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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	Vancouver British Columbia (Population centre)			Saskatchewan (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	2,135,201	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,033,381^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	1,955,278^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	968,157^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	9.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	6.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	876,274	...Data not available	...Data not available	460,512	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,856.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,150.43	...Data not available	...Data not available	588,239.21	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	2,135,185	1,044,385	1,090,800	1,033,380	511,555	521,825
0 to 4 years	107,025	55,175	51,850	68,760	35,070	33,690
5 to 9 years	105,095	54,050	51,045	63,350	32,480	30,865
10 to 14 years	114,190	58,915	55,275	65,750	33,465	32,285
15 to 19 years	132,890	68,825	64,060	71,760	36,870	34,885
15 years	25,695	13,340	12,355	13,910	7,140	6,765
16 years	26,335	13,790	12,545	14,465	7,390	7,075
17 years	26,370	13,670	12,700	14,405	7,425	6,985
18 years	27,010	13,850	13,160	14,540	7,505	7,040
19 years	27,475	14,170	13,305	14,430	7,420	7,015
20 to 24 years	149,405	75,620	73,785	72,610	37,135	35,470
25 to 29 years	162,225	80,090	82,135	70,395	35,510	34,885
30 to 34 years	151,815	74,040	77,770	65,340	32,750	32,590
35 to 39 years	151,225	71,900	79,325	61,150	30,265	30,880
40 to 44 years	167,845	80,345	87,495	61,475	30,550	30,920
45 to 49 years	177,530	86,755	90,770	74,630	36,820	37,810
50 to 54 years	167,515	81,465	86,050	77,480	38,855	38,625
55 to 59 years	144,655	70,885	73,770	70,050	35,185	34,865
60 to 64 years	123,735	60,380	63,355	56,945	28,305	28,645
65 to 69 years	84,935	41,190	43,745	41,500	20,445	21,055
70 to 74 years	65,705	30,760	34,950	33,820	16,050	17,770
75 to 79 years	52,390	24,325	28,065	28,950	13,200	15,750
80 to 84 years	39,520	17,065	22,460	23,955	10,165	13,795
85 years and over	37,495	12,605	24,885	25,475	8,435	17,035
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.8	38.9	40.6	38.2	37.0	39.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.7	83.9	85.5	80.9	80.3	81.4
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,808,880	876,250	932,625	835,525	410,545	424,980
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,014,170	505,280	508,890	487,980	244,485	243,495
Married (and not separated)	888,755	441,780	446,975	416,355	208,700	207,655
Living common law	125,410	63,495	61,915	71,630	35,785	35,845
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	794,710	370,975	423,740	347,535	166,055	181,480
Single (never legally married)	552,130	294,650	257,475	232,160	128,325	103,835
Separated	45,130	18,480	26,650	18,210	8,220	9,990
Divorced	109,900	41,515	68,385	43,665	19,500	24,170
Widowed	87,550	16,325	71,225	53,500	10,015	43,490
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	581,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	268,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	138,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	129,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	45,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	581,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	490,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	238,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	427,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	202,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	166,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	102,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	261,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	102,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	117,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	41,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	62,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	44,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	17,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	9,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	91,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	73,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	45,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	21,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	6,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	17,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	11,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	638,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	308,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	126,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	196,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	75,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	143,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	95,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...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	2,106,260	1,030,980	1,075,280	1,009,040	500,680	508,360
Number of persons not in census families	395,860	185,700	210,160	176,280	87,630	88,650
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	60,225	22,560	37,665	23,550	12,035	11,510
Living with non-relatives only	100,950	54,345	46,605	38,345	22,810	15,535
Living alone	234,690	108,795	125,890	114,385	52,780	61,605
Number of census family persons	1,710,395	845,275	865,120	832,755	413,050	419,710
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	263,095	120,610	142,480	141,370	64,460	76,910
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	90,335	26,335	64,000	50,190	14,780	35,415
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	20,255	4,215	16,040	3,395	1,115	2,285
Living with non-relatives only	5,425	2,580	2,845	1,930	970	960
Living alone	64,650	19,540	45,115	44,870	12,700	32,170
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	172,760	94,280	78,485	91,180	49,685	41,495
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	545,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	277,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	465,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	255,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	397,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	221,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	171,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	225,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	107,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	68,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	79,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	47,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	36,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	10,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	25,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	10,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	32,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	276,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	131,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	234,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	42,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	261,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	303,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	128,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	3,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	430,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	86,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	16,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	73,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	120,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	218,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	790	...Data not available	...Data not available	700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	234,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	248,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	131,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	123,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	48,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	35,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	2,106,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,009,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,116,165	1,036,120	1,080,045	1,018,310	505,085	513,230
Single responses	2,057,190	1,007,875	1,049,315	1,005,810	499,115	506,695
English	1,141,590	576,755	564,830	860,500	428,115	432,385
French	22,670	11,125	11,545	16,280	7,760	8,525
Non-official languages	892,930	419,995	472,935	129,035	63,245	65,785
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	320	155	165	30,895	15,105	15,790
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	225	110	115	21,950	10,765	11,190
Dene	15	10	10	7,955	3,900	4,055
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	5	5	20	0	15
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	5	5	5
Ojibway	60	25	40	950	430	520
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	5	0
Stoney	0	5	5	5	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	886,450	416,860	469,590	96,540	47,370	49,165
African languages, n.i.e.	480	245	230	420	235	185
Afrikaans	1,060	530	530	740	375	360
Akan (Twi)	370	185	180	105	60	45
Albanian	945	480	465	175	90	90
Amharic	1,065	520	540	215	110	110
Arabic	10,590	5,980	4,610	2,045	1,150	900
Armenian	950	490	465	10	5	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	330	145	180	180	100	80
Bengali	2,070	1,085	980	1,310	725	580
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	5	5	0	5	0
Bisayan languages	3,090	1,190	1,905	620	245	375
Bosnian	1,075	545	530	235	115	125
Bulgarian	1,600	780	825	45	25	25
Burmese	875	455	420	160	100	60
Cantonese	127,505	59,105	68,405	1,725	835	890
Chinese, n.o.s.	109,185	50,645	58,540	5,375	2,685	2,690
Creoles	480	230	250	80	50	35
Croatian	5,430	2,660	2,770	315	155	165
Czech	3,205	1,600	1,610	270	130	145
Danish	1,955	945	1,005	310	175	135
Dutch	6,820	3,290	3,530	1,550	750	805
Estonian	450	200	245	15	5	15
Finnish	1,815	715	1,100	205	85	120
Flemish	165	85	80	75	30	45
Fukien	1,835	810	1,025	15	10	5
German	23,095	10,955	12,145	25,415	12,200	13,215
Greek	4,800	2,515	2,285	835	435	395
Gujarati	6,045	2,800	3,245	700	430	265
Hakka	1,050	455	595	5	5	0
Hebrew	1,500	825	675	50	25	25
Hindi	22,690	10,880	11,810	840	505	330
Hungarian	5,415	2,645	2,770	1,665	845	815
Ilocano	3,315	1,320	1,990	345	150	200
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	390	220	170	155	90	70
Italian	15,430	7,750	7,680	730	385	345
Japanese	15,360	5,370	9,990	275	95	185
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,130	535	595	120	60	65
Korean	40,795	18,565	22,230	1,230	595	630
Kurdish	1,390	760	630	100	60	40
Lao	810	375	430	325	170	160
Latvian	325	155	165	60	30	30
Lingala	30	15	15	15	10	5
Lithuanian	245	105	140	20	10	10
Macedonian	190	85	105	25	15	15
Malay	3,145	1,460	1,685	80	25	50
Malayalam	1,230	620	610	200	105	95
Maltese	75	40	35	5	5	5
Mandarin	86,630	40,250	46,385	1,425	710	715
Marathi	370	190	175	70	35	35
Nepali	680	360	325	325	170	160
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	330	185	145	295	150	145
Norwegian	855	400	460	540	240	300
Oromo	220	125	95	160	95	70
Panjabi (Punjabi)	135,415	67,235	68,185	2,105	1,225	885
Pashto	805	430	370	275	155	120
Persian (Farsi)	34,110	17,250	16,860	1,010	550	465
Polish	11,965	5,665	6,300	1,910	885	1,025
Portuguese	8,855	4,240	4,610	475	215	260
Romanian	6,575	3,245	3,325	855	415	440
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	50	75	55	30	25
Russian	14,780	6,850	7,930	2,355	1,125	1,225
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	65	30	35	35	25	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	670	340	330	480	245	235
Serbian	5,775	2,970	2,805	435	215	220
Serbo-Croatian	1,190	560	630	135	70	65
Shanghainese	1,215	520	695	15	10	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	300	155	140	120	70	45
Sindhi	1,665	740	920	60	35	30
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,215	630	590	175	90	85
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	740	385	355	595	300	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	260	135	125	330	170	165
Slovak	2,210	980	1,235	140	80	60
Slovenian	530	255	280	80	45	35
Somali	910	460	450	435	205	230
Spanish	30,980	14,890	16,095	3,230	1,645	1,585
Swahili	555	285	270	230	125	105
Swedish	1,300	590	705	245	100	145
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	57,520	23,220	34,295	9,260	4,365	4,900
Taiwanese	5,175	2,410	2,770	45	15	25
Tamil	2,890	1,515	1,375	275	170	110
Telugu	450	240	210	160	95	65
Thai	1,610	550	1,055	120	50	70
Tibetan languages	155	90	65	10	10	5
Tigrigna	510	245	260	350	165	185
Turkish	2,480	1,400	1,080	180	95	85
Ukrainian	3,745	1,595	2,150	13,150	5,915	7,230
Urdu	7,590	3,855	3,730	3,215	1,715	1,500
Vietnamese	20,935	9,800	11,135	1,745	860	890
Yiddish	275	140	140	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,160	2,985	3,180	1,600	770	830
Multiple responses	58,970	28,245	30,730	12,500	5,970	6,530
English and French	4,050	1,990	2,060	1,730	805	920
English and non-official language	51,705	24,765	26,945	9,850	4,720	5,125
French and non-official language	2,130	975	1,155	750	360	390
English, French and non-official language	1,085	520	575	175	75	95
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,116,165	1,036,120	1,080,045	1,018,315	505,085	513,230
English only	1,837,040	916,035	921,005	965,920	481,535	484,390
French only	1,215	565	650	430	195	235
English and French	152,150	67,980	84,170	46,570	20,855	25,715
Neither English nor French	125,760	51,540	74,220	5,395	2,505	2,885
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,116,165	1,036,120	1,080,045	1,018,310	505,085	513,225
English	1,955,730	967,975	987,760	998,300	495,535	502,765
French	23,030	11,330	11,705	13,710	6,595	7,115
English and French	13,350	6,080	7,275	1,160	595	570
Neither English nor French	124,050	50,730	73,315	5,145	2,360	2,780
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	29,710	14,370	15,335	14,290	6,890	7,400
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,116,165	1,036,115	1,080,045	1,018,310	505,085	513,225
Single responses	1,986,180	973,750	1,012,435	1,001,705	497,005	504,700
English	1,411,035	701,800	709,230	938,170	465,005	473,170
French	7,915	3,810	4,110	4,295	1,990	2,305
Non-official languages	567,230	268,135	299,095	59,240	30,005	29,230
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	50	25	25	17,360	8,785	8,565
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	40	20	20	10,970	5,605	5,365
Dene	5	5	0	6,205	3,105	3,095
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	10	5	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	5	0
Ojibway	5	5	5	175	70	100
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	565,020	267,015	298,005	41,330	20,945	20,390
African languages, n.i.e.	150	70	80	180	100	80
Afrikaans	410	205	205	470	240	235
Akan (Twi)	105	50	60	30	15	15
Albanian	490	240	250	130	60	65
Amharic	500	220	280	110	50	60
Arabic	6,400	3,365	3,035	1,380	735	640
Armenian	425	215	210	5	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	85	35	45	35	20	15
Bengali	1,305	640	660	1,000	535	465
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,080	450	620	275	125	145
Bosnian	640	330	305	120	60	55
Bulgarian	955	460	495	15	10	10
Burmese	560	300	260	125	70	55
Cantonese	100,355	46,060	54,300	1,065	505	560
Chinese, n.o.s.	74,645	34,570	40,075	3,690	1,830	1,860
Creoles	270	120	145	30	20	10
Croatian	1,975	925	1,055	80	35	40
Czech	935	480	455	30	15	15
Danish	170	85	90	20	10	5
Dutch	600	275	330	150	80	70
Estonian	80	30	50	5	0	5
Finnish	385	155	230	25	15	10
Flemish	15	5	10	0	0	0
Fukien	675	305	375	10	10	5
German	3,030	1,420	1,605	7,925	3,880	4,040
Greek	1,705	815	890	290	140	155
Gujarati	2,870	1,255	1,615	385	230	155
Hakka	310	140	170	0	0	0
Hebrew	705	355	350	30	15	15
Hindi	11,590	5,510	6,075	470	265	205
Hungarian	1,700	810	890	205	105	105
Ilocano	1,065	480	585	110	55	60
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	140	75	65	85	50	40
Italian	4,435	1,950	2,485	145	70	75
Japanese	7,890	3,280	4,615	110	40	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	570	275	295	50	20	25
Korean	32,335	14,955	17,380	955	475	480
Kurdish	920	475	445	40	25	15
Lao	395	195	200	155	85	70
Latvian	75	35	40	35	20	15
Lingala	10	5	5	15	10	5
Lithuanian	45	25	25	0	5	0
Macedonian	110	60	60	15	5	10
Malay	1,245	625	620	15	5	10
Malayalam	605	310	300	105	50	55
Maltese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	72,340	34,205	38,135	1,100	575	525
Marathi	205	105	95	30	15	15
Nepali	450	235	215	250	130	120
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	115	55	55	60	30	35
Norwegian	70	40	35	10	5	10
Oromo	135	70	70	100	55	45
Panjabi (Punjabi)	101,555	50,240	51,315	1,305	745	560
Pashto	530	275	255	150	80	65
Persian (Farsi)	23,740	11,595	12,145	655	340	315
Polish	4,955	2,390	2,565	325	155	175
Portuguese	3,350	1,590	1,760	150	70	80
Romanian	3,430	1,700	1,725	310	145	165
Rundi (Kirundi)	65	20	45	25	15	10
Russian	9,695	4,700	4,990	1,290	660	630
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	10	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	455	225	235	375	190	190
Serbian	3,655	1,840	1,810	300	145	155
Serbo-Croatian	555	270	285	60	30	30
Shanghainese	545	255	295	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	440	250	195	190	95	90
Sindhi	650	280	370	40	25	20
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	525	265	270	95	45	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	605	310	290	535	280	255
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	25	35	235	125	110
Slovak	840	405	445	20	15	10
Slovenian	65	20	40	10	5	5
Somali	610	300	305	315	140	180
Spanish	16,450	7,970	8,490	1,590	845	745
Swahili	195	95	100	125	65	55
Swedish	250	115	130	15	10	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	26,575	11,610	14,965	5,645	2,810	2,840
Taiwanese	2,635	1,260	1,375	15	10	10
Tamil	1,870	960	910	115	70	45
Telugu	240	120	120	90	55	35
Thai	650	290	360	50	25	25
Tibetan languages	85	45	35	0	0	0
Tigrigna	260	120	140	190	85	100
Turkish	1,225	640	580	125	65	60
Ukrainian	645	290	355	1,635	800	835
Urdu	4,950	2,455	2,495	2,405	1,275	1,130
Vietnamese	14,360	6,720	7,640	1,270	640	635
Yiddish	5	5	5	0	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,160	1,090	1,070	550	275	275
Multiple responses	129,980	62,370	67,610	16,610	8,085	8,525
English and French	2,445	1,185	1,260	855	400	460
English and non-official language	125,175	60,105	65,065	15,360	7,500	7,860
French and non-official language	705	340	360	205	110	95
English, French and non-official language	1,655	730	925	185	75	110
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,116,165	1,036,120	1,080,045	1,018,310	505,085	513,225
None	1,654,230	815,515	838,715	939,390	466,505	472,885
Single responses	453,565	216,700	236,865	77,380	37,800	39,580
English	205,655	100,690	104,965	29,695	15,050	14,645
French	17,445	7,985	9,465	8,320	3,635	4,685
Non-official languages	230,465	108,035	122,435	39,370	19,120	20,255
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	195	90	105	12,375	5,935	6,440
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	145	70	80	10,020	4,810	5,210
Dene	10	0	10	1,875	895	975
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	15	5	10
Mi'kmaq	5	5	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	30	15	15	455	225	230
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	5	5
Stoney	0	0	0	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	227,670	106,755	120,915	26,080	12,750	13,325
African languages, n.i.e.	215	125	95	145	85	70
Afrikaans	610	290	320	270	140	125
Akan (Twi)	200	105	100	50	25	25
Albanian	300	140	155	30	15	15
Amharic	375	180	195	55	40	20
Arabic	3,035	1,765	1,270	750	430	320
Armenian	280	140	140	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	145	60	85	130	70	60
Bengali	470	230	240	200	115	80
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	730	295	435	150	55	95
Bosnian	320	160	155	80	35	50
Bulgarian	390	170	220	20	10	10
Burmese	215	100	115	45	30	15
Cantonese	27,495	13,135	14,365	545	290	255
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,185	8,690	9,485	1,115	570	545
Creoles	350	175	180	75	35	40
Croatian	2,230	1,120	1,105	100	50	50
Czech	1,150	515	635	55	25	30
Danish	685	320	365	80	45	35
Dutch	2,105	930	1,175	445	215	225
Estonian	125	55	65	5	0	5
Finnish	600	235	360	65	25	35
Flemish	55	25	25	10	5	5
Fukien	650	285	365	0	0	0
German	8,450	3,860	4,590	4,650	2,275	2,375
Greek	2,590	1,310	1,280	510	265	250
Gujarati	2,885	1,340	1,545	170	110	60
Hakka	295	130	165	0	0	0
Hebrew	885	465	425	70	35	35
Hindi	11,445	5,565	5,885	540	325	215
Hungarian	1,635	780	855	395	200	200
Ilocano	805	310	500	85	25	60
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	50	30	20
Italian	6,330	3,110	3,215	265	145	120
Japanese	6,650	2,670	3,980	200	95	100
Khmer (Cambodian)	285	130	155	50	25	30
Korean	5,670	2,545	3,130	210	105	110
Kurdish	270	155	110	45	20	20
Lao	295	140	155	85	50	35
Latvian	65	25	40	10	5	5
Lingala	50	25	30	30	15	20
Lithuanian	70	35	40	5	0	0
Macedonian	35	15	15	5	5	0
Malay	1,235	565	665	50	25	20
Malayalam	430	215	215	55	35	25
Maltese	35	15	20	0	5	0
Mandarin	16,240	7,410	8,830	320	145	170
Marathi	105	50	55	25	15	15
Nepali	120	65	55	30	15	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	195	110	85	310	155	155
Norwegian	295	140	155	95	35	60
Oromo	40	25	15	20	10	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	25,690	12,795	12,895	625	370	255
Pashto	200	100	100	60	35	20
Persian (Farsi)	6,430	3,425	3,005	240	140	105
Polish	3,765	1,715	2,050	465	205	265
Portuguese	3,435	1,600	1,840	215	95	115
Romanian	1,850	865	980	200	100	95
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	20	10	30	15	15
Russian	3,315	1,475	1,835	665	315	350
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	20	15	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	155	85	70	115	60	55
Serbian	1,535	805	730	105	50	50
Serbo-Croatian	345	145	195	40	20	15
Shanghainese	460	205	250	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	305	115	190	190	95	95
Sindhi	870	370	495	10	5	10
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	500	250	250	60	30	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	55	25	30	45	20	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	90	45	40	35	20	15
Slovak	725	280	445	30	20	10
Slovenian	150	65	85	15	5	5
Somali	325	170	160	70	40	25
Spanish	13,780	6,755	7,030	1,865	915	955
Swahili	410	195	215	120	65	55
Swedish	615	285	335	65	30	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	21,040	8,005	13,040	2,325	1,020	1,305
Taiwanese	2,470	1,180	1,285	20	5	15
Tamil	805	425	380	115	65	45
Telugu	150	85	70	70	45	25
Thai	635	220	415	60	25	40
Tibetan languages	30	20	15	5	5	0
Tigrigna	155	75	80	105	45	60
Turkish	870	480	390	50	25	20
Ukrainian	900	405	495	4,225	1,805	2,420
Urdu	2,075	1,070	1,005	700	370	335
Vietnamese	4,935	2,400	2,535	395	195	205
Yiddish	65	30	40	5	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,605	1,190	1,415	915	430	485
Multiple responses	8,365	3,895	4,470	1,540	775	765
English and French	865	390	470	115	60	55
English and non-official language	3,920	1,885	2,035	495	265	235
French and non-official language	3,525	1,600	1,925	920	445	475
English, French and non-official language	60	25	35	10	5	5

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. Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 0973) and Saskatchewan (Code 47) (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 12, 2024).

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Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
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Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (Population centre)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Vancouver (Census metropolitan area)
    - Vancouver (Population Centre)

Geographic hierarchy: Saskatchewan (Province)

Canada
- Saskatchewan (Province)

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Related data

Related data: Vancouver (Population Centre), British Columbia

2011 Census

Additional Census data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 Census Data Products for additional geographies.

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Additional NHS data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 NHS Data Products for additional geographies.

Related data: Saskatchewan

2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Saskatchewan, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Saskatchewan
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Saskatchewan

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Date modified:: 2016-05-31

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Related data: Vancouver (Population Centre), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Saskatchewan

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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