Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Digby, County
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, Digby (County), 2011 to 2021
English only
+3.0%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +3.0% (or +310 people).
French only
-18.2%
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was -18.2% (or -20 people).
English and French
-8.7%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was -8.7% (or -575 people).
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, Digby (County), 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, Digby (County), 2011 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, Digby (County), 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), Digby (County), 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, Digby (County), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English only | 10,385 | 60.8 | 10,695 | 63.6 |
| French only | 110 | 0.6 | 90 | 0.5 |
| English and French | 6,580 | 38.5 | 6,005 | 35.7 |
| Neither English nor French | 10 | 0.1 | 30 | 0.2 |
Mother tongue (single responses), Digby (County), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 11,490 | 67.3 | 11,540 | 68.6 |
| French | 5,075 | 29.7 | 4,400 | 26.2 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), Digby (County), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 12,685 | 74.3 | 12,905 | 76.7 |
| French | 4,570 | 26.8 | 4,015 | 23.9 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, Digby (County), 2016 and 2021
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