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

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Characteristic Kelowna, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision] 		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 15 125,970 60,880 65,085 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English only 116,105 56,390 59,715 3,698,765 1,869,670 1,829,095
French only 40 15 25 3,895 1,725 2,165
English and French 9,100 4,165 4,935 264,720 124,400 140,315
Neither English nor French 720 315 405 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 16 125,970 60,885 65,090 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English 123,200 59,605 63,595 3,880,685 1,950,980 1,929,705
French 1,875 880 990 71,535 37,205 34,330
English and French 205 105 105 16,605 8,350 8,255
Neither English nor French 690 290 395 57,830 23,970 33,860
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 1,975 935 1,045 79,840 41,380 38,455
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.6 1.5 1.6 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 18 125,970 60,880 65,085 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
Single responses 124,520 60,220 64,300 3,934,580 1,975,615 1,958,970
Official languages 108,545 52,860 55,685 3,063,640 1,552,475 1,511,165
English 106,510 51,925 54,585 2,991,485 1,515,025 1,476,460
French 2,035 930 1,100 72,150 37,450 34,705
Non-official languages 15,975 7,360 8,615 870,940 423,140 447,805
Aboriginal languages 30 10 15 23,835 11,290 12,550
Algonquian languages 15 5 10 18,295 8,665 9,630
Blackfoot 5 0 5 2,750 1,305 1,445
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 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 5 0 5 910 430 480
Cree, n.o.s. 5 0 5 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 0 0 0 550 235 315
Algonquin 0 5 0 5 0 5
Ojibway 0 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 5 5 1,865 865 1,000
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 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 5 0 5 0 0
Dene 5 0 5 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 0 120 35 85
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 25 5 10
Inuktitut 5 0 0 60 20 45
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 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 5 5 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 5 5 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. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 15,950 7,345 8,600 847,105 411,850 435,255
Afro-Asiatic languages 325 190 140 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 5 5 0 12,525 6,495 6,030
Bilen 0 0 0 315 185 130
Oromo 5 5 0 2,650 1,375 1,275
Somali 5 0 0 9,520 4,915 4,605
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Semitic languages 320 185 135 55,425 29,450 25,980
Amharic 20 5 10 7,320 3,605 3,720
Arabic 270 170 105 40,540 21,840 18,705
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 5 400 210 190
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 145 80 65
Harari 0 0 0 260 135 120
Hebrew 15 10 10 960 505 460
Maltese 15 0 10 75 30 40
Tigrigna 5 0 0 5,415 2,880 2,535
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 305 155 145
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 130 80 50
Austro-Asiatic languages 240 110 130 25,295 11,760 13,535
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 5 5 1,925 910 1,010
Vietnamese 225 105 125 23,350 10,840 12,505
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Austronesian languages 1,065 405 660 115,405 50,190 65,210
Bikol 5 0 0 425 205 225
Cebuano 60 25 35 5,135 2,155 2,980
Fijian 5 5 0 125 75 50
Hiligaynon 10 5 5 1,500 640 855
Ilocano 65 25 40 5,350 2,310 3,040
Malagasy 5 0 0 35 10 25
Malay 40 15 20 1,460 615 845
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 5 0 765 370 390
Pangasinan 0 0 0 290 115 175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 865 320 540 99,035 43,120 55,920
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 305 145 160
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 980 430 550
Creole languages 25 5 15 1,895 990 910
Haitian Creole 0 0 5 95 45 50
Creole, n.o.s. 5 0 5 1,175 640 540
Creole languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 625 305 325
Dravidian languages 50 25 25 13,490 7,075 6,415
Kannada 0 0 0 535 270 265
Malayalam 25 15 10 6,345 3,285 3,060
Tamil 20 10 10 4,430 2,360 2,070
Telugu 5 0 0 2,130 1,135 995
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 25 25
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 105 55 45
Indo-European languages 11,525 5,410 6,115 442,685 220,330 222,355
Albanian 30 15 15 2,345 1,270 1,075
Armenian 5 0 5 500 250 245
Balto-Slavic languages 2,495 1,085 1,410 80,330 37,750 42,580
Baltic languages 35 10 20 1,010 475 535
Latvian 15 5 10 415 195 220
Lithuanian 20 10 10 600 285 315
Slavic languages 2,460 1,070 1,390 79,325 37,275 42,050
Belarusan 5 5 5 65 30 30
Bosnian 45 20 25 1,835 915 920
Bulgarian 20 10 10 1,545 790 755
Croatian 220 105 115 4,655 2,340 2,320
Czech 180 90 90 3,000 1,430 1,575
Macedonian 10 5 0 360 185 175
Polish 485 205 275 20,130 9,425 10,705
Russian 545 235 315 17,810 8,150 9,665
Serbian 135 65 70 4,020 2,035 1,985
Serbo-Croatian 45 25 15 970 480 485
Slovak 75 30 50 2,185 1,070 1,115
Slovene (Slovenian) 60 30 25 695 320 370
Ukrainian 620 240 380 21,835 9,985 11,850
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 20 5 15 215 120 100
Celtic languages 5 5 5 370 200 170
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 0 135 70 65
Welsh 5 0 5 175 85 80
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 65 40 25
Germanic languages 4,475 2,045 2,425 104,260 51,525 52,735
Afrikaans 115 60 50 3,010 1,475 1,535
Danish 105 45 60 2,380 1,245 1,135
Dutch 605 280 330 16,135 8,095 8,045
Frisian 5 5 0 360 200 160
German 3,510 1,605 1,905 80,050 39,435 40,615
Icelandic 10 5 5 115 55 60
Norwegian 50 20 25 815 370 445
Swedish 50 20 35 875 405 470
Vlaams (Flemish) 15 5 10 320 150 170
Yiddish 0 5 0 140 70 70
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 55 30 25
Greek 95 45 45 3,130 1,655 1,475
Indo-Iranian languages 2,530 1,315 1,220 166,805 85,250 81,560
Indo-Aryan languages 2,210 1,140 1,070 145,900 74,320 71,580
Bengali 105 60 45 7,000 3,630 3,370
Gujarati 40 20 20 13,140 6,785 6,355
Hindi 175 95 80 17,055 8,675 8,385
Kashmiri 5 0 0 105 60 50
Konkani 0 0 0 370 190 185
Marathi 10 5 0 1,510 775 730
Nepali 35 15 15 5,175 2,690 2,490
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 190 100 90
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,745 885 865 68,695 34,935 33,760
Sindhi 5 5 5 2,770 1,300 1,475
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 25 10 10 2,590 1,320 1,265
Urdu 70 40 30 27,295 13,865 13,430
Iranian languages 325 175 145 19,600 10,235 9,365
Kurdish 20 15 10 1,550 845 705
Pashto 5 5 0 2,560 1,320 1,235
Persian (Farsi) 295 155 140 15,490 8,070 7,425
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,310 695 615
Italic (Romance) languages 1,890 900 990 84,940 42,425 42,515
Catalan 0 0 0 75 30 45
Italian 650 315 335 11,375 5,760 5,615
Portuguese 285 135 150 9,050 4,380 4,670
Romanian 175 85 90 8,035 4,080 3,955
Spanish 775 365 415 56,370 28,160 28,205
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 35 20 15
Japanese 305 105 200 4,875 1,715 3,160
Kartvelian languages 10 5 5 230 130 105
Georgian 5 5 0 230 130 100
Korean 390 200 195 17,920 8,485 9,435
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 545 255 290
Mongolian 5 0 5 540 255 290
Niger-Congo languages 45 25 25 15,360 7,870 7,495
Akan (Twi) 5 5 0 1,755 915 835
Bamanankan 0 0 0 35 20 15
Edo 0 0 0 275 155 120
Ewe 5 0 0 245 145 100
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 230 120 100
Ga 0 0 0 145 80 65
Ganda 5 0 0 280 145 135
Igbo 10 5 0 1,165 625 540
Lingala 0 0 0 270 130 140
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 605 305 295
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5 0 5 805 405 400
Shona 5 5 5 1,100 545 555
Swahili 10 5 0 2,380 1,160 1,215
Wolof 0 0 0 280 165 110
Yoruba 5 0 0 2,435 1,305 1,125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 3,370 1,640 1,735
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 2,720 1,395 1,330
Dinka 0 0 0 1,345 705 640
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,375 685 690
Sign languages 30 15 15 830 440 390
American Sign Language 15 10 10 335 165 165
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 15 5 10 495 275 225
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,240 555 685 122,450 57,740 64,705
Chinese languages 1,235 555 680 120,375 56,675 63,700
Cantonese 425 185 240 59,145 27,755 31,385
Hakka 15 5 5 990 465 530
Mandarin 650 295 360 50,660 23,940 26,720
Min Dong 0 0 0 115 50 65
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 45 20 20 3,060 1,375 1,695
Wu (Shanghainese) 5 5 5 630 305 330
Chinese, n.o.s. 90 40 50 5,725 2,770 2,955
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 15 25
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 0 0 2,075 1,065 1,005
Burmese 5 0 0 430 230 200
Karenic languages 0 0 0 795 415 380
Tibetan 0 0 0 575 295 275
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 275 130 140
Tai-Kadai languages 75 20 55 2,670 955 1,710
Lao 10 5 0 1,020 485 535
Thai 70 15 50 1,630 465 1,165
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 20 10 15
Turkic languages 45 30 15 4,050 2,250 1,800
Azerbaijani 5 0 0 365 215 155
Turkish 30 20 15 3,140 1,760 1,375
Uyghur 0 0 0 130 70 60
Uzbek 0 0 0 205 115 90
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 215 95 120
Uralic languages 565 245 320 7,470 3,600 3,870
Estonian 10 5 5 190 90 105
Finnish 115 45 70 810 330 480
Hungarian 440 200 245 6,470 3,185 3,285
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 690 415 280
Multiple responses 1,445 660 785 92,070 44,900 47,175
English and French 270 135 140 10,230 4,950 5,280
English and non-official language 1,105 490 615 77,520 37,815 39,705
French and non-official language 45 30 20 2,685 1,375 1,305
English, French and non-official language 20 5 15 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 19 125,965 60,880 65,090 4,026,655 2,020,510 2,006,145
Single responses 122,985 59,530 63,460 3,837,615 1,928,230 1,909,385
Official languages 117,585 56,910 60,675 3,354,885 1,690,490 1,664,395
English 117,100 56,685 60,410 3,327,255 1,676,360 1,650,895
French 490 230 260 27,630 14,130 13,500
Non-official languages 5,405 2,615 2,785 482,725 237,740 244,990
Aboriginal languages 5 0 0 9,970 4,940 5,020
Algonquian languages 0 0 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 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 5 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 5,405 2,615 2,785 472,760 232,800 239,965
Afro-Asiatic languages 150 85 65 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 0 0 9,220 4,750 4,470
Bilen 0 0 0 280 160 115
Oromo 5 0 5 2,075 1,060 1,015
Somali 0 0 0 6,850 3,520 3,325
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Semitic languages 150 80 60 34,310 17,660 16,655
Amharic 5 0 0 4,915 2,390 2,530
Arabic 140 75 60 24,230 12,555 11,675
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 260 130 130
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 95 50 40
Harari 0 0 0 165 80 85
Hebrew 5 5 0 460 235 225
Maltese 0 0 0 15 10 10
Tigrigna 0 0 0 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 135 60 80 16,355 7,635 8,715
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 0 5 960 460 500
Vietnamese 135 60 80 15,380 7,175 8,205
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 400 170 230 60,860 28,765 32,100
Bikol 0 0 0 70 40 35
Cebuano 20 5 10 2,110 1,015 1,090
Fijian 0 0 0 45 25 20
Hiligaynon 5 5 0 470 215 255
Ilocano 15 5 5 1,975 935 1,035
Malagasy 5 0 0 20 10 10
Malay 10 10 5 405 205 195
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 220 110 110
Pangasinan 0 0 5 45 20 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 340 140 195 55,105 26,005 29,100
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 125 60 60
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 280 120 155
Creole languages 5 0 5 970 495 475
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 50 25 25
Creole, n.o.s. 5 0 0 655 345 310
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 270 125 140
Dravidian languages 20 10 10 8,460 4,335 4,125
Kannada 0 0 0 210 105 105
Malayalam 10 5 5 4,060 2,070 1,990
Tamil 0 5 0 2,915 1,515 1,395
Telugu 5 0 5 1,245 635 615
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 10 15
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 70 35 35
Indo-European languages 3,345 1,650 1,690 230,270 115,280 114,995
Albanian 15 5 5 1,060 570 485
Armenian 0 0 0 215 115 105
Balto-Slavic languages 555 265 290 30,220 14,820 15,400
Baltic languages 15 5 10 410 210 200
Latvian 0 0 0 165 85 80
Lithuanian 15 5 10 250 125 120
Slavic languages 540 260 280 29,815 14,610 15,205
Belarusan 0 0 0 15 10 5
Bosnian 15 5 5 785 400 385
Bulgarian 5 0 0 825 415 405
Croatian 35 15 20 1,800 905 895
Czech 40 20 20 875 440 430
Macedonian 5 0 0 175 90 85
Polish 120 55 65 7,705 3,675 4,030
Russian 170 80 95 10,145 4,965 5,175
Serbian 45 20 20 2,100 1,045 1,055
Serbo-Croatian 10 5 5 315 160 155
Slovak 15 5 10 710 345 365
Slovene (Slovenian) 10 0 5 150 70 75
Ukrainian 80 35 40 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 5 0 15 15 5
Welsh 0 0 0 15 5 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 0
Germanic languages 625 290 330 40,915 20,280 20,625
Afrikaans 45 25 25 1,705 835 875
Danish 5 5 0 150 75 75
Dutch 50 25 25 1,980 985 1,000
Frisian 0 0 0 60 30 30
German 510 230 275 36,295 18,010 18,290
Icelandic 0 0 0 30 15 15
Norwegian 0 0 0 60 20 35
Swedish 10 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 30 15 15 1,015 490 525
Indo-Iranian languages 1,580 815 770 111,975 56,535 55,445
Indo-Aryan languages 1,425 725 700 98,610 49,790 48,815
Bengali 50 25 25 4,530 2,300 2,225
Gujarati 10 5 5 8,025 4,085 3,935
Hindi 65 35 35 9,945 5,115 4,825
Kashmiri 0 0 0 50 20 25
Konkani 0 0 0 75 40 40
Marathi 5 5 0 845 440 405
Nepali 20 10 15 3,710 1,905 1,805
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 95 50 45
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,210 615 595 51,010 25,720 25,295
Sindhi 0 0 0 1,240 575 665
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 15 5 5 1,480 750 730
Urdu 45 20 20 17,600 8,795 8,810
Iranian languages 150 85 65 12,720 6,415 6,305
Kurdish 10 5 0 850 440 410
Pashto 5 5 5 1,640 845 795
Persian (Farsi) 145 75 65 10,230 5,135 5,100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 650 325 325
Italic (Romance) languages 540 265 280 44,830 22,445 22,385
Catalan 0 0 0 35 10 20
Italian 120 50 75 2,840 1,275 1,560
Portuguese 80 40 40 3,905 1,875 2,030
Romanian 60 30 30 4,135 2,115 2,020
Spanish 280 145 135 33,910 17,160 16,755
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Japanese 115 50 70 2,245 945 1,300
Kartvelian languages 5 5 0 160 85 70
Georgian 5 0 0 160 85 70
Korean 295 145 145 12,775 6,205 6,570
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 335 160 175
Mongolian 0 0 0 335 155 175
Niger-Congo languages 5 0 5 5,600 2,725 2,875
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 845 415 430
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 0 0 0 95 50 50
Igbo 0 0 0 265 125 145
Lingala 0 0 0 85 35 45
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 280 135 145
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 350 175 170
Shona 5 0 0 410 190 225
Swahili 0 0 0 1,090 530 565
Wolof 0 0 0 170 95 75
Yoruba 5 0 5 690 340 350
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,015 485 535
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 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 40 25 15 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 10 765 455 310
Sino-Tibetan languages 700 320 380 82,380 39,230 43,155
Chinese languages 705 325 375 80,880 38,455 42,420
Cantonese 210 95 120 38,275 17,810 20,460
Hakka 0 0 0 315 135 185
Mandarin 415 195 215 37,125 18,030 19,095
Min Dong 0 0 0 20 5 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 15 10 5 1,245 540 705
Wu (Shanghainese) 5 5 0 340 175 165
Chinese, n.o.s. 50 20 30 3,550 1,760 1,785
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 1,500 770 730
Burmese 0 0 0 280 145 130
Karenic languages 0 0 0 665 340 320
Tibetan 0 0 0 420 220 200
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 140 65 75
Tai-Kadai languages 20 10 15 1,130 505 625
Lao 5 0 0 465 215 245
Thai 20 10 15 655 285 370
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 10 5 5 2,390 1,270 1,120
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 155 90 75
Turkish 10 5 5 1,945 1,030 915
Uyghur 0 0 0 80 45 40
Uzbek 0 0 0 135 70 65
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 70 35 25
Uralic languages 145 70 75 2,130 1,040 1,085
Estonian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Finnish 15 5 5 105 50 50
Hungarian 130 65 70 1,995 980 1,015
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 240 140 95
Multiple responses 2,980 1,355 1,630 189,040 92,280 96,760
English and French 170 90 75 6,885 3,410 3,475
English and non-official language 2,760 1,245 1,520 178,070 86,895 91,170
French and non-official language 15 5 5 1,125 540 580
English, French and non-official language 40 15 25 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 20 125,965 60,880 65,085 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
None 116,740 56,610 60,125 3,492,295 1,760,240 1,732,055
English 2,600 1,260 1,345 221,305 110,655 110,650
French 1,285 555 735 41,840 19,470 22,375
Non-official language 5,200 2,385 2,815 262,255 125,640 136,615
Aboriginal 45 20 30 17,430 8,325 9,105
Non-Aboriginal 5,150 2,365 2,790 244,825 117,315 127,510
English and French 10 10 5 1,535 775 760
English and non-official language 55 25 30 4,545 2,345 2,195
French and non-official language 75 45 30 2,795 1,340 1,455
English, French and non-official language 0 0 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 44 124,140 60,240 63,900 3,978,145 1,998,500 1,979,645
Official languages 123,440 59,915 63,525 3,920,530 1,974,435 1,946,095
English 123,385 59,905 63,485 3,916,805 1,972,800 1,944,005
French 9,190 4,150 5,035 264,600 123,940 140,660
Non-official languages 20,165 9,365 10,800 1,082,425 527,770 554,655
Aboriginal languages 70 20 45 36,465 17,415 19,045
Algonquian languages 15 0 15 29,675 14,120 15,555
Blackfoot 0 0 0 5,575 2,665 2,905
Cree-Montagnais languages 15 0 15 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 10 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. 15 0 10 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 0 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 20 10 15 2,640 1,255 1,385
Northern Athabaskan languages 20 0 15 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 10 45 10 35
Chilcotin 10 0 10 20 15 10
Dene 0 0 10 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. 10 0 10 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 10 0 10 145 75 70
Salish languages 15 10 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 10 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 0 0 0 35 15 15
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 10 20 10 10
Nisga'a 0 0 0 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) 0 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 20,115 9,350 10,760 1,046,245 510,495 535,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 425 250 175 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 25 10 15 15,445 8,055 7,385
Bilen 0 0 0 370 235 135
Oromo 20 10 15 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 400 240 160 82,200 43,405 38,800
Amharic 35 15 25 10,870 5,595 5,275
Arabic 285 175 110 62,730 33,365 29,370
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 430 225 210
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 150 70 75
Harari 0 0 0 340 150 185
Hebrew 65 45 25 3,250 1,650 1,600
Maltese 10 10 10 145 85 55
Tigrigna 0 0 0 7,315 3,915 3,400
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 450 250 205
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 375 225 145
Austro-Asiatic languages 305 135 170 32,730 15,440 17,290
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 0 0 2,700 1,375 1,330
Vietnamese 305 135 170 30,150 14,130 16,015
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 1,255 465 790 145,745 63,615 82,130
Bikol 0 0 0 330 150 180
Cebuano 60 20 40 6,690 2,940 3,750
Fijian 10 0 0 340 195 145
Hiligaynon 35 15 20 1,760 745 1,020
Ilocano 65 30 35 7,370 3,160 4,215
Malagasy 10 10 0 80 40 40
Malay 70 30 40 3,040 1,435 1,610
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 10 1,185 565 625
Pangasinan 0 0 0 445 190 250
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,150 415 730 138,440 60,115 78,325
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 420 170 245
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 1,160 505 650
Creole languages 55 25 35 4,585 2,390 2,195
Haitian Creole 10 0 10 255 140 115
Creole, n.o.s. 20 10 0 2,675 1,425 1,250
Creole languages, n.i.e. 30 10 20 1,680 840 850
Dravidian languages 85 45 40 18,190 9,660 8,525
Kannada 0 0 0 1,035 520 515
Malayalam 65 35 30 8,150 4,255 3,900
Tamil 20 10 10 7,195 3,900 3,295
Telugu 15 10 10 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 14,810 6,975 7,835 550,490 274,510 275,980
Albanian 20 0 15 2,880 1,550 1,325
Armenian 10 0 10 530 255 275
Balto-Slavic languages 2,810 1,285 1,520 93,150 44,750 48,395
Baltic languages 25 0 25 1,360 660 705
Latvian 20 0 20 590 300 290
Lithuanian 0 0 0 775 360 415
Slavic languages 2,785 1,285 1,500 92,300 44,340 47,960
Belarusan 10 10 10 200 95 105
Bosnian 60 20 40 2,880 1,450 1,435
Bulgarian 40 25 15 1,795 945 850
Croatian 290 135 160 6,280 3,260 3,025
Czech 260 150 115 3,590 1,650 1,940
Macedonian 0 0 0 535 270 265
Polish 535 230 305 23,650 11,455 12,195
Russian 780 385 395 27,375 13,195 14,175
Serbian 255 120 130 5,355 2,630 2,730
Serbo-Croatian 45 20 20 1,095 550 540
Slovak 120 50 70 2,780 1,495 1,285
Slovene (Slovenian) 55 25 30 735 360 375
Ukrainian 575 255 320 26,600 11,980 14,620
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 35 10 25 250 120 130
Celtic languages 20 15 10 1,180 615 560
Scottish Gaelic 10 0 0 440 215 225
Welsh 10 10 10 315 180 130
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 450 220 225
Germanic languages 5,310 2,405 2,905 112,670 56,325 56,345
Afrikaans 215 125 85 5,165 2,655 2,515
Danish 135 50 85 2,800 1,360 1,440
Dutch 640 290 350 19,480 9,595 9,890
Frisian 10 10 0 475 275 205
German 4,265 1,895 2,370 83,010 41,905 41,105
Icelandic 15 0 10 160 70 95
Norwegian 50 45 10 1,450 635 810
Swedish 105 60 45 1,635 800 835
Vlaams (Flemish) 20 10 10 380 170 215
Yiddish 0 0 0 250 130 115
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 2,115 1,095 1,015
Greek 155 80 75 4,935 2,535 2,400
Indo-Iranian languages 2,985 1,615 1,370 206,725 106,045 100,675
Indo-Aryan languages 2,605 1,415 1,190 186,005 95,045 90,960
Bengali 125 75 50 8,530 4,385 4,140
Gujarati 35 20 15 18,005 8,945 9,055
Hindi 450 265 185 61,290 31,900 29,385
Kashmiri 0 0 0 125 80 45
Konkani 0 0 0 625 300 320
Marathi 0 0 0 2,575 1,385 1,195
Nepali 55 25 35 5,510 3,000 2,510
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 255 135 120
Punjabi (Panjabi) 2,080 1,135 945 90,485 46,350 44,135
Sindhi 15 0 0 4,595 2,065 2,530
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 35 15 20 3,800 1,925 1,875
Urdu 220 115 100 41,235 21,245 20,000
Iranian languages 375 205 170 22,140 11,665 10,475
Kurdish 55 30 20 1,930 1,100 825
Pashto 0 0 0 3,330 1,795 1,530
Persian (Farsi) 355 195 165 17,600 9,220 8,375
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 1,760 960 805
Italic (Romance) languages 4,060 1,865 2,195 142,340 69,885 72,450
Catalan 0 0 0 170 95 80
Italian 1,110 495 615 19,900 9,875 10,020
Portuguese 370 195 175 12,670 6,255 6,415
Romanian 205 80 130 9,915 5,185 4,735
Spanish 2,540 1,190 1,350 104,445 50,960 53,490
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 15 0 250 130 125
Japanese 620 275 340 9,215 4,115 5,100
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 225 130 100
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 530 235 290 19,950 9,405 10,545
Mongolic languages 10 0 10 800 375 430
Mongolian 0 0 0 800 370 430
Niger-Congo languages 80 30 45 29,430 14,980 14,450
Akan (Twi) 15 10 10 2,925 1,505 1,420
Bamanankan 0 0 0 60 30 30
Edo 0 0 0 620 325 290
Ewe 10 0 0 335 170 165
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 10 0 300 165 135
Ga 10 0 0 345 190 155
Ganda 0 0 0 610 305 305
Igbo 0 0 10 2,550 1,345 1,210
Lingala 10 0 0 1,240 640 605
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 830 420 410
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 10 1,155 605 550
Shona 10 0 10 1,810 850 960
Swahili 15 0 10 6,700 3,470 3,235
Wolof 0 0 0 600 365 235
Yoruba 0 0 0 5,930 3,035 2,890
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 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 295 120 180 5,910 2,350 3,555
American Sign Language 145 50 100 3,085 1,130 1,955
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 155 80 75 2,855 1,230 1,625
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,355 665 690 141,860 67,945 73,915
Chinese languages 1,350 665 690 139,385 66,700 72,685
Cantonese 430 190 245 74,770 35,490 39,280
Hakka 15 10 10 1,180 515 660
Mandarin 885 440 450 70,510 33,310 37,195
Min Dong 0 0 0 85 50 40
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 75 35 45 4,140 1,765 2,380
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 855 380 470
Chinese, n.o.s. 140 70 75 6,335 3,160 3,175
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 25 35
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 2,590 1,290 1,300
Burmese 0 0 0 605 305 295
Karenic languages 0 0 0 805 415 390
Tibetan 0 0 0 860 430 430
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 445 215 235
Tai-Kadai languages 80 15 65 3,705 1,510 2,195
Lao 10 0 10 1,520 730 795
Thai 75 15 60 2,400 850 1,545
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 25 25
Turkic languages 85 45 45 5,795 3,180 2,625
Azerbaijani 15 10 10 630 325 300
Turkish 70 30 40 4,255 2,420 1,835
Uyghur 0 0 0 290 135 155
Uzbek 0 0 0 425 200 225
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 355 170 180
Uralic languages 630 310 325 8,895 4,315 4,575
Estonian 10 10 10 185 85 105
Finnish 100 50 55 1,045 455 590
Hungarian 520 255 270 7,660 3,770 3,890
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 15 0 15 1,820 1,025 790

Data quality: Kelowna, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.9%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.0%

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. Kelowna, 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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