Census Profile, 2016 Census
Squamish-Lillooet, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]

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Characteristic Squamish-Lillooet, RD
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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 42,565 22,010 20,560 4,598,415 2,255,395 2,343,015
English only 37,030 19,405 17,625 4,127,770 2,050,130 2,077,645
French only 25 15 15 1,810 820 985
English and French 5,260 2,485 2,770 314,925 140,650 174,275
Neither English nor French 255 110 150 153,910 63,795 90,115
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 42,565 22,010 20,560 4,598,415 2,255,395 2,343,020
English 40,915 21,155 19,760 4,373,330 2,156,680 2,216,655
French 1,300 705 595 55,325 27,680 27,640
English and French 100 50 55 18,000 8,315 9,685
Neither English nor French 255 105 145 151,760 62,720 89,040
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 1,350 730 620 64,325 31,840 32,480
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 3.2 3.3 3.0 1.4 1.4 1.4
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 42,570 22,010 20,560 4,598,415 2,255,400 2,343,015
Single responses 41,820 21,645 20,175 4,494,995 2,205,775 2,289,220
Official languages 36,565 19,150 17,415 3,227,535 1,614,375 1,613,160
English 35,220 18,430 16,790 3,170,110 1,585,760 1,584,355
French 1,340 725 620 57,425 28,615 28,810
Non-official languages 5,260 2,495 2,765 1,267,460 591,400 676,060
Aboriginal languages 290 145 140 8,435 3,940 4,490
Algonquian languages 10 5 10 1,050 445 605
Blackfoot 0 0 0 40 5 35
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 5 5 840 375 465
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 10 0 10
Plains Cree 0 0 0 150 60 85
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 25 15 10
Woods Cree 0 0 0 60 25 35
Cree, n.o.s. 5 5 5 585 270 320
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 10 5 10
Malecite 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 10 5 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 0 155 55 105
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ojibway 5 0 0 135 50 90
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 5 0 5
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 0 0 2,310 1,045 1,260
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 5 0 2,295 1,045 1,250
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 110 55 55
Beaver 0 0 0 160 75 85
Carrier 5 5 0 1,005 460 550
Chilcotin 0 0 0 650 295 355
Dene 0 0 0 90 35 50
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 15 5 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Sekani 0 0 0 85 40 45
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 75 30 45
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 5 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 20 5 15
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 50 25 30
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 105 45 50
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 15 10 5
Tahltan 0 0 0 90 40 50
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 5 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 5 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Haida 0 0 0 70 30 40
Inuit languages 0 0 0 80 30 55
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuktitut 0 0 0 50 20 30
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 15 10 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 5 5
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 100 55 50
Michif 0 0 0 35 20 10
Salish languages 270 140 130 2,270 1,115 1,155
Comox 0 0 0 80 45 40
Halkomelem 0 0 0 475 230 245
Lillooet 230 115 120 315 155 160
Okanagan 0 0 0 270 135 135
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 435 220 215
Squamish 10 10 5 35 20 20
Straits 0 0 0 80 40 40
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 5 0 5 330 150 185
Salish languages, n.i.e. 20 15 5 250 130 120
Siouan languages 0 0 0 45 25 20
Dakota 0 0 0 30 15 20
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 5
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 30 15 15
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 1,460 715 740
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 875 435 445
Nisga'a 0 0 0 385 195 190
Tsimshian 0 0 0 195 90 110
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 795 365 435
Haisla 0 0 0 90 40 55
Heiltsuk 5 0 0 100 45 55
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 320 140 180
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 5 0 275 135 140
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 10 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 5 0 0 190 80 110
Non-Aboriginal languages 4,965 2,345 2,620 1,259,025 587,455 671,570
Afro-Asiatic languages 45 25 20 24,870 13,405 11,465
Berber languages 0 0 0 115 75 45
Kabyle 0 0 0 40 30 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 80 45 30
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 1,505 765 740
Bilen 0 0 0 5 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 205 115 95
Somali 5 0 5 1,270 640 640
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 15
Semitic languages 45 25 20 23,195 12,540 10,655
Amharic 0 5 0 1,370 670 700
Arabic 30 20 10 17,480 9,595 7,890
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 650 315 330
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 440 245 200
Harari 0 0 0 20 5 15
Hebrew 5 5 0 2,065 1,125 940
Maltese 0 0 0 215 100 115
Tigrigna 0 0 0 805 395 405
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 150 80 65
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Austro-Asiatic languages 10 5 5 28,740 13,170 15,575
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 5 1,560 710 850
Vietnamese 5 5 0 27,150 12,440 14,710
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 30 15 15
Austronesian languages 660 295 365 96,535 38,765 57,770
Bikol 0 0 0 375 165 215
Cebuano 35 15 20 4,065 1,565 2,505
Fijian 5 0 0 470 240 230
Hiligaynon 5 5 5 1,470 550 920
Ilocano 15 10 5 5,240 2,055 3,190
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 10 15
Malay 25 0 25 3,895 1,675 2,220
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 0 0 700 320 380
Pangasinan 5 0 5 295 130 170
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 550 255 300 78,770 31,550 47,220
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 215 85 135
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 1,015 435 580
Creole languages 0 0 5 840 440 400
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 35 20 15
Creole, n.o.s. 5 5 0 500 255 245
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 305 155 145
Dravidian languages 10 5 5 7,500 3,995 3,510
Kannada 0 0 0 280 150 135
Malayalam 5 5 5 2,385 1,260 1,130
Tamil 0 0 0 3,615 1,875 1,740
Telugu 5 5 0 1,175 695 480
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 25
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 140 75 70
Indo-European languages 3,345 1,655 1,690 588,175 286,135 302,035
Albanian 0 0 0 1,465 765 705
Armenian 0 5 0 1,195 600 600
Balto-Slavic languages 565 275 290 83,110 38,595 44,515
Baltic languages 15 5 10 1,070 485 585
Latvian 15 5 5 565 255 300
Lithuanian 5 0 5 505 225 280
Slavic languages 550 270 280 82,040 38,110 43,930
Belarusan 0 0 0 95 45 50
Bosnian 0 0 0 1,360 675 685
Bulgarian 5 0 0 2,025 955 1,070
Croatian 15 5 10 7,475 3,655 3,820
Czech 165 85 80 5,920 2,850 3,070
Macedonian 5 0 0 325 160 165
Polish 135 65 70 16,910 7,875 9,035
Russian 100 50 45 25,955 11,640 14,310
Serbian 10 5 5 7,045 3,600 3,450
Serbo-Croatian 5 0 5 1,395 670 725
Slovak 70 35 30 3,400 1,525 1,870
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 5 10 1,160 545 615
Ukrainian 35 20 20 8,630 3,730 4,900
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 345 175 170
Celtic languages 10 0 5 615 325 290
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 240 130 110
Welsh 5 5 0 280 145 135
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 95 50 45
Germanic languages 980 480 500 101,725 48,350 53,380
Afrikaans 30 15 15 3,260 1,655 1,610
Danish 50 30 20 4,665 2,280 2,385
Dutch 150 75 75 21,020 10,130 10,895
Frisian 5 5 5 295 145 145
German 650 320 325 66,885 31,525 35,360
Icelandic 5 5 0 275 135 145
Norwegian 20 10 10 2,005 970 1,035
Swedish 60 20 40 2,520 1,100 1,420
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 5 5 445 220 225
Yiddish 0 5 0 290 150 140
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 65 45 25
Greek 20 15 5 6,115 3,245 2,870
Indo-Iranian languages 1,200 615 580 297,800 147,830 149,970
Indo-Aryan languages 1,155 595 560 251,000 124,260 126,740
Bengali 0 0 0 3,180 1,665 1,510
Gujarati 5 0 0 6,895 3,290 3,605
Hindi 45 30 20 26,720 12,910 13,810
Kashmiri 0 0 0 65 35 25
Konkani 0 0 0 255 130 125
Marathi 0 0 0 620 325 295
Nepali 5 5 5 1,155 620 540
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 70 35 35
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,090 550 540 198,805 98,525 100,285
Sindhi 0 0 0 1,675 780 895
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 5 0 1,675 845 830
Urdu 5 5 0 9,885 5,090 4,795
Iranian languages 40 20 15 46,390 23,355 23,035
Kurdish 0 0 0 1,765 945 825
Pashto 0 0 0 1,155 615 535
Persian (Farsi) 35 20 15 43,470 21,795 21,675
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 410 220 195
Italic (Romance) languages 575 275 300 96,135 46,430 49,710
Catalan 5 0 0 160 85 75
Italian 100 50 50 22,680 11,445 11,230
Portuguese 80 30 45 17,450 8,240 9,210
Romanian 30 10 20 8,730 4,250 4,480
Spanish 360 175 185 47,010 22,335 24,675
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 65 40
Japanese 400 145 255 21,350 7,195 14,150
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 85 50 35
Georgian 0 0 0 85 50 40
Korean 100 50 55 52,160 23,495 28,670
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 360 150 205
Mongolian 0 0 0 360 155 210
Niger-Congo languages 10 0 5 3,725 1,875 1,850
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 495 275 220
Bamanankan 0 0 0 10 5 5
Edo 0 0 0 85 50 35
Ewe 0 0 0 85 45 35
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 45 25 20
Ga 0 0 0 45 20 25
Ganda 0 0 0 90 45 45
Igbo 0 0 0 245 145 105
Lingala 0 0 0 80 30 45
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 115 50 60
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 155 70 80
Shona 0 0 0 215 100 115
Swahili 5 0 5 805 400 405
Wolof 0 0 0 50 25 25
Yoruba 0 0 0 330 185 150
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 885 410 480
Nilo-Saharan languages 5 5 0 340 175 165
Dinka 0 0 0 105 60 45
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 240 115 125
Sign languages 10 5 5 1,155 610 545
American Sign Language 5 5 0 470 230 240
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 5 0 5
Sign languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 690 380 305
Sino-Tibetan languages 250 105 145 410,920 187,725 223,190
Chinese languages 250 105 145 408,415 186,455 221,960
Cantonese 80 35 50 193,530 89,325 104,210
Hakka 0 0 0 2,325 1,010 1,315
Mandarin 115 45 70 186,325 84,370 101,955
Min Dong 5 0 0 230 105 120
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 5 5 5 11,210 4,995 6,215
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 4,540 1,995 2,545
Chinese, n.o.s. 45 20 20 10,050 4,570 5,480
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 205 85 120
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 2,500 1,265 1,230
Burmese 5 0 0 1,125 580 545
Karenic languages 0 0 0 815 395 425
Tibetan 0 0 0 330 175 160
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 230 120 110
Tai-Kadai languages 30 5 20 3,985 1,335 2,650
Lao 0 0 5 1,100 550 550
Thai 25 5 15 2,865 775 2,090
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 20 10 15
Turkic languages 5 5 0 4,140 2,295 1,845
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 530 290 235
Turkish 5 0 0 3,145 1,790 1,360
Uyghur 0 0 0 170 85 85
Uzbek 0 0 0 105 50 55
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 190 80 110
Uralic languages 90 40 50 13,490 6,285 7,205
Estonian 0 0 0 705 295 410
Finnish 25 10 10 3,760 1,555 2,200
Hungarian 65 25 35 9,025 4,435 4,590
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 500 280 225
Multiple responses 745 365 385 103,415 49,625 53,795
English and French 205 115 95 10,065 4,815 5,250
English and non-official language 495 230 260 89,135 42,820 46,315
French and non-official language 25 15 15 2,100 1,040 1,065
English, French and non-official language 20 10 10 2,115 950 1,165
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 42,570 22,010 20,560 4,598,415 2,255,395 2,343,015
Single responses 41,540 21,510 20,025 4,365,875 2,145,020 2,220,855
Official languages 39,320 20,400 18,925 3,648,500 1,807,825 1,840,675
English 38,765 20,090 18,670 3,631,700 1,799,625 1,832,075
French 555 305 250 16,795 8,195 8,605
Non-official languages 2,220 1,115 1,105 717,375 337,200 380,180
Aboriginal languages 25 10 15 1,565 765 795
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 105 50 55
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 5 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 85 40 45
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 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 15 10 10
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 5
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 60 30 30
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 15 5 5
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 610 290 320
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 605 290 315
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Beaver 0 0 0 40 20 20
Carrier 5 5 0 245 110 130
Chilcotin 0 0 0 260 125 130
Dene 0 0 0 15 5 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 15 10 5
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 5 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 10 5 5
Inuit languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 10 0 5
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 15 10 5
Michif 0 0 0 0 5 0
Salish languages 20 10 10 275 130 150
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 50 20 30
Lillooet 15 10 5 25 15 15
Okanagan 0 0 0 85 35 45
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 50 30 20
Squamish 5 0 5 5 5 0
Straits 0 0 0 25 10 15
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Siouan languages 0 0 0 15 10 5
Dakota 0 0 0 10 10 5
Stoney 0 0 0 5 5 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 5 0 5 405 215 195
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 5 310 155 155
Nisga'a 0 0 0 70 45 25
Tsimshian 0 0 0 25 15 10
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 75 40 35
Haisla 0 0 0 20 10 15
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 5 5 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 25 10 10
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 30 15 10
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 45 15 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 2,195 1,105 1,090 715,815 336,435 379,380
Afro-Asiatic languages 20 10 10 13,990 7,065 6,920
Berber languages 0 0 0 45 25 20
Kabyle 0 0 0 20 10 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 15 10
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 770 355 415
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 90 50 45
Somali 0 0 0 665 300 360
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Semitic languages 15 10 10 13,155 6,680 6,475
Amharic 0 0 0 600 275 320
Arabic 15 5 10 10,415 5,335 5,080
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 405 195 210
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 310 165 145
Harari 0 0 0 10 5 5
Hebrew 5 5 0 900 465 440
Maltese 0 0 0 15 5 10
Tigrigna 0 0 0 410 190 225
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 95 45 50
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 0 5 5 17,870 8,305 9,560
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 800 375 420
Vietnamese 5 0 0 17,055 7,920 9,130
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 10 5
Austronesian languages 320 165 150 40,605 17,945 22,660
Bikol 0 0 0 75 30 35
Cebuano 10 5 5 1,305 585 715
Fijian 0 0 0 110 65 55
Hiligaynon 5 0 5 415 175 240
Ilocano 0 5 0 1,615 695 930
Malagasy 0 0 0 10 5 10
Malay 10 5 0 1,120 510 605
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 150 70 80
Pangasinan 0 0 0 55 25 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 285 155 135 35,375 15,600 19,770
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 55 25 35
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 310 150 160
Creole languages 0 0 0 335 150 180
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 5
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 235 105 130
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 95 50 45
Dravidian languages 10 5 0 3,940 1,995 1,940
Kannada 0 0 0 110 55 60
Malayalam 5 0 5 1,225 615 605
Tamil 5 0 5 2,055 1,025 1,030
Telugu 0 0 0 535 295 240
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 55 25 30
Indo-European languages 1,420 700 725 282,090 137,135 144,955
Albanian 0 0 0 695 335 360
Armenian 0 0 0 545 240 305
Balto-Slavic languages 145 80 65 31,640 15,150 16,490
Baltic languages 0 0 0 210 90 115
Latvian 0 0 0 80 30 50
Lithuanian 0 0 0 125 60 65
Slavic languages 145 80 65 31,430 15,060 16,370
Belarusan 0 0 0 15 5 5
Bosnian 0 0 0 595 300 300
Bulgarian 0 0 0 1,035 485 550
Croatian 0 0 0 2,235 1,055 1,180
Czech 40 20 20 1,595 800 795
Macedonian 0 0 0 150 75 75
Polish 25 15 10 5,690 2,720 2,970
Russian 30 15 15 13,310 6,290 7,020
Serbian 0 0 5 3,695 1,870 1,825
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 500 235 265
Slovak 35 20 10 1,000 480 520
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 0 5 145 65 85
Ukrainian 5 5 0 1,430 665 765
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Celtic languages 5 0 0 70 40 30
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 5 35 20 10
Welsh 0 0 0 25 10 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Germanic languages 135 60 75 14,430 6,870 7,555
Afrikaans 15 10 10 1,475 715 760
Danish 0 0 0 305 145 160
Dutch 25 10 15 1,895 890 1,005
Frisian 0 0 0 10 5 5
German 75 35 40 10,085 4,795 5,295
Icelandic 5 0 0 75 35 35
Norwegian 0 0 0 140 60 80
Swedish 15 5 10 360 170 195
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 50 30 20
Yiddish 0 0 0 10 10 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 5
Greek 0 0 5 2,010 975 1,035
Indo-Iranian languages 875 440 435 194,590 95,380 99,215
Indo-Aryan languages 865 435 430 164,185 80,610 83,575
Bengali 0 0 0 1,815 895 920
Gujarati 5 5 5 2,970 1,320 1,645
Hindi 20 15 10 12,310 5,890 6,425
Kashmiri 0 0 0 10 5 5
Konkani 0 0 0 40 25 25
Marathi 0 0 0 270 140 130
Nepali 0 0 0 665 345 320
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 35 20 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 835 420 415 139,080 68,565 70,515
Sindhi 0 0 0 615 270 345
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 675 330 340
Urdu 0 0 0 5,705 2,825 2,880
Iranian languages 10 5 5 30,205 14,665 15,540
Kurdish 0 0 0 1,080 540 535
Pashto 0 0 0 700 350 350
Persian (Farsi) 10 5 5 28,420 13,765 14,660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 200 100 100
Italic (Romance) languages 260 110 150 38,110 18,145 19,970
Catalan 0 0 0 65 35 35
Italian 15 5 10 5,200 2,245 2,955
Portuguese 40 15 25 6,725 3,140 3,580
Romanian 25 10 15 3,800 1,830 1,970
Spanish 175 75 100 22,310 10,900 11,410
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 5 10
Japanese 210 105 110 9,860 4,070 5,790
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 30 15 10
Georgian 0 0 0 30 15 15
Korean 65 35 25 38,605 17,785 20,820
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 170 80 90
Mongolian 0 0 0 165 80 85
Niger-Congo languages 0 5 0 960 430 530
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 150 80 65
Bamanankan 0 0 0 5 5 5
Edo 0 0 0 15 10 10
Ewe 0 0 0 20 5 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 20 5 10
Ga 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ganda 0 0 0 10 5 5
Igbo 0 0 0 40 20 15
Lingala 0 0 0 35 15 20
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 55 20 40
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 60 25 35
Shona 0 0 0 65 25 40
Swahili 0 0 0 200 90 115
Wolof 0 0 0 20 10 10
Yoruba 0 0 0 60 30 35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 200 85 120
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 140 60 75
Dinka 0 0 0 55 30 20
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 85 30 55
Sign languages 5 10 0 1,535 850 685
American Sign Language 0 0 0 455 230 225
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 5 5 0 1,080 615 460
Sino-Tibetan languages 115 60 55 299,420 137,555 161,865
Chinese languages 120 60 55 297,675 136,670 161,000
Cantonese 30 15 15 137,075 62,545 74,525
Hakka 0 0 0 700 295 410
Mandarin 65 35 30 146,435 67,695 78,740
Min Dong 0 0 0 65 25 35
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 4,820 2,185 2,630
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 2,595 1,195 1,400
Chinese, n.o.s. 20 15 10 5,885 2,680 3,205
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 45 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 1,745 885 865
Burmese 0 0 0 720 375 350
Karenic languages 0 0 0 725 355 370
Tibetan 0 0 0 205 110 90
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 45 45
Tai-Kadai languages 5 5 0 1,380 595 785
Lao 0 0 0 460 225 235
Thai 5 0 0 920 370 545
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 5
Turkic languages 0 0 0 1,695 880 815
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 195 105 95
Turkish 0 0 0 1,310 685 630
Uyghur 0 0 0 95 50 50
Uzbek 0 0 0 45 25 20
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 25
Uralic languages 15 5 10 3,005 1,415 1,590
Estonian 0 0 0 95 40 55
Finnish 5 0 5 725 325 400
Hungarian 15 5 10 2,185 1,050 1,130
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 145 70 75
Multiple responses 1,030 500 530 232,540 110,375 122,165
English and French 105 50 55 6,155 2,970 3,185
English and non-official language 900 440 460 222,670 105,750 116,920
French and non-official language 5 0 0 650 290 360
English, French and non-official language 20 10 10 3,065 1,365 1,700
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 42,570 22,010 20,560 4,598,415 2,255,400 2,343,015
None 38,050 19,845 18,205 3,931,210 1,940,390 1,990,820
English 1,220 620 600 274,535 132,990 141,545
French 1,005 505 500 41,020 18,435 22,590
Non-official language 2,215 1,010 1,210 340,930 158,590 182,345
Aboriginal 415 210 210 7,985 3,765 4,215
Non-Aboriginal 1,800 800 1,000 332,945 154,820 178,125
English and French 5 5 5 1,195 545 650
English and non-official language 10 5 5 5,660 2,655 3,005
French and non-official language 55 20 30 3,765 1,745 2,020
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 100 45 50
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 41,585 21,440 20,145 4,560,235 2,237,490 2,322,745
Official languages 41,330 21,325 20,010 4,407,125 2,173,840 2,233,285
English 41,315 21,320 19,995 4,405,380 2,173,040 2,232,340
French 5,150 2,510 2,645 314,225 140,085 174,140
Non-official languages 7,930 3,885 4,045 1,546,550 727,200 819,355
Aboriginal languages 755 385 365 17,190 8,115 9,075
Algonquian languages 10 10 0 1,950 905 1,045
Blackfoot 0 0 0 35 0 35
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 1,600 795 805
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 15 0 10
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 10 0 10
Plains Cree 0 10 0 345 160 180
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 55 25 30
Woods Cree 0 0 0 80 45 40
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 1,090 560 525
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 30 20 10
Malecite 0 0 0 10 10 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 25 15 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 0 0 310 100 205
Algonquin 0 0 0 20 0 15
Ojibway 0 0 10 275 95 180
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 15 0 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 10 0 4,375 2,050 2,330
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 10 0 4,345 2,035 2,315
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 200 100 95
Beaver 0 0 0 255 130 130
Carrier 10 0 0 2,045 940 1,110
Chilcotin 0 0 0 1,130 525 605
Dene 0 0 0 130 55 80
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 185 85 100
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 125 60 75
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 10 0 10
South Slavey 0 0 0 25 15 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 105 45 60
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 290 155 130
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 35 20 15
Tahltan 0 0 0 250 135 120
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 10
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 10 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 15 10
Haida 0 0 0 455 195 255
Inuit languages 10 0 0 170 70 95
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Inuktitut 0 0 0 120 50 70
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 15 25
Iroquoian languages 10 10 10 30 10 15
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 0 10 25 10 15
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 170 95 80
Michif 0 0 0 110 50 60
Salish languages 715 370 345 5,660 2,690 2,970
Comox 0 0 0 185 75 105
Halkomelem 0 0 0 1,045 470 570
Lillooet 615 320 300 790 405 385
Okanagan 0 0 0 805 360 445
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 1,280 630 650
Squamish 45 20 25 280 125 155
Straits 0 0 0 360 160 200
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 10 0 10 440 220 220
Salish languages, n.i.e. 50 30 15 540 280 260
Siouan languages 0 0 0 55 20 35
Dakota 10 0 0 30 15 15
Stoney 0 0 0 10 10 10
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 10
Tlingit 0 0 0 60 40 20
Tsimshian languages 0 0 10 2,685 1,330 1,350
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 10 0 0 1,275 635 645
Nisga'a 0 0 0 1,035 535 500
Tsimshian 0 0 0 405 180 230
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 1,460 670 795
Haisla 0 0 0 175 65 105
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 120 50 70
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 590 275 315
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 560 265 295
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 15 10
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 10 0 240 105 135
Non-Aboriginal languages 7,195 3,500 3,690 1,529,635 719,190 810,440
Afro-Asiatic languages 110 55 55 35,115 18,585 16,530
Berber languages 0 0 0 145 95 45
Kabyle 0 0 0 65 40 25
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 80 60 20
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 2,070 955 1,120
Bilen 0 0 0 20 10 15
Oromo 0 0 0 245 140 110
Somali 0 0 0 1,800 815 985
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Semitic languages 110 55 55 33,110 17,660 15,460
Amharic 0 0 0 2,095 1,050 1,045
Arabic 55 35 20 24,230 13,180 11,050
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 760 370 390
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 570 285 285
Harari 0 0 0 55 35 20
Hebrew 45 15 25 5,450 2,805 2,645
Maltese 10 0 10 315 155 155
Tigrigna 0 0 0 1,055 560 495
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 300 160 140
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 170 85 85
Austro-Asiatic languages 20 0 10 35,915 17,130 18,785
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 10 10 1,875 850 1,020
Vietnamese 10 0 0 34,140 16,295 17,840
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Austronesian languages 830 365 465 125,425 51,215 74,210
Bikol 0 0 0 530 215 310
Cebuano 55 15 35 5,365 2,000 3,370
Fijian 10 10 0 1,095 655 440
Hiligaynon 20 10 10 1,685 710 975
Ilocano 35 15 15 6,450 2,480 3,970
Malagasy 0 0 0 25 15 10
Malay 30 10 20 7,495 3,480 4,010
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 30 10 15 855 365 495
Pangasinan 0 0 0 480 205 275
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 760 325 430 113,265 45,455 67,805
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 320 130 195
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 25 20 0 1,515 740 775
Creole languages 10 0 10 2,485 1,320 1,165
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 135 55 75
Creole, n.o.s. 10 10 0 1,310 730 585
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,055 540 515
Dravidian languages 40 25 15 10,390 5,485 4,905
Kannada 0 0 0 510 250 265
Malayalam 15 10 10 3,350 1,795 1,550
Tamil 10 10 0 5,445 2,830 2,610
Telugu 20 15 0 1,720 970 750
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 85 30 55
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 165 85 80
Indo-European languages 5,075 2,515 2,565 764,815 371,760 393,060
Albanian 0 0 0 1,640 840 795
Armenian 0 0 0 1,680 845 835
Balto-Slavic languages 680 330 345 94,050 44,710 49,340
Baltic languages 35 15 15 1,030 515 520
Latvian 25 10 15 555 290 265
Lithuanian 10 10 10 475 220 250
Slavic languages 655 320 340 93,235 44,305 48,940
Belarusan 0 0 0 245 115 125
Bosnian 10 10 0 2,075 1,020 1,050
Bulgarian 0 0 0 2,430 1,105 1,325
Croatian 30 15 15 10,685 5,255 5,430
Czech 205 115 95 7,480 3,665 3,815
Macedonian 0 0 0 400 220 185
Polish 110 60 55 19,175 8,980 10,190
Russian 125 50 75 33,990 15,850 18,135
Serbian 30 15 15 9,110 4,625 4,485
Serbo-Croatian 10 10 0 1,525 770 750
Slovak 105 55 45 4,270 2,045 2,225
Slovene (Slovenian) 35 0 30 1,375 610 760
Ukrainian 85 30 55 10,740 4,835 5,905
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 420 215 205
Celtic languages 25 0 20 1,855 990 865
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 660 395 265
Welsh 10 0 10 345 145 195
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 15 860 450 410
Germanic languages 1,685 870 815 136,685 65,350 71,335
Afrikaans 115 55 60 7,670 3,875 3,800
Danish 65 35 25 5,510 2,490 3,020
Dutch 195 100 95 24,060 11,520 12,550
Frisian 0 0 0 465 230 240
German 1,205 630 570 95,005 45,840 49,165
Icelandic 0 0 0 405 210 195
Norwegian 30 20 10 2,845 1,425 1,415
Swedish 150 65 85 4,825 2,125 2,695
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 10 0 545 270 275
Yiddish 10 10 0 505 225 280
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 155 95 60
Greek 30 25 10 9,095 4,725 4,370
Indo-Iranian languages 1,290 660 630 363,205 181,340 181,865
Indo-Aryan languages 1,260 645 615 311,955 155,465 156,490
Bengali 10 0 0 3,670 1,885 1,785
Gujarati 20 0 10 11,500 5,455 6,050
Hindi 180 100 85 81,330 39,950 41,380
Kashmiri 0 0 0 60 30 25
Konkani 0 0 0 415 215 200
Marathi 10 10 10 1,475 780 695
Nepali 0 0 0 1,485 725 760
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 70 40 30
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,160 610 550 244,485 122,450 122,035
Sindhi 0 0 0 3,300 1,415 1,885
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 15 0 10 2,430 1,265 1,170
Urdu 10 10 10 16,750 8,840 7,915
Iranian languages 30 15 10 52,300 26,435 25,870
Kurdish 0 0 0 2,225 1,185 1,040
Pashto 0 0 0 1,660 940 725
Persian (Farsi) 30 15 15 49,835 25,135 24,690
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 935 490 450
Italic (Romance) languages 1,555 725 830 177,685 83,505 94,185
Catalan 15 0 10 395 210 180
Italian 190 90 100 37,475 18,075 19,400
Portuguese 120 50 70 23,260 11,060 12,200
Romanian 30 15 15 10,045 4,945 5,105
Spanish 1,315 620 695 115,115 53,215 61,900
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 380 245 140
Japanese 580 290 285 36,990 15,955 21,040
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 115 55 60
Georgian 0 0 0 115 55 55
Korean 135 70 65 57,490 26,310 31,180
Mongolic languages 10 0 10 370 170 200
Mongolian 0 0 10 370 165 195
Niger-Congo languages 20 15 0 8,025 4,130 3,895
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 630 350 280
Bamanankan 0 0 0 30 20 15
Edo 0 0 0 145 80 60
Ewe 0 0 0 135 90 45
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 105 30 70
Ga 0 0 0 150 95 50
Ganda 0 0 0 165 80 85
Igbo 0 0 0 425 240 185
Lingala 0 0 0 280 125 150
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 125 45 75
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 290 125 165
Shona 0 0 0 415 220 195
Swahili 10 0 0 3,365 1,785 1,575
Wolof 0 0 0 50 25 30
Yoruba 0 0 0 885 455 435
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 1,835 840 1,000
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 405 210 200
Dinka 0 0 0 85 50 35
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 325 155 165
Sign languages 90 50 40 7,545 2,865 4,680
American Sign Language 45 30 15 3,860 1,280 2,575
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 10 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 45 25 20 3,780 1,615 2,160
Sino-Tibetan languages 275 110 165 457,595 211,220 246,375
Chinese languages 270 105 160 454,885 209,850 245,030
Cantonese 100 25 70 234,445 108,485 125,960
Hakka 0 0 0 2,715 1,290 1,430
Mandarin 135 55 80 265,635 119,995 145,640
Min Dong 0 0 0 130 55 75
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 16,410 7,230 9,185
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 5,600 2,445 3,155
Chinese, n.o.s. 55 30 15 10,380 4,725 5,650
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 200 75 120
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 10 3,000 1,500 1,505
Burmese 0 0 0 1,490 730 755
Karenic languages 0 0 0 955 485 465
Tibetan 0 0 0 375 205 165
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 330 150 180
Tai-Kadai languages 40 15 30 5,635 2,190 3,450
Lao 0 0 0 1,630 735 890
Thai 40 15 30 4,275 1,535 2,740
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Turkic languages 10 10 0 6,785 3,685 3,095
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 945 510 435
Turkish 0 0 0 5,585 3,025 2,555
Uyghur 0 0 0 115 60 55
Uzbek 0 0 0 170 95 75
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 275 140 130
Uralic languages 115 55 60 15,280 7,095 8,185
Estonian 15 15 0 780 350 425
Finnish 35 20 20 4,030 1,640 2,385
Hungarian 60 25 40 10,495 5,100 5,395
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 10
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 1,045 575 470

Data quality: Squamish-Lillooet, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 9.3%
  • 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: 9.1%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Data quality: British Columbia [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.9%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.1%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Squamish-Lillooet, RD [Census division], British Columbia and British Columbia [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 May 20, 2024).

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