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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	Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie Ontario (Economic region)			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}	1,218,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	1,155,186	...Data not available	...Data not available	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	5.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	504,276	...Data not available	...Data not available	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	460,207	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	117.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	10,374.87	...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}	1,218,400	599,025	619,375	921,730	445,585	476,140
0 to 4 years	69,735	35,785	33,955	43,985	22,565	21,415
5 to 9 years	71,625	36,485	35,140	44,425	22,660	21,765
10 to 14 years	76,740	39,240	37,500	49,810	25,555	24,260
15 to 19 years	85,420	43,810	41,610	57,440	29,235	28,205
15 years	17,000	8,595	8,405	11,060	5,555	5,505
16 years	17,030	8,890	8,135	11,095	5,690	5,405
17 years	16,855	8,625	8,225	11,425	5,800	5,625
18 years	16,930	8,785	8,150	11,775	6,065	5,705
19 years	17,610	8,910	8,705	12,085	6,125	5,965
20 to 24 years	82,275	42,105	40,175	59,620	30,055	29,560
25 to 29 years	75,305	37,645	37,665	51,920	25,405	26,515
30 to 34 years	74,400	36,635	37,765	51,545	24,470	27,070
35 to 39 years	80,070	39,325	40,740	56,380	26,835	29,545
40 to 44 years	87,490	42,955	44,540	62,115	29,895	32,220
45 to 49 years	101,860	50,265	51,595	76,275	37,010	39,265
50 to 54 years	94,335	46,460	47,870	77,465	37,465	39,995
55 to 59 years	79,455	38,675	40,785	70,960	34,200	36,760
60 to 64 years	69,740	33,805	35,935	66,425	32,310	34,115
65 to 69 years	52,345	25,035	27,315	48,920	23,840	25,075
70 to 74 years	39,760	18,865	20,895	36,395	17,300	19,095
75 to 79 years	32,070	14,785	17,285	27,655	12,460	15,195
80 to 84 years	24,270	10,180	14,085	20,015	8,040	11,975
85 years and over	21,485	6,975	14,520	20,385	6,285	14,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.6	38.6	40.6	43.7	42.7	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.1	81.4	82.8	85.0	84.1	85.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,000,290	487,515	512,775	783,510	374,810	408,700
Married or living with a common-law partner	600,310	299,905	300,410	453,095	226,305	226,790
Married (and not separated)	511,245	255,490	255,750	376,020	187,865	188,155
Living common law	89,070	44,410	44,660	77,075	38,440	38,635
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	399,980	187,610	212,370	330,420	148,505	181,915
Single (never legally married)	260,365	141,975	118,390	209,180	109,775	99,405
Separated	31,165	13,270	17,895	23,545	10,105	13,445
Divorced	54,440	21,675	32,760	46,065	18,690	27,375
Widowed	54,005	10,685	43,320	51,625	9,940	41,690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	348,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	165,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	75,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	75,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	31,910	...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}	348,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	295,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	250,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	109,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	141,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	50,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	63,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	27,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	44,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	25,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	18,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	9,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,115	...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	53,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	41,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	23,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	13,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	11,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	835	...Data not available	...Data not available	625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	386,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	83,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	133,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	49,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	82,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	37,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...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	1,199,860	591,385	608,480	906,175	439,230	466,940
Number of persons not in census families	169,170	80,500	88,665	163,895	74,725	89,165
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	23,000	9,495	13,500	17,670	7,250	10,420
Living with non-relatives only	41,645	24,100	17,550	37,430	20,250	17,180
Living alone	104,525	46,910	57,615	108,795	47,225	61,570
Number of census family persons	1,030,695	510,880	519,810	742,285	364,505	377,775
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...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	157,695	72,275	85,420	143,825	65,235	78,595
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	47,850	13,115	34,740	48,920	14,375	34,550
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	8,080	1,835	6,250	6,250	1,570	4,675
Living with non-relatives only	2,725	1,340	1,385	2,710	1,275	1,430
Living alone	37,050	9,940	27,115	39,970	11,530	28,440
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	109,845	59,165	50,680	94,905	50,860	44,045
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	460,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	338,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	307,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	267,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	121,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	145,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	40,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	30,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	21,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	14,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	5,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	7,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	9,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	121,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	104,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	16,835	...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}	460,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	303,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	29,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	2,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	124,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	23,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	38,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	14,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	47,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	855	...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}	460,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	104,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	158,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	76,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	77,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	29,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	14,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	1,199,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...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}	1,206,085	594,305	611,775	910,620	441,190	469,425
Single responses	1,191,460	587,190	604,265	904,285	438,165	466,125
English	984,950	486,405	498,545	836,085	404,330	431,760
French	19,900	9,390	10,505	31,105	15,005	16,100
Non-official languages	186,610	91,390	95,220	37,090	18,825	18,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	395	180	215	4,685	2,280	2,405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	25	15	15	25	15	15
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	5	5	25	5	20
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	4,620	2,255	2,370
Ojibway	360	165	195	15	5	10
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	184,130	90,175	93,955	31,675	16,170	15,510
African languages, n.i.e.	380	190	190	70	40	35
Afrikaans	210	115	95	75	45	35
Akan (Twi)	110	60	50	50	25	30
Albanian	950	495	455	245	130	120
Amharic	745	370	380	150	80	70
Arabic	5,465	2,925	2,545	5,965	3,525	2,440
Armenian	580	305	280	50	30	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	120	55	70	100	55	45
Bengali	1,060	570	490	375	210	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	10	5	0	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	155	55	100	85	30	55
Bosnian	650	330	320	90	45	45
Bulgarian	270	150	120	50	30	25
Burmese	80	45	35	10	10	5
Cantonese	2,675	1,310	1,365	590	275	315
Chinese, n.o.s.	7,030	3,455	3,580	2,750	1,395	1,355
Creoles	165	75	85	45	20	25
Croatian	3,010	1,520	1,495	210	110	100
Czech	1,395	665	735	180	95	90
Danish	680	325	355	175	95	85
Dutch	7,780	3,815	3,965	1,725	860	865
Estonian	365	150	215	55	25	25
Finnish	780	340	435	95	40	50
Flemish	155	65	85	30	10	15
Fukien	35	15	25	15	10	10
German	28,075	13,405	14,670	3,275	1,545	1,735
Greek	2,405	1,230	1,175	775	385	385
Gujarati	3,005	1,555	1,445	105	60	50
Hakka	25	10	15	0	5	0
Hebrew	175	90	85	75	45	30
Hindi	1,645	850	800	515	265	250
Hungarian	4,105	1,985	2,125	280	130	150
Ilocano	140	45	95	25	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	195	105	90	45	25	20
Italian	10,105	5,405	4,700	790	445	345
Japanese	725	310	415	305	95	210
Khmer (Cambodian)	520	250	270	5	5	5
Korean	2,455	1,215	1,245	815	360	455
Kurdish	550	300	250	70	45	30
Lao	1,325	645	675	10	10	0
Latvian	360	180	185	65	35	30
Lingala	10	5	5	10	0	10
Lithuanian	390	180	210	35	15	20
Macedonian	595	290	300	15	5	5
Malay	290	125	165	65	20	45
Malayalam	445	220	225	115	55	55
Maltese	370	190	180	20	10	5
Mandarin	4,220	2,040	2,175	905	435	470
Marathi	200	100	95	30	15	15
Nepali	85	35	45	225	120	105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	185	95	95	110	60	45
Norwegian	85	45	45	125	70	55
Oromo	105	55	50	35	30	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5,970	2,995	2,970	375	205	170
Pashto	975	515	460	70	35	35
Persian (Farsi)	4,140	2,155	1,990	1,185	635	550
Polish	10,405	4,945	5,460	825	385	440
Portuguese	14,790	7,245	7,545	380	195	185
Romanian	6,310	3,105	3,210	170	80	85
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	5	10	15	5	5
Russian	2,720	1,245	1,480	815	395	430
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	40	25	20	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	300	145	155	15	10	10
Serbian	5,880	2,915	2,965	115	55	55
Serbo-Croatian	680	345	340	105	55	55
Shanghainese	20	5	15	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	120	60	60
Sindhi	260	125	135	15	10	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	330	165	165	110	65	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	140	70	70	0	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	325	165	160	10	5	10
Slovak	975	465	515	120	50	70
Slovenian	590	290	295	30	15	15
Somali	730	360	370	40	20	20
Spanish	12,135	5,820	6,320	1,545	750	800
Swahili	190	105	90	75	45	35
Swedish	235	115	120	85	40	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	3,695	1,305	2,390	1,185	500	685
Taiwanese	115	60	55	40	15	25
Tamil	1,090	575	520	270	155	110
Telugu	340	190	150	125	75	50
Thai	210	65	145	110	20	90
Tibetan languages	15	10	10	5	0	0
Tigrigna	485	245	240	55	30	30
Turkish	975	510	465	275	160	110
Ukrainian	1,995	885	1,110	300	130	165
Urdu	3,890	2,020	1,865	540	290	250
Vietnamese	5,300	2,550	2,740	450	220	230
Yiddish	45	20	20	25	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,090	1,040	1,045	725	380	345
Multiple responses	14,625	7,120	7,505	6,335	3,025	3,305
English and French	2,770	1,225	1,545	3,035	1,400	1,635
English and non-official language	11,085	5,545	5,535	2,855	1,385	1,470
French and non-official language	505	225	280	315	170	150
English, French and non-official language	265	120	145	130	75	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,206,085	594,305	611,775	910,615	441,190	469,430
English only	1,115,215	555,125	560,095	814,670	398,830	415,845
French only	740	340	400	875	385	490
English and French	78,440	34,040	44,405	93,435	41,245	52,185
Neither English nor French	11,690	4,805	6,885	1,635	735	900
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,206,080	594,310	611,775	910,615	441,190	469,430
English	1,172,430	579,095	593,340	877,990	425,370	452,620
French	18,805	8,910	9,900	29,550	14,410	15,135
English and French	3,465	1,670	1,790	1,565	740	820
Neither English nor French	11,385	4,635	6,750	1,515	670	845
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	20,535	9,740	10,790	30,330	14,780	15,550
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.7	1.6	1.8	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}	1,206,080	594,310	611,775	910,620	441,195	469,425
Single responses	1,178,570	580,865	597,705	903,215	437,540	465,675
English	1,083,320	534,340	548,980	868,765	420,340	448,425
French	6,140	2,880	3,260	15,935	7,625	8,315
Non-official languages	89,110	43,645	45,460	18,510	9,570	8,940
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	85	45	40	2,770	1,395	1,380
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	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	85	45	40	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}	88,055	43,130	44,925	15,500	8,060	7,440
African languages, n.i.e.	175	85	90	35	15	20
Afrikaans	75	35	40	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	30	15	15	10	10	5
Albanian	585	300	290	125	60	60
Amharic	485	245	240	70	35	35
Arabic	3,145	1,545	1,595	3,495	2,030	1,465
Armenian	275	135	145	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	45	20	25	10	5	10
Bengali	630	325	305	230	115	110
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	40	20	20	30	15	15
Bosnian	405	210	195	50	25	25
Bulgarian	125	65	60	10	5	10
Burmese	100	55	50	5	5	5
Cantonese	1,625	775	850	320	165	155
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,705	2,365	2,340	1,985	1,040	950
Creoles	50	20	25	30	10	15
Croatian	1,265	610	655	75	40	35
Czech	435	210	220	45	20	25
Danish	60	30	30	15	5	10
Dutch	1,010	470	535	190	85	105
Estonian	65	25	35	5	0	5
Finnish	150	70	80	10	5	0
Flemish	20	10	10	0	0	5
Fukien	15	5	10	5	0	0
German	10,290	5,015	5,280	1,170	565	605
Greek	850	405	450	270	115	150
Gujarati	1,925	970	955	50	25	25
Hakka	5	5	5	0	0	0
Hebrew	90	45	45	25	15	10
Hindi	780	395	380	215	110	105
Hungarian	1,450	710	740	65	30	30
Ilocano	55	20	35	0	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	115	45	65	20	5	10
Italian	2,495	1,150	1,345	170	75	95
Japanese	420	210	215	130	60	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	300	145	150	5	0	0
Korean	1,735	865	865	560	265	295
Kurdish	340	175	160	55	35	20
Lao	705	350	355	0	0	0
Latvian	65	30	30	15	10	10
Lingala	0	0	0	5	5	5
Lithuanian	100	40	60	5	5	5
Macedonian	230	110	120	5	0	5
Malay	100	45	55	20	10	10
Malayalam	270	130	135	35	20	20
Maltese	45	20	25	0	0	0
Mandarin	3,235	1,610	1,625	660	340	320
Marathi	100	50	50	25	15	10
Nepali	45	20	25	210	110	100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	45	20	25	30	10	15
Norwegian	15	10	10	20	10	10
Oromo	50	25	25	20	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	4,030	1,990	2,045	180	95	80
Pashto	705	355	355	35	20	15
Persian (Farsi)	2,955	1,500	1,455	935	480	455
Polish	4,510	2,190	2,320	255	125	130
Portuguese	6,215	2,960	3,255	120	55	60
Romanian	3,425	1,680	1,745	85	35	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	5	10	5	0
Russian	1,670	800	865	510	260	245
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	195	90	100	10	10	5
Serbian	4,265	2,105	2,160	60	25	35
Serbo-Croatian	375	190	185	50	20	25
Shanghainese	5	0	5	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	240	140	100	195	110	85
Sindhi	100	50	50	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	155	80	75	45	25	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	115	55	60	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	150	80	70	5	0	5
Slovak	290	135	155	30	10	20
Slovenian	115	55	65	5	0	0
Somali	510	250	265	20	5	10
Spanish	6,555	3,200	3,355	775	390	385
Swahili	100	45	50	20	10	15
Swedish	55	30	30	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,230	545	685	550	275	275
Taiwanese	60	35	25	15	10	5
Tamil	660	335	325	130	80	50
Telugu	175	95	85	55	30	25
Thai	90	40	50	60	5	55
Tibetan languages	0	5	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	305	155	150	25	15	10
Turkish	525	270	255	140	70	70
Ukrainian	480	220	265	25	5	20
Urdu	2,505	1,285	1,215	320	155	165
Vietnamese	3,875	1,890	1,990	280	145	135
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	960	470	495	235	120	115
Multiple responses	27,515	13,440	14,075	7,405	3,655	3,755
English and French	1,525	640	880	1,815	860	950
English and non-official language	25,440	12,550	12,895	5,295	2,640	2,655
French and non-official language	140	60	80	115	60	60
English, French and non-official language	410	190	220	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}	1,206,085	594,310	611,775	910,620	441,190	469,425
None	1,092,525	539,705	552,820	863,715	418,680	445,030
Single responses	111,370	53,565	57,800	46,065	22,110	23,960
English	40,860	20,405	20,455	16,325	8,230	8,095
French	12,790	5,480	7,310	15,705	6,975	8,730
Non-official languages	57,725	27,685	30,040	14,035	6,900	7,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	270	110	155	1,945	900	1,045
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	0	5	10	5	5
Dene	0	5	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	30	10	20
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	1,890	880	1,015
Ojibway	255	105	150	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	5	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	56,485	27,105	29,375	11,385	5,685	5,705
African languages, n.i.e.	95	45	50	15	10	10
Afrikaans	140	65	70	55	25	30
Akan (Twi)	55	30	25	35	20	20
Albanian	225	115	110	95	45	45
Amharic	225	130	100	40	25	20
Arabic	1,890	1,035	855	1,995	1,175	825
Armenian	180	95	85	20	10	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	45	25	25
Bengali	300	160	140	95	60	35
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	50	15	35	15	5	10
Bosnian	190	100	95	35	20	15
Bulgarian	75	40	35	25	15	10
Burmese	35	15	20	5	0	0
Cantonese	855	425	425	195	100	90
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,530	735	795	490	225	265
Creoles	120	55	65	80	25	55
Croatian	1,030	510	520	70	25	40
Czech	500	210	285	55	20	35
Danish	270	120	150	60	30	30
Dutch	2,240	1,020	1,220	550	260	285
Estonian	125	45	80	20	5	15
Finnish	270	125	145	25	10	10
Flemish	25	10	15	5	0	5
Fukien	10	5	5	10	0	5
German	7,715	3,475	4,245	1,255	605	645
Greek	1,170	585	590	435	225	205
Gujarati	705	355	350	40	15	20
Hakka	10	5	5	0	0	0
Hebrew	95	50	45	85	45	35
Hindi	1,135	615	520	310	165	145
Hungarian	1,115	500	615	90	35	50
Ilocano	45	20	25	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	50	30	20	15	5	5
Italian	4,010	2,015	2,000	365	190	170
Japanese	300	130	170	205	85	115
Khmer (Cambodian)	140	65	70	5	0	0
Korean	485	245	240	205	95	110
Kurdish	110	55	55	10	5	5
Lao	420	220	190	0	0	0
Latvian	110	55	55	25	10	10
Lingala	20	5	10	5	0	5
Lithuanian	95	35	65	5	0	5
Macedonian	140	75	70	5	5	5
Malay	115	50	65	30	10	15
Malayalam	165	90	70	55	20	35
Maltese	125	65	60	15	5	10
Mandarin	930	420	505	225	110	120
Marathi	50	25	20	5	5	5
Nepali	15	10	10	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	145	70	75	65	30	35
Norwegian	40	20	20	55	25	30
Oromo	30	20	10	5	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,290	675	620	125	60	60
Pashto	170	100	70	10	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	745	400	350	210	125	85
Polish	2,990	1,410	1,575	280	135	140
Portuguese	5,985	2,970	3,020	175	85	85
Romanian	1,790	870	925	60	25	35
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	5	5	0	0
Russian	725	320	405	230	105	120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	10	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	100	50	50	10	5	5
Serbian	1,045	505	535	40	25	20
Serbo-Croatian	165	85	80	45	20	25
Shanghainese	15	10	10	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	185	80	105	220	90	135
Sindhi	80	35	50	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	125	65	60	45	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	50	25	30	0	0	0
Slovak	285	130	155	55	25	30
Slovenian	195	90	100	15	5	5
Somali	165	70	90	15	10	5
Spanish	4,925	2,360	2,560	1,050	485	560
Swahili	115	60	55	75	40	35
Swedish	110	50	60	60	20	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,430	450	980	435	165	275
Taiwanese	25	10	15	15	10	5
Tamil	335	175	160	105	60	45
Telugu	100	55	50	40	20	15
Thai	90	35	55	30	5	20
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	5	5	0
Tigrigna	145	70	75	20	10	10
Turkish	370	185	180	120	65	50
Ukrainian	500	210	300	75	30	45
Urdu	1,125	565	560	170	90	80
Vietnamese	1,085	545	540	105	45	55
Yiddish	10	10	5	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	970	465	510	705	325	380
Multiple responses	2,190	1,035	1,150	840	400	435
English and French	235	110	125	95	45	45
English and non-official language	690	355	335	175	80	90
French and non-official language	1,250	565	690	560	265	300
English, French and non-official language	15	10	5	5	5	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. Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie, Ontario (Code 3540) 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 5, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy: Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie (Economic region)

Geographic hierarchy: Nova Scotia (Province)

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Related data: Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie (Economic Region), Ontario

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Nova Scotia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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