Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Williams Lake, Census agglomeration
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, Williams Lake (CA), 2001 to 2021
English only
+3.0%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +3.0% (or +655 people). Between 2001 and 2021, that variation was -4.7% or -1,095 people.
French only
-100.0%
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was -100.0% (or -35 people). Between 2001 and 2021, that variation was ... or 0 people.
English and French
+3.5%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was +3.5% (or +30 people). Between 2001 and 2021, that variation was -27.5% or -335 people.
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, Williams Lake (CA), 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, Williams Lake (CA), 2001 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, Williams Lake (CA), 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), Williams Lake (CA), 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, Williams Lake (CA), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English only | 21,765 | 95.8 | 22,420 | 95.9 |
| French only | 35 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| English and French | 855 | 3.8 | 885 | 3.8 |
| Neither English nor French | 80 | 0.4 | 65 | 0.3 |
Mother tongue (single responses), Williams Lake (CA), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 20,380 | 89.7 | 21,025 | 89.9 |
| French | 330 | 1.5 | 260 | 1.1 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), Williams Lake (CA), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 22,095 | 97.2 | 22,655 | 96.9 |
| French | 100 | 0.4 | 55 | 0.2 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, Williams Lake (CA), 2016 and 2021
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