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



Knowledge of official languages

English only
Total: 9,010
This centre:

93.6%
Province:

89.5%
Male: 4,250
Here:

94.4%
Province:

90.4%
Female: 4,760
This centre:

92.9%
Province:

88.6%
English and French
Total: 615
This centre:

6.4%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 245
This centre:

5.4%
Nova Scotia:

9.3%
Female: 370
This centre:

7.2%
Province:

11.1%
Neither English nor French
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%

Knowledge of official languages in this centre

First official language spoken

English
Total: 9,490
This centre:

98.6%
Province:

96.4%
Male: 4,435
Here:

98.7%
Nova Scotia:

96.4%
Female: 5,055
This centre:

98.5%
Nova Scotia:

96.4%
French
Total: 125
This centre:

1.3%
Nova Scotia:

3.2%
Male: 55
Here:

1.2%
Nova Scotia:

3.3%
Female: 70
This centre:

1.4%
Province:

3.2%
English and French
Total: 10
This centre:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Neither English nor French
Total: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%

First official language spoken in this centre

Used languages details

Mother tongue

Mother tongue

English
Total: 9,300
This centre:

96.6%
Nova Scotia:

91.8%
Male: 4,350
Here:

96.7%
Province:

91.6%
Female: 4,950
Here:

96.5%
Nova Scotia:

92.0%
French
Total: 170
This centre:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

3.4%
Male: 80
Here:

1.8%
Province:

3.4%
Female: 90
Here:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

3.4%
English and French
Total: 20
This centre:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
Male: 10
This centre:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
Female: 10
This centre:

0.2%
Province:

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

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
Male: 10
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 10
Here:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
French and non-official language
Total: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Mi'kmaq
Total: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%
Arabic
Total: 15
This centre:

0.2%
Province:

0.7%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.8%
Female: 10
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%
Dutch
Total: 25
This centre:

0.3%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 10
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 15
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.2%
German
Total: 15
Here:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.4%
Male: 10
Here:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.4%
Female: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Province:

0.4%
Hindi
Total: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Italian
Total: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Province:

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

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Polish
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Spanish
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

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

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Thai
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Ukrainian
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Other languages
Total: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Female: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%

Language most often used at home

Language most often used at home

English
Total: 9,540
This centre:

99.1%
Nova Scotia:

95.4%
Male: 4,460
Here:

99.1%
Province:

95.3%
Female: 5,080
Here:

99.1%
Nova Scotia:

95.5%
French
Total: 15
This centre:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Male: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Female: 10
Here:

0.2%
Province:

1.8%
English and French
Total: 15
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 10
This centre:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Female: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
English and non-official language
Total: 20
This centre:

0.2%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 10
This centre:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.6%
Female: 10
This centre:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.6%
Arabic
Total: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.4%
Female: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
German
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Hindi
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Mandarin
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Polish
Total: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Spanish
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%

Other languages used at home

Other languages used at home

None
Total: 9,395
This centre:

97.6%
Nova Scotia:

94.8%
Male: 4,395
Here:

97.7%
Province:

94.9%
Female: 5,000
Here:

97.5%
Province:

94.8%
English
Total: 30
Here:

0.3%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 15
This centre:

0.3%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 15
Here:

0.3%
Province:

1.7%
French
Total: 120
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.7%
Male: 55
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.6%
Female: 70
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.9%
French and non-official language
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Mi'kmaq
Total: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Arabic
Total: 10
This centre:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
Female: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Bulgarian
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Dutch
Total: 15
Here:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Male: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
German
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Polish
Total: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Spanish
Total: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Female: 5
This centre:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Other languages
Total: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%

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