Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada - Knowledge of official languages, language spoken most often at home and at work



Knowledge of official languages

English only
Total: 3,040
Here:

96.4%
British Columbia:

89.8%
Male: 1,500
Here:

96.2%
Province:

90.9%
Female: 1,540
Here:

96.6%
Province:

88.7%
English and French
Total: 115
This centre:

3.6%
British Columbia:

6.8%
Male: 60
This centre:

3.8%
Province:

6.2%
Female: 50
Here:

3.1%
British Columbia:

7.4%

Knowledge of official languages in Lake Cowichan

First official language spoken

English
Total: 3,115
This centre:

98.7%
British Columbia:

95.1%
Male: 1,535
Here:

98.4%
Province:

95.7%
Female: 1,580
This centre:

99.1%
Province:

94.6%
French
Total: 35
Here:

1.1%
British Columbia:

1.2%
Male: 20
This centre:

1.3%
Province:

1.2%
Female: 10
Here:

0.6%
British Columbia:

1.2%
Neither English nor French
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

3.3%

First official language spoken in Lake Cowichan

Used languages details

Mother tongue

Mother tongue

English
Total: 2,945
Here:

93.3%
Province:

70.3%
Male: 1,455
This centre:

93.3%
British Columbia:

71.4%
Female: 1,485
Here:

93.1%
British Columbia:

69.2%
French
Total: 50
This centre:

1.6%
Province:

1.3%
Male: 30
This centre:

1.9%
Province:

1.3%
Female: 20
This centre:

1.3%
Province:

1.3%
English and French
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
British Columbia:

0.2%
Female: 5
This centre:

0.3%
British Columbia:

0.2%
English and non-official language
Total: 10
This centre:

0.3%
British Columbia:

1.6%
Male: 10
Here:

0.6%
British Columbia:

1.5%
Female: 5
This centre:

0.3%
Province:

1.6%
Bisayan languages
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.1%
Croatian
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
British Columbia:

0.2%
Female: 5
Here:

0.3%
British Columbia:

0.2%
Danish
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
British Columbia:

0.1%
Male: 5
This centre:

0.3%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
This centre:

0.3%
British Columbia:

0.1%
Dutch
Total: 20
This centre:

0.6%
British Columbia:

0.5%
Male: 5
Here:

0.3%
British Columbia:

0.5%
Female: 10
This centre:

0.6%
British Columbia:

0.5%
Finnish
Total: 5
This centre:

0.2%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.1%
German
Total: 20
Here:

0.6%
British Columbia:

1.7%
Male: 10
Here:

0.6%
British Columbia:

1.6%
Female: 10
Here:

0.6%
British Columbia:

1.7%
Hungarian
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 5
This centre:

0.3%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 5
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.2%
Italian
Total: 10
This centre:

0.3%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 5
This centre:

0.3%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 5
This centre:

0.3%
Province:

0.5%
Norwegian
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.1%
Panjabi (Punjabi)
Total: 20
This centre:

0.6%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 5
Here:

0.3%
Province:

4.3%
Female: 15
Here:

0.9%
Province:

4.1%
Polish
Total: 5
This centre:

0.2%
Province:

0.4%
Russian
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%
Spanish
Total: 15
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.9%
Male: 5
This centre:

0.3%
British Columbia:

0.9%
Female: 5
Here:

0.3%
British Columbia:

1.0%
Swedish
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.3%
British Columbia:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.3%
British Columbia:

0.1%
Ukrainian
Total: 10
This centre:

0.3%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 5
This centre:

0.3%
British Columbia:

0.2%
Female: 10
This centre:

0.6%
Province:

0.2%
Other languages
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.4%

Language most often used at home

Language most often used at home

English
Total: 3,100
Here:

98.3%
British Columbia:

80.5%
Male: 1,535
This centre:

98.4%
Province:

81.1%
Female: 1,565
Here:

98.1%
Province:

79.9%
French
Total: 5
This centre:

0.2%
British Columbia:

0.4%
Male: 5
Here:

0.3%
British Columbia:

0.4%
English and non-official language
Total: 25
Here:

0.8%
British Columbia:

3.6%
Male: 10
Here:

0.6%
British Columbia:

3.5%
Female: 15
Here:

0.9%
British Columbia:

3.6%
Dutch
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
British Columbia:

0.1%
Hungarian
Total: 5
This centre:

0.2%
Province:

0.1%
Panjabi (Punjabi)
Total: 10
Here:

0.3%
British Columbia:

3.2%
Female: 5
Here:

0.3%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Spanish
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 5
This centre:

0.3%
Province:

0.5%
Other languages
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.1%
Italian
Total: 5
This centre:

0.2%
Province:

0.1%

Other languages used at home

Other languages used at home

None
Total: 3,075
This centre:

97.5%
British Columbia:

85.9%
Male: 1,520
This centre:

97.4%
British Columbia:

86.3%
Female: 1,555
This centre:

97.5%
British Columbia:

85.4%
English
Total: 10
Here:

0.3%
British Columbia:

5.7%
Male: 5
This centre:

0.3%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 5
Here:

0.3%
Province:

5.7%
French
Total: 15
This centre:

0.5%
Province:

0.9%
Male: 5
This centre:

0.3%
British Columbia:

0.8%
Female: 5
This centre:

0.3%
British Columbia:

0.9%
Cantonese
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.7%
German
Total: 5
This centre:

0.2%
British Columbia:

0.5%
Male: 5
This centre:

0.3%
British Columbia:

0.5%
Female: 5
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.6%
Hungarian
Total: 5
This centre:

0.2%
British Columbia:

0.1%
Italian
Total: 5
This centre:

0.2%
British Columbia:

0.2%
Male: 5
This centre:

0.3%
Province:

0.2%
Panjabi (Punjabi)
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.8%
Male: 5
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.8%
Female: 5
Here:

0.3%
British Columbia:

0.8%
Russian
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.1%
Spanish
Total: 15
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 5
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 10
Here:

0.6%
British Columbia:

0.5%

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