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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	York, RM Ontario (Census division)			Nova Scotia (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	1,032,524	...Data not available	...Data not available	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	892,712	...Data not available	...Data not available	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	15.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	334,447	...Data not available	...Data not available	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	323,543	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	585.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,762.17	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,939.44	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	1,032,525	504,690	527,830	921,730	445,585	476,140
0 to 4 years	58,710	30,045	28,665	43,985	22,565	21,415
5 to 9 years	64,565	33,175	31,390	44,425	22,660	21,765
10 to 14 years	68,895	35,480	33,410	49,810	25,555	24,260
15 to 19 years	75,610	39,315	36,295	57,440	29,235	28,205
15 years	15,255	7,915	7,340	11,060	5,555	5,505
16 years	15,575	8,155	7,425	11,095	5,690	5,405
17 years	15,150	7,920	7,230	11,425	5,800	5,625
18 years	14,945	7,780	7,170	11,775	6,065	5,705
19 years	14,675	7,550	7,130	12,085	6,125	5,965
20 to 24 years	68,110	35,185	32,930	59,620	30,055	29,560
25 to 29 years	58,965	29,470	29,500	51,920	25,405	26,515
30 to 34 years	59,980	27,640	32,345	51,545	24,470	27,070
35 to 39 years	73,330	34,085	39,250	56,380	26,835	29,545
40 to 44 years	84,520	39,900	44,625	62,115	29,895	32,220
45 to 49 years	90,905	43,895	47,010	76,275	37,010	39,265
50 to 54 years	82,825	40,100	42,720	77,465	37,465	39,995
55 to 59 years	67,575	32,795	34,785	70,960	34,200	36,760
60 to 64 years	57,590	28,210	29,375	66,425	32,310	34,115
65 to 69 years	38,255	18,630	19,625	48,920	23,840	25,075
70 to 74 years	30,275	14,565	15,710	36,395	17,300	19,095
75 to 79 years	22,930	10,795	12,130	27,655	12,460	15,195
80 to 84 years	15,960	6,780	9,180	20,015	8,040	11,975
85 years and over	13,515	4,630	8,885	20,385	6,285	14,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.3	38.3	40.0	43.7	42.7	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.4	80.4	82.3	85.0	84.1	85.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	840,355	405,990	434,365	783,510	374,810	408,700
Married or living with a common-law partner	523,265	260,680	262,590	453,095	226,305	226,790
Married (and not separated)	491,325	244,730	246,595	376,020	187,865	188,155
Living common law	31,945	15,950	15,990	77,075	38,440	38,635
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	317,085	145,310	171,775	330,420	148,505	181,915
Single (never legally married)	227,160	120,170	106,985	209,180	109,775	99,405
Separated	17,700	6,700	10,995	23,545	10,105	13,445
Divorced	34,095	11,710	22,385	46,065	18,690	27,375
Widowed	38,135	6,730	31,405	51,625	9,940	41,690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	294,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	103,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	74,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	85,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	31,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	294,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	255,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	239,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	72,695	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	166,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	58,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	79,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	29,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	15,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	8,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	7,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	38,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	31,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	17,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	7,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	660	...Data not available	...Data not available	625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	385,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	70,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	120,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	44,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	88,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	60,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	1,024,265	501,690	522,575	906,175	439,230	466,940
Number of persons not in census families	88,815	35,260	53,560	163,895	74,725	89,165
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	27,405	8,555	18,845	17,670	7,250	10,420
Living with non-relatives only	18,975	9,065	9,905	37,430	20,250	17,180
Living alone	42,440	17,630	24,810	108,795	47,225	61,570
Number of census family persons	935,450	466,435	469,015	742,285	364,505	377,775
Average number of persons per census family	3.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	114,905	53,785	61,120	143,825	65,235	78,595
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	30,825	6,830	23,990	48,920	14,375	34,550
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	13,420	2,420	11,000	6,250	1,570	4,675
Living with non-relatives only	1,460	630	835	2,710	1,275	1,430
Living alone	15,945	3,785	12,160	39,970	11,530	28,440
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	84,085	46,955	37,125	94,905	50,860	44,045
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	323,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	275,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	232,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	205,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	62,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	142,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	26,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	42,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	25,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	20,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	16,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	5,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	17,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	48,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	42,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	5,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	323,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	215,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	26,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	115	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	81,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	19,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	37,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	14,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	10,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	235	...Data not available	...Data not available	710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	323,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	42,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	81,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	66,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	79,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	33,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	20,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	1,024,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	3.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,026,635	502,610	524,025	910,620	441,190	469,425
Single responses	995,170	487,460	507,710	904,285	438,165	466,125
English	523,690	261,665	262,020	836,085	404,330	431,760
French	8,310	3,740	4,570	31,105	15,005	16,100
Non-official languages	463,175	222,060	241,115	37,090	18,825	18,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	25	15	15	4,685	2,280	2,405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	15	5	5	25	15	15
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	25	5	20
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	4,620	2,255	2,370
Ojibway	15	5	10	15	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	461,135	221,060	240,070	31,675	16,170	15,510
African languages, n.i.e.	75	40	35	70	40	35
Afrikaans	195	100	95	75	45	35
Akan (Twi)	380	180	200	50	25	30
Albanian	1,255	635	620	245	130	120
Amharic	210	95	110	150	80	70
Arabic	9,620	4,885	4,730	5,965	3,525	2,440
Armenian	3,300	1,615	1,685	50	30	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	85	40	40	100	55	45
Bengali	1,225	635	590	375	210	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	380	135	245	85	30	55
Bosnian	150	70	75	90	45	45
Bulgarian	810	395	410	50	30	25
Burmese	140	65	75	10	10	5
Cantonese	69,980	33,280	36,700	590	275	315
Chinese, n.o.s.	50,000	23,930	26,070	2,750	1,395	1,355
Creoles	395	185	215	45	20	25
Croatian	1,300	585	710	210	110	100
Czech	505	235	270	180	95	90
Danish	320	160	160	175	95	85
Dutch	1,735	830	900	1,725	860	865
Estonian	425	190	235	55	25	25
Finnish	625	265	365	95	40	50
Flemish	45	15	25	30	10	15
Fukien	845	410	435	15	10	10
German	5,590	2,590	3,000	3,275	1,545	1,735
Greek	7,690	3,815	3,880	775	385	385
Gujarati	9,260	4,440	4,820	105	60	50
Hakka	1,495	735	760	0	5	0
Hebrew	5,785	3,045	2,740	75	45	30
Hindi	4,935	2,425	2,515	515	265	250
Hungarian	3,340	1,580	1,760	280	130	150
Ilocano	735	270	465	25	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	255	140	115	45	25	20
Italian	58,305	28,680	29,625	790	445	345
Japanese	1,120	435	680	305	95	210
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,180	555	625	5	5	5
Korean	11,595	5,585	6,010	815	360	455
Kurdish	545	290	250	70	45	30
Lao	870	410	460	10	10	0
Latvian	315	125	195	65	35	30
Lingala	5	0	0	10	0	10
Lithuanian	355	155	200	35	15	20
Macedonian	2,880	1,380	1,500	15	5	5
Malay	735	320	415	65	20	45
Malayalam	1,185	585	605	115	55	55
Maltese	405	205	195	20	10	5
Mandarin	25,390	12,110	13,280	905	435	470
Marathi	355	175	180	30	15	15
Nepali	90	45	45	225	120	105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	295	155	145	110	60	45
Norwegian	60	25	35	125	70	55
Oromo	55	30	25	35	30	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	10,150	5,080	5,070	375	205	170
Pashto	470	220	250	70	35	35
Persian (Farsi)	27,840	14,045	13,795	1,185	635	550
Polish	4,880	2,225	2,655	825	385	440
Portuguese	7,380	3,510	3,870	380	195	185
Romanian	6,470	3,080	3,390	170	80	85
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	5	15	5	5
Russian	33,320	15,775	17,535	815	395	430
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	5	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	2,000	995	1,005	15	10	10
Serbian	1,715	860	850	115	55	55
Serbo-Croatian	165	85	85	105	55	55
Shanghainese	360	150	210	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	105	60	45	120	60	60
Sindhi	1,270	590	680	15	10	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	880	430	445	110	65	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	0	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	95	50	45	10	5	10
Slovak	475	205	270	120	50	70
Slovenian	495	235	265	30	15	15
Somali	375	155	215	40	20	20
Spanish	14,010	6,630	7,375	1,545	750	800
Swahili	300	150	155	75	45	35
Swedish	140	60	80	85	40	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	12,910	4,555	8,355	1,185	500	685
Taiwanese	635	300	335	40	15	25
Tamil	20,295	10,000	10,290	270	155	110
Telugu	490	250	245	125	75	50
Thai	250	65	185	110	20	90
Tibetan languages	30	15	15	5	0	0
Tigrigna	115	60	55	55	30	30
Turkish	2,020	1,025	1,000	275	160	110
Ukrainian	1,810	815	995	300	130	165
Urdu	13,350	6,645	6,700	540	290	250
Vietnamese	6,295	2,895	3,400	450	220	230
Yiddish	1,220	565	660	25	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,010	980	1,030	725	380	345
Multiple responses	31,465	15,145	16,320	6,335	3,025	3,305
English and French	1,830	840	990	3,035	1,400	1,635
English and non-official language	27,775	13,490	14,285	2,855	1,385	1,470
French and non-official language	1,090	485	600	315	170	150
English, French and non-official language	770	325	445	130	75	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,026,635	502,605	524,030	910,615	441,190	469,430
English only	910,275	454,425	455,845	814,670	398,830	415,845
French only	610	245	365	875	385	490
English and French	67,255	28,530	38,725	93,435	41,245	52,185
Neither English nor French	48,500	19,415	29,090	1,635	735	900
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,026,635	502,605	524,030	910,615	441,190	469,430
English	961,035	475,505	485,530	877,990	425,370	452,620
French	9,090	4,040	5,050	29,550	14,410	15,135
English and French	8,710	3,965	4,740	1,565	740	820
Neither English nor French	47,800	19,095	28,705	1,515	670	845
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	13,445	6,020	7,425	30,330	14,780	15,550
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.3	1.2	1.4	3.3	3.4	3.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,026,635	502,605	524,030	910,620	441,195	469,425
Single responses	955,565	468,065	487,495	903,215	437,540	465,675
English	678,515	335,660	342,850	868,765	420,340	448,425
French	3,150	1,405	1,740	15,935	7,625	8,315
Non-official languages	273,900	130,995	142,900	18,510	9,570	8,940
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	2,770	1,395	1,380
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	5	5	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	2,770	1,390	1,375
Ojibway	0	0	5	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	273,200	130,655	142,545	15,500	8,060	7,440
African languages, n.i.e.	10	10	5	35	15	20
Afrikaans	55	30	30	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	165	75	85	10	10	5
Albanian	590	290	295	125	60	60
Amharic	80	35	40	70	35	35
Arabic	4,605	2,230	2,380	3,495	2,030	1,465
Armenian	1,835	870	970	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	10	5	10
Bengali	700	350	350	230	115	110
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	65	35	30	30	15	15
Bosnian	75	30	40	50	25	25
Bulgarian	425	200	225	10	5	10
Burmese	65	30	35	5	5	5
Cantonese	58,370	27,550	30,820	320	165	155
Chinese, n.o.s.	33,950	16,335	17,620	1,985	1,040	950
Creoles	185	95	95	30	10	15
Croatian	360	165	190	75	40	35
Czech	100	50	45	45	20	25
Danish	40	25	20	15	5	10
Dutch	115	50	65	190	85	105
Estonian	105	45	55	5	0	5
Finnish	165	75	90	10	5	0
Flemish	5	5	0	0	0	5
Fukien	220	105	110	5	0	0
German	710	345	365	1,170	565	605
Greek	2,345	1,090	1,255	270	115	150
Gujarati	4,980	2,355	2,625	50	25	25
Hakka	745	350	390	0	0	0
Hebrew	2,890	1,440	1,450	25	15	10
Hindi	2,385	1,170	1,210	215	110	105
Hungarian	1,110	520	585	65	30	30
Ilocano	240	105	135	0	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	130	65	65	20	5	10
Italian	18,515	8,480	10,035	170	75	95
Japanese	610	275	335	130	60	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	715	325	390	5	0	0
Korean	8,570	4,165	4,410	560	265	295
Kurdish	310	160	150	55	35	20
Lao	465	220	240	0	0	0
Latvian	70	30	40	15	10	10
Lingala	0	0	0	5	5	5
Lithuanian	135	65	70	5	5	5
Macedonian	1,095	520	580	5	0	5
Malay	235	105	130	20	10	10
Malayalam	575	285	280	35	20	20
Maltese	65	30	35	0	0	0
Mandarin	20,570	10,080	10,490	660	340	320
Marathi	105	50	55	25	15	10
Nepali	25	15	15	210	110	100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	55	25	35	30	10	15
Norwegian	15	5	10	20	10	10
Oromo	35	20	10	20	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	6,245	3,050	3,195	180	95	80
Pashto	305	140	165	35	20	15
Persian (Farsi)	19,720	9,665	10,050	935	480	455
Polish	1,820	865	955	255	125	130
Portuguese	2,520	1,215	1,300	120	55	60
Romanian	3,585	1,725	1,855	85	35	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	10	5	0
Russian	23,480	11,315	12,165	510	260	245
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	1,275	605	665	10	10	5
Serbian	880	425	450	60	25	35
Serbo-Croatian	55	25	30	50	20	25
Shanghainese	135	60	75	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	155	95	60	195	110	85
Sindhi	430	205	230	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	385	180	200	45	25	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	10	15	5	0	5
Slovak	135	60	75	30	10	20
Slovenian	80	40	45	5	0	0
Somali	135	45	90	20	5	10
Spanish	7,475	3,585	3,890	775	390	385
Swahili	90	35	55	20	10	15
Swedish	20	10	10	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,710	2,015	2,695	550	275	275
Taiwanese	330	165	165	15	10	5
Tamil	14,875	7,195	7,680	130	80	50
Telugu	220	105	120	55	30	25
Thai	95	40	50	60	5	55
Tibetan languages	20	10	15	0	0	0
Tigrigna	55	30	30	25	15	10
Turkish	1,150	570	585	140	70	70
Ukrainian	565	245	320	25	5	20
Urdu	8,200	4,040	4,165	320	155	165
Vietnamese	3,980	1,855	2,125	280	145	135
Yiddish	65	30	35	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	695	340	355	235	120	115
Multiple responses	71,070	34,540	36,535	7,405	3,655	3,755
English and French	1,430	665	770	1,815	860	950
English and non-official language	68,220	33,310	34,910	5,295	2,640	2,655
French and non-official language	265	115	150	115	60	60
English, French and non-official language	1,150	455	695	180	85	90
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,026,635	502,605	524,030	910,620	441,190	469,425
None	763,505	375,100	388,415	863,715	418,680	445,030
Single responses	258,365	125,370	132,995	46,065	22,110	23,960
English	111,705	55,565	56,140	16,325	8,230	8,095
French	7,415	3,115	4,300	15,705	6,975	8,730
Non-official languages	139,245	66,690	72,555	14,035	6,900	7,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	45	25	25	1,945	900	1,045
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	10	5	5
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	30	10	20
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	1,890	880	1,015
Ojibway	40	20	25	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	138,340	66,260	72,080	11,385	5,685	5,705
African languages, n.i.e.	40	25	15	15	10	10
Afrikaans	130	65	70	55	25	30
Akan (Twi)	220	110	105	35	20	20
Albanian	390	200	190	95	45	45
Amharic	90	45	45	40	25	20
Arabic	3,750	1,915	1,840	1,995	1,175	825
Armenian	1,025	500	525	20	10	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	45	25	25
Bengali	455	225	230	95	60	35
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	90	30	65	15	5	10
Bosnian	45	25	25	35	20	15
Bulgarian	210	110	100	25	15	10
Burmese	55	25	30	5	0	0
Cantonese	14,675	7,120	7,560	195	100	90
Chinese, n.o.s.	8,990	4,370	4,620	490	225	265
Creoles	325	155	170	80	25	55
Croatian	500	230	270	70	25	40
Czech	180	75	105	55	20	35
Danish	120	55	65	60	30	30
Dutch	570	250	320	550	260	285
Estonian	175	75	100	20	5	15
Finnish	230	90	140	25	10	10
Flemish	15	5	10	5	0	5
Fukien	360	180	180	10	0	5
German	2,165	950	1,210	1,255	605	645
Greek	4,955	2,425	2,525	435	225	205
Gujarati	3,370	1,650	1,715	40	15	20
Hakka	420	210	210	0	0	0
Hebrew	4,125	2,045	2,085	85	45	35
Hindi	3,195	1,565	1,625	310	165	145
Hungarian	1,105	510	595	90	35	50
Ilocano	205	80	125	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	75	35	35	15	5	5
Italian	26,700	12,960	13,740	365	190	170
Japanese	525	235	295	205	85	115
Khmer (Cambodian)	335	155	175	5	0	0
Korean	2,180	1,065	1,115	205	95	110
Kurdish	130	70	60	10	5	5
Lao	275	140	140	0	0	0
Latvian	105	40	65	25	10	10
Lingala	15	5	10	5	0	5
Lithuanian	90	40	45	5	0	5
Macedonian	1,285	620	665	5	5	5
Malay	270	120	150	30	10	15
Malayalam	440	205	235	55	20	35
Maltese	145	65	80	15	5	10
Mandarin	5,060	2,345	2,720	225	110	120
Marathi	160	75	85	5	5	5
Nepali	25	15	10	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	295	140	150	65	30	35
Norwegian	35	20	20	55	25	30
Oromo	15	10	5	5	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,125	1,600	1,520	125	60	60
Pashto	80	50	30	10	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	5,450	2,820	2,630	210	125	85
Polish	1,480	670	810	280	135	140
Portuguese	3,235	1,510	1,730	175	85	85
Romanian	1,750	815	935	60	25	35
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	5	0	0
Russian	6,565	3,080	3,490	230	105	120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	525	270	255	10	5	5
Serbian	655	340	320	40	25	20
Serbo-Croatian	65	40	30	45	20	25
Shanghainese	110	45	60	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	50	20	35	220	90	135
Sindhi	645	305	345	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	435	220	220	45	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	0	0	0
Slovak	165	70	90	55	25	30
Slovenian	160	70	85	15	5	5
Somali	175	75	100	15	10	5
Spanish	5,530	2,595	2,935	1,050	485	560
Swahili	175	80	95	75	40	35
Swedish	85	40	45	60	20	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,775	1,660	3,110	435	165	275
Taiwanese	235	120	120	15	10	5
Tamil	4,720	2,330	2,390	105	60	45
Telugu	135	80	55	40	20	15
Thai	95	25	70	30	5	20
Tibetan languages	5	5	0	5	5	0
Tigrigna	50	25	25	20	10	10
Turkish	620	320	300	120	65	50
Ukrainian	580	270	310	75	30	45
Urdu	4,080	2,045	2,040	170	90	80
Vietnamese	1,740	790	950	105	45	55
Yiddish	395	175	220	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	855	405	445	705	325	380
Multiple responses	4,760	2,135	2,625	840	400	435
English and French	600	260	340	95	45	45
English and non-official language	1,990	970	1,020	175	80	90
French and non-official language	2,140	890	1,245	560	265	300
English, French and non-official language	35	20	15	5	5	5

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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

^E use with caution

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

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

X area and data suppression

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

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

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

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

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

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

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

... not applicable

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

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

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

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

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

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

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

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

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

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 13

Other family households

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

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

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

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

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

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

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

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

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

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

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 22

Other languages

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

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. York, Ontario (Code 3519) and Nova Scotia (Code 12) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 4, 2024).

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Map

Map: York, Regional municipality (Census Division), Ontario

Map: Nova Scotia

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: York (Regional municipality)

Geographic hierarchy: Nova Scotia (Province)

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Related data

Related data: York, Regional municipality (Census Division), Ontario

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Nova Scotia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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