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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	Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula Ontario (Economic region)			Greater Vancouver, RD British Columbia (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	1,372,227	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,313,328	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	1,329,306^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,116,581	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	3.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	9.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	575,903	...Data not available	...Data not available	949,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	542,428	...Data not available	...Data not available	891,336	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	192.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	802.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	7,145.13	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,882.55	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	1,372,230	667,410	704,815	2,313,325	1,130,375	1,182,955
0 to 4 years	70,815	36,355	34,460	115,185	59,275	55,905
5 to 9 years	73,720	37,930	35,795	114,390	58,725	55,660
10 to 14 years	80,190	41,040	39,150	124,880	64,365	60,520
15 to 19 years	93,010	47,670	45,340	145,190	75,070	70,115
15 years	17,815	9,145	8,670	28,165	14,570	13,595
16 years	18,430	9,450	8,975	28,785	15,090	13,695
17 years	18,605	9,445	9,160	28,975	14,985	13,990
18 years	18,805	9,590	9,215	29,365	15,065	14,300
19 years	19,360	10,040	9,320	29,895	15,365	14,530
20 to 24 years	88,405	44,975	43,425	159,080	80,620	78,465
25 to 29 years	79,045	39,325	39,725	170,065	83,960	86,105
30 to 34 years	77,160	37,445	39,715	160,010	77,900	82,110
35 to 39 years	82,155	39,820	42,335	161,245	76,660	84,585
40 to 44 years	92,800	45,240	47,560	180,535	86,315	94,225
45 to 49 years	110,080	53,835	56,250	192,090	93,760	98,330
50 to 54 years	108,320	53,060	55,255	182,435	88,705	93,730
55 to 59 years	96,820	46,530	50,290	158,570	77,595	80,970
60 to 64 years	87,330	42,160	45,165	136,755	66,610	70,145
65 to 69 years	67,010	32,175	34,840	94,860	46,120	48,740
70 to 74 years	52,830	24,805	28,025	72,890	34,215	38,675
75 to 79 years	44,235	19,600	24,630	58,150	26,990	31,160
80 to 84 years	35,570	14,750	20,820	44,235	19,050	25,185
85 years and over	32,735	10,700	22,040	42,760	14,435	28,325
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	42.3	41.0	43.5	40.2	39.3	40.9
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.6	82.7	84.5	84.7	83.9	85.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,147,505	552,090	595,415	1,958,880	948,010	1,010,870
Married or living with a common-law partner	659,555	329,870	329,685	1,106,575	551,405	555,175
Married (and not separated)	569,785	285,035	284,750	970,585	482,590	487,995
Living common law	89,770	44,835	44,935	135,995	68,815	67,175
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	487,950	222,220	265,730	852,300	396,600	455,695
Single (never legally married)	302,625	163,200	139,430	586,885	313,200	273,680
Separated	38,315	16,325	22,000	48,835	19,980	28,855
Divorced	69,535	27,530	42,005	119,570	45,130	74,435
Widowed	77,470	15,160	62,305	97,010	18,290	78,725
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	391,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	194,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	294,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	84,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	78,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	140,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	34,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	391,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	323,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	535,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	278,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	127,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	185,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	151,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	282,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	55,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	109,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	66,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	29,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	44,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	25,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	18,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	9,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	67,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	98,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	54,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	31,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	15,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	13,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	9,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	424,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	690,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	84,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	136,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	138,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	214,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	52,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	94,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	54,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	1,346,370	656,330	690,045	2,280,770	1,115,555	1,165,220
Number of persons not in census families	207,150	93,400	113,750	421,375	196,635	224,735
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	25,985	10,475	15,515	63,575	23,920	39,660
Living with non-relatives only	37,105	20,730	16,375	106,050	57,060	48,990
Living alone	144,055	62,195	81,860	251,745	115,655	136,090
Number of census family persons	1,139,225	562,930	576,295	1,859,400	918,920	940,485
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	216,305	97,325	118,980	293,195	134,660	158,535
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	70,245	19,385	50,860	99,835	29,055	70,780
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	9,495	2,205	7,290	21,470	4,520	16,955
Living with non-relatives only	3,415	1,705	1,710	5,995	2,860	3,135
Living alone	57,335	15,480	41,860	72,365	21,675	50,690
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	146,055	77,940	68,125	193,360	105,610	87,750
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	542,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	381,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	595,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	350,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	510,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	296,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	436,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	140,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	155,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	245,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	54,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	73,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	31,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	22,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	14,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	5,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	9,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	7,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	9,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	160,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	295,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	144,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	16,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	542,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	346,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	301,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	57,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	129,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	870	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	137,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	455,955	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	22,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	49,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	15,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	48,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	228,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	1,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	542,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	144,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	186,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	272,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	85,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	80,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	134,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	30,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	14,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	1,346,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,280,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,355,140	661,005	694,140	2,292,120	1,121,310	1,170,805
Single responses	1,335,895	651,820	684,075	2,231,105	1,092,095	1,139,005
English	1,083,200	530,995	552,205	1,282,500	645,490	637,010
French	25,630	11,780	13,850	24,780	12,080	12,700
Non-official languages	227,065	109,040	118,020	923,825	434,530	489,295
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	140	60	80	330	155	175
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	45	20	25	235	115	120
Dene	5	0	0	20	10	10
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	0	5	0	10	0	5
Mi'kmaq	10	0	5	5	5	0
Ojibway	75	30	45	60	25	40
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	224,855	107,985	116,870	917,155	431,300	485,855
African languages, n.i.e.	275	120	150	490	250	235
Afrikaans	330	155	170	1,255	625	630
Akan (Twi)	275	140	130	375	190	185
Albanian	1,405	720	685	985	500	485
Amharic	260	135	125	1,065	520	545
Arabic	9,965	5,310	4,655	10,830	6,105	4,725
Armenian	590	290	305	980	500	480
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	240	100	135	345	150	195
Bengali	1,285	655	630	2,095	1,100	995
Berber languages (Kabyle)	10	5	5	15	5	10
Bisayan languages	290	105	190	3,160	1,215	1,950
Bosnian	1,145	570	580	1,095	555	540
Bulgarian	530	255	270	1,670	815	860
Burmese	70	30	40	880	455	425
Cantonese	2,795	1,320	1,475	128,115	59,365	68,745
Chinese, n.o.s.	6,860	3,370	3,485	111,495	51,720	59,775
Creoles	560	300	255	485	235	250
Croatian	7,250	3,555	3,695	5,735	2,815	2,920
Czech	1,965	920	1,045	3,490	1,735	1,755
Danish	570	255	315	2,330	1,125	1,205
Dutch	11,430	5,480	5,950	8,305	3,990	4,315
Estonian	400	175	225	550	240	305
Finnish	405	170	235	2,030	800	1,230
Flemish	665	300	365	190	100	90
Fukien	10	5	5	1,850	815	1,035
German	17,915	8,240	9,675	26,935	12,750	14,185
Greek	3,060	1,610	1,450	5,000	2,620	2,375
Gujarati	2,010	1,035	975	6,175	2,855	3,320
Hakka	15	10	10	1,070	460	610
Hebrew	215	110	105	1,535	845	695
Hindi	1,680	855	825	22,955	11,005	11,945
Hungarian	6,920	3,255	3,660	5,865	2,875	2,985
Ilocano	320	110	205	3,355	1,330	2,020
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	200	110	95	395	225	170
Italian	32,025	15,850	16,175	16,215	8,195	8,015
Japanese	755	255	500	15,840	5,545	10,290
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,140	550	585	1,150	545	605
Korean	3,190	1,505	1,690	43,845	19,955	23,885
Kurdish	1,215	615	600	1,390	760	630
Lao	690	335	350	835	390	445
Latvian	625	255	370	350	175	175
Lingala	35	15	20	30	15	15
Lithuanian	845	350	495	260	115	145
Macedonian	735	365	370	190	90	105
Malay	185	70	120	3,215	1,490	1,725
Malayalam	670	355	320	1,250	625	620
Maltese	390	200	190	85	45	40
Mandarin	2,880	1,360	1,525	90,185	41,955	48,235
Marathi	160	85	75	385	195	185
Nepali	90	40	50	695	370	330
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	205	115	95	335	185	150
Norwegian	85	40	55	1,010	475	535
Oromo	65	35	30	220	125	95
Panjabi (Punjabi)	6,695	3,365	3,330	139,230	69,140	70,085
Pashto	290	165	125	820	440	380
Persian (Farsi)	3,180	1,615	1,565	34,420	17,420	17,000
Polish	16,145	7,200	8,950	12,650	5,990	6,660
Portuguese	11,080	5,535	5,545	9,210	4,410	4,800
Romanian	2,815	1,355	1,470	6,885	3,395	3,485
Rundi (Kirundi)	80	35	40	120	50	75
Russian	3,005	1,320	1,690	15,420	7,135	8,280
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	75	30	40	70	30	35
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	1,795	885	905	675	340	330
Serbian	7,940	4,000	3,940	5,990	3,070	2,915
Serbo-Croatian	640	315	325	1,210	570	645
Shanghainese	25	10	10	1,220	520	700
Sign languages, n.i.e.	170	85	90	315	160	150
Sindhi	175	85	85	1,695	755	945
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	365	180	185	1,230	630	595
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	260	140	120	755	390	360
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	300	145	150	280	140	135
Slovak	1,440	620	815	2,330	1,030	1,300
Slovenian	1,280	610	670	590	280	310
Somali	940	435	505	915	460	450
Spanish	14,435	7,040	7,395	32,305	15,570	16,735
Swahili	390	170	220	575	295	280
Swedish	225	100	130	1,425	640	790
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,235	2,310	3,925	58,500	23,510	34,995
Taiwanese	95	40	50	5,470	2,550	2,920
Tamil	630	305	330	2,915	1,535	1,385
Telugu	195	95	95	470	250	225
Thai	245	105	140	1,655	560	1,100
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	170	95	75
Tigrigna	150	75	80	510	250	265
Turkish	1,150	600	550	2,545	1,440	1,105
Ukrainian	5,300	2,260	3,040	4,260	1,805	2,455
Urdu	4,680	2,380	2,300	7,760	3,950	3,805
Vietnamese	4,420	2,125	2,290	21,690	10,165	11,525
Yiddish	100	50	45	290	145	145
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,070	1,000	1,070	6,340	3,075	3,270
Multiple responses	19,245	9,185	10,060	61,010	29,215	31,800
English and French	3,215	1,470	1,745	4,375	2,145	2,240
English and non-official language	14,585	7,030	7,555	53,235	25,490	27,745
French and non-official language	1,085	515	575	2,260	1,040	1,225
English, French and non-official language	360	170	190	1,135	545	595
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,355,145	661,005	694,140	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805
English only	1,255,335	618,305	637,035	1,997,605	994,500	1,003,100
French only	1,030	430	595	1,270	575	690
English and French	84,400	36,390	48,005	164,780	73,445	91,335
Neither English nor French	14,375	5,875	8,505	128,460	52,785	75,680
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,355,140	661,005	694,140	2,292,115	1,121,315	1,170,805
English	1,313,010	642,325	670,685	2,126,505	1,050,815	1,075,690
French	24,340	11,200	13,140	25,030	12,225	12,805
English and French	3,895	1,855	2,040	13,890	6,325	7,565
Neither English nor French	13,900	5,620	8,275	126,690	51,945	74,740
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	26,285	12,130	14,155	31,975	15,385	16,590
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.9	1.8	2.0	1.4	1.4	1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,355,145	661,005	694,140	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805
Single responses	1,320,425	644,325	676,100	2,158,685	1,057,345	1,101,345
English	1,211,365	592,310	619,050	1,568,165	778,030	790,135
French	7,870	3,505	4,365	8,410	4,025	4,385
Non-official languages	101,195	48,510	52,685	582,110	275,295	306,825
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	45	15	30	55	30	25
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	45	25	15
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	5	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	40	10	25	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}	100,405	48,100	52,310	579,845	274,140	305,700
African languages, n.i.e.	250	125	120	160	75	85
Afrikaans	165	80	85	520	255	260
Akan (Twi)	105	45	55	105	50	55
Albanian	975	485	485	505	245	255
Amharic	110	50	60	500	220	280
Arabic	6,110	3,060	3,050	6,505	3,410	3,085
Armenian	220	100	120	435	220	210
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	60	30	35	90	40	50
Bengali	885	440	445	1,310	645	665
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5	0	0
Bisayan languages	95	45	50	1,095	470	630
Bosnian	745	385	360	640	330	310
Bulgarian	280	140	135	985	480	510
Burmese	40	20	20	560	300	260
Cantonese	1,800	850	950	100,680	46,200	54,485
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,570	2,880	2,680	76,285	35,345	40,940
Creoles	285	175	115	275	125	145
Croatian	2,860	1,355	1,505	2,040	955	1,085
Czech	1,050	510	540	1,020	525	495
Danish	25	15	15	185	90	95
Dutch	725	330	395	725	335	390
Estonian	80	30	50	100	40	60
Finnish	65	30	30	445	185	260
Flemish	60	30	25	15	5	10
Fukien	0	0	0	680	305	370
German	4,130	1,950	2,180	3,485	1,635	1,855
Greek	1,110	530	580	1,755	840	915
Gujarati	1,190	595	590	2,910	1,270	1,645
Hakka	0	0	0	310	140	175
Hebrew	100	50	50	715	365	355
Hindi	795	405	390	11,685	5,550	6,135
Hungarian	2,140	980	1,160	1,785	855	930
Ilocano	120	45	80	1,085	490	600
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	60	35	25	145	75	70
Italian	10,390	4,425	5,970	4,570	2,020	2,550
Japanese	280	115	160	8,110	3,375	4,735
Khmer (Cambodian)	670	320	350	580	285	295
Korean	2,305	1,120	1,185	34,850	16,095	18,755
Kurdish	880	435	445	920	475	445
Lao	355	175	175	415	210	210
Latvian	185	75	110	80	35	40
Lingala	5	0	5	10	5	5
Lithuanian	235	95	135	50	25	25
Macedonian	285	140	145	115	60	55
Malay	115	55	55	1,265	635	630
Malayalam	315	155	160	610	310	300
Maltese	55	35	25	10	5	0
Mandarin	2,150	1,060	1,090	75,385	35,675	39,710
Marathi	70	40	25	210	110	100
Nepali	55	25	25	460	240	220
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	55	25	25	115	60	60
Norwegian	0	0	0	80	40	35
Oromo	35	15	20	135	70	65
Panjabi (Punjabi)	4,405	2,170	2,235	103,895	51,410	52,485
Pashto	175	95	80	540	285	255
Persian (Farsi)	2,015	955	1,060	23,895	11,670	12,220
Polish	6,565	3,020	3,540	5,185	2,500	2,685
Portuguese	4,610	2,215	2,395	3,435	1,630	1,805
Romanian	1,430	700	730	3,575	1,765	1,805
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	20	20	70	25	40
Russian	1,745	825	925	10,050	4,860	5,195
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	10	25	10	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	1,325	630	695	460	225	230
Serbian	4,585	2,240	2,340	3,755	1,895	1,865
Serbo-Croatian	285	145	140	555	270	285
Shanghainese	10	5	5	545	255	295
Sign languages, n.i.e.	315	180	135	470	265	205
Sindhi	55	20	30	660	285	375
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	150	70	75	530	260	265
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	230	120	110	610	315	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	30	30	55	20	35
Slovak	430	195	235	880	420	460
Slovenian	340	160	180	65	30	40
Somali	640	285	355	605	300	305
Spanish	8,790	4,430	4,365	17,105	8,345	8,760
Swahili	180	80	100	200	100	100
Swedish	40	20	20	260	125	135
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,585	1,135	1,450	26,830	11,720	15,110
Taiwanese	55	30	25	2,825	1,350	1,475
Tamil	340	160	180	1,880	965	915
Telugu	110	55	55	255	130	125
Thai	130	75	50	655	295	360
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	90	50	35
Tigrigna	70	35	35	260	120	140
Turkish	675	355	325	1,245	655	595
Ukrainian	1,260	510	745	705	315	390
Urdu	2,905	1,440	1,465	5,045	2,505	2,535
Vietnamese	3,215	1,545	1,670	14,925	7,005	7,920
Yiddish	10	5	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	740	395	345	2,215	1,120	1,095
Multiple responses	34,720	16,680	18,040	133,430	63,970	69,460
English and French	2,070	950	1,120	2,620	1,265	1,355
English and non-official language	31,685	15,290	16,390	128,365	61,585	66,775
French and non-official language	395	195	200	730	355	375
English, French and non-official language	570	245	325	1,720	765	955
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,355,145	661,000	694,140	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805
None	1,219,115	596,915	622,195	1,813,090	892,790	920,300
Single responses	133,405	62,825	70,575	470,395	224,500	245,895
English	45,005	21,925	23,085	211,820	103,680	108,145
French	14,525	6,190	8,335	18,930	8,650	10,280
Non-official languages	73,870	34,715	39,155	239,645	112,175	127,475
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	130	65	65	200	90	110
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	35	20	15	145	70	75
Dene	0	0	0	10	5	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	5	5	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	0	5	5	0	5
Ojibway	85	40	45	35	15	20
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	72,415	34,065	38,350	236,710	110,835	125,875
African languages, n.i.e.	120	55	60	220	125	95
Afrikaans	150	75	80	685	330	360
Akan (Twi)	160	95	70	205	110	100
Albanian	235	120	115	325	160	165
Amharic	105	55	50	380	180	200
Arabic	3,115	1,690	1,420	3,135	1,810	1,325
Armenian	180	80	100	295	145	145
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	140	60	80	150	65	85
Bengali	290	160	130	480	230	250
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5	0	5
Bisayan languages	75	35	40	745	300	445
Bosnian	275	130	145	330	165	165
Bulgarian	155	70	90	405	180	220
Burmese	20	10	5	220	105	115
Cantonese	785	365	425	27,690	13,220	14,470
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,350	620	730	18,575	8,865	9,715
Creoles	360	165	195	355	175	180
Croatian	2,770	1,315	1,455	2,360	1,190	1,165
Czech	435	190	250	1,250	565	685
Danish	165	65	105	820	375	445
Dutch	3,825	1,710	2,115	2,570	1,125	1,445
Estonian	120	60	60	155	70	80
Finnish	100	35	60	670	270	405
Flemish	185	75	110	55	30	25
Fukien	10	0	5	655	290	370
German	5,555	2,480	3,070	9,705	4,415	5,285
Greek	1,615	830	785	2,705	1,370	1,335
Gujarati	575	300	280	2,990	1,395	1,600
Hakka	0	0	0	300	130	170
Hebrew	160	80	80	910	480	430
Hindi	1,050	525	525	11,660	5,670	5,990
Hungarian	2,005	910	1,100	1,785	845	940
Ilocano	85	30	55	820	315	505
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	115	60	55	150	75	80
Italian	11,890	5,825	6,060	6,655	3,290	3,365
Japanese	400	160	235	6,870	2,760	4,110
Khmer (Cambodian)	300	145	155	290	130	160
Korean	645	300	350	6,030	2,715	3,315
Kurdish	230	125	105	265	160	110
Lao	195	95	100	300	145	160
Latvian	195	85	110	65	25	45
Lingala	65	25	40	50	20	30
Lithuanian	225	85	140	80	35	45
Macedonian	250	115	135	40	15	20
Malay	105	45	65	1,265	585	685
Malayalam	255	130	120	435	215	225
Maltese	160	75	90	35	15	25
Mandarin	685	305	380	16,745	7,640	9,105
Marathi	35	15	20	115	60	55
Nepali	20	5	10	120	65	55
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	195	95	105	195	115	85
Norwegian	35	20	15	330	150	180
Oromo	10	5	0	40	30	20
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,725	900	830	26,855	13,370	13,485
Pashto	70	40	35	205	105	100
Persian (Farsi)	740	395	335	6,510	3,465	3,050
Polish	4,885	2,135	2,750	3,990	1,805	2,180
Portuguese	4,495	2,215	2,280	3,585	1,655	1,925
Romanian	860	390	470	1,955	920	1,040
Rundi (Kirundi)	30	15	15	35	20	15
Russian	850	360	490	3,470	1,550	1,925
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	45	20	25	25	15	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	310	150	160	155	85	70
Serbian	2,350	1,205	1,145	1,595	835	765
Serbo-Croatian	175	85	85	360	155	200
Shanghainese	0	0	0	475	210	260
Sign languages, n.i.e.	215	75	140	345	130	215
Sindhi	70	35	35	890	380	510
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	165	85	80	510	250	255
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	60	30	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	105	50	60	90	50	45
Slovak	365	160	205	760	290	465
Slovenian	375	165	215	165	70	90
Somali	205	95	110	325	170	155
Spanish	5,095	2,400	2,695	14,470	7,085	7,385
Swahili	235	110	125	425	205	220
Swedish	105	40	60	670	300	365
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,165	715	1,450	21,495	8,110	13,385
Taiwanese	25	10	10	2,585	1,235	1,350
Tamil	215	100	120	815	430	380
Telugu	35	20	20	160	85	75
Thai	110	45	60	670	230	440
Tibetan languages	5	5	0	35	20	15
Tigrigna	65	25	40	160	75	85
Turkish	325	165	155	895	495	400
Ukrainian	1,545	650	895	965	425	540
Urdu	1,205	600	610	2,165	1,120	1,045
Vietnamese	1,020	495	530	5,085	2,475	2,610
Yiddish	10	5	5	75	35	40
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,325	590	735	2,730	1,240	1,490
Multiple responses	2,625	1,255	1,370	8,635	4,025	4,610
English and French	300	155	145	890	400	485
English and non-official language	700	355	345	3,990	1,920	2,075
French and non-official language	1,610	735	875	3,690	1,675	2,010
English, French and non-official language	15	10	5	60	20	35

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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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. Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula, Ontario (Code 3550) and Greater Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 6, 2024).

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Map: Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula (Economic Region), Ontario

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Map: Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula, Economic Region (shaded in green), Ontario

Map: Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

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Map: Greater Vancouver, Regional district, Census Division (shaded in green), British Columbia

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula (Economic region)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula

Geographic hierarchy: Greater Vancouver (Regional district)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Greater Vancouver (Regional district)

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Note: For more information regarding geographic hierarchies, refer to the Illustrated Glossary: Hierarchy of standard geographic units tutorial.

Related data

Related data: Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula (Economic Region), Ontario

2011 Census

Additional Census data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 Census Data Products for additional geographies.

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Additional NHS data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 NHS Data Products for additional geographies.

Related data: Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia
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Census Data Navigator, Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

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Map: Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula (Economic Region), Ontario

Map: Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula (Economic region)

Geographic hierarchy: Greater Vancouver (Regional district)

Note

Related data

Related data: Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula (Economic Region), Ontario

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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