Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Essex, Town (CSD) - Ontario

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Essex, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Essex, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Essex, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Essex, 2006 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Essex, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	20,250	100	19,310	100
English	18,820	92.9	17,965	93.0
French	5	0.0	10	0.1
English and French	1,350	6.7	1,250	6.5
Neither English nor French	70	0.3	85	0.4

Mother tongue³, Essex, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	20,245	100	19,310	100
English	18,430	91.0	17,495	90.6
French	555	2.7	530	2.7
Other languages	1,425	7.0	1,455	7.5
Aboriginal languages	0	0.0	0	0.0
Immigrant languages	1,420	7.0	1,450	7.5

Language spoken at home⁴, Essex, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	18,815	765	205	200	19,985
French	45	35	40	320	440
Other languages	215	165	165	470	1,010
Aboriginal languages	0	0	0	0	0
Immigrant languages	215	165	165	465	1,000
2011
English	17,900	725	150	220	19,000
French	55	35	30	265	385
Other languages	250	180	130	480	1,045
Aboriginal languages	0	0	0	0	0
Immigrant languages	250	180	130	470	1,025

Language of work

English used at work, Essex, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	10,995	100.0	11,340	99.9
Only	10,755	97.8	11,010	97.0
Mostly	185	1.7	310	2.7
Equally with another language	10	0.1	20	0.2
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	45	0.4	0	0.0
No mention	10	0.1	15	0.1
Total population⁹	11,000	100	11,355	100

French used at work, Essex, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	150	1.4	175	1.5
Only	10	0.1	10	0.1
Mostly	35	0.3	10	0.1
Equally with another language	10	0.1	0	0.0
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	105	1.0	170	1.5
No mention	10,850	98.6	11,180	98.5
Total population⁹	11,000	100	11,355	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Essex, 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	95	0.9	200	1.8
Only	0	0.0	15	0.1
Mostly	10	0.1	0	0.0
Equally with another language	0	0.0	15	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	80	0.7	170	1.5
No mention	10,910	99.2	11,160	98.3
Total population⁹	11,000	100	11,355	100

Symbols:

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

Note(s):

Footnote 1

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 2

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

Footnote 3

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

Footnote 4

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 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.

Date modified:: 2019-06-19

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Essex, Town (CSD) - Ontario

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Essex, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Essex, 2006 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Essex, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue³, Essex, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home⁴, Essex, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Essex, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Essex, 2006 and 2016

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

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Essex, Town (CSD) - Ontario

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Essex, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Essex, 2006 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Essex, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue3, Essex, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home4, Essex, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Essex, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Essex, 2006 and 2016

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

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Mother tongue³, Essex, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home⁴, Essex, 2011 and 2016