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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	Laval, TÉ Quebec (Census division)			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}	401,553	...Data not available	...Data not available	883,391	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	368,709	...Data not available	...Data not available	812,129	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	8.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	8.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	159,509	...Data not available	...Data not available	370,217	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	154,456	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,244	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,625.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	316.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	247.09	...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}	401,555	194,890	206,665	883,390	428,455	454,935
0 to 4 years	23,130	11,810	11,320	49,140	24,925	24,215
5 to 9 years	22,450	11,395	11,055	48,765	24,660	24,100
10 to 14 years	23,730	12,100	11,635	50,665	25,690	24,975
15 to 19 years	27,575	13,960	13,615	58,305	29,675	28,630
15 years	5,315	2,735	2,580	10,905	5,620	5,285
16 years	5,460	2,720	2,735	11,440	5,810	5,635
17 years	5,590	2,865	2,720	11,255	5,775	5,480
18 years	5,480	2,750	2,725	11,880	5,975	5,905
19 years	5,735	2,890	2,850	12,825	6,505	6,325
20 to 24 years	24,945	12,530	12,420	65,960	33,100	32,865
25 to 29 years	22,195	11,050	11,145	61,230	30,185	31,045
30 to 34 years	24,565	11,740	12,820	57,745	27,675	30,065
35 to 39 years	26,800	12,930	13,875	60,360	28,765	31,600
40 to 44 years	29,890	14,660	15,225	64,285	31,215	33,065
45 to 49 years	33,350	16,530	16,825	73,190	35,935	37,255
50 to 54 years	32,375	16,090	16,275	69,010	33,595	35,415
55 to 59 years	26,140	12,555	13,590	57,735	28,030	29,705
60 to 64 years	21,815	10,575	11,240	50,410	24,385	26,025
65 to 69 years	18,050	8,380	9,675	35,865	16,935	18,925
70 to 74 years	14,770	6,750	8,015	26,810	12,360	14,445
75 to 79 years	13,000	5,740	7,260	21,275	9,545	11,725
80 to 84 years	9,585	3,825	5,755	16,305	6,600	9,710
85 years and over	7,180	2,265	4,920	16,335	5,185	11,150
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	40.9	40.0	41.8	39.2	38.2	40.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.7	81.9	83.5	83.2	82.4	83.9
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	332,245	159,590	172,660	734,820	353,180	381,640
Married or living with a common-law partner	192,185	96,220	95,965	411,110	205,465	205,640
Married (and not separated)	142,455	71,330	71,125	348,520	173,900	174,625
Living common law	49,725	24,885	24,840	62,595	31,570	31,020
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	140,065	63,370	76,695	323,710	147,710	176,000
Single (never legally married)	93,880	49,695	44,180	224,340	117,055	107,290
Separated	5,235	2,145	3,090	20,630	8,385	12,240
Divorced	21,735	7,885	13,850	42,710	15,540	27,170
Widowed	19,220	3,640	15,575	36,030	6,730	29,300
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	112,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	51,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	25,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	25,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	10,325	...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}	112,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	93,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	200,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	69,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	169,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	27,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	41,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	14,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	18,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	24,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	12,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	12,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,670	...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	18,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	14,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	8,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	4,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	310	...Data not available	...Data not available	575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	129,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	265,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	27,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	41,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	16,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	29,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	15,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.2	...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	392,725	191,275	201,450	867,090	421,800	445,290
Number of persons not in census families	55,965	24,835	31,130	160,855	74,120	86,735
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	8,010	3,085	4,930	18,625	7,520	11,105
Living with non-relatives only	8,020	4,590	3,430	42,325	23,700	18,625
Living alone	39,930	17,160	22,770	99,905	42,895	57,005
Number of census family persons	336,760	166,440	170,320	706,235	347,685	358,550
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	55,815	24,910	30,905	105,830	47,610	58,220
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	18,235	4,795	13,440	34,820	9,275	25,545
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	3,150	635	2,520	5,390	1,055	4,335
Living with non-relatives only	1,015	490	520	1,915	860	1,055
Living alone	14,065	3,670	10,395	27,515	7,360	20,155
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	37,585	20,120	17,470	71,010	38,335	32,675
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	154,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	110,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	234,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	102,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	215,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	86,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	36,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	49,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	15,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	8,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	6,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	4,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	2,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	2,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	44,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	118,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	39,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	4,100	...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}	154,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	74,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	9,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	50	...Data not available	...Data not available	935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	70,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	14,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	4,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	4,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	46,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	325	...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}	154,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	39,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	49,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	116,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	25,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	25,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	9,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	4,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	392,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	867,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...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}	397,570	192,950	204,615	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	382,460	185,415	197,045	846,085	411,465	434,630
English	27,680	14,235	13,445	544,045	270,365	273,680
French	241,615	115,400	126,215	123,925	56,845	67,075
Non-official languages	113,160	55,780	57,380	178,120	84,250	93,875
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	455	155	305
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	145	70	75
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	5	210	50	155
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	20	5	15
Ojibway	0	0	0	65	25	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	10	5	10
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	112,610	55,495	57,115	175,735	83,195	92,545
African languages, n.i.e.	65	35	35	450	225	225
Afrikaans	0	0	0	135	70	65
Akan (Twi)	65	30	35	310	150	165
Albanian	330	170	165	580	295	280
Amharic	45	30	15	1,165	565	600
Arabic	22,260	11,425	10,840	28,185	14,660	13,525
Armenian	6,795	3,360	3,435	415	210	205
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	510	235	275
Bengali	285	145	135	2,840	1,450	1,390
Berber languages (Kabyle)	510	275	235	65	30	35
Bisayan languages	15	5	15	375	105	270
Bosnian	115	65	55	575	265	310
Bulgarian	430	205	225	825	380	445
Burmese	0	0	0	165	85	80
Cantonese	320	135	185	6,405	3,005	3,400
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,550	725	825	12,735	5,980	6,755
Creoles	6,280	2,645	3,635	3,620	1,530	2,090
Croatian	390	200	185	985	470	515
Czech	80	40	40	990	455	540
Danish	5	0	0	315	145	175
Dutch	120	65	55	2,360	1,120	1,240
Estonian	5	5	5	185	80	105
Finnish	10	5	5	325	120	200
Flemish	25	10	15	80	35	45
Fukien	0	0	0	85	35	45
German	980	425	550	5,810	2,565	3,245
Greek	14,030	6,980	7,045	2,040	1,080	955
Gujarati	355	165	185	1,210	630	575
Hakka	0	0	0	55	35	25
Hebrew	185	95	95	350	190	160
Hindi	140	75	65	2,330	1,175	1,155
Hungarian	700	340	360	1,725	850	875
Ilocano	30	15	20	360	120	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	60	30	20	130	75	55
Italian	16,810	8,570	8,240	9,440	4,730	4,710
Japanese	55	15	40	935	295	640
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,695	800	900	1,095	480	625
Korean	75	25	50	1,605	690	915
Kurdish	90	55	35	645	330	315
Lao	1,085	490	590	360	175	180
Latvian	10	5	5	275	125	155
Lingala	90	40	45	275	120	150
Lithuanian	25	15	10	210	90	120
Macedonian	25	15	10	60	30	30
Malay	25	10	15	355	160	205
Malayalam	0	0	0	445	225	225
Maltese	0	0	0	35	10	25
Mandarin	365	165	205	6,820	3,150	3,665
Marathi	0	0	0	230	115	120
Nepali	15	10	10	465	225	235
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	185	95	95	575	300	275
Norwegian	5	5	0	140	60	80
Oromo	670	360	310	360	190	170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,405	735	670	3,295	1,650	1,645
Pashto	90	55	35	705	375	325
Persian (Farsi)	2,465	1,265	1,200	6,050	3,025	3,030
Polish	810	350	455	5,750	2,605	3,150
Portuguese	5,065	2,425	2,645	3,920	1,865	2,050
Romanian	5,235	2,550	2,685	2,390	1,085	1,305
Rundi (Kirundi)	85	35	50	545	225	315
Russian	1,685	765	925	5,475	2,390	3,085
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	80	30	50	515	190	330
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	160	80	75
Serbian	140	70	70	1,675	820	855
Serbo-Croatian	70	45	30	545	265	280
Shanghainese	5	0	0	75	35	45
Sign languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	115	55	65
Sindhi	5	5	0	245	115	130
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	20	25	720	360	365
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	5	0	355	175	180
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	55	25	30
Slovak	60	35	25	625	280	345
Slovenian	80	35	45	235	110	125
Somali	15	10	5	6,135	2,610	3,525
Spanish	11,450	5,640	5,805	10,850	4,960	5,890
Swahili	65	35	30	800	365	430
Swedish	20	15	10	270	130	150
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	420	125	290	4,875	1,625	3,250
Taiwanese	0	5	0	165	75	95
Tamil	1,425	705	720	2,065	1,060	1,000
Telugu	0	0	0	340	165	170
Thai	55	15	40	335	95	245
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	20	10	10
Tigrigna	25	15	15	740	360	385
Turkish	720	370	350	1,395	700	695
Ukrainian	165	85	80	1,560	680	885
Urdu	980	490	485	3,675	1,870	1,810
Vietnamese	2,275	1,085	1,185	5,800	2,715	3,085
Yiddish	75	30	40	230	125	105
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	545	280	265	1,925	900	1,025
Multiple responses	15,110	7,535	7,570	26,360	12,535	13,825
English and French	3,780	1,865	1,910	10,755	5,085	5,665
English and non-official language	2,740	1,375	1,360	11,090	5,430	5,660
French and non-official language	6,550	3,235	3,315	2,950	1,330	1,620
English, French and non-official language	2,050	1,060	985	1,565	695	870
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	397,565	192,950	204,615	872,450	424,000	448,450
English only	19,905	10,195	9,710	522,980	264,790	258,195
French only	145,655	63,555	82,100	12,915	5,245	7,675
English and French	224,630	116,400	108,225	324,690	149,495	175,195
Neither English nor French	7,380	2,800	4,580	11,860	4,470	7,390
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	397,570	192,950	204,615	872,450	424,000	448,450
English	66,400	33,805	32,595	708,285	349,750	358,535
French	292,630	139,735	152,900	133,450	60,890	72,560
English and French	31,350	16,705	14,650	19,190	9,065	10,125
Neither English nor French	7,185	2,705	4,480	11,530	4,300	7,230
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	82,075	42,155	39,920	143,040	65,420	77,620
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	20.6	21.8	19.5	16.4	15.4	17.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	397,570	192,950	204,615	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	369,475	179,110	190,370	830,485	404,095	426,390
English	51,335	26,025	25,315	652,455	321,710	330,745
French	259,090	124,415	134,675	86,035	38,940	47,095
Non-official languages	59,050	28,670	30,380	91,990	43,445	48,545
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	120	40	75
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	35	10	20
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	60	15	45
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	20	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	58,905	28,595	30,310	91,210	43,090	48,120
African languages, n.i.e.	20	5	20	175	80	100
Afrikaans	0	0	0	50	25	25
Akan (Twi)	35	20	20	110	55	55
Albanian	200	95	105	290	150	140
Amharic	20	5	10	655	305	345
Arabic	11,975	5,940	6,035	16,970	8,525	8,440
Armenian	5,530	2,690	2,840	210	110	100
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	80	35	45
Bengali	210	95	110	1,920	945	975
Berber languages (Kabyle)	140	70	70	25	10	15
Bisayan languages	0	5	0	120	40	75
Bosnian	85	45	40	295	150	145
Bulgarian	325	160	165	435	210	225
Burmese	0	0	0	105	45	55
Cantonese	210	90	120	4,000	1,860	2,140
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,140	550	590	8,475	3,975	4,495
Creoles	2,140	850	1,295	1,590	645	945
Croatian	170	85	85	370	175	195
Czech	35	15	15	275	125	150
Danish	0	0	0	30	15	10
Dutch	10	10	0	155	75	80
Estonian	0	0	0	50	15	25
Finnish	0	0	0	25	15	10
Flemish	10	5	5	0	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	20	10	5
German	235	100	135	730	310	420
Greek	6,750	3,255	3,500	635	315	325
Gujarati	230	110	125	460	220	240
Hakka	0	0	0	10	5	5
Hebrew	65	35	30	135	70	65
Hindi	80	40	40	1,045	520	525
Hungarian	370	175	190	500	240	265
Ilocano	10	5	5	160	60	105
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	50	30	25	30	20	10
Italian	3,375	1,620	1,755	2,915	1,320	1,595
Japanese	15	5	5	375	140	230
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,035	485	555	530	235	295
Korean	40	20	20	995	460	535
Kurdish	40	25	15	405	195	210
Lao	690	320	375	190	100	90
Latvian	5	5	5	70	30	40
Lingala	10	5	5	100	40	65
Lithuanian	5	5	0	50	25	25
Macedonian	15	10	5	25	15	10
Malay	20	10	10	115	60	55
Malayalam	0	0	0	185	90	90
Maltese	0	0	0	10	0	5
Mandarin	290	140	145	5,190	2,515	2,675
Marathi	0	0	0	120	60	65
Nepali	10	5	5	345	170	175
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	50	20	30	110	55	50
Norwegian	0	0	0	10	5	10
Oromo	155	75	80	200	95	105
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,070	550	520	1,800	855	945
Pashto	65	40	30	515	270	240
Persian (Farsi)	1,885	955	920	3,885	1,835	2,050
Polish	365	170	190	2,320	1,075	1,250
Portuguese	2,115	1,020	1,095	1,620	765	850
Romanian	4,025	1,975	2,045	1,245	575	665
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	10	20	210	100	110
Russian	1,290	640	645	3,460	1,610	1,850
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	0	5	205	80	125
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	80	40	45
Serbian	85	45	40	1,140	565	575
Serbo-Croatian	35	20	15	275	135	140
Shanghainese	0	0	0	35	20	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	60	35	25	190	110	80
Sindhi	5	0	5	65	20	40
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	30	15	15	345	170	170
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	275	140	130
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	15	5	10
Slovak	10	5	5	190	90	100
Slovenian	25	10	15	30	20	15
Somali	10	5	5	3,850	1,600	2,250
Spanish	7,495	3,685	3,815	5,755	2,665	3,090
Swahili	10	5	5	300	135	165
Swedish	0	5	5	65	30	30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	110	45	65	2,095	820	1,280
Taiwanese	5	0	0	75	35	40
Tamil	1,220	590	625	1,270	620	650
Telugu	0	0	0	125	60	65
Thai	20	5	10	120	45	75
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	0	5
Tigrigna	10	5	10	395	175	215
Turkish	495	240	260	765	365	395
Ukrainian	50	25	20	405	180	225
Urdu	775	375	400	1,995	1,000	1,000
Vietnamese	1,745	855	890	4,035	1,890	2,145
Yiddish	10	5	5	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	150	75	75	665	315	350
Multiple responses	28,095	13,840	14,250	41,970	19,905	22,060
English and French	5,385	2,680	2,705	10,775	4,930	5,845
English and non-official language	5,175	2,585	2,590	25,800	12,580	13,220
French and non-official language	13,045	6,295	6,750	2,405	1,025	1,375
English, French and non-official language	4,490	2,280	2,210	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}	397,565	192,950	204,615	872,450	424,000	448,450
None	294,875	142,285	152,585	671,880	330,280	341,595
Single responses	92,440	45,585	46,855	192,740	90,130	102,610
English	27,730	13,935	13,800	75,780	35,840	39,940
French	26,640	13,090	13,550	55,510	25,515	30,000
Non-official languages	38,065	18,560	19,510	61,455	28,780	32,675
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	320	115	205
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	95	40	55
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	0	0	0	140	40	95
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	10	0	5
Ojibway	0	0	0	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}	37,690	18,380	19,305	60,025	28,185	31,845
African languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	185	90	100
Afrikaans	0	0	0	60	25	40
Akan (Twi)	45	25	25	220	105	125
Albanian	75	40	40	155	85	70
Amharic	15	10	5	370	175	190
Arabic	7,965	4,095	3,870	8,665	4,580	4,085
Armenian	905	455	450	100	50	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	55	25	30	275	125	150
Bengali	45	30	20	625	345	275
Berber languages (Kabyle)	255	130	120	25	20	15
Bisayan languages	0	0	0	95	30	65
Bosnian	20	15	10	190	85	110
Bulgarian	60	25	35	250	115	135
Burmese	0	0	0	50	25	25
Cantonese	65	25	35	1,740	815	925
Chinese, n.o.s.	275	120	160	2,745	1,320	1,425
Creoles	5,490	2,430	3,055	2,490	1,050	1,440
Croatian	105	50	55	365	185	185
Czech	20	10	10	325	130	200
Danish	0	0	0	135	60	80
Dutch	40	15	20	785	350	435
Estonian	0	0	0	60	25	35
Finnish	0	0	0	125	40	85
Flemish	5	0	0	15	10	5
Fukien	0	0	0	35	15	20
German	315	130	185	2,395	1,070	1,325
Greek	5,685	2,865	2,825	1,090	575	510
Gujarati	75	40	40	600	305	290
Hakka	0	0	0	25	15	5
Hebrew	150	75	80	355	170	180
Hindi	75	40	40	1,395	715	680
Hungarian	135	60	75	525	245	280
Ilocano	10	5	5	95	30	65
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	20	10	5	65	35	30
Italian	6,740	3,340	3,400	3,970	1,915	2,050
Japanese	25	15	10	540	230	310
Khmer (Cambodian)	435	205	225	385	170	215
Korean	20	10	10	470	205	270
Kurdish	20	5	5	145	75	70
Lao	275	115	155	100	50	50
Latvian	0	0	0	75	40	40
Lingala	150	70	75	470	175	290
Lithuanian	5	0	5	65	25	40
Macedonian	0	5	0	20	5	15
Malay	5	0	5	165	75	90
Malayalam	0	0	0	185	95	95
Maltese	0	0	0	20	5	10
Mandarin	55	20	35	1,650	735	920
Marathi	0	0	0	60	25	40
Nepali	5	5	0	60	20	35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	115	50	65	520	240	280
Norwegian	0	0	0	75	25	45
Oromo	265	145	120	70	35	35
Panjabi (Punjabi)	170	80	90	1,060	530	530
Pashto	15	10	5	135	65	65
Persian (Farsi)	290	150	140	1,425	745	675
Polish	140	55	85	1,830	750	1,080
Portuguese	1,610	755	855	1,405	655	745
Romanian	660	320	345	685	330	355
Rundi (Kirundi)	40	15	25	300	115	185
Russian	305	135	165	1,425	610	815
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	55	25	30	250	85	165
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	45	20	25
Serbian	20	10	10	320	155	160
Serbo-Croatian	15	10	10	120	60	60
Shanghainese	5	0	0	20	5	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	125	45	85
Sindhi	5	5	0	120	55	65
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	15	10	10	285	135	145
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	15	10	5
Slovak	10	5	0	225	95	125
Slovenian	25	15	15	65	25	40
Somali	5	5	0	1,965	895	1,065
Spanish	2,985	1,475	1,510	4,940	2,315	2,630
Swahili	50	25	30	595	260	340
Swedish	5	5	5	160	75	80
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	170	50	115	1,840	545	1,295
Taiwanese	0	0	0	60	25	40
Tamil	170	90	85	650	340	310
Telugu	0	0	0	135	65	70
Thai	25	5	20	190	65	130
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	10	5	5
Tigrigna	5	5	0	250	120	125
Turkish	165	80	85	380	195	185
Ukrainian	45	15	25	510	210	305
Urdu	190	110	75	1,400	730	675
Vietnamese	385	180	215	1,325	640	685
Yiddish	10	5	10	50	25	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	380	180	200	1,110	480	625
Multiple responses	10,255	5,080	5,175	7,835	3,590	4,240
English and French	4,110	2,090	2,020	2,275	1,055	1,220
English and non-official language	2,725	1,320	1,400	1,995	940	1,055
French and non-official language	3,315	1,620	1,695	3,495	1,565	1,930
English, French and non-official language	100	45	55	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. Laval, Quebec (Code 2465) 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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Economic regions	CSV (404 KB)	TAB (397 KB)
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Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	CSV (732 KB)	TAB (720 KB)
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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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Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
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Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
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: Laval (Territoire équivalent)

Canada
- Quebec (Province)
  - Laval (Territoire équivalent)
    - Laval (Ville)

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa (City)

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

Note

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

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

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Date modified:: 2016-05-31

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2011 Census

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