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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, CV Ontario (Census subdivision)			Edmonton, CY Alberta (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}	883,391	...Data not available	...Data not available	812,201	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	812,129	...Data not available	...Data not available	730,372	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	8.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	11.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	370,217	...Data not available	...Data not available	348,672	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	353,244	...Data not available	...Data not available	324,756	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	316.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,186.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	2,790.22	...Data not available	...Data not available	684.37	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	883,390	428,455	454,935	812,200	404,875	407,325
0 to 4 years	49,140	24,925	24,215	50,560	25,930	24,630
5 to 9 years	48,765	24,660	24,100	42,320	21,655	20,665
10 to 14 years	50,665	25,690	24,975	42,555	21,815	20,745
15 to 19 years	58,305	29,675	28,630	48,950	24,685	24,265
15 years	10,905	5,620	5,285	9,230	4,690	4,535
16 years	11,440	5,810	5,635	9,240	4,660	4,575
17 years	11,255	5,775	5,480	9,595	4,940	4,650
18 years	11,880	5,975	5,905	9,940	4,955	4,990
19 years	12,825	6,505	6,325	10,950	5,435	5,515
20 to 24 years	65,960	33,100	32,865	67,850	34,200	33,650
25 to 29 years	61,230	30,185	31,045	75,695	38,755	36,935
30 to 34 years	57,745	27,675	30,065	65,365	33,610	31,750
35 to 39 years	60,360	28,765	31,600	57,450	29,295	28,150
40 to 44 years	64,285	31,215	33,065	55,955	28,465	27,490
45 to 49 years	73,190	35,935	37,255	60,100	30,150	29,945
50 to 54 years	69,010	33,595	35,415	60,290	30,345	29,945
55 to 59 years	57,735	28,030	29,705	51,205	25,600	25,605
60 to 64 years	50,410	24,385	26,025	39,255	19,435	19,820
65 to 69 years	35,865	16,935	18,925	26,640	12,635	14,005
70 to 74 years	26,810	12,360	14,445	21,515	9,810	11,700
75 to 79 years	21,275	9,545	11,725	18,365	8,070	10,295
80 to 84 years	16,305	6,600	9,710	14,820	6,085	8,740
85 years and over	16,335	5,185	11,150	13,320	4,320	9,000
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.2	38.2	40.0	36.0	35.3	36.9
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.2	82.4	83.9	83.3	82.9	83.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	734,820	353,180	381,640	676,770	335,480	341,290
Married or living with a common-law partner	411,110	205,465	205,640	363,925	182,800	181,130
Married (and not separated)	348,520	173,900	174,625	304,755	153,165	151,590
Living common law	62,595	31,570	31,020	59,170	29,635	29,540
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	323,710	147,710	176,000	312,835	152,680	160,160
Single (never legally married)	224,340	117,055	107,290	217,245	120,135	97,105
Separated	20,630	8,385	12,240	17,600	7,700	9,895
Divorced	42,710	15,540	27,170	45,470	18,645	26,830
Widowed	36,030	6,730	29,300	32,525	6,195	26,330
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	214,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	114,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	52,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	51,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	21,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	214,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	200,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	176,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	169,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	70,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	61,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	99,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	36,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	44,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	31,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	21,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	10,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	38,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	30,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	17,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	9,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	7,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	575	...Data not available	...Data not available	590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	265,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	234,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	58,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	89,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	75,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	32,695	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	57,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	27,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,610	...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	867,090	421,800	445,290	795,670	397,455	398,215
Number of persons not in census families	160,855	74,120	86,735	170,490	88,900	81,590
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	18,625	7,520	11,105	24,575	11,560	13,020
Living with non-relatives only	42,325	23,700	18,625	51,005	30,660	20,345
Living alone	99,905	42,895	57,005	94,910	46,685	48,230
Number of census family persons	706,235	347,685	358,550	625,180	308,555	316,625
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	105,830	47,610	58,220	84,080	37,610	46,470
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	34,820	9,275	25,545	29,080	8,515	20,565
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,390	1,055	4,335	4,590	1,000	3,585
Living with non-relatives only	1,915	860	1,055	1,845	940	905
Living alone	27,515	7,360	20,155	22,650	6,575	16,075
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	71,010	38,335	32,675	55,000	29,100	25,900
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	353,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	324,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	234,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	207,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	215,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	182,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	184,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	153,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	83,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	100,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	31,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	18,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	13,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	5,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	4,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	4,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	118,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	117,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	94,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	19,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	324,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	151,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	165,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	65,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	935	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	135,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	130,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	72,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	6,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	36,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	74,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	440	...Data not available	...Data not available	180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	324,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	94,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	116,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	55,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	52,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	19,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	9,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	867,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	795,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...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}	872,450	424,000	448,450	801,195	399,735	401,465
Single responses	846,085	411,465	434,630	781,210	390,170	391,045
English	544,045	270,365	273,680	545,840	275,805	270,035
French	123,925	56,845	67,075	16,180	8,425	7,750
Non-official languages	178,120	84,250	93,875	219,195	105,940	113,255
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	455	155	305	1,855	725	1,130
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	145	70	75	1,605	635	970
Dene	5	0	5	105	40	70
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	210	50	155	20	5	20
Mi'kmaq	20	5	15	5	5	5
Ojibway	65	25	45	85	35	50
Oji-Cree	10	5	10	5	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	35	15	15
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	175,735	83,195	92,545	214,665	103,930	110,735
African languages, n.i.e.	450	225	225	1,010	565	445
Afrikaans	135	70	65	265	130	130
Akan (Twi)	310	150	165	485	265	220
Albanian	580	295	280	515	280	235
Amharic	1,165	565	600	1,650	835	820
Arabic	28,185	14,660	13,525	11,180	6,070	5,110
Armenian	415	210	205	95	45	50
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	510	235	275	545	260	285
Bengali	2,840	1,450	1,390	1,485	800	690
Berber languages (Kabyle)	65	30	35	25	15	10
Bisayan languages	375	105	270	1,040	450	590
Bosnian	575	265	310	645	325	325
Bulgarian	825	380	445	365	175	190
Burmese	165	85	80	95	55	45
Cantonese	6,405	3,005	3,400	13,250	6,215	7,035
Chinese, n.o.s.	12,735	5,980	6,755	18,675	8,965	9,710
Creoles	3,620	1,530	2,090	545	270	280
Croatian	985	470	515	1,290	635	655
Czech	990	455	540	660	345	320
Danish	315	145	175	550	265	290
Dutch	2,360	1,120	1,240	2,940	1,435	1,505
Estonian	185	80	105	30	15	20
Finnish	325	120	200	185	70	115
Flemish	80	35	45	45	25	25
Fukien	85	35	45	200	100	105
German	5,810	2,565	3,245	10,730	4,990	5,740
Greek	2,040	1,080	955	840	445	395
Gujarati	1,210	630	575	3,285	1,620	1,670
Hakka	55	35	25	210	90	120
Hebrew	350	190	160	305	170	135
Hindi	2,330	1,175	1,155	5,910	2,960	2,945
Hungarian	1,725	850	875	1,390	710	685
Ilocano	360	120	240	970	410	560
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	130	75	55	175	85	85
Italian	9,440	4,730	4,710	4,550	2,250	2,300
Japanese	935	295	640	885	280	610
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,095	480	625	665	300	370
Korean	1,605	690	915	4,115	1,890	2,230
Kurdish	645	330	315	510	285	225
Lao	360	175	180	340	180	165
Latvian	275	125	155	90	45	50
Lingala	275	120	150	95	50	45
Lithuanian	210	90	120	90	35	55
Macedonian	60	30	30	120	60	65
Malay	355	160	205	350	160	190
Malayalam	445	225	225	1,315	665	650
Maltese	35	10	25	10	10	5
Mandarin	6,820	3,150	3,665	7,105	3,380	3,715
Marathi	230	115	120	275	145	130
Nepali	465	225	235	510	280	230
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	575	300	275	655	370	285
Norwegian	140	60	80	170	65	100
Oromo	360	190	170	480	275	205
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,295	1,650	1,645	18,505	9,435	9,070
Pashto	705	375	325	495	260	230
Persian (Farsi)	6,050	3,025	3,030	3,345	1,750	1,595
Polish	5,750	2,605	3,150	8,160	3,815	4,350
Portuguese	3,920	1,865	2,050	3,700	1,815	1,890
Romanian	2,390	1,085	1,305	1,940	960	980
Rundi (Kirundi)	545	225	315	130	60	70
Russian	5,475	2,390	3,085	3,860	1,805	2,050
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	515	190	330	350	170	180
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	160	80	75	215	105	105
Serbian	1,675	820	855	1,395	705	690
Serbo-Croatian	545	265	280	330	160	170
Shanghainese	75	35	45	50	20	35
Sign languages, n.i.e.	115	55	65	155	85	70
Sindhi	245	115	130	810	375	435
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	720	360	365	825	445	380
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	355	175	180	300	160	135
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	25	30	130	65	70
Slovak	625	280	345	470	235	235
Slovenian	235	110	125	285	130	150
Somali	6,135	2,610	3,525	3,495	1,720	1,775
Spanish	10,850	4,960	5,890	12,940	6,625	6,315
Swahili	800	365	430	710	390	320
Swedish	270	130	150	200	95	105
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,875	1,625	3,250	19,965	8,690	11,275
Taiwanese	165	75	95	125	55	75
Tamil	2,065	1,060	1,000	1,010	550	465
Telugu	340	165	170	430	225	205
Thai	335	95	245	355	115	235
Tibetan languages	20	10	10	10	5	5
Tigrigna	740	360	385	990	500	485
Turkish	1,395	700	695	1,285	725	560
Ukrainian	1,560	680	885	10,310	4,335	5,970
Urdu	3,675	1,870	1,810	5,570	2,890	2,680
Vietnamese	5,800	2,715	3,085	7,835	3,625	4,205
Yiddish	230	125	105	65	30	35
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,925	900	1,025	2,670	1,280	1,390
Multiple responses	26,360	12,535	13,825	19,990	9,570	10,415
English and French	10,755	5,085	5,665	2,110	1,000	1,110
English and non-official language	11,090	5,430	5,660	16,525	7,915	8,605
French and non-official language	2,950	1,330	1,620	945	460	490
English, French and non-official language	1,565	695	870	410	190	215
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	872,450	424,000	448,450	801,200	399,740	401,460
English only	522,980	264,790	258,195	725,920	365,425	360,495
French only	12,915	5,245	7,675	1,075	465	605
English and French	324,690	149,495	175,195	58,210	27,580	30,630
Neither English nor French	11,860	4,470	7,390	15,995	6,260	9,730
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	872,450	424,000	448,450	801,200	399,740	401,460
English	708,285	349,750	358,535	764,985	383,065	381,920
French	133,450	60,890	72,560	16,225	8,430	7,795
English and French	19,190	9,065	10,125	4,395	2,185	2,215
Neither English nor French	11,530	4,300	7,230	15,590	6,060	9,530
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	143,040	65,420	77,620	18,425	9,520	8,905
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	16.4	15.4	17.3	2.3	2.4	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}	872,450	424,000	448,450	801,200	399,735	401,460
Single responses	830,485	404,095	426,390	762,185	380,660	381,525
English	652,455	321,710	330,745	634,740	318,050	316,695
French	86,035	38,940	47,095	6,550	3,390	3,160
Non-official languages	91,990	43,445	48,545	120,890	59,225	61,665
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	120	40	75	370	165	210
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	35	10	20	315	140	175
Dene	0	0	0	25	10	15
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	60	15	45	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	5	5	0
Ojibway	20	5	10	20	5	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	91,210	43,090	48,120	119,505	58,550	60,950
African languages, n.i.e.	175	80	100	570	305	260
Afrikaans	50	25	25	115	55	55
Akan (Twi)	110	55	55	190	95	95
Albanian	290	150	140	255	140	110
Amharic	655	305	345	1,105	545	560
Arabic	16,970	8,525	8,440	6,605	3,475	3,130
Armenian	210	110	100	50	25	25
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	140	60	80
Bengali	1,920	945	975	995	525	470
Berber languages (Kabyle)	25	10	15	10	5	10
Bisayan languages	120	40	75	360	175	190
Bosnian	295	150	145	335	175	155
Bulgarian	435	210	225	250	120	130
Burmese	105	45	55	40	25	20
Cantonese	4,000	1,860	2,140	9,425	4,355	5,070
Chinese, n.o.s.	8,475	3,975	4,495	12,340	5,865	6,475
Creoles	1,590	645	945	335	165	170
Croatian	370	175	195	500	220	275
Czech	275	125	150	180	90	90
Danish	30	15	10	40	15	20
Dutch	155	75	80	190	85	105
Estonian	50	15	25	0	0	0
Finnish	25	15	10	25	10	15
Flemish	0	0	0	0	5	0
Fukien	20	10	5	65	25	35
German	730	310	420	1,645	760	880
Greek	635	315	325	295	145	155
Gujarati	460	220	240	1,975	950	1,025
Hakka	10	5	5	85	35	45
Hebrew	135	70	65	130	70	60
Hindi	1,045	520	525	3,490	1,745	1,745
Hungarian	500	240	265	420	200	220
Ilocano	160	60	105	340	155	180
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	70	30	40
Italian	2,915	1,320	1,595	1,535	690	845
Japanese	375	140	230	365	140	225
Khmer (Cambodian)	530	235	295	355	160	200
Korean	995	460	535	3,015	1,430	1,585
Kurdish	405	195	210	300	165	135
Lao	190	100	90	170	85	85
Latvian	70	30	40	30	20	15
Lingala	100	40	65	20	10	10
Lithuanian	50	25	25	20	10	10
Macedonian	25	15	10	50	20	20
Malay	115	60	55	105	60	50
Malayalam	185	90	90	720	365	355
Maltese	10	0	5	5	5	5
Mandarin	5,190	2,515	2,675	5,525	2,720	2,800
Marathi	120	60	65	160	85	75
Nepali	345	170	175	350	180	165
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	110	55	50	190	90	100
Norwegian	10	5	10	10	5	5
Oromo	200	95	105	355	190	160
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,800	855	945	14,145	7,165	6,975
Pashto	515	270	240	325	170	155
Persian (Farsi)	3,885	1,835	2,050	2,255	1,130	1,125
Polish	2,320	1,075	1,250	3,595	1,730	1,865
Portuguese	1,620	765	850	1,605	760	850
Romanian	1,245	575	665	1,195	595	595
Rundi (Kirundi)	210	100	110	65	20	45
Russian	3,460	1,610	1,850	2,440	1,210	1,235
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	205	80	125	190	95	90
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	80	40	45	95	50	50
Serbian	1,140	565	575	765	390	370
Serbo-Croatian	275	135	140	155	85	70
Shanghainese	35	20	20	20	10	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	190	110	80	215	145	70
Sindhi	65	20	40	355	155	195
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	345	170	170	430	235	195
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	275	140	130	230	130	100
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	50	25	25
Slovak	190	90	100	135	70	65
Slovenian	30	20	15	40	15	25
Somali	3,850	1,600	2,250	2,645	1,275	1,370
Spanish	5,755	2,665	3,090	7,825	3,990	3,840
Swahili	300	135	165	305	160	145
Swedish	65	30	30	20	10	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,095	820	1,280	11,065	5,255	5,810
Taiwanese	75	35	40	55	20	35
Tamil	1,270	620	650	590	310	280
Telugu	125	60	65	260	135	120
Thai	120	45	75	140	70	70
Tibetan languages	5	0	5	0	5	0
Tigrigna	395	175	215	625	310	315
Turkish	765	365	395	945	495	445
Ukrainian	405	180	225	1,715	775	940
Urdu	1,995	1,000	1,000	3,695	1,890	1,805
Vietnamese	4,035	1,890	2,145	5,490	2,575	2,915
Yiddish	15	10	5	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	665	315	350	1,015	510	500
Multiple responses	41,970	19,905	22,060	39,015	19,075	19,935
English and French	10,775	4,930	5,845	1,420	760	665
English and non-official language	25,800	12,580	13,220	36,590	17,845	18,750
French and non-official language	2,405	1,025	1,375	365	180	185
English, French and non-official language	2,985	1,370	1,620	635	295	345
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	872,450	424,000	448,450	801,200	399,735	401,460
None	671,880	330,280	341,595	665,905	333,390	332,515
Single responses	192,740	90,130	102,610	132,825	65,145	67,680
English	75,780	35,840	39,940	53,860	27,000	26,860
French	55,510	25,515	30,000	8,340	3,970	4,375
Non-official languages	61,455	28,780	32,675	70,625	34,175	36,445
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	320	115	205	1,550	640	910
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	95	40	55	1,375	580	795
Dene	0	0	0	65	20	50
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	140	40	95	15	5	10
Mi'kmaq	10	0	5	5	5	0
Ojibway	65	25	40	60	20	40
Oji-Cree	10	5	5	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	30	10	15
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	60,025	28,185	31,845	67,565	32,820	34,750
African languages, n.i.e.	185	90	100	250	155	100
Afrikaans	60	25	40	130	70	65
Akan (Twi)	220	105	125	295	165	135
Albanian	155	85	70	130	70	60
Amharic	370	175	190	500	275	225
Arabic	8,665	4,580	4,085	5,555	2,980	2,575
Armenian	100	50	55	20	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	275	125	150	240	115	125
Bengali	625	345	275	345	190	155
Berber languages (Kabyle)	25	20	15	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	95	30	65	270	105	165
Bosnian	190	85	110	230	115	115
Bulgarian	250	115	135	75	30	40
Burmese	50	25	25	45	25	20
Cantonese	1,740	815	925	3,590	1,770	1,825
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,745	1,320	1,425	3,990	1,990	2,000
Creoles	2,490	1,050	1,440	330	175	160
Croatian	365	185	185	500	270	230
Czech	325	130	200	230	120	105
Danish	135	60	80	190	80	110
Dutch	785	350	435	965	430	535
Estonian	60	25	35	15	5	10
Finnish	125	40	85	80	35	40
Flemish	15	10	5	10	5	5
Fukien	35	15	20	70	30	35
German	2,395	1,070	1,325	3,835	1,765	2,070
Greek	1,090	575	510	480	245	235
Gujarati	600	305	290	990	490	500
Hakka	25	15	5	55	20	35
Hebrew	355	170	180	255	130	125
Hindi	1,395	715	680	3,095	1,620	1,480
Hungarian	525	245	280	425	220	205
Ilocano	95	30	65	240	95	150
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	50	30	25
Italian	3,970	1,915	2,050	2,060	1,030	1,030
Japanese	540	230	310	515	215	305
Khmer (Cambodian)	385	170	215	220	100	115
Korean	470	205	270	805	365	445
Kurdish	145	75	70	130	70	60
Lao	100	50	50	110	55	50
Latvian	75	40	40	20	10	10
Lingala	470	175	290	165	90	70
Lithuanian	65	25	40	30	15	15
Macedonian	20	5	15	55	30	30
Malay	165	75	90	135	70	70
Malayalam	185	95	95	470	230	240
Maltese	20	5	10	0	0	0
Mandarin	1,650	735	920	1,620	730	895
Marathi	60	25	40	50	25	25
Nepali	60	20	35	95	55	35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	520	240	280	445	245	200
Norwegian	75	25	45	80	35	50
Oromo	70	35	35	90	50	35
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,060	530	530	3,340	1,710	1,630
Pashto	135	65	65	105	55	50
Persian (Farsi)	1,425	745	675	720	385	335
Polish	1,830	750	1,080	2,535	1,165	1,370
Portuguese	1,405	655	745	1,580	770	810
Romanian	685	330	355	440	210	230
Rundi (Kirundi)	300	115	185	65	35	25
Russian	1,425	610	815	1,160	540	620
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	250	85	165	165	80	85
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	45	20	25	75	45	35
Serbian	320	155	160	490	245	240
Serbo-Croatian	120	60	60	105	45	60
Shanghainese	20	5	20	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	125	45	85	200	90	105
Sindhi	120	55	65	355	165	190
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	285	135	145	355	190	165
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	55	30	25
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	25	20	10
Slovak	225	95	125	140	75	65
Slovenian	65	25	40	120	60	60
Somali	1,965	895	1,065	885	435	455
Spanish	4,940	2,315	2,630	5,270	2,700	2,570
Swahili	595	260	340	560	290	270
Swedish	160	75	80	105	55	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,840	545	1,295	5,805	2,285	3,520
Taiwanese	60	25	40	50	25	25
Tamil	650	340	310	350	190	165
Telugu	135	65	70	120	70	55
Thai	190	65	130	180	70	115
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	10	5	5
Tigrigna	250	120	125	335	175	160
Turkish	380	195	185	305	180	125
Ukrainian	510	210	305	3,385	1,435	1,950
Urdu	1,400	730	675	1,565	805	765
Vietnamese	1,325	640	685	1,985	940	1,045
Yiddish	50	25	25	25	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,110	480	625	1,510	715	795
Multiple responses	7,835	3,590	4,240	2,470	1,200	1,265
English and French	2,275	1,055	1,220	375	195	180
English and non-official language	1,995	940	1,055	995	505	490
French and non-official language	3,495	1,565	1,930	1,070	485	585
English, French and non-official language	75	35	40	25	15	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. Ottawa, Ontario (Code 3506008) and Edmonton, Alberta (Code 4811061) (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 levels	IVT (Beyond 20/20)	XML (SDMX-ML) (compressed)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
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Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
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Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa (City)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Ottawa (Census division)
    - Ottawa (City)

Geographic hierarchy: Edmonton (City)

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

Note

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

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Census Data Navigator, Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

Related data: Edmonton, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Edmonton, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta
Highlight tables, Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities) with 5,000-plus population
Focus on Geography, Edmonton, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta
Census Data Navigator, Edmonton, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Edmonton, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Edmonton, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Edmonton, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta

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