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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	Wood Buffalo, SM Alberta (Census subdivision)			Division No. 16, CDR Alberta (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	65,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,516	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	51,496^E	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	27.3^E	...Data not available	...Data not available	27.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	28,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,662	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	23,077	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,653	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	63,637.47	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,255.15	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	65,565	35,735	29,830	67,520	36,745	30,775
0 to 4 years	5,125	2,640	2,485	5,380	2,755	2,620
5 to 9 years	3,665	1,940	1,725	3,840	2,020	1,815
10 to 14 years	3,440	1,795	1,645	3,620	1,890	1,730
15 to 19 years	3,920	2,050	1,870	4,080	2,140	1,945
15 years	740	375	365	770	390	380
16 years	680	365	320	700	380	325
17 years	735	375	360	775	400	380
18 years	850	435	410	880	455	430
19 years	915	495	420	950	515	435
20 to 24 years	6,070	3,185	2,890	6,230	3,260	2,975
25 to 29 years	7,995	4,300	3,695	8,165	4,390	3,780
30 to 34 years	6,835	3,665	3,165	6,965	3,725	3,240
35 to 39 years	5,650	3,240	2,410	5,770	3,315	2,455
40 to 44 years	5,375	2,945	2,430	5,515	3,025	2,495
45 to 49 years	5,570	3,085	2,485	5,680	3,145	2,535
50 to 54 years	5,525	3,110	2,410	5,620	3,165	2,455
55 to 59 years	3,555	2,190	1,370	3,645	2,235	1,415
60 to 64 years	1,655	990	660	1,725	1,030	695
65 to 69 years	630	360	270	670	380	290
70 to 74 years	265	140	130	290	150	140
75 to 79 years	165	60	100	185	70	105
80 to 84 years	80	30	45	85	30	50
85 years and over	45	15	35	55	15	40
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	31.8	32.5	30.9	31.6	32.4	30.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.4	82.2	80.4	81.0	81.8	79.9
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	53,340	29,365	23,975	54,680	30,075	24,605
Married or living with a common-law partner	33,250	17,250	16,000	33,895	17,565	16,325
Married (and not separated)	25,185	13,210	11,980	25,440	13,335	12,110
Living common law	8,060	4,035	4,025	8,455	4,230	4,220
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	20,090	12,120	7,970	20,785	12,505	8,275
Single (never legally married)	15,915	9,890	6,020	16,490	10,225	6,265
Separated	1,270	705	560	1,300	725	575
Divorced	2,355	1,400	955	2,390	1,415	975
Widowed	550	115	435	605	140	465
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	17,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	8,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	4,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	3,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	1,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	17,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	15,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	11,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	4,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	7,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	4,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	2,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	850	...Data not available	...Data not available	885	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	480	...Data not available	...Data not available	520	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	160	...Data not available	...Data not available	200	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	1,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	1,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	765	...Data not available	...Data not available	805	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	375	...Data not available	...Data not available	405	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	145	...Data not available	...Data not available	180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	680	...Data not available	...Data not available	735	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	500	...Data not available	...Data not available	525	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	145	...Data not available	...Data not available	155	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	40	...Data not available	...Data not available	50	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	18,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	5,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	2,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	3,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	65,200	35,520	29,685	67,155	36,525	30,630
Number of persons not in census families	13,120	8,830	4,290	13,470	9,050	4,420
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,165	1,370	795	2,295	1,445	850
Living with non-relatives only	6,950	4,660	2,290	7,040	4,725	2,315
Living alone	4,010	2,805	1,205	4,135	2,880	1,255
Number of census family persons	52,085	26,685	25,395	53,685	27,475	26,210
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	1,135	585	550	1,235	640	595
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	385	140	245	425	165	255
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	140	35	105	155	40	115
Living with non-relatives only	55	30	20	60	40	25
Living alone	185	70	115	215	85	125
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	755	450	310	810	475	335
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	23,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	16,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	13,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	12,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	5,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	7,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	3,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	2,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	1,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	985	...Data not available	...Data not available	995	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	980	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	460	...Data not available	...Data not available	500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	800	...Data not available	...Data not available	850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	6,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	4,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	2,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	23,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	11,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	555	...Data not available	...Data not available	555	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	2,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	8,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	1,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	2,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	325	...Data not available	...Data not available	335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	4,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	10	...Data not available	...Data not available	5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	23,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	4,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	7,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	4,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	4,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	1,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	1,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	65,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	65,520	35,725	29,790	67,465	36,730	30,735
Single responses	64,200	35,035	29,165	66,150	36,040	30,110
English	52,165	28,600	23,565	53,115	29,090	24,030
French	1,790	1,045	740	1,795	1,055	740
Non-official languages	10,245	5,385	4,865	11,240	5,900	5,340
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	410	180	230	1,390	685	700
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	270	115	150	1,030	520	510
Dene	130	60	70	350	160	190
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	5	5	0
Ojibway	5	5	0	5	5	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	9,650	5,105	4,540	9,660	5,110	4,545
African languages, n.i.e.	65	50	10	60	55	10
Afrikaans	130	65	65	135	65	65
Akan (Twi)	45	25	15	45	30	15
Albanian	10	5	0	5	5	0
Amharic	145	90	55	145	90	60
Arabic	760	445	315	760	445	315
Armenian	0	5	0	0	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	75	40	40	80	40	40
Bengali	195	110	85	200	110	85
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	60	25	40	60	25	40
Bosnian	15	10	10	15	5	10
Bulgarian	25	15	10	25	15	15
Burmese	5	0	5	10	0	0
Cantonese	95	50	45	95	50	45
Chinese, n.o.s.	390	210	180	390	210	180
Creoles	35	20	10	35	20	10
Croatian	15	10	10	15	10	5
Czech	30	15	15	30	15	10
Danish	10	5	0	10	10	0
Dutch	85	50	35	85	55	30
Estonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finnish	5	5	0	5	5	5
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	0	5	0	5	0	0
German	195	115	85	195	115	80
Greek	25	15	5	25	20	5
Gujarati	855	460	400	860	455	400
Hakka	10	5	5	10	0	5
Hebrew	0	0	0	5	0	0
Hindi	335	185	150	340	185	150
Hungarian	40	25	20	45	20	25
Ilocano	35	10	30	35	10	25
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	20	15	10
Italian	55	30	25	55	30	20
Japanese	15	0	10	10	0	15
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	5	5	5	5	5
Korean	95	45	50	95	45	50
Kurdish	0	5	0	0	5	0
Lao	5	5	5	5	0	0
Latvian	10	5	5	5	0	5
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	5	0	5	5	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malay	25	10	15	25	10	15
Malayalam	150	80	70	150	80	65
Maltese	0	0	0	0	5	0
Mandarin	160	85	75	155	85	75
Marathi	40	20	25	40	25	20
Nepali	20	15	5	20	10	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	90	50	35	85	55	35
Norwegian	0	0	0	0	5	0
Oromo	40	25	20	40	25	15
Panjabi (Punjabi)	295	170	125	300	170	120
Pashto	40	25	20	40	20	20
Persian (Farsi)	130	75	55	130	75	60
Polish	135	75	60	135	75	55
Portuguese	115	55	60	110	55	55
Romanian	90	50	45	85	45	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	100	45	55	100	40	55
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	5	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	10	10	5
Serbian	55	25	35	60	25	30
Serbo-Croatian	5	5	5	10	0	5
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	5	5	5
Sindhi	10	5	10	15	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	25	20	45	25	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	5	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0	5	5	5
Slovak	20	10	15	20	5	10
Slovenian	5	5	5	5	5	5
Somali	575	415	160	575	415	160
Spanish	890	460	430	890	460	430
Swahili	30	20	10	30	20	5
Swedish	5	0	5	5	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,400	530	865	1,400	530	870
Taiwanese	10	5	5	10	5	5
Tamil	140	80	65	140	80	65
Telugu	45	20	25	40	20	25
Thai	30	0	30	30	0	25
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	40	35	0	40	35	0
Turkish	35	20	15	35	20	15
Ukrainian	60	25	30	65	30	35
Urdu	835	440	395	840	440	395
Vietnamese	30	15	20	30	10	20
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	190	95	95	190	100	95
Multiple responses	1,315	695	625	1,320	695	625
English and French	210	120	90	210	120	90
English and non-official language	1,040	535	505	1,045	540	505
French and non-official language	45	20	25	45	20	20
English, French and non-official language	25	10	5	25	15	5
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	65,515	35,725	29,790	67,470	36,735	30,735
English only	60,330	32,960	27,370	62,260	33,950	28,310
French only	105	55	45	100	55	45
English and French	4,700	2,550	2,150	4,715	2,560	2,155
Neither English nor French	385	160	225	390	160	220
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	65,520	35,730	29,790	67,465	36,730	30,735
English	63,040	34,325	28,720	64,990	35,325	29,665
French	1,815	1,070	740	1,815	1,075	740
English and French	300	185	115	300	185	115
Neither English nor French	360	150	210	365	150	210
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	1,965	1,165	800	1,965	1,170	795
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	3.0	3.3	2.7	2.9	3.2	2.6
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	65,515	35,725	29,790	67,465	36,735	30,735
Single responses	63,595	34,725	28,870	65,545	35,730	29,810
English	56,935	31,050	25,880	58,280	31,745	26,535
French	880	525	360	890	530	360
Non-official languages	5,780	3,145	2,635	6,375	3,460	2,915
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	130	65	65	720	375	340
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	55	25	25	530	285	250
Dene	70	35	35	190	95	95
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	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}	5,580	3,040	2,535	5,580	3,040	2,535
African languages, n.i.e.	40	35	10	40	30	10
Afrikaans	80	45	35	80	40	40
Akan (Twi)	25	15	10	25	15	10
Albanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amharic	110	70	45	110	70	45
Arabic	500	275	225	500	280	225
Armenian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	50	25	25	50	25	25
Bengali	135	75	65	135	75	60
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	10	20	10	10
Bosnian	0	0	0	0	5	0
Bulgarian	10	5	5	10	5	5
Burmese	0	5	0	5	5	0
Cantonese	65	30	30	60	30	35
Chinese, n.o.s.	265	145	125	270	145	125
Creoles	20	10	10	25	10	10
Croatian	0	0	0	5	0	0
Czech	10	5	5	10	5	5
Danish	5	0	0	0	0	0
Dutch	25	15	10	25	15	15
Estonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finnish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	40	20	15	40	20	20
Greek	5	5	0	5	5	0
Gujarati	645	335	310	645	335	305
Hakka	0	0	5	5	5	5
Hebrew	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hindi	205	110	100	205	110	95
Hungarian	15	5	10	15	5	5
Ilocano	20	5	15	20	5	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	5	5	5
Italian	20	15	0	20	15	5
Japanese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Korean	65	30	30	65	30	30
Kurdish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lao	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvian	0	0	0	5	0	0
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malay	5	5	5	10	5	5
Malayalam	70	40	30	75	40	35
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	100	60	40	105	60	40
Marathi	15	10	5	15	5	10
Nepali	10	5	5	10	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	15	10	10
Norwegian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oromo	20	15	5	25	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	145	80	60	145	80	60
Pashto	35	20	15	35	20	15
Persian (Farsi)	90	50	40	85	45	40
Polish	30	20	10	30	20	15
Portuguese	40	15	25	40	20	25
Romanian	55	30	25	55	35	25
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	50	25	25	45	25	25
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	5	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	45	20	25	45	20	20
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	15	5	10
Sindhi	5	5	5	5	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	15	10	10	10	5	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	5	5	0
Slovak	5	0	5	5	5	0
Slovenian	5	5	0	5	5	0
Somali	405	295	110	410	295	110
Spanish	595	315	280	590	315	280
Swahili	20	10	10	20	5	10
Swedish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	615	290	330	615	290	325
Taiwanese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamil	85	50	35	80	45	30
Telugu	20	10	10	20	10	10
Thai	10	5	5	10	0	10
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	35	30	5	35	30	5
Turkish	15	10	5	15	10	5
Ukrainian	5	5	0	5	5	5
Urdu	580	300	280	585	305	280
Vietnamese	15	5	5	10	5	5
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	80	35	40	80	40	40
Multiple responses	1,920	1,005	920	1,925	1,005	925
English and French	120	75	50	120	75	50
English and non-official language	1,740	890	850	1,740	895	850
French and non-official language	15	10	5	15	10	10
English, French and non-official language	45	25	20	45	30	20
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	65,520	35,725	29,790	67,470	36,735	30,735
None	57,565	31,485	26,080	58,665	32,045	26,620
Single responses	7,820	4,175	3,645	8,660	4,615	4,045
English	3,310	1,835	1,480	3,760	2,070	1,690
French	885	465	425	895	470	420
Non-official languages	3,615	1,870	1,745	4,010	2,075	1,935
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	295	125	170	680	325	360
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	215	90	125	500	240	260
Dene	65	30	40	170	80	90
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	5	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}	3,215	1,690	1,525	3,225	1,695	1,530
African languages, n.i.e.	25	20	5	25	20	5
Afrikaans	60	30	35	60	25	30
Akan (Twi)	25	15	10	25	15	5
Albanian	5	0	5	5	5	0
Amharic	40	30	10	40	30	10
Arabic	335	205	130	335	200	130
Armenian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	25	10	10
Bengali	30	15	15	35	15	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	10	15	5	10
Bosnian	10	5	5	10	5	5
Bulgarian	10	5	5	10	5	10
Burmese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	25	15	10	25	15	10
Chinese, n.o.s.	90	50	45	90	50	40
Creoles	5	0	5	5	0	5
Croatian	5	0	0	5	0	5
Czech	10	0	5	10	5	10
Danish	5	5	0	0	0	0
Dutch	10	10	5	10	10	5
Estonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finnish	5	5	0	5	0	0
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	55	40	20	55	35	20
Greek	15	10	10	15	10	5
Gujarati	110	65	45	110	65	40
Hakka	5	0	5	0	0	5
Hebrew	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hindi	225	135	95	230	135	95
Hungarian	10	5	5	10	5	5
Ilocano	15	10	5	15	10	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	5	5	5
Italian	25	15	10	25	10	15
Japanese	10	5	5	10	5	5
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	5	5	0
Korean	25	10	15	25	10	15
Kurdish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lao	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	5
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malay	15	5	10	15	10	10
Malayalam	55	30	25	60	30	25
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	40	20	20	40	20	20
Marathi	20	10	10	20	10	10
Nepali	0	0	0	5	5	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	85	45	45	85	45	40
Norwegian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Oromo	15	10	5	15	10	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	100	65	35	100	65	35
Pashto	10	5	0	5	5	0
Persian (Farsi)	45	25	20	45	30	15
Polish	65	35	30	65	35	30
Portuguese	60	30	35	60	25	35
Romanian	10	10	0	10	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	5	0	0
Russian	50	20	25	50	20	25
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	10	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	15	5	10	15	5	10
Serbo-Croatian	5	0	0	5	0	0
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	15	10	5
Sindhi	5	0	0	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	20	10	10	20	10	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	5	5	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	0	0	5
Slovak	10	0	5	10	0	5
Slovenian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Somali	135	90	40	130	90	40
Spanish	235	125	110	235	125	110
Swahili	25	20	5	25	20	10
Swedish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	555	200	360	560	195	360
Taiwanese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamil	55	25	30	50	25	30
Telugu	15	5	10	15	5	5
Thai	20	5	15	20	5	15
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	10	5	5	10	10	5
Turkish	10	5	5	10	10	5
Ukrainian	10	5	5	10	5	10
Urdu	220	110	110	220	115	105
Vietnamese	10	5	5	10	5	5
Yiddish	0	5	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	100	60	45	105	60	50
Multiple responses	140	70	65	140	70	70
English and French	35	20	15	35	20	15
English and non-official language	50	20	30	50	20	30
French and non-official language	55	25	30	55	25	25
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	0	5	0

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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. Wood Buffalo, Alberta (Code 4816037) and Division No. 16, Alberta (Code 4816) (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 April 30, 2024).

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