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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, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)			Essex, CTY Ontario (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	603,502	...Data not available	...Data not available	388,782	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	578,041	...Data not available	...Data not available	393,402	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	-1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	286,742	...Data not available	...Data not available	164,733	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	264,573	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,293	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	5,249.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	210.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	114.97	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,850.78	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	603,500	295,095	308,400	388,785	191,230	197,555
0 to 4 years	24,770	12,725	12,050	21,100	10,915	10,180
5 to 9 years	22,400	11,625	10,775	22,930	11,825	11,105
10 to 14 years	24,175	12,435	11,740	24,455	12,620	11,830
15 to 19 years	29,095	14,950	14,150	26,880	13,790	13,090
15 years	5,500	2,770	2,730	5,400	2,770	2,635
16 years	5,625	2,985	2,635	5,570	2,890	2,675
17 years	5,715	2,955	2,760	5,290	2,665	2,625
18 years	5,985	3,025	2,960	5,370	2,750	2,620
19 years	6,275	3,215	3,065	5,250	2,710	2,540
20 to 24 years	44,285	21,710	22,570	25,235	12,945	12,290
25 to 29 years	59,465	28,810	30,655	21,705	10,580	11,125
30 to 34 years	53,335	26,355	26,980	22,350	10,840	11,510
35 to 39 years	47,230	23,055	24,175	25,425	12,390	13,035
40 to 44 years	48,640	23,950	24,690	27,905	13,815	14,085
45 to 49 years	49,195	24,730	24,460	31,245	15,580	15,670
50 to 54 years	44,105	21,435	22,670	30,205	15,135	15,075
55 to 59 years	39,500	19,315	20,185	26,285	12,895	13,390
60 to 64 years	35,365	17,370	17,995	23,920	11,640	12,285
65 to 69 years	22,845	11,110	11,735	17,750	8,685	9,065
70 to 74 years	18,800	8,720	10,080	13,705	6,360	7,345
75 to 79 years	15,870	7,425	8,440	11,080	5,045	6,035
80 to 84 years	12,305	5,410	6,895	8,585	3,585	4,995
85 years and over	12,110	3,955	8,155	8,020	2,575	5,445
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.7	39.1	40.2	40.8	39.9	41.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	88.2	87.5	88.8	82.4	81.5	83.2
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	532,150	258,310	273,840	320,295	155,860	164,435
Married or living with a common-law partner	264,105	132,245	131,855	183,030	92,350	90,675
Married (and not separated)	216,815	107,845	108,965	162,790	82,170	80,620
Living common law	47,285	24,395	22,890	20,240	10,185	10,055
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	268,050	126,065	141,985	137,270	63,505	73,760
Single (never legally married)	194,270	102,030	92,240	87,220	47,060	40,165
Separated	12,850	5,445	7,400	9,715	4,070	5,645
Divorced	35,825	14,020	21,800	20,175	8,375	11,800
Widowed	25,110	4,570	20,545	20,155	4,005	16,155
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	151,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	79,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	34,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	28,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	9,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	151,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	126,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	88,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	103,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	43,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	59,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	25,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	25,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	23,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	405	...Data not available	...Data not available	690	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	24,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	20,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	13,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	4,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	975	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	305	...Data not available	...Data not available	305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	146,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,865	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	29,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	41,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	16,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	31,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	27,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...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	590,205	288,095	302,110	381,345	187,135	194,215
Number of persons not in census families	165,840	79,055	86,785	57,510	27,150	30,360
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	18,175	6,670	11,505	7,075	2,835	4,240
Living with non-relatives only	46,460	24,170	22,285	9,010	5,120	3,890
Living alone	101,200	48,215	52,990	41,420	19,190	22,230
Number of census family persons	424,370	209,045	215,330	323,840	159,985	163,850
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	75,360	34,360	41,000	55,400	25,135	30,265
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	28,975	9,280	19,690	18,290	5,125	13,160
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,605	1,090	4,510	2,510	540	1,970
Living with non-relatives only	1,795	845	950	725	325	400
Living alone	21,575	7,340	14,235	15,055	4,260	10,800
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	46,390	25,085	21,305	37,110	20,005	17,105
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	142,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	106,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	122,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	98,715	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	103,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	52,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	50,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	20,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	12,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	6,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	7,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	121,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	20,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	47,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	70,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	65	...Data not available	...Data not available	670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	146,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	4,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,965	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	45,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	87,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	390	...Data not available	...Data not available	210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	264,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	81,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	34,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	28,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	10,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	8,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,665	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	590,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	381,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...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}	595,720	291,505	304,215	384,935	189,705	195,230
Single responses	578,685	283,430	295,250	376,960	185,855	191,100
English	299,290	154,040	145,250	281,975	139,225	142,750
French	8,905	4,575	4,330	11,710	5,455	6,250
Non-official languages	270,490	124,825	145,670	83,280	41,175	42,105
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	165	85	85	20	10	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	120	60	55	5	0	5
Dene	10	10	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	5	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	30	10	15	15	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	5	0	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	268,345	123,780	144,565	82,885	40,985	41,895
African languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	205	105	100
Afrikaans	220	120	100	40	20	15
Akan (Twi)	70	35	40	55	25	30
Albanian	130	70	60	1,080	535	545
Amharic	305	160	135	125	60	65
Arabic	2,685	1,670	1,015	11,545	5,860	5,685
Armenian	275	140	135	230	100	130
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	55	30	30
Bengali	880	465	420	620	310	315
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,020	370	650	70	25	45
Bosnian	225	110	115	330	165	165
Bulgarian	465	210	260	100	50	55
Burmese	340	175	165	20	10	5
Cantonese	63,220	29,170	34,055	1,230	580	650
Chinese, n.o.s.	44,880	20,730	24,150	3,435	1,690	1,750
Creoles	70	40	35	185	85	100
Croatian	1,320	635	680	1,850	895	955
Czech	855	435	420	195	80	120
Danish	435	205	230	85	40	40
Dutch	1,350	675	670	815	420	395
Estonian	130	50	80	20	5	10
Finnish	410	150	260	160	70	90
Flemish	40	30	10	100	35	60
Fukien	545	245	305	5	5	0
German	6,615	3,150	3,465	8,950	4,350	4,595
Greek	2,275	1,160	1,110	1,100	550	555
Gujarati	960	430	530	635	325	310
Hakka	405	180	225	10	5	5
Hebrew	830	460	365	35	25	10
Hindi	3,955	1,905	2,040	595	310	285
Hungarian	1,350	655	700	1,515	730	785
Ilocano	1,535	615	925	75	30	40
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	65	40	25	50	25	25
Italian	5,065	2,435	2,625	10,785	5,325	5,465
Japanese	6,730	2,235	4,495	85	30	55
Khmer (Cambodian)	330	150	180	450	215	230
Korean	7,825	3,300	4,525	420	210	210
Kurdish	385	210	175	130	75	55
Lao	105	50	55	245	125	115
Latvian	135	60	75	20	5	15
Lingala	10	10	5	20	10	10
Lithuanian	85	35	50	80	30	50
Macedonian	60	25	40	1,205	585	625
Malay	995	495	495	60	35	25
Malayalam	325	160	165	150	70	80
Maltese	20	10	5	235	125	115
Mandarin	23,675	10,715	12,955	1,110	530	580
Marathi	80	45	30	85	45	40
Nepali	140	80	55	95	50	45
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	60	35	20	180	80	95
Norwegian	205	95	110	5	5	5
Oromo	75	45	30	45	25	20
Panjabi (Punjabi)	15,235	7,485	7,745	2,095	1,090	1,005
Pashto	125	70	50	30	10	15
Persian (Farsi)	6,260	3,270	2,990	615	305	305
Polish	2,705	1,245	1,455	3,430	1,590	1,840
Portuguese	3,410	1,680	1,730	2,385	1,145	1,245
Romanian	1,145	525	620	2,405	1,145	1,265
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	15	25	40	15	25
Russian	3,705	1,635	2,070	550	225	325
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	10	95	45	50
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	2,085	1,005	1,075
Serbian	2,080	1,020	1,065	3,045	1,520	1,525
Serbo-Croatian	480	230	255	215	105	110
Shanghainese	460	185	275	15	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	55	25	25
Sindhi	245	105	140	25	10	15
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	210	105	100	120	65	60
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	70	35	35	195	110	90
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	40	40	145	75	70
Slovak	480	205	270	1,030	485	540
Slovenian	155	85	75	195	80	120
Somali	130	70	60	575	250	320
Spanish	10,500	5,230	5,270	4,965	3,005	1,960
Swahili	110	60	50	140	60	80
Swedish	440	200	235	15	10	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	18,805	7,300	11,505	1,800	685	1,110
Taiwanese	1,600	725	880	25	10	15
Tamil	1,400	760	635	260	130	130
Telugu	95	55	40	115	60	60
Thai	665	255	410	190	100	85
Tibetan languages	45	30	15	0	0	0
Tigrigna	120	60	65	120	50	70
Turkish	815	475	340	400	220	180
Ukrainian	890	355	530	730	295	440
Urdu	700	375	325	1,915	985	930
Vietnamese	10,585	4,985	5,600	1,925	935	990
Yiddish	185	90	100	30	15	15
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,985	960	1,025	375	180	190
Multiple responses	17,035	8,075	8,965	7,975	3,850	4,125
English and French	1,500	760	745	1,720	800	925
English and non-official language	14,425	6,800	7,625	5,550	2,735	2,820
French and non-official language	755	345	410	440	205	235
English, French and non-official language	355	170	185	265	115	150
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	384,935	189,705	195,230
English only	490,430	245,600	244,825	341,720	170,095	171,625
French only	430	205	225	455	195	260
English and French	58,905	26,855	32,045	35,775	16,085	19,690
Neither English nor French	45,960	18,835	27,120	6,980	3,330	3,650
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	384,935	189,705	195,230
English	537,105	266,410	270,695	364,845	180,265	184,585
French	9,165	4,660	4,505	10,825	5,045	5,775
English and French	4,020	1,835	2,180	2,400	1,125	1,275
Neither English nor French	45,430	18,600	26,825	6,865	3,275	3,590
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	11,175	5,575	5,600	12,020	5,610	6,410
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.9	1.9	1.8	3.1	3.0	3.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,510	304,215	384,930	189,705	195,225
Single responses	560,350	274,905	285,440	371,220	182,935	188,280
English	387,300	194,815	192,485	325,175	160,400	164,775
French	3,560	1,735	1,825	3,230	1,480	1,755
Non-official languages	169,485	78,360	91,130	42,810	21,055	21,755
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	25	15	10	5	0	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	15	10	10	0	0	0
Dene	5	0	5	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	5	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	168,770	77,985	90,790	42,670	20,985	21,680
African languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	115	60	55
Afrikaans	60	30	30	5	0	5
Akan (Twi)	20	10	15	15	10	10
Albanian	55	25	25	570	275	295
Amharic	130	65	70	70	35	35
Arabic	1,660	955	710	6,930	3,345	3,590
Armenian	90	45	45	110	40	65
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	15	5	10
Bengali	560	280	275	425	205	225
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	340	140	205	15	5	10
Bosnian	115	65	55	180	90	95
Bulgarian	215	95	120	50	30	25
Burmese	225	125	105	10	10	5
Cantonese	49,175	22,410	26,765	905	445	460
Chinese, n.o.s.	30,650	14,070	16,580	2,435	1,195	1,240
Creoles	45	20	25	100	45	60
Croatian	475	225	250	705	320	385
Czech	190	95	90	50	20	35
Danish	50	25	25	5	5	0
Dutch	135	60	75	30	15	20
Estonian	20	10	15	0	0	0
Finnish	95	40	60	40	15	20
Flemish	15	10	5	10	5	10
Fukien	165	70	100	0	0	0
German	1,100	530	570	3,420	1,670	1,750
Greek	955	440	510	455	215	240
Gujarati	485	205	275	395	200	200
Hakka	115	55	60	0	0	5
Hebrew	350	175	170	5	5	5
Hindi	1,915	905	1,015	325	155	165
Hungarian	335	145	185	475	220	250
Ilocano	525	240	290	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	20	5	10
Italian	2,040	890	1,150	3,730	1,630	2,100
Japanese	3,560	1,440	2,120	35	10	20
Khmer (Cambodian)	175	85	90	270	130	145
Korean	5,445	2,415	3,035	300	150	150
Kurdish	215	105	110	90	45	45
Lao	30	10	15	155	85	75
Latvian	40	15	20	0	0	5
Lingala	0	0	0	5	5	5
Lithuanian	20	10	10	10	5	5
Macedonian	35	15	20	550	265	285
Malay	395	205	185	20	10	10
Malayalam	205	100	105	80	35	45
Maltese	5	5	0	40	20	20
Mandarin	19,030	8,895	10,135	910	455	460
Marathi	30	20	10	35	20	15
Nepali	85	50	35	85	45	40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	45	20	30
Norwegian	35	15	10	0	0	0
Oromo	40	25	15	30	20	15
Panjabi (Punjabi)	10,500	5,120	5,370	1,445	730	715
Pashto	90	50	45	20	5	15
Persian (Farsi)	3,875	1,890	1,985	370	175	190
Polish	860	390	470	1,650	775	870
Portuguese	1,545	750	800	1,020	450	570
Romanian	445	220	230	1,400	670	730
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	10	15	20	10	15
Russian	2,085	960	1,130	325	145	180
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	10	25	10	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	1,455	690	765
Serbian	1,325	645	685	1,710	825	885
Serbo-Croatian	240	115	125	120	60	60
Shanghainese	195	85	110	15	5	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	95	50	45	95	50	40
Sindhi	75	30	50	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	65	35	35	60	30	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	45	15	30	180	100	80
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	10	15	40	15	25
Slovak	125	60	65	280	130	155
Slovenian	15	10	10	45	15	30
Somali	70	35	40	390	165	230
Spanish	5,245	2,560	2,680	3,390	2,295	1,090
Swahili	45	25	25	105	40	60
Swedish	120	55	60	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	9,345	3,880	5,460	820	355	465
Taiwanese	765	365	400	10	0	5
Tamil	1,035	550	485	135	65	75
Telugu	45	30	15	45	20	20
Thai	270	125	145	150	95	60
Tibetan languages	20	15	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	60	30	35	80	30	45
Turkish	370	195	175	205	100	100
Ukrainian	140	60	80	125	45	80
Urdu	400	200	205	1,210	605	605
Vietnamese	7,475	3,525	3,955	1,440	680	755
Yiddish	5	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	690	365	330	140	65	70
Multiple responses	35,375	16,600	18,775	13,715	6,770	6,945
English and French	885	475	415	830	375	460
English and non-official language	33,780	15,805	17,975	12,380	6,160	6,215
French and non-official language	255	125	130	145	80	70
English, French and non-official language	450	195	260	365	160	205
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	384,930	189,705	195,230
None	454,215	224,420	229,795	330,790	163,490	167,300
Single responses	138,730	65,795	72,930	52,890	25,605	27,285
English	58,315	28,070	30,245	18,815	9,225	9,585
French	6,815	3,275	3,545	7,310	3,230	4,080
Non-official languages	73,595	34,460	39,140	26,770	13,150	13,615
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	105	55	50	20	10	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	80	40	40	5	0	5
Dene	5	0	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	20	10	5	10	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	72,660	34,020	38,640	26,500	13,030	13,475
African languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	60	25	35
Afrikaans	130	65	60	30	15	15
Akan (Twi)	35	15	20	50	25	25
Albanian	45	25	20	330	160	165
Amharic	105	60	50	40	20	25
Arabic	735	500	230	4,350	2,280	2,065
Armenian	80	45	35	75	40	35
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	40	25	20
Bengali	190	90	100	120	65	55
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5	5	0
Bisayan languages	220	80	140	20	10	10
Bosnian	80	35	45	105	55	50
Bulgarian	150	65	85	40	15	20
Burmese	90	45	45	5	5	0
Cantonese	13,960	6,715	7,240	340	160	180
Chinese, n.o.s.	7,635	3,705	3,935	670	340	335
Creoles	35	20	15	105	45	60
Croatian	505	230	270	710	335	370
Czech	330	155	175	55	35	25
Danish	160	80	85	30	15	15
Dutch	455	220	235	215	90	120
Estonian	30	15	20	5	0	10
Finnish	140	45	95	55	25	30
Flemish	10	5	5	10	5	10
Fukien	195	80	110	0	0	0
German	2,735	1,275	1,465	2,760	1,330	1,430
Greek	1,165	585	580	490	250	240
Gujarati	350	155	195	130	70	60
Hakka	135	65	75	5	0	0
Hebrew	510	260	255	25	10	10
Hindi	2,065	1,035	1,035	345	190	155
Hungarian	430	200	235	480	210	270
Ilocano	380	140	240	15	5	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	15	5	10
Italian	1,925	945	980	4,200	2,115	2,085
Japanese	2,860	1,130	1,735	55	20	35
Khmer (Cambodian)	75	35	45	115	60	55
Korean	1,545	615	925	65	30	35
Kurdish	85	50	35	20	10	10
Lao	45	25	20	55	30	30
Latvian	30	10	20	10	5	5
Lingala	5	5	0	20	10	10
Lithuanian	25	15	15	30	10	20
Macedonian	5	5	5	455	230	230
Malay	385	195	195	30	15	15
Malayalam	95	45	45	50	25	30
Maltese	10	5	5	80	40	40
Mandarin	5,625	2,475	3,150	185	75	105
Marathi	25	10	15	25	15	10
Nepali	15	10	5	5	5	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	20	15	5	150	75	80
Norwegian	80	40	40	5	5	5
Oromo	10	10	5	5	0	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,655	1,840	1,815	405	210	195
Pashto	25	15	10	5	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	1,545	840	705	135	75	60
Polish	905	405	500	1,005	460	540
Portuguese	1,290	645	645	965	495	470
Romanian	355	140	215	640	305	330
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	5	5	10	0	5
Russian	1,035	440	590	165	70	95
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	45	25	20
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	425	215	210
Serbian	510	250	260	960	480	485
Serbo-Croatian	125	50	75	60	30	30
Shanghainese	170	80	90	5	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	45	20	35	60	25	35
Sindhi	120	55	60	10	5	10
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	70	35	35	55	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	5	5	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	35	15	15
Slovak	175	55	125	305	135	170
Slovenian	50	20	25	60	25	35
Somali	45	20	25	145	75	70
Spanish	5,260	2,660	2,600	1,515	715	800
Swahili	75	40	35	75	35	35
Swedish	215	105	110	5	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,385	2,360	4,025	665	240	425
Taiwanese	680	320	365	10	0	10
Tamil	290	170	120	90	50	40
Telugu	40	20	20	50	30	25
Thai	255	95	150	30	5	25
Tibetan languages	15	10	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	40	15	20	40	15	15
Turkish	280	160	120	155	95	65
Ukrainian	245	110	135	225	90	135
Urdu	195	110	90	470	245	225
Vietnamese	2,400	1,175	1,225	360	170	185
Yiddish	45	15	25	5	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	830	385	445	255	120	135
Multiple responses	2,780	1,285	1,490	1,250	610	645
English and French	240	110	130	225	110	115
English and non-official language	1,140	530	610	285	145	135
French and non-official language	1,380	645	735	740	350	385
English, French and non-official language	15	5	10	10	0	5

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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

^E use with caution

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

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

X area and data suppression

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

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

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

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

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

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

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

... not applicable

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

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

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

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

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

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

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

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

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

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 13

Other family households

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

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

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

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

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

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

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

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

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

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

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 22

Other languages

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

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915022) and Essex, Ontario (Code 3537) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 18, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

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

Geographic hierarchy: Essex (County)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Essex (County)

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Map

Map: Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

Map: Essex, County (Census Division), Ontario

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

Geographic hierarchy: Essex (County)

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Related data

Related data: Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Essex, County (Census Division), Ontario

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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