Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Oshawa, City
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, Oshawa (City), 2016 to 2021
English only
+10.0%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +10.0% (or +14,690 people).
French only
+67.9%
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +67.9% (or +95 people).
English and French
+9.5%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was +9.5% (or +970 people).
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, Oshawa (City), 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, Oshawa (City), 2016 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, Oshawa (City), 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), Oshawa (City), 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, Oshawa (City), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English only | 146,650 | 92.8 | 161,340 | 92.5 |
| French only | 140 | 0.1 | 235 | 0.1 |
| English and French | 10,230 | 6.5 | 11,200 | 6.4 |
| Neither English nor French | 990 | 0.6 | 1,615 | 0.9 |
Mother tongue (single responses), Oshawa (City), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 134,005 | 84.8 | 138,675 | 79.5 |
| French | 3,000 | 1.9 | 2,880 | 1.7 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), Oshawa (City), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 149,130 | 94.4 | 158,985 | 91.2 |
| French | 1,655 | 1.0 | 1,825 | 1.0 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, Oshawa (City), 2016 and 2021
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