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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	British Columbia (Province)			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}	4,400,057^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	883,391	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	4,113,487^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	812,129	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	7.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	8.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,945,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	370,217	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	1,764,637	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,244	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	4.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	316.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	922,509.29	...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}	4,400,055	2,156,600	2,243,455	883,390	428,455	454,935
0 to 4 years	219,665	112,885	106,775	49,140	24,925	24,215
5 to 9 years	218,915	112,200	106,715	48,765	24,660	24,100
10 to 14 years	238,780	122,465	116,315	50,665	25,690	24,975
15 to 19 years	275,165	141,670	133,500	58,305	29,675	28,630
15 years	53,725	27,620	26,110	10,905	5,620	5,285
16 years	54,885	28,475	26,410	11,440	5,810	5,635
17 years	55,400	28,510	26,885	11,255	5,775	5,480
18 years	55,380	28,425	26,955	11,880	5,975	5,905
19 years	55,785	28,640	27,140	12,825	6,505	6,325
20 to 24 years	279,825	142,290	137,535	65,960	33,100	32,865
25 to 29 years	288,780	143,475	145,305	61,230	30,185	31,045
30 to 34 years	275,985	135,220	140,755	57,745	27,675	30,065
35 to 39 years	280,870	135,455	145,415	60,360	28,765	31,600
40 to 44 years	313,765	151,430	162,335	64,285	31,215	33,065
45 to 49 years	350,600	170,580	180,020	73,190	35,935	37,255
50 to 54 years	354,610	172,060	182,550	69,010	33,595	35,415
55 to 59 years	323,335	157,455	165,880	57,735	28,030	29,705
60 to 64 years	291,040	142,645	148,395	50,410	24,385	26,025
65 to 69 years	210,900	103,785	107,115	35,865	16,935	18,925
70 to 74 years	160,715	77,350	83,360	26,810	12,360	14,445
75 to 79 years	127,480	60,720	66,760	21,275	9,545	11,725
80 to 84 years	96,945	42,745	54,200	16,305	6,600	9,710
85 years and over	92,675	32,150	60,520	16,335	5,185	11,150
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	41.9	41.1	42.7	39.2	38.2	40.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.6	83.9	85.3	83.2	82.4	83.9
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	3,722,695	1,809,045	1,913,650	734,820	353,180	381,640
Married or living with a common-law partner	2,154,575	1,074,965	1,079,610	411,110	205,465	205,640
Married (and not separated)	1,832,605	913,430	919,175	348,520	173,900	174,625
Living common law	321,965	161,530	160,435	62,595	31,570	31,020
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,568,120	734,075	834,040	323,710	147,710	176,000
Single (never legally married)	1,014,270	550,830	463,435	224,340	117,055	107,290
Separated	102,040	43,570	58,470	20,630	8,385	12,240
Divorced	246,515	98,130	148,385	42,710	15,540	27,170
Widowed	205,300	41,550	163,750	36,030	6,730	29,300
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	645,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	263,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	238,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	90,470	...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}	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	1,048,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	200,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	887,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	169,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	422,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	465,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	181,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	205,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	78,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	160,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	105,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	54,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,225	...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	189,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	149,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	90,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	43,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	14,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	27,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	1,230,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	265,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	260,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	409,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	156,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	255,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	148,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	4,324,505	2,122,320	2,202,185	867,090	421,800	445,290
Number of persons not in census families	807,660	383,540	424,120	160,855	74,120	86,735
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	105,450	42,525	62,925	18,625	7,520	11,105
Living with non-relatives only	203,285	111,935	91,345	42,325	23,700	18,625
Living alone	498,920	229,075	269,850	99,905	42,895	57,005
Number of census family persons	3,516,850	1,738,780	1,778,070	706,235	347,685	358,550
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	643,410	302,320	341,095	105,830	47,610	58,220
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	211,820	65,460	146,365	34,820	9,275	25,545
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	32,900	7,490	25,410	5,390	1,055	4,335
Living with non-relatives only	13,560	6,770	6,790	1,915	860	1,055
Living alone	165,365	51,195	114,165	27,515	7,360	20,155
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	431,590	236,860	194,730	71,010	38,335	32,675
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	1,183,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	234,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	1,041,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	215,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	898,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	458,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	439,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	143,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	141,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	91,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	66,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	23,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	42,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	25,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	50,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	581,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	118,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	82,640	...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}	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	842,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	143,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	46,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	731,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	52,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	130,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	184,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	361,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	2,885	...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}	1,764,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	613,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	116,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	264,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	237,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	91,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	58,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	4,324,505	...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}	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	4,273,930	2,098,055	2,175,870	846,085	411,465	434,630
English	3,062,435	1,526,350	1,536,085	544,045	270,365	273,680
French	57,275	28,315	28,965	123,925	56,845	67,075
Non-official languages	1,154,215	543,395	610,825	178,120	84,250	93,875
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,210	540	675	455	155	305
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	955	435	525	145	70	75
Dene	70	35	35	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	5	5	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	25	10	10	210	50	155
Mi'kmaq	15	10	5	20	5	15
Ojibway	140	50	90	65	25	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	10	5	10
Stoney	5	5	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	1,137,420	535,395	602,025	175,735	83,195	92,545
African languages, n.i.e.	620	330	295	450	225	225
Afrikaans	2,735	1,330	1,405	135	70	65
Akan (Twi)	455	235	220	310	150	165
Albanian	1,335	695	635	580	295	280
Amharic	1,255	615	640	1,165	565	600
Arabic	13,050	7,505	5,550	28,185	14,660	13,525
Armenian	1,105	560	545	415	210	205
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	530	235	295	510	235	275
Bengali	2,410	1,265	1,145	2,840	1,450	1,390
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	10	5	65	30	35
Bisayan languages	3,870	1,445	2,430	375	105	270
Bosnian	1,275	635	640	575	265	310
Bulgarian	1,945	960	985	825	380	445
Burmese	945	485	465	165	85	80
Cantonese	133,245	61,790	71,455	6,405	3,005	3,400
Chinese, n.o.s.	120,040	55,735	64,305	12,735	5,980	6,755
Creoles	640	315	320	3,620	1,530	2,090
Croatian	7,820	3,860	3,955	985	470	515
Czech	5,610	2,800	2,810	990	455	540
Danish	5,250	2,575	2,675	315	145	175
Dutch	23,080	11,190	11,890	2,360	1,120	1,240
Estonian	820	345	475	185	80	105
Finnish	4,090	1,705	2,390	325	120	200
Flemish	445	215	235	80	35	45
Fukien	1,920	835	1,085	85	35	45
German	73,625	35,140	38,485	5,810	2,565	3,245
Greek	6,250	3,360	2,885	2,040	1,080	955
Gujarati	6,595	3,060	3,540	1,210	630	575
Hakka	1,110	475	630	55	35	25
Hebrew	1,755	970	785	350	190	160
Hindi	24,640	11,840	12,800	2,330	1,175	1,155
Hungarian	9,855	4,915	4,940	1,725	850	875
Ilocano	3,755	1,465	2,290	360	120	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	475	265	205	130	75	55
Italian	24,060	12,180	11,880	9,440	4,730	4,710
Japanese	19,665	6,840	12,825	935	295	640
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,465	700	770	1,095	480	625
Korean	48,975	22,350	26,625	1,605	690	915
Kurdish	1,415	775	645	645	330	315
Lao	1,155	550	600	360	175	180
Latvian	615	305	310	275	125	155
Lingala	35	20	20	275	120	150
Lithuanian	435	190	245	210	90	120
Macedonian	275	130	140	60	30	30
Malay	3,535	1,590	1,950	355	160	205
Malayalam	1,460	735	725	445	225	225
Maltese	220	115	115	35	10	25
Mandarin	94,055	43,630	50,425	6,820	3,150	3,665
Marathi	430	220	210	230	115	120
Nepali	805	430	375	465	225	235
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	470	250	220	575	300	275
Norwegian	2,370	1,155	1,215	140	60	80
Oromo	325	185	140	360	190	170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	182,915	90,900	92,020	3,295	1,650	1,645
Pashto	900	485	415	705	375	325
Persian (Farsi)	36,045	18,265	17,775	6,050	3,025	3,030
Polish	17,460	8,185	9,270	5,750	2,605	3,150
Portuguese	14,605	6,990	7,615	3,920	1,865	2,050
Romanian	8,330	4,110	4,220	2,390	1,085	1,305
Rundi (Kirundi)	135	60	80	545	225	315
Russian	22,650	10,300	12,350	5,475	2,390	3,085
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	80	40	45	515	190	330
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	690	345	340	160	80	75
Serbian	6,655	3,425	3,225	1,675	820	855
Serbo-Croatian	1,425	675	755	545	265	280
Shanghainese	1,250	530	715	75	35	45
Sign languages, n.i.e.	645	335	310	115	55	65
Sindhi	1,770	790	975	245	115	130
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,405	715	685	720	360	365
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	775	400	375	355	175	180
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	495	275	225	55	25	30
Slovak	3,220	1,440	1,780	625	280	345
Slovenian	1,225	590	640	235	110	125
Somali	975	495	480	6,135	2,610	3,525
Spanish	40,795	19,325	21,470	10,850	4,960	5,890
Swahili	755	390	365	800	365	430
Swedish	2,740	1,195	1,545	270	130	150
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	66,120	25,835	40,285	4,875	1,625	3,250
Taiwanese	5,675	2,640	3,035	165	75	95
Tamil	3,135	1,635	1,500	2,065	1,060	1,000
Telugu	570	295	270	340	165	170
Thai	2,410	730	1,680	335	95	245
Tibetan languages	200	115	85	20	10	10
Tigrigna	590	285	300	740	360	385
Turkish	2,890	1,650	1,235	1,395	700	695
Ukrainian	9,680	4,215	5,460	1,560	680	885
Urdu	8,450	4,315	4,140	3,675	1,870	1,810
Vietnamese	25,100	11,745	13,360	5,800	2,715	3,085
Yiddish	350	185	170	230	125	105
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	15,585	7,455	8,130	1,925	900	1,025
Multiple responses	82,280	39,185	43,095	26,360	12,535	13,825
English and French	8,600	4,065	4,535	10,755	5,085	5,665
English and non-official language	68,800	32,875	35,925	11,090	5,430	5,660
French and non-official language	3,345	1,520	1,830	2,950	1,330	1,620
English, French and non-official language	1,530	725	805	1,565	695	870
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,210	2,137,240	2,218,965	872,450	424,000	448,450
English only	3,912,950	1,943,760	1,969,190	522,980	264,790	258,195
French only	2,045	950	1,095	12,915	5,245	7,675
English and French	296,645	132,940	163,705	324,690	149,495	175,195
Neither English nor French	144,555	59,590	84,965	11,860	4,470	7,390
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965	872,450	424,000	448,450
English	4,143,245	2,044,365	2,098,885	708,285	349,750	358,535
French	53,725	26,660	27,065	133,450	60,890	72,560
English and French	16,935	7,710	9,220	19,190	9,065	10,125
Neither English nor French	142,300	58,510	83,790	11,530	4,300	7,230
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	62,190	30,515	31,680	143,040	65,420	77,620
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	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}	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	4,193,385	2,059,465	2,133,915	830,485	404,095	426,390
English	3,506,595	1,733,775	1,772,820	652,455	321,710	330,745
French	16,685	8,015	8,665	86,035	38,940	47,095
Non-official languages	670,100	317,670	352,430	91,990	43,445	48,545
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	175	85	85	120	40	75
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	135	70	65	35	10	20
Dene	15	5	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	5	5	60	15	45
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	0	0
Ojibway	15	10	5	20	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	665,750	315,485	350,265	91,210	43,090	48,120
African languages, n.i.e.	190	80	105	175	80	100
Afrikaans	1,385	685	690	50	25	25
Akan (Twi)	120	60	60	110	55	55
Albanian	700	345	350	290	150	140
Amharic	555	245	310	655	305	345
Arabic	7,640	4,065	3,575	16,970	8,525	8,440
Armenian	490	250	240	210	110	100
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	115	50	65	80	35	45
Bengali	1,465	715	750	1,920	945	975
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	25	10	15
Bisayan languages	1,265	540	720	120	40	75
Bosnian	705	370	340	295	150	145
Bulgarian	1,085	530	555	435	210	225
Burmese	585	315	270	105	45	55
Cantonese	103,550	47,585	55,970	4,000	1,860	2,140
Chinese, n.o.s.	81,270	37,740	43,525	8,475	3,975	4,495
Creoles	315	145	165	1,590	645	945
Croatian	2,540	1,200	1,340	370	175	195
Czech	1,570	795	775	275	125	150
Danish	325	160	170	30	15	10
Dutch	2,230	1,055	1,175	155	75	80
Estonian	110	40	70	50	15	25
Finnish	795	350	445	25	15	10
Flemish	50	25	20	0	0	0
Fukien	690	310	380	20	10	5
German	11,555	5,430	6,120	730	310	420
Greek	2,105	1,015	1,095	635	315	325
Gujarati	3,045	1,335	1,710	460	220	240
Hakka	320	145	175	10	5	5
Hebrew	780	395	390	135	70	65
Hindi	12,390	5,900	6,490	1,045	520	525
Hungarian	2,560	1,235	1,325	500	240	265
Ilocano	1,190	530	660	160	60	105
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	180	85	85	30	20	10
Italian	6,250	2,730	3,520	2,915	1,320	1,595
Japanese	9,540	3,985	5,555	375	140	230
Khmer (Cambodian)	750	370	385	530	235	295
Korean	38,810	17,985	20,830	995	460	535
Kurdish	945	490	460	405	195	210
Lao	545	270	275	190	100	90
Latvian	105	50	50	70	30	40
Lingala	10	5	5	100	40	65
Lithuanian	65	30	35	50	25	25
Macedonian	140	70	70	25	15	10
Malay	1,320	655	660	115	60	55
Malayalam	690	350	340	185	90	90
Maltese	15	10	5	10	0	5
Mandarin	78,070	36,945	41,130	5,190	2,515	2,675
Marathi	230	120	105	120	60	65
Nepali	525	275	250	345	170	175
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	140	65	75	110	55	50
Norwegian	160	80	80	10	5	10
Oromo	175	80	95	200	95	105
Panjabi (Punjabi)	137,390	67,955	69,430	1,800	855	945
Pashto	565	295	270	515	270	240
Persian (Farsi)	24,750	12,095	12,655	3,885	1,835	2,050
Polish	6,395	3,065	3,330	2,320	1,075	1,250
Portuguese	5,195	2,405	2,785	1,620	765	850
Romanian	4,155	2,050	2,105	1,245	575	665
Rundi (Kirundi)	75	30	45	210	100	110
Russian	12,205	5,880	6,320	3,460	1,610	1,850
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	205	80	125
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	465	230	235	80	40	45
Serbian	4,020	2,020	2,000	1,140	565	575
Serbo-Croatian	615	300	315	275	135	140
Shanghainese	555	260	295	35	20	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	980	535	450	190	110	80
Sindhi	675	295	385	65	20	40
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	595	295	300	345	170	170
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	620	315	300	275	140	130
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	15	5	10
Slovak	1,080	515	570	190	90	100
Slovenian	165	70	100	30	20	15
Somali	625	310	315	3,850	1,600	2,250
Spanish	20,585	10,025	10,555	5,755	2,665	3,090
Swahili	250	130	125	300	135	165
Swedish	430	195	235	65	30	30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	29,380	12,780	16,600	2,095	820	1,280
Taiwanese	2,910	1,390	1,515	75	35	40
Tamil	1,965	1,010	960	1,270	620	650
Telugu	290	145	140	125	60	65
Thai	845	375	475	120	45	75
Tibetan languages	100	55	45	5	0	5
Tigrigna	295	135	160	395	175	215
Turkish	1,365	725	645	765	365	395
Ukrainian	1,070	475	595	405	180	225
Urdu	5,430	2,700	2,730	1,995	1,000	1,000
Vietnamese	17,270	8,085	9,180	4,035	1,890	2,145
Yiddish	10	5	5	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	4,180	2,100	2,075	665	315	350
Multiple responses	162,820	77,775	85,050	41,970	19,905	22,060
English and French	4,700	2,240	2,460	10,775	4,930	5,845
English and non-official language	155,065	74,155	80,905	25,800	12,580	13,220
French and non-official language	930	435	495	2,405	1,025	1,375
English, French and non-official language	2,130	940	1,185	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}	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965	872,450	424,000	448,450
None	3,740,260	1,844,645	1,895,615	671,880	330,280	341,595
Single responses	604,495	287,270	317,220	192,740	90,130	102,610
English	249,765	122,305	127,455	75,780	35,840	39,940
French	38,175	17,315	20,865	55,510	25,515	30,000
Non-official languages	316,550	147,655	168,900	61,455	28,780	32,675
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	845	400	445	320	115	205
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	705	335	365	95	40	55
Dene	30	15	20	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	20	10	5	140	40	95
Mi'kmaq	10	5	5	10	0	5
Ojibway	80	35	45	65	25	40
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	10	5	5
Stoney	5	0	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	305,355	142,340	163,020	60,025	28,185	31,845
African languages, n.i.e.	310	165	140	185	90	100
Afrikaans	1,340	650	690	60	25	40
Akan (Twi)	260	130	125	220	105	125
Albanian	405	200	205	155	85	70
Amharic	460	220	245	370	175	190
Arabic	3,845	2,280	1,570	8,665	4,580	4,085
Armenian	320	160	165	100	50	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	215	95	125	275	125	150
Bengali	570	285	285	625	345	275
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	5	0	25	20	15
Bisayan languages	920	345	575	95	30	65
Bosnian	395	190	205	190	85	110
Bulgarian	495	215	275	250	115	135
Burmese	235	110	130	50	25	25
Cantonese	29,240	13,945	15,290	1,740	815	925
Chinese, n.o.s.	20,595	9,830	10,760	2,745	1,320	1,425
Creoles	490	250	235	2,490	1,050	1,440
Croatian	3,195	1,585	1,615	365	185	185
Czech	1,940	900	1,045	325	130	200
Danish	1,705	765	940	135	60	80
Dutch	6,930	3,130	3,805	785	350	435
Estonian	235	100	135	60	25	35
Finnish	1,290	550	740	125	40	85
Flemish	125	50	70	15	10	5
Fukien	670	295	380	35	15	20
German	23,905	10,935	12,970	2,395	1,070	1,325
Greek	3,310	1,730	1,580	1,090	575	510
Gujarati	3,185	1,485	1,705	600	305	290
Hakka	315	135	175	25	15	5
Hebrew	1,090	575	515	355	170	180
Hindi	12,695	6,190	6,505	1,395	715	680
Hungarian	2,950	1,405	1,545	525	245	280
Ilocano	945	360	590	95	30	65
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	175	90	85	65	35	30
Italian	9,605	4,715	4,890	3,970	1,915	2,050
Japanese	9,050	3,635	5,415	540	230	310
Khmer (Cambodian)	365	170	195	385	170	215
Korean	6,890	3,125	3,765	470	205	270
Kurdish	270	160	110	145	75	70
Lao	410	200	210	100	50	50
Latvian	120	45	75	75	40	40
Lingala	65	25	40	470	175	290
Lithuanian	115	55	60	65	25	40
Macedonian	60	25	35	20	5	15
Malay	1,450	645	805	165	75	90
Malayalam	520	260	260	185	95	95
Maltese	80	30	50	20	5	10
Mandarin	17,925	8,150	9,775	1,650	735	920
Marathi	125	65	65	60	25	40
Nepali	155	80	75	60	20	35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	295	155	135	520	240	280
Norwegian	715	330	380	75	25	45
Oromo	65	45	25	70	35	35
Panjabi (Punjabi)	34,010	17,040	16,970	1,060	530	530
Pashto	235	120	120	135	65	65
Persian (Farsi)	7,025	3,725	3,300	1,425	745	675
Polish	5,450	2,475	2,975	1,830	750	1,080
Portuguese	5,640	2,625	3,010	1,405	655	745
Romanian	2,410	1,135	1,270	685	330	355
Rundi (Kirundi)	40	25	25	300	115	185
Russian	6,140	2,715	3,425	1,425	610	815
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	30	15	15	250	85	165
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	160	85	70	45	20	25
Serbian	1,855	955	905	320	155	160
Serbo-Croatian	435	190	245	120	60	60
Shanghainese	485	215	265	20	5	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	865	345	520	125	45	85
Sindhi	930	400	530	120	55	65
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	570	285	290	285	135	145
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	15	10	5
Slovak	1,035	400	635	225	95	125
Slovenian	345	155	190	65	25	40
Somali	365	190	175	1,965	895	1,065
Spanish	20,930	10,065	10,865	4,940	2,315	2,630
Swahili	580	280	300	595	260	340
Swedish	1,220	535	680	160	75	80
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	24,810	9,040	15,775	1,840	545	1,295
Taiwanese	2,675	1,275	1,395	60	25	40
Tamil	910	480	430	650	340	310
Telugu	195	100	95	135	65	70
Thai	1,110	370	740	190	65	130
Tibetan languages	45	30	25	10	5	5
Tigrigna	175	85	90	250	120	125
Turkish	1,020	575	445	380	195	185
Ukrainian	1,930	830	1,100	510	210	305
Urdu	2,425	1,260	1,170	1,400	730	675
Vietnamese	5,945	2,880	3,060	1,325	640	685
Yiddish	90	35	50	50	25	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	10,345	4,910	5,435	1,110	480	625
Multiple responses	11,455	5,320	6,130	7,835	3,590	4,240
English and French	1,090	495	595	2,275	1,055	1,220
English and non-official language	4,540	2,185	2,350	1,995	940	1,055
French and non-official language	5,760	2,610	3,145	3,495	1,565	1,930
English, French and non-official language	70	30	40	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).

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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. British Columbia (Code 59) 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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Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions, census subdivisions and dissemination areas	IVT (233,928 KB)	XML (384,573 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
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Symbols © This data includes information copied with permission from Canada Post Corporation. .. not available for a specific reference period Footnotes Footnote 1 Some of the data sets are large and require special consideration during processing in order to successfully make use of them. Return to footnote 1 referrer - IVT/XML

Map

Map: British Columbia

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Map of Canada: British Columbia (shaded in green)

Map: Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

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

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa (City)

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

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

Related data

Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, British Columbia
Highlight tables, Canada, provinces and territories
Focus on Geography, British Columbia
Census Data Navigator, British Columbia
Visual Census, British Columbia

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, British Columbia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, British Columbia

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

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario
Highlight tables, Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities) with 5,000-plus population
Focus on Geography, Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario
Census Data Navigator, Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

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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Map: British Columbia

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Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa (City)

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Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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