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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	Québec (CMA) Quebec (Census metropolitan area)			Nova Scotia (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	765,706^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	719,153^A†	...Data not available	...Data not available	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	6.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	361,447	...Data not available	...Data not available	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	345,892	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	228.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	3,349.12	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,939.44	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	765,705	371,865	393,840	921,730	445,585	476,140
0 to 4 years	40,775	20,755	20,025	43,985	22,565	21,415
5 to 9 years	35,195	17,900	17,295	44,425	22,660	21,765
10 to 14 years	36,355	18,580	17,775	49,810	25,555	24,260
15 to 19 years	44,240	22,285	21,960	57,440	29,235	28,205
15 years	8,195	4,130	4,075	11,060	5,555	5,505
16 years	8,295	4,235	4,060	11,095	5,690	5,405
17 years	8,825	4,440	4,390	11,425	5,800	5,625
18 years	9,060	4,580	4,480	11,775	6,065	5,705
19 years	9,865	4,905	4,960	12,085	6,125	5,965
20 to 24 years	51,130	25,275	25,855	59,620	30,055	29,560
25 to 29 years	52,385	26,835	25,550	51,920	25,405	26,515
30 to 34 years	54,330	27,610	26,725	51,545	24,470	27,070
35 to 39 years	46,905	24,010	22,900	56,380	26,835	29,545
40 to 44 years	47,205	23,700	23,500	62,115	29,895	32,220
45 to 49 years	57,970	28,740	29,230	76,275	37,010	39,265
50 to 54 years	62,275	30,390	31,880	77,465	37,465	39,995
55 to 59 years	58,035	27,760	30,275	70,960	34,200	36,760
60 to 64 years	52,685	25,285	27,400	66,425	32,310	34,115
65 to 69 years	41,375	19,455	21,925	48,920	23,840	25,075
70 to 74 years	28,495	12,935	15,560	36,395	17,300	19,095
75 to 79 years	22,615	9,525	13,090	27,655	12,460	15,195
80 to 84 years	17,340	6,380	10,955	20,015	8,040	11,975
85 years and over	16,395	4,455	11,945	20,385	6,285	14,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	42.3	40.6	44.1	43.7	42.7	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	85.3	84.6	86.0	85.0	84.1	85.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	653,380	314,630	338,750	783,510	374,810	408,700
Married or living with a common-law partner	369,400	184,900	184,495	453,095	226,305	226,790
Married (and not separated)	202,455	101,190	101,265	376,020	187,865	188,155
Living common law	166,945	83,705	83,235	77,075	38,440	38,635
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	283,985	129,735	154,250	330,420	148,505	181,915
Single (never legally married)	194,370	101,865	92,505	209,180	109,775	99,405
Separated	9,320	4,060	5,260	23,545	10,105	13,445
Divorced	43,885	16,930	26,950	46,065	18,690	27,375
Widowed	36,410	6,870	29,540	51,625	9,940	41,690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	213,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	118,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	44,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	37,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	12,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	213,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	182,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	98,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	56,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	42,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	17,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	17,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	7,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	83,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	41,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	41,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	17,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	18,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	5,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	31,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	23,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	14,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	8,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	470	...Data not available	...Data not available	625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	193,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	47,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	63,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	24,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	40,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	15,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	746,715	365,205	381,510	906,175	439,230	466,940
Number of persons not in census families	157,845	73,025	84,825	163,895	74,725	89,165
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	10,650	4,650	6,000	17,670	7,250	10,420
Living with non-relatives only	27,550	15,845	11,705	37,430	20,250	17,180
Living alone	119,645	52,525	67,120	108,795	47,225	61,570
Number of census family persons	588,865	292,180	296,685	742,285	364,505	377,775
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	111,605	48,820	62,785	143,825	65,235	78,595
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	42,465	11,735	30,730	48,920	14,375	34,550
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	3,250	820	2,430	6,250	1,570	4,675
Living with non-relatives only	2,030	945	1,085	2,710	1,275	1,430
Living alone	37,190	9,970	27,220	39,970	11,530	28,440
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	69,135	37,085	32,050	94,905	50,860	44,045
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	345,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	212,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	204,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	176,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	95,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	81,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	28,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	7,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	6,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	3,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	1,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	1,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	133,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	119,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	14,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	345,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	143,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	20,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	2,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	178,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	18,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	7,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	22,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	128,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	1,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	345,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	119,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	125,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	47,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	39,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	11,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	3,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	746,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...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}	756,405	368,455	387,950	910,620	441,190	469,425
Single responses	750,690	365,495	385,195	904,285	438,165	466,125
English	10,850	5,640	5,210	836,085	404,330	431,760
French	717,770	348,730	369,040	31,105	15,005	16,100
Non-official languages	22,080	11,130	10,945	37,090	18,825	18,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	320	130	195	4,685	2,280	2,405
Atikamekw	40	20	20	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	5	0	25	15	15
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	265	105	165	0	0	0
Inuktitut	15	5	10	25	5	20
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	4,620	2,255	2,370
Ojibway	0	0	0	15	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	21,060	10,605	10,455	31,675	16,170	15,510
African languages, n.i.e.	60	30	25	70	40	35
Afrikaans	5	5	0	75	45	35
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	50	25	30
Albanian	200	110	90	245	130	120
Amharic	10	5	5	150	80	70
Arabic	3,260	1,895	1,365	5,965	3,525	2,440
Armenian	45	20	25	50	30	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	100	55	50	100	55	45
Bengali	65	30	30	375	210	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	140	90	55	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	20	5	15	85	30	55
Bosnian	650	335	320	90	45	45
Bulgarian	200	95	105	50	30	25
Burmese	5	0	0	10	10	5
Cantonese	130	65	65	590	275	315
Chinese, n.o.s.	685	345	340	2,750	1,395	1,355
Creoles	345	175	165	45	20	25
Croatian	110	55	50	210	110	100
Czech	60	30	30	180	95	90
Danish	5	0	0	175	95	85
Dutch	140	70	70	1,725	860	865
Estonian	5	0	0	55	25	25
Finnish	10	5	10	95	40	50
Flemish	30	10	20	30	10	15
Fukien	5	0	5	15	10	10
German	535	205	330	3,275	1,545	1,735
Greek	125	70	50	775	385	385
Gujarati	25	15	10	105	60	50
Hakka	0	0	0	0	5	0
Hebrew	15	10	5	75	45	30
Hindi	40	20	20	515	265	250
Hungarian	130	65	65	280	130	150
Ilocano	0	0	0	25	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	45	25	20
Italian	615	340	270	790	445	345
Japanese	130	40	90	305	95	210
Khmer (Cambodian)	360	165	200	5	5	5
Korean	25	15	15	815	360	455
Kurdish	35	20	10	70	45	30
Lao	135	75	60	10	10	0
Latvian	5	5	5	65	35	30
Lingala	85	40	45	10	0	10
Lithuanian	5	5	5	35	15	20
Macedonian	5	5	0	15	5	5
Malay	5	0	5	65	20	45
Malayalam	5	5	0	115	55	55
Maltese	0	0	0	20	10	5
Mandarin	270	125	145	905	435	470
Marathi	0	0	5	30	15	15
Nepali	525	270	250	225	120	105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	290	175	120	110	60	45
Norwegian	10	5	5	125	70	55
Oromo	230	125	105	35	30	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	10	5	5	375	205	170
Pashto	0	0	0	70	35	35
Persian (Farsi)	365	190	180	1,185	635	550
Polish	320	140	180	825	385	440
Portuguese	1,115	545	570	380	195	185
Romanian	670	325	345	170	80	85
Rundi (Kirundi)	315	160	160	15	5	5
Russian	455	185	270	815	395	430
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	225	105	120	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	15	10	10
Serbian	175	90	90	115	55	55
Serbo-Croatian	225	105	120	105	55	55
Shanghainese	0	0	0	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	50	35	20	120	60	60
Sindhi	0	0	5	15	10	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	110	65	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	0	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	10	5	10
Slovak	30	10	15	120	50	70
Slovenian	0	0	0	30	15	15
Somali	15	10	10	40	20	20
Spanish	5,605	2,685	2,920	1,545	750	800
Swahili	375	205	175	75	45	35
Swedish	20	10	15	85	40	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	65	20	45	1,185	500	685
Taiwanese	0	0	0	40	15	25
Tamil	20	5	10	270	155	110
Telugu	5	0	5	125	75	50
Thai	60	20	40	110	20	90
Tibetan languages	5	5	5	5	0	0
Tigrigna	5	5	0	55	30	30
Turkish	60	40	25	275	160	110
Ukrainian	60	25	35	300	130	165
Urdu	25	15	10	540	290	250
Vietnamese	795	390	405	450	220	230
Yiddish	0	5	0	25	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	690	395	300	725	380	345
Multiple responses	5,710	2,960	2,755	6,335	3,025	3,305
English and French	3,295	1,700	1,595	3,035	1,400	1,635
English and non-official language	215	100	110	2,855	1,385	1,470
French and non-official language	1,995	1,045	950	315	170	150
English, French and non-official language	205	110	95	130	75	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	756,400	368,455	387,950	910,615	441,190	469,430
English only	1,555	825	725	814,670	398,830	415,845
French only	479,895	216,120	263,775	875	385	490
English and French	273,335	150,780	122,550	93,435	41,245	52,185
Neither English nor French	1,620	725	895	1,635	735	900
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	756,400	368,455	387,950	910,615	441,190	469,430
English	12,045	6,235	5,810	877,990	425,370	452,620
French	738,330	359,110	379,220	29,550	14,410	15,135
English and French	4,505	2,425	2,080	1,565	740	820
Neither English nor French	1,515	675	840	1,515	670	845
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	14,300	7,455	6,845	30,330	14,780	15,550
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.9	2.0	1.8	3.3	3.4	3.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	756,400	368,450	387,950	910,620	441,195	469,425
Single responses	749,205	364,840	384,365	903,215	437,540	465,675
English	7,720	3,905	3,820	868,765	420,340	448,425
French	730,095	355,365	374,730	15,935	7,625	8,315
Non-official languages	11,390	5,575	5,815	18,510	9,570	8,940
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	140	55	80	2,770	1,395	1,380
Atikamekw	10	10	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	125	45	75	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	2,770	1,390	1,375
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}	10,960	5,370	5,585	15,500	8,060	7,440
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	35	15	20
Afrikaans	0	0	0	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	10	10	5
Albanian	130	65	65	125	60	60
Amharic	0	0	0	70	35	35
Arabic	1,205	620	590	3,495	2,030	1,465
Armenian	30	15	20	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	10	5	10
Bengali	65	25	35	230	115	110
Berber languages (Kabyle)	35	15	20	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	5	0	5	30	15	15
Bosnian	465	240	225	50	25	25
Bulgarian	135	75	60	10	5	10
Burmese	0	0	5	5	5	5
Cantonese	65	30	35	320	165	155
Chinese, n.o.s.	530	270	265	1,985	1,040	950
Creoles	80	30	45	30	10	15
Croatian	50	25	25	75	40	35
Czech	15	10	5	45	20	25
Danish	0	0	0	15	5	10
Dutch	25	10	15	190	85	105
Estonian	0	5	0	5	0	5
Finnish	0	0	0	10	5	0
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	5
Fukien	0	0	0	5	0	0
German	85	45	40	1,170	565	605
Greek	25	15	10	270	115	150
Gujarati	15	5	10	50	25	25
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	5	5	5	25	15	10
Hindi	20	10	10	215	110	105
Hungarian	35	20	20	65	30	30
Ilocano	0	0	0	0	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	40	15	25	20	5	10
Italian	115	50	70	170	75	95
Japanese	60	25	35	130	60	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	175	75	100	5	0	0
Korean	5	5	0	560	265	295
Kurdish	20	10	5	55	35	20
Lao	45	25	20	0	0	0
Latvian	0	0	0	15	10	10
Lingala	25	15	15	5	5	5
Lithuanian	0	0	0	5	5	5
Macedonian	5	5	0	5	0	5
Malay	0	0	0	20	10	10
Malayalam	0	0	0	35	20	20
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	195	100	90	660	340	320
Marathi	0	0	0	25	15	10
Nepali	510	265	240	210	110	100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	15	25	30	10	15
Norwegian	0	0	0	20	10	10
Oromo	65	25	35	20	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5	5	5	180	95	80
Pashto	5	0	5	35	20	15
Persian (Farsi)	260	125	130	935	480	455
Polish	115	45	65	255	125	130
Portuguese	610	300	310	120	55	60
Romanian	415	210	205	85	35	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	90	45	40	10	5	0
Russian	275	130	150	510	260	245
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	40	15	25	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	10	5
Serbian	135	65	70	60	25	35
Serbo-Croatian	145	70	75	50	20	25
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	70	50	25	195	110	85
Sindhi	5	5	5	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	45	25	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	5
Slovak	5	0	5	30	10	20
Slovenian	0	0	0	5	0	0
Somali	5	0	5	20	5	10
Spanish	3,630	1,725	1,900	775	390	385
Swahili	180	100	80	20	10	15
Swedish	5	0	5	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	5	5	0	550	275	275
Taiwanese	0	0	0	15	10	5
Tamil	15	5	5	130	80	50
Telugu	5	0	0	55	30	25
Thai	25	15	5	60	5	55
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	25	15	10
Turkish	10	5	5	140	70	70
Ukrainian	30	15	20	25	5	20
Urdu	10	10	5	320	155	165
Vietnamese	505	235	265	280	145	135
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	290	145	150	235	120	115
Multiple responses	7,200	3,610	3,590	7,405	3,655	3,755
English and French	2,845	1,465	1,380	1,815	860	950
English and non-official language	175	85	90	5,295	2,640	2,655
French and non-official language	3,725	1,820	1,905	115	60	60
English, French and non-official language	450	235	220	180	85	90
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	756,400	368,450	387,950	910,620	441,190	469,425
None	708,510	343,250	365,265	863,715	418,680	445,030
Single responses	46,025	24,275	21,755	46,065	22,110	23,960
English	28,530	15,540	12,995	16,325	8,230	8,095
French	9,330	4,630	4,695	15,705	6,975	8,730
Non-official languages	8,175	4,105	4,065	14,035	6,900	7,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	120	55	70	1,945	900	1,045
Atikamekw	10	0	5	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	10	5	5
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	100	45	55	0	0	0
Inuktitut	15	5	10	30	10	20
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	1,890	880	1,015
Ojibway	0	0	0	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	7,680	3,870	3,810	11,385	5,685	5,705
African languages, n.i.e.	40	20	15	15	10	10
Afrikaans	5	5	0	55	25	30
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	35	20	20
Albanian	35	20	10	95	45	45
Amharic	0	0	0	40	25	20
Arabic	1,405	810	600	1,995	1,175	825
Armenian	10	5	5	20	10	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	45	25	25
Bengali	5	5	5	95	60	35
Berber languages (Kabyle)	65	40	25	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	0	0	5	15	5	10
Bosnian	110	60	55	35	20	15
Bulgarian	30	10	20	25	15	10
Burmese	0	0	0	5	0	0
Cantonese	30	20	10	195	100	90
Chinese, n.o.s.	95	50	45	490	225	265
Creoles	255	120	135	80	25	55
Croatian	25	10	15	70	25	40
Czech	15	5	10	55	20	35
Danish	0	0	0	60	30	30
Dutch	55	25	30	550	260	285
Estonian	0	0	5	20	5	15
Finnish	10	0	5	25	10	10
Flemish	10	0	5	5	0	5
Fukien	5	0	0	10	0	5
German	265	120	145	1,255	605	645
Greek	40	15	20	435	225	205
Gujarati	0	0	0	40	15	20
Hakka	5	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	5	0	0	85	45	35
Hindi	35	20	15	310	165	145
Hungarian	35	20	20	90	35	50
Ilocano	0	0	0	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	15	5	5
Italian	280	140	140	365	190	170
Japanese	85	40	45	205	85	115
Khmer (Cambodian)	135	70	70	5	0	0
Korean	10	5	5	205	95	110
Kurdish	5	5	5	10	5	5
Lao	35	15	20	0	0	0
Latvian	0	0	0	25	10	10
Lingala	70	35	35	5	0	5
Lithuanian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Macedonian	0	0	5	5	5	5
Malay	5	0	0	30	10	15
Malayalam	0	0	0	55	20	35
Maltese	0	0	0	15	5	10
Mandarin	40	15	20	225	110	120
Marathi	0	0	0	5	5	5
Nepali	10	5	5	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	140	80	60	65	30	35
Norwegian	0	0	0	55	25	30
Oromo	75	40	35	5	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	0	0	0	125	60	60
Pashto	0	0	0	10	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	55	25	30	210	125	85
Polish	95	40	55	280	135	140
Portuguese	305	150	155	175	85	85
Romanian	145	65	75	60	25	35
Rundi (Kirundi)	140	75	70	5	0	0
Russian	125	50	80	230	105	120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	100	45	50	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	10	5	5
Serbian	35	20	20	40	25	20
Serbo-Croatian	65	35	25	45	20	25
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	60	25	30	220	90	135
Sindhi	0	0	0	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	45	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovak	5	0	5	55	25	30
Slovenian	5	5	5	15	5	5
Somali	0	0	0	15	10	5
Spanish	2,535	1,220	1,315	1,050	485	560
Swahili	170	90	75	75	40	35
Swedish	5	0	10	60	20	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	15	5	15	435	165	275
Taiwanese	0	0	0	15	10	5
Tamil	0	0	0	105	60	45
Telugu	0	0	0	40	20	15
Thai	25	10	15	30	5	20
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	5	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	20	10	10
Turkish	5	0	0	120	65	50
Ukrainian	10	5	5	75	30	45
Urdu	10	5	5	170	90	80
Vietnamese	190	105	90	105	45	55
Yiddish	0	0	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	370	185	190	705	325	380
Multiple responses	1,860	925	935	840	400	435
English and French	435	235	200	95	45	45
English and non-official language	1,155	555	600	175	80	90
French and non-official language	235	120	115	560	265	300
English, French and non-official language	35	20	15	5	5	5

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^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. Québec, Quebec (Code 421) and Nova Scotia (Code 12) (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 15, 2026).

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