Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Bonaventure, Municipalité régionale de comté (CD) - Quebec
Data qualityFigure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Bonaventure, 2006 to 2016
Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Bonaventure, 2006 to 2016
Knowledge of official languages, Bonaventure, 2011 and 2016
Language | 2016 | 2011 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Total | 17,445 | 100 | 17,765 | 100 |
English | 1,360 | 7.8 | 1,480 | 8.3 |
French | 10,500 | 60.2 | 10,890 | 61.3 |
English and French | 5,590 | 32.0 | 5,395 | 30.4 |
Neither English nor French | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
Mother tongue3, Bonaventure, 2011 and 2016
Language | 2016 | 2011 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Total | 17,450 | 100 | 17,765 | 100 |
English | 2,685 | 15.4 | 2,800 | 15.8 |
French | 14,875 | 85.2 | 15,070 | 84.8 |
Other languages | 75 | 0.4 | 65 | 0.4 |
Aboriginal languages | 15 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 |
Immigrant languages | 65 | 0.4 | 55 | 0.3 |
Language spoken at home4, Bonaventure, 2011 and 2016
Language | Only5 | Mostly6 | Equally7 | Regularly8 | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | ||||||||||||
English | 2,025 | 485 | 190 | 840 | 3,540 | |||||||
French | 13,865 | 850 | 210 | 480 | 15,400 | |||||||
Other languages | 5 | 10 | 25 | 50 | 85 | |||||||
Aboriginal languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | |||||||
Immigrant languages | 5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 75 | |||||||
2011 | ||||||||||||
English | 2,195 | 465 | 155 | 725 | 3,535 | |||||||
French | 14,180 | 755 | 155 | 450 | 15,545 | |||||||
Other languages | 5 | 5 | 15 | 70 | 95 | |||||||
Aboriginal languages | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | |||||||
Immigrant languages | 5 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 80 |
Language of work
English used at work, Bonaventure, 2006 and 2016
English used at work | 2016 | 2006 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
All instances | 3,595 | 40.3 | 3,590 | 39.5 |
Only | 505 | 5.7 | 690 | 7.6 |
Mostly | 405 | 4.5 | 455 | 5.0 |
Equally with another language | 340 | 3.8 | 345 | 3.8 |
Regularly (in addition to the main language) | 2,345 | 26.3 | 2,100 | 23.1 |
No mention | 5,315 | 59.7 | 5,505 | 60.5 |
Total population9 | 8,910 | 100 | 9,095 | 100 |
French used at work, Bonaventure, 2006 and 2016
French used at work | 2016 | 2006 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
All instances | 8,395 | 94.2 | 8,400 | 92.4 |
Only | 5,315 | 59.7 | 5,505 | 60.5 |
Mostly | 2,340 | 26.3 | 2,105 | 23.1 |
Equally with another language | 340 | 3.8 | 340 | 3.7 |
Regularly (in addition to the main language) | 400 | 4.5 | 445 | 4.9 |
No mention | 515 | 5.8 | 695 | 7.6 |
Total population9 | 8,910 | 100 | 9,095 | 100 |
Languages other than English or French used at work, Bonaventure, 2006 and 2016
Languages other than English or French used at work | 2016 | 2006 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
All instances | 15 | 0.2 | 20 | 0.2 |
Only | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Mostly | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Equally with another language | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.1 |
Regularly (in addition to the main language) | 15 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
No mention | 8,895 | 99.8 | 9,075 | 99.8 |
Total population9 | 8,910 | 100 | 9,095 | 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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