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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	Alberta (Province)			Division No. 11, CDR Alberta (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	3,645,257^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,203,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	3,290,350^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,076,103	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	10.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	11.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,505,007	...Data not available	...Data not available	500,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,064	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	5.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	76.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	640,081.87	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,767.99	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	3,645,260	1,827,815	1,817,440	1,203,115	600,740	602,380
0 to 4 years	244,880	125,665	119,210	76,750	39,230	37,520
5 to 9 years	218,990	112,005	106,990	68,040	34,920	33,120
10 to 14 years	220,920	113,415	107,505	69,105	35,555	33,550
15 to 19 years	238,205	122,065	116,145	77,300	39,310	37,990
15 years	46,985	23,995	22,995	14,905	7,615	7,290
16 years	47,235	24,330	22,910	14,955	7,645	7,305
17 years	47,280	24,370	22,910	15,340	7,905	7,435
18 years	47,780	24,435	23,345	15,600	7,865	7,740
19 years	48,920	24,935	23,985	16,505	8,275	8,230
20 to 24 years	258,475	131,510	126,965	92,490	47,110	45,380
25 to 29 years	288,735	146,330	142,405	99,825	50,945	48,885
30 to 34 years	274,390	138,600	135,795	90,880	46,175	44,705
35 to 39 years	260,135	131,810	128,325	83,695	42,270	41,420
40 to 44 years	258,515	130,630	127,890	83,810	42,220	41,590
45 to 49 years	280,635	140,575	140,060	91,895	45,835	46,060
50 to 54 years	279,705	141,370	138,335	91,640	46,110	45,530
55 to 59 years	233,785	118,750	115,030	77,860	38,980	38,880
60 to 64 years	182,160	90,975	91,185	61,305	30,365	30,940
65 to 69 years	125,700	61,790	63,905	42,285	20,595	21,690
70 to 74 years	94,775	45,220	49,555	32,220	15,140	17,080
75 to 79 years	76,040	35,205	40,835	26,010	11,705	14,305
80 to 84 years	57,725	24,810	32,915	20,070	8,450	11,620
85 years and over	51,485	17,095	34,390	17,940	5,825	12,115
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.5	35.9	37.1	36.6	35.8	37.4
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.2	80.8	81.6	82.2	81.7	82.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	2,960,470	1,476,730	1,483,735	989,220	491,030	498,185
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,756,855	881,840	875,015	567,085	284,360	282,720
Married (and not separated)	1,484,700	745,670	739,035	480,525	241,050	239,475
Living common law	272,155	136,180	135,980	86,560	43,310	43,250
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,203,610	594,890	608,725	422,135	206,670	215,470
Single (never legally married)	823,935	460,575	363,355	290,310	161,340	128,970
Separated	70,860	31,685	39,170	24,490	10,755	13,730
Divorced	177,375	75,875	101,500	61,720	25,715	36,010
Widowed	131,440	26,745	104,695	45,615	8,860	36,755
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	328,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	484,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	159,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	213,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	203,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	97,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	328,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	855,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	719,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	233,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	314,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	405,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	133,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	146,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	174,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	83,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	135,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	83,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	52,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	26,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	17,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	144,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	110,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	64,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	32,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	13,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	33,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	22,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	8,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	1,097,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	360,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	284,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	386,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	121,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	134,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	202,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	89,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	3,567,935	1,793,260	1,774,675	1,181,840	591,395	590,440
Number of persons not in census families	616,070	324,140	291,930	215,305	111,880	103,420
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	86,005	42,230	43,775	31,570	15,075	16,495
Living with non-relatives only	187,325	112,605	74,725	63,035	37,780	25,255
Living alone	342,730	169,305	173,430	120,700	59,030	61,670
Number of census family persons	2,951,870	1,469,120	1,482,750	966,530	479,510	487,020
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	366,105	171,780	194,330	124,785	57,475	67,305
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	114,455	34,650	79,805	39,895	11,650	28,240
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	15,895	3,895	12,000	5,895	1,340	4,555
Living with non-relatives only	7,200	3,595	3,605	2,490	1,240	1,245
Living alone	91,355	27,160	64,195	31,515	9,070	22,445
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	251,650	137,125	114,525	84,890	45,825	39,065
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	969,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	318,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	870,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	764,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	246,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	354,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	113,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	409,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	133,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	106,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	99,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	71,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	49,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	20,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	29,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	21,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	27,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	420,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	342,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	77,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	883,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	58,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	46,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	402,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	71,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	97,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	33,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	197,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	1,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	270	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	342,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	477,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	157,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	224,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	75,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	211,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	69,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	85,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	48,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	3,567,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,181,840	...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 residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,730	1,189,405	594,530	594,870
Single responses	3,547,680	1,781,135	1,766,545	1,166,100	583,420	582,680
English	2,780,200	1,405,655	1,374,545	892,030	450,320	441,710
French	68,545	35,355	33,195	25,450	13,040	12,410
Non-official languages	698,930	340,125	358,805	248,620	120,055	128,565
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	22,005	10,540	11,470	3,600	1,550	2,050
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	16,745	8,035	8,710	3,170	1,375	1,795
Dene	1,680	825	855	125	45	80
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	65	20	40	30	10	25
Mi'kmaq	20	15	10	10	5	5
Ojibway	455	190	260	110	45	70
Oji-Cree	5	5	10	0	0	5
Stoney	3,035	1,465	1,570	145	65	75
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	665,865	324,165	341,705	241,905	117,025	124,880
African languages, n.i.e.	3,380	1,855	1,525	1,030	575	455
Afrikaans	2,420	1,200	1,220	470	240	230
Akan (Twi)	1,100	620	485	520	285	235
Albanian	1,685	915	770	520	285	240
Amharic	5,110	2,595	2,515	1,670	840	825
Arabic	28,000	15,335	12,665	11,885	6,465	5,420
Armenian	390	185	195	105	50	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	1,265	635	625	590	280	305
Bengali	5,030	2,640	2,385	1,545	830	715
Berber languages (Kabyle)	60	30	25	25	15	10
Bisayan languages	3,255	1,340	1,910	1,165	490	675
Bosnian	1,745	875	875	690	345	345
Bulgarian	1,280	635	650	370	175	195
Burmese	320	160	160	95	50	40
Cantonese	34,985	16,440	18,540	13,615	6,385	7,225
Chinese, n.o.s.	49,270	23,520	25,745	19,320	9,265	10,065
Creoles	1,180	610	570	575	285	290
Croatian	3,960	1,950	2,005	1,490	740	750
Czech	2,880	1,405	1,475	865	420	440
Danish	2,805	1,445	1,360	890	435	460
Dutch	17,950	9,095	8,855	5,025	2,480	2,550
Estonian	195	100	95	45	25	20
Finnish	895	355	545	260	105	145
Flemish	345	175	170	100	60	45
Fukien	445	205	235	215	100	115
German	80,905	39,730	41,175	17,640	8,395	9,245
Greek	2,965	1,565	1,405	975	525	450
Gujarati	8,675	4,300	4,375	3,440	1,695	1,750
Hakka	325	135	190	215	90	125
Hebrew	780	415	370	330	185	145
Hindi	12,290	6,260	6,030	6,220	3,135	3,085
Hungarian	6,700	3,315	3,385	1,765	900	865
Ilocano	3,010	1,265	1,745	1,025	430	595
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	1,070	580	490	180	95	85
Italian	11,960	6,145	5,815	5,265	2,645	2,625
Japanese	4,560	1,640	2,920	1,020	330	690
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,745	810	930	685	310	380
Korean	13,885	6,545	7,340	4,360	2,000	2,355
Kurdish	1,230	705	525	510	285	230
Lao	1,035	515	520	380	200	180
Latvian	330	160	165	120	60	60
Lingala	155	80	75	95	50	50
Lithuanian	380	170	210	115	50	65
Macedonian	275	140	135	125	65	65
Malay	1,080	470	610	380	175	205
Malayalam	2,760	1,425	1,330	1,355	685	675
Maltese	75	35	35	30	10	10
Mandarin	19,325	9,120	10,210	7,295	3,470	3,830
Marathi	850	460	395	300	160	145
Nepali	1,605	870	735	520	290	235
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	2,075	1,120	960	705	395	310
Norwegian	1,180	540	635	260	115	145
Oromo	1,405	790	610	485	275	210
Panjabi (Punjabi)	49,940	25,350	24,590	19,415	9,895	9,515
Pashto	1,850	950	900	500	265	240
Persian (Farsi)	10,655	5,630	5,025	3,530	1,845	1,685
Polish	19,890	9,335	10,560	9,415	4,410	5,010
Portuguese	7,380	3,610	3,770	4,165	2,070	2,100
Romanian	6,550	3,335	3,215	2,115	1,045	1,075
Rundi (Kirundi)	235	110	120	140	65	75
Russian	13,840	6,355	7,490	4,315	2,000	2,315
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	440	225	215	350	170	185
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	680	360	325	220	115	105
Serbian	3,560	1,795	1,765	1,515	765	750
Serbo-Croatian	930	455	475	345	175	175
Shanghainese	130	50	80	50	20	35
Sign languages, n.i.e.	465	250	215	200	105	95
Sindhi	2,560	1,205	1,355	865	400	470
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,940	1,030	915	900	495	410
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	650	335	315	305	165	140
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	325	160	165	155	70	85
Slovak	2,145	1,045	1,100	605	290	310
Slovenian	745	350	395	335	160	175
Somali	5,515	2,875	2,640	3,510	1,725	1,780
Spanish	44,020	22,045	21,975	14,400	7,320	7,075
Swahili	1,455	775	680	735	410	325
Swedish	950	420	530	340	155	190
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	60,085	25,720	34,370	22,585	9,675	12,910
Taiwanese	340	150	190	135	60	80
Tamil	2,645	1,425	1,215	1,080	585	490
Telugu	1,085	565	520	455	240	220
Thai	1,310	420	890	440	140	305
Tibetan languages	335	170	165	10	10	5
Tigrigna	2,340	1,245	1,095	995	510	485
Turkish	2,460	1,415	1,050	1,340	755	580
Ukrainian	24,575	11,095	13,475	13,640	5,955	7,685
Urdu	19,900	10,265	9,630	5,845	3,020	2,820
Vietnamese	21,195	9,930	11,265	8,005	3,710	4,295
Yiddish	165	85	80	70	35	30
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	11,055	5,420	5,635	3,110	1,480	1,630
Multiple responses	62,505	30,325	32,185	23,310	11,115	12,190
English and French	8,410	4,045	4,365	3,080	1,450	1,635
English and non-official language	49,970	24,210	25,760	18,655	8,910	9,745
French and non-official language	2,945	1,500	1,440	1,110	540	575
English, French and non-official language	1,185	565	620	460	220	245
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,735	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
English only	3,321,810	1,679,330	1,642,480	1,086,680	547,730	538,950
French only	3,205	1,430	1,780	1,335	580	755
English and French	235,565	110,485	125,075	84,810	39,715	45,095
Neither English nor French	49,600	20,210	29,395	16,585	6,510	10,080
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,610,180	1,811,455	1,798,735	1,189,405	594,535	594,870
English	3,484,240	1,751,785	1,732,460	1,144,045	573,325	570,720
French	65,105	33,810	31,295	24,440	12,565	11,865
English and French	12,530	6,305	6,225	4,795	2,370	2,425
Neither English nor French	48,310	19,555	28,750	16,135	6,275	9,855
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	71,370	36,960	34,405	26,830	13,755	13,080
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.0	2.0	1.9	2.3	2.3	2.2
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
Single responses	3,499,490	1,757,090	1,742,400	1,146,515	573,620	572,890
English	3,095,250	1,557,420	1,537,830	1,008,750	505,990	502,765
French	24,690	12,545	12,140	9,175	4,670	4,510
Non-official languages	379,550	187,125	192,425	128,580	62,965	65,615
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	9,525	4,800	4,730	725	340	390
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	6,470	3,255	3,215	645	310	335
Dene	880	475	400	25	5	15
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	5	5	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	5	0	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	95	35	60	20	5	15
Oji-Cree	0	5	0	0	0	0
Stoney	2,070	1,025	1,045	25	10	15
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	366,215	180,370	185,850	126,755	62,070	64,685
African languages, n.i.e.	1,880	990	885	570	305	265
Afrikaans	1,435	715	715	230	120	105
Akan (Twi)	460	235	225	210	105	100
Albanian	915	505	410	255	145	110
Amharic	3,555	1,770	1,790	1,110	545	565
Arabic	16,655	8,765	7,890	6,840	3,595	3,235
Armenian	205	100	100	50	30	25
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	395	190	205	150	60	85
Bengali	3,540	1,820	1,720	1,030	545	485
Berber languages (Kabyle)	35	15	15	15	5	5
Bisayan languages	1,125	530	595	390	190	200
Bosnian	885	450	430	340	180	160
Bulgarian	755	375	375	250	125	130
Burmese	215	115	105	40	25	15
Cantonese	24,790	11,520	13,270	9,560	4,420	5,135
Chinese, n.o.s.	32,395	15,515	16,880	12,625	6,010	6,615
Creoles	630	315	310	340	170	170
Croatian	1,375	645	735	530	230	295
Czech	755	380	375	220	110	110
Danish	175	95	80	50	25	25
Dutch	2,390	1,180	1,210	370	175	200
Estonian	25	10	15	0	0	0
Finnish	115	50	60	35	15	15
Flemish	40	20	20	10	10	5
Fukien	120	45	75	70	25	40
German	35,485	17,490	18,000	2,890	1,365	1,525
Greek	905	440	460	320	155	165
Gujarati	5,040	2,450	2,590	2,035	975	1,055
Hakka	110	50	60	90	40	45
Hebrew	370	190	180	135	75	65
Hindi	6,955	3,525	3,425	3,635	1,820	1,805
Hungarian	1,900	920	980	495	230	265
Ilocano	1,060	490	575	350	160	185
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	510	260	245	75	30	40
Italian	3,235	1,455	1,785	1,610	720	885
Japanese	2,125	890	1,235	430	175	255
Khmer (Cambodian)	960	445	510	365	160	205
Korean	10,340	4,980	5,370	3,165	1,510	1,665
Kurdish	785	435	350	300	165	135
Lao	530	250	285	185	90	90
Latvian	85	55	35	30	20	15
Lingala	45	25	25	20	10	15
Lithuanian	85	40	40	20	10	10
Macedonian	110	55	55	50	20	25
Malay	370	200	165	115	60	55
Malayalam	1,495	760	735	745	380	365
Maltese	5	5	5	5	5	5
Mandarin	14,910	7,300	7,610	5,630	2,775	2,855
Marathi	430	230	205	170	90	80
Nepali	1,190	625	570	350	185	165
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	595	285	305	210	95	110
Norwegian	190	95	95	10	5	5
Oromo	1,050	565	485	360	195	170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	38,215	19,220	19,000	14,735	7,465	7,275
Pashto	1,235	625	610	335	175	165
Persian (Farsi)	7,260	3,680	3,580	2,345	1,175	1,175
Polish	7,935	3,805	4,125	3,915	1,895	2,025
Portuguese	2,915	1,400	1,515	1,695	805	895
Romanian	3,735	1,930	1,805	1,260	625	635
Rundi (Kirundi)	100	40	60	70	20	45
Russian	8,360	4,115	4,250	2,625	1,295	1,330
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	220	115	105	190	95	95
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	375	185	190	100	50	50
Serbian	2,025	1,010	1,015	815	420	395
Serbo-Croatian	435	225	210	165	85	80
Shanghainese	65	35	35	20	10	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	685	415	270	300	195	105
Sindhi	1,105	490	610	370	165	205
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,000	530	465	460	255	210
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	500	260	240	230	130	100
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	70	35	35	55	30	30
Slovak	680	340	335	160	80	80
Slovenian	120	50	70	50	20	30
Somali	4,110	2,130	1,985	2,650	1,280	1,375
Spanish	27,405	13,830	13,575	8,505	4,315	4,190
Swahili	580	310	275	305	160	145
Swedish	115	55	55	35	20	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	33,190	15,940	17,255	12,300	5,820	6,480
Taiwanese	130	60	70	60	20	35
Tamil	1,515	805	715	620	325	295
Telugu	565	295	270	265	135	125
Thai	595	270	325	165	80	85
Tibetan languages	235	120	110	0	5	0
Tigrigna	1,595	820	775	630	315	320
Turkish	1,610	860	750	960	505	455
Ukrainian	2,985	1,365	1,620	1,890	860	1,030
Urdu	13,740	7,005	6,735	3,870	1,970	1,900
Vietnamese	15,080	7,140	7,945	5,540	2,600	2,940
Yiddish	5	5	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	3,810	1,955	1,850	1,100	560	540
Multiple responses	110,695	54,360	56,335	42,895	20,915	21,980
English and French	4,945	2,520	2,425	1,930	985	940
English and non-official language	102,995	50,465	52,535	39,875	19,405	20,475
French and non-official language	1,115	570	550	395	200	200
English, French and non-official language	1,640	815	825	690	325	370
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
None	3,175,225	1,598,555	1,576,670	1,033,500	518,605	514,900
Single responses	427,270	209,070	218,200	153,060	74,555	78,510
English	175,275	88,065	87,205	58,960	29,485	29,475
French	36,995	17,270	19,730	13,035	6,080	6,955
Non-official languages	215,005	103,740	111,265	81,065	38,990	42,075
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	11,185	5,305	5,880	2,145	910	1,240
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	9,370	4,490	4,885	1,915	825	1,090
Dene	655	290	365	80	20	55
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	55	20	35	20	5	15
Mi'kmaq	20	10	10	15	10	5
Ojibway	220	90	130	70	30	40
Oji-Cree	5	0	5	0	0	0
Stoney	855	405	450	55	20	35
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	197,700	95,500	102,195	77,200	37,275	39,925
African languages, n.i.e.	970	540	430	265	165	100
Afrikaans	935	475	455	220	110	105
Akan (Twi)	620	350	270	310	170	135
Albanian	490	265	230	130	70	60
Amharic	1,395	750	650	510	280	230
Arabic	12,895	6,955	5,945	5,970	3,195	2,775
Armenian	95	40	55	25	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	550	265	285	260	125	135
Bengali	1,010	515	490	365	200	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	5	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	830	330	505	290	110	175
Bosnian	580	280	305	260	125	130
Bulgarian	320	150	175	75	30	40
Burmese	115	60	55	50	30	20
Cantonese	9,235	4,460	4,775	3,755	1,835	1,920
Chinese, n.o.s.	10,445	5,115	5,330	4,200	2,085	2,110
Creoles	720	360	355	360	185	175
Croatian	1,555	775	780	580	315	270
Czech	990	480	515	310	150	160
Danish	945	430	515	290	115	175
Dutch	5,765	2,795	2,965	1,555	710	845
Estonian	50	30	25	10	10	10
Finnish	300	130	175	100	45	50
Flemish	70	40	35	20	5	5
Fukien	155	75	80	70	35	35
German	18,255	8,815	9,440	5,710	2,655	3,065
Greek	1,720	850	870	555	285	275
Gujarati	2,970	1,465	1,500	1,100	545	555
Hakka	105	40	65	60	25	40
Hebrew	600	300	290	270	140	135
Hindi	7,045	3,685	3,365	3,285	1,715	1,575
Hungarian	2,015	970	1,040	520	265	255
Ilocano	845	360	480	260	100	160
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	320	175	140	60	35	30
Italian	5,390	2,700	2,685	2,390	1,190	1,200
Japanese	2,250	960	1,290	605	255	350
Khmer (Cambodian)	525	255	270	230	110	120
Korean	2,420	1,125	1,290	860	390	470
Kurdish	300	165	135	135	70	60
Lao	365	190	175	125	70	50
Latvian	80	30	50	30	10	10
Lingala	230	115	115	165	90	75
Lithuanian	95	45	45	35	20	15
Macedonian	90	40	50	55	25	30
Malay	460	205	255	155	75	75
Malayalam	960	485	470	495	240	250
Maltese	15	10	10	5	5	5
Mandarin	4,300	1,965	2,335	1,695	760	935
Marathi	240	130	110	65	35	30
Nepali	235	135	90	100	60	40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,685	860	830	470	260	210
Norwegian	355	160	195	110	50	65
Oromo	255	130	130	90	50	40
Panjabi (Punjabi)	8,810	4,560	4,245	3,585	1,825	1,755
Pashto	340	170	170	110	55	50
Persian (Farsi)	2,105	1,130	980	770	415	355
Polish	6,180	2,890	3,290	2,925	1,335	1,595
Portuguese	3,195	1,565	1,630	1,810	895	915
Romanian	1,715	865	850	505	240	265
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	65	55	65	40	30
Russian	4,020	1,825	2,200	1,340	615	725
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	195	100	100	165	85	85
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	185	100	90	80	40	40
Serbian	1,135	575	555	535	270	260
Serbo-Croatian	260	125	140	110	45	60
Shanghainese	40	15	25	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	645	270	375	280	120	155
Sindhi	1,185	560	630	395	185	215
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	755	395	360	405	220	185
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	115	65	50	55	30	25
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	85	50	40	30	15	10
Slovak	605	300	300	175	90	85
Slovenian	250	120	130	135	70	70
Somali	1,435	745	690	885	435	450
Spanish	18,355	9,210	9,145	6,200	3,155	3,050
Swahili	1,145	610	540	575	300	275
Swedish	450	205	245	145	70	70
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	18,450	6,985	11,460	6,760	2,595	4,155
Taiwanese	125	60	65	50	25	30
Tamil	880	460	420	370	195	170
Telugu	360	195	165	130	70	55
Thai	575	185	390	245	85	160
Tibetan languages	60	35	30	5	5	0
Tigrigna	740	395	345	335	175	165
Turkish	640	370	270	325	190	135
Ukrainian	7,440	3,335	4,105	4,355	1,900	2,455
Urdu	4,905	2,555	2,355	1,660	850	805
Vietnamese	4,960	2,345	2,615	2,055	970	1,080
Yiddish	60	30	30	25	15	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,125	2,940	3,190	1,715	805	910
Multiple responses	7,690	3,825	3,865	2,845	1,375	1,465
English and French	995	520	475	395	205	195
English and non-official language	2,860	1,445	1,405	1,080	540	535
French and non-official language	3,785	1,820	1,960	1,335	610	730
English, French and non-official language	55	35	25	35	20	10

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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X area and data suppression

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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.')

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.. 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

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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. Alberta (Code 48) and Division No. 11, Alberta (Code 4811) (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 April 19, 2024).

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Canada, provinces, territories and federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	IVT (3,008 KB)	XML (2,802 KB)
Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions, census subdivisions and dissemination areas	IVT (233,928 KB)	XML (384,573 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
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Map: Alberta

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Map of Canada: Alberta (shaded in green)

Map: Division No. 11, Census division (Census Division), Alberta

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Map: Division No. 11, Census division, Census Division (shaded in green), Alberta

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Alberta (Province)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Division No. 11 (Census division)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)
  - Division No. 11 (Census division)

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

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Related data: Alberta

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Alberta
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Focus on Geography, Alberta
Census Data Navigator, Alberta
Visual Census, Alberta

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Division No. 11, Census division (Census Division), Alberta
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Census Data Navigator, Division No. 11, Census division (Census Division), Alberta

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Division No. 11, Census division (Census Division), Alberta, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Division No. 11, Census division (Census Division), Alberta

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Division No. 11, Census division (Census Division), Alberta

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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