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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	Vancouver, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)			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}	603,502	...Data not available	...Data not available	883,391	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	578,041	...Data not available	...Data not available	812,129	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	8.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	286,742	...Data not available	...Data not available	370,217	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	264,573	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,244	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	5,249.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	316.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	114.97	...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}	603,500	295,095	308,400	883,390	428,455	454,935
0 to 4 years	24,770	12,725	12,050	49,140	24,925	24,215
5 to 9 years	22,400	11,625	10,775	48,765	24,660	24,100
10 to 14 years	24,175	12,435	11,740	50,665	25,690	24,975
15 to 19 years	29,095	14,950	14,150	58,305	29,675	28,630
15 years	5,500	2,770	2,730	10,905	5,620	5,285
16 years	5,625	2,985	2,635	11,440	5,810	5,635
17 years	5,715	2,955	2,760	11,255	5,775	5,480
18 years	5,985	3,025	2,960	11,880	5,975	5,905
19 years	6,275	3,215	3,065	12,825	6,505	6,325
20 to 24 years	44,285	21,710	22,570	65,960	33,100	32,865
25 to 29 years	59,465	28,810	30,655	61,230	30,185	31,045
30 to 34 years	53,335	26,355	26,980	57,745	27,675	30,065
35 to 39 years	47,230	23,055	24,175	60,360	28,765	31,600
40 to 44 years	48,640	23,950	24,690	64,285	31,215	33,065
45 to 49 years	49,195	24,730	24,460	73,190	35,935	37,255
50 to 54 years	44,105	21,435	22,670	69,010	33,595	35,415
55 to 59 years	39,500	19,315	20,185	57,735	28,030	29,705
60 to 64 years	35,365	17,370	17,995	50,410	24,385	26,025
65 to 69 years	22,845	11,110	11,735	35,865	16,935	18,925
70 to 74 years	18,800	8,720	10,080	26,810	12,360	14,445
75 to 79 years	15,870	7,425	8,440	21,275	9,545	11,725
80 to 84 years	12,305	5,410	6,895	16,305	6,600	9,710
85 years and over	12,110	3,955	8,155	16,335	5,185	11,150
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.7	39.1	40.2	39.2	38.2	40.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	88.2	87.5	88.8	83.2	82.4	83.9
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	532,150	258,310	273,840	734,820	353,180	381,640
Married or living with a common-law partner	264,105	132,245	131,855	411,110	205,465	205,640
Married (and not separated)	216,815	107,845	108,965	348,520	173,900	174,625
Living common law	47,285	24,395	22,890	62,595	31,570	31,020
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	268,050	126,065	141,985	323,710	147,710	176,000
Single (never legally married)	194,270	102,030	92,240	224,340	117,055	107,290
Separated	12,850	5,445	7,400	20,630	8,385	12,240
Divorced	35,825	14,020	21,800	42,710	15,540	27,170
Widowed	25,110	4,570	20,545	36,030	6,730	29,300
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	151,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	79,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	34,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	28,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	9,280	...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}	151,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	126,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	200,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	103,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	169,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	43,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	59,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	25,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	25,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	23,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	405	...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	24,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	20,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	13,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	4,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	305	...Data not available	...Data not available	575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	146,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	265,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	29,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	41,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	16,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	31,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	27,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	590,205	288,095	302,110	867,090	421,800	445,290
Number of persons not in census families	165,840	79,055	86,785	160,855	74,120	86,735
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	18,175	6,670	11,505	18,625	7,520	11,105
Living with non-relatives only	46,460	24,170	22,285	42,325	23,700	18,625
Living alone	101,200	48,215	52,990	99,905	42,895	57,005
Number of census family persons	424,370	209,045	215,330	706,235	347,685	358,550
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	75,360	34,360	41,000	105,830	47,610	58,220
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	28,975	9,280	19,690	34,820	9,275	25,545
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,605	1,090	4,510	5,390	1,055	4,335
Living with non-relatives only	1,795	845	950	1,915	860	1,055
Living alone	21,575	7,340	14,235	27,515	7,360	20,155
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	46,390	25,085	21,305	71,010	38,335	32,675
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	142,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	234,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	122,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	215,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	103,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	52,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	50,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	20,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	12,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	6,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	7,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	121,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	118,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	20,410	...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}	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	47,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	70,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	65	...Data not available	...Data not available	935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	146,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	4,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	45,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	87,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	390	...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}	264,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	81,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	116,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	34,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	28,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	10,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	8,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	590,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	867,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...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}	595,720	291,505	304,215	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	578,685	283,430	295,250	846,085	411,465	434,630
English	299,290	154,040	145,250	544,045	270,365	273,680
French	8,905	4,575	4,330	123,925	56,845	67,075
Non-official languages	270,490	124,825	145,670	178,120	84,250	93,875
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	165	85	85	455	155	305
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	120	60	55	145	70	75
Dene	10	10	5	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	210	50	155
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	20	5	15
Ojibway	30	10	15	65	25	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	10	5	10
Stoney	5	0	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	268,345	123,780	144,565	175,735	83,195	92,545
African languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	450	225	225
Afrikaans	220	120	100	135	70	65
Akan (Twi)	70	35	40	310	150	165
Albanian	130	70	60	580	295	280
Amharic	305	160	135	1,165	565	600
Arabic	2,685	1,670	1,015	28,185	14,660	13,525
Armenian	275	140	135	415	210	205
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	510	235	275
Bengali	880	465	420	2,840	1,450	1,390
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	65	30	35
Bisayan languages	1,020	370	650	375	105	270
Bosnian	225	110	115	575	265	310
Bulgarian	465	210	260	825	380	445
Burmese	340	175	165	165	85	80
Cantonese	63,220	29,170	34,055	6,405	3,005	3,400
Chinese, n.o.s.	44,880	20,730	24,150	12,735	5,980	6,755
Creoles	70	40	35	3,620	1,530	2,090
Croatian	1,320	635	680	985	470	515
Czech	855	435	420	990	455	540
Danish	435	205	230	315	145	175
Dutch	1,350	675	670	2,360	1,120	1,240
Estonian	130	50	80	185	80	105
Finnish	410	150	260	325	120	200
Flemish	40	30	10	80	35	45
Fukien	545	245	305	85	35	45
German	6,615	3,150	3,465	5,810	2,565	3,245
Greek	2,275	1,160	1,110	2,040	1,080	955
Gujarati	960	430	530	1,210	630	575
Hakka	405	180	225	55	35	25
Hebrew	830	460	365	350	190	160
Hindi	3,955	1,905	2,040	2,330	1,175	1,155
Hungarian	1,350	655	700	1,725	850	875
Ilocano	1,535	615	925	360	120	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	65	40	25	130	75	55
Italian	5,065	2,435	2,625	9,440	4,730	4,710
Japanese	6,730	2,235	4,495	935	295	640
Khmer (Cambodian)	330	150	180	1,095	480	625
Korean	7,825	3,300	4,525	1,605	690	915
Kurdish	385	210	175	645	330	315
Lao	105	50	55	360	175	180
Latvian	135	60	75	275	125	155
Lingala	10	10	5	275	120	150
Lithuanian	85	35	50	210	90	120
Macedonian	60	25	40	60	30	30
Malay	995	495	495	355	160	205
Malayalam	325	160	165	445	225	225
Maltese	20	10	5	35	10	25
Mandarin	23,675	10,715	12,955	6,820	3,150	3,665
Marathi	80	45	30	230	115	120
Nepali	140	80	55	465	225	235
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	60	35	20	575	300	275
Norwegian	205	95	110	140	60	80
Oromo	75	45	30	360	190	170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	15,235	7,485	7,745	3,295	1,650	1,645
Pashto	125	70	50	705	375	325
Persian (Farsi)	6,260	3,270	2,990	6,050	3,025	3,030
Polish	2,705	1,245	1,455	5,750	2,605	3,150
Portuguese	3,410	1,680	1,730	3,920	1,865	2,050
Romanian	1,145	525	620	2,390	1,085	1,305
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	15	25	545	225	315
Russian	3,705	1,635	2,070	5,475	2,390	3,085
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	10	515	190	330
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	160	80	75
Serbian	2,080	1,020	1,065	1,675	820	855
Serbo-Croatian	480	230	255	545	265	280
Shanghainese	460	185	275	75	35	45
Sign languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	115	55	65
Sindhi	245	105	140	245	115	130
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	210	105	100	720	360	365
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	70	35	35	355	175	180
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	40	40	55	25	30
Slovak	480	205	270	625	280	345
Slovenian	155	85	75	235	110	125
Somali	130	70	60	6,135	2,610	3,525
Spanish	10,500	5,230	5,270	10,850	4,960	5,890
Swahili	110	60	50	800	365	430
Swedish	440	200	235	270	130	150
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	18,805	7,300	11,505	4,875	1,625	3,250
Taiwanese	1,600	725	880	165	75	95
Tamil	1,400	760	635	2,065	1,060	1,000
Telugu	95	55	40	340	165	170
Thai	665	255	410	335	95	245
Tibetan languages	45	30	15	20	10	10
Tigrigna	120	60	65	740	360	385
Turkish	815	475	340	1,395	700	695
Ukrainian	890	355	530	1,560	680	885
Urdu	700	375	325	3,675	1,870	1,810
Vietnamese	10,585	4,985	5,600	5,800	2,715	3,085
Yiddish	185	90	100	230	125	105
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,985	960	1,025	1,925	900	1,025
Multiple responses	17,035	8,075	8,965	26,360	12,535	13,825
English and French	1,500	760	745	10,755	5,085	5,665
English and non-official language	14,425	6,800	7,625	11,090	5,430	5,660
French and non-official language	755	345	410	2,950	1,330	1,620
English, French and non-official language	355	170	185	1,565	695	870
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	872,450	424,000	448,450
English only	490,430	245,600	244,825	522,980	264,790	258,195
French only	430	205	225	12,915	5,245	7,675
English and French	58,905	26,855	32,045	324,690	149,495	175,195
Neither English nor French	45,960	18,835	27,120	11,860	4,470	7,390
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	872,450	424,000	448,450
English	537,105	266,410	270,695	708,285	349,750	358,535
French	9,165	4,660	4,505	133,450	60,890	72,560
English and French	4,020	1,835	2,180	19,190	9,065	10,125
Neither English nor French	45,430	18,600	26,825	11,530	4,300	7,230
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	11,175	5,575	5,600	143,040	65,420	77,620
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.9	1.9	1.8	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}	595,720	291,510	304,215	872,450	424,000	448,450
Single responses	560,350	274,905	285,440	830,485	404,095	426,390
English	387,300	194,815	192,485	652,455	321,710	330,745
French	3,560	1,735	1,825	86,035	38,940	47,095
Non-official languages	169,485	78,360	91,130	91,990	43,445	48,545
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	25	15	10	120	40	75
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	15	10	10	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	0	0	0	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}	168,770	77,985	90,790	91,210	43,090	48,120
African languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	175	80	100
Afrikaans	60	30	30	50	25	25
Akan (Twi)	20	10	15	110	55	55
Albanian	55	25	25	290	150	140
Amharic	130	65	70	655	305	345
Arabic	1,660	955	710	16,970	8,525	8,440
Armenian	90	45	45	210	110	100
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	80	35	45
Bengali	560	280	275	1,920	945	975
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	25	10	15
Bisayan languages	340	140	205	120	40	75
Bosnian	115	65	55	295	150	145
Bulgarian	215	95	120	435	210	225
Burmese	225	125	105	105	45	55
Cantonese	49,175	22,410	26,765	4,000	1,860	2,140
Chinese, n.o.s.	30,650	14,070	16,580	8,475	3,975	4,495
Creoles	45	20	25	1,590	645	945
Croatian	475	225	250	370	175	195
Czech	190	95	90	275	125	150
Danish	50	25	25	30	15	10
Dutch	135	60	75	155	75	80
Estonian	20	10	15	50	15	25
Finnish	95	40	60	25	15	10
Flemish	15	10	5	0	0	0
Fukien	165	70	100	20	10	5
German	1,100	530	570	730	310	420
Greek	955	440	510	635	315	325
Gujarati	485	205	275	460	220	240
Hakka	115	55	60	10	5	5
Hebrew	350	175	170	135	70	65
Hindi	1,915	905	1,015	1,045	520	525
Hungarian	335	145	185	500	240	265
Ilocano	525	240	290	160	60	105
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	30	20	10
Italian	2,040	890	1,150	2,915	1,320	1,595
Japanese	3,560	1,440	2,120	375	140	230
Khmer (Cambodian)	175	85	90	530	235	295
Korean	5,445	2,415	3,035	995	460	535
Kurdish	215	105	110	405	195	210
Lao	30	10	15	190	100	90
Latvian	40	15	20	70	30	40
Lingala	0	0	0	100	40	65
Lithuanian	20	10	10	50	25	25
Macedonian	35	15	20	25	15	10
Malay	395	205	185	115	60	55
Malayalam	205	100	105	185	90	90
Maltese	5	5	0	10	0	5
Mandarin	19,030	8,895	10,135	5,190	2,515	2,675
Marathi	30	20	10	120	60	65
Nepali	85	50	35	345	170	175
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	110	55	50
Norwegian	35	15	10	10	5	10
Oromo	40	25	15	200	95	105
Panjabi (Punjabi)	10,500	5,120	5,370	1,800	855	945
Pashto	90	50	45	515	270	240
Persian (Farsi)	3,875	1,890	1,985	3,885	1,835	2,050
Polish	860	390	470	2,320	1,075	1,250
Portuguese	1,545	750	800	1,620	765	850
Romanian	445	220	230	1,245	575	665
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	10	15	210	100	110
Russian	2,085	960	1,130	3,460	1,610	1,850
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	10	205	80	125
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	80	40	45
Serbian	1,325	645	685	1,140	565	575
Serbo-Croatian	240	115	125	275	135	140
Shanghainese	195	85	110	35	20	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	95	50	45	190	110	80
Sindhi	75	30	50	65	20	40
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	65	35	35	345	170	170
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	45	15	30	275	140	130
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	10	15	15	5	10
Slovak	125	60	65	190	90	100
Slovenian	15	10	10	30	20	15
Somali	70	35	40	3,850	1,600	2,250
Spanish	5,245	2,560	2,680	5,755	2,665	3,090
Swahili	45	25	25	300	135	165
Swedish	120	55	60	65	30	30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	9,345	3,880	5,460	2,095	820	1,280
Taiwanese	765	365	400	75	35	40
Tamil	1,035	550	485	1,270	620	650
Telugu	45	30	15	125	60	65
Thai	270	125	145	120	45	75
Tibetan languages	20	15	5	5	0	5
Tigrigna	60	30	35	395	175	215
Turkish	370	195	175	765	365	395
Ukrainian	140	60	80	405	180	225
Urdu	400	200	205	1,995	1,000	1,000
Vietnamese	7,475	3,525	3,955	4,035	1,890	2,145
Yiddish	5	0	0	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	690	365	330	665	315	350
Multiple responses	35,375	16,600	18,775	41,970	19,905	22,060
English and French	885	475	415	10,775	4,930	5,845
English and non-official language	33,780	15,805	17,975	25,800	12,580	13,220
French and non-official language	255	125	130	2,405	1,025	1,375
English, French and non-official language	450	195	260	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}	595,720	291,505	304,215	872,450	424,000	448,450
None	454,215	224,420	229,795	671,880	330,280	341,595
Single responses	138,730	65,795	72,930	192,740	90,130	102,610
English	58,315	28,070	30,245	75,780	35,840	39,940
French	6,815	3,275	3,545	55,510	25,515	30,000
Non-official languages	73,595	34,460	39,140	61,455	28,780	32,675
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	105	55	50	320	115	205
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	80	40	40	95	40	55
Dene	5	0	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	5	0	0	140	40	95
Mi'kmaq	0	0	5	10	0	5
Ojibway	20	10	5	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}	72,660	34,020	38,640	60,025	28,185	31,845
African languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	185	90	100
Afrikaans	130	65	60	60	25	40
Akan (Twi)	35	15	20	220	105	125
Albanian	45	25	20	155	85	70
Amharic	105	60	50	370	175	190
Arabic	735	500	230	8,665	4,580	4,085
Armenian	80	45	35	100	50	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	275	125	150
Bengali	190	90	100	625	345	275
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	25	20	15
Bisayan languages	220	80	140	95	30	65
Bosnian	80	35	45	190	85	110
Bulgarian	150	65	85	250	115	135
Burmese	90	45	45	50	25	25
Cantonese	13,960	6,715	7,240	1,740	815	925
Chinese, n.o.s.	7,635	3,705	3,935	2,745	1,320	1,425
Creoles	35	20	15	2,490	1,050	1,440
Croatian	505	230	270	365	185	185
Czech	330	155	175	325	130	200
Danish	160	80	85	135	60	80
Dutch	455	220	235	785	350	435
Estonian	30	15	20	60	25	35
Finnish	140	45	95	125	40	85
Flemish	10	5	5	15	10	5
Fukien	195	80	110	35	15	20
German	2,735	1,275	1,465	2,395	1,070	1,325
Greek	1,165	585	580	1,090	575	510
Gujarati	350	155	195	600	305	290
Hakka	135	65	75	25	15	5
Hebrew	510	260	255	355	170	180
Hindi	2,065	1,035	1,035	1,395	715	680
Hungarian	430	200	235	525	245	280
Ilocano	380	140	240	95	30	65
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	65	35	30
Italian	1,925	945	980	3,970	1,915	2,050
Japanese	2,860	1,130	1,735	540	230	310
Khmer (Cambodian)	75	35	45	385	170	215
Korean	1,545	615	925	470	205	270
Kurdish	85	50	35	145	75	70
Lao	45	25	20	100	50	50
Latvian	30	10	20	75	40	40
Lingala	5	5	0	470	175	290
Lithuanian	25	15	15	65	25	40
Macedonian	5	5	5	20	5	15
Malay	385	195	195	165	75	90
Malayalam	95	45	45	185	95	95
Maltese	10	5	5	20	5	10
Mandarin	5,625	2,475	3,150	1,650	735	920
Marathi	25	10	15	60	25	40
Nepali	15	10	5	60	20	35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	20	15	5	520	240	280
Norwegian	80	40	40	75	25	45
Oromo	10	10	5	70	35	35
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,655	1,840	1,815	1,060	530	530
Pashto	25	15	10	135	65	65
Persian (Farsi)	1,545	840	705	1,425	745	675
Polish	905	405	500	1,830	750	1,080
Portuguese	1,290	645	645	1,405	655	745
Romanian	355	140	215	685	330	355
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	5	5	300	115	185
Russian	1,035	440	590	1,425	610	815
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	250	85	165
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	45	20	25
Serbian	510	250	260	320	155	160
Serbo-Croatian	125	50	75	120	60	60
Shanghainese	170	80	90	20	5	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	45	20	35	125	45	85
Sindhi	120	55	60	120	55	65
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	70	35	35	285	135	145
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	15	10	5
Slovak	175	55	125	225	95	125
Slovenian	50	20	25	65	25	40
Somali	45	20	25	1,965	895	1,065
Spanish	5,260	2,660	2,600	4,940	2,315	2,630
Swahili	75	40	35	595	260	340
Swedish	215	105	110	160	75	80
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,385	2,360	4,025	1,840	545	1,295
Taiwanese	680	320	365	60	25	40
Tamil	290	170	120	650	340	310
Telugu	40	20	20	135	65	70
Thai	255	95	150	190	65	130
Tibetan languages	15	10	5	10	5	5
Tigrigna	40	15	20	250	120	125
Turkish	280	160	120	380	195	185
Ukrainian	245	110	135	510	210	305
Urdu	195	110	90	1,400	730	675
Vietnamese	2,400	1,175	1,225	1,325	640	685
Yiddish	45	15	25	50	25	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	830	385	445	1,110	480	625
Multiple responses	2,780	1,285	1,490	7,835	3,590	4,240
English and French	240	110	130	2,275	1,055	1,220
English and non-official language	1,140	530	610	1,995	940	1,055
French and non-official language	1,380	645	735	3,495	1,565	1,930
English, French and non-official language	15	5	10	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. Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915022) and Ottawa, Ontario (Code 3506008) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 3, 2024).

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Geographic level	CSV (comma-separated values)	TAB (tab-separated values)
Canada, provinces and territories	CSV (86 KB)	TAB (86 KB)
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Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
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Geographic levels	IVT (Beyond 20/20)	XML (SDMX-ML) (compressed)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations	IVT (1,183 KB)	XML (1,221 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts	IVT (30,060 KB)	XML (38,000 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
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Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
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Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

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

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa (City)

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

Note

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

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