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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	Calgary Zone Alberta (Health region, December 2013)			Nova Scotia (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	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	442,155	...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	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,939.44	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	1,360,705	680,090	680,615	921,730	445,585	476,140
0 to 4 years	90,260	46,480	43,780	43,985	22,565	21,415
5 to 9 years	80,575	41,050	39,525	44,425	22,660	21,765
10 to 14 years	80,220	41,115	39,100	49,810	25,555	24,260
15 to 19 years	85,180	43,795	41,385	57,440	29,235	28,205
15 years	16,810	8,595	8,220	11,060	5,555	5,505
16 years	17,015	8,845	8,170	11,095	5,690	5,405
17 years	16,755	8,600	8,160	11,425	5,800	5,625
18 years	17,210	8,900	8,310	11,775	6,065	5,705
19 years	17,390	8,865	8,530	12,085	6,125	5,965
20 to 24 years	92,960	46,960	46,000	59,620	30,055	29,560
25 to 29 years	109,240	54,615	54,620	51,920	25,405	26,515
30 to 34 years	108,350	54,030	54,315	51,545	24,470	27,070
35 to 39 years	105,970	53,055	52,915	56,380	26,835	29,545
40 to 44 years	104,720	52,950	51,775	62,115	29,895	32,220
45 to 49 years	107,980	54,065	53,915	76,275	37,010	39,265
50 to 54 years	105,875	53,385	52,490	77,465	37,465	39,995
55 to 59 years	86,575	44,025	42,550	70,960	34,200	36,760
60 to 64 years	66,115	33,115	33,005	66,425	32,310	34,115
65 to 69 years	43,275	21,215	22,060	48,920	23,840	25,075
70 to 74 years	31,705	14,850	16,855	36,395	17,300	19,095
75 to 79 years	25,620	11,755	13,865	27,655	12,460	15,195
80 to 84 years	19,450	8,200	11,245	20,015	8,040	11,975
85 years and over	16,625	5,420	11,205	20,385	6,285	14,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.6	36.1	37.0	43.7	42.7	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.5	81.1	82.0	85.0	84.1	85.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,109,645	551,440	558,210	783,510	374,810	408,700
Married or living with a common-law partner	657,530	330,030	327,500	453,095	226,305	226,790
Married (and not separated)	563,110	282,690	280,420	376,020	187,865	188,155
Living common law	94,420	47,340	47,075	77,075	38,440	38,635
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	452,120	221,410	230,710	330,420	148,505	181,915
Single (never legally married)	315,100	173,380	141,720	209,180	109,775	99,405
Separated	26,060	11,460	14,595	23,545	10,105	13,445
Divorced	67,980	27,740	40,245	46,065	18,690	27,375
Widowed	42,980	8,830	34,145	51,625	9,940	41,690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	371,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	173,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	82,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	81,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	33,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	371,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	320,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	273,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	110,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	162,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	59,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	72,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	30,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	47,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	30,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	16,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	8,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	51,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	39,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	23,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	11,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	11,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	845	...Data not available	...Data not available	625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	411,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	105,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	141,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	48,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	80,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	35,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	1,337,675	669,860	667,815	906,175	439,230	466,940
Number of persons not in census families	234,460	121,505	112,955	163,895	74,725	89,165
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	32,425	15,325	17,100	17,670	7,250	10,420
Living with non-relatives only	75,295	44,995	30,300	37,430	20,250	17,180
Living alone	126,740	61,185	65,555	108,795	47,225	61,570
Number of census family persons	1,103,215	548,350	554,860	742,285	364,505	377,775
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...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	125,110	58,085	67,030	143,825	65,235	78,595
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	39,120	11,395	27,730	48,920	14,375	34,550
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	6,825	1,510	5,315	6,250	1,570	4,675
Living with non-relatives only	2,575	1,270	1,300	2,710	1,275	1,430
Living alone	29,725	8,610	21,110	39,970	11,530	28,440
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	85,990	46,690	39,295	94,905	50,860	44,045
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	516,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	359,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	319,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	281,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	124,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	157,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	38,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	39,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	27,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	20,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	7,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	12,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	7,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	11,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	157,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	126,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	30,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	516,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	319,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	29,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	4,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	163,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	31,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	43,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	17,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	70,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	225	...Data not available	...Data not available	710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	516,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	126,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	170,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	86,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	83,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	31,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	17,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	1,337,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,350,465	675,100	675,365	910,620	441,190	469,425
Single responses	1,322,340	661,310	661,025	904,285	438,165	466,125
English	979,260	494,430	484,825	836,085	404,330	431,760
French	21,265	10,720	10,545	31,105	15,005	16,100
Non-official languages	321,815	156,160	165,655	37,090	18,825	18,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	3,040	1,405	1,635	4,685	2,280	2,405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	300	120	185	25	15	15
Dene	25	10	15	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	25	5	20
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	4,620	2,255	2,370
Ojibway	75	25	50	15	5	10
Oji-Cree	5	5	5	0	0	0
Stoney	2,625	1,245	1,380	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	313,915	152,350	161,570	31,675	16,170	15,510
African languages, n.i.e.	1,875	1,005	870	70	40	35
Afrikaans	955	480	480	75	45	35
Akan (Twi)	485	270	215	50	25	30
Albanian	1,035	560	475	245	130	120
Amharic	3,085	1,555	1,535	150	80	70
Arabic	13,695	7,420	6,275	5,965	3,525	2,440
Armenian	250	120	130	50	30	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	445	235	215	100	55	45
Bengali	3,145	1,620	1,525	375	210	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	35	15	15	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	1,515	615	900	85	30	55
Bosnian	835	410	420	90	45	45
Bulgarian	825	420	405	50	30	25
Burmese	205	95	105	10	10	5
Cantonese	20,275	9,520	10,755	590	275	315
Chinese, n.o.s.	27,175	12,920	14,260	2,750	1,395	1,355
Creoles	475	250	225	45	20	25
Croatian	2,020	995	1,025	210	110	100
Czech	1,565	765	810	180	95	90
Danish	1,185	615	575	175	95	85
Dutch	5,245	2,635	2,615	1,725	860	865
Estonian	105	55	50	55	25	25
Finnish	405	145	260	95	40	50
Flemish	130	65	65	30	10	15
Fukien	210	95	115	15	10	10
German	18,810	9,220	9,590	3,275	1,545	1,735
Greek	1,570	790	775	775	385	385
Gujarati	4,105	2,010	2,090	105	60	50
Hakka	95	40	55	0	5	0
Hebrew	430	215	215	75	45	30
Hindi	5,260	2,685	2,575	515	265	250
Hungarian	3,725	1,825	1,905	280	130	150
Ilocano	1,630	695	935	25	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	820	440	380	45	25	20
Italian	5,780	3,015	2,770	790	445	345
Japanese	2,785	1,015	1,770	305	95	210
Khmer (Cambodian)	830	395	440	5	5	5
Korean	8,025	3,790	4,235	815	360	455
Kurdish	690	400	290	70	45	30
Lao	500	235	265	10	10	0
Latvian	150	85	70	65	35	30
Lingala	45	25	20	10	0	10
Lithuanian	210	95	115	35	15	20
Macedonian	140	65	70	15	5	5
Malay	600	255	345	65	20	45
Malayalam	1,120	585	540	115	55	55
Maltese	35	15	15	20	10	5
Mandarin	11,455	5,365	6,090	905	435	470
Marathi	480	255	220	30	15	15
Nepali	750	410	340	225	120	105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,085	560	520	110	60	45
Norwegian	490	215	275	125	70	55
Oromo	605	330	270	35	30	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	29,225	14,750	14,475	375	205	170
Pashto	1,165	585	580	70	35	35
Persian (Farsi)	6,515	3,450	3,065	1,185	635	550
Polish	8,180	3,865	4,305	825	385	440
Portuguese	2,775	1,340	1,435	380	195	185
Romanian	3,890	2,000	1,890	170	80	85
Rundi (Kirundi)	80	45	40	15	5	5
Russian	7,785	3,545	4,240	815	395	430
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	65	40	25	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	420	220	200	15	10	10
Serbian	1,775	890	885	115	55	55
Serbo-Croatian	510	245	265	105	55	55
Shanghainese	80	30	45	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	160	85	70	120	60	60
Sindhi	1,630	780	855	15	10	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	840	415	425	110	65	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	290	135	155	0	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	45	40	10	5	10
Slovak	1,160	580	580	120	50	70
Slovenian	290	135	150	30	15	15
Somali	1,070	525	545	40	20	20
Spanish	23,420	11,570	11,855	1,545	750	800
Swahili	560	275	285	75	45	35
Swedish	350	140	210	85	40	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	27,835	11,900	15,930	1,185	500	685
Taiwanese	180	80	100	40	15	25
Tamil	1,315	705	610	270	155	110
Telugu	520	270	255	125	75	50
Thai	535	170	365	110	20	90
Tibetan languages	325	165	160	5	0	0
Tigrigna	1,255	675	580	55	30	30
Turkish	1,015	590	425	275	160	110
Ukrainian	3,985	1,765	2,220	300	130	165
Urdu	12,575	6,465	6,110	540	290	250
Vietnamese	12,575	5,935	6,645	450	220	230
Yiddish	100	50	45	25	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	4,855	2,410	2,445	725	380	345
Multiple responses	28,130	13,785	14,335	6,335	3,025	3,305
English and French	3,265	1,575	1,690	3,035	1,400	1,635
English and non-official language	23,170	11,355	11,815	2,855	1,385	1,470
French and non-official language	1,120	590	535	315	170	150
English, French and non-official language	570	265	305	130	75	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,350,465	675,100	675,365	910,615	441,190	469,430
English only	1,224,595	618,375	606,220	814,670	398,830	415,845
French only	1,120	505	615	875	385	490
English and French	98,200	45,515	52,680	93,435	41,245	52,185
Neither English nor French	26,560	10,700	15,855	1,635	735	900
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,350,465	675,100	675,365	910,615	441,190	469,430
English	1,296,815	650,655	646,165	877,990	425,370	452,620
French	21,270	10,805	10,465	29,550	14,410	15,135
English and French	6,440	3,240	3,200	1,565	740	820
Neither English nor French	25,940	10,400	15,540	1,515	670	845
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	24,490	12,425	12,060	30,330	14,780	15,550
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.8	1.8	1.8	3.3	3.4	3.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,350,465	675,100	675,365	910,620	441,195	469,425
Single responses	1,297,180	648,870	648,305	903,215	437,540	465,675
English	1,101,235	552,665	548,575	868,765	420,340	448,425
French	8,365	4,230	4,135	15,935	7,625	8,315
Non-official languages	187,575	91,980	95,595	18,510	9,570	8,940
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,980	975	1,005	2,770	1,395	1,380
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	55	25	30	5	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	2,770	1,390	1,375
Ojibway	0	5	0	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	1,915	940	975	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	183,785	90,080	93,710	15,500	8,060	7,440
African languages, n.i.e.	1,060	545	515	35	15	20
Afrikaans	480	235	240	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	210	105	105	10	10	5
Albanian	585	320	265	125	60	60
Amharic	2,210	1,090	1,115	70	35	35
Arabic	8,475	4,410	4,070	3,495	2,030	1,465
Armenian	145	70	75	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	130	60	65	10	5	10
Bengali	2,285	1,150	1,130	230	115	110
Berber languages (Kabyle)	20	10	10	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	545	245	300	30	15	15
Bosnian	455	230	230	50	25	25
Bulgarian	475	245	235	10	5	10
Burmese	160	85	80	5	5	5
Cantonese	14,555	6,770	7,785	320	165	155
Chinese, n.o.s.	17,960	8,615	9,350	1,985	1,040	950
Creoles	230	120	110	30	10	15
Croatian	710	345	360	75	40	35
Czech	445	220	225	45	20	25
Danish	90	45	40	15	5	10
Dutch	660	310	350	190	85	105
Estonian	15	5	10	5	0	5
Finnish	60	25	35	10	5	0
Flemish	10	5	5	0	0	5
Fukien	45	15	30	5	0	0
German	5,135	2,485	2,650	1,170	565	605
Greek	455	220	235	270	115	150
Gujarati	2,175	1,045	1,125	50	25	25
Hakka	20	10	5	0	0	0
Hebrew	225	115	115	25	15	10
Hindi	2,880	1,455	1,425	215	110	105
Hungarian	1,235	605	630	65	30	30
Ilocano	595	275	320	0	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	425	225	195	20	5	10
Italian	1,480	670	810	170	75	95
Japanese	1,460	620	840	130	60	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	460	220	245	5	0	0
Korean	6,010	2,865	3,145	560	265	295
Kurdish	465	260	205	55	35	20
Lao	255	115	140	0	0	0
Latvian	45	30	15	15	10	10
Lingala	20	10	5	5	5	5
Lithuanian	65	30	30	5	5	5
Macedonian	60	30	30	5	0	5
Malay	230	125	110	20	10	10
Malayalam	615	305	305	35	20	20
Maltese	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	8,890	4,310	4,575	660	340	320
Marathi	230	125	110	25	15	10
Nepali	555	290	265	210	110	100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	310	145	165	30	10	15
Norwegian	165	80	80	20	10	10
Oromo	445	230	215	20	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	22,705	11,355	11,350	180	95	80
Pashto	760	380	380	35	20	15
Persian (Farsi)	4,495	2,290	2,200	935	480	455
Polish	3,510	1,685	1,825	255	125	130
Portuguese	1,120	550	570	120	55	60
Romanian	2,215	1,165	1,050	85	35	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	30	15	15	10	5	0
Russian	4,945	2,410	2,530	510	260	245
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	15	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	260	125	135	10	10	5
Serbian	1,050	515	535	60	25	35
Serbo-Croatian	230	120	115	50	20	25
Shanghainese	50	25	25	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	215	120	95	195	110	85
Sindhi	705	320	390	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	435	215	210	45	25	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	220	105	125	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	5	5	5	0	5
Slovak	470	235	235	30	10	20
Slovenian	45	20	25	5	0	0
Somali	760	390	370	20	5	10
Spanish	15,065	7,495	7,565	775	390	385
Swahili	210	110	100	20	10	15
Swedish	55	25	25	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	15,635	7,480	8,155	550	275	275
Taiwanese	75	40	40	15	10	5
Tamil	750	390	355	130	80	50
Telugu	265	135	130	55	30	25
Thai	240	110	135	60	5	55
Tibetan languages	235	120	115	0	0	0
Tigrigna	905	470	440	25	15	10
Turkish	590	320	270	140	70	70
Ukrainian	550	245	305	25	5	20
Urdu	8,895	4,530	4,365	320	155	165
Vietnamese	9,150	4,360	4,790	280	145	135
Yiddish	5	5	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,805	925	880	235	120	115
Multiple responses	53,285	26,230	27,060	7,405	3,655	3,755
English and French	1,920	970	955	1,815	860	950
English and non-official language	50,075	24,610	25,460	5,295	2,640	2,655
French and non-official language	515	255	260	115	60	60
English, French and non-official language	780	395	390	180	85	90
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,350,465	675,100	675,365	910,620	441,190	469,425
None	1,156,715	580,515	576,200	863,715	418,680	445,030
Single responses	190,225	92,820	97,405	46,065	22,110	23,960
English	81,880	41,015	40,865	16,325	8,230	8,095
French	13,445	6,160	7,285	15,705	6,975	8,730
Non-official languages	94,905	45,650	49,255	14,035	6,900	7,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	885	400	490	1,945	900	1,045
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	195	75	115	10	5	5
Dene	5	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	5	5	30	10	20
Mi'kmaq	5	0	5	1,890	880	1,015
Ojibway	40	15	20	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	640	300	340	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	91,615	44,095	47,515	11,385	5,685	5,705
African languages, n.i.e.	565	300	270	15	10	10
Afrikaans	420	215	205	55	25	30
Akan (Twi)	255	140	110	35	20	20
Albanian	330	165	160	95	45	45
Amharic	775	395	375	40	25	20
Arabic	5,785	3,105	2,680	1,995	1,175	825
Armenian	60	20	35	20	10	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	220	105	110	45	25	25
Bengali	580	280	300	95	60	35
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	405	170	235	15	5	10
Bosnian	245	115	125	35	20	15
Bulgarian	220	105	115	25	15	10
Burmese	60	30	35	5	0	0
Cantonese	5,205	2,485	2,715	195	100	90
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,590	2,690	2,895	490	225	265
Creoles	295	145	150	80	25	55
Croatian	835	395	440	70	25	40
Czech	570	275	295	55	20	35
Danish	420	200	225	60	30	30
Dutch	1,645	780	865	550	260	285
Estonian	25	15	15	20	5	15
Finnish	130	50	80	25	10	10
Flemish	30	20	15	5	0	5
Fukien	80	40	40	10	0	5
German	5,490	2,660	2,825	1,255	605	645
Greek	955	460	490	435	225	205
Gujarati	1,690	820	870	40	15	20
Hakka	45	20	25	0	0	0
Hebrew	305	160	145	85	45	35
Hindi	3,270	1,695	1,575	310	165	145
Hungarian	1,185	565	625	90	35	50
Ilocano	480	210	270	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	225	125	105	15	5	5
Italian	2,655	1,330	1,315	365	190	170
Japanese	1,250	515	735	205	85	115
Khmer (Cambodian)	225	110	120	5	0	0
Korean	1,270	595	670	205	95	110
Kurdish	155	90	65	10	5	5
Lao	190	90	100	0	0	0
Latvian	40	10	25	25	10	10
Lingala	55	20	35	5	0	5
Lithuanian	45	25	25	5	0	5
Macedonian	30	15	15	5	5	5
Malay	255	120	140	30	10	15
Malayalam	370	195	175	55	20	35
Maltese	5	5	5	15	5	10
Mandarin	2,425	1,125	1,305	225	110	120
Marathi	145	80	60	5	5	5
Nepali	110	65	45	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,000	495	510	65	30	35
Norwegian	135	55	75	55	25	30
Oromo	120	60	60	5	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	4,855	2,535	2,325	125	60	60
Pashto	200	95	100	10	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	1,205	640	565	210	125	85
Polish	2,615	1,255	1,365	280	135	140
Portuguese	1,130	540	590	175	85	85
Romanian	1,075	540	535	60	25	35
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	15	20	5	0	0
Russian	1,965	885	1,080	230	105	120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	10	5	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	95	50	45	10	5	5
Serbian	530	270	260	40	25	20
Serbo-Croatian	130	70	65	45	20	25
Shanghainese	25	10	20	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	175	80	100	220	90	135
Sindhi	765	365	400	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	280	135	140	45	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	50	25	20	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	0	0	0
Slovak	335	175	165	55	25	30
Slovenian	75	40	40	15	5	5
Somali	340	175	165	15	10	5
Spanish	9,520	4,675	4,840	1,050	485	560
Swahili	455	245	215	75	40	35
Swedish	205	85	115	60	20	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	8,430	3,185	5,250	435	165	275
Taiwanese	70	30	35	15	10	5
Tamil	425	225	200	105	60	45
Telugu	190	100	90	40	20	15
Thai	215	65	155	30	5	20
Tibetan languages	55	25	35	5	5	0
Tigrigna	375	205	175	20	10	10
Turkish	285	160	125	120	65	50
Ukrainian	1,000	455	545	75	30	45
Urdu	2,840	1,480	1,360	170	90	80
Vietnamese	2,730	1,285	1,445	105	45	55
Yiddish	40	15	20	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,405	1,150	1,250	705	325	380
Multiple responses	3,525	1,760	1,760	840	400	435
English and French	505	260	240	95	45	45
English and non-official language	1,450	745	710	175	80	90
French and non-official language	1,545	745	795	560	265	300
English, French and non-official language	20	10	10	5	5	5

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. Calgary Zone, Alberta (Code 4832) and Nova Scotia (Code 12) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 2, 2024).

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Map

Map: Calgary Zone (Health region, December 2013)

Map: Nova Scotia

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Calgary Zone (Health region, December 2013)

Geographic hierarchy: Nova Scotia (Province)

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Related data

Related data: Calgary Zone (Health region, December 2013)

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Nova Scotia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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