Census Profile, 2016 Census
Coquitlam, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Alberta [Province]

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Characteristic Coquitlam, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
Alberta

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
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 15 138,330 67,900 70,435 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English only 122,745 61,225 61,510 3,698,765 1,869,670 1,829,095
French only 60 25 35 3,895 1,725 2,165
English and French 8,710 3,810 4,895 264,720 124,400 140,315
Neither English nor French 6,830 2,840 3,995 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 16 138,335 67,900 70,435 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English 129,250 64,035 65,215 3,880,685 1,950,980 1,929,705
French 1,320 630 690 71,535 37,205 34,330
English and French 1,030 450 580 16,605 8,350 8,255
Neither English nor French 6,735 2,785 3,945 57,830 23,970 33,860
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 1,835 850 985 79,840 41,380 38,455
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.3 1.3 1.4 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 18 138,335 67,900 70,435 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
Single responses 133,980 65,790 68,185 3,934,580 1,975,615 1,958,970
Official languages 71,150 36,065 35,085 3,063,640 1,552,475 1,511,165
English 69,830 35,450 34,380 2,991,485 1,515,025 1,476,460
French 1,320 615 705 72,150 37,450 34,705
Non-official languages 62,830 29,730 33,100 870,940 423,140 447,805
Aboriginal languages 20 10 15 23,835 11,290 12,550
Algonquian languages 10 0 10 18,295 8,665 9,630
Blackfoot 0 0 5 2,750 1,305 1,445
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 0 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. 5 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 0 5 550 235 315
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ojibway 5 0 0 525 230 300
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 5 0 0 1,865 865 1,000
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 5 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) 5 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 0 0 0 120 35 85
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 25 5 10
Inuktitut 0 0 0 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. 0 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 0 15 5 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tsimshian 0 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) 0 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. 5 5 0 55 30 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 62,805 29,725 33,080 847,105 411,850 435,255
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,235 645 595 68,415 36,215 32,200
Berber languages 0 0 5 340 190 145
Kabyle 0 0 0 165 90 75
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 175 100 75
Cushitic languages 10 5 5 12,525 6,495 6,030
Bilen 0 0 0 315 185 130
Oromo 0 0 0 2,650 1,375 1,275
Somali 10 5 5 9,520 4,915 4,605
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Semitic languages 1,225 640 585 55,425 29,450 25,980
Amharic 25 10 10 7,320 3,605 3,720
Arabic 1,110 580 530 40,540 21,840 18,705
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 15 5 5 400 210 190
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 145 80 65
Harari 0 0 0 260 135 120
Hebrew 30 25 10 960 505 460
Maltese 20 5 15 75 30 40
Tigrigna 25 5 10 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 655 290 365 25,295 11,760 13,535
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 10 15 1,925 910 1,010
Vietnamese 635 285 350 23,350 10,840 12,505
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Austronesian languages 3,510 1,425 2,085 115,405 50,190 65,210
Bikol 10 0 5 425 205 225
Cebuano 125 50 75 5,135 2,155 2,980
Fijian 15 5 5 125 75 50
Hiligaynon 75 30 45 1,500 640 855
Ilocano 120 50 70 5,350 2,310 3,040
Malagasy 0 0 0 35 10 25
Malay 420 195 220 1,460 615 845
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 15 5 10 765 370 390
Pangasinan 10 5 5 290 115 175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,705 1,075 1,630 99,035 43,120 55,920
Waray-Waray 10 0 5 305 145 160
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 20 5 15 980 430 550
Creole languages 30 15 10 1,895 990 910
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 95 45 50
Creole, n.o.s. 20 10 10 1,175 640 540
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 625 305 325
Dravidian languages 190 95 100 13,490 7,075 6,415
Kannada 5 5 5 535 270 265
Malayalam 55 25 30 6,345 3,285 3,060
Tamil 95 45 50 4,430 2,360 2,070
Telugu 35 10 20 2,130 1,135 995
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 50 25 25
Hmong-Mien languages 0 5 0 105 55 45
Indo-European languages 22,690 11,115 11,575 442,685 220,330 222,355
Albanian 50 25 20 2,345 1,270 1,075
Armenian 70 35 30 500 250 245
Balto-Slavic languages 5,030 2,420 2,615 80,330 37,750 42,580
Baltic languages 45 25 20 1,010 475 535
Latvian 25 10 10 415 195 220
Lithuanian 25 15 10 600 285 315
Slavic languages 4,985 2,395 2,595 79,325 37,275 42,050
Belarusan 5 0 0 65 30 30
Bosnian 100 55 50 1,835 915 920
Bulgarian 195 100 100 1,545 790 755
Croatian 520 260 265 4,655 2,340 2,320
Czech 210 105 105 3,000 1,430 1,575
Macedonian 20 10 10 360 185 175
Polish 1,100 530 565 20,130 9,425 10,705
Russian 1,870 885 985 17,810 8,150 9,665
Serbian 355 185 170 4,020 2,035 1,985
Serbo-Croatian 55 30 20 970 480 485
Slovak 205 85 120 2,185 1,070 1,115
Slovene (Slovenian) 35 15 20 695 320 370
Ukrainian 290 125 170 21,835 9,985 11,850
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 215 120 100
Celtic languages 10 0 5 370 200 170
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 5 135 70 65
Welsh 5 5 0 175 85 80
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 65 40 25
Germanic languages 1,575 770 810 104,260 51,525 52,735
Afrikaans 80 40 45 3,010 1,475 1,535
Danish 115 55 60 2,380 1,245 1,135
Dutch 285 140 140 16,135 8,095 8,045
Frisian 5 0 0 360 200 160
German 1,005 495 510 80,050 39,435 40,615
Icelandic 5 5 5 115 55 60
Norwegian 30 15 15 815 370 445
Swedish 50 20 25 875 405 470
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 0 320 150 170
Yiddish 0 5 5 140 70 70
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 55 30 25
Greek 205 115 85 3,130 1,655 1,475
Indo-Iranian languages 10,260 5,100 5,165 166,805 85,250 81,560
Indo-Aryan languages 2,890 1,405 1,490 145,900 74,320 71,580
Bengali 50 30 20 7,000 3,630 3,370
Gujarati 385 175 205 13,140 6,785 6,355
Hindi 545 260 280 17,055 8,675 8,385
Kashmiri 0 5 0 105 60 50
Konkani 15 10 10 370 190 185
Marathi 65 35 25 1,510 775 730
Nepali 125 65 65 5,175 2,690 2,490
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 190 100 90
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,175 555 615 68,695 34,935 33,760
Sindhi 115 55 60 2,770 1,300 1,475
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 115 55 60 2,590 1,320 1,265
Urdu 310 155 150 27,295 13,865 13,430
Iranian languages 7,350 3,685 3,665 19,600 10,235 9,365
Kurdish 240 120 120 1,550 845 705
Pashto 60 30 30 2,560 1,320 1,235
Persian (Farsi) 7,050 3,535 3,515 15,490 8,070 7,425
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 5 1,310 695 615
Italic (Romance) languages 5,490 2,650 2,840 84,940 42,425 42,515
Catalan 5 5 5 75 30 45
Italian 1,335 695 645 11,375 5,760 5,615
Portuguese 630 295 340 9,050 4,380 4,670
Romanian 1,125 565 565 8,035 4,080 3,955
Spanish 2,395 1,105 1,290 56,370 28,160 28,205
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 35 20 15
Japanese 765 270 490 4,875 1,715 3,160
Kartvelian languages 5 5 0 230 130 105
Georgian 0 5 5 230 130 100
Korean 8,565 4,045 4,525 17,920 8,485 9,435
Mongolic languages 40 20 25 545 255 290
Mongolian 40 20 25 540 255 290
Niger-Congo languages 130 55 80 15,360 7,870 7,495
Akan (Twi) 25 10 15 1,755 915 835
Bamanankan 0 0 0 35 20 15
Edo 5 5 5 275 155 120
Ewe 5 0 0 245 145 100
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 230 120 100
Ga 5 5 5 145 80 65
Ganda 5 5 0 280 145 135
Igbo 15 5 5 1,165 625 540
Lingala 0 0 0 270 130 140
Rundi (Kirundi) 5 5 5 605 305 295
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5 5 0 805 405 400
Shona 10 5 10 1,100 545 555
Swahili 25 5 20 2,380 1,160 1,215
Wolof 0 0 0 280 165 110
Yoruba 5 5 5 2,435 1,305 1,125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 3,370 1,640 1,735
Nilo-Saharan languages 10 5 5 2,720 1,395 1,330
Dinka 5 0 0 1,345 705 640
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 1,375 685 690
Sign languages 35 15 15 830 440 390
American Sign Language 15 5 10 335 165 165
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 15 10 10 495 275 225
Sino-Tibetan languages 23,805 11,200 12,605 122,450 57,740 64,705
Chinese languages 23,740 11,175 12,570 120,375 56,675 63,700
Cantonese 8,890 4,250 4,640 59,145 27,755 31,385
Hakka 170 80 90 990 465 530
Mandarin 13,360 6,240 7,120 50,660 23,940 26,720
Min Dong 5 0 0 115 50 65
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 670 305 370 3,060 1,375 1,695
Wu (Shanghainese) 255 115 140 630 305 330
Chinese, n.o.s. 380 175 205 5,725 2,770 2,955
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 40 15 25
Tibeto-Burman languages 65 25 35 2,075 1,065 1,005
Burmese 40 15 20 430 230 200
Karenic languages 0 0 0 795 415 380
Tibetan 15 5 10 575 295 275
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 275 130 140
Tai-Kadai languages 115 40 80 2,670 955 1,710
Lao 15 10 10 1,020 485 535
Thai 95 25 70 1,630 465 1,165
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 20 10 15
Turkic languages 350 185 165 4,050 2,250 1,800
Azerbaijani 105 55 50 365 215 155
Turkish 200 110 90 3,140 1,760 1,375
Uyghur 5 0 5 130 70 60
Uzbek 25 10 15 205 115 90
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 215 95 120
Uralic languages 650 295 355 7,470 3,600 3,870
Estonian 10 0 5 190 90 105
Finnish 180 70 110 810 330 480
Hungarian 460 220 240 6,470 3,185 3,285
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 15 5 15 690 415 280
Multiple responses 4,355 2,110 2,245 92,070 44,900 47,175
English and French 320 155 165 10,230 4,950 5,280
English and non-official language 3,840 1,860 1,975 77,520 37,815 39,705
French and non-official language 80 40 35 2,685 1,375 1,305
English, French and non-official language 115 45 70 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 19 138,335 67,900 70,435 4,026,655 2,020,510 2,006,145
Single responses 127,615 62,710 64,905 3,837,615 1,928,230 1,909,385
Official languages 88,145 43,990 44,155 3,354,885 1,690,490 1,664,395
English 87,800 43,840 43,960 3,327,255 1,676,360 1,650,895
French 345 155 190 27,630 14,130 13,500
Non-official languages 39,465 18,720 20,750 482,725 237,740 244,990
Aboriginal languages 0 0 5 9,970 4,940 5,020
Algonquian languages 5 0 5 7,175 3,575 3,605
Blackfoot 0 0 0 1,110 555 555
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 5 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 0 0 0 190 95 95
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 185 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 39,460 18,715 20,745 472,760 232,800 239,965
Afro-Asiatic languages 700 345 360 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 5 5 5 9,220 4,750 4,470
Bilen 0 0 0 280 160 115
Oromo 0 0 0 2,075 1,060 1,015
Somali 5 5 5 6,850 3,520 3,325
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Semitic languages 700 340 355 34,310 17,660 16,655
Amharic 10 0 5 4,915 2,390 2,530
Arabic 655 325 330 24,230 12,555 11,675
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 5 260 130 130
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 95 50 40
Harari 0 0 0 165 80 85
Hebrew 20 10 5 460 235 225
Maltese 0 0 0 15 10 10
Tigrigna 10 5 5 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 330 140 185 16,355 7,635 8,715
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 960 460 500
Vietnamese 330 140 190 15,380 7,175 8,205
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 1,340 600 740 60,860 28,765 32,100
Bikol 5 0 0 70 40 35
Cebuano 45 20 25 2,110 1,015 1,090
Fijian 5 5 5 45 25 20
Hiligaynon 20 15 10 470 215 255
Ilocano 45 20 25 1,975 935 1,035
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 10 10
Malay 130 60 70 405 205 195
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 5 5 220 110 110
Pangasinan 5 0 0 45 20 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,075 485 595 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 15 5 10 970 495 475
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 50 25 25
Creole, n.o.s. 20 5 10 655 345 310
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 270 125 140
Dravidian languages 60 20 35 8,460 4,335 4,125
Kannada 0 0 0 210 105 105
Malayalam 5 0 0 4,060 2,070 1,990
Tamil 40 15 25 2,915 1,515 1,395
Telugu 10 0 5 1,245 635 615
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 30 10 15
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 70 35 35
Indo-European languages 11,510 5,550 5,955 230,270 115,280 114,995
Albanian 25 10 10 1,060 570 485
Armenian 35 20 15 215 115 105
Balto-Slavic languages 2,490 1,220 1,270 30,220 14,820 15,400
Baltic languages 30 15 15 410 210 200
Latvian 15 10 5 165 85 80
Lithuanian 15 5 10 250 125 120
Slavic languages 2,460 1,205 1,255 29,815 14,610 15,205
Belarusan 0 5 0 15 10 5
Bosnian 40 20 20 785 400 385
Bulgarian 125 60 65 825 415 405
Croatian 175 80 95 1,800 905 895
Czech 65 25 40 875 440 430
Macedonian 15 10 5 175 90 85
Polish 445 215 230 7,705 3,675 4,030
Russian 1,255 610 640 10,145 4,965 5,175
Serbian 160 90 75 2,100 1,045 1,055
Serbo-Croatian 15 10 5 315 160 155
Slovak 70 35 30 710 345 365
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 0 0 150 70 75
Ukrainian 80 45 40 4,180 2,060 2,110
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 55 30 25
Celtic languages 0 0 0 40 25 15
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 15 15 5
Welsh 0 0 5 15 5 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 0
Germanic languages 145 75 75 40,915 20,280 20,625
Afrikaans 30 15 15 1,705 835 875
Danish 0 0 0 150 75 75
Dutch 20 10 15 1,980 985 1,000
Frisian 0 0 0 60 30 30
German 85 45 40 36,295 18,010 18,290
Icelandic 5 0 5 30 15 15
Norwegian 5 0 0 60 20 35
Swedish 0 0 0 145 65 80
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 60 30 25
Yiddish 0 0 0 15 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 425 215 210
Greek 50 20 25 1,015 490 525
Indo-Iranian languages 6,480 3,135 3,350 111,975 56,535 55,445
Indo-Aryan languages 1,245 580 665 98,610 49,790 48,815
Bengali 25 10 10 4,530 2,300 2,225
Gujarati 155 65 90 8,025 4,085 3,935
Hindi 190 90 100 9,945 5,115 4,825
Kashmiri 0 0 0 50 20 25
Konkani 0 5 0 75 40 40
Marathi 35 20 15 845 440 405
Nepali 100 50 55 3,710 1,905 1,805
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 95 50 45
Punjabi (Panjabi) 510 240 275 51,010 25,720 25,295
Sindhi 50 25 25 1,240 575 665
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 45 20 25 1,480 750 730
Urdu 135 60 75 17,600 8,795 8,810
Iranian languages 5,230 2,545 2,690 12,720 6,415 6,305
Kurdish 170 80 85 850 440 410
Pashto 50 20 25 1,640 845 795
Persian (Farsi) 5,015 2,440 2,575 10,230 5,135 5,100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 650 325 325
Italic (Romance) languages 2,285 1,075 1,205 44,830 22,445 22,385
Catalan 5 0 0 35 10 20
Italian 235 100 135 2,840 1,275 1,560
Portuguese 165 80 90 3,905 1,875 2,030
Romanian 565 270 290 4,135 2,115 2,020
Spanish 1,315 625 690 33,910 17,160 16,755
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Japanese 400 160 240 2,245 945 1,300
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 160 85 70
Georgian 0 0 0 160 85 70
Korean 6,875 3,250 3,625 12,775 6,205 6,570
Mongolic languages 25 15 10 335 160 175
Mongolian 20 15 10 335 155 175
Niger-Congo languages 30 15 20 5,600 2,725 2,875
Akan (Twi) 5 5 0 845 415 430
Bamanankan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Edo 5 0 5 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 0 5 0 95 50 50
Igbo 0 0 0 265 125 145
Lingala 0 0 0 85 35 45
Rundi (Kirundi) 5 5 5 280 135 145
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 350 175 170
Shona 0 0 0 410 190 225
Swahili 5 0 5 1,090 530 565
Wolof 0 0 0 170 95 75
Yoruba 0 0 0 690 340 350
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 1,015 485 535
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 5 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 10 5 5 325 170 155
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 35 20 15 765 455 310
Sino-Tibetan languages 17,695 8,360 9,335 82,380 39,230 43,155
Chinese languages 17,650 8,340 9,310 80,880 38,455 42,420
Cantonese 6,255 2,930 3,325 38,275 17,810 20,460
Hakka 55 25 30 315 135 185
Mandarin 10,680 5,080 5,605 37,125 18,030 19,095
Min Dong 0 0 0 20 5 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 280 130 155 1,245 540 705
Wu (Shanghainese) 150 70 85 340 175 165
Chinese, n.o.s. 215 115 100 3,550 1,760 1,785
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 45 20 25 1,500 770 730
Burmese 25 10 15 280 145 130
Karenic languages 0 0 0 665 340 320
Tibetan 10 5 5 420 220 200
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 140 65 75
Tai-Kadai languages 35 15 20 1,130 505 625
Lao 0 0 5 465 215 245
Thai 30 15 20 655 285 370
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 145 75 70 2,390 1,270 1,120
Azerbaijani 50 25 25 155 90 75
Turkish 85 40 40 1,945 1,030 915
Uyghur 5 0 0 80 45 40
Uzbek 5 5 5 135 70 65
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 70 35 25
Uralic languages 250 130 120 2,130 1,040 1,085
Estonian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Finnish 55 25 30 105 50 50
Hungarian 190 105 90 1,995 980 1,015
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 240 140 95
Multiple responses 10,720 5,190 5,530 189,040 92,280 96,760
English and French 220 110 105 6,885 3,410 3,475
English and non-official language 10,290 4,990 5,305 178,070 86,895 91,170
French and non-official language 35 15 20 1,125 540 580
English, French and non-official language 175 75 105 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 20 138,335 67,895 70,435 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
None 106,290 52,605 53,685 3,492,295 1,760,240 1,732,055
English 15,440 7,535 7,900 221,305 110,655 110,650
French 1,065 505 565 41,840 19,470 22,375
Non-official language 15,080 7,060 8,015 262,255 125,640 136,615
Aboriginal 20 5 10 17,430 8,325 9,105
Non-Aboriginal 15,060 7,060 8,005 244,825 117,315 127,510
English and French 70 25 40 1,535 775 760
English and non-official language 260 115 145 4,545 2,345 2,195
French and non-official language 125 50 80 2,795 1,340 1,455
English, French and non-official language 5 5 0 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 44 138,090 67,820 70,270 3,978,145 1,998,500 1,979,645
Official languages 131,245 64,980 66,265 3,920,530 1,974,435 1,946,095
English 131,205 64,965 66,235 3,916,805 1,972,800 1,944,005
French 8,395 3,710 4,680 264,600 123,940 140,660
Non-official languages 73,190 34,835 38,355 1,082,425 527,770 554,655
Aboriginal languages 40 25 15 36,465 17,415 19,045
Algonquian languages 10 10 0 29,675 14,120 15,555
Blackfoot 0 0 0 5,575 2,665 2,905
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 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 0 0 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 0 0 0 35 15 15
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 35 15 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 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 10 0 2,640 1,255 1,385
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 10 0 2,630 1,250 1,380
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Beaver 0 0 0 85 50 35
Carrier 10 10 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 0 0 0 135 50 80
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 35 10 25
Inuktitut 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 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 0 10 0 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 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 30 10 20 35 15 15
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Nisga'a 25 10 20 15 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 10 0 0 10 10 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 30 15 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 73,145 34,815 38,335 1,046,245 510,495 535,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,790 925 860 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 10 0 0 15,445 8,055 7,385
Bilen 0 0 0 370 235 135
Oromo 10 10 0 3,125 1,625 1,500
Somali 0 0 0 12,030 6,240 5,795
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 20 40
Semitic languages 1,780 925 860 82,200 43,405 38,800
Amharic 50 25 20 10,870 5,595 5,275
Arabic 1,525 780 745 62,730 33,365 29,370
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 15 0 10 430 225 210
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 150 70 75
Harari 0 0 0 340 150 185
Hebrew 160 95 65 3,250 1,650 1,600
Maltese 30 15 15 145 85 55
Tigrigna 10 0 0 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 10 375 225 145
Austro-Asiatic languages 715 330 385 32,730 15,440 17,290
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 0 20 2,700 1,375 1,330
Vietnamese 695 330 370 30,150 14,130 16,015
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 4,875 2,105 2,770 145,745 63,615 82,130
Bikol 0 0 0 330 150 180
Cebuano 210 70 140 6,690 2,940 3,750
Fijian 40 15 30 340 195 145
Hiligaynon 155 80 75 1,760 745 1,020
Ilocano 235 90 145 7,370 3,160 4,215
Malagasy 0 0 0 80 40 40
Malay 715 350 355 3,040 1,435 1,610
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 50 15 30 1,185 565 625
Pangasinan 10 10 10 445 190 250
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3,955 1,665 2,290 138,440 60,115 78,325
Waray-Waray 15 0 0 420 170 245
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 1,160 505 650
Creole languages 100 70 30 4,585 2,390 2,195
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 255 140 115
Creole, n.o.s. 75 55 25 2,675 1,425 1,250
Creole languages, n.i.e. 25 20 10 1,680 840 850
Dravidian languages 290 120 165 18,190 9,660 8,525
Kannada 25 10 15 1,035 520 515
Malayalam 80 35 50 8,150 4,255 3,900
Tamil 170 80 90 7,195 3,900 3,295
Telugu 30 10 20 2,910 1,560 1,345
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 150 80 70
Hmong-Mien languages 10 0 0 115 55 55
Indo-European languages 28,230 13,775 14,460 550,490 274,510 275,980
Albanian 30 10 20 2,880 1,550 1,325
Armenian 55 25 30 530 255 275
Balto-Slavic languages 5,715 2,865 2,855 93,150 44,750 48,395
Baltic languages 40 15 25 1,360 660 705
Latvian 10 0 0 590 300 290
Lithuanian 30 10 15 775 360 415
Slavic languages 5,705 2,865 2,840 92,300 44,340 47,960
Belarusan 25 0 20 200 95 105
Bosnian 110 60 45 2,880 1,450 1,435
Bulgarian 215 120 90 1,795 945 850
Croatian 825 425 400 6,280 3,260 3,025
Czech 280 135 150 3,590 1,650 1,940
Macedonian 20 15 10 535 270 265
Polish 1,135 585 550 23,650 11,455 12,195
Russian 2,350 1,125 1,225 27,375 13,195 14,175
Serbian 585 310 270 5,355 2,630 2,730
Serbo-Croatian 35 20 15 1,095 550 540
Slovak 230 115 115 2,780 1,495 1,285
Slovene (Slovenian) 45 20 25 735 360 375
Ukrainian 455 185 270 26,600 11,980 14,620
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 250 120 130
Celtic languages 10 10 0 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 2,360 1,145 1,215 112,670 56,325 56,345
Afrikaans 325 175 150 5,165 2,655 2,515
Danish 170 75 95 2,800 1,360 1,440
Dutch 295 140 155 19,480 9,595 9,890
Frisian 0 0 0 475 275 205
German 1,470 705 765 83,010 41,905 41,105
Icelandic 20 10 15 160 70 95
Norwegian 55 40 20 1,450 635 810
Swedish 90 40 50 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 300 160 135 4,935 2,535 2,400
Indo-Iranian languages 12,595 6,290 6,310 206,725 106,045 100,675
Indo-Aryan languages 4,350 2,145 2,205 186,005 95,045 90,960
Bengali 85 45 45 8,530 4,385 4,140
Gujarati 880 420 460 18,005 8,945 9,055
Hindi 1,790 885 905 61,290 31,900 29,385
Kashmiri 0 0 0 125 80 45
Konkani 20 10 10 625 300 320
Marathi 150 80 70 2,575 1,385 1,195
Nepali 165 90 75 5,510 3,000 2,510
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 255 135 120
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,680 830 845 90,485 46,350 44,135
Sindhi 245 105 140 4,595 2,065 2,530
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 110 65 40 3,800 1,925 1,875
Urdu 410 205 210 41,235 21,245 20,000
Iranian languages 8,290 4,170 4,120 22,140 11,665 10,475
Kurdish 315 150 160 1,930 1,100 825
Pashto 85 50 35 3,330 1,795 1,530
Persian (Farsi) 8,105 4,090 4,015 17,600 9,220 8,375
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 100 45 55 1,760 960 805
Italic (Romance) languages 7,955 3,700 4,255 142,340 69,885 72,450
Catalan 0 10 0 170 95 80
Italian 2,150 1,055 1,095 19,900 9,875 10,020
Portuguese 850 375 475 12,670 6,255 6,415
Romanian 1,130 555 575 9,915 5,185 4,735
Spanish 4,185 1,885 2,300 104,445 50,960 53,490
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 250 130 125
Japanese 1,435 640 795 9,215 4,115 5,100
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 225 130 100
Georgian 10 10 10 230 130 100
Korean 9,595 4,645 4,950 19,950 9,405 10,545
Mongolic languages 0 10 0 800 375 430
Mongolian 10 0 0 800 370 430
Niger-Congo languages 325 190 130 29,430 14,980 14,450
Akan (Twi) 40 20 20 2,925 1,505 1,420
Bamanankan 0 0 0 60 30 30
Edo 0 10 0 620 325 290
Ewe 10 10 0 335 170 165
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 300 165 135
Ga 0 0 0 345 190 155
Ganda 10 0 0 610 305 305
Igbo 10 0 0 2,550 1,345 1,210
Lingala 20 10 15 1,240 640 605
Rundi (Kirundi) 15 0 10 830 420 410
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 15 10 15 1,155 605 550
Shona 25 10 15 1,810 850 960
Swahili 145 80 60 6,700 3,470 3,235
Wolof 0 0 0 600 365 235
Yoruba 10 10 0 5,930 3,035 2,890
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 65 45 25 6,585 3,265 3,320
Nilo-Saharan languages 15 10 10 3,070 1,495 1,575
Dinka 0 0 0 1,655 825 825
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 1,425 675 750
Sign languages 140 60 85 5,910 2,350 3,555
American Sign Language 100 40 65 3,085 1,130 1,955
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 2,855 1,230 1,625
Sino-Tibetan languages 26,625 12,505 14,110 141,860 67,945 73,915
Chinese languages 26,575 12,480 14,095 139,385 66,700 72,685
Cantonese 11,070 5,185 5,885 74,770 35,490 39,280
Hakka 205 100 110 1,180 515 660
Mandarin 18,065 8,410 9,655 70,510 33,310 37,195
Min Dong 0 0 0 85 50 40
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,055 485 565 4,140 1,765 2,380
Wu (Shanghainese) 310 140 165 855 380 470
Chinese, n.o.s. 485 260 230 6,335 3,160 3,175
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 20 0 15 55 25 35
Tibeto-Burman languages 55 30 20 2,590 1,290 1,300
Burmese 30 20 10 605 305 295
Karenic languages 0 0 0 805 415 390
Tibetan 0 0 10 860 430 430
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 20 10 0 445 215 235
Tai-Kadai languages 145 55 95 3,705 1,510 2,195
Lao 20 10 10 1,520 730 795
Thai 130 40 90 2,400 850 1,545
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 25 25
Turkic languages 655 285 365 5,795 3,180 2,625
Azerbaijani 130 50 80 630 325 300
Turkish 505 215 280 4,255 2,420 1,835
Uyghur 0 0 0 290 135 155
Uzbek 55 35 25 425 200 225
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 20 0 20 355 170 180
Uralic languages 680 330 350 8,895 4,315 4,575
Estonian 15 10 10 185 85 105
Finnish 150 55 90 1,045 455 590
Hungarian 515 265 250 7,660 3,770 3,890
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 1,820 1,025 790

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Coquitlam, CY [Census subdivision], 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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