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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	Abbotsford, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)			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}	133,497	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,203,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	124,258^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,076,103	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	7.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	11.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	49,917	...Data not available	...Data not available	500,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	46,452	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,064	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	355.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	76.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	375.55	...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}	133,495	65,870	67,625	1,203,115	600,740	602,380
0 to 4 years	8,530	4,380	4,150	76,750	39,230	37,520
5 to 9 years	8,245	4,310	3,930	68,040	34,920	33,120
10 to 14 years	8,550	4,465	4,090	69,105	35,555	33,550
15 to 19 years	9,475	4,810	4,665	77,300	39,310	37,990
15 years	1,920	955	965	14,905	7,615	7,290
16 years	1,885	955	930	14,955	7,645	7,305
17 years	1,865	980	880	15,340	7,905	7,435
18 years	1,930	985	945	15,600	7,865	7,740
19 years	1,885	930	945	16,505	8,275	8,230
20 to 24 years	9,175	4,655	4,520	92,490	47,110	45,380
25 to 29 years	9,280	4,670	4,610	99,825	50,945	48,885
30 to 34 years	8,720	4,265	4,455	90,880	46,175	44,705
35 to 39 years	8,435	4,155	4,280	83,695	42,270	41,420
40 to 44 years	9,045	4,465	4,580	83,810	42,220	41,590
45 to 49 years	9,390	4,785	4,605	91,895	45,835	46,060
50 to 54 years	9,285	4,610	4,680	91,640	46,110	45,530
55 to 59 years	8,180	3,935	4,245	77,860	38,980	38,880
60 to 64 years	7,485	3,540	3,945	61,305	30,365	30,940
65 to 69 years	5,700	2,790	2,910	42,285	20,595	21,690
70 to 74 years	4,430	2,055	2,370	32,220	15,140	17,080
75 to 79 years	3,635	1,685	1,950	26,010	11,705	14,305
80 to 84 years	2,960	1,265	1,700	20,070	8,450	11,620
85 years and over	2,975	1,025	1,950	17,940	5,825	12,115
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	37.9	36.7	38.9	36.6	35.8	37.4
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.0	80.0	82.0	82.2	81.7	82.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	108,170	52,710	55,460	989,220	491,030	498,185
Married or living with a common-law partner	65,680	32,830	32,850	567,085	284,360	282,720
Married (and not separated)	59,735	29,840	29,895	480,525	241,050	239,475
Living common law	5,940	2,990	2,950	86,560	43,310	43,250
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	42,490	19,880	22,610	422,135	206,670	215,470
Single (never legally married)	27,335	15,070	12,265	290,310	161,340	128,970
Separated	2,925	1,205	1,720	24,490	10,755	13,730
Divorced	6,075	2,405	3,675	61,720	25,715	36,010
Widowed	6,150	1,200	4,950	45,615	8,860	36,755
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	37,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	328,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	17,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	159,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	7,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	7,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	4,250	...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}	37,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	328,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	31,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	28,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	233,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	12,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	16,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	133,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	7,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	2,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	1,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	615	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	405	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	240	...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	5,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	4,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	565	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	1,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	685	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	285	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	105	...Data not available	...Data not available	920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	43,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	360,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	10,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	89,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	14,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	121,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	5,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	8,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	3,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.2	...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	130,950	64,570	66,380	1,181,840	591,395	590,440
Number of persons not in census families	18,990	8,835	10,155	215,305	111,880	103,420
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	3,605	1,485	2,120	31,570	15,075	16,495
Living with non-relatives only	4,435	2,530	1,905	63,035	37,780	25,255
Living alone	10,955	4,820	6,130	120,700	59,030	61,670
Number of census family persons	111,960	55,735	56,225	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	18,310	8,425	9,880	124,785	57,475	67,305
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	5,675	1,595	4,075	39,895	11,650	28,240
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	1,250	325	930	5,895	1,340	4,555
Living with non-relatives only	285	155	130	2,490	1,240	1,245
Living alone	4,135	1,120	3,015	31,515	9,070	22,445
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	12,640	6,830	5,805	84,890	45,825	39,065
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	46,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	33,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	318,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	27,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	24,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	246,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	11,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	113,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	13,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	133,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	3,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	5,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	3,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	2,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	615	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	1,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	715	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	2,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	12,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	10,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	1,650	...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}	46,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	20,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	900	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	495	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	24,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	1,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	3,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	8,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	11,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	60	...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}	46,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	10,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	14,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	157,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	6,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	75,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	6,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	69,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	3,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	3,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	130,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,181,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.8	...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}	131,825	65,035	66,790	1,189,405	594,530	594,870
Single responses	129,430	63,830	65,595	1,166,100	583,420	582,680
English	86,660	43,000	43,670	892,030	450,320	441,710
French	1,095	555	540	25,450	13,040	12,410
Non-official languages	41,670	20,280	21,390	248,620	120,055	128,565
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	10	5	10	3,600	1,550	2,050
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	0	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	0	0	0	10	5	5
Ojibway	0	0	5	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}	41,470	20,190	21,285	241,905	117,025	124,880
African languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	1,030	575	455
Afrikaans	135	55	80	470	240	230
Akan (Twi)	5	5	0	520	285	235
Albanian	70	40	30	520	285	240
Amharic	5	0	5	1,670	840	825
Arabic	305	190	110	11,885	6,465	5,420
Armenian	20	10	15	105	50	55
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	590	280	305
Bengali	5	5	0	1,545	830	715
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	25	15	10
Bisayan languages	40	20	25	1,165	490	675
Bosnian	45	20	20	690	345	345
Bulgarian	20	10	10	370	175	195
Burmese	10	5	5	95	50	40
Cantonese	270	130	140	13,615	6,385	7,225
Chinese, n.o.s.	595	290	305	19,320	9,265	10,065
Creoles	35	20	15	575	285	290
Croatian	45	20	25	1,490	740	750
Czech	70	40	35	865	420	440
Danish	150	75	75	890	435	460
Dutch	1,480	725	755	5,025	2,480	2,550
Estonian	15	5	15	45	25	20
Finnish	100	40	55	260	105	145
Flemish	10	5	10	100	60	45
Fukien	5	0	10	215	100	115
German	5,695	2,625	3,070	17,640	8,395	9,245
Greek	70	40	30	975	525	450
Gujarati	30	20	20	3,440	1,695	1,750
Hakka	0	0	0	215	90	125
Hebrew	15	10	5	330	185	145
Hindi	430	205	225	6,220	3,135	3,085
Hungarian	255	120	130	1,765	900	865
Ilocano	40	10	25	1,025	430	595
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	180	95	85
Italian	195	105	90	5,265	2,645	2,625
Japanese	180	70	110	1,020	330	690
Khmer (Cambodian)	20	15	10	685	310	380
Korean	1,315	605	710	4,360	2,000	2,355
Kurdish	10	5	10	510	285	230
Lao	235	120	120	380	200	180
Latvian	15	10	5	120	60	60
Lingala	0	0	0	95	50	50
Lithuanian	5	0	5	115	50	65
Macedonian	5	5	0	125	65	65
Malay	30	10	20	380	175	205
Malayalam	50	25	20	1,355	685	675
Maltese	5	5	5	30	10	10
Mandarin	375	180	195	7,295	3,470	3,830
Marathi	0	0	0	300	160	145
Nepali	5	5	0	520	290	235
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	705	395	310
Norwegian	50	20	35	260	115	145
Oromo	0	0	0	485	275	210
Panjabi (Punjabi)	24,660	12,285	12,375	19,415	9,895	9,515
Pashto	10	10	0	500	265	240
Persian (Farsi)	185	95	90	3,530	1,845	1,685
Polish	350	160	195	9,415	4,410	5,010
Portuguese	170	75	95	4,165	2,070	2,100
Romanian	235	120	115	2,115	1,045	1,075
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	140	65	75
Russian	320	135	180	4,315	2,000	2,315
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	350	170	185
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	220	115	105
Serbian	35	20	15	1,515	765	750
Serbo-Croatian	15	5	10	345	175	175
Shanghainese	0	0	0	50	20	35
Sign languages, n.i.e.	20	5	10	200	105	95
Sindhi	10	5	5	865	400	470
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	25	10	15	900	495	410
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	305	165	140
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0	155	70	85
Slovak	45	20	25	605	290	310
Slovenian	15	5	10	335	160	175
Somali	5	0	0	3,510	1,725	1,780
Spanish	980	460	525	14,400	7,320	7,075
Swahili	30	20	10	735	410	325
Swedish	55	25	30	340	155	190
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	585	225	355	22,585	9,675	12,910
Taiwanese	5	5	0	135	60	80
Tamil	15	10	5	1,080	585	490
Telugu	20	15	15	455	240	220
Thai	40	10	25	440	140	305
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	10	10	5
Tigrigna	5	0	5	995	510	485
Turkish	35	25	10	1,340	755	580
Ukrainian	255	120	135	13,640	5,955	7,685
Urdu	165	90	70	5,845	3,020	2,820
Vietnamese	620	280	335	8,005	3,710	4,295
Yiddish	0	5	0	70	35	30
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	185	90	100	3,110	1,480	1,630
Multiple responses	2,390	1,205	1,185	23,310	11,115	12,190
English and French	185	85	100	3,080	1,450	1,635
English and non-official language	2,085	1,065	1,025	18,655	8,910	9,745
French and non-official language	75	35	40	1,110	540	575
English, French and non-official language	40	20	25	460	220	245
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	131,820	65,035	66,790	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
English only	118,290	59,065	59,225	1,086,680	547,730	538,950
French only	40	10	30	1,335	580	755
English and French	5,860	2,625	3,235	84,810	39,715	45,095
Neither English nor French	7,625	3,325	4,300	16,585	6,510	10,080
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	131,820	65,035	66,785	1,189,405	594,535	594,870
English	122,950	61,090	61,860	1,144,045	573,325	570,720
French	985	500	490	24,440	12,565	11,865
English and French	360	175	190	4,795	2,370	2,425
Neither English nor French	7,530	3,275	4,250	16,135	6,275	9,855
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	1,170	580	580	26,830	13,755	13,080
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	0.9	0.9	0.9	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}	131,820	65,030	66,790	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
Single responses	126,380	62,320	64,060	1,146,515	573,620	572,890
English	99,815	49,270	50,545	1,008,750	505,990	502,765
French	205	90	110	9,175	4,670	4,510
Non-official languages	26,365	12,960	13,405	128,580	62,965	65,615
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	5	0	725	340	390
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	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}	26,335	12,945	13,390	126,755	62,070	64,685
African languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	570	305	265
Afrikaans	85	35	55	230	120	105
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	210	105	100
Albanian	45	25	20	255	145	110
Amharic	0	0	0	1,110	545	565
Arabic	145	90	60	6,840	3,595	3,235
Armenian	15	0	10	50	30	25
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	150	60	85
Bengali	0	0	0	1,030	545	485
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	15	5	5
Bisayan languages	25	10	10	390	190	200
Bosnian	20	10	10	340	180	160
Bulgarian	10	5	5	250	125	130
Burmese	0	0	0	40	25	15
Cantonese	170	85	85	9,560	4,420	5,135
Chinese, n.o.s.	390	190	200	12,625	6,010	6,615
Creoles	15	10	5	340	170	170
Croatian	10	5	5	530	230	295
Czech	20	10	10	220	110	110
Danish	5	0	5	50	25	25
Dutch	130	60	75	370	175	200
Estonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finnish	20	5	10	35	15	15
Flemish	0	0	0	10	10	5
Fukien	5	0	0	70	25	40
German	980	445	535	2,890	1,365	1,525
Greek	20	5	10	320	155	165
Gujarati	10	5	5	2,035	975	1,055
Hakka	0	0	0	90	40	45
Hebrew	5	0	0	135	75	65
Hindi	210	110	105	3,635	1,820	1,805
Hungarian	65	35	30	495	230	265
Ilocano	10	5	5	350	160	185
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	75	30	40
Italian	30	10	15	1,610	720	885
Japanese	80	40	45	430	175	255
Khmer (Cambodian)	15	10	5	365	160	205
Korean	1,120	515	600	3,165	1,510	1,665
Kurdish	20	10	10	300	165	135
Lao	115	55	55	185	90	90
Latvian	5	0	0	30	20	15
Lingala	0	0	0	20	10	15
Lithuanian	0	0	0	20	10	10
Macedonian	0	0	0	50	20	25
Malay	5	5	5	115	60	55
Malayalam	20	15	5	745	380	365
Maltese	0	0	0	5	5	5
Mandarin	285	145	140	5,630	2,775	2,855
Marathi	0	0	0	170	90	80
Nepali	5	5	0	350	185	165
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	210	95	110
Norwegian	5	0	0	10	5	5
Oromo	0	0	0	360	195	170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	20,205	10,020	10,185	14,735	7,465	7,275
Pashto	5	5	5	335	175	165
Persian (Farsi)	105	55	50	2,345	1,175	1,175
Polish	105	50	60	3,915	1,895	2,025
Portuguese	40	20	20	1,695	805	895
Romanian	140	65	75	1,260	625	635
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	70	20	45
Russian	150	65	85	2,625	1,295	1,330
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	190	95	95
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	100	50	50
Serbian	10	5	5	815	420	395
Serbo-Croatian	10	5	5	165	85	80
Shanghainese	0	0	0	20	10	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	300	195	105
Sindhi	10	0	5	370	165	205
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	10	5	5	460	255	210
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	230	130	100
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	55	30	30
Slovak	10	10	5	160	80	80
Slovenian	5	0	0	50	20	30
Somali	0	0	0	2,650	1,280	1,375
Spanish	500	245	250	8,505	4,315	4,190
Swahili	5	0	5	305	160	145
Swedish	5	0	0	35	20	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	215	100	115	12,300	5,820	6,480
Taiwanese	0	5	0	60	20	35
Tamil	5	5	0	620	325	295
Telugu	15	5	5	265	135	125
Thai	15	10	10	165	80	85
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	5	0
Tigrigna	5	5	0	630	315	320
Turkish	20	10	10	960	505	455
Ukrainian	35	20	15	1,890	860	1,030
Urdu	95	50	45	3,870	1,970	1,900
Vietnamese	455	200	255	5,540	2,600	2,940
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	30	15	15	1,100	560	540
Multiple responses	5,440	2,715	2,730	42,895	20,915	21,980
English and French	110	60	50	1,930	985	940
English and non-official language	5,245	2,620	2,625	39,875	19,405	20,475
French and non-official language	30	10	15	395	200	200
English, French and non-official language	55	20	35	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}	131,820	65,030	66,785	1,189,405	594,535	594,875
None	115,100	56,785	58,315	1,033,500	518,605	514,900
Single responses	16,485	8,135	8,350	153,060	74,555	78,510
English	7,815	4,005	3,810	58,960	29,485	29,475
French	755	330	430	13,035	6,080	6,955
Non-official languages	7,915	3,805	4,115	81,065	38,990	42,075
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	5	0	2,145	910	1,240
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	1,915	825	1,090
Dene	0	0	0	80	20	55
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	20	5	15
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	15	10	5
Ojibway	0	0	0	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}	7,795	3,750	4,045	77,200	37,275	39,925
African languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	265	165	100
Afrikaans	55	25	30	220	110	105
Akan (Twi)	5	5	5	310	170	135
Albanian	10	5	5	130	70	60
Amharic	5	5	0	510	280	230
Arabic	80	50	30	5,970	3,195	2,775
Armenian	5	0	5	25	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	20	5	10	260	125	135
Bengali	0	0	0	365	200	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	10	0	5	290	110	175
Bosnian	20	10	10	260	125	130
Bulgarian	10	5	5	75	30	40
Burmese	0	0	0	50	30	20
Cantonese	60	25	40	3,755	1,835	1,920
Chinese, n.o.s.	130	65	65	4,200	2,085	2,110
Creoles	20	5	10	360	185	175
Croatian	25	10	10	580	315	270
Czech	25	20	10	310	150	160
Danish	45	20	20	290	115	175
Dutch	455	215	240	1,555	710	845
Estonian	0	0	0	10	10	10
Finnish	25	10	15	100	45	50
Flemish	5	0	5	20	5	5
Fukien	0	0	0	70	35	35
German	1,415	630	790	5,710	2,655	3,065
Greek	50	35	15	555	285	275
Gujarati	20	5	10	1,100	545	555
Hakka	5	0	5	60	25	40
Hebrew	10	5	5	270	140	135
Hindi	280	135	145	3,285	1,715	1,575
Hungarian	70	30	40	520	265	255
Ilocano	5	0	5	260	100	160
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	60	35	30
Italian	70	40	25	2,390	1,190	1,200
Japanese	110	45	70	605	255	350
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	230	110	120
Korean	120	55	65	860	390	470
Kurdish	0	0	0	135	70	60
Lao	70	30	35	125	70	50
Latvian	5	5	5	30	10	10
Lingala	5	0	0	165	90	75
Lithuanian	0	0	0	35	20	15
Macedonian	0	0	0	55	25	30
Malay	15	5	10	155	75	75
Malayalam	30	10	15	495	240	250
Maltese	0	0	0	5	5	5
Mandarin	75	40	35	1,695	760	935
Marathi	0	0	0	65	35	30
Nepali	0	0	0	100	60	40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	470	260	210
Norwegian	10	5	5	110	50	65
Oromo	0	0	0	90	50	40
Panjabi (Punjabi)	2,820	1,460	1,360	3,585	1,825	1,755
Pashto	0	0	0	110	55	50
Persian (Farsi)	40	25	15	770	415	355
Polish	110	50	60	2,925	1,335	1,595
Portuguese	95	40	45	1,810	895	915
Romanian	60	30	30	505	240	265
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	65	40	30
Russian	115	50	65	1,340	615	725
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	165	85	85
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	80	40	40
Serbian	15	5	10	535	270	260
Serbo-Croatian	10	5	5	110	45	60
Shanghainese	0	0	0	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	30	10	15	280	120	155
Sindhi	5	5	0	395	185	215
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	10	5	5	405	220	185
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	55	30	25
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	30	15	10
Slovak	20	5	15	175	90	85
Slovenian	5	0	5	135	70	70
Somali	0	0	0	885	435	450
Spanish	500	235	275	6,200	3,155	3,050
Swahili	40	25	15	575	300	275
Swedish	10	5	5	145	70	70
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	225	75	150	6,760	2,595	4,155
Taiwanese	10	5	5	50	25	30
Tamil	0	0	0	370	195	170
Telugu	0	5	0	130	70	55
Thai	10	5	10	245	85	160
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	5	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	335	175	165
Turkish	5	5	5	325	190	135
Ukrainian	55	20	35	4,355	1,900	2,455
Urdu	45	25	15	1,660	850	805
Vietnamese	150	75	75	2,055	970	1,080
Yiddish	0	0	0	25	15	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	120	50	70	1,715	805	910
Multiple responses	235	115	120	2,845	1,375	1,465
English and French	20	10	10	395	205	195
English and non-official language	95	50	45	1,080	540	535
French and non-official language	120	55	70	1,335	610	730
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	35	20	10

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

^E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

X area and data suppression

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

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

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

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

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Abbotsford, British Columbia (Code 5909052) 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: Abbotsford (City)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
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    - Abbotsford (City)

Geographic hierarchy: Division No. 11 (Census division)

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

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Map: Abbotsford, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

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

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Abbotsford (City)

Geographic hierarchy: Division No. 11 (Census division)

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Related data

Related data: Abbotsford, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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