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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	Calgary, CY Alberta (Census subdivision)			Ottawa, CV Ontario (Census subdivision)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	1,096,833	...Data not available	...Data not available	883,391	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	988,812^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	812,129	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	10.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	8.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	445,848	...Data not available	...Data not available	370,217	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	423,417	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,244	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,329.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	316.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	825.29	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,790.22	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	1,096,830	547,475	549,360	883,390	428,455	454,935
0 to 4 years	72,010	37,105	34,900	49,140	24,925	24,215
5 to 9 years	62,440	31,700	30,745	48,765	24,660	24,100
10 to 14 years	61,965	31,645	30,325	50,665	25,690	24,975
15 to 19 years	66,600	34,175	32,430	58,305	29,675	28,630
15 years	13,015	6,620	6,395	10,905	5,620	5,285
16 years	13,195	6,865	6,330	11,440	5,810	5,635
17 years	13,070	6,695	6,380	11,255	5,775	5,480
18 years	13,470	6,970	6,500	11,880	5,975	5,905
19 years	13,850	7,025	6,820	12,825	6,505	6,325
20 to 24 years	77,550	38,980	38,565	65,960	33,100	32,865
25 to 29 years	93,360	46,835	46,530	61,230	30,185	31,045
30 to 34 years	90,355	45,230	45,125	57,745	27,675	30,065
35 to 39 years	86,965	43,620	43,345	60,360	28,765	31,600
40 to 44 years	85,185	43,350	41,830	64,285	31,215	33,065
45 to 49 years	86,705	43,585	43,120	73,190	35,935	37,255
50 to 54 years	84,530	42,755	41,775	69,010	33,595	35,415
55 to 59 years	68,350	34,705	33,640	57,735	28,030	29,705
60 to 64 years	51,630	25,770	25,860	50,410	24,385	26,025
65 to 69 years	33,370	16,150	17,215	35,865	16,935	18,925
70 to 74 years	24,990	11,475	13,515	26,810	12,360	14,445
75 to 79 years	20,815	9,325	11,490	21,275	9,545	11,725
80 to 84 years	16,085	6,600	9,485	16,305	6,600	9,710
85 years and over	13,925	4,475	9,450	16,335	5,185	11,150
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.4	35.9	36.8	39.2	38.2	40.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.1	81.7	82.5	83.2	82.4	83.9
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	900,415	447,020	453,395	734,820	353,180	381,640
Married or living with a common-law partner	520,395	261,335	259,065	411,110	205,465	205,640
Married (and not separated)	445,155	223,555	221,605	348,520	173,900	174,625
Living common law	75,240	37,780	37,460	62,595	31,570	31,020
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	380,020	185,685	194,330	323,710	147,710	176,000
Single (never legally married)	265,405	145,970	119,435	224,340	117,055	107,290
Separated	21,400	9,340	12,060	20,630	8,385	12,240
Divorced	57,735	23,275	34,460	42,710	15,540	27,170
Widowed	35,480	7,100	28,380	36,030	6,730	29,300
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	296,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	137,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	67,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	65,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	26,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	296,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	253,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	200,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	215,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	169,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	85,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	130,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	48,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	58,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	23,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	37,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	25,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	12,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	43,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	33,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	20,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	9,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	9,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	640	...Data not available	...Data not available	575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	328,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	265,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	84,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	110,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	37,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	65,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	30,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,885	...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	1,082,230	541,165	541,065	867,090	421,800	445,290
Number of persons not in census families	203,895	105,580	98,310	160,855	74,120	86,735
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	27,930	13,140	14,795	18,625	7,520	11,105
Living with non-relatives only	65,960	39,585	26,375	42,325	23,700	18,625
Living alone	110,000	52,855	57,145	99,905	42,895	57,005
Number of census family persons	878,335	435,585	442,755	706,235	347,685	358,550
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	99,830	45,370	54,460	105,830	47,610	58,220
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	32,785	9,280	23,500	34,820	9,275	25,545
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,850	1,245	4,600	5,390	1,055	4,335
Living with non-relatives only	2,170	1,065	1,105	1,915	860	1,055
Living alone	24,760	6,965	17,795	27,515	7,360	20,155
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	67,050	36,090	30,960	71,010	38,335	32,675
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	423,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	285,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	234,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	252,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	215,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	220,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	95,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	125,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	32,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	33,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	23,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	16,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	6,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	10,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	6,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	9,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	137,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	118,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	110,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	27,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	423,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	248,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	29,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	1,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	143,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	25,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	37,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	16,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	63,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	155	...Data not available	...Data not available	440	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	423,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	110,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	136,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	116,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	70,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	66,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	25,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	14,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	1,082,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	867,090	...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}	1,087,400	542,770	544,635	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	1,061,960	530,320	531,640	846,085	411,465	434,630
English	752,525	380,205	372,315	544,045	270,365	273,680
French	16,900	8,430	8,470	123,925	56,845	67,075
Non-official languages	292,540	141,685	150,855	178,120	84,250	93,875
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	395	135	260	455	155	305
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	220	80	145	145	70	75
Dene	15	10	10	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	210	50	155
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	20	5	15
Ojibway	65	15	50	65	25	45
Oji-Cree	5	5	5	10	5	10
Stoney	80	25	55	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	288,495	139,765	148,730	175,735	83,195	92,545
African languages, n.i.e.	1,845	990	860	450	225	225
Afrikaans	670	340	330	135	70	65
Akan (Twi)	460	260	205	310	150	165
Albanian	1,010	540	465	580	295	280
Amharic	3,050	1,530	1,515	1,165	565	600
Arabic	13,250	7,175	6,080	28,185	14,660	13,525
Armenian	245	120	130	415	210	205
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	410	215	200	510	235	275
Bengali	3,115	1,605	1,515	2,840	1,450	1,390
Berber languages (Kabyle)	30	20	15	65	30	35
Bisayan languages	1,390	555	835	375	105	270
Bosnian	770	375	395	575	265	310
Bulgarian	800	410	395	825	380	445
Burmese	190	90	100	165	85	80
Cantonese	19,925	9,365	10,565	6,405	3,005	3,400
Chinese, n.o.s.	26,565	12,620	13,940	12,735	5,980	6,755
Creoles	445	230	215	3,620	1,530	2,090
Croatian	1,790	870	920	985	470	515
Czech	1,300	625	680	990	455	540
Danish	905	460	450	315	145	175
Dutch	3,810	1,910	1,900	2,360	1,120	1,240
Estonian	90	45	45	185	80	105
Finnish	325	120	210	325	120	200
Flemish	80	40	40	80	35	45
Fukien	205	95	110	85	35	45
German	11,330	5,400	5,930	5,810	2,565	3,245
Greek	1,425	710	720	2,040	1,080	955
Gujarati	3,935	1,930	2,000	1,210	630	575
Hakka	95	40	55	55	35	25
Hebrew	420	210	210	350	190	160
Hindi	4,985	2,525	2,455	2,330	1,175	1,155
Hungarian	3,330	1,635	1,695	1,725	850	875
Ilocano	1,570	660	905	360	120	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	805	435	370	130	75	55
Italian	5,220	2,695	2,525	9,440	4,730	4,710
Japanese	2,035	745	1,285	935	295	640
Khmer (Cambodian)	775	360	415	1,095	480	625
Korean	7,405	3,480	3,930	1,605	690	915
Kurdish	680	395	285	645	330	315
Lao	435	210	225	360	175	180
Latvian	135	70	65	275	125	155
Lingala	45	25	20	275	120	150
Lithuanian	185	85	105	210	90	120
Macedonian	125	65	65	60	30	30
Malay	570	245	325	355	160	205
Malayalam	1,100	570	530	445	225	225
Maltese	30	15	15	35	10	25
Mandarin	11,285	5,275	6,010	6,820	3,150	3,665
Marathi	455	240	215	230	115	120
Nepali	735	400	340	465	225	235
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,030	535	500	575	300	275
Norwegian	415	190	225	140	60	80
Oromo	590	320	265	360	190	170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	27,330	13,780	13,550	3,295	1,650	1,645
Pashto	1,150	575	570	705	375	325
Persian (Farsi)	6,365	3,360	3,005	6,050	3,025	3,030
Polish	7,470	3,530	3,940	5,750	2,605	3,150
Portuguese	2,475	1,195	1,275	3,920	1,865	2,050
Romanian	3,700	1,905	1,795	2,390	1,085	1,305
Rundi (Kirundi)	80	40	35	545	225	315
Russian	7,455	3,400	4,055	5,475	2,390	3,085
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	70	40	30	515	190	330
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	410	215	200	160	80	75
Serbian	1,720	865	855	1,675	820	855
Serbo-Croatian	495	235	255	545	265	280
Shanghainese	80	30	45	75	35	45
Sign languages, n.i.e.	135	70	65	115	55	65
Sindhi	1,570	750	825	245	115	130
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	815	400	410	720	360	365
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	290	140	155	355	175	180
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	70	40	30	55	25	30
Slovak	1,035	515	520	625	280	345
Slovenian	245	110	130	235	110	125
Somali	1,065	525	545	6,135	2,610	3,525
Spanish	21,875	10,785	11,095	10,850	4,960	5,890
Swahili	550	270	285	800	365	430
Swedish	270	105	165	270	130	150
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	25,685	10,980	14,700	4,875	1,625	3,250
Taiwanese	170	70	95	165	75	95
Tamil	1,260	665	590	2,065	1,060	1,000
Telugu	500	255	245	340	165	170
Thai	450	150	305	335	95	245
Tibetan languages	320	160	160	20	10	10
Tigrigna	1,250	670	575	740	360	385
Turkish	960	555	400	1,395	700	695
Ukrainian	3,440	1,510	1,930	1,560	680	885
Urdu	12,205	6,270	5,930	3,675	1,870	1,810
Vietnamese	11,625	5,490	6,140	5,800	2,715	3,085
Yiddish	100	45	45	230	125	105
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	3,645	1,780	1,860	1,925	900	1,025
Multiple responses	25,445	12,450	12,995	26,360	12,535	13,825
English and French	2,705	1,300	1,400	10,755	5,085	5,665
English and non-official language	21,230	10,390	10,845	11,090	5,430	5,660
French and non-official language	995	525	475	2,950	1,330	1,620
English, French and non-official language	515	240	275	1,565	695	870
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,087,405	542,770	544,635	872,450	424,000	448,450
English only	979,520	494,305	485,215	522,980	264,790	258,195
French only	1,005	440	565	12,915	5,245	7,675
English and French	81,455	37,800	43,650	324,690	149,495	175,195
Neither English nor French	25,425	10,220	15,210	11,860	4,470	7,390
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,087,400	542,765	544,640	872,450	424,000	448,450
English	1,039,255	521,115	518,135	708,285	349,750	358,535
French	17,240	8,685	8,555	133,450	60,890	72,560
English and French	6,040	3,025	3,015	19,190	9,065	10,125
Neither English nor French	24,870	9,940	14,930	11,530	4,300	7,230
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	20,260	10,200	10,065	143,040	65,420	77,620
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.9	1.9	1.8	16.4	15.4	17.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,087,400	542,765	544,635	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	1,037,895	518,435	519,460	830,485	404,095	426,390
English	857,565	430,055	427,515	652,455	321,710	330,745
French	6,730	3,355	3,375	86,035	38,940	47,095
Non-official languages	173,595	85,030	88,565	91,990	43,445	48,545
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	85	40	50	120	40	75
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	50	20	25	35	10	20
Dene	5	5	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	60	15	45
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	0	0
Ojibway	0	5	0	20	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	30	10	20	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	172,090	84,270	87,825	91,210	43,090	48,120
African languages, n.i.e.	1,055	540	515	175	80	100
Afrikaans	325	160	165	50	25	25
Akan (Twi)	200	100	100	110	55	55
Albanian	580	320	265	290	150	140
Amharic	2,195	1,085	1,110	655	305	345
Arabic	8,315	4,330	3,980	16,970	8,525	8,440
Armenian	145	75	70	210	110	100
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	125	60	65	80	35	45
Bengali	2,260	1,140	1,125	1,920	945	975
Berber languages (Kabyle)	20	10	10	25	10	15
Bisayan languages	500	225	275	120	40	75
Bosnian	430	210	215	295	150	145
Bulgarian	470	240	225	435	210	225
Burmese	160	80	80	105	45	55
Cantonese	14,400	6,700	7,705	4,000	1,860	2,140
Chinese, n.o.s.	17,690	8,470	9,215	8,475	3,975	4,495
Creoles	215	110	110	1,590	645	945
Croatian	640	310	330	370	175	195
Czech	345	165	180	275	125	150
Danish	70	40	35	30	15	10
Dutch	415	190	225	155	75	80
Estonian	15	5	10	50	15	25
Finnish	45	25	25	25	15	10
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	45	15	30	20	10	5
German	1,345	645	700	730	310	420
Greek	430	210	225	635	315	325
Gujarati	2,095	1,005	1,085	460	220	240
Hakka	15	10	10	10	5	5
Hebrew	220	105	110	135	70	65
Hindi	2,760	1,390	1,375	1,045	520	525
Hungarian	1,170	570	595	500	240	265
Ilocano	575	265	315	160	60	105
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	415	220	195	30	20	10
Italian	1,420	640	780	2,915	1,320	1,595
Japanese	970	425	545	375	140	230
Khmer (Cambodian)	430	205	225	530	235	295
Korean	5,600	2,660	2,940	995	460	535
Kurdish	465	260	210	405	195	210
Lao	220	100	120	190	100	90
Latvian	45	30	15	70	30	40
Lingala	15	10	10	100	40	65
Lithuanian	60	25	30	50	25	25
Macedonian	55	30	25	25	15	10
Malay	225	120	100	115	60	55
Malayalam	605	305	300	185	90	90
Maltese	5	5	5	10	0	5
Mandarin	8,760	4,240	4,520	5,190	2,515	2,675
Marathi	230	125	105	120	60	65
Nepali	555	290	265	345	170	175
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	295	135	160	110	55	50
Norwegian	155	85	75	10	5	10
Oromo	445	230	215	200	95	105
Panjabi (Punjabi)	21,370	10,690	10,680	1,800	855	945
Pashto	755	380	375	515	270	240
Persian (Farsi)	4,430	2,260	2,175	3,885	1,835	2,050
Polish	3,275	1,570	1,705	2,320	1,075	1,250
Portuguese	1,045	510	530	1,620	765	850
Romanian	2,120	1,115	1,010	1,245	575	665
Rundi (Kirundi)	30	15	15	210	100	110
Russian	4,815	2,350	2,460	3,460	1,610	1,850
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	10	205	80	125
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	255	130	135	80	40	45
Serbian	1,025	505	520	1,140	565	575
Serbo-Croatian	230	115	110	275	135	140
Shanghainese	45	20	25	35	20	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	175	100	75	190	110	80
Sindhi	690	310	380	65	20	40
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	420	210	210	345	170	170
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	220	100	120	275	140	130
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	15	5	10
Slovak	430	220	210	190	90	100
Slovenian	40	20	25	30	20	15
Somali	755	385	370	3,850	1,600	2,250
Spanish	14,285	7,070	7,210	5,755	2,665	3,090
Swahili	205	105	100	300	135	165
Swedish	45	20	25	65	30	30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	14,510	6,890	7,625	2,095	820	1,280
Taiwanese	70	35	40	75	35	40
Tamil	720	380	340	1,270	620	650
Telugu	250	130	120	125	60	65
Thai	205	90	115	120	45	75
Tibetan languages	230	120	115	5	0	5
Tigrigna	905	465	435	395	175	215
Turkish	570	310	265	765	365	395
Ukrainian	525	235	290	405	180	225
Urdu	8,680	4,420	4,260	1,995	1,000	1,000
Vietnamese	8,475	4,040	4,425	4,035	1,890	2,145
Yiddish	5	5	0	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,420	720	695	665	315	350
Multiple responses	49,510	24,335	25,175	41,970	19,905	22,060
English and French	1,610	820	795	10,775	4,930	5,845
English and non-official language	46,715	22,925	23,790	25,800	12,580	13,220
French and non-official language	460	220	235	2,405	1,025	1,375
English, French and non-official language	730	365	360	2,985	1,370	1,620
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,087,405	542,765	544,635	872,450	424,000	448,450
None	914,375	458,290	456,090	671,880	330,280	341,595
Single responses	169,850	82,885	86,965	192,740	90,130	102,610
English	73,280	36,675	36,605	75,780	35,840	39,940
French	10,700	4,910	5,790	55,510	25,515	30,000
Non-official languages	85,870	41,300	44,565	61,455	28,780	32,675
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	260	95	160	320	115	205
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	175	70	105	95	40	55
Dene	5	0	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	0	0	0	140	40	95
Mi'kmaq	0	5	0	10	0	5
Ojibway	40	15	20	65	25	40
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	10	5	5
Stoney	40	15	30	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	83,675	40,290	43,385	60,025	28,185	31,845
African languages, n.i.e.	550	290	265	185	90	100
Afrikaans	320	165	155	60	25	40
Akan (Twi)	245	135	110	220	105	125
Albanian	310	160	150	155	85	70
Amharic	760	390	375	370	175	190
Arabic	5,520	2,955	2,570	8,665	4,580	4,085
Armenian	55	25	30	100	50	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	205	100	105	275	125	150
Bengali	575	280	295	625	345	275
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	5	25	20	15
Bisayan languages	385	165	220	95	30	65
Bosnian	225	110	120	190	85	110
Bulgarian	210	100	110	250	115	135
Burmese	60	30	30	50	25	25
Cantonese	5,080	2,430	2,655	1,740	815	925
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,400	2,610	2,790	2,745	1,320	1,425
Creoles	275	135	140	2,490	1,050	1,440
Croatian	730	340	390	365	185	185
Czech	500	240	260	325	130	200
Danish	335	160	175	135	60	80
Dutch	1,230	580	650	785	350	435
Estonian	25	10	10	60	25	35
Finnish	105	40	65	125	40	85
Flemish	15	10	10	15	10	5
Fukien	80	40	40	35	15	20
German	3,960	1,900	2,055	2,395	1,070	1,325
Greek	870	415	450	1,090	575	510
Gujarati	1,605	780	825	600	305	290
Hakka	45	15	25	25	15	5
Hebrew	295	150	145	355	170	180
Hindi	3,080	1,590	1,500	1,395	715	680
Hungarian	1,040	500	545	525	245	280
Ilocano	465	200	260	95	30	65
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	225	120	100	65	35	30
Italian	2,385	1,185	1,200	3,970	1,915	2,050
Japanese	995	415	575	540	230	310
Khmer (Cambodian)	210	100	110	385	170	215
Korean	1,150	540	610	470	205	270
Kurdish	155	85	70	145	75	70
Lao	160	75	80	100	50	50
Latvian	35	10	25	75	40	40
Lingala	60	20	35	470	175	290
Lithuanian	40	20	20	65	25	40
Macedonian	30	15	15	20	5	15
Malay	245	115	135	165	75	90
Malayalam	355	185	170	185	95	95
Maltese	10	0	5	20	5	10
Mandarin	2,385	1,105	1,280	1,650	735	920
Marathi	140	75	65	60	25	40
Nepali	100	55	45	60	20	35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	955	470	485	520	240	280
Norwegian	105	45	60	75	25	45
Oromo	115	60	55	70	35	35
Panjabi (Punjabi)	4,410	2,290	2,115	1,060	530	530
Pashto	195	95	100	135	65	65
Persian (Farsi)	1,180	625	560	1,425	745	675
Polish	2,380	1,135	1,245	1,830	750	1,080
Portuguese	990	480	515	1,405	655	745
Romanian	1,025	515	505	685	330	355
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	15	20	300	115	185
Russian	1,860	845	1,015	1,425	610	815
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	5	5	250	85	165
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	90	45	40	45	20	25
Serbian	510	260	250	320	155	160
Serbo-Croatian	125	60	65	120	60	60
Shanghainese	30	10	15	20	5	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	140	60	80	125	45	85
Sindhi	740	350	390	120	55	65
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	270	130	135	285	135	145
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	50	30	20	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	15	15	10	5
Slovak	295	145	145	225	95	125
Slovenian	65	35	30	65	25	40
Somali	340	175	160	1,965	895	1,065
Spanish	8,540	4,205	4,335	4,940	2,315	2,630
Swahili	450	240	210	595	260	340
Swedish	165	65	95	160	75	80
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	7,725	2,940	4,785	1,840	545	1,295
Taiwanese	60	30	30	60	25	40
Tamil	415	220	195	650	340	310
Telugu	185	95	90	135	65	70
Thai	180	55	125	190	65	130
Tibetan languages	60	25	30	10	5	5
Tigrigna	375	200	175	250	120	125
Turkish	265	145	115	380	195	185
Ukrainian	900	405	500	510	210	305
Urdu	2,680	1,395	1,280	1,400	730	675
Vietnamese	2,520	1,185	1,330	1,325	640	685
Yiddish	35	15	20	50	25	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,930	905	1,025	1,110	480	625
Multiple responses	3,180	1,595	1,580	7,835	3,590	4,240
English and French	480	245	235	2,275	1,055	1,220
English and non-official language	1,385	705	680	1,995	940	1,055
French and non-official language	1,285	630	655	3,495	1,565	1,930
English, French and non-official language	20	10	10	75	35	40

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. Calgary, Alberta (Code 4806016) and Ottawa, Ontario (Code 3506008) (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 July 3, 2024).

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Geographic level	File format^{CSV/TAB (2011) - Footnote 1} (compressed)
Geographic level	CSV (comma-separated values)	TAB (tab-separated values)
Canada, provinces and territories	CSV (86 KB)	TAB (86 KB)
Census divisions	CSV (1,444 KB)	TAB (1,412 KB)
Census subdivisions	CSV (19,715 KB)	TAB (19,378 KB)
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Census tracts	CSV (21,499 KB)	TAB (21,281 KB)
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Federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	CSV (1,628 KB)	TAB (1,600 KB)
Economic regions	CSV (404 KB)	TAB (397 KB)
Designated places	CSV (5,190 KB)	TAB (5,105 KB)
Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	CSV (732 KB)	TAB (720 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	CSV (6,328 KB)	TAB (6,257 KB)
Health regions (December 2013)	CSV (666 KB)	TAB (654 KB)
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Geographic levels	IVT (Beyond 20/20)	XML (SDMX-ML) (compressed)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations	IVT (1,183 KB)	XML (1,221 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts	IVT (30,060 KB)	XML (38,000 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
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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)
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Map

Map: Calgary, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta

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Map: Calgary, City, Census Subdivision (shaded in green), Alberta

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Map: Ottawa, City, Census Subdivision (shaded in green), Ontario

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Calgary (City)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)
  - Division No. 6 (Census division)
    - Calgary (City)

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa (City)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Ottawa (Census division)
    - Ottawa (City)

Note

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

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Related data: Calgary, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta

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