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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	British Columbia (Province)			Newfoundland and Labrador (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	4,400,057^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	514,536	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	4,113,487^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	505,469	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	7.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,945,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	250,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	1,764,637	...Data not available	...Data not available	208,842	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	4.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	922,509.29	...Data not available	...Data not available	370,510.76	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	4,400,055	2,156,600	2,243,455	514,535	250,570	263,970
0 to 4 years	219,665	112,885	106,775	24,495	12,620	11,875
5 to 9 years	218,915	112,200	106,715	25,105	12,845	12,260
10 to 14 years	238,780	122,465	116,315	27,035	13,795	13,235
15 to 19 years	275,165	141,670	133,500	29,590	15,175	14,410
15 years	53,725	27,620	26,110	5,780	2,940	2,845
16 years	54,885	28,475	26,410	5,845	3,020	2,825
17 years	55,400	28,510	26,885	5,905	3,075	2,830
18 years	55,380	28,425	26,955	6,000	3,060	2,940
19 years	55,785	28,640	27,140	6,060	3,085	2,980
20 to 24 years	279,825	142,290	137,535	30,050	15,075	14,975
25 to 29 years	288,780	143,475	145,305	28,305	13,605	14,705
30 to 34 years	275,985	135,220	140,755	29,275	13,840	15,435
35 to 39 years	280,870	135,455	145,415	33,375	15,895	17,480
40 to 44 years	313,765	151,430	162,335	38,015	18,385	19,630
45 to 49 years	350,600	170,580	180,020	42,225	20,545	21,680
50 to 54 years	354,610	172,060	182,550	43,185	21,075	22,110
55 to 59 years	323,335	157,455	165,880	42,645	20,950	21,695
60 to 64 years	291,040	142,645	148,395	39,135	19,235	19,895
65 to 69 years	210,900	103,785	107,115	28,740	14,100	14,645
70 to 74 years	160,715	77,350	83,360	20,115	9,775	10,340
75 to 79 years	127,480	60,720	66,760	14,620	6,750	7,875
80 to 84 years	96,945	42,745	54,200	10,075	4,110	5,965
85 years and over	92,675	32,150	60,520	8,560	2,800	5,755
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	41.9	41.1	42.7	44.0	43.4	44.5
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.6	83.9	85.3	85.1	84.3	85.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	3,722,695	1,809,045	1,913,650	437,910	211,305	226,600
Married or living with a common-law partner	2,154,575	1,074,965	1,079,610	273,040	136,440	136,600
Married (and not separated)	1,832,605	913,430	919,175	231,745	115,840	115,905
Living common law	321,965	161,530	160,435	41,295	20,605	20,690
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,568,120	734,075	834,040	164,865	74,865	90,000
Single (never legally married)	1,014,270	550,830	463,435	107,375	56,945	50,425
Separated	102,040	43,570	58,470	8,705	3,755	4,950
Divorced	246,515	98,130	148,385	19,855	8,545	11,315
Widowed	205,300	41,550	163,750	28,935	5,620	23,315
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	159,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	645,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	86,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	263,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	238,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	90,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	159,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	1,048,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	134,965	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	887,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	422,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	465,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	181,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	205,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	78,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,665	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	160,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	105,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	54,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	189,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	149,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	90,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	43,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	14,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	27,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	1,230,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	140,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	260,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	409,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	156,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	255,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	148,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...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	4,324,505	2,122,320	2,202,185	507,270	247,725	259,545
Number of persons not in census families	807,660	383,540	424,120	71,975	32,130	39,845
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	105,450	42,525	62,925	10,735	4,405	6,330
Living with non-relatives only	203,285	111,935	91,345	14,910	8,225	6,685
Living alone	498,920	229,075	269,850	46,325	19,500	26,830
Number of census family persons	3,516,850	1,738,780	1,778,070	435,295	215,595	219,700
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...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	643,410	302,320	341,095	76,630	35,830	40,800
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	211,820	65,460	146,365	22,785	6,435	16,345
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	32,900	7,490	25,410	4,100	1,065	3,030
Living with non-relatives only	13,560	6,770	6,790	1,150	580	570
Living alone	165,365	51,195	114,165	17,540	4,795	12,745
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	431,590	236,860	194,730	53,845	29,395	24,450
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	208,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	1,183,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	1,041,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	898,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	124,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	458,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	439,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	143,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	141,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	91,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	66,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	23,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	42,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	25,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	50,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	581,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	82,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	208,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	842,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	143,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	46,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	731,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	52,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	130,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	184,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	361,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	2,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	415	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	1,764,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	208,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	613,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	264,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	237,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	91,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	58,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	4,324,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	507,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965	509,950	248,825	261,130
Single responses	4,273,930	2,098,055	2,175,870	508,830	248,285	260,550
English	3,062,435	1,526,350	1,536,085	497,565	242,450	255,110
French	57,275	28,315	28,965	2,480	1,250	1,235
Non-official languages	1,154,215	543,395	610,825	8,790	4,585	4,205
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,210	540	675	2,690	1,320	1,370
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	955	435	525	10	0	10
Dene	70	35	35	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	5	5	0	2,035	990	1,045
Inuktitut	25	10	10	635	325	315
Mi'kmaq	15	10	5	5	0	5
Ojibway	140	50	90	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	5	0
Stoney	5	5	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	1,137,420	535,395	602,025	5,855	3,135	2,720
African languages, n.i.e.	620	330	295	60	35	25
Afrikaans	2,735	1,330	1,405	75	40	30
Akan (Twi)	455	235	220	5	5	0
Albanian	1,335	695	635	100	55	45
Amharic	1,255	615	640	10	5	10
Arabic	13,050	7,505	5,550	590	350	240
Armenian	1,105	560	545	5	0	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	530	235	295	30	15	10
Bengali	2,410	1,265	1,145	200	120	85
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	10	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	3,870	1,445	2,430	15	5	10
Bosnian	1,275	635	640	15	10	5
Bulgarian	1,945	960	985	60	30	25
Burmese	945	485	465	5	0	0
Cantonese	133,245	61,790	71,455	155	85	70
Chinese, n.o.s.	120,040	55,735	64,305	870	455	420
Creoles	640	315	320	10	10	10
Croatian	7,820	3,860	3,955	30	15	10
Czech	5,610	2,800	2,810	25	10	10
Danish	5,250	2,575	2,675	40	20	15
Dutch	23,080	11,190	11,890	95	50	45
Estonian	820	345	475	15	10	5
Finnish	4,090	1,705	2,390	15	5	15
Flemish	445	215	235	0	0	0
Fukien	1,920	835	1,085	0	0	0
German	73,625	35,140	38,485	365	190	175
Greek	6,250	3,360	2,885	50	30	20
Gujarati	6,595	3,060	3,540	45	25	15
Hakka	1,110	475	630	0	0	0
Hebrew	1,755	970	785	10	5	5
Hindi	24,640	11,840	12,800	90	55	40
Hungarian	9,855	4,915	4,940	45	20	25
Ilocano	3,755	1,465	2,290	10	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	475	265	205	15	10	5
Italian	24,060	12,180	11,880	75	35	35
Japanese	19,665	6,840	12,825	35	20	20
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,465	700	770	0	0	0
Korean	48,975	22,350	26,625	65	35	35
Kurdish	1,415	775	645	15	10	5
Lao	1,155	550	600	0	0	5
Latvian	615	305	310	10	5	5
Lingala	35	20	20	5	0	5
Lithuanian	435	190	245	5	0	0
Macedonian	275	130	140	5	0	5
Malay	3,535	1,590	1,950	30	10	20
Malayalam	1,460	735	725	65	35	30
Maltese	220	115	115	5	0	0
Mandarin	94,055	43,630	50,425	170	85	90
Marathi	430	220	210	35	25	15
Nepali	805	430	375	55	25	25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	470	250	220	40	20	15
Norwegian	2,370	1,155	1,215	55	45	5
Oromo	325	185	140	15	5	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	182,915	90,900	92,020	115	65	50
Pashto	900	485	415	10	5	10
Persian (Farsi)	36,045	18,265	17,775	125	75	50
Polish	17,460	8,185	9,270	100	55	40
Portuguese	14,605	6,990	7,615	95	60	30
Romanian	8,330	4,110	4,220	40	15	25
Rundi (Kirundi)	135	60	80	0	0	0
Russian	22,650	10,300	12,350	205	110	90
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	80	40	45	5	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	690	345	340	5	0	5
Serbian	6,655	3,425	3,225	25	10	15
Serbo-Croatian	1,425	675	755	10	5	10
Shanghainese	1,250	530	715	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	645	335	310	85	45	40
Sindhi	1,770	790	975	10	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,405	715	685	45	20	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	775	400	375	15	10	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	495	275	225	0	0	0
Slovak	3,220	1,440	1,780	10	5	5
Slovenian	1,225	590	640	5	0	5
Somali	975	495	480	5	5	0
Spanish	40,795	19,325	21,470	420	205	220
Swahili	755	390	365	25	15	15
Swedish	2,740	1,195	1,545	15	10	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	66,120	25,835	40,285	260	105	155
Taiwanese	5,675	2,640	3,035	25	10	15
Tamil	3,135	1,635	1,500	85	50	35
Telugu	570	295	270	45	25	20
Thai	2,410	730	1,680	25	15	15
Tibetan languages	200	115	85	0	0	0
Tigrigna	590	285	300	10	5	10
Turkish	2,890	1,650	1,235	35	20	15
Ukrainian	9,680	4,215	5,460	30	15	20
Urdu	8,450	4,315	4,140	200	100	95
Vietnamese	25,100	11,745	13,360	30	15	15
Yiddish	350	185	170	5	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	15,585	7,455	8,130	245	130	110
Multiple responses	82,280	39,185	43,095	1,120	540	580
English and French	8,600	4,065	4,535	465	215	255
English and non-official language	68,800	32,875	35,925	585	295	285
French and non-official language	3,345	1,520	1,830	45	20	20
English, French and non-official language	1,530	725	805	25	10	10
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,210	2,137,240	2,218,965	509,950	248,820	261,125
English only	3,912,950	1,943,760	1,969,190	485,745	239,010	246,735
French only	2,045	950	1,095	135	65	65
English and French	296,645	132,940	163,705	23,455	9,445	14,005
Neither English nor French	144,555	59,590	84,965	630	305	320
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965	509,950	248,825	261,125
English	4,143,245	2,044,365	2,098,885	507,200	247,430	259,770
French	53,725	26,660	27,065	1,990	1,025	965
English and French	16,935	7,710	9,220	205	105	105
Neither English nor French	142,300	58,510	83,790	550	265	290
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	62,190	30,515	31,680	2,100	1,080	1,020
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965	509,950	248,825	261,130
Single responses	4,193,385	2,059,465	2,133,915	508,620	248,165	260,450
English	3,506,595	1,733,775	1,772,820	502,475	245,050	257,425
French	16,685	8,015	8,665	1,140	550	590
Non-official languages	670,100	317,670	352,430	5,000	2,570	2,435
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	175	85	85	2,040	1,010	1,030
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	135	70	65	0	0	0
Dene	15	5	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	1,875	930	955
Inuktitut	5	5	5	160	80	75
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	0	5
Ojibway	15	10	5	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	665,750	315,485	350,265	2,855	1,505	1,350
African languages, n.i.e.	190	80	105	25	15	10
Afrikaans	1,385	685	690	40	15	20
Akan (Twi)	120	60	60	0	0	0
Albanian	700	345	350	75	45	30
Amharic	555	245	310	10	5	5
Arabic	7,640	4,065	3,575	365	205	160
Armenian	490	250	240	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	115	50	65	5	5	0
Bengali	1,465	715	750	100	55	45
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,265	540	720	5	5	5
Bosnian	705	370	340	5	5	5
Bulgarian	1,085	530	555	15	10	10
Burmese	585	315	270	0	0	0
Cantonese	103,550	47,585	55,970	100	60	45
Chinese, n.o.s.	81,270	37,740	43,525	580	315	270
Creoles	315	145	165	10	5	5
Croatian	2,540	1,200	1,340	15	10	5
Czech	1,570	795	775	5	0	0
Danish	325	160	170	10	5	5
Dutch	2,230	1,055	1,175	5	0	5
Estonian	110	40	70	10	5	5
Finnish	795	350	445	0	0	0
Flemish	50	25	20	0	0	0
Fukien	690	310	380	0	0	0
German	11,555	5,430	6,120	45	20	25
Greek	2,105	1,015	1,095	5	5	5
Gujarati	3,045	1,335	1,710	15	5	10
Hakka	320	145	175	0	0	0
Hebrew	780	395	390	5	5	0
Hindi	12,390	5,900	6,490	25	15	10
Hungarian	2,560	1,235	1,325	10	5	5
Ilocano	1,190	530	660	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	180	85	85	5	5	5
Italian	6,250	2,730	3,520	0	0	0
Japanese	9,540	3,985	5,555	10	5	5
Khmer (Cambodian)	750	370	385	0	0	0
Korean	38,810	17,985	20,830	40	25	15
Kurdish	945	490	460	0	0	0
Lao	545	270	275	0	0	0
Latvian	105	50	50	5	0	0
Lingala	10	5	5	5	0	0
Lithuanian	65	30	35	0	0	0
Macedonian	140	70	70	0	5	0
Malay	1,320	655	660	10	5	5
Malayalam	690	350	340	20	15	10
Maltese	15	10	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	78,070	36,945	41,130	125	65	60
Marathi	230	120	105	10	5	0
Nepali	525	275	250	55	30	30
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	140	65	75	0	0	0
Norwegian	160	80	80	10	5	10
Oromo	175	80	95	10	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	137,390	67,955	69,430	55	30	25
Pashto	565	295	270	5	0	5
Persian (Farsi)	24,750	12,095	12,655	65	30	35
Polish	6,395	3,065	3,330	40	20	20
Portuguese	5,195	2,405	2,785	15	5	5
Romanian	4,155	2,050	2,105	15	0	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	75	30	45	0	0	0
Russian	12,205	5,880	6,320	120	65	55
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	0	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	465	230	235	0	0	0
Serbian	4,020	2,020	2,000	10	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	615	300	315	10	5	5
Shanghainese	555	260	295	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	980	535	450	150	80	65
Sindhi	675	295	385	10	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	595	295	300	15	5	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	620	315	300	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	0	0	0
Slovak	1,080	515	570	10	5	0
Slovenian	165	70	100	0	0	0
Somali	625	310	315	0	0	0
Spanish	20,585	10,025	10,555	215	105	105
Swahili	250	130	125	25	10	15
Swedish	430	195	235	5	5	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	29,380	12,780	16,600	90	45	50
Taiwanese	2,910	1,390	1,515	10	0	5
Tamil	1,965	1,010	960	35	15	15
Telugu	290	145	140	35	10	15
Thai	845	375	475	10	5	5
Tibetan languages	100	55	45	0	0	0
Tigrigna	295	135	160	5	0	5
Turkish	1,365	725	645	15	5	10
Ukrainian	1,070	475	595	0	0	5
Urdu	5,430	2,700	2,730	95	50	45
Vietnamese	17,270	8,085	9,180	15	10	5
Yiddish	10	5	5	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	4,180	2,100	2,075	110	55	55
Multiple responses	162,820	77,775	85,050	1,330	655	675
English and French	4,700	2,240	2,460	240	100	145
English and non-official language	155,065	74,155	80,905	1,035	530	500
French and non-official language	930	435	495	10	0	10
English, French and non-official language	2,130	940	1,185	40	20	20
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965	509,950	248,825	261,125
None	3,740,260	1,844,645	1,895,615	501,995	245,045	256,950
Single responses	604,495	287,270	317,220	7,785	3,695	4,085
English	249,765	122,305	127,455	2,045	1,040	1,000
French	38,175	17,315	20,865	2,720	1,140	1,580
Non-official languages	316,550	147,655	168,900	3,020	1,510	1,510
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	845	400	445	435	205	230
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	705	335	365	0	5	0
Dene	30	15	20	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	135	55	80
Inuktitut	20	10	5	285	140	145
Mi'kmaq	10	5	5	5	5	0
Ojibway	80	35	45	5	5	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	0	5
Stoney	5	0	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	305,355	142,340	163,020	2,375	1,205	1,170
African languages, n.i.e.	310	165	140	20	10	5
Afrikaans	1,340	650	690	35	20	15
Akan (Twi)	260	130	125	5	5	5
Albanian	405	200	205	15	5	5
Amharic	460	220	245	15	5	10
Arabic	3,845	2,280	1,570	210	120	95
Armenian	320	160	165	5	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	215	95	125	10	5	0
Bengali	570	285	285	50	35	20
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	5	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	920	345	575	5	0	0
Bosnian	395	190	205	0	0	0
Bulgarian	495	215	275	25	15	15
Burmese	235	110	130	0	0	0
Cantonese	29,240	13,945	15,290	35	20	15
Chinese, n.o.s.	20,595	9,830	10,760	180	95	85
Creoles	490	250	235	15	5	10
Croatian	3,195	1,585	1,615	15	10	5
Czech	1,940	900	1,045	10	5	5
Danish	1,705	765	940	25	15	15
Dutch	6,930	3,130	3,805	45	20	25
Estonian	235	100	135	0	0	0
Finnish	1,290	550	740	10	0	5
Flemish	125	50	70	5	5	0
Fukien	670	295	380	0	0	0
German	23,905	10,935	12,970	175	90	80
Greek	3,310	1,730	1,580	30	25	10
Gujarati	3,185	1,485	1,705	15	10	10
Hakka	315	135	175	0	0	0
Hebrew	1,090	575	515	10	0	5
Hindi	12,695	6,190	6,505	85	45	35
Hungarian	2,950	1,405	1,545	10	5	5
Ilocano	945	360	590	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	175	90	85	5	0	5
Italian	9,605	4,715	4,890	40	25	20
Japanese	9,050	3,635	5,415	35	10	20
Khmer (Cambodian)	365	170	195	0	0	0
Korean	6,890	3,125	3,765	35	15	20
Kurdish	270	160	110	5	0	5
Lao	410	200	210	0	0	0
Latvian	120	45	75	0	0	0
Lingala	65	25	40	10	5	5
Lithuanian	115	55	60	0	0	0
Macedonian	60	25	35	0	0	0
Malay	1,450	645	805	15	5	10
Malayalam	520	260	260	30	15	10
Maltese	80	30	50	0	0	5
Mandarin	17,925	8,150	9,775	50	25	30
Marathi	125	65	65	10	5	5
Nepali	155	80	75	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	295	155	135	45	15	30
Norwegian	715	330	380	50	30	15
Oromo	65	45	25	5	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	34,010	17,040	16,970	30	15	15
Pashto	235	120	120	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	7,025	3,725	3,300	25	20	10
Polish	5,450	2,475	2,975	30	15	15
Portuguese	5,640	2,625	3,010	40	25	20
Romanian	2,410	1,135	1,270	10	5	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	40	25	25	0	0	0
Russian	6,140	2,715	3,425	80	45	30
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	30	15	15	0	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	160	85	70	0	0	0
Serbian	1,855	955	905	10	5	5
Serbo-Croatian	435	190	245	5	0	0
Shanghainese	485	215	265	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	865	345	520	85	35	45
Sindhi	930	400	530	10	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	570	285	290	20	10	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	0	0	0
Slovak	1,035	400	635	5	0	5
Slovenian	345	155	190	5	0	5
Somali	365	190	175	0	0	0
Spanish	20,930	10,065	10,865	290	140	155
Swahili	580	280	300	10	5	5
Swedish	1,220	535	680	15	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	24,810	9,040	15,775	105	30	75
Taiwanese	2,675	1,275	1,395	10	5	5
Tamil	910	480	430	35	15	15
Telugu	195	100	95	10	5	5
Thai	1,110	370	740	15	5	5
Tibetan languages	45	30	25	0	0	0
Tigrigna	175	85	90	10	0	5
Turkish	1,020	575	445	15	5	5
Ukrainian	1,930	830	1,100	10	10	10
Urdu	2,425	1,260	1,170	100	50	45
Vietnamese	5,945	2,880	3,060	15	10	5
Yiddish	90	35	50	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	10,345	4,910	5,435	210	95	105
Multiple responses	11,455	5,320	6,130	170	85	90
English and French	1,090	495	595	25	10	15
English and non-official language	4,540	2,185	2,350	40	25	20
French and non-official language	5,760	2,610	3,145	110	50	55
English, French and non-official language	70	30	40	0	0	0

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

^E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. British Columbia (Code 59) and Newfoundland and Labrador (Code 10) (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 17, 2024).

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Canada, provinces and territories	CSV (86 KB)	TAB (86 KB)
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Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
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Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
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Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
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Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

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Note

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