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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	Halifax Nova Scotia (Federal electoral district, 2013 representation order)			Montréal, TÉ Quebec (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,886,481	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,854,442	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	907,393	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	849,443	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,779.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	499.19	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	92,640	44,555	48,090	1,886,480	913,165	973,320
0 to 4 years	3,805	1,885	1,915	106,425	54,285	52,140
5 to 9 years	3,285	1,695	1,595	90,425	45,770	44,655
10 to 14 years	3,400	1,705	1,695	90,785	46,370	44,415
15 to 19 years	4,830	2,345	2,490	104,540	52,555	51,990
15 years	730	355	375	19,650	10,000	9,655
16 years	760	365	395	20,000	10,125	9,875
17 years	770	385	385	20,070	10,245	9,820
18 years	1,000	495	505	21,555	10,785	10,770
19 years	1,575	740	830	23,275	11,400	11,875
20 to 24 years	12,260	6,175	6,085	135,015	66,045	68,965
25 to 29 years	10,160	5,155	5,005	150,550	73,865	76,685
30 to 34 years	6,885	3,495	3,395	151,015	75,100	75,915
35 to 39 years	5,570	2,760	2,810	134,420	68,030	66,390
40 to 44 years	5,445	2,715	2,730	131,675	67,400	64,270
45 to 49 years	6,260	3,045	3,215	137,565	70,230	67,330
50 to 54 years	6,465	3,020	3,450	134,990	66,760	68,225
55 to 59 years	6,105	2,885	3,220	119,095	57,320	61,780
60 to 64 years	5,320	2,525	2,795	104,685	49,495	55,195
65 to 69 years	3,545	1,675	1,880	80,125	36,425	43,700
70 to 74 years	2,655	1,190	1,465	65,715	28,600	37,120
75 to 79 years	2,270	910	1,355	57,875	24,135	33,745
80 to 84 years	1,895	695	1,200	47,365	17,735	29,635
85 years and over	2,475	685	1,785	44,205	13,045	31,160
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.5	34.7	38.3	39.2	38.1	40.4
% of the population aged 15 and over	88.7	88.1	89.2	84.8	84.0	85.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	82,150	39,275	42,880	1,598,840	766,740	832,100
Married or living with a common-law partner	36,735	18,480	18,255	778,725	391,795	386,930
Married (and not separated)	27,575	13,845	13,725	572,850	286,890	285,960
Living common law	9,165	4,630	4,530	205,875	104,905	100,970
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	45,415	20,795	24,625	820,115	374,945	445,170
Single (never legally married)	33,350	17,115	16,230	565,780	297,305	268,475
Separated	2,075	880	1,195	34,085	14,070	20,010
Divorced	5,225	1,910	3,315	124,365	46,295	78,070
Widowed	4,770	885	3,885	95,890	17,275	78,610
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	21,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	475,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	12,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	238,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	4,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	3,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	88,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	1,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	21,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	475,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	17,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	377,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	13,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	274,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	6,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	113,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	6,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	66,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	4,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	102,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	3,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	975	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	565	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	310	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	95	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	4,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	98,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	3,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	940	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	310	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	695	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	515	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	145	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	30	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	18,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	515,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	4,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	124,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	5,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	2,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	3,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	104,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	2,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	68,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.9	...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	89,650	43,190	46,460	1,844,500	897,085	947,415
Number of persons not in census families	31,310	14,935	16,375	476,410	228,535	247,880
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,225	955	1,270	47,195	20,375	26,825
Living with non-relatives only	11,775	6,375	5,400	96,495	54,810	41,685
Living alone	17,310	7,605	9,705	332,720	153,345	179,370
Number of census family persons	58,340	28,255	30,085	1,368,085	668,550	699,535
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...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	11,200	4,665	6,530	264,740	111,390	153,355
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	4,900	1,320	3,575	113,380	31,495	81,885
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	455	90	365	12,425	2,750	9,680
Living with non-relatives only	270	125	145	6,230	3,015	3,220
Living alone	4,170	1,105	3,060	94,725	25,735	68,990
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	6,300	3,340	2,960	151,365	79,895	71,475
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	44,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	849,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	21,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	466,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	19,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	432,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	16,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	349,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	9,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	164,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	6,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	185,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	3,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	1,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	1,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	805	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	505	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	300	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	435	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	325	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	22,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	382,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	17,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	332,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	5,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	44,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	849,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	13,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	10,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	113,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	260	...Data not available	...Data not available	460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	19,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	636,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	1,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	2,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	3,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	111,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	11,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	456,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	150	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	44,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	849,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	17,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	332,715	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	15,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	257,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	5,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	116,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	3,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	92,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	1,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	455	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	89,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,844,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	90,585	43,730	46,855	1,862,195	903,220	958,975
Single responses	89,470	43,185	46,285	1,785,935	865,400	920,535
English	78,255	37,335	40,920	309,885	152,655	157,230
French	2,115	1,010	1,105	874,435	419,705	454,725
Non-official languages	9,100	4,845	4,255	601,610	293,040	308,575
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	35	15	20	470	165	305
Atikamekw	0	0	0	25	5	15
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	195	85	105
Dene	0	0	0	0	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	45	15	30
Inuktitut	0	0	0	195	55	135
Mi'kmaq	25	15	15	10	5	5
Ojibway	0	0	0	5	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	8,915	4,745	4,165	595,125	289,785	305,335
African languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	565	330	240
Afrikaans	15	10	10	55	30	30
Akan (Twi)	15	10	5	980	480	505
Albanian	45	25	15	1,570	815	755
Amharic	80	40	35	540	260	280
Arabic	1,845	1,185	660	90,990	48,785	42,200
Armenian	15	10	10	7,255	3,460	3,790
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	25	20	5	1,005	535	470
Bengali	170	95	70	9,390	4,785	4,605
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	4,160	2,270	1,890
Bisayan languages	15	5	5	770	245	520
Bosnian	20	10	10	250	115	130
Bulgarian	5	0	0	4,455	2,145	2,310
Burmese	5	0	5	40	20	25
Cantonese	190	80	105	7,115	3,385	3,725
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,220	640	585	30,285	14,300	15,985
Creoles	15	5	5	34,370	15,245	19,115
Croatian	65	30	25	1,185	590	595
Czech	70	35	35	980	460	520
Danish	20	10	5	180	85	95
Dutch	125	55	70	1,335	670	670
Estonian	15	5	10	145	60	90
Finnish	20	10	10	255	90	165
Flemish	0	0	0	180	55	125
Fukien	5	5	0	60	25	35
German	400	185	215	6,780	2,995	3,785
Greek	295	140	160	21,245	10,565	10,685
Gujarati	30	20	10	5,175	2,545	2,630
Hakka	0	0	0	60	25	35
Hebrew	30	20	15	3,590	1,900	1,690
Hindi	175	95	75	2,095	1,105	990
Hungarian	40	15	20	4,385	2,040	2,340
Ilocano	10	5	5	1,585	575	1,010
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	335	205	135
Italian	175	90	80	83,475	40,195	43,280
Japanese	125	40	85	1,515	480	1,035
Khmer (Cambodian)	10	5	5	5,035	2,365	2,665
Korean	225	90	135	3,250	1,435	1,815
Kurdish	10	5	5	505	265	235
Lao	5	5	5	1,570	790	775
Latvian	15	5	10	235	80	155
Lingala	5	0	5	1,470	690	780
Lithuanian	5	0	5	440	175	265
Macedonian	5	0	5	125	60	65
Malay	20	0	15	460	195	265
Malayalam	40	15	20	220	115	105
Maltese	10	5	0	15	10	5
Mandarin	425	215	210	7,845	3,615	4,235
Marathi	10	5	5	130	80	45
Nepali	15	10	5	175	85	95
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	50	25	25	3,125	1,645	1,475
Norwegian	35	15	15	170	90	85
Oromo	15	10	5	5,015	2,745	2,275
Panjabi (Punjabi)	70	45	25	8,585	4,650	3,930
Pashto	0	0	0	780	420	355
Persian (Farsi)	495	265	230	11,275	5,915	5,365
Polish	190	90	100	10,155	4,385	5,770
Portuguese	65	30	35	18,120	8,635	9,490
Romanian	45	15	25	17,555	8,420	9,140
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	985	475	510
Russian	240	115	130	17,770	7,950	9,815
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	1,020	450	565
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	90	40	45
Serbian	40	20	20	1,390	685	705
Serbo-Croatian	30	15	15	515	250	265
Shanghainese	5	5	5	55	25	35
Sign languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	145	80	60
Sindhi	5	5	0	255	125	135
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	30	25	10	440	235	205
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	50	30	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	195	100	90
Slovak	50	30	25	745	305	440
Slovenian	15	5	10	460	200	265
Somali	20	10	15	600	310	295
Spanish	375	175	205	78,100	38,310	39,790
Swahili	35	20	15	785	390	395
Swedish	15	10	10	340	160	180
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	305	140	165	11,775	4,075	7,700
Taiwanese	10	5	5	270	125	145
Tamil	110	75	45	11,265	5,650	5,615
Telugu	50	35	10	300	170	135
Thai	20	10	15	390	115	270
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	40	25	15
Tigrigna	30	10	20	245	115	130
Turkish	115	75	40	5,095	2,625	2,470
Ukrainian	35	15	25	3,610	1,545	2,065
Urdu	120	65	55	7,510	3,935	3,575
Vietnamese	125	65	60	19,100	9,095	10,005
Yiddish	15	10	5	6,935	3,435	3,500
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	150	80	70	6,020	3,085	2,930
Multiple responses	1,120	545	575	76,265	37,825	38,440
English and French	405	180	225	21,720	10,840	10,875
English and non-official language	590	305	295	16,080	7,765	8,315
French and non-official language	90	45	40	30,725	15,180	15,550
English, French and non-official language	30	15	10	7,740	4,040	3,700
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	90,590	43,730	46,855	1,862,195	903,220	958,975
English only	76,590	37,700	38,890	218,820	106,925	111,895
French only	70	35	40	521,020	228,870	292,150
English and French	13,585	5,865	7,720	1,073,820	548,525	525,290
Neither English nor French	345	135	205	48,540	18,900	29,640
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	90,585	43,735	46,855	1,862,195	903,220	958,980
English	87,880	42,460	45,420	535,060	264,340	270,715
French	2,060	1,000	1,060	1,128,315	540,925	587,390
English and French	330	145	180	151,895	79,815	72,080
Neither English nor French	320	130	195	46,925	18,140	28,785
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	2,225	1,070	1,155	611,005	304,250	306,760
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.5	2.4	2.5	32.8	33.7	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}	90,585	43,730	46,855	1,862,200	903,220	958,975
Single responses	89,105	42,950	46,155	1,724,585	835,300	889,285
English	83,380	39,875	43,505	435,675	213,675	222,005
French	725	365	355	936,870	452,640	484,230
Non-official languages	5,005	2,710	2,295	352,040	168,985	183,050
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	195	70	120
Atikamekw	0	0	0	10	5	5
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	90	35	50
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	30	10	15
Inuktitut	0	0	0	70	20	45
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	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}	4,930	2,670	2,260	349,565	167,790	181,780
African languages, n.i.e.	20	5	10	145	75	70
Afrikaans	10	5	0	15	5	10
Akan (Twi)	5	5	0	505	230	275
Albanian	25	15	10	975	500	475
Amharic	35	20	20	300	140	160
Arabic	1,120	710	410	49,330	25,480	23,850
Armenian	5	5	5	5,015	2,300	2,715
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	195	95	100
Bengali	100	45	45	7,570	3,775	3,800
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,465	780	690
Bisayan languages	5	5	5	215	85	130
Bosnian	10	5	5	160	80	80
Bulgarian	0	0	0	3,450	1,685	1,765
Burmese	0	5	5	25	15	10
Cantonese	100	45	50	5,340	2,550	2,790
Chinese, n.o.s.	940	515	425	24,825	11,840	12,990
Creoles	10	5	5	14,630	6,320	8,305
Croatian	25	10	15	520	245	280
Czech	25	10	15	285	130	150
Danish	0	0	0	30	15	10
Dutch	10	5	10	230	110	120
Estonian	0	0	0	25	15	15
Finnish	0	5	0	50	20	30
Flemish	0	0	0	25	10	20
Fukien	0	0	0	15	5	5
German	100	45	55	1,240	565	675
Greek	120	50	75	11,530	5,515	6,015
Gujarati	20	10	5	3,545	1,715	1,830
Hakka	0	0	0	15	10	5
Hebrew	10	5	5	1,600	820	780
Hindi	85	50	35	1,145	580	565
Hungarian	10	10	5	1,590	695	895
Ilocano	0	0	0	555	215	340
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	10	5	160	85	75
Italian	55	25	30	33,970	15,245	18,730
Japanese	75	35	40	635	280	350
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	5	5	3,325	1,535	1,790
Korean	130	55	75	2,360	1,085	1,275
Kurdish	10	5	5	240	115	125
Lao	0	0	0	935	455	480
Latvian	5	5	0	75	25	45
Lingala	5	0	5	420	195	225
Lithuanian	0	0	0	120	50	75
Macedonian	0	0	0	85	45	40
Malay	0	0	0	185	90	90
Malayalam	10	5	5	50	25	25
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	330	175	160	6,610	3,165	3,440
Marathi	5	5	5	60	35	20
Nepali	15	10	5	125	60	65
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	730	345	385
Norwegian	5	5	5	35	20	15
Oromo	10	10	0	1,615	855	755
Panjabi (Punjabi)	35	20	15	6,480	3,470	3,015
Pashto	0	0	0	630	335	295
Persian (Farsi)	385	200	190	7,980	3,915	4,055
Polish	80	40	35	4,845	2,155	2,690
Portuguese	25	15	15	9,640	4,540	5,095
Romanian	20	10	15	12,845	6,240	6,605
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	295	135	160
Russian	155	85	75	13,940	6,530	7,405
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	230	110	120
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	40	20	15
Serbian	20	10	10	840	405	440
Serbo-Croatian	20	10	10	245	115	130
Shanghainese	0	0	0	25	10	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	15	10	15	275	175	105
Sindhi	0	0	0	145	70	70
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	5	5	5	240	120	125
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	100	45	55
Slovak	10	5	5	155	70	85
Slovenian	0	0	0	175	75	100
Somali	15	5	10	370	180	190
Spanish	165	70	90	53,560	25,900	27,655
Swahili	15	5	10	220	105	115
Swedish	5	5	0	85	40	40
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	135	70	65	6,775	2,585	4,185
Taiwanese	0	0	0	145	70	70
Tamil	60	45	15	9,665	4,805	4,865
Telugu	20	15	5	190	100	90
Thai	10	5	10	125	65	70
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	25	15	10
Tigrigna	15	5	10	130	60	70
Turkish	65	35	25	3,770	1,880	1,895
Ukrainian	5	0	0	1,570	670	900
Urdu	65	25	35	5,540	2,830	2,715
Vietnamese	75	40	35	15,660	7,400	8,260
Yiddish	0	0	0	4,285	2,200	2,085
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	70	40	35	2,280	1,125	1,155
Multiple responses	1,485	780	705	137,615	67,925	69,690
English and French	185	95	90	27,670	14,055	13,610
English and non-official language	1,230	645	580	31,595	15,280	16,310
French and non-official language	25	10	10	59,940	29,040	30,910
English, French and non-official language	45	25	15	18,410	9,545	8,865
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	90,590	43,735	46,855	1,862,195	903,225	958,975
None	82,495	39,545	42,950	1,335,000	642,665	692,330
Single responses	7,865	4,070	3,795	480,500	237,000	243,500
English	2,750	1,520	1,225	150,045	75,370	74,675
French	1,790	790	1,000	153,155	75,350	77,810
Non-official languages	3,330	1,760	1,570	177,295	86,280	91,015
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	45	20	25	175	65	110
Atikamekw	0	0	0	10	0	5
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	75	35	40
Dene	0	0	0	0	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	15	10	5
Inuktitut	0	0	0	65	15	50
Mi'kmaq	35	20	20	10	5	10
Ojibway	0	0	0	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}	3,160	1,675	1,485	174,010	84,615	89,395
African languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	380	200	180
Afrikaans	0	5	0	35	25	15
Akan (Twi)	10	5	5	380	195	190
Albanian	20	10	5	240	120	120
Amharic	25	10	15	150	70	80
Arabic	580	370	205	31,295	16,850	14,445
Armenian	5	5	0	1,345	660	685
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	20	15	5	590	295	290
Bengali	45	30	15	960	535	425
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,385	735	650
Bisayan languages	5	0	0	215	75	135
Bosnian	10	5	5	50	20	30
Bulgarian	5	5	5	525	235	290
Burmese	0	0	5	10	5	5
Cantonese	70	40	35	1,275	640	630
Chinese, n.o.s.	180	80	100	3,910	1,815	2,090
Creoles	25	10	10	22,125	9,945	12,180
Croatian	25	10	10	295	130	165
Czech	25	15	15	270	125	145
Danish	15	5	5	80	40	40
Dutch	55	25	25	415	195	225
Estonian	5	0	0	50	20	30
Finnish	5	5	5	80	40	45
Flemish	0	0	0	35	10	25
Fukien	0	0	0	20	10	15
German	225	115	110	2,890	1,320	1,570
Greek	160	80	85	7,045	3,505	3,540
Gujarati	10	5	5	935	475	465
Hakka	0	0	0	20	10	15
Hebrew	40	25	15	2,720	1,345	1,375
Hindi	100	60	40	1,495	805	690
Hungarian	10	5	5	1,070	450	615
Ilocano	0	0	0	480	175	305
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	135	80	60
Italian	90	40	45	27,125	13,200	13,920
Japanese	55	25	30	695	280	415
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	1,255	570	685
Korean	70	30	40	510	230	285
Kurdish	0	0	0	165	85	80
Lao	0	0	0	375	200	180
Latvian	5	0	5	65	25	40
Lingala	5	5	5	1,830	890	945
Lithuanian	5	0	0	130	40	85
Macedonian	0	0	5	30	10	15
Malay	10	0	5	150	75	80
Malayalam	20	10	5	100	50	50
Maltese	10	5	0	0	5	0
Mandarin	85	45	40	1,255	540	715
Marathi	0	0	0	40	25	20
Nepali	0	5	0	20	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	1,790	885	905
Norwegian	20	5	15	80	45	40
Oromo	0	0	0	1,685	875	805
Panjabi (Punjabi)	35	15	15	1,320	730	590
Pashto	0	0	0	55	35	20
Persian (Farsi)	105	60	40	1,875	1,035	840
Polish	65	35	30	2,265	915	1,350
Portuguese	35	10	20	4,760	2,290	2,470
Romanian	10	5	5	2,470	1,115	1,360
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	5	505	245	260
Russian	65	30	35	3,260	1,520	1,740
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	435	185	250
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	30	15	15
Serbian	10	10	5	300	145	150
Serbo-Croatian	10	5	5	100	45	55
Shanghainese	0	0	0	25	10	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	110	50	60
Sindhi	0	0	0	75	35	45
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	10	10	5	135	75	55
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	20	10	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	55	30	25
Slovak	15	5	10	225	95	130
Slovenian	0	0	5	110	45	70
Somali	10	10	5	180	90	85
Spanish	295	130	160	21,040	10,340	10,705
Swahili	35	20	10	550	245	300
Swedish	15	5	10	215	105	110
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	125	55	70	4,045	1,285	2,765
Taiwanese	5	0	5	90	45	45
Tamil	50	30	20	1,240	645	595
Telugu	15	15	0	55	30	20
Thai	5	5	5	165	55	110
Tibetan languages	0	5	0	15	10	5
Tigrigna	10	0	5	55	30	30
Turkish	35	25	20	850	455	395
Ukrainian	15	10	10	940	400	540
Urdu	30	20	5	1,590	870	725
Vietnamese	30	20	15	3,035	1,505	1,535
Yiddish	10	5	5	1,610	730	875
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	120	60	65	3,105	1,595	1,510
Multiple responses	230	115	115	46,705	23,560	23,145
English and French	30	10	20	19,435	10,035	9,395
English and non-official language	55	35	20	12,495	6,270	6,225
French and non-official language	140	70	70	14,095	6,900	7,195
English, French and non-official language	0	5	5	680	350	330

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. Halifax, Nova Scotia (Code 12005) and Montréal, Quebec (Code 2466) (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 6, 2024).

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Geographic levels	IVT (Beyond 20/20)	XML (SDMX-ML) (compressed)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
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Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
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Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Halifax (Federal electoral district, 2013 Representation Order)

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- Nova Scotia (Province)
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Geographic hierarchy: Montréal (Territoire équivalent)

Canada
- Quebec (Province)
  - Montréal (Territoire équivalent)

Note

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

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

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... not applicable

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Map: Halifax (Federal electoral district, 2013 Representation Order), Nova Scotia

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Geographic hierarchy: Halifax (Federal electoral district, 2013 Representation Order)

Geographic hierarchy: Montréal (Territoire équivalent)

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Montréal, Territoire équivalent (Census Division), Quebec

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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