Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Kelowna, (CMA) - British Columbia

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population with a mother tongue other than English or French	Percentage of total population
German	5,740	24.1	3.0
Punjabi (Panjabi)	2,245	9.4	1.2
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,155	4.8	0.6
Spanish	1,130	4.7	0.6
Dutch	1,115	4.7	0.6

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population who spoke at least one language other than English or French at home	Percentage of total population
German	3,225	18.0	1.7
Punjabi (Panjabi)	2,340	13.1	1.2
Spanish	1,365	7.6	0.7
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,155	6.5	0.6
Mandarin	785	4.4	0.4

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Kelowna, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	192,830	100	177,615	100
English	179,040	92.8	165,365	93.1
French	65	0.0	70	0.0
English and French	12,850	6.7	11,520	6.5
Neither English nor French	880	0.5	665	0.4

Mother tongue⁴, Kelowna, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	192,830	100	177,615	100
English	167,375	86.8	154,230	86.8
French	3,595	1.9	3,595	2.0
Other languages	23,860	12.4	21,620	12.2
Aboriginal languages	150	0.1	140	0.1
Immigrant languages	23,630	12.3	21,405	12.1

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

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

Language spoken at home¹, Kelowna, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	172,285	9,040	3,885	3,495	188,700
French	285	435	290	1,920	2,930
Other languages	3,815	3,075	3,680	7,310	17,880
Aboriginal languages	0	5	25	125	150
Immigrant languages	3,755	3,065	3,620	7,085	17,530
2011
English	160,000	8,460	2,540	3,055	174,050
French	325	395	245	1,890	2,845
Other languages	3,210	2,675	2,360	6,830	15,075
Aboriginal languages	10	10	15	85	125
Immigrant languages	3,145	2,670	2,315	6,655	14,785

Language of work

English used at work, Kelowna, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	112,255	99.7	93,605	99.7
Only	109,415	97.2	91,220	97.1
Mostly	1,915	1.7	1,875	2.0
Equally with another language	520	0.5	210	0.2
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	400	0.4	295	0.3
No mention	340	0.3	320	0.3
Total population⁹	112,595	100	93,920	100

French used at work, Kelowna, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	1,360	1.2	1,025	1.1
Only	95	0.1	35	0.0
Mostly	190	0.2	95	0.1
Equally with another language	170	0.2	100	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	910	0.8	805	0.9
No mention	111,245	98.8	92,895	98.9
Total population⁹	112,595	100	93,920	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Kelowna, 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	1,900	1.7	1,815	1.9
Only	245	0.2	285	0.3
Mostly	215	0.2	195	0.2
Equally with another language	375	0.3	135	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	1,060	0.9	1,195	1.3
No mention	110,700	98.3	92,105	98.1
Total population⁹	112,595	100	93,920	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

Kelowna, (CMA) - British Columbia

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Kelowna, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Kelowna, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home¹, Kelowna, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Kelowna, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Kelowna, 2006 and 2016

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

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Kelowna, (CMA) - British Columbia

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Kelowna, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue4, Kelowna, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home1, Kelowna, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Kelowna, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Kelowna, 2006 and 2016

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

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

Mother tongue⁴, Kelowna, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Kelowna, 2011 and 2016