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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	Nanaimo (CA) British Columbia (Census agglomeration)			Division No. 1, CDR Newfoundland and Labrador (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}	98,021	...Data not available	...Data not available	262,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	92,361	...Data not available	...Data not available	248,418	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	6.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	44,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	41,902	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,921	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	76.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	28.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,280.84	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,218.54	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	98,020	47,635	50,385	262,410	126,920	135,490
0 to 4 years	4,585	2,340	2,245	13,395	6,835	6,560
5 to 9 years	4,475	2,290	2,190	13,140	6,725	6,415
10 to 14 years	5,075	2,615	2,455	13,545	6,950	6,595
15 to 19 years	5,940	3,070	2,870	14,925	7,570	7,360
15 years	1,130	575	560	2,905	1,465	1,445
16 years	1,130	590	540	2,845	1,470	1,375
17 years	1,175	625	555	2,855	1,450	1,405
18 years	1,220	635	585	3,085	1,565	1,520
19 years	1,285	655	625	3,230	1,625	1,610
20 to 24 years	6,090	3,030	3,055	18,240	9,110	9,130
25 to 29 years	5,875	2,935	2,935	17,280	8,415	8,865
30 to 34 years	5,155	2,535	2,620	16,755	8,040	8,710
35 to 39 years	5,295	2,580	2,715	17,710	8,500	9,215
40 to 44 years	6,245	2,980	3,270	19,075	9,145	9,930
45 to 49 years	7,280	3,470	3,810	21,215	10,190	11,025
50 to 54 years	8,100	3,905	4,195	21,105	10,220	10,885
55 to 59 years	7,790	3,670	4,125	20,285	9,825	10,460
60 to 64 years	7,320	3,495	3,820	18,120	8,790	9,330
65 to 69 years	5,615	2,810	2,805	13,330	6,475	6,855
70 to 74 years	4,185	2,045	2,140	9,065	4,345	4,715
75 to 79 years	3,430	1,660	1,770	6,470	2,830	3,645
80 to 84 years	2,800	1,265	1,535	4,550	1,700	2,845
85 years and over	2,765	935	1,830	4,200	1,250	2,950
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	45.2	44.1	46.2	41.6	40.7	42.5
% of the population aged 15 and over	85.6	84.8	86.3	84.7	83.8	85.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	83,885	40,385	43,495	222,330	106,410	115,920
Married or living with a common-law partner	47,985	23,960	24,025	130,995	65,460	65,540
Married (and not separated)	39,095	19,515	19,580	110,735	55,335	55,400
Living common law	8,895	4,445	4,450	20,265	10,120	10,140
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	35,895	16,425	19,475	91,335	40,950	50,380
Single (never legally married)	20,800	11,430	9,370	61,540	31,855	29,680
Separated	2,565	1,100	1,465	4,850	1,995	2,855
Divorced	6,925	2,720	4,210	11,450	4,595	6,855
Widowed	5,605	1,175	4,430	13,495	2,500	10,990
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	28,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	77,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	16,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	5,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	4,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	1,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	28,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	77,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	23,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	19,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	11,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	8,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	4,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	2,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	775	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	560	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	260	...Data not available	...Data not available	390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	4,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	3,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	360	...Data not available	...Data not available	920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	1,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	725	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	285	...Data not available	...Data not available	600	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	65	...Data not available	...Data not available	130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	24,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	74,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	5,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	8,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	3,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	4,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	2,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	95,680	46,650	49,030	258,470	125,285	133,190
Number of persons not in census families	19,800	9,360	10,440	41,320	18,510	22,810
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	1,940	825	1,115	5,835	2,355	3,480
Living with non-relatives only	5,725	3,230	2,495	10,490	5,855	4,635
Living alone	12,140	5,305	6,835	24,995	10,295	14,700
Number of census family persons	75,885	37,295	38,590	217,150	106,775	110,380
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	17,125	8,175	8,955	34,955	15,795	19,155
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	5,535	1,745	3,795	11,135	2,995	8,145
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	540	115	425	2,015	480	1,535
Living with non-relatives only	400	195	200	615	290	330
Living alone	4,595	1,430	3,165	8,510	2,225	6,285
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	11,590	6,435	5,160	23,820	12,805	11,015
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	41,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	27,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	76,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	24,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	21,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	12,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	8,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	3,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	2,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	2,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	1,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	680	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	650	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	785	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	670	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	12,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	2,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,865	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	41,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	26,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	1,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	1,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	13,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	1,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	1,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	3,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	6,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	115	...Data not available	...Data not available	215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	41,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	12,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	16,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	6,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	4,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	1,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	750	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	95,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	258,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	96,915	47,200	49,715	260,005	125,965	134,045
Single responses	96,040	46,790	49,250	259,330	125,630	133,700
English	85,840	41,975	43,860	253,590	122,590	131,000
French	1,350	670	670	990	500	490
Non-official languages	8,855	4,135	4,720	4,750	2,545	2,205
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	20	10	10	50	25	25
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	15	10	5	0	0	0
Dene	5	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	25	10	15
Inuktitut	0	0	0	25	10	10
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	8,645	4,045	4,600	4,505	2,415	2,095
African languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	55	35	25
Afrikaans	80	40	45	30	20	15
Akan (Twi)	15	5	5	5	0	0
Albanian	10	5	0	95	55	40
Amharic	5	5	0	15	5	10
Arabic	110	75	40	395	230	165
Armenian	5	0	5	0	0	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	20	15	5
Bengali	10	5	5	190	110	80
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	5	0	5	5	0	0
Bosnian	10	5	0	15	10	5
Bulgarian	10	10	5	50	30	20
Burmese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	190	90	100	110	65	50
Chinese, n.o.s.	555	260	290	755	400	360
Creoles	5	5	0	15	5	5
Croatian	155	80	80	25	15	10
Czech	125	60	65	25	15	10
Danish	250	125	130	30	20	10
Dutch	600	295	310	55	30	25
Estonian	15	5	10	5	5	0
Finnish	115	40	75	15	5	10
Flemish	10	5	5	0	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	1,295	625	670	220	110	100
Greek	70	40	25	45	25	15
Gujarati	45	20	25	35	25	20
Hakka	10	0	5	0	0	0
Hebrew	10	10	0	10	0	5
Hindi	85	40	45	80	45	35
Hungarian	205	95	110	20	5	15
Ilocano	15	5	10	5	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	15	5	5
Italian	265	135	130	60	30	25
Japanese	215	80	135	30	10	15
Khmer (Cambodian)	90	45	45	0	0	0
Korean	280	125	150	65	35	25
Kurdish	0	0	0	10	5	5
Lao	5	0	0	0	0	0
Latvian	10	5	5	15	10	0
Lingala	0	0	0	5	5	0
Lithuanian	10	0	10	0	0	0
Macedonian	10	5	5	0	5	5
Malay	20	5	10	25	10	20
Malayalam	5	5	5	40	20	20
Maltese	10	5	5	5	0	0
Mandarin	310	140	175	160	80	85
Marathi	0	0	0	25	20	10
Nepali	10	5	5	50	25	25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	20	10	5
Norwegian	85	40	45	30	30	10
Oromo	5	5	5	15	10	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	930	460	470	65	35	30
Pashto	0	0	0	10	0	10
Persian (Farsi)	100	50	50	105	65	45
Polish	235	105	125	80	45	35
Portuguese	85	35	50	65	40	25
Romanian	45	20	20	35	15	25
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	5	0	0
Russian	170	70	100	185	105	80
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	5	5	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	0	5	0
Serbian	50	25	25	15	5	5
Serbo-Croatian	5	5	5	10	5	5
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	50	30	20
Sindhi	10	5	0	5	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	5	5	0	40	15	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	15	10	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	15	5	0	0	5
Slovak	45	25	25	10	5	5
Slovenian	20	10	15	0	0	5
Somali	5	0	5	0	0	5
Spanish	405	170	235	370	175	190
Swahili	5	0	0	25	15	10
Swedish	95	40	55	15	15	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	340	115	230	120	40	85
Taiwanese	35	15	20	25	10	10
Tamil	0	0	0	65	35	30
Telugu	5	0	5	30	20	15
Thai	65	15	50	20	10	10
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	10	5	5
Turkish	15	15	0	25	15	10
Ukrainian	185	85	100	20	10	10
Urdu	30	15	20	140	75	65
Vietnamese	335	150	180	30	20	15
Yiddish	5	5	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	190	85	110	195	105	85
Multiple responses	870	420	455	675	325	345
English and French	225	110	115	245	105	140
English and non-official language	585	275	310	385	200	185
French and non-official language	35	15	20	25	15	15
English, French and non-official language	25	15	10	20	10	10
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	96,915	47,205	49,715	260,005	125,960	134,045
English only	90,435	44,275	46,160	243,870	119,540	124,330
French only	40	20	20	45	20	25
English and French	6,055	2,765	3,295	15,755	6,240	9,520
Neither English nor French	385	145	240	335	165	175
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	96,915	47,200	49,710	260,010	125,960	134,045
English	95,220	46,415	48,810	258,710	125,315	133,390
French	1,210	595	615	880	440	445
English and French	120	60	60	115	55	60
Neither English nor French	360	135	225	305	150	150
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	1,270	625	645	935	465	470
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.4	0.4	0.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	96,915	47,205	49,710	260,010	125,965	134,045
Single responses	95,745	46,665	49,080	259,115	125,520	133,590
English	92,520	45,155	47,365	256,320	124,095	132,225
French	310	130	180	435	195	240
Non-official languages	2,915	1,380	1,540	2,355	1,235	1,120
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	20	10	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	15	5	5
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	2,880	1,365	1,515	2,250	1,185	1,070
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	25	15	15
Afrikaans	35	20	20	10	5	5
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Albanian	0	0	0	75	45	30
Amharic	0	0	0	5	0	5
Arabic	40	25	15	260	145	115
Armenian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bengali	5	0	5	90	50	40
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	0	0	0	5	0	0
Bosnian	0	0	0	5	5	0
Bulgarian	0	5	0	15	5	5
Burmese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	80	40	45	65	35	25
Chinese, n.o.s.	290	145	140	515	280	235
Creoles	5	5	0	10	5	5
Croatian	40	20	25	15	10	5
Czech	55	30	30	5	0	5
Danish	5	5	5	5	5	0
Dutch	70	35	35	5	0	0
Estonian	5	0	5	0	0	0
Finnish	15	5	5	5	0	0
Flemish	0	0	0	5	5	0
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	115	55	70	25	10	15
Greek	30	15	15	10	0	0
Gujarati	10	5	5	15	5	5
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	0	0	0	5	0	0
Hindi	40	25	15	20	15	5
Hungarian	40	20	25	5	0	0
Ilocano	10	5	0	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	5	5	5
Italian	35	20	20	5	0	0
Japanese	60	30	30	5	0	5
Khmer (Cambodian)	65	35	35	0	0	0
Korean	175	80	95	40	25	15
Kurdish	0	0	0	0	5	0
Lao	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvian	0	0	0	0	5	0
Lingala	0	0	0	5	5	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	10	0	5	5	0	0
Malay	0	0	0	10	5	10
Malayalam	0	0	0	10	5	10
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	220	105	115	120	60	55
Marathi	0	0	0	10	5	5
Nepali	5	5	0	50	30	25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	0	0	0
Norwegian	5	0	0	10	5	5
Oromo	0	0	0	10	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	580	280	305	30	15	15
Pashto	0	0	0	10	0	5
Persian (Farsi)	45	20	20	60	30	30
Polish	70	30	40	35	20	20
Portuguese	20	10	15	10	5	10
Romanian	5	5	5	10	5	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	75	35	40	105	60	50
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	15	10	5	5	5	0
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	0	10	5	5
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	20	10	15	75	40	35
Sindhi	0	0	0	5	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	5	0	0	15	10	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	0	0	0
Slovak	5	5	5	5	5	0
Slovenian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Somali	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spanish	145	65	75	190	95	100
Swahili	0	0	0	25	10	15
Swedish	10	5	5	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	90	40	55	40	15	20
Taiwanese	25	10	10	10	5	5
Tamil	0	0	5	25	15	10
Telugu	0	0	0	20	10	15
Thai	10	0	5	5	5	0
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	0	0	5
Turkish	5	0	0	5	0	5
Ukrainian	10	5	5	0	0	0
Urdu	20	5	10	70	35	30
Vietnamese	230	110	125	20	10	10
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	40	15	20	85	40	45
Multiple responses	1,165	535	635	895	440	455
English and French	100	55	45	145	60	90
English and non-official language	1,045	475	570	715	365	345
French and non-official language	0	0	0	5	5	5
English, French and non-official language	20	10	15	30	15	15
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	96,915	47,205	49,710	260,005	125,965	134,045
None	91,005	44,485	46,520	255,080	123,595	131,490
Single responses	5,785	2,655	3,125	4,810	2,310	2,495
English	1,430	670	765	1,190	610	580
French	875	380	495	1,645	690	955
Non-official languages	3,475	1,605	1,870	1,975	1,010	965
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	25	10	15
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	10	0	10
Inuktitut	0	0	0	10	10	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	5	0	5	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	3,200	1,465	1,730	1,795	925	870
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	20	10	5
Afrikaans	50	20	30	15	10	5
Akan (Twi)	15	5	10	0	0	0
Albanian	5	0	5	15	10	5
Amharic	0	0	0	10	5	10
Arabic	45	30	20	145	80	65
Armenian	0	0	0	0	0	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	5	5	0
Bengali	0	0	0	50	35	20
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	5	0	0	5	0	0
Bosnian	0	0	0	0	0	5
Bulgarian	0	0	0	20	10	10
Burmese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	55	25	30	35	20	15
Chinese, n.o.s.	140	65	75	140	75	65
Creoles	5	5	0	15	0	10
Croatian	55	25	35	15	10	5
Czech	45	20	25	10	5	5
Danish	80	40	40	20	10	10
Dutch	170	75	95	25	10	15
Estonian	5	0	5	0	5	0
Finnish	35	15	20	5	0	5
Flemish	5	5	0	0	0	5
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	435	205	235	110	60	50
Greek	30	20	10	25	15	5
Gujarati	30	15	15	15	5	5
Hakka	5	5	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	15	10	5	5	0	5
Hindi	75	25	45	65	30	35
Hungarian	60	25	35	5	5	5
Ilocano	10	5	5	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Italian	90	45	45	35	20	15
Japanese	140	65	75	30	10	15
Khmer (Cambodian)	20	10	10	0	0	0
Korean	65	35	30	30	15	15
Kurdish	0	0	0	5	5	0
Lao	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvian	0	0	0	5	0	0
Lingala	0	0	0	10	5	5
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	5	0	0	0	0	0
Malay	15	5	10	15	5	10
Malayalam	0	0	0	20	10	5
Maltese	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mandarin	100	45	60	50	20	25
Marathi	0	0	0	5	5	0
Nepali	0	5	0	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	20	5	15
Norwegian	35	10	20	35	25	10
Oromo	5	5	0	5	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	270	135	135	25	15	5
Pashto	0	0	0	5	0	5
Persian (Farsi)	25	15	10	25	15	10
Polish	80	40	40	25	10	10
Portuguese	35	20	20	30	15	20
Romanian	25	15	10	10	5	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	50	25	20	70	40	25
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	20	15	10	10	5	5
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	5	0	0	0
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	20	5	15	50	20	25
Sindhi	5	0	5	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	5	5	25	10	15
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Slovak	30	10	15	5	5	5
Slovenian	5	0	5	5	0	5
Somali	0	0	0	5	5	5
Spanish	345	165	185	235	115	120
Swahili	5	0	5	10	5	5
Swedish	35	15	25	10	0	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	170	50	120	50	15	35
Taiwanese	10	5	0	5	0	5
Tamil	0	0	0	20	10	10
Telugu	5	0	0	5	5	5
Thai	30	10	25	15	10	5
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	10	0	5
Turkish	10	5	5	10	10	5
Ukrainian	35	20	15	10	5	5
Urdu	10	5	10	70	35	35
Vietnamese	80	40	45	15	5	10
Yiddish	0	5	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	270	135	130	155	70	85
Multiple responses	125	60	60	115	60	60
English and French	10	5	5	15	5	10
English and non-official language	20	10	10	25	15	10
French and non-official language	95	50	45	75	35	40
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	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. Nanaimo, British Columbia (Code 938) and Division No. 1, Newfoundland and Labrador (Code 1001) (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 July 2, 2024).

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