Mother Tongue (10), First Official Language Spoken (7), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age (27) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 100% Data

• Knowledge of official languages (5): Total - Knowledge of official languages
• Age (27): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details mother tongue , first official language spoken , knowledge of official languages , age and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Essex

Mother tongue (10)	First official language spoken (7)
	Total - First official language spoken	English	French	English and French	Neither English nor French	Official language minority (number)^Footnote 1	Official language minority (percentage)^Footnote 2
Total - Mother tongue	395,115	374,515	10,080	2,565	7,950	11,360	2.9
English	288,485	288,475	10	0	0	5	0.0
French	10,695	1,300	9,400	0	0	9,400	87.9
Non-official language	86,955	76,580	295	2,130	7,955	1,365	1.6
Aboriginal	55	55	0	0	5	0	0.0
Non-Aboriginal	86,900	76,525	295	2,135	7,950	1,360	1.6
English and French	1,855	1,505	45	310	0	200	10.8
English and non-official language	6,395	6,395	5	0	0	5	0.1
French and non-official language	410	85	325	0	0	330	80.5
English, French and non-official language	305	175	0	125	0	65	21.3

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

The official language minority population of Quebec includes all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. The official language minority population of the country overall and of every province and territory other than Quebec includes individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

Footnote 2

The official language minority population of Quebec includes all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. The official language minority population of the country overall and of every province and territory other than Quebec includes individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

Data quality note(s) – Essex

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.2%.
• Short-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016066.