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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	Vancouver (CMA) British Columbia (Census metropolitan area)			Port Coquitlam, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	2,313,328	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,342^E	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	2,116,581	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,687	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	9.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	6.9^E	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	949,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,533	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	891,336	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,651	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	802.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,931.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	2,882.55	...Data not available	...Data not available	29.17	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	2,313,330	1,130,375	1,182,955	56,340	28,035	28,310
0 to 4 years	115,185	59,275	55,905	3,045	1,635	1,415
5 to 9 years	114,390	58,725	55,665	3,105	1,580	1,525
10 to 14 years	124,880	64,365	60,515	3,660	1,900	1,755
15 to 19 years	145,190	75,075	70,120	4,160	2,200	1,960
15 years	28,165	14,570	13,600	840	455	385
16 years	28,785	15,090	13,695	815	445	370
17 years	28,980	14,990	13,990	880	470	410
18 years	29,365	15,065	14,300	805	395	405
19 years	29,895	15,365	14,530	815	435	385
20 to 24 years	159,080	80,620	78,465	3,775	2,040	1,735
25 to 29 years	170,065	83,960	86,105	3,575	1,790	1,780
30 to 34 years	160,010	77,905	82,110	3,610	1,765	1,845
35 to 39 years	161,245	76,660	84,585	3,925	1,875	2,055
40 to 44 years	180,535	86,315	94,225	4,685	2,225	2,460
45 to 49 years	192,085	93,760	98,330	5,320	2,550	2,775
50 to 54 years	182,430	88,700	93,730	4,985	2,505	2,485
55 to 59 years	158,570	77,600	80,970	3,850	1,920	1,930
60 to 64 years	136,760	66,610	70,145	2,955	1,460	1,490
65 to 69 years	94,860	46,120	48,740	1,990	935	1,055
70 to 74 years	72,890	34,215	38,675	1,390	670	720
75 to 79 years	58,155	26,990	31,160	1,045	515	530
80 to 84 years	44,235	19,050	25,185	650	290	365
85 years and over	42,765	14,440	28,325	635	195	435
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	40.2	39.3	40.9	39.2	38.0	40.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.7	83.9	85.5	82.6	81.8	83.4
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,958,875	948,010	1,010,870	46,540	22,925	23,615
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,106,580	551,400	555,175	27,375	13,615	13,755
Married (and not separated)	970,585	482,590	487,995	23,835	11,860	11,980
Living common law	135,990	68,815	67,175	3,535	1,755	1,780
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	852,300	396,605	455,695	19,165	9,310	9,860
Single (never legally married)	586,885	313,205	273,685	13,135	7,305	5,825
Separated	48,835	19,980	28,855	1,365	565	795
Divorced	119,565	45,135	74,440	2,785	1,080	1,700
Widowed	97,010	18,290	78,720	1,890	355	1,530
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	294,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	148,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	140,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	49,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	535,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	467,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	185,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	282,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	109,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	126,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	45,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	67,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	48,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	19,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	685	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	10,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	355	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	240	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	90	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	98,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	78,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	48,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	23,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	700	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	7,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	19,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	570	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	12,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	380	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	160	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	30	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	690,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	136,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	214,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	82,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	155,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	100,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	2,280,775	1,115,555	1,165,220	55,780	27,695	28,085
Number of persons not in census families	421,370	196,635	224,735	7,440	3,655	3,790
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	63,575	23,920	39,655	1,205	500	705
Living with non-relatives only	106,050	57,060	48,990	1,700	1,020	680
Living alone	251,750	115,650	136,090	4,535	2,135	2,395
Number of census family persons	1,859,400	918,915	940,485	48,340	24,045	24,300
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	293,195	134,660	158,530	5,380	2,475	2,900
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	99,835	29,055	70,780	1,725	470	1,250
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	21,475	4,520	16,955	410	85	330
Living with non-relatives only	6,000	2,860	3,135	95	60	35
Living alone	72,370	21,680	50,690	1,215	330	885
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	193,360	105,605	87,755	3,650	2,000	1,650
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	595,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	510,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	436,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	191,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	245,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	73,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	85,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	50,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	38,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	875	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	11,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	265	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	27,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	610	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	11,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	34,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	620	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	295,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	251,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	44,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	610	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	301,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	129,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	4,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	455,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	19,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	80,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	126,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	228,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	960	...Data not available	...Data not available	10	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	272,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	142,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	134,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	52,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	37,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	2,280,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805	55,900	27,745	28,155
Single responses	2,231,105	1,092,095	1,139,005	54,650	27,140	27,515
English	1,282,495	645,490	637,010	38,575	19,415	19,160
French	24,780	12,080	12,700	595	295	295
Non-official languages	923,825	434,530	489,295	15,480	7,425	8,060
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	335	155	175	0	5	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	230	115	120	0	0	0
Dene	20	10	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	5	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	0	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	65	25	40	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	5	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	917,155	431,300	485,850	15,355	7,360	7,995
African languages, n.i.e.	490	250	240	10	5	5
Afrikaans	1,255	625	630	55	25	30
Akan (Twi)	380	190	190	15	5	5
Albanian	980	500	485	10	5	5
Amharic	1,065	520	545	20	10	10
Arabic	10,825	6,105	4,725	290	150	140
Armenian	980	500	480	10	0	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	345	150	195	15	5	10
Bengali	2,095	1,100	995	10	5	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	5	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	3,160	1,215	1,945	85	35	55
Bosnian	1,095	555	535	45	20	20
Bulgarian	1,670	815	855	65	30	30
Burmese	880	455	425	10	5	0
Cantonese	128,110	59,365	68,750	1,690	825	860
Chinese, n.o.s.	111,500	51,720	59,780	1,250	615	635
Creoles	490	240	250	20	10	10
Croatian	5,735	2,815	2,920	160	85	75
Czech	3,490	1,735	1,760	135	70	60
Danish	2,330	1,125	1,210	40	25	20
Dutch	8,305	3,990	4,315	180	95	85
Estonian	545	240	305	15	5	5
Finnish	2,030	800	1,230	95	40	50
Flemish	190	100	90	5	5	5
Fukien	1,855	815	1,035	20	10	10
German	26,935	12,755	14,185	535	250	290
Greek	5,000	2,620	2,380	60	35	25
Gujarati	6,180	2,855	3,320	165	75	85
Hakka	1,070	460	610	20	0	15
Hebrew	1,540	850	690	20	15	5
Hindi	22,950	11,010	11,945	345	150	195
Hungarian	5,865	2,875	2,990	215	115	95
Ilocano	3,355	1,330	2,025	55	25	35
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	395	225	170	10	5	5
Italian	16,210	8,195	8,015	390	200	190
Japanese	15,835	5,550	10,290	210	95	120
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,150	545	605	35	15	20
Korean	43,845	19,960	23,885	1,150	560	590
Kurdish	1,390	760	630	75	35	45
Lao	835	390	445	10	5	10
Latvian	350	175	175	0	5	0
Lingala	35	15	15	0	0	0
Lithuanian	265	115	150	15	10	10
Macedonian	190	90	105	10	5	5
Malay	3,215	1,490	1,725	55	15	35
Malayalam	1,245	630	620	10	10	5
Maltese	85	45	40	5	5	0
Mandarin	90,190	41,955	48,235	900	420	480
Marathi	390	200	185	15	10	5
Nepali	695	370	325	5	5	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	335	190	150	10	5	10
Norwegian	1,010	475	535	15	5	5
Oromo	220	130	95	5	0	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	139,230	69,145	70,085	895	445	450
Pashto	820	440	380	20	5	10
Persian (Farsi)	34,425	17,420	17,000	935	470	470
Polish	12,645	5,990	6,660	850	410	440
Portuguese	9,210	4,410	4,800	280	130	145
Romanian	6,885	3,400	3,485	535	285	250
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	50	70	5	5	0
Russian	15,415	7,135	8,280	515	230	280
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	65	35	35	0	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	670	340	335	10	0	5
Serbian	5,985	3,075	2,915	110	60	55
Serbo-Croatian	1,215	570	645	20	10	15
Shanghainese	1,220	520	700	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	315	165	150	15	10	10
Sindhi	1,695	750	945	35	10	25
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,230	635	600	40	15	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	755	390	360	5	5	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	275	145	135	5	5	5
Slovak	2,325	1,030	1,300	150	80	70
Slovenian	585	275	310	5	0	0
Somali	915	460	450	0	0	0
Spanish	32,300	15,570	16,735	810	375	440
Swahili	575	290	280	10	0	5
Swedish	1,430	635	795	40	20	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	58,500	23,510	34,990	1,035	410	625
Taiwanese	5,470	2,550	2,920	25	10	15
Tamil	2,915	1,530	1,380	35	20	15
Telugu	470	245	220	0	0	0
Thai	1,655	560	1,100	25	5	20
Tibetan languages	170	95	75	5	5	5
Tigrigna	510	250	260	25	15	15
Turkish	2,545	1,435	1,105	45	25	20
Ukrainian	4,255	1,805	2,455	95	45	45
Urdu	7,760	3,955	3,805	75	45	30
Vietnamese	21,695	10,170	11,525	160	70	85
Yiddish	290	150	145	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,340	3,070	3,270	125	65	60
Multiple responses	61,015	29,215	31,800	1,245	605	640
English and French	4,380	2,145	2,240	125	60	65
English and non-official language	53,235	25,490	27,745	1,050	510	535
French and non-official language	2,260	1,035	1,225	60	20	35
English, French and non-official language	1,140	545	590	20	10	10
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805	55,895	27,745	28,155
English only	1,997,605	994,500	1,003,105	50,925	25,645	25,285
French only	1,270	580	690	50	15	30
English and French	164,780	73,445	91,340	3,685	1,585	2,105
Neither English nor French	128,460	52,785	75,680	1,230	495	735
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805	55,900	27,740	28,155
English	2,126,505	1,050,820	1,075,685	53,770	26,825	26,945
French	25,025	12,225	12,810	605	290	315
English and French	13,895	6,325	7,565	315	140	175
Neither English nor French	126,690	51,945	74,745	1,210	485	720
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	31,975	15,390	16,585	760	365	400
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	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}	2,292,120	1,121,315	1,170,805	55,895	27,745	28,155
Single responses	2,158,690	1,057,345	1,101,345	53,295	26,445	26,845
English	1,568,165	778,030	790,135	44,765	22,360	22,400
French	8,410	4,025	4,385	185	90	95
Non-official languages	582,115	275,295	306,820	8,345	4,000	4,350
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	55	30	30	0	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	40	20	20	0	0	0
Dene	5	0	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	5	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	579,840	274,145	305,700	8,295	3,975	4,320
African languages, n.i.e.	160	75	85	0	0	0
Afrikaans	520	255	260	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	105	50	60	0	0	0
Albanian	505	245	260	0	0	5
Amharic	500	220	280	10	5	5
Arabic	6,500	3,415	3,090	155	75	80
Armenian	435	220	215	5	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	90	40	50	0	0	0
Bengali	1,310	645	660	0	0	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,100	465	630	50	15	30
Bosnian	635	335	305	20	5	10
Bulgarian	985	475	505	45	20	25
Burmese	560	300	260	5	5	5
Cantonese	100,680	46,205	54,480	1,255	610	645
Chinese, n.o.s.	76,285	35,345	40,935	725	350	375
Creoles	270	120	145	0	0	5
Croatian	2,040	955	1,090	65	30	35
Czech	1,020	520	495	45	20	25
Danish	185	85	100	0	0	0
Dutch	725	335	390	10	5	5
Estonian	100	35	65	0	0	0
Finnish	450	190	255	10	5	5
Flemish	15	5	10	0	0	0
Fukien	675	305	375	5	0	0
German	3,485	1,630	1,855	65	30	40
Greek	1,755	835	920	15	5	5
Gujarati	2,910	1,270	1,645	70	30	40
Hakka	315	140	170	5	0	0
Hebrew	715	360	355	15	10	5
Hindi	11,690	5,550	6,135	135	45	90
Hungarian	1,785	855	925	65	30	40
Ilocano	1,085	485	595	15	10	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	145	75	70	0	0	0
Italian	4,570	2,015	2,550	55	25	30
Japanese	8,110	3,375	4,735	90	45	45
Khmer (Cambodian)	580	285	300	10	5	5
Korean	34,850	16,095	18,755	915	435	480
Kurdish	915	475	445	50	20	30
Lao	415	205	210	5	0	0
Latvian	75	35	40	0	0	0
Lingala	10	5	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	50	25	20	5	5	5
Macedonian	115	60	55	10	5	0
Malay	1,265	635	630	20	10	10
Malayalam	610	310	305	0	0	0
Maltese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	75,385	35,675	39,710	680	330	355
Marathi	210	110	100	5	5	5
Nepali	460	235	220	5	5	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	120	55	60	0	0	0
Norwegian	80	40	35	0	0	0
Oromo	135	70	65	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	103,895	51,410	52,490	560	265	290
Pashto	540	285	260	10	5	10
Persian (Farsi)	23,895	11,670	12,220	650	320	330
Polish	5,185	2,500	2,690	450	220	230
Portuguese	3,435	1,625	1,810	65	30	30
Romanian	3,570	1,765	1,805	325	170	155
Rundi (Kirundi)	65	25	45	0	0	0
Russian	10,055	4,860	5,195	385	180	205
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	5	15	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	460	225	235	10	5	5
Serbian	3,755	1,895	1,865	65	35	30
Serbo-Croatian	560	275	285	10	0	0
Shanghainese	545	255	295	0	0	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	475	265	205	20	10	5
Sindhi	660	285	375	10	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	530	265	270	5	5	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	615	315	300	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	25	35	0	0	0
Slovak	880	415	465	90	45	40
Slovenian	65	25	40	0	0	0
Somali	605	300	305	0	0	0
Spanish	17,105	8,340	8,765	400	195	205
Swahili	195	95	100	0	0	0
Swedish	260	125	135	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	26,830	11,720	15,110	380	180	200
Taiwanese	2,825	1,350	1,475	10	5	10
Tamil	1,880	970	915	10	5	5
Telugu	250	125	125	0	0	0
Thai	655	295	365	10	5	10
Tibetan languages	90	45	40	0	0	0
Tigrigna	260	120	140	5	0	5
Turkish	1,245	655	590	15	10	10
Ukrainian	705	315	390	15	10	10
Urdu	5,040	2,510	2,530	35	25	15
Vietnamese	14,925	7,005	7,920	90	35	55
Yiddish	5	5	5	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,210	1,120	1,095	50	20	25
Multiple responses	133,430	63,970	69,460	2,605	1,295	1,310
English and French	2,620	1,265	1,355	40	20	20
English and non-official language	128,360	61,585	66,780	2,490	1,250	1,245
French and non-official language	725	350	375	20	10	10
English, French and non-official language	1,720	765	955	50	15	35
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805	55,900	27,745	28,160
None	1,813,090	892,785	920,300	47,070	23,525	23,545
Single responses	470,395	224,500	245,895	8,670	4,140	4,525
English	211,820	103,675	108,145	3,690	1,835	1,855
French	18,930	8,650	10,280	480	215	270
Non-official languages	239,645	112,175	127,475	4,495	2,095	2,400
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	205	95	110	0	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	150	70	75	5	0	0
Dene	10	5	10	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	5	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	30	15	20	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	236,710	110,835	125,875	4,440	2,070	2,375
African languages, n.i.e.	220	120	95	5	0	5
Afrikaans	685	325	360	35	15	25
Akan (Twi)	210	110	100	10	5	5
Albanian	325	160	165	5	0	5
Amharic	375	180	200	5	0	5
Arabic	3,135	1,810	1,325	100	55	45
Armenian	295	145	150	5	5	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	150	65	85	10	5	5
Bengali	480	230	250	5	5	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	745	295	445	5	5	5
Bosnian	330	165	165	10	5	5
Bulgarian	405	180	225	10	5	10
Burmese	220	105	115	0	0	0
Cantonese	27,690	13,225	14,470	365	180	185
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,575	8,860	9,715	275	135	135
Creoles	350	175	180	15	5	5
Croatian	2,360	1,190	1,165	45	25	25
Czech	1,250	565	685	55	25	30
Danish	815	375	440	15	5	5
Dutch	2,570	1,125	1,445	65	25	35
Estonian	155	70	80	0	0	0
Finnish	670	265	405	25	10	10
Flemish	55	25	30	5	0	0
Fukien	655	290	365	10	5	5
German	9,710	4,415	5,290	170	75	95
Greek	2,705	1,375	1,335	30	15	15
Gujarati	2,995	1,395	1,600	85	35	45
Hakka	300	130	170	5	0	0
Hebrew	905	480	430	10	5	0
Hindi	11,660	5,670	5,990	190	90	100
Hungarian	1,785	850	940	65	35	30
Ilocano	820	315	505	15	5	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	155	75	75	0	0	0
Italian	6,650	3,285	3,365	150	75	75
Japanese	6,865	2,755	4,110	110	45	60
Khmer (Cambodian)	290	130	155	15	5	5
Korean	6,025	2,715	3,315	160	85	80
Kurdish	265	155	110	25	15	10
Lao	300	145	160	0	0	5
Latvian	70	25	40	0	0	0
Lingala	50	20	35	0	0	0
Lithuanian	80	35	40	10	5	0
Macedonian	40	20	20	0	0	0
Malay	1,270	585	685	40	20	25
Malayalam	435	220	225	5	5	0
Maltese	35	15	20	5	5	0
Mandarin	16,745	7,640	9,105	215	90	125
Marathi	115	55	60	0	0	0
Nepali	120	70	55	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	200	115	85	5	0	5
Norwegian	335	150	180	5	0	5
Oromo	45	25	20	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	26,855	13,370	13,485	220	115	110
Pashto	210	105	100	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	6,510	3,470	3,045	200	95	100
Polish	3,990	1,805	2,180	255	110	145
Portuguese	3,585	1,655	1,930	115	55	60
Romanian	1,960	915	1,040	140	70	75
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	25	10	0	0	0
Russian	3,470	1,545	1,925	80	35	45
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	10	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	150	85	70	0	0	0
Serbian	1,595	830	765	30	20	15
Serbo-Croatian	360	160	200	15	5	10
Shanghainese	475	215	260	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	340	130	210	15	5	5
Sindhi	890	385	510	20	10	15
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	505	255	255	20	10	15
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	55	25	30	5	5	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	90	45	40	0	0	0
Slovak	755	290	465	25	15	15
Slovenian	165	75	90	0	0	0
Somali	325	170	160	0	0	0
Spanish	14,470	7,085	7,385	340	155	190
Swahili	425	200	220	5	0	5
Swedish	670	305	365	15	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	21,495	8,110	13,385	425	165	260
Taiwanese	2,585	1,235	1,345	15	5	10
Tamil	815	435	380	10	5	5
Telugu	160	85	75	0	0	0
Thai	670	230	435	10	0	10
Tibetan languages	35	20	15	0	0	0
Tigrigna	155	80	80	5	5	0
Turkish	900	495	400	20	15	5
Ukrainian	965	430	540	20	10	5
Urdu	2,165	1,115	1,045	30	15	10
Vietnamese	5,085	2,475	2,610	35	20	10
Yiddish	75	30	40	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,730	1,245	1,490	50	25	30
Multiple responses	8,630	4,020	4,610	160	75	85
English and French	890	400	485	15	5	10
English and non-official language	3,990	1,920	2,070	65	30	30
French and non-official language	3,690	1,680	2,015	75	35	45
English, French and non-official language	60	25	35	0	0	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. Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 933) and Port Coquitlam, British Columbia (Code 5915039) (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 May 18, 2024).

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Geographic level	File format^{CSV/TAB (2011) - Footnote 1} (compressed)
Geographic level	CSV (comma-separated values)	TAB (tab-separated values)
Canada, provinces and territories	CSV (86 KB)	TAB (86 KB)
Census divisions	CSV (1,444 KB)	TAB (1,412 KB)
Census subdivisions	CSV (19,715 KB)	TAB (19,378 KB)
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Census tracts	CSV (21,499 KB)	TAB (21,281 KB)
Federal electoral districts (2003 representation order)	CSV (1,580 KB)	TAB (1,550 KB)
Federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	CSV (1,628 KB)	TAB (1,600 KB)
Economic regions	CSV (404 KB)	TAB (397 KB)
Designated places	CSV (5,190 KB)	TAB (5,105 KB)
Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	CSV (732 KB)	TAB (720 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	CSV (6,328 KB)	TAB (6,257 KB)
Health regions (December 2013)	CSV (666 KB)	TAB (654 KB)
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Geographic levels	IVT (Beyond 20/20)	XML (SDMX-ML) (compressed)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations	IVT (1,183 KB)	XML (1,221 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts	IVT (30,060 KB)	XML (38,000 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
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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: Vancouver (Census metropolitan area), British Columbia

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Map: Vancouver, Census metropolitan area (shaded in green), British Columbia

Map: Port Coquitlam, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

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Map: Port Coquitlam, City, Census Subdivision (shaded in green), British Columbia

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (Census metropolitan area)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Vancouver (Census metropolitan area)

Geographic hierarchy: Port Coquitlam (City)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Greater Vancouver (Regional district)
    - Port Coquitlam (City)

Note

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

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Port Coquitlam, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Port Coquitlam, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Port Coquitlam, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

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2011 Census

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