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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	Kootenay - Columbia British Columbia (Federal electoral district, 2003 representation order)			Richmond, CY British Columbia (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}	88,026	...Data not available	...Data not available	190,473	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	86,811	...Data not available	...Data not available	174,461	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	1.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	9.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	49,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	37,726	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,976	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,473.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	62,881.53	...Data not available	...Data not available	129.27	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	88,025	44,055	43,970	190,475	91,240	99,230
0 to 4 years	4,575	2,340	2,240	8,395	4,270	4,125
5 to 9 years	4,455	2,230	2,225	8,855	4,595	4,255
10 to 14 years	4,595	2,360	2,230	10,110	5,115	4,995
15 to 19 years	5,180	2,690	2,490	12,535	6,520	6,015
15 years	1,060	545	515	2,445	1,285	1,160
16 years	1,105	575	530	2,450	1,305	1,145
17 years	1,020	505	520	2,460	1,225	1,230
18 years	1,050	570	485	2,610	1,370	1,240
19 years	945	495	445	2,570	1,335	1,235
20 to 24 years	4,235	2,165	2,075	13,680	7,100	6,580
25 to 29 years	4,785	2,425	2,360	12,740	6,315	6,430
30 to 34 years	5,065	2,565	2,505	11,160	5,390	5,765
35 to 39 years	5,090	2,560	2,530	11,720	5,195	6,525
40 to 44 years	5,430	2,650	2,785	14,510	6,425	8,085
45 to 49 years	6,665	3,280	3,390	16,640	7,650	8,985
50 to 54 years	7,690	3,800	3,880	16,490	7,620	8,865
55 to 59 years	7,650	3,905	3,745	14,910	7,085	7,820
60 to 64 years	7,015	3,565	3,455	12,720	6,155	6,565
65 to 69 years	5,050	2,555	2,500	8,010	3,820	4,190
70 to 74 years	3,805	1,935	1,875	6,195	2,910	3,285
75 to 79 years	2,865	1,465	1,400	5,030	2,370	2,665
80 to 84 years	2,125	950	1,175	3,595	1,565	2,030
85 years and over	1,735	615	1,120	3,175	1,130	2,050
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	45.5	45.1	46.0	42.1	40.9	43.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.5	84.3	84.8	85.6	84.7	86.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	74,405	37,125	37,280	163,115	77,260	85,860
Married or living with a common-law partner	47,325	23,680	23,645	97,050	47,910	49,135
Married (and not separated)	38,595	19,325	19,270	90,625	44,720	45,905
Living common law	8,725	4,360	4,370	6,420	3,190	3,235
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	27,085	13,445	13,635	66,070	29,345	36,720
Single (never legally married)	15,765	9,170	6,600	46,305	23,945	22,360
Separated	2,105	1,025	1,085	3,285	1,195	2,090
Divorced	4,610	2,230	2,385	8,855	2,855	6,000
Widowed	4,595	1,025	3,570	7,625	1,355	6,270
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	26,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	16,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	4,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	4,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	1,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	26,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	23,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	18,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	11,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	7,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	4,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	2,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	830	...Data not available	...Data not available	530	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	595	...Data not available	...Data not available	355	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	220	...Data not available	...Data not available	125	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	3,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	2,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	710	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	250	...Data not available	...Data not available	570	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	855	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	560	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	240	...Data not available	...Data not available	400	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	50	...Data not available	...Data not available	135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	21,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	5,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	7,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	3,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	3,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	1,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.8	...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	86,460	43,415	43,045	189,305	90,850	98,450
Number of persons not in census families	14,910	7,765	7,145	25,060	10,390	14,670
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	1,245	580	660	5,680	1,900	3,790
Living with non-relatives only	3,475	2,040	1,435	5,200	2,675	2,520
Living alone	10,200	5,145	5,050	14,180	5,815	8,360
Number of census family persons	71,550	35,650	35,900	164,245	80,460	83,785
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	14,605	7,205	7,405	25,090	11,535	13,560
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	4,595	1,640	2,955	7,275	1,825	5,455
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	325	95	230	2,210	410	1,800
Living with non-relatives only	255	140	115	370	165	205
Living alone	4,015	1,400	2,610	4,700	1,250	3,450
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	10,010	5,565	4,445	17,815	9,710	8,105
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	37,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	26,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	24,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	21,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	13,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	8,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	1,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	1,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	880	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	460	...Data not available	...Data not available	895	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	425	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	395	...Data not available	...Data not available	940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	380	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	11,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	10,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	1,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	37,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	27,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	15	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	3,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	6,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	1,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	1,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	655	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	3,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	95	...Data not available	...Data not available	20	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	37,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	10,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	15,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	5,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	4,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	1,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	620	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	86,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	189,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	87,305	43,780	43,525	189,740	90,975	98,765
Single responses	86,650	43,465	43,190	183,470	88,005	95,455
English	78,830	39,630	39,200	69,460	34,995	34,465
French	1,715	895	815	1,115	540	570
Non-official languages	6,110	2,935	3,175	112,895	52,475	60,415
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	30	10	15	5	0	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	25	10	10	0	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	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	5	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	5,935	2,845	3,090	112,390	52,230	60,155
African languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	10	5	5
Afrikaans	85	35	50	30	15	20
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	5	5	0
Albanian	5	5	0	35	20	15
Amharic	5	0	0	50	25	25
Arabic	15	10	10	965	520	445
Armenian	5	0	0	75	45	35
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	10	0	10
Bengali	0	0	0	125	70	50
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	10	5	10	325	120	205
Bosnian	0	0	0	30	10	20
Bulgarian	5	0	0	40	15	20
Burmese	10	5	0	105	50	55
Cantonese	40	15	25	30,170	14,080	16,090
Chinese, n.o.s.	145	65	75	24,670	11,425	13,240
Creoles	0	0	0	40	20	20
Croatian	35	20	15	265	130	135
Czech	135	65	65	165	85	80
Danish	80	45	40	140	70	65
Dutch	430	210	220	440	210	230
Estonian	10	0	10	15	5	10
Finnish	50	35	15	85	35	50
Flemish	10	0	5	15	10	10
Fukien	0	0	0	670	300	375
German	2,055	1,045	1,010	1,595	790	805
Greek	25	20	5	305	160	135
Gujarati	40	25	15	615	295	320
Hakka	0	0	0	195	85	110
Hebrew	5	5	5	270	135	135
Hindi	40	25	25	1,095	510	585
Hungarian	150	85	60	220	110	115
Ilocano	5	0	0	245	85	155
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	40	20	20
Italian	605	295	305	350	190	165
Japanese	85	25	60	2,075	805	1,270
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	5	5	10	5	5
Korean	120	55	65	890	380	510
Kurdish	0	0	0	25	15	10
Lao	5	5	0	15	5	10
Latvian	20	5	10	15	15	0
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	5	0	5	10	5	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	15	5	10
Malay	10	0	10	365	180	185
Malayalam	10	10	5	145	75	75
Maltese	0	0	0	5	5	0
Mandarin	40	15	25	20,680	9,580	11,100
Marathi	0	0	0	35	15	15
Nepali	0	0	0	25	10	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	15	15	10
Norwegian	40	15	25	35	25	15
Oromo	0	0	0	15	10	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	205	95	110	5,795	2,850	2,945
Pashto	0	0	0	10	5	10
Persian (Farsi)	10	10	0	1,175	545	625
Polish	165	75	85	435	210	220
Portuguese	60	25	35	330	155	165
Romanian	20	10	15	305	160	145
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	220	100	125	2,140	1,020	1,120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	65	35	30
Serbian	15	5	10	200	100	95
Serbo-Croatian	5	0	5	60	35	25
Shanghainese	0	0	0	350	150	200
Sign languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	30	20	15
Sindhi	0	0	0	245	110	135
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	5	0	75	45	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	15	5	10
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0	20	10	5
Slovak	55	30	25	90	45	45
Slovenian	35	15	25	20	5	10
Somali	0	0	0	110	60	55
Spanish	180	85	100	1,875	855	1,020
Swahili	5	0	0	35	15	20
Swedish	55	25	30	55	30	25
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	195	40	160	7,305	3,115	4,190
Taiwanese	5	0	0	1,075	515	555
Tamil	5	0	5	215	105	110
Telugu	0	5	0	35	20	15
Thai	20	5	20	155	50	100
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	15	15	5
Tigrigna	0	0	0	25	10	15
Turkish	0	0	0	355	195	160
Ukrainian	250	120	130	320	135	185
Urdu	20	15	5	870	450	420
Vietnamese	10	0	5	775	340	435
Yiddish	0	0	0	35	20	20
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	150	80	70	495	240	255
Multiple responses	650	315	335	6,270	2,970	3,305
English and French	170	90	80	220	110	115
English and non-official language	420	200	220	5,760	2,720	3,035
French and non-official language	55	25	30	160	75	90
English, French and non-official language	5	5	5	135	60	70
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	87,300	43,785	43,525	189,740	90,975	98,765
English only	82,165	41,425	40,740	160,045	78,305	81,740
French only	40	20	20	75	35	40
English and French	4,995	2,295	2,700	9,875	4,380	5,495
Neither English nor French	105	40	70	19,745	8,255	11,485
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	87,305	43,780	43,525	189,740	90,975	98,765
English	85,600	42,920	42,685	167,780	81,710	86,065
French	1,505	790	715	1,185	575	605
English and French	95	35	60	1,310	555	755
Neither English nor French	105	35	65	19,470	8,130	11,340
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	1,550	805	740	1,835	855	980
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.0	0.9	1.0
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	87,305	43,780	43,525	189,740	90,975	98,765
Single responses	86,595	43,465	43,120	174,635	83,780	90,855
English	84,555	42,485	42,070	93,715	46,125	47,590
French	555	295	255	370	180	195
Non-official languages	1,485	685	800	80,545	37,475	43,075
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	5	0	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	1,455	670	785	80,410	37,410	43,000
African languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	0	0	0
Afrikaans	70	30	40	5	0	5
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Albanian	0	0	0	20	10	10
Amharic	0	0	0	15	5	10
Arabic	10	5	5	640	325	315
Armenian	5	0	5	35	20	15
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	0	0	0
Bengali	0	0	0	80	40	40
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	0	5	0	115	50	60
Bosnian	0	0	0	15	10	10
Bulgarian	0	0	0	20	10	5
Burmese	10	5	5	70	30	40
Cantonese	20	15	10	26,550	12,215	14,330
Chinese, n.o.s.	80	35	45	17,685	8,175	9,510
Creoles	0	0	0	25	10	15
Croatian	5	0	0	85	40	45
Czech	40	20	20	65	30	35
Danish	5	0	0	5	0	0
Dutch	70	30	35	40	15	25
Estonian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Finnish	5	0	0	20	10	10
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	295	140	155
German	370	180	190	185	85	95
Greek	0	0	0	95	45	50
Gujarati	20	10	5	295	130	165
Hakka	0	0	0	70	30	40
Hebrew	0	0	0	160	75	85
Hindi	15	10	5	455	205	245
Hungarian	10	5	5	55	25	30
Ilocano	0	0	0	75	30	45
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	25	10	10
Italian	155	55	90	65	30	30
Japanese	25	10	10	1,140	480	660
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	5	0	0	0	0
Korean	85	45	40	600	275	325
Kurdish	0	0	0	10	10	5
Lao	5	0	0	5	0	0
Latvian	0	0	0	5	5	5
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	5	5	5
Malay	0	0	0	145	75	70
Malayalam	0	0	0	55	35	20
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	20	10	10	17,920	8,410	9,515
Marathi	0	0	0	25	10	10
Nepali	0	0	0	15	5	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	5	5
Norwegian	0	0	5	0	0	0
Oromo	0	0	0	25	10	20
Panjabi (Punjabi)	145	70	80	3,630	1,755	1,870
Pashto	0	0	0	0	0	5
Persian (Farsi)	0	0	0	745	345	400
Polish	35	15	20	155	80	75
Portuguese	10	5	10	130	65	65
Romanian	10	5	10	145	75	75
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	25	10	15	1,495	735	760
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	35	15	20
Serbian	0	0	0	150	80	75
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	0	25	15	10
Shanghainese	0	0	0	140	70	70
Sign languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	45	25	15
Sindhi	0	0	0	100	45	55
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	20	10	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Slovak	10	5	5	25	15	10
Slovenian	15	5	5	0	0	0
Somali	0	0	0	65	40	35
Spanish	50	25	30	970	465	510
Swahili	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swedish	10	5	5	5	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	65	15	45	3,305	1,480	1,830
Taiwanese	0	0	0	570	275	300
Tamil	0	0	0	125	60	60
Telugu	5	0	0	10	5	5
Thai	5	0	0	60	30	35
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	15	10	5
Tigrigna	0	0	0	15	10	10
Turkish	0	0	0	245	125	120
Ukrainian	0	0	0	75	35	40
Urdu	10	5	5	480	240	240
Vietnamese	5	5	0	405	190	210
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	25	15	10	135	65	70
Multiple responses	715	315	400	15,105	7,195	7,910
English and French	60	25	40	185	85	95
English and non-official language	640	285	355	14,675	6,995	7,680
French and non-official language	10	5	5	80	30	45
English, French and non-official language	0	5	0	170	75	90
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	87,300	43,780	43,525	189,740	90,975	98,765
None	83,125	41,865	41,265	135,375	65,225	70,150
Single responses	4,045	1,850	2,195	53,315	25,265	28,045
English	975	475	505	26,935	13,045	13,895
French	890	395	495	990	420	565
Non-official languages	2,175	980	1,195	25,390	11,800	13,590
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	15	5	10	0	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	5	0	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	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	5	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	2,050	925	1,125	25,210	11,720	13,490
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	5	5
Afrikaans	15	5	10	30	15	15
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	5	5	5
Albanian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Amharic	0	0	0	20	10	10
Arabic	5	5	5	245	135	110
Armenian	0	0	0	25	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	0	5
Bengali	5	5	0	35	15	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	0	0	0	65	25	40
Bosnian	0	0	0	20	10	10
Bulgarian	0	0	0	15	5	10
Burmese	0	0	0	35	15	15
Cantonese	15	5	10	5,170	2,475	2,695
Chinese, n.o.s.	35	20	15	3,335	1,595	1,745
Creoles	0	0	5	30	15	15
Croatian	10	5	5	105	60	50
Czech	45	20	25	50	25	25
Danish	25	10	15	40	15	25
Dutch	100	40	55	150	55	95
Estonian	0	5	0	5	0	0
Finnish	15	5	5	30	15	20
Flemish	5	0	0	5	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	245	110	135
German	670	310	360	500	220	275
Greek	15	10	5	195	95	100
Gujarati	15	5	10	285	130	155
Hakka	0	0	0	55	20	30
Hebrew	10	5	5	145	80	65
Hindi	20	10	10	670	320	355
Hungarian	45	30	20	55	30	30
Ilocano	0	0	0	55	20	30
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	15	10	5
Italian	220	105	115	115	60	60
Japanese	55	20	35	750	335	415
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Korean	20	10	10	190	75	115
Kurdish	0	0	0	15	5	10
Lao	0	0	0	5	5	5
Latvian	5	0	5	0	0	0
Lingala	0	0	0	5	5	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malay	0	0	0	105	40	60
Malayalam	10	5	5	55	25	30
Maltese	0	0	0	5	0	5
Mandarin	20	5	20	3,570	1,675	1,890
Marathi	0	0	0	5	0	0
Nepali	0	0	0	15	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	5	0	15	10	5
Norwegian	15	10	5	15	10	10
Oromo	0	0	0	5	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	70	35	40	1,930	965	960
Pashto	0	0	0	5	0	5
Persian (Farsi)	5	0	0	230	110	115
Polish	45	25	25	150	70	80
Portuguese	20	5	10	125	60	65
Romanian	10	5	5	85	35	45
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	75	35	40	430	190	240
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	20	10	5
Serbian	5	0	5	40	20	25
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	0	20	10	10
Shanghainese	0	0	0	140	55	85
Sign languages, n.i.e.	20	10	15	10	0	10
Sindhi	0	0	0	115	50	70
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	40	20	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	5	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	5	5
Slovak	20	10	5	25	10	10
Slovenian	10	5	5	10	0	5
Somali	0	0	0	80	40	40
Spanish	200	90	105	780	370	405
Swahili	5	5	5	15	5	5
Swedish	25	5	20	25	10	15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	80	20	65	3,020	1,230	1,795
Taiwanese	0	5	5	545	255	290
Tamil	5	0	0	75	35	40
Telugu	0	0	0	15	5	5
Thai	10	0	5	55	20	40
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	10	5	5
Turkish	0	0	0	80	45	40
Ukrainian	40	20	25	85	45	40
Urdu	5	0	0	295	140	155
Vietnamese	5	5	0	225	100	130
Yiddish	0	0	0	5	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	110	45	60	175	80	95
Multiple responses	130	70	60	1,055	485	570
English and French	10	5	5	70	25	45
English and non-official language	15	5	10	695	325	370
French and non-official language	110	55	50	280	135	145
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	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. Kootenay - Columbia, British Columbia (Code 59012) and Richmond, British Columbia (Code 5915015) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 14, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Kootenay - Columbia (Federal electoral district, 2003 Representation Order)

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- British Columbia (Province)
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- British Columbia (Province)
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