Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
West Hants, Rural municipality
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, West Hants (Rural municipality), 2016 to 2021
English only
+3.2%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +3.2% (or +570 people).
French only
-100.0%
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was -100.0% (or -5 people).
English and French
+1.0%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was +1.0% (or +10 people).
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, West Hants (Rural municipality), 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, West Hants (Rural municipality), 2016 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, West Hants (Rural municipality), 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), West Hants (Rural municipality), 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, West Hants (Rural municipality), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English only | 17,695 | 94.6 | 18,265 | 94.8 |
| French only | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| English and French | 990 | 5.3 | 1,000 | 5.2 |
| Neither English nor French | 10 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
Mother tongue (single responses), West Hants (Rural municipality), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 18,165 | 97.1 | 18,715 | 97.1 |
| French | 220 | 1.1 | 200 | 1.0 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), West Hants (Rural municipality), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 18,550 | 99.2 | 19,165 | 99.5 |
| French | 70 | 0.4 | 45 | 0.2 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, West Hants (Rural municipality), 2016 and 2021
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