Language Characteristics
Released: May 2018
|
Mother tongue |
Total |
Males |
Females |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total population (excluding institutional residents) |
188,865 |
91,565 |
97,290 |
|
English only |
166,560 |
81,010 |
85,550 |
|
French only |
5,535 |
2,665 |
2,870 |
|
Non-official languages only |
14,685 |
6,935 |
7,750 |
|
English and French |
760 |
340 |
415 |
|
English and non-official language |
1,145 |
540 |
600 |
|
French and non-official language |
110 |
50 |
60 |
|
English, French and non official language |
70 |
35 |
45 |
Source: 2016 Canadian Census (Statistics Canada, 2016)
|
Knowledge of official languages |
Total |
Males |
Females |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total population (excluding institutional residents) |
188,865 |
91,570 |
97,295 |
|
English only |
166,8450 |
81,735 |
157,10 |
|
French only |
300 |
130 |
175 |
|
English and French |
21,020 |
9,420 |
11,600 |
|
Neither English nor French |
705 |
290 |
415 |
Source: 2016 Canadian Census (Statistics Canada, 2016)
|
Language spoken most often at home |
Total |
Males |
Females |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total population (excluding institutional residents) |
188,860 |
91,570 |
97,295 |
|
English only |
177,910 |
86,390 |
91,520 |
|
French only |
2,505 |
1,225 |
1,280 |
|
Non-official language only |
5,345 |
2,510 |
2,835 |
|
English and French |
520 |
260 |
265 |
|
English and non-official language |
2,425 |
1,120 |
1,305 |
|
French and non-official language |
35 |
10 |
20 |
|
English, French and non-official language |
110 |
40 |
65 |
Source: 2016 Canadian Census (Statistics Canada, 2016)
Please Note: The figures shown in the tables undergo what is termed 'random rounding' - which means all estimates are randomly rounded up or down to a multiple of 5, and in some cases 10. This technique does not add significant error to the data. This means that some cells that say '0', may not actually mean zero people, but could have been rounded downwards, or have too few data to display.