Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Petawawa, (CA) - Ontario

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population with a mother tongue other than English or French	Percentage of total population
German	145	21.6	0.8
Spanish	75	11.2	0.4
Polish	50	7.5	0.3
Dutch	35	5.2	0.2
Korean	30	4.5	0.2

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population who spoke at least one language other than English or French at home	Percentage of total population
German	85	16.5	0.5
Spanish	75	14.6	0.4
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	35	6.8	0.2
Polish	35	6.8	0.2
Arabic	30	5.8	0.2

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Petawawa, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	17,185	100	15,990	100
English	13,605	79.2	13,080	81.8
French	190	1.1	100	0.6
English and French	3,370	19.6	2,795	17.5
Neither English nor French	25	0.1	5	0.0

Mother tongue⁴, Petawawa, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	17,190	100	15,990	100
English	14,970	87.1	14,205	88.8
French	1,760	10.2	1,460	9.1
Other languages	670	3.9	500	3.1
Aboriginal languages	5	0.0	5	0.0
Immigrant languages	655	3.8	495	3.1

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

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

Language spoken at home¹, Petawawa, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	14,775	1,090	200	500	16,560
French	535	435	110	850	1,935
Other languages	75	70	100	270	515
Aboriginal languages	0	0	0	5	5
Immigrant languages	75	65	100	255	500
2011
English	14,095	940	175	400	15,610
French	330	375	105	710	1,520
Other languages	40	30	75	250	395
Aboriginal languages	5	0	0	5	5
Immigrant languages	35	25	75	245	380

Language of work

English used at work, Petawawa, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	9,630	99.2	8,310	98.7
Only	8,275	85.2	7,370	87.5
Mostly	1,170	12.0	820	9.7
Equally with another language	95	1.0	65	0.8
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	100	1.0	45	0.5
No mention	75	0.8	110	1.3
Total population⁹	9,710	100	8,420	100

French used at work, Petawawa, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	1,420	14.6	1,020	12.1
Only	70	0.7	110	1.3
Mostly	95	1.0	45	0.5
Equally with another language	95	1.0	65	0.8
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	1,155	11.9	805	9.6
No mention	8,290	85.4	7,400	87.9
Total population⁹	9,710	100	8,420	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Petawawa, 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	20	0.2	30	0.4
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)	20	0.2	20	0.2
No mention	9,690	99.8	8,390	99.6
Total population⁹	9,710	100	8,420	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

Petawawa, (CA) - Ontario

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Petawawa, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Petawawa, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home¹, Petawawa, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Petawawa, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Petawawa, 2006 and 2016

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

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Petawawa, (CA) - Ontario

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Petawawa, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue4, Petawawa, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home1, Petawawa, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Petawawa, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Petawawa, 2006 and 2016

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

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

Mother tongue⁴, Petawawa, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Petawawa, 2011 and 2016