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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	Edmonton (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}	1,159,869	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,400,057^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	1,034,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,113,487^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	12.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	7.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	482,249	...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}	450,786	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,637	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	123.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	9,426.73	...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}	1,159,875	578,975	580,895	4,400,055	2,156,600	2,243,455
0 to 4 years	73,645	37,625	36,020	219,665	112,885	106,775
5 to 9 years	65,070	33,355	31,715	218,915	112,200	106,715
10 to 14 years	66,200	34,080	32,120	238,780	122,465	116,315
15 to 19 years	74,250	37,730	36,520	275,165	141,670	133,500
15 years	14,315	7,350	6,970	53,725	27,620	26,110
16 years	14,305	7,325	6,980	54,885	28,475	26,410
17 years	14,700	7,560	7,140	55,400	28,510	26,885
18 years	14,980	7,525	7,460	55,380	28,425	26,955
19 years	15,945	7,970	7,970	55,785	28,640	27,140
20 to 24 years	90,005	45,795	44,210	279,825	142,290	137,535
25 to 29 years	97,125	49,560	47,560	288,780	143,475	145,305
30 to 34 years	88,235	44,850	43,385	275,985	135,220	140,755
35 to 39 years	81,150	40,985	40,165	280,870	135,455	145,415
40 to 44 years	81,150	40,900	40,245	313,765	151,430	162,335
45 to 49 years	88,690	44,225	44,470	350,600	170,580	180,020
50 to 54 years	88,315	44,430	43,885	354,610	172,060	182,550
55 to 59 years	74,895	37,545	37,350	323,335	157,455	165,880
60 to 64 years	58,895	29,165	29,730	291,040	142,645	148,395
65 to 69 years	40,280	19,595	20,685	210,900	103,785	107,115
70 to 74 years	30,710	14,375	16,330	160,715	77,350	83,360
75 to 79 years	24,870	11,135	13,730	127,480	60,720	66,760
80 to 84 years	19,205	8,055	11,155	96,945	42,745	54,200
85 years and over	17,185	5,575	11,610	92,675	32,150	60,520
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.5	35.8	37.3	41.9	41.1	42.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.3	81.9	82.8	84.6	83.9	85.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	954,960	473,920	481,040	3,722,695	1,809,045	1,913,650
Married or living with a common-law partner	545,660	273,645	272,010	2,154,575	1,074,965	1,079,610
Married (and not separated)	462,840	232,215	230,630	1,832,605	913,430	919,175
Living common law	82,815	41,435	41,380	321,965	161,530	160,435
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	409,305	200,275	209,025	1,568,120	734,075	834,040
Single (never legally married)	282,270	156,685	125,580	1,014,270	550,830	463,435
Separated	23,665	10,385	13,280	102,040	43,570	58,470
Divorced	59,735	24,765	34,965	246,515	98,130	148,385
Widowed	43,630	8,430	35,205	205,300	41,550	163,750
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	316,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	152,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	645,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	69,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	263,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	65,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	238,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	28,905	...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}	316,575	...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	266,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,048,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	224,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	887,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	95,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	422,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	129,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	465,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	47,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	181,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	56,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	205,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	24,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	41,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	26,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	15,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,355	...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	50,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	189,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	39,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	23,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	11,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	11,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	860	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	347,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,230,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	85,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	116,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	41,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	156,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	69,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	255,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	34,180	...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	1,139,485	570,020	569,465	4,324,505	2,122,320	2,202,185
Number of persons not in census families	209,085	108,630	100,455	807,660	383,540	424,120
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	30,605	14,570	16,035	105,450	42,525	62,925
Living with non-relatives only	61,565	36,865	24,700	203,285	111,935	91,345
Living alone	116,920	57,195	59,720	498,920	229,075	269,850
Number of census family persons	930,395	461,390	469,010	3,516,850	1,738,780	1,778,070
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...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	119,025	54,655	64,370	643,410	302,320	341,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	38,180	11,100	27,080	211,820	65,460	146,365
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,740	1,290	4,450	32,900	7,490	25,410
Living with non-relatives only	2,390	1,195	1,195	13,560	6,770	6,790
Living alone	30,045	8,610	21,435	165,365	51,195	114,165
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	80,845	43,560	37,285	431,590	236,860	194,730
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	450,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	307,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,183,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	274,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,041,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	236,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	898,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	108,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	458,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	128,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	439,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	37,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	32,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	141,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	23,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	15,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	66,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	6,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	9,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	7,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	9,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	143,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	581,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	116,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	26,855	...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}	450,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	264,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	842,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	26,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	7,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	152,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	731,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	22,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	36,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	130,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	8,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	84,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	361,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	235	...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}	450,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	116,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	151,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	613,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	73,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	67,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	237,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	26,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	14,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	1,139,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,324,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,146,600	572,970	573,630	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
Single responses	1,123,635	562,005	561,635	4,273,930	2,098,055	2,175,870
English	854,215	431,190	423,025	3,062,435	1,526,350	1,536,085
French	24,880	12,740	12,135	57,275	28,315	28,965
Non-official languages	244,540	118,075	126,465	1,154,215	543,395	610,825
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	2,510	1,025	1,490	1,210	540	675
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	2,105	860	1,240	955	435	525
Dene	120	40	75	70	35	35
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	5	5	0
Inuktitut	35	10	30	25	10	10
Mi'kmaq	10	5	5	15	10	5
Ojibway	100	45	55	140	50	90
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	145	70	75	5	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	239,060	115,625	123,440	1,137,420	535,395	602,025
African languages, n.i.e.	1,030	575	455	620	330	295
Afrikaans	425	215	210	2,735	1,330	1,405
Akan (Twi)	510	280	230	455	235	220
Albanian	520	285	240	1,335	695	635
Amharic	1,670	840	825	1,255	615	640
Arabic	11,815	6,425	5,390	13,050	7,505	5,550
Armenian	105	55	50	1,105	560	545
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	585	280	305	530	235	295
Bengali	1,530	825	710	2,410	1,265	1,145
Berber languages (Kabyle)	25	15	10	15	10	5
Bisayan languages	1,135	480	650	3,870	1,445	2,430
Bosnian	685	345	345	1,275	635	640
Bulgarian	370	180	195	1,945	960	985
Burmese	95	55	45	945	485	465
Cantonese	13,595	6,375	7,220	133,245	61,790	71,455
Chinese, n.o.s.	19,270	9,235	10,035	120,040	55,735	64,305
Creoles	575	285	290	640	315	320
Croatian	1,485	740	750	7,820	3,860	3,955
Czech	855	420	435	5,610	2,800	2,810
Danish	850	415	440	5,250	2,575	2,675
Dutch	4,805	2,370	2,430	23,080	11,190	11,890
Estonian	45	25	20	820	345	475
Finnish	250	105	145	4,090	1,705	2,390
Flemish	95	55	45	445	215	235
Fukien	215	100	110	1,920	835	1,085
German	16,530	7,845	8,685	73,625	35,140	38,485
Greek	965	515	450	6,250	3,360	2,885
Gujarati	3,435	1,690	1,745	6,595	3,060	3,540
Hakka	215	90	125	1,110	475	630
Hebrew	325	180	145	1,755	970	785
Hindi	6,215	3,130	3,085	24,640	11,840	12,800
Hungarian	1,740	885	855	9,855	4,915	4,940
Ilocano	1,005	420	585	3,755	1,465	2,290
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	180	90	85	475	265	205
Italian	5,255	2,635	2,615	24,060	12,180	11,880
Japanese	1,005	325	675	19,665	6,840	12,825
Khmer (Cambodian)	680	305	380	1,465	700	770
Korean	4,335	1,985	2,350	48,975	22,350	26,625
Kurdish	510	280	225	1,415	775	645
Lao	375	195	180	1,155	550	600
Latvian	120	60	60	615	305	310
Lingala	95	50	50	35	20	20
Lithuanian	110	50	65	435	190	245
Macedonian	125	65	65	275	130	140
Malay	380	170	210	3,535	1,590	1,950
Malayalam	1,350	680	670	1,460	735	725
Maltese	30	10	10	220	115	115
Mandarin	7,295	3,465	3,825	94,055	43,630	50,425
Marathi	300	155	145	430	220	210
Nepali	525	290	240	805	430	375
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	680	385	295	470	250	220
Norwegian	240	105	140	2,370	1,155	1,215
Oromo	485	275	205	325	185	140
Panjabi (Punjabi)	19,405	9,895	9,515	182,915	90,900	92,020
Pashto	500	265	235	900	485	415
Persian (Farsi)	3,525	1,840	1,685	36,045	18,265	17,775
Polish	9,335	4,365	4,970	17,460	8,185	9,270
Portuguese	4,150	2,055	2,100	14,605	6,990	7,615
Romanian	2,110	1,035	1,070	8,330	4,110	4,220
Rundi (Kirundi)	140	65	75	135	60	80
Russian	4,290	1,990	2,300	22,650	10,300	12,350
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	355	170	185	80	40	45
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	220	115	105	690	345	340
Serbian	1,515	770	745	6,655	3,425	3,225
Serbo-Croatian	340	170	175	1,425	675	755
Shanghainese	55	20	35	1,250	530	715
Sign languages, n.i.e.	200	105	95	645	335	310
Sindhi	865	400	470	1,770	790	975
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	900	485	410	1,405	715	685
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	305	165	140	775	400	375
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	150	70	85	495	275	225
Slovak	590	285	300	3,220	1,440	1,780
Slovenian	335	160	175	1,225	590	640
Somali	3,505	1,725	1,780	975	495	480
Spanish	14,275	7,255	7,020	40,795	19,325	21,470
Swahili	730	405	325	755	390	365
Swedish	290	135	160	2,740	1,195	1,545
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	22,120	9,465	12,650	66,120	25,835	40,285
Taiwanese	140	60	80	5,675	2,640	3,035
Tamil	1,070	580	490	3,135	1,635	1,500
Telugu	455	235	215	570	295	270
Thai	445	135	305	2,410	730	1,680
Tibetan languages	5	10	0	200	115	85
Tigrigna	995	510	490	590	285	300
Turkish	1,335	755	580	2,890	1,650	1,235
Ukrainian	13,465	5,865	7,590	9,680	4,215	5,460
Urdu	5,820	3,010	2,810	8,450	4,315	4,140
Vietnamese	8,000	3,705	4,300	25,100	11,745	13,360
Yiddish	65	30	35	350	185	170
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,965	1,420	1,540	15,585	7,455	8,130
Multiple responses	22,965	10,965	11,995	82,280	39,185	43,095
English and French	3,030	1,420	1,605	8,600	4,065	4,535
English and non-official language	18,395	8,805	9,595	68,800	32,875	35,925
French and non-official language	1,080	520	555	3,345	1,520	1,830
English, French and non-official language	460	215	240	1,530	725	805
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,146,600	572,970	573,630	4,356,210	2,137,240	2,218,965
English only	1,045,145	526,740	518,405	3,912,950	1,943,760	1,969,190
French only	1,310	565	745	2,045	950	1,095
English and French	83,645	39,195	44,455	296,645	132,940	163,705
Neither English nor French	16,500	6,480	10,025	144,555	59,590	84,965
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,146,600	572,975	573,625	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
English	1,101,745	552,015	549,730	4,143,245	2,044,365	2,098,885
French	24,010	12,335	11,675	53,725	26,660	27,065
English and French	4,785	2,365	2,420	16,935	7,710	9,220
Neither English nor French	16,060	6,250	9,810	142,300	58,510	83,790
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	26,400	13,520	12,885	62,190	30,515	31,680
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.3	2.4	2.2	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}	1,146,600	572,975	573,630	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
Single responses	1,104,225	552,290	551,935	4,193,385	2,059,465	2,133,915
English	967,735	485,290	482,445	3,506,595	1,733,775	1,772,820
French	9,055	4,605	4,445	16,685	8,015	8,665
Non-official languages	127,435	62,395	65,035	670,100	317,670	352,430
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	460	205	255	175	85	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	385	180	210	135	70	65
Dene	20	10	15	15	5	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	0	5	5	5	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	20	5	15	15	10	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	25	10	15	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	125,890	61,640	64,250	665,750	315,485	350,265
African languages, n.i.e.	575	310	260	190	80	105
Afrikaans	200	105	95	1,385	685	690
Akan (Twi)	205	100	100	120	60	60
Albanian	260	145	110	700	345	350
Amharic	1,110	545	565	555	245	310
Arabic	6,825	3,590	3,235	7,640	4,065	3,575
Armenian	50	25	25	490	250	240
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	150	60	85	115	50	65
Bengali	1,025	535	485	1,465	715	750
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	5	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	390	190	200	1,265	540	720
Bosnian	340	175	160	705	370	340
Bulgarian	250	120	130	1,085	530	555
Burmese	40	25	15	585	315	270
Cantonese	9,550	4,415	5,135	103,550	47,585	55,970
Chinese, n.o.s.	12,590	5,990	6,595	81,270	37,740	43,525
Creoles	340	170	170	315	145	165
Croatian	530	230	300	2,540	1,200	1,340
Czech	225	115	110	1,570	795	775
Danish	50	25	25	325	160	170
Dutch	325	155	175	2,230	1,055	1,175
Estonian	0	0	0	110	40	70
Finnish	30	15	20	795	350	445
Flemish	15	5	5	50	25	20
Fukien	70	25	40	690	310	380
German	2,545	1,195	1,355	11,555	5,430	6,120
Greek	315	155	165	2,105	1,015	1,095
Gujarati	2,030	975	1,055	3,045	1,335	1,710
Hakka	90	40	50	320	145	175
Hebrew	135	75	60	780	395	390
Hindi	3,630	1,820	1,805	12,390	5,900	6,490
Hungarian	490	230	265	2,560	1,235	1,325
Ilocano	345	160	190	1,190	530	660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	70	30	40	180	85	85
Italian	1,610	720	885	6,250	2,730	3,520
Japanese	425	175	250	9,540	3,985	5,555
Khmer (Cambodian)	365	160	205	750	370	385
Korean	3,160	1,500	1,655	38,810	17,985	20,830
Kurdish	305	165	135	945	490	460
Lao	180	90	95	545	270	275
Latvian	35	20	15	105	50	50
Lingala	20	10	15	10	5	5
Lithuanian	20	10	10	65	30	35
Macedonian	50	20	25	140	70	70
Malay	115	65	55	1,320	655	660
Malayalam	740	380	365	690	350	340
Maltese	0	0	5	15	10	5
Mandarin	5,635	2,775	2,855	78,070	36,945	41,130
Marathi	170	90	75	230	120	105
Nepali	350	185	165	525	275	250
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	205	95	105	140	65	75
Norwegian	10	5	10	160	80	80
Oromo	355	195	165	175	80	95
Panjabi (Punjabi)	14,730	7,460	7,275	137,390	67,955	69,430
Pashto	335	175	160	565	295	270
Persian (Farsi)	2,345	1,175	1,170	24,750	12,095	12,655
Polish	3,900	1,885	2,010	6,395	3,065	3,330
Portuguese	1,700	805	895	5,195	2,405	2,785
Romanian	1,260	625	635	4,155	2,050	2,105
Rundi (Kirundi)	65	20	45	75	30	45
Russian	2,620	1,300	1,325	12,205	5,880	6,320
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	190	100	90	25	10	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	95	50	50	465	230	235
Serbian	815	420	395	4,020	2,020	2,000
Serbo-Croatian	165	85	75	615	300	315
Shanghainese	20	15	10	555	260	295
Sign languages, n.i.e.	280	180	95	980	535	450
Sindhi	370	165	210	675	295	385
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	460	250	205	595	295	300
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	230	130	105	620	315	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	30	30	80	35	45
Slovak	155	75	80	1,080	515	570
Slovenian	55	20	30	165	70	100
Somali	2,650	1,275	1,375	625	310	315
Spanish	8,445	4,290	4,155	20,585	10,025	10,555
Swahili	305	160	140	250	130	125
Swedish	35	15	20	430	195	235
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	12,100	5,715	6,380	29,380	12,780	16,600
Taiwanese	55	25	35	2,910	1,390	1,515
Tamil	615	325	295	1,965	1,010	960
Telugu	265	140	125	290	145	140
Thai	165	80	85	845	375	475
Tibetan languages	0	5	0	100	55	45
Tigrigna	625	310	315	295	135	160
Turkish	960	505	455	1,365	725	645
Ukrainian	1,885	860	1,025	1,070	475	595
Urdu	3,855	1,965	1,895	5,430	2,700	2,730
Vietnamese	5,540	2,600	2,940	17,270	8,085	9,180
Yiddish	0	0	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,080	550	530	4,180	2,100	2,075
Multiple responses	42,375	20,680	21,700	162,820	77,775	85,050
English and French	1,900	980	925	4,700	2,240	2,460
English and non-official language	39,400	19,185	20,210	155,065	74,155	80,905
French and non-official language	390	195	195	930	435	495
English, French and non-official language	690	320	365	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}	1,146,600	572,970	573,630	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
None	992,685	497,975	494,710	3,740,260	1,844,645	1,895,615
Single responses	151,130	73,640	77,490	604,495	287,270	317,220
English	58,470	29,245	29,225	249,765	122,305	127,455
French	12,835	5,970	6,860	38,175	17,315	20,865
Non-official languages	79,830	38,425	41,405	316,550	147,655	168,900
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,860	780	1,080	845	400	445
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	1,635	700	935	705	335	365
Dene	70	20	50	30	15	20
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	15	5	15	20	10	5
Mi'kmaq	10	10	5	10	5	5
Ojibway	65	30	40	80	35	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	55	20	35	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	76,295	36,855	39,440	305,355	142,340	163,020
African languages, n.i.e.	265	165	105	310	165	140
Afrikaans	200	105	95	1,340	650	690
Akan (Twi)	300	165	135	260	130	125
Albanian	130	70	60	405	200	205
Amharic	510	280	230	460	220	245
Arabic	5,905	3,165	2,740	3,845	2,280	1,570
Armenian	25	15	10	320	160	165
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	255	120	135	215	95	125
Bengali	365	205	160	570	285	285
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	5	0
Bisayan languages	285	110	175	920	345	575
Bosnian	260	125	130	395	190	205
Bulgarian	75	30	40	495	215	275
Burmese	45	30	20	235	110	130
Cantonese	3,745	1,830	1,915	29,240	13,945	15,290
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,190	2,080	2,110	20,595	9,830	10,760
Creoles	360	190	170	490	250	235
Croatian	585	315	270	3,195	1,585	1,615
Czech	305	150	155	1,940	900	1,045
Danish	285	115	170	1,705	765	940
Dutch	1,480	680	805	6,930	3,130	3,805
Estonian	10	5	5	235	100	135
Finnish	100	45	50	1,290	550	740
Flemish	20	5	10	125	50	70
Fukien	70	35	40	670	295	380
German	5,470	2,535	2,930	23,905	10,935	12,970
Greek	555	280	275	3,310	1,730	1,580
Gujarati	1,095	540	555	3,185	1,485	1,705
Hakka	60	25	35	315	135	175
Hebrew	275	135	135	1,090	575	515
Hindi	3,280	1,710	1,575	12,695	6,190	6,505
Hungarian	515	265	255	2,950	1,405	1,545
Ilocano	260	100	160	945	360	590
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	175	90	85
Italian	2,380	1,190	1,195	9,605	4,715	4,890
Japanese	595	250	340	9,050	3,635	5,415
Khmer (Cambodian)	225	110	120	365	170	195
Korean	855	390	470	6,890	3,125	3,765
Kurdish	135	75	60	270	160	110
Lao	120	70	55	410	200	210
Latvian	25	15	15	120	45	75
Lingala	165	90	75	65	25	40
Lithuanian	35	15	15	115	55	60
Macedonian	55	30	35	60	25	35
Malay	150	75	75	1,450	645	805
Malayalam	490	240	250	520	260	260
Maltese	10	5	0	80	30	50
Mandarin	1,695	755	935	17,925	8,150	9,775
Marathi	70	30	35	125	65	65
Nepali	100	60	40	155	80	75
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	455	255	205	295	155	135
Norwegian	105	40	60	715	330	380
Oromo	85	50	40	65	45	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,580	1,825	1,755	34,010	17,040	16,970
Pashto	110	55	50	235	120	120
Persian (Farsi)	770	415	355	7,025	3,725	3,300
Polish	2,910	1,325	1,585	5,450	2,475	2,975
Portuguese	1,800	885	915	5,640	2,625	3,010
Romanian	500	240	265	2,410	1,135	1,270
Rundi (Kirundi)	70	40	25	40	25	25
Russian	1,325	610	720	6,140	2,715	3,425
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	165	80	85	30	15	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	80	40	35	160	85	70
Serbian	535	270	265	1,855	955	905
Serbo-Croatian	105	45	60	435	190	245
Shanghainese	10	10	5	485	215	265
Sign languages, n.i.e.	265	120	150	865	345	520
Sindhi	400	180	215	930	400	530
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	400	215	185	570	285	290
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	65	35	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	30	20	15	150	75	75
Slovak	175	90	85	1,035	400	635
Slovenian	135	70	70	345	155	190
Somali	885	435	455	365	190	175
Spanish	6,120	3,105	3,015	20,930	10,065	10,865
Swahili	575	300	275	580	280	300
Swedish	135	65	65	1,220	535	680
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,575	2,535	4,040	24,810	9,040	15,775
Taiwanese	50	25	25	2,675	1,275	1,395
Tamil	365	195	170	910	480	430
Telugu	130	75	60	195	100	95
Thai	245	85	160	1,110	370	740
Tibetan languages	5	5	0	45	30	25
Tigrigna	335	175	160	175	85	90
Turkish	320	190	135	1,020	575	445
Ukrainian	4,310	1,875	2,435	1,930	830	1,100
Urdu	1,650	845	805	2,425	1,260	1,170
Vietnamese	2,055	970	1,080	5,945	2,880	3,060
Yiddish	20	15	10	90	35	50
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,675	790	885	10,345	4,910	5,435
Multiple responses	2,785	1,360	1,435	11,455	5,320	6,130
English and French	390	200	190	1,090	495	595
English and non-official language	1,065	540	525	4,540	2,185	2,350
French and non-official language	1,300	595	705	5,760	2,610	3,145
English, French and non-official language	30	20	10	70	30	40

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).

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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. Edmonton, Alberta (Code 835) 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 4, 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: Edmonton (Census metropolitan area), Alberta

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Map: Edmonton, 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: Edmonton (Census metropolitan area)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)
  - Edmonton (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.

Related data

Related data: Edmonton (Census metropolitan area), Alberta

2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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

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Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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