Perth - Town, Ontario, Canada - Knowledge of official languages, language spoken most often at home and at work



Knowledge of official languages

English only
Total: 5,265
Here:

90.5%
Ontario:

86.3%
Male: 2,385
Here:

91.9%
Province:

87.7%
Female: 2,880
This town:

89.3%
Province:

85.1%
French only
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.3%
English and French
Total: 550
Here:

9.5%
Province:

11.0%
Male: 205
This town:

7.9%
Province:

10.1%
Female: 345
This town:

10.7%
Ontario:

11.8%
Neither English nor French
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

2.3%

Knowledge of official languages in Perth

First official language spoken

English
Total: 5,710
Here:

98.1%
Province:

93.1%
Male: 2,550
This town:

98.3%
Ontario:

93.7%
Female: 3,165
Here:

98.1%
Ontario:

92.5%
French
Total: 100
Here:

1.7%
Ontario:

3.9%
Male: 45
This town:

1.7%
Province:

3.8%
Female: 55
This town:

1.7%
Ontario:

4.1%
English and French
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.7%
Neither English nor French
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

1.9%

First official language spoken in this town

Used languages details

Mother tongue

Mother tongue

English
Total: 5,545
This town:

95.3%
Province:

68.2%
Male: 2,480
Here:

95.6%
Province:

68.9%
Female: 3,065
This town:

95.0%
Ontario:

67.6%
French
Total: 130
Here:

2.2%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 60
This town:

2.3%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 70
This town:

2.2%
Province:

4.0%
English and French
Total: 10
This town:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.4%
Male: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.4%
Female: 5
This town:

0.2%
Province:

0.4%
English and non-official language
Total: 10
This town:

0.2%
Ontario:

1.7%
Male: 5
This town:

0.2%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 10
Here:

0.3%
Ontario:

1.7%
Danish
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.0%
Dutch
Total: 10
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 10
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.5%
German
Total: 40
This town:

0.7%
Province:

1.1%
Male: 15
This town:

0.6%
Ontario:

1.1%
Female: 30
Here:

0.9%
Province:

1.1%
Greek
Total: 10
This town:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.4%
Male: 5
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 5
This town:

0.2%
Province:

0.4%
Hungarian
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.3%
Female: 5
This town:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
Panjabi (Punjabi)
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

1.4%
Female: 5
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

1.3%
Polish
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

1.0%
Russian
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.7%
Serbian
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 5
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.3%
Slovak
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.1%
Spanish
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Ontario:

1.4%
Male: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

1.4%
Female: 5
This town:

0.2%
Province:

1.4%
Ukrainian
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.3%
Female: 5
This town:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.4%

Language most often used at home

Language most often used at home

English
Total: 5,750
Here:

98.9%
Ontario:

79.0%
Male: 2,565
This town:

98.8%
Province:

79.4%
Female: 3,185
Here:

98.8%
Province:

78.5%
French
Total: 25
Here:

0.4%
Province:

2.2%
Male: 10
This town:

0.4%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 10
Here:

0.3%
Ontario:

2.3%
English and French
Total: 10
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.3%
Male: 5
This town:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 5
This town:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.3%
English and non-official language
Total: 15
Here:

0.3%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.2%
Ontario:

4.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.3%
Ontario:

4.0%
French and non-official language
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
German
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.3%
Female: 5
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.3%
Greek
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Panjabi (Punjabi)
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

1.0%
Spanish
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.8%
Male: 5
This town:

0.2%
Province:

0.8%
Female: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.8%
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%

Other languages used at home

Other languages used at home

None
Total: 5,655
This town:

97.2%
Ontario:

83.4%
Male: 2,540
This town:

97.9%
Ontario:

83.7%
Female: 3,120
Here:

96.7%
Province:

83.1%
English
Total: 30
This town:

0.5%
Ontario:

6.7%
Male: 15
This town:

0.6%
Ontario:

6.7%
Female: 10
Here:

0.3%
Province:

6.6%
French
Total: 65
This town:

1.1%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 15
Here:

0.6%
Province:

1.6%
Female: 45
Here:

1.4%
Ontario:

1.9%
French and non-official language
Total: 10
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 5
This town:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Dutch
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 5
This town:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
German
Total: 20
This town:

0.3%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 10
This town:

0.4%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 10
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.4%
Hindi
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.2%
Mandarin
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Polish
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.3%
Male: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
Slovak
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.2%
Province:

0.0%
Spanish
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%
Male: 5
This town:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 5
This town:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%
Other languages
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
This town:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.1%

Language most often used at work

Language most often used at work

English
Total: 2,785
This town:

99.5%
Province:

95.7%
Male: 1,375
This town:

100.0%
Province:

96.1%
Female: 1,410
Here:

98.9%
Ontario:

95.3%
French
Total: 10
This town:

0.4%
Ontario:

1.4%
Female: 10
Here:

0.7%
Ontario:

1.7%

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