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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Topic-based tabulation: First Official Language Spoken (7), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Census Metropolitan Areas, Tracted Census Agglomerations and Census Tracts, 2011 Census

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This table details first official language spoken , detailed language spoken most often at home , age groups and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Vancouver
Detailed language spoken most often at home (232) First official language spoken (7)
Total - First official language spoken English French English and French Neither English nor French Official language minority (number)Footnote 1 Official language minority (percentage)Footnote 2
Total - Detailed language spoken most often at home 2,292,115 2,126,505 25,030 13,890 126,690 31,975 1.4
Single responses 2,158,685 1,996,650 23,200 12,150 126,690 29,275 1.4
English 1,568,165 1,553,410 14,755 0 0 14,755 0.9
French 8,410 730 7,680 0 0 7,680 91.3
Non-official languages 582,115 442,510 760 12,150 126,690 6,835 1.2
Aboriginal languages 130 120 0 5 10 5 3.8
Algonquian languages 50 45 0 5 5 0 0.0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cree languages 45 40 0 0 5 0 0.0
Cree, n.o.s. 40 35 0 0 5 0 0.0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cree, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Ojibway 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oji-Cree 5 5 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Athapaskan languages 20 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Carrier 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Wetsuweten 0 5 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Chilcotin 5 5 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Dene 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sarcee 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Northern Tutchone 5 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Haida 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Mohawk 5 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Salish languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Siouan languages 5 5 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Dakota 0 5 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tsimshian languages 15 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Gitksan 5 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Nisga'a 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Wakashan languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 5 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuvialuktun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Romance languages 28,715 23,060 180 2,635 2,845 1,500 5.2
Italian 4,570 3,810 25 250 480 150 3.3
Portuguese 3,435 2,860 20 205 355 120 3.5
Romanian 3,575 2,430 30 790 325 425 11.9
Spanish 17,105 13,930 105 1,385 1,680 800 4.7
Catalan 25 15 0 5 0 5 20.0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 5 0 0.0
Germanic languages 5,315 4,565 20 605 130 320 6.0
Dutch 725 580 5 125 20 65 9.0
Flemish 15 10 0 5 0 5 33.3
Frisian 5 5 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
German 3,485 2,975 15 410 85 220 6.3
Yiddish 10 5 0 0 5 0 0.0
Scandinavian languages 555 505 0 35 20 15 2.7
Danish 185 170 0 15 5 10 5.4
Icelandic 35 30 0 0 0 0 0.0
Norwegian 80 70 0 5 5 0 0.0
Swedish 255 235 0 10 5 10 3.9
Afrikaans 520 490 0 25 5 10 1.9
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Celtic languages 40 30 5 0 5 5 12.5
Gaelic languages 30 20 5 0 0 5 16.7
Welsh 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavic languages 26,065 22,585 35 1,385 2,055 730 2.8
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 10 5 0 5 0 0 0.0
Bosnian 640 580 0 15 45 10 1.6
Bulgarian 985 795 5 125 60 65 6.6
Croatian 2,040 1,845 0 50 145 25 1.2
Czech 1,015 950 0 35 30 20 2.0
Macedonian 115 100 0 5 5 5 4.3
Polish 5,185 4,605 5 220 350 120 2.3
Russian 10,050 8,515 15 520 1,000 275 2.7
Serbian 3,760 3,210 0 275 270 140 3.7
Serbo-Croatian 560 470 5 45 35 25 4.5
Slovak 880 795 0 50 35 25 2.8
Slovenian 65 65 0 0 5 0 0.0
Ukrainian 705 590 5 40 75 25 3.5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 45 0 5 5 0 0.0
Baltic languages 130 115 0 5 5 0 0.0
Latvian 75 75 0 0 5 0 0.0
Lithuanian 50 45 0 0 5 0 0.0
Greek 1,755 1,545 5 70 140 35 2.0
Armenian 440 350 5 50 35 30 6.8
Albanian 505 425 0 10 70 10 2.0
Georgian 25 20 0 5 5 0 0.0
Finno-Ugric languages 2,330 2,030 10 100 195 60 2.6
Estonian 95 85 0 10 5 5 5.3
Finnish 450 410 0 20 20 10 2.2
Hungarian 1,785 1,530 10 75 175 45 2.5
Turkic languages 1,585 1,330 10 85 160 50 3.2
Azerbaijani 160 150 0 5 0 5 3.1
Turkish 1,245 1,035 10 80 125 45 3.6
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 175 150 0 0 30 0 0.0
Mongolian 130 115 0 5 5 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,210 7,225 130 575 1,275 420 4.6
Berber languages (Kabyle) 5 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Cushitic languages 745 625 10 10 95 15 2.0
Oromo 135 105 5 5 20 5 3.7
Somali 605 520 10 5 75 10 1.7
Semitic languages 8,445 6,595 110 560 1,175 395 4.7
Amharic 500 455 0 10 30 5 1.0
Arabic 6,505 4,950 105 495 950 355 5.5
Hebrew 720 645 5 45 20 35 4.9
Maltese 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tigrigna 260 240 0 5 20 5 1.9
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 460 305 0 5 155 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 5 5 10 5 10 50.0
Indo-Iranian languages 152,225 118,325 90 2,575 31,235 1,380 0.9
Indo-Aryan languages 126,730 96,715 50 1,505 28,455 805 0.6
Bengali 1,305 1,195 0 35 80 20 1.5
Gujarati 2,910 2,535 5 20 350 15 0.5
Hindi 11,685 10,470 0 145 1,070 75 0.6
Konkani 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Marathi 210 195 0 5 10 5 2.4
Panjabi (Punjabi) 103,900 76,260 35 1,210 26,385 645 0.6
Sindhi 660 600 5 20 35 10 1.5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 530 500 0 10 25 5 0.9
Urdu 5,040 4,560 5 55 420 30 0.6
Nepali 460 380 0 5 75 5 1.1
Iranian languages 25,350 21,480 45 1,060 2,765 575 2.3
Kurdish 920 785 0 20 110 10 1.1
Pashto 540 445 0 10 80 5 0.9
Persian (Farsi) 23,890 20,250 40 1,030 2,570 560 2.3
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 145 125 0 0 15 0 0.0
Dravidian languages 2,830 2,515 0 50 265 25 0.9
Kannada 60 60 0 5 0 5 8.3
Malayalam 610 555 0 10 50 5 0.8
Tamil 1,880 1,655 0 35 190 15 0.8
Telugu 255 225 0 10 25 5 2.0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 25 20 0 0 5 0 0.0
Japanese 8,110 6,815 15 115 1,170 70 0.9
Korean 34,850 28,535 10 565 5,745 290 0.8
Sino-Tibetan languages 258,115 178,920 125 2,605 76,460 1,430 0.6
Chinese languages 256,855 178,115 130 2,600 76,010 1,425 0.6
Cantonese 100,685 66,690 55 845 33,100 475 0.5
Chaochow (Teochow) 145 70 0 0 80 0 0.0
Fukien 675 590 0 0 85 0 0.0
Hakka 310 230 0 10 75 5 1.6
Mandarin 75,385 55,390 25 985 18,985 520 0.7
Shanghainese 545 315 0 10 220 5 0.9
Taiwanese 2,820 1,975 5 35 810 20 0.7
Chinese, n.o.s. 76,285 52,855 45 715 22,665 405 0.5
Tibetan languages 90 60 0 0 20 0 0.0
Burmese 560 465 0 0 95 5 0.9
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 615 275 0 5 335 5 0.8
Tai languages 1,070 935 0 30 105 15 1.4
Lao 420 345 5 20 50 5 1.2
Thai 655 590 0 15 55 10 1.5
Austro-Asiatic languages 15,510 11,600 50 295 3,565 195 1.3
Khmer (Cambodian) 580 445 5 5 125 10 1.7
Vietnamese 14,925 11,160 50 280 3,435 190 1.3
Malayo-Polynesian languages 30,870 29,985 15 110 765 70 0.2
Bisayan languages 1,095 1,070 0 5 20 0 0.0
Ilocano 1,085 1,040 0 0 40 5 0.5
Malay 1,265 1,190 0 10 65 5 0.4
Pampango 125 120 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 26,830 26,150 15 90 575 60 0.2
Bikol 35 35 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Fijian 220 210 0 5 5 5 2.3
Pangasinan 60 50 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 160 115 0 0 45 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 765 565 20 110 65 75 9.8
Akan (Twi) 105 95 0 5 5 5 4.8
Bantu languages 445 305 15 80 40 55 12.4
Lingala 10 0 10 0 0 10 100.0
Rundi (Kirundi) 70 30 5 30 5 15 21.4
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 25 10 0 15 0 5 20.0
Shona 40 40 0 0 0 0 0.0
Swahili 200 140 5 30 25 20 10.0
Ganda 10 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 90 75 0 10 10 5 5.6
Edo 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Igbo 35 35 0 0 0 0 0.0
Wolof 10 5 0 5 0 5 50.0
Bamanankan 5 0 0 5 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Ewe 30 15 0 10 5 5 16.7
Ga 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 120 90 0 10 20 10 8.3
African languages, n.i.e. 160 150 5 0 10 5 3.1
Creoles 275 80 35 150 5 115 41.8
Non-verbal languages 725 460 0 0 260 5 0.7
American Sign Language 255 180 5 0 70 5 2.0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sign languages, n.i.e. 470 285 0 0 185 0 0.0
Other languages 245 130 0 0 115 0 0.0
Multiple responses 133,430 129,855 1,830 1,745 0 2,700 2.0
English and French 2,620 745 1,040 840 0 1,460 55.7
English and non-official language 128,360 128,175 190 0 0 190 0.1
French and non-official language 725 360 370 0 0 365 50.3
English, French and non-official language 1,720 580 240 905 0 690 40.1

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Footnote 2

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011036.

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