Population in 2011 foote 1 16,209 Population in 2006 foote 1 16,840 2006 to 2011 population change (%) Population and dwelling counts -3.7 Total private dwellings foote 2 8,638 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents foote 3 8,038 Population density per square kilometre 2,290.1 Land area (square km) 7.08 Age characteristics 359,991 345,164 4.3 177,977 160,634 153.8 2,340.48 Total population by age groups foote 4 16,210 8,040 8,170 359,990 172,900 187,095 0 to 4 years 720 385 335 15,305 7,830 7,470 5 to 9 years 600 295 305 15,170 7,740 7,435 10 to 14 years 590 310 275 16,405 8,275 8,130 15 to 19 years 720 370 350 19,770 10,105 9,655 15 years 135 70 70 3,655 1,905 1,745 16 years 135 60 70 3,805 1,945 1,860 17 years 140 70 70 4,050 2,070 1,985 18 years 140 85 60 3,980 2,025 1,950 19 years 170 85 85 4,275 2,160 2,115 20 to 24 years 1,180 625 555 23,930 11,730 12,205
25 to 29 years 1,240 675 565 24,080 12,055 12,030 30 to 34 years 1,235 650 585 22,115 11,050 11,065 35 to 39 years 1,060 515 540 21,130 10,390 10,745 40 to 44 years 1,080 560 520 23,190 11,395 11,795 45 to 49 years 1,330 685 650 26,730 12,895 13,835 50 to 54 years 1,435 710 720 28,630 13,380 15,255 55 to 59 years 1,290 595 690 28,595 13,360 15,235 60 to 64 years 1,120 555 570 27,270 12,985 14,285 65 to 69 years 750 360 390 19,530 9,420 10,115 70 to 74 years 550 245 305 13,930 6,600 7,330 75 to 79 years 500 225 270 11,840 5,400 6,440 80 to 84 years 415 145 270 10,140 4,190 5,950 85 years and over 400 130 275 12,225 4,110 8,115 Median age of the population foote 5 43.5 41.4 45.5 44.8 43.1 46.2 % of the population aged 15 and over Total population 15 years and over by marital status foote 6 Married or living with a common-law partner 88.3 87.7 88.8 87.0 86.2 87.7 Marital status 14,305 7,050 7,255 313,110 149,050 164,060 7,000 3,490 3,510 173,840 86,675 87,170 Married (and separated) 5,100 2,560 2,545 141,980 70,790 71,195 Living common law 1,895 935 965 31,860 15,880 15,980 Not married and living with a common-law partner 7,305 3,555 3,750 139,265 62,380 76,885 Single (never legally married) 4,340 2,510 1,830 84,295 45,075 39,220 Separated 500 240 260 8,580 3,700 4,880 Divorced 1,605 620 990 26,420 9,685 16,725 Widowed 860 190 675 19,975 3,920 16,055 Family characteristics Total number of census families 4,210 100,050
in private households foote 7 Size of census family: 2 persons 2,690 Size of census family: 3 persons 815 Size of census family: 4 persons 545 Size of census family: 5 or more persons 160 Total number of census families in private households 4,210 foote 8 Total couple families by family structure and number of children 3,415 Married couples 2,470 Without children at home 1,460 With children at home 1,010 1 child 470 2 children 430 3 or more children 110 59,645 19,790 15,740 4,875 100,050 84,835 68,975 38,290 30,685 13,235 13,370 4,080
Common-law couples 945 Without children at home 625 With children at home 320 1 child 200 2 children 80 3 or more children 40 Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 795 Female parent 630 1 child 480 2 children 125 3 or more children 30 Male parent 165 15,865 11,180 4,685 2,535 1,545 605 15,205 11,965 7,915 3,210 840 3,240
1 child 125 2 children 30 3 or more children 10 Total children in census families in private households 3,210 Under six years of age 830 6 to 14 years 1,045 15 to 17 years 385 18 to 24 years 600 25 years and over 355 Average number of children at home per census family Total number of persons in private households Number of persons in census families 0.8 2,260 810 175 82,455 18,135 28,195 10,780 16,715 8,630 0.8 Household and dwelling characteristics 15,935 7,890 8,045 351,060 169,100 181,965 5,100 2,605 2,495 83,715 37,925 45,800 Living with relatives 375 160 215 7,020 2,870 4,145
foote 9 Living with non-relatives only 1,485 890 595 22,830 12,365 10,465 Living alone 3,240 1,555 1,685 53,870 22,685 31,185 Number of census family persons Average number of persons per census family Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households 10,835 5,280 5,555 267,340 131,175 136,165 2.6 2.7 2,490 1,060 1,425 61,960 28,005 33,950 Number of persons in census 1,130 355 780 22,165 6,335 15,835 families aged 65 years and over Living with relatives foote 9 75 20 60 2,005 445 1,560 Living with non-relatives only 70 35 40 1,295 595 700 Living alone 985 305 685 18,870 5,295 13,575 Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over Total number of private households by household type foote 10 8,040 Census-family households 4,140 One-family-only households foote 11 3,725 Couple-family households Census data foote 12 3,090 Without children 1,895 With children 1,195 1,355 710 645 39,790 21,675 18,120 160,635 97,510 88,170 76,055 44,765 31,295
Lone-parent-family households 635 Other family households Census data foote 13 415 One-family households with persons in a census family 345 Couple-family households Census data foote 14 225 Without children 120 With children 100 Lone-parent-family households 125 Two-or-more-family households 70 Non-census-family households 3,895 One-person households 3,240 Two-or-more-person households 660 Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling foote 15 8,040 12,115 9,335 6,885 4,920 2,260 2,660 1,970 2,445 63,125 53,870 9,250 160,635
Single-detached house 2,030 Apartment, building that has five or more storeys foote Movable dwelling 16 5 455 Other dwelling foote 17 5,550 Semi-detached house 665 Row house 385 Apartment, duplex 795 Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys Other single-attached house 15 3,695 Total number of private households by household size foote 18 8,040 1 person 3,240 2 persons 2,935 70,535 8,705 2,535 78,860 6,025 9,700 21,535 41,315 290 160,635 53,875 60,235 3 persons 980 21,455
4 persons 615 5 persons 205 6 or more persons 65 Number of persons in private households Average number of persons in private households Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents foote 19 15,935 2.0 Detailed mother tongue 16,945 5,515 2,610 351,060 2.2 16,075 7,985 8,085 355,015 170,890 184,125 Single responses 15,870 7,885 7,980 350,795 168,985 181,815 English 14,080 7,020 7,065 301,980 146,690 155,290 French 565 320 245 6,015 2,975 3,040 Non-official languages 1,230 550 675 42,800 19,315 23,485 Selected Aboriginal languages foote 20 5 5 0 45 25 25 Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 20 10 10 Dene 5 0 5 5 0 0 Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0 0 0 Inuktitut 0 0 0 5 0 0 Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ojibway 5 0 0 15 5 10
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0 Selected non-aboriginal languages foote 21 1,200 540 665 42,040 18,970 23,080 African languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 20 10 Afrikaans 5 0 0 125 65 65 Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 25 20 10 Albanian 5 5 0 120 70 55 Amharic 5 5 5 100 50 55 Arabic 10 10 5 840 475 365 Armenian 0 0 0 45 20 20 Bantu languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 55 25 25 Bengali 10 0 5 115 55 65 Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bisayan languages 15 5 10 230 95 140 Bosnian 0 0 0 20 10 15 Bulgarian 0 0 5 100 45 55 Burmese 0 0 0 20 10 5 Cantonese 40 15 25 2,935 1,390 1,545 Chinese, n.o.s. 40 20 20 4,135 1,900 2,235 Creoles 0 0 0 35 20 15 Croatian 10 5 5 465 235 230 Czech 15 5 5 335 160 180 Danish 25 15 15 550 250 300 Dutch 65 30 35 2,205 1,040 1,165 Estonian 0 0 0 65 20 40 Finnish 5 5 5 305 120 185 Flemish 0 5 0 50 20 25 Fukien 0 0 0 30 10 15 German 150 70 80 4,825 2,100 2,720 Greek 10 5 5 315 180 135
Gujarati 0 0 0 120 55 65 Hakka 0 0 0 10 5 10 Hebrew 5 0 0 80 40 40 Hindi 10 5 5 335 165 175 Hungarian 35 10 20 730 375 355 Ilocano 5 0 0 105 30 70 Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 15 10 Italian 30 15 15 1,105 550 560 Japanese 35 10 25 1,245 355 890 Khmer (Cambodian) 20 10 10 125 65 60 Korean 25 10 10 1,310 570 745 Kurdish 0 0 0 5 5 5 Lao 0 0 0 20 10 10 Latvian 5 0 0 60 30 30 Lingala 0 0 0 5 5 5 Lithuanian 0 0 0 50 30 25 Macedonian 0 0 0 20 5 10 Malay 0 0 0 105 35 75 Malayalam 0 0 0 40 20 20 Maltese 0 0 0 15 10 10 Mandarin 30 15 15 1,965 825 1,140 Marathi 0 0 0 20 10 10 Nepali 0 0 0 25 15 10 Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 35 15 20 Norwegian 5 5 5 235 115 125 Oromo 0 5 0 50 25 25 Panjabi (Punjabi) 30 20 15 3,720 1,805 1,910 Pashto 0 0 0 35 15 20 Persian (Farsi) 10 5 5 685 355 330 Polish 60 30 35 1,165 525 640
Portuguese 35 15 20 1,285 615 675 Romanian 10 5 5 245 120 130 Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russian 40 15 25 895 385 510 Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 0 0 0 15 5 5 Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Serbian 5 5 5 155 80 75 Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 80 45 35 Shanghainese 0 0 0 20 5 10 Sign languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 60 35 30 Sindhi 0 0 0 30 10 15 Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 60 30 30 Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0 Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 10 Slovak 10 0 0 145 60 85 Slovenian 0 0 0 85 40 50 Somali 5 5 0 40 20 20 Spanish 115 55 60 2,510 1,155 1,355 Swahili 5 5 5 65 35 30 Swedish 10 5 5 205 80 125 Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 95 30 65 2,145 700 1,440 Taiwanese 0 0 0 80 30 50 Tamil 5 0 5 85 40 45 Telugu 0 0 0 40 20 20 Thai 15 0 15 215 50 165 Tibetan languages 0 0 0 15 10 10 Tigrigna 0 0 5 60 25 30 Turkish 5 5 0 160 95 60 Ukrainian 25 10 15 680 290 395 Urdu 5 0 5 170 90 80
Vietnamese 80 30 45 870 385 480 Yiddish 0 0 0 35 20 15 Other languages foote 22 20 10 10 710 330 385 Multiple responses 205 100 105 4,220 1,905 2,310 English and French 70 25 40 950 415 535 English and non-official language French and non-official language English, French and nonofficial language foote 19 120 55 65 2,970 1,360 1,610 15 5 5 190 85 110 5 5 0 105 50 55 Knowledge of official languages Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents 16,075 7,985 8,090 355,015 170,890 184,125 English only 14,200 7,045 7,150 317,355 154,100 163,250 French only 30 15 15 190 90 100 English and French 1,815 915 895 34,810 15,605 19,205 Neither English nor French 35 10 30 2,665 1,095 1,570 First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents foote 19 First official language spoken 16,075 7,985 8,090 355,015 170,885 184,125 English 15,455 7,635 7,810 345,820 166,630 179,190 French 545 320 230 5,765 2,850 2,915 English and French 45 20 20 860 365 495 Neither English nor French 30 10 25 2,560 1,045 1,520 Official language minority (number) foote 23 570 330 240 6,195 3,030 3,165 Official language minority (percentage) foote 23 3.5 4.1 3.0 1.7 1.8 1.7
Detailed language spoken most often at home Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional 16,075 7,985 8,090 355,010 170,890 184,125 residents foote 19 Single responses 15,780 7,845 7,930 348,970 168,125 180,850 English 15,185 7,560 7,625 330,355 159,505 170,845 French 250 130 120 1,815 885 930 Non-official languages 345 155 190 16,805 7,735 9,075 Selected Aboriginal languages foote 20 0 0 0 5 5 5 Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0 Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0 0 0 Inuktitut 0 0 0 5 0 0 Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0 Selected non-aboriginal languages foote 21 340 155 185 16,685 7,665 9,020 African languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0 Afrikaans 0 0 0 30 15 15 Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 5 0 Albanian 5 0 0 70 35 30 Amharic 5 0 0 30 15 20 Arabic 0 0 0 460 225 235 Armenian 0 0 0 25 15 10 Bantu languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5 Bengali 0 0 0 70 25 40 Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bisayan languages 5 0 0 55 20 30 Bosnian 0 0 0 5 5 5 Bulgarian 0 0 0 35 15 15 Burmese 0 0 0 15 5 5 Cantonese 30 15 15 1,745 825 920 Chinese, n.o.s. 15 5 5 2,460 1,140 1,320 Creoles 0 0 0 20 5 10 Croatian 5 0 0 150 75 75 Czech 5 0 0 75 35 40 Danish 0 5 5 35 20 20 Dutch 5 5 0 205 100 105 Estonian 0 0 0 5 0 5 Finnish 0 0 0 45 25 25 Flemish 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fukien 0 0 0 10 5 5 German 15 10 10 585 265 325 Greek 5 0 0 85 35 40 Gujarati 0 0 0 30 10 15 Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hebrew 0 0 0 20 5 10 Hindi 5 0 5 140 65 75 Hungarian 0 0 0 130 60 70 Ilocano 0 0 5 20 10 15 Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 5 Italian 0 0 5 195 85 110 Japanese 15 5 10 460 170 285 Khmer (Cambodian) 5 5 0 65 30 30 Korean 15 5 10 950 415 535 Kurdish 0 0 0 5 5 0 Lao 0 0 0 5 5 5
Latvian 0 0 0 5 5 5 Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0 Macedonian 0 0 0 5 5 0 Malay 0 0 0 10 5 10 Malayalam 0 0 0 10 5 5 Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 5 Mandarin 15 5 10 1,390 620 770 Marathi 0 0 0 15 10 10 Nepali 0 0 0 5 0 5 Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5 Norwegian 0 0 0 20 10 15 Oromo 5 0 5 30 10 20 Panjabi (Punjabi) 10 5 5 2,190 1,045 1,140 Pashto 0 0 0 5 5 0 Persian (Farsi) 5 5 5 370 180 190 Polish 20 5 5 315 150 165 Portuguese 5 0 0 430 195 235 Romanian 0 0 0 105 50 60 Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russian 15 10 5 390 185 210 Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 0 0 0 5 0 0 Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Serbian 0 0 0 65 35 30 Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 25 15 15 Shanghainese 0 0 0 5 5 5 Sign languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 100 45 50 Sindhi 0 0 0 5 5 5 Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 20 10 10 Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slovak 0 0 0 35 15 20 Slovenian 0 0 0 10 5 10 Somali 0 0 0 15 10 10 Spanish 45 25 20 1,035 490 550 Swahili 5 0 5 25 15 15 Swedish 0 0 0 15 10 10 Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 35 15 25 805 325 480 Taiwanese 5 5 5 30 10 15 Tamil 0 0 0 35 15 15 Telugu 0 0 0 10 5 5 Thai 5 0 5 75 30 35 Tibetan languages 0 0 0 10 5 5 Tigrigna 0 0 0 30 15 15 Turkish 0 0 0 50 30 25 Ukrainian 0 0 0 90 35 50 Urdu 0 0 0 95 50 50 Vietnamese 30 15 15 520 230 290 Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other languages foote 22 0 0 0 120 65 50 Multiple responses 300 140 155 6,040 2,765 3,275 English and French 65 30 30 530 225 305 English and non-official language French and non-official language English, French and nonofficial language Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding 225 105 120 5,345 2,465 2,880 5 0 0 40 20 20 5 0 5 130 55 70 Detailed other language spoken regularly at home 16,075 7,985 8,090 355,015 170,890 184,125
institutional residents foote 19 None 14,910 7,430 7,480 326,060 157,760 168,300 Single responses 1,140 540 595 28,355 12,860 15,495 English 285 145 145 8,020 3,775 4,240 French 345 180 165 4,390 1,985 2,405 Non-official languages 500 215 290 15,950 7,100 8,850 Selected Aboriginal languages foote 20 10 0 5 45 15 30 Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cree, n.o.s. 5 0 5 30 15 20 Dene 0 0 0 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 0 10 5 5 Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0 Selected non-aboriginal languages foote 21 470 205 270 15,450 6,875 8,575 African languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 10 Afrikaans 0 0 5 105 55 50 Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 10 10 5 Albanian 0 0 0 25 15 15 Amharic 0 0 0 45 20 30 Arabic 5 5 0 275 175 100 Armenian 0 0 0 10 10 0 Bantu languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 5 Bengali 5 5 5 35 15 15 Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bisayan languages 5 0 5 65 25 45 Bosnian 0 0 0 5 0 5
Bulgarian 0 0 0 45 15 30 Burmese 0 0 0 5 0 0 Cantonese 15 5 5 865 410 460 Chinese, n.o.s. 5 5 5 965 450 520 Creoles 5 5 5 25 15 10 Croatian 0 0 0 190 85 105 Czech 0 0 0 130 50 75 Danish 5 5 5 175 70 110 Dutch 15 10 10 655 290 370 Estonian 0 0 0 25 5 15 Finnish 5 0 5 105 40 65 Flemish 0 0 0 15 5 10 Fukien 0 0 0 10 5 0 German 50 20 25 1,755 755 1,005 Greek 5 0 5 145 85 60 Gujarati 0 0 0 55 25 30 Hakka 0 0 0 5 0 5 Hebrew 5 0 0 75 35 40 Hindi 0 5 0 200 110 90 Hungarian 20 10 10 240 110 130 Ilocano 0 5 0 30 10 20 Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5 Italian 20 5 15 485 215 265 Japanese 20 10 15 840 340 500 Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 20 10 5 Korean 5 0 5 265 110 155 Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lao 0 0 0 10 5 0 Latvian 5 0 5 10 0 10 Lingala 0 0 0 5 5 5
Lithuanian 0 0 0 15 10 10 Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0 Malay 0 0 0 45 15 30 Malayalam 0 0 0 15 10 5 Maltese 0 0 0 5 5 0 Mandarin 10 5 5 555 225 330 Marathi 0 0 0 5 0 0 Nepali 0 0 0 10 5 5 Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10 Norwegian 0 5 0 75 30 45 Oromo 0 0 0 15 5 5 Panjabi (Punjabi) 10 5 5 1,265 625 635 Pashto 0 0 0 20 5 10 Persian (Farsi) 5 0 0 225 110 115 Polish 20 5 20 365 155 210 Portuguese 25 15 10 530 255 280 Romanian 0 0 0 85 35 45 Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russian 15 5 5 325 140 180 Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 0 0 0 0 5 0 Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Serbian 0 5 0 50 25 25 Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 35 15 20 Shanghainese 0 0 0 10 10 10 Sign languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 90 40 50 Sindhi 0 0 0 20 10 15 Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 25 10 15 Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5 Slovak 0 0 0 50 15 35
Slovenian 0 0 0 25 10 10 Somali 5 5 0 25 15 10 Spanish 80 30 45 1,770 815 950 Swahili 5 0 0 40 25 20 Swedish 5 0 0 95 40 55 Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 45 15 30 930 265 665 Taiwanese 0 0 0 35 15 15 Tamil 5 0 5 55 25 30 Telugu 0 0 0 15 5 5 Thai 10 5 5 115 40 75 Tibetan languages 0 0 0 5 0 0 Tigrigna 0 0 0 10 5 5 Turkish 5 5 5 60 35 25 Ukrainian 5 0 5 120 45 75 Urdu 0 0 0 60 35 25 Vietnamese 25 10 15 245 115 125 Yiddish 0 0 0 10 0 10 Other languages foote 22 25 10 10 465 215 255 Multiple responses 25 15 10 600 265 335 English and French 0 0 0 60 25 40 English and non-official language French and non-official language English, French and nonofficial language 5 0 0 135 60 75 20 10 10 400 185 220 0 0 0 5 0 0 Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Esquimalt, (Code 5917040) and Capital, (Code 5917) (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 25, 2015).