Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Fredericton, (CA) - New Brunswick

Most common mother tongue languages other than English or French, Fredericton, 2016

Language	Number	Percentage of population with a mother tongue other than English or French	Percentage of total population
Mandarin	1,040	15.2	1.0
Arabic	1,010	14.7	1.0
Russian	390	5.7	0.4
German	370	5.4	0.4
Korean	365	5.3	0.4

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, Fredericton, 2016

Language	Number	Percentage of population who spoke at least one language other than English or French at home	Percentage of total population
Mandarin	1,100	16.4	1.1
Arabic	1,050	15.7	1.0
Spanish	420	6.3	0.4
Russian	410	6.1	0.4
Korean	375	5.6	0.4

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Fredericton, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Fredericton, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Fredericton, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Fredericton, 2001 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Fredericton, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	100,940	100	97,530	100
English	78,205	77.5	76,520	78.5
French	370	0.4	335	0.3
English and French	21,680	21.5	20,410	20.9
Neither English nor French	685	0.7	270	0.3

Mother tongue⁴, Fredericton, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	100,940	100	97,530	100
English	87,515	86.7	86,000	88.2
French	7,915	7.8	7,420	7.6
Other languages	6,850	6.8	5,245	5.4
Aboriginal languages	155	0.2	245	0.3
Immigrant languages	6,640	6.6	4,950	5.1

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Fredericton, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.3 description Long description for Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Fredericton, 2001 to 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Fredericton, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	85,935	5,570	1,640	3,515	96,655
French	1,960	2,010	655	4,025	8,645
Other languages	2,255	1,560	1,070	1,820	6,700
Aboriginal languages	15	10	35	170	230
Immigrant languages	2,205	1,545	1,005	1,625	6,370
2011
English	84,800	5,190	1,175	2,945	94,110
French	1,940	1,885	575	3,585	7,990
Other languages	1,410	1,125	645	1,850	5,025
Aboriginal languages	25	10	25	235	295
Immigrant languages	1,350	1,105	600	1,580	4,640

Language of work

English used at work, Fredericton, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	58,920	99.3	54,985	99.3
Only	50,785	85.6	47,935	86.5
Mostly	6,205	10.5	5,530	10.0
Equally with another language	1,060	1.8	685	1.2
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	870	1.5	840	1.5
No mention	415	0.7	425	0.8
Total population⁹	59,335	100	55,400	100

French used at work, Fredericton, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	7,830	13.2	6,875	12.4
Only	265	0.4	320	0.6
Mostly	790	1.3	795	1.4
Equally with another language	965	1.6	555	1.0
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	5,810	9.8	5,210	9.4
No mention	51,500	86.8	48,525	87.6
Total population⁹	59,335	100	55,400	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Fredericton, 2006 and 2016

Languages other than English or French used at work	2016		2006
Languages other than English or French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	765	1.3	645	1.2
Only	140	0.2	100	0.2
Mostly	85	0.1	50	0.1
Equally with another language	100	0.2	140	0.3
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	440	0.7	355	0.6
No mention	58,570	98.7	54,760	98.8
Total population⁹	59,335	100	55,400	100

Symbols:

···: not applicable
··: incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement
r: revised
E: use with caution

Note(s):

Footnote 1

The languages spoken most often at home (Part A of the question) and on a regular basis (Part B of the question), as well as multiple responses, are considered.

Footnote 2

The official-language minority population is defined using the variable derived from the first official language spoken (FOLS), i.e., individuals in Quebec whose FOLS is English and individuals in the rest of the country whose FOLS is French.

Footnote 3

English–French bilingualism is defined using the variable “knowledge of official languages.”

Footnote 4

The categories include all individuals who reported a specific language in a single or multiple response.

Footnote 5

The 'Only' category includes persons who reported only this language to Part A of the language spoken at home question (spoken most often) and did not report a language to Part B (spoken regularly).

Footnote 6

The 'Mostly' category includes persons who reported this language to Part A of the language spoken at home question (spoken most often) and reported at least one other language to Part B (spoken regularly).

Footnote 7

The 'Equally' category includes persons who reported this language and another one to Part A of the language spoken at home question (spoken most often).

Footnote 8

The 'Regularly' category includes persons who reported this language only to the Part B of the language spoken at home question (spoken regularly), in addition to another language reported to the Part A (spoken most often).

Footnote 9

In 2006, this population refers to those aged 15 years and over who worked between January 1, 2005 and May 16th, 2006. In 2016, this population refers to those aged 15 years and over who worked since 2015.

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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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Fredericton, (CA) - New Brunswick

Most common mother tongue languages other than English or French, Fredericton, 2016

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, Fredericton, 2016

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Fredericton, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Fredericton, 2001 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Fredericton, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Fredericton, 2011 and 2016

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Fredericton, 2001 to 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Fredericton, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Fredericton, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Fredericton, 2006 and 2016

Languages other than English or French used at work, Fredericton, 2006 and 2016

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Fredericton, (CA) - New Brunswick

Most common mother tongue languages other than English or French, Fredericton, 2016

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home1, Fredericton, 2016

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Fredericton, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Fredericton, 2001 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Fredericton, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue4, Fredericton, 2011 and 2016

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Fredericton, 2001 to 2016

Language spoken at home1, Fredericton, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Fredericton, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Fredericton, 2006 and 2016

Languages other than English or French used at work, Fredericton, 2006 and 2016

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Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, Fredericton, 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Fredericton, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Fredericton, 2011 and 2016