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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables

Tabulation: Ethnic Origin (264), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3), Generation Status (4), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey

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Sex (3)

This table details ethnic origin , single and multiple ethnic origin responses , generation status , age groups and sex for the population in private households in Victoria^{Footnote 1}
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 2} = 22.7 %
Ethnic origin (264)	Single and multiple ethnic origin responses (3)
Ethnic origin (264)	Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 3	Single ethnic origin responses^Footnote 4	Multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 5
Total - Ethnic origins^{Footnote 6}	336,180	137,340	198,835
North American Aboriginal origins	18,505	4,310	14,195
First Nations (North American Indian)	13,715	3,720	9,995
Inuit	315	0	310
Métis	5,050	590	4,460
Other North American origins	84,270	26,950	57,315
Acadian	485	30	455
American	8,315	585	7,730
Canadian	77,880	26,280	51,600
New Brunswicker	0	0	0
Newfoundlander	125	15	110
Nova Scotian	0	0	0
Ontarian	35	0	35
Québécois	260	0	215
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 7}	30	0	35
European origins	272,245	78,920	193,330
British Isles origins	210,780	47,780	163,000
Channel Islander	35	0	35
Cornish	130	0	130
English	138,435	28,690	109,750
Irish	69,835	4,920	64,915
Manx	190	0	180
Scottish	93,260	9,735	83,525
Welsh	12,880	860	12,025
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 8}	13,560	3,565	9,995
French origins	35,675	3,215	32,455
Alsatian	20	0	20
Breton	55	0	60
French	35,610	3,215	32,395
Western European origins (except French origins)	65,075	11,485	53,590
Austrian	3,700	360	3,340
Belgian	2,415	210	2,205
Dutch	16,635	4,200	12,435
Flemish	215	30	185
Frisian	55	0	40
German	44,975	6,455	38,515
Luxembourger	50	20	35
Swiss	2,500	195	2,300
Western European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 9}	40	0	40
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	29,015	3,330	25,680
Danish	5,865	1,010	4,850
Finnish	2,465	390	2,075
Icelandic	2,200	190	2,010
Norwegian	11,295	1,045	10,250
Swedish	8,520	570	7,950
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 10}	1,120	125	995
Eastern European origins	40,650	6,935	33,715
Bulgarian	335	190	140
Byelorussian	95	0	85
Czech	1,495	375	1,125
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	595	60	535
Estonian	300	45	255
Hungarian	4,030	695	3,335
Latvian	540	60	480
Lithuanian	625	50	575
Moldovan	60	0	65
Polish	11,360	1,835	9,530
Romanian	2,000	200	1,795
Russian	7,240	905	6,335
Slovak	570	80	485
Ukrainian	17,015	2,420	14,595
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 11}	280	15	265
Southern European origins	22,145	5,135	17,010
Albanian	145	125	20
Bosnian	80	15	65
Croatian	1,300	475	825
Cypriot	30	0	30
Greek	1,395	335	1,065
Italian	10,535	1,995	8,540
Kosovar	0	0	0
Macedonian	55	0	50
Maltese	325	60	265
Montenegrin	0	0	0
Portuguese	3,530	1,275	2,260
Serbian	410	85	325
Sicilian	25	0	30
Slovenian	410	105	305
Spanish	4,355	490	3,860
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	515	170	345
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 12}	85	0	85
Other European origins	4,000	1,040	2,960
Basque	125	0	80
Jewish	2,865	490	2,375
Roma (Gypsy)	140	0	135
Slavic, n.o.s.	100	0	95
Other European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 13}	850	495	360
Caribbean origins	2,265	445	1,820
Antiguan	0	0	0
Bahamian	60	0	35
Barbadian	190	20	170
Bermudan	40	0	40
Carib	0	0	0
Cuban	60	0	55
Dominican	40	10	35
Grenadian	45	0	45
Haitian	100	55	50
Jamaican	1,045	195	850
Kittitian/Nevisian	0	0	0
Martinican	0	0	0
Montserratan	0	0	0
Puerto Rican	0	0	0
St. Lucian	0	0	0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	300	50	260
Vincentian/Grenadinian	0	0	0
West Indian, n.o.s.	205	60	145
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 14}	120	0	120
Latin, Central and South American origins	3,480	1,145	2,335
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	175	0	160
Argentinian	165	0	160
Belizean	0	0	0
Bolivian	20	0	20
Brazilian	290	60	225
Chilean	305	75	230
Colombian	375	200	175
Costa Rican	50	0	35
Ecuadorian	75	0	70
Guatemalan	155	25	130
Guyanese	135	55	80
Hispanic	80	25	50
Honduran	55	0	30
Maya	10	0	10
Mexican	1,065	355	710
Nicaraguan	15	0	10
Panamanian	30	30	0
Paraguayan	20	0	0
Peruvian	160	35	120
Salvadorean	145	115	35
Uruguayan	0	0	0
Venezuelan	70	25	45
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 15}	255	50	200
African origins	4,035	1,285	2,750
Central and West African origins	320	180	140
Akan	0	0	0
Angolan	0	0	0
Ashanti	0	0	0
Beninese	0	0	0
Burkinabe	0	0	0
Cameroonian	0	0	0
Chadian	0	0	0
Congolese	60	60	0
Gabonese	0	0	0
Gambian	0	0	0
Ghanaian	115	70	50
Guinean	0	0	0
Ibo	0	0	0
Ivorian	0	0	0
Liberian	30	20	0
Malian	0	0	0
Nigerian	70	20	50
Peulh	0	0	0
Senegalese	0	0	0
Sierra Leonean	0	0	0
Togolese	0	0	0
Yoruba	0	0	0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 16}	30	0	20
North African origins	810	400	405
Algerian	70	0	65
Berber	25	20	0
Coptic	0	0	0
Dinka	0	0	0
Egyptian	290	125	165
Libyan	135	100	30
Maure	0	0	0
Moroccan	235	115	115
Sudanese	25	0	20
Tunisian	75	30	45
North African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 17}	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins	1,725	525	1,200
Afrikaner	75	0	75
Amhara	0	0	0
Bantu, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Burundian	0	0	0
Eritrean	215	200	0
Ethiopian	115	85	30
Harari	0	0	0
Kenyan	75	40	35
Malagasy	0	0	0
Mauritian	30	0	30
Oromo	0	0	0
Rwandan	15	15	0
Seychellois	0	0	0
Somali	75	55	20
South African	945	95	850
Tanzanian	50	0	45
Tigrian	0	0	0
Ugandan	0	0	0
Zambian	0	0	0
Zimbabwean	75	0	65
Zulu	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 18}	90	0	85
Other African origins	1,255	175	1,085
Black, n.o.s.^{Footnote 19}	150	0	140
Other African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 20}	1,105	160	945
Asian origins	35,545	24,015	11,520
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	3,710	1,555	2,155
Afghan	140	0	130
Arab, n.o.s.	350	220	130
Armenian	265	85	180
Assyrian	25	0	20
Azerbaijani	20	0	0
Georgian	0	0	0
Iranian	1,375	780	595
Iraqi	135	50	85
Israeli	100	0	95
Jordanian	30	0	15
Kazakh	15	0	0
Kurd	0	0	0
Kuwaiti	0	0	0
Lebanese	565	95	470
Palestinian	65	0	55
Pashtun	0	0	0
Saudi Arabian	125	105	0
Syrian	185	80	110
Tajik	0	0	0
Tatar	0	0	0
Turk	360	65	295
Uighur	0	0	0
Uzbek	0	0	0
Yemeni	0	0	0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 21}	50	15	35
South Asian origins	8,310	5,445	2,865
Bangladeshi	20	0	20
Bengali	75	40	40
East Indian^{Footnote 22}	7,260	4,820	2,440
Goan	15	0	20
Gujarati	30	30	0
Kashmiri	0	0	0
Nepali	55	25	30
Pakistani	315	145	170
Punjabi	505	205	305
Sinhalese	35	30	0
Sri Lankan	125	40	85
Tamil	65	40	15
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 23}	145	65	85
East and Southeast Asian origins	23,855	16,980	6,870
Burmese	80	0	75
Cambodian (Khmer)	200	100	100
Chinese	14,455	10,720	3,735
Filipino	4,425	2,865	1,560
Hmong	0	0	0
Indonesian	250	40	210
Japanese	2,325	1,010	1,315
Korean	1,370	1,160	210
Laotian	60	35	25
Malaysian	145	0	140
Mongolian	40	0	45
Singaporean	15	0	20
Taiwanese	195	120	75
Thai	240	90	150
Tibetan	55	0	0
Vietnamese	1,235	800	435
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 24}	30	0	0
Other Asian origins	60	0	20
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 25}	60	0	20
Oceania origins	2,620	270	2,345
Australian	1,265	135	1,125
New Zealander	655	75	575
Pacific Islands origins	725	60	665
Fijian	70	25	40
Hawaiian	490	10	480
Maori	65	0	45
Polynesian, n.o.s.	50	0	50
Samoan	35	0	25
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 26}	30	0	30

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too unreliable to be published

Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Excludes National Household Survey data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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Footnote 2

For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) estimates, the global non-response rate (GNR) is used as an indicator of data quality. This indicator combines complete non-response (household) and partial non-response (question) into a single rate. The value of the GNR is presented to users. A smaller GNR indicates a lower risk of non-response bias and as a result, lower risk of inaccuracy. The threshold used for estimates' suppression is a GNR of 50% or more. For more information, please refer to the National Household Survey User Guide, 2011.

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Footnote 3

The category 'Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses' indicates the number of respondents who reported a specified ethnic origin, either as their only ethnic origin or in addition to one or more other ethnic origins. The sum of all total responses for all ethnic origins is greater than the total population estimate due to the reporting of multiple origins.

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Footnote 4

A single ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides one ethnic origin only.

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Footnote 5

A multiple ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides two or more ethnic origins.

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Footnote 6

This is a total population estimate. The sum of the ethnic groups in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one ethnic origin in the NHS.

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Footnote 7

Includes general responses indicating North American origins (e.g., 'North American') as well as more specific responses indicating North American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maritimer,' 'Manitoban').

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Footnote 8

Includes general responses indicating British Isles origins (e.g., 'British,' 'United Kingdom') as well as more specific responses indicating British Isles origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Celtic').

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Footnote 9

Includes general responses indicating Western European origins (e.g., 'Western European') as well as more specific responses indicating Western European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Liechtensteiner').

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Footnote 10

Includes general responses indicating Northern European origins (e.g., 'Northern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Northern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Faroese,' 'Scandinavian').

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Footnote 11

Includes general responses indicating Eastern European origins (e.g., 'Eastern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Eastern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baltic').

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Footnote 12

Includes general responses indicating Southern European origins (e.g., 'Southern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Gibraltarian').

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Footnote 13

Includes general responses indicating Other European origins (e.g., 'European') as well as more specific responses indicating European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Central European').

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Footnote 14

Includes general responses indicating Caribbean origins (e.g., 'Caribbean') as well as more specific responses indicating Caribbean origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Guadelupian,' 'Aruban').

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Footnote 15

Includes general responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins (e.g., 'South American') as well as more specific responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Surinamese').

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Footnote 16

Includes general responses indicating Central or West African origins (e.g., 'West African') as well as more specific responses indicating Central or West African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Ewe,' 'Wolof').

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Footnote 17

Includes general responses indicating North African origins (e.g., 'North African') as well as more specific responses indicating North African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maghreb').

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Footnote 18

Includes general responses indicating Southern or East African origins (e.g., 'East African') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern or East African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Hutu,' 'Shona').

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Footnote 19

Some respondents may choose to provide very specific ethnic origins in the National Household Survey (NHS), while other respondents may choose to give more general responses. This means that two respondents with the same ethnic ancestry could have different response patterns and thus could be counted as having different ethnic origins. For example, one respondent may report 'East Indian' ethnic origin while another respondent, with a similar ancestral background, may report 'Punjabi' or 'South Asian' origins; one respondent may report 'Black' while another, similar respondent, may report 'Ghanaian' or 'African.' As a result, ethnic origin data are very fluid, and counts for certain origins, such as 'East Indian' and 'Black,' may seem lower than initially expected. Users who wish to obtain broader response counts may wish to combine data for one or more ethnic origins together or use counts for ethnic categories such as 'South Asian origins' or 'African origins.' (Please note, however, that 'African origins' should not be considered equivalent to the 'Black' population group or visible minority status, as there are persons reporting African origins who report a population group or visible minority status other than 'Black.' Conversely, many people report a population group or visible minority status of 'Black' and do not report having 'African' origins. For information on population group and visible minority population in the 2011 NHS, refer to the appropriate definitions in this publication).

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Footnote 20

Includes general responses indicating Other African origins (e.g., 'African') as well as more specific responses indicating Other African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Saharan').

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Footnote 21

Includes general responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins (e.g., 'West Asian,' 'Middle Eastern') as well as more specific responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baloch,' 'Circassian').

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Footnote 23

Includes general responses indicating South Asian origins (e.g., 'South Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating South Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Bhutanese').

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Footnote 24

Includes general responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins (e.g., 'Southeast Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Bruneian,' 'Karen').

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Footnote 25

Includes general responses indicating Other Asian origins (e.g., 'Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating Other Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Eurasian').

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Footnote 26

Includes general responses indicating Pacific Islands origins (e.g., 'Pacific Islander') as well as more specific responses indicating Pacific Islands origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Tahitian').

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-010-X2011028.

Date modified:: 2019-01-23

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