Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada - Knowledge of official languages, language spoken most often at home and at work



Knowledge of official languages

English only
Total: 10,680
This division:

60.1%
Province:

89.5%
Male: 5,210
Here:

60.8%
Province:

90.4%
Female: 5,470
Here:

59.4%
Nova Scotia:

88.6%
French only
Total: 130
Here:

0.7%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Male: 50
Here:

0.6%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Female: 80
This division:

0.9%
Province:

0.1%
English and French
Total: 6,955
Here:

39.1%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 3,310
Here:

38.6%
Province:

9.3%
Female: 3,640
Here:

39.5%
Nova Scotia:

11.1%
Neither English nor French
Total: 20
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Female: 20
Here:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%

Knowledge of official languages in Digby

First official language spoken

English
Total: 12,225
This division:

68.8%
Nova Scotia:

96.4%
Male: 5,875
Here:

68.5%
Nova Scotia:

96.4%
Female: 6,345
This division:

68.9%
Province:

96.4%
French
Total: 5,470
This division:

30.8%
Nova Scotia:

3.2%
Male: 2,660
Here:

31.0%
Nova Scotia:

3.3%
Female: 2,810
This division:

30.5%
Province:

3.2%
English and French
Total: 70
This division:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Male: 35
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 30
This division:

0.3%
Province:

0.2%
Neither English nor French
Total: 20
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 20
This division:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%

First official language spoken in Digby

Used languages details

Mother tongue

Mother tongue

English
Total: 11,850
Here:

66.6%
Nova Scotia:

91.8%
Male: 5,720
Here:

66.7%
Province:

91.6%
Female: 6,130
Here:

66.6%
Nova Scotia:

92.0%
French
Total: 5,430
Here:

30.5%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 2,625
This division:

30.6%
Nova Scotia:

3.4%
Female: 2,810
Here:

30.5%
Province:

3.4%
English and French
Total: 290
This division:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
Male: 140
Here:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
Female: 145
Here:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
English and non-official language
Total: 15
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
Male: 10
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 10
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.3%
French and non-official language
Total: 10
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Mi'kmaq
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Province:

0.5%
Afrikaans
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Arabic
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.7%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.8%
Female: 5
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%
Cantonese
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Czech
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Female: 5
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Dutch
Total: 15
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 5
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Female: 10
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
German
Total: 60
This division:

0.3%
Nova Scotia:

0.4%
Male: 25
This division:

0.3%
Nova Scotia:

0.4%
Female: 35
Here:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

0.4%
Hungarian
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Polish
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Russian
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Spanish
Total: 15
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 5
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Swedish
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Telugu
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Thai
Total: 15
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Female: 15
Here:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Urdu
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Vietnamese
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%

Language most often used at home

Language most often used at home

English
Total: 12,690
This division:

71.4%
Nova Scotia:

95.4%
Male: 6,140
Here:

71.6%
Province:

95.3%
Female: 6,550
This division:

71.2%
Nova Scotia:

95.5%
French
Total: 4,800
This division:

27.0%
Province:

1.7%
Male: 2,300
Here:

26.8%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Female: 2,500
This division:

27.2%
Province:

1.8%
English and French
Total: 195
Here:

1.1%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 100
Here:

1.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Female: 95
This division:

1.0%
Province:

0.2%
English and non-official language
Total: 25
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.6%
Male: 10
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.6%
Female: 10
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.6%
French and non-official language
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Male: 5
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 5
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
English; French and non-official language
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Male: 5
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Mi'kmaq
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
Afrikaans
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Arabic
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.5%
Cantonese
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Dutch
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Male: 5
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
German
Total: 15
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 10
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 10
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Spanish
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Thai
Total: 15
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 15
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.0%

Other languages used at home

Other languages used at home

None
Total: 15,035
Here:

84.5%
Nova Scotia:

94.8%
Male: 7,300
This division:

85.1%
Nova Scotia:

94.9%
Female: 7,730
Here:

84.0%
Nova Scotia:

94.8%
English
Total: 1,805
This division:

10.1%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 860
This division:

10.0%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Female: 945
This division:

10.3%
Province:

1.7%
French
Total: 825
This division:

4.6%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Male: 360
This division:

4.2%
Province:

1.6%
Female: 465
Here:

5.1%
Province:

1.9%
French and non-official language
Total: 15
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Female: 10
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Inuktitut
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Mi'kmaq
Total: 15
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 5
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Afrikaans
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Arabic
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 5
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 5
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Flemish
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Female: 5
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
German
Total: 30
This division:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Male: 10
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 15
This division:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Hungarian
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Polish
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Russian
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Spanish
Total: 10
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Other languages
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
English; French and non-official language
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%

Language most often used at work

Language most often used at work

English
Total: 7,860
This division:

74.8%
Nova Scotia:

97.8%
Male: 4,175
Here:

76.0%
Nova Scotia:

98.0%
Female: 3,685
This division:

73.3%
Nova Scotia:

97.6%
French
Total: 2,330
This division:

22.2%
Nova Scotia:

1.4%
Male: 1,175
Here:

21.4%
Nova Scotia:

1.2%
Female: 1,155
This division:

23.0%
Nova Scotia:

1.5%
English and French
Total: 315
This division:

3.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.4%
Male: 130
Here:

2.4%
Province:

0.4%
Female: 180
This division:

3.6%
Province:

0.5%
Non-official language
Total: 10
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
Male: 10
Here:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%

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