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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	Vancouver British Columbia (Population centre)			New Brunswick (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	2,135,201	...Data not available	...Data not available	751,171	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	1,955,278^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	729,997	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	9.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	876,274	...Data not available	...Data not available	348,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	314,007	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,856.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	10.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,150.43	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,377.18	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	2,135,185	1,044,385	1,090,800	751,170	366,440	384,730
0 to 4 years	107,025	55,175	51,850	36,525	18,575	17,955
5 to 9 years	105,095	54,050	51,045	36,660	18,600	18,060
10 to 14 years	114,190	58,915	55,275	40,390	20,780	19,610
15 to 19 years	132,890	68,825	64,060	45,845	23,585	22,265
15 years	25,695	13,340	12,355	8,705	4,485	4,220
16 years	26,335	13,790	12,545	9,030	4,660	4,365
17 years	26,370	13,670	12,700	9,270	4,730	4,540
18 years	27,010	13,850	13,160	9,450	4,900	4,550
19 years	27,475	14,170	13,305	9,395	4,815	4,585
20 to 24 years	149,405	75,620	73,785	44,585	22,735	21,850
25 to 29 years	162,225	80,090	82,135	41,725	20,535	21,190
30 to 34 years	151,815	74,040	77,770	43,700	21,160	22,540
35 to 39 years	151,225	71,900	79,325	48,120	23,380	24,740
40 to 44 years	167,845	80,345	87,495	51,275	25,010	26,265
45 to 49 years	177,530	86,755	90,770	61,905	30,250	31,650
50 to 54 years	167,515	81,465	86,050	62,795	30,675	32,115
55 to 59 years	144,655	70,885	73,770	59,340	28,940	30,400
60 to 64 years	123,735	60,380	63,355	54,665	26,940	27,725
65 to 69 years	84,935	41,190	43,745	39,110	19,410	19,695
70 to 74 years	65,705	30,760	34,950	29,255	14,060	15,190
75 to 79 years	52,390	24,325	28,065	22,480	10,020	12,460
80 to 84 years	39,520	17,065	22,460	16,335	6,535	9,795
85 years and over	37,495	12,605	24,885	16,465	5,240	11,225
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.8	38.9	40.6	43.7	42.8	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.7	83.9	85.5	84.9	84.2	85.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,808,880	876,250	932,625	637,590	308,485	329,110
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,014,170	505,280	508,890	382,310	191,050	191,260
Married (and not separated)	888,755	441,780	446,975	310,310	155,115	155,195
Living common law	125,410	63,495	61,915	72,000	35,935	36,070
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	794,710	370,975	423,740	255,285	117,440	137,850
Single (never legally married)	552,130	294,650	257,475	159,760	86,220	73,545
Separated	45,130	18,480	26,650	21,035	9,180	11,855
Divorced	109,900	41,515	68,385	32,930	14,060	18,870
Widowed	87,550	16,325	71,225	41,560	7,985	33,575
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	581,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	224,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	268,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	138,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	129,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	45,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	581,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	224,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	490,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	188,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	427,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	166,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	261,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	102,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	117,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	41,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	62,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	44,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	17,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	9,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	91,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	73,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	45,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	21,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	6,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	17,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	11,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	638,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	200,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	126,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	196,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	69,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	75,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	143,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	95,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	2,106,260	1,030,980	1,075,280	735,715	359,500	376,215
Number of persons not in census families	395,860	185,700	210,160	122,025	56,500	65,525
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	60,225	22,560	37,665	13,885	5,930	7,955
Living with non-relatives only	100,950	54,345	46,605	26,435	14,440	11,995
Living alone	234,690	108,795	125,890	81,705	36,135	45,570
Number of census family persons	1,710,395	845,275	865,120	613,695	303,000	310,690
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	263,095	120,610	142,480	114,255	52,430	61,830
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	90,335	26,335	64,000	37,740	11,275	26,460
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	20,255	4,215	16,040	4,920	1,330	3,590
Living with non-relatives only	5,425	2,580	2,845	2,545	1,205	1,340
Living alone	64,650	19,540	45,115	30,270	8,745	21,530
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	172,760	94,280	78,485	76,515	41,150	35,365
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	314,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	545,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	220,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	465,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	204,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	397,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	175,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	171,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	225,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	68,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	79,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	47,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	36,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	10,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	25,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	10,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	32,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	276,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	93,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	234,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	42,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	314,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	261,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	220,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	128,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	3,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	430,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	75,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	16,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	73,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	120,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	218,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	790	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	314,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	234,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	248,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	123,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	131,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	123,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	48,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	35,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	2,106,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	735,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,116,165	1,036,120	1,080,045	739,900	361,415	378,480
Single responses	2,057,190	1,007,875	1,049,315	731,855	357,560	374,295
English	1,141,590	576,755	564,830	479,930	234,735	245,195
French	22,670	11,125	11,545	233,530	113,495	120,035
Non-official languages	892,930	419,995	472,935	18,395	9,330	9,065
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	320	155	165	2,135	1,030	1,110
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	225	110	115	10	5	5
Dene	15	10	10	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	5	5	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	2,115	1,020	1,095
Ojibway	60	25	40	0	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	5
Stoney	0	5	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	886,450	416,860	469,590	15,520	7,920	7,595
African languages, n.i.e.	480	245	230	30	20	10
Afrikaans	1,060	530	530	70	30	35
Akan (Twi)	370	185	180	15	10	5
Albanian	945	480	465	15	10	10
Amharic	1,065	520	540	45	20	25
Arabic	10,590	5,980	4,610	1,325	830	495
Armenian	950	490	465	15	10	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	330	145	180	60	30	30
Bengali	2,070	1,085	980	180	95	80
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	5	5	10	5	5
Bisayan languages	3,090	1,190	1,905	65	20	45
Bosnian	1,075	545	530	40	20	20
Bulgarian	1,600	780	825	20	5	10
Burmese	875	455	420	10	5	5
Cantonese	127,505	59,105	68,405	225	120	105
Chinese, n.o.s.	109,185	50,645	58,540	1,190	605	585
Creoles	480	230	250	70	40	35
Croatian	5,430	2,660	2,770	75	35	40
Czech	3,205	1,600	1,610	45	25	20
Danish	1,955	945	1,005	145	50	95
Dutch	6,820	3,290	3,530	925	500	425
Estonian	450	200	245	20	10	10
Finnish	1,815	715	1,100	50	25	25
Flemish	165	85	80	30	10	20
Fukien	1,835	810	1,025	0	0	5
German	23,095	10,955	12,145	1,805	860	945
Greek	4,800	2,515	2,285	140	85	55
Gujarati	6,045	2,800	3,245	45	25	20
Hakka	1,050	455	595	5	5	0
Hebrew	1,500	825	675	25	20	10
Hindi	22,690	10,880	11,810	250	130	115
Hungarian	5,415	2,645	2,770	155	75	80
Ilocano	3,315	1,320	1,990	15	10	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	390	220	170	30	15	15
Italian	15,430	7,750	7,680	440	240	205
Japanese	15,360	5,370	9,990	115	30	85
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,130	535	595	5	5	5
Korean	40,795	18,565	22,230	1,810	915	890
Kurdish	1,390	760	630	15	5	5
Lao	810	375	430	5	0	0
Latvian	325	155	165	20	10	10
Lingala	30	15	15	15	5	5
Lithuanian	245	105	140	15	5	5
Macedonian	190	85	105	15	10	5
Malay	3,145	1,460	1,685	45	25	20
Malayalam	1,230	620	610	40	20	20
Maltese	75	40	35	5	0	0
Mandarin	86,630	40,250	46,385	405	190	215
Marathi	370	190	175	35	15	15
Nepali	680	360	325	100	50	50
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	330	185	145	135	85	55
Norwegian	855	400	460	45	25	15
Oromo	220	125	95	30	15	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	135,415	67,235	68,185	95	55	45
Pashto	805	430	370	5	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	34,110	17,250	16,860	450	245	205
Polish	11,965	5,665	6,300	255	125	130
Portuguese	8,855	4,240	4,610	220	110	115
Romanian	6,575	3,245	3,325	420	225	200
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	50	75	40	20	20
Russian	14,780	6,850	7,930	355	175	180
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	65	30	35	35	20	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	670	340	330	5	0	0
Serbian	5,775	2,970	2,805	120	60	55
Serbo-Croatian	1,190	560	630	45	15	25
Shanghainese	1,215	520	695	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	300	155	140	95	55	40
Sindhi	1,665	740	920	10	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,215	630	590	20	10	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	740	385	355	25	15	15
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	260	135	125	5	5	0
Slovak	2,210	980	1,235	20	10	15
Slovenian	530	255	280	10	5	5
Somali	910	460	450	5	5	0
Spanish	30,980	14,890	16,095	1,135	545	585
Swahili	555	285	270	140	80	55
Swedish	1,300	590	705	45	20	30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	57,520	23,220	34,295	585	205	380
Taiwanese	5,175	2,410	2,770	5	0	0
Tamil	2,890	1,515	1,375	90	55	35
Telugu	450	240	210	45	25	20
Thai	1,610	550	1,055	65	15	55
Tibetan languages	155	90	65	0	0	0
Tigrigna	510	245	260	10	10	5
Turkish	2,480	1,400	1,080	65	40	25
Ukrainian	3,745	1,595	2,150	135	65	70
Urdu	7,590	3,855	3,730	205	105	95
Vietnamese	20,935	9,800	11,135	285	145	140
Yiddish	275	140	140	25	20	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,160	2,985	3,180	740	385	360
Multiple responses	58,970	28,245	30,730	8,040	3,860	4,185
English and French	4,050	1,990	2,060	6,580	3,140	3,445
English and non-official language	51,705	24,765	26,945	1,120	540	575
French and non-official language	2,130	975	1,155	250	125	125
English, French and non-official language	1,085	520	575	95	50	40
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,116,165	1,036,120	1,080,045	739,900	361,420	378,480
English only	1,837,040	916,035	921,005	426,675	212,750	213,925
French only	1,215	565	650	66,375	31,205	35,170
English and French	152,150	67,980	84,170	245,890	117,020	128,870
Neither English nor French	125,760	51,540	74,220	960	445	515
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,116,165	1,036,120	1,080,045	739,900	361,420	378,480
English	1,955,730	967,975	987,760	502,040	245,760	256,285
French	23,030	11,330	11,705	234,410	114,040	120,370
English and French	13,350	6,080	7,275	2,575	1,225	1,350
Neither English nor French	124,050	50,730	73,315	865	395	475
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	29,710	14,370	15,335	235,700	114,655	121,040
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	31.9	31.7	32.0
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,116,165	1,036,115	1,080,045	739,895	361,420	378,475
Single responses	1,986,180	973,750	1,012,435	731,310	357,340	373,970
English	1,411,035	701,800	709,230	512,110	250,355	261,760
French	7,915	3,810	4,110	209,885	102,240	107,650
Non-official languages	567,230	268,135	299,095	9,310	4,750	4,565
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	50	25	25	1,025	515	515
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	40	20	20	0	0	0
Dene	5	5	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	1,025	515	510
Ojibway	5	5	5	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	565,020	267,015	298,005	8,000	4,085	3,915
African languages, n.i.e.	150	70	80	10	5	5
Afrikaans	410	205	205	50	25	30
Akan (Twi)	105	50	60	5	0	5
Albanian	490	240	250	5	0	5
Amharic	500	220	280	15	5	10
Arabic	6,400	3,365	3,035	730	430	295
Armenian	425	215	210	0	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	85	35	45	20	5	10
Bengali	1,305	640	660	105	55	45
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,080	450	620	20	10	5
Bosnian	640	330	305	15	10	10
Bulgarian	955	460	495	10	5	5
Burmese	560	300	260	5	5	0
Cantonese	100,355	46,060	54,300	130	70	65
Chinese, n.o.s.	74,645	34,570	40,075	845	445	400
Creoles	270	120	145	35	15	15
Croatian	1,975	925	1,055	25	10	15
Czech	935	480	455	10	5	5
Danish	170	85	90	10	10	5
Dutch	600	275	330	180	90	95
Estonian	80	30	50	0	0	0
Finnish	385	155	230	15	10	5
Flemish	15	5	10	5	5	0
Fukien	675	305	375	10	0	0
German	3,030	1,420	1,605	490	235	250
Greek	1,705	815	890	35	15	20
Gujarati	2,870	1,255	1,615	25	10	15
Hakka	310	140	170	0	0	0
Hebrew	705	355	350	20	15	5
Hindi	11,590	5,510	6,075	125	65	65
Hungarian	1,700	810	890	25	10	15
Ilocano	1,065	480	585	5	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	140	75	65	15	5	5
Italian	4,435	1,950	2,485	90	40	50
Japanese	7,890	3,280	4,615	35	10	25
Khmer (Cambodian)	570	275	295	0	0	0
Korean	32,335	14,955	17,380	1,580	805	770
Kurdish	920	475	445	5	5	5
Lao	395	195	200	0	0	0
Latvian	75	35	40	5	0	0
Lingala	10	5	5	5	0	0
Lithuanian	45	25	25	5	0	5
Macedonian	110	60	60	0	0	0
Malay	1,245	625	620	25	15	10
Malayalam	605	310	300	10	5	5
Maltese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	72,340	34,205	38,135	325	160	165
Marathi	205	105	95	10	0	5
Nepali	450	235	215	85	45	45
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	115	55	55	10	5	5
Norwegian	70	40	35	5	5	0
Oromo	135	70	70	5	0	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	101,555	50,240	51,315	40	20	25
Pashto	530	275	255	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	23,740	11,595	12,145	320	170	145
Polish	4,955	2,390	2,565	65	30	35
Portuguese	3,350	1,590	1,760	75	30	40
Romanian	3,430	1,700	1,725	265	135	130
Rundi (Kirundi)	65	20	45	20	5	15
Russian	9,695	4,700	4,990	220	110	105
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	10	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	455	225	235	0	0	0
Serbian	3,655	1,840	1,810	90	50	45
Serbo-Croatian	555	270	285	15	5	10
Shanghainese	545	255	295	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	440	250	195	165	100	60
Sindhi	650	280	370	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	525	265	270	10	5	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	605	310	290	25	10	15
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	25	35	0	0	0
Slovak	840	405	445	5	0	5
Slovenian	65	20	40	0	0	0
Somali	610	300	305	0	0	0
Spanish	16,450	7,970	8,490	595	280	315
Swahili	195	95	100	70	35	30
Swedish	250	115	130	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	26,575	11,610	14,965	280	130	150
Taiwanese	2,635	1,260	1,375	0	0	5
Tamil	1,870	960	910	35	20	15
Telugu	240	120	120	20	10	10
Thai	650	290	360	15	0	10
Tibetan languages	85	45	35	0	0	0
Tigrigna	260	120	140	0	0	0
Turkish	1,225	640	580	30	15	15
Ukrainian	645	290	355	35	15	20
Urdu	4,950	2,455	2,495	120	55	65
Vietnamese	14,360	6,720	7,640	235	125	110
Yiddish	5	5	5	20	15	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,160	1,090	1,070	280	150	125
Multiple responses	129,980	62,370	67,610	8,585	4,075	4,510
English and French	2,445	1,185	1,260	6,235	2,910	3,325
English and non-official language	125,175	60,105	65,065	2,020	995	1,025
French and non-official language	705	340	360	175	90	90
English, French and non-official language	1,655	730	925	160	85	75
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,116,165	1,036,120	1,080,045	739,895	361,420	378,480
None	1,654,230	815,515	838,715	656,325	321,935	334,390
Single responses	453,565	216,700	236,865	82,780	39,115	43,665
English	205,655	100,690	104,965	47,560	22,885	24,670
French	17,445	7,985	9,465	28,410	12,880	15,535
Non-official languages	230,465	108,035	122,435	6,810	3,350	3,465
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	195	90	105	845	375	465
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	145	70	80	0	0	0
Dene	10	0	10	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	5	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	15	5	10
Mi'kmaq	5	5	5	825	370	455
Ojibway	30	15	15	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	227,670	106,755	120,915	5,280	2,665	2,610
African languages, n.i.e.	215	125	95	25	15	5
Afrikaans	610	290	320	20	10	5
Akan (Twi)	200	105	100	15	10	5
Albanian	300	140	155	10	5	5
Amharic	375	180	195	10	10	5
Arabic	3,035	1,765	1,270	450	275	180
Armenian	280	140	140	5	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	145	60	85	50	30	20
Bengali	470	230	240	50	25	25
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	5	5	5	5
Bisayan languages	730	295	435	15	5	10
Bosnian	320	160	155	15	5	10
Bulgarian	390	170	220	10	5	5
Burmese	215	100	115	5	0	5
Cantonese	27,495	13,135	14,365	70	35	35
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,185	8,690	9,485	245	120	125
Creoles	350	175	180	70	30	35
Croatian	2,230	1,120	1,105	25	10	15
Czech	1,150	515	635	20	10	10
Danish	685	320	365	55	20	35
Dutch	2,105	930	1,175	310	165	145
Estonian	125	55	65	5	5	5
Finnish	600	235	360	30	10	15
Flemish	55	25	25	5	0	5
Fukien	650	285	365	0	0	0
German	8,450	3,860	4,590	680	330	345
Greek	2,590	1,310	1,280	65	45	20
Gujarati	2,885	1,340	1,545	15	10	5
Hakka	295	130	165	0	0	0
Hebrew	885	465	425	35	20	10
Hindi	11,445	5,565	5,885	130	65	60
Hungarian	1,635	780	855	50	25	25
Ilocano	805	310	500	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	10	0	5
Italian	6,330	3,110	3,215	190	95	95
Japanese	6,650	2,670	3,980	110	50	55
Khmer (Cambodian)	285	130	155	0	0	0
Korean	5,670	2,545	3,130	150	80	70
Kurdish	270	155	110	0	5	0
Lao	295	140	155	0	0	0
Latvian	65	25	40	5	0	5
Lingala	50	25	30	30	15	15
Lithuanian	70	35	40	5	0	0
Macedonian	35	15	15	5	0	5
Malay	1,235	565	665	15	10	5
Malayalam	430	215	215	15	10	5
Maltese	35	15	20	5	5	5
Mandarin	16,240	7,410	8,830	95	40	55
Marathi	105	50	55	15	5	10
Nepali	120	65	55	5	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	195	110	85	95	55	40
Norwegian	295	140	155	20	10	10
Oromo	40	25	15	20	10	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	25,690	12,795	12,895	40	25	15
Pashto	200	100	100	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	6,430	3,425	3,005	95	45	45
Polish	3,765	1,715	2,050	75	40	45
Portuguese	3,435	1,600	1,840	75	40	35
Romanian	1,850	865	980	100	60	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	20	10	5	0	5
Russian	3,315	1,475	1,835	105	60	50
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	25	20	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	155	85	70	0	0	0
Serbian	1,535	805	730	15	5	5
Serbo-Croatian	345	145	195	15	10	10
Shanghainese	460	205	250	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	305	115	190	115	50	65
Sindhi	870	370	495	0	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	500	250	250	10	5	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	55	25	30	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	90	45	40	0	0	0
Slovak	725	280	445	5	0	5
Slovenian	150	65	85	10	5	5
Somali	325	170	160	10	0	0
Spanish	13,780	6,755	7,030	705	335	365
Swahili	410	195	215	80	35	45
Swedish	615	285	335	30	10	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	21,040	8,005	13,040	220	65	155
Taiwanese	2,470	1,180	1,285	5	0	5
Tamil	805	425	380	45	25	20
Telugu	150	85	70	25	15	10
Thai	635	220	415	35	10	25
Tibetan languages	30	20	15	0	0	0
Tigrigna	155	75	80	5	0	0
Turkish	870	480	390	20	10	10
Ukrainian	900	405	495	35	20	15
Urdu	2,075	1,070	1,005	60	35	25
Vietnamese	4,935	2,400	2,535	50	25	25
Yiddish	65	30	40	10	0	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,605	1,190	1,415	695	310	385
Multiple responses	8,365	3,895	4,470	790	370	420
English and French	865	390	470	130	60	65
English and non-official language	3,920	1,885	2,035	250	130	120
French and non-official language	3,525	1,600	1,925	400	175	230
English, French and non-official language	60	25	35	10	5	5

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. Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 0973) and New Brunswick (Code 13) (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 1, 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: Vancouver (Population centre)

Canada
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Canada
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Note

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