2. Overview

The 2011 Census Geographic Attribute File contains information at the dissemination block level, based on 2011 Census standard geographic areas. The data available include population counts, dwelling counts, and land area. In addition, the 2011 Census Geographic Attribute File contains higher level standard geographic codes, names and, where applicable, types and classes. Data for higher level standard geographic areas can be derived by aggregating dissemination block level data. The dissemination area representative point coordinates are also included in the 2011 Census Geographic Attribute File.

This version of the Geographic Attribute File is a dissemination block (DB) level dataset which also includes data for the following 2011 Census standard geographic areas:

• province and territory (PR)
• economic region (ER)
• census division (CD)
• census consolidated subdivision (CCS)
• census subdivision (CSD)
• designated place (DPL)
• federal electoral district (FED) (2003 Representation Order)
• census metropolitan area (CMA), census agglomeration (CA) and census metropolitan influenced zone (MIZ)
• census tract (CT)
• population centre (POPCTR) and rural area (RA)
• dissemination area (DA)

How to cite this guide

Geographic Attribute File, Reference Guide, 2011 Census . Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-151-G.

How to cite this product

Geographic Attribute File, 2011 Census . Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-151-X.