Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Drayton Valley, Town (CSD) - Alberta
Data qualityFigure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Drayton Valley, 2006 to 2016
Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Drayton Valley, 2006 to 2016
Knowledge of official languages, Drayton Valley, 2011 and 2016
Language | 2016 | 2011 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Total | 7,170 | 100 | 7,015 | 100 |
English | 6,960 | 97.1 | 6,800 | 96.9 |
French | 5 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 |
English and French | 185 | 2.6 | 200 | 2.9 |
Neither English nor French | 30 | 0.4 | 15 | 0.2 |
Mother tongue3, Drayton Valley, 2011 and 2016
Language | 2016 | 2011 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Total | 7,170 | 100 | 7,010 | 100 |
English | 6,505 | 90.7 | 6,565 | 93.7 |
French | 90 | 1.3 | 105 | 1.5 |
Other languages | 670 | 9.3 | 410 | 5.8 |
Aboriginal languages | 5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Immigrant languages | 665 | 9.3 | 400 | 5.7 |
Language spoken at home4, Drayton Valley, 2011 and 2016
Language | Only5 | Mostly6 | Equally7 | Regularly8 | Total | |||||||
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2016 | ||||||||||||
English | 6,495 | 230 | 160 | 165 | 7,050 | |||||||
French | 5 | 25 | 10 | 25 | 60 | |||||||
Other languages | 105 | 150 | 160 | 225 | 640 | |||||||
Aboriginal languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
Immigrant languages | 100 | 150 | 160 | 220 | 630 | |||||||
2011 | ||||||||||||
English | 6,620 | 190 | 95 | 70 | 6,970 | |||||||
French | 0 | 15 | 5 | 55 | 75 | |||||||
Other languages | 35 | 60 | 95 | 150 | 335 | |||||||
Aboriginal languages | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | |||||||
Immigrant languages | 35 | 55 | 90 | 140 | 325 |
Language of work
English used at work, Drayton Valley, 2006 and 2016
English used at work | 2016 | 2006 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
All instances | 4,490 | 99.9 | 4,450 | 100.1 |
Only | 4,415 | 98.2 | 4,390 | 98.8 |
Mostly | 50 | 1.1 | 50 | 1.1 |
Equally with another language | 25 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
Regularly (in addition to the main language) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No mention | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Total population9 | 4,495 | 100 | 4,445 | 100 |
French used at work, Drayton Valley, 2006 and 2016
French used at work | 2016 | 2006 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
All instances | 25 | 0.6 | 10 | 0.2 |
Only | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Mostly | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Equally with another language | 15 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
Regularly (in addition to the main language) | 15 | 0.3 | 10 | 0.2 |
No mention | 4,470 | 99.4 | 4,435 | 99.8 |
Total population9 | 4,495 | 100 | 4,445 | 100 |
Languages other than English or French used at work, Drayton Valley, 2006 and 2016
Languages other than English or French used at work | 2016 | 2006 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
All instances | 65 | 1.4 | 45 | 1.0 |
Only | 10 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Mostly | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Equally with another language | 10 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Regularly (in addition to the main language) | 50 | 1.1 | 45 | 1.0 |
No mention | 4,430 | 98.6 | 4,400 | 99.0 |
Total population9 | 4,495 | 100 | 4,445 | 100 |
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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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