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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	North West Ontario (Health region, December 2013)			Saskatchewan (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	1,033,381^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	968,157^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	6.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	460,512	...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	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	588,239.21	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	222,085	109,785	112,300	1,033,380	511,555	521,825
0 to 4 years	11,885	6,035	5,850	68,760	35,070	33,690
5 to 9 years	11,860	6,100	5,755	63,350	32,480	30,865
10 to 14 years	13,165	6,730	6,435	65,750	33,465	32,285
15 to 19 years	15,190	7,745	7,445	71,760	36,870	34,885
15 years	2,950	1,510	1,435	13,910	7,140	6,765
16 years	3,060	1,555	1,505	14,465	7,390	7,075
17 years	3,040	1,550	1,490	14,405	7,425	6,985
18 years	3,045	1,535	1,505	14,540	7,505	7,040
19 years	3,100	1,595	1,510	14,430	7,420	7,015
20 to 24 years	14,005	7,095	6,910	72,610	37,135	35,470
25 to 29 years	12,440	6,155	6,285	70,395	35,510	34,885
30 to 34 years	12,020	5,875	6,145	65,340	32,750	32,590
35 to 39 years	12,840	6,245	6,590	61,150	30,265	30,880
40 to 44 years	14,350	7,045	7,300	61,475	30,550	30,920
45 to 49 years	17,425	8,605	8,820	74,630	36,820	37,810
50 to 54 years	19,220	9,610	9,610	77,480	38,855	38,625
55 to 59 years	17,130	8,680	8,445	70,050	35,185	34,865
60 to 64 years	15,155	7,725	7,430	56,945	28,305	28,645
65 to 69 years	10,385	5,185	5,200	41,500	20,445	21,055
70 to 74 years	8,355	4,000	4,355	33,820	16,050	17,770
75 to 79 years	6,675	3,115	3,565	28,950	13,200	15,750
80 to 84 years	5,085	2,215	2,870	23,955	10,165	13,795
85 years and over	4,900	1,610	3,290	25,475	8,435	17,035
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	42.7	42.0	43.3	38.2	37.0	39.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.4	82.8	83.9	80.9	80.3	81.4
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	185,180	90,915	94,265	835,525	410,545	424,980
Married or living with a common-law partner	106,240	53,085	53,160	487,980	244,485	243,495
Married (and not separated)	85,905	42,945	42,960	416,355	208,700	207,655
Living common law	20,335	10,140	10,195	71,630	35,785	35,845
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	78,940	37,830	41,105	347,535	166,055	181,480
Single (never legally married)	50,065	27,680	22,385	232,160	128,325	103,835
Separated	6,110	2,805	3,300	18,210	8,220	9,990
Divorced	9,980	4,635	5,345	43,665	19,500	24,170
Widowed	12,790	2,715	10,075	53,500	10,015	43,490
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	63,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	34,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	13,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	11,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	5,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	63,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	52,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	238,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	42,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	202,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	21,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	102,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	20,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	8,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	8,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	10,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	5,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	11,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	8,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	2,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	680	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	225	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	64,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	308,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	13,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	21,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	8,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	13,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	6,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...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	218,240	108,065	110,170	1,009,040	500,680	508,360
Number of persons not in census families	37,690	18,620	19,065	176,280	87,630	88,650
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,040	2,490	2,555	23,550	12,035	11,510
Living with non-relatives only	5,550	3,175	2,375	38,345	22,810	15,535
Living alone	27,095	12,955	14,140	114,385	52,780	61,605
Number of census family persons	180,550	89,445	91,105	832,755	413,050	419,710
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	33,150	15,390	17,765	141,370	64,460	76,910
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	11,425	3,665	7,765	50,190	14,780	35,415
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	995	310	685	3,395	1,115	2,285
Living with non-relatives only	460	250	215	1,930	970	960
Living alone	9,970	3,100	6,865	44,870	12,700	32,170
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	21,725	11,720	10,000	91,180	49,685	41,495
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	92,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	62,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	277,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	57,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	255,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	48,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	221,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	25,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	23,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	107,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	8,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	4,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	3,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	1,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	855	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	1,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	1,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	29,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	131,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	27,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	2,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	92,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	69,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	303,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	2,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	1,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	18,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	86,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	2,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	2,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	2,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	10,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	275	...Data not available	...Data not available	700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	92,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	27,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	33,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	13,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	11,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	4,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	2,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	218,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,009,040	...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}	219,595	108,750	110,845	1,018,310	505,085	513,230
Single responses	217,385	107,760	109,630	1,005,810	499,115	506,695
English	185,855	92,510	93,350	860,500	428,115	432,385
French	6,785	3,465	3,315	16,280	7,760	8,525
Non-official languages	24,745	11,785	12,965	129,035	63,245	65,785
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	8,300	3,995	4,305	30,895	15,105	15,790
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	510	230	285	21,950	10,765	11,190
Dene	5	0	0	7,955	3,900	4,055
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	20	0	15
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	5	5	5
Ojibway	4,815	2,350	2,465	950	430	520
Oji-Cree	2,965	1,410	1,550	5	5	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	16,240	7,685	8,555	96,540	47,370	49,165
African languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	420	235	185
Afrikaans	10	5	5	740	375	360
Akan (Twi)	10	5	0	105	60	45
Albanian	10	5	5	175	90	90
Amharic	20	10	10	215	110	110
Arabic	150	90	65	2,045	1,150	900
Armenian	5	5	0	10	5	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	180	100	80
Bengali	40	20	20	1,310	725	580
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	5	0
Bisayan languages	35	15	25	620	245	375
Bosnian	0	0	0	235	115	125
Bulgarian	15	5	10	45	25	25
Burmese	35	20	15	160	100	60
Cantonese	105	45	55	1,725	835	890
Chinese, n.o.s.	335	165	170	5,375	2,685	2,690
Creoles	25	10	15	80	50	35
Croatian	340	170	170	315	155	165
Czech	70	35	35	270	130	145
Danish	100	55	45	310	175	135
Dutch	585	295	295	1,550	750	805
Estonian	65	40	30	15	5	15
Finnish	2,815	1,265	1,550	205	85	120
Flemish	10	5	5	75	30	45
Fukien	0	0	0	15	10	5
German	1,855	875	980	25,415	12,200	13,215
Greek	175	85	90	835	435	395
Gujarati	30	15	10	700	430	265
Hakka	0	0	0	5	5	0
Hebrew	5	5	0	50	25	25
Hindi	45	30	20	840	505	330
Hungarian	220	125	90	1,665	845	815
Ilocano	15	5	5	345	150	200
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	155	90	70
Italian	3,535	1,775	1,765	730	385	345
Japanese	55	15	40	275	95	185
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	120	60	65
Korean	35	15	25	1,230	595	630
Kurdish	0	0	0	100	60	40
Lao	0	5	0	325	170	160
Latvian	45	25	15	60	30	30
Lingala	0	0	0	15	10	5
Lithuanian	20	10	10	20	10	10
Macedonian	5	5	0	25	15	15
Malay	10	5	0	80	25	50
Malayalam	5	5	0	200	105	95
Maltese	0	0	0	5	5	5
Mandarin	85	40	50	1,425	710	715
Marathi	5	5	0	70	35	35
Nepali	40	20	20	325	170	160
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	295	150	145
Norwegian	40	15	30	540	240	300
Oromo	5	0	0	160	95	70
Panjabi (Punjabi)	45	20	20	2,105	1,225	885
Pashto	5	5	5	275	155	120
Persian (Farsi)	95	55	40	1,010	550	465
Polish	1,235	545	690	1,910	885	1,025
Portuguese	540	270	270	475	215	260
Romanian	80	40	35	855	415	440
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	5	0	55	30	25
Russian	130	55	80	2,355	1,125	1,225
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	35	25	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	5	0	480	245	235
Serbian	50	25	30	435	215	220
Serbo-Croatian	5	5	0	135	70	65
Shanghainese	0	0	0	15	10	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	25	15	15	120	70	45
Sindhi	0	0	0	60	35	30
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	5	0	5	175	90	85
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	125	65	60	595	300	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	330	170	165
Slovak	215	80	130	140	80	60
Slovenian	110	60	55	80	45	35
Somali	0	5	0	435	205	230
Spanish	400	190	210	3,230	1,645	1,585
Swahili	5	0	0	230	125	105
Swedish	85	45	50	245	100	145
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	335	115	220	9,260	4,365	4,900
Taiwanese	0	0	0	45	15	25
Tamil	15	10	5	275	170	110
Telugu	5	0	5	160	95	65
Thai	20	5	20	120	50	70
Tibetan languages	0	0	5	10	10	5
Tigrigna	0	0	0	350	165	185
Turkish	20	15	5	180	95	85
Ukrainian	1,355	575	775	13,150	5,915	7,230
Urdu	80	45	35	3,215	1,715	1,500
Vietnamese	140	60	80	1,745	860	890
Yiddish	0	0	0	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	205	100	100	1,600	770	830
Multiple responses	2,210	995	1,220	12,500	5,970	6,530
English and French	565	265	305	1,730	805	920
English and non-official language	1,475	650	825	9,850	4,720	5,125
French and non-official language	135	65	70	750	360	390
English, French and non-official language	25	10	10	175	75	95
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	219,595	108,750	110,850	1,018,315	505,085	513,230
English only	202,560	101,005	101,550	965,920	481,535	484,390
French only	345	180	160	430	195	235
English and French	15,780	7,230	8,555	46,570	20,855	25,715
Neither English nor French	910	330	585	5,395	2,505	2,885
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	219,595	108,750	110,845	1,018,310	505,085	513,225
English	212,330	105,170	107,155	998,300	495,535	502,765
French	6,180	3,165	3,010	13,710	6,595	7,115
English and French	225	105	125	1,160	595	570
Neither English nor French	860	305	555	5,145	2,360	2,780
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	6,290	3,220	3,070	14,290	6,890	7,400
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.9	3.0	2.8	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}	219,600	108,750	110,845	1,018,310	505,085	513,225
Single responses	217,090	107,590	109,500	1,001,705	497,005	504,700
English	207,525	102,935	104,585	938,170	465,005	473,170
French	2,345	1,175	1,160	4,295	1,990	2,305
Non-official languages	7,230	3,475	3,750	59,240	30,005	29,230
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	3,085	1,585	1,500	17,360	8,785	8,565
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	260	125	135	10,970	5,605	5,365
Dene	0	0	0	6,205	3,105	3,095
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	10	5	5
Mi'kmaq	5	0	5	5	5	0
Ojibway	1,780	960	820	175	70	100
Oji-Cree	1,045	500	545	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	4,060	1,855	2,210	41,330	20,945	20,390
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	180	100	80
Afrikaans	5	5	5	470	240	235
Akan (Twi)	0	5	0	30	15	15
Albanian	0	0	0	130	60	65
Amharic	15	5	5	110	50	60
Arabic	55	25	25	1,380	735	640
Armenian	0	0	0	5	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	35	20	15
Bengali	25	15	15	1,000	535	465
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	10	5	5	275	125	145
Bosnian	0	0	0	120	60	55
Bulgarian	5	0	5	15	10	10
Burmese	35	15	20	125	70	55
Cantonese	45	20	30	1,065	505	560
Chinese, n.o.s.	180	85	95	3,690	1,830	1,860
Creoles	5	0	5	30	20	10
Croatian	100	40	55	80	35	40
Czech	10	5	5	30	15	15
Danish	10	5	5	20	10	5
Dutch	30	15	10	150	80	70
Estonian	15	5	10	5	0	5
Finnish	645	290	355	25	15	10
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	5	0	0	10	10	5
German	180	90	95	7,925	3,880	4,040
Greek	50	20	35	290	140	155
Gujarati	20	10	10	385	230	155
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	0	5	0	30	15	15
Hindi	25	15	10	470	265	205
Hungarian	30	15	15	205	105	105
Ilocano	5	5	0	110	55	60
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	85	50	40
Italian	1,055	460	595	145	70	75
Japanese	5	5	5	110	40	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	50	20	25
Korean	15	5	10	955	475	480
Kurdish	5	0	0	40	25	15
Lao	0	0	0	155	85	70
Latvian	5	5	5	35	20	15
Lingala	0	0	0	15	10	5
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0	5	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	15	5	10
Malay	0	0	0	15	5	10
Malayalam	0	0	0	105	50	55
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	45	25	20	1,100	575	525
Marathi	0	0	0	30	15	15
Nepali	20	10	15	250	130	120
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	60	30	35
Norwegian	5	0	0	10	5	10
Oromo	0	0	0	100	55	45
Panjabi (Punjabi)	35	20	10	1,305	745	560
Pashto	5	0	0	150	80	65
Persian (Farsi)	55	25	25	655	340	315
Polish	315	130	180	325	155	175
Portuguese	160	75	85	150	70	80
Romanian	40	20	20	310	145	165
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	25	15	10
Russian	45	25	25	1,290	660	630
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	10	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	375	190	190
Serbian	10	0	5	300	145	155
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	0	60	30	30
Shanghainese	0	0	0	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	55	35	15	190	95	90
Sindhi	5	0	0	40	25	20
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	5	5	0	95	45	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	120	60	60	535	280	255
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	235	125	110
Slovak	10	5	5	20	15	10
Slovenian	35	15	20	10	5	5
Somali	0	0	0	315	140	180
Spanish	120	60	60	1,590	845	745
Swahili	0	0	0	125	65	55
Swedish	5	0	0	15	10	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	110	40	70	5,645	2,810	2,840
Taiwanese	0	0	0	15	10	10
Tamil	5	5	5	115	70	45
Telugu	0	0	0	90	55	35
Thai	10	0	5	50	25	25
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	190	85	100
Turkish	10	5	5	125	65	60
Ukrainian	135	55	75	1,635	800	835
Urdu	45	20	25	2,405	1,275	1,130
Vietnamese	70	35	40	1,270	640	635
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	80	35	45	550	275	275
Multiple responses	2,505	1,160	1,345	16,610	8,085	8,525
English and French	395	185	215	855	400	460
English and non-official language	2,055	950	1,105	15,360	7,500	7,860
French and non-official language	15	5	15	205	110	95
English, French and non-official language	35	15	15	185	75	110
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	219,595	108,750	110,845	1,018,310	505,085	513,225
None	200,545	99,705	100,840	939,390	466,505	472,885
Single responses	18,815	8,935	9,875	77,380	37,800	39,580
English	5,065	2,575	2,490	29,695	15,050	14,645
French	3,210	1,430	1,785	8,320	3,635	4,685
Non-official languages	10,540	4,935	5,610	39,370	19,120	20,255
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5,075	2,400	2,680	12,375	5,935	6,440
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	175	75	95	10,020	4,810	5,210
Dene	0	0	5	1,875	895	975
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	15	5	10
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	3,105	1,465	1,630	455	225	230
Oji-Cree	1,800	855	945	5	5	5
Stoney	0	0	0	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	5,365	2,490	2,875	26,080	12,750	13,325
African languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	145	85	70
Afrikaans	5	5	5	270	140	125
Akan (Twi)	5	0	0	50	25	25
Albanian	5	5	0	30	15	15
Amharic	10	0	0	55	40	20
Arabic	85	50	35	750	430	320
Armenian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	130	70	60
Bengali	20	10	10	200	115	80
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	10	0	5	150	55	95
Bosnian	0	0	0	80	35	50
Bulgarian	0	0	0	20	10	10
Burmese	10	5	5	45	30	15
Cantonese	40	15	25	545	290	255
Chinese, n.o.s.	75	35	40	1,115	570	545
Creoles	20	10	10	75	35	40
Croatian	95	50	45	100	50	50
Czech	25	10	10	55	25	30
Danish	25	15	10	80	45	35
Dutch	155	75	80	445	215	225
Estonian	15	5	10	5	0	5
Finnish	840	370	470	65	25	35
Flemish	5	0	5	10	5	5
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	610	260	345	4,650	2,275	2,375
Greek	95	45	45	510	265	250
Gujarati	0	0	0	170	110	60
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	0	0	0	70	35	35
Hindi	15	5	5	540	325	215
Hungarian	60	40	25	395	200	200
Ilocano	5	0	0	85	25	60
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	50	30	20
Italian	1,330	660	670	265	145	120
Japanese	25	10	10	200	95	100
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	50	25	30
Korean	20	10	10	210	105	110
Kurdish	0	0	5	45	20	20
Lao	5	0	0	85	50	35
Latvian	5	5	5	10	5	5
Lingala	0	0	0	30	15	20
Lithuanian	5	0	5	5	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	5	5	0
Malay	5	5	5	50	25	20
Malayalam	5	0	5	55	35	25
Maltese	0	0	0	0	5	0
Mandarin	25	5	25	320	145	170
Marathi	5	5	0	25	15	15
Nepali	5	0	5	30	15	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	310	155	155
Norwegian	10	5	10	95	35	60
Oromo	5	5	0	20	10	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	20	5	15	625	370	255
Pashto	0	0	0	60	35	20
Persian (Farsi)	30	15	10	240	140	105
Polish	385	165	220	465	205	265
Portuguese	195	90	100	215	95	115
Romanian	20	15	5	200	100	95
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	30	15	15
Russian	40	15	25	665	315	350
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	20	15	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	115	60	55
Serbian	20	15	10	105	50	50
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	0	40	20	15
Shanghainese	0	0	0	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	30	10	20	190	95	95
Sindhi	0	0	0	10	5	10
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	60	30	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	45	20	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	35	20	15
Slovak	45	20	25	30	20	10
Slovenian	35	20	20	15	5	5
Somali	0	0	0	70	40	25
Spanish	250	120	135	1,865	915	955
Swahili	5	5	5	120	65	55
Swedish	15	5	10	65	30	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	135	40	90	2,325	1,020	1,305
Taiwanese	5	0	0	20	5	15
Tamil	10	5	0	115	65	45
Telugu	5	0	0	70	45	25
Thai	10	5	5	60	25	40
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	5	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	105	45	60
Turkish	5	5	0	50	25	20
Ukrainian	310	125	180	4,225	1,805	2,420
Urdu	25	10	10	700	370	335
Vietnamese	60	25	35	395	195	205
Yiddish	0	0	0	5	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	100	45	55	915	430	485
Multiple responses	235	105	130	1,540	775	765
English and French	15	5	10	115	60	55
English and non-official language	30	15	15	495	265	235
French and non-official language	185	80	100	920	445	475
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	10	5	5

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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. North West, Ontario (Code 3514) and Saskatchewan (Code 47) (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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