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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	Ottawa - Gatineau Ontario (Population centre)			Montréal, V Quebec (Census subdivision)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	933,596	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,649,519	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	867,593^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,620,693	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	7.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	409,697	...Data not available	...Data not available	813,819	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	389,961	...Data not available	...Data not available	759,946	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,860.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,517.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	501.92	...Data not available	...Data not available	365.13	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	933,590	450,630	482,955	1,649,520	799,880	849,635
0 to 4 years	52,245	26,570	25,675	95,345	48,560	46,790
5 to 9 years	48,860	24,775	24,090	77,280	39,080	38,205
10 to 14 years	50,780	25,660	25,125	75,350	38,390	36,960
15 to 19 years	60,320	30,415	29,905	87,070	43,620	43,450
15 years	11,055	5,665	5,395	16,275	8,300	7,970
16 years	11,550	5,855	5,690	16,460	8,345	8,115
17 years	11,620	5,860	5,755	16,565	8,440	8,130
18 years	12,385	6,215	6,170	17,985	8,925	9,065
19 years	13,710	6,820	6,885	19,785	9,615	10,165
20 to 24 years	72,375	36,000	36,375	119,725	58,330	61,395
25 to 29 years	69,210	34,105	35,105	139,605	68,300	71,305
30 to 34 years	64,360	31,165	33,195	140,290	70,065	70,220
35 to 39 years	63,285	30,535	32,755	121,790	62,290	59,495
40 to 44 years	65,545	31,750	33,795	115,805	60,020	55,785
45 to 49 years	74,965	36,480	38,485	118,695	61,170	57,525
50 to 54 years	72,950	35,175	37,780	116,465	57,860	58,600
55 to 59 years	61,705	29,780	31,925	102,585	49,520	53,065
60 to 64 years	53,305	25,665	27,635	88,990	41,960	47,030
65 to 69 years	37,835	17,680	20,155	67,930	30,720	37,215
70 to 74 years	28,165	12,680	15,490	56,235	24,230	32,000
75 to 79 years	22,675	9,920	12,755	49,905	20,645	29,265
80 to 84 years	17,680	6,910	10,765	40,380	14,930	25,450
85 years and over	17,320	5,365	11,955	36,085	10,190	25,890
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	38.8	37.7	39.9	38.6	37.6	39.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.7	82.9	84.5	85.0	84.2	85.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	781,700	373,625	408,070	1,401,545	673,855	727,685
Married or living with a common-law partner	419,360	209,635	209,725	664,755	334,955	329,795
Married (and not separated)	331,085	165,200	165,880	471,770	236,510	235,260
Living common law	88,275	44,430	43,840	192,985	98,450	94,535
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	362,340	163,995	198,340	736,790	338,900	397,890
Single (never legally married)	249,010	129,030	119,980	511,190	269,060	242,130
Separated	21,570	8,730	12,845	30,890	12,860	18,035
Divorced	51,420	18,665	32,760	112,565	42,215	70,350
Widowed	40,340	7,580	32,755	82,150	14,770	67,380
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	250,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	410,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	124,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	211,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	55,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	94,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	49,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	20,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	250,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	410,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	204,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	321,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	160,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	225,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	70,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	90,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	129,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	34,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	39,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	17,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	44,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	96,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	26,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	17,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	8,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	45,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	88,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	36,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	21,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	9,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	645	...Data not available	...Data not available	980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	270,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	436,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	61,695	...Data not available	...Data not available	111,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	89,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	134,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	33,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	58,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	28,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,055	...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	915,920	443,430	472,490	1,612,640	785,545	827,095
Number of persons not in census families	189,645	87,475	102,165	444,960	216,290	228,670
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	20,325	8,525	11,800	43,160	18,950	24,210
Living with non-relatives only	46,875	26,375	20,505	92,580	52,885	39,690
Living alone	122,450	52,580	69,865	309,220	144,450	164,770
Number of census family persons	726,275	355,950	370,325	1,167,680	569,255	598,425
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...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	112,015	49,315	62,700	224,510	93,570	130,940
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	39,920	10,630	29,290	99,870	28,305	71,565
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,255	1,040	4,220	10,675	2,400	8,280
Living with non-relatives only	2,290	1,015	1,275	5,690	2,790	2,900
Living alone	32,375	8,575	23,795	83,505	23,115	60,385
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	72,095	38,685	33,410	124,640	65,265	59,370
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	389,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	759,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	245,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	402,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	226,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	372,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	189,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	297,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	89,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	99,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	154,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	37,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	74,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	19,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	14,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	5,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	5,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	4,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	144,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	357,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	122,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	309,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	21,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	389,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	759,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	145,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	71,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	445	...Data not available	...Data not available	445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	173,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	605,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	29,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	66,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	12,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	109,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	63,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	442,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	505	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	389,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	759,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	122,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	309,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	128,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	230,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	59,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	102,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	51,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	76,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	18,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	8,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	915,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,612,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	922,450	446,045	476,405	1,627,945	791,055	836,890
Single responses	893,335	432,080	461,250	1,561,740	758,100	803,645
English	434,920	215,650	219,265	206,210	102,495	103,710
French	284,645	134,025	150,615	818,970	393,470	425,500
Non-official languages	173,775	82,405	91,370	536,560	262,135	274,430
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	525	185	340	350	115	230
Atikamekw	5	0	0	20	5	15
Cree, n.o.s.	205	95	110	135	60	80
Dene	5	0	5	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	10	5	5	45	15	35
Inuktitut	205	50	150	125	30	95
Mi'kmaq	20	5	15	10	5	10
Ojibway	65	25	40	5	5	5
Oji-Cree	10	5	5	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	171,125	81,205	89,920	530,755	259,215	271,540
African languages, n.i.e.	500	255	245	540	310	230
Afrikaans	85	50	35	40	20	15
Akan (Twi)	275	135	140	885	430	460
Albanian	555	275	280	1,475	765	705
Amharic	1,135	550	585	495	245	255
Arabic	31,615	16,500	15,115	83,780	45,070	38,715
Armenian	430	215	210	6,045	2,895	3,145
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	610	300	315	980	520	460
Bengali	2,620	1,335	1,285	9,105	4,620	4,480
Berber languages (Kabyle)	165	85	85	4,120	2,245	1,870
Bisayan languages	340	95	240	660	205	460
Bosnian	585	265	320	225	105	120
Bulgarian	905	420	490	3,900	1,885	2,015
Burmese	155	80	75	45	20	25
Cantonese	5,515	2,580	2,940	6,455	3,065	3,385
Chinese, n.o.s.	10,420	4,880	5,545	27,225	12,855	14,370
Creoles	4,205	1,795	2,410	33,725	14,965	18,760
Croatian	1,010	480	535	925	455	465
Czech	835	375	455	700	340	360
Danish	240	105	135	115	65	50
Dutch	1,750	815	940	855	455	400
Estonian	155	60	95	85	30	55
Finnish	245	90	160	175	65	115
Flemish	90	35	50	135	45	95
Fukien	75	35	40	55	25	30
German	4,825	2,075	2,755	4,435	2,000	2,435
Greek	1,880	1,000	880	18,025	8,910	9,110
Gujarati	940	500	445	4,325	2,140	2,190
Hakka	50	30	15	45	15	30
Hebrew	320	170	145	1,800	955	850
Hindi	1,865	945	915	1,520	825	695
Hungarian	1,485	720	770	2,940	1,390	1,550
Ilocano	345	115	230	1,400	510	890
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	125	75	55	290	185	110
Italian	8,595	4,295	4,305	76,540	36,770	39,770
Japanese	870	270	600	1,280	395	885
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,055	465	585	4,925	2,320	2,605
Korean	1,365	565	800	2,425	1,055	1,370
Kurdish	660	345	310	475	250	225
Lao	305	145	160	1,520	770	755
Latvian	220	100	120	145	50	90
Lingala	370	175	190	1,455	685	770
Lithuanian	175	80	95	325	135	190
Macedonian	50	25	30	105	55	55
Malay	330	145	185	380	170	210
Malayalam	370	185	185	140	80	65
Maltese	25	15	15	10	10	10
Mandarin	5,420	2,480	2,940	6,955	3,205	3,745
Marathi	195	90	100	90	60	35
Nepali	460	230	235	165	75	85
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	810	430	380	2,995	1,590	1,405
Norwegian	110	45	70	110	55	50
Oromo	535	290	245	4,945	2,700	2,240
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,620	1,315	1,305	7,010	3,845	3,170
Pashto	680	360	315	740	400	340
Persian (Farsi)	5,660	2,860	2,805	8,780	4,640	4,135
Polish	4,900	2,195	2,705	7,960	3,430	4,530
Portuguese	5,780	2,775	3,010	16,910	8,110	8,800
Romanian	2,610	1,210	1,405	14,690	7,040	7,645
Rundi (Kirundi)	905	405	500	965	470	495
Russian	4,595	1,955	2,645	13,445	5,920	7,525
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	840	325	515	985	440	540
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	160	80	80	75	35	40
Serbian	1,955	980	980	1,150	570	580
Serbo-Croatian	850	410	440	465	225	240
Shanghainese	65	30	35	50	20	30
Sign languages, n.i.e.	120	55	65	130	70	55
Sindhi	205	100	105	175	85	90
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	640	320	320	390	205	185
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	350	175	180	45	30	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	165	85	80
Slovak	480	210	275	515	210	305
Slovenian	185	90	95	365	165	205
Somali	6,050	2,580	3,475	580	300	285
Spanish	13,335	6,100	7,235	73,160	36,040	37,120
Swahili	1,030	495	535	740	365	375
Swedish	215	95	125	210	105	110
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,465	1,495	2,970	9,730	3,385	6,345
Taiwanese	135	55	80	205	90	115
Tamil	1,615	830	790	10,105	5,065	5,040
Telugu	275	140	135	260	150	115
Thai	295	80	220	355	105	250
Tibetan languages	20	10	10	35	20	15
Tigrigna	730	350	380	245	115	135
Turkish	1,255	630	615	4,735	2,445	2,295
Ukrainian	1,375	585	795	2,925	1,220	1,705
Urdu	3,070	1,560	1,510	6,510	3,425	3,090
Vietnamese	5,105	2,420	2,685	17,850	8,505	9,345
Yiddish	215	115	105	5,600	2,850	2,750
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,125	1,015	1,110	5,455	2,800	2,650
Multiple responses	29,115	13,965	15,150	66,210	32,960	33,255
English and French	13,095	6,255	6,835	17,430	8,715	8,715
English and non-official language	10,005	4,880	5,120	13,155	6,390	6,765
French and non-official language	4,305	2,040	2,260	29,085	14,415	14,665
English, French and non-official language	1,715	785	935	6,535	3,430	3,105
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	922,450	446,045	476,405	1,627,950	791,055	836,895
English only	412,360	208,240	204,120	167,775	83,580	84,190
French only	76,375	32,735	43,635	506,670	222,725	283,945
English and French	421,955	200,555	221,405	908,090	467,060	441,030
Neither English nor French	11,760	4,515	7,245	45,420	17,690	27,730
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	922,450	446,045	476,405	1,627,945	791,055	836,895
English	580,550	286,140	294,415	388,525	193,680	194,845
French	306,605	144,050	162,555	1,062,075	509,775	552,300
English and French	23,895	11,530	12,365	133,460	70,630	62,830
Neither English nor French	11,405	4,325	7,080	43,890	16,970	26,915
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	318,550	149,820	168,735	455,250	228,995	226,255
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	34.5	33.6	35.4	28.0	28.9	27.0
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	922,450	446,050	476,405	1,627,950	791,055	836,890
Single responses	877,130	424,540	452,595	1,504,985	730,070	774,915
English	529,350	260,420	268,925	298,955	147,925	151,030
French	256,255	120,735	135,515	886,075	428,505	457,575
Non-official languages	91,520	43,375	48,150	319,960	153,640	166,315
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	165	60	110	135	45	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	10	5	10
Cree, n.o.s.	80	35	50	60	25	35
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	5	0	5	25	10	15
Inuktitut	60	15	45	40	10	30
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	5	0	0
Ojibway	20	10	10	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	90,610	42,950	47,665	317,780	152,585	165,190
African languages, n.i.e.	200	95	105	130	70	65
Afrikaans	30	15	15	5	5	5
Akan (Twi)	95	50	50	465	215	255
Albanian	285	145	140	925	470	455
Amharic	625	290	340	275	125	150
Arabic	19,120	9,670	9,450	45,955	23,835	22,115
Armenian	220	110	105	4,275	1,960	2,320
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	95	40	60	190	90	100
Bengali	1,780	880	900	7,415	3,695	3,725
Berber languages (Kabyle)	70	30	40	1,465	775	690
Bisayan languages	110	35	70	185	70	115
Bosnian	340	175	170	145	75	70
Bulgarian	520	245	275	3,000	1,470	1,530
Burmese	95	45	50	30	15	15
Cantonese	3,450	1,600	1,850	4,895	2,330	2,565
Chinese, n.o.s.	7,100	3,325	3,775	22,585	10,765	11,820
Creoles	1,775	735	1,040	14,340	6,185	8,145
Croatian	455	225	230	420	195	225
Czech	240	110	130	210	100	110
Danish	10	5	5	25	15	10
Dutch	135	65	70	135	60	70
Estonian	40	15	25	15	10	10
Finnish	15	5	10	30	10	15
Flemish	5	0	5	25	5	10
Fukien	15	10	5	10	5	5
German	625	265	360	785	360	425
Greek	605	295	310	10,495	5,005	5,490
Gujarati	355	170	185	3,060	1,495	1,560
Hakka	10	5	10	15	5	10
Hebrew	120	65	55	865	440	425
Hindi	835	415	420	850	440	410
Hungarian	435	200	235	1,170	515	655
Ilocano	160	60	100	510	195	315
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	35	20	10	135	75	60
Italian	2,775	1,250	1,525	32,830	14,730	18,100
Japanese	350	135	215	510	225	285
Khmer (Cambodian)	540	250	295	3,260	1,510	1,750
Korean	830	370	455	1,715	775	935
Kurdish	405	200	200	220	105	110
Lao	160	80	80	915	450	465
Latvian	60	25	35	55	20	40
Lingala	130	55	75	410	195	215
Lithuanian	45	25	25	105	45	60
Macedonian	30	15	10	75	35	35
Malay	110	60	50	170	90	80
Malayalam	160	80	80	30	20	15
Maltese	5	0	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	4,065	1,970	2,095	5,860	2,805	3,055
Marathi	100	50	55	40	25	20
Nepali	340	165	175	115	60	60
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	145	70	80	710	340	375
Norwegian	5	0	5	25	15	10
Oromo	255	120	130	1,595	845	750
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,465	695	760	5,385	2,910	2,475
Pashto	500	265	235	595	315	285
Persian (Farsi)	3,625	1,725	1,895	6,220	3,065	3,155
Polish	1,955	895	1,055	3,985	1,755	2,230
Portuguese	2,535	1,200	1,335	9,145	4,315	4,830
Romanian	1,515	725	790	10,830	5,270	5,560
Rundi (Kirundi)	315	150	165	295	135	160
Russian	2,885	1,330	1,560	10,390	4,810	5,585
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	275	110	160	225	110	115
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	85	35	45	25	10	10
Serbian	1,425	710	715	700	335	365
Serbo-Croatian	540	270	270	220	105	115
Shanghainese	30	15	15	20	10	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	175	105	70	240	150	95
Sindhi	55	20	35	95	45	50
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	315	155	155	225	115	110
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	270	135	135	30	10	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	90	40	50
Slovak	135	60	70	100	45	50
Slovenian	30	15	15	160	65	90
Somali	3,805	1,585	2,225	365	180	190
Spanish	7,760	3,610	4,150	50,475	24,450	26,025
Swahili	380	165	215	215	100	115
Swedish	35	20	15	40	25	15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,970	770	1,195	5,875	2,205	3,665
Taiwanese	60	25	30	105	55	50
Tamil	1,010	500	510	8,760	4,350	4,420
Telugu	100	45	55	175	90	80
Thai	105	40	70	120	55	60
Tibetan languages	5	0	5	25	10	10
Tigrigna	390	175	215	130	60	70
Turkish	645	310	330	3,570	1,785	1,780
Ukrainian	390	175	220	1,395	585	810
Urdu	1,675	845	830	4,940	2,525	2,410
Vietnamese	3,585	1,690	1,895	14,750	6,970	7,780
Yiddish	15	10	5	4,200	2,165	2,035
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	745	365	380	2,040	1,010	1,035
Multiple responses	45,325	21,505	23,815	122,960	60,985	61,975
English and French	13,845	6,430	7,415	22,835	11,720	11,115
English and non-official language	23,115	11,250	11,860	26,025	12,645	13,380
French and non-official language	4,770	2,135	2,635	58,005	28,145	29,860
English, French and non-official language	3,590	1,695	1,900	16,095	8,470	7,625
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	922,455	446,045	476,405	1,627,945	791,055	836,890
None	698,165	340,095	358,070	1,174,155	565,700	608,450
Single responses	214,960	101,590	113,365	413,685	205,025	208,655
English	96,215	45,935	50,280	127,635	64,550	63,085
French	58,910	27,460	31,455	129,415	63,710	65,700
Non-official languages	59,830	28,200	31,630	156,640	76,765	79,875
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	320	125	195	140	55	90
Atikamekw	0	0	0	5	0	5
Cree, n.o.s.	110	50	55	65	30	35
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	5	5	0	15	5	5
Inuktitut	130	40	90	45	10	35
Mi'kmaq	15	10	10	10	5	5
Ojibway	50	20	30	0	5	0
Oji-Cree	10	5	10	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	58,160	27,475	30,690	153,595	75,215	78,390
African languages, n.i.e.	245	115	125	370	195	170
Afrikaans	45	20	30	20	15	5
Akan (Twi)	205	90	115	330	165	165
Albanian	140	75	65	220	105	110
Amharic	360	170	195	140	70	75
Arabic	9,435	5,000	4,430	28,545	15,445	13,095
Armenian	100	40	60	1,065	525	545
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	350	175	170	575	290	285
Bengali	555	310	250	890	505	390
Berber languages (Kabyle)	55	30	25	1,350	715	635
Bisayan languages	80	25	50	180	60	125
Bosnian	170	75	95	45	10	30
Bulgarian	215	105	110	460	210	250
Burmese	45	20	20	10	5	5
Cantonese	1,470	685	785	1,125	565	560
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,105	990	1,115	3,450	1,605	1,845
Creoles	2,955	1,255	1,700	21,525	9,685	11,840
Croatian	345	170	175	220	95	125
Czech	265	110	160	190	90	95
Danish	110	45	70	40	25	20
Dutch	585	260	320	290	145	145
Estonian	50	20	35	25	10	15
Finnish	110	30	85	60	30	30
Flemish	10	5	5	35	10	25
Fukien	35	15	15	20	10	15
German	2,040	900	1,140	1,990	955	1,030
Greek	980	520	455	5,355	2,670	2,690
Gujarati	460	240	220	710	360	350
Hakka	20	10	10	15	5	10
Hebrew	320	155	160	1,270	635	640
Hindi	1,185	610	580	1,185	655	530
Hungarian	455	210	245	675	295	380
Ilocano	85	25	65	410	150	265
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	60	35	25	130	80	55
Italian	3,580	1,720	1,865	24,255	11,840	12,415
Japanese	495	215	275	610	240	365
Khmer (Cambodian)	355	155	205	1,225	560	665
Korean	385	165	215	420	190	230
Kurdish	135	70	70	155	80	75
Lao	75	40	35	365	195	170
Latvian	55	25	30	35	15	20
Lingala	600	245	350	1,810	875	935
Lithuanian	50	20	30	90	25	60
Macedonian	15	5	10	25	10	15
Malay	145	65	80	125	60	65
Malayalam	140	75	65	60	30	30
Maltese	15	5	5	0	5	0
Mandarin	1,325	585	740	1,105	485	625
Marathi	40	15	25	25	15	10
Nepali	60	25	35	20	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	695	330	360	1,725	855	870
Norwegian	60	20	40	55	35	20
Oromo	135	75	60	1,645	855	785
Panjabi (Punjabi)	845	425	425	1,045	590	455
Pashto	115	60	60	50	30	20
Persian (Farsi)	1,335	700	630	1,445	815	625
Polish	1,545	635	910	1,765	720	1,050
Portuguese	1,955	940	1,010	4,375	2,125	2,250
Romanian	610	295	315	2,110	950	1,160
Rundi (Kirundi)	495	215	280	490	240	250
Russian	1,290	555	735	2,690	1,250	1,440
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	405	150	255	415	175	240
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	50	20	30	30	10	15
Serbian	330	170	160	240	120	115
Serbo-Croatian	150	85	65	85	40	45
Shanghainese	20	5	10	25	10	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	115	45	70	95	45	55
Sindhi	105	50	55	50	20	30
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	235	120	120	95	55	40
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	40	15	20	15	5	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	15	5	45	25	25
Slovak	170	70	100	170	70	100
Slovenian	50	20	35	90	35	55
Somali	1,910	875	1,035	175	90	80
Spanish	5,600	2,635	2,960	19,355	9,595	9,760
Swahili	735	340	400	510	230	285
Swedish	140	65	75	150	75	75
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,640	490	1,155	3,295	1,050	2,245
Taiwanese	50	15	30	65	35	30
Tamil	510	270	240	1,040	540	500
Telugu	115	55	65	40	25	15
Thai	170	55	115	150	45	100
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	10	5	5
Tigrigna	250	125	125	60	30	30
Turkish	335	180	160	735	405	335
Ukrainian	450	175	270	725	295	425
Urdu	1,160	605	550	1,315	735	585
Vietnamese	1,145	555	590	2,810	1,405	1,405
Yiddish	50	25	25	1,175	565	610
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,345	600	750	2,900	1,495	1,405
Multiple responses	9,330	4,355	4,970	40,110	20,330	19,780
English and French	3,010	1,445	1,570	16,790	8,700	8,095
English and non-official language	2,740	1,285	1,455	11,390	5,750	5,645
French and non-official language	3,495	1,590	1,905	11,360	5,585	5,775
English, French and non-official language	75	40	40	565	295	270

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. Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario (Code 0616) and Montréal, Quebec (Code 2466023) (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 10, 2024).

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Map: Ottawa - Gatineau, Population Centre (shaded in green), Ontario

Map: Montréal, Ville (Census Subdivision), Quebec

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Map: Montréal, Ville, Census Subdivision (shaded in green), Quebec

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa - Gatineau (Population centre)

Canada
- Quebec (Province)
  - Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area)
    - Ottawa - Gatineau (Population Centre)
- Ontario (Province)
  - Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area)
    - Ottawa - Gatineau (Population Centre)

Geographic hierarchy: Montréal (Ville)

Canada
- Quebec (Province)
  - Montréal (Territoire équivalent)
    - Montréal (Ville)

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Related data

Related data: Ottawa - Gatineau (Population Centre), 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: Montréal, Ville (Census Subdivision), Quebec

2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Montréal, Ville (Census Subdivision), Quebec, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Montréal, Ville (Census Subdivision), Quebec
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Montréal, Ville (Census Subdivision), Quebec

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2011 Census

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Related data: Montréal, Ville (Census Subdivision), Quebec

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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