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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	Division No. 8, CDR Alberta (Census division)			Capital, RD British Columbia (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}	189,243	...Data not available	...Data not available	359,991^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	175,337	...Data not available	...Data not available	345,164^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	7.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	80,324	...Data not available	...Data not available	177,977	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	72,774	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,634	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	19.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	153.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	9,909.31	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,340.48	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	189,240	94,470	94,775	359,990	172,900	187,095
0 to 4 years	13,125	6,770	6,355	15,305	7,830	7,470
5 to 9 years	11,815	5,980	5,835	15,170	7,740	7,435
10 to 14 years	12,025	6,140	5,885	16,405	8,275	8,130
15 to 19 years	13,040	6,550	6,495	19,770	10,105	9,655
15 years	2,610	1,285	1,325	3,655	1,905	1,745
16 years	2,595	1,325	1,270	3,805	1,945	1,860
17 years	2,605	1,305	1,300	4,050	2,070	1,985
18 years	2,590	1,290	1,305	3,980	2,025	1,950
19 years	2,635	1,345	1,295	4,275	2,160	2,115
20 to 24 years	13,335	6,810	6,525	23,930	11,730	12,205
25 to 29 years	14,645	7,485	7,160	24,080	12,055	12,030
30 to 34 years	13,655	6,935	6,715	22,115	11,050	11,065
35 to 39 years	12,640	6,505	6,130	21,130	10,390	10,745
40 to 44 years	12,340	6,165	6,175	23,190	11,395	11,795
45 to 49 years	14,235	7,010	7,225	26,730	12,895	13,835
50 to 54 years	14,780	7,415	7,365	28,630	13,380	15,255
55 to 59 years	12,270	6,115	6,150	28,595	13,360	15,235
60 to 64 years	9,550	4,775	4,780	27,270	12,985	14,285
65 to 69 years	6,645	3,245	3,400	19,530	9,420	10,115
70 to 74 years	5,215	2,450	2,765	13,930	6,600	7,330
75 to 79 years	4,065	1,915	2,150	11,840	5,400	6,440
80 to 84 years	3,030	1,300	1,735	10,140	4,190	5,950
85 years and over	2,835	915	1,915	12,225	4,110	8,115
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.1	35.4	37.0	44.8	43.1	46.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	80.5	80.0	80.9	87.0	86.2	87.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	152,280	75,585	76,695	313,110	149,050	164,060
Married or living with a common-law partner	91,290	45,740	45,545	173,840	86,675	87,170
Married (and not separated)	75,650	37,935	37,715	141,980	70,790	71,195
Living common law	15,635	7,805	7,830	31,860	15,880	15,980
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	60,990	29,845	31,150	139,265	62,380	76,885
Single (never legally married)	39,745	22,235	17,510	84,295	45,075	39,220
Separated	4,195	1,890	2,305	8,580	3,700	4,880
Divorced	9,855	4,210	5,645	26,420	9,685	16,725
Widowed	7,200	1,515	5,690	19,975	3,920	16,055
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	52,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	26,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	10,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	9,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	5,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	52,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	44,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	36,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	68,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	17,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	19,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	8,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	7,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,865	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	4,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	3,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	590	...Data not available	...Data not available	605	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	8,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	6,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,965	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	860	...Data not available	...Data not available	840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	1,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	470	...Data not available	...Data not available	810	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	155	...Data not available	...Data not available	175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	55,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	15,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	21,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	7,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	9,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,715	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	3,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	184,635	92,220	92,410	351,060	169,100	181,965
Number of persons not in census families	31,345	16,330	15,010	83,715	37,925	45,800
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	4,065	2,075	1,995	7,020	2,870	4,145
Living with non-relatives only	10,060	6,050	4,015	22,830	12,365	10,465
Living alone	17,215	8,205	9,005	53,870	22,685	31,185
Number of census family persons	153,290	75,895	77,395	267,340	131,175	136,165
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	19,445	9,090	10,350	61,960	28,005	33,950
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	5,985	1,750	4,235	22,165	6,335	15,835
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	560	160	400	2,005	445	1,560
Living with non-relatives only	420	220	200	1,295	595	700
Living alone	5,010	1,375	3,630	18,870	5,295	13,575
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	13,455	7,340	6,115	39,790	21,675	18,120
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	72,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	51,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	46,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	88,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	40,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	76,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	20,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	20,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	5,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	4,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	3,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	2,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	1,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	1,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	21,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	63,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	17,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	4,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	72,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	47,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	560	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	4,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	20,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	4,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	4,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	1,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	9,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	85	...Data not available	...Data not available	290	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	72,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	17,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	26,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	60,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	11,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	10,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	4,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	2,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	184,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	351,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	186,660	92,980	93,680	355,015	170,890	184,125
Single responses	185,065	92,230	92,835	350,795	168,985	181,815
English	166,670	83,240	83,425	301,980	146,690	155,290
French	2,355	1,220	1,130	6,015	2,975	3,040
Non-official languages	16,040	7,765	8,275	42,800	19,315	23,485
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,135	540	595	45	25	25
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	1,100	530	575	20	10	10
Dene	0	5	5	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	5	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	15	0	15	15	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	15	10	10	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	14,625	7,070	7,555	42,040	18,970	23,080
African languages, n.i.e.	50	30	20	30	20	10
Afrikaans	165	75	95	125	65	65
Akan (Twi)	15	5	5	25	20	10
Albanian	5	5	0	120	70	55
Amharic	20	10	10	100	50	55
Arabic	275	160	115	840	475	365
Armenian	15	10	10	45	20	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	40	10	20	55	25	25
Bengali	30	15	15	115	55	65
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	120	45	75	230	95	140
Bosnian	65	25	40	20	10	15
Bulgarian	25	5	15	100	45	55
Burmese	5	5	0	20	10	5
Cantonese	270	125	140	2,935	1,390	1,545
Chinese, n.o.s.	555	255	300	4,135	1,900	2,235
Creoles	25	10	15	35	20	15
Croatian	45	15	30	465	235	230
Czech	70	35	30	335	160	180
Danish	180	95	85	550	250	300
Dutch	1,715	890	830	2,205	1,040	1,165
Estonian	10	5	10	65	20	40
Finnish	65	25	40	305	120	185
Flemish	15	10	10	50	20	25
Fukien	10	5	0	30	10	15
German	2,480	1,205	1,275	4,825	2,100	2,720
Greek	90	50	45	315	180	135
Gujarati	45	20	25	120	55	65
Hakka	0	0	0	10	5	10
Hebrew	5	5	5	80	40	40
Hindi	145	75	70	335	165	175
Hungarian	150	70	75	730	375	355
Ilocano	150	55	95	105	30	70
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	5	5	25	15	10
Italian	120	55	70	1,105	550	560
Japanese	40	10	30	1,245	355	890
Khmer (Cambodian)	60	30	35	125	65	60
Korean	305	150	155	1,310	570	745
Kurdish	0	0	0	5	5	5
Lao	65	35	30	20	10	10
Latvian	15	5	15	60	30	30
Lingala	0	0	0	5	5	5
Lithuanian	15	10	5	50	30	25
Macedonian	5	5	0	20	5	10
Malay	15	10	5	105	35	75
Malayalam	35	20	15	40	20	20
Maltese	0	0	5	15	10	10
Mandarin	70	40	35	1,965	825	1,140
Marathi	5	0	0	20	10	10
Nepali	20	10	10	25	15	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	35	15	15	35	15	20
Norwegian	50	25	30	235	115	125
Oromo	0	5	0	50	25	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	245	125	125	3,720	1,805	1,910
Pashto	65	30	35	35	15	20
Persian (Farsi)	195	110	90	685	355	330
Polish	250	120	130	1,165	525	640
Portuguese	65	35	30	1,285	615	675
Romanian	110	60	55	245	120	130
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	335	140	200	895	385	510
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	15	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	90	40	50	155	80	75
Serbo-Croatian	20	15	15	80	45	35
Shanghainese	0	0	0	20	5	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	20	10	5	60	35	30
Sindhi	10	5	5	30	10	15
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	40	30	15	60	30	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	0	5	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	35	20	10
Slovak	40	20	20	145	60	85
Slovenian	5	5	0	85	40	50
Somali	45	30	15	40	20	20
Spanish	1,700	855	845	2,510	1,155	1,355
Swahili	25	15	10	65	35	30
Swedish	55	15	35	205	80	125
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,540	1,135	1,405	2,145	700	1,440
Taiwanese	5	0	5	80	30	50
Tamil	30	15	15	85	40	45
Telugu	30	15	15	40	20	20
Thai	85	30	55	215	50	165
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	15	10	10
Tigrigna	5	5	5	60	25	30
Turkish	10	5	0	160	95	60
Ukrainian	535	265	275	680	290	395
Urdu	150	80	70	170	90	80
Vietnamese	185	90	95	870	385	480
Yiddish	0	0	0	35	20	15
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	285	155	130	710	330	385
Multiple responses	1,595	755	840	4,220	1,905	2,310
English and French	290	135	155	950	415	535
English and non-official language	1,170	550	625	2,970	1,360	1,610
French and non-official language	90	45	50	190	85	110
English, French and non-official language	40	25	15	105	50	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	186,660	92,985	93,680	355,015	170,890	184,125
English only	177,275	88,820	88,450	317,355	154,100	163,250
French only	60	30	30	190	90	100
English and French	8,635	3,840	4,795	34,810	15,605	19,205
Neither English nor French	690	290	400	2,665	1,095	1,570
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	186,660	92,985	93,675	355,015	170,885	184,125
English	183,735	91,530	92,205	345,820	166,630	179,190
French	2,040	1,065	970	5,765	2,850	2,915
English and French	230	115	115	860	365	495
Neither English nor French	660	275	385	2,560	1,045	1,520
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	2,150	1,120	1,025	6,195	3,030	3,165
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.7	1.8	1.7
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	186,660	92,985	93,680	355,010	170,890	184,125
Single responses	184,125	91,765	92,360	348,970	168,125	180,850
English	176,480	87,965	88,515	330,355	159,505	170,845
French	565	280	290	1,815	885	930
Non-official languages	7,080	3,525	3,555	16,805	7,735	9,075
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	305	150	160	5	5	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	300	150	155	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	5	0	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	6,725	3,350	3,375	16,685	7,665	9,020
African languages, n.i.e.	25	10	15	5	5	0
Afrikaans	100	45	55	30	15	15
Akan (Twi)	5	5	5	0	5	0
Albanian	0	0	0	70	35	30
Amharic	10	5	5	30	15	20
Arabic	120	70	50	460	225	235
Armenian	0	0	0	25	15	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	20	10	5	5	0	5
Bengali	20	10	5	70	25	40
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	30	10	20	55	20	30
Bosnian	35	15	15	5	5	5
Bulgarian	15	5	10	35	15	15
Burmese	0	0	0	15	5	5
Cantonese	165	75	85	1,745	825	920
Chinese, n.o.s.	375	170	205	2,460	1,140	1,320
Creoles	10	5	5	20	5	10
Croatian	15	10	10	150	75	75
Czech	25	10	15	75	35	40
Danish	5	0	5	35	20	20
Dutch	300	165	135	205	100	105
Estonian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Finnish	10	5	5	45	25	25
Flemish	5	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	5	0	0	10	5	5
German	875	400	475	585	265	325
Greek	35	15	20	85	35	40
Gujarati	35	15	20	30	10	15
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	5	5	0	20	5	10
Hindi	60	30	30	140	65	75
Hungarian	35	15	15	130	60	70
Ilocano	30	10	20	20	10	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	0	5
Italian	20	10	10	195	85	110
Japanese	5	0	5	460	170	285
Khmer (Cambodian)	30	15	15	65	30	30
Korean	255	130	125	950	415	535
Kurdish	5	0	0	5	5	0
Lao	40	15	20	5	5	5
Latvian	5	0	0	5	5	5
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	5	5	0
Malay	5	5	0	10	5	10
Malayalam	25	15	10	10	5	5
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	5
Mandarin	60	30	30	1,390	620	770
Marathi	0	0	0	15	10	10
Nepali	10	5	10	5	0	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	5	5	5
Norwegian	0	0	0	20	10	15
Oromo	0	0	0	30	10	20
Panjabi (Punjabi)	160	80	80	2,190	1,045	1,140
Pashto	50	25	25	5	5	0
Persian (Farsi)	150	75	70	370	180	190
Polish	60	30	30	315	150	165
Portuguese	20	15	10	430	195	235
Romanian	65	35	30	105	50	60
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	5	0	0	0
Russian	160	75	85	390	185	210
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	5	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	45	20	25	65	35	30
Serbo-Croatian	20	10	10	25	15	15
Shanghainese	0	0	0	5	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	30	15	10	100	45	50
Sindhi	0	0	0	5	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	30	20	10	20	10	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovak	5	5	0	35	15	20
Slovenian	0	0	0	10	5	10
Somali	35	20	15	15	10	10
Spanish	1,140	590	555	1,035	490	550
Swahili	10	5	5	25	15	15
Swedish	0	0	0	15	10	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,515	770	745	805	325	480
Taiwanese	0	0	0	30	10	15
Tamil	15	10	10	35	15	15
Telugu	5	0	0	10	5	5
Thai	40	15	20	75	30	35
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	10	5	5
Tigrigna	0	0	0	30	15	15
Turkish	5	5	0	50	30	25
Ukrainian	105	55	45	90	35	50
Urdu	95	50	40	95	50	50
Vietnamese	120	55	70	520	230	290
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	50	25	25	120	65	50
Multiple responses	2,535	1,215	1,320	6,040	2,765	3,275
English and French	120	60	60	530	225	305
English and non-official language	2,340	1,110	1,230	5,345	2,465	2,880
French and non-official language	45	25	20	40	20	20
English, French and non-official language	35	20	10	130	55	70
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	186,660	92,985	93,680	355,015	170,890	184,125
None	175,955	87,855	88,095	326,060	157,760	168,300
Single responses	10,510	5,030	5,475	28,355	12,860	15,495
English	3,695	1,865	1,830	8,020	3,775	4,240
French	1,535	655	880	4,390	1,985	2,405
Non-official languages	5,280	2,515	2,770	15,950	7,100	8,850
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	760	380	380	45	15	30
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	725	370	360	30	15	20
Dene	5	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	5	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	20	5	10	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	5	0	5	0	0	0
Stoney	5	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	4,380	2,050	2,330	15,450	6,875	8,575
African languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	15	10	10
Afrikaans	60	25	30	105	55	50
Akan (Twi)	5	5	0	10	10	5
Albanian	0	0	0	25	15	15
Amharic	10	5	5	45	20	30
Arabic	110	65	45	275	175	100
Armenian	5	0	5	10	10	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	5	10	10	0	5
Bengali	10	5	5	35	15	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	25	10	15	65	25	45
Bosnian	35	15	25	5	0	5
Bulgarian	5	0	5	45	15	30
Burmese	5	0	0	5	0	0
Cantonese	70	35	35	865	410	460
Chinese, n.o.s.	130	65	70	965	450	520
Creoles	10	5	10	25	15	10
Croatian	10	5	5	190	85	105
Czech	20	10	5	130	50	75
Danish	60	25	35	175	70	110
Dutch	575	295	280	655	290	370
Estonian	5	0	0	25	5	15
Finnish	30	10	20	105	40	65
Flemish	5	0	0	15	5	10
Fukien	0	5	0	10	5	0
German	560	255	305	1,755	755	1,005
Greek	40	20	20	145	85	60
Gujarati	15	10	10	55	25	30
Hakka	0	0	0	5	0	5
Hebrew	5	0	5	75	35	40
Hindi	80	45	35	200	110	90
Hungarian	35	20	15	240	110	130
Ilocano	30	15	20	30	10	20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	5	5
Italian	55	30	30	485	215	265
Japanese	40	15	25	840	340	500
Khmer (Cambodian)	10	5	5	20	10	5
Korean	50	25	30	265	110	155
Kurdish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lao	30	15	15	10	5	0
Latvian	5	0	0	10	0	10
Lingala	0	0	0	5	5	5
Lithuanian	5	5	0	15	10	10
Macedonian	0	5	0	0	0	0
Malay	10	0	5	45	15	30
Malayalam	5	0	5	15	10	5
Maltese	0	0	0	5	5	0
Mandarin	10	0	10	555	225	330
Marathi	0	0	0	5	0	0
Nepali	5	5	0	10	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	20	10	10
Norwegian	10	5	5	75	30	45
Oromo	0	0	0	15	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	55	20	30	1,265	625	635
Pashto	15	10	5	20	5	10
Persian (Farsi)	40	20	20	225	110	115
Polish	65	30	30	365	155	210
Portuguese	30	15	10	530	255	280
Romanian	35	20	15	85	35	45
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	110	45	65	325	140	180
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	0	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	30	15	15	50	25	25
Serbo-Croatian	5	5	0	35	15	20
Shanghainese	0	0	0	10	10	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	40	10	30	90	40	50
Sindhi	5	5	0	20	10	15
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	10	5	0	25	10	15
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	5	5
Slovak	25	10	15	50	15	35
Slovenian	0	0	0	25	10	10
Somali	15	5	5	25	15	10
Spanish	595	295	295	1,770	815	950
Swahili	15	10	5	40	25	20
Swedish	25	15	15	95	40	55
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	745	295	450	930	265	665
Taiwanese	0	0	0	35	15	15
Tamil	5	0	0	55	25	30
Telugu	10	10	5	15	5	5
Thai	25	10	20	115	40	75
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	0	0
Tigrigna	5	0	0	10	5	5
Turkish	0	0	0	60	35	25
Ukrainian	115	55	65	120	45	75
Urdu	65	40	25	60	35	25
Vietnamese	55	25	30	245	115	125
Yiddish	0	0	0	10	0	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	145	75	70	465	215	255
Multiple responses	200	95	100	600	265	335
English and French	15	5	5	60	25	40
English and non-official language	45	20	25	135	60	75
French and non-official language	140	65	75	400	185	220
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	5	0	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. Division No. 8, Alberta (Code 4808) and Capital, British Columbia (Code 5917) (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 14, 2024).

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