Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Oshawa, (CMA) - Ontario

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population with a mother tongue other than English or French	Percentage of total population
Italian	4,100	8.3	1.1
Spanish	3,495	7.1	0.9
Polish	3,410	6.9	0.9
Urdu	3,280	6.6	0.9
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,590	5.2	0.7

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population who spoke at least one language other than English or French at home	Percentage of total population
Spanish	3,680	8.6	1.0
Urdu	3,500	8.1	0.9
Polish	2,840	6.6	0.8
Italian	2,805	6.5	0.7
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,315	5.4	0.6

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Oshawa, 1996 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Oshawa, 1996 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Oshawa, 1996 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Oshawa, 1996 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Oshawa, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	376,805	100	353,455	100
English	346,675	92.0	326,960	92.5
French	255	0.1	245	0.1
English and French	27,545	7.3	24,640	7.0
Neither English nor French	2,330	0.6	1,605	0.5

Mother tongue⁴, Oshawa, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	376,805	100	353,455	100
English	325,340	86.3	310,520	87.9
French	7,950	2.1	7,960	2.3
Other languages	49,415	13.1	39,115	11.1
Aboriginal languages	45	0.0	30	0.0
Immigrant languages	49,220	13.1	38,935	11.0

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Oshawa, 1996 to 2016

Figure 1.3 description Long description for Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Oshawa, 1996 to 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Oshawa, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	326,065	20,160	10,375	9,650	366,250
French	975	1,455	1,145	5,185	8,750
Other languages	9,350	8,365	9,600	15,660	42,975
Aboriginal languages	0	5	15	45	65
Immigrant languages	9,225	8,335	9,490	15,490	42,545
2011
English	313,700	17,830	6,200	7,470	345,195
French	1,050	1,420	845	4,815	8,140
Other languages	7,030	6,185	5,580	13,715	32,505
Aboriginal languages	0	0	0	25	25
Immigrant languages	6,915	6,175	5,490	13,555	32,135

Language of work

English used at work, Oshawa, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	213,205	99.6	193,205	99.8
Only	206,195	96.4	186,670	96.4
Mostly	4,505	2.1	4,925	2.5
Equally with another language	1,500	0.7	760	0.4
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	1,010	0.5	850	0.4
No mention	795	0.4	445	0.2
Total population⁹	214,000	100	193,650	100

French used at work, Oshawa, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	4,660	2.2	4,650	2.4
Only	340	0.2	260	0.1
Mostly	725	0.3	600	0.3
Equally with another language	940	0.4	480	0.2
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	2,655	1.2	3,310	1.7
No mention	209,335	97.8	189,000	97.6
Total population⁹	214,000	100	193,650	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Oshawa, 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	3,230	1.5	2,460	1.3
Only	450	0.2	180	0.1
Mostly	285	0.1	250	0.1
Equally with another language	585	0.3	285	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	1,915	0.9	1,740	0.9
No mention	210,770	98.5	191,190	98.7
Total population⁹	214,000	100	193,650	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

Oshawa, (CMA) - Ontario

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

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

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Oshawa, 1996 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Oshawa, 1996 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Oshawa, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Oshawa, 2011 and 2016

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Oshawa, 1996 to 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Oshawa, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Oshawa, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Oshawa, 2006 and 2016

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

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Oshawa, (CMA) - Ontario

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

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

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Oshawa, 1996 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Oshawa, 1996 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Oshawa, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue4, Oshawa, 2011 and 2016

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Oshawa, 1996 to 2016

Language spoken at home1, Oshawa, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Oshawa, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Oshawa, 2006 and 2016

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

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Source:

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

Mother tongue⁴, Oshawa, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Oshawa, 2011 and 2016