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The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 33,476,688  ...Data not available ...Data not available 41,462 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 31,612,897  ...Data not available ...Data not available 41,464 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 5.9 ...Data not available ...Data not available 0.0 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 14,569,633 ...Data not available ...Data not available 17,175 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 13,320,614 ...Data not available ...Data not available 14,700 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 3.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available 0.0 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 8,965,121.42 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,143,793.47 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 33,476,685 16,414,225 17,062,460 41,460 21,065 20,400
0 to 4 years 1,877,095 961,150 915,945 3,285 1,655 1,630
5 to 9 years 1,809,895 925,965 883,935 2,860 1,435 1,425
10 to 14 years 1,920,355 983,995 936,360 2,865 1,450 1,420
15 to 19 years 2,178,135 1,115,845 1,062,295 3,390 1,765 1,625
15 years 423,755 216,765 206,985 695 355 345
16 years 432,490 222,445 210,045 640 360 285
17 years 434,060 223,015 211,045 675 355 325
18 years 439,700 225,050 214,650 685 360 330
19 years 448,130 228,570 219,560 685 340 345
20 to 24 years 2,187,450 1,108,775 1,078,670 3,340 1,690 1,650
25 to 29 years 2,169,590 1,077,275 1,092,315 3,440 1,770 1,675
30 to 34 years 2,162,905 1,058,810 1,104,095 3,305 1,625 1,680
35 to 39 years 2,173,930 1,064,200 1,109,735 2,985 1,445 1,535
40 to 44 years 2,324,875 1,141,720 1,183,155 3,035 1,535 1,500
45 to 49 years 2,675,130 1,318,715 1,356,420 3,380 1,695 1,685
50 to 54 years 2,658,965 1,309,030 1,349,940 3,105 1,615 1,490
55 to 59 years 2,340,635 1,147,300 1,193,335 2,390 1,255 1,135
60 to 64 years 2,052,670 1,002,690 1,049,985 1,680 915 765
65 to 69 years 1,521,715 738,010 783,705 980 555 425
70 to 74 years 1,153,065 543,435 609,630 580 280 305
75 to 79 years 922,700 417,945 504,755 400 200 200
80 to 84 years 702,070 291,085 410,985 240 105 130
85 years and over 645,515 208,300 437,215 200 80 120
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 40.6 39.6 41.5 32.3 32.3 32.2
% of the population aged 15 and over 83.2 82.5 84.0 78.3 78.4 78.1
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 27,869,340 13,543,130 14,326,215 32,455 16,525 15,925
Married or living with a common-law partner 16,084,490 8,045,795 8,038,700 17,670 8,845 8,825
Married (and not separated) 12,941,960 6,470,300 6,471,660 11,375 5,715 5,655
Living common law 3,142,525 1,575,495 1,567,035 6,295 3,130 3,165
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 11,784,855 5,497,335 6,287,515 14,785 7,685 7,100
Single (never legally married) 7,816,045 4,206,320 3,609,730 11,785 6,475 5,315
Separated 698,240 299,655 398,585 785 370 410
Divorced 1,686,035 680,415 1,005,620 1,300 615 685
Widowed 1,584,530 310,940 1,273,590 915 230 690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 9,389,695 ...Data not available ...Data not available 10,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 4,679,700 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 2,048,560 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 1,870,305 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,205 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 791,130 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,460 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 9,389,700 ...Data not available ...Data not available 10,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 7,861,855 ...Data not available ...Data not available 8,600 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 6,293,950 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 2,891,215 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 3,402,735 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,510 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 1,288,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 1,475,220 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,405 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 638,740 ...Data not available ...Data not available 855 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 1,567,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,135 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 861,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,370 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 706,555 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,765 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 321,865 ...Data not available ...Data not available 725 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 273,620 ...Data not available ...Data not available 555 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 111,075 ...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 1,527,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,330 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 1,200,295 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 710,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available 930 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 352,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available 490 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 137,920 ...Data not available ...Data not available 300 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 327,545 ...Data not available ...Data not available 610 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 216,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available 380 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 85,770 ...Data not available ...Data not available 180 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 24,860 ...Data not available ...Data not available 55 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 9,971,320 ...Data not available ...Data not available 14,530 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 2,217,355 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,800 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 3,322,875 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,950 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 1,240,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,860 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 2,062,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,760 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 1,128,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family 1.1 ...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 32,856,980 16,153,945 16,703,035 40,805 20,655 20,150
Number of persons not in census families 5,634,105 2,678,530 2,955,575 6,745 3,745 3,000
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 735,685 309,510 426,175 1,340 675 665
Living with non-relatives only 1,225,115 689,960 535,150 1,930 1,105 825
Living alone 3,673,310 1,679,055 1,994,250 3,475 1,965 1,510
Number of census family persons 27,222,870 13,475,410 13,747,460 34,060 16,910 17,145
Average number of persons per census family 2.9 ...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 4,551,900 2,081,795 2,470,110 2,230 1,135 1,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 1,527,630 445,865 1,081,770 845 365 480
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 224,755 52,375 172,380 185 55 125
Living with non-relatives only 87,185 42,230 44,955 40 20 20
Living alone 1,215,695 351,260 864,435 625 290 340
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 3,024,275 1,635,935 1,388,340 1,385 770 610
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 13,320,615 ...Data not available ...Data not available 14,700 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 9,103,965 ...Data not available ...Data not available 10,450 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 8,263,885 ...Data not available ...Data not available 8,975 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 7,070,680 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 3,394,480 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,795 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 3,676,200 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 1,193,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,615 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 840,075 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,475 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 572,015 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,005 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 389,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available 660 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 144,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available 275 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 245,535 ...Data not available ...Data not available 390 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 182,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available 345 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 268,065 ...Data not available ...Data not available 470 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 4,216,650 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,255 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 3,673,305 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,475 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 543,345 ...Data not available ...Data not available 780 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 13,320,615 ...Data not available ...Data not available 14,700 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 7,329,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available 8,585 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 1,234,770 ...Data not available ...Data not available 215 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 183,510 ...Data not available ...Data not available 470 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 4,573,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,430 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 646,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available 845 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 791,600 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,620 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 704,485 ...Data not available ...Data not available 210 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 2,397,550 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,385 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 33,310 ...Data not available ...Data not available 370 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 13,320,615 ...Data not available ...Data not available 14,700 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 3,673,310 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,475 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 4,544,820 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 2,081,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,660 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 1,903,300 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,325 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 724,405 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,175 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 392,885 ...Data not available ...Data not available 830 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 32,856,975 ...Data not available ...Data not available 40,810 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.5 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 33,121,175 16,265,870 16,855,305 41,040 20,785 20,260
  Single responses  32,481,635 15,955,395 16,526,240 40,500 20,520 19,975
    English  18,858,980 9,345,225 9,513,750 31,375 16,000 15,375
    French  7,054,975 3,452,380 3,602,590 1,075 580 500
    Non-official languages  6,567,680 3,157,785 3,409,895 8,045 3,940 4,105
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 177,360 86,870 90,490 780 375 405
        Atikamekw    5,820 2,975 2,845 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  77,900 38,055 39,845 135 60 75
        Dene  11,215 5,500 5,720 450 245 205
        Innu/Montagnais  10,785 5,205 5,580 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  33,500 16,725 16,775 190 70 120
        Mi'kmaq  7,635 3,715 3,920 0 0 0
        Ojibway  17,625 8,340 9,285 10 5 5
        Oji-Cree  9,835 4,890 4,945 0 0 0
        Stoney  3,050 1,465 1,580 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 6,312,435 3,032,860 3,279,570 2,465 1,205 1,260
        African languages, n.i.e 9,125 4,920 4,205 0 0 5
        Afrikaans  8,770 4,370 4,400 5 0 5
        Akan (Twi)  12,680 6,145 6,535 10 5 5
        Albanian  23,820 12,205 11,610 5 5 0
        Amharic  18,020 8,745 9,275 10 5 5
        Arabic  327,870 175,535 152,335 150 100 55
        Armenian  29,795 14,525 15,265 75 35 40
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 7,150 3,565 3,590 30 20 15
        Bengali  59,370 30,555 28,815 35 20 15
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  5,855 3,210 2,645 0 0 0
        Bisayan languages  16,240 6,185 10,055 70 25 45
        Bosnian  11,685 5,805 5,875 5 5 5
        Bulgarian  19,050 9,305 9,740 10 0 5
        Burmese  2,985 1,515 1,470 0 0 0
        Cantonese  372,460 173,510 198,955 85 45 40
        Chinese, n.o.s.  425,210 200,800 224,410 110 55 55
        Creoles  61,725 27,620 34,105 40 15 25
        Croatian  49,730 24,395 25,335 20 10 10
        Czech  23,585 11,350 12,230 10 5 5
        Danish  14,145 6,950 7,200 10 5 5
        Dutch  110,490 54,060 56,425 50 30 25
        Estonian  6,385 2,755 3,630 0 0 0
        Finnish  17,415 7,390 10,020 10 5 5
        Flemish  4,690 2,060 2,635 5 0 0
        Fukien  5,925 2,730 3,190 0 0 0
        German  409,200 195,415 213,785 185 100 85
        Greek  108,925 55,085 53,840 10 10 5
        Gujarati  91,450 45,570 45,875 10 5 5
        Hakka  5,115 2,360 2,755 0 0 0
        Hebrew  18,450 9,865 8,585 0 0 0
        Hindi  90,545 45,170 45,375 25 15 10
        Hungarian  67,920 32,740 35,180 25 15 10
        Ilocano  17,915 6,945 10,965 45 20 25
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 5,255 2,860 2,395 5 0 0
        Italian  407,485 201,985 205,510 45 25 20
        Japanese  39,985 14,035 25,955 30 10 20
        Khmer (Cambodian)  19,440 9,095 10,345 0 0 0
        Korean  137,925 64,090 73,835 15 5 5
        Kurdish  9,805 5,350 4,445 0 0 0
        Lao  12,970 6,375 6,590 5 0 0
        Latvian  6,200 2,700 3,505 0 0 0
        Lingala  3,085 1,440 1,645 0 0 0
        Lithuanian  7,245 3,080 4,165 0 0 0
        Macedonian  17,245 8,405 8,840 5 5 5
        Malay  10,910 4,845 6,060 5 0 0
        Malayalam  16,080 8,200 7,875 15 5 5
        Maltese  6,220 3,125 3,100 0 0 0
        Mandarin  248,705 116,480 132,225 35 15 20
        Marathi  5,830 3,030 2,805 0 0 0
        Nepali  8,480 4,350 4,135 20 10 10
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 14,075 7,385 6,685 5 0 0
        Norwegian  5,800 2,745 3,055 5 0 0
        Oromo  11,140 6,075 5,060 15 5 5
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  430,705 217,015 213,685 30 15 15
        Pashto  12,465 6,470 5,990 0 0 0
        Persian (Farsi)  170,045 86,810 83,235 20 10 10
        Polish  191,645 87,905 103,745 30 15 20
        Portuguese  211,335 102,320 109,015 20 10 15
        Romanian  90,300 43,475 46,820 20 10 10
        Rundi (Kirundi)  3,975 1,875 2,100 0 0 0
        Russian  164,330 75,275 89,050 40 15 25
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  3,895 1,710 2,185 5 0 0
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 16,970 8,395 8,575 0 0 0
        Serbian  56,420 28,125 28,290 15 5 10
        Serbo-Croatian  10,155 4,940 5,215 5 0 0
        Shanghainese  2,920 1,230 1,695 0 0 0
        Sign languages, n.i.e 3,815 2,050 1,760 0 5 0
        Sindhi  11,330 5,290 6,040 0 5 0
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  14,185 7,070 7,110 0 0 0
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 4,360 2,225 2,135 5 0 0
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 3,630 1,850 1,785 5 5 0
        Slovak  17,580 8,045 9,540 15 5 10
        Slovenian  10,775 5,015 5,760 5 0 5
        Somali  31,380 14,260 17,120 40 30 5
        Spanish  410,670 199,110 211,565 90 40 55
        Swahili  10,090 5,050 5,045 10 5 5
        Swedish  7,350 3,170 4,175 5 0 5
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  327,445 131,405 196,045 545 205 340
        Taiwanese  9,635 4,450 5,185 0 0 0
        Tamil  131,265 65,145 66,120 25 10 15
        Telugu  9,315 4,910 4,405 10 5 5
        Thai  7,935 2,505 5,425 0 0 5
        Tibetan languages  4,640 2,365 2,270 0 0 0
        Tigrigna  10,220 4,990 5,230 10 10 0
        Turkish  29,640 15,865 13,775 15 5 10
        Ukrainian  111,540 49,570 61,975 45 30 20
        Urdu  172,800 88,295 84,500 30 20 10
        Vietnamese  144,880 68,255 76,625 155 75 80
        Yiddish  15,205 7,400 7,805 0 0 0
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 77,890 38,055 39,835 4,800 2,360 2,440
  Multiple responses          639,540 310,480 329,060 535 260 280
    English and French  144,685 69,975 74,710 75 35 35
    English and non-official language  396,330 192,000 204,330 450 215 235
    French and non-official language  74,430 36,535 37,890 15 5 10
    English, French and non-official language 24,095 11,965 12,130 5 0 0
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 33,121,175 16,265,870 16,855,305 41,040 20,785 20,255
  English only 22,564,665 11,222,185 11,342,485 37,040 18,900 18,140
  French only 4,165,015 1,925,340 2,239,680 45 20 25
  English and French 5,795,570 2,876,560 2,919,005 3,715 1,760 1,955
  Neither English nor French 595,920 241,790 354,135 235 95 140
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 33,121,175 16,265,875 16,855,300 41,040 20,780 20,255
  English 24,662,900 12,172,545 12,490,350 39,680 20,090 19,590
  French 7,507,890 3,671,815 3,836,075 1,030 550 475
  English and French 367,635 186,235 181,405 100 45 55
  Neither English nor French 582,755 235,280 347,475 225 95 130
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 7,691,705 3,764,930 3,926,770 1,080 575 505
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 23.2 23.1 23.3 2.6 2.8 2.5
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 33,121,175 16,265,875 16,855,300 41,040 20,780 20,260
  Single responses 31,958,800 15,701,165 16,257,640 40,650 20,600 20,055
    English 21,457,075 10,585,620 10,871,455 36,485 18,495 17,990
    French 6,827,865 3,348,235 3,479,625 550 290 265
    Non-official languages 3,673,865 1,767,310 1,906,555 3,615 1,815 1,800
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 114,610 58,055 56,550 235 130 110
        Atikamekw   5,365 2,800 2,565 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 44,520 22,555 21,970 15 10 10
        Dene 7,960 4,025 3,940 170 95 70
        Innu/Montagnais 9,630 4,700 4,935 0 0 0
        Inuktitut 27,170 13,780 13,390 45 20 30
        Mi'kmaq 4,160 2,100 2,060 0 0 0
        Ojibway 6,850 3,555 3,295 5 5 0
        Oji-Cree 6,875 3,525 3,350 0 0 0
        Stoney 2,070 1,025 1,045 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 3,531,990 1,695,585 1,836,405 1,170 555 615
        African languages, n.i.e. 4,130 2,085 2,045 0 0 0
        Afrikaans 4,465 2,230 2,235 0 0 0
        Akan (Twi) 6,545 2,980 3,560 5 0 5
        Albanian 13,765 6,985 6,775 0 5 0
        Amharic 10,760 5,065 5,695 10 5 5
        Arabic 181,790 92,840 88,950 100 55 45
        Armenian 19,140 9,035 10,105 50 20 25
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 1,815 865 950 5 5 5
        Bengali 42,065 21,140 20,925 25 15 10
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,995 1,045 950 0 0 0
        Bisayan languages 5,390 2,395 2,995 25 15 15
        Bosnian 6,705 3,385 3,315 0 0 0
        Bulgarian 12,075 5,940 6,135 5 0 0
        Burmese 1,895 970 925 0 0 0
        Cantonese 288,620 133,355 155,265 50 20 25
        Chinese, n.o.s. 297,295 141,425 155,870 65 35 30
        Creoles 25,475 11,045 14,435 25 5 15
        Croatian 18,730 8,950 9,780 0 0 0
        Czech 7,415 3,595 3,820 0 0 0
        Danish 945 475 465 0 0 0
        Dutch 11,530 5,485 6,040 5 0 5
        Estonian 1,450 550 895 0 0 0
        Finnish 3,335 1,480 1,855 0 0 0
        Flemish 455 210 245 0 0 0
        Fukien 1,900 875 1,030 0 0 0
        German 126,375 61,350 65,030 25 10 10
        Greek 47,705 22,800 24,905 5 5 5
        Gujarati 55,725 27,220 28,505 15 5 5
        Hakka 2,050 945 1,110 0 0 0
        Hebrew 8,400 4,245 4,150 0 0 0
        Hindi 47,080 23,215 23,870 15 5 10
        Hungarian 22,945 10,780 12,165 5 0 0
        Ilocano 6,160 2,610 3,550 25 10 15
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 2,285 1,165 1,120 0 0 0
        Italian 139,480 61,990 77,485 10 5 5
        Japanese 18,850 8,010 10,835 10 10 10
        Khmer (Cambodian) 11,330 5,250 6,075 0 0 0
        Korean 104,905 49,660 55,245 10 5 5
        Kurdish 6,000 3,125 2,875 0 0 0
        Lao 6,980 3,445 3,540 0 0 0
        Latvian 1,625 715 910 0 0 0
        Lingala 880 400 485 0 0 0
        Lithuanian 2,115 915 1,205 0 0 0
        Macedonian 7,775 3,740 4,035 0 0 0
        Malay 3,940 1,935 2,005 0 0 0
        Malayalam 7,955 4,010 3,940 10 5 5
        Maltese 1,330 640 690 0 0 0
        Mandarin 203,275 97,960 105,320 30 15 20
        Marathi 2,800 1,450 1,345 0 0 0
        Nepali 6,320 3,215 3,105 15 10 10
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 3,785 1,800 1,985 0 0 0
        Norwegian 575 275 300 0 0 0
        Oromo 4,745 2,445 2,305 10 5 0
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 317,075 158,375 158,700 10 5 5
        Pashto 8,700 4,390 4,310 0 0 0
        Persian (Farsi) 118,830 58,420 60,415 5 0 0
        Polish 85,210 39,945 45,260 10 5 0
        Portuguese 97,210 46,445 50,760 10 5 10
        Romanian 54,460 26,580 27,880 0 5 5
        Rundi (Kirundi) 1,335 610 720 0 0 0
        Russian 109,735 52,320 57,420 30 15 15
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 1,180 540 640 0 0 0
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 11,670 5,640 6,030 0 0 0
        Serbian 34,885 17,100 17,780 10 0 0
        Serbo-Croatian 5,040 2,465 2,580 5 0 5
        Shanghainese 1,325 610 715 0 0 0
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 6,305 3,685 2,620 5 5 5
        Sindhi 4,870 2,175 2,695 0 0 0
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 6,850 3,410 3,440 0 0 0
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 3,525 1,795 1,730 0 0 0
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 1,135 545 590 0 0 0
        Slovak 5,370 2,545 2,825 5 5 5
        Slovenian 2,475 1,095 1,380 0 0 0
        Somali 21,665 9,665 12,000 10 10 0
        Spanish 252,015 123,085 128,935 40 15 20
        Swahili 4,175 2,040 2,130 5 0 0
        Swedish 1,130 535 595 0 0 0
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 161,080 71,145 89,935 295 130 160
        Taiwanese 4,830 2,315 2,515 0 0 0
        Tamil 98,940 48,355 50,590 10 5 5
        Telugu 5,205 2,675 2,530 0 5 0
        Thai 3,215 1,470 1,745 0 0 0
        Tibetan languages 3,620 1,835 1,785 0 0 0
        Tigrigna 5,975 2,845 3,130 0 5 0
        Turkish 18,705 9,510 9,190 0 5 0
        Ukrainian 25,565 11,505 14,065 0 0 0
        Urdu 113,785 57,100 56,680 25 10 15
        Vietnamese 104,960 49,550 55,410 145 70 75
        Yiddish 6,860 3,515 3,350 0 0 0
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 27,265 13,670 13,595 2,210 1,135 1,080
  Multiple responses         1,162,370 564,710 597,665 385 185 205
    English and French 131,205 63,475 67,730 45 20 20
    English and non-official language 875,135 425,370 449,765 330 160 170
    French and non-official language 109,700 53,010 56,690 0 0 0
    English, French and non-official language 46,330 22,845 23,485 15 5 5
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 33,121,175 16,265,870 16,855,305 41,040 20,780 20,255
  None 28,418,595 13,988,140 14,430,455 34,395 17,525 16,870
  Single responses  4,554,525 2,205,595 2,348,935 6,585 3,230 3,350
    English  1,910,475 948,755 961,715 2,345 1,225 1,125
    French  678,940 318,530 360,415 605 275 335
    Non-official languages  1,965,110 938,305 1,026,805 3,630 1,735 1,890
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 62,935 29,835 33,100 415 200 215
        Atikamekw    470 205 265 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  32,750 15,645 17,105 60 30 30
        Dene  3,245 1,535 1,710 235 120 110
        Innu/Montagnais  1,065 490 580 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  7,230 3,510 3,720 120 50 75
        Mi'kmaq  3,135 1,435 1,700 0 0 0
        Ojibway  10,870 5,040 5,835 5 0 5
        Oji-Cree  3,300 1,570 1,730 0 0 0
        Stoney  865 410 455 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 1,857,185 887,115 970,070 840 400 445
        African languages, n.i.e 3,625 1,930 1,695 0 0 0
        Afrikaans  4,185 2,075 2,110 5 5 5
        Akan (Twi)  6,105 3,010 3,095 10 5 0
        Albanian  6,155 3,095 3,055 0 0 0
        Amharic  5,665 2,785 2,875 5 0 0
        Arabic  116,375 62,625 53,755 40 30 15
        Armenian  6,690 3,270 3,420 35 15 15
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 3,595 1,735 1,860 20 10 10
        Bengali  11,405 5,925 5,475 10 5 0
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  2,040 1,085 955 0 0 0
        Bisayan languages  4,015 1,515 2,500 15 5 10
        Bosnian  3,365 1,635 1,730 5 0 5
        Bulgarian  3,985 1,850 2,135 5 0 0
        Burmese  860 425 435 0 0 0
        Cantonese  83,955 40,200 43,755 35 15 20
        Chinese, n.o.s.  74,930 35,840 39,090 25 15 10
        Creoles  44,100 19,795 24,305 10 5 0
        Croatian  19,045 9,240 9,805 10 5 5
        Czech  7,540 3,415 4,120 10 5 5
        Danish  4,800 2,145 2,655 5 0 0
        Dutch  34,465 15,800 18,660 10 5 5
        Estonian  2,240 955 1,285 0 0 0
        Finnish  5,670 2,355 3,310 5 5 0
        Flemish  995 405 585 0 0 0
        Fukien  2,315 1,080 1,235 0 0 0
        German  117,070 54,490 62,585 65 30 35
        Greek  50,670 25,670 25,005 0 5 0
        Gujarati  25,635 12,745 12,890 0 0 0
        Hakka  1,490 685 805 0 0 0
        Hebrew  14,270 7,170 7,095 0 0 0
        Hindi  55,375 28,080 27,290 25 10 10
        Hungarian  19,135 8,770 10,360 10 5 5
        Ilocano  4,880 1,895 2,990 5 5 0
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 1,845 980 870 0 0 0
        Italian  156,885 77,220 79,665 20 10 5
        Japanese  19,050 7,875 11,175 10 5 5
        Khmer (Cambodian)  5,425 2,545 2,880 0 0 0
        Korean  22,870 10,620 12,255 5 0 5
        Kurdish  2,295 1,245 1,045 0 0 0
        Lao  3,830 1,915 1,915 5 5 0
        Latvian  1,880 760 1,125 0 0 0
        Lingala  4,235 1,965 2,270 0 0 0
        Lithuanian  2,120 855 1,260 0 0 0
        Macedonian  5,950 2,890 3,060 0 0 0
        Malay  4,320 1,915 2,405 5 0 5
        Malayalam  6,110 3,085 3,020 0 0 0
        Maltese  2,405 1,110 1,300 0 0 0
        Mandarin  47,785 21,575 26,205 0 0 0
        Marathi  1,740 870 875 0 0 0
        Nepali  1,175 605 565 0 5 5
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 10,610 5,245 5,365 15 5 5
        Norwegian  1,935 885 1,050 0 0 0
        Oromo  3,315 1,740 1,580 5 0 0
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  83,180 42,490 40,695 10 10 5
        Pashto  2,315 1,245 1,075 0 0 0
        Persian (Farsi)  32,275 17,085 15,190 10 5 10
        Polish  54,580 24,580 30,005 15 5 5
        Portuguese  77,850 37,635 40,215 5 0 5
        Romanian  20,800 9,715 11,085 5 5 5
        Rundi (Kirundi)  1,925 925 1,000 0 0 0
        Russian  38,805 17,710 21,095 20 10 10
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  1,805 775 1,030 0 0 0
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 3,685 1,850 1,835 0 0 0
        Serbian  14,890 7,460 7,425 5 0 0
        Serbo-Croatian  2,565 1,255 1,315 0 0 0
        Shanghainese  1,045 445 595 0 0 0
        Sign languages, n.i.e 4,300 1,800 2,505 0 0 0
        Sindhi  4,935 2,285 2,645 0 0 0
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  6,060 3,030 3,030 0 0 0
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 465 240 225 0 0 0
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 970 490 485 5 0 0
        Slovak  5,150 2,240 2,910 15 5 5
        Slovenian  3,415 1,515 1,900 0 0 0
        Somali  9,725 4,625 5,095 20 15 5
        Spanish  152,210 73,850 78,365 65 20 45
        Swahili  6,860 3,325 3,535 0 0 0
        Swedish  3,515 1,535 1,985 10 0 5
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  107,960 40,085 67,870 195 70 120
        Taiwanese  4,065 1,915 2,145 0 0 0
        Tamil  27,625 13,960 13,665 5 0 0
        Telugu  2,550 1,365 1,190 0 0 0
        Thai  3,380 1,135 2,240 5 0 5
        Tibetan languages  595 320 280 0 0 0
        Tigrigna  3,330 1,640 1,690 0 0 0
        Turkish  7,815 4,250 3,565 5 5 0
        Ukrainian  32,740 14,290 18,450 10 5 5
        Urdu  45,580 23,440 22,145 15 10 5
        Vietnamese  32,280 15,455 16,830 15 10 10
        Yiddish  3,510 1,555 1,955 0 0 0
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 44,985 21,360 23,630 2,375 1,135 1,235
  Multiple responses          148,055 72,140 75,915 60 20 40
    English and French  40,280 20,290 19,995 0 0 0
    English and non-official language  49,905 24,725 25,180 10 0 10
    French and non-official language  56,385 26,370 30,010 50 15 30
    English, French and non-official language  1,485 755 730 0 0 0

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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

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

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How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Canada (Code 01) and Northwest Territories (Code 61) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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