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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	Ottawa - Gatineau 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}	933,596	...Data not available	...Data not available	883,391	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	867,593^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	812,129	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	7.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	8.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	409,697	...Data not available	...Data not available	370,217	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	389,961	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,244	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,860.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	316.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	501.92	...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}	933,590	450,630	482,955	883,390	428,455	454,935
0 to 4 years	52,245	26,570	25,675	49,140	24,925	24,215
5 to 9 years	48,860	24,775	24,090	48,765	24,660	24,100
10 to 14 years	50,780	25,660	25,125	50,665	25,690	24,975
15 to 19 years	60,320	30,415	29,905	58,305	29,675	28,630
15 years	11,055	5,665	5,395	10,905	5,620	5,285
16 years	11,550	5,855	5,690	11,440	5,810	5,635
17 years	11,620	5,860	5,755	11,255	5,775	5,480
18 years	12,385	6,215	6,170	11,880	5,975	5,905
19 years	13,710	6,820	6,885	12,825	6,505	6,325
20 to 24 years	72,375	36,000	36,375	65,960	33,100	32,865
25 to 29 years	69,210	34,105	35,105	61,230	30,185	31,045
30 to 34 years	64,360	31,165	33,195	57,745	27,675	30,065
35 to 39 years	63,285	30,535	32,755	60,360	28,765	31,600
40 to 44 years	65,545	31,750	33,795	64,285	31,215	33,065
45 to 49 years	74,965	36,480	38,485	73,190	35,935	37,255
50 to 54 years	72,950	35,175	37,780	69,010	33,595	35,415
55 to 59 years	61,705	29,780	31,925	57,735	28,030	29,705
60 to 64 years	53,305	25,665	27,635	50,410	24,385	26,025
65 to 69 years	37,835	17,680	20,155	35,865	16,935	18,925
70 to 74 years	28,165	12,680	15,490	26,810	12,360	14,445
75 to 79 years	22,675	9,920	12,755	21,275	9,545	11,725
80 to 84 years	17,680	6,910	10,765	16,305	6,600	9,710
85 years and over	17,320	5,365	11,955	16,335	5,185	11,150
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	38.8	37.7	39.9	39.2	38.2	40.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.7	82.9	84.5	83.2	82.4	83.9
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	781,700	373,625	408,070	734,820	353,180	381,640
Married or living with a common-law partner	419,360	209,635	209,725	411,110	205,465	205,640
Married (and not separated)	331,085	165,200	165,880	348,520	173,900	174,625
Living common law	88,275	44,430	43,840	62,595	31,570	31,020
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	362,340	163,995	198,340	323,710	147,710	176,000
Single (never legally married)	249,010	129,030	119,980	224,340	117,055	107,290
Separated	21,570	8,730	12,845	20,630	8,385	12,240
Divorced	51,420	18,665	32,760	42,710	15,540	27,170
Widowed	40,340	7,580	32,755	36,030	6,730	29,300
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	250,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	124,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	55,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	49,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	20,850	...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}	250,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	204,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	200,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	160,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	169,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	70,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	90,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	34,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	39,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	17,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	44,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	26,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	17,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	8,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,360	...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	45,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	36,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	21,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	9,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	645	...Data not available	...Data not available	575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	270,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	265,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	61,695	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	89,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	33,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	58,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	28,560	...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	915,920	443,430	472,490	867,090	421,800	445,290
Number of persons not in census families	189,645	87,475	102,165	160,855	74,120	86,735
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	20,325	8,525	11,800	18,625	7,520	11,105
Living with non-relatives only	46,875	26,375	20,505	42,325	23,700	18,625
Living alone	122,450	52,580	69,865	99,905	42,895	57,005
Number of census family persons	726,275	355,950	370,325	706,235	347,685	358,550
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...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	112,015	49,315	62,700	105,830	47,610	58,220
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	39,920	10,630	29,290	34,820	9,275	25,545
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,255	1,040	4,220	5,390	1,055	4,335
Living with non-relatives only	2,290	1,015	1,275	1,915	860	1,055
Living alone	32,375	8,575	23,795	27,515	7,360	20,155
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	72,095	38,685	33,410	71,010	38,335	32,675
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	389,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	245,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	234,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	226,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	215,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	189,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	89,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	99,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	37,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	19,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	14,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	5,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	5,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	4,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	144,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	118,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	122,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	21,605	...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}	389,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	145,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	71,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	445	...Data not available	...Data not available	935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	173,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	29,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	66,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	12,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	63,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	505	...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}	389,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	122,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	128,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	116,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	59,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	51,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	18,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	8,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	915,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	867,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.3	...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}	922,450	446,045	476,405	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	893,335	432,080	461,250	846,085	411,465	434,630
English	434,920	215,650	219,265	544,045	270,365	273,680
French	284,645	134,025	150,615	123,925	56,845	67,075
Non-official languages	173,775	82,405	91,370	178,120	84,250	93,875
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	525	185	340	455	155	305
Atikamekw	5	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	205	95	110	145	70	75
Dene	5	0	5	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	10	5	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	205	50	150	210	50	155
Mi'kmaq	20	5	15	20	5	15
Ojibway	65	25	40	65	25	45
Oji-Cree	10	5	5	10	5	10
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	171,125	81,205	89,920	175,735	83,195	92,545
African languages, n.i.e.	500	255	245	450	225	225
Afrikaans	85	50	35	135	70	65
Akan (Twi)	275	135	140	310	150	165
Albanian	555	275	280	580	295	280
Amharic	1,135	550	585	1,165	565	600
Arabic	31,615	16,500	15,115	28,185	14,660	13,525
Armenian	430	215	210	415	210	205
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	610	300	315	510	235	275
Bengali	2,620	1,335	1,285	2,840	1,450	1,390
Berber languages (Kabyle)	165	85	85	65	30	35
Bisayan languages	340	95	240	375	105	270
Bosnian	585	265	320	575	265	310
Bulgarian	905	420	490	825	380	445
Burmese	155	80	75	165	85	80
Cantonese	5,515	2,580	2,940	6,405	3,005	3,400
Chinese, n.o.s.	10,420	4,880	5,545	12,735	5,980	6,755
Creoles	4,205	1,795	2,410	3,620	1,530	2,090
Croatian	1,010	480	535	985	470	515
Czech	835	375	455	990	455	540
Danish	240	105	135	315	145	175
Dutch	1,750	815	940	2,360	1,120	1,240
Estonian	155	60	95	185	80	105
Finnish	245	90	160	325	120	200
Flemish	90	35	50	80	35	45
Fukien	75	35	40	85	35	45
German	4,825	2,075	2,755	5,810	2,565	3,245
Greek	1,880	1,000	880	2,040	1,080	955
Gujarati	940	500	445	1,210	630	575
Hakka	50	30	15	55	35	25
Hebrew	320	170	145	350	190	160
Hindi	1,865	945	915	2,330	1,175	1,155
Hungarian	1,485	720	770	1,725	850	875
Ilocano	345	115	230	360	120	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	125	75	55	130	75	55
Italian	8,595	4,295	4,305	9,440	4,730	4,710
Japanese	870	270	600	935	295	640
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,055	465	585	1,095	480	625
Korean	1,365	565	800	1,605	690	915
Kurdish	660	345	310	645	330	315
Lao	305	145	160	360	175	180
Latvian	220	100	120	275	125	155
Lingala	370	175	190	275	120	150
Lithuanian	175	80	95	210	90	120
Macedonian	50	25	30	60	30	30
Malay	330	145	185	355	160	205
Malayalam	370	185	185	445	225	225
Maltese	25	15	15	35	10	25
Mandarin	5,420	2,480	2,940	6,820	3,150	3,665
Marathi	195	90	100	230	115	120
Nepali	460	230	235	465	225	235
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	810	430	380	575	300	275
Norwegian	110	45	70	140	60	80
Oromo	535	290	245	360	190	170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,620	1,315	1,305	3,295	1,650	1,645
Pashto	680	360	315	705	375	325
Persian (Farsi)	5,660	2,860	2,805	6,050	3,025	3,030
Polish	4,900	2,195	2,705	5,750	2,605	3,150
Portuguese	5,780	2,775	3,010	3,920	1,865	2,050
Romanian	2,610	1,210	1,405	2,390	1,085	1,305
Rundi (Kirundi)	905	405	500	545	225	315
Russian	4,595	1,955	2,645	5,475	2,390	3,085
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	840	325	515	515	190	330
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	160	80	80	160	80	75
Serbian	1,955	980	980	1,675	820	855
Serbo-Croatian	850	410	440	545	265	280
Shanghainese	65	30	35	75	35	45
Sign languages, n.i.e.	120	55	65	115	55	65
Sindhi	205	100	105	245	115	130
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	640	320	320	720	360	365
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	350	175	180	355	175	180
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	55	25	30
Slovak	480	210	275	625	280	345
Slovenian	185	90	95	235	110	125
Somali	6,050	2,580	3,475	6,135	2,610	3,525
Spanish	13,335	6,100	7,235	10,850	4,960	5,890
Swahili	1,030	495	535	800	365	430
Swedish	215	95	125	270	130	150
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,465	1,495	2,970	4,875	1,625	3,250
Taiwanese	135	55	80	165	75	95
Tamil	1,615	830	790	2,065	1,060	1,000
Telugu	275	140	135	340	165	170
Thai	295	80	220	335	95	245
Tibetan languages	20	10	10	20	10	10
Tigrigna	730	350	380	740	360	385
Turkish	1,255	630	615	1,395	700	695
Ukrainian	1,375	585	795	1,560	680	885
Urdu	3,070	1,560	1,510	3,675	1,870	1,810
Vietnamese	5,105	2,420	2,685	5,800	2,715	3,085
Yiddish	215	115	105	230	125	105
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,125	1,015	1,110	1,925	900	1,025
Multiple responses	29,115	13,965	15,150	26,360	12,535	13,825
English and French	13,095	6,255	6,835	10,755	5,085	5,665
English and non-official language	10,005	4,880	5,120	11,090	5,430	5,660
French and non-official language	4,305	2,040	2,260	2,950	1,330	1,620
English, French and non-official language	1,715	785	935	1,565	695	870
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	922,450	446,045	476,405	872,450	424,000	448,450
English only	412,360	208,240	204,120	522,980	264,790	258,195
French only	76,375	32,735	43,635	12,915	5,245	7,675
English and French	421,955	200,555	221,405	324,690	149,495	175,195
Neither English nor French	11,760	4,515	7,245	11,860	4,470	7,390
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	922,450	446,045	476,405	872,450	424,000	448,450
English	580,550	286,140	294,415	708,285	349,750	358,535
French	306,605	144,050	162,555	133,450	60,890	72,560
English and French	23,895	11,530	12,365	19,190	9,065	10,125
Neither English nor French	11,405	4,325	7,080	11,530	4,300	7,230
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	318,550	149,820	168,735	143,040	65,420	77,620
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	34.5	33.6	35.4	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}	922,450	446,050	476,405	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	877,130	424,540	452,595	830,485	404,095	426,390
English	529,350	260,420	268,925	652,455	321,710	330,745
French	256,255	120,735	135,515	86,035	38,940	47,095
Non-official languages	91,520	43,375	48,150	91,990	43,445	48,545
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	165	60	110	120	40	75
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	80	35	50	35	10	20
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	5	0	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	60	15	45	60	15	45
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	5	0	0
Ojibway	20	10	10	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}	90,610	42,950	47,665	91,210	43,090	48,120
African languages, n.i.e.	200	95	105	175	80	100
Afrikaans	30	15	15	50	25	25
Akan (Twi)	95	50	50	110	55	55
Albanian	285	145	140	290	150	140
Amharic	625	290	340	655	305	345
Arabic	19,120	9,670	9,450	16,970	8,525	8,440
Armenian	220	110	105	210	110	100
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	95	40	60	80	35	45
Bengali	1,780	880	900	1,920	945	975
Berber languages (Kabyle)	70	30	40	25	10	15
Bisayan languages	110	35	70	120	40	75
Bosnian	340	175	170	295	150	145
Bulgarian	520	245	275	435	210	225
Burmese	95	45	50	105	45	55
Cantonese	3,450	1,600	1,850	4,000	1,860	2,140
Chinese, n.o.s.	7,100	3,325	3,775	8,475	3,975	4,495
Creoles	1,775	735	1,040	1,590	645	945
Croatian	455	225	230	370	175	195
Czech	240	110	130	275	125	150
Danish	10	5	5	30	15	10
Dutch	135	65	70	155	75	80
Estonian	40	15	25	50	15	25
Finnish	15	5	10	25	15	10
Flemish	5	0	5	0	0	0
Fukien	15	10	5	20	10	5
German	625	265	360	730	310	420
Greek	605	295	310	635	315	325
Gujarati	355	170	185	460	220	240
Hakka	10	5	10	10	5	5
Hebrew	120	65	55	135	70	65
Hindi	835	415	420	1,045	520	525
Hungarian	435	200	235	500	240	265
Ilocano	160	60	100	160	60	105
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	35	20	10	30	20	10
Italian	2,775	1,250	1,525	2,915	1,320	1,595
Japanese	350	135	215	375	140	230
Khmer (Cambodian)	540	250	295	530	235	295
Korean	830	370	455	995	460	535
Kurdish	405	200	200	405	195	210
Lao	160	80	80	190	100	90
Latvian	60	25	35	70	30	40
Lingala	130	55	75	100	40	65
Lithuanian	45	25	25	50	25	25
Macedonian	30	15	10	25	15	10
Malay	110	60	50	115	60	55
Malayalam	160	80	80	185	90	90
Maltese	5	0	5	10	0	5
Mandarin	4,065	1,970	2,095	5,190	2,515	2,675
Marathi	100	50	55	120	60	65
Nepali	340	165	175	345	170	175
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	145	70	80	110	55	50
Norwegian	5	0	5	10	5	10
Oromo	255	120	130	200	95	105
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,465	695	760	1,800	855	945
Pashto	500	265	235	515	270	240
Persian (Farsi)	3,625	1,725	1,895	3,885	1,835	2,050
Polish	1,955	895	1,055	2,320	1,075	1,250
Portuguese	2,535	1,200	1,335	1,620	765	850
Romanian	1,515	725	790	1,245	575	665
Rundi (Kirundi)	315	150	165	210	100	110
Russian	2,885	1,330	1,560	3,460	1,610	1,850
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	275	110	160	205	80	125
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	85	35	45	80	40	45
Serbian	1,425	710	715	1,140	565	575
Serbo-Croatian	540	270	270	275	135	140
Shanghainese	30	15	15	35	20	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	175	105	70	190	110	80
Sindhi	55	20	35	65	20	40
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	315	155	155	345	170	170
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	270	135	135	275	140	130
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	15	5	10
Slovak	135	60	70	190	90	100
Slovenian	30	15	15	30	20	15
Somali	3,805	1,585	2,225	3,850	1,600	2,250
Spanish	7,760	3,610	4,150	5,755	2,665	3,090
Swahili	380	165	215	300	135	165
Swedish	35	20	15	65	30	30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,970	770	1,195	2,095	820	1,280
Taiwanese	60	25	30	75	35	40
Tamil	1,010	500	510	1,270	620	650
Telugu	100	45	55	125	60	65
Thai	105	40	70	120	45	75
Tibetan languages	5	0	5	5	0	5
Tigrigna	390	175	215	395	175	215
Turkish	645	310	330	765	365	395
Ukrainian	390	175	220	405	180	225
Urdu	1,675	845	830	1,995	1,000	1,000
Vietnamese	3,585	1,690	1,895	4,035	1,890	2,145
Yiddish	15	10	5	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	745	365	380	665	315	350
Multiple responses	45,325	21,505	23,815	41,970	19,905	22,060
English and French	13,845	6,430	7,415	10,775	4,930	5,845
English and non-official language	23,115	11,250	11,860	25,800	12,580	13,220
French and non-official language	4,770	2,135	2,635	2,405	1,025	1,375
English, French and non-official language	3,590	1,695	1,900	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}	922,455	446,045	476,405	872,450	424,000	448,450
None	698,165	340,095	358,070	671,880	330,280	341,595
Single responses	214,960	101,590	113,365	192,740	90,130	102,610
English	96,215	45,935	50,280	75,780	35,840	39,940
French	58,910	27,460	31,455	55,510	25,515	30,000
Non-official languages	59,830	28,200	31,630	61,455	28,780	32,675
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	320	125	195	320	115	205
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	110	50	55	95	40	55
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	5	5	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	130	40	90	140	40	95
Mi'kmaq	15	10	10	10	0	5
Ojibway	50	20	30	65	25	40
Oji-Cree	10	5	10	10	5	5
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	58,160	27,475	30,690	60,025	28,185	31,845
African languages, n.i.e.	245	115	125	185	90	100
Afrikaans	45	20	30	60	25	40
Akan (Twi)	205	90	115	220	105	125
Albanian	140	75	65	155	85	70
Amharic	360	170	195	370	175	190
Arabic	9,435	5,000	4,430	8,665	4,580	4,085
Armenian	100	40	60	100	50	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	350	175	170	275	125	150
Bengali	555	310	250	625	345	275
Berber languages (Kabyle)	55	30	25	25	20	15
Bisayan languages	80	25	50	95	30	65
Bosnian	170	75	95	190	85	110
Bulgarian	215	105	110	250	115	135
Burmese	45	20	20	50	25	25
Cantonese	1,470	685	785	1,740	815	925
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,105	990	1,115	2,745	1,320	1,425
Creoles	2,955	1,255	1,700	2,490	1,050	1,440
Croatian	345	170	175	365	185	185
Czech	265	110	160	325	130	200
Danish	110	45	70	135	60	80
Dutch	585	260	320	785	350	435
Estonian	50	20	35	60	25	35
Finnish	110	30	85	125	40	85
Flemish	10	5	5	15	10	5
Fukien	35	15	15	35	15	20
German	2,040	900	1,140	2,395	1,070	1,325
Greek	980	520	455	1,090	575	510
Gujarati	460	240	220	600	305	290
Hakka	20	10	10	25	15	5
Hebrew	320	155	160	355	170	180
Hindi	1,185	610	580	1,395	715	680
Hungarian	455	210	245	525	245	280
Ilocano	85	25	65	95	30	65
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	60	35	25	65	35	30
Italian	3,580	1,720	1,865	3,970	1,915	2,050
Japanese	495	215	275	540	230	310
Khmer (Cambodian)	355	155	205	385	170	215
Korean	385	165	215	470	205	270
Kurdish	135	70	70	145	75	70
Lao	75	40	35	100	50	50
Latvian	55	25	30	75	40	40
Lingala	600	245	350	470	175	290
Lithuanian	50	20	30	65	25	40
Macedonian	15	5	10	20	5	15
Malay	145	65	80	165	75	90
Malayalam	140	75	65	185	95	95
Maltese	15	5	5	20	5	10
Mandarin	1,325	585	740	1,650	735	920
Marathi	40	15	25	60	25	40
Nepali	60	25	35	60	20	35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	695	330	360	520	240	280
Norwegian	60	20	40	75	25	45
Oromo	135	75	60	70	35	35
Panjabi (Punjabi)	845	425	425	1,060	530	530
Pashto	115	60	60	135	65	65
Persian (Farsi)	1,335	700	630	1,425	745	675
Polish	1,545	635	910	1,830	750	1,080
Portuguese	1,955	940	1,010	1,405	655	745
Romanian	610	295	315	685	330	355
Rundi (Kirundi)	495	215	280	300	115	185
Russian	1,290	555	735	1,425	610	815
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	405	150	255	250	85	165
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	50	20	30	45	20	25
Serbian	330	170	160	320	155	160
Serbo-Croatian	150	85	65	120	60	60
Shanghainese	20	5	10	20	5	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	115	45	70	125	45	85
Sindhi	105	50	55	120	55	65
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	235	120	120	285	135	145
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	40	15	20	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	15	5	15	10	5
Slovak	170	70	100	225	95	125
Slovenian	50	20	35	65	25	40
Somali	1,910	875	1,035	1,965	895	1,065
Spanish	5,600	2,635	2,960	4,940	2,315	2,630
Swahili	735	340	400	595	260	340
Swedish	140	65	75	160	75	80
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,640	490	1,155	1,840	545	1,295
Taiwanese	50	15	30	60	25	40
Tamil	510	270	240	650	340	310
Telugu	115	55	65	135	65	70
Thai	170	55	115	190	65	130
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	10	5	5
Tigrigna	250	125	125	250	120	125
Turkish	335	180	160	380	195	185
Ukrainian	450	175	270	510	210	305
Urdu	1,160	605	550	1,400	730	675
Vietnamese	1,145	555	590	1,325	640	685
Yiddish	50	25	25	50	25	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,345	600	750	1,110	480	625
Multiple responses	9,330	4,355	4,970	7,835	3,590	4,240
English and French	3,010	1,445	1,570	2,275	1,055	1,220
English and non-official language	2,740	1,285	1,455	1,995	940	1,055
French and non-official language	3,495	1,590	1,905	3,495	1,565	1,930
English, French and non-official language	75	40	40	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. Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario (Code 0616) 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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Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
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Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa - Gatineau (Population centre)

Canada
- Quebec (Province)
  - Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area)
    - Ottawa - Gatineau (Population Centre)
- Ontario (Province)
  - Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area)
    - Ottawa - Gatineau (Population Centre)

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.

Related data

Related data: Ottawa - Gatineau (Population Centre), Ontario

2011 Census

Additional Census data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 Census Data Products for additional geographies.

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario, 2011
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2011 Census

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

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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