Knowledge of official languages
English onlyTotal: 28,905This centre: | 94.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 89.5% |
Male: 13,640This centre: | 94.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 90.4% |
Female: 15,265This centre: | 93.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 88.6% |
French only
Male: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Female: 15Here: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
English and FrenchTotal: 1,780This centre: | 5.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 10.3% |
Male: 720This centre: | 5.0% |
Province: | 9.3% |
Female: 1,060This centre: | 6.5% |
Province: | 11.1% |
Neither English nor French
Female: 25This centre: | 0.2% |
Province: | 0.2% |
Knowledge of official languages in Cape Breton
First official language spoken
EnglishTotal: 30,285This centre: | 98.5% |
Province: | 96.4% |
Female: 16,095This centre: | 98.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 96.4% |
FrenchTotal: 405This centre: | 1.3% |
Province: | 3.2% |
Male: 170This centre: | 1.2% |
Nova Scotia: | 3.3% |
Female: 235This centre: | 1.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 3.2% |
English and FrenchTotal: 25This centre: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.2% |
Male: 15This centre: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.2% |
Female: 15This centre: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.2% |
Neither English nor FrenchTotal: 30This centre: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.2% |
Female: 20This centre: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.2% |
First official language spoken in Cape Breton
Used languages details
Mother tongue
English
Female: 15,485This centre: | 94.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 92.0% |
FrenchTotal: 450This centre: | 1.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 3.4% |
Male: 185This centre: | 1.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 3.4% |
English and FrenchTotal: 55Here: | 0.2% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.3% |
Male: 15This centre: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.3% |
Female: 35This centre: | 0.2% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.3% |
English and non-official languageTotal: 105Here: | 0.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.3% |
Male: 45Here: | 0.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.3% |
Female: 60Here: | 0.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.3% |
French and non-official languageTotal: 10This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Male: 10This centre: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
English; French and non-official languageTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Mi'kmaqTotal: 245This centre: | 0.8% |
Province: | 0.5% |
Male: 115This centre: | 0.8% |
Province: | 0.5% |
Female: 130This centre: | 0.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.5% |
ArabicTotal: 255Here: | 0.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.7% |
Male: 185This centre: | 1.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.8% |
Female: 65This centre: | 0.4% |
Province: | 0.5% |
BengaliTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Female: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
CantoneseTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Male: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.1% |
CroatianTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
DanishTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Dutch
Male: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.2% |
Female: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.2% |
German
Male: 10This centre: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.4% |
Female: 10Here: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.4% |
GreekTotal: 25Here: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Male: 10Here: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Female: 15Here: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
HindiTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Female: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
HungarianTotal: 30Here: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
ItalianTotal: 35This centre: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Male: 20This centre: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Female: 20This centre: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
KoreanTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Female: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.1% |
LatvianTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
LithuanianTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
MalteseTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Female: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
MandarinTotal: 20This centre: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Male: 10This centre: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Female: 10This centre: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Panjabi (Punjabi)Total: 15This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Male: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Persian (Farsi)Total: 15This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Female: 10Here: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
PolishTotal: 30Here: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Male: 15Here: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
RussianTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Female: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
SlovakTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)Total: 15This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Male: 10This centre: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
TamilTotal: 15Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Male: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Female: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
TurkishTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
UkrainianTotal: 40This centre: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Male: 10Here: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
UrduTotal: 55Here: | 0.2% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Male: 35This centre: | 0.2% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Female: 20This centre: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
VietnameseTotal: 30This centre: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Male: 10This centre: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Female: 15This centre: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.0% |
YiddishTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Other languagesTotal: 40This centre: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Male: 20Here: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
OjibwayTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Male: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Language most often used at home
Language most often used at home
EnglishTotal: 29,865This centre: | 97.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 95.4% |
Male: 13,915Here: | 96.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 95.3% |
Female: 15,950This centre: | 97.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 95.5% |
FrenchTotal: 145Here: | 0.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 1.7% |
Male: 65Here: | 0.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 1.7% |
English and French
Female: 20This centre: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.2% |
English and non-official languageTotal: 170Here: | 0.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.6% |
Male: 85Here: | 0.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.6% |
Female: 85This centre: | 0.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.6% |
English; French and non-official language
Mi'kmaqTotal: 75This centre: | 0.2% |
Province: | 0.3% |
Male: 35This centre: | 0.2% |
Province: | 0.3% |
Female: 40This centre: | 0.2% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.3% |
ArabicTotal: 175Here: | 0.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.4% |
Female: 40Here: | 0.2% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.3% |
BengaliTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Male: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
German
Male: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Female: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.1% |
GreekTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Male: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
KoreanTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Latvian
Male: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
MandarinTotal: 10Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Male: 10Here: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Female: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Panjabi (Punjabi)Total: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Male: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Female: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Persian (Farsi)Total: 15This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.1% |
PolishTotal: 10Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
SpanishTotal: 10Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Male: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Female: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)Total: 10Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Male: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Female: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.1% |
TamilTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Male: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
ThaiTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
UrduTotal: 40Here: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Male: 20This centre: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Female: 15Here: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Vietnamese
Male: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Female: 10This centre: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Other languagesTotal: 10This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Male: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Ukrainian
Female: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Other languages used at home
Other languages used at home
NoneTotal: 29,695This centre: | 96.6% |
Province: | 94.8% |
Male: 13,860Here: | 96.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 94.9% |
Female: 15,830Here: | 96.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 94.8% |
English
Male: 180Here: | 1.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 1.9% |
Female: 140This centre: | 0.9% |
Province: | 1.7% |
FrenchTotal: 305This centre: | 1.0% |
Province: | 1.7% |
French and non-official languageTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Female: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Mi'kmaq
Female: 75Here: | 0.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.2% |
ArabicTotal: 70Here: | 0.2% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.2% |
Male: 45This centre: | 0.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.3% |
BengaliTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
CroatianTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
CzechTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
DutchTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
German
Male: 10This centre: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Female: 10This centre: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
HindiTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
HungarianTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Male: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Italian
Male: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Female: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
JapaneseTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
KoreanTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Female: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Persian (Farsi)Total: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Female: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
PolishTotal: 10Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Female: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
RussianTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Sinhala (Sinhalese)Total: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
SpanishTotal: 20Here: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Male: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Female: 10This centre: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)Total: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Female: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.1% |
TamilTotal: 10This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Female: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
UkrainianTotal: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Male: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Female: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
UrduTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Male: 5Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
VietnameseTotal: 5This centre: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.0% |
Female: 10This centre: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.0% |
Other languages
Male: 15This centre: | 0.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.1% |
Female: 10This centre: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.1% |
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