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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	Saskatchewan (Province)			Nova Scotia (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	1,033,381^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	968,157^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	6.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	460,512	...Data not available	...Data not available	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	588,239.21	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,939.44	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	1,033,380	511,555	521,825	921,730	445,585	476,140
0 to 4 years	68,760	35,070	33,690	43,985	22,565	21,415
5 to 9 years	63,350	32,480	30,865	44,425	22,660	21,765
10 to 14 years	65,750	33,465	32,285	49,810	25,555	24,260
15 to 19 years	71,760	36,870	34,885	57,440	29,235	28,205
15 years	13,910	7,140	6,765	11,060	5,555	5,505
16 years	14,465	7,390	7,075	11,095	5,690	5,405
17 years	14,405	7,425	6,985	11,425	5,800	5,625
18 years	14,540	7,505	7,040	11,775	6,065	5,705
19 years	14,430	7,420	7,015	12,085	6,125	5,965
20 to 24 years	72,610	37,135	35,470	59,620	30,055	29,560
25 to 29 years	70,395	35,510	34,885	51,920	25,405	26,515
30 to 34 years	65,340	32,750	32,590	51,545	24,470	27,070
35 to 39 years	61,150	30,265	30,880	56,380	26,835	29,545
40 to 44 years	61,475	30,550	30,920	62,115	29,895	32,220
45 to 49 years	74,630	36,820	37,810	76,275	37,010	39,265
50 to 54 years	77,480	38,855	38,625	77,465	37,465	39,995
55 to 59 years	70,050	35,185	34,865	70,960	34,200	36,760
60 to 64 years	56,945	28,305	28,645	66,425	32,310	34,115
65 to 69 years	41,500	20,445	21,055	48,920	23,840	25,075
70 to 74 years	33,820	16,050	17,770	36,395	17,300	19,095
75 to 79 years	28,950	13,200	15,750	27,655	12,460	15,195
80 to 84 years	23,955	10,165	13,795	20,015	8,040	11,975
85 years and over	25,475	8,435	17,035	20,385	6,285	14,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	38.2	37.0	39.2	43.7	42.7	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	80.9	80.3	81.4	85.0	84.1	85.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	835,525	410,545	424,980	783,510	374,810	408,700
Married or living with a common-law partner	487,980	244,485	243,495	453,095	226,305	226,790
Married (and not separated)	416,355	208,700	207,655	376,020	187,865	188,155
Living common law	71,630	35,785	35,845	77,075	38,440	38,635
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	347,535	166,055	181,480	330,420	148,505	181,915
Single (never legally married)	232,160	128,325	103,835	209,180	109,775	99,405
Separated	18,210	8,220	9,990	23,545	10,105	13,445
Divorced	43,665	19,500	24,170	46,065	18,690	27,375
Widowed	53,500	10,015	43,490	51,625	9,940	41,690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	285,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	148,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	55,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	51,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	30,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	285,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	238,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	202,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	102,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	100,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	35,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	41,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	23,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	35,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	19,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	16,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	46,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	36,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	19,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	6,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	10,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	308,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	79,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	112,695	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	39,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	54,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	22,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	1,009,040	500,680	508,360	906,175	439,230	466,940
Number of persons not in census families	176,280	87,630	88,650	163,895	74,725	89,165
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	23,550	12,035	11,510	17,670	7,250	10,420
Living with non-relatives only	38,345	22,810	15,535	37,430	20,250	17,180
Living alone	114,385	52,780	61,605	108,795	47,225	61,570
Number of census family persons	832,755	413,050	419,710	742,285	364,505	377,775
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	141,370	64,460	76,910	143,825	65,235	78,595
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	50,190	14,780	35,415	48,920	14,375	34,550
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	3,395	1,115	2,285	6,250	1,570	4,675
Living with non-relatives only	1,930	970	960	2,710	1,275	1,430
Living alone	44,870	12,700	32,170	39,970	11,530	28,440
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	91,180	49,685	41,495	94,905	50,860	44,045
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	277,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	255,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	221,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	114,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	107,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	33,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	22,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	15,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	5,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	6,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	6,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	131,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	114,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	17,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	303,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	10,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	8,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	86,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	11,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	14,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	7,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	52,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	700	...Data not available	...Data not available	710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	114,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	146,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	57,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	53,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	23,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	14,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	1,009,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,018,310	505,085	513,230	910,620	441,190	469,425
Single responses	1,005,810	499,115	506,695	904,285	438,165	466,125
English	860,500	428,115	432,385	836,085	404,330	431,760
French	16,280	7,760	8,525	31,105	15,005	16,100
Non-official languages	129,035	63,245	65,785	37,090	18,825	18,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	30,895	15,105	15,790	4,685	2,280	2,405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	21,950	10,765	11,190	25	15	15
Dene	7,955	3,900	4,055	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	20	0	15	25	5	20
Mi'kmaq	5	5	5	4,620	2,255	2,370
Ojibway	950	430	520	15	5	10
Oji-Cree	5	5	0	0	0	0
Stoney	5	5	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	96,540	47,370	49,165	31,675	16,170	15,510
African languages, n.i.e.	420	235	185	70	40	35
Afrikaans	740	375	360	75	45	35
Akan (Twi)	105	60	45	50	25	30
Albanian	175	90	90	245	130	120
Amharic	215	110	110	150	80	70
Arabic	2,045	1,150	900	5,965	3,525	2,440
Armenian	10	5	5	50	30	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	180	100	80	100	55	45
Bengali	1,310	725	580	375	210	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	5	0	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	620	245	375	85	30	55
Bosnian	235	115	125	90	45	45
Bulgarian	45	25	25	50	30	25
Burmese	160	100	60	10	10	5
Cantonese	1,725	835	890	590	275	315
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,375	2,685	2,690	2,750	1,395	1,355
Creoles	80	50	35	45	20	25
Croatian	315	155	165	210	110	100
Czech	270	130	145	180	95	90
Danish	310	175	135	175	95	85
Dutch	1,550	750	805	1,725	860	865
Estonian	15	5	15	55	25	25
Finnish	205	85	120	95	40	50
Flemish	75	30	45	30	10	15
Fukien	15	10	5	15	10	10
German	25,415	12,200	13,215	3,275	1,545	1,735
Greek	835	435	395	775	385	385
Gujarati	700	430	265	105	60	50
Hakka	5	5	0	0	5	0
Hebrew	50	25	25	75	45	30
Hindi	840	505	330	515	265	250
Hungarian	1,665	845	815	280	130	150
Ilocano	345	150	200	25	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	155	90	70	45	25	20
Italian	730	385	345	790	445	345
Japanese	275	95	185	305	95	210
Khmer (Cambodian)	120	60	65	5	5	5
Korean	1,230	595	630	815	360	455
Kurdish	100	60	40	70	45	30
Lao	325	170	160	10	10	0
Latvian	60	30	30	65	35	30
Lingala	15	10	5	10	0	10
Lithuanian	20	10	10	35	15	20
Macedonian	25	15	15	15	5	5
Malay	80	25	50	65	20	45
Malayalam	200	105	95	115	55	55
Maltese	5	5	5	20	10	5
Mandarin	1,425	710	715	905	435	470
Marathi	70	35	35	30	15	15
Nepali	325	170	160	225	120	105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	295	150	145	110	60	45
Norwegian	540	240	300	125	70	55
Oromo	160	95	70	35	30	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,105	1,225	885	375	205	170
Pashto	275	155	120	70	35	35
Persian (Farsi)	1,010	550	465	1,185	635	550
Polish	1,910	885	1,025	825	385	440
Portuguese	475	215	260	380	195	185
Romanian	855	415	440	170	80	85
Rundi (Kirundi)	55	30	25	15	5	5
Russian	2,355	1,125	1,225	815	395	430
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	35	25	15	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	480	245	235	15	10	10
Serbian	435	215	220	115	55	55
Serbo-Croatian	135	70	65	105	55	55
Shanghainese	15	10	5	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	120	70	45	120	60	60
Sindhi	60	35	30	15	10	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	175	90	85	110	65	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	595	300	300	0	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	330	170	165	10	5	10
Slovak	140	80	60	120	50	70
Slovenian	80	45	35	30	15	15
Somali	435	205	230	40	20	20
Spanish	3,230	1,645	1,585	1,545	750	800
Swahili	230	125	105	75	45	35
Swedish	245	100	145	85	40	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	9,260	4,365	4,900	1,185	500	685
Taiwanese	45	15	25	40	15	25
Tamil	275	170	110	270	155	110
Telugu	160	95	65	125	75	50
Thai	120	50	70	110	20	90
Tibetan languages	10	10	5	5	0	0
Tigrigna	350	165	185	55	30	30
Turkish	180	95	85	275	160	110
Ukrainian	13,150	5,915	7,230	300	130	165
Urdu	3,215	1,715	1,500	540	290	250
Vietnamese	1,745	860	890	450	220	230
Yiddish	15	10	5	25	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,600	770	830	725	380	345
Multiple responses	12,500	5,970	6,530	6,335	3,025	3,305
English and French	1,730	805	920	3,035	1,400	1,635
English and non-official language	9,850	4,720	5,125	2,855	1,385	1,470
French and non-official language	750	360	390	315	170	150
English, French and non-official language	175	75	95	130	75	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,018,315	505,085	513,230	910,615	441,190	469,430
English only	965,920	481,535	484,390	814,670	398,830	415,845
French only	430	195	235	875	385	490
English and French	46,570	20,855	25,715	93,435	41,245	52,185
Neither English nor French	5,395	2,505	2,885	1,635	735	900
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,018,310	505,085	513,225	910,615	441,190	469,430
English	998,300	495,535	502,765	877,990	425,370	452,620
French	13,710	6,595	7,115	29,550	14,410	15,135
English and French	1,160	595	570	1,565	740	820
Neither English nor French	5,145	2,360	2,780	1,515	670	845
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	14,290	6,890	7,400	30,330	14,780	15,550
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	3.3	3.4	3.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,018,310	505,085	513,225	910,620	441,195	469,425
Single responses	1,001,705	497,005	504,700	903,215	437,540	465,675
English	938,170	465,005	473,170	868,765	420,340	448,425
French	4,295	1,990	2,305	15,935	7,625	8,315
Non-official languages	59,240	30,005	29,230	18,510	9,570	8,940
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	17,360	8,785	8,565	2,770	1,395	1,380
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10,970	5,605	5,365	5	0	0
Dene	6,205	3,105	3,095	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	5	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	2,770	1,390	1,375
Ojibway	175	70	100	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}	41,330	20,945	20,390	15,500	8,060	7,440
African languages, n.i.e.	180	100	80	35	15	20
Afrikaans	470	240	235	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	30	15	15	10	10	5
Albanian	130	60	65	125	60	60
Amharic	110	50	60	70	35	35
Arabic	1,380	735	640	3,495	2,030	1,465
Armenian	5	5	0	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	10	5	10
Bengali	1,000	535	465	230	115	110
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	275	125	145	30	15	15
Bosnian	120	60	55	50	25	25
Bulgarian	15	10	10	10	5	10
Burmese	125	70	55	5	5	5
Cantonese	1,065	505	560	320	165	155
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,690	1,830	1,860	1,985	1,040	950
Creoles	30	20	10	30	10	15
Croatian	80	35	40	75	40	35
Czech	30	15	15	45	20	25
Danish	20	10	5	15	5	10
Dutch	150	80	70	190	85	105
Estonian	5	0	5	5	0	5
Finnish	25	15	10	10	5	0
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	5
Fukien	10	10	5	5	0	0
German	7,925	3,880	4,040	1,170	565	605
Greek	290	140	155	270	115	150
Gujarati	385	230	155	50	25	25
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	30	15	15	25	15	10
Hindi	470	265	205	215	110	105
Hungarian	205	105	105	65	30	30
Ilocano	110	55	60	0	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	85	50	40	20	5	10
Italian	145	70	75	170	75	95
Japanese	110	40	70	130	60	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	50	20	25	5	0	0
Korean	955	475	480	560	265	295
Kurdish	40	25	15	55	35	20
Lao	155	85	70	0	0	0
Latvian	35	20	15	15	10	10
Lingala	15	10	5	5	5	5
Lithuanian	0	5	0	5	5	5
Macedonian	15	5	10	5	0	5
Malay	15	5	10	20	10	10
Malayalam	105	50	55	35	20	20
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	1,100	575	525	660	340	320
Marathi	30	15	15	25	15	10
Nepali	250	130	120	210	110	100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	60	30	35	30	10	15
Norwegian	10	5	10	20	10	10
Oromo	100	55	45	20	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,305	745	560	180	95	80
Pashto	150	80	65	35	20	15
Persian (Farsi)	655	340	315	935	480	455
Polish	325	155	175	255	125	130
Portuguese	150	70	80	120	55	60
Romanian	310	145	165	85	35	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	25	15	10	10	5	0
Russian	1,290	660	630	510	260	245
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	375	190	190	10	10	5
Serbian	300	145	155	60	25	35
Serbo-Croatian	60	30	30	50	20	25
Shanghainese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	190	95	90	195	110	85
Sindhi	40	25	20	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	95	45	45	45	25	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	535	280	255	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	235	125	110	5	0	5
Slovak	20	15	10	30	10	20
Slovenian	10	5	5	5	0	0
Somali	315	140	180	20	5	10
Spanish	1,590	845	745	775	390	385
Swahili	125	65	55	20	10	15
Swedish	15	10	5	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	5,645	2,810	2,840	550	275	275
Taiwanese	15	10	10	15	10	5
Tamil	115	70	45	130	80	50
Telugu	90	55	35	55	30	25
Thai	50	25	25	60	5	55
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	190	85	100	25	15	10
Turkish	125	65	60	140	70	70
Ukrainian	1,635	800	835	25	5	20
Urdu	2,405	1,275	1,130	320	155	165
Vietnamese	1,270	640	635	280	145	135
Yiddish	0	5	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	550	275	275	235	120	115
Multiple responses	16,610	8,085	8,525	7,405	3,655	3,755
English and French	855	400	460	1,815	860	950
English and non-official language	15,360	7,500	7,860	5,295	2,640	2,655
French and non-official language	205	110	95	115	60	60
English, French and non-official language	185	75	110	180	85	90
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,018,310	505,085	513,225	910,620	441,190	469,425
None	939,390	466,505	472,885	863,715	418,680	445,030
Single responses	77,380	37,800	39,580	46,065	22,110	23,960
English	29,695	15,050	14,645	16,325	8,230	8,095
French	8,320	3,635	4,685	15,705	6,975	8,730
Non-official languages	39,370	19,120	20,255	14,035	6,900	7,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	12,375	5,935	6,440	1,945	900	1,045
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10,020	4,810	5,210	10	5	5
Dene	1,875	895	975	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	15	5	10	30	10	20
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	1,890	880	1,015
Ojibway	455	225	230	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	5	5	5	0	0	0
Stoney	5	0	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	26,080	12,750	13,325	11,385	5,685	5,705
African languages, n.i.e.	145	85	70	15	10	10
Afrikaans	270	140	125	55	25	30
Akan (Twi)	50	25	25	35	20	20
Albanian	30	15	15	95	45	45
Amharic	55	40	20	40	25	20
Arabic	750	430	320	1,995	1,175	825
Armenian	0	0	0	20	10	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	130	70	60	45	25	25
Bengali	200	115	80	95	60	35
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	150	55	95	15	5	10
Bosnian	80	35	50	35	20	15
Bulgarian	20	10	10	25	15	10
Burmese	45	30	15	5	0	0
Cantonese	545	290	255	195	100	90
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,115	570	545	490	225	265
Creoles	75	35	40	80	25	55
Croatian	100	50	50	70	25	40
Czech	55	25	30	55	20	35
Danish	80	45	35	60	30	30
Dutch	445	215	225	550	260	285
Estonian	5	0	5	20	5	15
Finnish	65	25	35	25	10	10
Flemish	10	5	5	5	0	5
Fukien	0	0	0	10	0	5
German	4,650	2,275	2,375	1,255	605	645
Greek	510	265	250	435	225	205
Gujarati	170	110	60	40	15	20
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	70	35	35	85	45	35
Hindi	540	325	215	310	165	145
Hungarian	395	200	200	90	35	50
Ilocano	85	25	60	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	50	30	20	15	5	5
Italian	265	145	120	365	190	170
Japanese	200	95	100	205	85	115
Khmer (Cambodian)	50	25	30	5	0	0
Korean	210	105	110	205	95	110
Kurdish	45	20	20	10	5	5
Lao	85	50	35	0	0	0
Latvian	10	5	5	25	10	10
Lingala	30	15	20	5	0	5
Lithuanian	5	0	0	5	0	5
Macedonian	5	5	0	5	5	5
Malay	50	25	20	30	10	15
Malayalam	55	35	25	55	20	35
Maltese	0	5	0	15	5	10
Mandarin	320	145	170	225	110	120
Marathi	25	15	15	5	5	5
Nepali	30	15	15	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	310	155	155	65	30	35
Norwegian	95	35	60	55	25	30
Oromo	20	10	10	5	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	625	370	255	125	60	60
Pashto	60	35	20	10	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	240	140	105	210	125	85
Polish	465	205	265	280	135	140
Portuguese	215	95	115	175	85	85
Romanian	200	100	95	60	25	35
Rundi (Kirundi)	30	15	15	5	0	0
Russian	665	315	350	230	105	120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	20	15	5	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	115	60	55	10	5	5
Serbian	105	50	50	40	25	20
Serbo-Croatian	40	20	15	45	20	25
Shanghainese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	190	95	95	220	90	135
Sindhi	10	5	10	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	60	30	30	45	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	45	20	20	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	0	0	0
Slovak	30	20	10	55	25	30
Slovenian	15	5	5	15	5	5
Somali	70	40	25	15	10	5
Spanish	1,865	915	955	1,050	485	560
Swahili	120	65	55	75	40	35
Swedish	65	30	35	60	20	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,325	1,020	1,305	435	165	275
Taiwanese	20	5	15	15	10	5
Tamil	115	65	45	105	60	45
Telugu	70	45	25	40	20	15
Thai	60	25	40	30	5	20
Tibetan languages	5	5	0	5	5	0
Tigrigna	105	45	60	20	10	10
Turkish	50	25	20	120	65	50
Ukrainian	4,225	1,805	2,420	75	30	45
Urdu	700	370	335	170	90	80
Vietnamese	395	195	205	105	45	55
Yiddish	5	5	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	915	430	485	705	325	380
Multiple responses	1,540	775	765	840	400	435
English and French	115	60	55	95	45	45
English and non-official language	495	265	235	175	80	90
French and non-official language	920	445	475	560	265	300
English, French and non-official language	10	5	5	5	5	5

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^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. Saskatchewan (Code 47) and Nova Scotia (Code 12) (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 1, 2024).

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