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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	Victoria British Columbia (Population centre)			Northwest Territories (Territory)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	316,327	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	303,977^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,464	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	154,637	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	142,044	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,141.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	277.09	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,143,793.47	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	316,330	151,525	164,800	41,460	21,065	20,400
0 to 4 years	13,450	6,925	6,525	3,285	1,655	1,630
5 to 9 years	13,235	6,765	6,470	2,860	1,435	1,425
10 to 14 years	14,105	7,080	7,025	2,865	1,450	1,420
15 to 19 years	17,340	8,870	8,470	3,390	1,765	1,625
15 years	3,165	1,630	1,540	695	355	345
16 years	3,290	1,705	1,580	640	360	285
17 years	3,545	1,805	1,735	675	355	325
18 years	3,485	1,775	1,705	685	360	330
19 years	3,855	1,945	1,910	685	340	345
20 to 24 years	22,205	10,855	11,345	3,340	1,690	1,650
25 to 29 years	22,465	11,295	11,170	3,440	1,770	1,675
30 to 34 years	20,160	10,130	10,030	3,305	1,625	1,680
35 to 39 years	18,800	9,265	9,540	2,985	1,445	1,535
40 to 44 years	20,455	10,025	10,435	3,035	1,535	1,500
45 to 49 years	23,375	11,280	12,095	3,380	1,695	1,685
50 to 54 years	24,725	11,550	13,170	3,105	1,615	1,490
55 to 59 years	24,255	11,310	12,940	2,390	1,255	1,135
60 to 64 years	22,875	10,835	12,040	1,680	915	765
65 to 69 years	16,295	7,780	8,515	980	555	425
70 to 74 years	11,835	5,510	6,325	580	280	305
75 to 79 years	10,400	4,630	5,770	400	200	200
80 to 84 years	9,060	3,665	5,395	240	105	130
85 years and over	11,290	3,745	7,545	200	80	120
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	44.0	42.2	45.6	32.3	32.3	32.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	87.1	86.3	87.8	78.3	78.4	78.1
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	275,540	130,755	144,780	32,455	16,525	15,925
Married or living with a common-law partner	149,595	74,570	75,020	17,670	8,845	8,825
Married (and not separated)	122,145	60,900	61,250	11,375	5,715	5,655
Living common law	27,445	13,670	13,775	6,295	3,130	3,165
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	125,945	56,190	69,760	14,785	7,685	7,100
Single (never legally married)	76,725	40,965	35,760	11,785	6,475	5,315
Separated	7,610	3,255	4,360	785	370	410
Divorced	23,545	8,475	15,065	1,300	615	685
Widowed	18,065	3,490	14,575	915	230	690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	86,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	51,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	17,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	13,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	4,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	86,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	72,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	59,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	32,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	26,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	11,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	11,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	13,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	9,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	3,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	725	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	555	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	470	...Data not available	...Data not available	485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	13,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	10,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	930	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	490	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	720	...Data not available	...Data not available	300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	2,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	610	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	380	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	705	...Data not available	...Data not available	180	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	150	...Data not available	...Data not available	55	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	72,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	15,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	24,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	9,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	14,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	7,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	307,975	147,990	159,990	40,805	20,655	20,150
Number of persons not in census families	76,355	34,450	41,910	6,745	3,745	3,000
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	6,245	2,550	3,695	1,340	675	665
Living with non-relatives only	21,035	11,420	9,615	1,930	1,105	825
Living alone	49,075	20,480	28,595	3,475	1,965	1,510
Number of census family persons	231,620	113,540	118,080	34,060	16,910	17,145
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	53,470	23,740	29,730	2,230	1,135	1,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	19,820	5,510	14,310	845	365	480
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	1,735	380	1,355	185	55	125
Living with non-relatives only	1,105	500	605	40	20	20
Living alone	16,985	4,635	12,350	625	290	340
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	33,645	18,225	15,425	1,385	770	610
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	142,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	84,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	76,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	65,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	38,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	27,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	10,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	8,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	5,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	4,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	275	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	2,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	2,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	57,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	49,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	8,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	142,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	55,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	8,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	1,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	76,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	5,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	20,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	245	...Data not available	...Data not available	370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	142,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	49,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	52,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	18,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	14,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	4,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	2,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	307,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	311,495	149,560	161,940	41,040	20,785	20,260
Single responses	307,620	147,810	159,810	40,500	20,520	19,975
English	262,400	127,225	135,170	31,375	16,000	15,375
French	5,250	2,580	2,670	1,075	580	500
Non-official languages	39,970	18,005	21,970	8,045	3,940	4,105
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	40	20	20	780	375	405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	20	10	5	135	60	75
Dene	5	0	0	450	245	205
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	5	0	190	70	120
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	10	5	10	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	39,280	17,680	21,595	2,465	1,205	1,260
African languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	0	0	5
Afrikaans	120	60	60	5	0	5
Akan (Twi)	25	15	10	10	5	5
Albanian	120	70	55	5	5	0
Amharic	100	50	55	10	5	5
Arabic	825	465	360	150	100	55
Armenian	40	20	20	75	35	40
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	50	25	25	30	20	15
Bengali	115	50	65	35	20	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	235	95	140	70	25	45
Bosnian	15	5	15	5	5	5
Bulgarian	100	45	55	10	0	5
Burmese	15	10	10	0	0	0
Cantonese	2,900	1,375	1,525	85	45	40
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,075	1,875	2,205	110	55	55
Creoles	30	20	15	40	15	25
Croatian	445	225	225	20	10	10
Czech	290	135	155	10	5	5
Danish	460	200	260	10	5	5
Dutch	1,795	845	950	50	30	25
Estonian	50	20	30	0	0	0
Finnish	260	95	165	10	5	5
Flemish	45	15	25	5	0	0
Fukien	30	15	20	0	0	0
German	3,960	1,700	2,265	185	100	85
Greek	295	165	130	10	10	5
Gujarati	115	55	65	10	5	5
Hakka	10	0	5	0	0	0
Hebrew	75	40	35	0	0	0
Hindi	330	165	175	25	15	10
Hungarian	665	345	320	25	15	10
Ilocano	100	30	70	45	20	25
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	25	15	5	5	0	0
Italian	1,030	500	530	45	25	20
Japanese	1,140	320	820	30	10	20
Khmer (Cambodian)	120	65	65	0	0	0
Korean	1,280	555	725	15	5	5
Kurdish	5	0	0	0	0	0
Lao	15	10	5	5	0	0
Latvian	60	25	35	0	0	0
Lingala	5	5	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	45	25	25	0	0	0
Macedonian	15	5	10	5	5	5
Malay	100	30	65	5	0	0
Malayalam	35	20	15	15	5	5
Maltese	15	10	10	0	0	0
Mandarin	1,925	810	1,110	35	15	20
Marathi	20	10	15	0	0	0
Nepali	25	15	10	20	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	15	20	5	0	0
Norwegian	205	90	110	5	0	0
Oromo	50	25	25	15	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,680	1,780	1,895	30	15	15
Pashto	35	15	20	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	680	350	330	20	10	10
Polish	1,070	470	600	30	15	20
Portuguese	1,230	580	645	20	10	15
Romanian	230	105	125	20	10	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	840	360	485	40	15	25
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	5	5	5	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	155	80	75	15	5	10
Serbo-Croatian	75	35	35	5	0	0
Shanghainese	20	5	15	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	55	30	30	0	5	0
Sindhi	25	10	15	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	65	30	30	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	20	5	5	5	0
Slovak	130	60	75	15	5	10
Slovenian	80	35	45	5	0	5
Somali	40	25	20	40	30	5
Spanish	2,340	1,085	1,260	90	40	55
Swahili	65	35	25	10	5	5
Swedish	170	65	105	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,075	690	1,385	545	205	340
Taiwanese	80	30	50	0	0	0
Tamil	90	40	45	25	10	15
Telugu	35	20	15	10	5	5
Thai	200	50	150	0	0	5
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	55	30	30	10	10	0
Turkish	155	95	60	15	5	10
Ukrainian	615	260	355	45	30	20
Urdu	165	90	80	30	20	10
Vietnamese	860	385	475	155	75	80
Yiddish	35	15	15	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	655	305	350	4,800	2,360	2,440
Multiple responses	3,875	1,745	2,130	535	260	280
English and French	825	365	465	75	35	35
English and non-official language	2,780	1,255	1,520	450	215	235
French and non-official language	170	75	95	15	5	10
English, French and non-official language	100	50	50	5	0	0
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	311,500	149,555	161,940	41,040	20,785	20,255
English only	278,295	134,790	143,505	37,040	18,900	18,140
French only	170	80	85	45	20	25
English and French	30,420	13,620	16,805	3,715	1,760	1,955
Neither English nor French	2,610	1,060	1,545	235	95	140
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	311,500	149,560	161,940	41,040	20,780	20,255
English	303,160	145,715	157,445	39,680	20,090	19,590
French	5,045	2,480	2,560	1,030	550	475
English and French	775	335	440	100	45	55
Neither English nor French	2,520	1,020	1,495	225	95	130
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	5,430	2,650	2,780	1,080	575	505
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.7	1.8	1.7	2.6	2.8	2.5
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	311,495	149,555	161,940	41,040	20,780	20,260
Single responses	305,770	146,940	158,825	40,650	20,600	20,055
English	287,930	138,690	149,240	36,485	18,495	17,990
French	1,595	775	820	550	290	265
Non-official languages	16,245	7,475	8,770	3,615	1,815	1,800
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	0	235	130	110
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	15	10	10
Dene	0	0	0	170	95	70
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	45	20	30
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	0	5	5	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	16,135	7,415	8,720	1,170	555	615
African languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	0	0	0
Afrikaans	25	15	15	0	0	0
Akan (Twi)	5	0	0	5	0	5
Albanian	70	40	30	0	5	0
Amharic	30	15	20	10	5	5
Arabic	460	220	235	100	55	45
Armenian	25	15	10	50	20	25
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	5	5	5
Bengali	65	25	40	25	15	10
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	55	25	30	25	15	15
Bosnian	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bulgarian	35	20	15	5	0	0
Burmese	10	5	5	0	0	0
Cantonese	1,735	820	915	50	20	25
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,445	1,130	1,310	65	35	30
Creoles	15	5	10	25	5	15
Croatian	140	70	70	0	0	0
Czech	70	35	40	0	0	0
Danish	30	15	15	0	0	0
Dutch	150	70	75	5	0	5
Estonian	5	5	0	0	0	0
Finnish	45	15	25	0	0	0
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	5	0	5	0	0	0
German	445	195	245	25	10	10
Greek	80	40	40	5	5	5
Gujarati	30	15	20	15	5	5
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	20	5	10	0	0	0
Hindi	135	65	70	15	5	10
Hungarian	120	60	60	5	0	0
Ilocano	20	10	15	25	10	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	0	0	0
Italian	170	70	100	10	5	5
Japanese	415	150	265	10	10	10
Khmer (Cambodian)	65	35	35	0	0	0
Korean	935	410	520	10	5	5
Kurdish	5	5	0	0	0	0
Lao	5	0	0	0	0	0
Latvian	5	0	5	0	0	0
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	10	5	0	0	0	0
Malay	10	5	10	0	0	0
Malayalam	15	5	5	10	5	5
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	1,375	615	760	30	15	20
Marathi	10	5	5	0	0	0
Nepali	5	5	5	15	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	0	0	0
Norwegian	20	10	10	0	0	0
Oromo	30	10	20	10	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,180	1,045	1,140	10	5	5
Pashto	5	5	5	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	370	180	185	5	0	0
Polish	295	140	155	10	5	0
Portuguese	425	190	230	10	5	10
Romanian	100	45	55	0	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	385	180	205	30	15	15
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	5	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	65	35	35	10	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	30	10	15	5	0	5
Shanghainese	10	5	5	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	80	40	45	5	5	5
Sindhi	5	5	5	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	25	10	15	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	5	5	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovak	35	15	20	5	5	5
Slovenian	15	5	10	0	0	0
Somali	20	10	10	10	10	0
Spanish	965	460	510	40	15	20
Swahili	25	10	10	5	0	0
Swedish	10	5	10	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	790	320	465	295	130	160
Taiwanese	30	10	20	0	0	0
Tamil	30	15	15	10	5	5
Telugu	10	5	5	0	5	0
Thai	65	35	35	0	0	0
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	25	15	15	0	5	0
Turkish	50	30	20	0	5	0
Ukrainian	85	35	50	0	0	0
Urdu	100	45	50	25	10	15
Vietnamese	515	230	285	145	70	75
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	115	60	50	2,210	1,135	1,080
Multiple responses	5,730	2,615	3,115	385	185	205
English and French	470	205	265	45	20	20
English and non-official language	5,095	2,345	2,755	330	160	170
French and non-official language	35	20	20	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	120	50	70	15	5	5
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	311,495	149,560	161,940	41,040	20,780	20,255
None	284,710	137,415	147,295	34,395	17,525	16,870
Single responses	26,240	11,900	14,340	6,585	3,230	3,350
English	7,640	3,600	4,045	2,345	1,225	1,125
French	3,790	1,710	2,085	605	275	335
Non-official languages	14,810	6,590	8,215	3,630	1,735	1,890
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	40	15	30	415	200	215
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	30	10	20	60	30	30
Dene	0	0	5	235	120	110
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	120	50	75
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	10	5	5	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	14,365	6,390	7,970	840	400	445
African languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	0	0	0
Afrikaans	100	55	45	5	5	5
Akan (Twi)	15	10	5	10	5	0
Albanian	25	15	15	0	0	0
Amharic	45	20	30	5	0	0
Arabic	265	170	100	40	30	15
Armenian	10	5	5	35	15	15
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	20	10	10
Bengali	25	10	15	10	5	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	65	25	40	15	5	10
Bosnian	5	5	0	5	0	5
Bulgarian	45	10	30	5	0	0
Burmese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	845	405	445	35	15	20
Chinese, n.o.s.	955	445	505	25	15	10
Creoles	25	15	10	10	5	0
Croatian	180	80	100	10	5	5
Czech	110	40	65	10	5	5
Danish	155	60	95	5	0	0
Dutch	540	235	300	10	5	5
Estonian	20	5	15	0	0	0
Finnish	90	30	55	5	5	0
Flemish	15	5	10	0	0	0
Fukien	5	5	0	0	0	0
German	1,470	630	840	65	30	35
Greek	135	80	65	0	5	0
Gujarati	55	30	30	0	0	0
Hakka	5	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	70	30	40	0	0	0
Hindi	195	105	95	25	10	10
Hungarian	220	105	120	10	5	5
Ilocano	25	10	15	5	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	10	0	0	0	0
Italian	465	210	260	20	10	5
Japanese	785	315	470	10	5	5
Khmer (Cambodian)	15	10	5	0	0	0
Korean	260	110	150	5	0	5
Kurdish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lao	5	5	0	5	5	0
Latvian	15	5	10	0	0	0
Lingala	5	0	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	10	5	10	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malay	45	20	25	5	0	5
Malayalam	10	5	0	0	0	0
Maltese	5	0	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	540	220	320	0	0	0
Marathi	5	0	5	0	0	0
Nepali	15	5	5	0	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	25	10	15	15	5	5
Norwegian	65	20	40	0	0	0
Oromo	10	5	5	5	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,245	615	630	10	10	5
Pashto	15	10	10	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	220	110	110	10	5	10
Polish	330	135	195	15	5	5
Portuguese	500	240	260	5	0	5
Romanian	75	30	45	5	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	300	130	175	20	10	10
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	50	25	25	5	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	30	10	15	0	0	0
Shanghainese	15	5	5	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	0	0	0
Sindhi	20	10	15	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	25	10	15	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	5	0	0
Slovak	40	15	25	15	5	5
Slovenian	20	10	10	0	0	0
Somali	25	15	10	20	15	5
Spanish	1,595	730	865	65	20	45
Swahili	40	20	20	0	0	0
Swedish	80	30	45	10	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	900	265	635	195	70	120
Taiwanese	30	15	15	0	0	0
Tamil	55	25	30	5	0	0
Telugu	15	10	5	0	0	0
Thai	100	30	65	5	0	5
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	15	5	10	0	0	0
Turkish	60	35	25	5	5	0
Ukrainian	110	40	65	10	5	5
Urdu	60	30	25	15	10	5
Vietnamese	240	115	125	15	10	10
Yiddish	10	5	5	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	405	185	225	2,375	1,135	1,235
Multiple responses	550	245	305	60	20	40
English and French	55	20	30	0	0	0
English and non-official language	130	60	75	10	0	10
French and non-official language	360	165	200	50	15	30
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	0	0	0

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. Victoria, British Columbia (Code 0984) and Northwest Territories (Code 61) (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 2, 2024).

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