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Characteristic Ontario Data quality note(s)

(Province) 		Essex, CTY
Ontario
(Census division)
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 12,851,821†  ...Data not available ...Data not available 388,782 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 12,160,282†  ...Data not available ...Data not available 393,402 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 5.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available -1.2 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 5,308,785 ...Data not available ...Data not available 164,733 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 4,887,508 ...Data not available ...Data not available 152,293 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 14.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 210.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 908,607.67 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,850.78 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 12,851,820 6,263,140 6,588,685 388,785 191,230 197,555
0 to 4 years 704,260 360,590 343,670 21,100 10,915 10,180
5 to 9 years 712,755 365,290 347,465 22,930 11,825 11,105
10 to 14 years 763,755 391,630 372,125 24,455 12,620 11,830
15 to 19 years 863,635 443,680 419,950 26,880 13,790 13,090
15 years 168,840 86,700 82,140 5,400 2,770 2,635
16 years 172,840 89,195 83,645 5,570 2,890 2,675
17 years 171,405 88,230 83,170 5,290 2,665 2,625
18 years 173,930 89,225 84,705 5,370 2,750 2,620
19 years 176,620 90,330 86,290 5,250 2,710 2,540
20 to 24 years 852,910 432,490 420,415 25,235 12,945 12,290
25 to 29 years 815,120 400,045 415,075 21,705 10,580 11,125
30 to 34 years 800,365 383,340 417,030 22,350 10,840 11,510
35 to 39 years 844,335 405,845 438,485 25,425 12,390 13,035
40 to 44 years 924,075 447,920 476,155 27,905 13,815 14,085
45 to 49 years 1,055,880 517,510 538,370 31,245 15,580 15,670
50 to 54 years 1,006,140 492,560 513,580 30,205 15,135 15,075
55 to 59 years 864,620 418,755 445,865 26,285 12,895 13,390
60 to 64 years 765,655 370,370 395,275 23,920 11,640 12,285
65 to 69 years 563,485 270,875 292,610 17,750 8,685 9,065
70 to 74 years 440,780 206,350 234,435 13,705 6,360 7,345
75 to 79 years 356,150 161,345 194,805 11,080 5,045 6,035
80 to 84 years 271,510 113,620 157,890 8,585 3,585 4,995
85 years and over 246,400 80,925 165,475 8,020 2,575 5,445
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 40.4 39.4 41.3 40.8 39.9 41.6
% of the population aged 15 and over 83.0 82.2 83.9 82.4 81.5 83.2
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 10,671,050 5,145,630 5,525,420 320,295 155,860 164,435
Married or living with a common-law partner 6,158,605 3,078,940 3,079,665 183,030 92,350 90,675
Married (and not separated) 5,367,400 2,681,320 2,686,075 162,790 82,170 80,620
Living common law 791,210 397,620 393,590 20,240 10,185 10,055
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 4,512,440 2,066,690 2,445,750 137,270 63,505 73,760
Single (never legally married) 2,985,020 1,583,760 1,401,260 87,220 47,060 40,165
Separated 319,805 133,790 186,015 9,715 4,070 5,645
Divorced 593,730 231,160 362,570 20,175 8,375 11,800
Widowed 613,880 117,980 495,905 20,155 4,005 16,155
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 3,612,200 ...Data not available ...Data not available 108,990 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 1,686,655 ...Data not available ...Data not available 52,060 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 812,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available 23,390 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 783,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available 22,440 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 329,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 3,612,205 ...Data not available ...Data not available 108,990 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 3,007,560 ...Data not available ...Data not available 88,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 2,612,895 ...Data not available ...Data not available 78,920 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 1,090,740 ...Data not available ...Data not available 34,490 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 1,522,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available 44,430 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 559,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available 15,455 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 676,880 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 286,110 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,805 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 394,670 ...Data not available ...Data not available 10,065 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 236,010 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,850 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 158,660 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 77,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,080 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 55,605 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,440 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 25,890 ...Data not available ...Data not available 690 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 604,645 ...Data not available ...Data not available 20,010 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 486,470 ...Data not available ...Data not available 16,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 282,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,095 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 145,375 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,890 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 59,015 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,125 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 118,175 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 77,820 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,625 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 31,265 ...Data not available ...Data not available 975 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 9,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available 305 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 4,083,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available 125,865 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 839,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25,440 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 1,323,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available 42,610 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 496,005 ...Data not available ...Data not available 15,790 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 888,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available 26,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 535,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available 15,115 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family 1.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1.2 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households 12,655,130 6,179,005 6,476,125 381,345 187,135 194,215
Number of persons not in census families 1,951,440 889,600 1,061,845 57,510 27,150 30,360
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 295,100 113,180 181,925 7,075 2,835 4,240
Living with non-relatives only 425,360 233,900 191,465 9,010 5,120 3,890
Living alone 1,230,980 542,525 688,455 41,420 19,190 22,230
Number of census family persons 10,703,690 5,289,410 5,414,280 323,840 159,985 163,850
Average number of persons per census family 3.0 ...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 1,752,725 796,110 956,615 55,400 25,135 30,265
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 563,605 155,405 408,200 18,290 5,125 13,160
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 105,130 22,345 82,785 2,510 540 1,970
Living with non-relatives only 30,835 14,715 16,125 725 325 400
Living alone 427,640 118,350 309,290 15,055 4,260 10,800
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 1,189,120 640,705 548,415 37,110 20,005 17,105
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 4,887,510 ...Data not available ...Data not available 152,290 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 3,475,030 ...Data not available ...Data not available 106,475 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 3,103,515 ...Data not available ...Data not available 98,715 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 2,642,680 ...Data not available ...Data not available 82,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 1,171,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available 37,310 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 1,471,175 ...Data not available ...Data not available 44,970 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 460,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available 16,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 371,515 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,755 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 242,850 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,310 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 167,865 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 52,945 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 114,920 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,125 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 74,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 128,660 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 1,412,480 ...Data not available ...Data not available 45,815 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 1,230,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available 41,420 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 181,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,400 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 4,887,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available 152,295 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 2,718,880 ...Data not available ...Data not available 108,550 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 789,970 ...Data not available ...Data not available 12,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 15,800 ...Data not available ...Data not available 670 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 1,362,860 ...Data not available ...Data not available 30,135 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 279,470 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 415,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,965 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 160,460 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 498,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,570 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 9,540 ...Data not available ...Data not available 210 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 4,887,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available 152,295 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 1,230,975 ...Data not available ...Data not available 41,420 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 1,584,415 ...Data not available ...Data not available 50,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 803,030 ...Data not available ...Data not available 23,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 783,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available 22,920 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 310,860 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 174,305 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,665 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 12,655,135 ...Data not available ...Data not available 381,345 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.5 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 12,722,060 6,210,335 6,511,730 384,935 189,705 195,230
  Single responses  12,434,770 6,071,955 6,362,815 376,960 185,855 191,100
    English  8,677,040 4,276,970 4,400,065 281,975 139,225 142,750
    French  493,300 232,785 260,510 11,710 5,455 6,250
    Non-official languages  3,264,435 1,562,190 1,702,240 83,280 41,175 42,105
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 15,625 7,315 8,305 20 10 10
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  3,930 1,835 2,095 5 0 5
        Dene  20 5 10 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  5 5 5 5 0 0
        Inuktitut  300 85 215 0 0 0
        Mi'kmaq  70 20 45 0 0 0
        Ojibway  8,255 3,925 4,330 15 5 5
        Oji-Cree  3,030 1,440 1,590 0 0 0
        Stoney  5 0 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 3,222,400 1,542,155 1,680,245 82,885 40,985 41,895
        African languages, n.i.e.  3,080 1,585 1,495 205 105 100
        Afrikaans  2,060 1,030 1,030 40 20 15
        Akan (Twi)  9,680 4,565 5,115 55 25 30
        Albanian  17,440 8,870 8,565 1,080 535 545
        Amharic  9,190 4,295 4,895 125 60 65
        Arabic  133,390 69,890 63,500 11,545 5,860 5,685
        Armenian  13,070 6,330 6,740 230 100 130
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  3,040 1,445 1,595 55 30 30
        Bengali  38,685 19,745 18,935 620 310 315
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  120 70 60 0 0 0
        Bisayan languages  6,380 2,395 3,985 70 25 45
        Bosnian  6,140 3,045 3,095 330 165 165
        Bulgarian  9,015 4,390 4,625 100 50 55
        Burmese  1,400 685 715 20 10 5
        Cantonese  186,870 87,020 99,850 1,230 580 650
        Chinese, n.o.s.  195,120 92,170 102,950 3,435 1,690 1,750
        Creoles  9,650 4,355 5,295 185 85 100
        Croatian  33,830 16,505 17,320 1,850 895 955
        Czech  12,115 5,675 6,440 195 80 120
        Danish  4,745 2,230 2,515 85 40 40
        Dutch  58,135 28,150 29,985 815 420 395
        Estonian  5,025 2,170 2,850 20 5 10
        Finnish  11,350 4,905 6,450 160 70 90
        Flemish  2,710 1,180 1,530 100 35 60
        Fukien  3,410 1,620 1,795 5 5 0
        German  140,315 65,815 74,500 8,950 4,350 4,595
        Greek  56,890 28,455 28,435 1,100 550 555
        Gujarati  68,105 34,110 33,995 635 325 310
        Hakka  3,535 1,685 1,850 10 5 5
        Hebrew  11,415 6,085 5,330 35 25 10
        Hindi  47,645 23,880 23,765 595 310 285
        Hungarian  41,010 19,455 21,555 1,515 730 785
        Ilocano  8,050 2,990 5,060 75 30 40
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  2,845 1,520 1,330 50 25 25
        Italian  251,330 123,830 127,505 10,785 5,325 5,465
        Japanese  12,215 4,415 7,800 85 30 55
        Khmer (Cambodian)  7,210 3,345 3,860 450 215 230
        Korean  64,080 30,065 34,015 420 210 210
        Kurdish  5,760 3,100 2,660 130 75 55
        Lao  5,350 2,620 2,730 245 125 115
        Latvian  4,640 1,970 2,670 20 5 15
        Lingala  755 325 430 20 10 10
        Lithuanian  5,600 2,375 3,230 80 30 50
        Macedonian  16,305 7,930 8,370 1,205 585 625
        Malay  5,305 2,395 2,910 60 35 25
        Malayalam  10,745 5,460 5,285 150 70 80
        Maltese  5,830 2,930 2,905 235 125 115
        Mandarin  118,390 55,825 62,565 1,110 530 580
        Marathi  4,155 2,135 2,025 85 45 40
        Nepali  3,640 1,850 1,795 95 50 45
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  5,780 2,925 2,860 180 80 95
        Norwegian  1,060 465 595 5 5 5
        Oromo  1,770 890 875 45 25 20
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  173,975 88,090 85,885 2,095 1,090 1,005
        Pashto  8,165 4,200 3,965 30 10 15
        Persian (Farsi)  98,905 50,110 48,790 615 305 305
        Polish  128,440 58,835 69,600 3,430 1,590 1,840
        Portuguese  147,725 71,605 76,125 2,385 1,145 1,245
        Romanian  41,980 19,835 22,140 2,405 1,145 1,265
        Rundi (Kirundi)  1,035 455 580 40 15 25
        Russian  93,080 42,590 50,490 550 225 325
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  1,120 450 670 95 45 50
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  14,930 7,345 7,590 2,085 1,005 1,075
        Serbian  41,910 20,750 21,165 3,045 1,520 1,525
        Serbo-Croatian  5,250 2,565 2,685 215 105 110
        Shanghainese  1,410 585 830 15 5 5
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  1,580 835 745 55 25 25
        Sindhi  6,530 3,055 3,475 25 10 15
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  9,335 4,555 4,780 120 65 60
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  1,780 900 875 195 110 90
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  2,005 1,000 1,005 145 75 70
        Slovak  10,250 4,665 5,585 1,030 485 540
        Slovenian  7,505 3,475 4,030 195 80 120
        Somali  22,685 9,750 12,930 575 250 320
        Spanish  178,335 85,410 92,915 4,965 3,005 1,960
        Swahili  4,745 2,255 2,490 140 60 80
        Swedish  2,505 1,060 1,440 15 10 10
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  140,805 53,595 87,210 1,800 685 1,110
        Taiwanese  3,020 1,390 1,625 25 10 15
        Tamil  111,060 54,760 56,300 260 130 130
        Telugu  6,730 3,525 3,205 115 60 60
        Thai  2,915 995 1,915 190 100 85
        Tibetan languages  3,965 2,005 1,960 0 0 0
        Tigrigna  5,560 2,605 2,955 120 50 70
        Turkish  16,615 8,755 7,865 400 220 180
        Ukrainian  41,455 18,275 23,185 730 295 440
        Urdu  128,730 65,470 63,260 1,915 985 930
        Vietnamese  65,915 30,920 34,990 1,925 935 990
        Yiddish  5,105 2,350 2,760 30 15 15
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 26,410 12,725 13,690 375 180 190
  Multiple responses          287,290 138,385 148,910 7,975 3,850 4,125
    English and French  46,605 21,805 24,795 1,720 800 925
    English and non-official language  219,425 106,790 112,635 5,550 2,735 2,820
    French and non-official language  13,645 6,285 7,365 440 205 235
    English, French and non-official language 7,615 3,495 4,115 265 115 150
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 12,722,060 6,210,335 6,511,730 384,935 189,705 195,230
  English only 10,984,360 5,445,050 5,539,310 341,720 170,095 171,625
  French only 42,980 18,805 24,175 455 195 260
  English and French 1,395,805 627,725 768,085 35,775 16,085 19,690
  Neither English nor French 298,920 118,765 180,155 6,980 3,330 3,650
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 12,722,065 6,210,340 6,511,730 384,935 189,705 195,230
  English 11,844,580 5,819,520 6,025,055 364,845 180,265 184,585
  French 500,270 235,620 264,655 10,825 5,045 5,775
  English and French 84,230 39,330 44,895 2,400 1,125 1,275
  Neither English nor French 292,980 115,860 177,115 6,865 3,275 3,590
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 542,390 255,285 287,100 12,020 5,610 6,410
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 4.3 4.1 4.4 3.1 3.0 3.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 12,722,065 6,210,340 6,511,730 384,930 189,705 195,225
  Single responses 12,156,790 5,936,965 6,219,825 371,220 182,935 188,280
    English 10,044,810 4,930,610 5,114,200 325,175 160,400 164,775
    French 284,115 133,495 150,620 3,230 1,480 1,755
    Non-official languages 1,827,870 872,860 955,010 42,810 21,055 21,755
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 5,935 3,000 2,930 5 0 5
        Atikamekw   0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 1,920 950 970 0 0 0
        Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Inuktitut 80 20 60 0 0 0
        Mi'kmaq 10 5 5 0 0 0
        Ojibway 2,855 1,510 1,345 5 0 0
        Oji-Cree 1,065 505 555 0 0 0
        Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 1,811,985 864,990 946,995 42,670 20,985 21,680
        African languages, n.i.e. 1,405 675 730 115 60 55
        Afrikaans 775 385 390 5 0 5
        Akan (Twi) 5,305 2,390 2,915 15 10 10
        Albanian 10,055 5,075 4,980 570 275 295
        Amharic 5,280 2,400 2,880 70 35 35
        Arabic 76,410 38,095 38,315 6,930 3,345 3,590
        Armenian 7,375 3,435 3,940 110 40 65
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 885 420 465 15 5 10
        Bengali 26,895 13,495 13,405 425 205 225
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 40 20 20 0 0 0
        Bisayan languages 2,045 895 1,150 15 5 10
        Bosnian 3,525 1,765 1,760 180 90 95
        Bulgarian 5,165 2,535 2,630 50 30 25
        Burmese 885 425 460 10 10 5
        Cantonese 147,795 68,295 79,500 905 445 460
        Chinese, n.o.s. 135,665 64,765 70,895 2,435 1,195 1,240
        Creoles 4,720 2,120 2,600 100 45 60
        Croatian 13,185 6,320 6,865 705 320 385
        Czech 4,325 2,055 2,265 50 20 35
        Danish 335 170 170 5 5 0
        Dutch 5,395 2,535 2,855 30 15 20
        Estonian 1,260 475 785 0 0 0
        Finnish 2,280 1,005 1,270 40 15 20
        Flemish 230 105 130 10 5 10
        Fukien 1,045 495 550 0 0 0
        German 39,180 18,925 20,255 3,420 1,670 1,750
        Greek 23,590 11,185 12,405 455 215 240
        Gujarati 42,445 20,860 21,585 395 200 200
        Hakka 1,595 740 855 0 0 5
        Hebrew 5,240 2,630 2,610 5 5 5
        Hindi 24,650 12,200 12,450 325 155 165
        Hungarian 15,440 7,260 8,175 475 220 250
        Ilocano 2,920 1,170 1,745 5 0 5
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 1,175 590 590 20 5 10
        Italian 88,835 39,140 49,695 3,730 1,630 2,100
        Japanese 5,765 2,535 3,235 35 10 20
        Khmer (Cambodian) 4,065 1,860 2,205 270 130 145
        Korean 47,245 22,575 24,675 300 150 150
        Kurdish 3,580 1,835 1,745 90 45 45
        Lao 2,855 1,445 1,410 155 85 75
        Latvian 1,270 535 730 0 0 5
        Lingala 240 95 140 5 5 5
        Lithuanian 1,780 765 1,015 10 5 5
        Macedonian 7,290 3,495 3,795 550 265 285
        Malay 1,925 920 1,005 20 10 10
        Malayalam 5,315 2,665 2,645 80 35 45
        Maltese 1,295 625 670 40 20 20
        Mandarin 96,610 46,980 49,630 910 455 460
        Marathi 1,980 1,015 965 35 20 15
        Nepali 2,480 1,260 1,220 85 45 40
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,830 870 960 45 20 30
        Norwegian 120 50 75 0 0 0
        Oromo 1,040 490 545 30 20 15
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 124,100 62,105 61,995 1,445 730 715
        Pashto 5,765 2,875 2,890 20 5 15
        Persian (Farsi) 69,200 33,860 35,335 370 175 190
        Polish 60,730 28,490 32,240 1,650 775 870
        Portuguese 70,210 33,690 36,520 1,020 450 570
        Romanian 22,845 10,960 11,880 1,400 670 730
        Rundi (Kirundi) 375 180 195 20 10 15
        Russian 64,425 30,385 34,045 325 145 180
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 395 165 230 25 10 10
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10,360 4,980 5,375 1,455 690 765
        Serbian 26,000 12,665 13,335 1,710 825 885
        Serbo-Croatian 2,500 1,220 1,285 120 60 60
        Shanghainese 660 300 365 15 5 10
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 2,650 1,535 1,115 95 50 40
        Sindhi 2,835 1,265 1,565 0 0 0
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 4,480 2,195 2,280 60 30 30
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 1,410 710 695 180 100 80
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 565 265 300 40 15 25
        Slovak 3,185 1,485 1,700 280 130 155
        Slovenian 1,815 830 990 45 15 30
        Somali 15,450 6,520 8,935 390 165 230
        Spanish 106,735 51,645 55,085 3,390 2,295 1,090
        Swahili 2,025 940 1,080 105 40 60
        Swedish 410 200 210 5 0 5
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 65,225 27,135 38,095 820 355 465
        Taiwanese 1,495 710 785 10 0 5
        Tamil 83,645 40,665 42,980 135 65 75
        Telugu 3,820 1,955 1,870 45 20 20
        Thai 1,320 650 675 150 95 60
        Tibetan languages 3,200 1,615 1,585 0 0 0
        Tigrigna 3,075 1,390 1,680 80 30 45
        Turkish 10,395 5,265 5,135 205 100 100
        Ukrainian 15,240 6,810 8,425 125 45 80
        Urdu 83,520 41,750 41,770 1,210 605 605
        Vietnamese 47,355 22,240 25,120 1,440 680 755
        Yiddish 530 260 275 0 0 0
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 9,950 4,865 5,085 140 65 70
  Multiple responses         565,270 273,370 291,895 13,715 6,770 6,945
    English and French 37,955 17,250 20,705 830 375 460
    English and non-official language 509,105 248,050 261,055 12,380 6,160 6,215
    French and non-official language 6,370 2,855 3,520 145 80 70
    English, French and non-official language 11,845 5,225 6,620 365 160 205
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 12,722,060 6,210,335 6,511,725 384,930 189,705 195,230
  None 10,611,255 5,199,975 5,411,280 330,790 163,490 167,300
  Single responses  2,066,620 989,785 1,076,835 52,890 25,605 27,285
    English  848,410 416,070 432,340 18,815 9,225 9,585
    French  227,040 101,685 125,355 7,310 3,230 4,080
    Non-official languages  991,165 472,030 519,140 26,770 13,150 13,615
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 10,750 4,985 5,770 20 10 10
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  2,120 980 1,140 5 0 5
        Dene  15 10 10 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  5 0 5 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  220 85 135 0 0 0
        Mi'kmaq  50 20 30 0 0 0
        Ojibway  6,505 3,030 3,470 10 5 10
        Oji-Cree  1,840 870 970 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 966,445 460,560 505,885 26,500 13,030 13,475
        African languages, n.i.e.  1,340 675 665 60 25 35
        Afrikaans  1,285 630 660 30 15 15
        Akan (Twi)  4,585 2,195 2,390 50 25 25
        Albanian  4,625 2,315 2,310 330 160 165
        Amharic  3,085 1,430 1,655 40 20 25
        Arabic  45,670 24,305 21,360 4,350 2,280 2,065
        Armenian  3,700 1,785 1,910 75 40 35
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  1,490 675 810 40 25 20
        Bengali  8,115 4,155 3,960 120 65 55
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  50 25 20 5 5 0
        Bisayan languages  1,600 585 1,010 20 10 10
        Bosnian  1,790 875 915 105 55 50
        Bulgarian  2,240 1,050 1,185 40 15 20
        Burmese  405 200 205 5 5 0
        Cantonese  41,885 19,995 21,890 340 160 180
        Chinese, n.o.s.  35,080 16,715 18,365 670 340 335
        Creoles  7,720 3,355 4,370 105 45 60
        Croatian  13,060 6,290 6,770 710 335 370
        Czech  3,765 1,645 2,115 55 35 25
        Danish  1,690 740 950 30 15 15
        Dutch  18,365 8,275 10,095 215 90 120
        Estonian  1,850 785 1,065 5 0 10
        Finnish  3,725 1,530 2,195 55 25 30
        Flemish  590 230 355 10 5 10
        Fukien  1,440 695 750 0 0 0
        German  44,850 20,385 24,470 2,760 1,330 1,430
        Greek  29,400 14,815 14,580 490 250 240
        Gujarati  17,855 8,935 8,915 130 70 60
        Hakka  1,010 480 530 5 0 0
        Hebrew  8,795 4,415 4,380 25 10 10
        Hindi  31,720 16,115 15,605 345 190 155
        Hungarian  11,610 5,225 6,380 480 210 270
        Ilocano  2,215 830 1,385 15 5 10
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  1,050 550 505 15 5 10
        Italian  100,275 49,240 51,035 4,200 2,115 2,085
        Japanese  5,765 2,425 3,350 55 20 35
        Khmer (Cambodian)  2,105 985 1,120 115 60 55
        Korean  11,915 5,615 6,300 65 30 35
        Kurdish  1,355 730 625 20 10 10
        Lao  1,600 815 785 55 30 30
        Latvian  1,525 620 900 10 5 5
        Lingala  1,220 505 715 20 10 10
        Lithuanian  1,685 675 1,010 30 10 20
        Macedonian  5,710 2,780 2,930 455 230 230
        Malay  2,010 875 1,135 30 15 15
        Malayalam  4,210 2,120 2,085 50 25 30
        Maltese  2,270 1,045 1,225 80 40 40
        Mandarin  22,435 10,105 12,330 185 75 105
        Marathi  1,255 620 640 25 15 10
        Nepali  655 325 335 5 5 0
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  4,890 2,350 2,540 150 75 80
        Norwegian  475 205 265 5 5 5
        Oromo  450 235 225 5 0 5
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  36,175 18,600 17,575 405 210 195
        Pashto  1,565 845 715 5 0 0
        Persian (Farsi)  19,325 10,130 9,195 135 75 60
        Polish  36,540 16,475 20,070 1,005 460 540
        Portuguese  56,065 27,195 28,865 965 495 470
        Romanian  11,640 5,370 6,265 640 305 330
        Rundi (Kirundi)  535 225 310 10 0 5
        Russian  20,915 9,535 11,380 165 70 95
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  555 220 335 45 25 20
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  3,145 1,560 1,585 425 215 210
        Serbian  11,025 5,500 5,525 960 480 485
        Serbo-Croatian  1,355 675 675 60 30 30
        Shanghainese  460 185 275 5 5 5
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  1,530 620 905 60 25 35
        Sindhi  2,660 1,255 1,410 10 5 10
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  4,160 2,055 2,105 55 30 20
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  175 85 95 5 5 0
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  570 280 295 35 15 15
        Slovak  2,965 1,305 1,665 305 135 170
        Slovenian  2,445 1,075 1,370 60 25 35
        Somali  7,410 3,415 4,000 145 75 70
        Spanish  64,810 31,120 33,695 1,515 715 800
        Swahili  3,240 1,485 1,755 75 35 35
        Swedish  1,240 520 720 5 5 5
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  48,070 17,385 30,690 665 240 425
        Taiwanese  1,050 480 570 10 0 10
        Tamil  23,860 11,970 11,885 90 50 40
        Telugu  1,730 910 820 50 30 25
        Thai  1,120 375 745 30 5 25
        Tibetan languages  445 235 210 0 0 0
        Tigrigna  1,945 930 1,015 40 15 15
        Turkish  4,610 2,460 2,150 155 95 65
        Ukrainian  12,170 5,285 6,880 225 90 135
        Urdu  34,535 17,635 16,895 470 245 225
        Vietnamese  15,425 7,320 8,105 360 170 185
        Yiddish  1,540 660 875 5 0 0
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 13,970 6,485 7,490 255 120 135
  Multiple responses          44,190 20,580 23,610 1,250 610 645
    English and French  6,970 3,210 3,760 225 110 115
    English and non-official language  15,600 7,690 7,910 285 145 135
    French and non-official language  21,270 9,505 11,765 740 350 385
    English, French and non-official language  350 170 180 10 0 5

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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.

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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. Ontario (Code 35) and Essex, Ontario (Code 3537) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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