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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	Niagara, RM Ontario (Census division)			St. Catharines, CY Ontario (Census subdivision)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	431,346	...Data not available	...Data not available	131,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	427,421	...Data not available	...Data not available	131,989	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	-0.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	188,877	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,209	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	174,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,419	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	232.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,367.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,854.25	...Data not available	...Data not available	96.11	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	431,345	208,740	222,605	131,400	62,675	68,730
0 to 4 years	20,670	10,570	10,100	6,295	3,215	3,080
5 to 9 years	21,805	11,235	10,565	6,225	3,170	3,055
10 to 14 years	24,290	12,290	12,000	7,025	3,590	3,435
15 to 19 years	28,490	14,540	13,945	8,550	4,300	4,245
15 years	5,600	2,840	2,760	1,620	810	810
16 years	5,585	2,835	2,750	1,690	845	840
17 years	5,640	2,880	2,765	1,690	865	825
18 years	5,685	2,910	2,775	1,725	890	830
19 years	5,975	3,075	2,900	1,820	885	935
20 to 24 years	27,225	13,935	13,290	9,300	4,630	4,675
25 to 29 years	23,175	11,580	11,590	8,095	4,015	4,080
30 to 34 years	22,460	10,935	11,525	7,150	3,490	3,665
35 to 39 years	24,565	11,875	12,685	7,315	3,510	3,800
40 to 44 years	28,120	13,600	14,525	8,230	3,960	4,270
45 to 49 years	34,275	16,655	17,625	10,055	4,780	5,280
50 to 54 years	34,055	16,395	17,660	9,830	4,705	5,125
55 to 59 years	31,580	15,165	16,415	9,135	4,305	4,830
60 to 64 years	29,585	14,220	15,365	8,800	4,145	4,650
65 to 69 years	23,405	11,340	12,060	7,005	3,290	3,715
70 to 74 years	18,330	8,590	9,735	5,570	2,565	3,005
75 to 79 years	15,375	6,870	8,510	4,875	2,095	2,780
80 to 84 years	12,475	5,230	7,250	4,060	1,675	2,390
85 years and over	11,475	3,710	7,760	3,890	1,245	2,645
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	44.1	42.7	45.3	43.5	41.8	45.1
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.5	83.7	85.3	85.1	84.1	86.1
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	364,590	174,645	189,945	111,860	52,700	59,160
Married or living with a common-law partner	210,010	105,000	105,010	60,635	30,260	30,370
Married (and not separated)	181,630	90,835	90,800	51,660	25,795	25,870
Living common law	28,380	14,170	14,215	8,970	4,465	4,500
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	154,575	69,640	84,935	51,225	22,435	28,790
Single (never legally married)	92,150	49,815	42,335	30,585	16,120	14,470
Separated	12,930	5,550	7,385	4,315	1,770	2,545
Divorced	22,610	9,045	13,565	7,680	2,920	4,765
Widowed	26,880	5,230	21,650	8,645	1,635	7,010
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	124,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	65,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	26,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	23,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	9,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	124,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	103,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	88,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	43,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	45,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	17,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	19,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	14,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	8,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	5,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	905	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	580	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	960	...Data not available	...Data not available	295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	21,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	17,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	10,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,665	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	4,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	885	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	300	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	290	...Data not available	...Data not available	100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	127,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	24,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	41,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	16,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	28,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	16,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...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	422,810	205,260	217,550	128,770	61,740	67,030
Number of persons not in census families	67,735	30,020	37,715	24,650	10,900	13,750
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	7,890	3,195	4,700	2,430	1,005	1,425
Living with non-relatives only	12,690	7,035	5,655	5,340	2,975	2,370
Living alone	47,155	19,790	27,365	16,885	6,920	9,960
Number of census family persons	355,075	175,240	179,835	104,115	50,835	53,280
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...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	75,405	34,140	41,260	23,440	10,320	13,120
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	24,340	6,825	17,515	8,135	2,240	5,890
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,915	700	2,215	790	185	605
Living with non-relatives only	1,240	615	625	410	220	185
Living alone	20,180	5,515	14,670	6,930	1,835	5,100
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	51,065	27,315	23,750	15,310	8,080	7,225
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	174,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	121,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	112,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	95,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	48,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	46,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	17,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	9,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	6,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	4,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	535	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	2,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	2,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	52,695	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	47,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	5,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	174,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	119,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	9,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	340	...Data not available	...Data not available	90	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	44,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	8,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	10,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	5,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	18,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	570	...Data not available	...Data not available	190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	174,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	47,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	63,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	27,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	24,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	9,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	4,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	422,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	128,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	425,485	206,600	218,885	129,115	61,890	67,220
Single responses	419,995	204,065	215,930	127,290	61,045	66,250
English	348,610	170,305	178,305	103,640	50,055	53,590
French	13,285	6,160	7,125	2,890	1,320	1,570
Non-official languages	58,100	27,600	30,500	20,755	9,675	11,085
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	50	20	30	15	5	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	20	5	15	5	5	0
Dene	5	0	0	0	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	0	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	25	10	15	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}	57,605	27,370	30,235	20,570	9,580	10,990
African languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	30	15	10
Afrikaans	100	50	50	35	15	15
Akan (Twi)	35	20	15	10	10	5
Albanian	130	55	75	90	40	55
Amharic	25	10	15	25	10	15
Arabic	2,020	1,075	940	1,330	695	635
Armenian	225	105	115	190	90	100
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	55	25	25	10	5	10
Bengali	150	75	75	85	40	45
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	75	20	50	30	10	20
Bosnian	165	80	85	115	60	60
Bulgarian	290	145	145	60	35	30
Burmese	5	0	0	5	0	5
Cantonese	670	315	355	180	95	80
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,735	845	890	785	375	410
Creoles	185	90	100	35	15	15
Croatian	1,205	595	605	235	115	115
Czech	310	150	160	155	85	70
Danish	195	85	110	75	30	50
Dutch	4,650	2,225	2,425	1,270	575	695
Estonian	110	50	60	50	25	25
Finnish	195	80	110	75	35	40
Flemish	60	25	30	15	10	5
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	6,965	3,185	3,785	2,670	1,160	1,510
Greek	835	445	390	255	125	125
Gujarati	480	255	220	115	60	55
Hakka	5	5	5	0	0	5
Hebrew	55	30	25	35	20	15
Hindi	290	160	130	100	55	45
Hungarian	1,980	925	1,055	400	195	205
Ilocano	60	15	45	35	10	25
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	40	15	20	10	0	5
Italian	11,695	5,805	5,895	2,550	1,270	1,285
Japanese	300	95	210	80	25	55
Khmer (Cambodian)	170	80	95	135	65	70
Korean	845	405	445	325	145	180
Kurdish	200	95	105	135	60	70
Lao	260	135	130	220	115	110
Latvian	140	55	90	55	20	35
Lingala	5	5	5	5	5	0
Lithuanian	135	65	70	65	30	35
Macedonian	80	40	40	30	15	15
Malay	35	10	25	10	5	5
Malayalam	115	65	50	30	20	15
Maltese	125	80	50	15	10	5
Mandarin	565	270	295	355	170	185
Marathi	35	15	20	20	5	10
Nepali	25	15	10	10	5	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	45	25	20
Norwegian	30	20	15	20	10	10
Oromo	10	5	5	5	0	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	400	195	210	95	45	55
Pashto	40	25	15	25	15	15
Persian (Farsi)	370	185	185	175	85	90
Polish	4,015	1,725	2,290	1,930	825	1,105
Portuguese	775	370	405	225	100	125
Romanian	355	185	180	130	75	55
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	10	10	10	5	0
Russian	880	365	515	455	200	255
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	10	5	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	5	5	5
Serbian	1,510	755	755	130	70	60
Serbo-Croatian	110	55	55	35	20	15
Shanghainese	15	5	5	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	45	25	25	15	5	10
Sindhi	40	25	15	15	10	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	65	35	30	30	15	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	95	45	50	20	5	15
Slovak	505	220	280	165	70	95
Slovenian	455	215	240	185	80	105
Somali	125	65	60	60	35	25
Spanish	4,185	2,055	2,130	2,025	965	1,060
Swahili	105	50	55	55	25	30
Swedish	80	30	50	30	10	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,340	455	885	555	205	350
Taiwanese	15	5	10	5	0	5
Tamil	115	45	70	50	15	35
Telugu	35	20	20	30	10	15
Thai	65	25	45	35	20	15
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	30	20	15	10	5	5
Turkish	300	160	135	80	40	45
Ukrainian	2,005	860	1,145	915	390	530
Urdu	635	340	300	270	135	135
Vietnamese	630	300	335	165	85	85
Yiddish	15	10	5	5	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	445	210	235	175	85	90
Multiple responses	5,490	2,540	2,960	1,825	850	975
English and French	1,390	630	760	400	190	210
English and non-official language	3,730	1,735	2,000	1,310	610	705
French and non-official language	270	115	150	70	25	40
English, French and non-official language	100	55	45	40	20	20
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	425,485	206,600	218,890	129,115	61,890	67,220
English only	390,425	191,365	199,065	119,230	57,705	61,530
French only	495	185	310	115	50	60
English and French	31,805	13,950	17,855	8,820	3,775	5,045
Neither English nor French	2,760	1,105	1,660	945	360	585
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	425,490	206,600	218,890	129,115	61,895	67,220
English	409,190	199,235	209,960	125,030	60,110	64,920
French	12,575	5,825	6,750	2,735	1,245	1,495
English and French	1,050	490	565	440	195	240
Neither English nor French	2,665	1,060	1,615	905	340	565
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	13,105	6,070	7,030	2,955	1,340	1,615
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	3.1	2.9	3.2	2.3	2.2	2.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	425,490	206,605	218,885	129,110	61,890	67,220
Single responses	417,180	202,695	214,485	126,045	60,490	65,555
English	391,695	190,860	200,835	116,525	56,080	60,450
French	4,085	1,810	2,275	890	400	495
Non-official languages	21,410	10,030	11,375	8,625	4,010	4,615
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	10	5	0	0	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	5	0	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	5	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	5	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}	21,320	9,990	11,335	8,585	3,990	4,600
African languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	10	5	5
Afrikaans	45	25	25	15	10	5
Akan (Twi)	15	5	5	5	0	0
Albanian	90	40	50	70	25	40
Amharic	5	0	0	5	0	0
Arabic	1,275	620	660	895	420	470
Armenian	95	45	50	90	40	45
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	20	10	5	5	0	5
Bengali	85	40	45	50	25	25
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	5	5	5	5
Bosnian	115	55	55	90	50	40
Bulgarian	170	90	85	45	25	15
Burmese	5	5	5	5	0	0
Cantonese	435	215	220	100	60	45
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,260	620	640	575	280	290
Creoles	80	40	45	5	0	0
Croatian	340	155	185	75	40	40
Czech	90	45	45	55	30	25
Danish	15	10	10	5	0	5
Dutch	260	105	150	60	25	35
Estonian	15	5	5	10	5	5
Finnish	45	25	25	25	15	10
Flemish	5	5	0	5	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	1,300	585	715	480	205	275
Greek	285	145	145	95	45	50
Gujarati	275	130	145	65	35	35
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	35	20	15	25	10	10
Hindi	130	70	60	45	30	25
Hungarian	475	215	260	115	55	60
Ilocano	15	5	5	10	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	0	5	0
Italian	3,625	1,505	2,120	780	315	465
Japanese	130	60	70	15	10	10
Khmer (Cambodian)	95	45	50	80	40	45
Korean	635	310	325	235	110	125
Kurdish	150	75	80	105	50	55
Lao	140	65	75	125	55	65
Latvian	25	10	10	10	5	5
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	30	15	15	20	5	10
Macedonian	25	10	10	15	5	5
Malay	15	5	5	0	0	0
Malayalam	50	25	25	10	5	5
Maltese	20	15	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	410	205	205	270	130	135
Marathi	20	10	10	15	5	10
Nepali	10	5	5	5	5	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	10	0	5
Norwegian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oromo	5	0	0	5	0	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	195	95	100	40	20	25
Pashto	20	10	10	20	10	10
Persian (Farsi)	205	95	105	95	50	50
Polish	1,500	685	815	855	380	475
Portuguese	250	115	135	85	30	55
Romanian	160	80	80	55	25	25
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	5	5	5	5	0
Russian	475	225	250	275	130	145
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	5	0	5	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	5	0	5
Serbian	870	420	450	65	30	35
Serbo-Croatian	40	25	15	5	0	0
Shanghainese	10	5	5	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	90	55	40	25	20	10
Sindhi	10	5	5	5	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	25	15	15	5	5	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	5	15	5	0	0
Slovak	90	40	50	40	15	20
Slovenian	95	50	45	45	20	25
Somali	80	40	40	25	10	15
Spanish	2,615	1,305	1,305	1,330	635	695
Swahili	40	20	20	15	5	10
Swedish	5	5	5	5	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	480	210	275	210	100	120
Taiwanese	15	5	5	5	0	5
Tamil	55	25	30	35	10	20
Telugu	15	5	10	5	0	5
Thai	25	15	10	15	10	10
Tibetan languages	10	10	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	10	10	5	5	5	5
Turkish	205	100	100	30	15	15
Ukrainian	450	185	270	255	100	155
Urdu	350	180	170	160	75	85
Vietnamese	445	215	230	140	70	70
Yiddish	10	0	5	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	80	40	40	35	20	15
Multiple responses	8,305	3,905	4,400	3,070	1,405	1,665
English and French	945	410	540	260	105	155
English and non-official language	7,150	3,400	3,745	2,715	1,260	1,460
French and non-official language	65	25	35	25	10	15
English, French and non-official language	145	65	85	65	25	40
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	425,485	206,605	218,890	129,115	61,890	67,220
None	387,625	189,205	198,425	116,610	56,130	60,480
Single responses	37,085	17,020	20,065	12,225	5,625	6,605
English	10,975	5,185	5,790	4,110	1,945	2,170
French	6,685	2,880	3,810	1,600	665	930
Non-official languages	19,425	8,965	10,460	6,520	3,020	3,505
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	45	20	25	15	10	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	20	10	10	10	5	5
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	5	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	15	10	10	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}	19,065	8,790	10,270	6,365	2,940	3,425
African languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	10	5	5
Afrikaans	35	20	20	15	5	5
Akan (Twi)	45	30	10	15	10	10
Albanian	15	5	10	15	5	10
Amharic	20	10	15	15	5	10
Arabic	640	355	285	380	215	170
Armenian	70	35	35	60	25	30
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	5	0	5
Bengali	35	15	15	15	10	10
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	20	10	10	10	5	5
Bosnian	40	15	20	20	10	15
Bulgarian	80	35	45	20	10	10
Burmese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	180	80	95	50	25	25
Chinese, n.o.s.	345	155	190	145	60	85
Creoles	125	55	70	40	20	20
Croatian	495	235	260	85	40	45
Czech	90	40	50	50	25	25
Danish	60	25	35	30	10	15
Dutch	1,565	685	885	400	170	225
Estonian	30	20	15	15	5	5
Finnish	45	20	25	20	15	10
Flemish	15	5	10	0	0	5
Fukien	0	5	0	0	0	0
German	2,040	905	1,125	755	315	440
Greek	465	240	230	115	60	60
Gujarati	120	70	50	30	20	15
Hakka	0	0	5	0	0	0
Hebrew	25	15	10	15	10	10
Hindi	195	105	95	45	25	25
Hungarian	600	270	330	120	55	60
Ilocano	20	5	15	15	5	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	0	0	0
Italian	4,420	2,180	2,240	1,000	500	505
Japanese	160	50	110	40	15	30
Khmer (Cambodian)	60	25	35	45	20	25
Korean	175	70	105	60	25	40
Kurdish	15	10	5	15	10	5
Lao	60	35	30	45	25	25
Latvian	45	20	25	15	5	10
Lingala	5	5	5	5	5	0
Lithuanian	20	10	10	10	5	5
Macedonian	30	10	15	10	5	5
Malay	20	10	10	5	0	0
Malayalam	30	20	10	10	10	0
Maltese	45	25	20	10	5	0
Mandarin	145	70	80	80	35	40
Marathi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nepali	5	5	0	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	60	35	30	40	20	25
Norwegian	15	10	5	5	0	5
Oromo	0	0	0	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	155	70	85	40	20	20
Pashto	15	5	10	5	0	5
Persian (Farsi)	105	45	60	50	20	30
Polish	1,125	470	655	550	240	315
Portuguese	345	145	200	90	35	60
Romanian	110	50	60	30	15	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	5	5	0	0
Russian	275	105	175	115	55	65
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	5	5	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	445	225	220	40	20	15
Serbo-Croatian	30	20	10	10	10	0
Shanghainese	0	0	5	5	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	95	35	55	25	5	15
Sindhi	25	15	10	15	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	40	25	15	15	5	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	15	5	0	5
Slovak	135	65	75	40	20	20
Slovenian	155	65	90	65	25	40
Somali	35	20	15	25	15	10
Spanish	1,460	690	765	630	305	325
Swahili	60	30	30	30	15	10
Swedish	40	15	25	15	5	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	515	145	375	210	65	150
Taiwanese	0	0	0	5	0	5
Tamil	50	20	30	15	5	10
Telugu	5	0	5	5	0	0
Thai	35	15	25	20	10	15
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	10	5	5	5	0	5
Turkish	75	40	35	40	25	15
Ukrainian	585	260	325	260	120	145
Urdu	200	95	105	70	35	30
Vietnamese	150	75	75	25	15	10
Yiddish	5	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	315	150	165	140	70	75
Multiple responses	775	375	400	270	135	140
English and French	105	60	45	55	35	25
English and non-official language	150	75	75	55	30	30
French and non-official language	510	235	275	165	75	85
English, French and non-official language	5	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. Niagara, Ontario (Code 3526) and St. Catharines, Ontario (Code 3526053) (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 May 22, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy: Niagara (Regional municipality)

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  - Niagara (Regional municipality)

Geographic hierarchy: St. Catharines (City)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Niagara (Regional municipality)
    - St. Catharines (City)

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