Bridgewater - Town, Nova Scotia, Canada - Knowledge of official languages, language spoken most often at home and at work



Knowledge of official languages

English only
Total: 7,520
Here:

93.0%
Nova Scotia:

89.5%
Male: 3,500
This town:

93.6%
Nova Scotia:

90.4%
Female: 4,025
Here:

92.6%
Nova Scotia:

88.6%
English and French
Total: 550
This town:

6.8%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 235
Here:

6.3%
Nova Scotia:

9.3%
Female: 320
Here:

7.4%
Province:

11.1%
Neither English nor French
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%

Knowledge of official languages in this town

First official language spoken

English
Total: 7,965
This town:

98.5%
Nova Scotia:

96.4%
Male: 3,680
This town:

98.4%
Province:

96.4%
Female: 4,285
Here:

98.6%
Nova Scotia:

96.4%
French
Total: 105
This town:

1.3%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 50
This town:

1.3%
Nova Scotia:

3.3%
Female: 55
Here:

1.3%
Nova Scotia:

3.2%
English and French
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Neither English nor French
Total: 10
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%

First official language spoken in this town

Used languages details

Mother tongue

Mother tongue

English
Total: 7,745
Here:

95.8%
Province:

91.8%
Male: 3,575
This town:

95.6%
Province:

91.6%
Female: 4,175
Here:

96.0%
Nova Scotia:

92.0%
French
Total: 115
Here:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

3.4%
Male: 55
This town:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

3.4%
Female: 60
This town:

1.4%
Province:

3.4%
English and French
Total: 15
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
Male: 10
Here:

0.3%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.3%
English and non-official language
Total: 25
This town:

0.3%
Province:

0.3%
Male: 15
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 10
Here:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
Arabic
Total: 15
This town:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.7%
Male: 10
This town:

0.3%
Nova Scotia:

0.8%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.5%
Bengali
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Cantonese
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Female: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Dutch
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
German
Total: 35
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 15
This town:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

0.4%
Female: 15
This town:

0.3%
Nova Scotia:

0.4%
Gujarati
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Japanese
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Korean
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Mandarin
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Panjabi (Punjabi)
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Polish
Total: 10
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Portuguese
Total: 10
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Russian
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Spanish
Total: 30
This town:

0.4%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 15
This town:

0.4%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 15
This town:

0.3%
Province:

0.2%
Swedish
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Taiwanese
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Thai
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Urdu
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Vietnamese
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%

Language most often used at home

Language most often used at home

English
Total: 7,935
Here:

98.1%
Province:

95.4%
Male: 3,660
Here:

97.9%
Province:

95.3%
Female: 4,275
This town:

98.4%
Nova Scotia:

95.5%
French
Total: 30
This town:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Male: 20
Here:

0.5%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Female: 15
This town:

0.3%
Province:

1.8%
English and French
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Female: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
English and non-official language
Total: 25
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 10
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 15
This town:

0.3%
Province:

0.6%
Afrikaans
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Female: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Arabic
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.4%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.5%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.3%
Cantonese
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
German
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Gujarati
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Hindi
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Portuguese
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Spanish
Total: 20
Here:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Male: 15
This town:

0.4%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 10
This town:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Urdu
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Vietnamese
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%

Other languages used at home

Other languages used at home

None
Total: 7,830
This town:

96.8%
Province:

94.8%
Male: 3,615
This town:

96.7%
Province:

94.9%
Female: 4,215
This town:

96.9%
Nova Scotia:

94.8%
English
Total: 65
Here:

0.8%
Nova Scotia:

1.8%
Male: 35
This town:

0.9%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Female: 25
Here:

0.6%
Province:

1.7%
French
Total: 105
Here:

1.3%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Male: 45
Here:

1.2%
Nova Scotia:

1.6%
Female: 60
This town:

1.4%
Province:

1.9%
English and French
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
French and non-official language
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Inuktitut
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Arabic
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Bengali
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Dutch
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Finnish
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
German
Total: 15
This town:

0.2%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Greek
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Korean
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Mandarin
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Polish
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Portuguese
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Russian
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Spanish
Total: 15
This town:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 10
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.1%
Thai
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%

Language most often used at work

English
Total: 4,260
This town:

99.8%
Province:

97.8%
Male: 2,205
Here:

99.8%
Nova Scotia:

98.0%
Female: 2,055
This town:

100.0%
Province:

97.6%

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