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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	Alberta (Province)			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}	3,645,257^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	812,201	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	3,290,350^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	730,372	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	10.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	11.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,505,007	...Data not available	...Data not available	348,672	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	324,756	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	5.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,186.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	640,081.87	...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}	3,645,260	1,827,815	1,817,440	812,200	404,875	407,325
0 to 4 years	244,880	125,665	119,210	50,560	25,930	24,630
5 to 9 years	218,990	112,005	106,990	42,320	21,655	20,665
10 to 14 years	220,920	113,415	107,505	42,555	21,815	20,745
15 to 19 years	238,205	122,065	116,145	48,950	24,685	24,265
15 years	46,985	23,995	22,995	9,230	4,690	4,535
16 years	47,235	24,330	22,910	9,240	4,660	4,575
17 years	47,280	24,370	22,910	9,595	4,940	4,650
18 years	47,780	24,435	23,345	9,940	4,955	4,990
19 years	48,920	24,935	23,985	10,950	5,435	5,515
20 to 24 years	258,475	131,510	126,965	67,850	34,200	33,650
25 to 29 years	288,735	146,330	142,405	75,695	38,755	36,935
30 to 34 years	274,390	138,600	135,795	65,365	33,610	31,750
35 to 39 years	260,135	131,810	128,325	57,450	29,295	28,150
40 to 44 years	258,515	130,630	127,890	55,955	28,465	27,490
45 to 49 years	280,635	140,575	140,060	60,100	30,150	29,945
50 to 54 years	279,705	141,370	138,335	60,290	30,345	29,945
55 to 59 years	233,785	118,750	115,030	51,205	25,600	25,605
60 to 64 years	182,160	90,975	91,185	39,255	19,435	19,820
65 to 69 years	125,700	61,790	63,905	26,640	12,635	14,005
70 to 74 years	94,775	45,220	49,555	21,515	9,810	11,700
75 to 79 years	76,040	35,205	40,835	18,365	8,070	10,295
80 to 84 years	57,725	24,810	32,915	14,820	6,085	8,740
85 years and over	51,485	17,095	34,390	13,320	4,320	9,000
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.5	35.9	37.1	36.0	35.3	36.9
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.2	80.8	81.6	83.3	82.9	83.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	2,960,470	1,476,730	1,483,735	676,770	335,480	341,290
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,756,855	881,840	875,015	363,925	182,800	181,130
Married (and not separated)	1,484,700	745,670	739,035	304,755	153,165	151,590
Living common law	272,155	136,180	135,980	59,170	29,635	29,540
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,203,610	594,890	608,725	312,835	152,680	160,160
Single (never legally married)	823,935	460,575	363,355	217,245	120,135	97,105
Separated	70,860	31,685	39,170	17,600	7,700	9,895
Divorced	177,375	75,875	101,500	45,470	18,645	26,830
Widowed	131,440	26,745	104,695	32,525	6,195	26,330
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	214,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	484,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	213,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	203,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	97,225	...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}	999,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	214,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	855,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	176,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	719,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	314,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	61,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	405,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	146,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	174,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	83,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	135,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	83,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	52,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	26,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	17,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,840	...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	144,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	110,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	64,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	32,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	13,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	33,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	22,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	8,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	1,097,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	234,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	284,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	386,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	75,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	134,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	202,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	89,505	...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	3,567,935	1,793,260	1,774,675	795,670	397,455	398,215
Number of persons not in census families	616,070	324,140	291,930	170,490	88,900	81,590
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	86,005	42,230	43,775	24,575	11,560	13,020
Living with non-relatives only	187,325	112,605	74,725	51,005	30,660	20,345
Living alone	342,730	169,305	173,430	94,910	46,685	48,230
Number of census family persons	2,951,870	1,469,120	1,482,750	625,180	308,555	316,625
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	366,105	171,780	194,330	84,080	37,610	46,470
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	114,455	34,650	79,805	29,080	8,515	20,565
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	15,895	3,895	12,000	4,590	1,000	3,585
Living with non-relatives only	7,200	3,595	3,605	1,845	940	905
Living alone	91,355	27,160	64,195	22,650	6,575	16,075
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	251,650	137,125	114,525	55,000	29,100	25,900
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	324,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	969,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	207,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	870,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	182,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	764,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	153,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	354,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	409,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	106,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	99,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	71,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	49,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	20,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	29,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	21,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	27,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	420,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	117,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	342,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	94,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	77,790	...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}	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	324,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	883,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	165,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	58,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	46,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	402,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	130,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	71,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	97,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	33,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	197,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	74,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	1,060	...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}	1,390,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	324,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	342,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	94,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	477,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	224,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	211,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	85,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	48,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	3,567,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	795,675	...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}	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,730	801,195	399,735	401,465
Single responses	3,547,680	1,781,135	1,766,545	781,210	390,170	391,045
English	2,780,200	1,405,655	1,374,545	545,840	275,805	270,035
French	68,545	35,355	33,195	16,180	8,425	7,750
Non-official languages	698,930	340,125	358,805	219,195	105,940	113,255
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	22,005	10,540	11,470	1,855	725	1,130
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	16,745	8,035	8,710	1,605	635	970
Dene	1,680	825	855	105	40	70
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	65	20	40	20	5	20
Mi'kmaq	20	15	10	5	5	5
Ojibway	455	190	260	85	35	50
Oji-Cree	5	5	10	5	0	0
Stoney	3,035	1,465	1,570	35	15	15
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	665,865	324,165	341,705	214,665	103,930	110,735
African languages, n.i.e.	3,380	1,855	1,525	1,010	565	445
Afrikaans	2,420	1,200	1,220	265	130	130
Akan (Twi)	1,100	620	485	485	265	220
Albanian	1,685	915	770	515	280	235
Amharic	5,110	2,595	2,515	1,650	835	820
Arabic	28,000	15,335	12,665	11,180	6,070	5,110
Armenian	390	185	195	95	45	50
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	1,265	635	625	545	260	285
Bengali	5,030	2,640	2,385	1,485	800	690
Berber languages (Kabyle)	60	30	25	25	15	10
Bisayan languages	3,255	1,340	1,910	1,040	450	590
Bosnian	1,745	875	875	645	325	325
Bulgarian	1,280	635	650	365	175	190
Burmese	320	160	160	95	55	45
Cantonese	34,985	16,440	18,540	13,250	6,215	7,035
Chinese, n.o.s.	49,270	23,520	25,745	18,675	8,965	9,710
Creoles	1,180	610	570	545	270	280
Croatian	3,960	1,950	2,005	1,290	635	655
Czech	2,880	1,405	1,475	660	345	320
Danish	2,805	1,445	1,360	550	265	290
Dutch	17,950	9,095	8,855	2,940	1,435	1,505
Estonian	195	100	95	30	15	20
Finnish	895	355	545	185	70	115
Flemish	345	175	170	45	25	25
Fukien	445	205	235	200	100	105
German	80,905	39,730	41,175	10,730	4,990	5,740
Greek	2,965	1,565	1,405	840	445	395
Gujarati	8,675	4,300	4,375	3,285	1,620	1,670
Hakka	325	135	190	210	90	120
Hebrew	780	415	370	305	170	135
Hindi	12,290	6,260	6,030	5,910	2,960	2,945
Hungarian	6,700	3,315	3,385	1,390	710	685
Ilocano	3,010	1,265	1,745	970	410	560
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	1,070	580	490	175	85	85
Italian	11,960	6,145	5,815	4,550	2,250	2,300
Japanese	4,560	1,640	2,920	885	280	610
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,745	810	930	665	300	370
Korean	13,885	6,545	7,340	4,115	1,890	2,230
Kurdish	1,230	705	525	510	285	225
Lao	1,035	515	520	340	180	165
Latvian	330	160	165	90	45	50
Lingala	155	80	75	95	50	45
Lithuanian	380	170	210	90	35	55
Macedonian	275	140	135	120	60	65
Malay	1,080	470	610	350	160	190
Malayalam	2,760	1,425	1,330	1,315	665	650
Maltese	75	35	35	10	10	5
Mandarin	19,325	9,120	10,210	7,105	3,380	3,715
Marathi	850	460	395	275	145	130
Nepali	1,605	870	735	510	280	230
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	2,075	1,120	960	655	370	285
Norwegian	1,180	540	635	170	65	100
Oromo	1,405	790	610	480	275	205
Panjabi (Punjabi)	49,940	25,350	24,590	18,505	9,435	9,070
Pashto	1,850	950	900	495	260	230
Persian (Farsi)	10,655	5,630	5,025	3,345	1,750	1,595
Polish	19,890	9,335	10,560	8,160	3,815	4,350
Portuguese	7,380	3,610	3,770	3,700	1,815	1,890
Romanian	6,550	3,335	3,215	1,940	960	980
Rundi (Kirundi)	235	110	120	130	60	70
Russian	13,840	6,355	7,490	3,860	1,805	2,050
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	440	225	215	350	170	180
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	680	360	325	215	105	105
Serbian	3,560	1,795	1,765	1,395	705	690
Serbo-Croatian	930	455	475	330	160	170
Shanghainese	130	50	80	50	20	35
Sign languages, n.i.e.	465	250	215	155	85	70
Sindhi	2,560	1,205	1,355	810	375	435
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,940	1,030	915	825	445	380
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	650	335	315	300	160	135
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	325	160	165	130	65	70
Slovak	2,145	1,045	1,100	470	235	235
Slovenian	745	350	395	285	130	150
Somali	5,515	2,875	2,640	3,495	1,720	1,775
Spanish	44,020	22,045	21,975	12,940	6,625	6,315
Swahili	1,455	775	680	710	390	320
Swedish	950	420	530	200	95	105
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	60,085	25,720	34,370	19,965	8,690	11,275
Taiwanese	340	150	190	125	55	75
Tamil	2,645	1,425	1,215	1,010	550	465
Telugu	1,085	565	520	430	225	205
Thai	1,310	420	890	355	115	235
Tibetan languages	335	170	165	10	5	5
Tigrigna	2,340	1,245	1,095	990	500	485
Turkish	2,460	1,415	1,050	1,285	725	560
Ukrainian	24,575	11,095	13,475	10,310	4,335	5,970
Urdu	19,900	10,265	9,630	5,570	2,890	2,680
Vietnamese	21,195	9,930	11,265	7,835	3,625	4,205
Yiddish	165	85	80	65	30	35
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	11,055	5,420	5,635	2,670	1,280	1,390
Multiple responses	62,505	30,325	32,185	19,990	9,570	10,415
English and French	8,410	4,045	4,365	2,110	1,000	1,110
English and non-official language	49,970	24,210	25,760	16,525	7,915	8,605
French and non-official language	2,945	1,500	1,440	945	460	490
English, French and non-official language	1,185	565	620	410	190	215
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,610,185	1,811,450	1,798,735	801,200	399,740	401,460
English only	3,321,810	1,679,330	1,642,480	725,920	365,425	360,495
French only	3,205	1,430	1,780	1,075	465	605
English and French	235,565	110,485	125,075	58,210	27,580	30,630
Neither English nor French	49,600	20,210	29,395	15,995	6,260	9,730
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,610,180	1,811,455	1,798,735	801,200	399,740	401,460
English	3,484,240	1,751,785	1,732,460	764,985	383,065	381,920
French	65,105	33,810	31,295	16,225	8,430	7,795
English and French	12,530	6,305	6,225	4,395	2,185	2,215
Neither English nor French	48,310	19,555	28,750	15,590	6,060	9,530
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	71,370	36,960	34,405	18,425	9,520	8,905
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.0	2.0	1.9	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}	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730	801,200	399,735	401,460
Single responses	3,499,490	1,757,090	1,742,400	762,185	380,660	381,525
English	3,095,250	1,557,420	1,537,830	634,740	318,050	316,695
French	24,690	12,545	12,140	6,550	3,390	3,160
Non-official languages	379,550	187,125	192,425	120,890	59,225	61,665
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	9,525	4,800	4,730	370	165	210
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	6,470	3,255	3,215	315	140	175
Dene	880	475	400	25	10	15
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	5	5	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	5	0	5	5	5	0
Ojibway	95	35	60	20	5	15
Oji-Cree	0	5	0	0	0	0
Stoney	2,070	1,025	1,045	5	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	366,215	180,370	185,850	119,505	58,550	60,950
African languages, n.i.e.	1,880	990	885	570	305	260
Afrikaans	1,435	715	715	115	55	55
Akan (Twi)	460	235	225	190	95	95
Albanian	915	505	410	255	140	110
Amharic	3,555	1,770	1,790	1,105	545	560
Arabic	16,655	8,765	7,890	6,605	3,475	3,130
Armenian	205	100	100	50	25	25
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	395	190	205	140	60	80
Bengali	3,540	1,820	1,720	995	525	470
Berber languages (Kabyle)	35	15	15	10	5	10
Bisayan languages	1,125	530	595	360	175	190
Bosnian	885	450	430	335	175	155
Bulgarian	755	375	375	250	120	130
Burmese	215	115	105	40	25	20
Cantonese	24,790	11,520	13,270	9,425	4,355	5,070
Chinese, n.o.s.	32,395	15,515	16,880	12,340	5,865	6,475
Creoles	630	315	310	335	165	170
Croatian	1,375	645	735	500	220	275
Czech	755	380	375	180	90	90
Danish	175	95	80	40	15	20
Dutch	2,390	1,180	1,210	190	85	105
Estonian	25	10	15	0	0	0
Finnish	115	50	60	25	10	15
Flemish	40	20	20	0	5	0
Fukien	120	45	75	65	25	35
German	35,485	17,490	18,000	1,645	760	880
Greek	905	440	460	295	145	155
Gujarati	5,040	2,450	2,590	1,975	950	1,025
Hakka	110	50	60	85	35	45
Hebrew	370	190	180	130	70	60
Hindi	6,955	3,525	3,425	3,490	1,745	1,745
Hungarian	1,900	920	980	420	200	220
Ilocano	1,060	490	575	340	155	180
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	510	260	245	70	30	40
Italian	3,235	1,455	1,785	1,535	690	845
Japanese	2,125	890	1,235	365	140	225
Khmer (Cambodian)	960	445	510	355	160	200
Korean	10,340	4,980	5,370	3,015	1,430	1,585
Kurdish	785	435	350	300	165	135
Lao	530	250	285	170	85	85
Latvian	85	55	35	30	20	15
Lingala	45	25	25	20	10	10
Lithuanian	85	40	40	20	10	10
Macedonian	110	55	55	50	20	20
Malay	370	200	165	105	60	50
Malayalam	1,495	760	735	720	365	355
Maltese	5	5	5	5	5	5
Mandarin	14,910	7,300	7,610	5,525	2,720	2,800
Marathi	430	230	205	160	85	75
Nepali	1,190	625	570	350	180	165
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	595	285	305	190	90	100
Norwegian	190	95	95	10	5	5
Oromo	1,050	565	485	355	190	160
Panjabi (Punjabi)	38,215	19,220	19,000	14,145	7,165	6,975
Pashto	1,235	625	610	325	170	155
Persian (Farsi)	7,260	3,680	3,580	2,255	1,130	1,125
Polish	7,935	3,805	4,125	3,595	1,730	1,865
Portuguese	2,915	1,400	1,515	1,605	760	850
Romanian	3,735	1,930	1,805	1,195	595	595
Rundi (Kirundi)	100	40	60	65	20	45
Russian	8,360	4,115	4,250	2,440	1,210	1,235
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	220	115	105	190	95	90
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	375	185	190	95	50	50
Serbian	2,025	1,010	1,015	765	390	370
Serbo-Croatian	435	225	210	155	85	70
Shanghainese	65	35	35	20	10	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	685	415	270	215	145	70
Sindhi	1,105	490	610	355	155	195
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,000	530	465	430	235	195
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	500	260	240	230	130	100
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	70	35	35	50	25	25
Slovak	680	340	335	135	70	65
Slovenian	120	50	70	40	15	25
Somali	4,110	2,130	1,985	2,645	1,275	1,370
Spanish	27,405	13,830	13,575	7,825	3,990	3,840
Swahili	580	310	275	305	160	145
Swedish	115	55	55	20	10	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	33,190	15,940	17,255	11,065	5,255	5,810
Taiwanese	130	60	70	55	20	35
Tamil	1,515	805	715	590	310	280
Telugu	565	295	270	260	135	120
Thai	595	270	325	140	70	70
Tibetan languages	235	120	110	0	5	0
Tigrigna	1,595	820	775	625	310	315
Turkish	1,610	860	750	945	495	445
Ukrainian	2,985	1,365	1,620	1,715	775	940
Urdu	13,740	7,005	6,735	3,695	1,890	1,805
Vietnamese	15,080	7,140	7,945	5,490	2,575	2,915
Yiddish	5	5	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	3,810	1,955	1,850	1,015	510	500
Multiple responses	110,695	54,360	56,335	39,015	19,075	19,935
English and French	4,945	2,520	2,425	1,420	760	665
English and non-official language	102,995	50,465	52,535	36,590	17,845	18,750
French and non-official language	1,115	570	550	365	180	185
English, French and non-official language	1,640	815	825	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}	3,610,185	1,811,455	1,798,730	801,200	399,735	401,460
None	3,175,225	1,598,555	1,576,670	665,905	333,390	332,515
Single responses	427,270	209,070	218,200	132,825	65,145	67,680
English	175,275	88,065	87,205	53,860	27,000	26,860
French	36,995	17,270	19,730	8,340	3,970	4,375
Non-official languages	215,005	103,740	111,265	70,625	34,175	36,445
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	11,185	5,305	5,880	1,550	640	910
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	9,370	4,490	4,885	1,375	580	795
Dene	655	290	365	65	20	50
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	55	20	35	15	5	10
Mi'kmaq	20	10	10	5	5	0
Ojibway	220	90	130	60	20	40
Oji-Cree	5	0	5	0	0	0
Stoney	855	405	450	30	10	15
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	197,700	95,500	102,195	67,565	32,820	34,750
African languages, n.i.e.	970	540	430	250	155	100
Afrikaans	935	475	455	130	70	65
Akan (Twi)	620	350	270	295	165	135
Albanian	490	265	230	130	70	60
Amharic	1,395	750	650	500	275	225
Arabic	12,895	6,955	5,945	5,555	2,980	2,575
Armenian	95	40	55	20	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	550	265	285	240	115	125
Bengali	1,010	515	490	345	190	155
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	5	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	830	330	505	270	105	165
Bosnian	580	280	305	230	115	115
Bulgarian	320	150	175	75	30	40
Burmese	115	60	55	45	25	20
Cantonese	9,235	4,460	4,775	3,590	1,770	1,825
Chinese, n.o.s.	10,445	5,115	5,330	3,990	1,990	2,000
Creoles	720	360	355	330	175	160
Croatian	1,555	775	780	500	270	230
Czech	990	480	515	230	120	105
Danish	945	430	515	190	80	110
Dutch	5,765	2,795	2,965	965	430	535
Estonian	50	30	25	15	5	10
Finnish	300	130	175	80	35	40
Flemish	70	40	35	10	5	5
Fukien	155	75	80	70	30	35
German	18,255	8,815	9,440	3,835	1,765	2,070
Greek	1,720	850	870	480	245	235
Gujarati	2,970	1,465	1,500	990	490	500
Hakka	105	40	65	55	20	35
Hebrew	600	300	290	255	130	125
Hindi	7,045	3,685	3,365	3,095	1,620	1,480
Hungarian	2,015	970	1,040	425	220	205
Ilocano	845	360	480	240	95	150
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	320	175	140	50	30	25
Italian	5,390	2,700	2,685	2,060	1,030	1,030
Japanese	2,250	960	1,290	515	215	305
Khmer (Cambodian)	525	255	270	220	100	115
Korean	2,420	1,125	1,290	805	365	445
Kurdish	300	165	135	130	70	60
Lao	365	190	175	110	55	50
Latvian	80	30	50	20	10	10
Lingala	230	115	115	165	90	70
Lithuanian	95	45	45	30	15	15
Macedonian	90	40	50	55	30	30
Malay	460	205	255	135	70	70
Malayalam	960	485	470	470	230	240
Maltese	15	10	10	0	0	0
Mandarin	4,300	1,965	2,335	1,620	730	895
Marathi	240	130	110	50	25	25
Nepali	235	135	90	95	55	35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,685	860	830	445	245	200
Norwegian	355	160	195	80	35	50
Oromo	255	130	130	90	50	35
Panjabi (Punjabi)	8,810	4,560	4,245	3,340	1,710	1,630
Pashto	340	170	170	105	55	50
Persian (Farsi)	2,105	1,130	980	720	385	335
Polish	6,180	2,890	3,290	2,535	1,165	1,370
Portuguese	3,195	1,565	1,630	1,580	770	810
Romanian	1,715	865	850	440	210	230
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	65	55	65	35	25
Russian	4,020	1,825	2,200	1,160	540	620
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	195	100	100	165	80	85
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	185	100	90	75	45	35
Serbian	1,135	575	555	490	245	240
Serbo-Croatian	260	125	140	105	45	60
Shanghainese	40	15	25	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	645	270	375	200	90	105
Sindhi	1,185	560	630	355	165	190
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	755	395	360	355	190	165
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	115	65	50	55	30	25
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	85	50	40	25	20	10
Slovak	605	300	300	140	75	65
Slovenian	250	120	130	120	60	60
Somali	1,435	745	690	885	435	455
Spanish	18,355	9,210	9,145	5,270	2,700	2,570
Swahili	1,145	610	540	560	290	270
Swedish	450	205	245	105	55	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	18,450	6,985	11,460	5,805	2,285	3,520
Taiwanese	125	60	65	50	25	25
Tamil	880	460	420	350	190	165
Telugu	360	195	165	120	70	55
Thai	575	185	390	180	70	115
Tibetan languages	60	35	30	10	5	5
Tigrigna	740	395	345	335	175	160
Turkish	640	370	270	305	180	125
Ukrainian	7,440	3,335	4,105	3,385	1,435	1,950
Urdu	4,905	2,555	2,355	1,565	805	765
Vietnamese	4,960	2,345	2,615	1,985	940	1,045
Yiddish	60	30	30	25	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,125	2,940	3,190	1,510	715	795
Multiple responses	7,690	3,825	3,865	2,470	1,200	1,265
English and French	995	520	475	375	195	180
English and non-official language	2,860	1,445	1,405	995	505	490
French and non-official language	3,785	1,820	1,960	1,070	485	585
English, French and non-official language	55	35	25	25	15	10

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

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. Alberta (Code 48) 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 3, 2024).

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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)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions, census subdivisions and dissemination areas	IVT (233,928 KB)	XML (384,573 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
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Map: Alberta

Alternative format(s): ARCHIVED – Reference map (interactive tool)

Map of Canada: Alberta (shaded in green)

Map: Edmonton, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta

Alternative format(s): pdf | ARCHIVED – Reference map (interactive tool)

Map: Edmonton, City, Census Subdivision (shaded in green), Alberta

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Alberta (Province)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Edmonton (City)

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

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

Related data

Related data: Alberta

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Alberta
Highlight tables, Canada, provinces and territories
Focus on Geography, Alberta
Census Data Navigator, Alberta
Visual Census, Alberta

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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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Map: Alberta

Map: Edmonton, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta

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Geographic hierarchy: Alberta (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Edmonton (City)

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Related data

Related data: Alberta

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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