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The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).

Characteristic	Port Alberni, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)			Canada (Country)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1	17,743	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,476,688†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1	17,548	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,612,897†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2	8,428	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,569,633	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3	7,942	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,320,614	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	897.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	19.76	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,965,121.42	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4	17,740	8,715	9,030	33,476,685	16,414,225	17,062,460
0 to 4 years	940	465	475	1,877,095	961,150	915,945
5 to 9 years	900	465	435	1,809,895	925,965	883,935
10 to 14 years	1,005	515	495	1,920,355	983,995	936,360
15 to 19 years	1,105	565	535	2,178,135	1,115,845	1,062,295
15 years	240	125	115	423,755	216,765	206,985
16 years	220	105	110	432,490	222,445	210,045
17 years	220	115	105	434,060	223,015	211,045
18 years	195	105	95	439,700	225,050	214,650
19 years	230	120	110	448,130	228,570	219,560
20 to 24 years	805	395	410	2,187,450	1,108,775	1,078,670
25 to 29 years	830	400	435	2,169,590	1,077,275	1,092,315
30 to 34 years	950	470	480	2,162,905	1,058,810	1,104,095
35 to 39 years	945	445	500	2,173,930	1,064,200	1,109,735
40 to 44 years	1,025	505	525	2,324,875	1,141,720	1,183,155
45 to 49 years	1,255	600	655	2,675,130	1,318,715	1,356,420
50 to 54 years	1,440	715	725	2,658,965	1,309,030	1,349,940
55 to 59 years	1,515	735	780	2,340,635	1,147,300	1,193,335
60 to 64 years	1,355	685	670	2,052,670	1,002,690	1,049,985
65 to 69 years	1,130	580	545	1,521,715	738,010	783,705
70 to 74 years	855	410	445	1,153,065	543,435	609,630
75 to 79 years	710	340	370	922,700	417,945	504,755
80 to 84 years	490	230	255	702,070	291,085	410,985
85 years and over	475	180	300	645,515	208,300	437,215
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5	46.6	46.1	47.0	40.6	39.6	41.5
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.9	83.4	84.5	83.2	82.5	84.0

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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.