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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)			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}	2,135,201	...Data not available	...Data not available	883,391	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	1,955,278^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	812,129	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	9.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	8.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	876,274	...Data not available	...Data not available	370,217	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,244	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,856.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	316.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,150.43	...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}	2,135,185	1,044,385	1,090,800	883,390	428,455	454,935
0 to 4 years	107,025	55,175	51,850	49,140	24,925	24,215
5 to 9 years	105,095	54,050	51,045	48,765	24,660	24,100
10 to 14 years	114,190	58,915	55,275	50,665	25,690	24,975
15 to 19 years	132,890	68,825	64,060	58,305	29,675	28,630
15 years	25,695	13,340	12,355	10,905	5,620	5,285
16 years	26,335	13,790	12,545	11,440	5,810	5,635
17 years	26,370	13,670	12,700	11,255	5,775	5,480
18 years	27,010	13,850	13,160	11,880	5,975	5,905
19 years	27,475	14,170	13,305	12,825	6,505	6,325
20 to 24 years	149,405	75,620	73,785	65,960	33,100	32,865
25 to 29 years	162,225	80,090	82,135	61,230	30,185	31,045
30 to 34 years	151,815	74,040	77,770	57,745	27,675	30,065
35 to 39 years	151,225	71,900	79,325	60,360	28,765	31,600
40 to 44 years	167,845	80,345	87,495	64,285	31,215	33,065
45 to 49 years	177,530	86,755	90,770	73,190	35,935	37,255
50 to 54 years	167,515	81,465	86,050	69,010	33,595	35,415
55 to 59 years	144,655	70,885	73,770	57,735	28,030	29,705
60 to 64 years	123,735	60,380	63,355	50,410	24,385	26,025
65 to 69 years	84,935	41,190	43,745	35,865	16,935	18,925
70 to 74 years	65,705	30,760	34,950	26,810	12,360	14,445
75 to 79 years	52,390	24,325	28,065	21,275	9,545	11,725
80 to 84 years	39,520	17,065	22,460	16,305	6,600	9,710
85 years and over	37,495	12,605	24,885	16,335	5,185	11,150
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.8	38.9	40.6	39.2	38.2	40.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.7	83.9	85.5	83.2	82.4	83.9
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,808,880	876,250	932,625	734,820	353,180	381,640
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,014,170	505,280	508,890	411,110	205,465	205,640
Married (and not separated)	888,755	441,780	446,975	348,520	173,900	174,625
Living common law	125,410	63,495	61,915	62,595	31,570	31,020
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	794,710	370,975	423,740	323,710	147,710	176,000
Single (never legally married)	552,130	294,650	257,475	224,340	117,055	107,290
Separated	45,130	18,480	26,650	20,630	8,385	12,240
Divorced	109,900	41,515	68,385	42,710	15,540	27,170
Widowed	87,550	16,325	71,225	36,030	6,730	29,300
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	581,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	268,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	138,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	129,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	45,440	...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}	581,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	490,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	200,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	427,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	169,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	166,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	261,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	102,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	117,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	41,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	62,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	44,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	17,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	9,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,265	...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	91,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	73,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	45,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	21,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	6,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	17,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	11,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	638,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	265,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	126,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	196,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	75,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	143,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	95,655	...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	2,106,260	1,030,980	1,075,280	867,090	421,800	445,290
Number of persons not in census families	395,860	185,700	210,160	160,855	74,120	86,735
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	60,225	22,560	37,665	18,625	7,520	11,105
Living with non-relatives only	100,950	54,345	46,605	42,325	23,700	18,625
Living alone	234,690	108,795	125,890	99,905	42,895	57,005
Number of census family persons	1,710,395	845,275	865,120	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	263,095	120,610	142,480	105,830	47,610	58,220
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	90,335	26,335	64,000	34,820	9,275	25,545
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	20,255	4,215	16,040	5,390	1,055	4,335
Living with non-relatives only	5,425	2,580	2,845	1,915	860	1,055
Living alone	64,650	19,540	45,115	27,515	7,360	20,155
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	172,760	94,280	78,485	71,010	38,335	32,675
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	545,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	234,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	465,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	215,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	397,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	171,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	225,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	68,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	79,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	47,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	36,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	10,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	25,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	10,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	32,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	276,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	118,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	234,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	42,245	...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}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	261,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	128,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	3,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	430,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	16,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	73,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	120,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	218,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	790	...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}	822,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	234,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	248,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	116,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	131,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	123,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	48,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	35,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	2,106,260	...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}	2,116,165	1,036,120	1,080,045	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	2,057,190	1,007,875	1,049,315	846,085	411,465	434,630
English	1,141,590	576,755	564,830	544,045	270,365	273,680
French	22,670	11,125	11,545	123,925	56,845	67,075
Non-official languages	892,930	419,995	472,935	178,120	84,250	93,875
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	320	155	165	455	155	305
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	225	110	115	145	70	75
Dene	15	10	10	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	5	5	210	50	155
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	20	5	15
Ojibway	60	25	40	65	25	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	10	5	10
Stoney	0	5	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	886,450	416,860	469,590	175,735	83,195	92,545
African languages, n.i.e.	480	245	230	450	225	225
Afrikaans	1,060	530	530	135	70	65
Akan (Twi)	370	185	180	310	150	165
Albanian	945	480	465	580	295	280
Amharic	1,065	520	540	1,165	565	600
Arabic	10,590	5,980	4,610	28,185	14,660	13,525
Armenian	950	490	465	415	210	205
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	330	145	180	510	235	275
Bengali	2,070	1,085	980	2,840	1,450	1,390
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	5	5	65	30	35
Bisayan languages	3,090	1,190	1,905	375	105	270
Bosnian	1,075	545	530	575	265	310
Bulgarian	1,600	780	825	825	380	445
Burmese	875	455	420	165	85	80
Cantonese	127,505	59,105	68,405	6,405	3,005	3,400
Chinese, n.o.s.	109,185	50,645	58,540	12,735	5,980	6,755
Creoles	480	230	250	3,620	1,530	2,090
Croatian	5,430	2,660	2,770	985	470	515
Czech	3,205	1,600	1,610	990	455	540
Danish	1,955	945	1,005	315	145	175
Dutch	6,820	3,290	3,530	2,360	1,120	1,240
Estonian	450	200	245	185	80	105
Finnish	1,815	715	1,100	325	120	200
Flemish	165	85	80	80	35	45
Fukien	1,835	810	1,025	85	35	45
German	23,095	10,955	12,145	5,810	2,565	3,245
Greek	4,800	2,515	2,285	2,040	1,080	955
Gujarati	6,045	2,800	3,245	1,210	630	575
Hakka	1,050	455	595	55	35	25
Hebrew	1,500	825	675	350	190	160
Hindi	22,690	10,880	11,810	2,330	1,175	1,155
Hungarian	5,415	2,645	2,770	1,725	850	875
Ilocano	3,315	1,320	1,990	360	120	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	390	220	170	130	75	55
Italian	15,430	7,750	7,680	9,440	4,730	4,710
Japanese	15,360	5,370	9,990	935	295	640
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,130	535	595	1,095	480	625
Korean	40,795	18,565	22,230	1,605	690	915
Kurdish	1,390	760	630	645	330	315
Lao	810	375	430	360	175	180
Latvian	325	155	165	275	125	155
Lingala	30	15	15	275	120	150
Lithuanian	245	105	140	210	90	120
Macedonian	190	85	105	60	30	30
Malay	3,145	1,460	1,685	355	160	205
Malayalam	1,230	620	610	445	225	225
Maltese	75	40	35	35	10	25
Mandarin	86,630	40,250	46,385	6,820	3,150	3,665
Marathi	370	190	175	230	115	120
Nepali	680	360	325	465	225	235
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	330	185	145	575	300	275
Norwegian	855	400	460	140	60	80
Oromo	220	125	95	360	190	170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	135,415	67,235	68,185	3,295	1,650	1,645
Pashto	805	430	370	705	375	325
Persian (Farsi)	34,110	17,250	16,860	6,050	3,025	3,030
Polish	11,965	5,665	6,300	5,750	2,605	3,150
Portuguese	8,855	4,240	4,610	3,920	1,865	2,050
Romanian	6,575	3,245	3,325	2,390	1,085	1,305
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	50	75	545	225	315
Russian	14,780	6,850	7,930	5,475	2,390	3,085
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	65	30	35	515	190	330
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	670	340	330	160	80	75
Serbian	5,775	2,970	2,805	1,675	820	855
Serbo-Croatian	1,190	560	630	545	265	280
Shanghainese	1,215	520	695	75	35	45
Sign languages, n.i.e.	300	155	140	115	55	65
Sindhi	1,665	740	920	245	115	130
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,215	630	590	720	360	365
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	740	385	355	355	175	180
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	260	135	125	55	25	30
Slovak	2,210	980	1,235	625	280	345
Slovenian	530	255	280	235	110	125
Somali	910	460	450	6,135	2,610	3,525
Spanish	30,980	14,890	16,095	10,850	4,960	5,890
Swahili	555	285	270	800	365	430
Swedish	1,300	590	705	270	130	150
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	57,520	23,220	34,295	4,875	1,625	3,250
Taiwanese	5,175	2,410	2,770	165	75	95
Tamil	2,890	1,515	1,375	2,065	1,060	1,000
Telugu	450	240	210	340	165	170
Thai	1,610	550	1,055	335	95	245
Tibetan languages	155	90	65	20	10	10
Tigrigna	510	245	260	740	360	385
Turkish	2,480	1,400	1,080	1,395	700	695
Ukrainian	3,745	1,595	2,150	1,560	680	885
Urdu	7,590	3,855	3,730	3,675	1,870	1,810
Vietnamese	20,935	9,800	11,135	5,800	2,715	3,085
Yiddish	275	140	140	230	125	105
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,160	2,985	3,180	1,925	900	1,025
Multiple responses	58,970	28,245	30,730	26,360	12,535	13,825
English and French	4,050	1,990	2,060	10,755	5,085	5,665
English and non-official language	51,705	24,765	26,945	11,090	5,430	5,660
French and non-official language	2,130	975	1,155	2,950	1,330	1,620
English, French and non-official language	1,085	520	575	1,565	695	870
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	872,450	424,000	448,450
English only	1,837,040	916,035	921,005	522,980	264,790	258,195
French only	1,215	565	650	12,915	5,245	7,675
English and French	152,150	67,980	84,170	324,690	149,495	175,195
Neither English nor French	125,760	51,540	74,220	11,860	4,470	7,390
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	872,450	424,000	448,450
English	1,955,730	967,975	987,760	708,285	349,750	358,535
French	23,030	11,330	11,705	133,450	60,890	72,560
English and French	13,350	6,080	7,275	19,190	9,065	10,125
Neither English nor French	124,050	50,730	73,315	11,530	4,300	7,230
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	29,710	14,370	15,335	143,040	65,420	77,620
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	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}	2,116,165	1,036,115	1,080,045	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	1,986,180	973,750	1,012,435	830,485	404,095	426,390
English	1,411,035	701,800	709,230	652,455	321,710	330,745
French	7,915	3,810	4,110	86,035	38,940	47,095
Non-official languages	567,230	268,135	299,095	91,990	43,445	48,545
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	50	25	25	120	40	75
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	40	20	20	35	10	20
Dene	5	5	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	60	15	45
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	0	0
Ojibway	5	5	5	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}	565,020	267,015	298,005	91,210	43,090	48,120
African languages, n.i.e.	150	70	80	175	80	100
Afrikaans	410	205	205	50	25	25
Akan (Twi)	105	50	60	110	55	55
Albanian	490	240	250	290	150	140
Amharic	500	220	280	655	305	345
Arabic	6,400	3,365	3,035	16,970	8,525	8,440
Armenian	425	215	210	210	110	100
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	85	35	45	80	35	45
Bengali	1,305	640	660	1,920	945	975
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	25	10	15
Bisayan languages	1,080	450	620	120	40	75
Bosnian	640	330	305	295	150	145
Bulgarian	955	460	495	435	210	225
Burmese	560	300	260	105	45	55
Cantonese	100,355	46,060	54,300	4,000	1,860	2,140
Chinese, n.o.s.	74,645	34,570	40,075	8,475	3,975	4,495
Creoles	270	120	145	1,590	645	945
Croatian	1,975	925	1,055	370	175	195
Czech	935	480	455	275	125	150
Danish	170	85	90	30	15	10
Dutch	600	275	330	155	75	80
Estonian	80	30	50	50	15	25
Finnish	385	155	230	25	15	10
Flemish	15	5	10	0	0	0
Fukien	675	305	375	20	10	5
German	3,030	1,420	1,605	730	310	420
Greek	1,705	815	890	635	315	325
Gujarati	2,870	1,255	1,615	460	220	240
Hakka	310	140	170	10	5	5
Hebrew	705	355	350	135	70	65
Hindi	11,590	5,510	6,075	1,045	520	525
Hungarian	1,700	810	890	500	240	265
Ilocano	1,065	480	585	160	60	105
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	140	75	65	30	20	10
Italian	4,435	1,950	2,485	2,915	1,320	1,595
Japanese	7,890	3,280	4,615	375	140	230
Khmer (Cambodian)	570	275	295	530	235	295
Korean	32,335	14,955	17,380	995	460	535
Kurdish	920	475	445	405	195	210
Lao	395	195	200	190	100	90
Latvian	75	35	40	70	30	40
Lingala	10	5	5	100	40	65
Lithuanian	45	25	25	50	25	25
Macedonian	110	60	60	25	15	10
Malay	1,245	625	620	115	60	55
Malayalam	605	310	300	185	90	90
Maltese	5	5	0	10	0	5
Mandarin	72,340	34,205	38,135	5,190	2,515	2,675
Marathi	205	105	95	120	60	65
Nepali	450	235	215	345	170	175
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	115	55	55	110	55	50
Norwegian	70	40	35	10	5	10
Oromo	135	70	70	200	95	105
Panjabi (Punjabi)	101,555	50,240	51,315	1,800	855	945
Pashto	530	275	255	515	270	240
Persian (Farsi)	23,740	11,595	12,145	3,885	1,835	2,050
Polish	4,955	2,390	2,565	2,320	1,075	1,250
Portuguese	3,350	1,590	1,760	1,620	765	850
Romanian	3,430	1,700	1,725	1,245	575	665
Rundi (Kirundi)	65	20	45	210	100	110
Russian	9,695	4,700	4,990	3,460	1,610	1,850
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	205	80	125
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	455	225	235	80	40	45
Serbian	3,655	1,840	1,810	1,140	565	575
Serbo-Croatian	555	270	285	275	135	140
Shanghainese	545	255	295	35	20	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	440	250	195	190	110	80
Sindhi	650	280	370	65	20	40
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	525	265	270	345	170	170
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	605	310	290	275	140	130
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	25	35	15	5	10
Slovak	840	405	445	190	90	100
Slovenian	65	20	40	30	20	15
Somali	610	300	305	3,850	1,600	2,250
Spanish	16,450	7,970	8,490	5,755	2,665	3,090
Swahili	195	95	100	300	135	165
Swedish	250	115	130	65	30	30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	26,575	11,610	14,965	2,095	820	1,280
Taiwanese	2,635	1,260	1,375	75	35	40
Tamil	1,870	960	910	1,270	620	650
Telugu	240	120	120	125	60	65
Thai	650	290	360	120	45	75
Tibetan languages	85	45	35	5	0	5
Tigrigna	260	120	140	395	175	215
Turkish	1,225	640	580	765	365	395
Ukrainian	645	290	355	405	180	225
Urdu	4,950	2,455	2,495	1,995	1,000	1,000
Vietnamese	14,360	6,720	7,640	4,035	1,890	2,145
Yiddish	5	5	5	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,160	1,090	1,070	665	315	350
Multiple responses	129,980	62,370	67,610	41,970	19,905	22,060
English and French	2,445	1,185	1,260	10,775	4,930	5,845
English and non-official language	125,175	60,105	65,065	25,800	12,580	13,220
French and non-official language	705	340	360	2,405	1,025	1,375
English, French and non-official language	1,655	730	925	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}	2,116,165	1,036,120	1,080,045	872,450	424,000	448,450
None	1,654,230	815,515	838,715	671,880	330,280	341,595
Single responses	453,565	216,700	236,865	192,740	90,130	102,610
English	205,655	100,690	104,965	75,780	35,840	39,940
French	17,445	7,985	9,465	55,510	25,515	30,000
Non-official languages	230,465	108,035	122,435	61,455	28,780	32,675
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	195	90	105	320	115	205
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	145	70	80	95	40	55
Dene	10	0	10	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	0	0	0	140	40	95
Mi'kmaq	5	5	5	10	0	5
Ojibway	30	15	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}	227,670	106,755	120,915	60,025	28,185	31,845
African languages, n.i.e.	215	125	95	185	90	100
Afrikaans	610	290	320	60	25	40
Akan (Twi)	200	105	100	220	105	125
Albanian	300	140	155	155	85	70
Amharic	375	180	195	370	175	190
Arabic	3,035	1,765	1,270	8,665	4,580	4,085
Armenian	280	140	140	100	50	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	145	60	85	275	125	150
Bengali	470	230	240	625	345	275
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	5	25	20	15
Bisayan languages	730	295	435	95	30	65
Bosnian	320	160	155	190	85	110
Bulgarian	390	170	220	250	115	135
Burmese	215	100	115	50	25	25
Cantonese	27,495	13,135	14,365	1,740	815	925
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,185	8,690	9,485	2,745	1,320	1,425
Creoles	350	175	180	2,490	1,050	1,440
Croatian	2,230	1,120	1,105	365	185	185
Czech	1,150	515	635	325	130	200
Danish	685	320	365	135	60	80
Dutch	2,105	930	1,175	785	350	435
Estonian	125	55	65	60	25	35
Finnish	600	235	360	125	40	85
Flemish	55	25	25	15	10	5
Fukien	650	285	365	35	15	20
German	8,450	3,860	4,590	2,395	1,070	1,325
Greek	2,590	1,310	1,280	1,090	575	510
Gujarati	2,885	1,340	1,545	600	305	290
Hakka	295	130	165	25	15	5
Hebrew	885	465	425	355	170	180
Hindi	11,445	5,565	5,885	1,395	715	680
Hungarian	1,635	780	855	525	245	280
Ilocano	805	310	500	95	30	65
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	65	35	30
Italian	6,330	3,110	3,215	3,970	1,915	2,050
Japanese	6,650	2,670	3,980	540	230	310
Khmer (Cambodian)	285	130	155	385	170	215
Korean	5,670	2,545	3,130	470	205	270
Kurdish	270	155	110	145	75	70
Lao	295	140	155	100	50	50
Latvian	65	25	40	75	40	40
Lingala	50	25	30	470	175	290
Lithuanian	70	35	40	65	25	40
Macedonian	35	15	15	20	5	15
Malay	1,235	565	665	165	75	90
Malayalam	430	215	215	185	95	95
Maltese	35	15	20	20	5	10
Mandarin	16,240	7,410	8,830	1,650	735	920
Marathi	105	50	55	60	25	40
Nepali	120	65	55	60	20	35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	195	110	85	520	240	280
Norwegian	295	140	155	75	25	45
Oromo	40	25	15	70	35	35
Panjabi (Punjabi)	25,690	12,795	12,895	1,060	530	530
Pashto	200	100	100	135	65	65
Persian (Farsi)	6,430	3,425	3,005	1,425	745	675
Polish	3,765	1,715	2,050	1,830	750	1,080
Portuguese	3,435	1,600	1,840	1,405	655	745
Romanian	1,850	865	980	685	330	355
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	20	10	300	115	185
Russian	3,315	1,475	1,835	1,425	610	815
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	250	85	165
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	155	85	70	45	20	25
Serbian	1,535	805	730	320	155	160
Serbo-Croatian	345	145	195	120	60	60
Shanghainese	460	205	250	20	5	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	305	115	190	125	45	85
Sindhi	870	370	495	120	55	65
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	500	250	250	285	135	145
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	55	25	30	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	90	45	40	15	10	5
Slovak	725	280	445	225	95	125
Slovenian	150	65	85	65	25	40
Somali	325	170	160	1,965	895	1,065
Spanish	13,780	6,755	7,030	4,940	2,315	2,630
Swahili	410	195	215	595	260	340
Swedish	615	285	335	160	75	80
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	21,040	8,005	13,040	1,840	545	1,295
Taiwanese	2,470	1,180	1,285	60	25	40
Tamil	805	425	380	650	340	310
Telugu	150	85	70	135	65	70
Thai	635	220	415	190	65	130
Tibetan languages	30	20	15	10	5	5
Tigrigna	155	75	80	250	120	125
Turkish	870	480	390	380	195	185
Ukrainian	900	405	495	510	210	305
Urdu	2,075	1,070	1,005	1,400	730	675
Vietnamese	4,935	2,400	2,535	1,325	640	685
Yiddish	65	30	40	50	25	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,605	1,190	1,415	1,110	480	625
Multiple responses	8,365	3,895	4,470	7,835	3,590	4,240
English and French	865	390	470	2,275	1,055	1,220
English and non-official language	3,920	1,885	2,035	1,995	940	1,055
French and non-official language	3,525	1,600	1,925	3,495	1,565	1,930
English, French and non-official language	60	25	35	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. Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 0973) 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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Map: Vancouver (Population Centre), British Columbia

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Map: Vancouver, Population Centre (shaded in green), British Columbia

Map: Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

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

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (Population centre)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Vancouver (Census metropolitan area)
    - Vancouver (Population Centre)

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa (City)

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

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

Related data

Related data: Vancouver (Population Centre), British Columbia

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)

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

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

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario
Highlight tables, Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities) with 5,000-plus population
Focus on Geography, Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario
Census Data Navigator, Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

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Map: Vancouver (Population Centre), British Columbia

Map: Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (Population centre)

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa (City)

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Related data

Related data: Vancouver (Population Centre), British Columbia

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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