Census Profile, 2016 Census
Airdrie, City [Census subdivision], Alberta and Alberta [Province]

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Characteristic Airdrie, CY
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
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Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 61,585 30,845 30,735 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English only 56,555 28,510 28,040 3,698,765 1,869,670 1,829,095
French only 60 30 30 3,895 1,725 2,165
English and French 4,735 2,210 2,525 264,720 124,400 140,315
Neither English nor French 235 95 135 59,280 24,715 34,565
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 61,580 30,845 30,735 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English 59,965 30,035 29,930 3,880,685 1,950,980 1,929,705
French 1,190 625 565 71,535 37,205 34,330
English and French 200 95 110 16,605 8,350 8,255
Neither English nor French 220 90 130 57,830 23,970 33,860
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 1,290 670 620 79,840 41,380 38,455
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 61,580 30,845 30,735 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
Single responses 60,820 30,465 30,350 3,934,580 1,975,615 1,958,970
Official languages 54,675 27,550 27,125 3,063,640 1,552,475 1,511,165
English 53,475 26,930 26,550 2,991,485 1,515,025 1,476,460
French 1,205 620 580 72,150 37,450 34,705
Non-official languages 6,140 2,920 3,225 870,940 423,140 447,805
Aboriginal languages 10 5 5 23,835 11,290 12,550
Algonquian languages 5 5 5 18,295 8,665 9,630
Blackfoot 0 0 0 2,750 1,305 1,445
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 5 14,960 7,105 7,850
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 10 0 5
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 50 15 35
Plains Cree 5 0 5 720 280 435
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 50 20 35
Woods Cree 0 0 0 910 430 480
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 13,220 6,355 6,865
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 0 0 30 15 15
Malecite 0 0 0 0 5 0
Mi'kmaq 5 0 0 35 20 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 550 235 315
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ojibway 0 0 0 525 230 300
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 15 5 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 1,865 865 1,000
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 1,855 860 990
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 35 15 15
Carrier 0 0 0 15 0 15
Chilcotin 0 0 0 5 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 1,470 710 760
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 40 10 30
Gwich'in 0 0 0 15 5 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 70 20 45
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 200 90 115
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 10 5 10
South Slavey 0 0 0 155 70 80
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 35 15 25
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 120 35 85
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 5 25 5 10
Inuktitut 0 0 0 60 20 45
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 35 10 30
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 10 10 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 5 5 5
Oneida 0 0 0 0 5 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 5 0 0
Michif 0 5 0 80 45 35
Salish languages 0 0 0 15 5 10
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 5 5
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 5 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Siouan languages 0 0 0 3,370 1,630 1,745
Dakota 0 0 0 350 165 185
Stoney 0 0 0 3,020 1,460 1,555
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 15 5 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 6,130 2,910 3,215 847,105 411,850 435,255
Afro-Asiatic languages 245 125 115 68,415 36,215 32,200
Berber languages 5 5 5 340 190 145
Kabyle 5 0 5 165 90 75
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 175 100 75
Cushitic languages 5 0 5 12,525 6,495 6,030
Bilen 0 0 0 315 185 130
Oromo 5 5 0 2,650 1,375 1,275
Somali 0 0 0 9,520 4,915 4,605
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Semitic languages 230 120 110 55,425 29,450 25,980
Amharic 15 5 10 7,320 3,605 3,720
Arabic 205 105 95 40,540 21,840 18,705
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 0 0 400 210 190
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 145 80 65
Harari 5 5 0 260 135 120
Hebrew 0 0 0 960 505 460
Maltese 0 0 0 75 30 40
Tigrigna 5 5 5 5,415 2,880 2,535
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 305 155 145
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 130 80 50
Austro-Asiatic languages 125 40 80 25,295 11,760 13,535
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 5 5 1,925 910 1,010
Vietnamese 115 40 75 23,350 10,840 12,505
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Austronesian languages 1,005 420 585 115,405 50,190 65,210
Bikol 10 5 5 425 205 225
Cebuano 35 15 25 5,135 2,155 2,980
Fijian 0 0 0 125 75 50
Hiligaynon 5 0 0 1,500 640 855
Ilocano 10 0 10 5,350 2,310 3,040
Malagasy 0 0 0 35 10 25
Malay 10 5 10 1,460 615 845
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 765 370 390
Pangasinan 0 0 5 290 115 175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 910 380 525 99,035 43,120 55,920
Waray-Waray 5 0 5 305 145 160
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 980 430 550
Creole languages 10 10 5 1,895 990 910
Haitian Creole 5 5 0 95 45 50
Creole, n.o.s. 5 5 0 1,175 640 540
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 625 305 325
Dravidian languages 60 30 30 13,490 7,075 6,415
Kannada 0 0 0 535 270 265
Malayalam 5 5 5 6,345 3,285 3,060
Tamil 35 15 15 4,430 2,360 2,070
Telugu 15 10 10 2,130 1,135 995
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 25 25
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 105 55 45
Indo-European languages 3,755 1,845 1,910 442,685 220,330 222,355
Albanian 20 10 10 2,345 1,270 1,075
Armenian 0 0 0 500 250 245
Balto-Slavic languages 535 245 290 80,330 37,750 42,580
Baltic languages 10 5 5 1,010 475 535
Latvian 5 5 0 415 195 220
Lithuanian 5 5 0 600 285 315
Slavic languages 520 240 280 79,325 37,275 42,050
Belarusan 0 0 0 65 30 30
Bosnian 15 10 10 1,835 915 920
Bulgarian 5 5 5 1,545 790 755
Croatian 30 15 15 4,655 2,340 2,320
Czech 35 20 15 3,000 1,430 1,575
Macedonian 5 5 0 360 185 175
Polish 125 55 65 20,130 9,425 10,705
Russian 130 60 70 17,810 8,150 9,665
Serbian 15 5 10 4,020 2,035 1,985
Serbo-Croatian 5 0 5 970 480 485
Slovak 35 20 20 2,185 1,070 1,115
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 5 15 695 320 370
Ukrainian 100 45 60 21,835 9,985 11,850
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 215 120 100
Celtic languages 10 10 0 370 200 170
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 0 135 70 65
Welsh 5 5 5 175 85 80
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 65 40 25
Germanic languages 745 375 370 104,260 51,525 52,735
Afrikaans 30 20 10 3,010 1,475 1,535
Danish 25 15 15 2,380 1,245 1,135
Dutch 160 70 90 16,135 8,095 8,045
Frisian 0 0 0 360 200 160
German 505 260 235 80,050 39,435 40,615
Icelandic 0 0 0 115 55 60
Norwegian 10 5 5 815 370 445
Swedish 10 5 5 875 405 470
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 0 320 150 170
Yiddish 0 0 0 140 70 70
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Greek 35 20 20 3,130 1,655 1,475
Indo-Iranian languages 1,105 575 530 166,805 85,250 81,560
Indo-Aryan languages 1,020 525 495 145,900 74,320 71,580
Bengali 45 20 20 7,000 3,630 3,370
Gujarati 55 25 25 13,140 6,785 6,355
Hindi 110 60 45 17,055 8,675 8,385
Kashmiri 0 0 0 105 60 50
Konkani 5 0 0 370 190 185
Marathi 0 0 0 1,510 775 730
Nepali 5 0 0 5,175 2,690 2,490
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 190 100 90
Punjabi (Panjabi) 560 290 270 68,695 34,935 33,760
Sindhi 20 10 10 2,770 1,300 1,475
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 15 5 10 2,590 1,320 1,265
Urdu 230 110 115 27,295 13,865 13,430
Iranian languages 80 45 30 19,600 10,235 9,365
Kurdish 5 5 0 1,550 845 705
Pashto 10 5 5 2,560 1,320 1,235
Persian (Farsi) 65 40 25 15,490 8,070 7,425
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 1,310 695 615
Italic (Romance) languages 1,300 610 690 84,940 42,425 42,515
Catalan 0 0 0 75 30 45
Italian 85 45 40 11,375 5,760 5,615
Portuguese 130 55 75 9,050 4,380 4,670
Romanian 175 95 80 8,035 4,080 3,955
Spanish 915 410 500 56,370 28,160 28,205
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 15
Japanese 55 10 40 4,875 1,715 3,160
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 230 130 105
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 145 75 75 17,920 8,485 9,435
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 545 255 290
Mongolian 0 0 0 540 255 290
Niger-Congo languages 235 120 110 15,360 7,870 7,495
Akan (Twi) 45 25 25 1,755 915 835
Bamanankan 5 0 0 35 20 15
Edo 5 0 5 275 155 120
Ewe 5 5 0 245 145 100
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 230 120 100
Ga 5 5 5 145 80 65
Ganda 0 0 0 280 145 135
Igbo 10 5 5 1,165 625 540
Lingala 0 5 0 270 130 140
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 5 0 605 305 295
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 10 5 5 805 405 400
Shona 25 15 15 1,100 545 555
Swahili 25 15 10 2,380 1,160 1,215
Wolof 0 0 0 280 165 110
Yoruba 50 25 20 2,435 1,305 1,125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 45 20 25 3,370 1,640 1,735
Nilo-Saharan languages 15 10 5 2,720 1,395 1,330
Dinka 0 0 0 1,345 705 640
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 1,375 685 690
Sign languages 15 5 5 830 440 390
American Sign Language 10 10 0 335 165 165
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 495 275 225
Sino-Tibetan languages 300 135 165 122,450 57,740 64,705
Chinese languages 305 135 165 120,375 56,675 63,700
Cantonese 165 80 85 59,145 27,755 31,385
Hakka 0 0 0 990 465 530
Mandarin 115 50 65 50,660 23,940 26,720
Min Dong 0 0 0 115 50 65
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 5 0 5 3,060 1,375 1,695
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 630 305 330
Chinese, n.o.s. 15 5 10 5,725 2,770 2,955
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 15 25
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 2,075 1,065 1,005
Burmese 0 0 0 430 230 200
Karenic languages 0 0 0 795 415 380
Tibetan 0 0 0 575 295 275
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 275 130 140
Tai-Kadai languages 35 10 25 2,670 955 1,710
Lao 10 0 5 1,020 485 535
Thai 30 5 20 1,630 465 1,165
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 20 10 15
Turkic languages 10 5 5 4,050 2,250 1,800
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 365 215 155
Turkish 10 5 5 3,140 1,760 1,375
Uyghur 0 0 0 130 70 60
Uzbek 0 0 0 205 115 90
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 215 95 120
Uralic languages 115 65 50 7,470 3,600 3,870
Estonian 5 0 0 190 90 105
Finnish 20 15 10 810 330 480
Hungarian 90 50 35 6,470 3,185 3,285
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 690 415 280
Multiple responses 760 380 390 92,070 44,900 47,175
English and French 175 80 95 10,230 4,950 5,280
English and non-official language 535 270 270 77,520 37,815 39,705
French and non-official language 30 15 10 2,685 1,375 1,305
English, French and non-official language 20 10 15 1,640 760 880
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 61,580 30,845 30,735 4,026,655 2,020,510 2,006,145
Single responses 60,190 30,185 30,000 3,837,615 1,928,230 1,909,385
Official languages 57,370 28,800 28,575 3,354,885 1,690,490 1,664,395
English 56,840 28,535 28,310 3,327,255 1,676,360 1,650,895
French 530 265 265 27,630 14,130 13,500
Non-official languages 2,815 1,385 1,425 482,725 237,740 244,990
Aboriginal languages 10 5 5 9,970 4,940 5,020
Algonquian languages 10 5 5 7,175 3,575 3,605
Blackfoot 0 0 0 1,110 555 555
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 5 5 5,875 2,925 2,945
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 20 10 10
Plains Cree 5 5 5 125 60 60
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Woods Cree 0 0 0 600 300 295
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 5 5,120 2,540 2,575
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 190 95 95
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 185 90 95
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 620 320 300
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 620 325 300
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 10 5 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 540 280 260
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 5 0 5
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 60 35 30
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 55 30 25
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 10 5 5
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 2,125 1,025 1,095
Dakota 0 0 0 175 85 85
Stoney 0 0 0 1,945 935 1,010
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 25 15 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 2,805 1,380 1,425 472,760 232,800 239,965
Afro-Asiatic languages 125 65 65 43,770 22,535 21,235
Berber languages 5 0 0 200 105 95
Kabyle 5 5 0 90 45 40
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 60 45
Cushitic languages 5 5 0 9,220 4,750 4,470
Bilen 0 0 0 280 160 115
Oromo 0 0 5 2,075 1,060 1,015
Somali 0 0 0 6,850 3,520 3,325
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Semitic languages 120 60 60 34,310 17,660 16,655
Amharic 5 0 5 4,915 2,390 2,530
Arabic 105 50 55 24,230 12,555 11,675
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 5 0 260 130 130
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 95 50 40
Harari 5 5 5 165 80 85
Hebrew 0 0 0 460 235 225
Maltese 0 0 0 15 10 10
Tigrigna 0 5 5 3,955 2,095 1,860
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 210 110 100
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 20
Austro-Asiatic languages 60 25 35 16,355 7,635 8,715
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 5 0 960 460 500
Vietnamese 55 30 30 15,380 7,175 8,205
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 540 260 285 60,860 28,765 32,100
Bikol 10 5 5 70 40 35
Cebuano 20 10 10 2,110 1,015 1,090
Fijian 0 0 0 45 25 20
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 470 215 255
Ilocano 5 0 0 1,975 935 1,035
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 10 10
Malay 0 0 0 405 205 195
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 220 110 110
Pangasinan 0 0 0 45 20 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 505 240 265 55,105 26,005 29,100
Waray-Waray 0 0 5 125 60 60
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 280 120 155
Creole languages 5 0 0 970 495 475
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 50 25 25
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 655 345 310
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 270 125 140
Dravidian languages 30 15 20 8,460 4,335 4,125
Kannada 0 0 0 210 105 105
Malayalam 5 5 0 4,060 2,070 1,990
Tamil 25 10 15 2,915 1,515 1,395
Telugu 5 5 5 1,245 635 615
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 10 15
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 70 35 35
Indo-European languages 1,620 805 820 230,270 115,280 114,995
Albanian 10 5 5 1,060 570 485
Armenian 0 0 0 215 115 105
Balto-Slavic languages 170 80 90 30,220 14,820 15,400
Baltic languages 0 0 5 410 210 200
Latvian 0 0 0 165 85 80
Lithuanian 0 5 5 250 125 120
Slavic languages 170 75 90 29,815 14,610 15,205
Belarusan 0 0 0 15 10 5
Bosnian 15 5 5 785 400 385
Bulgarian 5 5 0 825 415 405
Croatian 10 5 5 1,800 905 895
Czech 5 5 0 875 440 430
Macedonian 0 5 0 175 90 85
Polish 20 10 15 7,705 3,675 4,030
Russian 60 30 30 10,145 4,965 5,175
Serbian 5 5 5 2,100 1,045 1,055
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 315 160 155
Slovak 25 10 15 710 345 365
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 150 70 75
Ukrainian 20 5 15 4,180 2,060 2,110
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Celtic languages 0 0 0 40 25 15
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 15 15 5
Welsh 0 0 0 15 5 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 0
Germanic languages 75 40 30 40,915 20,280 20,625
Afrikaans 15 5 5 1,705 835 875
Danish 0 0 0 150 75 75
Dutch 15 5 5 1,980 985 1,000
Frisian 0 0 0 60 30 30
German 50 25 25 36,295 18,010 18,290
Icelandic 0 0 0 30 15 15
Norwegian 0 0 0 60 20 35
Swedish 0 0 0 145 65 80
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 60 30 25
Yiddish 0 0 0 15 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 425 215 210
Greek 10 5 5 1,015 490 525
Indo-Iranian languages 720 370 355 111,975 56,535 55,445
Indo-Aryan languages 665 330 330 98,610 49,790 48,815
Bengali 20 10 10 4,530 2,300 2,225
Gujarati 30 10 15 8,025 4,085 3,935
Hindi 60 30 25 9,945 5,115 4,825
Kashmiri 0 0 0 50 20 25
Konkani 0 0 0 75 40 40
Marathi 0 0 0 845 440 405
Nepali 0 0 0 3,710 1,905 1,805
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 95 50 45
Punjabi (Panjabi) 400 195 200 51,010 25,720 25,295
Sindhi 0 0 0 1,240 575 665
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 0 5 1,480 750 730
Urdu 150 70 80 17,600 8,795 8,810
Iranian languages 60 35 20 12,720 6,415 6,305
Kurdish 5 0 0 850 440 410
Pashto 5 5 0 1,640 845 795
Persian (Farsi) 50 30 20 10,230 5,135 5,100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 650 325 325
Italic (Romance) languages 645 310 330 44,830 22,445 22,385
Catalan 0 0 0 35 10 20
Italian 10 5 5 2,840 1,275 1,560
Portuguese 50 25 25 3,905 1,875 2,030
Romanian 100 60 40 4,135 2,115 2,020
Spanish 475 215 265 33,910 17,160 16,755
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Japanese 15 5 10 2,245 945 1,300
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 160 85 70
Georgian 0 0 0 160 85 70
Korean 115 60 55 12,775 6,205 6,570
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 335 160 175
Mongolian 0 0 0 335 155 175
Niger-Congo languages 60 30 30 5,600 2,725 2,875
Akan (Twi) 25 10 15 845 415 430
Bamanankan 5 0 0 10 10 0
Edo 0 0 0 70 35 35
Ewe 0 0 0 80 45 35
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 105 55 45
Ga 0 0 0 40 20 20
Ganda 0 0 0 95 50 50
Igbo 0 0 0 265 125 145
Lingala 0 0 0 85 35 45
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 280 135 145
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 350 175 170
Shona 0 0 0 410 190 225
Swahili 5 0 5 1,090 530 565
Wolof 0 0 0 170 95 75
Yoruba 20 5 10 690 340 350
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 1,015 485 535
Nilo-Saharan languages 5 0 5 1,525 765 755
Dinka 0 0 0 800 420 380
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 725 350 375
Sign languages 10 5 5 1,095 630 465
American Sign Language 5 5 0 325 170 155
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 0 5 765 455 310
Sino-Tibetan languages 155 70 85 82,380 39,230 43,155
Chinese languages 150 70 85 80,880 38,455 42,420
Cantonese 70 30 35 38,275 17,810 20,460
Hakka 0 0 0 315 135 185
Mandarin 70 35 35 37,125 18,030 19,095
Min Dong 0 0 0 20 5 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 1,245 540 705
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 340 175 165
Chinese, n.o.s. 15 5 5 3,550 1,760 1,785
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 1,500 770 730
Burmese 0 0 0 280 145 130
Karenic languages 0 0 0 665 340 320
Tibetan 0 0 0 420 220 200
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 140 65 75
Tai-Kadai languages 0 5 5 1,130 505 625
Lao 0 0 0 465 215 245
Thai 5 0 0 655 285 370
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 5 0 0 2,390 1,270 1,120
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 155 90 75
Turkish 5 5 0 1,945 1,030 915
Uyghur 0 0 0 80 45 40
Uzbek 0 0 0 135 70 65
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 70 35 25
Uralic languages 40 20 20 2,130 1,040 1,085
Estonian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Finnish 15 5 5 105 50 50
Hungarian 30 15 15 1,995 980 1,015
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 240 140 95
Multiple responses 1,395 660 735 189,040 92,280 96,760
English and French 155 70 80 6,885 3,410 3,475
English and non-official language 1,190 560 630 178,070 86,895 91,170
French and non-official language 10 5 5 1,125 540 580
English, French and non-official language 45 25 20 2,965 1,430 1,530
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 61,580 30,845 30,735 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
None 56,745 28,535 28,205 3,492,295 1,760,240 1,732,055
English 1,610 795 810 221,305 110,655 110,650
French 940 425 515 41,840 19,470 22,375
Non-official language 2,215 1,050 1,165 262,255 125,640 136,615
Aboriginal 15 10 0 17,430 8,325 9,105
Non-Aboriginal 2,205 1,045 1,160 244,825 117,315 127,510
English and French 15 10 5 1,535 775 760
English and non-official language 25 10 10 4,545 2,345 2,195
French and non-official language 30 10 20 2,795 1,340 1,455
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 85 50 40
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 61,190 30,705 30,485 3,978,145 1,998,500 1,979,645
Official languages 61,000 30,650 30,350 3,920,530 1,974,435 1,946,095
English 60,925 30,600 30,330 3,916,805 1,972,800 1,944,005
French 4,780 2,215 2,570 264,600 123,940 140,660
Non-official languages 8,180 3,990 4,185 1,082,425 527,770 554,655
Aboriginal languages 55 30 20 36,465 17,415 19,045
Algonquian languages 50 35 15 29,675 14,120 15,555
Blackfoot 0 0 0 5,575 2,665 2,905
Cree-Montagnais languages 45 30 15 23,465 11,155 12,310
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 25 0 15
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 10 0 0 90 20 70
Plains Cree 35 25 10 1,580 620 965
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 10 10 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 45 25 25
Woods Cree 0 0 0 1,135 525 610
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 10 20,665 9,990 10,675
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 35 15 15
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 35 15 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 10 0 955 425 530
Algonquin 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 925 415 505
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 20 10 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 10
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 2,640 1,255 1,385
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 2,630 1,250 1,380
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Beaver 0 0 0 85 50 35
Carrier 0 0 0 45 10 35
Chilcotin 0 0 0 20 15 10
Dene 0 0 0 2,010 975 1,035
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 75 30 45
Gwich'in 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 150 65 85
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 285 140 145
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 25 15 10
South Slavey 0 0 0 190 90 100
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 75 35 45
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 10 0 10
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Haida 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuit languages 0 0 0 135 50 80
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 35 10 25
Inuktitut 0 0 0 60 20 35
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 25 20
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 40 25 10
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 10 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 35 25 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 10
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 145 75 70
Salish languages 0 0 0 50 25 25
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 10 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 15 10 10
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 10 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 4,050 2,005 2,045
Dakota 0 0 0 530 285 245
Stoney 0 0 0 3,650 1,790 1,855
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Tlingit 0 0 0 10 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 35 15 15
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Nisga'a 0 0 0 15 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 30 15 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 8,120 3,960 4,165 1,046,245 510,495 535,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 345 200 140 96,210 50,675 45,535
Berber languages 0 0 0 540 335 205
Kabyle 0 0 0 225 125 90
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 315 210 110
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 15,445 8,055 7,385
Bilen 0 0 0 370 235 135
Oromo 0 0 0 3,125 1,625 1,500
Somali 0 0 0 12,030 6,240 5,795
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 20 40
Semitic languages 335 195 140 82,200 43,405 38,800
Amharic 0 0 0 10,870 5,595 5,275
Arabic 305 175 130 62,730 33,365 29,370
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 10 430 225 210
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 150 70 75
Harari 0 0 0 340 150 185
Hebrew 15 10 10 3,250 1,650 1,600
Maltese 0 10 0 145 85 55
Tigrigna 15 10 0 7,315 3,915 3,400
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 450 250 205
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 375 225 145
Austro-Asiatic languages 105 20 85 32,730 15,440 17,290
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 2,700 1,375 1,330
Vietnamese 110 25 85 30,150 14,130 16,015
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 1,235 540 695 145,745 63,615 82,130
Bikol 0 0 0 330 150 180
Cebuano 55 20 35 6,690 2,940 3,750
Fijian 0 0 0 340 195 145
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 1,760 745 1,020
Ilocano 15 10 10 7,370 3,160 4,215
Malagasy 0 0 0 80 40 40
Malay 15 0 0 3,040 1,435 1,610
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 10 10 1,185 565 625
Pangasinan 0 0 0 445 190 250
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,210 515 695 138,440 60,115 78,325
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 420 170 245
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 1,160 505 650
Creole languages 85 50 35 4,585 2,390 2,195
Haitian Creole 40 20 15 255 140 115
Creole, n.o.s. 15 10 10 2,675 1,425 1,250
Creole languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 1,680 840 850
Dravidian languages 90 45 50 18,190 9,660 8,525
Kannada 10 0 0 1,035 520 515
Malayalam 60 25 35 8,150 4,255 3,900
Tamil 25 10 10 7,195 3,900 3,295
Telugu 0 0 0 2,910 1,560 1,345
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 150 80 70
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 115 55 55
Indo-European languages 4,965 2,495 2,470 550,490 274,510 275,980
Albanian 30 20 10 2,880 1,550 1,325
Armenian 0 0 0 530 255 275
Balto-Slavic languages 635 340 290 93,150 44,750 48,395
Baltic languages 30 20 15 1,360 660 705
Latvian 20 15 10 590 300 290
Lithuanian 10 0 0 775 360 415
Slavic languages 615 325 285 92,300 44,340 47,960
Belarusan 0 0 0 200 95 105
Bosnian 10 10 0 2,880 1,450 1,435
Bulgarian 0 0 0 1,795 945 850
Croatian 35 25 10 6,280 3,260 3,025
Czech 60 30 25 3,590 1,650 1,940
Macedonian 0 0 0 535 270 265
Polish 180 105 75 23,650 11,455 12,195
Russian 150 75 70 27,375 13,195 14,175
Serbian 30 20 10 5,355 2,630 2,730
Serbo-Croatian 10 10 0 1,095 550 540
Slovak 70 40 35 2,780 1,495 1,285
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 10 0 735 360 375
Ukrainian 135 50 85 26,600 11,980 14,620
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 250 120 130
Celtic languages 0 0 0 1,180 615 560
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 440 215 225
Welsh 0 0 0 315 180 130
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 450 220 225
Germanic languages 1,010 525 485 112,670 56,325 56,345
Afrikaans 70 35 30 5,165 2,655 2,515
Danish 30 15 20 2,800 1,360 1,440
Dutch 215 100 120 19,480 9,595 9,890
Frisian 0 0 0 475 275 205
German 685 370 315 83,010 41,905 41,105
Icelandic 0 0 0 160 70 95
Norwegian 25 10 10 1,450 635 810
Swedish 0 10 10 1,635 800 835
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 380 170 215
Yiddish 0 0 0 250 130 115
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 2,115 1,095 1,015
Greek 30 20 10 4,935 2,535 2,400
Indo-Iranian languages 1,430 740 690 206,725 106,045 100,675
Indo-Aryan languages 1,370 700 670 186,005 95,045 90,960
Bengali 20 15 0 8,530 4,385 4,140
Gujarati 75 30 40 18,005 8,945 9,055
Hindi 375 215 160 61,290 31,900 29,385
Kashmiri 0 0 0 125 80 45
Konkani 0 0 0 625 300 320
Marathi 0 0 0 2,575 1,385 1,195
Nepali 0 0 0 5,510 3,000 2,510
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 255 135 120
Punjabi (Panjabi) 685 350 340 90,485 46,350 44,135
Sindhi 55 30 25 4,595 2,065 2,530
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 25 10 20 3,800 1,925 1,875
Urdu 490 250 230 41,235 21,245 20,000
Iranian languages 55 40 20 22,140 11,665 10,475
Kurdish 0 0 0 1,930 1,100 825
Pashto 0 0 0 3,330 1,795 1,530
Persian (Farsi) 55 35 20 17,600 9,220 8,375
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,760 960 805
Italic (Romance) languages 1,940 920 1,025 142,340 69,885 72,450
Catalan 0 0 0 170 95 80
Italian 205 95 105 19,900 9,875 10,020
Portuguese 160 70 90 12,670 6,255 6,415
Romanian 175 95 75 9,915 5,185 4,735
Spanish 1,475 675 800 104,445 50,960 53,490
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 250 130 125
Japanese 135 50 75 9,215 4,115 5,100
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 225 130 100
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 110 60 45 19,950 9,405 10,545
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 800 375 430
Mongolian 0 0 0 800 370 430
Niger-Congo languages 485 220 265 29,430 14,980 14,450
Akan (Twi) 55 30 25 2,925 1,505 1,420
Bamanankan 0 0 0 60 30 30
Edo 20 15 10 620 325 290
Ewe 0 10 0 335 170 165
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 300 165 135
Ga 0 0 10 345 190 155
Ganda 0 0 0 610 305 305
Igbo 50 30 20 2,550 1,345 1,210
Lingala 10 0 0 1,240 640 605
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 830 420 410
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 1,155 605 550
Shona 40 25 15 1,810 850 960
Swahili 70 25 45 6,700 3,470 3,235
Wolof 0 0 0 600 365 235
Yoruba 190 80 110 5,930 3,035 2,890
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 85 40 40 6,585 3,265 3,320
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 15 25 3,070 1,495 1,575
Dinka 0 0 0 1,655 825 825
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 45 20 25 1,425 675 750
Sign languages 105 45 60 5,910 2,350 3,555
American Sign Language 55 25 30 3,085 1,130 1,955
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 50 20 30 2,855 1,230 1,625
Sino-Tibetan languages 400 190 215 141,860 67,945 73,915
Chinese languages 405 185 210 139,385 66,700 72,685
Cantonese 195 85 110 74,770 35,490 39,280
Hakka 0 0 0 1,180 515 660
Mandarin 190 95 95 70,510 33,310 37,195
Min Dong 0 0 0 85 50 40
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 20 0 15 4,140 1,765 2,380
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 10 855 380 470
Chinese, n.o.s. 45 30 15 6,335 3,160 3,175
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 25 35
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 2,590 1,290 1,300
Burmese 0 0 0 605 305 295
Karenic languages 0 0 0 805 415 390
Tibetan 0 0 0 860 430 430
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 445 215 235
Tai-Kadai languages 50 25 25 3,705 1,510 2,195
Lao 0 0 0 1,520 730 795
Thai 50 25 20 2,400 850 1,545
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 25 25
Turkic languages 30 25 10 5,795 3,180 2,625
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 630 325 300
Turkish 30 25 10 4,255 2,420 1,835
Uyghur 0 0 0 290 135 155
Uzbek 0 0 0 425 200 225
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 355 170 180
Uralic languages 85 50 40 8,895 4,315 4,575
Estonian 0 0 0 185 85 105
Finnish 25 20 10 1,045 455 590
Hungarian 60 30 30 7,660 3,770 3,890
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 1,820 1,025 790

Data quality: Airdrie, City [Census subdivision], Alberta

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.0%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.0%
  • This geographic area underwent a boundary change since the 2011 Census that resulted in an adjustment to the 2011 population and/or dwelling counts for the area.

Data quality: Alberta [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.7%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.1%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Airdrie, CY [Census subdivision], Alberta and Alberta [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 29, 2024).

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