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Characteristic Montréal, V
Quebec
(Census subdivision) 		Ottawa, CV
Ontario
(Census subdivision)
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 1,649,519 ...Data not available ...Data not available 883,391 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 1,620,693 ...Data not available ...Data not available 812,129 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 1.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available 8.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 813,819 ...Data not available ...Data not available 370,217 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 759,946 ...Data not available ...Data not available 353,244 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 4,517.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available 316.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 365.13 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,790.22 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 1,649,520 799,880 849,635 883,390 428,455 454,935
0 to 4 years 95,345 48,560 46,790 49,140 24,925 24,215
5 to 9 years 77,280 39,080 38,205 48,765 24,660 24,100
10 to 14 years 75,350 38,390 36,960 50,665 25,690 24,975
15 to 19 years 87,070 43,620 43,450 58,305 29,675 28,630
15 years 16,275 8,300 7,970 10,905 5,620 5,285
16 years 16,460 8,345 8,115 11,440 5,810 5,635
17 years 16,565 8,440 8,130 11,255 5,775 5,480
18 years 17,985 8,925 9,065 11,880 5,975 5,905
19 years 19,785 9,615 10,165 12,825 6,505 6,325
20 to 24 years 119,725 58,330 61,395 65,960 33,100 32,865
25 to 29 years 139,605 68,300 71,305 61,230 30,185 31,045
30 to 34 years 140,290 70,065 70,220 57,745 27,675 30,065
35 to 39 years 121,790 62,290 59,495 60,360 28,765 31,600
40 to 44 years 115,805 60,020 55,785 64,285 31,215 33,065
45 to 49 years 118,695 61,170 57,525 73,190 35,935 37,255
50 to 54 years 116,465 57,860 58,600 69,010 33,595 35,415
55 to 59 years 102,585 49,520 53,065 57,735 28,030 29,705
60 to 64 years 88,990 41,960 47,030 50,410 24,385 26,025
65 to 69 years 67,930 30,720 37,215 35,865 16,935 18,925
70 to 74 years 56,235 24,230 32,000 26,810 12,360 14,445
75 to 79 years 49,905 20,645 29,265 21,275 9,545 11,725
80 to 84 years 40,380 14,930 25,450 16,305 6,600 9,710
85 years and over 36,085 10,190 25,890 16,335 5,185 11,150
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 38.6 37.6 39.7 39.2 38.2 40.0
% of the population aged 15 and over 85.0 84.2 85.6 83.2 82.4 83.9
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 1,401,545 673,855 727,685 734,820 353,180 381,640
Married or living with a common-law partner 664,755 334,955 329,795 411,110 205,465 205,640
Married (and not separated) 471,770 236,510 235,260 348,520 173,900 174,625
Living common law 192,985 98,450 94,535 62,595 31,570 31,020
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 736,790 338,900 397,890 323,710 147,710 176,000
Single (never legally married) 511,190 269,060 242,130 224,340 117,055 107,290
Separated 30,890 12,860 18,035 20,630 8,385 12,240
Divorced 112,565 42,215 70,350 42,710 15,540 27,170
Widowed 82,150 14,770 67,380 36,030 6,730 29,300
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 410,035 ...Data not available ...Data not available 239,475 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 211,320 ...Data not available ...Data not available 114,235 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 94,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available 52,585 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 72,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available 51,090 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 31,785 ...Data not available ...Data not available 21,560 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 410,035 ...Data not available ...Data not available 239,475 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 321,420 ...Data not available ...Data not available 200,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 225,035 ...Data not available ...Data not available 169,675 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 95,220 ...Data not available ...Data not available 70,535 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 129,815 ...Data not available ...Data not available 99,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 52,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available 36,045 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 52,440 ...Data not available ...Data not available 44,440 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 25,165 ...Data not available ...Data not available 18,655 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 96,385 ...Data not available ...Data not available 31,255 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 59,370 ...Data not available ...Data not available 21,055 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 37,015 ...Data not available ...Data not available 10,195 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 18,835 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,200 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 13,810 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 4,375 ...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 88,615 ...Data not available ...Data not available 38,540 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 72,655 ...Data not available ...Data not available 30,790 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 45,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available 17,660 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 19,580 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 7,615 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 15,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 11,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 3,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 980 ...Data not available ...Data not available 575 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 436,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available 265,830 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 111,345 ...Data not available ...Data not available 58,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 134,760 ...Data not available ...Data not available 89,325 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 47,560 ...Data not available ...Data not available 32,695 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 84,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available 57,570 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 58,055 ...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 1,612,640 785,545 827,095 867,090 421,800 445,290
Number of persons not in census families 444,960 216,290 228,670 160,855 74,120 86,735
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 43,160 18,950 24,210 18,625 7,520 11,105
Living with non-relatives only 92,580 52,885 39,690 42,325 23,700 18,625
Living alone 309,220 144,450 164,770 99,905 42,895 57,005
Number of census family persons 1,167,680 569,255 598,425 706,235 347,685 358,550
Average number of persons per census family 2.8 ...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 224,510 93,570 130,940 105,830 47,610 58,220
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 99,870 28,305 71,565 34,820 9,275 25,545
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 10,675 2,400 8,280 5,390 1,055 4,335
Living with non-relatives only 5,690 2,790 2,900 1,915 860 1,055
Living alone 83,505 23,115 60,385 27,515 7,360 20,155
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 124,640 65,265 59,370 71,010 38,335 32,675
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 759,945 ...Data not available ...Data not available 353,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 402,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available 234,315 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 372,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available 215,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 297,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available 184,055 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 143,540 ...Data not available ...Data not available 83,795 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 154,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available 100,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 74,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available 31,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 30,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available 18,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 23,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available 13,990 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 14,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 6,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,560 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 8,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 8,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 7,025 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 357,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available 118,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 309,220 ...Data not available ...Data not available 99,905 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 47,970 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,030 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 759,945 ...Data not available ...Data not available 353,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 56,815 ...Data not available ...Data not available 151,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 97,650 ...Data not available ...Data not available 65,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 445 ...Data not available ...Data not available 935 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 605,040 ...Data not available ...Data not available 135,325 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 25,070 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,305 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 24,795 ...Data not available ...Data not available 72,540 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 109,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,850 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 442,540 ...Data not available ...Data not available 36,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 3,485 ...Data not available ...Data not available 440 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 759,945 ...Data not available ...Data not available 353,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 309,220 ...Data not available ...Data not available 99,905 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 230,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available 116,385 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 102,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available 55,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 76,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 52,880 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 27,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 13,685 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 1,612,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available 867,090 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.5 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,627,945 791,055 836,890 872,450 424,000 448,450
  Single responses  1,561,740 758,100 803,645 846,085 411,465 434,630
    English  206,210 102,495 103,710 544,045 270,365 273,680
    French  818,970 393,470 425,500 123,925 56,845 67,075
    Non-official languages  536,560 262,135 274,430 178,120 84,250 93,875
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 350 115 230 455 155 305
        Atikamekw    20 5 15 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  135 60 80 145 70 75
        Dene  5 0 0 5 0 5
        Innu/Montagnais  45 15 35 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  125 30 95 210 50 155
        Mi'kmaq  10 5 10 20 5 15
        Ojibway  5 5 5 65 25 45
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 10 5 10
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 530,755 259,215 271,540 175,735 83,195 92,545
        African languages, n.i.e.  540 310 230 450 225 225
        Afrikaans  40 20 15 135 70 65
        Akan (Twi)  885 430 460 310 150 165
        Albanian  1,475 765 705 580 295 280
        Amharic  495 245 255 1,165 565 600
        Arabic  83,780 45,070 38,715 28,185 14,660 13,525
        Armenian  6,045 2,895 3,145 415 210 205
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  980 520 460 510 235 275
        Bengali  9,105 4,620 4,480 2,840 1,450 1,390
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  4,120 2,245 1,870 65 30 35
        Bisayan languages  660 205 460 375 105 270
        Bosnian  225 105 120 575 265 310
        Bulgarian  3,900 1,885 2,015 825 380 445
        Burmese  45 20 25 165 85 80
        Cantonese  6,455 3,065 3,385 6,405 3,005 3,400
        Chinese, n.o.s.  27,225 12,855 14,370 12,735 5,980 6,755
        Creoles  33,725 14,965 18,760 3,620 1,530 2,090
        Croatian  925 455 465 985 470 515
        Czech  700 340 360 990 455 540
        Danish  115 65 50 315 145 175
        Dutch  855 455 400 2,360 1,120 1,240
        Estonian  85 30 55 185 80 105
        Finnish  175 65 115 325 120 200
        Flemish  135 45 95 80 35 45
        Fukien  55 25 30 85 35 45
        German  4,435 2,000 2,435 5,810 2,565 3,245
        Greek  18,025 8,910 9,110 2,040 1,080 955
        Gujarati  4,325 2,140 2,190 1,210 630 575
        Hakka  45 15 30 55 35 25
        Hebrew  1,800 955 850 350 190 160
        Hindi  1,520 825 695 2,330 1,175 1,155
        Hungarian  2,940 1,390 1,550 1,725 850 875
        Ilocano  1,400 510 890 360 120 240
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  290 185 110 130 75 55
        Italian  76,540 36,770 39,770 9,440 4,730 4,710
        Japanese  1,280 395 885 935 295 640
        Khmer (Cambodian)  4,925 2,320 2,605 1,095 480 625
        Korean  2,425 1,055 1,370 1,605 690 915
        Kurdish  475 250 225 645 330 315
        Lao  1,520 770 755 360 175 180
        Latvian  145 50 90 275 125 155
        Lingala  1,455 685 770 275 120 150
        Lithuanian  325 135 190 210 90 120
        Macedonian  105 55 55 60 30 30
        Malay  380 170 210 355 160 205
        Malayalam  140 80 65 445 225 225
        Maltese  10 10 10 35 10 25
        Mandarin  6,955 3,205 3,745 6,820 3,150 3,665
        Marathi  90 60 35 230 115 120
        Nepali  165 75 85 465 225 235
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  2,995 1,590 1,405 575 300 275
        Norwegian  110 55 50 140 60 80
        Oromo  4,945 2,700 2,240 360 190 170
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  7,010 3,845 3,170 3,295 1,650 1,645
        Pashto  740 400 340 705 375 325
        Persian (Farsi)  8,780 4,640 4,135 6,050 3,025 3,030
        Polish  7,960 3,430 4,530 5,750 2,605 3,150
        Portuguese  16,910 8,110 8,800 3,920 1,865 2,050
        Romanian  14,690 7,040 7,645 2,390 1,085 1,305
        Rundi (Kirundi)  965 470 495 545 225 315
        Russian  13,445 5,920 7,525 5,475 2,390 3,085
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  985 440 540 515 190 330
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  75 35 40 160 80 75
        Serbian  1,150 570 580 1,675 820 855
        Serbo-Croatian  465 225 240 545 265 280
        Shanghainese  50 20 30 75 35 45
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  130 70 55 115 55 65
        Sindhi  175 85 90 245 115 130
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  390 205 185 720 360 365
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  45 30 20 355 175 180
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  165 85 80 55 25 30
        Slovak  515 210 305 625 280 345
        Slovenian  365 165 205 235 110 125
        Somali  580 300 285 6,135 2,610 3,525
        Spanish  73,160 36,040 37,120 10,850 4,960 5,890
        Swahili  740 365 375 800 365 430
        Swedish  210 105 110 270 130 150
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  9,730 3,385 6,345 4,875 1,625 3,250
        Taiwanese  205 90 115 165 75 95
        Tamil  10,105 5,065 5,040 2,065 1,060 1,000
        Telugu  260 150 115 340 165 170
        Thai  355 105 250 335 95 245
        Tibetan languages  35 20 15 20 10 10
        Tigrigna  245 115 135 740 360 385
        Turkish  4,735 2,445 2,295 1,395 700 695
        Ukrainian  2,925 1,220 1,705 1,560 680 885
        Urdu  6,510 3,425 3,090 3,675 1,870 1,810
        Vietnamese  17,850 8,505 9,345 5,800 2,715 3,085
        Yiddish  5,600 2,850 2,750 230 125 105
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 5,455 2,800 2,650 1,925 900 1,025
  Multiple responses          66,210 32,960 33,255 26,360 12,535 13,825
    English and French  17,430 8,715 8,715 10,755 5,085 5,665
    English and non-official language  13,155 6,390 6,765 11,090 5,430 5,660
    French and non-official language  29,085 14,415 14,665 2,950 1,330 1,620
    English, French and non-official language 6,535 3,430 3,105 1,565 695 870
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,627,950 791,055 836,895 872,450 424,000 448,450
  English only 167,775 83,580 84,190 522,980 264,790 258,195
  French only 506,670 222,725 283,945 12,915 5,245 7,675
  English and French 908,090 467,060 441,030 324,690 149,495 175,195
  Neither English nor French 45,420 17,690 27,730 11,860 4,470 7,390
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,627,945 791,055 836,895 872,450 424,000 448,450
  English 388,525 193,680 194,845 708,285 349,750 358,535
  French 1,062,075 509,775 552,300 133,450 60,890 72,560
  English and French 133,460 70,630 62,830 19,190 9,065 10,125
  Neither English nor French 43,890 16,970 26,915 11,530 4,300 7,230
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 455,250 228,995 226,255 143,040 65,420 77,620
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 28.0 28.9 27.0 16.4 15.4 17.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,627,950 791,055 836,890 872,450 424,000 448,450
  Single responses 1,504,985 730,070 774,915 830,485 404,095 426,390
    English 298,955 147,925 151,030 652,455 321,710 330,745
    French 886,075 428,505 457,575 86,035 38,940 47,095
    Non-official languages 319,960 153,640 166,315 91,990 43,445 48,545
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 135 45 85 120 40 75
        Atikamekw   10 5 10 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 60 25 35 35 10 20
        Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais 25 10 15 0 0 0
        Inuktitut 40 10 30 60 15 45
        Mi'kmaq 5 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 languagesCensus data footnote 21 317,780 152,585 165,190 91,210 43,090 48,120
        African languages, n.i.e. 130 70 65 175 80 100
        Afrikaans 5 5 5 50 25 25
        Akan (Twi) 465 215 255 110 55 55
        Albanian 925 470 455 290 150 140
        Amharic 275 125 150 655 305 345
        Arabic 45,955 23,835 22,115 16,970 8,525 8,440
        Armenian 4,275 1,960 2,320 210 110 100
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 190 90 100 80 35 45
        Bengali 7,415 3,695 3,725 1,920 945 975
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,465 775 690 25 10 15
        Bisayan languages 185 70 115 120 40 75
        Bosnian 145 75 70 295 150 145
        Bulgarian 3,000 1,470 1,530 435 210 225
        Burmese 30 15 15 105 45 55
        Cantonese 4,895 2,330 2,565 4,000 1,860 2,140
        Chinese, n.o.s. 22,585 10,765 11,820 8,475 3,975 4,495
        Creoles 14,340 6,185 8,145 1,590 645 945
        Croatian 420 195 225 370 175 195
        Czech 210 100 110 275 125 150
        Danish 25 15 10 30 15 10
        Dutch 135 60 70 155 75 80
        Estonian 15 10 10 50 15 25
        Finnish 30 10 15 25 15 10
        Flemish 25 5 10 0 0 0
        Fukien 10 5 5 20 10 5
        German 785 360 425 730 310 420
        Greek 10,495 5,005 5,490 635 315 325
        Gujarati 3,060 1,495 1,560 460 220 240
        Hakka 15 5 10 10 5 5
        Hebrew 865 440 425 135 70 65
        Hindi 850 440 410 1,045 520 525
        Hungarian 1,170 515 655 500 240 265
        Ilocano 510 195 315 160 60 105
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 135 75 60 30 20 10
        Italian 32,830 14,730 18,100 2,915 1,320 1,595
        Japanese 510 225 285 375 140 230
        Khmer (Cambodian) 3,260 1,510 1,750 530 235 295
        Korean 1,715 775 935 995 460 535
        Kurdish 220 105 110 405 195 210
        Lao 915 450 465 190 100 90
        Latvian 55 20 40 70 30 40
        Lingala 410 195 215 100 40 65
        Lithuanian 105 45 60 50 25 25
        Macedonian 75 35 35 25 15 10
        Malay 170 90 80 115 60 55
        Malayalam 30 20 15 185 90 90
        Maltese 0 0 0 10 0 5
        Mandarin 5,860 2,805 3,055 5,190 2,515 2,675
        Marathi 40 25 20 120 60 65
        Nepali 115 60 60 345 170 175
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 710 340 375 110 55 50
        Norwegian 25 15 10 10 5 10
        Oromo 1,595 845 750 200 95 105
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 5,385 2,910 2,475 1,800 855 945
        Pashto 595 315 285 515 270 240
        Persian (Farsi) 6,220 3,065 3,155 3,885 1,835 2,050
        Polish 3,985 1,755 2,230 2,320 1,075 1,250
        Portuguese 9,145 4,315 4,830 1,620 765 850
        Romanian 10,830 5,270 5,560 1,245 575 665
        Rundi (Kirundi) 295 135 160 210 100 110
        Russian 10,390 4,810 5,585 3,460 1,610 1,850
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 225 110 115 205 80 125
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 80 40 45
        Serbian 700 335 365 1,140 565 575
        Serbo-Croatian 220 105 115 275 135 140
        Shanghainese 20 10 10 35 20 20
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 240 150 95 190 110 80
        Sindhi 95 45 50 65 20 40
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 225 115 110 345 170 170
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 30 10 20 275 140 130
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 90 40 50 15 5 10
        Slovak 100 45 50 190 90 100
        Slovenian 160 65 90 30 20 15
        Somali 365 180 190 3,850 1,600 2,250
        Spanish 50,475 24,450 26,025 5,755 2,665 3,090
        Swahili 215 100 115 300 135 165
        Swedish 40 25 15 65 30 30
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 5,875 2,205 3,665 2,095 820 1,280
        Taiwanese 105 55 50 75 35 40
        Tamil 8,760 4,350 4,420 1,270 620 650
        Telugu 175 90 80 125 60 65
        Thai 120 55 60 120 45 75
        Tibetan languages 25 10 10 5 0 5
        Tigrigna 130 60 70 395 175 215
        Turkish 3,570 1,785 1,780 765 365 395
        Ukrainian 1,395 585 810 405 180 225
        Urdu 4,940 2,525 2,410 1,995 1,000 1,000
        Vietnamese 14,750 6,970 7,780 4,035 1,890 2,145
        Yiddish 4,200 2,165 2,035 15 10 5
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 2,040 1,010 1,035 665 315 350
  Multiple responses         122,960 60,985 61,975 41,970 19,905 22,060
    English and French 22,835 11,720 11,115 10,775 4,930 5,845
    English and non-official language 26,025 12,645 13,380 25,800 12,580 13,220
    French and non-official language 58,005 28,145 29,860 2,405 1,025 1,375
    English, French and non-official language 16,095 8,470 7,625 2,985 1,370 1,620
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,627,945 791,055 836,890 872,450 424,000 448,450
  None 1,174,155 565,700 608,450 671,880 330,280 341,595
  Single responses  413,685 205,025 208,655 192,740 90,130 102,610
    English  127,635 64,550 63,085 75,780 35,840 39,940
    French  129,415 63,710 65,700 55,510 25,515 30,000
    Non-official languages  156,640 76,765 79,875 61,455 28,780 32,675
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 140 55 90 320 115 205
        Atikamekw    5 0 5 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  65 30 35 95 40 55
        Dene  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  15 5 5 0 0 5
        Inuktitut  45 10 35 140 40 95
        Mi'kmaq  10 5 5 10 0 5
        Ojibway  0 5 0 65 25 40
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 10 5 5
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 153,595 75,215 78,390 60,025 28,185 31,845
        African languages, n.i.e.  370 195 170 185 90 100
        Afrikaans  20 15 5 60 25 40
        Akan (Twi)  330 165 165 220 105 125
        Albanian  220 105 110 155 85 70
        Amharic  140 70 75 370 175 190
        Arabic  28,545 15,445 13,095 8,665 4,580 4,085
        Armenian  1,065 525 545 100 50 55
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  575 290 285 275 125 150
        Bengali  890 505 390 625 345 275
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  1,350 715 635 25 20 15
        Bisayan languages  180 60 125 95 30 65
        Bosnian  45 10 30 190 85 110
        Bulgarian  460 210 250 250 115 135
        Burmese  10 5 5 50 25 25
        Cantonese  1,125 565 560 1,740 815 925
        Chinese, n.o.s.  3,450 1,605 1,845 2,745 1,320 1,425
        Creoles  21,525 9,685 11,840 2,490 1,050 1,440
        Croatian  220 95 125 365 185 185
        Czech  190 90 95 325 130 200
        Danish  40 25 20 135 60 80
        Dutch  290 145 145 785 350 435
        Estonian  25 10 15 60 25 35
        Finnish  60 30 30 125 40 85
        Flemish  35 10 25 15 10 5
        Fukien  20 10 15 35 15 20
        German  1,990 955 1,030 2,395 1,070 1,325
        Greek  5,355 2,670 2,690 1,090 575 510
        Gujarati  710 360 350 600 305 290
        Hakka  15 5 10 25 15 5
        Hebrew  1,270 635 640 355 170 180
        Hindi  1,185 655 530 1,395 715 680
        Hungarian  675 295 380 525 245 280
        Ilocano  410 150 265 95 30 65
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  130 80 55 65 35 30
        Italian  24,255 11,840 12,415 3,970 1,915 2,050
        Japanese  610 240 365 540 230 310
        Khmer (Cambodian)  1,225 560 665 385 170 215
        Korean  420 190 230 470 205 270
        Kurdish  155 80 75 145 75 70
        Lao  365 195 170 100 50 50
        Latvian  35 15 20 75 40 40
        Lingala  1,810 875 935 470 175 290
        Lithuanian  90 25 60 65 25 40
        Macedonian  25 10 15 20 5 15
        Malay  125 60 65 165 75 90
        Malayalam  60 30 30 185 95 95
        Maltese  0 5 0 20 5 10
        Mandarin  1,105 485 625 1,650 735 920
        Marathi  25 15 10 60 25 40
        Nepali  20 10 10 60 20 35
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  1,725 855 870 520 240 280
        Norwegian  55 35 20 75 25 45
        Oromo  1,645 855 785 70 35 35
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  1,045 590 455 1,060 530 530
        Pashto  50 30 20 135 65 65
        Persian (Farsi)  1,445 815 625 1,425 745 675
        Polish  1,765 720 1,050 1,830 750 1,080
        Portuguese  4,375 2,125 2,250 1,405 655 745
        Romanian  2,110 950 1,160 685 330 355
        Rundi (Kirundi)  490 240 250 300 115 185
        Russian  2,690 1,250 1,440 1,425 610 815
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  415 175 240 250 85 165
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  30 10 15 45 20 25
        Serbian  240 120 115 320 155 160
        Serbo-Croatian  85 40 45 120 60 60
        Shanghainese  25 10 10 20 5 20
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  95 45 55 125 45 85
        Sindhi  50 20 30 120 55 65
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  95 55 40 285 135 145
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  15 5 5 35 15 20
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  45 25 25 15 10 5
        Slovak  170 70 100 225 95 125
        Slovenian  90 35 55 65 25 40
        Somali  175 90 80 1,965 895 1,065
        Spanish  19,355 9,595 9,760 4,940 2,315 2,630
        Swahili  510 230 285 595 260 340
        Swedish  150 75 75 160 75 80
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  3,295 1,050 2,245 1,840 545 1,295
        Taiwanese  65 35 30 60 25 40
        Tamil  1,040 540 500 650 340 310
        Telugu  40 25 15 135 65 70
        Thai  150 45 100 190 65 130
        Tibetan languages  10 5 5 10 5 5
        Tigrigna  60 30 30 250 120 125
        Turkish  735 405 335 380 195 185
        Ukrainian  725 295 425 510 210 305
        Urdu  1,315 735 585 1,400 730 675
        Vietnamese  2,810 1,405 1,405 1,325 640 685
        Yiddish  1,175 565 610 50 25 25
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 2,900 1,495 1,405 1,110 480 625
  Multiple responses          40,110 20,330 19,780 7,835 3,590 4,240
    English and French  16,790 8,700 8,095 2,275 1,055 1,220
    English and non-official language  11,390 5,750 5,645 1,995 940 1,055
    French and non-official language  11,360 5,585 5,775 3,495 1,565 1,930
    English, French and non-official language  565 295 270 75 35 40

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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.

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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.')

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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

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Montréal, Quebec (Code 2466023) 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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