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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	Calgary (CMA) Alberta (Census metropolitan area)			Nova Scotia (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	1,214,839	...Data not available	...Data not available	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	1,079,310^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	12.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	488,451	...Data not available	...Data not available	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	464,001	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	237.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	5,107.55	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,939.44	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	1,214,835	606,870	607,970	921,730	445,585	476,140
0 to 4 years	80,855	41,665	39,195	43,985	22,565	21,415
5 to 9 years	71,090	36,140	34,950	44,425	22,660	21,765
10 to 14 years	70,625	36,160	34,465	49,810	25,555	24,260
15 to 19 years	75,200	38,635	36,565	57,440	29,235	28,205
15 years	14,790	7,550	7,240	11,060	5,555	5,505
16 years	14,980	7,760	7,220	11,095	5,690	5,405
17 years	14,750	7,565	7,185	11,425	5,800	5,625
18 years	15,220	7,870	7,350	11,775	6,065	5,705
19 years	15,465	7,895	7,575	12,085	6,125	5,965
20 to 24 years	84,370	42,590	41,780	59,620	30,055	29,560
25 to 29 years	100,290	50,170	50,115	51,920	25,405	26,515
30 to 34 years	98,780	49,290	49,495	51,545	24,470	27,070
35 to 39 years	95,910	47,985	47,925	56,380	26,835	29,545
40 to 44 years	94,360	47,915	46,440	62,115	29,895	32,220
45 to 49 years	96,580	48,390	48,190	76,275	37,010	39,265
50 to 54 years	94,345	47,655	46,695	77,465	37,465	39,995
55 to 59 years	76,275	38,810	37,465	70,960	34,200	36,760
60 to 64 years	57,420	28,755	28,660	66,425	32,310	34,115
65 to 69 years	37,015	18,060	18,955	48,920	23,840	25,075
70 to 74 years	27,295	12,605	14,690	36,395	17,300	19,095
75 to 79 years	22,415	10,140	12,270	27,655	12,460	15,195
80 to 84 years	17,190	7,115	10,075	20,015	8,040	11,975
85 years and over	14,835	4,785	10,045	20,385	6,285	14,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.4	35.9	36.8	43.7	42.7	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.7	81.2	82.1	85.0	84.1	85.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	992,265	492,910	499,360	783,510	374,810	408,700
Married or living with a common-law partner	582,605	292,415	290,185	453,095	226,305	226,790
Married (and not separated)	499,685	250,810	248,880	376,020	187,865	188,155
Living common law	82,915	41,610	41,310	77,075	38,440	38,635
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	409,665	200,490	209,175	330,420	148,505	181,915
Single (never legally married)	286,320	157,540	128,780	209,180	109,775	99,405
Separated	23,405	10,235	13,165	23,545	10,105	13,445
Divorced	61,870	25,060	36,810	46,065	18,690	27,375
Widowed	38,075	7,660	30,415	51,625	9,940	41,690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	330,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	151,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	75,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	73,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	29,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	330,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	284,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	242,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	95,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	146,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	54,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	65,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	26,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	41,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	27,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	13,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	46,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	36,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	21,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	10,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	730	...Data not available	...Data not available	625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	369,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	94,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	125,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	42,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	72,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	32,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	1,199,125	600,135	598,990	906,175	439,230	466,940
Number of persons not in census families	215,360	111,565	103,800	163,895	74,725	89,165
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	29,945	14,095	15,855	17,670	7,250	10,420
Living with non-relatives only	69,440	41,605	27,835	37,430	20,250	17,180
Living alone	115,975	55,865	60,115	108,795	47,225	61,570
Number of census family persons	983,765	488,570	495,195	742,285	364,505	377,775
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	108,660	49,840	58,820	143,825	65,235	78,595
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	34,825	9,910	24,915	48,920	14,375	34,550
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	6,325	1,375	4,955	6,250	1,570	4,675
Living with non-relatives only	2,290	1,135	1,160	2,710	1,275	1,430
Living alone	26,205	7,400	18,800	39,970	11,530	28,440
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	73,830	39,930	33,905	94,905	50,860	44,045
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	464,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	319,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	283,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	248,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	107,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	141,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	34,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	35,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	25,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	18,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	6,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	11,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	7,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	10,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	144,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	115,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	28,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	464,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	281,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	29,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	2,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	150,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	28,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	40,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	16,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	65,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	180	...Data not available	...Data not available	710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	464,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	115,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	150,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	78,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	75,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	28,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	15,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	1,199,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,205,175	602,090	603,080	910,620	441,190	469,425
Single responses	1,178,380	588,955	589,430	904,285	438,165	466,125
English	855,015	431,965	423,050	836,085	404,330	431,760
French	18,600	9,280	9,320	31,105	15,005	16,100
Non-official languages	304,760	147,705	157,055	37,090	18,825	18,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	435	155	285	4,685	2,280	2,405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	250	90	155	25	15	15
Dene	20	10	10	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	25	5	20
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	4,620	2,255	2,370
Ojibway	70	20	50	15	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	5	0	0	0	0
Stoney	85	25	60	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	300,495	145,680	154,815	31,675	16,170	15,510
African languages, n.i.e.	1,870	1,000	870	70	40	35
Afrikaans	805	415	390	75	45	35
Akan (Twi)	485	270	215	50	25	30
Albanian	1,020	550	470	245	130	120
Amharic	3,060	1,540	1,525	150	80	70
Arabic	13,565	7,345	6,215	5,965	3,525	2,440
Armenian	245	120	125	50	30	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	435	230	210	100	55	45
Bengali	3,130	1,615	1,520	375	210	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	35	15	15	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	1,435	570	865	85	30	55
Bosnian	820	405	415	90	45	45
Bulgarian	810	410	400	50	30	25
Burmese	200	95	105	10	10	5
Cantonese	20,175	9,470	10,700	590	275	315
Chinese, n.o.s.	26,965	12,805	14,155	2,750	1,395	1,355
Creoles	465	240	220	45	20	25
Croatian	1,955	960	995	210	110	100
Czech	1,405	675	730	180	95	90
Danish	1,025	525	490	175	95	85
Dutch	4,375	2,195	2,175	1,725	860	865
Estonian	95	50	45	55	25	25
Finnish	365	135	235	95	40	50
Flemish	90	40	45	30	10	15
Fukien	210	95	110	15	10	10
German	13,195	6,365	6,830	3,275	1,545	1,735
Greek	1,510	755	755	775	385	385
Gujarati	4,045	1,980	2,065	105	60	50
Hakka	95	40	55	0	5	0
Hebrew	420	210	210	75	45	30
Hindi	5,185	2,625	2,555	515	265	250
Hungarian	3,535	1,730	1,800	280	130	150
Ilocano	1,600	675	925	25	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	820	440	380	45	25	20
Italian	5,585	2,895	2,695	790	445	345
Japanese	2,105	770	1,335	305	95	210
Khmer (Cambodian)	815	385	430	5	5	5
Korean	7,650	3,600	4,050	815	360	455
Kurdish	685	400	285	70	45	30
Lao	490	230	260	10	10	0
Latvian	145	80	70	65	35	30
Lingala	45	25	20	10	0	10
Lithuanian	195	90	105	35	15	20
Macedonian	135	65	65	15	5	5
Malay	590	250	335	65	20	45
Malayalam	1,110	575	540	115	55	55
Maltese	30	15	15	20	10	5
Mandarin	11,380	5,330	6,055	905	435	470
Marathi	465	240	220	30	15	15
Nepali	740	400	340	225	120	105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,065	550	515	110	60	45
Norwegian	435	195	235	125	70	55
Oromo	595	330	265	35	30	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	29,025	14,645	14,375	375	205	170
Pashto	1,160	585	580	70	35	35
Persian (Farsi)	6,490	3,430	3,060	1,185	635	550
Polish	7,860	3,725	4,135	825	385	440
Portuguese	2,680	1,295	1,385	380	195	185
Romanian	3,830	1,975	1,860	170	80	85
Rundi (Kirundi)	80	45	40	15	5	5
Russian	7,610	3,470	4,145	815	395	430
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	65	40	25	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	415	220	200	15	10	10
Serbian	1,750	875	875	115	55	55
Serbo-Croatian	500	240	260	105	55	55
Shanghainese	80	30	45	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	150	85	70	120	60	60
Sindhi	1,620	770	850	15	10	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	825	405	420	110	65	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	290	135	155	0	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	40	35	10	5	10
Slovak	1,095	545	550	120	50	70
Slovenian	260	125	140	30	15	15
Somali	1,065	525	540	40	20	20
Spanish	22,595	11,130	11,470	1,545	750	800
Swahili	555	275	285	75	45	35
Swedish	290	120	170	85	40	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	26,555	11,310	15,250	1,185	500	685
Taiwanese	180	80	95	40	15	25
Tamil	1,285	685	600	270	155	110
Telugu	505	255	250	125	75	50
Thai	500	160	340	110	20	90
Tibetan languages	325	160	165	5	0	0
Tigrigna	1,250	670	580	55	30	30
Turkish	995	580	415	275	160	110
Ukrainian	3,690	1,630	2,060	300	130	165
Urdu	12,525	6,435	6,085	540	290	250
Vietnamese	12,505	5,895	6,605	450	220	230
Yiddish	95	45	50	25	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	3,835	1,880	1,955	725	380	345
Multiple responses	26,795	13,140	13,655	6,335	3,025	3,305
English and French	2,975	1,445	1,535	3,035	1,400	1,635
English and non-official language	22,225	10,890	11,330	2,855	1,385	1,470
French and non-official language	1,045	550	495	315	170	150
English, French and non-official language	545	255	295	130	75	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,205,170	602,095	603,080	910,615	441,190	469,430
English only	1,088,785	549,810	538,975	814,670	398,830	415,845
French only	1,040	460	580	875	385	490
English and French	89,345	41,380	47,965	93,435	41,245	52,185
Neither English nor French	26,000	10,440	15,560	1,635	735	900
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,205,175	602,090	603,085	910,615	441,190	469,430
English	1,154,660	579,320	575,345	877,990	425,370	452,620
French	18,835	9,480	9,355	29,550	14,410	15,135
English and French	6,265	3,145	3,120	1,565	740	820
Neither English nor French	25,410	10,150	15,265	1,515	670	845
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	21,965	11,050	10,915	30,330	14,780	15,550
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.8	1.8	1.8	3.3	3.4	3.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,205,175	602,095	603,080	910,620	441,195	469,425
Single responses	1,153,665	576,770	576,895	903,215	437,540	465,675
English	967,735	485,615	482,120	868,765	420,340	448,425
French	7,305	3,655	3,655	15,935	7,625	8,315
Non-official languages	178,625	87,505	91,120	18,510	9,570	8,940
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	95	45	50	2,770	1,395	1,380
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	50	20	30	5	0	0
Dene	5	5	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	2,770	1,390	1,375
Ojibway	5	5	0	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	5	0	0	0
Stoney	35	15	20	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	177,080	86,725	90,350	15,500	8,060	7,440
African languages, n.i.e.	1,060	545	515	35	15	20
Afrikaans	410	205	205	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	210	105	100	10	10	5
Albanian	585	315	265	125	60	60
Amharic	2,200	1,090	1,110	70	35	35
Arabic	8,440	4,390	4,045	3,495	2,030	1,465
Armenian	145	75	75	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	130	65	70	10	5	10
Bengali	2,275	1,145	1,130	230	115	110
Berber languages (Kabyle)	20	15	10	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	525	240	280	30	15	15
Bosnian	450	225	225	50	25	25
Bulgarian	475	245	235	10	5	10
Burmese	160	80	80	5	5	5
Cantonese	14,515	6,750	7,765	320	165	155
Chinese, n.o.s.	17,850	8,555	9,295	1,985	1,040	950
Creoles	220	115	110	30	10	15
Croatian	695	340	350	75	40	35
Czech	385	185	195	45	20	25
Danish	75	40	35	15	5	10
Dutch	505	230	275	190	85	105
Estonian	15	10	10	5	0	5
Finnish	55	25	30	10	5	0
Flemish	0	5	0	0	0	5
Fukien	45	20	30	5	0	0
German	1,805	875	930	1,170	565	605
Greek	445	215	230	270	115	150
Gujarati	2,135	1,025	1,110	50	25	25
Hakka	20	10	10	0	0	0
Hebrew	220	110	110	25	15	10
Hindi	2,835	1,430	1,405	215	110	105
Hungarian	1,215	595	620	65	30	30
Ilocano	585	270	315	0	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	420	225	200	20	5	10
Italian	1,450	655	795	170	75	95
Japanese	995	430	565	130	60	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	455	210	240	5	0	0
Korean	5,770	2,735	3,035	560	265	295
Kurdish	465	260	210	55	35	20
Lao	250	115	135	0	0	0
Latvian	45	30	10	15	10	10
Lingala	20	10	10	5	5	5
Lithuanian	60	30	30	5	5	5
Macedonian	60	30	30	5	0	5
Malay	230	125	110	20	10	10
Malayalam	610	305	305	35	20	20
Maltese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	8,845	4,290	4,555	660	340	320
Marathi	230	125	105	25	15	10
Nepali	550	290	260	210	110	100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	305	140	165	30	10	15
Norwegian	160	85	80	20	10	10
Oromo	445	230	210	20	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	22,570	11,285	11,285	180	95	80
Pashto	760	380	380	35	20	15
Persian (Farsi)	4,490	2,290	2,200	935	480	455
Polish	3,405	1,635	1,770	255	125	130
Portuguese	1,100	540	560	120	55	60
Romanian	2,195	1,155	1,040	85	35	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	25	15	10	10	5	0
Russian	4,870	2,380	2,495	510	260	245
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	15	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	265	125	135	10	10	5
Serbian	1,040	510	530	60	25	35
Serbo-Croatian	230	115	115	50	20	25
Shanghainese	45	20	25	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	195	110	85	195	110	85
Sindhi	700	315	385	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	420	210	210	45	25	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	220	100	125	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	5	0	5
Slovak	450	230	220	30	10	20
Slovenian	40	20	25	5	0	0
Somali	750	385	370	20	5	10
Spanish	14,600	7,235	7,365	775	390	385
Swahili	205	110	100	20	10	15
Swedish	45	20	25	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	14,840	7,035	7,800	550	275	275
Taiwanese	70	30	40	15	10	5
Tamil	730	380	345	130	80	50
Telugu	255	135	120	55	30	25
Thai	225	100	125	60	5	55
Tibetan languages	235	120	110	0	0	0
Tigrigna	905	470	435	25	15	10
Turkish	590	315	275	140	70	70
Ukrainian	535	240	300	25	5	20
Urdu	8,855	4,510	4,350	320	155	165
Vietnamese	9,100	4,335	4,765	280	145	135
Yiddish	5	5	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,455	735	715	235	120	115
Multiple responses	51,505	25,320	26,185	7,405	3,655	3,755
English and French	1,760	890	870	1,815	860	950
English and non-official language	48,500	23,815	24,690	5,295	2,640	2,655
French and non-official language	485	235	250	115	60	60
English, French and non-official language	760	385	380	180	85	90
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,205,175	602,090	603,080	910,620	441,190	469,425
None	1,023,580	513,495	510,080	863,715	418,680	445,030
Single responses	178,280	86,935	91,340	46,065	22,110	23,960
English	75,935	38,015	37,920	16,325	8,230	8,095
French	12,045	5,495	6,550	15,705	6,975	8,730
Non-official languages	90,300	43,425	46,870	14,035	6,900	7,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	265	100	165	1,945	900	1,045
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	180	70	110	10	5	5
Dene	5	0	5	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	5	30	10	20
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	1,890	880	1,015
Ojibway	40	15	20	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	35	15	25	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	88,015	42,380	45,630	11,385	5,685	5,705
African languages, n.i.e.	560	295	265	15	10	10
Afrikaans	355	185	170	55	25	30
Akan (Twi)	255	140	110	35	20	20
Albanian	320	160	150	95	45	45
Amharic	765	390	375	40	25	20
Arabic	5,735	3,075	2,660	1,995	1,175	825
Armenian	55	25	35	20	10	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	215	110	110	45	25	25
Bengali	580	280	300	95	60	35
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	395	170	225	15	5	10
Bosnian	240	115	125	35	20	15
Bulgarian	215	105	110	25	15	10
Burmese	60	30	30	5	0	0
Cantonese	5,155	2,465	2,695	195	100	90
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,540	2,670	2,870	490	225	265
Creoles	290	145	150	80	25	55
Croatian	815	385	430	70	25	40
Czech	525	250	270	55	20	35
Danish	360	175	190	60	30	30
Dutch	1,415	660	745	550	260	285
Estonian	25	10	10	20	5	15
Finnish	115	45	70	25	10	10
Flemish	20	10	5	5	0	5
Fukien	80	35	40	10	0	5
German	4,500	2,175	2,325	1,255	605	645
Greek	910	440	475	435	225	205
Gujarati	1,665	810	860	40	15	20
Hakka	40	20	25	0	0	0
Hebrew	295	155	145	85	45	35
Hindi	3,215	1,655	1,560	310	165	145
Hungarian	1,115	530	585	90	35	50
Ilocano	470	200	270	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	225	125	100	15	5	5
Italian	2,570	1,285	1,280	365	190	170
Japanese	1,060	435	620	205	85	115
Khmer (Cambodian)	225	110	115	5	0	0
Korean	1,195	565	630	205	95	110
Kurdish	155	85	70	10	5	5
Lao	190	90	95	0	0	0
Latvian	35	10	25	25	10	10
Lingala	55	20	35	5	0	5
Lithuanian	45	25	20	5	0	5
Macedonian	35	15	20	5	5	5
Malay	250	115	140	30	10	15
Malayalam	365	185	175	55	20	35
Maltese	5	5	0	15	5	10
Mandarin	2,405	1,110	1,295	225	110	120
Marathi	140	75	65	5	5	5
Nepali	100	60	45	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	985	485	500	65	30	35
Norwegian	115	45	65	55	25	30
Oromo	115	60	55	5	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	4,805	2,505	2,300	125	60	60
Pashto	200	95	105	10	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	1,200	635	565	210	125	85
Polish	2,515	1,200	1,315	280	135	140
Portuguese	1,100	525	575	175	85	85
Romanian	1,065	535	530	60	25	35
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	15	20	5	0	0
Russian	1,925	865	1,060	230	105	120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	10	5	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	95	50	45	10	5	5
Serbian	520	265	250	40	25	20
Serbo-Croatian	130	65	65	45	20	25
Shanghainese	25	10	15	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	160	70	85	220	90	135
Sindhi	760	360	400	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	275	130	145	45	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	0	0	0
Slovak	315	160	155	55	25	30
Slovenian	70	35	35	15	5	5
Somali	340	175	160	15	10	5
Spanish	9,045	4,450	4,595	1,050	485	560
Swahili	450	240	210	75	40	35
Swedish	170	70	95	60	20	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	8,065	3,050	5,010	435	165	275
Taiwanese	60	35	30	15	10	5
Tamil	420	220	195	105	60	45
Telugu	185	95	95	40	20	15
Thai	205	65	140	30	5	20
Tibetan languages	55	25	30	5	5	0
Tigrigna	375	200	175	20	10	10
Turkish	270	155	115	120	65	50
Ukrainian	950	430	520	75	30	45
Urdu	2,815	1,470	1,350	170	90	80
Vietnamese	2,715	1,280	1,440	105	45	55
Yiddish	35	15	20	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,020	950	1,070	705	325	380
Multiple responses	3,315	1,660	1,655	840	400	435
English and French	490	250	240	95	45	45
English and non-official language	1,415	725	690	175	80	90
French and non-official language	1,390	675	715	560	265	300
English, French and non-official language	20	10	10	5	5	5

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. Calgary, Alberta (Code 825) and Nova Scotia (Code 12) (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 2, 2024).

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Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
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... not applicable

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