Editing Brampton (section)

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
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|footnote    = Brampton annexed Chinguacousy—which included the highly populated community of Bramalea—and Toronto Gore Townships in 1974.<br />The 2011 population count was revised in 2016.<ref name="ReferenceA">[[#2016csd|Statistics Canada]]: 2017</ref>
|[[1858 Canadian census|1858]]|50
|[[1871 Canadian census|1871]]|2090
|[[1881 Canadian census|1881]]|2920
|[[1891 Canadian census|1891]]|3252
|[[1901 Canadian census|1901]]|2748
|[[1911 Canadian census|1911]]|3412
|[[1921 Canadian census|1921]]|4527
|[[1931 Canadian census|1931]]|5532
|[[1941 Canadian census|1941]]|5975
|[[1951 Canadian census|1951]]|8389
|[[1961 Canadian census|1961]]|18467
|[[1971 Canadian census|1971]]|41211
|[[1981 Canadian census|1981]]|149030
|[[1991 Canadian census|1991]]|234445
|[[1996 Canadian census|1996]]|268251
|[[2001 Canadian census|2001]]|325428
|[[2006 Canadian census|2006]]|433806
|[[2011 Canadian census|2011]]|523906
|[[2016 Canadian census|2016]]|593638
|[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]|656480
}}

In the [[2021 Canadian census]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Brampton had a population of 656,480 living in 182,472 of its 189,086 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:656480-593638}}|593638|1}} from its 2016 population of 593,638. With a land area of {{cvt|265.89|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|656480|265.89|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021censusb>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000235 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=March 27, 2022}}</ref> At its growth rate of 10.6% since the 2016 census, Brampton was the fastest-growing of Canada's largest 25 municipalities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada's fastest growing and decreasing municipalities from 2016 to 2021 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/as-sa/98-200-x/2021001/98-200-x2021001-eng.cfm |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=9 February 2022}}</ref>

=== Ethnicity ===
In the 2021 Canadian census, people of [[South Asian Canadian|South Asian]] origin were the largest ethnocultural group in Brampton - accounting for 52.4% of the population. Other groups included those of [[European Canadian|European]] (18.9%), [[Black Canadians|Black]] (13.1%), [[Filipino Canadian|Filipino]] (3.2%), [[Latin American Canadian|Latin American]] (2.1%), [[Southeast Asia]]n (1.4%), [[Chinese Canadians|Chinese]] (1.1%), [[West Asian Canadians|West Asian]] (1.1%), and [[Arab Canadians|Arab]] (1%) ancestry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Brampton, City (CY) [Census subdivision], Ontario |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=brampton&DGUIDlist=2021A00053521010&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=9 February 2022}}</ref>  The city is very ethnically diverse with approximately 60% of Brampton's residents being [[Foreign born|foreign-born]].<ref name="Brampton2021census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Brampton, City (CY) Ontario [Census subdivision] |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Brampton&DGUIDlist=2021A00053521010&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the City of Brampton (1996−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]]<br>group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Brampton&DGUIDlist=2021A00053521010&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3521010&Geo2=CD&Code2=3521&SearchText=Brampton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3521010&Data=Count&SearchText=Brampton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3521010&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Brampton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3521010&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Brampton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1996<ref name="1996census"/>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 340,815
| {{Percentage | 340815 | 650165 | 2 }}
| 261,705
| {{Percentage | 261705 | 590950 | 2 }}
| 200,220
| {{Percentage | 200220 | 521315 | 2 }}
| 136,750
| {{Percentage | 136750 | 431575 | 2 }}
| 63,205
| {{Percentage | 63205 | 324390 | 2 }}
| 34,720
| {{Percentage | 34720 | 267170 | 2 }}
|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name="euro"}}
| 123,060
| {{Percentage | 123060 | 650165 | 2 }}
| 153,390
| {{Percentage | 153390 | 590950 | 2 }}
| 171,655
| {{Percentage | 171655 | 521315 | 2 }}
| 182,760
| {{Percentage | 182760 | 431575 | 2 }}
| 192,395
| {{Percentage | 192395 | 324390 | 2 }}
| 186,270
| {{Percentage | 186270 | 267170 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|Black]]
| 85,310
| {{Percentage | 85310 | 650165 | 2 }}
| 82,175
| {{Percentage | 82175 | 590950 | 2 }}
| 70,290
| {{Percentage | 70290 | 521315 | 2 }}
| 53,340
| {{Percentage | 53340 | 431575 | 2 }}
| 32,070
| {{Percentage | 32070 | 324390 | 2 }}
| 21,810
| {{Percentage | 21810 | 267170 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia]]n{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name="SoutheastAsian"}}
| 30,155
| {{Percentage | 30155 | 650165 | 2 }}
| 28,525
| {{Percentage | 28525 | 590950 | 2 }}
| 26,535
| {{Percentage | 26535 | 521315 | 2 }}
| 18,110
| {{Percentage | 18110 | 431575 | 2 }}
| 9,970
| {{Percentage | 9970 | 324390 | 2 }}
| 6,990
| {{Percentage | 6990 | 267170 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name="MiddleEastern"}}
| 13,715
| {{Percentage | 13715 | 650165 | 2 }}
| 11,320
| {{Percentage | 11320 | 590950 | 2 }}
| 7,610
| {{Percentage | 7610 | 521315 | 2 }}
| 5,475
| {{Percentage | 5475 | 431575 | 2 }}
| 2,935
| {{Percentage | 2935 | 324390 | 2 }}
| 1,995
| {{Percentage | 1995 | 267170 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 13,490
| {{Percentage | 13490 | 650165 | 2 }}
| 14,045
| {{Percentage | 14045 | 590950 | 2 }}
| 11,405
| {{Percentage | 11405 | 521315 | 2 }}
| 8,545
| {{Percentage | 8545 | 431575 | 2 }}
| 5,225
| {{Percentage | 5225 | 324390 | 2 }}
| 2,595
| {{Percentage | 2595 | 267170 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name="EastAsian"}}
| 8,000
| {{Percentage | 8000 | 650165 | 2 }}
| 9,915
| {{Percentage | 9915 | 590950 | 2 }}
| 9,235
| {{Percentage | 9235 | 521315 | 2 }}
| 8,930
| {{Percentage | 8930 | 431575 | 2 }}
| 6,595
| {{Percentage | 6595 | 324390 | 2 }}
| 6,100
| {{Percentage | 6100 | 267170 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 3,255
| {{Percentage | 3255 | 650165 | 2 }}
| 4,330
| {{Percentage | 4330 | 590950 | 2 }}
| 3,430
| {{Percentage | 3430 | 521315 | 2 }}
| 2,665
| {{Percentage | 2665 | 431575 | 2 }}
| 1,720
| {{Percentage | 1720 | 324390 | 2 }}
| 950
| {{Percentage | 950 | 267170 | 2 }}
|-
| Other/[[Multiracial people|Multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name="Other"}}
| 32,370
| {{Percentage | 32370 | 650165 | 2 }}
| 25,535
| {{Percentage | 25535 | 590950 | 2 }}
| 20,940
| {{Percentage | 20940 | 521315 | 2 }}
| 14,995
| {{Percentage | 14995 | 431575 | 2 }}
| 10,290
| {{Percentage | 10290 | 324390 | 2 }}
| 5,740
| {{Percentage | 5740 | 267170 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 650,165
! {{Percentage | 650165 | 656480 | 2 }}
! 590,950
! {{Percentage | 590950 | 593638 | 2 }}
! 521,315
! {{Percentage | 521315 | 523911 | 2 }}
! 431,575
! {{Percentage | 431575 | 433806 | 2 }}
! 324,390
! {{Percentage | 324390 | 325428 | 2 }}
! 267,170
! {{Percentage | 267170 | 268251 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 656,480
! {{Percentage | 656480 | 656480 | 2 }}
! 593,638
! {{Percentage | 593638 | 593638 | 2 }}
! 523,911
! {{Percentage | 523911 | 523911 | 2 }}
! 433,806
! {{Percentage | 433806 | 433806 | 2 }}
! 325,428
! {{Percentage | 325428 | 325428 | 2 }}
! 268,251
! {{Percentage | 268251 | 268251 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}
{{Pie chart|thumb=right|caption=Religion in Brampton (2021)<ref name="BramptonCityReligion2021">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=October 26, 2022 |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Brampton, City (CY) Ontario [Census subdivision] Religion |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=brampton&DGUIDlist=2021A00053521010&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 }}</ref>|label1=[[Christianity in Canada|Christianity]]|value1=35.7|color1=dodgerblue|label2=[[Sikhism in Canada|Sikhism]]|value2=25.1|color2=#e9ce1e|label3=[[Hinduism in Canada|Hinduism]]|value3=18.1|color3=coral|label4=[[Irreligion in Canada|No Religion]]|value4=10.3|color4=honeydew|label5=[[Islam in Canada|Islam]]|value5=9.1|color5=green|label6=[[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhism]]|value6=1.1|color6=aqua|label7=[[Judaism in Canada|Judaism]]|value7=0.1|color7=darkkhaki|label8=[[Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indigenous]]|value8=0.0|color8=deeppink|label9=Other Religions|value9=0.4|color9=darkorchid}}

=== Religion ===
In 2021, the most reported religion among the population was [[Christianity in Canada|Christianity]] (35.7%), with [[Catholicism in Canada|Catholicism]] (17.3%) making up the largest denomination. This was followed by [[Sikhism in Canada|Sikhism]] (25.1%), [[Hinduism in Canada|Hinduism]] (18.1%), [[Islam in Canada|Islam]] (9.1%), and [[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhism]] (1.1%). 10.3% of the population [[Irreligion in Canada|did not identify with a particular religion]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Brampton, City (CY) [Census subdivision], Ontario |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=brampton&DGUIDlist=2021A00053521010&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=9 February 2022}}</ref> Brampton has Canada's largest Sikh population and third largest Sikh proportion (behind [[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]] and [[Abbotsford, British Columbia|Abbotsford]]); the city also has Canada's second-largest Hindu population (behind Toronto) and largest Hindu proportion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 
|title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Profile table Surrey, City (CY) British Columbia [Census subdivision] Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00055915004&HEADERlist=32&SearchText=surrey |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 
|title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Profile table Abbotsford, City (CY) British Columbia [Census subdivision] Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=abbotsford&DGUIDlist=2021A00055909052&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0|access-date=2022-10-31 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 
|title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Profile table Toronto, City (C) Ontario [Census subdivision] Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A00053520005&SearchText=toronto|access-date=2022-10-31 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> The [[Toronto Ontario Temple]] for [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) is located in Brampton.<ref>{{cite web|title=Toronto Ontario Temple|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/list?lang=eng|publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|access-date=11 August 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Religion in Canada|Religious]] groups in the City of Brampton (1991−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Religion in Canada|Religious]]<br>group
! colspan="2" |[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]<ref name="2021censusB"/>
! colspan="2" |[[2011 Canadian census|2011]]<ref name="2011census"/>
! colspan="2" |[[2001 Canadian census|2001]]<ref name="2001census"/>
! colspan="2" |[[1991 Canadian census|1991]]<ref name="1991census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada  |title= 1991 Census of Canada: Census Area Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/census91/data/profiles/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=1&GC=0&GID=33333&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=30&PRID=0&PTYPE=3&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=1991&THEME=113&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0|access-date=2024-09-04 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[File:Gold_Christian_Cross_no_Red.svg|26x26px]] [[Christianity in Canada|Christian]]
| 232,220	
| {{Percentage | 232,220| 650,165	| 2 }}
|  263,385
| {{Percentage |  263,385|  521,315| 2 }}
| 219,880
| {{Percentage | 219880|  324,390| 2 }}
| 185,780
| {{Percentage | 185780| 233,460| 2 }}
|-
| [[File:Khanda.svg|24x24px]] [[Sikhism in Canada|Sikh]]
|  163,260	
| {{Percentage |  163,260	| 650,165	| 2 }}
|   97,790	
| {{Percentage |   97,790	|  521,315| 2 }}
|  34,510
| {{Percentage |  34,510|  324,390| 2 }}
|  8,630
| {{Percentage |  8,630| 233,460| 2 }}
|-
| [[File:Om.svg|21x21px]] [[Hinduism in Canada|Hindu]]
|  117,395	
| {{Percentage |  117,395	| 650,165	| 2 }}
|   63,390
| {{Percentage |   63,390|  521,315| 2 }}
|  17,640
| {{Percentage |  17,640|  324,390| 2 }}
|  6,415
| {{Percentage |  6,415| 233,460| 2 }}
|-
| [[File:Star_and_Crescent.svg|20x20px]] [[Islam in Canada|Muslim]]
| 59,445	
| {{Percentage | 59,445	| 650,165	| 2 }}
|   36,960	
| {{Percentage |   36,960	|  521,315| 2 }}
|  11,470
| {{Percentage |  11,470|  324,390| 2 }}
|  4,660
| {{Percentage |  4,660| 233,460| 2 }}
|-
| [[File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg|20x20px]] [[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhist]]
|  7,105	
| {{Percentage |  7,105	| 650,165	| 2 }}
|   6,715
| {{Percentage |   6,715 |  521,315| 2 }}
|  3,340
| {{Percentage |  3,340|  324,390| 2 }}
|  1,290
| {{Percentage |  1,290| 233,460| 2 }}
|-
| [[File:Star_of_David.svg|23x23px]] [[Judaism in Canada|Jewish]]
|   535
| {{Percentage |  535| 650,165	| 2 }}
|   830
| {{Percentage |   830|  521,315| 2 }}
|  610
| {{Percentage |  610|  324,390| 2 }}
|  805
| {{Percentage |  805| 233,460| 2 }}
|-
| [[Religion in Canada|Other religion]]
|  2,940
| {{Percentage |  2,940| 650,165	| 2 }}
|  1,340
| {{Percentage |  1,340|  521,315| 2 }}
| 930
| {{Percentage | 930|  324,390| 2 }}
|  440
| {{Percentage |  440| 233,460| 2 }}
|-
| [[Irreligion in Canada|Irreligious]]
| 67,265
| {{Percentage | 67,265| 650,165	| 2 }}
|   50,885
| {{Percentage |   50,885|  521,315| 2 }}
|  36,010
| {{Percentage |  36,010|  324,390| 2 }}
|  25,435
| {{Percentage |  25,435| 233,460| 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 650,165	
! {{Percentage | 650,165	| 656,480| 2 }}
! 521,315
! {{Percentage | 521,315| 523911 | 2 }}
! 324,390
! {{Percentage | 324,390| 325,428	| 2 }}
! 233,460
! {{Percentage | 233,460|  234,445| 2 }}
|-
|} 

=== Language ===
The 2021 census found that [[English language|English]] was the [[primary language|mother tongue]] of 42.9% of the population. The next most common mother tongues were [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] (21.7%), [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] (3.4%), [[Urdu]] (3.4%), [[Hindi]] (3%), and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] (2.2%). The most commonly known languages were [[English language|English]] (95.1%), [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] (29.1%), [[Hindi]] (17.5%), [[Urdu]] (6%), [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] (4.7%), and [[French language|French]] (4.6%).<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Brampton, City (CY) [Census subdivision], Ontario |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=brampton&DGUIDlist=2021A00053521010&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=9 February 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="float:left;"
|- 
! ''Mother tongue''
! ''Population''
! ''%''
|-
| [[English language|English]]
| 279,415
| 42.9
|-
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| 141,005	
| 21.7
|-
| [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| 22,000 	
| 3.4
|- 
| [[Urdu]]
| 21,945	
| 3.4
|-
| [[Hindi]]
| 19,645
| 3
|- 
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| 14,030	
| 2.2
|-
| [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| 10,185 	
| 1.6
|- 
| [[Tagalog language|Tagalog (Filipino)]]
| 9,905
| 1.5
|-
| [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]
| 8,640 	
| 1.3
|- 
| [[Italian language|Italian]]
| 5,430
| 0.8
|- 
| [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]
| 4,230
| 0.6
|- 
| [[Arabic language|Arabic]]
| 4,100
| 0.6
|- 
| [[Malayalam]]
| 3,930
| 0.6
|-
| [[French language|French]]
| 3,810
| 0.6
|- 
| [[Polish language|Polish]]
| 3,430
| 0.5
|- 
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| 3,060
| 0.5
|-
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| 2,920
| 0.4
|- 
| [[Cantonese|Yue (Cantonese)]]
| 2,775
| 0.4
|- 
| [[Akan language|Akan (Twi)]]
| 2,530
| 0.4
|- 
| [[Dari]]
| 2,305
| 0.4
|- 
| [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]]
| 2,195
| 0.3
|- 
| [[Nepali language|Nepali]]
| 1,945
| 0.3
|- 
| [[Suret language|Assyrian Neo-Aramaic]]
| 1,940
| 0.3
|- 
| [[Sinhala language|Sinhala (Sinhalese)]]
| 1,555
| 0.2
|- 
| [[Serbo-Croatian]]
| 1,385
| 0.2
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right;"
|-
! ''Knowledge of language''
! ''Population''
! ''%''
|-
| [[English language|English]]
| 618,060
| 95.1
|- 
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| 189,235
| 29.1
|- 
| [[Hindi]]
| 113,515
| 17.5
|- 
| [[Urdu]]
| 38,725
| 6
|- 
| [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| 30,310
| 4.7
|- 
| [[French language|French]]
| 30,010
| 4.6
|- 
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| 21,475
| 3.3
|- 
| [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| 15,395
| 2.4
|- 
| [[Tagalog language|Tagalog (Filipino)]]
| 14,925
| 2.3
|- 
| [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]
| 11,765
| 1.8
|- 
| [[Italian language|Italian]]
| 8,905
| 1.4
|- 
| [[Arabic]]
| 8,475
| 1.3
|- 
| [[Malayalam]]
| 6,090
| 0.9
|- 
| [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]
| 6,030
| 0.9
|- 
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| 5,540
| 0.9
|- 
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| 5,080
| 0.8
|- 
| [[Akan language|Akan (Twi)]]
| 4,555
| 0.7
|- 
| [[Polish language|Polish]]
| 4,150
| 0.6
|- 
| [[Cantonese|Yue (Cantonese)]]
| 3,680
| 0.6
|- 
| [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]]
| 3,660
| 0.6
|- 
| [[Dari]]
| 3,350
| 0.5
|- 
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| 3,185
| 0.5
|- 
| [[Yoruba language|Yoruba]]
| 3,050
| 0.5
|-
| [[Sinhala language|Sinhala (Sinhalese)]]
| 2,540
| 0.4
|- 
| [[Suret language|Assyrian Neo-Aramaic]]
| 2,440
| 0.4
|}
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