Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Division No. 1, Census division
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, Division No. 1 (Census division), 2011 to 2021
English only
+0.1%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +0.1% (or +265 people).
French only
+18.2%
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +18.2% (or +10 people).
English and French
+1.8%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was +1.8% (or +330 people).
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, Division No. 1 (Census division), 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, Division No. 1 (Census division), 2011 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, Division No. 1 (Census division), 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), Division No. 1 (Census division), 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, Division No. 1 (Census division), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||
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Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
English only | 249,710 | 93.1 | 249,975 | 93.0 |
French only | 55 | 0.0 | 65 | 0.0 |
English and French | 17,860 | 6.7 | 18,190 | 6.8 |
Neither English nor French | 550 | 0.2 | 640 | 0.2 |
Mother tongue (single responses), Division No. 1 (Census division), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||
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Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
English | 258,705 | 96.5 | 257,090 | 95.6 |
French | 1,100 | 0.4 | 1,105 | 0.4 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), Division No. 1 (Census division), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||
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Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
English | 264,030 | 98.5 | 263,770 | 98.1 |
French | 785 | 0.3 | 725 | 0.3 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, Division No. 1 (Census division), 2016 and 2021
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