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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	Saanich--Gulf Islands British Columbia (Federal electoral district, 2013 representation order)			Montréal, TÉ Quebec (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,886,481	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,854,442	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	907,393	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	849,443	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,779.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	499.19	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	104,285	49,910	54,375	1,886,480	913,165	973,320
0 to 4 years	3,600	1,870	1,725	106,425	54,285	52,140
5 to 9 years	4,190	2,185	2,010	90,425	45,770	44,655
10 to 14 years	5,040	2,515	2,525	90,785	46,370	44,415
15 to 19 years	6,410	3,295	3,120	104,540	52,555	51,990
15 years	1,230	655	580	19,650	10,000	9,655
16 years	1,240	640	600	20,000	10,125	9,875
17 years	1,355	700	655	20,070	10,245	9,820
18 years	1,255	620	635	21,555	10,785	10,770
19 years	1,325	680	645	23,275	11,400	11,875
20 to 24 years	6,050	3,150	2,900	135,015	66,045	68,965
25 to 29 years	4,125	2,145	1,980	150,550	73,865	76,685
30 to 34 years	3,900	1,900	2,000	151,015	75,100	75,915
35 to 39 years	4,620	2,170	2,450	134,420	68,030	66,390
40 to 44 years	5,735	2,675	3,055	131,675	67,400	64,270
45 to 49 years	7,370	3,470	3,900	137,565	70,230	67,330
50 to 54 years	8,555	3,850	4,705	134,990	66,760	68,225
55 to 59 years	9,165	4,215	4,950	119,095	57,320	61,780
60 to 64 years	9,660	4,565	5,090	104,685	49,495	55,195
65 to 69 years	7,335	3,610	3,725	80,125	36,425	43,700
70 to 74 years	5,460	2,650	2,815	65,715	28,600	37,120
75 to 79 years	4,560	2,150	2,415	57,875	24,135	33,745
80 to 84 years	3,985	1,745	2,240	47,365	17,735	29,635
85 years and over	4,520	1,750	2,775	44,205	13,045	31,160
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	50.6	49.4	51.7	39.2	38.1	40.4
% of the population aged 15 and over	87.7	86.8	88.5	84.8	84.0	85.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	91,455	43,345	48,115	1,598,840	766,740	832,100
Married or living with a common-law partner	55,830	27,795	28,035	778,725	391,795	386,930
Married (and not separated)	48,980	24,400	24,585	572,850	286,890	285,960
Living common law	6,850	3,400	3,450	205,875	104,905	100,970
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	35,625	15,545	20,080	820,115	374,945	445,170
Single (never legally married)	20,525	11,020	9,510	565,780	297,305	268,475
Separated	1,950	845	1,105	34,085	14,070	20,010
Divorced	6,280	2,295	3,985	124,365	46,295	78,070
Widowed	6,865	1,380	5,485	95,890	17,275	78,610
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	31,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	475,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	18,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	238,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	5,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	4,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	88,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	1,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	31,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	475,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	27,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	377,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	23,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	274,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	14,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	113,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	9,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	66,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	3,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	102,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	2,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	545	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	385	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	190	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	3,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	98,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	3,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	870	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	245	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	910	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	620	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	230	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	65	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	25,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	515,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	4,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	124,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	8,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	3,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	5,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	104,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	3,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	68,345	...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	102,115	49,115	53,000	1,844,500	897,085	947,415
Number of persons not in census families	18,450	7,650	10,795	476,410	228,535	247,880
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	1,910	720	1,190	47,195	20,375	26,825
Living with non-relatives only	4,715	2,570	2,150	96,495	54,810	41,685
Living alone	11,820	4,360	7,465	332,720	153,345	179,370
Number of census family persons	83,665	41,465	42,200	1,368,085	668,550	699,535
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...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	24,210	11,345	12,870	264,740	111,390	153,355
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	7,070	1,920	5,150	113,380	31,495	81,885
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	695	150	545	12,425	2,750	9,680
Living with non-relatives only	450	190	260	6,230	3,015	3,220
Living alone	5,930	1,585	4,340	94,725	25,735	68,990
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	17,140	9,420	7,720	151,365	79,895	71,475
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	43,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	849,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	30,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	466,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	27,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	432,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	24,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	349,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	14,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	164,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	9,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	185,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	2,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	2,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	1,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	640	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	855	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	540	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	845	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	13,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	382,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	11,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	332,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	1,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	43,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	849,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	27,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	275	...Data not available	...Data not available	113,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	910	...Data not available	...Data not available	460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	15,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	636,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	1,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	2,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	6,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	111,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	4,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	456,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	75	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	43,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	849,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	11,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	332,715	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	18,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	257,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	5,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	116,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	5,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	92,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	1,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	915	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	102,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,844,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	103,355	49,535	53,815	1,862,195	903,220	958,975
Single responses	102,230	49,000	53,225	1,785,935	865,400	920,535
English	86,735	41,895	44,840	309,885	152,655	157,230
French	1,335	605	730	874,435	419,705	454,725
Non-official languages	14,165	6,505	7,655	601,610	293,040	308,575
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	470	165	305
Atikamekw	0	0	0	25	5	15
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	195	85	105
Dene	0	0	0	0	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	45	15	30
Inuktitut	0	0	0	195	55	135
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	10	5	5
Ojibway	0	0	0	5	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	13,830	6,350	7,480	595,125	289,785	305,335
African languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	565	330	240
Afrikaans	40	20	25	55	30	30
Akan (Twi)	10	5	10	980	480	505
Albanian	20	10	10	1,570	815	755
Amharic	5	0	5	540	260	280
Arabic	190	105	85	90,990	48,785	42,200
Armenian	15	5	10	7,255	3,460	3,790
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	1,005	535	470
Bengali	35	15	15	9,390	4,785	4,605
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	4,160	2,270	1,890
Bisayan languages	30	10	20	770	245	520
Bosnian	5	5	0	250	115	130
Bulgarian	20	10	10	4,455	2,145	2,310
Burmese	10	10	5	40	20	25
Cantonese	1,245	585	660	7,115	3,385	3,725
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,830	865	965	30,285	14,300	15,985
Creoles	5	5	5	34,370	15,245	19,115
Croatian	170	90	80	1,185	590	595
Czech	90	45	45	980	460	520
Danish	200	90	110	180	85	95
Dutch	870	410	460	1,335	670	670
Estonian	25	10	20	145	60	90
Finnish	85	40	45	255	90	165
Flemish	15	10	10	180	55	125
Fukien	15	5	10	60	25	35
German	1,705	775	930	6,780	2,995	3,785
Greek	125	70	55	21,245	10,565	10,685
Gujarati	40	20	25	5,175	2,545	2,630
Hakka	5	0	0	60	25	35
Hebrew	20	10	10	3,590	1,900	1,690
Hindi	100	50	45	2,095	1,105	990
Hungarian	220	115	100	4,385	2,040	2,340
Ilocano	20	5	15	1,585	575	1,010
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	5	0	335	205	135
Italian	370	190	185	83,475	40,195	43,280
Japanese	340	120	220	1,515	480	1,035
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	5,035	2,365	2,665
Korean	445	200	250	3,250	1,435	1,815
Kurdish	0	5	0	505	265	235
Lao	5	0	0	1,570	790	775
Latvian	20	10	15	235	80	155
Lingala	0	0	0	1,470	690	780
Lithuanian	10	5	5	440	175	265
Macedonian	5	0	5	125	60	65
Malay	25	5	20	460	195	265
Malayalam	5	5	0	220	115	105
Maltese	10	0	5	15	10	5
Mandarin	845	360	490	7,845	3,615	4,235
Marathi	10	5	5	130	80	45
Nepali	5	0	0	175	85	95
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	3,125	1,645	1,475
Norwegian	85	45	40	170	90	85
Oromo	10	5	0	5,015	2,745	2,275
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,240	635	605	8,585	4,650	3,930
Pashto	5	0	0	780	420	355
Persian (Farsi)	160	90	70	11,275	5,915	5,365
Polish	305	135	175	10,155	4,385	5,770
Portuguese	450	210	240	18,120	8,635	9,490
Romanian	65	30	40	17,555	8,420	9,140
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	985	475	510
Russian	215	85	130	17,770	7,950	9,815
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	0	1,020	450	565
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	90	40	45
Serbian	50	30	20	1,390	685	705
Serbo-Croatian	20	10	10	515	250	265
Shanghainese	5	0	5	55	25	35
Sign languages, n.i.e.	20	5	10	145	80	60
Sindhi	15	5	5	255	125	135
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	15	5	10	440	235	205
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	5	0	50	30	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	0	195	100	90
Slovak	45	25	25	745	305	440
Slovenian	25	10	15	460	200	265
Somali	10	5	0	600	310	295
Spanish	580	250	325	78,100	38,310	39,790
Swahili	5	5	0	785	390	395
Swedish	70	30	45	340	160	180
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	520	150	370	11,775	4,075	7,700
Taiwanese	35	15	25	270	125	145
Tamil	30	15	20	11,265	5,650	5,615
Telugu	15	10	5	300	170	135
Thai	55	15	40	390	115	270
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	40	25	15
Tigrigna	5	0	0	245	115	130
Turkish	30	15	10	5,095	2,625	2,470
Ukrainian	230	105	125	3,610	1,545	2,065
Urdu	25	15	10	7,510	3,935	3,575
Vietnamese	155	70	85	19,100	9,095	10,005
Yiddish	5	5	5	6,935	3,435	3,500
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	325	160	170	6,020	3,085	2,930
Multiple responses	1,125	535	590	76,265	37,825	38,440
English and French	210	100	105	21,720	10,840	10,875
English and non-official language	835	400	440	16,080	7,765	8,315
French and non-official language	45	20	30	30,725	15,180	15,550
English, French and non-official language	30	15	15	7,740	4,040	3,700
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	103,350	49,540	53,815	1,862,195	903,220	958,975
English only	92,725	44,910	47,810	218,820	106,925	111,895
French only	30	10	15	521,020	228,870	292,150
English and French	9,675	4,235	5,445	1,073,820	548,525	525,290
Neither English nor French	925	380	545	48,540	18,900	29,640
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	103,355	49,535	53,815	1,862,195	903,220	958,980
English	100,885	48,470	52,420	535,060	264,340	270,715
French	1,285	570	710	1,128,315	540,925	587,390
English and French	285	130	155	151,895	79,815	72,080
Neither English nor French	895	365	535	46,925	18,140	28,785
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	1,425	640	785	611,005	304,250	306,760
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.3	1.5	32.8	33.7	32.0
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	103,355	49,535	53,815	1,862,200	903,220	958,975
Single responses	101,725	48,755	52,970	1,724,585	835,300	889,285
English	95,620	45,950	49,670	435,675	213,675	222,005
French	330	150	180	936,870	452,640	484,230
Non-official languages	5,770	2,655	3,120	352,040	168,985	183,050
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	195	70	120
Atikamekw	0	0	0	10	5	5
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	90	35	50
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	30	10	15
Inuktitut	0	0	0	70	20	45
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}	5,735	2,630	3,100	349,565	167,790	181,780
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	145	75	70
Afrikaans	10	5	10	15	5	10
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	505	230	275
Albanian	15	5	5	975	500	475
Amharic	5	0	5	300	140	160
Arabic	100	45	50	49,330	25,480	23,850
Armenian	5	5	5	5,015	2,300	2,715
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	195	95	100
Bengali	15	5	10	7,570	3,775	3,800
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,465	780	690
Bisayan languages	15	5	10	215	85	130
Bosnian	0	0	0	160	80	80
Bulgarian	10	5	5	3,450	1,685	1,765
Burmese	15	10	5	25	15	10
Cantonese	795	370	420	5,340	2,550	2,790
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,050	480	565	24,825	11,840	12,990
Creoles	0	0	0	14,630	6,320	8,305
Croatian	70	35	35	520	245	280
Czech	20	10	10	285	130	150
Danish	10	5	10	30	15	10
Dutch	95	45	50	230	110	120
Estonian	0	0	5	25	15	15
Finnish	15	5	5	50	20	30
Flemish	0	0	0	25	10	20
Fukien	5	5	0	15	5	5
German	210	95	115	1,240	565	675
Greek	45	25	25	11,530	5,515	6,015
Gujarati	15	5	5	3,545	1,715	1,830
Hakka	0	0	0	15	10	5
Hebrew	10	5	5	1,600	820	780
Hindi	25	15	10	1,145	580	565
Hungarian	45	20	25	1,590	695	895
Ilocano	0	0	0	555	215	340
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	160	85	75
Italian	70	30	40	33,970	15,245	18,730
Japanese	140	60	80	635	280	350
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	3,325	1,535	1,790
Korean	345	155	190	2,360	1,085	1,275
Kurdish	0	0	0	240	115	125
Lao	0	0	0	935	455	480
Latvian	0	0	5	75	25	45
Lingala	0	0	0	420	195	225
Lithuanian	0	0	0	120	50	75
Macedonian	5	0	0	85	45	40
Malay	0	0	5	185	90	90
Malayalam	0	0	0	50	25	25
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	650	280	375	6,610	3,165	3,440
Marathi	10	5	5	60	35	20
Nepali	0	0	5	125	60	65
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	730	345	385
Norwegian	10	5	5	35	20	15
Oromo	0	0	0	1,615	855	755
Panjabi (Punjabi)	730	355	380	6,480	3,470	3,015
Pashto	0	0	0	630	335	295
Persian (Farsi)	95	50	45	7,980	3,915	4,055
Polish	75	35	40	4,845	2,155	2,690
Portuguese	165	75	90	9,640	4,540	5,095
Romanian	30	15	20	12,845	6,240	6,605
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	295	135	160
Russian	90	40	50	13,940	6,530	7,405
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	230	110	120
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	40	20	15
Serbian	30	15	15	840	405	440
Serbo-Croatian	10	5	5	245	115	130
Shanghainese	0	0	0	25	10	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	20	5	15	275	175	105
Sindhi	0	0	0	145	70	70
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	10	5	0	240	120	125
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	100	45	55
Slovak	10	5	5	155	70	85
Slovenian	5	0	5	175	75	100
Somali	0	0	5	370	180	190
Spanish	215	100	120	53,560	25,900	27,655
Swahili	0	0	0	220	105	115
Swedish	10	5	5	85	40	40
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	175	70	100	6,775	2,585	4,185
Taiwanese	25	10	15	145	70	70
Tamil	15	5	10	9,665	4,805	4,865
Telugu	0	5	0	190	100	90
Thai	15	10	5	125	65	70
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	25	15	10
Tigrigna	0	0	0	130	60	70
Turkish	10	5	0	3,770	1,880	1,895
Ukrainian	35	20	15	1,570	670	900
Urdu	15	10	10	5,540	2,830	2,715
Vietnamese	85	35	50	15,660	7,400	8,260
Yiddish	0	0	0	4,285	2,200	2,085
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	35	20	15	2,280	1,125	1,155
Multiple responses	1,635	785	850	137,615	67,925	69,690
English and French	110	45	65	27,670	14,055	13,610
English and non-official language	1,475	720	760	31,595	15,280	16,310
French and non-official language	10	5	5	59,940	29,040	30,910
English, French and non-official language	35	15	20	18,410	9,545	8,865
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	103,355	49,540	53,820	1,862,195	903,225	958,975
None	94,325	45,420	48,905	1,335,000	642,665	692,330
Single responses	8,850	4,045	4,805	480,500	237,000	243,500
English	2,705	1,275	1,430	150,045	75,370	74,675
French	1,030	450	575	153,155	75,350	77,810
Non-official languages	5,120	2,315	2,800	177,295	86,280	91,015
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	175	65	110
Atikamekw	0	0	0	10	0	5
Cree, n.o.s.	0	5	0	75	35	40
Dene	0	0	0	0	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	15	10	5
Inuktitut	0	0	0	65	15	50
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	10	5	10
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}	4,920	2,225	2,690	174,010	84,615	89,395
African languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	380	200	180
Afrikaans	45	25	20	35	25	15
Akan (Twi)	5	0	0	380	195	190
Albanian	5	5	5	240	120	120
Amharic	10	0	5	150	70	80
Arabic	65	35	30	31,295	16,850	14,445
Armenian	5	0	0	1,345	660	685
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	5	5	590	295	290
Bengali	10	5	10	960	535	425
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,385	735	650
Bisayan languages	15	5	10	215	75	135
Bosnian	0	0	0	50	20	30
Bulgarian	0	0	0	525	235	290
Burmese	0	0	0	10	5	5
Cantonese	345	165	180	1,275	640	630
Chinese, n.o.s.	490	245	250	3,910	1,815	2,090
Creoles	5	5	0	22,125	9,945	12,180
Croatian	75	35	40	295	130	165
Czech	30	10	20	270	125	145
Danish	45	10	35	80	40	40
Dutch	270	120	145	415	195	225
Estonian	10	5	10	50	20	30
Finnish	25	10	15	80	40	45
Flemish	10	0	5	35	10	25
Fukien	5	0	0	20	10	15
German	590	255	335	2,890	1,320	1,570
Greek	55	25	20	7,045	3,505	3,540
Gujarati	30	15	15	935	475	465
Hakka	5	0	0	20	10	15
Hebrew	10	0	5	2,720	1,345	1,375
Hindi	75	40	25	1,495	805	690
Hungarian	75	35	40	1,070	450	615
Ilocano	5	5	10	480	175	305
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	135	80	60
Italian	150	70	80	27,125	13,200	13,920
Japanese	200	90	110	695	280	415
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	1,255	570	685
Korean	70	30	45	510	230	285
Kurdish	0	5	0	165	85	80
Lao	5	5	0	375	200	180
Latvian	0	0	0	65	25	40
Lingala	0	0	0	1,830	890	945
Lithuanian	0	0	0	130	40	85
Macedonian	0	0	5	30	10	15
Malay	10	5	5	150	75	80
Malayalam	0	0	0	100	50	50
Maltese	0	0	0	0	5	0
Mandarin	220	100	120	1,255	540	715
Marathi	0	0	0	40	25	20
Nepali	0	0	0	20	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	1,790	885	905
Norwegian	40	20	20	80	45	40
Oromo	10	0	0	1,685	875	805
Panjabi (Punjabi)	500	255	250	1,320	730	590
Pashto	5	0	0	55	35	20
Persian (Farsi)	40	20	20	1,875	1,035	840
Polish	95	45	50	2,265	915	1,350
Portuguese	165	80	85	4,760	2,290	2,470
Romanian	30	10	20	2,470	1,115	1,360
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	505	245	260
Russian	65	25	45	3,260	1,520	1,740
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	435	185	250
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	30	15	15
Serbian	10	5	5	300	145	150
Serbo-Croatian	10	5	5	100	45	55
Shanghainese	0	5	0	25	10	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	30	10	15	110	50	60
Sindhi	10	5	5	75	35	45
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	10	5	0	135	75	55
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	5	5	20	10	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	55	30	25
Slovak	15	5	15	225	95	130
Slovenian	10	5	5	110	45	70
Somali	5	0	0	180	90	85
Spanish	425	185	240	21,040	10,340	10,705
Swahili	10	5	0	550	245	300
Swedish	25	10	10	215	105	110
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	240	65	175	4,045	1,285	2,765
Taiwanese	15	5	5	90	45	45
Tamil	30	10	15	1,240	645	595
Telugu	10	5	0	55	30	20
Thai	35	15	20	165	55	110
Tibetan languages	5	0	5	15	10	5
Tigrigna	0	0	0	55	30	30
Turkish	15	5	5	850	455	395
Ukrainian	40	15	30	940	400	540
Urdu	5	5	0	1,590	870	725
Vietnamese	50	20	30	3,035	1,505	1,535
Yiddish	0	0	0	1,610	730	875
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	190	85	110	3,105	1,595	1,510
Multiple responses	180	70	110	46,705	23,560	23,145
English and French	15	10	10	19,435	10,035	9,395
English and non-official language	45	15	25	12,495	6,270	6,225
French and non-official language	120	45	75	14,095	6,900	7,195
English, French and non-official language	5	0	0	680	350	330

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. Saanich--Gulf Islands, British Columbia (Code 59027) and Montréal, Quebec (Code 2466) (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 6, 2024).

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Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
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Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
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Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
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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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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Saanich--Gulf Islands (Federal electoral district, 2013 Representation Order)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Saanich--Gulf Islands

Geographic hierarchy: Montréal (Territoire équivalent)

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- Quebec (Province)
  - Montréal (Territoire équivalent)

Note

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

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^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

^E use with caution

X area and data suppression

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

.. not available for a specific reference period

... not applicable

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Map

Map: Saanich--Gulf Islands (Federal electoral district, 2013 Representation Order), British Columbia

Map: Montréal, Territoire équivalent (Census Division), Quebec

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Saanich--Gulf Islands (Federal electoral district, 2013 Representation Order)

Geographic hierarchy: Montréal (Territoire équivalent)

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Related data

Related data: Saanich--Gulf Islands (Federal electoral district, 2013 Representation Order), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Montréal, Territoire équivalent (Census Division), Quebec

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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