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



Knowledge of official languages

English only
Total: 1,860
This town:

90.5%
Province:

89.5%
Male: 830
This town:

90.2%
Nova Scotia:

90.4%
Female: 1,030
This town:

90.0%
Nova Scotia:

88.6%
English and French
Total: 200
This town:

9.7%
Nova Scotia:

10.3%
Male: 90
Here:

9.8%
Nova Scotia:

9.3%
Female: 110
Here:

9.6%
Nova Scotia:

11.1%
Neither English nor French
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 5
This town:

0.4%
Province:

0.2%

Knowledge of official languages in this town

First official language spoken

English
Total: 1,995
Here:

96.8%
Province:

96.4%
Male: 885
This town:

96.2%
Nova Scotia:

96.4%
Female: 1,105
Here:

96.9%
Province:

96.4%
French
Total: 60
This town:

2.9%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 30
Here:

3.3%
Nova Scotia:

3.3%
Female: 35
This town:

3.1%
Nova Scotia:

3.2%
English and French
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Neither English nor French
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 5
Here:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%

First official language spoken in Digby

Used languages details

Mother tongue

Mother tongue

English
Total: 1,955
Here:

94.9%
Province:

91.8%
Male: 870
Here:

95.1%
Province:

91.6%
Female: 1,085
This town:

95.2%
Nova Scotia:

92.0%
French
Total: 65
This town:

3.2%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 30
Here:

3.3%
Nova Scotia:

3.4%
Female: 35
This town:

3.1%
Nova Scotia:

3.4%
English and French
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
Male: 5
This town:

0.5%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 5
Here:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

0.3%
English and non-official language
Total: 5
This town:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 5
This town:

0.4%
Province:

0.3%
Afrikaans
Total: 5
This town:

0.2%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.5%
Province:

0.0%
Dutch
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 5
This town:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
German
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.4%
Spanish
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 5
This town:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%

Language most often used at home

Language most often used at home

English
Total: 2,020
This town:

98.1%
Province:

95.4%
Male: 900
This town:

97.8%
Nova Scotia:

95.3%
Female: 1,120
This town:

98.2%
Nova Scotia:

95.5%
French
Total: 10
This town:

0.5%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Male: 5
Here:

0.5%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Female: 5
This town:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

1.8%
English and French
Total: 10
Here:

0.5%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Male: 5
This town:

0.5%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
English and non-official language
Total: 5
This town:

0.2%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 5
This town:

0.5%
Nova Scotia:

0.6%
Female: 5
This town:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

0.6%
Afrikaans
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.0%
Spanish
Total: 5
This town:

0.2%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
This town:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

0.1%

Other languages used at home

Other languages used at home

None
Total: 2,005
Here:

97.3%
Nova Scotia:

94.8%
Male: 890
This town:

97.3%
Nova Scotia:

94.9%
Female: 1,115
This town:

97.8%
Province:

94.8%
English
Total: 15
This town:

0.7%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 10
This town:

1.1%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Female: 10
This town:

0.9%
Province:

1.7%
French
Total: 25
Here:

1.2%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Male: 10
This town:

1.1%
Nova Scotia:

1.6%
Female: 15
This town:

1.3%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Mi'kmaq
Total: 5
This town:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Afrikaans
Total: 5
This town:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.5%
Province:

0.0%
Telugu
Total: 5
This town:

0.2%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.5%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.0%

Language most often used at work

English
Total: 1,070
Here:

100.0%
Nova Scotia:

97.8%
Male: 530
Here:

100.0%
Nova Scotia:

98.0%

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