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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	Victoria British Columbia (Population centre)			Division No. 11, CDR Alberta (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}	316,327	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,203,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	303,977^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,076,103	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	11.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	154,637	...Data not available	...Data not available	500,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	142,044	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,064	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,141.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	76.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	277.09	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,767.99	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	316,330	151,525	164,800	1,203,115	600,740	602,380
0 to 4 years	13,450	6,925	6,525	76,750	39,230	37,520
5 to 9 years	13,235	6,765	6,470	68,040	34,920	33,120
10 to 14 years	14,105	7,080	7,025	69,105	35,555	33,550
15 to 19 years	17,340	8,870	8,470	77,300	39,310	37,990
15 years	3,165	1,630	1,540	14,905	7,615	7,290
16 years	3,290	1,705	1,580	14,955	7,645	7,305
17 years	3,545	1,805	1,735	15,340	7,905	7,435
18 years	3,485	1,775	1,705	15,600	7,865	7,740
19 years	3,855	1,945	1,910	16,505	8,275	8,230
20 to 24 years	22,205	10,855	11,345	92,490	47,110	45,380
25 to 29 years	22,465	11,295	11,170	99,825	50,945	48,885
30 to 34 years	20,160	10,130	10,030	90,880	46,175	44,705
35 to 39 years	18,800	9,265	9,540	83,695	42,270	41,420
40 to 44 years	20,455	10,025	10,435	83,810	42,220	41,590
45 to 49 years	23,375	11,280	12,095	91,895	45,835	46,060
50 to 54 years	24,725	11,550	13,170	91,640	46,110	45,530
55 to 59 years	24,255	11,310	12,940	77,860	38,980	38,880
60 to 64 years	22,875	10,835	12,040	61,305	30,365	30,940
65 to 69 years	16,295	7,780	8,515	42,285	20,595	21,690
70 to 74 years	11,835	5,510	6,325	32,220	15,140	17,080
75 to 79 years	10,400	4,630	5,770	26,010	11,705	14,305
80 to 84 years	9,060	3,665	5,395	20,070	8,450	11,620
85 years and over	11,290	3,745	7,545	17,940	5,825	12,115
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	44.0	42.2	45.6	36.6	35.8	37.4
% of the population aged 15 and over	87.1	86.3	87.8	82.2	81.7	82.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	275,540	130,755	144,780	989,220	491,030	498,185
Married or living with a common-law partner	149,595	74,570	75,020	567,085	284,360	282,720
Married (and not separated)	122,145	60,900	61,250	480,525	241,050	239,475
Living common law	27,445	13,670	13,775	86,560	43,310	43,250
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	125,945	56,190	69,760	422,135	206,670	215,470
Single (never legally married)	76,725	40,965	35,760	290,310	161,340	128,970
Separated	7,610	3,255	4,360	24,490	10,755	13,730
Divorced	23,545	8,475	15,065	61,720	25,715	36,010
Widowed	18,065	3,490	14,575	45,615	8,860	36,755
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	86,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	328,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	51,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	159,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	17,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	13,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	4,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	86,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	328,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	72,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	59,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	233,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	32,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	26,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	133,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	11,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	11,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	13,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	9,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	3,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	470	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	13,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	10,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	720	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	2,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	705	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	150	...Data not available	...Data not available	920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	72,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	360,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	15,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	24,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	121,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	9,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	14,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	7,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.8	...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	307,975	147,990	159,990	1,181,840	591,395	590,440
Number of persons not in census families	76,355	34,450	41,910	215,305	111,880	103,420
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	6,245	2,550	3,695	31,570	15,075	16,495
Living with non-relatives only	21,035	11,420	9,615	63,035	37,780	25,255
Living alone	49,075	20,480	28,595	120,700	59,030	61,670
Number of census family persons	231,620	113,540	118,080	966,530	479,510	487,020
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	53,470	23,740	29,730	124,785	57,475	67,305
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	19,820	5,510	14,310	39,895	11,650	28,240
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	1,735	380	1,355	5,895	1,340	4,555
Living with non-relatives only	1,105	500	605	2,490	1,240	1,245
Living alone	16,985	4,635	12,350	31,515	9,070	22,445
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	33,645	18,225	15,425	84,890	45,825	39,065
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	142,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	84,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	318,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	76,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	65,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	246,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	38,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	113,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	27,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	133,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	10,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	8,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	5,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	4,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	2,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	2,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	57,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	49,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	8,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	142,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	55,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	8,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	1,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	76,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	5,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	20,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	245	...Data not available	...Data not available	270	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	142,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	49,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	52,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	157,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	18,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	75,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	14,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	69,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	4,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	2,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	307,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,181,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	311,495	149,560	161,940	1,189,405	594,530	594,870
Single responses	307,620	147,810	159,810	1,166,100	583,420	582,680
English	262,400	127,225	135,170	892,030	450,320	441,710
French	5,250	2,580	2,670	25,450	13,040	12,410
Non-official languages	39,970	18,005	21,970	248,620	120,055	128,565
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	40	20	20	3,600	1,550	2,050
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	20	10	5	3,170	1,375	1,795
Dene	5	0	0	125	45	80
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	5	0	30	10	25
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	10	5	5
Ojibway	10	5	10	110	45	70
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	5
Stoney	0	0	0	145	65	75
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	39,280	17,680	21,595	241,905	117,025	124,880
African languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	1,030	575	455
Afrikaans	120	60	60	470	240	230
Akan (Twi)	25	15	10	520	285	235
Albanian	120	70	55	520	285	240
Amharic	100	50	55	1,670	840	825
Arabic	825	465	360	11,885	6,465	5,420
Armenian	40	20	20	105	50	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	50	25	25	590	280	305
Bengali	115	50	65	1,545	830	715
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	25	15	10
Bisayan languages	235	95	140	1,165	490	675
Bosnian	15	5	15	690	345	345
Bulgarian	100	45	55	370	175	195
Burmese	15	10	10	95	50	40
Cantonese	2,900	1,375	1,525	13,615	6,385	7,225
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,075	1,875	2,205	19,320	9,265	10,065
Creoles	30	20	15	575	285	290
Croatian	445	225	225	1,490	740	750
Czech	290	135	155	865	420	440
Danish	460	200	260	890	435	460
Dutch	1,795	845	950	5,025	2,480	2,550
Estonian	50	20	30	45	25	20
Finnish	260	95	165	260	105	145
Flemish	45	15	25	100	60	45
Fukien	30	15	20	215	100	115
German	3,960	1,700	2,265	17,640	8,395	9,245
Greek	295	165	130	975	525	450
Gujarati	115	55	65	3,440	1,695	1,750
Hakka	10	0	5	215	90	125
Hebrew	75	40	35	330	185	145
Hindi	330	165	175	6,220	3,135	3,085
Hungarian	665	345	320	1,765	900	865
Ilocano	100	30	70	1,025	430	595
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	25	15	5	180	95	85
Italian	1,030	500	530	5,265	2,645	2,625
Japanese	1,140	320	820	1,020	330	690
Khmer (Cambodian)	120	65	65	685	310	380
Korean	1,280	555	725	4,360	2,000	2,355
Kurdish	5	0	0	510	285	230
Lao	15	10	5	380	200	180
Latvian	60	25	35	120	60	60
Lingala	5	5	0	95	50	50
Lithuanian	45	25	25	115	50	65
Macedonian	15	5	10	125	65	65
Malay	100	30	65	380	175	205
Malayalam	35	20	15	1,355	685	675
Maltese	15	10	10	30	10	10
Mandarin	1,925	810	1,110	7,295	3,470	3,830
Marathi	20	10	15	300	160	145
Nepali	25	15	10	520	290	235
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	15	20	705	395	310
Norwegian	205	90	110	260	115	145
Oromo	50	25	25	485	275	210
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,680	1,780	1,895	19,415	9,895	9,515
Pashto	35	15	20	500	265	240
Persian (Farsi)	680	350	330	3,530	1,845	1,685
Polish	1,070	470	600	9,415	4,410	5,010
Portuguese	1,230	580	645	4,165	2,070	2,100
Romanian	230	105	125	2,115	1,045	1,075
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	140	65	75
Russian	840	360	485	4,315	2,000	2,315
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	5	5	350	170	185
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	220	115	105
Serbian	155	80	75	1,515	765	750
Serbo-Croatian	75	35	35	345	175	175
Shanghainese	20	5	15	50	20	35
Sign languages, n.i.e.	55	30	30	200	105	95
Sindhi	25	10	15	865	400	470
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	65	30	30	900	495	410
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	305	165	140
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	20	5	155	70	85
Slovak	130	60	75	605	290	310
Slovenian	80	35	45	335	160	175
Somali	40	25	20	3,510	1,725	1,780
Spanish	2,340	1,085	1,260	14,400	7,320	7,075
Swahili	65	35	25	735	410	325
Swedish	170	65	105	340	155	190
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,075	690	1,385	22,585	9,675	12,910
Taiwanese	80	30	50	135	60	80
Tamil	90	40	45	1,080	585	490
Telugu	35	20	15	455	240	220
Thai	200	50	150	440	140	305
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	10	10	5
Tigrigna	55	30	30	995	510	485
Turkish	155	95	60	1,340	755	580
Ukrainian	615	260	355	13,640	5,955	7,685
Urdu	165	90	80	5,845	3,020	2,820
Vietnamese	860	385	475	8,005	3,710	4,295
Yiddish	35	15	15	70	35	30
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	655	305	350	3,110	1,480	1,630
Multiple responses	3,875	1,745	2,130	23,310	11,115	12,190
English and French	825	365	465	3,080	1,450	1,635
English and non-official language	2,780	1,255	1,520	18,655	8,910	9,745
French and non-official language	170	75	95	1,110	540	575
English, French and non-official language	100	50	50	460	220	245
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	311,500	149,555	161,940	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
English only	278,295	134,790	143,505	1,086,680	547,730	538,950
French only	170	80	85	1,335	580	755
English and French	30,420	13,620	16,805	84,810	39,715	45,095
Neither English nor French	2,610	1,060	1,545	16,585	6,510	10,080
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	311,500	149,560	161,940	1,189,405	594,535	594,870
English	303,160	145,715	157,445	1,144,045	573,325	570,720
French	5,045	2,480	2,560	24,440	12,565	11,865
English and French	775	335	440	4,795	2,370	2,425
Neither English nor French	2,520	1,020	1,495	16,135	6,275	9,855
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	5,430	2,650	2,780	26,830	13,755	13,080
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.7	1.8	1.7	2.3	2.3	2.2
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	311,495	149,555	161,940	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
Single responses	305,770	146,940	158,825	1,146,515	573,620	572,890
English	287,930	138,690	149,240	1,008,750	505,990	502,765
French	1,595	775	820	9,175	4,670	4,510
Non-official languages	16,245	7,475	8,770	128,580	62,965	65,615
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	0	725	340	390
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	645	310	335
Dene	0	0	0	25	5	15
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	0	20	5	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	25	10	15
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	16,135	7,415	8,720	126,755	62,070	64,685
African languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	570	305	265
Afrikaans	25	15	15	230	120	105
Akan (Twi)	5	0	0	210	105	100
Albanian	70	40	30	255	145	110
Amharic	30	15	20	1,110	545	565
Arabic	460	220	235	6,840	3,595	3,235
Armenian	25	15	10	50	30	25
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	150	60	85
Bengali	65	25	40	1,030	545	485
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	15	5	5
Bisayan languages	55	25	30	390	190	200
Bosnian	5	0	0	340	180	160
Bulgarian	35	20	15	250	125	130
Burmese	10	5	5	40	25	15
Cantonese	1,735	820	915	9,560	4,420	5,135
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,445	1,130	1,310	12,625	6,010	6,615
Creoles	15	5	10	340	170	170
Croatian	140	70	70	530	230	295
Czech	70	35	40	220	110	110
Danish	30	15	15	50	25	25
Dutch	150	70	75	370	175	200
Estonian	5	5	0	0	0	0
Finnish	45	15	25	35	15	15
Flemish	0	0	0	10	10	5
Fukien	5	0	5	70	25	40
German	445	195	245	2,890	1,365	1,525
Greek	80	40	40	320	155	165
Gujarati	30	15	20	2,035	975	1,055
Hakka	0	0	0	90	40	45
Hebrew	20	5	10	135	75	65
Hindi	135	65	70	3,635	1,820	1,805
Hungarian	120	60	60	495	230	265
Ilocano	20	10	15	350	160	185
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	75	30	40
Italian	170	70	100	1,610	720	885
Japanese	415	150	265	430	175	255
Khmer (Cambodian)	65	35	35	365	160	205
Korean	935	410	520	3,165	1,510	1,665
Kurdish	5	5	0	300	165	135
Lao	5	0	0	185	90	90
Latvian	5	0	5	30	20	15
Lingala	0	0	0	20	10	15
Lithuanian	0	0	0	20	10	10
Macedonian	10	5	0	50	20	25
Malay	10	5	10	115	60	55
Malayalam	15	5	5	745	380	365
Maltese	0	0	0	5	5	5
Mandarin	1,375	615	760	5,630	2,775	2,855
Marathi	10	5	5	170	90	80
Nepali	5	5	5	350	185	165
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	210	95	110
Norwegian	20	10	10	10	5	5
Oromo	30	10	20	360	195	170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,180	1,045	1,140	14,735	7,465	7,275
Pashto	5	5	5	335	175	165
Persian (Farsi)	370	180	185	2,345	1,175	1,175
Polish	295	140	155	3,915	1,895	2,025
Portuguese	425	190	230	1,695	805	895
Romanian	100	45	55	1,260	625	635
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	70	20	45
Russian	385	180	205	2,625	1,295	1,330
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	5	190	95	95
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	100	50	50
Serbian	65	35	35	815	420	395
Serbo-Croatian	30	10	15	165	85	80
Shanghainese	10	5	5	20	10	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	80	40	45	300	195	105
Sindhi	5	5	5	370	165	205
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	25	10	15	460	255	210
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	5	5	230	130	100
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	55	30	30
Slovak	35	15	20	160	80	80
Slovenian	15	5	10	50	20	30
Somali	20	10	10	2,650	1,280	1,375
Spanish	965	460	510	8,505	4,315	4,190
Swahili	25	10	10	305	160	145
Swedish	10	5	10	35	20	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	790	320	465	12,300	5,820	6,480
Taiwanese	30	10	20	60	20	35
Tamil	30	15	15	620	325	295
Telugu	10	5	5	265	135	125
Thai	65	35	35	165	80	85
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	0	5	0
Tigrigna	25	15	15	630	315	320
Turkish	50	30	20	960	505	455
Ukrainian	85	35	50	1,890	860	1,030
Urdu	100	45	50	3,870	1,970	1,900
Vietnamese	515	230	285	5,540	2,600	2,940
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	115	60	50	1,100	560	540
Multiple responses	5,730	2,615	3,115	42,895	20,915	21,980
English and French	470	205	265	1,930	985	940
English and non-official language	5,095	2,345	2,755	39,875	19,405	20,475
French and non-official language	35	20	20	395	200	200
English, French and non-official language	120	50	70	690	325	370
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	311,495	149,560	161,940	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
None	284,710	137,415	147,295	1,033,500	518,605	514,900
Single responses	26,240	11,900	14,340	153,060	74,555	78,510
English	7,640	3,600	4,045	58,960	29,485	29,475
French	3,790	1,710	2,085	13,035	6,080	6,955
Non-official languages	14,810	6,590	8,215	81,065	38,990	42,075
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	40	15	30	2,145	910	1,240
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	30	10	20	1,915	825	1,090
Dene	0	0	5	80	20	55
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	20	5	15
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	15	10	5
Ojibway	10	5	5	70	30	40
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	55	20	35
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	14,365	6,390	7,970	77,200	37,275	39,925
African languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	265	165	100
Afrikaans	100	55	45	220	110	105
Akan (Twi)	15	10	5	310	170	135
Albanian	25	15	15	130	70	60
Amharic	45	20	30	510	280	230
Arabic	265	170	100	5,970	3,195	2,775
Armenian	10	5	5	25	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	260	125	135
Bengali	25	10	15	365	200	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	65	25	40	290	110	175
Bosnian	5	5	0	260	125	130
Bulgarian	45	10	30	75	30	40
Burmese	5	5	0	50	30	20
Cantonese	845	405	445	3,755	1,835	1,920
Chinese, n.o.s.	955	445	505	4,200	2,085	2,110
Creoles	25	15	10	360	185	175
Croatian	180	80	100	580	315	270
Czech	110	40	65	310	150	160
Danish	155	60	95	290	115	175
Dutch	540	235	300	1,555	710	845
Estonian	20	5	15	10	10	10
Finnish	90	30	55	100	45	50
Flemish	15	5	10	20	5	5
Fukien	5	5	0	70	35	35
German	1,470	630	840	5,710	2,655	3,065
Greek	135	80	65	555	285	275
Gujarati	55	30	30	1,100	545	555
Hakka	5	0	0	60	25	40
Hebrew	70	30	40	270	140	135
Hindi	195	105	95	3,285	1,715	1,575
Hungarian	220	105	120	520	265	255
Ilocano	25	10	15	260	100	160
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	10	0	60	35	30
Italian	465	210	260	2,390	1,190	1,200
Japanese	785	315	470	605	255	350
Khmer (Cambodian)	15	10	5	230	110	120
Korean	260	110	150	860	390	470
Kurdish	0	0	0	135	70	60
Lao	5	5	0	125	70	50
Latvian	15	5	10	30	10	10
Lingala	5	0	5	165	90	75
Lithuanian	10	5	10	35	20	15
Macedonian	0	0	0	55	25	30
Malay	45	20	25	155	75	75
Malayalam	10	5	0	495	240	250
Maltese	5	0	5	5	5	5
Mandarin	540	220	320	1,695	760	935
Marathi	5	0	5	65	35	30
Nepali	15	5	5	100	60	40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	25	10	15	470	260	210
Norwegian	65	20	40	110	50	65
Oromo	10	5	5	90	50	40
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,245	615	630	3,585	1,825	1,755
Pashto	15	10	10	110	55	50
Persian (Farsi)	220	110	110	770	415	355
Polish	330	135	195	2,925	1,335	1,595
Portuguese	500	240	260	1,810	895	915
Romanian	75	30	45	505	240	265
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	65	40	30
Russian	300	130	175	1,340	615	725
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	165	85	85
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	80	40	40
Serbian	50	25	25	535	270	260
Serbo-Croatian	30	10	15	110	45	60
Shanghainese	15	5	5	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	280	120	155
Sindhi	20	10	15	395	185	215
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	25	10	15	405	220	185
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	55	30	25
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	30	15	10
Slovak	40	15	25	175	90	85
Slovenian	20	10	10	135	70	70
Somali	25	15	10	885	435	450
Spanish	1,595	730	865	6,200	3,155	3,050
Swahili	40	20	20	575	300	275
Swedish	80	30	45	145	70	70
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	900	265	635	6,760	2,595	4,155
Taiwanese	30	15	15	50	25	30
Tamil	55	25	30	370	195	170
Telugu	15	10	5	130	70	55
Thai	100	30	65	245	85	160
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	5	5	0
Tigrigna	15	5	10	335	175	165
Turkish	60	35	25	325	190	135
Ukrainian	110	40	65	4,355	1,900	2,455
Urdu	60	30	25	1,660	850	805
Vietnamese	240	115	125	2,055	970	1,080
Yiddish	10	5	5	25	15	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	405	185	225	1,715	805	910
Multiple responses	550	245	305	2,845	1,375	1,465
English and French	55	20	30	395	205	195
English and non-official language	130	60	75	1,080	540	535
French and non-official language	360	165	200	1,335	610	730
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	35	20	10

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. Victoria, British Columbia (Code 0984) and Division No. 11, Alberta (Code 4811) (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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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Victoria (Population centre)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Victoria (Census metropolitan area)
    - Victoria (Population Centre)

Geographic hierarchy: Division No. 11 (Census division)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)
  - Division No. 11 (Census division)

Note

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

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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Option 3 – Comprehensive download files - IVT or XML file format

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Map

Map: Victoria (Population Centre), British Columbia

Map: Division No. 11, Census division (Census Division), Alberta

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Victoria (Population centre)

Geographic hierarchy: Division No. 11 (Census division)

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Related data

Related data: Victoria (Population Centre), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Division No. 11, Census division (Census Division), Alberta

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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