Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Sooke, District municipality
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, Sooke (District municipality), 2016 to 2021
English only
+16.5%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +16.5% (or +1,935 people).
French only
0.0%
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was 0.0% (or 0 people).
English and French
+7.1%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was +7.1% (or +90 people).
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, Sooke (District municipality), 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, Sooke (District municipality), 2016 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, Sooke (District municipality), 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), Sooke (District municipality), 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, Sooke (District municipality), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English only | 11,700 | 90.1 | 13,635 | 90.9 |
| French only | 5 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| English and French | 1,260 | 9.7 | 1,350 | 9.0 |
| Neither English nor French | 10 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.1 |
Mother tongue (single responses), Sooke (District municipality), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 11,930 | 91.9 | 13,730 | 91.5 |
| French | 280 | 2.2 | 285 | 1.9 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), Sooke (District municipality), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 12,730 | 98.1 | 14,725 | 98.1 |
| French | 115 | 0.9 | 120 | 0.8 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, Sooke (District municipality), 2016 and 2021
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