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The letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data

Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Regional district electoral area (CSD) - British Columbia

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Regional district electoral area (CSD) - British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.3%.

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 2006 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 2011 and 2016

Language 2016 2011
Number Percent Number Percent
Total 8,605 100 8,355 100
English 8,015 93.1 7,835 93.8
French 0 0.0 5 0.1
English and French 580 6.7 505 6.0
Neither English nor French 10 0.1 5 0.1

Mother tongue3, Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 2011 and 2016

Language 2016 2011
Number Percent Number Percent
Total 8,610 100 8,355 100
English 7,980 92.7 7,725 92.5
French 165 1.9 135 1.6
Other languages 520 6.0 545 6.5
Aboriginal languages 15 0.2 0 0.0
Immigrant languages 505 5.9 540 6.5

Language spoken at home4, Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 2011 and 2016

Language Only5 Mostly6 Equally7 Regularly8 Total
2016
English 8,135 275 80 60 8,545
French 15 20 5 95 140
Other languages 45 35 75 185 335
Aboriginal languages 0 0 5 10 10
Immigrant languages 45 35 70 165 315
2011
English 7,875 320 30 60 8,280
French 10 15 5 100 130
Other languages 60 45 25 235 365
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 5 0
Immigrant languages 55 40 30 220 340

Language of work

English used at work, Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 2006 and 2016

English used at work 2016 2006
Number Percent Number Percent
All instances 5,060 99.8 4,835 99.9
Only 4,990 98.4 4,770 98.6
Mostly 40 0.8 45 0.9
Equally with another language 10 0.2 0 0.0
Regularly (in addition to the main language) 25 0.5 15 0.3
No mention 10 0.2 10 0.2
Total population9 5,070 100 4,840 100

French used at work, Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 2006 and 2016

French used at work 2016 2006
Number Percent Number Percent
All instances 60 1.2 45 0.9
Only 10 0.2 10 0.2
Mostly 20 0.4 15 0.3
Equally with another language 0 0.0 0 0.0
Regularly (in addition to the main language) 30 0.6 25 0.5
No mention 5,005 98.7 4,795 99.1
Total population9 5,070 100 4,840 100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 2006 and 2016

Languages other than English or French used at work 2016 2006
Number Percent Number Percent
All instances 20 0.4 20 0.4
Only 0 0.0 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) 15 0.3 15 0.3
No mention 5,045 99.5 4,820 99.6
Total population9 5,070 100 4,840 100

Symbols:

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

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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