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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	Calgary Alberta (Economic region)			Nanaimo, 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}	1,311,022	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,574	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	1,160,936^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	138,631	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	12.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	527,608	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,687	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	500,103	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,463	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	103.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	71.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	12,645.88	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,038.01	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	1,311,025	655,105	655,920	146,575	70,960	75,615
0 to 4 years	86,955	44,845	42,115	6,010	3,055	2,960
5 to 9 years	77,405	39,420	37,980	6,060	3,135	2,930
10 to 14 years	77,100	39,530	37,570	7,000	3,615	3,385
15 to 19 years	81,910	42,120	39,785	8,210	4,275	3,935
15 years	16,210	8,260	7,950	1,555	790	770
16 years	16,330	8,485	7,845	1,565	830	740
17 years	16,145	8,285	7,865	1,670	865	810
18 years	16,545	8,565	7,980	1,695	895	795
19 years	16,680	8,535	8,145	1,725	900	825
20 to 24 years	89,250	45,145	44,110	7,675	3,885	3,790
25 to 29 years	105,190	52,530	52,655	7,185	3,555	3,625
30 to 34 years	104,550	52,160	52,390	6,735	3,285	3,445
35 to 39 years	102,320	51,175	51,145	7,110	3,460	3,655
40 to 44 years	101,185	51,235	49,945	8,550	4,060	4,490
45 to 49 years	104,240	52,150	52,095	10,400	4,885	5,510
50 to 54 years	102,475	51,690	50,785	12,005	5,690	6,315
55 to 59 years	83,375	42,330	41,045	12,515	5,805	6,710
60 to 64 years	63,555	31,815	31,740	12,835	6,110	6,725
65 to 69 years	41,500	20,320	21,180	10,440	5,120	5,320
70 to 74 years	30,430	14,210	16,220	8,045	4,010	4,035
75 to 79 years	24,730	11,290	13,435	6,355	3,120	3,230
80 to 84 years	18,760	7,865	10,900	4,915	2,275	2,640
85 years and over	16,095	5,270	10,825	4,535	1,625	2,915
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.6	36.2	37.1	49.3	48.3	50.1
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.6	81.1	82.1	87.0	86.2	87.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,069,560	531,305	538,255	127,500	61,155	66,345
Married or living with a common-law partner	634,460	318,445	316,015	76,800	38,330	38,470
Married (and not separated)	545,010	273,570	271,440	63,780	31,830	31,945
Living common law	89,450	44,875	44,580	13,015	6,490	6,525
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	435,100	212,865	222,235	50,700	22,830	27,875
Single (never legally married)	302,430	166,525	135,905	27,670	15,225	12,445
Separated	25,205	11,055	14,155	3,705	1,595	2,110
Divorced	66,090	26,870	39,220	10,310	4,110	6,190
Widowed	41,375	8,415	32,960	9,020	1,900	7,115
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	359,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	166,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	80,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	79,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	32,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	359,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	309,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	264,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	106,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	158,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	57,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	70,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	29,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	44,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	29,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	15,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	770	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	49,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	38,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	11,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	11,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	980	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	355	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	795	...Data not available	...Data not available	85	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	398,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	102,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	137,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	47,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	78,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	34,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	1,293,860	647,805	646,060	142,950	69,465	73,485
Number of persons not in census families	226,655	117,305	109,350	28,345	13,020	15,325
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	31,290	14,745	16,545	2,520	1,045	1,475
Living with non-relatives only	72,360	43,335	29,025	7,350	4,135	3,215
Living alone	123,010	59,230	63,785	18,475	7,845	10,630
Number of census family persons	1,067,205	530,495	536,705	114,605	56,440	58,165
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	120,605	55,815	64,795	31,710	15,295	16,420
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	37,840	10,905	26,935	9,325	2,905	6,415
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	6,655	1,465	5,190	755	165	595
Living with non-relatives only	2,505	1,245	1,265	690	340	350
Living alone	28,680	8,195	20,485	7,875	2,405	5,470
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	82,765	44,910	37,855	22,390	12,390	10,005
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	500,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	347,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	309,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	272,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	119,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	153,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	37,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	37,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	26,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	19,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	7,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	910	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	11,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	7,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	11,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	152,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	123,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	29,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	500,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	308,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	29,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	4,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	157,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	30,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	41,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	17,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	67,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,965	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	230	...Data not available	...Data not available	150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	500,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	123,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	164,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	83,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	81,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	30,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	16,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	1,293,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,955	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,300,925	650,170	650,755	144,920	70,350	74,570
Single responses	1,273,425	636,700	636,725	143,685	69,775	73,910
English	942,080	475,645	466,440	129,225	62,975	66,255
French	19,820	9,935	9,885	2,100	1,015	1,090
Non-official languages	311,520	151,120	160,395	12,350	5,790	6,560
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	775	320	455	25	10	15
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	260	100	165	20	10	10
Dene	20	10	10	5	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	0	5	0
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	70	25	50	0	5	0
Oji-Cree	5	0	5	0	0	0
Stoney	410	180	225	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	306,820	148,875	157,945	12,090	5,680	6,415
African languages, n.i.e.	1,870	1,005	870	10	5	5
Afrikaans	935	475	465	105	50	60
Akan (Twi)	485	270	215	10	5	10
Albanian	1,025	550	470	10	5	0
Amharic	3,070	1,540	1,525	5	5	0
Arabic	13,685	7,415	6,275	115	80	35
Armenian	250	120	130	5	0	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	445	230	210	15	10	5
Bengali	3,140	1,615	1,525	10	5	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	30	15	15	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,485	600	880	20	5	15
Bosnian	830	410	420	10	5	5
Bulgarian	825	415	405	15	10	5
Burmese	205	100	105	5	5	0
Cantonese	20,215	9,495	10,725	225	105	120
Chinese, n.o.s.	27,075	12,870	14,205	610	285	330
Creoles	465	245	220	15	10	0
Croatian	2,005	990	1,015	205	105	100
Czech	1,475	715	765	170	85	90
Danish	1,140	595	550	405	200	205
Dutch	5,080	2,550	2,530	1,135	555	580
Estonian	95	45	50	25	10	15
Finnish	400	145	255	160	60	105
Flemish	110	55	55	20	15	5
Fukien	210	95	110	0	0	0
German	15,140	7,360	7,780	2,400	1,170	1,230
Greek	1,530	775	760	90	60	30
Gujarati	4,080	2,000	2,080	50	25	20
Hakka	95	40	55	10	5	5
Hebrew	425	210	210	15	15	0
Hindi	5,205	2,640	2,565	95	45	45
Hungarian	3,645	1,785	1,865	290	145	150
Ilocano	1,620	685	930	20	10	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	820	440	380	10	5	5
Italian	5,720	2,980	2,745	375	200	175
Japanese	2,140	780	1,360	295	105	185
Khmer (Cambodian)	825	395	435	90	45	45
Korean	7,810	3,685	4,125	355	160	195
Kurdish	690	400	290	0	0	0
Lao	495	235	265	5	0	0
Latvian	155	80	70	20	10	10
Lingala	45	25	20	0	0	0
Lithuanian	210	95	120	15	5	15
Macedonian	135	65	65	15	10	5
Malay	595	250	340	20	10	15
Malayalam	1,115	575	540	25	10	15
Maltese	35	20	15	10	5	5
Mandarin	11,415	5,350	6,065	340	145	190
Marathi	465	245	220	0	5	0
Nepali	750	405	340	10	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,080	560	520	15	5	5
Norwegian	465	205	260	150	65	85
Oromo	605	330	270	5	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	29,190	14,730	14,460	970	475	485
Pashto	1,170	585	580	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	6,500	3,435	3,065	115	55	60
Polish	8,055	3,820	4,240	320	145	170
Portuguese	2,730	1,320	1,410	125	50	75
Romanian	3,870	1,995	1,880	55	30	25
Rundi (Kirundi)	80	40	40	0	0	0
Russian	7,710	3,510	4,195	235	95	135
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	70	40	25	5	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	420	215	200	5	5	0
Serbian	1,765	890	880	55	30	25
Serbo-Croatian	505	245	260	5	5	5
Shanghainese	80	30	50	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	160	85	75	15	10	5
Sindhi	1,625	775	850	5	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	850	420	430	10	5	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	290	135	155	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	40	40	20	15	10
Slovak	1,135	565	565	70	35	35
Slovenian	280	130	155	40	20	25
Somali	1,070	525	545	10	5	5
Spanish	23,120	11,405	11,720	520	210	310
Swahili	560	275	285	5	5	0
Swedish	325	135	190	160	75	85
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	27,085	11,555	15,530	455	140	315
Taiwanese	175	80	95	35	15	15
Tamil	1,305	695	610	5	0	5
Telugu	510	260	250	0	5	0
Thai	520	165	355	80	15	65
Tibetan languages	325	165	160	5	5	0
Tigrigna	1,250	670	575	0	0	0
Turkish	1,010	595	420	25	20	5
Ukrainian	3,905	1,730	2,175	340	160	175
Urdu	12,570	6,460	6,110	30	10	15
Vietnamese	12,550	5,915	6,635	350	160	190
Yiddish	95	45	45	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	3,925	1,930	1,995	235	105	130
Multiple responses	27,500	13,470	14,025	1,240	580	660
English and French	3,130	1,505	1,625	340	165	175
English and non-official language	22,730	11,140	11,590	805	365	440
French and non-official language	1,080	570	515	55	20	35
English, French and non-official language	560	260	300	35	25	15
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,300,925	650,170	650,755	144,920	70,355	74,570
English only	1,179,670	595,735	583,935	135,215	65,995	69,225
French only	1,080	480	600	50	25	25
English and French	94,005	43,440	50,565	9,235	4,165	5,065
Neither English nor French	26,170	10,515	15,655	420	170	250
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,300,925	650,170	650,755	144,920	70,355	74,565
English	1,249,095	626,705	622,390	142,485	69,225	73,260
French	19,900	10,055	9,850	1,875	890	980
English and French	6,355	3,190	3,165	165	80	85
Neither English nor French	25,570	10,220	15,355	400	155	245
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	23,080	11,650	11,425	1,950	930	1,020
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.3	1.3	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}	1,300,925	650,170	650,755	144,920	70,350	74,570
Single responses	1,248,560	624,410	624,145	143,380	69,645	73,735
English	1,059,810	531,790	528,015	139,465	67,805	71,660
French	7,675	3,840	3,835	435	180	255
Non-official languages	181,075	88,780	92,295	3,480	1,660	1,820
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	335	165	165	5	5	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	45	25	25	0	0	0
Dene	0	5	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	5	0	5	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	275	140	135	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	179,260	87,860	91,395	3,435	1,640	1,795
African languages, n.i.e.	1,060	545	515	0	0	0
Afrikaans	475	235	240	45	25	25
Akan (Twi)	210	105	105	5	0	0
Albanian	580	315	265	0	0	0
Amharic	2,200	1,085	1,110	0	0	0
Arabic	8,475	4,410	4,065	45	25	15
Armenian	145	75	75	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	130	60	65	0	0	0
Bengali	2,280	1,150	1,130	0	0	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	20	10	10	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	540	250	295	0	0	0
Bosnian	450	225	225	0	5	0
Bulgarian	475	245	230	5	5	0
Burmese	165	85	80	0	0	0
Cantonese	14,525	6,755	7,770	95	45	50
Chinese, n.o.s.	17,910	8,590	9,325	310	155	155
Creoles	225	115	110	5	0	0
Croatian	705	345	355	55	30	25
Czech	400	195	205	70	30	40
Danish	80	40	35	20	10	10
Dutch	680	325	365	110	50	55
Estonian	15	10	10	5	5	0
Finnish	60	25	30	20	10	10
Flemish	5	5	5	0	0	0
Fukien	45	15	30	0	0	0
German	2,290	1,110	1,180	240	110	125
Greek	450	225	230	35	15	15
Gujarati	2,155	1,035	1,120	15	5	5
Hakka	15	5	10	0	0	0
Hebrew	225	110	110	0	0	0
Hindi	2,845	1,435	1,410	40	25	20
Hungarian	1,230	605	625	55	20	35
Ilocano	590	275	315	10	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	420	225	200	0	0	5
Italian	1,470	660	805	45	20	25
Japanese	1,000	435	565	85	40	45
Khmer (Cambodian)	460	220	245	65	30	35
Korean	5,875	2,795	3,085	230	110	115
Kurdish	465	260	210	0	0	0
Lao	260	115	140	0	0	0
Latvian	45	35	15	0	0	0
Lingala	15	10	10	0	0	0
Lithuanian	60	30	30	0	0	0
Macedonian	60	30	25	10	5	5
Malay	230	125	105	0	0	0
Malayalam	610	305	300	15	5	5
Maltese	5	0	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	8,870	4,305	4,565	230	115	120
Marathi	230	125	105	0	0	0
Nepali	555	290	265	5	0	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	310	145	165	0	5	5
Norwegian	165	80	80	5	5	5
Oromo	450	235	215	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	22,675	11,335	11,340	595	285	305
Pashto	760	380	380	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	4,490	2,290	2,195	50	25	25
Polish	3,475	1,670	1,805	85	40	45
Portuguese	1,110	545	565	30	10	20
Romanian	2,210	1,165	1,050	10	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	25	15	15	0	0	0
Russian	4,915	2,400	2,515	90	45	50
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	10	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	260	125	135	0	0	0
Serbian	1,045	515	535	20	10	10
Serbo-Croatian	230	115	115	0	0	0
Shanghainese	50	20	25	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	210	115	90	30	20	15
Sindhi	700	315	385	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	440	225	215	5	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	225	105	120	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	5	5	0
Slovak	465	235	230	10	5	5
Slovenian	45	15	25	5	5	5
Somali	760	385	375	0	5	0
Spanish	14,920	7,410	7,510	165	75	95
Swahili	205	110	100	0	0	0
Swedish	55	25	30	20	10	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	15,135	7,220	7,915	110	50	70
Taiwanese	70	30	40	20	10	10
Tamil	745	390	355	5	0	0
Telugu	260	135	125	0	0	0
Thai	235	100	130	15	5	15
Tibetan languages	235	120	115	0	0	0
Tigrigna	905	465	435	0	0	0
Turkish	590	320	275	5	5	0
Ukrainian	540	240	300	10	0	5
Urdu	8,895	4,525	4,365	15	10	10
Vietnamese	9,135	4,350	4,785	235	115	125
Yiddish	0	5	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,485	750	730	45	20	25
Multiple responses	52,365	25,760	26,610	1,540	705	835
English and French	1,810	915	895	135	70	70
English and non-official language	49,295	24,215	25,080	1,365	620	740
French and non-official language	490	240	250	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	775	385	385	40	15	25
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,300,925	650,170	650,755	144,920	70,355	74,565
None	1,114,790	559,340	555,450	137,115	66,785	70,330
Single responses	182,710	89,110	93,595	7,630	3,480	4,145
English	77,465	38,815	38,655	1,720	805	920
French	12,675	5,780	6,890	1,255	540	715
Non-official languages	92,570	44,520	48,055	4,650	2,135	2,515
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	390	160	235	15	5	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	190	75	115	5	5	5
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	0	5	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	40	15	25	5	5	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	150	60	85	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	90,115	43,385	46,730	4,340	1,975	2,360
African languages, n.i.e.	560	295	265	5	0	0
Afrikaans	415	220	195	60	25	35
Akan (Twi)	255	145	115	15	5	10
Albanian	320	165	155	5	5	0
Amharic	770	395	375	5	5	0
Arabic	5,790	3,105	2,685	50	30	20
Armenian	60	25	35	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	220	105	110	5	5	5
Bengali	575	280	295	5	0	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	5	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	405	175	235	5	5	5
Bosnian	245	120	125	0	5	0
Bulgarian	220	100	115	5	5	0
Burmese	65	30	30	0	0	0
Cantonese	5,180	2,475	2,705	65	30	30
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,570	2,680	2,885	150	75	80
Creoles	290	145	150	5	5	0
Croatian	825	390	440	80	35	50
Czech	545	260	280	60	30	30
Danish	415	195	215	125	60	65
Dutch	1,585	750	835	325	145	175
Estonian	25	10	10	10	5	5
Finnish	125	50	75	45	15	25
Flemish	30	15	10	5	5	0
Fukien	75	35	40	0	0	0
German	5,075	2,450	2,625	740	345	395
Greek	940	455	485	45	30	10
Gujarati	1,680	815	865	25	15	15
Hakka	40	20	25	5	0	5
Hebrew	295	155	145	15	10	5
Hindi	3,235	1,665	1,570	85	35	50
Hungarian	1,160	555	610	90	40	55
Ilocano	480	210	270	10	5	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	225	125	105	0	0	0
Italian	2,625	1,315	1,305	130	65	70
Japanese	1,090	450	635	180	75	100
Khmer (Cambodian)	230	110	120	20	10	10
Korean	1,225	585	640	75	35	35
Kurdish	160	85	65	0	0	0
Lao	190	90	100	0	0	0
Latvian	35	10	25	0	0	0
Lingala	60	25	35	0	0	0
Lithuanian	50	25	25	5	0	5
Macedonian	30	15	20	5	5	5
Malay	255	120	135	20	5	10
Malayalam	370	190	175	0	5	0
Maltese	5	5	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	2,410	1,115	1,295	115	50	65
Marathi	140	75	65	0	0	0
Nepali	110	65	45	5	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,000	490	510	10	0	5
Norwegian	125	50	70	50	15	30
Oromo	120	60	55	5	0	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	4,845	2,530	2,315	285	145	145
Pashto	195	95	100	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	1,205	640	565	30	15	15
Polish	2,575	1,235	1,340	105	50	50
Portuguese	1,115	535	585	55	20	30
Romanian	1,070	535	530	20	10	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	15	20	0	0	0
Russian	1,945	875	1,070	75	35	40
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	10	10	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	95	50	45	0	0	0
Serbian	525	265	260	25	15	10
Serbo-Croatian	130	65	65	0	0	5
Shanghainese	30	10	20	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	170	75	95	25	5	15
Sindhi	760	365	400	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	280	135	145	5	5	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	5	5	5
Slovak	330	165	165	30	15	15
Slovenian	70	35	35	10	5	10
Somali	340	175	165	0	0	0
Spanish	9,330	4,585	4,745	470	215	255
Swahili	460	245	215	5	0	0
Swedish	185	80	105	65	30	40
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	8,235	3,105	5,125	240	70	170
Taiwanese	65	35	30	10	0	5
Tamil	425	220	200	5	0	0
Telugu	190	95	95	0	0	0
Thai	215	65	145	40	10	25
Tibetan languages	55	25	30	0	0	0
Tigrigna	380	205	175	0	0	0
Turkish	285	160	120	20	10	10
Ukrainian	990	445	540	60	35	30
Urdu	2,850	1,485	1,365	10	5	10
Vietnamese	2,730	1,280	1,445	90	40	45
Yiddish	40	15	20	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,065	975	1,090	300	155	145
Multiple responses	3,425	1,720	1,710	170	85	90
English and French	495	255	240	15	5	10
English and non-official language	1,440	735	700	30	10	15
French and non-official language	1,475	715	755	130	65	65
English, French and non-official language	20	10	10	0	0	0

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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

^E use with caution

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

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

X area and data suppression

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

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

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

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

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

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

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

... not applicable

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

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

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

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

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

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

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

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

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

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 13

Other family households

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

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

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

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

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

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

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

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

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

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

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 22

Other languages

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

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Calgary, Alberta (Code 4830) and Nanaimo, British Columbia (Code 5921) (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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Related data: Calgary (Economic Region), Alberta

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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