Knowledge of official languages
English only
Male: 9,170This division: | 93.7% |
British Columbia: | 90.9% |
Female: 9,280This division: | 93.5% |
British Columbia: | 88.7% |
French onlyTotal: 10This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
English and FrenchTotal: 1,230This division: | 6.2% |
Province: | 6.8% |
Female: 630This division: | 6.3% |
British Columbia: | 7.4% |
Neither English nor FrenchTotal: 20Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 3.3% |
Knowledge of official languages in Powell River
First official language spoken
English
Male: 9,535This division: | 97.4% |
British Columbia: | 95.7% |
French
Male: 225This division: | 2.3% |
Province: | 1.2% |
English and FrenchTotal: 25This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.4% |
Female: 15This division: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 0.4% |
Neither English nor FrenchTotal: 20Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 3.3% |
Female: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 3.8% |
First official language spoken in this division
Used languages details
Mother tongue
EnglishTotal: 17,530This division: | 88.9% |
Province: | 70.3% |
Female: 8,750This division: | 88.2% |
British Columbia: | 69.2% |
FrenchTotal: 515This division: | 2.6% |
Province: | 1.3% |
Male: 255Here: | 2.6% |
British Columbia: | 1.3% |
Female: 260This division: | 2.6% |
British Columbia: | 1.3% |
English and FrenchTotal: 40This division: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
Female: 30Here: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
English and non-official language
Male: 45Here: | 0.5% |
British Columbia: | 1.5% |
Female: 60Here: | 0.6% |
British Columbia: | 1.6% |
French and non-official language
English; French and non-official languageTotal: 5This division: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Afrikaans
Male: 15This division: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Female: 10This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
BurmeseTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Cantonese
Male: 15Here: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 2.9% |
Female: 15This division: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 3.2% |
CroatianTotal: 5This division: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.2% |
CzechTotal: 15Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Male: 5This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Female: 5This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
DanishTotal: 35This division: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Male: 15This division: | 0.2% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Female: 20Here: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
DutchTotal: 205This division: | 1.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
Male: 95This division: | 1.0% |
Province: | 0.5% |
EstonianTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
FinnishTotal: 20Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Male: 5This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
German
Male: 155This division: | 1.6% |
British Columbia: | 1.6% |
GreekTotal: 15This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Female: 5This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Hindi
Male: 5This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.6% |
Hungarian
Male: 10This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.2% |
Italian
Male: 135Here: | 1.4% |
British Columbia: | 0.6% |
JapaneseTotal: 20This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.5% |
Male: 5This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.3% |
Female: 15This division: | 0.2% |
Province: | 0.6% |
KoreanTotal: 20Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 1.1% |
Male: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 1.0% |
Female: 10This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 1.2% |
Maltese
Male: 15This division: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Female: 25This division: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Mandarin
Female: 10This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 2.3% |
NorwegianTotal: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Male: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Panjabi (Punjabi)
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 4.3% |
Polish
Male: 30This division: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 0.4% |
Female: 25This division: | 0.3% |
Province: | 0.4% |
RussianTotal: 25This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
Male: 10This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
SerbianTotal: 5This division: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.2% |
SlovakTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
SlovenianTotal: 5This division: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
SpanishTotal: 45This division: | 0.2% |
Province: | 0.9% |
SwedishTotal: 15Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Female: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)
Male: 10This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 1.2% |
Female: 25Here: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 1.8% |
ThaiTotal: 15Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
UkrainianTotal: 40This division: | 0.2% |
Province: | 0.2% |
Male: 10This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
Female: 25This division: | 0.3% |
Province: | 0.2% |
VietnameseTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.6% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.6% |
Other languagesTotal: 70This division: | 0.4% |
British Columbia: | 0.4% |
Male: 35Here: | 0.4% |
British Columbia: | 0.3% |
Female: 35This division: | 0.4% |
Province: | 0.4% |
Flemish
Male: 5This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Female: 5This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.0% |
LaoTotal: 5This division: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Male: 5This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Language most often used at home
Language most often used at home
EnglishTotal: 19,060This division: | 96.7% |
Province: | 80.5% |
Male: 9,480This division: | 96.9% |
British Columbia: | 81.1% |
Female: 9,580This division: | 96.5% |
Province: | 79.9% |
FrenchTotal: 140Here: | 0.7% |
British Columbia: | 0.4% |
English and French
Male: 15Here: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
English and non-official languageTotal: 150This division: | 0.8% |
British Columbia: | 3.6% |
Male: 70This division: | 0.7% |
Province: | 3.5% |
Female: 85This division: | 0.9% |
British Columbia: | 3.6% |
English; French and non-official languageTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Afrikaans
Male: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Female: 5This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.0% |
CantoneseTotal: 10This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 2.4% |
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 2.2% |
Female: 5This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 2.5% |
DanishTotal: 5This division: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Female: 5This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
DutchTotal: 25Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Male: 10This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Female: 10This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
German
Male: 15Here: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 0.3% |
HungarianTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
KoreanTotal: 20This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.9% |
Male: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.8% |
Female: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.9% |
MandarinTotal: 15This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 1.8% |
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 1.7% |
Female: 5This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 1.9% |
Panjabi (Punjabi)Total: 10This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 3.2% |
Male: 5This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 3.2% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 3.1% |
PolishTotal: 10This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Russian
Female: 5This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.3% |
SpanishTotal: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
Male: 5This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
SwedishTotal: 10This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)Total: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.7% |
ThaiTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
VietnameseTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.4% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.4% |
Other languagesTotal: 20This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Male: 10This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
ItalianTotal: 80This division: | 0.4% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Male: 35Here: | 0.4% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Female: 50This division: | 0.5% |
Province: | 0.2% |
MalteseTotal: 5This division: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Other languages used at home
Other languages used at home
NoneTotal: 18,615Here: | 94.4% |
British Columbia: | 85.9% |
Male: 9,285Here: | 94.9% |
British Columbia: | 86.3% |
Female: 9,335This division: | 94.0% |
Province: | 85.4% |
EnglishTotal: 220This division: | 1.1% |
British Columbia: | 5.7% |
Male: 105Here: | 1.1% |
British Columbia: | 5.7% |
Female: 115Here: | 1.2% |
British Columbia: | 5.7% |
French
Male: 125This division: | 1.3% |
British Columbia: | 0.8% |
Female: 150This division: | 1.5% |
Province: | 0.9% |
English and non-official languageTotal: 10This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
French and non-official languageTotal: 20Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Female: 10This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Afrikaans
Female: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
CantoneseTotal: 15Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.7% |
Male: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.7% |
CreolesTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
CroatianTotal: 5This division: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Female: 5This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
CzechTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Male: 5This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.0% |
DanishTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Male: 5This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.0% |
DutchTotal: 55This division: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
Male: 20Here: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Female: 35This division: | 0.4% |
Province: | 0.2% |
GermanTotal: 95This division: | 0.5% |
Province: | 0.5% |
Male: 40This division: | 0.4% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
Female: 55Here: | 0.6% |
British Columbia: | 0.6% |
GreekTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
HindiTotal: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.3% |
Female: 5This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.3% |
HungarianTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
ItalianTotal: 105This division: | 0.5% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
Female: 55Here: | 0.6% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
MalayTotal: 5This division: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
MandarinTotal: 5This division: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.4% |
Female: 5This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.4% |
Panjabi (Punjabi)Total: 10This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.8% |
Male: 5This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.8% |
Female: 5This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.8% |
Polish
Male: 10This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Portuguese
Male: 5This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
RussianTotal: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Male: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Female: 5This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
SerbianTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
SpanishTotal: 60This division: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
Female: 35Here: | 0.4% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
SwahiliTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Swedish
Male: 5This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Female: 5This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)Total: 20This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.6% |
Male: 5This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.4% |
Female: 15This division: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 0.7% |
ThaiTotal: 10This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Male: 5This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
UkrainianTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Female: 5This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Vietnamese
Male: 5This division: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Other languagesTotal: 45Here: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
Male: 25Here: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 0.2% |
MalteseTotal: 15Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Male: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Female: 10Here: | 0.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
EstonianTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
British Columbia: | 0.0% |
Language most often used at work
Language most often used at work
EnglishTotal: 10,135Here: | 98.6% |
British Columbia: | 95.4% |
Male: 5,360This division: | 99.0% |
Province: | 95.6% |
Female: 4,775Here: | 98.2% |
British Columbia: | 95.2% |
FrenchTotal: 50This division: | 0.5% |
Province: | 0.2% |
Male: 25This division: | 0.5% |
British Columbia: | 0.1% |
Female: 25Here: | 0.5% |
British Columbia: | 0.3% |
English and non-official languageTotal: 30This division: | 0.3% |
Province: | 0.9% |
Male: 10This division: | 0.2% |
Province: | 0.9% |
Female: 25This division: | 0.5% |
British Columbia: | 0.9% |
Non-official languageTotal: 50This division: | 0.5% |
Province: | 3.3% |
Male: 20Here: | 0.4% |
British Columbia: | 3.2% |
Female: 30Here: | 0.6% |
British Columbia: | 3.3% |
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