Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Truro, Town
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, Truro (Town), 2016 to 2021
English only
+6.6%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +6.6% (or +715 people).
French only
...
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was ... (or +5 people).
English and French
-5.2%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was -5.2% (or -50 people).
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, Truro (Town), 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, Truro (Town), 2016 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, Truro (Town), 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), Truro (Town), 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, Truro (Town), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English only | 10,905 | 91.7 | 11,620 | 92.3 |
| French only | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| English and French | 970 | 8.2 | 920 | 7.3 |
| Neither English nor French | 20 | 0.2 | 45 | 0.4 |
Mother tongue (single responses), Truro (Town), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 11,330 | 95.3 | 11,555 | 91.8 |
| French | 120 | 1.0 | 130 | 1.0 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), Truro (Town), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 11,710 | 98.4 | 12,115 | 96.2 |
| French | 60 | 0.5 | 45 | 0.4 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, Truro (Town), 2016 and 2021
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