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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	Alberta (Province)			Division No. 16, CDR Alberta (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	3,645,257^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,516	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	3,290,350^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	10.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	27.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,505,007	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,662	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,653	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	5.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	640,081.87	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,255.15	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	3,645,260	1,827,815	1,817,440	67,520	36,745	30,775
0 to 4 years	244,880	125,665	119,210	5,380	2,755	2,620
5 to 9 years	218,990	112,005	106,990	3,840	2,020	1,815
10 to 14 years	220,920	113,415	107,505	3,620	1,890	1,730
15 to 19 years	238,205	122,065	116,145	4,080	2,140	1,945
15 years	46,985	23,995	22,995	770	390	380
16 years	47,235	24,330	22,910	700	380	325
17 years	47,280	24,370	22,910	775	400	380
18 years	47,780	24,435	23,345	880	455	430
19 years	48,920	24,935	23,985	950	515	435
20 to 24 years	258,475	131,510	126,965	6,230	3,260	2,975
25 to 29 years	288,735	146,330	142,405	8,165	4,390	3,780
30 to 34 years	274,390	138,600	135,795	6,965	3,725	3,240
35 to 39 years	260,135	131,810	128,325	5,770	3,315	2,455
40 to 44 years	258,515	130,630	127,890	5,515	3,025	2,495
45 to 49 years	280,635	140,575	140,060	5,680	3,145	2,535
50 to 54 years	279,705	141,370	138,335	5,620	3,165	2,455
55 to 59 years	233,785	118,750	115,030	3,645	2,235	1,415
60 to 64 years	182,160	90,975	91,185	1,725	1,030	695
65 to 69 years	125,700	61,790	63,905	670	380	290
70 to 74 years	94,775	45,220	49,555	290	150	140
75 to 79 years	76,040	35,205	40,835	185	70	105
80 to 84 years	57,725	24,810	32,915	85	30	50
85 years and over	51,485	17,095	34,390	55	15	40
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.5	35.9	37.1	31.6	32.4	30.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.2	80.8	81.6	81.0	81.8	79.9
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	2,960,470	1,476,730	1,483,735	54,680	30,075	24,605
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,756,855	881,840	875,015	33,895	17,565	16,325
Married (and not separated)	1,484,700	745,670	739,035	25,440	13,335	12,110
Living common law	272,155	136,180	135,980	8,455	4,230	4,220
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,203,610	594,890	608,725	20,785	12,505	8,275
Single (never legally married)	823,935	460,575	363,355	16,490	10,225	6,265
Separated	70,860	31,685	39,170	1,300	725	575
Divorced	177,375	75,875	101,500	2,390	1,415	975
Widowed	131,440	26,745	104,695	605	140	465
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	484,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	213,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	203,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	97,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	855,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	719,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	314,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	405,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	146,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	174,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	83,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	135,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	83,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	52,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	26,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	885	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	17,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	520	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	200	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	144,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	110,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	64,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	805	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	32,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	405	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	13,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	33,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	735	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	22,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	525	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	8,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	155	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	50	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	1,097,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	284,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	386,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	134,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	202,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	89,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,195	...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	3,567,935	1,793,260	1,774,675	67,155	36,525	30,630
Number of persons not in census families	616,070	324,140	291,930	13,470	9,050	4,420
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	86,005	42,230	43,775	2,295	1,445	850
Living with non-relatives only	187,325	112,605	74,725	7,040	4,725	2,315
Living alone	342,730	169,305	173,430	4,135	2,880	1,255
Number of census family persons	2,951,870	1,469,120	1,482,750	53,685	27,475	26,210
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	366,105	171,780	194,330	1,235	640	595
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	114,455	34,650	79,805	425	165	255
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	15,895	3,895	12,000	155	40	115
Living with non-relatives only	7,200	3,595	3,605	60	40	25
Living alone	91,355	27,160	64,195	215	85	125
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	251,650	137,125	114,525	810	475	335
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	969,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	870,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	764,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	354,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	409,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	106,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	99,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	71,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	49,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	20,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	995	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	29,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	21,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	27,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	420,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	342,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	77,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	883,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	58,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	555	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	46,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	402,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	71,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	97,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	33,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	197,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	1,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	342,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	477,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	224,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	211,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	85,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	48,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	3,567,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,730	67,465	36,730	30,735
Single responses	3,547,680	1,781,135	1,766,545	66,150	36,040	30,110
English	2,780,200	1,405,655	1,374,545	53,115	29,090	24,030
French	68,545	35,355	33,195	1,795	1,055	740
Non-official languages	698,930	340,125	358,805	11,240	5,900	5,340
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	22,005	10,540	11,470	1,390	685	700
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	16,745	8,035	8,710	1,030	520	510
Dene	1,680	825	855	350	160	190
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	65	20	40	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	20	15	10	5	5	0
Ojibway	455	190	260	5	5	0
Oji-Cree	5	5	10	0	0	0
Stoney	3,035	1,465	1,570	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	665,865	324,165	341,705	9,660	5,110	4,545
African languages, n.i.e.	3,380	1,855	1,525	60	55	10
Afrikaans	2,420	1,200	1,220	135	65	65
Akan (Twi)	1,100	620	485	45	30	15
Albanian	1,685	915	770	5	5	0
Amharic	5,110	2,595	2,515	145	90	60
Arabic	28,000	15,335	12,665	760	445	315
Armenian	390	185	195	0	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	1,265	635	625	80	40	40
Bengali	5,030	2,640	2,385	200	110	85
Berber languages (Kabyle)	60	30	25	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	3,255	1,340	1,910	60	25	40
Bosnian	1,745	875	875	15	5	10
Bulgarian	1,280	635	650	25	15	15
Burmese	320	160	160	10	0	0
Cantonese	34,985	16,440	18,540	95	50	45
Chinese, n.o.s.	49,270	23,520	25,745	390	210	180
Creoles	1,180	610	570	35	20	10
Croatian	3,960	1,950	2,005	15	10	5
Czech	2,880	1,405	1,475	30	15	10
Danish	2,805	1,445	1,360	10	10	0
Dutch	17,950	9,095	8,855	85	55	30
Estonian	195	100	95	0	0	0
Finnish	895	355	545	5	5	5
Flemish	345	175	170	0	0	0
Fukien	445	205	235	5	0	0
German	80,905	39,730	41,175	195	115	80
Greek	2,965	1,565	1,405	25	20	5
Gujarati	8,675	4,300	4,375	860	455	400
Hakka	325	135	190	10	0	5
Hebrew	780	415	370	5	0	0
Hindi	12,290	6,260	6,030	340	185	150
Hungarian	6,700	3,315	3,385	45	20	25
Ilocano	3,010	1,265	1,745	35	10	25
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	1,070	580	490	20	15	10
Italian	11,960	6,145	5,815	55	30	20
Japanese	4,560	1,640	2,920	10	0	15
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,745	810	930	5	5	5
Korean	13,885	6,545	7,340	95	45	50
Kurdish	1,230	705	525	0	5	0
Lao	1,035	515	520	5	0	0
Latvian	330	160	165	5	0	5
Lingala	155	80	75	0	0	0
Lithuanian	380	170	210	5	0	0
Macedonian	275	140	135	0	0	0
Malay	1,080	470	610	25	10	15
Malayalam	2,760	1,425	1,330	150	80	65
Maltese	75	35	35	0	5	0
Mandarin	19,325	9,120	10,210	155	85	75
Marathi	850	460	395	40	25	20
Nepali	1,605	870	735	20	10	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	2,075	1,120	960	85	55	35
Norwegian	1,180	540	635	0	5	0
Oromo	1,405	790	610	40	25	15
Panjabi (Punjabi)	49,940	25,350	24,590	300	170	120
Pashto	1,850	950	900	40	20	20
Persian (Farsi)	10,655	5,630	5,025	130	75	60
Polish	19,890	9,335	10,560	135	75	55
Portuguese	7,380	3,610	3,770	110	55	55
Romanian	6,550	3,335	3,215	85	45	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	235	110	120	0	0	0
Russian	13,840	6,355	7,490	100	40	55
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	440	225	215	5	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	680	360	325	10	10	5
Serbian	3,560	1,795	1,765	60	25	30
Serbo-Croatian	930	455	475	10	0	5
Shanghainese	130	50	80	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	465	250	215	5	5	5
Sindhi	2,560	1,205	1,355	15	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,940	1,030	915	45	25	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	650	335	315	5	5	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	325	160	165	5	5	5
Slovak	2,145	1,045	1,100	20	5	10
Slovenian	745	350	395	5	5	5
Somali	5,515	2,875	2,640	575	415	160
Spanish	44,020	22,045	21,975	890	460	430
Swahili	1,455	775	680	30	20	5
Swedish	950	420	530	5	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	60,085	25,720	34,370	1,400	530	870
Taiwanese	340	150	190	10	5	5
Tamil	2,645	1,425	1,215	140	80	65
Telugu	1,085	565	520	40	20	25
Thai	1,310	420	890	30	0	25
Tibetan languages	335	170	165	0	0	0
Tigrigna	2,340	1,245	1,095	40	35	0
Turkish	2,460	1,415	1,050	35	20	15
Ukrainian	24,575	11,095	13,475	65	30	35
Urdu	19,900	10,265	9,630	840	440	395
Vietnamese	21,195	9,930	11,265	30	10	20
Yiddish	165	85	80	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	11,055	5,420	5,635	190	100	95
Multiple responses	62,505	30,325	32,185	1,320	695	625
English and French	8,410	4,045	4,365	210	120	90
English and non-official language	49,970	24,210	25,760	1,045	540	505
French and non-official language	2,945	1,500	1,440	45	20	20
English, French and non-official language	1,185	565	620	25	15	5
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,735	67,470	36,735	30,735
English only	3,321,810	1,679,330	1,642,480	62,260	33,950	28,310
French only	3,205	1,430	1,780	100	55	45
English and French	235,565	110,485	125,075	4,715	2,560	2,155
Neither English nor French	49,600	20,210	29,395	390	160	220
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,610,180	1,811,455	1,798,735	67,465	36,730	30,735
English	3,484,240	1,751,785	1,732,460	64,990	35,325	29,665
French	65,105	33,810	31,295	1,815	1,075	740
English and French	12,530	6,305	6,225	300	185	115
Neither English nor French	48,310	19,555	28,750	365	150	210
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	71,370	36,960	34,405	1,965	1,170	795
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.0	2.0	1.9	2.9	3.2	2.6
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730	67,465	36,735	30,735
Single responses	3,499,490	1,757,090	1,742,400	65,545	35,730	29,810
English	3,095,250	1,557,420	1,537,830	58,280	31,745	26,535
French	24,690	12,545	12,140	890	530	360
Non-official languages	379,550	187,125	192,425	6,375	3,460	2,915
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	9,525	4,800	4,730	720	375	340
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	6,470	3,255	3,215	530	285	250
Dene	880	475	400	190	95	95
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	5	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	0	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	95	35	60	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	5	0	0	0	0
Stoney	2,070	1,025	1,045	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	366,215	180,370	185,850	5,580	3,040	2,535
African languages, n.i.e.	1,880	990	885	40	30	10
Afrikaans	1,435	715	715	80	40	40
Akan (Twi)	460	235	225	25	15	10
Albanian	915	505	410	0	0	0
Amharic	3,555	1,770	1,790	110	70	45
Arabic	16,655	8,765	7,890	500	280	225
Armenian	205	100	100	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	395	190	205	50	25	25
Bengali	3,540	1,820	1,720	135	75	60
Berber languages (Kabyle)	35	15	15	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,125	530	595	20	10	10
Bosnian	885	450	430	0	5	0
Bulgarian	755	375	375	10	5	5
Burmese	215	115	105	5	5	0
Cantonese	24,790	11,520	13,270	60	30	35
Chinese, n.o.s.	32,395	15,515	16,880	270	145	125
Creoles	630	315	310	25	10	10
Croatian	1,375	645	735	5	0	0
Czech	755	380	375	10	5	5
Danish	175	95	80	0	0	0
Dutch	2,390	1,180	1,210	25	15	15
Estonian	25	10	15	0	0	0
Finnish	115	50	60	0	0	0
Flemish	40	20	20	0	0	0
Fukien	120	45	75	0	0	0
German	35,485	17,490	18,000	40	20	20
Greek	905	440	460	5	5	0
Gujarati	5,040	2,450	2,590	645	335	305
Hakka	110	50	60	5	5	5
Hebrew	370	190	180	0	0	0
Hindi	6,955	3,525	3,425	205	110	95
Hungarian	1,900	920	980	15	5	5
Ilocano	1,060	490	575	20	5	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	510	260	245	5	5	5
Italian	3,235	1,455	1,785	20	15	5
Japanese	2,125	890	1,235	0	0	0
Khmer (Cambodian)	960	445	510	0	0	0
Korean	10,340	4,980	5,370	65	30	30
Kurdish	785	435	350	0	0	0
Lao	530	250	285	0	0	0
Latvian	85	55	35	5	0	0
Lingala	45	25	25	0	0	0
Lithuanian	85	40	40	0	0	0
Macedonian	110	55	55	0	0	0
Malay	370	200	165	10	5	5
Malayalam	1,495	760	735	75	40	35
Maltese	5	5	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	14,910	7,300	7,610	105	60	40
Marathi	430	230	205	15	5	10
Nepali	1,190	625	570	10	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	595	285	305	15	10	10
Norwegian	190	95	95	0	0	0
Oromo	1,050	565	485	25	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	38,215	19,220	19,000	145	80	60
Pashto	1,235	625	610	35	20	15
Persian (Farsi)	7,260	3,680	3,580	85	45	40
Polish	7,935	3,805	4,125	30	20	15
Portuguese	2,915	1,400	1,515	40	20	25
Romanian	3,735	1,930	1,805	55	35	25
Rundi (Kirundi)	100	40	60	0	0	0
Russian	8,360	4,115	4,250	45	25	25
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	220	115	105	5	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	375	185	190	0	0	0
Serbian	2,025	1,010	1,015	45	20	20
Serbo-Croatian	435	225	210	0	0	0
Shanghainese	65	35	35	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	685	415	270	15	5	10
Sindhi	1,105	490	610	5	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,000	530	465	10	5	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	500	260	240	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	70	35	35	5	5	0
Slovak	680	340	335	5	5	0
Slovenian	120	50	70	5	5	0
Somali	4,110	2,130	1,985	410	295	110
Spanish	27,405	13,830	13,575	590	315	280
Swahili	580	310	275	20	5	10
Swedish	115	55	55	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	33,190	15,940	17,255	615	290	325
Taiwanese	130	60	70	0	0	0
Tamil	1,515	805	715	80	45	30
Telugu	565	295	270	20	10	10
Thai	595	270	325	10	0	10
Tibetan languages	235	120	110	0	0	0
Tigrigna	1,595	820	775	35	30	5
Turkish	1,610	860	750	15	10	5
Ukrainian	2,985	1,365	1,620	5	5	5
Urdu	13,740	7,005	6,735	585	305	280
Vietnamese	15,080	7,140	7,945	10	5	5
Yiddish	5	5	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	3,810	1,955	1,850	80	40	40
Multiple responses	110,695	54,360	56,335	1,925	1,005	925
English and French	4,945	2,520	2,425	120	75	50
English and non-official language	102,995	50,465	52,535	1,740	895	850
French and non-official language	1,115	570	550	15	10	10
English, French and non-official language	1,640	815	825	45	30	20
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730	67,470	36,735	30,735
None	3,175,225	1,598,555	1,576,670	58,665	32,045	26,620
Single responses	427,270	209,070	218,200	8,660	4,615	4,045
English	175,275	88,065	87,205	3,760	2,070	1,690
French	36,995	17,270	19,730	895	470	420
Non-official languages	215,005	103,740	111,265	4,010	2,075	1,935
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	11,185	5,305	5,880	680	325	360
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	9,370	4,490	4,885	500	240	260
Dene	655	290	365	170	80	90
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	55	20	35	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	20	10	10	0	0	0
Ojibway	220	90	130	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	5	0	5	0	0	0
Stoney	855	405	450	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	197,700	95,500	102,195	3,225	1,695	1,530
African languages, n.i.e.	970	540	430	25	20	5
Afrikaans	935	475	455	60	25	30
Akan (Twi)	620	350	270	25	15	5
Albanian	490	265	230	5	5	0
Amharic	1,395	750	650	40	30	10
Arabic	12,895	6,955	5,945	335	200	130
Armenian	95	40	55	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	550	265	285	25	10	10
Bengali	1,010	515	490	35	15	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	5	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	830	330	505	15	5	10
Bosnian	580	280	305	10	5	5
Bulgarian	320	150	175	10	5	10
Burmese	115	60	55	0	0	0
Cantonese	9,235	4,460	4,775	25	15	10
Chinese, n.o.s.	10,445	5,115	5,330	90	50	40
Creoles	720	360	355	5	0	5
Croatian	1,555	775	780	5	0	5
Czech	990	480	515	10	5	10
Danish	945	430	515	0	0	0
Dutch	5,765	2,795	2,965	10	10	5
Estonian	50	30	25	0	0	0
Finnish	300	130	175	5	0	0
Flemish	70	40	35	0	0	0
Fukien	155	75	80	0	0	0
German	18,255	8,815	9,440	55	35	20
Greek	1,720	850	870	15	10	5
Gujarati	2,970	1,465	1,500	110	65	40
Hakka	105	40	65	0	0	5
Hebrew	600	300	290	0	0	0
Hindi	7,045	3,685	3,365	230	135	95
Hungarian	2,015	970	1,040	10	5	5
Ilocano	845	360	480	15	10	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	320	175	140	5	5	5
Italian	5,390	2,700	2,685	25	10	15
Japanese	2,250	960	1,290	10	5	5
Khmer (Cambodian)	525	255	270	5	5	0
Korean	2,420	1,125	1,290	25	10	15
Kurdish	300	165	135	0	0	0
Lao	365	190	175	0	0	0
Latvian	80	30	50	0	0	0
Lingala	230	115	115	0	0	5
Lithuanian	95	45	45	0	0	0
Macedonian	90	40	50	0	0	0
Malay	460	205	255	15	10	10
Malayalam	960	485	470	60	30	25
Maltese	15	10	10	0	0	0
Mandarin	4,300	1,965	2,335	40	20	20
Marathi	240	130	110	20	10	10
Nepali	235	135	90	5	5	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,685	860	830	85	45	40
Norwegian	355	160	195	5	0	5
Oromo	255	130	130	15	10	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	8,810	4,560	4,245	100	65	35
Pashto	340	170	170	5	5	0
Persian (Farsi)	2,105	1,130	980	45	30	15
Polish	6,180	2,890	3,290	65	35	30
Portuguese	3,195	1,565	1,630	60	25	35
Romanian	1,715	865	850	10	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	65	55	5	0	0
Russian	4,020	1,825	2,200	50	20	25
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	195	100	100	10	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	185	100	90	0	0	0
Serbian	1,135	575	555	15	5	10
Serbo-Croatian	260	125	140	5	0	0
Shanghainese	40	15	25	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	645	270	375	15	10	5
Sindhi	1,185	560	630	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	755	395	360	20	10	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	115	65	50	5	5	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	85	50	40	0	0	5
Slovak	605	300	300	10	0	5
Slovenian	250	120	130	0	0	0
Somali	1,435	745	690	130	90	40
Spanish	18,355	9,210	9,145	235	125	110
Swahili	1,145	610	540	25	20	10
Swedish	450	205	245	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	18,450	6,985	11,460	560	195	360
Taiwanese	125	60	65	0	0	0
Tamil	880	460	420	50	25	30
Telugu	360	195	165	15	5	5
Thai	575	185	390	20	5	15
Tibetan languages	60	35	30	0	0	0
Tigrigna	740	395	345	10	10	5
Turkish	640	370	270	10	10	5
Ukrainian	7,440	3,335	4,105	10	5	10
Urdu	4,905	2,555	2,355	220	115	105
Vietnamese	4,960	2,345	2,615	10	5	5
Yiddish	60	30	30	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,125	2,940	3,190	105	60	50
Multiple responses	7,690	3,825	3,865	140	70	70
English and French	995	520	475	35	20	15
English and non-official language	2,860	1,445	1,405	50	20	30
French and non-official language	3,785	1,820	1,960	55	25	25
English, French and non-official language	55	35	25	0	5	0

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

^E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Alberta (Code 48) and Division No. 16, Alberta (Code 4816) (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 4, 2024).

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Geographic level	File format^{CSV/TAB (2011) - Footnote 1} (compressed)
Geographic level	CSV (comma-separated values)	TAB (tab-separated values)
Canada, provinces and territories	CSV (86 KB)	TAB (86 KB)
Census divisions	CSV (1,444 KB)	TAB (1,412 KB)
Census subdivisions	CSV (19,715 KB)	TAB (19,378 KB)
Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations	CSV (691 KB)	TAB (723 KB)
Census tracts	CSV (21,499 KB)	TAB (21,281 KB)
Federal electoral districts (2003 representation order)	CSV (1,580 KB)	TAB (1,550 KB)
Federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	CSV (1,628 KB)	TAB (1,600 KB)
Economic regions	CSV (404 KB)	TAB (397 KB)
Designated places	CSV (5,190 KB)	TAB (5,105 KB)
Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	CSV (732 KB)	TAB (720 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	CSV (6,328 KB)	TAB (6,257 KB)
Health regions (December 2013)	CSV (666 KB)	TAB (654 KB)
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Geographic levels	IVT (Beyond 20/20)	XML (SDMX-ML) (compressed)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations	IVT (1,183 KB)	XML (1,221 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts	IVT (30,060 KB)	XML (38,000 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
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Canada, provinces, territories and federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	IVT (3,008 KB)	XML (2,802 KB)
Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions, census subdivisions and dissemination areas	IVT (233,928 KB)	XML (384,573 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Alberta (Province)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Division No. 16 (Census division)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)
  - Division No. 16 (Census division)

Note

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

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Division No. 16, Census division (Census Division), Alberta, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Division No. 16, Census division (Census Division), Alberta

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