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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)			Division No. 8, CDR Alberta (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}	2,657,711	...Data not available	...Data not available	189,243	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	2,436,596	...Data not available	...Data not available	175,337	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	9.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	7.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,099,149	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,324	...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	72,774	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	73.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	19.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	36,304.87	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,909.31	...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	189,240	94,470	94,775
0 to 4 years	135,925	69,980	65,945	13,125	6,770	6,355
5 to 9 years	134,625	69,180	65,440	11,815	5,980	5,835
10 to 14 years	145,985	75,230	70,755	12,025	6,140	5,885
15 to 19 years	168,480	87,070	81,415	13,040	6,550	6,495
15 years	32,810	16,925	15,885	2,610	1,285	1,325
16 years	33,565	17,565	15,995	2,595	1,325	1,270
17 years	33,615	17,385	16,235	2,605	1,305	1,300
18 years	34,025	17,450	16,570	2,590	1,290	1,305
19 years	34,470	17,745	16,725	2,635	1,345	1,295
20 to 24 years	180,160	91,470	88,690	13,335	6,810	6,525
25 to 29 years	191,605	94,825	96,780	14,645	7,485	7,160
30 to 34 years	181,520	88,580	92,940	13,655	6,935	6,715
35 to 39 years	183,300	87,680	95,625	12,640	6,505	6,130
40 to 44 years	204,160	98,065	106,090	12,340	6,165	6,175
45 to 49 years	217,925	106,700	111,220	14,235	7,010	7,225
50 to 54 years	208,315	101,490	106,820	14,780	7,415	7,365
55 to 59 years	181,700	88,905	92,790	12,270	6,115	6,150
60 to 64 years	158,065	77,000	81,070	9,550	4,775	4,780
65 to 69 years	111,215	54,240	56,975	6,645	3,245	3,400
70 to 74 years	85,260	40,115	45,140	5,215	2,450	2,765
75 to 79 years	67,980	31,705	36,275	4,065	1,915	2,150
80 to 84 years	51,795	22,450	29,345	3,030	1,300	1,735
85 years and over	49,695	16,915	32,785	2,835	915	1,915
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	40.2	39.3	40.9	36.1	35.4	37.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.3	83.5	85.1	80.5	80.0	80.9
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	2,241,180	1,087,215	1,153,965	152,280	75,585	76,695
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,275,230	635,730	639,500	91,290	45,740	45,545
Married (and not separated)	1,114,330	554,500	559,835	75,650	37,935	37,715
Living common law	160,900	81,235	79,665	15,635	7,805	7,830
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	965,945	451,485	514,460	60,990	29,845	31,150
Single (never legally married)	658,600	353,725	304,875	39,745	22,235	17,510
Separated	57,380	23,630	33,750	4,195	1,890	2,305
Divorced	137,260	52,485	84,780	9,855	4,210	5,645
Widowed	112,705	21,650	91,050	7,200	1,515	5,690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	730,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	344,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,965	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	167,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	159,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	59,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,150	...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	52,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	617,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,715	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	537,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	219,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	317,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	122,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	142,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	53,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	80,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	55,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	24,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	12,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	8,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	590	...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	8,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	90,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	54,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	26,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	860	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	22,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	15,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	793,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	161,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	251,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	96,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	174,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	109,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,175	...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	184,635	92,220	92,410
Number of persons not in census families	476,540	223,755	252,785	31,345	16,330	15,010
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	71,780	27,500	44,280	4,065	2,075	1,995
Living with non-relatives only	120,315	65,300	55,015	10,060	6,050	4,015
Living alone	284,445	130,965	153,485	17,215	8,205	9,005
Number of census family persons	2,141,095	1,058,830	1,082,260	153,290	75,895	77,395
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	19,445	9,090	10,350
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	115,585	34,085	81,490	5,985	1,750	4,235
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	23,980	5,185	18,795	560	160	400
Living with non-relatives only	7,045	3,415	3,630	420	220	200
Living alone	84,555	25,495	59,065	5,010	1,375	3,630
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	227,320	124,110	103,210	13,455	7,340	6,115
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,020,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	687,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	589,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	505,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	226,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	278,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	84,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	97,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	58,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	44,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	13,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	30,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	14,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	39,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	333,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	284,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	49,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,060	...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	72,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	374,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	130,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	560	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	8,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	507,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	23,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	92,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	139,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	250,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	1,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	85	...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	72,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	284,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	317,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	160,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	152,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	61,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	43,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	2,617,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,635	...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	186,660	92,980	93,680
Single responses	2,566,540	1,258,430	1,308,115	185,065	92,230	92,835
English	1,548,585	778,170	770,410	166,670	83,240	83,425
French	29,490	14,545	14,955	2,355	1,220	1,130
Non-official languages	988,465	465,715	522,745	16,040	7,765	8,275
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	400	180	215	1,135	540	595
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	280	130	150	1,100	530	575
Dene	20	15	5	0	5	5
Innu/Montagnais	5	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	5	5	0	0	5
Mi'kmaq	10	5	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	75	30	45	15	0	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	5	0	0	0
Stoney	5	0	0	15	10	10
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	980,945	462,110	518,835	14,625	7,070	7,555
African languages, n.i.e.	535	275	255	50	30	20
Afrikaans	1,555	755	800	165	75	95
Akan (Twi)	380	195	190	15	5	5
Albanian	1,110	565	540	5	5	0
Amharic	1,095	535	560	20	10	10
Arabic	11,235	6,360	4,875	275	160	115
Armenian	1,010	515	495	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	400	175	220	40	10	20
Bengali	2,120	1,115	1,005	30	15	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	10	10	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	3,295	1,265	2,030	120	45	75
Bosnian	1,155	585	570	65	25	40
Bulgarian	1,720	835	880	25	5	15
Burmese	890	460	430	5	5	0
Cantonese	128,655	59,620	69,030	270	125	140
Chinese, n.o.s.	112,545	52,210	60,335	555	255	300
Creoles	540	260	280	25	10	15
Croatian	5,890	2,880	3,010	45	15	30
Czech	3,870	1,935	1,935	70	35	30
Danish	2,825	1,375	1,450	180	95	85
Dutch	12,425	6,010	6,410	1,715	890	830
Estonian	590	260	335	10	5	10
Finnish	2,370	955	1,415	65	25	40
Flemish	215	110	110	15	10	10
Fukien	1,865	820	1,050	10	5	0
German	37,695	17,810	19,885	2,480	1,205	1,275
Greek	5,220	2,740	2,480	90	50	45
Gujarati	6,240	2,880	3,355	45	20	25
Hakka	1,075	465	615	0	0	0
Hebrew	1,565	865	705	5	5	5
Hindi	23,625	11,330	12,290	145	75	70
Hungarian	6,550	3,225	3,325	150	70	75
Ilocano	3,430	1,360	2,075	150	55	95
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	405	225	175	0	5	5
Italian	16,860	8,545	8,315	120	55	70
Japanese	16,645	5,860	10,785	40	10	30
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,185	560	620	60	30	35
Korean	45,830	20,890	24,940	305	150	155
Kurdish	1,405	765	640	0	0	0
Lao	1,085	515	570	65	35	30
Latvian	400	200	200	15	5	15
Lingala	35	15	15	0	0	0
Lithuanian	290	125	160	15	10	5
Macedonian	205	95	105	5	5	0
Malay	3,280	1,515	1,770	15	10	5
Malayalam	1,310	660	650	35	20	15
Maltese	110	55	50	0	0	5
Mandarin	90,855	42,245	48,610	70	40	35
Marathi	390	200	185	5	0	0
Nepali	710	375	340	20	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	350	195	155	35	15	15
Norwegian	1,210	575	635	50	25	30
Oromo	235	135	100	0	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	167,780	83,395	84,390	245	125	125
Pashto	835	450	380	65	30	35
Persian (Farsi)	34,770	17,615	17,155	195	110	90
Polish	13,530	6,395	7,125	250	120	130
Portuguese	9,630	4,605	5,020	65	35	30
Romanian	7,475	3,705	3,775	110	60	55
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	50	70	5	0	0
Russian	16,090	7,425	8,670	335	140	200
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	70	35	35	5	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	675	340	335	0	0	0
Serbian	6,090	3,125	2,965	90	40	50
Serbo-Croatian	1,230	580	655	20	15	15
Shanghainese	1,225	525	700	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	360	195	170	20	10	5
Sindhi	1,715	765	945	10	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,275	655	625	40	30	15
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	755	390	365	5	5	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	305	160	145	5	0	5
Slovak	2,505	1,110	1,385	40	20	20
Slovenian	655	315	340	5	5	0
Somali	915	460	455	45	30	15
Spanish	34,435	16,560	17,875	1,700	855	845
Swahili	620	320	295	25	15	10
Swedish	1,630	720	915	55	15	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	60,025	24,045	35,980	2,540	1,135	1,405
Taiwanese	5,500	2,565	2,930	5	0	5
Tamil	2,945	1,550	1,395	30	15	15
Telugu	500	265	235	30	15	15
Thai	1,760	585	1,180	85	30	55
Tibetan languages	170	95	75	0	0	0
Tigrigna	525	255	270	5	5	5
Turkish	2,590	1,465	1,125	10	5	0
Ukrainian	4,930	2,110	2,825	535	265	275
Urdu	7,990	4,075	3,915	150	80	70
Vietnamese	22,535	10,555	11,985	185	90	95
Yiddish	290	150	145	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	7,125	3,425	3,695	285	155	130
Multiple responses	65,560	31,425	34,135	1,595	755	840
English and French	5,025	2,440	2,585	290	135	155
English and non-official language	56,865	27,275	29,585	1,170	550	625
French and non-official language	2,455	1,125	1,330	90	45	50
English, French and non-official language	1,210	575	635	40	25	15
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	186,660	92,985	93,680
English only	2,309,515	1,150,430	1,159,085	177,275	88,820	88,450
French only	1,390	630	760	60	30	30
English and French	183,775	82,125	101,650	8,635	3,840	4,795
Neither English nor French	137,425	56,675	80,750	690	290	400
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	186,660	92,985	93,675
English	2,452,770	1,212,965	1,239,805	183,735	91,530	92,205
French	29,285	14,470	14,810	2,040	1,065	970
English and French	14,540	6,650	7,890	230	115	115
Neither English nor French	135,515	55,770	79,745	660	275	385
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	36,550	17,795	18,755	2,150	1,120	1,025
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.2	1.1
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	186,660	92,985	93,680
Single responses	2,490,385	1,221,835	1,268,545	184,125	91,765	92,360
English	1,864,025	924,965	939,055	176,480	87,965	88,515
French	9,625	4,630	5,000	565	280	290
Non-official languages	616,735	292,245	324,495	7,080	3,525	3,555
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	65	35	35	305	150	160
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	50	25	25	300	150	155
Dene	5	5	0	0	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	10	5	5	5	5	0
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	6,725	3,350	3,375
African languages, n.i.e.	175	75	100	25	10	15
Afrikaans	685	330	355	100	45	55
Akan (Twi)	105	50	55	5	5	5
Albanian	575	285	290	0	0	0
Amharic	510	225	285	10	5	5
Arabic	6,700	3,525	3,170	120	70	50
Armenian	450	230	225	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	100	45	55	20	10	5
Bengali	1,310	645	665	20	10	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,150	490	665	30	10	20
Bosnian	670	350	320	35	15	15
Bulgarian	1,000	485	515	15	5	10
Burmese	560	305	260	0	0	0
Cantonese	100,970	46,345	54,625	165	75	85
Chinese, n.o.s.	76,910	35,640	41,265	375	170	205
Creoles	285	130	155	10	5	5
Croatian	2,075	960	1,110	15	10	10
Czech	1,120	580	545	25	10	15
Danish	215	100	110	5	0	5
Dutch	1,155	540	615	300	165	135
Estonian	100	40	60	0	0	0
Finnish	510	220	295	10	5	5
Flemish	20	5	10	5	0	0
Fukien	680	305	375	5	0	0
German	5,140	2,385	2,755	875	400	475
Greek	1,820	865	955	35	15	20
Gujarati	2,930	1,275	1,650	35	15	20
Hakka	315	145	175	0	0	0
Hebrew	720	365	360	5	5	0
Hindi	12,020	5,715	6,305	60	30	30
Hungarian	1,925	925	995	35	15	15
Ilocano	1,110	500	610	30	10	20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	0	0	0
Italian	4,660	2,060	2,600	20	10	10
Japanese	8,550	3,585	4,965	5	0	5
Khmer (Cambodian)	605	295	310	30	15	15
Korean	36,520	16,895	19,630	255	130	125
Kurdish	940	485	455	5	0	0
Lao	530	265	270	40	15	20
Latvian	95	45	45	5	0	0
Lingala	10	5	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	55	30	30	0	0	0
Macedonian	115	55	60	0	0	0
Malay	1,280	640	640	5	5	0
Malayalam	635	325	310	25	15	10
Maltese	5	5	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	75,860	35,905	39,950	60	30	30
Marathi	210	110	100	0	0	0
Nepali	470	240	230	10	5	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	115	55	60	10	5	5
Norwegian	90	45	40	0	0	0
Oromo	140	70	70	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	127,140	62,925	64,210	160	80	80
Pashto	555	290	260	50	25	25
Persian (Farsi)	24,110	11,790	12,325	150	75	70
Polish	5,475	2,630	2,845	60	30	30
Portuguese	3,520	1,670	1,850	20	15	10
Romanian	3,905	1,935	1,970	65	35	30
Rundi (Kirundi)	65	20	45	5	0	5
Russian	10,315	4,985	5,335	160	75	85
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	20	10	15	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	460	225	235	0	0	0
Serbian	3,790	1,910	1,880	45	20	25
Serbo-Croatian	565	280	285	20	10	10
Shanghainese	545	255	290	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	555	305	250	30	15	10
Sindhi	665	285	375	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	550	270	275	30	20	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	615	315	295	5	5	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	60	25	35	0	0	0
Slovak	935	445	490	5	5	0
Slovenian	75	30	45	0	0	0
Somali	605	300	305	35	20	15
Spanish	18,135	8,850	9,285	1,140	590	555
Swahili	210	100	105	10	5	5
Swedish	295	140	155	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	27,395	11,970	15,425	1,515	770	745
Taiwanese	2,835	1,355	1,470	0	0	0
Tamil	1,895	970	920	15	10	10
Telugu	270	135	135	5	0	0
Thai	680	305	380	40	15	20
Tibetan languages	90	50	40	0	0	0
Tigrigna	270	125	145	0	0	0
Turkish	1,270	665	600	5	5	0
Ukrainian	760	345	420	105	55	45
Urdu	5,160	2,570	2,590	95	50	40
Vietnamese	15,550	7,285	8,260	120	55	70
Yiddish	5	5	5	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,320	1,165	1,155	50	25	25
Multiple responses	141,720	68,020	73,700	2,535	1,215	1,320
English and French	2,960	1,435	1,525	120	60	60
English and non-official language	136,170	65,410	70,760	2,340	1,110	1,230
French and non-official language	770	370	400	45	25	20
English, French and non-official language	1,815	805	1,015	35	20	10
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	186,660	92,985	93,680
None	2,122,445	1,046,505	1,075,935	175,955	87,855	88,095
Single responses	500,485	239,065	261,415	10,510	5,030	5,475
English	223,460	109,565	113,895	3,695	1,865	1,830
French	21,825	10,015	11,805	1,535	655	880
Non-official languages	255,200	119,480	135,720	5,280	2,515	2,770
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	230	105	125	760	380	380
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	170	85	90	725	370	360
Dene	10	5	5	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	5	5	0	5	0
Ojibway	35	15	20	20	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	0	5
Stoney	0	0	0	5	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	251,525	117,815	133,715	4,380	2,050	2,330
African languages, n.i.e.	245	135	105	15	10	5
Afrikaans	825	395	430	60	25	30
Akan (Twi)	215	110	100	5	5	0
Albanian	350	170	180	0	0	0
Amharic	390	185	205	10	5	5
Arabic	3,250	1,885	1,365	110	65	45
Armenian	305	150	150	5	0	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	175	75	105	5	5	10
Bengali	490	240	250	10	5	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	770	310	470	25	10	15
Bosnian	350	175	175	35	15	25
Bulgarian	415	180	230	5	0	5
Burmese	220	105	120	5	0	0
Cantonese	27,840	13,285	14,555	70	35	35
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,820	8,980	9,840	130	65	70
Creoles	380	190	195	10	5	10
Croatian	2,405	1,215	1,190	10	5	5
Czech	1,395	640	760	20	10	5
Danish	970	445	530	60	25	35
Dutch	4,060	1,840	2,225	575	295	280
Estonian	160	70	85	5	0	0
Finnish	790	325	460	30	10	20
Flemish	65	30	35	5	0	0
Fukien	660	290	375	0	5	0
German	12,565	5,690	6,880	560	255	305
Greek	2,845	1,460	1,390	40	20	20
Gujarati	3,020	1,400	1,615	15	10	10
Hakka	300	130	175	0	0	0
Hebrew	930	490	440	5	0	5
Hindi	12,070	5,875	6,190	80	45	35
Hungarian	1,965	935	1,025	35	20	15
Ilocano	830	320	515	30	15	20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	0	0	0
Italian	6,900	3,425	3,480	55	30	30
Japanese	7,225	2,900	4,330	40	15	25
Khmer (Cambodian)	300	135	165	10	5	5
Korean	6,275	2,835	3,440	50	25	30
Kurdish	270	160	110	0	0	0
Lao	390	185	205	30	15	15
Latvian	80	30	50	5	0	0
Lingala	55	25	35	0	0	0
Lithuanian	85	40	45	5	5	0
Macedonian	45	20	25	0	5	0
Malay	1,305	595	710	10	0	5
Malayalam	475	230	240	5	0	5
Maltese	45	20	25	0	0	0
Mandarin	16,935	7,715	9,215	10	0	10
Marathi	115	55	55	0	0	0
Nepali	125	65	55	5	5	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	220	125	95	20	10	10
Norwegian	390	180	210	10	5	5
Oromo	45	25	20	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	30,245	15,140	15,105	55	20	30
Pashto	210	105	105	15	10	5
Persian (Farsi)	6,600	3,520	3,085	40	20	20
Polish	4,240	1,925	2,310	65	30	30
Portuguese	3,805	1,755	2,055	30	15	10
Romanian	2,105	995	1,110	35	20	15
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	20	15	5	0	0
Russian	3,715	1,655	2,060	110	45	65
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	15	5	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	150	85	70	0	0	0
Serbian	1,635	850	790	30	15	15
Serbo-Croatian	365	160	205	5	5	0
Shanghainese	475	210	260	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	435	170	260	40	10	30
Sindhi	895	385	505	5	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	520	260	260	10	5	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	100	50	50	0	0	0
Slovak	820	315	505	25	10	15
Slovenian	185	85	95	0	0	0
Somali	325	170	160	15	5	5
Spanish	15,630	7,620	8,010	595	295	295
Swahili	470	235	240	15	10	5
Swedish	765	335	425	25	15	15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	22,070	8,290	13,775	745	295	450
Taiwanese	2,610	1,250	1,360	0	0	0
Tamil	825	440	385	5	0	0
Telugu	165	90	75	10	10	5
Thai	725	245	480	25	10	20
Tibetan languages	35	20	15	0	0	0
Tigrigna	160	75	85	5	0	0
Turkish	910	505	410	0	0	0
Ukrainian	1,110	485	625	115	55	65
Urdu	2,245	1,155	1,085	65	40	25
Vietnamese	5,295	2,570	2,725	55	25	30
Yiddish	70	35	40	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	3,440	1,565	1,875	145	75	70
Multiple responses	9,180	4,280	4,900	200	95	100
English and French	925	420	500	15	5	5
English and non-official language	4,145	2,000	2,145	45	20	25
French and non-official language	4,045	1,835	2,210	140	65	75
English, French and non-official language	60	20	35	0	0	0

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 Division No. 8, Alberta (Code 4808) (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 15, 2024).

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Geographic level	File format^{CSV/TAB (2011) - Footnote 1} (compressed)
Geographic level	CSV (comma-separated values)	TAB (tab-separated values)
Canada, provinces and territories	CSV (86 KB)	TAB (86 KB)
Census divisions	CSV (1,444 KB)	TAB (1,412 KB)
Census subdivisions	CSV (19,715 KB)	TAB (19,378 KB)
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Census tracts	CSV (21,499 KB)	TAB (21,281 KB)
Federal electoral districts (2003 representation order)	CSV (1,580 KB)	TAB (1,550 KB)
Federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	CSV (1,628 KB)	TAB (1,600 KB)
Economic regions	CSV (404 KB)	TAB (397 KB)
Designated places	CSV (5,190 KB)	TAB (5,105 KB)
Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	CSV (732 KB)	TAB (720 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	CSV (6,328 KB)	TAB (6,257 KB)
Health regions (December 2013)	CSV (666 KB)	TAB (654 KB)
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Geographic levels	IVT (Beyond 20/20)	XML (SDMX-ML) (compressed)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations	IVT (1,183 KB)	XML (1,221 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts	IVT (30,060 KB)	XML (38,000 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
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Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
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Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
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Map

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: Division No. 8, Census division (Census Division), Alberta

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Map: Division No. 8, Census division, Census Division (shaded in green), Alberta

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: Division No. 8 (Census division)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)
  - Division No. 8 (Census division)

Note

Note: For more information regarding geographic hierarchies, refer to the Illustrated Glossary: Hierarchy of standard geographic units tutorial.

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: Division No. 8, Census division (Census Division), Alberta

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Division No. 8, Census division (Census Division), Alberta
Highlight tables, Canada and census divisions
Census Data Navigator, Division No. 8, Census division (Census Division), Alberta

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Division No. 8, Census division (Census Division), Alberta, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Division No. 8, Census division (Census Division), Alberta

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

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Related data

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

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Division No. 8, Census division (Census Division), Alberta

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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