Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Dumfries, Parish
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, Dumfries (Parish), 2016 to 2021
English only
+9.4%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +9.4% (or +30 people).
French only
...
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was ... (or 0 people).
English and French
+62.5%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was +62.5% (or +25 people).
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, Dumfries (Parish), 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, Dumfries (Parish), 2016 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, Dumfries (Parish), 2021 Footnote 2
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, Dumfries (Parish), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English only | 320 | 90.1 | 350 | 83.3 |
| French only | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| English and French | 40 | 11.3 | 65 | 15.5 |
| Neither English nor French | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Mother tongue (single responses), Dumfries (Parish), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 340 | 95.8 | 395 | 94.0 |
| French | 15 | 4.2 | 15 | 4.8 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), Dumfries (Parish), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 350 | 98.6 | 415 | 98.8 |
| French | 10 | 2.8 | 10 | 2.4 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, Dumfries (Parish), 2016 and 2021
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