Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Dawson, Town (CSD) - Yukon
Data qualityFigure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Dawson, 2006 to 2016
Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Dawson, 2006 to 2016
Knowledge of official languages, Dawson, 2011 and 2016
Language | 2016 | 2011 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Total | 1,365 | 100 | 1,315 | 100 |
English | 1,185 | 86.8 | 1,160 | 88.2 |
French | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
English and French | 170 | 12.5 | 150 | 11.4 |
Neither English nor French | 5 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.4 |
Mother tongue3, Dawson, 2011 and 2016
Language | 2016 | 2011 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Total | 1,365 | 100 | 1,315 | 100 |
English | 1,165 | 85.3 | 1,170 | 89.0 |
French | 80 | 5.9 | 75 | 5.7 |
Other languages | 135 | 9.9 | 105 | 8.0 |
Aboriginal languages | 10 | 0.7 | 20 | 1.5 |
Immigrant languages | 130 | 9.5 | 85 | 6.5 |
Language spoken at home4, Dawson, 2011 and 2016
Language | Only5 | Mostly6 | Equally7 | Regularly8 | Total | |||||||
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2016 | ||||||||||||
English | 1,180 | 100 | 20 | 30 | 1,335 | |||||||
French | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 70 | |||||||
Other languages | 25 | 25 | 20 | 55 | 125 | |||||||
Aboriginal languages | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | |||||||
Immigrant languages | 25 | 25 | 15 | 45 | 110 | |||||||
2011 | ||||||||||||
English | 1,185 | 85 | 15 | 25 | 1,310 | |||||||
French | 5 | 15 | 10 | 35 | 55 | |||||||
Other languages | 10 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 80 | |||||||
Aboriginal languages | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||||||
Immigrant languages | 5 | 10 | 5 | 50 | 70 |
Language of work
English used at work, Dawson, 2016
English used at work | 2016 | |
---|---|---|
Number | Percent | |
All instances | 965 | 98.5 |
Only | 835 | 85.2 |
Mostly | 115 | 11.7 |
Equally with another language | 10 | 1.0 |
Regularly (in addition to the main language) | 10 | 1.0 |
No mention | 15 | 1.5 |
Total population9 | 980 | 100 |
French used at work, Dawson, 2016
French used at work | 2016 | |
---|---|---|
Number | Percent | |
All instances | 105 | 10.7 |
Only | 10 | 1.0 |
Mostly | 0 | 0.0 |
Equally with another language | 10 | 1.0 |
Regularly (in addition to the main language) | 80 | 8.2 |
No mention | 875 | 89.3 |
Total population9 | 980 | 100 |
Languages other than English or French used at work, Dawson, 2016
Languages other than English or French used at work | 2016 | |
---|---|---|
Number | Percent | |
All instances | 35 | 3.6 |
Only | 0 | 0.0 |
Mostly | 10 | 1.0 |
Equally with another language | 0 | 0.0 |
Regularly (in addition to the main language) | 25 | 2.6 |
No mention | 940 | 95.9 |
Total population9 | 980 | 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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