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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	Abbotsford, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)			Nanaimo, RD British Columbia (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	133,497	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,574	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	124,258^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	138,631	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	7.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	49,917	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,687	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	46,452	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,463	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	355.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	71.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	375.55	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,038.01	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	133,495	65,870	67,625	146,575	70,960	75,615
0 to 4 years	8,530	4,380	4,150	6,010	3,055	2,960
5 to 9 years	8,245	4,310	3,930	6,060	3,135	2,930
10 to 14 years	8,550	4,465	4,090	7,000	3,615	3,385
15 to 19 years	9,475	4,810	4,665	8,210	4,275	3,935
15 years	1,920	955	965	1,555	790	770
16 years	1,885	955	930	1,565	830	740
17 years	1,865	980	880	1,670	865	810
18 years	1,930	985	945	1,695	895	795
19 years	1,885	930	945	1,725	900	825
20 to 24 years	9,175	4,655	4,520	7,675	3,885	3,790
25 to 29 years	9,280	4,670	4,610	7,185	3,555	3,625
30 to 34 years	8,720	4,265	4,455	6,735	3,285	3,445
35 to 39 years	8,435	4,155	4,280	7,110	3,460	3,655
40 to 44 years	9,045	4,465	4,580	8,550	4,060	4,490
45 to 49 years	9,390	4,785	4,605	10,400	4,885	5,510
50 to 54 years	9,285	4,610	4,680	12,005	5,690	6,315
55 to 59 years	8,180	3,935	4,245	12,515	5,805	6,710
60 to 64 years	7,485	3,540	3,945	12,835	6,110	6,725
65 to 69 years	5,700	2,790	2,910	10,440	5,120	5,320
70 to 74 years	4,430	2,055	2,370	8,045	4,010	4,035
75 to 79 years	3,635	1,685	1,950	6,355	3,120	3,230
80 to 84 years	2,960	1,265	1,700	4,915	2,275	2,640
85 years and over	2,975	1,025	1,950	4,535	1,625	2,915
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	37.9	36.7	38.9	49.3	48.3	50.1
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.0	80.0	82.0	87.0	86.2	87.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	108,170	52,710	55,460	127,500	61,155	66,345
Married or living with a common-law partner	65,680	32,830	32,850	76,800	38,330	38,470
Married (and not separated)	59,735	29,840	29,895	63,780	31,830	31,945
Living common law	5,940	2,990	2,950	13,015	6,490	6,525
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	42,490	19,880	22,610	50,700	22,830	27,875
Single (never legally married)	27,335	15,070	12,265	27,670	15,225	12,445
Separated	2,925	1,205	1,720	3,705	1,595	2,110
Divorced	6,075	2,405	3,675	10,310	4,110	6,190
Widowed	6,150	1,200	4,950	9,020	1,900	7,115
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	37,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	17,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	7,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	7,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	4,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	37,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	31,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	28,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	12,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	16,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	7,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	2,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	1,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	615	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	405	...Data not available	...Data not available	770	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	240	...Data not available	...Data not available	345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	5,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	4,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	565	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	1,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	685	...Data not available	...Data not available	980	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	285	...Data not available	...Data not available	355	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	105	...Data not available	...Data not available	85	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	43,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	10,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	14,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	5,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	8,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	3,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	130,950	64,570	66,380	142,950	69,465	73,485
Number of persons not in census families	18,990	8,835	10,155	28,345	13,020	15,325
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	3,605	1,485	2,120	2,520	1,045	1,475
Living with non-relatives only	4,435	2,530	1,905	7,350	4,135	3,215
Living alone	10,955	4,820	6,130	18,475	7,845	10,630
Number of census family persons	111,960	55,735	56,225	114,605	56,440	58,165
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	18,310	8,425	9,880	31,710	15,295	16,420
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	5,675	1,595	4,075	9,325	2,905	6,415
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	1,250	325	930	755	165	595
Living with non-relatives only	285	155	130	690	340	350
Living alone	4,135	1,120	3,015	7,875	2,405	5,470
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	12,640	6,830	5,805	22,390	12,390	10,005
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	46,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	33,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	27,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	24,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	11,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	13,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	3,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	5,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	3,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	2,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	615	...Data not available	...Data not available	910	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	1,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	715	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	2,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	12,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	10,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	1,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	46,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	20,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	900	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	495	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	24,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	1,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	3,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	8,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	11,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,965	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	60	...Data not available	...Data not available	150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	46,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	10,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	14,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	6,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	6,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	3,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	3,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	130,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,955	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	131,825	65,035	66,790	144,920	70,350	74,570
Single responses	129,430	63,830	65,595	143,685	69,775	73,910
English	86,660	43,000	43,670	129,225	62,975	66,255
French	1,095	555	540	2,100	1,015	1,090
Non-official languages	41,670	20,280	21,390	12,350	5,790	6,560
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	10	5	10	25	10	15
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	0	5	20	10	10
Dene	0	0	0	5	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	5	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	5	0	5	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	41,470	20,190	21,285	12,090	5,680	6,415
African languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	10	5	5
Afrikaans	135	55	80	105	50	60
Akan (Twi)	5	5	0	10	5	10
Albanian	70	40	30	10	5	0
Amharic	5	0	5	5	5	0
Arabic	305	190	110	115	80	35
Armenian	20	10	15	5	0	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	15	10	5
Bengali	5	5	0	10	5	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	40	20	25	20	5	15
Bosnian	45	20	20	10	5	5
Bulgarian	20	10	10	15	10	5
Burmese	10	5	5	5	5	0
Cantonese	270	130	140	225	105	120
Chinese, n.o.s.	595	290	305	610	285	330
Creoles	35	20	15	15	10	0
Croatian	45	20	25	205	105	100
Czech	70	40	35	170	85	90
Danish	150	75	75	405	200	205
Dutch	1,480	725	755	1,135	555	580
Estonian	15	5	15	25	10	15
Finnish	100	40	55	160	60	105
Flemish	10	5	10	20	15	5
Fukien	5	0	10	0	0	0
German	5,695	2,625	3,070	2,400	1,170	1,230
Greek	70	40	30	90	60	30
Gujarati	30	20	20	50	25	20
Hakka	0	0	0	10	5	5
Hebrew	15	10	5	15	15	0
Hindi	430	205	225	95	45	45
Hungarian	255	120	130	290	145	150
Ilocano	40	10	25	20	10	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	10	5	5
Italian	195	105	90	375	200	175
Japanese	180	70	110	295	105	185
Khmer (Cambodian)	20	15	10	90	45	45
Korean	1,315	605	710	355	160	195
Kurdish	10	5	10	0	0	0
Lao	235	120	120	5	0	0
Latvian	15	10	5	20	10	10
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	5	0	5	15	5	15
Macedonian	5	5	0	15	10	5
Malay	30	10	20	20	10	15
Malayalam	50	25	20	25	10	15
Maltese	5	5	5	10	5	5
Mandarin	375	180	195	340	145	190
Marathi	0	0	0	0	5	0
Nepali	5	5	0	10	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	15	5	5
Norwegian	50	20	35	150	65	85
Oromo	0	0	0	5	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	24,660	12,285	12,375	970	475	485
Pashto	10	10	0	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	185	95	90	115	55	60
Polish	350	160	195	320	145	170
Portuguese	170	75	95	125	50	75
Romanian	235	120	115	55	30	25
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	320	135	180	235	95	135
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	5	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	5	0
Serbian	35	20	15	55	30	25
Serbo-Croatian	15	5	10	5	5	5
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	20	5	10	15	10	5
Sindhi	10	5	5	5	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	25	10	15	10	5	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0	20	15	10
Slovak	45	20	25	70	35	35
Slovenian	15	5	10	40	20	25
Somali	5	0	0	10	5	5
Spanish	980	460	525	520	210	310
Swahili	30	20	10	5	5	0
Swedish	55	25	30	160	75	85
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	585	225	355	455	140	315
Taiwanese	5	5	0	35	15	15
Tamil	15	10	5	5	0	5
Telugu	20	15	15	0	5	0
Thai	40	10	25	80	15	65
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	5	0
Tigrigna	5	0	5	0	0	0
Turkish	35	25	10	25	20	5
Ukrainian	255	120	135	340	160	175
Urdu	165	90	70	30	10	15
Vietnamese	620	280	335	350	160	190
Yiddish	0	5	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	185	90	100	235	105	130
Multiple responses	2,390	1,205	1,185	1,240	580	660
English and French	185	85	100	340	165	175
English and non-official language	2,085	1,065	1,025	805	365	440
French and non-official language	75	35	40	55	20	35
English, French and non-official language	40	20	25	35	25	15
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	131,820	65,035	66,790	144,920	70,355	74,570
English only	118,290	59,065	59,225	135,215	65,995	69,225
French only	40	10	30	50	25	25
English and French	5,860	2,625	3,235	9,235	4,165	5,065
Neither English nor French	7,625	3,325	4,300	420	170	250
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	131,820	65,035	66,785	144,920	70,355	74,565
English	122,950	61,090	61,860	142,485	69,225	73,260
French	985	500	490	1,875	890	980
English and French	360	175	190	165	80	85
Neither English nor French	7,530	3,275	4,250	400	155	245
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	1,170	580	580	1,950	930	1,020
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.3	1.3	1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	131,820	65,030	66,790	144,920	70,350	74,570
Single responses	126,380	62,320	64,060	143,380	69,645	73,735
English	99,815	49,270	50,545	139,465	67,805	71,660
French	205	90	110	435	180	255
Non-official languages	26,365	12,960	13,405	3,480	1,660	1,820
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	5	0	5	5	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	26,335	12,945	13,390	3,435	1,640	1,795
African languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	0	0	0
Afrikaans	85	35	55	45	25	25
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	5	0	0
Albanian	45	25	20	0	0	0
Amharic	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arabic	145	90	60	45	25	15
Armenian	15	0	10	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	0	0	0
Bengali	0	0	0	0	0	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	25	10	10	0	0	0
Bosnian	20	10	10	0	5	0
Bulgarian	10	5	5	5	5	0
Burmese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	170	85	85	95	45	50
Chinese, n.o.s.	390	190	200	310	155	155
Creoles	15	10	5	5	0	0
Croatian	10	5	5	55	30	25
Czech	20	10	10	70	30	40
Danish	5	0	5	20	10	10
Dutch	130	60	75	110	50	55
Estonian	0	0	0	5	5	0
Finnish	20	5	10	20	10	10
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	5	0	0	0	0	0
German	980	445	535	240	110	125
Greek	20	5	10	35	15	15
Gujarati	10	5	5	15	5	5
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	5	0	0	0	0	0
Hindi	210	110	105	40	25	20
Hungarian	65	35	30	55	20	35
Ilocano	10	5	5	10	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	0	0	5
Italian	30	10	15	45	20	25
Japanese	80	40	45	85	40	45
Khmer (Cambodian)	15	10	5	65	30	35
Korean	1,120	515	600	230	110	115
Kurdish	20	10	10	0	0	0
Lao	115	55	55	0	0	0
Latvian	5	0	0	0	0	0
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	10	5	5
Malay	5	5	5	0	0	0
Malayalam	20	15	5	15	5	5
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	285	145	140	230	115	120
Marathi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nepali	5	5	0	5	0	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	5	5
Norwegian	5	0	0	5	5	5
Oromo	0	0	0	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	20,205	10,020	10,185	595	285	305
Pashto	5	5	5	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	105	55	50	50	25	25
Polish	105	50	60	85	40	45
Portuguese	40	20	20	30	10	20
Romanian	140	65	75	10	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	150	65	85	90	45	50
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	10	5	5	20	10	10
Serbo-Croatian	10	5	5	0	0	0
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	30	20	15
Sindhi	10	0	5	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	10	5	5	5	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	5	0
Slovak	10	10	5	10	5	5
Slovenian	5	0	0	5	5	5
Somali	0	0	0	0	5	0
Spanish	500	245	250	165	75	95
Swahili	5	0	5	0	0	0
Swedish	5	0	0	20	10	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	215	100	115	110	50	70
Taiwanese	0	5	0	20	10	10
Tamil	5	5	0	5	0	0
Telugu	15	5	5	0	0	0
Thai	15	10	10	15	5	15
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	5	5	0	0	0	0
Turkish	20	10	10	5	5	0
Ukrainian	35	20	15	10	0	5
Urdu	95	50	45	15	10	10
Vietnamese	455	200	255	235	115	125
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	30	15	15	45	20	25
Multiple responses	5,440	2,715	2,730	1,540	705	835
English and French	110	60	50	135	70	70
English and non-official language	5,245	2,620	2,625	1,365	620	740
French and non-official language	30	10	15	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	55	20	35	40	15	25
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	131,820	65,030	66,785	144,920	70,355	74,565
None	115,100	56,785	58,315	137,115	66,785	70,330
Single responses	16,485	8,135	8,350	7,630	3,480	4,145
English	7,815	4,005	3,810	1,720	805	920
French	755	330	430	1,255	540	715
Non-official languages	7,915	3,805	4,115	4,650	2,135	2,515
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	5	0	15	5	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	5	5	5
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	5	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	5	5	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	7,795	3,750	4,045	4,340	1,975	2,360
African languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	5	0	0
Afrikaans	55	25	30	60	25	35
Akan (Twi)	5	5	5	15	5	10
Albanian	10	5	5	5	5	0
Amharic	5	5	0	5	5	0
Arabic	80	50	30	50	30	20
Armenian	5	0	5	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	20	5	10	5	5	5
Bengali	0	0	0	5	0	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	10	0	5	5	5	5
Bosnian	20	10	10	0	5	0
Bulgarian	10	5	5	5	5	0
Burmese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	60	25	40	65	30	30
Chinese, n.o.s.	130	65	65	150	75	80
Creoles	20	5	10	5	5	0
Croatian	25	10	10	80	35	50
Czech	25	20	10	60	30	30
Danish	45	20	20	125	60	65
Dutch	455	215	240	325	145	175
Estonian	0	0	0	10	5	5
Finnish	25	10	15	45	15	25
Flemish	5	0	5	5	5	0
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	1,415	630	790	740	345	395
Greek	50	35	15	45	30	10
Gujarati	20	5	10	25	15	15
Hakka	5	0	5	5	0	5
Hebrew	10	5	5	15	10	5
Hindi	280	135	145	85	35	50
Hungarian	70	30	40	90	40	55
Ilocano	5	0	5	10	5	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Italian	70	40	25	130	65	70
Japanese	110	45	70	180	75	100
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	20	10	10
Korean	120	55	65	75	35	35
Kurdish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lao	70	30	35	0	0	0
Latvian	5	5	5	0	0	0
Lingala	5	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Macedonian	0	0	0	5	5	5
Malay	15	5	10	20	5	10
Malayalam	30	10	15	0	5	0
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	75	40	35	115	50	65
Marathi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nepali	0	0	0	5	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	10	0	5
Norwegian	10	5	5	50	15	30
Oromo	0	0	0	5	0	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,820	1,460	1,360	285	145	145
Pashto	0	0	0	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	40	25	15	30	15	15
Polish	110	50	60	105	50	50
Portuguese	95	40	45	55	20	30
Romanian	60	30	30	20	10	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	115	50	65	75	35	40
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	15	5	10	25	15	10
Serbo-Croatian	10	5	5	0	0	5
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	30	10	15	25	5	15
Sindhi	5	5	0	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	10	5	5	5	5	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	5	5
Slovak	20	5	15	30	15	15
Slovenian	5	0	5	10	5	10
Somali	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spanish	500	235	275	470	215	255
Swahili	40	25	15	5	0	0
Swedish	10	5	5	65	30	40
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	225	75	150	240	70	170
Taiwanese	10	5	5	10	0	5
Tamil	0	0	0	5	0	0
Telugu	0	5	0	0	0	0
Thai	10	5	10	40	10	25
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turkish	5	5	5	20	10	10
Ukrainian	55	20	35	60	35	30
Urdu	45	25	15	10	5	10
Vietnamese	150	75	75	90	40	45
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	120	50	70	300	155	145
Multiple responses	235	115	120	170	85	90
English and French	20	10	10	15	5	10
English and non-official language	95	50	45	30	10	15
French and non-official language	120	55	70	130	65	65
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	0	0	0

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. Abbotsford, British Columbia (Code 5909052) and Nanaimo, British Columbia (Code 5921) (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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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Abbotsford (City)

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- British Columbia (Province)
  - Fraser Valley (Regional district)
    - Abbotsford (City)

Geographic hierarchy: Nanaimo (Regional district)

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- British Columbia (Province)
  - Nanaimo (Regional district)

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