| People of South Asian origin | Total Canadian population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | |
| Total population in thousands | 487.5 | 475.7 | 963.2 | 14,564.3 | 15,074.8 | 29,639.0 |
| Pourcentage change between 1996 et 2001 | 33.2 | 33.1 | 33.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| Pourcentage immigrant | 67.1 | 68.6 | 67.9 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 18.4 |
| Pourcentage with Canadian citizenship | 75.1 | 73.4 | 74.3 | 94.9 | 94.5 | 94.7 |
| Language | ||||||
| Pourcentage able to speak English/French | 95.2 | 91.1 | 93.1 | 98.8 | 98.2 | 98.4 |
| Pourcentage speaking only non-official language at home | 45.6 | 46.1 | 45.9 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| Age distribution | ||||||
| Pourcentage aged less than 15 | 25.7 | 24.4 | 25.0 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 19.4 |
| Pourcentage aged 25 to 44 | 33.0 | 34.4 | 33.7 | 30.4 | 30.6 | 30.5 |
| Pourcentage aged 65 and over | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 12.2 |
| Family status | ||||||
| Pourcentage lone parents1 | 1.5 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 8.7 | 5.5 |
| Pourcentage living alone1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 11.3 | 13.7 | 12.5 |
| Pourcentage seniors living alone | 5.8 | 10.1 | 8.0 | 16.8 | 38.3 | 28.9 |
| Education, employment and income | ||||||
| Pourcentage with university degree1 | 28.1 | 22.6 | 25.3 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 15.4 |
| Pourcentage employed1 | 70.3 | 53.7 | 62.0 | 67.2 | 56.1 | 61.5 |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Pourcentage with low income | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 14.7 | 17.7 | 16.2 |
| 1. Include people aged 15 and over. | ||||||
| Source : Statistique Canada, Recensement du Canada de 2001. | ||||||