Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
West Kelowna, City
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, West Kelowna (City), 2016 to 2021
English only
+10.8%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +10.8% (or +3,290 people).
French only
0.0%
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was 0.0% (or 0 people).
English and French
+13.7%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was +13.7% (or +245 people).
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, West Kelowna (City), 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, West Kelowna (City), 2016 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, West Kelowna (City), 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), West Kelowna (City), 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, West Kelowna (City), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English only | 30,475 | 94.2 | 33,765 | 93.9 |
| French only | 5 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| English and French | 1,790 | 5.5 | 2,035 | 5.7 |
| Neither English nor French | 80 | 0.2 | 160 | 0.4 |
Mother tongue (single responses), West Kelowna (City), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 28,425 | 87.9 | 31,425 | 87.4 |
| French | 440 | 1.4 | 485 | 1.3 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), West Kelowna (City), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 31,470 | 97.3 | 34,705 | 96.5 |
| French | 125 | 0.4 | 130 | 0.4 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, West Kelowna (City), 2016 and 2021
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