Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Portage la Prairie, City
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, Portage la Prairie (City), 2016 to 2021
English only
+0.8%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +0.8% (or +100 people).
French only
0.0%
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was 0.0% (or 0 people).
English and French
-8.4%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was -8.4% (or -65 people).
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, Portage la Prairie (City), 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, Portage la Prairie (City), 2016 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, Portage la Prairie (City), 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), Portage la Prairie (City), 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, Portage la Prairie (City), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English only | 11,990 | 93.6 | 12,090 | 93.9 |
| French only | 5 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| English and French | 770 | 6.0 | 705 | 5.5 |
| Neither English nor French | 35 | 0.3 | 70 | 0.5 |
Mother tongue (single responses), Portage la Prairie (City), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 11,215 | 87.6 | 10,875 | 84.5 |
| French | 250 | 2.0 | 185 | 1.5 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), Portage la Prairie (City), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 12,355 | 96.5 | 12,025 | 93.4 |
| French | 60 | 0.5 | 40 | 0.3 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, Portage la Prairie (City), 2016 and 2021
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