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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	Windsor, CY Ontario (Census subdivision)			Essex, CTY Ontario (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}	210,891	...Data not available	...Data not available	388,782	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	216,473	...Data not available	...Data not available	393,402	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	-2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	-1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	96,483	...Data not available	...Data not available	164,733	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	87,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,293	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,441.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	210.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	146.32	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,850.78	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	210,895	102,365	108,530	388,785	191,230	197,555
0 to 4 years	11,855	6,085	5,770	21,100	10,915	10,180
5 to 9 years	11,975	6,150	5,825	22,930	11,825	11,105
10 to 14 years	12,440	6,400	6,045	24,455	12,620	11,830
15 to 19 years	13,885	7,105	6,785	26,880	13,790	13,090
15 years	2,770	1,445	1,325	5,400	2,770	2,635
16 years	2,775	1,465	1,310	5,570	2,890	2,675
17 years	2,695	1,370	1,330	5,290	2,665	2,625
18 years	2,810	1,395	1,420	5,370	2,750	2,620
19 years	2,835	1,430	1,405	5,250	2,710	2,540
20 to 24 years	14,625	7,405	7,220	25,235	12,945	12,290
25 to 29 years	13,325	6,310	7,020	21,705	10,580	11,125
30 to 34 years	13,035	6,190	6,845	22,350	10,840	11,510
35 to 39 years	13,870	6,640	7,230	25,425	12,390	13,035
40 to 44 years	14,810	7,340	7,475	27,905	13,815	14,085
45 to 49 years	16,155	8,065	8,090	31,245	15,580	15,670
50 to 54 years	15,640	7,790	7,850	30,205	15,135	15,075
55 to 59 years	13,680	6,660	7,020	26,285	12,895	13,390
60 to 64 years	12,410	5,925	6,480	23,920	11,640	12,285
65 to 69 years	9,270	4,410	4,855	17,750	8,685	9,065
70 to 74 years	7,710	3,490	4,220	13,705	6,360	7,345
75 to 79 years	6,365	2,800	3,570	11,080	5,045	6,035
80 to 84 years	5,140	2,075	3,060	8,585	3,585	4,995
85 years and over	4,700	1,515	3,180	8,020	2,575	5,445
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	40.1	39.2	41.0	40.8	39.9	41.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.8	81.8	83.8	82.4	81.5	83.2
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	174,615	83,730	90,890	320,295	155,860	164,435
Married or living with a common-law partner	90,485	45,220	45,265	183,030	92,350	90,675
Married (and not separated)	78,520	39,205	39,315	162,790	82,170	80,620
Living common law	11,965	6,020	5,950	20,240	10,185	10,055
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	84,135	38,510	45,630	137,270	63,505	73,760
Single (never legally married)	52,700	28,230	24,470	87,220	47,060	40,165
Separated	6,205	2,600	3,610	9,715	4,070	5,645
Divorced	13,300	5,345	7,960	20,175	8,375	11,800
Widowed	11,930	2,335	9,595	20,155	4,005	16,155
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	57,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	28,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	12,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	10,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	5,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	57,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	44,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	88,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	38,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	16,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	21,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	8,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	8,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	5,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	3,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	2,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	815	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	425	...Data not available	...Data not available	690	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	13,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	10,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	2,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	560	...Data not available	...Data not available	975	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	175	...Data not available	...Data not available	305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	66,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,865	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	14,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	21,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	7,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	13,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	8,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	208,020	101,170	106,850	381,345	187,135	194,215
Number of persons not in census families	40,115	19,200	20,910	57,510	27,150	30,360
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	4,690	1,920	2,770	7,075	2,835	4,240
Living with non-relatives only	6,910	4,035	2,875	9,010	5,120	3,890
Living alone	28,510	13,245	15,265	41,420	19,190	22,230
Number of census family persons	167,905	81,965	85,935	323,840	159,985	163,850
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	31,390	13,740	17,645	55,400	25,135	30,265
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	11,750	3,310	8,440	18,290	5,125	13,160
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	1,515	315	1,195	2,510	540	1,970
Living with non-relatives only	490	225	265	725	325	400
Living alone	9,750	2,775	6,980	15,055	4,260	10,800
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	19,635	10,430	9,205	37,110	20,005	17,105
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	87,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	55,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	106,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	51,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	98,715	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	40,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	18,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	21,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	10,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	4,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	3,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	1,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	700	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	1,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	1,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	31,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	28,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	3,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	87,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	54,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	11,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	15	...Data not available	...Data not available	670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	21,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	3,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	5,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,965	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	3,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	8,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	140	...Data not available	...Data not available	210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	87,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	28,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	27,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	13,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	11,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	4,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	2,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,665	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	208,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	381,345	...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 residents^{Census data footnote 19}	208,825	101,520	107,305	384,935	189,705	195,230
Single responses	203,520	98,980	104,540	376,960	185,855	191,100
English	142,795	69,685	73,115	281,975	139,225	142,750
French	5,405	2,455	2,945	11,710	5,455	6,250
Non-official languages	55,320	26,835	28,485	83,280	41,175	42,105
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	15	5	10	20	10	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	5	0	5
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	5	0	0	5	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	10	5	5	15	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}	55,005	26,690	28,320	82,885	40,985	41,895
African languages, n.i.e.	195	100	95	205	105	100
Afrikaans	25	15	15	40	20	15
Akan (Twi)	50	20	30	55	25	30
Albanian	1,025	515	510	1,080	535	545
Amharic	120	60	60	125	60	65
Arabic	9,550	4,855	4,695	11,545	5,860	5,685
Armenian	135	60	70	230	100	130
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	50	30	25	55	30	30
Bengali	610	305	305	620	310	315
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	5	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	45	15	30	70	25	45
Bosnian	305	150	155	330	165	165
Bulgarian	90	40	45	100	50	55
Burmese	15	10	5	20	10	5
Cantonese	1,020	475	545	1,230	580	650
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,035	1,495	1,540	3,435	1,690	1,750
Creoles	170	70	100	185	85	100
Croatian	1,265	595	670	1,850	895	955
Czech	110	40	70	195	80	120
Danish	45	25	25	85	40	40
Dutch	265	135	130	815	420	395
Estonian	5	0	0	20	5	10
Finnish	95	45	50	160	70	90
Flemish	25	5	20	100	35	60
Fukien	5	5	5	5	5	0
German	1,290	585	710	8,950	4,350	4,595
Greek	825	415	415	1,100	550	555
Gujarati	510	265	240	635	325	310
Hakka	5	0	0	10	5	5
Hebrew	25	15	10	35	25	10
Hindi	465	245	215	595	310	285
Hungarian	980	480	500	1,515	730	785
Ilocano	50	20	25	75	30	40
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	50	25	25	50	25	25
Italian	6,395	3,085	3,310	10,785	5,325	5,465
Japanese	50	15	35	85	30	55
Khmer (Cambodian)	400	190	210	450	215	230
Korean	245	120	120	420	210	210
Kurdish	125	75	50	130	75	55
Lao	130	70	55	245	125	115
Latvian	15	0	10	20	5	15
Lingala	20	10	10	20	10	10
Lithuanian	50	25	25	80	30	50
Macedonian	765	365	400	1,205	585	625
Malay	40	25	20	60	35	25
Malayalam	115	55	65	150	70	80
Maltese	145	75	70	235	125	115
Mandarin	1,010	490	515	1,110	530	580
Marathi	65	30	30	85	45	40
Nepali	95	50	45	95	50	45
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	170	80	90	180	80	95
Norwegian	0	0	0	5	5	5
Oromo	45	25	25	45	25	20
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,625	855	775	2,095	1,090	1,005
Pashto	30	15	20	30	10	15
Persian (Farsi)	535	265	270	615	305	305
Polish	2,500	1,165	1,335	3,430	1,590	1,840
Portuguese	480	220	260	2,385	1,145	1,245
Romanian	1,870	885	980	2,405	1,145	1,265
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	15	20	40	15	25
Russian	420	180	240	550	225	325
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	80	35	40	95	45	50
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	1,910	925	990	2,085	1,005	1,075
Serbian	2,480	1,230	1,245	3,045	1,520	1,525
Serbo-Croatian	195	95	100	215	105	110
Shanghainese	15	5	10	15	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	55	25	25
Sindhi	15	5	10	25	10	15
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	110	60	55	120	65	60
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	155	85	75	195	110	90
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	115	60	50	145	75	70
Slovak	485	225	260	1,030	485	540
Slovenian	135	50	85	195	80	120
Somali	575	250	320	575	250	320
Spanish	2,585	1,215	1,375	4,965	3,005	1,960
Swahili	130	55	75	140	60	80
Swedish	5	5	5	15	10	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,360	550	810	1,800	685	1,110
Taiwanese	20	10	15	25	10	15
Tamil	230	115	115	260	130	130
Telugu	105	55	50	115	60	60
Thai	30	10	25	190	100	85
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	120	50	70	120	50	70
Turkish	345	185	155	400	220	180
Ukrainian	460	165	300	730	295	440
Urdu	1,755	900	855	1,915	985	930
Vietnamese	1,725	835	885	1,925	935	990
Yiddish	25	10	15	30	15	15
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	295	145	155	375	180	190
Multiple responses	5,305	2,540	2,760	7,975	3,850	4,125
English and French	865	400	465	1,720	800	925
English and non-official language	3,940	1,915	2,020	5,550	2,735	2,820
French and non-official language	310	140	170	440	205	235
English, French and non-official language	185	85	100	265	115	150
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	208,825	101,525	107,300	384,935	189,705	195,230
English only	186,940	92,085	94,850	341,720	170,095	171,625
French only	310	140	170	455	195	260
English and French	17,435	7,800	9,635	35,775	16,085	19,690
Neither English nor French	4,140	1,500	2,640	6,980	3,330	3,650
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	208,825	101,525	107,300	384,935	189,705	195,230
English	197,690	96,815	100,875	364,845	180,265	184,585
French	5,180	2,350	2,830	10,825	5,045	5,775
English and French	1,900	900	1,000	2,400	1,125	1,275
Neither English nor French	4,060	1,460	2,595	6,865	3,275	3,590
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	6,125	2,800	3,325	12,020	5,610	6,410
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.9	2.8	3.1	3.1	3.0	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}	208,825	101,525	107,305	384,930	189,705	195,225
Single responses	198,755	96,560	102,195	371,220	182,935	188,280
English	166,280	81,140	85,140	325,175	160,400	164,775
French	1,640	740	895	3,230	1,480	1,755
Non-official languages	30,840	14,680	16,155	42,810	21,055	21,755
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	0	5	0	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	5	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}	30,725	14,630	16,095	42,670	20,985	21,680
African languages, n.i.e.	105	55	50	115	60	55
Afrikaans	0	0	0	5	0	5
Akan (Twi)	15	10	10	15	10	10
Albanian	555	270	285	570	275	295
Amharic	70	35	35	70	35	35
Arabic	6,025	2,910	3,115	6,930	3,345	3,590
Armenian	65	25	40	110	40	65
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	15	5	10
Bengali	420	200	215	425	205	225
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	10	5	5	15	5	10
Bosnian	170	80	90	180	90	95
Bulgarian	50	25	20	50	30	25
Burmese	10	5	5	10	10	5
Cantonese	795	395	400	905	445	460
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,200	1,085	1,115	2,435	1,195	1,240
Creoles	95	40	55	100	45	60
Croatian	535	240	295	705	320	385
Czech	30	10	20	50	20	35
Danish	5	0	5	5	5	0
Dutch	5	5	5	30	15	20
Estonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finnish	30	10	20	40	15	20
Flemish	5	0	0	10	5	10
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	185	70	110	3,420	1,670	1,750
Greek	365	170	190	455	215	240
Gujarati	325	160	165	395	200	200
Hakka	5	0	0	0	0	5
Hebrew	5	5	0	5	5	5
Hindi	260	130	130	325	155	165
Hungarian	370	180	190	475	220	250
Ilocano	0	0	0	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	20	5	10	20	5	10
Italian	2,600	1,130	1,475	3,730	1,630	2,100
Japanese	20	5	15	35	10	20
Khmer (Cambodian)	250	125	135	270	130	145
Korean	175	85	90	300	150	150
Kurdish	90	45	40	90	45	45
Lao	80	45	35	155	85	75
Latvian	5	0	0	0	0	5
Lingala	5	5	5	5	5	5
Lithuanian	10	5	5	10	5	5
Macedonian	390	180	205	550	265	285
Malay	15	10	10	20	10	10
Malayalam	70	35	35	80	35	45
Maltese	25	10	15	40	20	20
Mandarin	840	420	420	910	455	460
Marathi	35	20	15	35	20	15
Nepali	85	50	40	85	45	40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	45	20	30	45	20	30
Norwegian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oromo	30	20	15	30	20	15
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,140	575	565	1,445	730	715
Pashto	20	5	10	20	5	15
Persian (Farsi)	340	160	180	370	175	190
Polish	1,255	585	665	1,650	775	870
Portuguese	150	70	80	1,020	450	570
Romanian	1,135	540	595	1,400	670	730
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	5	10	20	10	15
Russian	260	120	135	325	145	180
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	20	5	15	25	10	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	1,310	615	690	1,455	690	765
Serbian	1,470	700	770	1,710	825	885
Serbo-Croatian	115	55	55	120	60	60
Shanghainese	10	5	5	15	5	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	95	50	40
Sindhi	5	0	0	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	60	30	30	60	30	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	145	80	65	180	100	80
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	35	15	25	40	15	25
Slovak	125	60	70	280	130	155
Slovenian	40	10	25	45	15	30
Somali	390	165	225	390	165	230
Spanish	1,435	705	730	3,390	2,295	1,090
Swahili	100	40	55	105	40	60
Swedish	0	0	0	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	620	270	350	820	355	465
Taiwanese	10	0	5	10	0	5
Tamil	120	60	65	135	65	75
Telugu	45	25	20	45	20	20
Thai	10	5	10	150	95	60
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	80	30	45	80	30	45
Turkish	185	95	95	205	100	100
Ukrainian	90	25	60	125	45	80
Urdu	1,130	570	565	1,210	605	605
Vietnamese	1,310	620	695	1,440	680	755
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	105	50	60	140	65	70
Multiple responses	10,065	4,965	5,105	13,715	6,770	6,945
English and French	450	205	245	830	375	460
English and non-official language	9,215	4,570	4,650	12,380	6,160	6,215
French and non-official language	105	60	45	145	80	70
English, French and non-official language	295	130	160	365	160	205
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	208,825	101,525	107,300	384,930	189,705	195,230
None	174,270	84,650	89,620	330,790	163,490	167,300
Single responses	33,685	16,440	17,245	52,890	25,605	27,285
English	13,425	6,615	6,810	18,815	9,225	9,585
French	3,050	1,335	1,710	7,310	3,230	4,080
Non-official languages	17,210	8,485	8,720	26,770	13,150	13,615
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	10	5	10	20	10	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	5	5	0	5
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	10	5	5	10	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}	17,000	8,395	8,610	26,500	13,030	13,475
African languages, n.i.e.	55	20	35	60	25	35
Afrikaans	20	10	10	30	15	15
Akan (Twi)	40	25	20	50	25	25
Albanian	310	155	155	330	160	165
Amharic	40	20	20	40	20	25
Arabic	3,440	1,830	1,615	4,350	2,280	2,065
Armenian	45	25	15	75	40	35
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	40	25	15	40	25	20
Bengali	115	60	55	120	65	55
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	5	5	0
Bisayan languages	15	10	10	20	10	10
Bosnian	90	50	45	105	55	50
Bulgarian	35	15	15	40	15	20
Burmese	5	0	0	5	5	0
Cantonese	250	120	135	340	160	180
Chinese, n.o.s.	565	285	280	670	340	335
Creoles	90	35	55	105	45	60
Croatian	480	230	250	710	335	370
Czech	30	20	10	55	35	25
Danish	15	10	10	30	15	15
Dutch	75	35	40	215	90	120
Estonian	5	5	0	5	0	10
Finnish	25	10	10	55	25	30
Flemish	5	0	5	10	5	10
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	465	205	255	2,760	1,330	1,430
Greek	360	185	175	490	250	240
Gujarati	95	50	45	130	70	60
Hakka	5	0	0	5	0	0
Hebrew	20	10	10	25	10	10
Hindi	295	165	130	345	190	155
Hungarian	290	130	160	480	210	270
Ilocano	10	5	5	15	5	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	15	5	10
Italian	2,315	1,160	1,155	4,200	2,115	2,085
Japanese	25	10	20	55	20	35
Khmer (Cambodian)	100	50	50	115	60	55
Korean	40	20	20	65	30	35
Kurdish	20	5	10	20	10	10
Lao	30	15	10	55	30	30
Latvian	5	0	5	10	5	5
Lingala	20	10	15	20	10	10
Lithuanian	15	10	10	30	10	20
Macedonian	250	130	125	455	230	230
Malay	20	10	10	30	15	15
Malayalam	30	15	20	50	25	30
Maltese	40	20	20	80	40	40
Mandarin	155	65	85	185	75	105
Marathi	15	10	5	25	15	10
Nepali	5	0	5	5	5	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	140	70	75	150	75	80
Norwegian	0	0	0	5	5	5
Oromo	5	0	0	5	0	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	290	155	140	405	210	195
Pashto	5	0	0	5	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	105	60	45	135	75	60
Polish	730	340	395	1,005	460	540
Portuguese	240	115	120	965	495	470
Romanian	485	230	255	640	305	330
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	5	5	10	0	5
Russian	115	50	60	165	70	95
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	35	20	15	45	25	20
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	390	195	195	425	215	210
Serbian	695	350	340	960	480	485
Serbo-Croatian	50	25	30	60	30	30
Shanghainese	5	5	5	5	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	35	10	25	60	25	35
Sindhi	0	0	5	10	5	10
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	30	20	55	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	5	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	35	15	15
Slovak	135	60	75	305	135	170
Slovenian	45	20	30	60	25	35
Somali	145	70	75	145	75	70
Spanish	1,045	485	565	1,515	715	800
Swahili	60	30	30	75	35	35
Swedish	5	0	0	5	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	510	195	320	665	240	425
Taiwanese	10	0	10	10	0	10
Tamil	75	45	30	90	50	40
Telugu	45	25	20	50	30	25
Thai	15	5	10	30	5	25
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	40	15	20	40	15	15
Turkish	120	65	50	155	95	65
Ukrainian	145	60	85	225	90	135
Urdu	425	225	200	470	245	225
Vietnamese	315	150	165	360	170	185
Yiddish	0	0	5	5	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	195	85	105	255	120	135
Multiple responses	870	440	435	1,250	610	645
English and French	170	85	85	225	110	115
English and non-official language	230	115	110	285	145	135
French and non-official language	465	235	235	740	350	385
English, French and non-official language	5	0	5	10	0	5

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^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. Windsor, Ontario (Code 3537039) and Essex, Ontario (Code 3537) (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 1, 2024).

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