Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Oakville, Town
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, Oakville (Town), 2016 to 2021
English only
+10.9%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +10.9% (or +18,155 people).
French only
0.0%
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was 0.0% (or 0 people).
English and French
+2.4%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was +2.4% (or +540 people).
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, Oakville (Town), 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, Oakville (Town), 2016 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, Oakville (Town), 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), Oakville (Town), 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, Oakville (Town), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English only | 166,370 | 86.3 | 184,525 | 86.7 |
| French only | 150 | 0.1 | 150 | 0.1 |
| English and French | 22,850 | 11.9 | 23,390 | 11.0 |
| Neither English nor French | 3,350 | 1.7 | 4,855 | 2.3 |
Mother tongue (single responses), Oakville (Town), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 123,565 | 64.1 | 122,255 | 57.4 |
| French | 3,335 | 1.7 | 2,970 | 1.4 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), Oakville (Town), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 162,605 | 84.4 | 170,405 | 80.0 |
| French | 2,340 | 1.2 | 2,195 | 1.0 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, Oakville (Town), 2016 and 2021
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