Census Profile, 2016 Census
Surrey--Newton [Federal electoral district], British Columbia and Alberta [Province]

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Characteristic Surrey--Newton
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[Federal electoral district] 		Alberta

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
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Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 113,810 56,520 57,290 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English only 98,360 50,095 48,260 3,698,765 1,869,670 1,829,095
French only 50 25 30 3,895 1,725 2,165
English and French 3,860 1,750 2,105 264,720 124,400 140,315
Neither English nor French 11,545 4,650 6,895 59,280 24,715 34,565
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 113,805 56,520 57,285 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English 101,080 51,305 49,775 3,880,685 1,950,980 1,929,705
French 585 280 305 71,535 37,205 34,330
English and French 705 340 370 16,605 8,350 8,255
Neither English nor French 11,440 4,595 6,840 57,830 23,970 33,860
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 935 445 485 79,840 41,380 38,455
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.0 2.0 1.9
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 113,810 56,520 57,285 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
Single responses 107,635 53,405 54,235 3,934,580 1,975,615 1,958,970
Official languages 37,860 19,125 18,740 3,063,640 1,552,475 1,511,165
English 37,360 18,890 18,470 2,991,485 1,515,025 1,476,460
French 505 240 270 72,150 37,450 34,705
Non-official languages 69,775 34,280 35,500 870,940 423,140 447,805
Aboriginal languages 25 10 15 23,835 11,290 12,550
Algonquian languages 10 5 10 18,295 8,665 9,630
Blackfoot 5 0 0 2,750 1,305 1,445
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 5 5 14,960 7,105 7,850
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 10 0 5
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 50 15 35
Plains Cree 0 0 0 720 280 435
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 50 20 35
Woods Cree 0 0 0 910 430 480
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 13,220 6,355 6,865
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 30 15 15
Malecite 0 0 0 0 5 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 35 20 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 5 5 550 235 315
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ojibway 5 0 5 525 230 300
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 15 5 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 1,865 865 1,000
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 1,855 860 990
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 35 15 15
Carrier 0 0 0 15 0 15
Chilcotin 0 0 0 5 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 1,470 710 760
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 40 10 30
Gwich'in 0 0 0 15 5 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 70 20 45
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 200 90 115
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 10 5 10
South Slavey 0 0 0 155 70 80
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 35 15 25
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 5 0 5 120 35 85
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 25 5 10
Inuktitut 5 5 5 60 20 45
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 10 30
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 10 10 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 5 5 5
Oneida 0 0 0 0 5 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 5 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 80 45 35
Salish languages 0 0 0 15 5 10
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 5 5
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 5 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 5
Siouan languages 0 0 0 3,370 1,630 1,745
Dakota 0 0 0 350 165 185
Stoney 0 0 0 3,020 1,460 1,555
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 5 15 5 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tsimshian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 5 0 0 0 0 5
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 69,750 34,270 35,485 847,105 411,850 435,255
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,480 715 765 68,415 36,215 32,200
Berber languages 0 0 0 340 190 145
Kabyle 0 0 0 165 90 75
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 175 100 75
Cushitic languages 550 260 290 12,525 6,495 6,030
Bilen 0 0 0 315 185 130
Oromo 10 0 0 2,650 1,375 1,275
Somali 540 255 285 9,520 4,915 4,605
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Semitic languages 925 455 470 55,425 29,450 25,980
Amharic 75 30 45 7,320 3,605 3,720
Arabic 760 385 380 40,540 21,840 18,705
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 15 5 5 400 210 190
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 25 10 15 145 80 65
Harari 0 0 0 260 135 120
Hebrew 5 0 5 960 505 460
Maltese 0 0 0 75 30 40
Tigrigna 40 20 25 5,415 2,880 2,535
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 305 155 145
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 130 80 50
Austro-Asiatic languages 585 270 315 25,295 11,760 13,535
Khmer (Cambodian) 95 35 55 1,925 910 1,010
Vietnamese 490 235 260 23,350 10,840 12,505
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Austronesian languages 3,420 1,495 1,925 115,405 50,190 65,210
Bikol 10 10 5 425 205 225
Cebuano 170 65 105 5,135 2,155 2,980
Fijian 35 15 20 125 75 50
Hiligaynon 45 25 20 1,500 640 855
Ilocano 145 60 85 5,350 2,310 3,040
Malagasy 0 0 0 35 10 25
Malay 50 15 30 1,460 615 845
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 15 5 10 765 370 390
Pangasinan 40 20 20 290 115 175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,890 1,280 1,610 99,035 43,120 55,920
Waray-Waray 5 0 0 305 145 160
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 25 5 15 980 430 550
Creole languages 60 35 25 1,895 990 910
Haitian Creole 5 5 0 95 45 50
Creole, n.o.s. 45 20 25 1,175 640 540
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 625 305 325
Dravidian languages 470 230 235 13,490 7,075 6,415
Kannada 15 5 10 535 270 265
Malayalam 205 100 100 6,345 3,285 3,060
Tamil 205 105 105 4,430 2,360 2,070
Telugu 30 15 15 2,130 1,135 995
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 50 25 25
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 105 55 45
Indo-European languages 60,315 29,965 30,355 442,685 220,330 222,355
Albanian 20 10 10 2,345 1,270 1,075
Armenian 15 10 5 500 250 245
Balto-Slavic languages 855 410 450 80,330 37,750 42,580
Baltic languages 5 0 0 1,010 475 535
Latvian 5 0 0 415 195 220
Lithuanian 0 0 0 600 285 315
Slavic languages 855 410 450 79,325 37,275 42,050
Belarusan 0 0 0 65 30 30
Bosnian 20 10 10 1,835 915 920
Bulgarian 15 15 10 1,545 790 755
Croatian 70 30 35 4,655 2,340 2,320
Czech 50 25 25 3,000 1,430 1,575
Macedonian 0 0 0 360 185 175
Polish 260 115 145 20,130 9,425 10,705
Russian 235 110 120 17,810 8,150 9,665
Serbian 40 15 20 4,020 2,035 1,985
Serbo-Croatian 15 10 5 970 480 485
Slovak 40 25 10 2,185 1,070 1,115
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 10 10 695 320 370
Ukrainian 90 40 50 21,835 9,985 11,850
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 5 215 120 100
Celtic languages 0 0 0 370 200 170
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 135 70 65
Welsh 0 0 0 175 85 80
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 65 40 25
Germanic languages 700 315 380 104,260 51,525 52,735
Afrikaans 10 5 5 3,010 1,475 1,535
Danish 40 15 20 2,380 1,245 1,135
Dutch 135 65 70 16,135 8,095 8,045
Frisian 0 0 0 360 200 160
German 475 215 260 80,050 39,435 40,615
Icelandic 0 0 0 115 55 60
Norwegian 15 10 10 815 370 445
Swedish 10 5 5 875 405 470
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 5 0 320 150 170
Yiddish 5 5 0 140 70 70
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Greek 115 55 60 3,130 1,655 1,475
Indo-Iranian languages 56,735 28,230 28,505 166,805 85,250 81,560
Indo-Aryan languages 55,770 27,755 28,020 145,900 74,320 71,580
Bengali 175 85 85 7,000 3,630 3,370
Gujarati 610 305 310 13,140 6,785 6,355
Hindi 4,815 2,300 2,515 17,055 8,675 8,385
Kashmiri 5 0 0 105 60 50
Konkani 25 5 15 370 190 185
Marathi 15 5 10 1,510 775 730
Nepali 90 45 40 5,175 2,690 2,490
Oriya (Odia) 5 5 5 190 100 90
Punjabi (Panjabi) 47,400 23,685 23,715 68,695 34,935 33,760
Sindhi 90 45 50 2,770 1,300 1,475
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 140 75 70 2,590 1,320 1,265
Urdu 2,395 1,190 1,205 27,295 13,865 13,430
Iranian languages 940 470 470 19,600 10,235 9,365
Kurdish 5 5 5 1,550 845 705
Pashto 290 155 135 2,560 1,320 1,235
Persian (Farsi) 640 310 330 15,490 8,070 7,425
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 30 10 15 1,310 695 615
Italic (Romance) languages 1,880 935 945 84,940 42,425 42,515
Catalan 0 0 0 75 30 45
Italian 165 95 70 11,375 5,760 5,615
Portuguese 225 105 120 9,050 4,380 4,670
Romanian 100 50 45 8,035 4,080 3,955
Spanish 1,385 675 705 56,370 28,160 28,205
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 15
Japanese 165 55 110 4,875 1,715 3,160
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 230 130 105
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 165 65 100 17,920 8,485 9,435
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 545 255 290
Mongolian 0 0 0 540 255 290
Niger-Congo languages 210 100 105 15,360 7,870 7,495
Akan (Twi) 40 25 15 1,755 915 835
Bamanankan 0 0 0 35 20 15
Edo 10 5 10 275 155 120
Ewe 5 5 5 245 145 100
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 5 0 230 120 100
Ga 5 5 5 145 80 65
Ganda 5 0 5 280 145 135
Igbo 15 0 10 1,165 625 540
Lingala 5 0 0 270 130 140
Rundi (Kirundi) 5 0 0 605 305 295
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5 5 0 805 405 400
Shona 10 5 5 1,100 545 555
Swahili 50 20 25 2,380 1,160 1,215
Wolof 0 0 0 280 165 110
Yoruba 10 5 5 2,435 1,305 1,125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 3,370 1,640 1,735
Nilo-Saharan languages 15 5 5 2,720 1,395 1,330
Dinka 0 0 0 1,345 705 640
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 1,375 685 690
Sign languages 40 25 20 830 440 390
American Sign Language 15 10 10 335 165 165
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 25 15 10 495 275 225
Sino-Tibetan languages 2,515 1,165 1,345 122,450 57,740 64,705
Chinese languages 2,465 1,145 1,320 120,375 56,675 63,700
Cantonese 850 390 455 59,145 27,755 31,385
Hakka 20 10 10 990 465 530
Mandarin 1,350 625 725 50,660 23,940 26,720
Min Dong 0 0 0 115 50 65
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 145 70 80 3,060 1,375 1,695
Wu (Shanghainese) 20 10 10 630 305 330
Chinese, n.o.s. 75 35 40 5,725 2,770 2,955
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 15 25
Tibeto-Burman languages 55 25 30 2,075 1,065 1,005
Burmese 25 10 15 430 230 200
Karenic languages 20 5 10 795 415 380
Tibetan 0 0 0 575 295 275
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 275 130 140
Tai-Kadai languages 65 20 45 2,670 955 1,710
Lao 30 10 15 1,020 485 535
Thai 40 5 30 1,630 465 1,165
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 20 10 15
Turkic languages 85 50 40 4,050 2,250 1,800
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 365 215 155
Turkish 70 40 30 3,140 1,760 1,375
Uyghur 5 0 0 130 70 60
Uzbek 5 5 5 205 115 90
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 215 95 120
Uralic languages 155 65 85 7,470 3,600 3,870
Estonian 5 0 5 190 90 105
Finnish 30 10 15 810 330 480
Hungarian 125 55 70 6,470 3,185 3,285
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 690 415 280
Multiple responses 6,165 3,120 3,050 92,070 44,900 47,175
English and French 170 70 100 10,230 4,950 5,280
English and non-official language 5,885 2,995 2,890 77,520 37,815 39,705
French and non-official language 40 20 20 2,685 1,375 1,305
English, French and non-official language 75 30 40 1,640 760 880
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 113,805 56,520 57,285 4,026,655 2,020,510 2,006,145
Single responses 97,660 48,410 49,245 3,837,615 1,928,230 1,909,385
Official languages 49,150 24,500 24,655 3,354,885 1,690,490 1,664,395
English 48,950 24,400 24,555 3,327,255 1,676,360 1,650,895
French 205 100 100 27,630 14,130 13,500
Non-official languages 48,505 23,910 24,595 482,725 237,740 244,990
Aboriginal languages 5 0 5 9,970 4,940 5,020
Algonquian languages 0 5 0 7,175 3,575 3,605
Blackfoot 0 0 0 1,110 555 555
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 5,875 2,925 2,945
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 20 10 10
Plains Cree 0 0 0 125 60 60
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Woods Cree 0 0 0 600 300 295
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5,120 2,540 2,575
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 5 190 95 95
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 5 185 90 95
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 620 320 300
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 620 325 300
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 10 5 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 540 280 260
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 5 0 5
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 60 35 30
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 55 30 25
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 10 5 5
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 2,125 1,025 1,095
Dakota 0 0 0 175 85 85
Stoney 0 0 0 1,945 935 1,010
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 25 15 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 48,510 23,915 24,595 472,760 232,800 239,965
Afro-Asiatic languages 940 450 490 43,770 22,535 21,235
Berber languages 0 0 0 200 105 95
Kabyle 0 0 0 90 45 40
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 60 45
Cushitic languages 335 145 190 9,220 4,750 4,470
Bilen 0 0 0 280 160 115
Oromo 5 0 0 2,075 1,060 1,015
Somali 335 145 190 6,850 3,520 3,325
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Semitic languages 600 300 300 34,310 17,660 16,655
Amharic 40 15 25 4,915 2,390 2,530
Arabic 520 265 255 24,230 12,555 11,675
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 5 5 260 130 130
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 5 5 95 50 40
Harari 0 0 0 165 80 85
Hebrew 0 0 0 460 235 225
Maltese 0 0 0 15 10 10
Tigrigna 25 10 15 3,955 2,095 1,860
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 210 110 100
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 20
Austro-Asiatic languages 385 185 195 16,355 7,635 8,715
Khmer (Cambodian) 45 20 25 960 460 500
Vietnamese 330 160 175 15,380 7,175 8,205
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 1,395 650 745 60,860 28,765 32,100
Bikol 0 0 0 70 40 35
Cebuano 45 15 25 2,110 1,015 1,090
Fijian 5 0 5 45 25 20
Hiligaynon 10 5 0 470 215 255
Ilocano 50 20 25 1,975 935 1,035
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 10 10
Malay 10 5 5 405 205 195
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 0 5 220 110 110
Pangasinan 10 5 5 45 20 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,260 585 670 55,105 26,005 29,100
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 125 60 60
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 280 120 155
Creole languages 45 20 25 970 495 475
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 50 25 25
Creole, n.o.s. 35 15 15 655 345 310
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 270 125 140
Dravidian languages 250 120 135 8,460 4,335 4,125
Kannada 0 0 0 210 105 105
Malayalam 100 50 50 4,060 2,070 1,990
Tamil 115 50 65 2,915 1,515 1,395
Telugu 30 15 10 1,245 635 615
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 30 10 15
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 70 35 35
Indo-European languages 43,265 21,485 21,780 230,270 115,280 114,995
Albanian 20 10 15 1,060 570 485
Armenian 0 0 0 215 115 105
Balto-Slavic languages 370 180 195 30,220 14,820 15,400
Baltic languages 0 0 0 410 210 200
Latvian 0 0 0 165 85 80
Lithuanian 0 0 0 250 125 120
Slavic languages 375 180 195 29,815 14,610 15,205
Belarusan 0 0 0 15 10 5
Bosnian 10 5 5 785 400 385
Bulgarian 5 0 0 825 415 405
Croatian 15 5 10 1,800 905 895
Czech 10 5 10 875 440 430
Macedonian 0 0 0 175 90 85
Polish 130 60 70 7,705 3,675 4,030
Russian 155 70 80 10,145 4,965 5,175
Serbian 20 10 10 2,100 1,045 1,055
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 315 160 155
Slovak 5 5 0 710 345 365
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 150 70 75
Ukrainian 30 20 15 4,180 2,060 2,110
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Celtic languages 0 0 0 40 25 15
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 15 15 5
Welsh 0 0 0 15 5 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 0
Germanic languages 80 35 45 40,915 20,280 20,625
Afrikaans 0 0 0 1,705 835 875
Danish 0 0 0 150 75 75
Dutch 15 5 5 1,980 985 1,000
Frisian 0 0 0 60 30 30
German 55 20 30 36,295 18,010 18,290
Icelandic 0 0 0 30 15 15
Norwegian 0 0 0 60 20 35
Swedish 0 0 0 145 65 80
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 5 60 30 25
Yiddish 0 0 0 15 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 425 215 210
Greek 40 20 20 1,015 490 525
Indo-Iranian languages 41,830 20,785 21,045 111,975 56,535 55,445
Indo-Aryan languages 41,215 20,485 20,730 98,610 49,790 48,815
Bengali 100 55 50 4,530 2,300 2,225
Gujarati 330 150 180 8,025 4,085 3,935
Hindi 2,590 1,230 1,360 9,945 5,115 4,825
Kashmiri 0 0 0 50 20 25
Konkani 5 0 5 75 40 40
Marathi 5 0 5 845 440 405
Nepali 60 35 25 3,710 1,905 1,805
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 95 50 45
Punjabi (Panjabi) 36,435 18,185 18,250 51,010 25,720 25,295
Sindhi 30 15 20 1,240 575 665
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 75 35 40 1,480 750 730
Urdu 1,585 780 805 17,600 8,795 8,810
Iranian languages 600 300 305 12,720 6,415 6,305
Kurdish 0 0 0 850 440 410
Pashto 190 100 95 1,640 845 795
Persian (Farsi) 410 200 215 10,230 5,135 5,100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 650 325 325
Italic (Romance) languages 925 455 470 44,830 22,445 22,385
Catalan 0 0 0 35 10 20
Italian 25 10 15 2,840 1,275 1,560
Portuguese 75 35 45 3,905 1,875 2,030
Romanian 50 20 25 4,135 2,115 2,020
Spanish 775 395 385 33,910 17,160 16,755
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Japanese 55 20 35 2,245 945 1,300
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 160 85 70
Georgian 0 0 0 160 85 70
Korean 130 55 80 12,775 6,205 6,570
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 335 160 175
Mongolian 0 0 0 335 155 175
Niger-Congo languages 60 25 40 5,600 2,725 2,875
Akan (Twi) 10 5 5 845 415 430
Bamanankan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Edo 0 0 0 70 35 35
Ewe 0 0 0 80 45 35
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 105 55 45
Ga 0 0 0 40 20 20
Ganda 5 0 5 95 50 50
Igbo 5 0 5 265 125 145
Lingala 0 0 0 85 35 45
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 280 135 145
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 10 5 5 350 175 170
Shona 0 0 0 410 190 225
Swahili 20 10 15 1,090 530 565
Wolof 0 0 0 170 95 75
Yoruba 10 5 5 690 340 350
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 1,015 485 535
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 5 0 1,525 765 755
Dinka 0 0 0 800 420 380
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 725 350 375
Sign languages 45 25 20 1,095 630 465
American Sign Language 15 5 5 325 170 155
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 30 20 10 765 455 310
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,830 845 990 82,380 39,230 43,155
Chinese languages 1,780 820 960 80,880 38,455 42,420
Cantonese 550 250 300 38,275 17,810 20,460
Hakka 5 0 0 315 135 185
Mandarin 1,105 515 590 37,125 18,030 19,095
Min Dong 0 0 0 20 5 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 60 30 30 1,245 540 705
Wu (Shanghainese) 15 5 5 340 175 165
Chinese, n.o.s. 40 20 20 3,550 1,760 1,785
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 50 25 25 1,500 770 730
Burmese 30 15 15 280 145 130
Karenic languages 15 10 10 665 340 320
Tibetan 0 5 5 420 220 200
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 140 65 75
Tai-Kadai languages 30 10 20 1,130 505 625
Lao 15 5 10 465 215 245
Thai 15 5 10 655 285 370
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 35 15 20 2,390 1,270 1,120
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 155 90 75
Turkish 25 10 15 1,945 1,030 915
Uyghur 10 5 5 80 45 40
Uzbek 5 5 0 135 70 65
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 70 35 25
Uralic languages 40 10 25 2,130 1,040 1,085
Estonian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Finnish 10 5 5 105 50 50
Hungarian 30 10 20 1,995 980 1,015
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 240 140 95
Multiple responses 16,145 8,110 8,035 189,040 92,280 96,760
English and French 105 55 55 6,885 3,410 3,475
English and non-official language 15,870 7,995 7,875 178,070 86,895 91,170
French and non-official language 30 10 20 1,125 540 580
English, French and non-official language 135 50 90 2,965 1,430 1,530
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 113,805 56,520 57,290 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
None 82,765 40,960 41,805 3,492,295 1,760,240 1,732,055
English 16,210 8,300 7,915 221,305 110,655 110,650
French 380 170 210 41,840 19,470 22,375
Non-official language 13,975 6,860 7,115 262,255 125,640 136,615
Aboriginal 30 15 15 17,430 8,325 9,105
Non-Aboriginal 13,945 6,850 7,095 244,825 117,315 127,510
English and French 70 40 30 1,535 775 760
English and non-official language 330 160 165 4,545 2,345 2,195
French and non-official language 85 35 45 2,795 1,340 1,455
English, French and non-official language 5 0 5 85 50 40
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 113,495 56,350 57,145 3,978,145 1,998,500 1,979,645
Official languages 101,945 51,770 50,170 3,920,530 1,974,435 1,946,095
English 101,885 51,735 50,145 3,916,805 1,972,800 1,944,005
French 3,850 1,870 1,975 264,600 123,940 140,660
Non-official languages 82,035 40,355 41,680 1,082,425 527,770 554,655
Aboriginal languages 95 35 60 36,465 17,415 19,045
Algonquian languages 20 10 15 29,675 14,120 15,555
Blackfoot 0 0 0 5,575 2,665 2,905
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 0 10 23,465 11,155 12,310
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 25 0 15
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 90 20 70
Plains Cree 10 10 0 1,580 620 965
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 10 10 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 45 25 25
Woods Cree 0 0 0 1,135 525 610
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 20,665 9,990 10,675
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 0 10 35 15 15
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 10 35 15 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 0 0 955 425 530
Algonquin 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ojibway 10 0 0 925 415 505
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 20 10 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 10
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 2,640 1,255 1,385
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 2,630 1,250 1,380
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Beaver 0 0 0 85 50 35
Carrier 0 0 0 45 10 35
Chilcotin 0 0 0 20 15 10
Dene 0 0 0 2,010 975 1,035
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 75 30 45
Gwich'in 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 150 65 85
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 285 140 145
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 25 15 10
South Slavey 0 0 0 190 90 100
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 75 35 45
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 10 0 10
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Haida 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuit languages 20 10 10 135 50 80
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 35 10 25
Inuktitut 20 10 10 60 20 35
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 25 20
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 40 25 10
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 10 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 35 25 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 10
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 145 75 70
Salish languages 45 15 30 50 25 25
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 10 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 30 15 20 15 10 10
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 10 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 10 10 0 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 10 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 4,050 2,005 2,045
Dakota 0 0 0 530 285 245
Stoney 0 0 0 3,650 1,790 1,855
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Tlingit 0 0 0 10 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 35 15 15
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Nisga'a 0 0 0 15 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 10 0 10 10 10 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 10 0 10 10 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 30 15 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 81,940 40,320 41,620 1,046,245 510,495 535,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,025 950 1,075 96,210 50,675 45,535
Berber languages 0 0 0 540 335 205
Kabyle 0 0 0 225 125 90
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 315 210 110
Cushitic languages 830 345 485 15,445 8,055 7,385
Bilen 0 0 0 370 235 135
Oromo 0 10 10 3,125 1,625 1,500
Somali 825 345 485 12,030 6,240 5,795
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 20 40
Semitic languages 1,230 625 605 82,200 43,405 38,800
Amharic 140 60 85 10,870 5,595 5,275
Arabic 1,010 520 490 62,730 33,365 29,370
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10 0 10 430 225 210
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 25 10 10 150 70 75
Harari 0 0 0 340 150 185
Hebrew 25 20 10 3,250 1,650 1,600
Maltese 0 0 0 145 85 55
Tigrigna 60 30 30 7,315 3,915 3,400
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 450 250 205
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 375 225 145
Austro-Asiatic languages 745 375 370 32,730 15,440 17,290
Khmer (Cambodian) 120 55 70 2,700 1,375 1,330
Vietnamese 625 325 305 30,150 14,130 16,015
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 4,360 1,880 2,480 145,745 63,615 82,130
Bikol 0 0 0 330 150 180
Cebuano 295 110 185 6,690 2,940 3,750
Fijian 145 90 55 340 195 145
Hiligaynon 30 10 20 1,760 745 1,020
Ilocano 165 55 105 7,370 3,160 4,215
Malagasy 0 0 0 80 40 40
Malay 175 65 105 3,040 1,435 1,610
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 25 10 15 1,185 565 625
Pangasinan 70 30 40 445 190 250
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3,960 1,685 2,275 138,440 60,115 78,325
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 420 170 245
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 30 10 15 1,160 505 650
Creole languages 165 100 65 4,585 2,390 2,195
Haitian Creole 10 0 0 255 140 115
Creole, n.o.s. 95 55 45 2,675 1,425 1,250
Creole languages, n.i.e. 60 45 20 1,680 840 850
Dravidian languages 705 375 330 18,190 9,660 8,525
Kannada 45 15 25 1,035 520 515
Malayalam 265 145 120 8,150 4,255 3,900
Tamil 390 210 185 7,195 3,900 3,295
Telugu 65 35 25 2,910 1,560 1,345
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 150 80 70
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 115 55 55
Indo-European languages 70,630 35,190 35,440 550,490 274,510 275,980
Albanian 25 15 15 2,880 1,550 1,325
Armenian 25 20 10 530 255 275
Balto-Slavic languages 990 485 510 93,150 44,750 48,395
Baltic languages 0 0 0 1,360 660 705
Latvian 0 10 0 590 300 290
Lithuanian 0 0 0 775 360 415
Slavic languages 985 475 510 92,300 44,340 47,960
Belarusan 0 0 0 200 95 105
Bosnian 75 35 40 2,880 1,450 1,435
Bulgarian 0 0 0 1,795 945 850
Croatian 75 40 40 6,280 3,260 3,025
Czech 90 45 45 3,590 1,650 1,940
Macedonian 0 0 0 535 270 265
Polish 235 100 140 23,650 11,455 12,195
Russian 300 145 160 27,375 13,195 14,175
Serbian 65 30 35 5,355 2,630 2,730
Serbo-Croatian 10 10 0 1,095 550 540
Slovak 65 30 30 2,780 1,495 1,285
Slovene (Slovenian) 25 15 10 735 360 375
Ukrainian 140 70 65 26,600 11,980 14,620
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 250 120 130
Celtic languages 10 10 10 1,180 615 560
Scottish Gaelic 10 10 0 440 215 225
Welsh 0 0 0 315 180 130
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 450 220 225
Germanic languages 850 335 515 112,670 56,325 56,345
Afrikaans 10 0 0 5,165 2,655 2,515
Danish 50 15 30 2,800 1,360 1,440
Dutch 150 75 70 19,480 9,595 9,890
Frisian 0 0 0 475 275 205
German 600 235 365 83,010 41,905 41,105
Icelandic 10 0 10 160 70 95
Norwegian 15 0 15 1,450 635 810
Swedish 30 0 25 1,635 800 835
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 380 170 215
Yiddish 0 0 0 250 130 115
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 2,115 1,095 1,015
Greek 145 75 70 4,935 2,535 2,400
Indo-Iranian languages 66,375 33,180 33,200 206,725 106,045 100,675
Indo-Aryan languages 65,485 32,765 32,720 186,005 95,045 90,960
Bengali 320 160 160 8,530 4,385 4,140
Gujarati 820 385 435 18,005 8,945 9,055
Hindi 15,885 7,620 8,260 61,290 31,900 29,385
Kashmiri 10 10 0 125 80 45
Konkani 35 20 15 625 300 320
Marathi 55 20 35 2,575 1,385 1,195
Nepali 80 35 45 5,510 3,000 2,510
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 255 135 120
Punjabi (Panjabi) 56,300 28,400 27,900 90,485 46,350 44,135
Sindhi 85 40 45 4,595 2,065 2,530
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 210 105 100 3,800 1,925 1,875
Urdu 3,240 1,670 1,575 41,235 21,245 20,000
Iranian languages 1,090 515 570 22,140 11,665 10,475
Kurdish 0 0 0 1,930 1,100 825
Pashto 405 215 190 3,330 1,795 1,530
Persian (Farsi) 770 350 410 17,600 9,220 8,375
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 40 60 1,760 960 805
Italic (Romance) languages 2,630 1,325 1,300 142,340 69,885 72,450
Catalan 0 0 0 170 95 80
Italian 225 130 100 19,900 9,875 10,020
Portuguese 275 140 135 12,670 6,255 6,415
Romanian 100 60 40 9,915 5,185 4,735
Spanish 2,085 1,030 1,055 104,445 50,960 53,490
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 250 130 125
Japanese 210 105 105 9,215 4,115 5,100
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 225 130 100
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 135 55 80 19,950 9,405 10,545
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 800 375 430
Mongolian 0 0 0 800 370 430
Niger-Congo languages 410 180 230 29,430 14,980 14,450
Akan (Twi) 45 20 20 2,925 1,505 1,420
Bamanankan 0 0 0 60 30 30
Edo 25 10 10 620 325 290
Ewe 20 10 10 335 170 165
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 10 300 165 135
Ga 15 15 0 345 190 155
Ganda 0 0 10 610 305 305
Igbo 15 10 10 2,550 1,345 1,210
Lingala 0 10 10 1,240 640 605
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 830 420 410
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 30 25 10 1,155 605 550
Shona 10 10 0 1,810 850 960
Swahili 145 85 70 6,700 3,470 3,235
Wolof 0 0 0 600 365 235
Yoruba 35 20 15 5,930 3,035 2,890
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 130 35 95 6,585 3,265 3,320
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 3,070 1,495 1,575
Dinka 0 0 0 1,655 825 825
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,425 675 750
Sign languages 145 70 80 5,910 2,350 3,555
American Sign Language 60 20 40 3,085 1,130 1,955
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 90 45 40 2,855 1,230 1,625
Sino-Tibetan languages 2,930 1,355 1,575 141,860 67,945 73,915
Chinese languages 2,835 1,315 1,515 139,385 66,700 72,685
Cantonese 1,040 495 545 74,770 35,490 39,280
Hakka 35 15 25 1,180 515 660
Mandarin 1,985 925 1,060 70,510 33,310 37,195
Min Dong 0 0 0 85 50 40
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 235 125 110 4,140 1,765 2,380
Wu (Shanghainese) 15 0 15 855 380 470
Chinese, n.o.s. 50 25 30 6,335 3,160 3,175
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 25 35
Tibeto-Burman languages 95 35 55 2,590 1,290 1,300
Burmese 25 15 10 605 305 295
Karenic languages 65 30 35 805 415 390
Tibetan 10 0 10 860 430 430
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 445 215 235
Tai-Kadai languages 65 15 40 3,705 1,510 2,195
Lao 20 10 10 1,520 730 795
Thai 40 10 30 2,400 850 1,545
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 25 25
Turkic languages 100 45 50 5,795 3,180 2,625
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 630 325 300
Turkish 80 40 40 4,255 2,420 1,835
Uyghur 10 0 10 290 135 155
Uzbek 0 0 0 425 200 225
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 355 170 180
Uralic languages 215 115 95 8,895 4,315 4,575
Estonian 0 0 0 185 85 105
Finnish 30 15 15 1,045 455 590
Hungarian 180 100 80 7,660 3,770 3,890
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 45 20 25 1,820 1,025 790

Data quality: Surrey--Newton [Federal electoral district], British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.4%
  • Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.8%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Data quality: Alberta [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.7%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.1%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Surrey--Newton [Federal electoral district], British Columbia and Alberta [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 4, 2024).

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