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Characteristic Ottawa
Ontario
(Economic region) 		British Columbia Data quality note(s)

(Province)
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 1,244,909†  ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,400,057†  ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 1,165,703†  ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,113,487†  ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 6.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7.0 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 530,206 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,945,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 500,295 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,764,637 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 85.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 14,521.24 ...Data not available ...Data not available 922,509.29 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 1,244,910 605,535 639,375 4,400,055 2,156,600 2,243,455
0 to 4 years 66,755 33,890 32,865 219,665 112,885 106,775
5 to 9 years 67,040 34,045 32,995 218,915 112,200 106,715
10 to 14 years 71,505 36,385 35,120 238,780 122,465 116,315
15 to 19 years 82,945 42,465 40,475 275,165 141,670 133,500
15 years 15,675 8,075 7,600 53,725 27,620 26,110
16 years 16,475 8,405 8,070 54,885 28,475 26,410
17 years 16,185 8,340 7,850 55,400 28,510 26,885
18 years 16,990 8,655 8,335 55,380 28,425 26,955
19 years 17,610 8,995 8,615 55,785 28,640 27,140
20 to 24 years 85,385 43,080 42,305 279,825 142,290 137,535
25 to 29 years 78,040 38,440 39,595 288,780 143,475 145,305
30 to 34 years 75,115 36,085 39,030 275,985 135,220 140,755
35 to 39 years 80,820 38,525 42,300 280,870 135,455 145,415
40 to 44 years 87,940 42,735 45,210 313,765 151,430 162,335
45 to 49 years 104,255 51,240 53,015 350,600 170,580 180,020
50 to 54 years 100,410 49,120 51,290 354,610 172,060 182,550
55 to 59 years 86,365 42,000 44,370 323,335 157,455 165,880
60 to 64 years 77,150 37,520 39,630 291,040 142,645 148,395
65 to 69 years 56,330 27,150 29,180 210,900 103,785 107,115
70 to 74 years 42,100 19,810 22,285 160,715 77,350 83,360
75 to 79 years 32,975 15,010 17,960 127,480 60,720 66,760
80 to 84 years 25,075 10,220 14,855 96,945 42,745 54,200
85 years and over 24,710 7,815 16,895 92,675 32,150 60,520
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 40.8 40.0 41.6 41.9 41.1 42.7
% of the population aged 15 and over 83.5 82.8 84.2 84.6 83.9 85.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 1,039,610 501,215 538,390 3,722,695 1,809,045 1,913,650
Married or living with a common-law partner 600,165 299,815 300,350 2,154,575 1,074,965 1,079,610
Married (and not separated) 503,545 251,330 252,215 1,832,605 913,430 919,175
Living common law 96,620 48,485 48,135 321,965 161,530 160,435
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 439,445 201,405 238,040 1,568,120 734,075 834,040
Single (never legally married) 292,630 154,665 137,970 1,014,270 550,830 463,435
Separated 30,020 12,700 17,330 102,040 43,570 58,470
Divorced 59,930 23,055 36,880 246,515 98,130 148,385
Widowed 56,855 10,990 45,865 205,300 41,550 163,750
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 347,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,238,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 173,885 ...Data not available ...Data not available 645,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 74,220 ...Data not available ...Data not available 263,910 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 70,355 ...Data not available ...Data not available 238,525 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 29,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available 90,470 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 347,955 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,238,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 294,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,048,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 245,945 ...Data not available ...Data not available 887,990 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 111,325 ...Data not available ...Data not available 422,310 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 134,615 ...Data not available ...Data not available 465,680 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 49,830 ...Data not available ...Data not available 181,895 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 59,830 ...Data not available ...Data not available 205,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 24,950 ...Data not available ...Data not available 78,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 48,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available 160,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 30,530 ...Data not available ...Data not available 105,425 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 17,710 ...Data not available ...Data not available 54,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 8,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available 27,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 6,230 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 2,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available 8,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 53,780 ...Data not available ...Data not available 189,805 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 42,420 ...Data not available ...Data not available 149,010 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 24,670 ...Data not available ...Data not available 90,235 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 12,580 ...Data not available ...Data not available 43,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 5,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available 14,835 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 11,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available 40,795 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 7,360 ...Data not available ...Data not available 27,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 3,175 ...Data not available ...Data not available 10,510 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 825 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,005 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 367,700 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,230,340 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 79,450 ...Data not available ...Data not available 260,215 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 124,425 ...Data not available ...Data not available 409,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 46,885 ...Data not available ...Data not available 156,650 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 79,315 ...Data not available ...Data not available 255,855 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 37,620 ...Data not available ...Data not available 148,375 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family 1.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1.0 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households 1,221,165 596,060 625,105 4,324,505 2,122,320 2,202,185
Number of persons not in census families 211,325 97,330 113,995 807,660 383,540 424,120
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 24,470 10,035 14,440 105,450 42,525 62,925
Living with non-relatives only 50,240 28,080 22,160 203,285 111,935 91,345
Living alone 136,620 59,220 77,400 498,920 229,075 269,850
Number of census family persons 1,009,840 498,730 511,110 3,516,850 1,738,780 1,778,070
Average number of persons per census family 2.9 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households 164,960 75,415 89,540 643,410 302,320 341,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 53,235 14,915 38,315 211,820 65,460 146,365
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 7,440 1,630 5,810 32,900 7,490 25,410
Living with non-relatives only 2,935 1,390 1,545 13,560 6,770 6,790
Living alone 42,865 11,900 30,960 165,365 51,195 114,165
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 111,725 60,500 51,225 431,590 236,860 194,730
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 500,295 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,764,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 340,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,183,075 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 315,200 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,041,470 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 271,545 ...Data not available ...Data not available 898,030 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 130,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available 458,880 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 140,610 ...Data not available ...Data not available 439,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 43,655 ...Data not available ...Data not available 143,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 25,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available 141,600 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 18,905 ...Data not available ...Data not available 91,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 12,700 ...Data not available ...Data not available 66,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 5,040 ...Data not available ...Data not available 23,805 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 7,660 ...Data not available ...Data not available 42,300 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 6,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 6,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available 50,415 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 159,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available 581,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 136,615 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 22,745 ...Data not available ...Data not available 82,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 500,295 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,764,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 261,225 ...Data not available ...Data not available 842,120 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 67,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available 143,970 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 2,095 ...Data not available ...Data not available 46,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 169,525 ...Data not available ...Data not available 731,585 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 27,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available 52,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 77,455 ...Data not available ...Data not available 130,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 11,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available 184,355 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 52,805 ...Data not available ...Data not available 361,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 1,010 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,885 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 500,295 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,764,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 136,615 ...Data not available ...Data not available 498,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 174,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available 613,270 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 77,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available 264,135 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 72,965 ...Data not available ...Data not available 237,725 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 26,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available 91,600 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 12,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available 58,985 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 1,221,165 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,324,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.4 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.5 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,229,065 599,270 629,790 4,356,205 2,137,240 2,218,965
  Single responses  1,197,845 584,380 613,465 4,273,930 2,098,055 2,175,870
    English  799,515 396,395 403,120 3,062,435 1,526,350 1,536,085
    French  207,125 97,305 109,820 57,275 28,315 28,965
    Non-official languages  191,205 90,680 100,525 1,154,215 543,395 610,825
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 515 175 340 1,210 540 675
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  160 70 85 955 435 525
        Dene  5 0 5 70 35 35
        Innu/Montagnais  5 5 0 5 5 0
        Inuktitut  240 65 175 25 10 10
        Mi'kmaq  25 5 15 15 10 5
        Ojibway  75 25 45 140 50 90
        Oji-Cree  10 5 5 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 5 5 5
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 188,535 89,485 99,050 1,137,420 535,395 602,025
        African languages, n.i.e.  455 225 225 620 330 295
        Afrikaans  170 80 90 2,735 1,330 1,405
        Akan (Twi)  315 150 160 455 235 220
        Albanian  605 315 290 1,335 695 635
        Amharic  1,170 570 600 1,255 615 640
        Arabic  28,655 14,925 13,725 13,050 7,505 5,550
        Armenian  450 225 220 1,105 560 545
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  520 240 280 530 235 295
        Bengali  2,935 1,505 1,430 2,410 1,265 1,145
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  65 30 40 15 10 5
        Bisayan languages  400 110 285 3,870 1,445 2,430
        Bosnian  585 270 315 1,275 635 640
        Bulgarian  845 390 450 1,945 960 985
        Burmese  160 85 75 945 485 465
        Cantonese  6,510 3,060 3,455 133,245 61,790 71,455
        Chinese, n.o.s.  13,040 6,125 6,920 120,040 55,735 64,305
        Creoles  3,715 1,575 2,145 640 315 320
        Croatian  1,050 495 555 7,820 3,860 3,955
        Czech  1,155 535 620 5,610 2,800 2,810
        Danish  435 210 225 5,250 2,575 2,675
        Dutch  4,510 2,170 2,340 23,080 11,190 11,890
        Estonian  215 100 115 820 345 475
        Finnish  405 165 240 4,090 1,705 2,390
        Flemish  135 60 80 445 215 235
        Fukien  85 35 45 1,920 835 1,085
        German  8,550 3,890 4,660 73,625 35,140 38,485
        Greek  2,465 1,330 1,130 6,250 3,360 2,885
        Gujarati  1,315 690 630 6,595 3,060 3,540
        Hakka  55 35 25 1,110 475 630
        Hebrew  365 195 165 1,755 970 785
        Hindi  2,395 1,205 1,190 24,640 11,840 12,800
        Hungarian  2,045 1,030 1,020 9,855 4,915 4,940
        Ilocano  370 120 250 3,755 1,465 2,290
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  130 75 55 475 265 205
        Italian  10,080 5,085 4,995 24,060 12,180 11,880
        Japanese  985 305 675 19,665 6,840 12,825
        Khmer (Cambodian)  1,110 480 630 1,465 700 770
        Korean  1,705 730 970 48,975 22,350 26,625
        Kurdish  650 330 315 1,415 775 645
        Lao  385 185 195 1,155 550 600
        Latvian  320 140 180 615 305 310
        Lingala  285 130 155 35 20 20
        Lithuanian  250 105 145 435 190 245
        Macedonian  70 35 35 275 130 140
        Malay  375 165 215 3,535 1,590 1,950
        Malayalam  460 225 230 1,460 735 725
        Maltese  45 15 30 220 115 115
        Mandarin  6,915 3,195 3,725 94,055 43,630 50,425
        Marathi  240 120 120 430 220 210
        Nepali  470 225 235 805 430 375
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  580 305 275 470 250 220
        Norwegian  160 70 95 2,370 1,155 1,215
        Oromo  365 195 170 325 185 140
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  3,580 1,800 1,780 182,915 90,900 92,020
        Pashto  735 390 345 900 485 415
        Persian (Farsi)  6,155 3,080 3,075 36,045 18,265 17,775
        Polish  6,250 2,850 3,405 17,460 8,185 9,270
        Portuguese  4,150 1,985 2,165 14,605 6,990 7,615
        Romanian  2,520 1,145 1,370 8,330 4,110 4,220
        Rundi (Kirundi)  555 230 320 135 60 80
        Russian  5,670 2,475 3,205 22,650 10,300 12,350
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  515 190 330 80 40 45
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  160 80 80 690 345 340
        Serbian  1,745 860 885 6,655 3,425 3,225
        Serbo-Croatian  555 270 280 1,425 675 755
        Shanghainese  80 35 45 1,250 530 715
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  155 70 85 645 335 310
        Sindhi  260 125 135 1,770 790 975
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  740 360 375 1,405 715 685
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  355 175 175 775 400 375
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  60 25 40 495 275 225
        Slovak  695 315 385 3,220 1,440 1,780
        Slovenian  255 115 145 1,225 590 640
        Somali  6,135 2,615 3,525 975 495 480
        Spanish  11,460 5,240 6,215 40,795 19,325 21,470
        Swahili  820 375 440 755 390 365
        Swedish  315 140 175 2,740 1,195 1,545
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  5,105 1,675 3,430 66,120 25,835 40,285
        Taiwanese  175 75 100 5,675 2,640 3,035
        Tamil  2,470 1,265 1,200 3,135 1,635 1,500
        Telugu  335 170 170 570 295 270
        Thai  365 100 265 2,410 730 1,680
        Tibetan languages  20 10 10 200 115 85
        Tigrigna  745 360 380 590 285 300
        Turkish  1,460 745 720 2,890 1,650 1,235
        Ukrainian  1,790 795 995 9,680 4,215 5,460
        Urdu  4,210 2,135 2,070 8,450 4,315 4,140
        Vietnamese  5,980 2,790 3,185 25,100 11,745 13,360
        Yiddish  245 130 110 350 185 170
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 2,155 1,015 1,135 15,585 7,455 8,130
  Multiple responses          31,220 14,890 16,325 82,280 39,185 43,095
    English and French  14,505 6,900 7,605 8,600 4,065 4,535
    English and non-official language  11,925 5,845 6,085 68,800 32,875 35,925
    French and non-official language  3,120 1,410 1,705 3,345 1,520 1,830
    English, French and non-official language 1,670 735 935 1,530 725 805
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,229,060 599,270 629,790 4,356,210 2,137,240 2,218,965
  English only 749,340 377,870 371,465 3,912,950 1,943,760 1,969,190
  French only 25,320 10,920 14,400 2,045 950 1,095
  English and French 442,160 205,835 236,320 296,645 132,940 163,705
  Neither English nor French 12,250 4,645 7,605 144,555 59,590 84,965
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,229,060 599,270 629,790 4,356,205 2,137,245 2,218,965
  English 979,725 483,550 496,170 4,143,245 2,044,365 2,098,885
  French 216,635 101,360 115,270 53,725 26,660 27,065
  English and French 20,830 9,915 10,920 16,935 7,710 9,220
  Neither English nor French 11,870 4,445 7,425 142,300 58,510 83,790
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 227,055 106,320 120,735 62,190 30,515 31,680
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 18.5 17.7 19.2 1.4 1.4 1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,229,060 599,275 629,790 4,356,205 2,137,245 2,218,965
  Single responses 1,181,815 576,925 604,890 4,193,385 2,059,465 2,133,915
    English 935,245 461,130 474,120 3,506,595 1,733,775 1,772,820
    French 150,835 70,520 80,310 16,685 8,015 8,665
    Non-official languages 95,735 45,275 50,460 670,100 317,670 352,430
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 120 40 85 175 85 85
        Atikamekw   0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 35 15 25 135 70 65
        Dene 0 0 0 15 5 5
        Innu/Montagnais 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Inuktitut 65 15 45 5 5 5
        Mi'kmaq 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Ojibway 20 5 10 15 10 5
        Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 94,885 44,885 50,005 665,750 315,485 350,265
        African languages, n.i.e. 180 80 95 190 80 105
        Afrikaans 50 25 30 1,385 685 690
        Akan (Twi) 110 50 55 120 60 60
        Albanian 300 155 140 700 345 350
        Amharic 660 310 350 555 245 310
        Arabic 17,165 8,630 8,535 7,640 4,065 3,575
        Armenian 220 110 105 490 250 240
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 80 35 45 115 50 65
        Bengali 1,980 975 1,000 1,465 715 750
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 25 10 15 0 0 0
        Bisayan languages 120 40 80 1,265 540 720
        Bosnian 300 155 145 705 370 340
        Bulgarian 445 215 235 1,085 530 555
        Burmese 105 45 55 585 315 270
        Cantonese 4,075 1,900 2,175 103,550 47,585 55,970
        Chinese, n.o.s. 8,670 4,070 4,600 81,270 37,740 43,525
        Creoles 1,615 655 955 315 145 165
        Croatian 380 180 200 2,540 1,200 1,340
        Czech 305 140 165 1,570 795 775
        Danish 35 20 20 325 160 170
        Dutch 300 145 155 2,230 1,055 1,175
        Estonian 50 15 30 110 40 70
        Finnish 30 10 15 795 350 445
        Flemish 10 5 5 50 25 20
        Fukien 20 10 10 690 310 380
        German 1,310 590 715 11,555 5,430 6,120
        Greek 790 395 390 2,105 1,015 1,095
        Gujarati 525 255 270 3,045 1,335 1,710
        Hakka 15 10 5 320 145 175
        Hebrew 135 70 65 780 395 390
        Hindi 1,075 535 540 12,390 5,900 6,490
        Hungarian 565 275 295 2,560 1,235 1,325
        Ilocano 160 60 105 1,190 530 660
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 30 20 15 180 85 85
        Italian 3,015 1,360 1,650 6,250 2,730 3,520
        Japanese 395 150 245 9,540 3,985 5,555
        Khmer (Cambodian) 530 235 295 750 370 385
        Korean 1,055 490 565 38,810 17,985 20,830
        Kurdish 405 200 210 945 490 460
        Lao 210 110 100 545 270 275
        Latvian 80 35 50 105 50 50
        Lingala 100 40 65 10 5 5
        Lithuanian 50 25 25 65 30 35
        Macedonian 20 10 10 140 70 70
        Malay 115 60 55 1,320 655 660
        Malayalam 190 90 100 690 350 340
        Maltese 10 5 5 15 10 5
        Mandarin 5,245 2,540 2,710 78,070 36,945 41,130
        Marathi 125 60 65 230 120 105
        Nepali 340 170 175 525 275 250
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 110 55 55 140 65 75
        Norwegian 15 5 5 160 80 80
        Oromo 200 95 105 175 80 95
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 1,940 930 1,010 137,390 67,955 69,430
        Pashto 530 275 250 565 295 270
        Persian (Farsi) 3,935 1,855 2,085 24,750 12,095 12,655
        Polish 2,430 1,120 1,310 6,395 3,065 3,330
        Portuguese 1,645 780 865 5,195 2,405 2,785
        Romanian 1,295 605 695 4,155 2,050 2,105
        Rundi (Kirundi) 210 105 110 75 30 45
        Russian 3,535 1,650 1,890 12,205 5,880 6,320
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 205 80 120 25 10 15
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 80 40 45 465 230 235
        Serbian 1,190 585 605 4,020 2,020 2,000
        Serbo-Croatian 275 140 140 615 300 315
        Shanghainese 40 20 15 555 260 295
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 250 145 105 980 535 450
        Sindhi 65 25 40 675 295 385
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 350 175 175 595 295 300
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 270 140 135 620 315 300
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 80 35 45
        Slovak 200 95 105 1,080 515 570
        Slovenian 35 15 20 165 70 100
        Somali 3,845 1,600 2,250 625 310 315
        Spanish 5,940 2,760 3,180 20,585 10,025 10,555
        Swahili 305 135 170 250 130 125
        Swedish 65 35 35 430 195 235
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,155 840 1,310 29,380 12,780 16,600
        Taiwanese 75 35 40 2,910 1,390 1,515
        Tamil 1,580 775 800 1,965 1,010 960
        Telugu 125 60 65 290 145 140
        Thai 120 45 75 845 375 475
        Tibetan languages 5 0 5 100 55 45
        Tigrigna 395 180 220 295 135 160
        Turkish 800 390 410 1,365 725 645
        Ukrainian 425 185 235 1,070 475 595
        Urdu 2,345 1,175 1,175 5,430 2,700 2,730
        Vietnamese 4,155 1,945 2,215 17,270 8,085 9,180
        Yiddish 20 10 5 10 5 5
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 725 360 370 4,180 2,100 2,075
  Multiple responses         47,245 22,340 24,905 162,820 77,775 85,050
    English and French 14,280 6,565 7,720 4,700 2,240 2,460
    English and non-official language 27,310 13,260 14,050 155,065 74,155 80,905
    French and non-official language 2,510 1,080 1,430 930 435 495
    English, French and non-official language 3,140 1,435 1,705 2,130 940 1,185
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 1,229,065 599,270 629,790 4,356,205 2,137,240 2,218,965
  None 981,735 483,255 498,480 3,740,260 1,844,645 1,895,615
  Single responses  238,925 112,170 126,755 604,495 287,270 317,220
    English  97,610 46,455 51,150 249,765 122,305 127,455
    French  75,150 34,695 40,455 38,175 17,315 20,865
    Non-official languages  66,165 31,020 35,150 316,550 147,655 168,900
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 365 135 230 845 400 445
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  110 50 60 705 335 365
        Dene  0 0 0 30 15 20
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  165 55 110 20 10 5
        Mi'kmaq  5 5 5 10 5 5
        Ojibway  70 20 50 80 35 45
        Oji-Cree  10 5 10 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 5 0 5
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 64,435 30,295 34,140 305,355 142,340 163,020
        African languages, n.i.e.  190 90 105 310 165 140
        Afrikaans  80 35 45 1,340 650 690
        Akan (Twi)  225 100 120 260 130 125
        Albanian  160 85 70 405 200 205
        Amharic  370 175 195 460 220 245
        Arabic  8,850 4,690 4,165 3,845 2,280 1,570
        Armenian  110 55 60 320 160 165
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  285 130 155 215 95 125
        Bengali  640 355 285 570 285 285
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  30 15 15 0 5 0
        Bisayan languages  100 30 70 920 345 575
        Bosnian  195 85 110 395 190 205
        Bulgarian  260 120 135 495 215 275
        Burmese  45 25 25 235 110 130
        Cantonese  1,770 830 945 29,240 13,945 15,290
        Chinese, n.o.s.  2,815 1,360 1,460 20,595 9,830 10,760
        Creoles  2,550 1,070 1,475 490 250 235
        Croatian  390 195 190 3,195 1,585 1,615
        Czech  385 155 230 1,940 900 1,045
        Danish  165 70 95 1,705 765 940
        Dutch  1,370 620 755 6,930 3,130 3,805
        Estonian  65 30 35 235 100 135
        Finnish  150 55 95 1,290 550 740
        Flemish  30 15 15 125 50 70
        Fukien  35 15 20 670 295 380
        German  3,305 1,500 1,805 23,905 10,935 12,970
        Greek  1,290 695 595 3,310 1,730 1,580
        Gujarati  620 320 305 3,185 1,485 1,705
        Hakka  20 10 10 315 135 175
        Hebrew  365 180 185 1,090 575 515
        Hindi  1,445 735 710 12,695 6,190 6,505
        Hungarian  605 285 320 2,950 1,405 1,545
        Ilocano  100 30 70 945 360 590
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  70 35 30 175 90 85
        Italian  4,175 2,020 2,155 9,605 4,715 4,890
        Japanese  570 240 330 9,050 3,635 5,415
        Khmer (Cambodian)  385 170 215 365 170 195
        Korean  515 220 290 6,890 3,125 3,765
        Kurdish  145 75 70 270 160 110
        Lao  100 50 50 410 200 210
        Latvian  95 45 50 120 45 75
        Lingala  480 185 295 65 25 40
        Lithuanian  70 25 45 115 55 60
        Macedonian  20 5 15 60 25 35
        Malay  180 80 100 1,450 645 805
        Malayalam  200 100 95 520 260 260
        Maltese  20 5 10 80 30 50
        Mandarin  1,690 750 940 17,925 8,150 9,775
        Marathi  65 25 35 125 65 65
        Nepali  60 25 35 155 80 75
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  525 245 285 295 155 135
        Norwegian  75 30 50 715 330 380
        Oromo  75 35 35 65 45 25
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  1,150 575 575 34,010 17,040 16,970
        Pashto  155 75 70 235 120 120
        Persian (Farsi)  1,460 765 695 7,025 3,725 3,300
        Polish  2,010 845 1,165 5,450 2,475 2,975
        Portuguese  1,500 705 795 5,640 2,625 3,010
        Romanian  715 340 370 2,410 1,135 1,270
        Rundi (Kirundi)  300 110 190 40 25 25
        Russian  1,495 635 860 6,140 2,715 3,425
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  250 90 160 30 15 15
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  50 20 25 160 85 70
        Serbian  325 160 165 1,855 955 905
        Serbo-Croatian  120 60 60 435 190 245
        Shanghainese  20 5 15 485 215 265
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  180 65 120 865 345 520
        Sindhi  125 60 65 930 400 530
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  285 140 150 570 285 290
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  35 20 20 65 35 30
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  20 5 10 150 75 75
        Slovak  255 115 145 1,035 400 635
        Slovenian  75 30 50 345 155 190
        Somali  1,965 900 1,060 365 190 175
        Spanish  5,385 2,530 2,850 20,930 10,065 10,865
        Swahili  605 260 345 580 280 300
        Swedish  175 80 90 1,220 535 680
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  1,945 565 1,375 24,810 9,040 15,775
        Taiwanese  65 25 40 2,675 1,275 1,395
        Tamil  735 385 350 910 480 430
        Telugu  135 65 75 195 100 95
        Thai  205 65 140 1,110 370 740
        Tibetan languages  5 5 5 45 30 25
        Tigrigna  250 120 125 175 85 90
        Turkish  395 210 190 1,020 575 445
        Ukrainian  555 225 325 1,930 830 1,100
        Urdu  1,540 805 730 2,425 1,260 1,170
        Vietnamese  1,355 660 700 5,945 2,880 3,060
        Yiddish  50 30 25 90 35 50
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 1,360 585 775 10,345 4,910 5,435
  Multiple responses          8,400 3,850 4,550 11,455 5,320 6,130
    English and French  2,355 1,100 1,260 1,090 495 595
    English and non-official language  2,140 1,005 1,135 4,540 2,185 2,350
    French and non-official language  3,835 1,715 2,120 5,760 2,610 3,145
    English, French and non-official language  75 35 35 70 30 40

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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.

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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. Ottawa, Ontario (Code 3510) and British Columbia (Code 59) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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