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



Knowledge of official languages

English only
Total: 14,185
Here:

80.3%
Province:

89.5%
Male: 7,130
Here:

81.9%
Nova Scotia:

90.4%
Female: 7,055
This division:

78.8%
Province:

88.6%
French only
Total: 105
Here:

0.6%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 35
This division:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Female: 70
Here:

0.8%
Province:

0.1%
English and French
Total: 3,360
Here:

19.0%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 1,530
Here:

17.6%
Province:

9.3%
Female: 1,835
Here:

20.5%
Nova Scotia:

11.1%
Neither English nor French
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 5
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%

Knowledge of official languages in Inverness

First official language spoken

English
Total: 15,365
This division:

87.0%
Nova Scotia:

96.4%
Male: 7,635
Here:

87.8%
Province:

96.4%
Female: 7,725
Here:

86.2%
Province:

96.4%
French
Total: 2,265
This division:

12.8%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 1,050
Here:

12.1%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 1,210
This division:

13.5%
Province:

3.2%
English and French
Total: 35
This division:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Male: 15
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 15
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%

First official language spoken in this division

Used languages details

Mother tongue

Mother tongue

English
Total: 14,360
Here:

81.3%
Nova Scotia:

91.8%
Male: 7,135
This division:

82.0%
Nova Scotia:

91.6%
Female: 7,225
This division:

80.6%
Nova Scotia:

92.0%
French
Total: 2,315
Here:

13.1%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 1,070
Here:

12.3%
Province:

3.4%
Female: 1,240
This division:

13.8%
Province:

3.4%
English and French
Total: 120
Here:

0.7%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
Male: 55
This division:

0.6%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 65
Here:

0.7%
Province:

0.3%
English and non-official language
Total: 45
This division:

0.3%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
Male: 25
This division:

0.3%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 20
This division:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
French and non-official language
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Mi'kmaq
Total: 565
This division:

3.2%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 275
This division:

3.2%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 285
This division:

3.2%
Province:

0.5%
Arabic
Total: 10
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.7%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.8%
Cantonese
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Czech
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Dutch
Total: 50
This division:

0.3%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 25
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 25
Here:

0.3%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
German
Total: 65
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 35
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.4%
Female: 30
This division:

0.3%
Province:

0.4%
Hindi
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Hungarian
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Italian
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Female: 5
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Norwegian
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Spanish
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Tamil
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Ukrainian
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Urdu
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Male: 5
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Other languages
Total: 55
This division:

0.3%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Male: 35
This division:

0.4%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 25
This division:

0.3%
Province:

0.1%

Language most often used at home

Language most often used at home

English
Total: 15,345
This division:

86.9%
Province:

95.4%
Male: 7,605
This division:

87.4%
Province:

95.3%
Female: 7,740
This division:

86.4%
Province:

95.5%
French
Total: 1,775
Here:

10.1%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Male: 825
This division:

9.5%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Female: 945
Here:

10.6%
Province:

1.8%
English and French
Total: 75
This division:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Male: 40
This division:

0.5%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 35
Here:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
English and non-official language
Total: 65
This division:

0.4%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 30
Here:

0.3%
Nova Scotia:

0.6%
Female: 35
This division:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

0.6%
Mi'kmaq
Total: 335
Here:

1.9%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
Male: 175
Here:

2.0%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 160
This division:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
Cantonese
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Male: 5
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Czech
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
German
Total: 30
Here:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Male: 10
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 20
This division:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Norwegian
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Urdu
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Other languages
Total: 10
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 10
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Female: 5
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Ukrainian
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%

Other languages used at home

Other languages used at home

None
Total: 15,875
This division:

89.9%
Province:

94.8%
Male: 7,870
Here:

90.5%
Nova Scotia:

94.9%
Female: 8,005
Here:

89.4%
Nova Scotia:

94.8%
English
Total: 865
This division:

4.9%
Nova Scotia:

1.8%
Male: 420
Here:

4.8%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 440
This division:

4.9%
Province:

1.7%
French
Total: 525
This division:

3.0%
Province:

1.7%
Male: 230
This division:

2.6%
Nova Scotia:

1.6%
Female: 295
Here:

3.3%
Province:

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

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 10
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Mi'kmaq
Total: 220
This division:

1.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Male: 90
This division:

1.0%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 125
Here:

1.4%
Province:

0.2%
Dutch
Total: 25
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Male: 10
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 10
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
German
Total: 15
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Male: 10
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Italian
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Spanish
Total: 10
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
This division:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Female: 10
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Turkish
Total: 5
This division:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Other languages
Total: 80
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 40
This division:

0.5%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 40
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.1%

Language most often used at work

Language most often used at work

English
Total: 9,020
Here:

87.6%
Nova Scotia:

97.8%
Male: 4,750
Here:

88.6%
Nova Scotia:

98.0%
Female: 4,265
This division:

86.2%
Nova Scotia:

97.6%
French
Total: 955
Here:

9.3%
Nova Scotia:

1.4%
Male: 475
Here:

8.9%
Province:

1.2%
Female: 475
This division:

9.6%
Nova Scotia:

1.5%
English and French
Total: 230
This division:

2.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.4%
Male: 80
This division:

1.5%
Province:

0.4%
Female: 145
Here:

2.9%
Nova Scotia:

0.5%
English and non-official language
Total: 25
This division:

0.2%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 25
This division:

0.5%
Province:

0.1%
English; French and non-official language
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Male: 10
This division:

0.2%
Province:

0.0%
Non-official language
Total: 65
Here:

0.6%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
Male: 30
This division:

0.6%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 30
Here:

0.6%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%

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