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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	Burnaby, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)			Alberta (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	223,218	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,645,257^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	202,799	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,290,350^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	10.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	10.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	91,383	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,505,007	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	86,839	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	2,463.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	90.61	...Data not available	...Data not available	640,081.87	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	223,215	109,245	113,970	3,645,260	1,827,815	1,817,440
0 to 4 years	10,800	5,615	5,190	244,880	125,665	119,210
5 to 9 years	9,905	5,050	4,850	218,990	112,005	106,990
10 to 14 years	10,415	5,335	5,080	220,920	113,415	107,505
15 to 19 years	13,130	6,810	6,320	238,205	122,065	116,145
15 years	2,350	1,250	1,100	46,985	23,995	22,995
16 years	2,480	1,260	1,225	47,235	24,330	22,910
17 years	2,570	1,385	1,185	47,280	24,370	22,910
18 years	2,720	1,360	1,360	47,780	24,435	23,345
19 years	3,000	1,550	1,455	48,920	24,935	23,985
20 to 24 years	17,625	9,075	8,555	258,475	131,510	126,965
25 to 29 years	18,105	9,135	8,965	288,735	146,330	142,405
30 to 34 years	16,410	8,145	8,265	274,390	138,600	135,795
35 to 39 years	15,910	7,640	8,270	260,135	131,810	128,325
40 to 44 years	17,240	8,145	9,095	258,515	130,630	127,890
45 to 49 years	18,270	8,785	9,480	280,635	140,575	140,060
50 to 54 years	16,970	8,155	8,820	279,705	141,370	138,335
55 to 59 years	15,005	7,230	7,775	233,785	118,750	115,030
60 to 64 years	12,535	6,055	6,480	182,160	90,975	91,185
65 to 69 years	8,705	4,250	4,460	125,700	61,790	63,905
70 to 74 years	7,335	3,375	3,960	94,775	45,220	49,555
75 to 79 years	6,050	2,850	3,205	76,040	35,205	40,835
80 to 84 years	4,530	2,010	2,515	57,725	24,810	32,915
85 years and over	4,280	1,590	2,690	51,485	17,095	34,390
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.8	38.6	40.8	36.5	35.9	37.1
% of the population aged 15 and over	86.1	85.4	86.7	81.2	80.8	81.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	192,095	93,245	98,850	2,960,470	1,476,730	1,483,735
Married or living with a common-law partner	106,815	53,180	53,640	1,756,855	881,840	875,015
Married (and not separated)	95,525	47,485	48,040	1,484,700	745,670	739,035
Living common law	11,290	5,695	5,595	272,155	136,180	135,980
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	85,280	40,065	45,210	1,203,610	594,890	608,725
Single (never legally married)	60,135	32,275	27,860	823,935	460,575	363,355
Separated	4,575	1,820	2,755	70,860	31,685	39,170
Divorced	11,005	4,120	6,885	177,375	75,875	101,500
Widowed	9,560	1,850	7,710	131,440	26,745	104,695
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	61,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	28,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	484,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	15,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	213,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	13,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	203,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	4,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	61,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	51,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	855,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	45,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	719,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	17,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	314,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	27,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	405,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	12,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	11,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	174,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	5,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	4,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	840	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	500	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	170	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	9,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	144,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	8,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	110,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	700	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	1,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	420	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	115	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	65,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,097,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	12,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	284,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	18,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	386,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	7,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	134,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	15,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	202,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	12,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,505	...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	220,260	107,930	112,325	3,567,935	1,793,260	1,774,675
Number of persons not in census families	42,180	20,360	21,820	616,070	324,140	291,930
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	7,025	2,755	4,270	86,005	42,230	43,775
Living with non-relatives only	11,500	6,415	5,080	187,325	112,605	74,725
Living alone	23,655	11,190	12,465	342,730	169,305	173,430
Number of census family persons	178,080	87,570	90,505	2,951,870	1,469,120	1,482,750
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...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	28,955	13,360	15,595	366,105	171,780	194,330
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	9,620	2,835	6,785	114,455	34,650	79,805
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,065	425	1,640	15,895	3,895	12,000
Living with non-relatives only	545	260	280	7,200	3,595	3,605
Living alone	7,010	2,150	4,865	91,355	27,160	64,195
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	19,335	10,520	8,815	251,650	137,125	114,525
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	86,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	58,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	969,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	49,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	870,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	42,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	764,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	17,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	354,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	24,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	7,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	106,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	8,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	4,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	3,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	2,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	3,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	28,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	420,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	23,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	342,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	5,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	77,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	86,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	21,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	883,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	19,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	15	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	46,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	402,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	2,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	7,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,865	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	12,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	23,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	197,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	50	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	86,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	23,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	342,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	26,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	477,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	15,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	224,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	12,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	211,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	4,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	3,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	220,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,567,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	221,460	108,475	112,985	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,730
Single responses	214,540	105,150	109,390	3,547,680	1,781,135	1,766,545
English	93,425	48,175	45,250	2,780,200	1,405,655	1,374,545
French	1,680	885	795	68,545	35,355	33,195
Non-official languages	119,440	56,095	63,340	698,930	340,125	358,805
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	20	5	15	22,005	10,540	11,470
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	15	5	10	16,745	8,035	8,710
Dene	5	0	0	1,680	825	855
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	65	20	40
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	20	15	10
Ojibway	5	0	5	455	190	260
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	5	5	10
Stoney	0	0	0	3,035	1,465	1,570
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	118,660	55,740	62,920	665,865	324,165	341,705
African languages, n.i.e.	105	55	50	3,380	1,855	1,525
Afrikaans	45	25	20	2,420	1,200	1,220
Akan (Twi)	40	25	15	1,100	620	485
Albanian	290	145	150	1,685	915	770
Amharic	260	125	130	5,110	2,595	2,515
Arabic	1,430	820	615	28,000	15,335	12,665
Armenian	105	55	45	390	185	195
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	40	15	25	1,265	635	625
Bengali	300	155	150	5,030	2,640	2,385
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	60	30	25
Bisayan languages	355	140	215	3,255	1,340	1,910
Bosnian	345	175	165	1,745	875	875
Bulgarian	240	130	110	1,280	635	650
Burmese	80	35	40	320	160	160
Cantonese	17,685	8,235	9,455	34,985	16,440	18,540
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,030	8,360	9,670	49,270	23,520	25,745
Creoles	45	20	20	1,180	610	570
Croatian	1,685	810	870	3,960	1,950	2,005
Czech	300	155	145	2,880	1,405	1,475
Danish	165	80	90	2,805	1,445	1,360
Dutch	425	220	210	17,950	9,095	8,855
Estonian	60	30	30	195	100	95
Finnish	255	90	160	895	355	545
Flemish	10	0	5	345	175	170
Fukien	255	110	145	445	205	235
German	1,820	850	970	80,905	39,730	41,175
Greek	525	265	260	2,965	1,565	1,405
Gujarati	1,590	720	870	8,675	4,300	4,375
Hakka	190	75	110	325	135	190
Hebrew	60	40	20	780	415	370
Hindi	1,965	925	1,045	12,290	6,260	6,030
Hungarian	655	335	320	6,700	3,315	3,385
Ilocano	285	110	180	3,010	1,265	1,745
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	55	35	25	1,070	580	490
Italian	4,390	2,215	2,175	11,960	6,145	5,815
Japanese	2,210	770	1,445	4,560	1,640	2,920
Khmer (Cambodian)	60	30	30	1,745	810	930
Korean	7,145	3,335	3,815	13,885	6,545	7,340
Kurdish	370	200	165	1,230	705	525
Lao	35	15	20	1,035	515	520
Latvian	20	5	5	330	160	165
Lingala	5	0	5	155	80	75
Lithuanian	20	10	10	380	170	210
Macedonian	35	20	20	275	140	135
Malay	645	285	360	1,080	470	610
Malayalam	110	55	60	2,760	1,425	1,330
Maltese	5	0	0	75	35	35
Mandarin	18,985	8,920	10,065	19,325	9,120	10,210
Marathi	130	70	65	850	460	395
Nepali	30	15	15	1,605	870	735
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	60	30	25	2,075	1,120	960
Norwegian	65	35	30	1,180	540	635
Oromo	50	35	15	1,405	790	610
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5,335	2,650	2,690	49,940	25,350	24,590
Pashto	130	70	60	1,850	950	900
Persian (Farsi)	3,685	1,940	1,745	10,655	5,630	5,025
Polish	1,185	580	605	19,890	9,335	10,560
Portuguese	1,420	670	745	7,380	3,610	3,770
Romanian	950	480	470	6,550	3,335	3,215
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	5	235	110	120
Russian	2,495	1,175	1,325	13,840	6,355	7,490
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	440	225	215
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	680	360	325
Serbian	1,730	900	830	3,560	1,795	1,765
Serbo-Croatian	300	135	160	930	455	475
Shanghainese	225	95	125	130	50	80
Sign languages, n.i.e.	25	20	5	465	250	215
Sindhi	475	200	270	2,560	1,205	1,355
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	110	60	55	1,940	1,030	915
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	5	15	650	335	315
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	325	160	165
Slovak	155	65	95	2,145	1,045	1,100
Slovenian	75	35	35	745	350	395
Somali	100	50	45	5,515	2,875	2,640
Spanish	3,940	1,890	2,050	44,020	22,045	21,975
Swahili	110	60	55	1,455	775	680
Swedish	100	45	50	950	420	530
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,595	2,660	3,935	60,085	25,720	34,370
Taiwanese	1,165	535	630	340	150	190
Tamil	360	190	175	2,645	1,425	1,215
Telugu	125	60	65	1,085	565	520
Thai	215	70	145	1,310	420	890
Tibetan languages	35	15	15	335	170	165
Tigrigna	125	60	70	2,340	1,245	1,095
Turkish	305	195	110	2,460	1,415	1,050
Ukrainian	480	195	285	24,575	11,095	13,475
Urdu	475	240	240	19,900	10,265	9,630
Vietnamese	2,050	945	1,105	21,195	9,930	11,265
Yiddish	5	5	0	165	85	80
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	755	350	410	11,055	5,420	5,635
Multiple responses	6,920	3,325	3,595	62,505	30,325	32,185
English and French	355	180	180	8,410	4,045	4,365
English and non-official language	6,140	2,950	3,195	49,970	24,210	25,760
French and non-official language	305	150	155	2,945	1,500	1,440
English, French and non-official language	115	45	65	1,185	565	620
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	221,460	108,470	112,985	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,735
English only	194,970	97,070	97,895	3,321,810	1,679,330	1,642,480
French only	135	55	80	3,205	1,430	1,780
English and French	11,870	5,480	6,390	235,565	110,485	125,075
Neither English nor French	14,485	5,865	8,620	49,600	20,210	29,395
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	221,460	108,475	112,985	3,610,180	1,811,455	1,798,735
English	203,800	101,005	102,795	3,484,240	1,751,785	1,732,460
French	1,815	945	870	65,105	33,810	31,295
English and French	1,575	750	820	12,530	6,305	6,225
Neither English nor French	14,270	5,770	8,505	48,310	19,555	28,750
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	2,605	1,320	1,280	71,370	36,960	34,405
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.2	1.2	1.1	2.0	2.0	1.9
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	221,455	108,475	112,985	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730
Single responses	205,265	100,690	104,580	3,499,490	1,757,090	1,742,400
English	128,910	64,860	64,050	3,095,250	1,557,420	1,537,830
French	610	320	290	24,690	12,545	12,140
Non-official languages	75,750	35,510	40,235	379,550	187,125	192,425
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	9,525	4,800	4,730
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	6,470	3,255	3,215
Dene	0	0	0	880	475	400
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	10	5	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	0	5
Ojibway	0	0	0	95	35	60
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	5	0
Stoney	0	0	0	2,070	1,025	1,045
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	75,465	35,380	40,090	366,215	180,370	185,850
African languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	1,880	990	885
Afrikaans	10	5	5	1,435	715	715
Akan (Twi)	10	5	5	460	235	225
Albanian	140	65	75	915	505	410
Amharic	150	65	80	3,555	1,770	1,790
Arabic	890	465	425	16,655	8,765	7,890
Armenian	55	30	25	205	100	100
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	395	190	205
Bengali	170	80	90	3,540	1,820	1,720
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	35	15	15
Bisayan languages	130	55	80	1,125	530	595
Bosnian	235	125	110	885	450	430
Bulgarian	155	75	80	755	375	375
Burmese	25	15	10	215	115	105
Cantonese	12,935	5,920	7,020	24,790	11,520	13,270
Chinese, n.o.s.	12,285	5,670	6,620	32,395	15,515	16,880
Creoles	25	10	20	630	315	310
Croatian	735	340	395	1,375	645	735
Czech	105	55	45	755	380	375
Danish	15	5	10	175	95	80
Dutch	40	15	25	2,390	1,180	1,210
Estonian	15	10	10	25	10	15
Finnish	85	30	55	115	50	60
Flemish	0	0	0	40	20	20
Fukien	90	35	55	120	45	75
German	235	105	130	35,485	17,490	18,000
Greek	170	80	85	905	440	460
Gujarati	795	330	465	5,040	2,450	2,590
Hakka	55	25	30	110	50	60
Hebrew	40	20	15	370	190	180
Hindi	850	395	455	6,955	3,525	3,425
Hungarian	245	120	130	1,900	920	980
Ilocano	75	35	45	1,060	490	575
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	15	5	510	260	245
Italian	1,290	580	710	3,235	1,455	1,785
Japanese	1,115	470	650	2,125	890	1,235
Khmer (Cambodian)	25	15	15	960	445	510
Korean	5,770	2,725	3,045	10,340	4,980	5,370
Kurdish	280	150	130	785	435	350
Lao	10	0	5	530	250	285
Latvian	0	0	5	85	55	35
Lingala	0	5	0	45	25	25
Lithuanian	0	0	0	85	40	40
Macedonian	25	15	10	110	55	55
Malay	285	145	145	370	200	165
Malayalam	25	10	15	1,495	760	735
Maltese	5	0	0	5	5	5
Mandarin	16,265	7,685	8,580	14,910	7,300	7,610
Marathi	90	45	45	430	230	205
Nepali	10	5	10	1,190	625	570
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	35	15	15	595	285	305
Norwegian	0	0	0	190	95	95
Oromo	25	20	10	1,050	565	485
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,125	1,510	1,615	38,215	19,220	19,000
Pashto	85	45	40	1,235	625	610
Persian (Farsi)	2,645	1,310	1,340	7,260	3,680	3,580
Polish	535	260	270	7,935	3,805	4,125
Portuguese	535	245	290	2,915	1,400	1,515
Romanian	515	255	260	3,735	1,930	1,805
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	0	100	40	60
Russian	1,855	910	945	8,360	4,115	4,250
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	220	115	105
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	30	15	10	375	185	190
Serbian	1,155	595	565	2,025	1,010	1,015
Serbo-Croatian	170	80	90	435	225	210
Shanghainese	120	55	65	65	35	35
Sign languages, n.i.e.	40	20	15	685	415	270
Sindhi	225	95	130	1,105	490	610
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	50	25	25	1,000	530	465
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	500	260	240
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	70	35	35
Slovak	40	20	20	680	340	335
Slovenian	5	0	0	120	50	70
Somali	65	35	30	4,110	2,130	1,985
Spanish	2,200	1,060	1,145	27,405	13,830	13,575
Swahili	40	20	20	580	310	275
Swedish	25	10	10	115	55	55
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	3,015	1,330	1,685	33,190	15,940	17,255
Taiwanese	600	275	325	130	60	70
Tamil	240	120	125	1,515	805	715
Telugu	65	30	35	565	295	270
Thai	110	45	60	595	270	325
Tibetan languages	20	5	5	235	120	110
Tigrigna	75	40	40	1,595	820	775
Turkish	190	105	80	1,610	860	750
Ukrainian	110	45	65	2,985	1,365	1,620
Urdu	255	130	130	13,740	7,005	6,735
Vietnamese	1,210	550	660	15,080	7,140	7,945
Yiddish	0	0	0	5	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	275	135	140	3,810	1,955	1,850
Multiple responses	16,195	7,785	8,410	110,695	54,360	56,335
English and French	260	125	135	4,945	2,520	2,425
English and non-official language	15,640	7,515	8,125	102,995	50,465	52,535
French and non-official language	95	40	50	1,115	570	550
English, French and non-official language	200	100	100	1,640	815	825
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	221,460	108,475	112,985	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730
None	159,155	78,680	80,470	3,175,225	1,598,555	1,576,670
Single responses	61,220	29,255	31,960	427,270	209,070	218,200
English	28,585	13,885	14,700	175,275	88,065	87,205
French	1,215	585	630	36,995	17,270	19,730
Non-official languages	31,425	14,790	16,635	215,005	103,740	111,265
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	10	5	5	11,185	5,305	5,880
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	5	9,370	4,490	4,885
Dene	0	0	0	655	290	365
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	55	20	35
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	20	10	10
Ojibway	0	0	0	220	90	130
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	0	5
Stoney	0	0	0	855	405	450
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	31,115	14,645	16,465	197,700	95,500	102,195
African languages, n.i.e.	50	30	25	970	540	430
Afrikaans	30	15	15	935	475	455
Akan (Twi)	10	5	10	620	350	270
Albanian	115	60	60	490	265	230
Amharic	70	35	40	1,395	750	650
Arabic	365	215	150	12,895	6,955	5,945
Armenian	40	20	25	95	40	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	25	5	20	550	265	285
Bengali	75	35	40	1,010	515	490
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5	5	0
Bisayan languages	90	35	55	830	330	505
Bosnian	75	35	45	580	280	305
Bulgarian	40	25	20	320	150	175
Burmese	20	10	10	115	60	55
Cantonese	4,345	2,075	2,270	9,235	4,460	4,775
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,045	1,440	1,605	10,445	5,115	5,330
Creoles	35	15	20	720	360	355
Croatian	735	375	365	1,555	775	780
Czech	95	40	50	990	480	515
Danish	65	35	30	945	430	515
Dutch	120	55	70	5,765	2,795	2,965
Estonian	15	10	5	50	30	25
Finnish	70	25	45	300	130	175
Flemish	5	0	5	70	40	35
Fukien	85	35	50	155	75	80
German	665	295	370	18,255	8,815	9,440
Greek	270	130	135	1,720	850	870
Gujarati	750	340	405	2,970	1,465	1,500
Hakka	45	15	25	105	40	65
Hebrew	40	25	15	600	300	290
Hindi	1,205	575	630	7,045	3,685	3,365
Hungarian	215	110	105	2,015	970	1,040
Ilocano	75	25	45	845	360	480
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	30	15	20	320	175	140
Italian	1,900	935	960	5,390	2,700	2,685
Japanese	990	395	590	2,250	960	1,290
Khmer (Cambodian)	20	10	10	525	255	270
Korean	875	395	480	2,420	1,125	1,290
Kurdish	50	35	20	300	165	135
Lao	20	10	10	365	190	175
Latvian	5	0	0	80	30	50
Lingala	20	10	15	230	115	115
Lithuanian	10	5	5	95	45	45
Macedonian	5	0	5	90	40	50
Malay	205	90	115	460	205	255
Malayalam	60	30	35	960	485	470
Maltese	0	0	0	15	10	10
Mandarin	2,985	1,375	1,610	4,300	1,965	2,335
Marathi	15	10	10	240	130	110
Nepali	5	5	5	235	135	90
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	1,685	860	830
Norwegian	20	10	10	355	160	195
Oromo	15	5	5	255	130	130
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,820	915	900	8,810	4,560	4,245
Pashto	40	30	10	340	170	170
Persian (Farsi)	610	355	260	2,105	1,130	980
Polish	340	165	175	6,180	2,890	3,290
Portuguese	555	255	305	3,195	1,565	1,630
Romanian	220	120	105	1,715	865	850
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	120	65	55
Russian	475	215	260	4,020	1,825	2,200
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	195	100	100
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	185	100	90
Serbian	420	235	185	1,135	575	555
Serbo-Croatian	90	40	50	260	125	140
Shanghainese	80	40	45	40	15	25
Sign languages, n.i.e.	35	15	25	645	270	375
Sindhi	265	110	150	1,185	560	630
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	20	25	755	395	360
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	115	65	50
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	10	5	85	50	40
Slovak	50	15	35	605	300	300
Slovenian	25	15	15	250	120	130
Somali	30	15	15	1,435	745	690
Spanish	1,470	735	740	18,355	9,210	9,145
Swahili	85	45	45	1,145	610	540
Swedish	35	10	20	450	205	245
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,430	905	1,520	18,450	6,985	11,460
Taiwanese	530	250	275	125	60	65
Tamil	105	55	55	880	460	420
Telugu	40	20	20	360	195	165
Thai	70	20	45	575	185	390
Tibetan languages	0	0	5	60	35	30
Tigrigna	30	15	15	740	395	345
Turkish	85	50	30	640	370	270
Ukrainian	120	55	65	7,440	3,335	4,105
Urdu	200	110	90	4,905	2,555	2,355
Vietnamese	610	285	325	4,960	2,345	2,615
Yiddish	0	0	0	60	30	30
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	300	135	165	6,125	2,940	3,190
Multiple responses	1,085	530	555	7,690	3,825	3,865
English and French	125	60	65	995	520	475
English and non-official language	530	255	280	2,860	1,445	1,405
French and non-official language	425	215	205	3,785	1,820	1,960
English, French and non-official language	5	0	0	55	35	25

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. Burnaby, British Columbia (Code 5915025) and Alberta (Code 48) (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 9, 2024).

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Map: Burnaby, City, Census Subdivision (shaded in green), British Columbia

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Geographic hierarchy: Burnaby (City)

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    - Burnaby (City)

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

2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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2011 Census

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