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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	Waterloo, RM Ontario (Census division)			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}	507,096	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,203,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	478,121	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,076,103	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	6.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	11.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	202,121	...Data not available	...Data not available	500,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	191,599	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,064	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	370.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	76.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,368.94	...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}	507,095	249,820	257,275	1,203,115	600,740	602,380
0 to 4 years	30,940	15,880	15,065	76,750	39,230	37,520
5 to 9 years	30,660	15,615	15,045	68,040	34,920	33,120
10 to 14 years	31,370	16,020	15,350	69,105	35,555	33,550
15 to 19 years	34,580	17,710	16,875	77,300	39,310	37,990
15 years	6,900	3,550	3,345	14,905	7,615	7,290
16 years	6,865	3,570	3,300	14,955	7,645	7,305
17 years	6,700	3,360	3,340	15,340	7,905	7,435
18 years	6,740	3,440	3,300	15,600	7,865	7,740
19 years	7,375	3,795	3,585	16,505	8,275	8,230
20 to 24 years	37,220	19,075	18,145	92,490	47,110	45,380
25 to 29 years	35,685	17,870	17,810	99,825	50,945	48,885
30 to 34 years	34,370	17,065	17,305	90,880	46,175	44,705
35 to 39 years	35,205	17,395	17,815	83,695	42,270	41,420
40 to 44 years	37,075	18,360	18,720	83,810	42,220	41,590
45 to 49 years	40,580	20,075	20,510	91,895	45,835	46,060
50 to 54 years	37,410	18,385	19,025	91,640	46,110	45,530
55 to 59 years	31,785	15,525	16,265	77,860	38,980	38,880
60 to 64 years	26,630	12,900	13,725	61,305	30,365	30,940
65 to 69 years	19,360	9,115	10,250	42,285	20,595	21,690
70 to 74 years	14,740	7,080	7,665	32,220	15,140	17,080
75 to 79 years	11,835	5,290	6,540	26,010	11,705	14,305
80 to 84 years	9,180	3,730	5,450	20,070	8,450	11,620
85 years and over	8,450	2,730	5,720	17,940	5,825	12,115
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	37.7	36.6	38.7	36.6	35.8	37.4
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.7	81.0	82.3	82.2	81.7	82.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	414,120	202,305	211,810	989,220	491,030	498,185
Married or living with a common-law partner	245,165	122,485	122,680	567,085	284,360	282,720
Married (and not separated)	212,085	105,985	106,100	480,525	241,050	239,475
Living common law	33,080	16,500	16,575	86,560	43,310	43,250
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	168,955	79,820	89,135	422,135	206,670	215,470
Single (never legally married)	113,695	61,995	51,700	290,310	161,340	128,970
Separated	12,535	5,205	7,335	24,490	10,755	13,730
Divorced	21,815	8,545	13,265	61,720	25,715	36,010
Widowed	20,915	4,080	16,835	45,615	8,860	36,755
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	142,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	328,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	65,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	159,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	31,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	31,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	13,630	...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}	142,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	328,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	120,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	103,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	233,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	42,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	61,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	133,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	21,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	27,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	12,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	16,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	9,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	6,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,060	...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	21,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	17,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	10,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	4,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	305	...Data not available	...Data not available	920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	163,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	360,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	36,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	55,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	121,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	19,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	34,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	16,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,050	...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	499,610	246,930	252,680	1,181,840	591,395	590,440
Number of persons not in census families	73,390	36,055	37,335	215,305	111,880	103,420
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	9,670	4,075	5,595	31,570	15,075	16,495
Living with non-relatives only	18,435	10,985	7,450	63,035	37,780	25,255
Living alone	45,285	20,995	24,290	120,700	59,030	61,670
Number of census family persons	426,225	210,875	215,345	966,530	479,510	487,020
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...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	58,490	26,450	32,040	124,785	57,475	67,305
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	18,200	4,795	13,405	39,895	11,650	28,240
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	3,020	625	2,390	5,895	1,340	4,555
Living with non-relatives only	810	370	440	2,490	1,240	1,245
Living alone	14,370	3,795	10,575	31,515	9,070	22,445
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	40,290	21,660	18,630	84,890	45,825	39,065
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	138,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	318,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	126,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	109,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	246,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	47,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	113,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	62,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	133,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	17,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	11,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	8,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	5,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	3,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	3,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	53,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	45,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	7,930	...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}	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	109,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	18,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	350	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	63,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	12,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	20,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	5,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	24,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	330	...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}	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	45,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	63,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	157,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	32,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	75,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	32,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	69,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	12,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	6,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	499,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,181,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...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}	501,800	247,815	253,990	1,189,405	594,530	594,870
Single responses	494,100	244,020	250,080	1,166,100	583,420	582,680
English	375,515	186,060	189,455	892,030	450,320	441,710
French	6,090	2,870	3,220	25,450	13,040	12,410
Non-official languages	112,495	55,080	57,415	248,620	120,055	128,565
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	30	5	25	3,600	1,550	2,050
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	3,170	1,375	1,795
Dene	0	0	0	125	45	80
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	30	10	25
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	10	5	5
Ojibway	15	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}	111,250	54,455	56,800	241,905	117,025	124,880
African languages, n.i.e.	315	165	150	1,030	575	455
Afrikaans	100	60	40	470	240	230
Akan (Twi)	55	30	25	520	285	235
Albanian	810	425	380	520	285	240
Amharic	595	285	310	1,670	840	825
Arabic	4,425	2,335	2,090	11,885	6,465	5,420
Armenian	455	235	220	105	50	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	90	40	50	590	280	305
Bengali	700	380	320	1,545	830	715
Berber languages (Kabyle)	10	5	5	25	15	10
Bisayan languages	45	20	30	1,165	490	675
Bosnian	495	255	245	690	345	345
Bulgarian	155	90	70	370	175	195
Burmese	65	40	25	95	50	40
Cantonese	1,410	710	700	13,615	6,385	7,225
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,835	2,395	2,440	19,320	9,265	10,065
Creoles	105	50	65	575	285	290
Croatian	2,195	1,100	1,095	1,490	740	750
Czech	800	375	425	865	420	440
Danish	195	90	100	890	435	460
Dutch	2,345	1,080	1,260	5,025	2,480	2,550
Estonian	120	55	65	45	25	20
Finnish	165	80	85	260	105	145
Flemish	70	25	40	100	60	45
Fukien	20	10	10	215	100	115
German	16,515	7,850	8,670	17,640	8,395	9,245
Greek	1,400	700	705	975	525	450
Gujarati	2,165	1,115	1,050	3,440	1,695	1,750
Hakka	15	10	10	215	90	125
Hebrew	90	45	50	330	185	145
Hindi	1,150	585	565	6,220	3,135	3,085
Hungarian	1,825	895	930	1,765	900	865
Ilocano	55	20	35	1,025	430	595
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	145	70	75	180	95	85
Italian	1,930	1,040	890	5,265	2,645	2,625
Japanese	395	165	230	1,020	330	690
Khmer (Cambodian)	275	140	135	685	310	380
Korean	1,495	750	750	4,360	2,000	2,355
Kurdish	515	280	230	510	285	230
Lao	1,030	500	535	380	200	180
Latvian	95	50	50	120	60	60
Lingala	10	0	5	95	50	50
Lithuanian	90	40	50	115	50	65
Macedonian	250	125	115	125	65	65
Malay	190	80	110	380	175	205
Malayalam	300	150	150	1,355	685	675
Maltese	60	30	30	30	10	10
Mandarin	3,065	1,520	1,540	7,295	3,470	3,830
Marathi	145	75	70	300	160	145
Nepali	35	15	15	520	290	235
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	95	45	45	705	395	310
Norwegian	30	15	10	260	115	145
Oromo	100	55	45	485	275	210
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,870	1,915	1,955	19,415	9,895	9,515
Pashto	815	430	380	500	265	240
Persian (Farsi)	2,930	1,530	1,395	3,530	1,845	1,685
Polish	5,445	2,600	2,845	9,415	4,410	5,010
Portuguese	10,020	4,815	5,205	4,165	2,070	2,100
Romanian	5,555	2,725	2,830	2,115	1,045	1,075
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	5	10	140	65	75
Russian	1,545	725	820	4,315	2,000	2,315
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	35	25	10	350	170	185
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	225	105	115	220	115	105
Serbian	5,080	2,510	2,570	1,515	765	750
Serbo-Croatian	580	290	290	345	175	175
Shanghainese	10	5	5	50	20	35
Sign languages, n.i.e.	60	25	30	200	105	95
Sindhi	205	100	105	865	400	470
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	190	95	95	900	495	410
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	120	60	60	305	165	140
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	270	145	130	155	70	85
Slovak	570	260	310	605	290	310
Slovenian	285	150	135	335	160	175
Somali	685	330	355	3,510	1,725	1,780
Spanish	7,975	3,815	4,165	14,400	7,320	7,075
Swahili	120	65	55	735	410	325
Swedish	90	55	40	340	155	190
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,330	460	870	22,585	9,675	12,910
Taiwanese	70	35	35	135	60	80
Tamil	665	355	315	1,080	585	490
Telugu	290	165	130	455	240	220
Thai	115	40	70	440	140	305
Tibetan languages	5	5	5	10	10	5
Tigrigna	450	225	230	995	510	485
Turkish	785	410	375	1,340	755	580
Ukrainian	820	355	465	13,640	5,955	7,685
Urdu	2,800	1,440	1,365	5,845	3,020	2,820
Vietnamese	3,190	1,535	1,655	8,005	3,710	4,295
Yiddish	15	5	10	70	35	30
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,215	625	590	3,110	1,480	1,630
Multiple responses	7,700	3,795	3,905	23,310	11,115	12,190
English and French	1,025	460	560	3,080	1,450	1,635
English and non-official language	6,280	3,155	3,135	18,655	8,910	9,745
French and non-official language	230	110	125	1,110	540	575
English, French and non-official language	160	75	85	460	220	245
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	501,800	247,815	253,990	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
English only	462,190	230,855	231,330	1,086,680	547,730	538,950
French only	230	100	130	1,335	580	755
English and French	31,440	13,630	17,810	84,810	39,715	45,095
Neither English nor French	7,940	3,230	4,710	16,585	6,510	10,080
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	501,800	247,810	253,985	1,189,405	594,535	594,870
English	485,815	240,750	245,070	1,144,045	573,325	570,720
French	5,875	2,770	3,100	24,440	12,565	11,865
English and French	2,360	1,160	1,205	4,795	2,370	2,425
Neither English nor French	7,750	3,130	4,620	16,135	6,275	9,855
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	7,050	3,355	3,700	26,830	13,755	13,080
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.5	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}	501,800	247,810	253,985	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
Single responses	484,965	239,535	245,430	1,146,515	573,620	572,890
English	423,620	209,565	214,055	1,008,750	505,990	502,765
French	1,725	810	915	9,175	4,670	4,510
Non-official languages	59,620	29,160	30,460	128,580	62,965	65,615
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	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	0	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}	59,085	28,900	30,190	126,755	62,070	64,685
African languages, n.i.e.	165	80	85	570	305	265
Afrikaans	30	15	15	230	120	105
Akan (Twi)	20	10	10	210	105	100
Albanian	530	270	260	255	145	110
Amharic	390	195	200	1,110	545	565
Arabic	2,690	1,320	1,370	6,840	3,595	3,235
Armenian	225	105	120	50	30	25
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	150	60	85
Bengali	435	225	210	1,030	545	485
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	15	5	5
Bisayan languages	15	5	5	390	190	200
Bosnian	310	165	145	340	180	160
Bulgarian	80	40	35	250	125	130
Burmese	90	45	40	40	25	15
Cantonese	820	400	420	9,560	4,420	5,135
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,270	1,635	1,635	12,625	6,010	6,615
Creoles	40	15	25	340	170	170
Croatian	1,035	500	535	530	230	295
Czech	265	125	140	220	110	110
Danish	35	15	15	50	25	25
Dutch	420	190	230	370	175	200
Estonian	25	5	15	0	0	0
Finnish	20	10	15	35	15	15
Flemish	5	0	5	10	10	5
Fukien	5	0	5	70	25	40
German	6,375	3,065	3,310	2,890	1,365	1,525
Greek	575	270	305	320	155	165
Gujarati	1,380	690	690	2,035	975	1,055
Hakka	0	0	0	90	40	45
Hebrew	55	25	30	135	75	65
Hindi	535	280	260	3,635	1,820	1,805
Hungarian	615	310	305	495	230	265
Ilocano	15	10	10	350	160	185
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	95	40	60	75	30	40
Italian	450	210	240	1,610	720	885
Japanese	220	105	110	430	175	255
Khmer (Cambodian)	160	85	75	365	160	205
Korean	1,070	535	530	3,165	1,510	1,665
Kurdish	325	170	155	300	165	135
Lao	555	275	275	185	90	90
Latvian	10	5	5	30	20	15
Lingala	0	0	5	20	10	15
Lithuanian	15	5	10	20	10	10
Macedonian	125	60	65	50	20	25
Malay	65	30	35	115	60	55
Malayalam	190	95	95	745	380	365
Maltese	10	5	5	5	5	5
Mandarin	2,360	1,190	1,165	5,630	2,775	2,855
Marathi	65	35	35	170	90	80
Nepali	20	10	10	350	185	165
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	30	15	20	210	95	110
Norwegian	5	5	0	10	5	5
Oromo	50	20	25	360	195	170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,575	1,250	1,330	14,735	7,465	7,275
Pashto	585	295	290	335	175	165
Persian (Farsi)	2,205	1,125	1,080	2,345	1,175	1,175
Polish	2,490	1,215	1,280	3,915	1,895	2,025
Portuguese	4,470	2,090	2,380	1,695	805	895
Romanian	3,055	1,490	1,570	1,260	625	635
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	5	70	20	45
Russian	970	465	500	2,625	1,295	1,330
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	0	190	95	95
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	160	75	85	100	50	50
Serbian	3,810	1,880	1,925	815	420	395
Serbo-Croatian	330	165	165	165	85	80
Shanghainese	0	0	0	20	10	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	90	50	40	300	195	105
Sindhi	85	45	40	370	165	205
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	80	40	40	460	255	210
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	95	50	50	230	130	100
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	140	75	65	55	30	30
Slovak	180	85	100	160	80	80
Slovenian	70	35	40	50	20	30
Somali	480	230	245	2,650	1,280	1,375
Spanish	4,720	2,265	2,455	8,505	4,315	4,190
Swahili	70	30	40	305	160	145
Swedish	40	20	15	35	20	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	445	200	245	12,300	5,820	6,480
Taiwanese	35	20	15	60	20	35
Tamil	370	190	180	620	325	295
Telugu	160	85	75	265	135	125
Thai	55	25	30	165	80	85
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	5	0
Tigrigna	285	140	145	630	315	320
Turkish	420	215	200	960	505	455
Ukrainian	240	100	140	1,890	860	1,030
Urdu	1,755	895	860	3,870	1,970	1,900
Vietnamese	2,295	1,110	1,185	5,540	2,600	2,940
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	535	265	270	1,100	560	540
Multiple responses	16,835	8,275	8,560	42,895	20,915	21,980
English and French	585	250	340	1,930	985	940
English and non-official language	15,880	7,855	8,025	39,875	19,405	20,475
French and non-official language	80	35	45	395	200	200
English, French and non-official language	285	130	150	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}	501,795	247,810	253,990	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
None	438,135	216,745	221,395	1,033,500	518,605	514,900
Single responses	62,475	30,495	31,980	153,060	74,555	78,510
English	25,505	12,775	12,730	58,960	29,485	29,475
French	4,450	1,905	2,555	13,035	6,080	6,955
Non-official languages	32,520	15,825	16,700	81,065	38,990	42,075
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	30	10	20	2,145	910	1,240
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	1,915	825	1,090
Dene	0	0	0	80	20	55
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	20	5	15
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	15	10	5
Ojibway	25	5	15	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}	31,905	15,515	16,390	77,200	37,275	39,925
African languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	265	165	100
Afrikaans	60	30	30	220	110	105
Akan (Twi)	25	15	10	310	170	135
Albanian	165	90	85	130	70	60
Amharic	185	95	90	510	280	230
Arabic	1,440	785	655	5,970	3,195	2,775
Armenian	140	70	65	25	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	25	15	15	260	125	135
Bengali	180	100	80	365	200	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	10	290	110	175
Bosnian	160	85	75	260	125	130
Bulgarian	40	30	20	75	30	40
Burmese	25	15	15	50	30	20
Cantonese	490	250	240	3,755	1,835	1,920
Chinese, n.o.s.	980	490	485	4,200	2,085	2,110
Creoles	75	35	40	360	185	175
Croatian	725	360	365	580	315	270
Czech	300	135	165	310	150	160
Danish	65	30	40	290	115	175
Dutch	620	270	345	1,555	710	845
Estonian	40	10	25	10	10	10
Finnish	50	25	20	100	45	50
Flemish	10	0	5	20	5	5
Fukien	5	0	5	70	35	35
German	4,295	1,960	2,335	5,710	2,655	3,065
Greek	660	325	330	555	285	275
Gujarati	525	255	270	1,100	545	555
Hakka	5	0	0	60	25	40
Hebrew	60	25	30	270	140	135
Hindi	770	410	360	3,285	1,715	1,575
Hungarian	505	230	275	520	265	255
Ilocano	20	5	15	260	100	160
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	35	20	10	60	35	30
Italian	725	350	375	2,390	1,190	1,200
Japanese	155	70	90	605	255	350
Khmer (Cambodian)	60	30	25	230	110	120
Korean	275	145	130	860	390	470
Kurdish	100	50	50	135	70	60
Lao	310	160	145	125	70	50
Latvian	25	10	10	30	10	10
Lingala	10	5	10	165	90	75
Lithuanian	20	5	10	35	20	15
Macedonian	60	35	25	55	25	30
Malay	75	30	40	155	75	75
Malayalam	115	65	50	495	240	250
Maltese	20	10	10	5	5	5
Mandarin	625	295	330	1,695	760	935
Marathi	40	30	15	65	35	30
Nepali	0	0	0	100	60	40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	75	40	40	470	260	210
Norwegian	20	10	10	110	50	65
Oromo	30	20	10	90	50	40
Panjabi (Punjabi)	850	440	415	3,585	1,825	1,755
Pashto	135	80	55	110	55	50
Persian (Farsi)	400	215	185	770	415	355
Polish	1,555	735	815	2,925	1,335	1,595
Portuguese	3,855	1,895	1,955	1,810	895	915
Romanian	1,570	755	810	505	240	265
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	5	65	40	30
Russian	395	190	210	1,340	615	725
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	10	5	165	85	85
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	80	40	40
Serbian	825	400	420	535	270	260
Serbo-Croatian	145	75	75	110	45	60
Shanghainese	5	0	5	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	280	120	155
Sindhi	60	25	35	395	185	215
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	70	40	30	405	220	185
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	55	30	25
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	30	15	10
Slovak	175	75	100	175	90	85
Slovenian	90	40	45	135	70	70
Somali	160	70	90	885	435	450
Spanish	2,795	1,355	1,440	6,200	3,155	3,050
Swahili	85	50	40	575	300	275
Swedish	40	20	20	145	70	70
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	515	160	355	6,760	2,595	4,155
Taiwanese	20	10	10	50	25	30
Tamil	240	130	110	370	195	170
Telugu	90	45	45	130	70	55
Thai	50	20	30	245	85	160
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	5	5	0
Tigrigna	130	60	70	335	175	165
Turkish	295	145	140	325	190	135
Ukrainian	190	75	115	4,355	1,900	2,455
Urdu	840	420	415	1,660	850	805
Vietnamese	645	325	325	2,055	970	1,080
Yiddish	10	5	0	25	15	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	585	295	290	1,715	805	910
Multiple responses	1,185	570	620	2,845	1,375	1,465
English and French	155	75	85	395	205	195
English and non-official language	460	240	220	1,080	540	535
French and non-official language	555	255	305	1,335	610	730
English, French and non-official language	10	5	5	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. Waterloo, Ontario (Code 3530) 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 5, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Waterloo (Regional municipality)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Waterloo (Regional municipality)

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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Date modified:: 2016-05-31

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