140
French and non-official language	55	25	30	350	165	190
English, French and non-official language	40	30	15	190	100	85
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	99,115	48,725	50,390	465,010	230,090	234,915
English only	88,925	44,485	44,435	413,830	208,255	205,575
French only	25	15	10	225	100	125
English and French	7,135	2,995	4,140	21,305	9,540	11,770
Neither English nor French	3,030	1,225	1,805	29,650	12,195	17,450
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	99,110	48,720	50,390	465,010	230,095	234,915
English	94,895	46,985	47,910	429,840	215,225	214,610
French	865	360	500	3,510	1,750	1,760
English and French	365	170	200	2,410	1,115	1,290
Neither English nor French	2,985	1,205	1,780	29,255	11,995	17,255
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	1,045	450	605	4,715	2,305	2,400
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.1	0.9	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.0
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	99,115	48,725	50,390	465,010	230,090	234,920
Single responses	94,760	46,640	48,125	429,585	212,510	217,070
English	79,560	39,260	40,295	291,155	144,725	146,430
French	235	95	140	1,050	505	540
Non-official languages	14,975	7,280	7,695	137,380	67,275	70,100
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	5	5	0	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	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}	14,915	7,250	7,665	136,795	67,000	69,805
African languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	90	35	50
Afrikaans	20	10	10	90	45	45
Akan (Twi)	5	0	0	45	20	25
Albanian	25	10	10	165	80	85
Amharic	5	0	0	130	55	75
Arabic	40	20	20	1,875	945	935
Armenian	0	0	5	30	15	15
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	30	10	15
Bengali	30	15	20	305	145	160
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	10	5	5	290	135	150
Bosnian	5	5	5	75	40	30
Bulgarian	10	5	5	45	25	20
Burmese	20	10	5	185	105	80
Cantonese	695	320	375	2,685	1,280	1,405
Chinese, n.o.s.	760	370	390	5,390	2,560	2,825
Creoles	10	5	5	135	65	65
Croatian	20	5	10	205	100	110
Czech	40	15	20	175	90	90
Danish	10	5	5	10	5	5
Dutch	35	15	15	120	55	65
Estonian	5	0	5	15	0	10
Finnish	20	5	10	40	15	25
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	5	0	5	50	20	25
German	160	75	85	520	235	280
Greek	95	50	50	170	80	85
Gujarati	105	50	55	650	310	345
Hakka	5	5	5	15	5	10
Hebrew	10	10	5	5	5	0
Hindi	770	375	395	6,885	3,300	3,580
Hungarian	40	25	20	280	145	140
Ilocano	30	15	15	210	105	115
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	55	30	30
Italian	65	30	30	275	130	145
Japanese	115	55	60	435	200	240
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	5	5	325	160	165
Korean	180	75	105	6,365	3,025	3,335
Kurdish	10	5	5	70	35	30
Lao	0	0	0	345	175	175
Latvian	0	0	0	0	5	0
Lingala	5	5	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	5	5	0
Macedonian	0	0	5	0	0	0
Malay	10	5	5	150	80	75
Malayalam	85	45	45	195	95	95
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	1,320	620	705	8,575	4,200	4,380
Marathi	5	5	0	25	10	10
Nepali	0	0	0	200	105	95
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	40	20	20
Norwegian	0	0	0	20	10	15
Oromo	0	5	0	30	15	15
Panjabi (Punjabi)	7,825	3,835	3,990	73,620	36,650	36,970
Pashto	40	20	20	250	125	125
Persian (Farsi)	75	35	35	1,345	665	685
Polish	135	65	70	1,300	645	660
Portuguese	70	35	40	435	210	225
Romanian	65	30	35	295	150	150
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	30	10	15
Russian	190	100	90	815	395	425
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	335	170	165
Serbian	45	20	25	240	130	110
Serbo-Croatian	10	5	10	25	10	10
Shanghainese	5	0	5	30	15	15
Sign languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	125	60	65
Sindhi	10	0	0	95	45	50
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	40	20	15	265	125	140
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	250	130	120
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	5	5
Slovak	25	10	15	100	50	50
Slovenian	5	5	0	15	5	10
Somali	5	0	0	385	185	200
Spanish	475	280	200	3,370	1,625	1,750
Swahili	0	0	0	75	40	35
Swedish	25	15	15	10	5	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	475	220	250	6,410	2,915	3,490
Taiwanese	45	25	25	445	220	225
Tamil	20	10	10	320	165	155
Telugu	30	10	15	70	35	35
Thai	10	5	5	80	35	50
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	15	5	10
Tigrigna	5	0	5	35	20	15
Turkish	30	20	10	70	35	35
Ukrainian	10	5	5	190	95	95
Urdu	330	155	170	3,265	1,625	1,645
Vietnamese	65	30	35	4,440	2,075	2,360
Yiddish	5	5	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	55	25	30	575	280	290
Multiple responses	4,350	2,085	2,265	35,420	17,580	17,845
English and French	85	35	55	400	170	235
English and non-official language	4,190	2,010	2,180	34,500	17,170	17,325
French and non-official language	10	5	5	135	70	65
English, French and non-official language	60	35	25	385	170	220
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	99,115	48,720	50,390	465,010	230,090	234,920
None	84,440	41,770	42,670	364,500	180,800	183,705
Single responses	14,405	6,825	7,580	99,030	48,570	50,465
English	5,940	2,960	2,975	48,465	24,470	24,000
French	885	335	550	2,430	1,145	1,280
Non-official languages	7,585	3,525	4,055	48,130	22,950	25,180
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	40	10	30
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	25	10	15
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	10	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	7,490	3,485	4,000	47,500	22,675	24,825
African languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	75	40	35
Afrikaans	25	15	15	65	35	35
Akan (Twi)	0	0	5	100	50	45
Albanian	5	0	0	75	35	40
Amharic	5	0	0	110	55	60
Arabic	70	40	25	825	430	400
Armenian	5	5	0	40	20	15
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	30	10	25
Bengali	10	5	5	105	50	50
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	10	215	90	125
Bosnian	5	5	5	45	30	20
Bulgarian	5	5	5	20	10	10
Burmese	5	0	0	45	20	25
Cantonese	260	125	140	1,070	490	575
Chinese, n.o.s.	245	115	130	1,430	645	785
Creoles	15	5	10	145	75	70
Croatian	75	35	40	300	165	140
Czech	55	25	25	155	65	90
Danish	45	25	25	150	70	80
Dutch	150	65	80	555	240	315
Estonian	10	0	10	25	15	10
Finnish	35	20	20	110	50	55
Flemish	0	0	0	15	5	10
Fukien	10	0	5	35	15	20
German	555	250	305	1,560	680	875
Greek	165	80	85	330	180	150
Gujarati	120	60	60	510	255	255
Hakka	10	5	5	20	5	15
Hebrew	15	10	5	30	20	10
Hindi	785	390	395	5,595	2,715	2,885
Hungarian	60	25	35	325	150	170
Ilocano	10	0	5	155	65	95
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	35	20	20
Italian	150	70	80	595	305	280
Japanese	165	65	100	455	180	275
Khmer (Cambodian)	10	0	10	150	70	80
Korean	55	20	35	930	455	475
Kurdish	5	5	5	20	10	10
Lao	0	0	0	190	90	100
Latvian	5	0	5	5	0	5
Lingala	0	0	0	5	0	5
Lithuanian	5	0	5	5	5	5
Macedonian	0	0	0	10	5	5
Malay	30	15	15	170	80	90
Malayalam	40	20	20	125	60	65
Maltese	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mandarin	295	120	175	1,500	720	785
Marathi	0	0	0	20	10	10
Nepali	0	0	0	65	35	30
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0	90	50	40
Norwegian	20	5	15	55	25	30
Oromo	0	0	0	5	0	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,100	1,030	1,070	14,800	7,360	7,440
Pashto	10	5	5	100	45	55
Persian (Farsi)	20	20	5	425	225	195
Polish	110	45	65	810	380	430
Portuguese	130	65	65	525	225	295
Romanian	40	20	25	210	95	115
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	15	10	5
Russian	65	35	35	330	140	190
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	10	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	105	50	55
Serbian	25	10	15	140	80	60
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	0	20	15	10
Shanghainese	5	0	0	30	10	15
Sign languages, n.i.e.	25	10	15	80	40	45
Sindhi	25	10	10	85	40	50
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	15	10	5	210	105	105
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	5	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	5	0	10	5	5
Slovak	20	10	10	115	50	65
Slovenian	15	5	10	30	10	15
Somali	5	0	0	150	85	65
Spanish	420	185	235	2,310	1,145	1,165
Swahili	10	5	0	130	55	75
Swedish	30	15	20	55	30	25
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	475	165	315	4,795	1,970	2,825
Taiwanese	70	40	30	355	170	185
Tamil	20	10	5	195	95	95
Telugu	10	5	5	25	15	10
Thai	25	5	15	110	35	75
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	10	10	5
Tigrigna	5	0	5	35	15	20
Turkish	25	15	10	95	45	50
Ukrainian	15	10	10	175	75	100
Urdu	130	65	65	985	510	475
Vietnamese	30	20	20	1,310	630	670
Yiddish	5	0	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	95	45	50	595	260	330
Multiple responses	265	130	140	1,475	725	750
English and French	20	15	10	145	80	70
English and non-official language	120	60	60	805	420	390
French and non-official language	125	50	70	505	225	280
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	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. Delta, British Columbia (Code 5915011) and Surrey, British Columbia (Code 5915004) (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 22, 2024).

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- British Columbia (Province)
  - Greater Vancouver (Regional district)
    - Surrey (City)

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