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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	Surrey, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)			Quebec (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	468,251	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,903,001^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	394,976	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,546,131^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	18.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	163,986	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,685,926	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	152,847	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,343	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,479.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	316.41	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,356,547.02	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	468,250	231,570	236,680	7,903,000	3,875,860	4,027,140
0 to 4 years	29,160	15,115	14,050	440,840	225,525	215,320
5 to 9 years	28,800	14,820	13,980	399,575	203,675	195,900
10 to 14 years	30,785	15,955	14,830	418,205	213,540	204,665
15 to 19 years	33,130	17,230	15,905	491,980	249,960	242,020
15 years	6,800	3,535	3,265	93,955	47,690	46,265
16 years	6,695	3,535	3,160	96,095	48,880	47,210
17 years	6,655	3,450	3,210	97,795	49,925	47,875
18 years	6,630	3,440	3,190	100,210	50,910	49,305
19 years	6,355	3,270	3,085	103,915	52,545	51,370
20 to 24 years	31,085	15,750	15,335	489,185	246,850	242,340
25 to 29 years	32,275	15,835	16,435	490,665	245,695	244,970
30 to 34 years	32,150	15,405	16,745	531,445	264,980	266,460
35 to 39 years	32,900	15,650	17,250	498,225	249,610	248,615
40 to 44 years	35,030	17,090	17,940	520,805	261,120	259,690
45 to 49 years	36,530	18,250	18,285	623,575	311,320	312,250
50 to 54 years	34,340	17,055	17,285	648,695	320,695	327,995
55 to 59 years	29,825	14,770	15,050	579,280	285,295	293,990
60 to 64 years	25,670	12,570	13,100	512,830	250,675	262,155
65 to 69 years	18,530	9,095	9,435	403,210	194,305	208,905
70 to 74 years	13,585	6,560	7,025	291,755	135,830	155,925
75 to 79 years	10,180	4,750	5,425	232,355	101,675	130,680
80 to 84 years	7,400	3,235	4,165	176,420	69,170	107,250
85 years and over	6,875	2,430	4,445	153,945	45,945	108,005
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	37.5	36.8	38.2	41.9	40.7	43.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.0	80.2	81.9	84.1	83.4	84.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	379,510	185,685	193,825	6,644,380	3,233,120	3,411,260
Married or living with a common-law partner	231,120	115,300	115,820	3,745,320	1,875,415	1,869,905
Married (and not separated)	210,295	104,895	105,400	2,353,770	1,177,720	1,176,050
Living common law	20,825	10,405	10,425	1,391,550	697,695	693,850
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	148,385	70,385	78,000	2,899,060	1,357,705	1,541,360
Single (never legally married)	100,530	54,915	45,615	1,942,090	1,045,540	896,545
Separated	9,690	4,065	5,630	105,195	46,465	58,720
Divorced	19,430	7,770	11,665	463,830	188,265	275,565
Widowed	18,730	3,640	15,090	387,945	77,430	310,515
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	131,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,203,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	55,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,158,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	29,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	473,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	32,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	407,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	14,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	164,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	131,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,203,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	111,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,838,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	101,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,143,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	37,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	596,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	63,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	547,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	21,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	216,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	28,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	226,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	13,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	104,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	10,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	694,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	6,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	334,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	360,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	695	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	19,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	365,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	15,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	277,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	8,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	169,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	3,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	365	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	160,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,201,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	34,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	520,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	53,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	728,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	19,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	279,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	34,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	453,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	19,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	219,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	463,340	229,405	233,935	7,732,835	3,812,190	3,920,640
Number of persons not in census families	59,805	28,525	31,275	1,489,290	717,115	772,170
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	15,055	5,725	9,325	145,795	64,175	81,615
Living with non-relatives only	14,605	8,405	6,200	249,085	141,300	107,785
Living alone	30,145	14,400	15,740	1,094,410	511,640	582,770
Number of census family persons	403,535	200,875	202,665	6,243,545	3,095,075	3,148,470
Average number of persons per census family	3.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	53,505	25,130	28,375	1,128,815	510,045	618,775
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	16,255	4,695	11,555	413,235	124,645	288,590
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,500	1,305	4,195	45,530	11,850	33,680
Living with non-relatives only	1,070	545	525	24,935	11,985	12,950
Living alone	9,680	2,850	6,830	342,775	100,810	241,965
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	37,255	20,430	16,820	715,580	385,395	330,185
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	152,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	117,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,174,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	93,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,050,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	80,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,738,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	31,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	880,690	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	49,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	857,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	13,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	312,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	23,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	123,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	12,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	61,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	7,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	11,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	35,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,221,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	30,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,094,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	5,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	152,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	64,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,560,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	3,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	171,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	1,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	83,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,640,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	3,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	171,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	20,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	86,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	27,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	263,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	31,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,103,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	100	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	152,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	30,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,094,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	42,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,181,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	25,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	496,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	27,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	421,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	13,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	13,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	463,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,732,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	3.0	...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}	465,005	230,090	234,915	7,815,950	3,841,260	3,974,690
Single responses	449,780	222,615	227,160	7,663,135	3,764,810	3,898,325
English	240,485	120,785	119,705	599,225	297,875	301,355
French	3,475	1,710	1,760	6,102,210	2,994,300	3,107,910
Non-official languages	205,815	100,120	105,695	961,700	472,635	489,060
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	65	20	40	41,290	20,530	20,760
Atikamekw	0	0	0	5,815	2,975	2,845
Cree, n.o.s.	45	15	25	15,135	7,570	7,565
Dene	5	0	5	0	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	8,715	4,200	4,515
Inuktitut	0	0	0	10,915	5,430	5,485
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	670	340	325
Ojibway	15	0	15	30	15	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	204,430	99,455	104,970	908,480	445,970	462,515
African languages, n.i.e.	200	90	110	930	530	400
Afrikaans	170	85	90	100	50	45
Akan (Twi)	150	70	80	1,140	560	585
Albanian	265	125	140	2,405	1,240	1,170
Amharic	290	130	160	690	340	355
Arabic	2,930	1,555	1,375	140,035	74,985	65,050
Armenian	85	35	45	15,030	7,335	7,700
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	115	45	70	1,645	875	770
Bengali	465	235	230	10,405	5,305	5,100
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	5	0	5,645	3,095	2,550
Bisayan languages	750	315	440	955	280	670
Bosnian	140	75	65	1,505	745	760
Bulgarian	90	45	40	6,495	3,165	3,330
Burmese	250	140	110	60	25	35
Cantonese	3,890	1,835	2,050	10,975	5,185	5,790
Chinese, n.o.s.	7,760	3,630	4,135	41,590	19,745	21,850
Creoles	215	105	115	49,475	21,965	27,510
Croatian	735	385	355	2,375	1,220	1,160
Czech	495	250	250	1,645	790	855
Danish	450	230	220	305	145	160
Dutch	1,765	825	940	3,245	1,595	1,645
Estonian	80	40	45	200	75	125
Finnish	280	115	165	415	155	255
Flemish	35	20	15	590	250	340
Fukien	125	50	75	75	30	45
German	4,910	2,285	2,625	15,025	6,920	8,105
Greek	575	315	255	39,825	20,135	19,690
Gujarati	1,240	600	635	5,940	2,915	3,025
Hakka	70	30	45	105	40	60
Hebrew	50	30	20	3,975	2,105	1,870
Hindi	12,235	5,860	6,370	2,745	1,435	1,310
Hungarian	1,030	520	510	6,675	3,250	3,430
Ilocano	650	280	370	1,685	615	1,075
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	125	70	55	560	320	240
Italian	1,395	760	635	113,815	56,530	57,285
Japanese	950	360	595	2,175	680	1,495
Khmer (Cambodian)	600	290	310	8,620	4,035	4,580
Korean	7,740	3,675	4,070	4,085	1,785	2,300
Kurdish	115	70	50	820	465	360
Lao	580	285	295	4,185	2,050	2,140
Latvian	35	25	10	335	125	205
Lingala	5	0	0	2,045	980	1,070
Lithuanian	35	15	20	650	275	370
Macedonian	15	5	10	195	105	95
Malay	355	160	200	625	250	375
Malayalam	390	200	190	315	165	150
Maltese	15	5	5	30	15	15
Mandarin	10,050	4,855	5,195	11,290	5,155	6,130
Marathi	55	25	30	160	90	65
Nepali	300	155	145	1,280	620	660
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	130	70	60	4,565	2,470	2,090
Norwegian	205	90	115	275	130	140
Oromo	50	25	25	7,035	3,865	3,170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	93,785	46,785	47,000	11,150	5,990	5,160
Pashto	385	190	195	990	545	445
Persian (Farsi)	2,030	1,045	990	19,835	10,340	9,500
Polish	2,735	1,340	1,400	15,250	6,695	8,555
Portuguese	1,350	660	690	34,265	16,505	17,760
Romanian	630	320	310	31,245	15,115	16,130
Rundi (Kirundi)	45	25	20	2,370	1,150	1,220
Russian	1,370	635	740	24,085	10,765	13,320
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	20	10	10	2,005	875	1,130
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	455	230	225	150	80	75
Serbian	460	250	205	2,955	1,485	1,470
Serbo-Croatian	85	45	40	1,910	945	970
Shanghainese	45	25	20	95	40	50
Sign languages, n.i.e.	90	45	45	520	305	215
Sindhi	210	100	115	305	145	155
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	535	260	270	585	305	280
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	305	160	145	95	55	40
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	325	180	145
Slovak	290	130	165	1,180	525	660
Slovenian	105	50	50	840	375	460
Somali	535	260	275	855	435	420
Spanish	5,865	2,835	3,030	131,850	64,490	67,365
Swahili	160	90	75	2,065	1,060	1,010
Swedish	145	65	85	515	240	280
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	13,740	5,955	7,790	13,740	4,655	9,090
Taiwanese	745	360	390	405	190	215
Tamil	525	270	250	13,245	6,645	6,595
Telugu	100	55	45	365	200	160
Thai	200	65	135	725	190	535
Tibetan languages	45	20	20	110	60	50
Tigrigna	90	55	35	350	160	190
Turkish	190	100	90	6,915	3,605	3,305
Ukrainian	910	390	520	4,785	2,095	2,690
Urdu	4,495	2,280	2,220	9,800	5,115	4,690
Vietnamese	6,035	2,850	3,185	26,560	12,675	13,885
Yiddish	15	10	10	9,035	4,515	4,520
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,325	645	680	11,930	6,140	5,790
Multiple responses	15,235	7,475	7,755	152,820	76,455	76,365
English and French	635	295	340	64,800	32,390	32,405
English and non-official language	14,055	6,915	7,140	23,435	11,455	11,975
French and non-official language	350	165	190	51,640	25,810	25,825
English, French and non-official language	190	100	85	12,950	6,790	6,155
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	465,010	230,090	234,915	7,815,955	3,841,260	3,974,690
English only	413,830	208,255	205,575	363,860	180,175	183,690
French only	225	100	125	4,047,175	1,871,500	2,175,675
English and French	21,305	9,540	11,770	3,328,725	1,758,410	1,570,310
Neither English nor French	29,650	12,195	17,450	76,190	31,175	45,015
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	465,010	230,095	234,915	7,815,955	3,841,265	3,974,695
English	429,840	215,225	214,610	935,635	465,965	469,675
French	3,510	1,750	1,760	6,561,510	3,216,790	3,344,720
English and French	2,410	1,115	1,290	245,230	128,655	116,575
Neither English nor French	29,255	11,995	17,255	73,580	29,860	43,720
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	4,715	2,305	2,400	1,058,250	530,290	527,960
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.0	1.0	1.0	13.5	13.8	13.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	465,010	230,090	234,920	7,815,955	3,841,260	3,974,695
Single responses	429,585	212,510	217,070	7,570,900	3,720,195	3,850,710
English	291,155	144,725	146,430	767,415	379,915	387,500
French	1,050	505	540	6,249,080	3,071,635	3,177,450
Non-official languages	137,380	67,275	70,100	554,400	268,640	285,760
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	37,955	19,060	18,895
Atikamekw	0	0	0	5,365	2,805	2,560
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	14,155	7,085	7,075
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	7,730	3,760	3,965
Inuktitut	0	0	0	10,360	5,230	5,130
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	330	175	155
Ojibway	0	0	0	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	136,795	67,000	69,805	511,880	247,275	264,610
African languages, n.i.e.	90	35	50	220	105	115
Afrikaans	90	45	45	25	10	15
Akan (Twi)	45	20	25	565	260	310
Albanian	165	80	85	1,510	765	745
Amharic	130	55	75	360	165	195
Arabic	1,875	945	935	72,955	37,360	35,590
Armenian	30	15	15	10,980	5,195	5,785
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	30	10	15	290	140	155
Bengali	305	145	160	8,285	4,110	4,170
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,915	1,005	915
Bisayan languages	290	135	150	235	95	140
Bosnian	75	40	30	1,030	525	505
Bulgarian	45	25	20	4,940	2,430	2,505
Burmese	185	105	80	30	10	15
Cantonese	2,685	1,280	1,405	8,340	3,980	4,360
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,390	2,560	2,825	33,890	16,270	17,620
Creoles	135	65	65	19,430	8,295	11,135
Croatian	205	100	110	1,060	510	545
Czech	175	90	90	510	240	275
Danish	10	5	5	35	20	15
Dutch	120	55	65	525	245	280
Estonian	15	0	10	30	15	15
Finnish	40	15	25	65	25	40
Flemish	0	0	0	95	45	55
Fukien	50	20	25	15	10	5
German	520	235	280	3,025	1,435	1,590
Greek	170	80	85	20,060	9,685	10,380
Gujarati	650	310	345	3,955	1,905	2,050
Hakka	15	5	10	20	5	15
Hebrew	5	5	0	1,735	885	845
Hindi	6,885	3,300	3,580	1,450	720	725
Hungarian	280	145	140	2,390	1,070	1,315
Ilocano	210	105	115	585	225	360
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	55	30	30	275	145	130
Italian	275	130	145	39,540	17,925	21,615
Japanese	435	200	240	915	390	525
Khmer (Cambodian)	325	160	165	5,350	2,475	2,875
Korean	6,365	3,025	3,335	2,955	1,360	1,590
Kurdish	70	35	30	380	200	180
Lao	345	175	175	2,395	1,160	1,235
Latvian	0	5	0	90	35	55
Lingala	0	0	0	545	250	290
Lithuanian	5	5	0	150	60	90
Macedonian	0	0	0	125	65	60
Malay	150	80	75	225	115	120
Malayalam	195	95	95	75	40	35
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	8,575	4,200	4,380	9,325	4,485	4,835
Marathi	25	10	10	65	40	25
Nepali	200	105	95	1,170	575	600
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	975	465	505
Norwegian	20	10	15	40	20	25
Oromo	30	15	15	2,115	1,110	1,010
Panjabi (Punjabi)	73,620	36,650	36,970	8,345	4,415	3,925
Pashto	250	125	125	805	430	380
Persian (Farsi)	1,345	665	685	14,380	7,125	7,255
Polish	1,300	645	660	6,955	3,160	3,800
Portuguese	435	210	225	16,015	7,615	8,405
Romanian	295	150	150	22,790	11,190	11,605
Rundi (Kirundi)	30	10	15	665	305	355
Russian	815	395	425	18,465	8,740	9,725
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	450	210	235
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	335	170	165	75	40	35
Serbian	240	130	110	2,015	985	1,025
Serbo-Croatian	25	10	10	1,180	580	600
Shanghainese	30	15	15	30	15	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	125	60	65	975	625	355
Sindhi	95	45	50	175	85	90
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	265	125	140	330	165	170
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	250	130	120	55	20	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	145	65	75
Slovak	100	50	50	255	115	140
Slovenian	15	5	10	295	130	170
Somali	385	185	200	520	245	275
Spanish	3,370	1,625	1,750	88,380	43,095	45,290
Swahili	75	40	35	750	365	385
Swedish	10	5	10	115	55	55
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,410	2,915	3,490	7,280	2,815	4,465
Taiwanese	445	220	225	220	115	100
Tamil	320	165	155	11,270	5,585	5,685
Telugu	70	35	35	220	120	105
Thai	80	35	50	210	95	115
Tibetan languages	15	5	10	80	40	40
Tigrigna	35	20	15	170	80	90
Turkish	70	35	35	4,945	2,470	2,475
Ukrainian	190	95	95	1,925	835	1,090
Urdu	3,265	1,625	1,645	7,125	3,595	3,530
Vietnamese	4,440	2,075	2,360	20,740	9,845	10,895
Yiddish	0	0	0	6,275	3,225	3,050
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	575	280	290	4,565	2,310	2,265
Multiple responses	35,420	17,580	17,845	245,055	121,070	123,985
English and French	400	170	235	71,555	35,860	35,695
English and non-official language	34,500	17,170	17,325	43,765	21,305	22,460
French and non-official language	135	70	65	100,110	48,590	51,525
English, French and non-official language	385	170	220	29,625	15,315	14,310
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	465,010	230,090	234,920	7,815,950	3,841,260	3,974,690
None	364,500	180,800	183,705	6,691,145	3,279,620	3,411,525
Single responses	99,030	48,570	50,465	1,046,580	522,335	524,245
English	48,465	24,470	24,000	459,125	234,190	224,935
French	2,430	1,145	1,280	298,090	147,040	151,050
Non-official languages	48,130	22,950	25,180	289,365	141,100	148,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	40	10	30	3,380	1,585	1,795
Atikamekw	0	0	0	470	205	270
Cree, n.o.s.	25	10	15	1,250	630	620
Dene	5	0	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	920	435	490
Inuktitut	0	0	0	485	205	275
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	250	110	135
Ojibway	10	0	5	5	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	47,500	22,675	24,825	279,095	136,070	143,025
African languages, n.i.e.	75	40	35	625	335	295
Afrikaans	65	35	35	65	35	30
Akan (Twi)	100	50	45	475	240	240
Albanian	75	35	40	400	200	200
Amharic	110	55	60	195	95	100
Arabic	825	430	400	49,400	26,430	22,965
Armenian	40	20	15	2,500	1,235	1,265
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	30	10	25	945	495	450
Bengali	105	50	50	1,140	635	505
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,980	1,050	930
Bisayan languages	215	90	125	250	80	165
Bosnian	45	30	20	310	145	165
Bulgarian	20	10	10	835	380	450
Burmese	45	20	25	10	5	5
Cantonese	1,070	490	575	1,890	935	955
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,430	645	785	5,395	2,480	2,920
Creoles	145	75	70	34,645	15,580	19,065
Croatian	300	165	140	600	280	325
Czech	155	65	90	445	205	240
Danish	150	70	80	130	50	75
Dutch	555	240	315	930	415	515
Estonian	25	15	10	60	25	35
Finnish	110	50	55	140	60	85
Flemish	15	5	10	110	45	65
Fukien	35	15	20	25	10	15
German	1,560	680	875	5,900	2,720	3,175
Greek	330	180	150	14,520	7,350	7,165
Gujarati	510	255	255	1,185	600	585
Hakka	20	5	15	50	20	30
Hebrew	30	20	10	2,975	1,475	1,505
Hindi	5,595	2,715	2,885	1,870	985	890
Hungarian	325	150	170	1,580	715	865
Ilocano	155	65	95	505	180	325
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	210	110	95
Italian	595	305	280	39,030	19,225	19,810
Japanese	455	180	275	1,070	465	610
Khmer (Cambodian)	150	70	80	2,300	1,070	1,230
Korean	930	455	475	650	275	375
Kurdish	20	10	10	230	125	110
Lao	190	90	100	1,095	530	565
Latvian	5	0	5	90	35	55
Lingala	5	0	5	2,585	1,255	1,325
Lithuanian	5	5	5	180	65	120
Macedonian	10	5	5	45	20	25
Malay	170	80	90	235	105	130
Malayalam	125	60	65	135	70	70
Maltese	5	0	0	5	5	0
Mandarin	1,500	720	785	1,880	810	1,075
Marathi	20	10	10	55	30	30
Nepali	65	35	30	40	25	25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	90	50	40	2,705	1,350	1,355
Norwegian	55	25	30	110	60	55
Oromo	5	0	5	2,435	1,275	1,160
Panjabi (Punjabi)	14,800	7,360	7,440	1,755	960	795
Pashto	100	45	55	80	50	30
Persian (Farsi)	425	225	195	2,920	1,600	1,325
Polish	810	380	430	3,465	1,400	2,065
Portuguese	525	225	295	9,950	4,785	5,165
Romanian	210	95	115	4,475	2,070	2,410
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	10	5	1,140	565	575
Russian	330	140	190	4,610	2,105	2,500
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	920	390	530
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	105	50	55	55	35	25
Serbian	140	80	60	540	275	265
Serbo-Croatian	20	15	10	350	185	165
Shanghainese	30	10	15	50	25	25
Sign languages, n.i.e.	80	40	45	445	205	240
Sindhi	85	40	50	110	50	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	210	105	105	175	95	80
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	25	15	15
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	95	55	45
Slovak	115	50	65	310	140	175
Slovenian	30	10	15	225	95	130
Somali	150	85	65	250	135	120
Spanish	2,310	1,145	1,165	40,335	19,665	20,670
Swahili	130	55	75	1,245	615	630
Swedish	55	30	25	320	150	175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,795	1,970	2,825	4,875	1,540	3,335
Taiwanese	355	170	185	135	65	70
Tamil	195	95	95	1,510	790	720
Telugu	25	15	10	80	50	30
Thai	110	35	75	320	100	215
Tibetan languages	10	10	5	30	15	10
Tigrigna	35	15	20	90	45	45
Turkish	95	45	50	1,270	690	575
Ukrainian	175	75	100	1,245	535	715
Urdu	985	510	475	2,205	1,200	1,010
Vietnamese	1,310	630	670	4,620	2,245	2,375
Yiddish	10	5	5	1,690	765	920
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	595	260	330	6,890	3,445	3,445
Multiple responses	1,475	725	750	78,230	39,305	38,925
English and French	145	80	70	30,610	15,760	14,845
English and non-official language	805	420	390	24,795	12,330	12,465
French and non-official language	505	225	280	21,860	10,720	11,145
English, French and non-official language	15	5	10	965	500	465

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.')

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.. 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

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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. Surrey, British Columbia (Code 5915004) and Quebec (Code 24) (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 June 30, 2024).

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Map: Surrey, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

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Map: Surrey, City, Census Subdivision (shaded in green), British Columbia

Map: Quebec

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Surrey (City)

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

Geographic hierarchy: Quebec (Province)

Canada
- Quebec (Province)

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

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Related data: Surrey, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Surrey, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Surrey, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Surrey, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

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2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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Map: Surrey, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Surrey (City)

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2011 Census

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Related data: Quebec

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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