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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	Greater Vancouver, RD British Columbia (Census division)			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}	2,313,328	...Data not available	...Data not available	883,391	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	2,116,581	...Data not available	...Data not available	812,129	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	9.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	8.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	949,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	370,217	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	891,336	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,244	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	802.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	316.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	2,882.55	...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}	2,313,325	1,130,375	1,182,955	883,390	428,455	454,935
0 to 4 years	115,185	59,275	55,905	49,140	24,925	24,215
5 to 9 years	114,390	58,725	55,660	48,765	24,660	24,100
10 to 14 years	124,880	64,365	60,520	50,665	25,690	24,975
15 to 19 years	145,190	75,070	70,115	58,305	29,675	28,630
15 years	28,165	14,570	13,595	10,905	5,620	5,285
16 years	28,785	15,090	13,695	11,440	5,810	5,635
17 years	28,975	14,985	13,990	11,255	5,775	5,480
18 years	29,365	15,065	14,300	11,880	5,975	5,905
19 years	29,895	15,365	14,530	12,825	6,505	6,325
20 to 24 years	159,080	80,620	78,465	65,960	33,100	32,865
25 to 29 years	170,065	83,960	86,105	61,230	30,185	31,045
30 to 34 years	160,010	77,900	82,110	57,745	27,675	30,065
35 to 39 years	161,245	76,660	84,585	60,360	28,765	31,600
40 to 44 years	180,535	86,315	94,225	64,285	31,215	33,065
45 to 49 years	192,090	93,760	98,330	73,190	35,935	37,255
50 to 54 years	182,435	88,705	93,730	69,010	33,595	35,415
55 to 59 years	158,570	77,595	80,970	57,735	28,030	29,705
60 to 64 years	136,755	66,610	70,145	50,410	24,385	26,025
65 to 69 years	94,860	46,120	48,740	35,865	16,935	18,925
70 to 74 years	72,890	34,215	38,675	26,810	12,360	14,445
75 to 79 years	58,150	26,990	31,160	21,275	9,545	11,725
80 to 84 years	44,235	19,050	25,185	16,305	6,600	9,710
85 years and over	42,760	14,435	28,325	16,335	5,185	11,150
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	40.2	39.3	40.9	39.2	38.2	40.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.7	83.9	85.5	83.2	82.4	83.9
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,958,880	948,010	1,010,870	734,820	353,180	381,640
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,106,575	551,405	555,175	411,110	205,465	205,640
Married (and not separated)	970,585	482,590	487,995	348,520	173,900	174,625
Living common law	135,995	68,815	67,175	62,595	31,570	31,020
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	852,300	396,600	455,695	323,710	147,710	176,000
Single (never legally married)	586,885	313,200	273,680	224,340	117,055	107,290
Separated	48,835	19,980	28,855	20,630	8,385	12,240
Divorced	119,570	45,130	74,435	42,710	15,540	27,170
Widowed	97,010	18,290	78,725	36,030	6,730	29,300
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	294,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	148,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	140,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	49,730	...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}	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	535,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	200,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	467,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	169,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	185,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	282,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	109,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	126,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	45,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	67,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	48,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	19,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	10,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,565	...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	98,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	78,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	48,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	23,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	7,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	19,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	12,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	690,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	265,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	136,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	214,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	82,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	155,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	100,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	2,280,770	1,115,555	1,165,220	867,090	421,800	445,290
Number of persons not in census families	421,375	196,635	224,735	160,855	74,120	86,735
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	63,575	23,920	39,660	18,625	7,520	11,105
Living with non-relatives only	106,050	57,060	48,990	42,325	23,700	18,625
Living alone	251,745	115,655	136,090	99,905	42,895	57,005
Number of census family persons	1,859,400	918,920	940,485	706,235	347,685	358,550
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	293,195	134,660	158,535	105,830	47,610	58,220
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	99,835	29,055	70,780	34,820	9,275	25,545
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	21,470	4,520	16,955	5,390	1,055	4,335
Living with non-relatives only	5,995	2,860	3,135	1,915	860	1,055
Living alone	72,365	21,675	50,690	27,515	7,360	20,155
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	193,360	105,610	87,750	71,010	38,335	32,675
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	595,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	234,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	510,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	215,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	436,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	191,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	245,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	73,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	85,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	50,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	38,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	11,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	27,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	11,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	34,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	295,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	118,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	44,100	...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}	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	301,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	129,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	4,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	455,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	19,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	80,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	126,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	228,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	960	...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}	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	272,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	116,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	142,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	134,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	52,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	37,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	2,280,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	867,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...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}	2,292,120	1,121,310	1,170,805	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	2,231,105	1,092,095	1,139,005	846,085	411,465	434,630
English	1,282,500	645,490	637,010	544,045	270,365	273,680
French	24,780	12,080	12,700	123,925	56,845	67,075
Non-official languages	923,825	434,530	489,295	178,120	84,250	93,875
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	330	155	175	455	155	305
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	235	115	120	145	70	75
Dene	20	10	10	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	0	5	210	50	155
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	20	5	15
Ojibway	60	25	40	65	25	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	10	5	10
Stoney	0	5	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	917,155	431,300	485,855	175,735	83,195	92,545
African languages, n.i.e.	490	250	235	450	225	225
Afrikaans	1,255	625	630	135	70	65
Akan (Twi)	375	190	185	310	150	165
Albanian	985	500	485	580	295	280
Amharic	1,065	520	545	1,165	565	600
Arabic	10,830	6,105	4,725	28,185	14,660	13,525
Armenian	980	500	480	415	210	205
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	345	150	195	510	235	275
Bengali	2,095	1,100	995	2,840	1,450	1,390
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	5	10	65	30	35
Bisayan languages	3,160	1,215	1,950	375	105	270
Bosnian	1,095	555	540	575	265	310
Bulgarian	1,670	815	860	825	380	445
Burmese	880	455	425	165	85	80
Cantonese	128,115	59,365	68,745	6,405	3,005	3,400
Chinese, n.o.s.	111,495	51,720	59,775	12,735	5,980	6,755
Creoles	485	235	250	3,620	1,530	2,090
Croatian	5,735	2,815	2,920	985	470	515
Czech	3,490	1,735	1,755	990	455	540
Danish	2,330	1,125	1,205	315	145	175
Dutch	8,305	3,990	4,315	2,360	1,120	1,240
Estonian	550	240	305	185	80	105
Finnish	2,030	800	1,230	325	120	200
Flemish	190	100	90	80	35	45
Fukien	1,850	815	1,035	85	35	45
German	26,935	12,750	14,185	5,810	2,565	3,245
Greek	5,000	2,620	2,375	2,040	1,080	955
Gujarati	6,175	2,855	3,320	1,210	630	575
Hakka	1,070	460	610	55	35	25
Hebrew	1,535	845	695	350	190	160
Hindi	22,955	11,005	11,945	2,330	1,175	1,155
Hungarian	5,865	2,875	2,985	1,725	850	875
Ilocano	3,355	1,330	2,020	360	120	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	395	225	170	130	75	55
Italian	16,215	8,195	8,015	9,440	4,730	4,710
Japanese	15,840	5,545	10,290	935	295	640
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,150	545	605	1,095	480	625
Korean	43,845	19,955	23,885	1,605	690	915
Kurdish	1,390	760	630	645	330	315
Lao	835	390	445	360	175	180
Latvian	350	175	175	275	125	155
Lingala	30	15	15	275	120	150
Lithuanian	260	115	145	210	90	120
Macedonian	190	90	105	60	30	30
Malay	3,215	1,490	1,725	355	160	205
Malayalam	1,250	625	620	445	225	225
Maltese	85	45	40	35	10	25
Mandarin	90,185	41,955	48,235	6,820	3,150	3,665
Marathi	385	195	185	230	115	120
Nepali	695	370	330	465	225	235
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	335	185	150	575	300	275
Norwegian	1,010	475	535	140	60	80
Oromo	220	125	95	360	190	170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	139,230	69,140	70,085	3,295	1,650	1,645
Pashto	820	440	380	705	375	325
Persian (Farsi)	34,420	17,420	17,000	6,050	3,025	3,030
Polish	12,650	5,990	6,660	5,750	2,605	3,150
Portuguese	9,210	4,410	4,800	3,920	1,865	2,050
Romanian	6,885	3,395	3,485	2,390	1,085	1,305
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	50	75	545	225	315
Russian	15,420	7,135	8,280	5,475	2,390	3,085
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	70	30	35	515	190	330
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	675	340	330	160	80	75
Serbian	5,990	3,070	2,915	1,675	820	855
Serbo-Croatian	1,210	570	645	545	265	280
Shanghainese	1,220	520	700	75	35	45
Sign languages, n.i.e.	315	160	150	115	55	65
Sindhi	1,695	755	945	245	115	130
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,230	630	595	720	360	365
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	755	390	360	355	175	180
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	280	140	135	55	25	30
Slovak	2,330	1,030	1,300	625	280	345
Slovenian	590	280	310	235	110	125
Somali	915	460	450	6,135	2,610	3,525
Spanish	32,305	15,570	16,735	10,850	4,960	5,890
Swahili	575	295	280	800	365	430
Swedish	1,425	640	790	270	130	150
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	58,500	23,510	34,995	4,875	1,625	3,250
Taiwanese	5,470	2,550	2,920	165	75	95
Tamil	2,915	1,535	1,385	2,065	1,060	1,000
Telugu	470	250	225	340	165	170
Thai	1,655	560	1,100	335	95	245
Tibetan languages	170	95	75	20	10	10
Tigrigna	510	250	265	740	360	385
Turkish	2,545	1,440	1,105	1,395	700	695
Ukrainian	4,260	1,805	2,455	1,560	680	885
Urdu	7,760	3,950	3,805	3,675	1,870	1,810
Vietnamese	21,690	10,165	11,525	5,800	2,715	3,085
Yiddish	290	145	145	230	125	105
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,340	3,075	3,270	1,925	900	1,025
Multiple responses	61,010	29,215	31,800	26,360	12,535	13,825
English and French	4,375	2,145	2,240	10,755	5,085	5,665
English and non-official language	53,235	25,490	27,745	11,090	5,430	5,660
French and non-official language	2,260	1,040	1,225	2,950	1,330	1,620
English, French and non-official language	1,135	545	595	1,565	695	870
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805	872,450	424,000	448,450
English only	1,997,605	994,500	1,003,100	522,980	264,790	258,195
French only	1,270	575	690	12,915	5,245	7,675
English and French	164,780	73,445	91,335	324,690	149,495	175,195
Neither English nor French	128,460	52,785	75,680	11,860	4,470	7,390
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,292,115	1,121,315	1,170,805	872,450	424,000	448,450
English	2,126,505	1,050,815	1,075,690	708,285	349,750	358,535
French	25,030	12,225	12,805	133,450	60,890	72,560
English and French	13,890	6,325	7,565	19,190	9,065	10,125
Neither English nor French	126,690	51,945	74,740	11,530	4,300	7,230
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	31,975	15,385	16,590	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}	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	2,158,685	1,057,345	1,101,345	830,485	404,095	426,390
English	1,568,165	778,030	790,135	652,455	321,710	330,745
French	8,410	4,025	4,385	86,035	38,940	47,095
Non-official languages	582,110	275,295	306,825	91,990	43,445	48,545
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	55	30	25	120	40	75
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	45	25	15	35	10	20
Dene	5	0	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	60	15	45
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	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}	579,845	274,140	305,700	91,210	43,090	48,120
African languages, n.i.e.	160	75	85	175	80	100
Afrikaans	520	255	260	50	25	25
Akan (Twi)	105	50	55	110	55	55
Albanian	505	245	255	290	150	140
Amharic	500	220	280	655	305	345
Arabic	6,505	3,410	3,085	16,970	8,525	8,440
Armenian	435	220	210	210	110	100
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	90	40	50	80	35	45
Bengali	1,310	645	665	1,920	945	975
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	25	10	15
Bisayan languages	1,095	470	630	120	40	75
Bosnian	640	330	310	295	150	145
Bulgarian	985	480	510	435	210	225
Burmese	560	300	260	105	45	55
Cantonese	100,680	46,200	54,485	4,000	1,860	2,140
Chinese, n.o.s.	76,285	35,345	40,940	8,475	3,975	4,495
Creoles	275	125	145	1,590	645	945
Croatian	2,040	955	1,085	370	175	195
Czech	1,020	525	495	275	125	150
Danish	185	90	95	30	15	10
Dutch	725	335	390	155	75	80
Estonian	100	40	60	50	15	25
Finnish	445	185	260	25	15	10
Flemish	15	5	10	0	0	0
Fukien	680	305	370	20	10	5
German	3,485	1,635	1,855	730	310	420
Greek	1,755	840	915	635	315	325
Gujarati	2,910	1,270	1,645	460	220	240
Hakka	310	140	175	10	5	5
Hebrew	715	365	355	135	70	65
Hindi	11,685	5,550	6,135	1,045	520	525
Hungarian	1,785	855	930	500	240	265
Ilocano	1,085	490	600	160	60	105
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	145	75	70	30	20	10
Italian	4,570	2,020	2,550	2,915	1,320	1,595
Japanese	8,110	3,375	4,735	375	140	230
Khmer (Cambodian)	580	285	295	530	235	295
Korean	34,850	16,095	18,755	995	460	535
Kurdish	920	475	445	405	195	210
Lao	415	210	210	190	100	90
Latvian	80	35	40	70	30	40
Lingala	10	5	5	100	40	65
Lithuanian	50	25	25	50	25	25
Macedonian	115	60	55	25	15	10
Malay	1,265	635	630	115	60	55
Malayalam	610	310	300	185	90	90
Maltese	10	5	0	10	0	5
Mandarin	75,385	35,675	39,710	5,190	2,515	2,675
Marathi	210	110	100	120	60	65
Nepali	460	240	220	345	170	175
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	115	60	60	110	55	50
Norwegian	80	40	35	10	5	10
Oromo	135	70	65	200	95	105
Panjabi (Punjabi)	103,895	51,410	52,485	1,800	855	945
Pashto	540	285	255	515	270	240
Persian (Farsi)	23,895	11,670	12,220	3,885	1,835	2,050
Polish	5,185	2,500	2,685	2,320	1,075	1,250
Portuguese	3,435	1,630	1,805	1,620	765	850
Romanian	3,575	1,765	1,805	1,245	575	665
Rundi (Kirundi)	70	25	40	210	100	110
Russian	10,050	4,860	5,195	3,460	1,610	1,850
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	205	80	125
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	460	225	230	80	40	45
Serbian	3,755	1,895	1,865	1,140	565	575
Serbo-Croatian	555	270	285	275	135	140
Shanghainese	545	255	295	35	20	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	470	265	205	190	110	80
Sindhi	660	285	375	65	20	40
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	530	260	265	345	170	170
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	610	315	300	275	140	130
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	20	35	15	5	10
Slovak	880	420	460	190	90	100
Slovenian	65	30	40	30	20	15
Somali	605	300	305	3,850	1,600	2,250
Spanish	17,105	8,345	8,760	5,755	2,665	3,090
Swahili	200	100	100	300	135	165
Swedish	260	125	135	65	30	30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	26,830	11,720	15,110	2,095	820	1,280
Taiwanese	2,825	1,350	1,475	75	35	40
Tamil	1,880	965	915	1,270	620	650
Telugu	255	130	125	125	60	65
Thai	655	295	360	120	45	75
Tibetan languages	90	50	35	5	0	5
Tigrigna	260	120	140	395	175	215
Turkish	1,245	655	595	765	365	395
Ukrainian	705	315	390	405	180	225
Urdu	5,045	2,505	2,535	1,995	1,000	1,000
Vietnamese	14,925	7,005	7,920	4,035	1,890	2,145
Yiddish	10	5	5	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,215	1,120	1,095	665	315	350
Multiple responses	133,430	63,970	69,460	41,970	19,905	22,060
English and French	2,620	1,265	1,355	10,775	4,930	5,845
English and non-official language	128,365	61,585	66,775	25,800	12,580	13,220
French and non-official language	730	355	375	2,405	1,025	1,375
English, French and non-official language	1,720	765	955	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}	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805	872,450	424,000	448,450
None	1,813,090	892,790	920,300	671,880	330,280	341,595
Single responses	470,395	224,500	245,895	192,740	90,130	102,610
English	211,820	103,680	108,145	75,780	35,840	39,940
French	18,930	8,650	10,280	55,510	25,515	30,000
Non-official languages	239,645	112,175	127,475	61,455	28,780	32,675
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	200	90	110	320	115	205
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	145	70	75	95	40	55
Dene	10	5	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	5	0	0	140	40	95
Mi'kmaq	5	0	5	10	0	5
Ojibway	35	15	20	65	25	40
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	10	5	5
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	236,710	110,835	125,875	60,025	28,185	31,845
African languages, n.i.e.	220	125	95	185	90	100
Afrikaans	685	330	360	60	25	40
Akan (Twi)	205	110	100	220	105	125
Albanian	325	160	165	155	85	70
Amharic	380	180	200	370	175	190
Arabic	3,135	1,810	1,325	8,665	4,580	4,085
Armenian	295	145	145	100	50	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	150	65	85	275	125	150
Bengali	480	230	250	625	345	275
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	5	25	20	15
Bisayan languages	745	300	445	95	30	65
Bosnian	330	165	165	190	85	110
Bulgarian	405	180	220	250	115	135
Burmese	220	105	115	50	25	25
Cantonese	27,690	13,220	14,470	1,740	815	925
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,575	8,865	9,715	2,745	1,320	1,425
Creoles	355	175	180	2,490	1,050	1,440
Croatian	2,360	1,190	1,165	365	185	185
Czech	1,250	565	685	325	130	200
Danish	820	375	445	135	60	80
Dutch	2,570	1,125	1,445	785	350	435
Estonian	155	70	80	60	25	35
Finnish	670	270	405	125	40	85
Flemish	55	30	25	15	10	5
Fukien	655	290	370	35	15	20
German	9,705	4,415	5,285	2,395	1,070	1,325
Greek	2,705	1,370	1,335	1,090	575	510
Gujarati	2,990	1,395	1,600	600	305	290
Hakka	300	130	170	25	15	5
Hebrew	910	480	430	355	170	180
Hindi	11,660	5,670	5,990	1,395	715	680
Hungarian	1,785	845	940	525	245	280
Ilocano	820	315	505	95	30	65
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	150	75	80	65	35	30
Italian	6,655	3,290	3,365	3,970	1,915	2,050
Japanese	6,870	2,760	4,110	540	230	310
Khmer (Cambodian)	290	130	160	385	170	215
Korean	6,030	2,715	3,315	470	205	270
Kurdish	265	160	110	145	75	70
Lao	300	145	160	100	50	50
Latvian	65	25	45	75	40	40
Lingala	50	20	30	470	175	290
Lithuanian	80	35	45	65	25	40
Macedonian	40	15	20	20	5	15
Malay	1,265	585	685	165	75	90
Malayalam	435	215	225	185	95	95
Maltese	35	15	25	20	5	10
Mandarin	16,745	7,640	9,105	1,650	735	920
Marathi	115	60	55	60	25	40
Nepali	120	65	55	60	20	35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	195	115	85	520	240	280
Norwegian	330	150	180	75	25	45
Oromo	40	30	20	70	35	35
Panjabi (Punjabi)	26,855	13,370	13,485	1,060	530	530
Pashto	205	105	100	135	65	65
Persian (Farsi)	6,510	3,465	3,050	1,425	745	675
Polish	3,990	1,805	2,180	1,830	750	1,080
Portuguese	3,585	1,655	1,925	1,405	655	745
Romanian	1,955	920	1,040	685	330	355
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	20	15	300	115	185
Russian	3,470	1,550	1,925	1,425	610	815
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	10	250	85	165
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	155	85	70	45	20	25
Serbian	1,595	835	765	320	155	160
Serbo-Croatian	360	155	200	120	60	60
Shanghainese	475	210	260	20	5	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	345	130	215	125	45	85
Sindhi	890	380	510	120	55	65
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	510	250	255	285	135	145
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	90	50	45	15	10	5
Slovak	760	290	465	225	95	125
Slovenian	165	70	90	65	25	40
Somali	325	170	155	1,965	895	1,065
Spanish	14,470	7,085	7,385	4,940	2,315	2,630
Swahili	425	205	220	595	260	340
Swedish	670	300	365	160	75	80
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	21,495	8,110	13,385	1,840	545	1,295
Taiwanese	2,585	1,235	1,350	60	25	40
Tamil	815	430	380	650	340	310
Telugu	160	85	75	135	65	70
Thai	670	230	440	190	65	130
Tibetan languages	35	20	15	10	5	5
Tigrigna	160	75	85	250	120	125
Turkish	895	495	400	380	195	185
Ukrainian	965	425	540	510	210	305
Urdu	2,165	1,120	1,045	1,400	730	675
Vietnamese	5,085	2,475	2,610	1,325	640	685
Yiddish	75	35	40	50	25	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,730	1,240	1,490	1,110	480	625
Multiple responses	8,635	4,025	4,610	7,835	3,590	4,240
English and French	890	400	485	2,275	1,055	1,220
English and non-official language	3,990	1,920	2,075	1,995	940	1,055
French and non-official language	3,690	1,675	2,010	3,495	1,565	1,930
English, French and non-official language	60	20	35	75	35	40

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

^E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Greater Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915) 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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Map: Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

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Map: Greater Vancouver, Regional district, Census Division (shaded in green), British Columbia

Map: Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

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

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Greater Vancouver (Regional district)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Greater Vancouver (Regional district)

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: Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia
Highlight tables, Canada and census divisions
Census Data Navigator, Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), 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

Map: Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

Map: Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Greater Vancouver (Regional district)

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa (City)

Note

Related data

Related data: Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), 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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