Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Division No. 9, Census division (CD) - Newfoundland and Labrador
Data qualityFigure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Division No. 9, 2006 to 2016
Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Division No. 9, 2006 to 2016
Knowledge of official languages, Division No. 9, 2011 and 2016
| Language | 2016 | 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total | 15,525 | 100 | 16,605 | 100 |
| English | 15,310 | 98.6 | 16,375 | 98.6 |
| French | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| English and French | 205 | 1.3 | 225 | 1.4 |
| Neither English nor French | 5 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
Mother tongue3, Division No. 9, 2011 and 2016
| Language | 2016 | 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total | 15,525 | 100 | 16,605 | 100 |
| English | 15,415 | 99.3 | 16,495 | 99.3 |
| French | 25 | 0.2 | 30 | 0.2 |
| Other languages | 85 | 0.5 | 85 | 0.5 |
| Aboriginal languages | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Immigrant languages | 80 | 0.5 | 85 | 0.5 |
Language spoken at home4, Division No. 9, 2011 and 2016
| Language | Only5 | Mostly6 | Equally7 | Regularly8 | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ||||||||||||
| English | 15,400 | 50 | 30 | 25 | 15,500 | |||||||
| French | 5 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 40 | |||||||
| Other languages | 25 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 80 | |||||||
| Aboriginal languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |||||||
| Immigrant languages | 15 | 15 | 25 | 20 | 70 | |||||||
| 2011 | ||||||||||||
| English | 16,485 | 50 | 15 | 35 | 16,585 | |||||||
| French | 5 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 40 | |||||||
| Other languages | 20 | 25 | 10 | 30 | 80 | |||||||
| Aboriginal languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Immigrant languages | 15 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 70 | |||||||
Language of work
English used at work, Division No. 9, 2006 and 2016
| English used at work | 2016 | 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| All instances | 8,890 | 100.1 | 10,385 | 99.9 |
| Only | 8,845 | 99.5 | 10,285 | 98.9 |
| Mostly | 30 | 0.3 | 80 | 0.8 |
| Equally with another language | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.1 |
| Regularly (in addition to the main language) | 10 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| No mention | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 0.2 |
| Total population9 | 8,885 | 100 | 10,400 | 100 |
French used at work, Division No. 9, 2006 and 2016
| French used at work | 2016 | 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| All instances | 40 | 0.5 | 100 | 1.0 |
| Only | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.1 |
| Mostly | 10 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 |
| Equally with another language | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.1 |
| Regularly (in addition to the main language) | 25 | 0.3 | 60 | 0.6 |
| No mention | 8,850 | 99.6 | 10,305 | 99.1 |
| Total population9 | 8,885 | 100 | 10,400 | 100 |
Languages other than English or French used at work, Division No. 9, 2006 and 2016
| Languages other than English or French used at work | 2016 | 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| All instances | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 0.2 |
| Only | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.1 |
| Mostly | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Equally with another language | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Regularly (in addition to the main language) | 10 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.1 |
| No mention | 8,885 | 100.0 | 10,380 | 99.8 |
| Total population9 | 8,885 | 100 | 10,400 | 100 |
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Source:
Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.
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