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



Knowledge of official languages

English only
Total: 8,930
This town:

93.6%
Nova Scotia:

89.5%
Male: 4,215
This town:

94.5%
Nova Scotia:

90.4%
Female: 4,710
Here:

92.8%
Province:

88.6%
English and French
Total: 610
This town:

6.4%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 240
Here:

5.4%
Province:

9.3%
Female: 365
This town:

7.2%
Nova Scotia:

11.1%

Knowledge of official languages in Amherst

First official language spoken

English
Total: 9,405
This town:

98.6%
Province:

96.4%
Male: 4,395
This town:

98.5%
Province:

96.4%
Female: 5,010
This town:

98.6%
Province:

96.4%
French
Total: 125
Here:

1.3%
Nova Scotia:

3.2%
Male: 60
Here:

1.3%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 65
Here:

1.3%
Province:

3.2%
English and French
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%

First official language spoken in Amherst

Used languages details

Mother tongue

Mother tongue

English
Total: 9,210
This town:

96.5%
Nova Scotia:

91.8%
Male: 4,310
This town:

96.7%
Nova Scotia:

91.6%
Female: 4,905
Here:

96.6%
Province:

92.0%
French
Total: 165
This town:

1.7%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 75
Here:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

3.4%
Female: 85
Here:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

3.4%
English and French
Total: 20
Here:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
Male: 15
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 10
This town:

0.2%
Province:

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

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
Female: 10
Here:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
Arabic
Total: 15
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.7%
Male: 10
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.8%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%
Bulgarian
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Dutch
Total: 25
This town:

0.3%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Male: 10
Here:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Female: 15
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.2%
German
Total: 15
This town:

0.2%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.4%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.4%
Hindi
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Female: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Italian
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Mandarin
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Panjabi (Punjabi)
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Polish
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Male: 10
This town:

0.2%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Spanish
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 10
This town:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Thai
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Ukrainian
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Other languages
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%

Language most often used at home

Language most often used at home

English
Total: 9,455
This town:

99.2%
Nova Scotia:

95.4%
Male: 4,425
Here:

99.2%
Nova Scotia:

95.3%
Female: 5,030
This town:

99.0%
Province:

95.5%
French
Total: 10
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Female: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

1.8%
English and French
Total: 15
Here:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
English and non-official language
Total: 15
This town:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.6%
Male: 10
This town:

0.2%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 10
Here:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.6%
Arabic
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.4%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.5%
Female: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
Dutch
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
German
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Female: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Hindi
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Female: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Mandarin
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Polish
Total: 10
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Female: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Spanish
Total: 5
Here:

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 used at home

Other languages used at home

None
Total: 9,310
Here:

97.6%
Nova Scotia:

94.8%
Male: 4,355
This town:

97.6%
Province:

94.9%
Female: 4,950
Here:

97.4%
Nova Scotia:

94.8%
English
Total: 30
Here:

0.3%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 15
Here:

0.3%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Female: 15
This town:

0.3%
Province:

1.7%
French
Total: 125
This town:

1.3%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Male: 55
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.6%
Female: 70
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.9%
Mi'kmaq
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Female: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Arabic
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
Bulgarian
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Dutch
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 10
This town:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Italian
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Polish
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Russian
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Spanish
Total: 5
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Other languages
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
This town:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%

Language most often used at work

Language most often used at work

English
Total: 5,020
This town:

99.5%
Nova Scotia:

97.8%
Male: 2,445
Here:

99.8%
Province:

98.0%
Female: 2,580
This town:

99.6%
Nova Scotia:

97.6%
French
Total: 20
Here:

0.4%
Province:

1.4%
Male: 10
Here:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

1.2%
Female: 10
This town:

0.4%
Province:

1.5%

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