Inuvik - Town, Northwest Territories, Canada - Knowledge of official languages, language spoken most often at home and at work



Knowledge of official languages

English only
Total: 3,190
This town:

93.7%
Northwest Territories:

90.3%
Male: 1,560
Here:

93.7%
Northwest Territories:

90.9%
Female: 1,630
This town:

93.7%
Territory:

89.6%
English and French
Total: 210
This town:

6.2%
Territory:

9.1%
Male: 105
This town:

6.3%
Northwest Territories:

8.5%
Female: 110
Here:

6.3%
Territory:

9.7%

Knowledge of official languages in this town

First official language spoken

English
Total: 3,355
Here:

98.5%
Northwest Territories:

96.7%
Male: 1,635
This town:

98.2%
Northwest Territories:

96.7%
Female: 1,715
This town:

98.6%
Northwest Territories:

96.7%
French
Total: 45
Here:

1.3%
Territory:

2.5%
Male: 30
Here:

1.8%
Territory:

2.6%
Female: 20
Here:

1.1%
Northwest Territories:

2.3%
English and French
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Territory:

0.2%
Female: 5
Here:

0.3%
Northwest Territories:

0.3%

First official language spoken in Inuvik

Used languages details

Mother tongue

Mother tongue

English
Total: 2,975
This town:

87.4%
Territory:

76.4%
Male: 1,465
Here:

88.0%
Northwest Territories:

77.0%
Female: 1,515
Here:

87.1%
Northwest Territories:

75.9%
French
Total: 55
Here:

1.6%
Northwest Territories:

2.6%
Male: 30
Here:

1.8%
Northwest Territories:

2.8%
Female: 25
This town:

1.4%
Northwest Territories:

2.5%
English and non-official language
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Northwest Territories:

1.1%
Female: 5
This town:

0.3%
Territory:

1.2%
Inuktitut
Total: 15
Here:

0.4%
Territory:

0.5%
Male: 5
This town:

0.3%
Territory:

0.3%
Female: 10
This town:

0.6%
Territory:

0.6%
Afrikaans
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Territory:

0.0%
Albanian
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Northwest Territories:

0.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.3%
Northwest Territories:

0.0%
Arabic
Total: 50
Here:

1.5%
Territory:

0.4%
Male: 35
This town:

2.1%
Territory:

0.5%
Female: 15
Here:

0.9%
Northwest Territories:

0.3%
Bisayan languages
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Territory:

0.2%
Male: 5
This town:

0.3%
Northwest Territories:

0.1%
Cantonese
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Territory:

0.2%
Czech
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Territory:

0.0%
Danish
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Territory:

0.0%
German
Total: 15
Here:

0.4%
Northwest Territories:

0.5%
Male: 5
Here:

0.3%
Northwest Territories:

0.5%
Female: 5
This town:

0.3%
Northwest Territories:

0.4%
Hindi
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Territory:

0.1%
Hungarian
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Northwest Territories:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.3%
Northwest Territories:

0.1%
Mandarin
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Territory:

0.1%
Female: 5
This town:

0.3%
Territory:

0.1%
Nepali
Total: 10
This town:

0.3%
Territory:

0.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.3%
Territory:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.3%
Northwest Territories:

0.0%
Polish
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Territory:

0.1%
Portuguese
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Territory:

0.0%
Russian
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Northwest Territories:

0.1%
Male: 5
This town:

0.3%
Territory:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.3%
Northwest Territories:

0.1%
Spanish
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Territory:

0.2%
Female: 5
This town:

0.3%
Northwest Territories:

0.3%
Swahili
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Territory:

0.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.3%
Territory:

0.0%
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)
Total: 20
This town:

0.6%
Northwest Territories:

1.3%
Male: 5
This town:

0.3%
Territory:

1.0%
Female: 15
Here:

0.9%
Territory:

1.7%
Ukrainian
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Territory:

0.1%
Other languages
Total: 200
This town:

5.9%
Territory:

11.7%
Male: 75
Here:

4.5%
Territory:

11.4%
Female: 125
Here:

7.2%
Territory:

12.0%

Language most often used at home

Language most often used at home

English
Total: 3,275
This town:

96.2%
Northwest Territories:

88.9%
Male: 1,605
Here:

96.4%
Territory:

89.0%
Female: 1,675
This town:

96.3%
Territory:

88.8%
French
Total: 30
This town:

0.9%
Northwest Territories:

1.3%
Male: 15
Here:

0.9%
Territory:

1.4%
Female: 15
This town:

0.9%
Territory:

1.3%
English and non-official language
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Territory:

0.8%
Arabic
Total: 35
This town:

1.0%
Northwest Territories:

0.2%
Male: 20
This town:

1.2%
Northwest Territories:

0.3%
Female: 15
This town:

0.9%
Northwest Territories:

0.2%
Hindi
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Northwest Territories:

0.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.3%
Territory:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.3%
Northwest Territories:

0.0%
Hungarian
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Northwest Territories:

0.0%
Nepali
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Territory:

0.0%
Female: 5
This town:

0.3%
Territory:

0.0%
Portuguese
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Territory:

0.0%
Female: 5
This town:

0.3%
Northwest Territories:

0.0%
Russian
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Northwest Territories:

0.1%
Female: 5
This town:

0.3%
Northwest Territories:

0.1%
Swahili
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Territory:

0.0%
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)
Total: 15
Here:

0.4%
Northwest Territories:

0.7%
Male: 10
Here:

0.6%
Northwest Territories:

0.6%
Female: 5
This town:

0.3%
Northwest Territories:

0.8%
Other languages
Total: 10
Here:

0.3%
Northwest Territories:

5.4%
Male: 5
This town:

0.3%
Northwest Territories:

5.5%
Female: 10
Here:

0.6%
Territory:

5.3%

Other languages used at home

Other languages used at home

None
Total: 3,075
Here:

90.3%
Northwest Territories:

83.8%
Male: 1,515
Here:

91.0%
Territory:

84.3%
Female: 1,560
Here:

89.7%
Northwest Territories:

83.3%
English
Total: 75
Here:

2.2%
Territory:

5.7%
Male: 35
Here:

2.1%
Northwest Territories:

5.9%
Female: 40
Here:

2.3%
Territory:

5.6%
French
Total: 40
Here:

1.2%
Territory:

1.5%
Male: 20
Here:

1.2%
Northwest Territories:

1.3%
Female: 25
Here:

1.4%
Northwest Territories:

1.7%
Inuktitut
Total: 10
This town:

0.3%
Territory:

0.3%
Female: 5
This town:

0.3%
Territory:

0.4%
Akan (Twi)
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Northwest Territories:

0.0%
Arabic
Total: 25
Here:

0.7%
Territory:

0.1%
Male: 15
Here:

0.9%
Northwest Territories:

0.1%
Female: 10
Here:

0.6%
Northwest Territories:

0.1%
Bisayan languages
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Territory:

0.0%
Female: 5
This town:

0.3%
Northwest Territories:

0.0%
German
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Northwest Territories:

0.2%
Male: 5
This town:

0.3%
Territory:

0.1%
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)
Total: 10
Here:

0.3%
Northwest Territories:

0.5%
Male: 5
Here:

0.3%
Territory:

0.3%
Female: 5
This town:

0.3%
Northwest Territories:

0.6%
Urdu
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Northwest Territories:

0.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.3%
Northwest Territories:

0.0%
Other languages
Total: 140
Here:

4.1%
Northwest Territories:

5.8%
Male: 60
This town:

3.6%
Northwest Territories:

5.5%
Female: 85
Here:

4.9%
Northwest Territories:

6.1%
Nepali
Male: 5
Here:

0.3%
Northwest Territories:

0.0%

Language most often used at work

Language most often used at work

English
Total: 2,165
Here:

99.1%
Territory:

97.0%
Male: 1,085
This town:

99.5%
Territory:

97.5%
Female: 1,075
Here:

98.2%
Northwest Territories:

96.6%
Non-official language
Total: 10
This town:

0.5%
Territory:

1.8%
Female: 10
This town:

0.9%
Territory:

1.9%

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