Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Woodstock, (CA) - Ontario

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population with a mother tongue other than English or French	Percentage of total population
Dutch	540	14.5	1.3
Polish	525	14.1	1.3
Portuguese	350	9.4	0.9
German	270	7.3	0.7
Spanish	205	5.5	0.5

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population who spoke at least one language other than English or French at home	Percentage of total population
Polish	420	15.2	1.0
Portuguese	245	8.8	0.6
Spanish	230	8.3	0.6
Dutch	220	7.9	0.5
Italian	135	4.9	0.3

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Woodstock, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	40,280	100	37,285	100
English	37,850	94.0	35,245	94.5
French	20	0.0	20	0.1
English and French	2,235	5.5	1,910	5.1
Neither English nor French	180	0.4	115	0.3

Mother tongue⁴, Woodstock, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	40,280	100	37,285	100
English	36,320	90.2	33,805	90.7
French	625	1.6	560	1.5
Other languages	3,720	9.2	3,210	8.6
Aboriginal languages	15	0.0	5	0.0
Immigrant languages	3,695	9.2	3,195	8.6

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

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

Language spoken at home¹, Woodstock, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	36,870	1,435	665	565	39,530
French	65	70	60	490	685
Other languages	675	495	620	980	2,770
Aboriginal languages	5	0	0	5	15
Immigrant languages	660	495	605	955	2,720
2011
English	34,350	1,405	430	515	36,700
French	70	70	50	420	605
Other languages	510	450	405	1,015	2,380
Aboriginal languages	0	0	0	5	5
Immigrant languages	505	455	385	1,000	2,340

Language of work

English used at work, Woodstock, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	22,765	99.7	20,590	99.9
Only	22,280	97.6	20,020	97.1
Mostly	340	1.5	455	2.2
Equally with another language	75	0.3	50	0.2
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	60	0.3	65	0.3
No mention	65	0.3	25	0.1
Total population⁹	22,835	100	20,610	100

French used at work, Woodstock, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	315	1.4	310	1.5
Only	55	0.2	30	0.1
Mostly	55	0.2	35	0.2
Equally with another language	35	0.2	25	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	170	0.7	225	1.1
No mention	22,520	98.6	20,300	98.5
Total population⁹	22,835	100	20,610	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Woodstock, 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	240	1.1	305	1.5
Only	15	0.1	0	0.0
Mostly	10	0.0	25	0.1
Equally with another language	40	0.2	25	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	175	0.8	250	1.2
No mention	22,595	98.9	20,310	98.5
Total population⁹	22,835	100	20,610	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

Woodstock, (CA) - Ontario

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Woodstock, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Woodstock, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home¹, Woodstock, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Woodstock, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Woodstock, 2006 and 2016

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

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Woodstock, (CA) - Ontario

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Woodstock, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue4, Woodstock, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home1, Woodstock, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Woodstock, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Woodstock, 2006 and 2016

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

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

Mother tongue⁴, Woodstock, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Woodstock, 2011 and 2016