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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	Hamilton (CMA) Ontario (Census metropolitan area)			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}	721,053	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,203,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	692,911	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,076,103	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	11.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	294,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	500,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	282,186	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,064	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	525.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	76.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,371.85	...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}	721,050	350,650	370,400	1,203,115	600,740	602,380
0 to 4 years	38,350	19,835	18,515	76,750	39,230	37,520
5 to 9 years	39,540	20,330	19,210	68,040	34,920	33,120
10 to 14 years	42,155	21,725	20,425	69,105	35,555	33,550
15 to 19 years	49,130	25,345	23,785	77,300	39,310	37,990
15 years	9,195	4,730	4,455	14,905	7,615	7,290
16 years	9,690	5,040	4,650	14,955	7,645	7,305
17 years	9,855	4,990	4,865	15,340	7,905	7,435
18 years	10,080	5,165	4,910	15,600	7,865	7,740
19 years	10,315	5,415	4,900	16,505	8,275	8,230
20 to 24 years	47,725	24,245	23,485	92,490	47,110	45,380
25 to 29 years	43,780	21,655	22,125	99,825	50,945	48,885
30 to 34 years	42,905	20,660	22,240	90,880	46,175	44,705
35 to 39 years	45,065	21,700	23,365	83,695	42,270	41,420
40 to 44 years	50,510	24,625	25,880	83,810	42,220	41,590
45 to 49 years	58,415	28,610	29,805	91,895	45,835	46,060
50 to 54 years	56,410	27,790	28,620	91,640	46,110	45,530
55 to 59 years	48,450	23,270	25,175	77,860	38,980	38,880
60 to 64 years	43,055	20,515	22,545	61,305	30,365	30,940
65 to 69 years	32,725	15,595	17,130	42,285	20,595	21,690
70 to 74 years	26,225	12,205	14,020	32,220	15,140	17,080
75 to 79 years	22,240	9,785	12,450	26,010	11,705	14,305
80 to 84 years	17,860	7,340	10,515	20,070	8,450	11,620
85 years and over	16,515	5,415	11,100	17,940	5,825	12,115
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	41.2	40.0	42.4	36.6	35.8	37.4
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.4	82.3	84.3	82.2	81.7	82.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	601,010	288,760	312,250	989,220	491,030	498,185
Married or living with a common-law partner	340,905	170,180	170,720	567,085	284,360	282,720
Married (and not separated)	296,860	148,230	148,635	480,525	241,050	239,475
Living common law	44,040	21,950	22,085	86,560	43,310	43,250
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	260,105	118,580	141,530	422,135	206,670	215,470
Single (never legally married)	165,680	88,900	76,785	290,310	161,340	128,970
Separated	19,270	8,115	11,150	24,490	10,755	13,730
Divorced	36,695	14,060	22,630	61,720	25,715	36,010
Widowed	38,460	7,500	30,960	45,615	8,860	36,755
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	202,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	328,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	96,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	159,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	44,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	43,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	18,345	...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}	202,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	328,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	167,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	145,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	233,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	61,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	83,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	133,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	30,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	37,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	15,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	21,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	13,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	8,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,430	...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	35,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	28,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	16,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	8,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	6,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	540	...Data not available	...Data not available	920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	228,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	360,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	45,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	73,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	121,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	27,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	51,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	30,120	...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	708,175	345,295	362,875	1,181,840	591,395	590,440
Number of persons not in census families	109,445	49,345	60,100	215,305	111,880	103,420
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	14,215	5,610	8,605	31,570	15,075	16,495
Living with non-relatives only	19,370	10,810	8,560	63,035	37,780	25,255
Living alone	75,865	32,930	42,930	120,700	59,030	61,670
Number of census family persons	598,730	295,950	302,775	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	107,660	48,005	59,660	124,785	57,475	67,305
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	35,350	9,495	25,855	39,895	11,650	28,240
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,260	1,185	4,075	5,895	1,340	4,555
Living with non-relatives only	1,600	770	835	2,490	1,240	1,245
Living alone	28,485	7,540	20,945	31,515	9,070	22,445
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	72,315	38,505	33,805	84,890	45,825	39,065
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	282,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	197,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	318,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	180,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	152,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	246,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	68,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	113,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	83,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	133,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	28,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	16,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	11,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	7,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	5,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	3,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	5,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	84,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	75,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	8,885	...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}	282,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	161,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	44,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	380	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	76,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	9,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	35,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	7,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	23,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	535	...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}	282,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	75,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	92,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	157,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	45,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	75,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	44,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	69,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	16,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	8,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	708,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,181,840	...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}	712,580	347,335	365,250	1,189,405	594,530	594,870
Single responses	700,400	341,440	358,955	1,166,100	583,420	582,680
English	540,870	265,275	275,595	892,030	450,320	441,710
French	10,150	4,575	5,580	25,450	13,040	12,410
Non-official languages	149,370	71,585	77,785	248,620	120,055	128,565
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	55	20	35	3,600	1,550	2,050
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	5	3,170	1,375	1,795
Dene	0	0	0	125	45	80
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	30	10	25
Mi'kmaq	5	5	5	10	5	5
Ojibway	35	15	20	110	45	70
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	0	5
Stoney	0	0	0	145	65	75
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	148,255	71,075	77,180	241,905	117,025	124,880
African languages, n.i.e.	240	100	135	1,030	575	455
Afrikaans	210	95	115	470	240	230
Akan (Twi)	225	110	110	520	285	235
Albanian	1,230	645	585	520	285	240
Amharic	225	115	110	1,670	840	825
Arabic	7,665	4,075	3,590	11,885	6,465	5,420
Armenian	340	170	175	105	50	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	185	75	110	590	280	305
Bengali	1,120	570	545	1,545	830	715
Berber languages (Kabyle)	10	5	0	25	15	10
Bisayan languages	195	75	115	1,165	490	675
Bosnian	975	480	490	690	345	345
Bulgarian	225	105	115	370	175	195
Burmese	60	25	30	95	50	40
Cantonese	1,975	930	1,040	13,615	6,385	7,225
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,775	2,355	2,415	19,320	9,265	10,065
Creoles	285	140	145	575	285	290
Croatian	6,015	2,940	3,075	1,490	740	750
Czech	1,575	725	845	865	420	440
Danish	315	145	175	890	435	460
Dutch	4,865	2,245	2,620	5,025	2,480	2,550
Estonian	265	115	155	45	25	20
Finnish	180	75	105	260	105	145
Flemish	110	50	60	100	60	45
Fukien	5	5	5	215	100	115
German	6,630	2,920	3,710	17,640	8,395	9,245
Greek	2,060	1,070	985	975	525	450
Gujarati	1,320	675	640	3,440	1,695	1,750
Hakka	10	5	10	215	90	125
Hebrew	155	75	75	330	185	145
Hindi	1,275	635	640	6,220	3,135	3,085
Hungarian	3,700	1,715	1,980	1,765	900	865
Ilocano	240	90	150	1,025	430	595
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	145	75	70	180	95	85
Italian	19,030	9,360	9,670	5,265	2,645	2,625
Japanese	405	140	265	1,020	330	690
Khmer (Cambodian)	940	460	480	685	310	380
Korean	2,105	980	1,120	4,360	2,000	2,355
Kurdish	1,020	525	495	510	285	230
Lao	380	185	190	380	200	180
Latvian	465	190	275	120	60	60
Lingala	30	10	20	95	50	50
Lithuanian	650	255	390	115	50	65
Macedonian	640	320	320	125	65	65
Malay	145	55	90	380	175	205
Malayalam	535	270	255	1,355	685	675
Maltese	185	85	105	30	10	10
Mandarin	2,210	1,050	1,165	7,295	3,470	3,830
Marathi	110	60	45	300	160	145
Nepali	65	25	40	520	290	235
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	145	75	65	705	395	310
Norwegian	50	15	35	260	115	145
Oromo	60	30	30	485	275	210
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5,680	2,865	2,815	19,415	9,895	9,515
Pashto	250	140	110	500	265	240
Persian (Farsi)	2,735	1,390	1,345	3,530	1,845	1,685
Polish	10,235	4,605	5,630	9,415	4,410	5,010
Portuguese	8,760	4,385	4,375	4,165	2,070	2,100
Romanian	2,300	1,100	1,200	2,115	1,045	1,075
Rundi (Kirundi)	55	25	30	140	65	75
Russian	2,030	910	1,115	4,315	2,000	2,315
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	55	20	35	350	170	185
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	1,760	865	890	220	115	105
Serbian	6,380	3,210	3,165	1,515	765	750
Serbo-Croatian	525	255	265	345	175	175
Shanghainese	10	10	0	50	20	35
Sign languages, n.i.e.	90	45	50	200	105	95
Sindhi	130	65	65	865	400	470
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	285	135	145	900	495	410
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	255	135	125	305	165	140
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	185	95	95	155	70	85
Slovak	800	330	460	605	290	310
Slovenian	805	385	420	335	160	175
Somali	795	355	440	3,510	1,725	1,780
Spanish	9,455	4,450	5,005	14,400	7,320	7,075
Swahili	280	115	160	735	410	325
Swedish	130	65	65	340	155	190
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,560	1,735	2,825	22,585	9,675	12,910
Taiwanese	65	30	35	135	60	80
Tamil	480	235	240	1,080	585	490
Telugu	110	60	50	455	240	220
Thai	170	80	90	440	140	305
Tibetan languages	0	5	0	10	10	5
Tigrigna	115	50	60	995	510	485
Turkish	830	425	400	1,340	755	580
Ukrainian	2,825	1,200	1,625	13,640	5,955	7,685
Urdu	3,785	1,910	1,875	5,845	3,020	2,820
Vietnamese	3,275	1,590	1,690	8,005	3,710	4,295
Yiddish	85	40	40	70	35	30
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,065	495	565	3,110	1,480	1,630
Multiple responses	12,180	5,890	6,290	23,310	11,115	12,190
English and French	1,545	705	840	3,080	1,450	1,635
English and non-official language	9,670	4,725	4,945	18,655	8,910	9,745
French and non-official language	735	355	380	1,110	540	575
English, French and non-official language	230	105	130	460	220	245
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	712,580	347,330	365,250	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
English only	656,790	323,870	332,920	1,086,680	547,730	538,950
French only	475	220	255	1,335	580	755
English and French	45,060	19,205	25,855	84,810	39,715	45,095
Neither English nor French	10,250	4,040	6,210	16,585	6,510	10,080
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	712,580	347,335	365,245	1,189,405	594,535	594,870
English	690,030	337,660	352,365	1,144,045	573,325	570,720
French	9,945	4,500	5,440	24,440	12,565	11,865
English and French	2,625	1,265	1,365	4,795	2,370	2,425
Neither English nor French	9,980	3,905	6,075	16,135	6,275	9,855
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	11,260	5,135	6,120	26,830	13,755	13,080
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.6	1.5	1.7	2.3	2.3	2.2
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	712,580	347,330	365,250	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
Single responses	688,605	335,715	352,890	1,146,515	573,620	572,890
English	613,375	299,745	313,625	1,008,750	505,990	502,765
French	3,350	1,505	1,850	9,175	4,670	4,510
Non-official languages	71,875	34,465	37,415	128,580	62,965	65,615
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	10	0	5	725	340	390
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	645	310	335
Dene	0	0	0	25	5	15
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	5	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}	71,430	34,235	37,195	126,755	62,070	64,685
African languages, n.i.e.	230	115	120	570	305	265
Afrikaans	105	50	55	230	120	105
Akan (Twi)	85	35	45	210	105	100
Albanian	860	435	420	255	145	110
Amharic	110	50	55	1,110	545	565
Arabic	4,695	2,370	2,325	6,840	3,595	3,235
Armenian	120	55	65	50	30	25
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	50	20	25	150	60	85
Bengali	790	395	395	1,030	545	485
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	15	5	5
Bisayan languages	65	35	35	390	190	200
Bosnian	630	325	310	340	180	160
Bulgarian	100	50	50	250	125	130
Burmese	30	15	15	40	25	15
Cantonese	1,275	595	680	9,560	4,420	5,135
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,075	2,155	1,920	12,625	6,010	6,615
Creoles	125	60	60	340	170	170
Croatian	2,500	1,185	1,315	530	230	295
Czech	920	440	475	220	110	110
Danish	10	5	5	50	25	25
Dutch	270	115	150	370	175	200
Estonian	60	20	40	0	0	0
Finnish	15	5	10	35	15	15
Flemish	5	5	0	10	10	5
Fukien	0	0	5	70	25	40
German	810	365	445	2,890	1,365	1,525
Greek	750	345	405	320	155	165
Gujarati	775	395	375	2,035	975	1,055
Hakka	0	0	0	90	40	45
Hebrew	65	30	35	135	75	65
Hindi	595	305	295	3,635	1,820	1,805
Hungarian	1,410	655	755	495	230	265
Ilocano	100	35	65	350	160	185
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	75	30	40
Italian	6,385	2,750	3,635	1,610	720	885
Japanese	110	40	75	430	175	255
Khmer (Cambodian)	565	270	295	365	160	205
Korean	1,495	730	770	3,165	1,510	1,665
Kurdish	730	365	365	300	165	135
Lao	195	95	95	185	90	90
Latvian	160	60	95	30	20	15
Lingala	5	0	5	20	10	15
Lithuanian	200	75	125	20	10	10
Macedonian	255	130	130	50	20	25
Malay	105	50	50	115	60	55
Malayalam	260	125	135	745	380	365
Maltese	25	15	10	5	5	5
Mandarin	1,645	810	835	5,630	2,775	2,855
Marathi	40	25	15	170	90	80
Nepali	40	20	20	350	185	165
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	210	95	110
Norwegian	0	0	5	10	5	5
Oromo	25	15	15	360	195	170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,785	1,870	1,920	14,735	7,465	7,275
Pashto	155	80	70	335	175	165
Persian (Farsi)	1,765	840	925	2,345	1,175	1,175
Polish	4,295	1,990	2,300	3,915	1,895	2,025
Portuguese	3,810	1,840	1,970	1,695	805	895
Romanian	1,205	595	610	1,260	625	635
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	5	15	70	20	45
Russian	1,235	580	655	2,625	1,295	1,330
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	5	190	95	95
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	1,300	615	680	100	50	50
Serbian	3,690	1,805	1,885	815	420	395
Serbo-Croatian	245	120	120	165	85	80
Shanghainese	0	0	0	20	10	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	170	95	75	300	195	105
Sindhi	40	15	25	370	165	205
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	120	55	65	460	255	210
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	225	120	110	230	130	100
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	55	30	30
Slovak	310	145	165	160	80	80
Slovenian	245	110	135	50	20	30
Somali	540	235	310	2,650	1,280	1,375
Spanish	5,635	2,705	2,935	8,505	4,315	4,190
Swahili	140	60	80	305	160	145
Swedish	30	15	15	35	20	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,990	865	1,120	12,300	5,820	6,480
Taiwanese	40	25	15	60	20	35
Tamil	265	125	135	620	325	295
Telugu	70	35	35	265	135	125
Thai	105	65	40	165	80	85
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	5	0
Tigrigna	50	25	30	630	315	320
Turkish	465	240	220	960	505	455
Ukrainian	730	300	430	1,890	860	1,030
Urdu	2,395	1,175	1,215	3,870	1,970	1,900
Vietnamese	2,375	1,145	1,225	5,540	2,600	2,940
Yiddish	5	5	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	435	230	210	1,100	560	540
Multiple responses	23,975	11,620	12,355	42,895	20,915	21,980
English and French	950	460	490	1,930	985	940
English and non-official language	22,310	10,830	11,480	39,875	19,405	20,475
French and non-official language	310	155	160	395	200	200
English, French and non-official language	405	170	235	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}	712,580	347,330	365,245	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
None	625,340	305,925	319,415	1,033,500	518,605	514,900
Single responses	85,550	40,600	44,950	153,060	74,555	78,510
English	30,760	15,095	15,665	58,960	29,485	29,475
French	6,625	2,775	3,845	13,035	6,080	6,955
Non-official languages	48,165	22,725	25,435	81,065	38,990	42,075
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	45	20	30	2,145	910	1,240
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	5	5	1,915	825	1,090
Dene	0	0	0	80	20	55
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	5	0	20	5	15
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	15	10	5
Ojibway	35	15	20	70	30	40
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	55	20	35
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	47,505	22,445	25,060	77,200	37,275	39,925
African languages, n.i.e.	105	50	55	265	165	100
Afrikaans	105	50	55	220	110	105
Akan (Twi)	110	55	50	310	170	135
Albanian	205	105	100	130	70	60
Amharic	90	45	40	510	280	230
Arabic	2,360	1,275	1,090	5,970	3,195	2,775
Armenian	105	50	60	25	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	115	50	65	260	125	135
Bengali	250	140	110	365	200	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	50	20	30	290	110	175
Bosnian	225	110	115	260	125	130
Bulgarian	70	35	40	75	30	40
Burmese	15	15	10	50	30	20
Cantonese	585	275	315	3,755	1,835	1,920
Chinese, n.o.s.	920	420	495	4,200	2,085	2,110
Creoles	210	95	115	360	185	175
Croatian	2,295	1,090	1,205	580	315	270
Czech	335	145	190	310	150	160
Danish	90	35	60	290	115	175
Dutch	1,665	710	955	1,555	710	845
Estonian	80	40	40	10	10	10
Finnish	50	10	35	100	45	50
Flemish	35	15	20	20	5	5
Fukien	5	0	0	70	35	35
German	2,365	1,015	1,350	5,710	2,655	3,065
Greek	1,080	545	535	555	285	275
Gujarati	420	215	205	1,100	545	555
Hakka	5	0	5	60	25	40
Hebrew	130	65	65	270	140	135
Hindi	790	390	400	3,285	1,715	1,575
Hungarian	1,045	475	570	520	265	255
Ilocano	65	20	45	260	100	160
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	110	60	50	60	35	30
Italian	6,985	3,405	3,585	2,390	1,190	1,200
Japanese	220	105	115	605	255	350
Khmer (Cambodian)	235	115	125	230	110	120
Korean	415	200	210	860	390	470
Kurdish	215	115	100	135	70	60
Lao	110	50	55	125	70	50
Latvian	145	65	85	30	10	10
Lingala	65	25	35	165	90	75
Lithuanian	195	70	125	35	20	15
Macedonian	215	100	115	55	25	30
Malay	80	35	45	155	75	75
Malayalam	215	110	105	495	240	250
Maltese	85	35	55	5	5	5
Mandarin	510	230	275	1,695	760	935
Marathi	25	10	20	65	35	30
Nepali	15	5	5	100	60	40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	135	65	70	470	260	210
Norwegian	25	10	15	110	50	65
Oromo	10	5	5	90	50	40
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,415	740	675	3,585	1,825	1,755
Pashto	60	35	25	110	55	50
Persian (Farsi)	615	345	270	770	415	355
Polish	3,140	1,385	1,755	2,925	1,335	1,595
Portuguese	3,480	1,720	1,760	1,810	895	915
Romanian	700	320	385	505	240	265
Rundi (Kirundi)	25	15	10	65	40	30
Russian	545	245	295	1,340	615	725
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	40	20	25	165	85	85
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	310	150	160	80	40	40
Serbian	1,890	955	930	535	270	260
Serbo-Croatian	150	70	80	110	45	60
Shanghainese	0	0	0	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	85	30	60	280	120	155
Sindhi	50	25	25	395	185	215
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	130	60	65	405	220	185
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	55	30	25
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	75	40	35	30	15	10
Slovak	190	75	120	175	90	85
Slovenian	220	95	120	135	70	70
Somali	170	75	95	885	435	450
Spanish	3,370	1,580	1,795	6,200	3,155	3,050
Swahili	170	80	90	575	300	275
Swedish	60	25	35	145	70	70
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,490	520	975	6,760	2,595	4,155
Taiwanese	15	5	10	50	25	30
Tamil	155	75	80	370	195	170
Telugu	30	15	15	130	70	55
Thai	60	25	30	245	85	160
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	5	0
Tigrigna	55	25	35	335	175	165
Turkish	245	120	120	325	190	135
Ukrainian	850	355	495	4,355	1,900	2,455
Urdu	940	465	475	1,660	850	805
Vietnamese	770	370	400	2,055	970	1,080
Yiddish	5	0	5	25	15	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	615	265	350	1,715	805	910
Multiple responses	1,690	800	885	2,845	1,375	1,465
English and French	190	95	100	395	205	195
English and non-official language	510	260	250	1,080	540	535
French and non-official language	980	450	535	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. Hamilton, Ontario (Code 537) and Division No. 11, Alberta (Code 4811) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 6, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Hamilton (Census metropolitan area)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Hamilton (Census metropolitan area)

Geographic hierarchy: Division No. 11 (Census division)

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

Note

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

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Division No. 11, Census division (Census Division), Alberta, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Division No. 11, Census division (Census Division), Alberta

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