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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	Kitchener Ontario (Population centre)			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}	444,681	...Data not available	...Data not available	883,391	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	422,514	...Data not available	...Data not available	812,129	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	5.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	8.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	180,406	...Data not available	...Data not available	370,217	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	170,352	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,244	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,417.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	316.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	313.82	...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}	444,685	218,860	225,830	883,390	428,455	454,935
0 to 4 years	26,655	13,655	12,990	49,140	24,925	24,215
5 to 9 years	26,245	13,355	12,895	48,765	24,660	24,100
10 to 14 years	26,895	13,730	13,170	50,665	25,690	24,975
15 to 19 years	30,100	15,465	14,640	58,305	29,675	28,630
15 years	5,900	3,025	2,880	10,905	5,620	5,285
16 years	5,980	3,145	2,840	11,440	5,810	5,635
17 years	5,815	2,915	2,900	11,255	5,775	5,480
18 years	5,910	3,050	2,855	11,880	5,975	5,905
19 years	6,490	3,330	3,160	12,825	6,505	6,325
20 to 24 years	33,590	17,195	16,390	65,960	33,100	32,865
25 to 29 years	32,415	16,275	16,140	61,230	30,185	31,045
30 to 34 years	30,735	15,305	15,435	57,745	27,675	30,065
35 to 39 years	31,175	15,390	15,785	60,360	28,765	31,600
40 to 44 years	32,720	16,175	16,540	64,285	31,215	33,065
45 to 49 years	35,840	17,750	18,085	73,190	35,935	37,255
50 to 54 years	32,815	16,130	16,685	69,010	33,595	35,415
55 to 59 years	27,715	13,455	14,255	57,735	28,030	29,705
60 to 64 years	23,045	11,145	11,900	50,410	24,385	26,025
65 to 69 years	16,535	7,725	8,815	35,865	16,935	18,925
70 to 74 years	12,660	6,020	6,635	26,810	12,360	14,445
75 to 79 years	10,210	4,545	5,665	21,275	9,545	11,725
80 to 84 years	7,960	3,175	4,785	16,305	6,600	9,710
85 years and over	7,375	2,365	5,015	16,335	5,185	11,150
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	37.5	36.5	38.6	39.2	38.2	40.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.1	81.4	82.7	83.2	82.4	83.9
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	364,890	178,115	186,775	734,820	353,180	381,640
Married or living with a common-law partner	211,835	105,825	106,005	411,110	205,465	205,640
Married (and not separated)	181,505	90,695	90,810	348,520	173,900	174,625
Living common law	30,325	15,125	15,200	62,595	31,570	31,020
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	153,055	72,295	80,765	323,710	147,710	176,000
Single (never legally married)	102,535	56,035	46,495	224,340	117,055	107,290
Separated	11,610	4,775	6,840	20,630	8,385	12,240
Divorced	20,265	7,845	12,425	42,710	15,540	27,170
Widowed	18,645	3,635	15,005	36,030	6,730	29,300
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	124,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	56,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	28,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	27,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	11,225	...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}	124,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	104,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	200,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	88,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	169,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	35,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	52,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	19,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	23,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	9,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	15,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	8,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	6,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	960	...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	20,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	16,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	9,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	3,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	280	...Data not available	...Data not available	575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	141,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	265,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	31,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	47,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	17,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	30,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	14,800	...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	438,105	216,300	221,810	867,090	421,800	445,290
Number of persons not in census families	68,275	33,745	34,530	160,855	74,120	86,735
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	8,785	3,715	5,065	18,625	7,520	11,105
Living with non-relatives only	17,525	10,510	7,010	42,325	23,700	18,625
Living alone	41,965	19,520	22,450	99,905	42,895	57,005
Number of census family persons	369,830	182,555	187,280	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	50,345	22,535	27,810	105,830	47,610	58,220
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	16,350	4,300	12,050	34,820	9,275	25,545
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,700	555	2,150	5,390	1,055	4,335
Living with non-relatives only	720	330	390	1,915	860	1,055
Living alone	12,925	3,415	9,510	27,515	7,360	20,155
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	33,995	18,235	15,760	71,010	38,335	32,675
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	170,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	120,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	234,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	110,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	215,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	94,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	40,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	53,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	15,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	10,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	7,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	4,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	3,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	3,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	49,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	118,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	41,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	7,525	...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}	170,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	92,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	18,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	215	...Data not available	...Data not available	935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	59,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	11,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	19,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	4,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	23,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	300	...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}	170,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	41,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	55,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	116,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	29,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	28,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	10,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	4,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	438,105	...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}	439,985	217,090	222,895	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	432,725	213,510	219,225	846,085	411,465	434,630
English	325,635	161,250	164,380	544,045	270,365	273,680
French	5,625	2,645	2,980	123,925	56,845	67,075
Non-official languages	101,470	49,610	51,860	178,120	84,250	93,875
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	25	5	20	455	155	305
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	5	5	145	70	75
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	210	50	155
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	20	5	15
Ojibway	15	5	10	65	25	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	10	5	10
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	100,290	49,015	51,275	175,735	83,195	92,545
African languages, n.i.e.	310	160	150	450	225	225
Afrikaans	85	50	35	135	70	65
Akan (Twi)	55	30	30	310	150	165
Albanian	790	415	375	580	295	280
Amharic	595	280	315	1,165	565	600
Arabic	4,385	2,315	2,070	28,185	14,660	13,525
Armenian	450	225	225	415	210	205
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	85	40	45	510	235	275
Bengali	685	370	320	2,840	1,450	1,390
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	5	5	65	30	35
Bisayan languages	45	15	25	375	105	270
Bosnian	495	250	240	575	265	310
Bulgarian	150	85	65	825	380	445
Burmese	60	35	25	165	85	80
Cantonese	1,360	685	680	6,405	3,005	3,400
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,760	2,365	2,395	12,735	5,980	6,755
Creoles	105	45	55	3,620	1,530	2,090
Croatian	2,085	1,040	1,040	985	470	515
Czech	740	340	400	990	455	540
Danish	165	75	90	315	145	175
Dutch	1,530	695	835	2,360	1,120	1,240
Estonian	115	50	60	185	80	105
Finnish	155	75	80	325	120	200
Flemish	50	25	30	80	35	45
Fukien	20	5	15	85	35	45
German	9,215	4,220	4,985	5,810	2,565	3,245
Greek	1,335	670	670	2,040	1,080	955
Gujarati	2,145	1,105	1,035	1,210	630	575
Hakka	15	10	10	55	35	25
Hebrew	90	40	50	350	190	160
Hindi	1,130	575	555	2,330	1,175	1,155
Hungarian	1,695	830	870	1,725	850	875
Ilocano	50	20	35	360	120	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	145	65	75	130	75	55
Italian	1,755	945	810	9,440	4,730	4,710
Japanese	360	145	220	935	295	640
Khmer (Cambodian)	270	140	135	1,095	480	625
Korean	1,445	725	725	1,605	690	915
Kurdish	510	280	230	645	330	315
Lao	985	480	515	360	175	180
Latvian	90	40	45	275	125	155
Lingala	5	5	5	275	120	150
Lithuanian	85	40	50	210	90	120
Macedonian	240	125	115	60	30	30
Malay	185	80	105	355	160	205
Malayalam	295	150	145	445	225	225
Maltese	60	30	30	35	10	25
Mandarin	3,045	1,515	1,535	6,820	3,150	3,665
Marathi	140	75	65	230	115	120
Nepali	40	20	20	465	225	235
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	95	50	45	575	300	275
Norwegian	30	15	10	140	60	80
Oromo	95	55	45	360	190	170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,775	1,870	1,905	3,295	1,650	1,645
Pashto	800	420	375	705	375	325
Persian (Farsi)	2,875	1,500	1,375	6,050	3,025	3,030
Polish	5,135	2,445	2,695	5,750	2,605	3,150
Portuguese	9,625	4,615	5,010	3,920	1,865	2,050
Romanian	5,305	2,600	2,705	2,390	1,085	1,305
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	5	10	545	225	315
Russian	1,510	710	800	5,475	2,390	3,085
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	35	15	15	515	190	330
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	225	110	120	160	80	75
Serbian	4,910	2,420	2,490	1,675	820	855
Serbo-Croatian	570	285	280	545	265	280
Shanghainese	10	0	5	75	35	45
Sign languages, n.i.e.	55	25	30	115	55	65
Sindhi	205	100	105	245	115	130
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	190	95	95	720	360	365
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	120	60	55	355	175	180
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	265	140	120	55	25	30
Slovak	520	240	280	625	280	345
Slovenian	255	130	125	235	110	125
Somali	685	335	355	6,135	2,610	3,525
Spanish	7,815	3,725	4,090	10,850	4,960	5,890
Swahili	110	60	50	800	365	430
Swedish	85	50	35	270	130	150
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,270	445	825	4,875	1,625	3,250
Taiwanese	70	35	35	165	75	95
Tamil	655	350	310	2,065	1,060	1,000
Telugu	290	160	125	340	165	170
Thai	110	45	70	335	95	245
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	20	10	10
Tigrigna	455	225	230	740	360	385
Turkish	785	410	375	1,395	700	695
Ukrainian	775	330	445	1,560	680	885
Urdu	2,765	1,415	1,350	3,675	1,870	1,810
Vietnamese	3,165	1,520	1,645	5,800	2,715	3,085
Yiddish	15	5	10	230	125	105
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,160	590	565	1,925	900	1,025
Multiple responses	7,255	3,585	3,670	26,360	12,535	13,825
English and French	955	435	520	10,755	5,085	5,665
English and non-official language	5,935	2,980	2,960	11,090	5,430	5,660
French and non-official language	205	95	105	2,950	1,330	1,620
English, French and non-official language	155	75	85	1,565	695	870
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	439,985	217,090	222,895	872,450	424,000	448,450
English only	403,695	201,555	202,145	522,980	264,790	258,195
French only	220	90	125	12,915	5,245	7,675
English and French	28,940	12,630	16,305	324,690	149,495	175,195
Neither English nor French	7,135	2,815	4,315	11,860	4,470	7,390
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	439,985	217,095	222,890	872,450	424,000	448,450
English	425,300	210,660	214,640	708,285	349,750	358,535
French	5,445	2,570	2,870	133,450	60,890	72,560
English and French	2,285	1,135	1,150	19,190	9,065	10,125
Neither English nor French	6,960	2,730	4,230	11,530	4,300	7,230
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	6,590	3,140	3,450	143,040	65,420	77,620
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.5	1.4	1.5	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}	439,990	217,090	222,895	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	423,895	209,195	214,705	830,485	404,095	426,390
English	368,870	182,325	186,545	652,455	321,710	330,745
French	1,600	755	845	86,035	38,940	47,095
Non-official languages	53,430	26,115	27,320	91,990	43,445	48,545
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	120	40	75
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	35	10	20
Dene	0	0	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	0	0	20	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	52,900	25,850	27,050	91,210	43,090	48,120
African languages, n.i.e.	170	80	85	175	80	100
Afrikaans	30	15	10	50	25	25
Akan (Twi)	20	5	10	110	55	55
Albanian	525	265	255	290	150	140
Amharic	385	190	195	655	305	345
Arabic	2,680	1,315	1,365	16,970	8,525	8,440
Armenian	225	105	120	210	110	100
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	80	35	45
Bengali	430	225	210	1,920	945	975
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	25	10	15
Bisayan languages	15	5	5	120	40	75
Bosnian	305	165	145	295	150	145
Bulgarian	75	40	35	435	210	225
Burmese	90	50	45	105	45	55
Cantonese	795	385	405	4,000	1,860	2,140
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,235	1,620	1,610	8,475	3,975	4,495
Creoles	40	15	25	1,590	645	945
Croatian	1,015	490	520	370	175	195
Czech	250	115	135	275	125	150
Danish	35	15	15	30	15	10
Dutch	95	40	55	155	75	80
Estonian	20	10	15	50	15	25
Finnish	20	10	15	25	15	10
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	20	10	5
German	1,525	665	860	730	310	420
Greek	565	265	295	635	315	325
Gujarati	1,370	685	685	460	220	240
Hakka	5	0	0	10	5	5
Hebrew	55	20	30	135	70	65
Hindi	525	270	250	1,045	520	525
Hungarian	570	285	290	500	240	265
Ilocano	15	5	5	160	60	105
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	95	35	60	30	20	10
Italian	410	190	225	2,915	1,320	1,595
Japanese	210	100	110	375	140	230
Khmer (Cambodian)	160	85	75	530	235	295
Korean	1,040	520	520	995	460	535
Kurdish	320	170	155	405	195	210
Lao	535	270	270	190	100	90
Latvian	10	5	5	70	30	40
Lingala	0	0	5	100	40	65
Lithuanian	15	5	10	50	25	25
Macedonian	120	55	65	25	15	10
Malay	60	25	35	115	60	55
Malayalam	190	95	95	185	90	90
Maltese	10	5	5	10	0	5
Mandarin	2,355	1,190	1,160	5,190	2,515	2,675
Marathi	65	35	35	120	60	65
Nepali	25	15	10	345	170	175
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	110	55	50
Norwegian	5	5	0	10	5	10
Oromo	45	20	25	200	95	105
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,520	1,220	1,300	1,800	855	945
Pashto	580	295	285	515	270	240
Persian (Farsi)	2,175	1,110	1,065	3,885	1,835	2,050
Polish	2,400	1,170	1,235	2,320	1,075	1,250
Portuguese	4,360	2,040	2,320	1,620	765	850
Romanian	2,940	1,435	1,505	1,245	575	665
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	5	210	100	110
Russian	940	455	485	3,460	1,610	1,850
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	0	0	205	80	125
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	155	75	85	80	40	45
Serbian	3,720	1,835	1,880	1,140	565	575
Serbo-Croatian	320	160	160	275	135	140
Shanghainese	0	0	0	35	20	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	80	45	30	190	110	80
Sindhi	85	45	40	65	20	40
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	80	40	40	345	170	170
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	100	45	50	275	140	130
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	140	75	65	15	5	10
Slovak	170	80	95	190	90	100
Slovenian	65	30	40	30	20	15
Somali	480	230	245	3,850	1,600	2,250
Spanish	4,655	2,220	2,430	5,755	2,665	3,090
Swahili	70	30	40	300	135	165
Swedish	40	20	15	65	30	30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	445	200	245	2,095	820	1,280
Taiwanese	35	20	15	75	35	40
Tamil	365	185	180	1,270	620	650
Telugu	155	80	70	125	60	65
Thai	50	20	30	120	45	75
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	0	5
Tigrigna	285	140	140	395	175	215
Turkish	415	210	200	765	365	395
Ukrainian	245	105	140	405	180	225
Urdu	1,730	885	845	1,995	1,000	1,000
Vietnamese	2,275	1,100	1,175	4,035	1,890	2,145
Yiddish	0	0	0	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	530	265	270	665	315	350
Multiple responses	16,090	7,900	8,190	41,970	19,905	22,060
English and French	550	240	310	10,775	4,930	5,845
English and non-official language	15,190	7,495	7,695	25,800	12,580	13,220
French and non-official language	75	30	40	2,405	1,025	1,375
English, French and non-official language	275	130	145	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}	439,985	217,095	222,895	872,450	424,000	448,450
None	381,075	188,300	192,780	671,880	330,280	341,595
Single responses	57,790	28,260	29,525	192,740	90,130	102,610
English	23,550	11,830	11,720	75,780	35,840	39,940
French	4,100	1,745	2,355	55,510	25,515	30,000
Non-official languages	30,140	14,680	15,455	61,455	28,780	32,675
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	30	10	15	320	115	205
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	5	0	95	40	55
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	0	0	0	140	40	95
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	10	0	5
Ojibway	25	10	15	65	25	40
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	10	5	5
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	29,560	14,400	15,160	60,025	28,185	31,845
African languages, n.i.e.	75	35	45	185	90	100
Afrikaans	55	25	25	60	25	40
Akan (Twi)	25	10	10	220	105	125
Albanian	160	80	80	155	85	70
Amharic	185	90	90	370	175	190
Arabic	1,430	780	650	8,665	4,580	4,085
Armenian	135	70	65	100	50	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	275	125	150
Bengali	180	100	80	625	345	275
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	25	20	15
Bisayan languages	10	0	10	95	30	65
Bosnian	160	80	75	190	85	110
Bulgarian	40	20	15	250	115	135
Burmese	30	10	15	50	25	25
Cantonese	475	240	230	1,740	815	925
Chinese, n.o.s.	955	480	475	2,745	1,320	1,425
Creoles	70	35	40	2,490	1,050	1,440
Croatian	675	345	335	365	185	185
Czech	275	120	150	325	130	200
Danish	60	30	30	135	60	80
Dutch	420	190	230	785	350	435
Estonian	35	10	25	60	25	35
Finnish	45	25	20	125	40	85
Flemish	10	0	10	15	10	5
Fukien	10	0	5	35	15	20
German	3,235	1,440	1,800	2,395	1,070	1,325
Greek	620	310	315	1,090	575	510
Gujarati	510	250	255	600	305	290
Hakka	5	0	5	25	15	5
Hebrew	60	25	35	355	170	180
Hindi	760	410	350	1,395	715	680
Hungarian	475	225	250	525	245	280
Ilocano	20	5	10	95	30	65
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	40	25	15	65	35	30
Italian	665	325	340	3,970	1,915	2,050
Japanese	140	60	85	540	230	310
Khmer (Cambodian)	60	30	25	385	170	215
Korean	265	140	120	470	205	270
Kurdish	100	50	50	145	75	70
Lao	300	155	140	100	50	50
Latvian	20	10	10	75	40	40
Lingala	15	5	10	470	175	290
Lithuanian	15	5	10	65	25	40
Macedonian	60	30	25	20	5	15
Malay	70	30	40	165	75	90
Malayalam	110	65	50	185	95	95
Maltese	20	15	10	20	5	10
Mandarin	620	290	330	1,650	735	920
Marathi	45	30	15	60	25	40
Nepali	0	0	0	60	20	35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	75	40	35	520	240	280
Norwegian	20	15	10	75	25	45
Oromo	25	20	10	70	35	35
Panjabi (Punjabi)	820	420	395	1,060	530	530
Pashto	135	80	55	135	65	65
Persian (Farsi)	390	215	180	1,425	745	675
Polish	1,455	695	765	1,830	750	1,080
Portuguese	3,655	1,800	1,855	1,405	655	745
Romanian	1,470	710	760	685	330	355
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	5	300	115	185
Russian	390	185	205	1,425	610	815
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	10	10	250	85	165
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	45	20	25
Serbian	760	370	390	320	155	160
Serbo-Croatian	145	75	75	120	60	60
Shanghainese	5	5	0	20	5	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	50	25	25	125	45	85
Sindhi	60	20	35	120	55	65
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	70	40	35	285	135	145
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	15	10	5
Slovak	155	70	90	225	95	125
Slovenian	85	40	45	65	25	40
Somali	160	75	90	1,965	895	1,065
Spanish	2,695	1,305	1,385	4,940	2,315	2,630
Swahili	85	45	40	595	260	340
Swedish	35	20	20	160	75	80
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	475	150	325	1,840	545	1,295
Taiwanese	15	10	10	60	25	40
Tamil	235	125	110	650	340	310
Telugu	90	45	45	135	65	70
Thai	45	20	30	190	65	130
Tibetan languages	0	0	5	10	5	5
Tigrigna	130	60	70	250	120	125
Turkish	290	145	145	380	195	185
Ukrainian	180	70	105	510	210	305
Urdu	830	415	415	1,400	730	675
Vietnamese	630	315	315	1,325	640	685
Yiddish	5	5	5	50	25	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	545	275	275	1,110	480	625
Multiple responses	1,115	535	585	7,835	3,590	4,240
English and French	155	70	80	2,275	1,055	1,220
English and non-official language	445	230	215	1,995	940	1,055
French and non-official language	505	225	280	3,495	1,565	1,930
English, French and non-official language	10	5	5	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. Kitchener, Ontario (Code 0419) 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 hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Kitchener (Population centre)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo (Census metropolitan area)
    - Kitchener (Population Centre)

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa (City)

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

Note

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^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

^E use with caution

X area and data suppression

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

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

.. not available for a specific reference period

... not applicable

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Map

Map: Kitchener (Population Centre), Ontario

Map: Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Kitchener (Population centre)

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa (City)

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Related data

Related data: Kitchener (Population Centre), Ontario

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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