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The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic Vancouver (CMA)
British Columbia
(Census metropolitan area)
Montréal,
Quebec
(Census division)
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 2,313,328 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,886,481 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 2,116,581 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,854,442 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 9.3 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 949,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available 907,393 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 891,336 ...Data not available ...Data not available 849,443 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 802.5 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,779.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 2,882.55 ...Data not available ...Data not available 499.19 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 2,313,330 1,130,375 1,182,955 1,886,480 913,165 973,320
0 to 4 years 115,185 59,275 55,905 106,425 54,285 52,140
5 to 9 years 114,390 58,725 55,665 90,425 45,770 44,655
10 to 14 years 124,880 64,365 60,515 90,785 46,370 44,415
15 to 19 years 145,190 75,075 70,120 104,540 52,555 51,990
15 years 28,165 14,570 13,600 19,650 10,000 9,655
16 years 28,785 15,090 13,695 20,000 10,125 9,875
17 years 28,980 14,990 13,990 20,070 10,245 9,820
18 years 29,365 15,065 14,300 21,555 10,785 10,770
19 years 29,895 15,365 14,530 23,275 11,400 11,875
20 to 24 years 159,080 80,620 78,465 135,015 66,045 68,965
25 to 29 years 170,065 83,960 86,105 150,550 73,865 76,685
30 to 34 years 160,010 77,905 82,110 151,015 75,100 75,915
35 to 39 years 161,245 76,660 84,585 134,420 68,030 66,390
40 to 44 years 180,535 86,315 94,225 131,675 67,400 64,270
45 to 49 years 192,085 93,760 98,330 137,565 70,230 67,330
50 to 54 years 182,430 88,700 93,730 134,990 66,760 68,225
55 to 59 years 158,570 77,600 80,970 119,095 57,320 61,780
60 to 64 years 136,760 66,610 70,145 104,685 49,495 55,195
65 to 69 years 94,860 46,120 48,740 80,125 36,425 43,700
70 to 74 years 72,890 34,215 38,675 65,715 28,600 37,120
75 to 79 years 58,155 26,990 31,160 57,875 24,135 33,745
80 to 84 years 44,235 19,050 25,185 47,365 17,735 29,635
85 years and over 42,765 14,440 28,325 44,205 13,045 31,160
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 40.2 39.3 40.9 39.2 38.1 40.4
% of the population aged 15 and over 84.7 83.9 85.5 84.8 84.0 85.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 1,958,875 948,010 1,010,870 1,598,840 766,740 832,100
Married or living with a common-law partner 1,106,580 551,400 555,175 778,725 391,795 386,930
Married (and not separated) 970,585 482,590 487,995 572,850 286,890 285,960
Living common law 135,990 68,815 67,175 205,875 104,905 100,970
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 852,300 396,605 455,695 820,115 374,945 445,170
Single (never legally married) 586,885 313,205 273,685 565,780 297,305 268,475
Separated 48,835 19,980 28,855 34,085 14,070 20,010
Divorced 119,565 45,135 74,440 124,365 46,295 78,070
Widowed 97,010 18,290 78,720 95,890 17,275 78,610
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 633,460 ...Data not available ...Data not available 475,095 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 294,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available 238,970 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 148,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available 108,390 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 140,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available 88,645 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 49,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available 39,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 633,460 ...Data not available ...Data not available 475,095 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 535,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available 377,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 467,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available 274,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 185,300 ...Data not available ...Data not available 113,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 282,035 ...Data not available ...Data not available 160,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 109,940 ...Data not available ...Data not available 62,080 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 126,705 ...Data not available ...Data not available 66,390 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 45,395 ...Data not available ...Data not available 31,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 67,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available 102,820 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 48,140 ...Data not available ...Data not available 62,755 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 19,705 ...Data not available ...Data not available 40,065 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 10,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available 20,100 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 6,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available 15,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 2,570 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,855 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 98,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available 98,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 78,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available 80,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 48,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available 49,785 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 23,390 ...Data not available ...Data not available 21,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 7,370 ...Data not available ...Data not available 8,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 19,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available 17,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 12,855 ...Data not available ...Data not available 12,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 5,065 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 1,430 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,175 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 690,760 ...Data not available ...Data not available 515,945 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 136,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available 124,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 214,875 ...Data not available ...Data not available 160,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 82,800 ...Data not available ...Data not available 57,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 155,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available 104,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 100,965 ...Data not available ...Data not available 68,345 ...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 2,280,775 1,115,555 1,165,220 1,844,500 897,085 947,415
Number of persons not in census families 421,370 196,635 224,735 476,410 228,535 247,880
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 63,575 23,920 39,655 47,195 20,375 26,825
Living with non-relatives only 106,050 57,060 48,990 96,495 54,810 41,685
Living alone 251,750 115,650 136,090 332,720 153,345 179,370
Number of census family persons 1,859,400 918,915 940,485 1,368,085 668,550 699,535
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 293,195 134,660 158,530 264,740 111,390 153,355
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 99,835 29,055 70,780 113,380 31,495 81,885
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 21,475 4,520 16,955 12,425 2,750 9,680
Living with non-relatives only 6,000 2,860 3,135 6,230 3,015 3,220
Living alone 72,370 21,680 50,690 94,725 25,735 68,990
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 193,360 105,605 87,755 151,365 79,895 71,475
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 891,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available 849,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 595,485 ...Data not available ...Data not available 466,655 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 510,440 ...Data not available ...Data not available 432,380 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 436,610 ...Data not available ...Data not available 349,510 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 191,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available 164,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 245,120 ...Data not available ...Data not available 185,285 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 73,830 ...Data not available ...Data not available 82,875 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 85,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available 34,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 50,735 ...Data not available ...Data not available 26,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 38,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available 16,670 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 11,440 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,755 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 27,470 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 11,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,480 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 34,315 ...Data not available ...Data not available 8,130 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 295,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available 382,790 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 251,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available 332,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 44,100 ...Data not available ...Data not available 50,070 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 891,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available 849,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 301,135 ...Data not available ...Data not available 99,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 129,255 ...Data not available ...Data not available 113,480 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 4,990 ...Data not available ...Data not available 460 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 455,955 ...Data not available ...Data not available 636,140 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 19,295 ...Data not available ...Data not available 31,800 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 80,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available 32,555 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 126,605 ...Data not available ...Data not available 111,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 228,585 ...Data not available ...Data not available 456,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 960 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 891,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available 849,440 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 251,745 ...Data not available ...Data not available 332,715 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 272,575 ...Data not available ...Data not available 257,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 142,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available 116,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 134,530 ...Data not available ...Data not available 92,310 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 52,765 ...Data not available ...Data not available 34,195 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 37,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available 16,235 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 2,280,770 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,844,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.2 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 2,292,115 1,121,310 1,170,805 1,862,195 903,220 958,975
  Single responses  2,231,105 1,092,095 1,139,005 1,785,935 865,400 920,535
    English  1,282,495 645,490 637,010 309,885 152,655 157,230
    French  24,780 12,080 12,700 874,435 419,705 454,725
    Non-official languages  923,825 434,530 489,295 601,610 293,040 308,575
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 335 155 175 470 165 305
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 25 5 15
        Cree, n.o.s.  230 115 120 195 85 105
        Dene  20 10 5 0 5 0
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 5 45 15 30
        Inuktitut  10 5 5 195 55 135
        Mi'kmaq  5 0 5 10 5 5
        Ojibway  65 25 40 5 5 5
        Oji-Cree  0 0 5 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 917,155 431,300 485,850 595,125 289,785 305,335
        African languages, n.i.e 490 250 240 565 330 240
        Afrikaans  1,255 625 630 55 30 30
        Akan (Twi)  380 190 190 980 480 505
        Albanian  980 500 485 1,570 815 755
        Amharic  1,065 520 545 540 260 280
        Arabic  10,825 6,105 4,725 90,990 48,785 42,200
        Armenian  980 500 480 7,255 3,460 3,790
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 345 150 195 1,005 535 470
        Bengali  2,095 1,100 995 9,390 4,785 4,605
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  15 5 5 4,160 2,270 1,890
        Bisayan languages  3,160 1,215 1,945 770 245 520
        Bosnian  1,095 555 535 250 115 130
        Bulgarian  1,670 815 855 4,455 2,145 2,310
        Burmese  880 455 425 40 20 25
        Cantonese  128,110 59,365 68,750 7,115 3,385 3,725
        Chinese, n.o.s.  111,500 51,720 59,780 30,285 14,300 15,985
        Creoles  490 240 250 34,370 15,245 19,115
        Croatian  5,735 2,815 2,920 1,185 590 595
        Czech  3,490 1,735 1,760 980 460 520
        Danish  2,330 1,125 1,210 180 85 95
        Dutch  8,305 3,990 4,315 1,335 670 670
        Estonian  545 240 305 145 60 90
        Finnish  2,030 800 1,230 255 90 165
        Flemish  190 100 90 180 55 125
        Fukien  1,855 815 1,035 60 25 35
        German  26,935 12,755 14,185 6,780 2,995 3,785
        Greek  5,000 2,620 2,380 21,245 10,565 10,685
        Gujarati  6,180 2,855 3,320 5,175 2,545 2,630
        Hakka  1,070 460 610 60 25 35
        Hebrew  1,540 850 690 3,590 1,900 1,690
        Hindi  22,950 11,010 11,945 2,095 1,105 990
        Hungarian  5,865 2,875 2,990 4,385 2,040 2,340
        Ilocano  3,355 1,330 2,025 1,585 575 1,010
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 395 225 170 335 205 135
        Italian  16,210 8,195 8,015 83,475 40,195 43,280
        Japanese  15,835 5,550 10,290 1,515 480 1,035
        Khmer (Cambodian)  1,150 545 605 5,035 2,365 2,665
        Korean  43,845 19,960 23,885 3,250 1,435 1,815
        Kurdish  1,390 760 630 505 265 235
        Lao  835 390 445 1,570 790 775
        Latvian  350 175 175 235 80 155
        Lingala  35 15 15 1,470 690 780
        Lithuanian  265 115 150 440 175 265
        Macedonian  190 90 105 125 60 65
        Malay  3,215 1,490 1,725 460 195 265
        Malayalam  1,245 630 620 220 115 105
        Maltese  85 45 40 15 10 5
        Mandarin  90,190 41,955 48,235 7,845 3,615 4,235
        Marathi  390 200 185 130 80 45
        Nepali  695 370 325 175 85 95
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 335 190 150 3,125 1,645 1,475
        Norwegian  1,010 475 535 170 90 85
        Oromo  220 130 95 5,015 2,745 2,275
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  139,230 69,145 70,085 8,585 4,650 3,930
        Pashto  820 440 380 780 420 355
        Persian (Farsi)  34,425 17,420 17,000 11,275 5,915 5,365
        Polish  12,645 5,990 6,660 10,155 4,385 5,770
        Portuguese  9,210 4,410 4,800 18,120 8,635 9,490
        Romanian  6,885 3,400 3,485 17,555 8,420 9,140
        Rundi (Kirundi)  120 50 70 985 475 510
        Russian  15,415 7,135 8,280 17,770 7,950 9,815
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  65 35 35 1,020 450 565
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 670 340 335 90 40 45
        Serbian  5,985 3,075 2,915 1,390 685 705
        Serbo-Croatian  1,215 570 645 515 250 265
        Shanghainese  1,220 520 700 55 25 35
        Sign languages, n.i.e 315 165 150 145 80 60
        Sindhi  1,695 750 945 255 125 135
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  1,230 635 600 440 235 205
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 755 390 360 50 30 20
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 275 145 135 195 100 90
        Slovak  2,325 1,030 1,300 745 305 440
        Slovenian  585 275 310 460 200 265
        Somali  915 460 450 600 310 295
        Spanish  32,300 15,570 16,735 78,100 38,310 39,790
        Swahili  575 290 280 785 390 395
        Swedish  1,430 635 795 340 160 180
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  58,500 23,510 34,990 11,775 4,075 7,700
        Taiwanese  5,470 2,550 2,920 270 125 145
        Tamil  2,915 1,530 1,380 11,265 5,650 5,615
        Telugu  470 245 220 300 170 135
        Thai  1,655 560 1,100 390 115 270
        Tibetan languages  170 95 75 40 25 15
        Tigrigna  510 250 260 245 115 130
        Turkish  2,545 1,435 1,105 5,095 2,625 2,470
        Ukrainian  4,255 1,805 2,455 3,610 1,545 2,065
        Urdu  7,760 3,955 3,805 7,510 3,935 3,575
        Vietnamese  21,695 10,170 11,525 19,100 9,095 10,005
        Yiddish  290 150 145 6,935 3,435 3,500
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 6,340 3,070 3,270 6,020 3,085 2,930
  Multiple responses          61,015 29,215 31,800 76,265 37,825 38,440
    English and French  4,380 2,145 2,240 21,720 10,840 10,875
    English and non-official language  53,235 25,490 27,745 16,080 7,765 8,315
    French and non-official language  2,260 1,035 1,225 30,725 15,180 15,550
    English, French and non-official language 1,140 545 590 7,740 4,040 3,700
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 2,292,115 1,121,310 1,170,805 1,862,195 903,220 958,975
  English only 1,997,605 994,500 1,003,105 218,820 106,925 111,895
  French only 1,270 580 690 521,020 228,870 292,150
  English and French 164,780 73,445 91,340 1,073,820 548,525 525,290
  Neither English nor French 128,460 52,785 75,680 48,540 18,900 29,640
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 2,292,115 1,121,310 1,170,805 1,862,195 903,220 958,980
  English 2,126,505 1,050,820 1,075,685 535,060 264,340 270,715
  French 25,025 12,225 12,810 1,128,315 540,925 587,390
  English and French 13,895 6,325 7,565 151,895 79,815 72,080
  Neither English nor French 126,690 51,945 74,745 46,925 18,140 28,785
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 31,975 15,390 16,585 611,005 304,250 306,760
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 1.4 1.4 1.4 32.8 33.7 32.0
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 2,292,120 1,121,315 1,170,805 1,862,200 903,220 958,975
  Single responses 2,158,690 1,057,345 1,101,345 1,724,585 835,300 889,285
    English 1,568,165 778,030 790,135 435,675 213,675 222,005
    French 8,410 4,025 4,385 936,870 452,640 484,230
    Non-official languages 582,115 275,295 306,820 352,040 168,985 183,050
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 55 30 30 195 70 120
        Atikamekw   0 0 0 10 5 5
        Cree, n.o.s. 40 20 20 90 35 50
        Dene 5 0 5 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 30 10 15
        Inuktitut 0 0 0 70 20 45
        Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ojibway 5 0 5 0 0 0
        Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 579,840 274,145 305,700 349,565 167,790 181,780
        African languages, n.i.e. 160 75 85 145 75 70
        Afrikaans 520 255 260 15 5 10
        Akan (Twi) 105 50 60 505 230 275
        Albanian 505 245 260 975 500 475
        Amharic 500 220 280 300 140 160
        Arabic 6,500 3,415 3,090 49,330 25,480 23,850
        Armenian 435 220 215 5,015 2,300 2,715
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 90 40 50 195 95 100
        Bengali 1,310 645 660 7,570 3,775 3,800
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 0 5 1,465 780 690
        Bisayan languages 1,100 465 630 215 85 130
        Bosnian 635 335 305 160 80 80
        Bulgarian 985 475 505 3,450 1,685 1,765
        Burmese 560 300 260 25 15 10
        Cantonese 100,680 46,205 54,480 5,340 2,550 2,790
        Chinese, n.o.s. 76,285 35,345 40,935 24,825 11,840 12,990
        Creoles 270 120 145 14,630 6,320 8,305
        Croatian 2,040 955 1,090 520 245 280
        Czech 1,020 520 495 285 130 150
        Danish 185 85 100 30 15 10
        Dutch 725 335 390 230 110 120
        Estonian 100 35 65 25 15 15
        Finnish 450 190 255 50 20 30
        Flemish 15 5 10 25 10 20
        Fukien 675 305 375 15 5 5
        German 3,485 1,630 1,855 1,240 565 675
        Greek 1,755 835 920 11,530 5,515 6,015
        Gujarati 2,910 1,270 1,645 3,545 1,715 1,830
        Hakka 315 140 170 15 10 5
        Hebrew 715 360 355 1,600 820 780
        Hindi 11,690 5,550 6,135 1,145 580 565
        Hungarian 1,785 855 925 1,590 695 895
        Ilocano 1,085 485 595 555 215 340
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 145 75 70 160 85 75
        Italian 4,570 2,015 2,550 33,970 15,245 18,730
        Japanese 8,110 3,375 4,735 635 280 350
        Khmer (Cambodian) 580 285 300 3,325 1,535 1,790
        Korean 34,850 16,095 18,755 2,360 1,085 1,275
        Kurdish 915 475 445 240 115 125
        Lao 415 205 210 935 455 480
        Latvian 75 35 40 75 25 45
        Lingala 10 5 0 420 195 225
        Lithuanian 50 25 20 120 50 75
        Macedonian 115 60 55 85 45 40
        Malay 1,265 635 630 185 90 90
        Malayalam 610 310 305 50 25 25
        Maltese 5 5 0 0 0 0
        Mandarin 75,385 35,675 39,710 6,610 3,165 3,440
        Marathi 210 110 100 60 35 20
        Nepali 460 235 220 125 60 65
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 120 55 60 730 345 385
        Norwegian 80 40 35 35 20 15
        Oromo 135 70 65 1,615 855 755
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 103,895 51,410 52,490 6,480 3,470 3,015
        Pashto 540 285 260 630 335 295
        Persian (Farsi) 23,895 11,670 12,220 7,980 3,915 4,055
        Polish 5,185 2,500 2,690 4,845 2,155 2,690
        Portuguese 3,435 1,625 1,810 9,640 4,540 5,095
        Romanian 3,570 1,765 1,805 12,845 6,240 6,605
        Rundi (Kirundi) 65 25 45 295 135 160
        Russian 10,055 4,860 5,195 13,940 6,530 7,405
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 25 5 15 230 110 120
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 460 225 235 40 20 15
        Serbian 3,755 1,895 1,865 840 405 440
        Serbo-Croatian 560 275 285 245 115 130
        Shanghainese 545 255 295 25 10 10
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 475 265 205 275 175 105
        Sindhi 660 285 375 145 70 70
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 530 265 270 240 120 125
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 615 315 300 35 15 20
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 25 35 100 45 55
        Slovak 880 415 465 155 70 85
        Slovenian 65 25 40 175 75 100
        Somali 605 300 305 370 180 190
        Spanish 17,105 8,340 8,765 53,560 25,900 27,655
        Swahili 195 95 100 220 105 115
        Swedish 260 125 135 85 40 40
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 26,830 11,720 15,110 6,775 2,585 4,185
        Taiwanese 2,825 1,350 1,475 145 70 70
        Tamil 1,880 970 915 9,665 4,805 4,865
        Telugu 250 125 125 190 100 90
        Thai 655 295 365 125 65 70
        Tibetan languages 90 45 40 25 15 10
        Tigrigna 260 120 140 130 60 70
        Turkish 1,245 655 590 3,770 1,880 1,895
        Ukrainian 705 315 390 1,570 670 900
        Urdu 5,040 2,510 2,530 5,540 2,830 2,715
        Vietnamese 14,925 7,005 7,920 15,660 7,400 8,260
        Yiddish 5 5 5 4,285 2,200 2,085
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 2,210 1,120 1,095 2,280 1,125 1,155
  Multiple responses         133,430 63,970 69,460 137,615 67,925 69,690
    English and French 2,620 1,265 1,355 27,670 14,055 13,610
    English and non-official language 128,360 61,585 66,780 31,595 15,280 16,310
    French and non-official language 725 350 375 59,940 29,040 30,910
    English, French and non-official language 1,720 765 955 18,410 9,545 8,865
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 2,292,115 1,121,310 1,170,805 1,862,195 903,225 958,975
  None 1,813,090 892,785 920,300 1,335,000 642,665 692,330
  Single responses  470,395 224,500 245,895 480,500 237,000 243,500
    English  211,820 103,675 108,145 150,045 75,370 74,675
    French  18,930 8,650 10,280 153,155 75,350 77,810
    Non-official languages  239,645 112,175 127,475 177,295 86,280 91,015
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 205 95 110 175 65 110
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 10 0 5
        Cree, n.o.s.  150 70 75 75 35 40
        Dene  10 5 10 0 5 0
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 15 10 5
        Inuktitut  5 5 0 65 15 50
        Mi'kmaq  5 0 0 10 5 10
        Ojibway  30 15 20 0 0 0
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 236,710 110,835 125,875 174,010 84,615 89,395
        African languages, n.i.e 220 120 95 380 200 180
        Afrikaans  685 325 360 35 25 15
        Akan (Twi)  210 110 100 380 195 190
        Albanian  325 160 165 240 120 120
        Amharic  375 180 200 150 70 80
        Arabic  3,135 1,810 1,325 31,295 16,850 14,445
        Armenian  295 145 150 1,345 660 685
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 150 65 85 590 295 290
        Bengali  480 230 250 960 535 425
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  0 0 0 1,385 735 650
        Bisayan languages  745 295 445 215 75 135
        Bosnian  330 165 165 50 20 30
        Bulgarian  405 180 225 525 235 290
        Burmese  220 105 115 10 5 5
        Cantonese  27,690 13,225 14,470 1,275 640 630
        Chinese, n.o.s.  18,575 8,860 9,715 3,910 1,815 2,090
        Creoles  350 175 180 22,125 9,945 12,180
        Croatian  2,360 1,190 1,165 295 130 165
        Czech  1,250 565 685 270 125 145
        Danish  815 375 440 80 40 40
        Dutch  2,570 1,125 1,445 415 195 225
        Estonian  155 70 80 50 20 30
        Finnish  670 265 405 80 40 45
        Flemish  55 25 30 35 10 25
        Fukien  655 290 365 20 10 15
        German  9,710 4,415 5,290 2,890 1,320 1,570
        Greek  2,705 1,375 1,335 7,045 3,505 3,540
        Gujarati  2,995 1,395 1,600 935 475 465
        Hakka  300 130 170 20 10 15
        Hebrew  905 480 430 2,720 1,345 1,375
        Hindi  11,660 5,670 5,990 1,495 805 690
        Hungarian  1,785 850 940 1,070 450 615
        Ilocano  820 315 505 480 175 305
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 155 75 75 135 80 60
        Italian  6,650 3,285 3,365 27,125 13,200 13,920
        Japanese  6,865 2,755 4,110 695 280 415
        Khmer (Cambodian)  290 130 155 1,255 570 685
        Korean  6,025 2,715 3,315 510 230 285
        Kurdish  265 155 110 165 85 80
        Lao  300 145 160 375 200 180
        Latvian  70 25 40 65 25 40
        Lingala  50 20 35 1,830 890 945
        Lithuanian  80 35 40 130 40 85
        Macedonian  40 20 20 30 10 15
        Malay  1,270 585 685 150 75 80
        Malayalam  435 220 225 100 50 50
        Maltese  35 15 20 0 5 0
        Mandarin  16,745 7,640 9,105 1,255 540 715
        Marathi  115 55 60 40 25 20
        Nepali  120 70 55 20 10 10
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 200 115 85 1,790 885 905
        Norwegian  335 150 180 80 45 40
        Oromo  45 25 20 1,685 875 805
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  26,855 13,370 13,485 1,320 730 590
        Pashto  210 105 100 55 35 20
        Persian (Farsi)  6,510 3,470 3,045 1,875 1,035 840
        Polish  3,990 1,805 2,180 2,265 915 1,350
        Portuguese  3,585 1,655 1,930 4,760 2,290 2,470
        Romanian  1,960 915 1,040 2,470 1,115 1,360
        Rundi (Kirundi)  35 25 10 505 245 260
        Russian  3,470 1,545 1,925 3,260 1,520 1,740
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  25 10 10 435 185 250
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 150 85 70 30 15 15
        Serbian  1,595 830 765 300 145 150
        Serbo-Croatian  360 160 200 100 45 55
        Shanghainese  475 215 260 25 10 10
        Sign languages, n.i.e 340 130 210 110 50 60
        Sindhi  890 385 510 75 35 45
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  505 255 255 135 75 55
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 55 25 30 20 10 5
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 90 45 40 55 30 25
        Slovak  755 290 465 225 95 130
        Slovenian  165 75 90 110 45 70
        Somali  325 170 160 180 90 85
        Spanish  14,470 7,085 7,385 21,040 10,340 10,705
        Swahili  425 200 220 550 245 300
        Swedish  670 305 365 215 105 110
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  21,495 8,110 13,385 4,045 1,285 2,765
        Taiwanese  2,585 1,235 1,345 90 45 45
        Tamil  815 435 380 1,240 645 595
        Telugu  160 85 75 55 30 20
        Thai  670 230 435 165 55 110
        Tibetan languages  35 20 15 15 10 5
        Tigrigna  155 80 80 55 30 30
        Turkish  900 495 400 850 455 395
        Ukrainian  965 430 540 940 400 540
        Urdu  2,165 1,115 1,045 1,590 870 725
        Vietnamese  5,085 2,475 2,610 3,035 1,505 1,535
        Yiddish  75 30 40 1,610 730 875
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 2,730 1,245 1,490 3,105 1,595 1,510
  Multiple responses          8,630 4,020 4,610 46,705 23,560 23,145
    English and French  890 400 485 19,435 10,035 9,395
    English and non-official language  3,990 1,920 2,070 12,495 6,270 6,225
    French and non-official language  3,690 1,680 2,015 14,095 6,900 7,195
    English, French and non-official language  60 25 35 680 350 330

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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

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 933) and Montréal, Quebec (Code 2466) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 6, 2024).

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