Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Queens, County (CD) - Nova Scotia
Data qualityFigure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Queens, 2006 to 2016
Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Queens, 2006 to 2016
Knowledge of official languages, Queens, 2011 and 2016
Language | 2016 | 2011 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Total | 10,235 | 100 | 10,815 | 100 |
English | 9,795 | 95.7 | 10,375 | 95.9 |
French | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
English and French | 435 | 4.3 | 435 | 4.0 |
Neither English nor French | 5 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
Mother tongue3, Queens, 2011 and 2016
Language | 2016 | 2011 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Total | 10,235 | 100 | 10,820 | 100 |
English | 10,005 | 97.8 | 10,590 | 97.9 |
French | 80 | 0.8 | 95 | 0.9 |
Other languages | 190 | 1.9 | 155 | 1.4 |
Aboriginal languages | 10 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
Immigrant languages | 165 | 1.6 | 155 | 1.4 |
Language spoken at home4, Queens, 2011 and 2016
Language | Only5 | Mostly6 | Equally7 | Regularly8 | Total | |||||||
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2016 | ||||||||||||
English | 10,015 | 110 | 45 | 25 | 10,190 | |||||||
French | 0 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 60 | |||||||
Other languages | 40 | 20 | 35 | 70 | 165 | |||||||
Aboriginal languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |||||||
Immigrant languages | 45 | 20 | 25 | 60 | 140 | |||||||
2011 | ||||||||||||
English | 10,610 | 100 | 40 | 35 | 10,785 | |||||||
French | 10 | 5 | 15 | 50 | 85 | |||||||
Other languages | 20 | 25 | 35 | 55 | 140 | |||||||
Aboriginal languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
Immigrant languages | 15 | 25 | 30 | 50 | 115 |
Language of work
English used at work, Queens, 2006 and 2016
English used at work | 2016 | 2006 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
All instances | 4,855 | 99.9 | 5,375 | 99.9 |
Only | 4,770 | 98.1 | 5,305 | 98.6 |
Mostly | 55 | 1.1 | 50 | 0.9 |
Equally with another language | 15 | 0.3 | 10 | 0.2 |
Regularly (in addition to the main language) | 10 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.2 |
No mention | 10 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.2 |
Total population9 | 4,860 | 100 | 5,380 | 100 |
French used at work, Queens, 2006 and 2016
French used at work | 2016 | 2006 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
All instances | 65 | 1.3 | 55 | 1.0 |
Only | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.2 |
Mostly | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.2 |
Equally with another language | 10 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Regularly (in addition to the main language) | 45 | 0.9 | 40 | 0.7 |
No mention | 4,790 | 98.6 | 5,325 | 99.0 |
Total population9 | 4,860 | 100 | 5,380 | 100 |
Languages other than English or French used at work, Queens, 2006 and 2016
Languages other than English or French used at work | 2016 | 2006 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
All instances | 15 | 0.3 | 25 | 0.5 |
Only | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Mostly | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Equally with another language | 10 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Regularly (in addition to the main language) | 15 | 0.3 | 20 | 0.4 |
No mention | 4,835 | 99.5 | 5,355 | 99.5 |
Total population9 | 4,860 | 100 | 5,380 | 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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