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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)			Alberta (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	3,645,257^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	1,955,278^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,290,350^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	9.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	10.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	876,274	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,505,007	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,856.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,150.43	...Data not available	...Data not available	640,081.87	...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	3,645,260	1,827,815	1,817,440
0 to 4 years	107,025	55,175	51,850	244,880	125,665	119,210
5 to 9 years	105,095	54,050	51,045	218,990	112,005	106,990
10 to 14 years	114,190	58,915	55,275	220,920	113,415	107,505
15 to 19 years	132,890	68,825	64,060	238,205	122,065	116,145
15 years	25,695	13,340	12,355	46,985	23,995	22,995
16 years	26,335	13,790	12,545	47,235	24,330	22,910
17 years	26,370	13,670	12,700	47,280	24,370	22,910
18 years	27,010	13,850	13,160	47,780	24,435	23,345
19 years	27,475	14,170	13,305	48,920	24,935	23,985
20 to 24 years	149,405	75,620	73,785	258,475	131,510	126,965
25 to 29 years	162,225	80,090	82,135	288,735	146,330	142,405
30 to 34 years	151,815	74,040	77,770	274,390	138,600	135,795
35 to 39 years	151,225	71,900	79,325	260,135	131,810	128,325
40 to 44 years	167,845	80,345	87,495	258,515	130,630	127,890
45 to 49 years	177,530	86,755	90,770	280,635	140,575	140,060
50 to 54 years	167,515	81,465	86,050	279,705	141,370	138,335
55 to 59 years	144,655	70,885	73,770	233,785	118,750	115,030
60 to 64 years	123,735	60,380	63,355	182,160	90,975	91,185
65 to 69 years	84,935	41,190	43,745	125,700	61,790	63,905
70 to 74 years	65,705	30,760	34,950	94,775	45,220	49,555
75 to 79 years	52,390	24,325	28,065	76,040	35,205	40,835
80 to 84 years	39,520	17,065	22,460	57,725	24,810	32,915
85 years and over	37,495	12,605	24,885	51,485	17,095	34,390
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.8	38.9	40.6	36.5	35.9	37.1
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.7	83.9	85.5	81.2	80.8	81.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,808,880	876,250	932,625	2,960,470	1,476,730	1,483,735
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,014,170	505,280	508,890	1,756,855	881,840	875,015
Married (and not separated)	888,755	441,780	446,975	1,484,700	745,670	739,035
Living common law	125,410	63,495	61,915	272,155	136,180	135,980
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	794,710	370,975	423,740	1,203,610	594,890	608,725
Single (never legally married)	552,130	294,650	257,475	823,935	460,575	363,355
Separated	45,130	18,480	26,650	70,860	31,685	39,170
Divorced	109,900	41,515	68,385	177,375	75,875	101,500
Widowed	87,550	16,325	71,225	131,440	26,745	104,695
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	581,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	268,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	484,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	138,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	213,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	129,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	203,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	45,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,225	...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	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	490,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	855,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	427,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	719,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	166,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	314,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	261,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	405,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	102,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	117,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	174,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	41,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	62,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	44,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	17,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	9,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,840	...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	144,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	73,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	110,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	45,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	21,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	6,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	17,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	11,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	638,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,097,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	126,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	284,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	196,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	386,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	75,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	134,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	143,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	202,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	95,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,505	...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	3,567,935	1,793,260	1,774,675
Number of persons not in census families	395,860	185,700	210,160	616,070	324,140	291,930
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	60,225	22,560	37,665	86,005	42,230	43,775
Living with non-relatives only	100,950	54,345	46,605	187,325	112,605	74,725
Living alone	234,690	108,795	125,890	342,730	169,305	173,430
Number of census family persons	1,710,395	845,275	865,120	2,951,870	1,469,120	1,482,750
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	263,095	120,610	142,480	366,105	171,780	194,330
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	90,335	26,335	64,000	114,455	34,650	79,805
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	20,255	4,215	16,040	15,895	3,895	12,000
Living with non-relatives only	5,425	2,580	2,845	7,200	3,595	3,605
Living alone	64,650	19,540	45,115	91,355	27,160	64,195
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	172,760	94,280	78,485	251,650	137,125	114,525
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	545,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	969,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	465,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	870,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	397,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	764,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	171,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	354,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	225,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	68,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	106,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	79,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	47,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	36,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	10,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	25,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	10,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	32,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	276,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	420,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	234,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	342,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	42,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	77,790	...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	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	261,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	883,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	128,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	3,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	430,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	402,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	16,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	73,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,865	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	120,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	218,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	197,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	790	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,060	...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	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	234,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	342,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	248,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	477,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	131,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	224,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	123,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	211,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	48,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	35,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	2,106,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,567,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.6	...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	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,730
Single responses	2,057,190	1,007,875	1,049,315	3,547,680	1,781,135	1,766,545
English	1,141,590	576,755	564,830	2,780,200	1,405,655	1,374,545
French	22,670	11,125	11,545	68,545	35,355	33,195
Non-official languages	892,930	419,995	472,935	698,930	340,125	358,805
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	320	155	165	22,005	10,540	11,470
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	225	110	115	16,745	8,035	8,710
Dene	15	10	10	1,680	825	855
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	5	5	65	20	40
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	20	15	10
Ojibway	60	25	40	455	190	260
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	5	10
Stoney	0	5	5	3,035	1,465	1,570
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	886,450	416,860	469,590	665,865	324,165	341,705
African languages, n.i.e.	480	245	230	3,380	1,855	1,525
Afrikaans	1,060	530	530	2,420	1,200	1,220
Akan (Twi)	370	185	180	1,100	620	485
Albanian	945	480	465	1,685	915	770
Amharic	1,065	520	540	5,110	2,595	2,515
Arabic	10,590	5,980	4,610	28,000	15,335	12,665
Armenian	950	490	465	390	185	195
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	330	145	180	1,265	635	625
Bengali	2,070	1,085	980	5,030	2,640	2,385
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	5	5	60	30	25
Bisayan languages	3,090	1,190	1,905	3,255	1,340	1,910
Bosnian	1,075	545	530	1,745	875	875
Bulgarian	1,600	780	825	1,280	635	650
Burmese	875	455	420	320	160	160
Cantonese	127,505	59,105	68,405	34,985	16,440	18,540
Chinese, n.o.s.	109,185	50,645	58,540	49,270	23,520	25,745
Creoles	480	230	250	1,180	610	570
Croatian	5,430	2,660	2,770	3,960	1,950	2,005
Czech	3,205	1,600	1,610	2,880	1,405	1,475
Danish	1,955	945	1,005	2,805	1,445	1,360
Dutch	6,820	3,290	3,530	17,950	9,095	8,855
Estonian	450	200	245	195	100	95
Finnish	1,815	715	1,100	895	355	545
Flemish	165	85	80	345	175	170
Fukien	1,835	810	1,025	445	205	235
German	23,095	10,955	12,145	80,905	39,730	41,175
Greek	4,800	2,515	2,285	2,965	1,565	1,405
Gujarati	6,045	2,800	3,245	8,675	4,300	4,375
Hakka	1,050	455	595	325	135	190
Hebrew	1,500	825	675	780	415	370
Hindi	22,690	10,880	11,810	12,290	6,260	6,030
Hungarian	5,415	2,645	2,770	6,700	3,315	3,385
Ilocano	3,315	1,320	1,990	3,010	1,265	1,745
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	390	220	170	1,070	580	490
Italian	15,430	7,750	7,680	11,960	6,145	5,815
Japanese	15,360	5,370	9,990	4,560	1,640	2,920
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,130	535	595	1,745	810	930
Korean	40,795	18,565	22,230	13,885	6,545	7,340
Kurdish	1,390	760	630	1,230	705	525
Lao	810	375	430	1,035	515	520
Latvian	325	155	165	330	160	165
Lingala	30	15	15	155	80	75
Lithuanian	245	105	140	380	170	210
Macedonian	190	85	105	275	140	135
Malay	3,145	1,460	1,685	1,080	470	610
Malayalam	1,230	620	610	2,760	1,425	1,330
Maltese	75	40	35	75	35	35
Mandarin	86,630	40,250	46,385	19,325	9,120	10,210
Marathi	370	190	175	850	460	395
Nepali	680	360	325	1,605	870	735
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	330	185	145	2,075	1,120	960
Norwegian	855	400	460	1,180	540	635
Oromo	220	125	95	1,405	790	610
Panjabi (Punjabi)	135,415	67,235	68,185	49,940	25,350	24,590
Pashto	805	430	370	1,850	950	900
Persian (Farsi)	34,110	17,250	16,860	10,655	5,630	5,025
Polish	11,965	5,665	6,300	19,890	9,335	10,560
Portuguese	8,855	4,240	4,610	7,380	3,610	3,770
Romanian	6,575	3,245	3,325	6,550	3,335	3,215
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	50	75	235	110	120
Russian	14,780	6,850	7,930	13,840	6,355	7,490
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	65	30	35	440	225	215
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	670	340	330	680	360	325
Serbian	5,775	2,970	2,805	3,560	1,795	1,765
Serbo-Croatian	1,190	560	630	930	455	475
Shanghainese	1,215	520	695	130	50	80
Sign languages, n.i.e.	300	155	140	465	250	215
Sindhi	1,665	740	920	2,560	1,205	1,355
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,215	630	590	1,940	1,030	915
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	740	385	355	650	335	315
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	260	135	125	325	160	165
Slovak	2,210	980	1,235	2,145	1,045	1,100
Slovenian	530	255	280	745	350	395
Somali	910	460	450	5,515	2,875	2,640
Spanish	30,980	14,890	16,095	44,020	22,045	21,975
Swahili	555	285	270	1,455	775	680
Swedish	1,300	590	705	950	420	530
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	57,520	23,220	34,295	60,085	25,720	34,370
Taiwanese	5,175	2,410	2,770	340	150	190
Tamil	2,890	1,515	1,375	2,645	1,425	1,215
Telugu	450	240	210	1,085	565	520
Thai	1,610	550	1,055	1,310	420	890
Tibetan languages	155	90	65	335	170	165
Tigrigna	510	245	260	2,340	1,245	1,095
Turkish	2,480	1,400	1,080	2,460	1,415	1,050
Ukrainian	3,745	1,595	2,150	24,575	11,095	13,475
Urdu	7,590	3,855	3,730	19,900	10,265	9,630
Vietnamese	20,935	9,800	11,135	21,195	9,930	11,265
Yiddish	275	140	140	165	85	80
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,160	2,985	3,180	11,055	5,420	5,635
Multiple responses	58,970	28,245	30,730	62,505	30,325	32,185
English and French	4,050	1,990	2,060	8,410	4,045	4,365
English and non-official language	51,705	24,765	26,945	49,970	24,210	25,760
French and non-official language	2,130	975	1,155	2,945	1,500	1,440
English, French and non-official language	1,085	520	575	1,185	565	620
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	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,735
English only	1,837,040	916,035	921,005	3,321,810	1,679,330	1,642,480
French only	1,215	565	650	3,205	1,430	1,780
English and French	152,150	67,980	84,170	235,565	110,485	125,075
Neither English nor French	125,760	51,540	74,220	49,600	20,210	29,395
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	3,610,180	1,811,455	1,798,735
English	1,955,730	967,975	987,760	3,484,240	1,751,785	1,732,460
French	23,030	11,330	11,705	65,105	33,810	31,295
English and French	13,350	6,080	7,275	12,530	6,305	6,225
Neither English nor French	124,050	50,730	73,315	48,310	19,555	28,750
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	29,710	14,370	15,335	71,370	36,960	34,405
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	2.0	2.0	1.9
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	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730
Single responses	1,986,180	973,750	1,012,435	3,499,490	1,757,090	1,742,400
English	1,411,035	701,800	709,230	3,095,250	1,557,420	1,537,830
French	7,915	3,810	4,110	24,690	12,545	12,140
Non-official languages	567,230	268,135	299,095	379,550	187,125	192,425
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	50	25	25	9,525	4,800	4,730
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	40	20	20	6,470	3,255	3,215
Dene	5	5	0	880	475	400
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	10	5	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	0	5
Ojibway	5	5	5	95	35	60
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	5	0
Stoney	0	0	0	2,070	1,025	1,045
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	565,020	267,015	298,005	366,215	180,370	185,850
African languages, n.i.e.	150	70	80	1,880	990	885
Afrikaans	410	205	205	1,435	715	715
Akan (Twi)	105	50	60	460	235	225
Albanian	490	240	250	915	505	410
Amharic	500	220	280	3,555	1,770	1,790
Arabic	6,400	3,365	3,035	16,655	8,765	7,890
Armenian	425	215	210	205	100	100
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	85	35	45	395	190	205
Bengali	1,305	640	660	3,540	1,820	1,720
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	35	15	15
Bisayan languages	1,080	450	620	1,125	530	595
Bosnian	640	330	305	885	450	430
Bulgarian	955	460	495	755	375	375
Burmese	560	300	260	215	115	105
Cantonese	100,355	46,060	54,300	24,790	11,520	13,270
Chinese, n.o.s.	74,645	34,570	40,075	32,395	15,515	16,880
Creoles	270	120	145	630	315	310
Croatian	1,975	925	1,055	1,375	645	735
Czech	935	480	455	755	380	375
Danish	170	85	90	175	95	80
Dutch	600	275	330	2,390	1,180	1,210
Estonian	80	30	50	25	10	15
Finnish	385	155	230	115	50	60
Flemish	15	5	10	40	20	20
Fukien	675	305	375	120	45	75
German	3,030	1,420	1,605	35,485	17,490	18,000
Greek	1,705	815	890	905	440	460
Gujarati	2,870	1,255	1,615	5,040	2,450	2,590
Hakka	310	140	170	110	50	60
Hebrew	705	355	350	370	190	180
Hindi	11,590	5,510	6,075	6,955	3,525	3,425
Hungarian	1,700	810	890	1,900	920	980
Ilocano	1,065	480	585	1,060	490	575
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	140	75	65	510	260	245
Italian	4,435	1,950	2,485	3,235	1,455	1,785
Japanese	7,890	3,280	4,615	2,125	890	1,235
Khmer (Cambodian)	570	275	295	960	445	510
Korean	32,335	14,955	17,380	10,340	4,980	5,370
Kurdish	920	475	445	785	435	350
Lao	395	195	200	530	250	285
Latvian	75	35	40	85	55	35
Lingala	10	5	5	45	25	25
Lithuanian	45	25	25	85	40	40
Macedonian	110	60	60	110	55	55
Malay	1,245	625	620	370	200	165
Malayalam	605	310	300	1,495	760	735
Maltese	5	5	0	5	5	5
Mandarin	72,340	34,205	38,135	14,910	7,300	7,610
Marathi	205	105	95	430	230	205
Nepali	450	235	215	1,190	625	570
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	115	55	55	595	285	305
Norwegian	70	40	35	190	95	95
Oromo	135	70	70	1,050	565	485
Panjabi (Punjabi)	101,555	50,240	51,315	38,215	19,220	19,000
Pashto	530	275	255	1,235	625	610
Persian (Farsi)	23,740	11,595	12,145	7,260	3,680	3,580
Polish	4,955	2,390	2,565	7,935	3,805	4,125
Portuguese	3,350	1,590	1,760	2,915	1,400	1,515
Romanian	3,430	1,700	1,725	3,735	1,930	1,805
Rundi (Kirundi)	65	20	45	100	40	60
Russian	9,695	4,700	4,990	8,360	4,115	4,250
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	220	115	105
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	455	225	235	375	185	190
Serbian	3,655	1,840	1,810	2,025	1,010	1,015
Serbo-Croatian	555	270	285	435	225	210
Shanghainese	545	255	295	65	35	35
Sign languages, n.i.e.	440	250	195	685	415	270
Sindhi	650	280	370	1,105	490	610
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	525	265	270	1,000	530	465
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	605	310	290	500	260	240
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	25	35	70	35	35
Slovak	840	405	445	680	340	335
Slovenian	65	20	40	120	50	70
Somali	610	300	305	4,110	2,130	1,985
Spanish	16,450	7,970	8,490	27,405	13,830	13,575
Swahili	195	95	100	580	310	275
Swedish	250	115	130	115	55	55
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	26,575	11,610	14,965	33,190	15,940	17,255
Taiwanese	2,635	1,260	1,375	130	60	70
Tamil	1,870	960	910	1,515	805	715
Telugu	240	120	120	565	295	270
Thai	650	290	360	595	270	325
Tibetan languages	85	45	35	235	120	110
Tigrigna	260	120	140	1,595	820	775
Turkish	1,225	640	580	1,610	860	750
Ukrainian	645	290	355	2,985	1,365	1,620
Urdu	4,950	2,455	2,495	13,740	7,005	6,735
Vietnamese	14,360	6,720	7,640	15,080	7,140	7,945
Yiddish	5	5	5	5	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,160	1,090	1,070	3,810	1,955	1,850
Multiple responses	129,980	62,370	67,610	110,695	54,360	56,335
English and French	2,445	1,185	1,260	4,945	2,520	2,425
English and non-official language	125,175	60,105	65,065	102,995	50,465	52,535
French and non-official language	705	340	360	1,115	570	550
English, French and non-official language	1,655	730	925	1,640	815	825
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	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730
None	1,654,230	815,515	838,715	3,175,225	1,598,555	1,576,670
Single responses	453,565	216,700	236,865	427,270	209,070	218,200
English	205,655	100,690	104,965	175,275	88,065	87,205
French	17,445	7,985	9,465	36,995	17,270	19,730
Non-official languages	230,465	108,035	122,435	215,005	103,740	111,265
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	195	90	105	11,185	5,305	5,880
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	145	70	80	9,370	4,490	4,885
Dene	10	0	10	655	290	365
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	55	20	35
Mi'kmaq	5	5	5	20	10	10
Ojibway	30	15	15	220	90	130
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	0	5
Stoney	0	0	0	855	405	450
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	227,670	106,755	120,915	197,700	95,500	102,195
African languages, n.i.e.	215	125	95	970	540	430
Afrikaans	610	290	320	935	475	455
Akan (Twi)	200	105	100	620	350	270
Albanian	300	140	155	490	265	230
Amharic	375	180	195	1,395	750	650
Arabic	3,035	1,765	1,270	12,895	6,955	5,945
Armenian	280	140	140	95	40	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	145	60	85	550	265	285
Bengali	470	230	240	1,010	515	490
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	5	5	5	0
Bisayan languages	730	295	435	830	330	505
Bosnian	320	160	155	580	280	305
Bulgarian	390	170	220	320	150	175
Burmese	215	100	115	115	60	55
Cantonese	27,495	13,135	14,365	9,235	4,460	4,775
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,185	8,690	9,485	10,445	5,115	5,330
Creoles	350	175	180	720	360	355
Croatian	2,230	1,120	1,105	1,555	775	780
Czech	1,150	515	635	990	480	515
Danish	685	320	365	945	430	515
Dutch	2,105	930	1,175	5,765	2,795	2,965
Estonian	125	55	65	50	30	25
Finnish	600	235	360	300	130	175
Flemish	55	25	25	70	40	35
Fukien	650	285	365	155	75	80
German	8,450	3,860	4,590	18,255	8,815	9,440
Greek	2,590	1,310	1,280	1,720	850	870
Gujarati	2,885	1,340	1,545	2,970	1,465	1,500
Hakka	295	130	165	105	40	65
Hebrew	885	465	425	600	300	290
Hindi	11,445	5,565	5,885	7,045	3,685	3,365
Hungarian	1,635	780	855	2,015	970	1,040
Ilocano	805	310	500	845	360	480
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	320	175	140
Italian	6,330	3,110	3,215	5,390	2,700	2,685
Japanese	6,650	2,670	3,980	2,250	960	1,290
Khmer (Cambodian)	285	130	155	525	255	270
Korean	5,670	2,545	3,130	2,420	1,125	1,290
Kurdish	270	155	110	300	165	135
Lao	295	140	155	365	190	175
Latvian	65	25	40	80	30	50
Lingala	50	25	30	230	115	115
Lithuanian	70	35	40	95	45	45
Macedonian	35	15	15	90	40	50
Malay	1,235	565	665	460	205	255
Malayalam	430	215	215	960	485	470
Maltese	35	15	20	15	10	10
Mandarin	16,240	7,410	8,830	4,300	1,965	2,335
Marathi	105	50	55	240	130	110
Nepali	120	65	55	235	135	90
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	195	110	85	1,685	860	830
Norwegian	295	140	155	355	160	195
Oromo	40	25	15	255	130	130
Panjabi (Punjabi)	25,690	12,795	12,895	8,810	4,560	4,245
Pashto	200	100	100	340	170	170
Persian (Farsi)	6,430	3,425	3,005	2,105	1,130	980
Polish	3,765	1,715	2,050	6,180	2,890	3,290
Portuguese	3,435	1,600	1,840	3,195	1,565	1,630
Romanian	1,850	865	980	1,715	865	850
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	20	10	120	65	55
Russian	3,315	1,475	1,835	4,020	1,825	2,200
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	195	100	100
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	155	85	70	185	100	90
Serbian	1,535	805	730	1,135	575	555
Serbo-Croatian	345	145	195	260	125	140
Shanghainese	460	205	250	40	15	25
Sign languages, n.i.e.	305	115	190	645	270	375
Sindhi	870	370	495	1,185	560	630
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	500	250	250	755	395	360
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	55	25	30	115	65	50
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	90	45	40	85	50	40
Slovak	725	280	445	605	300	300
Slovenian	150	65	85	250	120	130
Somali	325	170	160	1,435	745	690
Spanish	13,780	6,755	7,030	18,355	9,210	9,145
Swahili	410	195	215	1,145	610	540
Swedish	615	285	335	450	205	245
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	21,040	8,005	13,040	18,450	6,985	11,460
Taiwanese	2,470	1,180	1,285	125	60	65
Tamil	805	425	380	880	460	420
Telugu	150	85	70	360	195	165
Thai	635	220	415	575	185	390
Tibetan languages	30	20	15	60	35	30
Tigrigna	155	75	80	740	395	345
Turkish	870	480	390	640	370	270
Ukrainian	900	405	495	7,440	3,335	4,105
Urdu	2,075	1,070	1,005	4,905	2,555	2,355
Vietnamese	4,935	2,400	2,535	4,960	2,345	2,615
Yiddish	65	30	40	60	30	30
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,605	1,190	1,415	6,125	2,940	3,190
Multiple responses	8,365	3,895	4,470	7,690	3,825	3,865
English and French	865	390	470	995	520	475
English and non-official language	3,920	1,885	2,035	2,860	1,445	1,405
French and non-official language	3,525	1,600	1,925	3,785	1,820	1,960
English, French and non-official language	60	25	35	55	35	25

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.

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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 Alberta (Code 48) (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 4, 2024).

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Download an IVT (Beyond 20/20) or a compressed XML (SDMX-ML) file for all geographies from a selected geographic level or groups of geographic levels for all topics.

Select a group of geographic levels and a file type (IVT or XML)

A table showing form radio buttons and files size for CSV and TAB file formats for each group of geographic levels available for download.
Geographic levels	File format^{IVT/XML - Footnote 1}
Geographic levels	IVT (Beyond 20/20)	XML (SDMX-ML) (compressed)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations	IVT (1,183 KB)	XML (1,221 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts	IVT (30,060 KB)	XML (38,000 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and federal electoral districts (2003 representation order)	IVT (2,795 KB)	XML (2,644 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	IVT (3,008 KB)	XML (2,802 KB)
Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions, census subdivisions and dissemination areas	IVT (233,928 KB)	XML (384,573 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
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Symbols © This data includes information copied with permission from Canada Post Corporation. .. not available for a specific reference period Footnotes Footnote 1 Some of the data sets are large and require special consideration during processing in order to successfully make use of them. Return to footnote 1 referrer - IVT/XML

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Map: Vancouver (Population Centre), British Columbia

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Map: Vancouver, Population Centre (shaded in green), British Columbia

Map: Alberta

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Map of Canada: Alberta (shaded in green)

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (Population centre)

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

Geographic hierarchy: Alberta (Province)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)

Note

Note: For more information regarding geographic hierarchies, refer to the Illustrated Glossary: Hierarchy of standard geographic units tutorial.

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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.

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2011 Census

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2011 Census

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Related data: Alberta

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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