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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	South West Ontario (Health region, December 2013)			British Columbia (Province)
	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	4,400,057^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,113,487^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	7.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,945,365	...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	1,764,637	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	922,509.29	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	925,415	452,065	473,350	4,400,055	2,156,600	2,243,455
0 to 4 years	51,310	26,365	24,945	219,665	112,885	106,775
5 to 9 years	50,680	25,995	24,685	218,915	112,200	106,715
10 to 14 years	54,790	28,120	26,660	238,780	122,465	116,315
15 to 19 years	63,370	32,430	30,940	275,165	141,670	133,500
15 years	12,205	6,320	5,885	53,725	27,620	26,110
16 years	12,580	6,425	6,160	54,885	28,475	26,410
17 years	12,630	6,375	6,260	55,400	28,510	26,885
18 years	12,900	6,620	6,280	55,380	28,425	26,955
19 years	13,055	6,690	6,360	55,785	28,640	27,140
20 to 24 years	61,025	30,570	30,460	279,825	142,290	137,535
25 to 29 years	55,885	27,725	28,160	288,780	143,475	145,305
30 to 34 years	52,725	26,060	26,660	275,985	135,220	140,755
35 to 39 years	53,590	26,480	27,100	280,870	135,455	145,415
40 to 44 years	58,440	28,705	29,740	313,765	151,430	162,335
45 to 49 years	71,720	35,120	36,595	350,600	170,580	180,020
50 to 54 years	72,650	35,340	37,315	354,610	172,060	182,550
55 to 59 years	65,850	31,985	33,870	323,335	157,455	165,880
60 to 64 years	59,990	29,140	30,855	291,040	142,645	148,395
65 to 69 years	45,595	22,065	23,530	210,900	103,785	107,115
70 to 74 years	35,645	16,910	18,740	160,715	77,350	83,360
75 to 79 years	28,565	12,860	15,705	127,480	60,720	66,760
80 to 84 years	22,375	9,360	13,015	96,945	42,745	54,200
85 years and over	21,215	6,835	14,380	92,675	32,150	60,520
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	41.7	40.4	42.9	41.9	41.1	42.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.1	82.2	83.9	84.6	83.9	85.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	768,640	371,585	397,060	3,722,695	1,809,045	1,913,650
Married or living with a common-law partner	457,350	228,630	228,720	2,154,575	1,074,965	1,079,610
Married (and not separated)	392,240	196,085	196,150	1,832,605	913,430	919,175
Living common law	65,110	32,540	32,570	321,965	161,530	160,435
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	311,290	142,950	168,335	1,568,120	734,075	834,040
Single (never legally married)	195,780	105,410	90,375	1,014,270	550,830	463,435
Separated	23,910	10,465	13,440	102,040	43,570	58,470
Divorced	42,920	17,610	25,310	246,515	98,130	148,385
Widowed	48,680	9,470	39,215	205,300	41,550	163,750
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	263,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	136,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	645,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	52,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	263,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	48,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	238,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	25,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	263,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	224,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,048,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	192,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	887,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	94,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	422,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	98,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	465,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	35,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	181,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	41,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	205,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	21,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	32,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	19,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	12,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	38,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	189,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	30,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	17,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	9,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	8,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	650	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	276,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,230,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	60,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	94,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	36,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	156,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	59,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	255,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	26,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	908,825	445,675	463,150	4,324,505	2,122,320	2,202,185
Number of persons not in census families	143,670	66,230	77,440	807,660	383,540	424,120
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	14,345	6,150	8,190	105,450	42,525	62,925
Living with non-relatives only	27,410	15,545	11,870	203,285	111,935	91,345
Living alone	101,915	44,535	57,380	498,920	229,075	269,850
Number of census family persons	765,160	379,445	385,710	3,516,850	1,738,780	1,778,070
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	141,565	64,540	77,025	643,410	302,320	341,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	44,720	12,240	32,480	211,820	65,460	146,365
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	4,315	1,005	3,310	32,900	7,490	25,410
Living with non-relatives only	2,060	970	1,095	13,560	6,770	6,790
Living alone	38,345	10,260	28,080	165,365	51,195	114,165
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	96,845	52,305	44,545	431,590	236,860	194,730
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	373,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	259,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,183,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	243,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,041,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	211,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	898,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	107,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	458,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	104,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	439,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	31,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	15,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	141,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	11,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	7,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	66,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	4,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	4,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	4,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	114,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	581,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	101,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	12,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	373,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	250,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	842,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	34,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	2,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	85,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	731,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	14,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	26,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	130,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	7,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	36,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	361,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	940	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	373,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	101,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	136,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	613,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	54,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	50,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	237,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	19,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	10,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	908,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,324,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.4	...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}	913,925	447,885	466,045	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
Single responses	904,715	443,410	461,300	4,273,930	2,098,055	2,175,870
English	775,610	380,995	394,620	3,062,435	1,526,350	1,536,085
French	9,745	4,465	5,280	57,275	28,315	28,965
Non-official languages	119,355	57,955	61,405	1,154,215	543,395	610,825
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	220	105	120	1,210	540	675
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	25	5	20	955	435	525
Dene	5	0	0	70	35	35
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	5	5	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	25	10	10
Mi'kmaq	5	5	5	15	10	5
Ojibway	185	90	100	140	50	90
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	118,110	57,355	60,755	1,137,420	535,395	602,025
African languages, n.i.e.	225	115	110	620	330	295
Afrikaans	120	60	60	2,735	1,330	1,405
Akan (Twi)	60	30	30	455	235	220
Albanian	1,035	510	520	1,335	695	635
Amharic	255	130	125	1,255	615	640
Arabic	7,995	4,150	3,845	13,050	7,505	5,550
Armenian	105	60	45	1,105	560	545
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	105	55	50	530	235	295
Bengali	415	235	185	2,410	1,265	1,145
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	15	10	5
Bisayan languages	90	25	65	3,870	1,445	2,430
Bosnian	705	370	335	1,275	635	640
Bulgarian	85	40	50	1,945	960	985
Burmese	25	20	10	945	485	465
Cantonese	1,310	635	680	133,245	61,790	71,455
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,305	1,505	1,800	120,040	55,735	64,305
Creoles	60	30	35	640	315	320
Croatian	1,335	675	660	7,820	3,860	3,955
Czech	585	290	290	5,610	2,800	2,810
Danish	475	235	240	5,250	2,575	2,675
Dutch	12,260	6,010	6,245	23,080	11,190	11,890
Estonian	130	50	75	820	345	475
Finnish	255	110	140	4,090	1,705	2,390
Flemish	980	450	530	445	215	235
Fukien	15	10	5	1,920	835	1,085
German	24,790	12,045	12,750	73,625	35,140	38,485
Greek	2,175	1,110	1,060	6,250	3,360	2,885
Gujarati	735	380	355	6,595	3,060	3,540
Hakka	0	0	0	1,110	475	630
Hebrew	105	65	40	1,755	970	785
Hindi	790	390	395	24,640	11,840	12,800
Hungarian	2,590	1,250	1,340	9,855	4,915	4,940
Ilocano	100	35	65	3,755	1,465	2,290
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	55	35	20	475	265	205
Italian	4,455	2,295	2,165	24,060	12,180	11,880
Japanese	355	150	205	19,665	6,840	12,825
Khmer (Cambodian)	950	460	495	1,465	700	770
Korean	2,920	1,410	1,510	48,975	22,350	26,625
Kurdish	840	450	390	1,415	775	645
Lao	325	165	160	1,155	550	600
Latvian	165	75	90	615	305	310
Lingala	10	5	5	35	20	20
Lithuanian	300	125	175	435	190	245
Macedonian	105	40	65	275	130	140
Malay	140	65	75	3,535	1,590	1,950
Malayalam	335	175	165	1,460	735	725
Maltese	345	165	180	220	115	115
Mandarin	1,565	730	840	94,055	43,630	50,425
Marathi	60	30	35	430	220	210
Nepali	140	70	70	805	430	375
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	120	55	65	470	250	220
Norwegian	55	25	30	2,370	1,155	1,215
Oromo	30	20	15	325	185	140
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,085	550	535	182,915	90,900	92,020
Pashto	100	55	50	900	485	415
Persian (Farsi)	1,770	915	855	36,045	18,265	17,775
Polish	7,415	3,430	3,990	17,460	8,185	9,270
Portuguese	7,105	3,430	3,675	14,605	6,990	7,615
Romanian	1,090	485	605	8,330	4,110	4,220
Rundi (Kirundi)	45	20	25	135	60	80
Russian	1,420	645	775	22,650	10,300	12,350
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	5	15	80	40	45
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	925	460	465	690	345	340
Serbian	1,040	545	495	6,655	3,425	3,225
Serbo-Croatian	345	160	180	1,425	675	755
Shanghainese	10	5	5	1,250	530	715
Sign languages, n.i.e.	100	55	45	645	335	310
Sindhi	80	45	40	1,770	790	975
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	95	40	55	1,405	715	685
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	215	110	105	775	400	375
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	100	50	55	495	275	225
Slovak	500	230	270	3,220	1,440	1,780
Slovenian	340	145	195	1,225	590	640
Somali	250	115	135	975	495	480
Spanish	9,945	4,765	5,170	40,795	19,325	21,470
Swahili	95	45	50	755	390	365
Swedish	130	50	75	2,740	1,195	1,545
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,610	530	1,075	66,120	25,835	40,285
Taiwanese	45	20	25	5,675	2,640	3,035
Tamil	290	150	135	3,135	1,635	1,500
Telugu	90	50	45	570	295	270
Thai	105	45	60	2,410	730	1,680
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	200	115	85
Tigrigna	265	130	140	590	285	300
Turkish	335	190	140	2,890	1,650	1,235
Ukrainian	1,365	645	715	9,680	4,215	5,460
Urdu	1,360	700	665	8,450	4,315	4,140
Vietnamese	1,890	890	1,000	25,100	11,745	13,360
Yiddish	40	20	20	350	185	170
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,020	495	525	15,585	7,455	8,130
Multiple responses	9,215	4,470	4,740	82,280	39,185	43,095
English and French	1,530	685	840	8,600	4,065	4,535
English and non-official language	6,900	3,420	3,480	68,800	32,875	35,925
French and non-official language	550	260	295	3,345	1,520	1,830
English, French and non-official language	235	105	130	1,530	725	805
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	913,925	447,880	466,045	4,356,210	2,137,240	2,218,965
English only	857,275	424,095	433,185	3,912,950	1,943,760	1,969,190
French only	345	175	170	2,045	950	1,095
English and French	48,560	20,400	28,165	296,645	132,940	163,705
Neither English nor French	7,740	3,215	4,530	144,555	59,590	84,965
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	913,925	447,885	466,040	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
English	895,280	439,625	455,655	4,143,245	2,044,365	2,098,885
French	8,940	4,115	4,820	53,725	26,660	27,065
English and French	2,250	1,070	1,185	16,935	7,710	9,220
Neither English nor French	7,455	3,075	4,385	142,300	58,510	83,790
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	10,065	4,655	5,415	62,190	30,515	31,680
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.1	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	913,925	447,885	466,045	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
Single responses	897,430	439,900	457,530	4,193,385	2,059,465	2,133,915
English	840,955	412,625	428,335	3,506,595	1,733,775	1,772,820
French	2,525	1,180	1,350	16,685	8,015	8,665
Non-official languages	53,945	26,095	27,850	670,100	317,670	352,430
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	25	15	10	175	85	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	135	70	65
Dene	0	0	0	15	5	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	5	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	20	10	10	15	10	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	53,645	25,935	27,705	665,750	315,485	350,265
African languages, n.i.e.	80	40	35	190	80	105
Afrikaans	60	35	25	1,385	685	690
Akan (Twi)	15	10	10	120	60	60
Albanian	580	285	300	700	345	350
Amharic	135	65	70	555	245	310
Arabic	4,510	2,255	2,260	7,640	4,065	3,575
Armenian	35	15	15	490	250	240
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	20	10	5	115	50	65
Bengali	280	150	130	1,465	715	750
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	5	1,265	540	720
Bosnian	390	190	195	705	370	340
Bulgarian	35	15	20	1,085	530	555
Burmese	5	5	5	585	315	270
Cantonese	780	380	405	103,550	47,585	55,970
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,145	1,010	1,135	81,270	37,740	43,525
Creoles	10	5	5	315	145	165
Croatian	495	250	250	2,540	1,200	1,340
Czech	165	80	85	1,570	795	775
Danish	30	15	20	325	160	170
Dutch	1,615	805	810	2,230	1,055	1,175
Estonian	5	5	5	110	40	70
Finnish	20	10	15	795	350	445
Flemish	100	45	55	50	25	20
Fukien	0	5	0	690	310	380
German	11,550	5,670	5,875	11,555	5,430	6,120
Greek	855	415	440	2,105	1,015	1,095
Gujarati	440	230	210	3,045	1,335	1,710
Hakka	0	0	0	320	145	175
Hebrew	30	20	15	780	395	390
Hindi	350	170	180	12,390	5,900	6,490
Hungarian	730	330	395	2,560	1,235	1,325
Ilocano	25	15	10	1,190	530	660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	180	85	85
Italian	1,125	500	625	6,250	2,730	3,520
Japanese	185	90	95	9,540	3,985	5,555
Khmer (Cambodian)	525	240	285	750	370	385
Korean	2,235	1,070	1,170	38,810	17,985	20,830
Kurdish	530	280	255	945	490	460
Lao	190	105	85	545	270	275
Latvian	20	5	10	105	50	50
Lingala	5	0	5	10	5	5
Lithuanian	70	25	40	65	30	35
Macedonian	35	15	20	140	70	70
Malay	35	15	20	1,320	655	660
Malayalam	170	85	90	690	350	340
Maltese	45	20	20	15	10	5
Mandarin	1,170	555	610	78,070	36,945	41,130
Marathi	30	10	10	230	120	105
Nepali	120	55	65	525	275	250
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	140	65	75
Norwegian	5	5	5	160	80	80
Oromo	20	5	10	175	80	95
Panjabi (Punjabi)	610	290	320	137,390	67,955	69,430
Pashto	85	45	50	565	295	270
Persian (Farsi)	1,170	585	585	24,750	12,095	12,655
Polish	3,370	1,590	1,775	6,395	3,065	3,330
Portuguese	2,815	1,305	1,510	5,195	2,405	2,785
Romanian	505	250	255	4,155	2,050	2,105
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	5	5	75	30	45
Russian	680	330	350	12,205	5,880	6,320
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	5	25	10	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	630	305	330	465	230	235
Serbian	545	280	265	4,020	2,020	2,000
Serbo-Croatian	170	85	85	615	300	315
Shanghainese	5	0	0	555	260	295
Sign languages, n.i.e.	190	110	75	980	535	450
Sindhi	25	15	15	675	295	385
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	35	20	20	595	295	300
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	190	100	95	620	315	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	5	15	80	35	45
Slovak	150	70	80	1,080	515	570
Slovenian	65	30	35	165	70	100
Somali	180	75	105	625	310	315
Spanish	6,420	3,055	3,370	20,585	10,025	10,555
Swahili	40	15	15	250	130	125
Swedish	15	10	5	430	195	235
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	580	235	345	29,380	12,780	16,600
Taiwanese	20	10	10	2,910	1,390	1,515
Tamil	140	70	70	1,965	1,010	960
Telugu	45	25	25	290	145	140
Thai	55	35	25	845	375	475
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	100	55	45
Tigrigna	115	50	60	295	135	160
Turkish	195	105	90	1,365	725	645
Ukrainian	365	160	205	1,070	475	595
Urdu	815	400	415	5,430	2,700	2,730
Vietnamese	1,285	610	680	17,270	8,085	9,180
Yiddish	5	0	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	280	145	135	4,180	2,100	2,075
Multiple responses	16,495	7,980	8,510	162,820	77,775	85,050
English and French	805	350	460	4,700	2,240	2,460
English and non-official language	15,270	7,455	7,820	155,065	74,155	80,905
French and non-official language	130	65	70	930	435	495
English, French and non-official language	280	115	165	2,130	940	1,185
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	913,925	447,880	466,045	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
None	842,935	413,825	429,115	3,740,260	1,844,645	1,895,615
Single responses	69,505	33,360	36,140	604,495	287,270	317,220
English	23,915	11,820	12,095	249,765	122,305	127,455
French	7,285	2,980	4,305	38,175	17,315	20,865
Non-official languages	38,300	18,565	19,740	316,550	147,655	168,900
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	235	100	140	845	400	445
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	15	5	10	705	335	365
Dene	5	5	5	30	15	20
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	5	0	20	10	5
Mi'kmaq	0	5	5	10	5	5
Ojibway	210	85	120	80	35	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	37,445	18,190	19,260	305,355	142,340	163,020
African languages, n.i.e.	110	50	55	310	165	140
Afrikaans	60	30	30	1,340	650	690
Akan (Twi)	45	25	20	260	130	125
Albanian	290	150	145	405	200	205
Amharic	95	50	45	460	220	245
Arabic	3,005	1,600	1,405	3,845	2,280	1,570
Armenian	35	15	15	320	160	165
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	65	25	35	215	95	125
Bengali	95	50	50	570	285	285
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	5	0
Bisayan languages	30	10	25	920	345	575
Bosnian	215	110	105	395	190	205
Bulgarian	30	10	20	495	215	275
Burmese	15	15	5	235	110	130
Cantonese	380	190	190	29,240	13,945	15,290
Chinese, n.o.s.	755	345	410	20,595	9,830	10,760
Creoles	55	20	35	490	250	235
Croatian	465	230	235	3,195	1,585	1,615
Czech	190	90	100	1,940	900	1,045
Danish	145	65	80	1,705	765	940
Dutch	4,040	1,935	2,105	6,930	3,130	3,805
Estonian	55	25	30	235	100	135
Finnish	80	35	45	1,290	550	740
Flemish	210	80	125	125	50	70
Fukien	5	5	5	670	295	380
German	6,450	3,150	3,300	23,905	10,935	12,970
Greek	1,190	625	560	3,310	1,730	1,580
Gujarati	165	80	80	3,185	1,485	1,705
Hakka	0	0	0	315	135	175
Hebrew	100	60	40	1,090	575	515
Hindi	480	235	240	12,695	6,190	6,505
Hungarian	800	360	440	2,950	1,405	1,545
Ilocano	35	15	20	945	360	590
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	175	90	85
Italian	1,725	865	860	9,605	4,715	4,890
Japanese	170	75	95	9,050	3,635	5,415
Khmer (Cambodian)	315	165	155	365	170	195
Korean	455	230	225	6,890	3,125	3,765
Kurdish	185	100	85	270	160	110
Lao	105	55	50	410	200	210
Latvian	45	15	30	120	45	75
Lingala	15	5	10	65	25	40
Lithuanian	95	40	55	115	55	60
Macedonian	30	10	20	60	25	35
Malay	60	25	30	1,450	645	805
Malayalam	115	60	60	520	260	260
Maltese	110	55	60	80	30	50
Mandarin	355	165	190	17,925	8,150	9,775
Marathi	10	10	5	125	65	65
Nepali	10	5	5	155	80	75
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	90	40	45	295	155	135
Norwegian	20	5	15	715	330	380
Oromo	10	5	5	65	45	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	355	200	155	34,010	17,040	16,970
Pashto	10	5	5	235	120	120
Persian (Farsi)	415	210	205	7,025	3,725	3,300
Polish	2,150	990	1,160	5,450	2,475	2,975
Portuguese	2,985	1,455	1,525	5,640	2,625	3,010
Romanian	350	140	215	2,410	1,135	1,270
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	15	15	40	25	25
Russian	450	195	250	6,140	2,715	3,425
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	0	5	30	15	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	190	100	90	160	85	70
Serbian	320	155	160	1,855	955	905
Serbo-Croatian	70	35	40	435	190	245
Shanghainese	10	0	5	485	215	265
Sign languages, n.i.e.	155	70	90	865	345	520
Sindhi	40	25	20	930	400	530
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	35	20	20	570	285	290
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	65	35	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	150	75	75
Slovak	130	55	75	1,035	400	635
Slovenian	115	40	75	345	155	190
Somali	80	40	40	365	190	175
Spanish	3,320	1,655	1,665	20,930	10,065	10,865
Swahili	60	25	35	580	280	300
Swedish	55	15	35	1,220	535	680
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	605	185	425	24,810	9,040	15,775
Taiwanese	10	0	10	2,675	1,275	1,395
Tamil	120	60	65	910	480	430
Telugu	30	15	15	195	100	95
Thai	55	20	35	1,110	370	740
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	45	30	25
Tigrigna	110	55	55	175	85	90
Turkish	100	60	45	1,020	575	445
Ukrainian	390	180	215	1,930	830	1,100
Urdu	530	275	260	2,425	1,260	1,170
Vietnamese	470	220	245	5,945	2,880	3,060
Yiddish	10	0	5	90	35	50
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	620	280	335	10,345	4,910	5,435
Multiple responses	1,485	695	790	11,455	5,320	6,130
English and French	205	95	110	1,090	495	595
English and non-official language	305	150	155	4,540	2,185	2,350
French and non-official language	965	445	520	5,760	2,610	3,145
English, French and non-official language	10	5	5	70	30	40

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^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. South West, Ontario (Code 3502) and British Columbia (Code 59) (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 2, 2024).

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Map: South West (Health region, December 2013)

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: South West (Health region, December 2013)

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- Ontario (Province)
  - South West (Health region, December 2013)

Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)

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Related data: South West (Health region, December 2013)

2011 Census

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

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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NHS Focus on Geography Series, British Columbia

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Geographic hierarchy: South West (Health region, December 2013)

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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