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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	Edmonton (CMA) Alberta (Census metropolitan area)			Nova Scotia (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	1,159,869	...Data not available	...Data not available	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	1,034,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	12.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	482,249	...Data not available	...Data not available	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	450,786	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	123.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	9,426.73	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,939.44	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	1,159,875	578,975	580,895	921,730	445,585	476,140
0 to 4 years	73,645	37,625	36,020	43,985	22,565	21,415
5 to 9 years	65,070	33,355	31,715	44,425	22,660	21,765
10 to 14 years	66,200	34,080	32,120	49,810	25,555	24,260
15 to 19 years	74,250	37,730	36,520	57,440	29,235	28,205
15 years	14,315	7,350	6,970	11,060	5,555	5,505
16 years	14,305	7,325	6,980	11,095	5,690	5,405
17 years	14,700	7,560	7,140	11,425	5,800	5,625
18 years	14,980	7,525	7,460	11,775	6,065	5,705
19 years	15,945	7,970	7,970	12,085	6,125	5,965
20 to 24 years	90,005	45,795	44,210	59,620	30,055	29,560
25 to 29 years	97,125	49,560	47,560	51,920	25,405	26,515
30 to 34 years	88,235	44,850	43,385	51,545	24,470	27,070
35 to 39 years	81,150	40,985	40,165	56,380	26,835	29,545
40 to 44 years	81,150	40,900	40,245	62,115	29,895	32,220
45 to 49 years	88,690	44,225	44,470	76,275	37,010	39,265
50 to 54 years	88,315	44,430	43,885	77,465	37,465	39,995
55 to 59 years	74,895	37,545	37,350	70,960	34,200	36,760
60 to 64 years	58,895	29,165	29,730	66,425	32,310	34,115
65 to 69 years	40,280	19,595	20,685	48,920	23,840	25,075
70 to 74 years	30,710	14,375	16,330	36,395	17,300	19,095
75 to 79 years	24,870	11,135	13,730	27,655	12,460	15,195
80 to 84 years	19,205	8,055	11,155	20,015	8,040	11,975
85 years and over	17,185	5,575	11,610	20,385	6,285	14,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.5	35.8	37.3	43.7	42.7	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.3	81.9	82.8	85.0	84.1	85.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	954,960	473,920	481,040	783,510	374,810	408,700
Married or living with a common-law partner	545,660	273,645	272,010	453,095	226,305	226,790
Married (and not separated)	462,840	232,215	230,630	376,020	187,865	188,155
Living common law	82,815	41,435	41,380	77,075	38,440	38,635
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	409,305	200,275	209,025	330,420	148,505	181,915
Single (never legally married)	282,270	156,685	125,580	209,180	109,775	99,405
Separated	23,665	10,385	13,280	23,545	10,105	13,445
Divorced	59,735	24,765	34,965	46,065	18,690	27,375
Widowed	43,630	8,430	35,205	51,625	9,940	41,690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	316,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	152,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	69,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	65,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	28,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	316,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	266,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	224,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	95,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	129,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	47,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	56,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	24,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	41,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	26,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	15,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	50,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	39,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	23,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	11,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	11,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	860	...Data not available	...Data not available	625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	347,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	85,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	116,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	41,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	69,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	34,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	1,139,485	570,020	569,465	906,175	439,230	466,940
Number of persons not in census families	209,085	108,630	100,455	163,895	74,725	89,165
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	30,605	14,570	16,035	17,670	7,250	10,420
Living with non-relatives only	61,565	36,865	24,700	37,430	20,250	17,180
Living alone	116,920	57,195	59,720	108,795	47,225	61,570
Number of census family persons	930,395	461,390	469,010	742,285	364,505	377,775
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	119,025	54,655	64,370	143,825	65,235	78,595
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	38,180	11,100	27,080	48,920	14,375	34,550
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,740	1,290	4,450	6,250	1,570	4,675
Living with non-relatives only	2,390	1,195	1,195	2,710	1,275	1,430
Living alone	30,045	8,610	21,435	39,970	11,530	28,440
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	80,845	43,560	37,285	94,905	50,860	44,045
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	450,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	307,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	274,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	236,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	108,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	128,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	37,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	32,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	23,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	15,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	6,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	9,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	7,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	9,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	143,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	116,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	26,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	450,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	264,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	26,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	7,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	152,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	22,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	36,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	8,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	84,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	235	...Data not available	...Data not available	710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	450,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	116,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	151,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	73,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	67,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	26,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	14,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	1,139,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,146,600	572,970	573,630	910,620	441,190	469,425
Single responses	1,123,635	562,005	561,635	904,285	438,165	466,125
English	854,215	431,190	423,025	836,085	404,330	431,760
French	24,880	12,740	12,135	31,105	15,005	16,100
Non-official languages	244,540	118,075	126,465	37,090	18,825	18,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	2,510	1,025	1,490	4,685	2,280	2,405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	2,105	860	1,240	25	15	15
Dene	120	40	75	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	35	10	30	25	5	20
Mi'kmaq	10	5	5	4,620	2,255	2,370
Ojibway	100	45	55	15	5	10
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	145	70	75	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	239,060	115,625	123,440	31,675	16,170	15,510
African languages, n.i.e.	1,030	575	455	70	40	35
Afrikaans	425	215	210	75	45	35
Akan (Twi)	510	280	230	50	25	30
Albanian	520	285	240	245	130	120
Amharic	1,670	840	825	150	80	70
Arabic	11,815	6,425	5,390	5,965	3,525	2,440
Armenian	105	55	50	50	30	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	585	280	305	100	55	45
Bengali	1,530	825	710	375	210	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	25	15	10	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	1,135	480	650	85	30	55
Bosnian	685	345	345	90	45	45
Bulgarian	370	180	195	50	30	25
Burmese	95	55	45	10	10	5
Cantonese	13,595	6,375	7,220	590	275	315
Chinese, n.o.s.	19,270	9,235	10,035	2,750	1,395	1,355
Creoles	575	285	290	45	20	25
Croatian	1,485	740	750	210	110	100
Czech	855	420	435	180	95	90
Danish	850	415	440	175	95	85
Dutch	4,805	2,370	2,430	1,725	860	865
Estonian	45	25	20	55	25	25
Finnish	250	105	145	95	40	50
Flemish	95	55	45	30	10	15
Fukien	215	100	110	15	10	10
German	16,530	7,845	8,685	3,275	1,545	1,735
Greek	965	515	450	775	385	385
Gujarati	3,435	1,690	1,745	105	60	50
Hakka	215	90	125	0	5	0
Hebrew	325	180	145	75	45	30
Hindi	6,215	3,130	3,085	515	265	250
Hungarian	1,740	885	855	280	130	150
Ilocano	1,005	420	585	25	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	180	90	85	45	25	20
Italian	5,255	2,635	2,615	790	445	345
Japanese	1,005	325	675	305	95	210
Khmer (Cambodian)	680	305	380	5	5	5
Korean	4,335	1,985	2,350	815	360	455
Kurdish	510	280	225	70	45	30
Lao	375	195	180	10	10	0
Latvian	120	60	60	65	35	30
Lingala	95	50	50	10	0	10
Lithuanian	110	50	65	35	15	20
Macedonian	125	65	65	15	5	5
Malay	380	170	210	65	20	45
Malayalam	1,350	680	670	115	55	55
Maltese	30	10	10	20	10	5
Mandarin	7,295	3,465	3,825	905	435	470
Marathi	300	155	145	30	15	15
Nepali	525	290	240	225	120	105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	680	385	295	110	60	45
Norwegian	240	105	140	125	70	55
Oromo	485	275	205	35	30	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	19,405	9,895	9,515	375	205	170
Pashto	500	265	235	70	35	35
Persian (Farsi)	3,525	1,840	1,685	1,185	635	550
Polish	9,335	4,365	4,970	825	385	440
Portuguese	4,150	2,055	2,100	380	195	185
Romanian	2,110	1,035	1,070	170	80	85
Rundi (Kirundi)	140	65	75	15	5	5
Russian	4,290	1,990	2,300	815	395	430
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	355	170	185	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	220	115	105	15	10	10
Serbian	1,515	770	745	115	55	55
Serbo-Croatian	340	170	175	105	55	55
Shanghainese	55	20	35	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	200	105	95	120	60	60
Sindhi	865	400	470	15	10	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	900	485	410	110	65	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	305	165	140	0	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	150	70	85	10	5	10
Slovak	590	285	300	120	50	70
Slovenian	335	160	175	30	15	15
Somali	3,505	1,725	1,780	40	20	20
Spanish	14,275	7,255	7,020	1,545	750	800
Swahili	730	405	325	75	45	35
Swedish	290	135	160	85	40	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	22,120	9,465	12,650	1,185	500	685
Taiwanese	140	60	80	40	15	25
Tamil	1,070	580	490	270	155	110
Telugu	455	235	215	125	75	50
Thai	445	135	305	110	20	90
Tibetan languages	5	10	0	5	0	0
Tigrigna	995	510	490	55	30	30
Turkish	1,335	755	580	275	160	110
Ukrainian	13,465	5,865	7,590	300	130	165
Urdu	5,820	3,010	2,810	540	290	250
Vietnamese	8,000	3,705	4,300	450	220	230
Yiddish	65	30	35	25	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,965	1,420	1,540	725	380	345
Multiple responses	22,965	10,965	11,995	6,335	3,025	3,305
English and French	3,030	1,420	1,605	3,035	1,400	1,635
English and non-official language	18,395	8,805	9,595	2,855	1,385	1,470
French and non-official language	1,080	520	555	315	170	150
English, French and non-official language	460	215	240	130	75	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,146,600	572,970	573,630	910,615	441,190	469,430
English only	1,045,145	526,740	518,405	814,670	398,830	415,845
French only	1,310	565	745	875	385	490
English and French	83,645	39,195	44,455	93,435	41,245	52,185
Neither English nor French	16,500	6,480	10,025	1,635	735	900
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,146,600	572,975	573,625	910,615	441,190	469,430
English	1,101,745	552,015	549,730	877,990	425,370	452,620
French	24,010	12,335	11,675	29,550	14,410	15,135
English and French	4,785	2,365	2,420	1,565	740	820
Neither English nor French	16,060	6,250	9,810	1,515	670	845
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	26,400	13,520	12,885	30,330	14,780	15,550
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.3	2.4	2.2	3.3	3.4	3.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,146,600	572,975	573,630	910,620	441,195	469,425
Single responses	1,104,225	552,290	551,935	903,215	437,540	465,675
English	967,735	485,290	482,445	868,765	420,340	448,425
French	9,055	4,605	4,445	15,935	7,625	8,315
Non-official languages	127,435	62,395	65,035	18,510	9,570	8,940
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	460	205	255	2,770	1,395	1,380
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	385	180	210	5	0	0
Dene	20	10	15	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	0	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	2,770	1,390	1,375
Ojibway	20	5	15	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	25	10	15	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	125,890	61,640	64,250	15,500	8,060	7,440
African languages, n.i.e.	575	310	260	35	15	20
Afrikaans	200	105	95	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	205	100	100	10	10	5
Albanian	260	145	110	125	60	60
Amharic	1,110	545	565	70	35	35
Arabic	6,825	3,590	3,235	3,495	2,030	1,465
Armenian	50	25	25	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	150	60	85	10	5	10
Bengali	1,025	535	485	230	115	110
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	5	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	390	190	200	30	15	15
Bosnian	340	175	160	50	25	25
Bulgarian	250	120	130	10	5	10
Burmese	40	25	15	5	5	5
Cantonese	9,550	4,415	5,135	320	165	155
Chinese, n.o.s.	12,590	5,990	6,595	1,985	1,040	950
Creoles	340	170	170	30	10	15
Croatian	530	230	300	75	40	35
Czech	225	115	110	45	20	25
Danish	50	25	25	15	5	10
Dutch	325	155	175	190	85	105
Estonian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Finnish	30	15	20	10	5	0
Flemish	15	5	5	0	0	5
Fukien	70	25	40	5	0	0
German	2,545	1,195	1,355	1,170	565	605
Greek	315	155	165	270	115	150
Gujarati	2,030	975	1,055	50	25	25
Hakka	90	40	50	0	0	0
Hebrew	135	75	60	25	15	10
Hindi	3,630	1,820	1,805	215	110	105
Hungarian	490	230	265	65	30	30
Ilocano	345	160	190	0	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	70	30	40	20	5	10
Italian	1,610	720	885	170	75	95
Japanese	425	175	250	130	60	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	365	160	205	5	0	0
Korean	3,160	1,500	1,655	560	265	295
Kurdish	305	165	135	55	35	20
Lao	180	90	95	0	0	0
Latvian	35	20	15	15	10	10
Lingala	20	10	15	5	5	5
Lithuanian	20	10	10	5	5	5
Macedonian	50	20	25	5	0	5
Malay	115	65	55	20	10	10
Malayalam	740	380	365	35	20	20
Maltese	0	0	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	5,635	2,775	2,855	660	340	320
Marathi	170	90	75	25	15	10
Nepali	350	185	165	210	110	100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	205	95	105	30	10	15
Norwegian	10	5	10	20	10	10
Oromo	355	195	165	20	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	14,730	7,460	7,275	180	95	80
Pashto	335	175	160	35	20	15
Persian (Farsi)	2,345	1,175	1,170	935	480	455
Polish	3,900	1,885	2,010	255	125	130
Portuguese	1,700	805	895	120	55	60
Romanian	1,260	625	635	85	35	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	65	20	45	10	5	0
Russian	2,620	1,300	1,325	510	260	245
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	190	100	90	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	95	50	50	10	10	5
Serbian	815	420	395	60	25	35
Serbo-Croatian	165	85	75	50	20	25
Shanghainese	20	15	10	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	280	180	95	195	110	85
Sindhi	370	165	210	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	460	250	205	45	25	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	230	130	105	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	30	30	5	0	5
Slovak	155	75	80	30	10	20
Slovenian	55	20	30	5	0	0
Somali	2,650	1,275	1,375	20	5	10
Spanish	8,445	4,290	4,155	775	390	385
Swahili	305	160	140	20	10	15
Swedish	35	15	20	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	12,100	5,715	6,380	550	275	275
Taiwanese	55	25	35	15	10	5
Tamil	615	325	295	130	80	50
Telugu	265	140	125	55	30	25
Thai	165	80	85	60	5	55
Tibetan languages	0	5	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	625	310	315	25	15	10
Turkish	960	505	455	140	70	70
Ukrainian	1,885	860	1,025	25	5	20
Urdu	3,855	1,965	1,895	320	155	165
Vietnamese	5,540	2,600	2,940	280	145	135
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,080	550	530	235	120	115
Multiple responses	42,375	20,680	21,700	7,405	3,655	3,755
English and French	1,900	980	925	1,815	860	950
English and non-official language	39,400	19,185	20,210	5,295	2,640	2,655
French and non-official language	390	195	195	115	60	60
English, French and non-official language	690	320	365	180	85	90
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,146,600	572,970	573,630	910,620	441,190	469,425
None	992,685	497,975	494,710	863,715	418,680	445,030
Single responses	151,130	73,640	77,490	46,065	22,110	23,960
English	58,470	29,245	29,225	16,325	8,230	8,095
French	12,835	5,970	6,860	15,705	6,975	8,730
Non-official languages	79,830	38,425	41,405	14,035	6,900	7,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,860	780	1,080	1,945	900	1,045
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	1,635	700	935	10	5	5
Dene	70	20	50	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	15	5	15	30	10	20
Mi'kmaq	10	10	5	1,890	880	1,015
Ojibway	65	30	40	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	55	20	35	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	76,295	36,855	39,440	11,385	5,685	5,705
African languages, n.i.e.	265	165	105	15	10	10
Afrikaans	200	105	95	55	25	30
Akan (Twi)	300	165	135	35	20	20
Albanian	130	70	60	95	45	45
Amharic	510	280	230	40	25	20
Arabic	5,905	3,165	2,740	1,995	1,175	825
Armenian	25	15	10	20	10	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	255	120	135	45	25	25
Bengali	365	205	160	95	60	35
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	285	110	175	15	5	10
Bosnian	260	125	130	35	20	15
Bulgarian	75	30	40	25	15	10
Burmese	45	30	20	5	0	0
Cantonese	3,745	1,830	1,915	195	100	90
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,190	2,080	2,110	490	225	265
Creoles	360	190	170	80	25	55
Croatian	585	315	270	70	25	40
Czech	305	150	155	55	20	35
Danish	285	115	170	60	30	30
Dutch	1,480	680	805	550	260	285
Estonian	10	5	5	20	5	15
Finnish	100	45	50	25	10	10
Flemish	20	5	10	5	0	5
Fukien	70	35	40	10	0	5
German	5,470	2,535	2,930	1,255	605	645
Greek	555	280	275	435	225	205
Gujarati	1,095	540	555	40	15	20
Hakka	60	25	35	0	0	0
Hebrew	275	135	135	85	45	35
Hindi	3,280	1,710	1,575	310	165	145
Hungarian	515	265	255	90	35	50
Ilocano	260	100	160	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	15	5	5
Italian	2,380	1,190	1,195	365	190	170
Japanese	595	250	340	205	85	115
Khmer (Cambodian)	225	110	120	5	0	0
Korean	855	390	470	205	95	110
Kurdish	135	75	60	10	5	5
Lao	120	70	55	0	0	0
Latvian	25	15	15	25	10	10
Lingala	165	90	75	5	0	5
Lithuanian	35	15	15	5	0	5
Macedonian	55	30	35	5	5	5
Malay	150	75	75	30	10	15
Malayalam	490	240	250	55	20	35
Maltese	10	5	0	15	5	10
Mandarin	1,695	755	935	225	110	120
Marathi	70	30	35	5	5	5
Nepali	100	60	40	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	455	255	205	65	30	35
Norwegian	105	40	60	55	25	30
Oromo	85	50	40	5	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,580	1,825	1,755	125	60	60
Pashto	110	55	50	10	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	770	415	355	210	125	85
Polish	2,910	1,325	1,585	280	135	140
Portuguese	1,800	885	915	175	85	85
Romanian	500	240	265	60	25	35
Rundi (Kirundi)	70	40	25	5	0	0
Russian	1,325	610	720	230	105	120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	165	80	85	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	80	40	35	10	5	5
Serbian	535	270	265	40	25	20
Serbo-Croatian	105	45	60	45	20	25
Shanghainese	10	10	5	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	265	120	150	220	90	135
Sindhi	400	180	215	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	400	215	185	45	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	30	20	15	0	0	0
Slovak	175	90	85	55	25	30
Slovenian	135	70	70	15	5	5
Somali	885	435	455	15	10	5
Spanish	6,120	3,105	3,015	1,050	485	560
Swahili	575	300	275	75	40	35
Swedish	135	65	65	60	20	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,575	2,535	4,040	435	165	275
Taiwanese	50	25	25	15	10	5
Tamil	365	195	170	105	60	45
Telugu	130	75	60	40	20	15
Thai	245	85	160	30	5	20
Tibetan languages	5	5	0	5	5	0
Tigrigna	335	175	160	20	10	10
Turkish	320	190	135	120	65	50
Ukrainian	4,310	1,875	2,435	75	30	45
Urdu	1,650	845	805	170	90	80
Vietnamese	2,055	970	1,080	105	45	55
Yiddish	20	15	10	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,675	790	885	705	325	380
Multiple responses	2,785	1,360	1,435	840	400	435
English and French	390	200	190	95	45	45
English and non-official language	1,065	540	525	175	80	90
French and non-official language	1,300	595	705	560	265	300
English, French and non-official language	30	20	10	5	5	5

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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

^E use with caution

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

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

X area and data suppression

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

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

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

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

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

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

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

... not applicable

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

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

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

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

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

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

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

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

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

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 13

Other family households

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

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

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

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

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

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

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

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

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

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

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 22

Other languages

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

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Edmonton, Alberta (Code 835) and Nova Scotia (Code 12) (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 8, 2024).

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Option 3 – Comprehensive download files - IVT or XML file format

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Map

Map: Edmonton (Census metropolitan area), Alberta

Map: Nova Scotia

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Edmonton (Census metropolitan area)

Geographic hierarchy: Nova Scotia (Province)

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Related data

Related data: Edmonton (Census metropolitan area), Alberta

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Nova Scotia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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