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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)			British Columbia (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	4,400,057^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	1,079,310^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,113,487^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	12.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	7.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	488,451	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,945,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	464,001	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,637	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	237.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	5,107.55	...Data not available	...Data not available	922,509.29	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	1,214,835	606,870	607,970	4,400,055	2,156,600	2,243,455
0 to 4 years	80,855	41,665	39,195	219,665	112,885	106,775
5 to 9 years	71,090	36,140	34,950	218,915	112,200	106,715
10 to 14 years	70,625	36,160	34,465	238,780	122,465	116,315
15 to 19 years	75,200	38,635	36,565	275,165	141,670	133,500
15 years	14,790	7,550	7,240	53,725	27,620	26,110
16 years	14,980	7,760	7,220	54,885	28,475	26,410
17 years	14,750	7,565	7,185	55,400	28,510	26,885
18 years	15,220	7,870	7,350	55,380	28,425	26,955
19 years	15,465	7,895	7,575	55,785	28,640	27,140
20 to 24 years	84,370	42,590	41,780	279,825	142,290	137,535
25 to 29 years	100,290	50,170	50,115	288,780	143,475	145,305
30 to 34 years	98,780	49,290	49,495	275,985	135,220	140,755
35 to 39 years	95,910	47,985	47,925	280,870	135,455	145,415
40 to 44 years	94,360	47,915	46,440	313,765	151,430	162,335
45 to 49 years	96,580	48,390	48,190	350,600	170,580	180,020
50 to 54 years	94,345	47,655	46,695	354,610	172,060	182,550
55 to 59 years	76,275	38,810	37,465	323,335	157,455	165,880
60 to 64 years	57,420	28,755	28,660	291,040	142,645	148,395
65 to 69 years	37,015	18,060	18,955	210,900	103,785	107,115
70 to 74 years	27,295	12,605	14,690	160,715	77,350	83,360
75 to 79 years	22,415	10,140	12,270	127,480	60,720	66,760
80 to 84 years	17,190	7,115	10,075	96,945	42,745	54,200
85 years and over	14,835	4,785	10,045	92,675	32,150	60,520
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.4	35.9	36.8	41.9	41.1	42.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.7	81.2	82.1	84.6	83.9	85.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	992,265	492,910	499,360	3,722,695	1,809,045	1,913,650
Married or living with a common-law partner	582,605	292,415	290,185	2,154,575	1,074,965	1,079,610
Married (and not separated)	499,685	250,810	248,880	1,832,605	913,430	919,175
Living common law	82,915	41,610	41,310	321,965	161,530	160,435
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	409,665	200,490	209,175	1,568,120	734,075	834,040
Single (never legally married)	286,320	157,540	128,780	1,014,270	550,830	463,435
Separated	23,405	10,235	13,165	102,040	43,570	58,470
Divorced	61,870	25,060	36,810	246,515	98,130	148,385
Widowed	38,075	7,660	30,415	205,300	41,550	163,750
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	330,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	151,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	645,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	75,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	263,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	73,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	238,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	29,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,470	...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	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	284,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,048,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	242,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	887,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	95,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	422,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	146,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	465,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	54,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	181,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	65,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	205,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	26,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	41,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	27,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	13,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,225	...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	189,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	36,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	21,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	10,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	730	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	369,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,230,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	94,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	125,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	42,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	156,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	72,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	255,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	32,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	1,199,125	600,135	598,990	4,324,505	2,122,320	2,202,185
Number of persons not in census families	215,360	111,565	103,800	807,660	383,540	424,120
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	29,945	14,095	15,855	105,450	42,525	62,925
Living with non-relatives only	69,440	41,605	27,835	203,285	111,935	91,345
Living alone	115,975	55,865	60,115	498,920	229,075	269,850
Number of census family persons	983,765	488,570	495,195	3,516,850	1,738,780	1,778,070
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	108,660	49,840	58,820	643,410	302,320	341,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	34,825	9,910	24,915	211,820	65,460	146,365
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	6,325	1,375	4,955	32,900	7,490	25,410
Living with non-relatives only	2,290	1,135	1,160	13,560	6,770	6,790
Living alone	26,205	7,400	18,800	165,365	51,195	114,165
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	73,830	39,930	33,905	431,590	236,860	194,730
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	464,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	319,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,183,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	283,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,041,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	248,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	898,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	107,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	458,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	141,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	439,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	34,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	35,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	141,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	25,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	18,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	66,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	6,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	11,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	7,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	10,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	144,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	581,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	115,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	28,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,640	...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	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	281,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	842,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	29,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	2,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	150,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	731,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	28,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	40,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	130,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	16,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	65,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	361,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	180	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,885	...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	1,764,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	115,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	150,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	613,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	78,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	75,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	237,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	28,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	15,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	1,199,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,324,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,205,175	602,090	603,080	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
Single responses	1,178,380	588,955	589,430	4,273,930	2,098,055	2,175,870
English	855,015	431,965	423,050	3,062,435	1,526,350	1,536,085
French	18,600	9,280	9,320	57,275	28,315	28,965
Non-official languages	304,760	147,705	157,055	1,154,215	543,395	610,825
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	435	155	285	1,210	540	675
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	250	90	155	955	435	525
Dene	20	10	10	70	35	35
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	5	5	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	25	10	10
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	15	10	5
Ojibway	70	20	50	140	50	90
Oji-Cree	0	5	0	0	0	0
Stoney	85	25	60	5	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	300,495	145,680	154,815	1,137,420	535,395	602,025
African languages, n.i.e.	1,870	1,000	870	620	330	295
Afrikaans	805	415	390	2,735	1,330	1,405
Akan (Twi)	485	270	215	455	235	220
Albanian	1,020	550	470	1,335	695	635
Amharic	3,060	1,540	1,525	1,255	615	640
Arabic	13,565	7,345	6,215	13,050	7,505	5,550
Armenian	245	120	125	1,105	560	545
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	435	230	210	530	235	295
Bengali	3,130	1,615	1,520	2,410	1,265	1,145
Berber languages (Kabyle)	35	15	15	15	10	5
Bisayan languages	1,435	570	865	3,870	1,445	2,430
Bosnian	820	405	415	1,275	635	640
Bulgarian	810	410	400	1,945	960	985
Burmese	200	95	105	945	485	465
Cantonese	20,175	9,470	10,700	133,245	61,790	71,455
Chinese, n.o.s.	26,965	12,805	14,155	120,040	55,735	64,305
Creoles	465	240	220	640	315	320
Croatian	1,955	960	995	7,820	3,860	3,955
Czech	1,405	675	730	5,610	2,800	2,810
Danish	1,025	525	490	5,250	2,575	2,675
Dutch	4,375	2,195	2,175	23,080	11,190	11,890
Estonian	95	50	45	820	345	475
Finnish	365	135	235	4,090	1,705	2,390
Flemish	90	40	45	445	215	235
Fukien	210	95	110	1,920	835	1,085
German	13,195	6,365	6,830	73,625	35,140	38,485
Greek	1,510	755	755	6,250	3,360	2,885
Gujarati	4,045	1,980	2,065	6,595	3,060	3,540
Hakka	95	40	55	1,110	475	630
Hebrew	420	210	210	1,755	970	785
Hindi	5,185	2,625	2,555	24,640	11,840	12,800
Hungarian	3,535	1,730	1,800	9,855	4,915	4,940
Ilocano	1,600	675	925	3,755	1,465	2,290
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	820	440	380	475	265	205
Italian	5,585	2,895	2,695	24,060	12,180	11,880
Japanese	2,105	770	1,335	19,665	6,840	12,825
Khmer (Cambodian)	815	385	430	1,465	700	770
Korean	7,650	3,600	4,050	48,975	22,350	26,625
Kurdish	685	400	285	1,415	775	645
Lao	490	230	260	1,155	550	600
Latvian	145	80	70	615	305	310
Lingala	45	25	20	35	20	20
Lithuanian	195	90	105	435	190	245
Macedonian	135	65	65	275	130	140
Malay	590	250	335	3,535	1,590	1,950
Malayalam	1,110	575	540	1,460	735	725
Maltese	30	15	15	220	115	115
Mandarin	11,380	5,330	6,055	94,055	43,630	50,425
Marathi	465	240	220	430	220	210
Nepali	740	400	340	805	430	375
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,065	550	515	470	250	220
Norwegian	435	195	235	2,370	1,155	1,215
Oromo	595	330	265	325	185	140
Panjabi (Punjabi)	29,025	14,645	14,375	182,915	90,900	92,020
Pashto	1,160	585	580	900	485	415
Persian (Farsi)	6,490	3,430	3,060	36,045	18,265	17,775
Polish	7,860	3,725	4,135	17,460	8,185	9,270
Portuguese	2,680	1,295	1,385	14,605	6,990	7,615
Romanian	3,830	1,975	1,860	8,330	4,110	4,220
Rundi (Kirundi)	80	45	40	135	60	80
Russian	7,610	3,470	4,145	22,650	10,300	12,350
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	65	40	25	80	40	45
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	415	220	200	690	345	340
Serbian	1,750	875	875	6,655	3,425	3,225
Serbo-Croatian	500	240	260	1,425	675	755
Shanghainese	80	30	45	1,250	530	715
Sign languages, n.i.e.	150	85	70	645	335	310
Sindhi	1,620	770	850	1,770	790	975
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	825	405	420	1,405	715	685
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	290	135	155	775	400	375
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	40	35	495	275	225
Slovak	1,095	545	550	3,220	1,440	1,780
Slovenian	260	125	140	1,225	590	640
Somali	1,065	525	540	975	495	480
Spanish	22,595	11,130	11,470	40,795	19,325	21,470
Swahili	555	275	285	755	390	365
Swedish	290	120	170	2,740	1,195	1,545
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	26,555	11,310	15,250	66,120	25,835	40,285
Taiwanese	180	80	95	5,675	2,640	3,035
Tamil	1,285	685	600	3,135	1,635	1,500
Telugu	505	255	250	570	295	270
Thai	500	160	340	2,410	730	1,680
Tibetan languages	325	160	165	200	115	85
Tigrigna	1,250	670	580	590	285	300
Turkish	995	580	415	2,890	1,650	1,235
Ukrainian	3,690	1,630	2,060	9,680	4,215	5,460
Urdu	12,525	6,435	6,085	8,450	4,315	4,140
Vietnamese	12,505	5,895	6,605	25,100	11,745	13,360
Yiddish	95	45	50	350	185	170
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	3,835	1,880	1,955	15,585	7,455	8,130
Multiple responses	26,795	13,140	13,655	82,280	39,185	43,095
English and French	2,975	1,445	1,535	8,600	4,065	4,535
English and non-official language	22,225	10,890	11,330	68,800	32,875	35,925
French and non-official language	1,045	550	495	3,345	1,520	1,830
English, French and non-official language	545	255	295	1,530	725	805
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,205,170	602,095	603,080	4,356,210	2,137,240	2,218,965
English only	1,088,785	549,810	538,975	3,912,950	1,943,760	1,969,190
French only	1,040	460	580	2,045	950	1,095
English and French	89,345	41,380	47,965	296,645	132,940	163,705
Neither English nor French	26,000	10,440	15,560	144,555	59,590	84,965
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,205,175	602,090	603,085	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
English	1,154,660	579,320	575,345	4,143,245	2,044,365	2,098,885
French	18,835	9,480	9,355	53,725	26,660	27,065
English and French	6,265	3,145	3,120	16,935	7,710	9,220
Neither English nor French	25,410	10,150	15,265	142,300	58,510	83,790
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	21,965	11,050	10,915	62,190	30,515	31,680
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.4	1.4	1.4
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	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
Single responses	1,153,665	576,770	576,895	4,193,385	2,059,465	2,133,915
English	967,735	485,615	482,120	3,506,595	1,733,775	1,772,820
French	7,305	3,655	3,655	16,685	8,015	8,665
Non-official languages	178,625	87,505	91,120	670,100	317,670	352,430
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	95	45	50	175	85	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	50	20	30	135	70	65
Dene	5	5	0	15	5	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	5	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	5	0	15	10	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	665,750	315,485	350,265
African languages, n.i.e.	1,060	545	515	190	80	105
Afrikaans	410	205	205	1,385	685	690
Akan (Twi)	210	105	100	120	60	60
Albanian	585	315	265	700	345	350
Amharic	2,200	1,090	1,110	555	245	310
Arabic	8,440	4,390	4,045	7,640	4,065	3,575
Armenian	145	75	75	490	250	240
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	130	65	70	115	50	65
Bengali	2,275	1,145	1,130	1,465	715	750
Berber languages (Kabyle)	20	15	10	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	525	240	280	1,265	540	720
Bosnian	450	225	225	705	370	340
Bulgarian	475	245	235	1,085	530	555
Burmese	160	80	80	585	315	270
Cantonese	14,515	6,750	7,765	103,550	47,585	55,970
Chinese, n.o.s.	17,850	8,555	9,295	81,270	37,740	43,525
Creoles	220	115	110	315	145	165
Croatian	695	340	350	2,540	1,200	1,340
Czech	385	185	195	1,570	795	775
Danish	75	40	35	325	160	170
Dutch	505	230	275	2,230	1,055	1,175
Estonian	15	10	10	110	40	70
Finnish	55	25	30	795	350	445
Flemish	0	5	0	50	25	20
Fukien	45	20	30	690	310	380
German	1,805	875	930	11,555	5,430	6,120
Greek	445	215	230	2,105	1,015	1,095
Gujarati	2,135	1,025	1,110	3,045	1,335	1,710
Hakka	20	10	10	320	145	175
Hebrew	220	110	110	780	395	390
Hindi	2,835	1,430	1,405	12,390	5,900	6,490
Hungarian	1,215	595	620	2,560	1,235	1,325
Ilocano	585	270	315	1,190	530	660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	420	225	200	180	85	85
Italian	1,450	655	795	6,250	2,730	3,520
Japanese	995	430	565	9,540	3,985	5,555
Khmer (Cambodian)	455	210	240	750	370	385
Korean	5,770	2,735	3,035	38,810	17,985	20,830
Kurdish	465	260	210	945	490	460
Lao	250	115	135	545	270	275
Latvian	45	30	10	105	50	50
Lingala	20	10	10	10	5	5
Lithuanian	60	30	30	65	30	35
Macedonian	60	30	30	140	70	70
Malay	230	125	110	1,320	655	660
Malayalam	610	305	305	690	350	340
Maltese	5	5	0	15	10	5
Mandarin	8,845	4,290	4,555	78,070	36,945	41,130
Marathi	230	125	105	230	120	105
Nepali	550	290	260	525	275	250
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	305	140	165	140	65	75
Norwegian	160	85	80	160	80	80
Oromo	445	230	210	175	80	95
Panjabi (Punjabi)	22,570	11,285	11,285	137,390	67,955	69,430
Pashto	760	380	380	565	295	270
Persian (Farsi)	4,490	2,290	2,200	24,750	12,095	12,655
Polish	3,405	1,635	1,770	6,395	3,065	3,330
Portuguese	1,100	540	560	5,195	2,405	2,785
Romanian	2,195	1,155	1,040	4,155	2,050	2,105
Rundi (Kirundi)	25	15	10	75	30	45
Russian	4,870	2,380	2,495	12,205	5,880	6,320
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	15	25	10	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	265	125	135	465	230	235
Serbian	1,040	510	530	4,020	2,020	2,000
Serbo-Croatian	230	115	115	615	300	315
Shanghainese	45	20	25	555	260	295
Sign languages, n.i.e.	195	110	85	980	535	450
Sindhi	700	315	385	675	295	385
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	420	210	210	595	295	300
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	220	100	125	620	315	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	80	35	45
Slovak	450	230	220	1,080	515	570
Slovenian	40	20	25	165	70	100
Somali	750	385	370	625	310	315
Spanish	14,600	7,235	7,365	20,585	10,025	10,555
Swahili	205	110	100	250	130	125
Swedish	45	20	25	430	195	235
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	14,840	7,035	7,800	29,380	12,780	16,600
Taiwanese	70	30	40	2,910	1,390	1,515
Tamil	730	380	345	1,965	1,010	960
Telugu	255	135	120	290	145	140
Thai	225	100	125	845	375	475
Tibetan languages	235	120	110	100	55	45
Tigrigna	905	470	435	295	135	160
Turkish	590	315	275	1,365	725	645
Ukrainian	535	240	300	1,070	475	595
Urdu	8,855	4,510	4,350	5,430	2,700	2,730
Vietnamese	9,100	4,335	4,765	17,270	8,085	9,180
Yiddish	5	5	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,455	735	715	4,180	2,100	2,075
Multiple responses	51,505	25,320	26,185	162,820	77,775	85,050
English and French	1,760	890	870	4,700	2,240	2,460
English and non-official language	48,500	23,815	24,690	155,065	74,155	80,905
French and non-official language	485	235	250	930	435	495
English, French and non-official language	760	385	380	2,130	940	1,185
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	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
None	1,023,580	513,495	510,080	3,740,260	1,844,645	1,895,615
Single responses	178,280	86,935	91,340	604,495	287,270	317,220
English	75,935	38,015	37,920	249,765	122,305	127,455
French	12,045	5,495	6,550	38,175	17,315	20,865
Non-official languages	90,300	43,425	46,870	316,550	147,655	168,900
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	265	100	165	845	400	445
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	180	70	110	705	335	365
Dene	5	0	5	30	15	20
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	5	20	10	5
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	10	5	5
Ojibway	40	15	20	80	35	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	35	15	25	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	88,015	42,380	45,630	305,355	142,340	163,020
African languages, n.i.e.	560	295	265	310	165	140
Afrikaans	355	185	170	1,340	650	690
Akan (Twi)	255	140	110	260	130	125
Albanian	320	160	150	405	200	205
Amharic	765	390	375	460	220	245
Arabic	5,735	3,075	2,660	3,845	2,280	1,570
Armenian	55	25	35	320	160	165
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	215	110	110	215	95	125
Bengali	580	280	300	570	285	285
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	5	0	5	0
Bisayan languages	395	170	225	920	345	575
Bosnian	240	115	125	395	190	205
Bulgarian	215	105	110	495	215	275
Burmese	60	30	30	235	110	130
Cantonese	5,155	2,465	2,695	29,240	13,945	15,290
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,540	2,670	2,870	20,595	9,830	10,760
Creoles	290	145	150	490	250	235
Croatian	815	385	430	3,195	1,585	1,615
Czech	525	250	270	1,940	900	1,045
Danish	360	175	190	1,705	765	940
Dutch	1,415	660	745	6,930	3,130	3,805
Estonian	25	10	10	235	100	135
Finnish	115	45	70	1,290	550	740
Flemish	20	10	5	125	50	70
Fukien	80	35	40	670	295	380
German	4,500	2,175	2,325	23,905	10,935	12,970
Greek	910	440	475	3,310	1,730	1,580
Gujarati	1,665	810	860	3,185	1,485	1,705
Hakka	40	20	25	315	135	175
Hebrew	295	155	145	1,090	575	515
Hindi	3,215	1,655	1,560	12,695	6,190	6,505
Hungarian	1,115	530	585	2,950	1,405	1,545
Ilocano	470	200	270	945	360	590
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	225	125	100	175	90	85
Italian	2,570	1,285	1,280	9,605	4,715	4,890
Japanese	1,060	435	620	9,050	3,635	5,415
Khmer (Cambodian)	225	110	115	365	170	195
Korean	1,195	565	630	6,890	3,125	3,765
Kurdish	155	85	70	270	160	110
Lao	190	90	95	410	200	210
Latvian	35	10	25	120	45	75
Lingala	55	20	35	65	25	40
Lithuanian	45	25	20	115	55	60
Macedonian	35	15	20	60	25	35
Malay	250	115	140	1,450	645	805
Malayalam	365	185	175	520	260	260
Maltese	5	5	0	80	30	50
Mandarin	2,405	1,110	1,295	17,925	8,150	9,775
Marathi	140	75	65	125	65	65
Nepali	100	60	45	155	80	75
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	985	485	500	295	155	135
Norwegian	115	45	65	715	330	380
Oromo	115	60	55	65	45	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	4,805	2,505	2,300	34,010	17,040	16,970
Pashto	200	95	105	235	120	120
Persian (Farsi)	1,200	635	565	7,025	3,725	3,300
Polish	2,515	1,200	1,315	5,450	2,475	2,975
Portuguese	1,100	525	575	5,640	2,625	3,010
Romanian	1,065	535	530	2,410	1,135	1,270
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	15	20	40	25	25
Russian	1,925	865	1,060	6,140	2,715	3,425
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	10	5	30	15	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	95	50	45	160	85	70
Serbian	520	265	250	1,855	955	905
Serbo-Croatian	130	65	65	435	190	245
Shanghainese	25	10	15	485	215	265
Sign languages, n.i.e.	160	70	85	865	345	520
Sindhi	760	360	400	930	400	530
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	275	130	145	570	285	290
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	65	35	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	150	75	75
Slovak	315	160	155	1,035	400	635
Slovenian	70	35	35	345	155	190
Somali	340	175	160	365	190	175
Spanish	9,045	4,450	4,595	20,930	10,065	10,865
Swahili	450	240	210	580	280	300
Swedish	170	70	95	1,220	535	680
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	8,065	3,050	5,010	24,810	9,040	15,775
Taiwanese	60	35	30	2,675	1,275	1,395
Tamil	420	220	195	910	480	430
Telugu	185	95	95	195	100	95
Thai	205	65	140	1,110	370	740
Tibetan languages	55	25	30	45	30	25
Tigrigna	375	200	175	175	85	90
Turkish	270	155	115	1,020	575	445
Ukrainian	950	430	520	1,930	830	1,100
Urdu	2,815	1,470	1,350	2,425	1,260	1,170
Vietnamese	2,715	1,280	1,440	5,945	2,880	3,060
Yiddish	35	15	20	90	35	50
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,020	950	1,070	10,345	4,910	5,435
Multiple responses	3,315	1,660	1,655	11,455	5,320	6,130
English and French	490	250	240	1,090	495	595
English and non-official language	1,415	725	690	4,540	2,185	2,350
French and non-official language	1,390	675	715	5,760	2,610	3,145
English, French and non-official language	20	10	10	70	30	40

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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X area and data suppression

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

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

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

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

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

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

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

... not applicable

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

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

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

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

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

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

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

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

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

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 13

Other family households

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

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

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

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

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

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

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

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

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

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

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 22

Other languages

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

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Calgary, Alberta (Code 825) and British Columbia (Code 59) (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 and federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	IVT (3,008 KB)	XML (2,802 KB)
Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions, census subdivisions and dissemination areas	IVT (233,928 KB)	XML (384,573 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
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Map

Map: Calgary (Census metropolitan area), Alberta

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Map: Calgary, Census metropolitan area (shaded in green), Alberta

Map: British Columbia

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Map of Canada: British Columbia (shaded in green)

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Calgary (Census metropolitan area)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)
  - Calgary (Census metropolitan area)

Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)

Note

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

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Related data: Calgary (Census metropolitan area), Alberta

2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Calgary (Census metropolitan area), Alberta, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Calgary (Census metropolitan area), Alberta
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Calgary (Census metropolitan area), Alberta

Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

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

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, British Columbia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, British Columbia

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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