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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	Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest British Columbia (Economic region)			Saskatchewan (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	2,657,711	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,033,381^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	2,436,596	...Data not available	...Data not available	968,157^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	9.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	6.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,099,149	...Data not available	...Data not available	460,512	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	1,020,948	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	73.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	36,304.87	...Data not available	...Data not available	588,239.21	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	2,657,710	1,301,605	1,356,105	1,033,380	511,555	521,825
0 to 4 years	135,925	69,980	65,945	68,760	35,070	33,690
5 to 9 years	134,625	69,180	65,440	63,350	32,480	30,865
10 to 14 years	145,985	75,230	70,755	65,750	33,465	32,285
15 to 19 years	168,480	87,070	81,415	71,760	36,870	34,885
15 years	32,810	16,925	15,885	13,910	7,140	6,765
16 years	33,565	17,565	15,995	14,465	7,390	7,075
17 years	33,615	17,385	16,235	14,405	7,425	6,985
18 years	34,025	17,450	16,570	14,540	7,505	7,040
19 years	34,470	17,745	16,725	14,430	7,420	7,015
20 to 24 years	180,160	91,470	88,690	72,610	37,135	35,470
25 to 29 years	191,605	94,825	96,780	70,395	35,510	34,885
30 to 34 years	181,520	88,580	92,940	65,340	32,750	32,590
35 to 39 years	183,300	87,680	95,625	61,150	30,265	30,880
40 to 44 years	204,160	98,065	106,090	61,475	30,550	30,920
45 to 49 years	217,925	106,700	111,220	74,630	36,820	37,810
50 to 54 years	208,315	101,490	106,820	77,480	38,855	38,625
55 to 59 years	181,700	88,905	92,790	70,050	35,185	34,865
60 to 64 years	158,065	77,000	81,070	56,945	28,305	28,645
65 to 69 years	111,215	54,240	56,975	41,500	20,445	21,055
70 to 74 years	85,260	40,115	45,140	33,820	16,050	17,770
75 to 79 years	67,980	31,705	36,275	28,950	13,200	15,750
80 to 84 years	51,795	22,450	29,345	23,955	10,165	13,795
85 years and over	49,695	16,915	32,785	25,475	8,435	17,035
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	40.2	39.3	40.9	38.2	37.0	39.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.3	83.5	85.1	80.9	80.3	81.4
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	2,241,180	1,087,215	1,153,965	835,525	410,545	424,980
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,275,230	635,730	639,500	487,980	244,485	243,495
Married (and not separated)	1,114,330	554,500	559,835	416,355	208,700	207,655
Living common law	160,900	81,235	79,665	71,630	35,785	35,845
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	965,945	451,485	514,460	347,535	166,055	181,480
Single (never legally married)	658,600	353,725	304,875	232,160	128,325	103,835
Separated	57,380	23,630	33,750	18,210	8,220	9,990
Divorced	137,260	52,485	84,780	43,665	19,500	24,170
Widowed	112,705	21,650	91,050	53,500	10,015	43,490
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	730,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	344,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	167,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	159,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	59,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	730,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	617,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	238,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	537,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	202,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	219,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	102,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	317,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	122,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	142,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	53,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	80,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	55,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	24,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	12,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	8,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	113,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	90,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	54,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	26,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	22,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	15,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	793,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	308,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	161,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	251,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	96,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	174,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	109,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,335	...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	2,617,635	1,282,590	1,335,050	1,009,040	500,680	508,360
Number of persons not in census families	476,540	223,755	252,785	176,280	87,630	88,650
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	71,780	27,500	44,280	23,550	12,035	11,510
Living with non-relatives only	120,315	65,300	55,015	38,345	22,810	15,535
Living alone	284,445	130,965	153,485	114,385	52,780	61,605
Number of census family persons	2,141,095	1,058,830	1,082,260	832,755	413,050	419,710
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	342,900	158,200	184,705	141,370	64,460	76,910
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	115,585	34,085	81,490	50,190	14,780	35,415
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	23,980	5,185	18,795	3,395	1,115	2,285
Living with non-relatives only	7,045	3,415	3,630	1,930	970	960
Living alone	84,555	25,495	59,065	44,870	12,700	32,170
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	227,320	124,110	103,210	91,180	49,685	41,495
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,020,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	687,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	277,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	589,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	255,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	505,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	221,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	226,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	278,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	107,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	84,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	97,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	58,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	44,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	13,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	30,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	14,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	39,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	333,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	131,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	284,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	49,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	1,020,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	374,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	303,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	130,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	8,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	507,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	86,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	23,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	92,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	139,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	250,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	1,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	1,020,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	284,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	317,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	160,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	152,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	61,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	43,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	2,617,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,009,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...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}	2,632,105	1,289,855	1,342,250	1,018,310	505,085	513,230
Single responses	2,566,540	1,258,430	1,308,115	1,005,810	499,115	506,695
English	1,548,585	778,170	770,410	860,500	428,115	432,385
French	29,490	14,545	14,955	16,280	7,760	8,525
Non-official languages	988,465	465,715	522,745	129,035	63,245	65,785
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	400	180	215	30,895	15,105	15,790
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	280	130	150	21,950	10,765	11,190
Dene	20	15	5	7,955	3,900	4,055
Innu/Montagnais	5	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	5	5	20	0	15
Mi'kmaq	10	5	0	5	5	5
Ojibway	75	30	45	950	430	520
Oji-Cree	0	0	5	5	5	0
Stoney	5	0	0	5	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	980,945	462,110	518,835	96,540	47,370	49,165
African languages, n.i.e.	535	275	255	420	235	185
Afrikaans	1,555	755	800	740	375	360
Akan (Twi)	380	195	190	105	60	45
Albanian	1,110	565	540	175	90	90
Amharic	1,095	535	560	215	110	110
Arabic	11,235	6,360	4,875	2,045	1,150	900
Armenian	1,010	515	495	10	5	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	400	175	220	180	100	80
Bengali	2,120	1,115	1,005	1,310	725	580
Berber languages (Kabyle)	10	10	5	0	5	0
Bisayan languages	3,295	1,265	2,030	620	245	375
Bosnian	1,155	585	570	235	115	125
Bulgarian	1,720	835	880	45	25	25
Burmese	890	460	430	160	100	60
Cantonese	128,655	59,620	69,030	1,725	835	890
Chinese, n.o.s.	112,545	52,210	60,335	5,375	2,685	2,690
Creoles	540	260	280	80	50	35
Croatian	5,890	2,880	3,010	315	155	165
Czech	3,870	1,935	1,935	270	130	145
Danish	2,825	1,375	1,450	310	175	135
Dutch	12,425	6,010	6,410	1,550	750	805
Estonian	590	260	335	15	5	15
Finnish	2,370	955	1,415	205	85	120
Flemish	215	110	110	75	30	45
Fukien	1,865	820	1,050	15	10	5
German	37,695	17,810	19,885	25,415	12,200	13,215
Greek	5,220	2,740	2,480	835	435	395
Gujarati	6,240	2,880	3,355	700	430	265
Hakka	1,075	465	615	5	5	0
Hebrew	1,565	865	705	50	25	25
Hindi	23,625	11,330	12,290	840	505	330
Hungarian	6,550	3,225	3,325	1,665	845	815
Ilocano	3,430	1,360	2,075	345	150	200
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	405	225	175	155	90	70
Italian	16,860	8,545	8,315	730	385	345
Japanese	16,645	5,860	10,785	275	95	185
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,185	560	620	120	60	65
Korean	45,830	20,890	24,940	1,230	595	630
Kurdish	1,405	765	640	100	60	40
Lao	1,085	515	570	325	170	160
Latvian	400	200	200	60	30	30
Lingala	35	15	15	15	10	5
Lithuanian	290	125	160	20	10	10
Macedonian	205	95	105	25	15	15
Malay	3,280	1,515	1,770	80	25	50
Malayalam	1,310	660	650	200	105	95
Maltese	110	55	50	5	5	5
Mandarin	90,855	42,245	48,610	1,425	710	715
Marathi	390	200	185	70	35	35
Nepali	710	375	340	325	170	160
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	350	195	155	295	150	145
Norwegian	1,210	575	635	540	240	300
Oromo	235	135	100	160	95	70
Panjabi (Punjabi)	167,780	83,395	84,390	2,105	1,225	885
Pashto	835	450	380	275	155	120
Persian (Farsi)	34,770	17,615	17,155	1,010	550	465
Polish	13,530	6,395	7,125	1,910	885	1,025
Portuguese	9,630	4,605	5,020	475	215	260
Romanian	7,475	3,705	3,775	855	415	440
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	50	70	55	30	25
Russian	16,090	7,425	8,670	2,355	1,125	1,225
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	70	35	35	35	25	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	675	340	335	480	245	235
Serbian	6,090	3,125	2,965	435	215	220
Serbo-Croatian	1,230	580	655	135	70	65
Shanghainese	1,225	525	700	15	10	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	360	195	170	120	70	45
Sindhi	1,715	765	945	60	35	30
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,275	655	625	175	90	85
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	755	390	365	595	300	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	305	160	145	330	170	165
Slovak	2,505	1,110	1,385	140	80	60
Slovenian	655	315	340	80	45	35
Somali	915	460	455	435	205	230
Spanish	34,435	16,560	17,875	3,230	1,645	1,585
Swahili	620	320	295	230	125	105
Swedish	1,630	720	915	245	100	145
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	60,025	24,045	35,980	9,260	4,365	4,900
Taiwanese	5,500	2,565	2,930	45	15	25
Tamil	2,945	1,550	1,395	275	170	110
Telugu	500	265	235	160	95	65
Thai	1,760	585	1,180	120	50	70
Tibetan languages	170	95	75	10	10	5
Tigrigna	525	255	270	350	165	185
Turkish	2,590	1,465	1,125	180	95	85
Ukrainian	4,930	2,110	2,825	13,150	5,915	7,230
Urdu	7,990	4,075	3,915	3,215	1,715	1,500
Vietnamese	22,535	10,555	11,985	1,745	860	890
Yiddish	290	150	145	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	7,125	3,425	3,695	1,600	770	830
Multiple responses	65,560	31,425	34,135	12,500	5,970	6,530
English and French	5,025	2,440	2,585	1,730	805	920
English and non-official language	56,865	27,275	29,585	9,850	4,720	5,125
French and non-official language	2,455	1,125	1,330	750	360	390
English, French and non-official language	1,210	575	635	175	75	95
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,632,105	1,289,855	1,342,245	1,018,315	505,085	513,230
English only	2,309,515	1,150,430	1,159,085	965,920	481,535	484,390
French only	1,390	630	760	430	195	235
English and French	183,775	82,125	101,650	46,570	20,855	25,715
Neither English nor French	137,425	56,675	80,750	5,395	2,505	2,885
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,632,105	1,289,855	1,342,250	1,018,310	505,085	513,225
English	2,452,770	1,212,965	1,239,805	998,300	495,535	502,765
French	29,285	14,470	14,810	13,710	6,595	7,115
English and French	14,540	6,650	7,890	1,160	595	570
Neither English nor French	135,515	55,770	79,745	5,145	2,360	2,780
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	36,550	17,795	18,755	14,290	6,890	7,400
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,632,105	1,289,855	1,342,250	1,018,310	505,085	513,225
Single responses	2,490,385	1,221,835	1,268,545	1,001,705	497,005	504,700
English	1,864,025	924,965	939,055	938,170	465,005	473,170
French	9,625	4,630	5,000	4,295	1,990	2,305
Non-official languages	616,735	292,245	324,495	59,240	30,005	29,230
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	65	35	35	17,360	8,785	8,565
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	50	25	25	10,970	5,605	5,365
Dene	5	5	0	6,205	3,105	3,095
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	10	5	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	5	0
Ojibway	10	5	5	175	70	100
Oji-Cree	5	0	5	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	614,345	291,045	323,305	41,330	20,945	20,390
African languages, n.i.e.	175	75	100	180	100	80
Afrikaans	685	330	355	470	240	235
Akan (Twi)	105	50	55	30	15	15
Albanian	575	285	290	130	60	65
Amharic	510	225	285	110	50	60
Arabic	6,700	3,525	3,170	1,380	735	640
Armenian	450	230	225	5	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	100	45	55	35	20	15
Bengali	1,310	645	665	1,000	535	465
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,150	490	665	275	125	145
Bosnian	670	350	320	120	60	55
Bulgarian	1,000	485	515	15	10	10
Burmese	560	305	260	125	70	55
Cantonese	100,970	46,345	54,625	1,065	505	560
Chinese, n.o.s.	76,910	35,640	41,265	3,690	1,830	1,860
Creoles	285	130	155	30	20	10
Croatian	2,075	960	1,110	80	35	40
Czech	1,120	580	545	30	15	15
Danish	215	100	110	20	10	5
Dutch	1,155	540	615	150	80	70
Estonian	100	40	60	5	0	5
Finnish	510	220	295	25	15	10
Flemish	20	5	10	0	0	0
Fukien	680	305	375	10	10	5
German	5,140	2,385	2,755	7,925	3,880	4,040
Greek	1,820	865	955	290	140	155
Gujarati	2,930	1,275	1,650	385	230	155
Hakka	315	145	175	0	0	0
Hebrew	720	365	360	30	15	15
Hindi	12,020	5,715	6,305	470	265	205
Hungarian	1,925	925	995	205	105	105
Ilocano	1,110	500	610	110	55	60
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	85	50	40
Italian	4,660	2,060	2,600	145	70	75
Japanese	8,550	3,585	4,965	110	40	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	605	295	310	50	20	25
Korean	36,520	16,895	19,630	955	475	480
Kurdish	940	485	455	40	25	15
Lao	530	265	270	155	85	70
Latvian	95	45	45	35	20	15
Lingala	10	5	5	15	10	5
Lithuanian	55	30	30	0	5	0
Macedonian	115	55	60	15	5	10
Malay	1,280	640	640	15	5	10
Malayalam	635	325	310	105	50	55
Maltese	5	5	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	75,860	35,905	39,950	1,100	575	525
Marathi	210	110	100	30	15	15
Nepali	470	240	230	250	130	120
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	115	55	60	60	30	35
Norwegian	90	45	40	10	5	10
Oromo	140	70	70	100	55	45
Panjabi (Punjabi)	127,140	62,925	64,210	1,305	745	560
Pashto	555	290	260	150	80	65
Persian (Farsi)	24,110	11,790	12,325	655	340	315
Polish	5,475	2,630	2,845	325	155	175
Portuguese	3,520	1,670	1,850	150	70	80
Romanian	3,905	1,935	1,970	310	145	165
Rundi (Kirundi)	65	20	45	25	15	10
Russian	10,315	4,985	5,335	1,290	660	630
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	20	10	15	10	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	460	225	235	375	190	190
Serbian	3,790	1,910	1,880	300	145	155
Serbo-Croatian	565	280	285	60	30	30
Shanghainese	545	255	290	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	555	305	250	190	95	90
Sindhi	665	285	375	40	25	20
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	550	270	275	95	45	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	615	315	295	535	280	255
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	60	25	35	235	125	110
Slovak	935	445	490	20	15	10
Slovenian	75	30	45	10	5	5
Somali	605	300	305	315	140	180
Spanish	18,135	8,850	9,285	1,590	845	745
Swahili	210	100	105	125	65	55
Swedish	295	140	155	15	10	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	27,395	11,970	15,425	5,645	2,810	2,840
Taiwanese	2,835	1,355	1,470	15	10	10
Tamil	1,895	970	920	115	70	45
Telugu	270	135	135	90	55	35
Thai	680	305	380	50	25	25
Tibetan languages	90	50	40	0	0	0
Tigrigna	270	125	145	190	85	100
Turkish	1,270	665	600	125	65	60
Ukrainian	760	345	420	1,635	800	835
Urdu	5,160	2,570	2,590	2,405	1,275	1,130
Vietnamese	15,550	7,285	8,260	1,270	640	635
Yiddish	5	5	5	0	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,320	1,165	1,155	550	275	275
Multiple responses	141,720	68,020	73,700	16,610	8,085	8,525
English and French	2,960	1,435	1,525	855	400	460
English and non-official language	136,170	65,410	70,760	15,360	7,500	7,860
French and non-official language	770	370	400	205	110	95
English, French and non-official language	1,815	805	1,015	185	75	110
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,632,105	1,289,855	1,342,250	1,018,310	505,085	513,225
None	2,122,445	1,046,505	1,075,935	939,390	466,505	472,885
Single responses	500,485	239,065	261,415	77,380	37,800	39,580
English	223,460	109,565	113,895	29,695	15,050	14,645
French	21,825	10,015	11,805	8,320	3,635	4,685
Non-official languages	255,200	119,480	135,720	39,370	19,120	20,255
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	230	105	125	12,375	5,935	6,440
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	170	85	90	10,020	4,810	5,210
Dene	10	5	5	1,875	895	975
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	15	5	10
Mi'kmaq	5	5	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	35	15	20	455	225	230
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	5	5
Stoney	0	0	0	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	251,525	117,815	133,715	26,080	12,750	13,325
African languages, n.i.e.	245	135	105	145	85	70
Afrikaans	825	395	430	270	140	125
Akan (Twi)	215	110	100	50	25	25
Albanian	350	170	180	30	15	15
Amharic	390	185	205	55	40	20
Arabic	3,250	1,885	1,365	750	430	320
Armenian	305	150	150	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	175	75	105	130	70	60
Bengali	490	240	250	200	115	80
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	770	310	470	150	55	95
Bosnian	350	175	175	80	35	50
Bulgarian	415	180	230	20	10	10
Burmese	220	105	120	45	30	15
Cantonese	27,840	13,285	14,555	545	290	255
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,820	8,980	9,840	1,115	570	545
Creoles	380	190	195	75	35	40
Croatian	2,405	1,215	1,190	100	50	50
Czech	1,395	640	760	55	25	30
Danish	970	445	530	80	45	35
Dutch	4,060	1,840	2,225	445	215	225
Estonian	160	70	85	5	0	5
Finnish	790	325	460	65	25	35
Flemish	65	30	35	10	5	5
Fukien	660	290	375	0	0	0
German	12,565	5,690	6,880	4,650	2,275	2,375
Greek	2,845	1,460	1,390	510	265	250
Gujarati	3,020	1,400	1,615	170	110	60
Hakka	300	130	175	0	0	0
Hebrew	930	490	440	70	35	35
Hindi	12,070	5,875	6,190	540	325	215
Hungarian	1,965	935	1,025	395	200	200
Ilocano	830	320	515	85	25	60
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	50	30	20
Italian	6,900	3,425	3,480	265	145	120
Japanese	7,225	2,900	4,330	200	95	100
Khmer (Cambodian)	300	135	165	50	25	30
Korean	6,275	2,835	3,440	210	105	110
Kurdish	270	160	110	45	20	20
Lao	390	185	205	85	50	35
Latvian	80	30	50	10	5	5
Lingala	55	25	35	30	15	20
Lithuanian	85	40	45	5	0	0
Macedonian	45	20	25	5	5	0
Malay	1,305	595	710	50	25	20
Malayalam	475	230	240	55	35	25
Maltese	45	20	25	0	5	0
Mandarin	16,935	7,715	9,215	320	145	170
Marathi	115	55	55	25	15	15
Nepali	125	65	55	30	15	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	220	125	95	310	155	155
Norwegian	390	180	210	95	35	60
Oromo	45	25	20	20	10	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	30,245	15,140	15,105	625	370	255
Pashto	210	105	105	60	35	20
Persian (Farsi)	6,600	3,520	3,085	240	140	105
Polish	4,240	1,925	2,310	465	205	265
Portuguese	3,805	1,755	2,055	215	95	115
Romanian	2,105	995	1,110	200	100	95
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	20	15	30	15	15
Russian	3,715	1,655	2,060	665	315	350
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	15	20	15	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	150	85	70	115	60	55
Serbian	1,635	850	790	105	50	50
Serbo-Croatian	365	160	205	40	20	15
Shanghainese	475	210	260	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	435	170	260	190	95	95
Sindhi	895	385	505	10	5	10
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	520	260	260	60	30	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	45	20	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	100	50	50	35	20	15
Slovak	820	315	505	30	20	10
Slovenian	185	85	95	15	5	5
Somali	325	170	160	70	40	25
Spanish	15,630	7,620	8,010	1,865	915	955
Swahili	470	235	240	120	65	55
Swedish	765	335	425	65	30	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	22,070	8,290	13,775	2,325	1,020	1,305
Taiwanese	2,610	1,250	1,360	20	5	15
Tamil	825	440	385	115	65	45
Telugu	165	90	75	70	45	25
Thai	725	245	480	60	25	40
Tibetan languages	35	20	15	5	5	0
Tigrigna	160	75	85	105	45	60
Turkish	910	505	410	50	25	20
Ukrainian	1,110	485	625	4,225	1,805	2,420
Urdu	2,245	1,155	1,085	700	370	335
Vietnamese	5,295	2,570	2,725	395	195	205
Yiddish	70	35	40	5	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	3,440	1,565	1,875	915	430	485
Multiple responses	9,180	4,280	4,900	1,540	775	765
English and French	925	420	500	115	60	55
English and non-official language	4,145	2,000	2,145	495	265	235
French and non-official language	4,045	1,835	2,210	920	445	475
English, French and non-official language	60	20	35	10	5	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. Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest, British Columbia (Code 5920) and Saskatchewan (Code 47) (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 30, 2024).

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Map: Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest (Economic Region), British Columbia

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Map: Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest, Economic Region (shaded in green), British Columbia

Map: Saskatchewan

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Map of Canada: Saskatchewan (shaded in green)

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest (Economic region)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest

Geographic hierarchy: Saskatchewan (Province)

Canada
- Saskatchewan (Province)

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Related data

Related data: Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest (Economic Region), British Columbia

2011 Census

Additional Census data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 Census Data Products for additional geographies.

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Additional NHS data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 NHS Data Products for additional geographies.

Related data: Saskatchewan

2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Saskatchewan, 2011
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Date modified:: 2016-05-31

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Map: Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest (Economic Region), British Columbia

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Geographic hierarchy: Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest (Economic region)

Geographic hierarchy: Saskatchewan (Province)

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Related data

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Saskatchewan

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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