Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Delta, City
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, Delta (City), 2016 to 2021
English only
+6.3%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +6.3% (or +5,685 people).
French only
+40.0%
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +40.0% (or +10 people).
English and French
-5.2%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was -5.2% (or -375 people).
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, Delta (City), 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, Delta (City), 2016 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, Delta (City), 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), Delta (City), 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, Delta (City), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||
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Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
English only | 90,605 | 89.3 | 96,290 | 89.6 |
French only | 25 | 0.0 | 35 | 0.0 |
English and French | 7,195 | 7.1 | 6,820 | 6.3 |
Neither English nor French | 3,590 | 3.5 | 4,365 | 4.1 |
Mother tongue (single responses), Delta (City), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||
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Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
English | 67,090 | 66.2 | 65,180 | 60.6 |
French | 850 | 0.8 | 770 | 0.7 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), Delta (City), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||
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Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
English | 84,110 | 82.9 | 84,300 | 78.4 |
French | 435 | 0.4 | 375 | 0.3 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, Delta (City), 2016 and 2021
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