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Census Profile

Data table

The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic	Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area British Columbia (Health region, December 2013)			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}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,645,257^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,290,350^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	10.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	..Data not available	...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}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	..Data not available	...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}	617,850	301,990	315,860	3,645,260	1,827,815	1,817,440
0 to 4 years	25,615	13,135	12,470	244,880	125,665	119,210
5 to 9 years	23,130	12,000	11,130	218,990	112,005	106,990
10 to 14 years	25,030	12,875	12,155	220,920	113,415	107,505
15 to 19 years	30,325	15,585	14,740	238,205	122,065	116,145
15 years	5,715	2,905	2,810	46,985	23,995	22,995
16 years	5,815	3,090	2,725	47,235	24,330	22,910
17 years	5,895	3,050	2,845	47,280	24,370	22,910
18 years	6,285	3,165	3,125	47,780	24,435	23,345
19 years	6,620	3,390	3,225	48,920	24,935	23,985
20 to 24 years	46,100	22,635	23,465	258,475	131,510	126,965
25 to 29 years	60,600	29,375	31,225	288,735	146,330	142,405
30 to 34 years	54,295	26,810	27,485	274,390	138,600	135,795
35 to 39 years	48,165	23,465	24,695	260,135	131,810	128,325
40 to 44 years	49,910	24,485	25,420	258,515	130,630	127,890
45 to 49 years	50,440	25,300	25,140	280,635	140,575	140,060
50 to 54 years	44,915	21,815	23,095	279,705	141,370	138,335
55 to 59 years	40,130	19,620	20,510	233,785	118,750	115,030
60 to 64 years	35,925	17,645	18,285	182,160	90,975	91,185
65 to 69 years	23,230	11,290	11,940	125,700	61,790	63,905
70 to 74 years	19,095	8,855	10,235	94,775	45,220	49,555
75 to 79 years	16,100	7,550	8,550	76,040	35,205	40,835
80 to 84 years	12,495	5,495	7,000	57,725	24,810	32,915
85 years and over	12,365	4,045	8,320	51,485	17,095	34,390
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.5	38.9	40.1	36.5	35.9	37.1
% of the population aged 15 and over	88.1	87.4	88.7	81.2	80.8	81.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	544,080	263,975	280,105	2,960,470	1,476,730	1,483,735
Married or living with a common-law partner	270,700	135,405	135,290	1,756,855	881,840	875,015
Married (and not separated)	222,820	110,710	112,110	1,484,700	745,670	739,035
Living common law	47,880	24,695	23,180	272,155	136,180	135,980
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	273,380	128,565	144,810	1,203,610	594,890	608,725
Single (never legally married)	198,565	104,255	94,310	823,935	460,575	363,355
Separated	13,065	5,520	7,540	70,860	31,685	39,170
Divorced	36,280	14,160	22,115	177,375	75,875	101,500
Widowed	25,475	4,630	20,845	131,440	26,745	104,695
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	155,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	80,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	484,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	35,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	213,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	29,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	203,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	9,490	...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}	155,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	129,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	855,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	105,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	719,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	44,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	314,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	61,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	405,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	26,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	26,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	174,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	23,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	19,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	420	...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	25,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	144,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	20,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	110,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	13,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	4,695	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	310	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	150,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,097,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	30,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	284,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	42,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	386,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	16,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	134,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	32,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	202,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	28,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...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	603,910	294,670	309,240	3,567,935	1,793,260	1,774,675
Number of persons not in census families	168,555	80,355	88,200	616,070	324,140	291,930
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	18,545	6,840	11,705	86,005	42,230	43,775
Living with non-relatives only	47,405	24,660	22,740	187,325	112,605	74,725
Living alone	102,605	48,855	53,750	342,730	169,305	173,430
Number of census family persons	435,355	214,315	221,040	2,951,870	1,469,120	1,482,750
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	76,480	34,890	41,585	366,105	171,780	194,330
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	29,290	9,360	19,930	114,455	34,650	79,805
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,640	1,095	4,540	15,895	3,895	12,000
Living with non-relatives only	1,830	860	975	7,200	3,595	3,605
Living alone	21,825	7,410	14,415	91,355	27,160	64,195
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	47,185	25,530	21,660	251,650	137,125	114,525
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	270,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	146,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	969,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	125,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	870,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	106,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	764,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	53,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	354,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	52,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	19,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	106,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	20,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	12,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	6,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	7,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	123,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	420,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	102,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	342,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	20,855	...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}	270,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	48,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	883,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	71,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	70	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	150,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	402,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	4,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,865	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	45,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	90,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	197,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	390	...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}	270,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	102,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	342,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	83,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	477,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	36,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	224,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	28,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	211,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	11,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	8,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	603,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,567,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...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}	609,855	298,310	311,545	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,730
Single responses	592,460	290,065	302,395	3,547,680	1,781,135	1,766,545
English	305,055	156,880	148,175	2,780,200	1,405,655	1,374,545
French	9,075	4,655	4,415	68,545	35,355	33,195
Non-official languages	278,335	128,530	149,805	698,930	340,125	358,805
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	170	80	85	22,005	10,540	11,470
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	120	60	60	16,745	8,035	8,710
Dene	10	10	5	1,680	825	855
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	65	20	40
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	20	15	10
Ojibway	30	10	15	455	190	260
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	5	10
Stoney	5	5	0	3,035	1,465	1,570
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	276,110	127,450	148,660	665,865	324,165	341,705
African languages, n.i.e.	65	35	25	3,380	1,855	1,525
Afrikaans	225	120	105	2,420	1,200	1,220
Akan (Twi)	70	35	40	1,100	620	485
Albanian	130	70	60	1,685	915	770
Amharic	305	165	140	5,110	2,595	2,515
Arabic	2,895	1,785	1,110	28,000	15,335	12,665
Armenian	275	145	140	390	185	195
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	65	40	25	1,265	635	625
Bengali	920	485	435	5,030	2,640	2,385
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	60	30	25
Bisayan languages	1,020	370	645	3,255	1,340	1,910
Bosnian	225	110	115	1,745	875	875
Bulgarian	480	210	265	1,280	635	650
Burmese	340	180	160	320	160	160
Cantonese	63,650	29,350	34,305	34,985	16,440	18,540
Chinese, n.o.s.	46,635	21,550	25,090	49,270	23,520	25,745
Creoles	70	40	35	1,180	610	570
Croatian	1,335	640	690	3,960	1,950	2,005
Czech	860	440	425	2,880	1,405	1,475
Danish	450	215	235	2,805	1,445	1,360
Dutch	1,390	700	695	17,950	9,095	8,855
Estonian	130	55	80	195	100	95
Finnish	425	155	265	895	355	545
Flemish	45	35	10	345	175	170
Fukien	555	245	310	445	205	235
German	6,790	3,250	3,540	80,905	39,730	41,175
Greek	2,300	1,175	1,130	2,965	1,565	1,405
Gujarati	970	435	535	8,675	4,300	4,375
Hakka	410	180	230	325	135	190
Hebrew	925	505	415	780	415	370
Hindi	4,010	1,940	2,070	12,290	6,260	6,030
Hungarian	1,380	665	715	6,700	3,315	3,385
Ilocano	1,540	615	920	3,010	1,265	1,745
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	70	45	25	1,070	580	490
Italian	5,090	2,450	2,640	11,960	6,145	5,815
Japanese	6,875	2,300	4,580	4,560	1,640	2,920
Khmer (Cambodian)	325	150	180	1,745	810	930
Korean	8,920	3,785	5,135	13,885	6,545	7,340
Kurdish	395	215	175	1,230	705	525
Lao	105	50	60	1,035	515	520
Latvian	135	55	75	330	160	165
Lingala	5	10	5	155	80	75
Lithuanian	90	35	55	380	170	210
Macedonian	65	25	35	275	140	135
Malay	1,045	520	520	1,080	470	610
Malayalam	340	165	170	2,760	1,425	1,330
Maltese	15	10	5	75	35	35
Mandarin	25,675	11,635	14,040	19,325	9,120	10,210
Marathi	80	45	35	850	460	395
Nepali	155	90	60	1,605	870	735
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	60	40	25	2,075	1,120	960
Norwegian	210	100	110	1,180	540	635
Oromo	75	45	35	1,405	790	610
Panjabi (Punjabi)	15,285	7,510	7,775	49,940	25,350	24,590
Pashto	130	75	55	1,850	950	900
Persian (Farsi)	6,640	3,490	3,150	10,655	5,630	5,025
Polish	2,750	1,275	1,475	19,890	9,335	10,560
Portuguese	3,480	1,715	1,760	7,380	3,610	3,770
Romanian	1,170	535	635	6,550	3,335	3,215
Rundi (Kirundi)	40	15	25	235	110	120
Russian	3,825	1,695	2,125	13,840	6,355	7,490
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	15	440	225	215
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	680	360	325
Serbian	2,105	1,030	1,075	3,560	1,795	1,765
Serbo-Croatian	480	230	255	930	455	475
Shanghainese	465	190	280	130	50	80
Sign languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	465	250	215
Sindhi	250	110	140	2,560	1,205	1,355
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	220	110	105	1,940	1,030	915
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	75	35	35	650	335	315
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	85	45	40	325	160	165
Slovak	485	210	275	2,145	1,045	1,100
Slovenian	165	85	80	745	350	395
Somali	135	70	65	5,515	2,875	2,640
Spanish	10,785	5,385	5,400	44,020	22,045	21,975
Swahili	110	60	50	1,455	775	680
Swedish	445	205	245	950	420	530
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	18,860	7,305	11,555	60,085	25,720	34,370
Taiwanese	1,640	745	900	340	150	190
Tamil	1,435	775	660	2,645	1,425	1,215
Telugu	105	60	45	1,085	565	520
Thai	705	275	425	1,310	420	890
Tibetan languages	45	30	15	335	170	165
Tigrigna	125	60	60	2,340	1,245	1,095
Turkish	860	500	360	2,460	1,415	1,050
Ukrainian	910	365	545	24,575	11,095	13,475
Urdu	735	390	340	19,900	10,265	9,630
Vietnamese	10,605	4,995	5,610	21,195	9,930	11,265
Yiddish	195	95	100	165	85	80
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,060	995	1,060	11,055	5,420	5,635
Multiple responses	17,390	8,245	9,155	62,505	30,325	32,185
English and French	1,540	775	765	8,410	4,045	4,365
English and non-official language	14,730	6,940	7,785	49,970	24,210	25,760
French and non-official language	770	355	415	2,945	1,500	1,440
English, French and non-official language	355	170	185	1,185	565	620
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	609,850	298,310	311,545	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,735
English only	502,200	251,300	250,910	3,321,810	1,679,330	1,642,480
French only	435	210	225	3,205	1,430	1,780
English and French	60,295	27,515	32,785	235,565	110,485	125,075
Neither English nor French	46,915	19,285	27,630	49,600	20,210	29,395
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	609,855	298,310	311,545	3,610,180	1,811,455	1,798,735
English	549,940	272,595	277,350	3,484,240	1,751,785	1,732,460
French	9,345	4,750	4,595	65,105	33,810	31,295
English and French	4,195	1,925	2,275	12,530	6,305	6,225
Neither English nor French	46,370	19,035	27,325	48,310	19,555	28,750
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	11,445	5,715	5,730	71,370	36,960	34,405
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.9	1.9	1.8	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}	609,855	298,305	311,545	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730
Single responses	573,705	281,335	292,370	3,499,490	1,757,090	1,742,400
English	395,130	198,665	196,460	3,095,250	1,557,420	1,537,830
French	3,650	1,780	1,875	24,690	12,545	12,140
Non-official languages	174,930	80,895	94,030	379,550	187,125	192,425
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	25	15	10	9,525	4,800	4,730
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	15	10	5	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	5	0	95	35	60
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	5	0
Stoney	0	0	0	2,070	1,025	1,045
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	174,185	80,500	93,685	366,215	180,370	185,850
African languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	1,880	990	885
Afrikaans	60	30	30	1,435	715	715
Akan (Twi)	20	10	10	460	235	225
Albanian	50	25	25	915	505	410
Amharic	130	65	75	3,555	1,770	1,790
Arabic	1,785	1,025	765	16,655	8,765	7,890
Armenian	90	45	45	205	100	100
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0	395	190	205
Bengali	585	295	285	3,540	1,820	1,720
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	5	0	35	15	15
Bisayan languages	340	135	205	1,125	530	595
Bosnian	115	60	50	885	450	430
Bulgarian	220	100	125	755	375	375
Burmese	225	120	105	215	115	105
Cantonese	49,455	22,530	26,920	24,790	11,520	13,270
Chinese, n.o.s.	31,950	14,670	17,280	32,395	15,515	16,880
Creoles	50	20	25	630	315	310
Croatian	480	230	250	1,375	645	735
Czech	195	100	95	755	380	375
Danish	60	30	30	175	95	80
Dutch	140	60	80	2,390	1,180	1,210
Estonian	25	5	15	25	10	15
Finnish	110	40	65	115	50	60
Flemish	15	10	5	40	20	20
Fukien	170	70	100	120	45	75
German	1,170	560	610	35,485	17,490	18,000
Greek	965	445	510	905	440	460
Gujarati	485	205	275	5,040	2,450	2,590
Hakka	110	50	60	110	50	60
Hebrew	425	215	210	370	190	180
Hindi	1,930	915	1,020	6,955	3,525	3,425
Hungarian	335	150	185	1,900	920	980
Ilocano	525	240	290	1,060	490	575
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	510	260	245
Italian	2,050	890	1,155	3,235	1,455	1,785
Japanese	3,655	1,485	2,165	2,125	890	1,235
Khmer (Cambodian)	175	80	90	960	445	510
Korean	6,275	2,765	3,505	10,340	4,980	5,370
Kurdish	225	110	115	785	435	350
Lao	30	15	15	530	250	285
Latvian	40	15	20	85	55	35
Lingala	5	0	5	45	25	25
Lithuanian	20	5	10	85	40	40
Macedonian	40	15	20	110	55	55
Malay	410	215	195	370	200	165
Malayalam	215	100	110	1,495	760	735
Maltese	5	5	0	5	5	5
Mandarin	20,795	9,695	11,100	14,910	7,300	7,610
Marathi	30	20	15	430	230	205
Nepali	90	55	40	1,190	625	570
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	25	15	5	595	285	305
Norwegian	30	15	10	190	95	95
Oromo	45	25	15	1,050	565	485
Panjabi (Punjabi)	10,510	5,125	5,385	38,215	19,220	19,000
Pashto	95	50	40	1,235	625	610
Persian (Farsi)	4,115	2,020	2,085	7,260	3,680	3,580
Polish	870	395	470	7,935	3,805	4,125
Portuguese	1,605	775	830	2,915	1,400	1,515
Romanian	455	225	230	3,735	1,930	1,805
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	5	15	100	40	60
Russian	2,180	1,000	1,175	8,360	4,115	4,250
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	0	5	220	115	105
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	375	185	190
Serbian	1,330	640	690	2,025	1,010	1,015
Serbo-Croatian	235	110	125	435	225	210
Shanghainese	195	85	110	65	35	35
Sign languages, n.i.e.	95	50	40	685	415	270
Sindhi	75	25	45	1,105	490	610
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	75	35	35	1,000	530	465
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	50	15	30	500	260	240
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	5	15	70	35	35
Slovak	125	60	65	680	340	335
Slovenian	15	5	10	120	50	70
Somali	75	35	40	4,110	2,130	1,985
Spanish	5,420	2,660	2,765	27,405	13,830	13,575
Swahili	45	25	25	580	310	275
Swedish	115	55	60	115	55	55
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	9,360	3,885	5,470	33,190	15,940	17,255
Taiwanese	780	375	410	130	60	70
Tamil	1,050	555	495	1,515	805	715
Telugu	55	30	20	565	295	270
Thai	300	140	160	595	270	325
Tibetan languages	20	15	5	235	120	110
Tigrigna	65	30	30	1,595	820	775
Turkish	385	200	180	1,610	860	750
Ukrainian	145	60	80	2,985	1,365	1,620
Urdu	415	205	210	13,740	7,005	6,735
Vietnamese	7,490	3,530	3,955	15,080	7,140	7,945
Yiddish	5	0	5	5	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	715	380	340	3,810	1,955	1,850
Multiple responses	36,145	16,975	19,180	110,695	54,360	56,335
English and French	900	480	425	4,945	2,520	2,425
English and non-official language	34,525	16,155	18,360	102,995	50,465	52,535
French and non-official language	260	130	130	1,115	570	550
English, French and non-official language	460	200	260	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}	609,850	298,305	311,550	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730
None	464,145	229,230	234,915	3,175,225	1,598,555	1,576,670
Single responses	142,845	67,750	75,100	427,270	209,070	218,200
English	60,490	29,095	31,395	175,275	88,065	87,205
French	6,920	3,320	3,600	36,995	17,270	19,730
Non-official languages	75,435	35,325	40,105	215,005	103,740	111,265
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	110	55	60	11,185	5,305	5,880
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	85	40	40	9,370	4,490	4,885
Dene	5	0	0	655	290	365
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	55	20	35
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	20	10	10
Ojibway	15	10	10	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}	74,470	34,880	39,590	197,700	95,500	102,195
African languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	970	540	430
Afrikaans	130	70	60	935	475	455
Akan (Twi)	35	15	20	620	350	270
Albanian	45	25	20	490	265	230
Amharic	110	65	50	1,395	750	650
Arabic	800	545	260	12,895	6,955	5,945
Armenian	80	45	35	95	40	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	35	25	15	550	265	285
Bengali	195	90	100	1,010	515	490
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5	5	0
Bisayan languages	215	80	140	830	330	505
Bosnian	80	35	45	580	280	305
Bulgarian	155	65	85	320	150	175
Burmese	95	45	45	115	60	55
Cantonese	14,115	6,770	7,345	9,235	4,460	4,775
Chinese, n.o.s.	7,910	3,835	4,070	10,445	5,115	5,330
Creoles	40	20	20	720	360	355
Croatian	505	235	270	1,555	775	780
Czech	335	150	175	990	480	515
Danish	170	85	80	945	430	515
Dutch	465	225	240	5,765	2,795	2,965
Estonian	35	10	20	50	30	25
Finnish	145	45	95	300	130	175
Flemish	15	10	5	70	40	35
Fukien	190	80	110	155	75	80
German	2,800	1,305	1,495	18,255	8,815	9,440
Greek	1,185	595	590	1,720	850	870
Gujarati	355	160	195	2,970	1,465	1,500
Hakka	140	65	70	105	40	65
Hebrew	535	265	265	600	300	290
Hindi	2,115	1,060	1,055	7,045	3,685	3,365
Hungarian	440	205	240	2,015	970	1,040
Ilocano	380	140	235	845	360	480
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	40	20	25	320	175	140
Italian	1,935	945	985	5,390	2,700	2,685
Japanese	2,920	1,145	1,780	2,250	960	1,290
Khmer (Cambodian)	75	35	45	525	255	270
Korean	1,740	710	1,030	2,420	1,125	1,290
Kurdish	85	55	30	300	165	135
Lao	45	25	20	365	190	175
Latvian	30	10	20	80	30	50
Lingala	5	0	5	230	115	115
Lithuanian	30	15	15	95	45	45
Macedonian	5	5	5	90	40	50
Malay	415	205	210	460	205	255
Malayalam	95	50	45	960	485	470
Maltese	5	0	0	15	10	10
Mandarin	5,885	2,600	3,285	4,300	1,965	2,335
Marathi	25	15	10	240	130	110
Nepali	15	15	5	235	135	90
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	1,685	860	830
Norwegian	85	45	40	355	160	195
Oromo	10	10	0	255	130	130
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,695	1,860	1,835	8,810	4,560	4,245
Pashto	25	10	10	340	170	170
Persian (Farsi)	1,645	895	750	2,105	1,130	980
Polish	930	420	505	6,180	2,890	3,290
Portuguese	1,295	645	645	3,195	1,565	1,630
Romanian	365	145	220	1,715	865	850
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	5	0	120	65	55
Russian	1,055	455	600	4,020	1,825	2,200
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	10	5	195	100	100
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	185	100	90
Serbian	520	250	265	1,135	575	555
Serbo-Croatian	125	55	70	260	125	140
Shanghainese	180	80	95	40	15	25
Sign languages, n.i.e.	50	15	30	645	270	375
Sindhi	120	55	65	1,185	560	630
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	75	35	40	755	395	360
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	115	65	50
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	85	50	40
Slovak	180	60	125	605	300	300
Slovenian	50	25	30	250	120	130
Somali	45	25	25	1,435	745	690
Spanish	5,380	2,720	2,660	18,355	9,210	9,145
Swahili	85	45	35	1,145	610	540
Swedish	225	110	115	450	205	245
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,430	2,375	4,055	18,450	6,985	11,460
Taiwanese	690	325	370	125	60	65
Tamil	310	180	130	880	460	420
Telugu	45	20	20	360	195	165
Thai	260	105	150	575	185	390
Tibetan languages	15	10	5	60	35	30
Tigrigna	35	15	20	740	395	345
Turkish	290	170	125	640	370	270
Ukrainian	255	110	140	7,440	3,335	4,105
Urdu	205	115	90	4,905	2,555	2,355
Vietnamese	2,405	1,180	1,225	4,960	2,345	2,615
Yiddish	45	20	25	60	30	30
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	860	395	465	6,125	2,940	3,190
Multiple responses	2,860	1,330	1,530	7,690	3,825	3,865
English and French	250	115	135	995	520	475
English and non-official language	1,175	545	630	2,860	1,445	1,405
French and non-official language	1,420	665	755	3,785	1,820	1,960
English, French and non-official language	15	10	10	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).

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X area and data suppression

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

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

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

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

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

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

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

... not applicable

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

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

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

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

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

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

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

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

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

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 13

Other family households

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

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

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

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

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

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

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

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

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

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

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 22

Other languages

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

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area, British Columbia (Code 5932) 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 1, 2024).

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Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
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Map

Map: Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area (Health region, December 2013)

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Map: 5932, Health region (shaded in green)

Map: Alberta

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Map of Canada: Alberta (shaded in green)

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area (Health region, December 2013)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area (Health region, December 2013)

Geographic hierarchy: Alberta (Province)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)

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Related data: Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area (Health region, December 2013)

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)

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2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Alberta
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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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Map: Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area (Health region, December 2013)

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area (Health region, December 2013)

Geographic hierarchy: Alberta (Province)

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Alberta

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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