Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Central Kootenay, Regional district
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, Central Kootenay (Regional district), 2011 to 2021
English only
+4.7%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +4.7% (or +2,560 people).
French only
-25.0%
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was -25.0% (or -5 people).
English and French
+9.9%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was +9.9% (or +400 people).
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, Central Kootenay (Regional district), 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, Central Kootenay (Regional district), 2011 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, Central Kootenay (Regional district), 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), Central Kootenay (Regional district), 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, Central Kootenay (Regional district), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English only | 54,785 | 92.9 | 57,345 | 92.6 |
| French only | 20 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| English and French | 4,060 | 6.9 | 4,460 | 7.2 |
| Neither English nor French | 95 | 0.2 | 105 | 0.2 |
Mother tongue (single responses), Central Kootenay (Regional district), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 51,740 | 87.8 | 54,635 | 88.2 |
| French | 1,050 | 1.8 | 1,155 | 1.9 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), Central Kootenay (Regional district), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 57,630 | 97.8 | 60,325 | 97.4 |
| French | 425 | 0.7 | 450 | 0.7 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, Central Kootenay (Regional district), 2016 and 2021
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