Knowledge of official languages
English onlyTotal: 14,225Here: | 90.4% |
British Columbia: | 89.8% |
Male: 6,920This region: | 91.2% |
Province: | 90.9% |
Female: 7,305This region: | 89.7% |
Province: | 88.7% |
French only
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
English and FrenchTotal: 1,445This region: | 9.2% |
Province: | 6.8% |
Male: 640This region: | 8.4% |
Province: | 6.2% |
Female: 805Here: | 9.9% |
British Columbia: | 7.4% |
Neither English nor FrenchTotal: 45This region: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 3.3% |
Female: 30This region: | 0.4% |
Province: | 3.8% |
Knowledge of official languages in this region
First official language spoken
EnglishTotal: 15,490This region: | 98.5% |
British Columbia: | 95.1% |
Female: 8,010This region: | 98.4% |
Province: | 94.6% |
FrenchTotal: 185Here: | 1.2% |
British Columbia: | 1.2% |
Male: 80This region: | 1.1% |
Province: | 1.2% |
Female: 100Here: | 1.2% |
British Columbia: | 1.2% |
English and French
Female: 10This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.4% |
Neither English nor FrenchTotal: 40This region: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 3.3% |
Male: 20This region: | 0.3% |
Province: | 2.7% |
Female: 20This region: | 0.2% |
Province: | 3.8% |
First official language spoken in this region
Used languages details
Mother tongue
English
Female: 7,320Here: | 89.9% |
British Columbia: | 69.2% |
FrenchTotal: 190This region: | 1.2% |
British Columbia: | 1.3% |
Female: 110This region: | 1.4% |
Province: | 1.3% |
English and French
Male: 10This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.2% |
Female: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
English and non-official language
Male: 25Here: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 1.5% |
Female: 35This region: | 0.4% |
British Columbia: | 1.6% |
French and non-official languageTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
English; French and non-official languageTotal: 5This region: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Akan (Twi)
Female: 5This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.0% |
ArabicTotal: 20This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.3% |
Male: 15This region: | 0.2% |
Province: | 0.4% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.3% |
ArmenianTotal: 5This region: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Bisayan languagesTotal: 5This region: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Female: 5This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
CantoneseTotal: 40This region: | 0.3% |
Province: | 3.1% |
Male: 20Here: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 2.9% |
CreolesTotal: 5This region: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
CroatianTotal: 15This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.2% |
Male: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
CzechTotal: 10This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Danish
Female: 15This region: | 0.2% |
Province: | 0.1% |
DutchTotal: 150Here: | 1.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
Male: 75This region: | 1.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
Female: 80Here: | 1.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
FinnishTotal: 10This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Female: 5This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
German
Male: 105Here: | 1.4% |
British Columbia: | 1.6% |
GreekTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
GujaratiTotal: 5This region: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
Male: 5This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Female: 5This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
HungarianTotal: 25Here: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
Male: 10This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.2% |
IlocanoTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
ItalianTotal: 50This region: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 0.6% |
Male: 25This region: | 0.3% |
Province: | 0.6% |
Female: 25This region: | 0.3% |
Province: | 0.5% |
JapaneseTotal: 30This region: | 0.2% |
Province: | 0.5% |
Male: 10This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.3% |
Female: 15This region: | 0.2% |
Province: | 0.6% |
KoreanTotal: 20This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 1.1% |
Male: 5This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 1.0% |
Female: 10This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 1.2% |
MandarinTotal: 30Here: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 2.2% |
Male: 10This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 2.0% |
Female: 20This region: | 0.2% |
Province: | 2.3% |
Norwegian
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Female: 10This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Oromo
Male: 5This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Panjabi (Punjabi)Total: 130Here: | 0.8% |
British Columbia: | 4.2% |
Female: 60This region: | 0.7% |
Province: | 4.1% |
Persian (Farsi)
Female: 5This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.8% |
Polish
Male: 25Here: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 0.4% |
PortugueseTotal: 55This region: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 0.3% |
Male: 30This region: | 0.4% |
Province: | 0.3% |
Female: 30Here: | 0.4% |
British Columbia: | 0.3% |
RussianTotal: 15This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
Male: 5This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
SlovakTotal: 15Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Male: 10This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
SlovenianTotal: 5This region: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
SpanishTotal: 75This region: | 0.5% |
Province: | 0.9% |
Male: 35Here: | 0.5% |
British Columbia: | 0.9% |
Female: 35This region: | 0.4% |
British Columbia: | 1.0% |
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)
Female: 45Here: | 0.6% |
British Columbia: | 1.8% |
TamilTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
UrduTotal: 5This region: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.2% |
Female: 5This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.2% |
Vietnamese
Male: 15This region: | 0.2% |
Province: | 0.5% |
Female: 10This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.6% |
Other languages
Male: 5This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.3% |
Female: 15Here: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 0.4% |
Flemish
Female: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Language most often used at home
Language most often used at home
EnglishTotal: 15,215This region: | 96.7% |
Province: | 80.5% |
FrenchTotal: 40This region: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 0.4% |
Male: 20This region: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 0.4% |
Female: 20Here: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 0.4% |
English and FrenchTotal: 15This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Male: 5This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
English and non-official languageTotal: 115This region: | 0.7% |
British Columbia: | 3.6% |
Male: 55This region: | 0.7% |
Province: | 3.5% |
French and non-official languageTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Male: 5This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.0% |
English; French and non-official language
Female: 5This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
ArabicTotal: 5This region: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.2% |
Bisayan languagesTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Cantonese
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 2.2% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 2.5% |
CroatianTotal: 10This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Female: 5This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Dutch
Female: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
GermanTotal: 25This region: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 0.3% |
Male: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.3% |
Gujarati
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
JapaneseTotal: 15This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.2% |
Female: 10This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.3% |
KoreanTotal: 10This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.9% |
Male: 5This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.8% |
Female: 10This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.9% |
MandarinTotal: 25This region: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 1.8% |
Male: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 1.7% |
Female: 15This region: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 1.9% |
OromoTotal: 5This region: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Male: 5This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Panjabi (Punjabi)Total: 65This region: | 0.4% |
British Columbia: | 3.2% |
Male: 35Here: | 0.5% |
British Columbia: | 3.2% |
Female: 35This region: | 0.4% |
British Columbia: | 3.1% |
Persian (Farsi)Total: 10This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.6% |
Male: 5This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.6% |
PolishTotal: 15This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Female: 10This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.2% |
PortugueseTotal: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Male: 5This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
RussianTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.3% |
SlovakTotal: 5This region: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Female: 5This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.0% |
SpanishTotal: 25Here: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
Male: 15This region: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
Female: 10This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)Total: 20This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.7% |
Male: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.6% |
Female: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.7% |
TamilTotal: 5This region: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
VietnameseTotal: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.4% |
Female: 5This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.4% |
Other languagesTotal: 5This region: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Male: 5This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
ItalianTotal: 5This region: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Male: 5This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
ArmenianTotal: 5This region: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
SlovenianTotal: 5This region: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Female: 5This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Other languages used at home
Other languages used at home
NoneTotal: 14,820This region: | 94.2% |
Province: | 85.9% |
Male: 7,165This region: | 94.4% |
Province: | 86.3% |
Female: 7,655This region: | 94.0% |
British Columbia: | 85.4% |
English
Male: 95Here: | 1.3% |
British Columbia: | 5.7% |
Female: 100This region: | 1.2% |
Province: | 5.7% |
French
Male: 65This region: | 0.9% |
Province: | 0.8% |
Female: 105This region: | 1.3% |
Province: | 0.9% |
French and non-official languageTotal: 25This region: | 0.2% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Male: 15Here: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Female: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
AfrikaansTotal: 10This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Male: 5This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
ArabicTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Male: 5This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
CantoneseTotal: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.7% |
Male: 10This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.7% |
Creoles
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
DanishTotal: 5This region: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Female: 5This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Dutch
Male: 20This region: | 0.3% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Female: 30This region: | 0.4% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
FinnishTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
FlemishTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
GermanTotal: 80Here: | 0.5% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
Female: 40Here: | 0.5% |
British Columbia: | 0.6% |
GreekTotal: 5This region: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.1% |
HungarianTotal: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
ItalianTotal: 20This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.2% |
Male: 10This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
Female: 10This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
JapaneseTotal: 15Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
Male: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
KoreanTotal: 5This region: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.2% |
Mandarin
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.4% |
Female: 10This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.4% |
NorwegianTotal: 10This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Panjabi (Punjabi)
Female: 25This region: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 0.8% |
PolishTotal: 10This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
PortugueseTotal: 20This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Female: 10This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
RussianTotal: 5This region: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Male: 5This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Slovak
Female: 5This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
SpanishTotal: 75Here: | 0.5% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
Female: 35This region: | 0.4% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)
Male: 5This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.4% |
TamilTotal: 5This region: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
VietnameseTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Other languagesTotal: 15Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
Male: 10This region: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
IlocanoTotal: 5This region: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Language most often used at work
Language most often used at work
EnglishTotal: 9,340Here: | 99.3% |
British Columbia: | 95.4% |
Male: 4,705This region: | 99.5% |
British Columbia: | 95.6% |
FrenchTotal: 35This region: | 0.4% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
Female: 35Here: | 0.7% |
British Columbia: | 0.3% |
English and non-official languageTotal: 10This region: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.9% |
Male: 10Here: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 0.9% |
Non-official languageTotal: 25Here: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 3.3% |
Male: 15This region: | 0.3% |
Province: | 3.2% |
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