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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	Edmonton Alberta (Economic region)			Ottawa, CV Ontario (Census subdivision)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	1,203,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	883,391	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	1,076,103	...Data not available	...Data not available	812,129	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	11.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	8.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	500,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	370,217	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	467,064	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,244	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	76.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	316.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	15,767.99	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,790.22	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	1,203,115	600,740	602,380	883,390	428,455	454,935
0 to 4 years	76,750	39,230	37,515	49,140	24,925	24,215
5 to 9 years	68,040	34,925	33,120	48,765	24,660	24,100
10 to 14 years	69,100	35,555	33,550	50,665	25,690	24,975
15 to 19 years	77,300	39,310	37,990	58,305	29,675	28,630
15 years	14,905	7,615	7,285	10,905	5,620	5,285
16 years	14,950	7,645	7,305	11,440	5,810	5,635
17 years	15,340	7,905	7,430	11,255	5,775	5,480
18 years	15,600	7,865	7,735	11,880	5,975	5,905
19 years	16,505	8,275	8,230	12,825	6,505	6,325
20 to 24 years	92,490	47,110	45,380	65,960	33,100	32,865
25 to 29 years	99,825	50,940	48,880	61,230	30,185	31,045
30 to 34 years	90,885	46,175	44,705	57,745	27,675	30,065
35 to 39 years	83,690	42,270	41,420	60,360	28,765	31,600
40 to 44 years	83,805	42,220	41,590	64,285	31,215	33,065
45 to 49 years	91,895	45,835	46,065	73,190	35,935	37,255
50 to 54 years	91,640	46,115	45,530	69,010	33,595	35,415
55 to 59 years	77,860	38,980	38,880	57,735	28,030	29,705
60 to 64 years	61,310	30,365	30,940	50,410	24,385	26,025
65 to 69 years	42,280	20,595	21,685	35,865	16,935	18,925
70 to 74 years	32,220	15,140	17,085	26,810	12,360	14,445
75 to 79 years	26,010	11,705	14,310	21,275	9,545	11,725
80 to 84 years	20,065	8,445	11,620	16,305	6,600	9,710
85 years and over	17,940	5,825	12,115	16,335	5,185	11,150
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.6	35.8	37.4	39.2	38.2	40.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.2	81.7	82.7	83.2	82.4	83.9
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	989,220	491,030	498,190	734,820	353,180	381,640
Married or living with a common-law partner	567,085	284,360	282,720	411,110	205,465	205,640
Married (and not separated)	480,525	241,050	239,475	348,520	173,900	174,625
Living common law	86,560	43,310	43,250	62,595	31,570	31,020
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	422,130	206,665	215,465	323,710	147,710	176,000
Single (never legally married)	290,310	161,335	128,970	224,340	117,055	107,290
Separated	24,490	10,755	13,730	20,630	8,385	12,240
Divorced	61,720	25,715	36,005	42,710	15,540	27,170
Widowed	45,615	8,860	36,755	36,030	6,730	29,300
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	328,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	159,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	71,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	67,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	30,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	328,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	276,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	200,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	233,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	169,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	100,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	133,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	49,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	57,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	25,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	43,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	27,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	16,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	8,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	52,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	40,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	23,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	11,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	5,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	11,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	925	...Data not available	...Data not available	575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	360,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	265,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	89,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	121,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	43,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	71,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	35,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,885	...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	1,181,835	591,395	590,440	867,090	421,800	445,290
Number of persons not in census families	215,305	111,880	103,425	160,855	74,120	86,735
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	31,570	15,070	16,495	18,625	7,520	11,105
Living with non-relatives only	63,040	37,785	25,250	42,325	23,700	18,625
Living alone	120,700	59,030	61,670	99,905	42,895	57,005
Number of census family persons	966,530	479,510	487,020	706,235	347,685	358,550
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...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	124,785	57,475	67,310	105,830	47,610	58,220
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	39,895	11,655	28,245	34,820	9,275	25,545
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,900	1,340	4,555	5,390	1,055	4,335
Living with non-relatives only	2,485	1,240	1,245	1,915	860	1,055
Living alone	31,510	9,070	22,445	27,515	7,360	20,155
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	84,890	45,825	39,060	71,010	38,335	32,675
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	467,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	318,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	234,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	285,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	215,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	246,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	113,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	133,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	38,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	33,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	24,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	16,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	6,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	9,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	7,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	9,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	148,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	118,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	120,695	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	27,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	467,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	276,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	26,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	8,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	155,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	23,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	37,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	9,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	85,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	275	...Data not available	...Data not available	440	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	467,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	120,695	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	157,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	116,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	75,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	69,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	27,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	15,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	1,181,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	867,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,189,410	594,530	594,870	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	1,166,095	583,415	582,680	846,085	411,465	434,630
English	892,030	450,320	441,710	544,045	270,365	273,680
French	25,450	13,045	12,405	123,925	56,845	67,075
Non-official languages	248,620	120,055	128,560	178,120	84,250	93,875
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	3,600	1,545	2,050	455	155	305
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	3,175	1,380	1,800	145	70	75
Dene	125	40	75	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	35	10	25	210	50	155
Mi'kmaq	10	5	5	20	5	15
Ojibway	115	45	70	65	25	45
Oji-Cree	5	0	5	10	5	10
Stoney	145	70	80	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	241,905	117,030	124,880	175,735	83,195	92,545
African languages, n.i.e.	1,030	575	455	450	225	225
Afrikaans	470	245	230	135	70	65
Akan (Twi)	520	285	235	310	150	165
Albanian	520	285	240	580	295	280
Amharic	1,665	840	825	1,165	565	600
Arabic	11,885	6,465	5,420	28,185	14,660	13,525
Armenian	110	50	50	415	210	205
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	590	280	305	510	235	275
Bengali	1,540	825	715	2,840	1,450	1,390
Berber languages (Kabyle)	25	15	10	65	30	35
Bisayan languages	1,165	490	670	375	105	270
Bosnian	690	345	345	575	265	310
Bulgarian	375	180	195	825	380	445
Burmese	95	55	45	165	85	80
Cantonese	13,610	6,385	7,230	6,405	3,005	3,400
Chinese, n.o.s.	19,325	9,265	10,060	12,735	5,980	6,755
Creoles	570	285	290	3,620	1,530	2,090
Croatian	1,490	740	750	985	470	515
Czech	865	420	445	990	455	540
Danish	890	430	460	315	145	175
Dutch	5,025	2,480	2,545	2,360	1,120	1,240
Estonian	50	25	25	185	80	105
Finnish	255	110	145	325	120	200
Flemish	105	55	45	80	35	45
Fukien	215	105	110	85	35	45
German	17,635	8,395	9,245	5,810	2,565	3,245
Greek	975	525	450	2,040	1,080	955
Gujarati	3,440	1,690	1,745	1,210	630	575
Hakka	215	90	125	55	35	25
Hebrew	325	185	145	350	190	160
Hindi	6,225	3,135	3,085	2,330	1,175	1,155
Hungarian	1,770	895	870	1,725	850	875
Ilocano	1,025	425	595	360	120	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	185	95	85	130	75	55
Italian	5,270	2,645	2,625	9,440	4,730	4,710
Japanese	1,015	330	690	935	295	640
Khmer (Cambodian)	685	310	380	1,095	480	625
Korean	4,355	2,000	2,360	1,605	690	915
Kurdish	510	285	225	645	330	315
Lao	375	200	180	360	175	180
Latvian	125	60	60	275	125	155
Lingala	95	50	45	275	120	150
Lithuanian	115	50	65	210	90	120
Macedonian	125	60	65	60	30	30
Malay	380	175	210	355	160	205
Malayalam	1,360	685	675	445	225	225
Maltese	25	15	10	35	10	25
Mandarin	7,300	3,470	3,830	6,820	3,150	3,665
Marathi	300	155	145	230	115	120
Nepali	525	290	235	465	225	235
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	705	395	310	575	300	275
Norwegian	260	115	150	140	60	80
Oromo	485	275	210	360	190	170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	19,410	9,895	9,515	3,295	1,650	1,645
Pashto	500	265	235	705	375	325
Persian (Farsi)	3,525	1,845	1,680	6,050	3,025	3,030
Polish	9,415	4,410	5,005	5,750	2,605	3,150
Portuguese	4,170	2,070	2,100	3,920	1,865	2,050
Romanian	2,115	1,040	1,075	2,390	1,085	1,305
Rundi (Kirundi)	135	65	75	545	225	315
Russian	4,315	1,995	2,320	5,475	2,390	3,085
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	355	170	185	515	190	330
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	220	115	105	160	80	75
Serbian	1,515	770	750	1,675	820	855
Serbo-Croatian	345	175	170	545	265	280
Shanghainese	50	25	30	75	35	45
Sign languages, n.i.e.	205	105	100	115	55	65
Sindhi	865	395	470	245	115	130
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	900	490	410	720	360	365
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	305	165	140	355	175	180
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	150	70	85	55	25	30
Slovak	605	290	310	625	280	345
Slovenian	335	160	180	235	110	125
Somali	3,510	1,725	1,780	6,135	2,610	3,525
Spanish	14,395	7,320	7,075	10,850	4,960	5,890
Swahili	735	405	325	800	365	430
Swedish	345	155	190	270	130	150
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	22,585	9,675	12,915	4,875	1,625	3,250
Taiwanese	135	55	80	165	75	95
Tamil	1,075	585	490	2,065	1,060	1,000
Telugu	455	235	215	340	165	170
Thai	440	140	305	335	95	245
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	20	10	10
Tigrigna	995	510	485	740	360	385
Turkish	1,335	755	580	1,395	700	695
Ukrainian	13,640	5,955	7,690	1,560	680	885
Urdu	5,845	3,020	2,820	3,675	1,870	1,810
Vietnamese	8,000	3,705	4,295	5,800	2,715	3,085
Yiddish	70	35	35	230	125	105
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	3,110	1,485	1,630	1,925	900	1,025
Multiple responses	23,310	11,115	12,190	26,360	12,535	13,825
English and French	3,080	1,445	1,630	10,755	5,085	5,665
English and non-official language	18,655	8,910	9,745	11,090	5,430	5,660
French and non-official language	1,110	535	570	2,950	1,330	1,620
English, French and non-official language	460	220	240	1,565	695	870
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,189,405	594,530	594,875	872,450	424,000	448,450
English only	1,086,680	547,730	538,950	522,980	264,790	258,195
French only	1,335	580	755	12,915	5,245	7,675
English and French	84,810	39,715	45,090	324,690	149,495	175,195
Neither English nor French	16,580	6,505	10,075	11,860	4,470	7,390
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,189,405	594,535	594,870	872,450	424,000	448,450
English	1,144,040	573,325	570,720	708,285	349,750	358,535
French	24,435	12,570	11,870	133,450	60,890	72,560
English and French	4,790	2,365	2,425	19,190	9,065	10,125
Neither English nor French	16,130	6,275	9,860	11,530	4,300	7,230
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	26,830	13,755	13,080	143,040	65,420	77,620
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.3	2.3	2.2	16.4	15.4	17.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,189,405	594,530	594,870	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	1,146,515	573,620	572,895	830,485	404,095	426,390
English	1,008,755	505,985	502,765	652,455	321,710	330,745
French	9,175	4,670	4,510	86,035	38,940	47,095
Non-official languages	128,585	62,965	65,615	91,990	43,445	48,545
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	725	340	385	120	40	75
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	645	310	340	35	10	20
Dene	25	10	15	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	0	5	60	15	45
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	5	0	0
Ojibway	20	5	15	20	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	25	10	15	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	126,755	62,070	64,690	91,210	43,090	48,120
African languages, n.i.e.	575	310	260	175	80	100
Afrikaans	230	125	110	50	25	25
Akan (Twi)	205	105	105	110	55	55
Albanian	260	145	115	290	150	140
Amharic	1,105	545	565	655	305	345
Arabic	6,835	3,600	3,240	16,970	8,525	8,440
Armenian	55	25	20	210	110	100
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	150	60	85	80	35	45
Bengali	1,030	540	485	1,920	945	975
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	10	10	25	10	15
Bisayan languages	390	190	200	120	40	75
Bosnian	335	180	160	295	150	145
Bulgarian	255	120	130	435	210	225
Burmese	40	25	15	105	45	55
Cantonese	9,560	4,420	5,140	4,000	1,860	2,140
Chinese, n.o.s.	12,630	6,015	6,615	8,475	3,975	4,495
Creoles	340	170	175	1,590	645	945
Croatian	525	230	295	370	175	195
Czech	220	110	110	275	125	150
Danish	55	25	25	30	15	10
Dutch	370	175	200	155	75	80
Estonian	0	0	0	50	15	25
Finnish	35	15	15	25	15	10
Flemish	10	10	5	0	0	0
Fukien	65	30	40	20	10	5
German	2,895	1,370	1,525	730	310	420
Greek	320	155	165	635	315	325
Gujarati	2,030	975	1,055	460	220	240
Hakka	85	40	45	10	5	5
Hebrew	135	70	60	135	70	65
Hindi	3,630	1,825	1,805	1,045	520	525
Hungarian	495	230	265	500	240	265
Ilocano	345	160	190	160	60	105
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	70	30	40	30	20	10
Italian	1,610	725	890	2,915	1,320	1,595
Japanese	430	175	255	375	140	230
Khmer (Cambodian)	365	160	200	530	235	295
Korean	3,170	1,510	1,660	995	460	535
Kurdish	300	170	135	405	195	210
Lao	185	85	90	190	100	90
Latvian	30	20	15	70	30	40
Lingala	20	10	10	100	40	65
Lithuanian	20	10	10	50	25	25
Macedonian	50	20	25	25	15	10
Malay	115	65	55	115	60	55
Malayalam	745	375	370	185	90	90
Maltese	0	5	5	10	0	5
Mandarin	5,630	2,775	2,855	5,190	2,515	2,675
Marathi	170	90	80	120	60	65
Nepali	355	185	170	345	170	175
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	210	95	110	110	55	50
Norwegian	15	5	5	10	5	10
Oromo	355	195	165	200	95	105
Panjabi (Punjabi)	14,735	7,460	7,270	1,800	855	945
Pashto	330	170	160	515	270	240
Persian (Farsi)	2,345	1,175	1,175	3,885	1,835	2,050
Polish	3,915	1,895	2,025	2,320	1,075	1,250
Portuguese	1,695	800	895	1,620	765	850
Romanian	1,260	630	635	1,245	575	665
Rundi (Kirundi)	70	25	45	210	100	110
Russian	2,625	1,295	1,325	3,460	1,610	1,850
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	190	95	90	205	80	125
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	100	50	50	80	40	45
Serbian	815	415	395	1,140	565	575
Serbo-Croatian	165	85	80	275	135	140
Shanghainese	20	10	10	35	20	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	295	195	105	190	110	80
Sindhi	370	160	205	65	20	40
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	455	250	205	345	170	170
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	235	130	100	275	140	130
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	15	5	10
Slovak	160	75	80	190	90	100
Slovenian	50	25	25	30	20	15
Somali	2,655	1,280	1,375	3,850	1,600	2,250
Spanish	8,500	4,315	4,185	5,755	2,665	3,090
Swahili	305	160	145	300	135	165
Swedish	40	20	20	65	30	30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	12,300	5,815	6,485	2,095	820	1,280
Taiwanese	55	25	35	75	35	40
Tamil	625	325	300	1,270	620	650
Telugu	265	135	125	125	60	65
Thai	165	85	85	120	45	75
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	0	5
Tigrigna	630	310	315	395	175	215
Turkish	960	510	455	765	365	395
Ukrainian	1,890	860	1,030	405	180	225
Urdu	3,870	1,970	1,900	1,995	1,000	1,000
Vietnamese	5,540	2,600	2,945	4,035	1,890	2,145
Yiddish	0	0	0	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,100	560	540	665	315	350
Multiple responses	42,895	20,915	21,980	41,970	19,905	22,060
English and French	1,925	990	940	10,775	4,930	5,845
English and non-official language	39,880	19,400	20,470	25,800	12,580	13,220
French and non-official language	400	200	200	2,405	1,025	1,375
English, French and non-official language	690	325	370	2,985	1,370	1,620
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,189,405	594,535	594,875	872,450	424,000	448,450
None	1,033,500	518,605	514,895	671,880	330,280	341,595
Single responses	153,060	74,555	78,510	192,740	90,130	102,610
English	58,960	29,485	29,480	75,780	35,840	39,940
French	13,035	6,080	6,960	55,510	25,515	30,000
Non-official languages	81,065	38,990	42,075	61,455	28,780	32,675
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	2,145	905	1,235	320	115	205
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	1,915	825	1,085	95	40	55
Dene	75	25	55	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	20	5	15	140	40	95
Mi'kmaq	10	5	5	10	0	5
Ojibway	65	25	40	65	25	40
Oji-Cree	0	5	0	10	5	5
Stoney	55	20	35	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	77,200	37,280	39,925	60,025	28,185	31,845
African languages, n.i.e.	265	165	105	185	90	100
Afrikaans	215	110	105	60	25	40
Akan (Twi)	310	170	140	220	105	125
Albanian	125	70	55	155	85	70
Amharic	510	280	230	370	175	190
Arabic	5,965	3,195	2,770	8,665	4,580	4,085
Armenian	25	15	10	100	50	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	260	120	140	275	125	150
Bengali	365	205	165	625	345	275
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	25	20	15
Bisayan languages	290	115	180	95	30	65
Bosnian	255	125	130	190	85	110
Bulgarian	70	30	45	250	115	135
Burmese	45	25	20	50	25	25
Cantonese	3,755	1,830	1,920	1,740	815	925
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,195	2,085	2,110	2,745	1,320	1,425
Creoles	360	185	175	2,490	1,050	1,440
Croatian	585	315	265	365	185	185
Czech	310	150	160	325	130	200
Danish	290	120	175	135	60	80
Dutch	1,555	710	840	785	350	435
Estonian	10	5	5	60	25	35
Finnish	105	50	55	125	40	85
Flemish	15	10	10	15	10	5
Fukien	65	30	35	35	15	20
German	5,710	2,650	3,060	2,395	1,070	1,325
Greek	560	280	280	1,090	575	510
Gujarati	1,100	545	555	600	305	290
Hakka	55	20	35	25	15	5
Hebrew	275	140	135	355	170	180
Hindi	3,285	1,715	1,575	1,395	715	680
Hungarian	520	260	255	525	245	280
Ilocano	260	100	160	95	30	65
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	65	35	30
Italian	2,385	1,190	1,200	3,970	1,915	2,050
Japanese	605	255	345	540	230	310
Khmer (Cambodian)	230	110	120	385	170	215
Korean	860	390	470	470	205	270
Kurdish	130	70	60	145	75	70
Lao	125	70	50	100	50	50
Latvian	25	15	10	75	40	40
Lingala	165	90	70	470	175	290
Lithuanian	30	15	20	65	25	40
Macedonian	55	25	30	20	5	15
Malay	150	75	80	165	75	90
Malayalam	495	240	250	185	95	95
Maltese	5	5	5	20	5	10
Mandarin	1,700	760	940	1,650	735	920
Marathi	70	35	35	60	25	40
Nepali	100	60	40	60	20	35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	475	260	210	520	240	280
Norwegian	110	45	65	75	25	45
Oromo	90	50	40	70	35	35
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,585	1,820	1,760	1,060	530	530
Pashto	110	60	50	135	65	65
Persian (Farsi)	770	420	355	1,425	745	675
Polish	2,930	1,335	1,590	1,830	750	1,080
Portuguese	1,810	895	915	1,405	655	745
Romanian	505	240	265	685	330	355
Rundi (Kirundi)	65	45	25	300	115	185
Russian	1,335	615	720	1,425	610	815
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	165	80	85	250	85	165
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	80	45	35	45	20	25
Serbian	530	270	265	320	155	160
Serbo-Croatian	110	45	60	120	60	60
Shanghainese	10	5	5	20	5	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	280	125	155	125	45	85
Sindhi	400	185	215	120	55	65
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	405	215	185	285	135	145
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	15	10	5
Slovak	180	95	85	225	95	125
Slovenian	140	70	65	65	25	40
Somali	885	435	455	1,965	895	1,065
Spanish	6,200	3,155	3,050	4,940	2,315	2,630
Swahili	575	300	275	595	260	340
Swedish	145	70	70	160	75	80
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,760	2,595	4,155	1,840	545	1,295
Taiwanese	50	25	30	60	25	40
Tamil	370	195	175	650	340	310
Telugu	130	75	60	135	65	70
Thai	245	85	165	190	65	130
Tibetan languages	5	5	0	10	5	5
Tigrigna	335	180	165	250	120	125
Turkish	320	190	130	380	195	185
Ukrainian	4,355	1,895	2,460	510	210	305
Urdu	1,660	850	810	1,400	730	675
Vietnamese	2,055	975	1,080	1,325	640	685
Yiddish	25	15	10	50	25	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,715	805	910	1,110	480	625
Multiple responses	2,845	1,375	1,465	7,835	3,590	4,240
English and French	395	205	190	2,275	1,055	1,220
English and non-official language	1,080	545	535	1,995	940	1,055
French and non-official language	1,335	610	730	3,495	1,565	1,930
English, French and non-official language	35	20	15	75	35	40

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. Edmonton, Alberta (Code 4860) and Ottawa, Ontario (Code 3506008) (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 3, 2024).

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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)
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Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 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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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)
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Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
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Map

Map: Edmonton (Economic Region), Alberta

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Map: Edmonton, Economic Region (shaded in green), Alberta

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Map: Ottawa, City, Census Subdivision (shaded in green), Ontario

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Edmonton (Economic region)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)
  - Edmonton

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa (City)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Ottawa (Census division)
    - Ottawa (City)

Note

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

Related data

Related data: Edmonton (Economic Region), Alberta

2011 Census

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

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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

Related data: Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario
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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

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2011 Census

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Related data: Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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