Portage la Prairie - City, Manitoba, Canada - Knowledge of official languages, language spoken most often at home and at work



Knowledge of official languages

English only
Total: 11,680
Here:

94.1%
Province:

90.0%
Male: 5,565
This city:

94.6%
Province:

90.9%
Female: 6,115
Here:

93.6%
Manitoba:

89.2%
French only
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.1%
English and French
Total: 695
Here:

5.6%
Province:

8.6%
Male: 305
This city:

5.2%
Manitoba:

7.9%
Female: 395
Here:

6.0%
Manitoba:

9.3%
Neither English nor French
Total: 25
This city:

0.2%
Manitoba:

1.2%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

1.0%
Female: 15
Here:

0.2%
Province:

1.3%

Knowledge of official languages in this city

First official language spoken

English
Total: 12,150
This city:

97.9%
Manitoba:

95.3%
Male: 5,755
Here:

97.9%
Manitoba:

95.5%
Female: 6,395
This city:

97.9%
Province:

95.0%
French
Total: 240
This city:

1.9%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 115
Here:

2.0%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 120
Here:

1.8%
Manitoba:

3.4%
English and French
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Manitoba:

0.2%
Neither English nor French
Total: 25
This city:

0.2%
Manitoba:

1.1%
Male: 10
This city:

0.2%
Province:

1.0%
Female: 15
This city:

0.2%
Manitoba:

1.3%

First official language spoken in this city

Used languages details

Mother tongue

Mother tongue

English
Total: 11,025
Here:

88.8%
Province:

72.9%
Male: 5,265
This city:

89.5%
Province:

73.5%
Female: 5,765
This city:

88.2%
Province:

72.4%
French
Total: 280
Here:

2.3%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 130
Here:

2.2%
Manitoba:

3.4%
Female: 150
Here:

2.3%
Province:

3.6%
English and French
Total: 30
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
Male: 10
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 20
This city:

0.3%
Manitoba:

0.3%
English and non-official language
Total: 105
This city:

0.8%
Province:

1.6%
Male: 50
Here:

0.9%
Province:

1.5%
Female: 55
Here:

0.8%
Manitoba:

1.6%
French and non-official language
Total: 10
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Female: 5
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Arabic
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.3%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.3%
Female: 5
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Bengali
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Cantonese
Total: 10
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.3%
Female: 5
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.3%
Danish
Total: 10
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Dutch
Total: 30
This city:

0.2%
Manitoba:

0.3%
Male: 10
Here:

0.2%
Manitoba:

0.3%
Female: 25
This city:

0.4%
Manitoba:

0.3%
Finnish
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
German
Total: 305
Here:

2.5%
Province:

5.6%
Male: 145
This city:

2.5%
Manitoba:

5.5%
Female: 155
This city:

2.4%
Province:

5.8%
Gujarati
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Hebrew
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.0%
Hindi
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Male: 5
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Female: 5
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Hungarian
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Ilocano
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Japanese
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Manitoba:

0.0%
Male: 5
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Korean
Total: 15
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 5
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.2%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.2%
Mandarin
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.2%
Panjabi (Punjabi)
Total: 10
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.8%
Male: 5
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.9%
Pashto
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Manitoba:

0.0%
Persian (Farsi)
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Polish
Total: 25
Here:

0.2%
Manitoba:

0.6%
Male: 10
Here:

0.2%
Manitoba:

0.6%
Female: 10
This city:

0.2%
Manitoba:

0.7%
Portuguese
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Manitoba:

0.5%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 5
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%
Russian
Total: 45
This city:

0.4%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 20
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 25
This city:

0.4%
Manitoba:

0.6%
Spanish
Total: 20
This city:

0.2%
Manitoba:

0.7%
Male: 10
This city:

0.2%
Manitoba:

0.8%
Female: 10
This city:

0.2%
Manitoba:

0.7%
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)
Total: 85
Here:

0.7%
Province:

2.9%
Male: 35
Here:

0.6%
Manitoba:

2.7%
Female: 50
This city:

0.8%
Manitoba:

3.0%
Tamil
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Manitoba:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 5
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Thai
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Manitoba:

0.0%
Ukrainian
Total: 115
This city:

0.9%
Manitoba:

1.4%
Male: 40
This city:

0.7%
Province:

1.3%
Female: 75
This city:

1.1%
Manitoba:

1.6%
Urdu
Total: 15
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Male: 5
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Female: 10
Here:

0.2%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Vietnamese
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.3%
Other languages
Total: 15
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.3%
Male: 10
Here:

0.2%
Manitoba:

0.3%
Female: 15
This city:

0.2%
Manitoba:

0.3%
Ojibway
Total: 130
Here:

1.0%
Province:

0.7%
Male: 50
This city:

0.9%
Manitoba:

0.6%
Female: 85
Here:

1.3%
Manitoba:

0.7%
Lao
Total: 20
This city:

0.2%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Male: 10
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.1%

Language most often used at home

Language most often used at home

English
Total: 11,905
This city:

95.9%
Manitoba:

84.4%
Male: 5,655
Here:

96.2%
Province:

84.6%
Female: 6,255
Here:

95.7%
Province:

84.3%
French
Total: 60
Here:

0.5%
Manitoba:

1.5%
Male: 30
Here:

0.5%
Manitoba:

1.4%
Female: 35
This city:

0.5%
Province:

1.6%
English and French
Total: 10
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.2%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.2%
English and non-official language
Total: 160
This city:

1.3%
Province:

3.3%
Male: 70
This city:

1.2%
Province:

3.2%
Female: 90
Here:

1.4%
Manitoba:

3.3%
Arabic
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Manitoba:

0.2%
Male: 5
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.2%
Cantonese
Total: 10
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.2%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
German
Total: 45
Here:

0.4%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 20
Here:

0.3%
Manitoba:

2.2%
Female: 20
This city:

0.3%
Province:

2.3%
Hebrew
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Manitoba:

0.0%
Male: 5
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.0%
Female: 5
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Hindi
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Korean
Total: 10
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.2%
Male: 5
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 5
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Mandarin
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Manitoba:

0.2%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Pashto
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Russian
Total: 40
This city:

0.3%
Province:

0.3%
Male: 20
Here:

0.3%
Manitoba:

0.3%
Female: 20
This city:

0.3%
Manitoba:

0.3%
Spanish
Total: 10
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 10
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)
Total: 55
Here:

0.4%
Province:

1.6%
Male: 25
This city:

0.4%
Province:

1.5%
Female: 30
Here:

0.5%
Province:

1.6%
Urdu
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Lithuanian
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Manitoba:

0.0%
Ojibway
Total: 30
Here:

0.2%
Manitoba:

0.3%
Male: 10
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 20
This city:

0.3%
Province:

0.3%
Ukrainian
Total: 10
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.2%
Female: 10
This city:

0.2%
Manitoba:

0.2%
Lao
Total: 15
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.0%

Other languages used at home

Other languages used at home

None
Total: 11,770
Here:

94.8%
Manitoba:

85.9%
Male: 5,595
Here:

95.2%
Manitoba:

86.3%
Female: 6,175
This city:

94.5%
Province:

85.6%
English
Total: 120
This city:

1.0%
Manitoba:

5.8%
Male: 45
This city:

0.8%
Manitoba:

5.8%
Female: 70
Here:

1.1%
Province:

5.8%
French
Total: 165
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.6%
Male: 70
This city:

1.2%
Province:

1.5%
Female: 90
This city:

1.4%
Province:

1.7%
English and non-official language
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
French and non-official language
Total: 10
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Ojibway
Total: 110
This city:

0.9%
Province:

0.3%
Male: 50
This city:

0.9%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 65
This city:

1.0%
Manitoba:

0.3%
Arabic
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Dutch
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Male: 5
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.1%
German
Total: 80
This city:

0.6%
Manitoba:

1.4%
Male: 40
Here:

0.7%
Manitoba:

1.4%
Female: 45
Here:

0.7%
Province:

1.5%
Hebrew
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Hindi
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Female: 5
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Korean
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Manitoba:

0.0%
Female: 5
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Mandarin
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Manitoba:

0.0%
Female: 5
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.0%
Polish
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.2%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Portuguese
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Manitoba:

0.2%
Russian
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Spanish
Total: 15
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.3%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.3%
Female: 5
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.3%
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)
Total: 15
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.7%
Male: 10
Here:

0.2%
Manitoba:

0.6%
Female: 5
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.8%
Thai
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Ukrainian
Total: 30
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 15
Here:

0.3%
Manitoba:

0.4%
Female: 20
Here:

0.3%
Manitoba:

0.5%
Other languages
Total: 10
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Male: 5
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.2%
Ilocano
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.0%
Lao
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Manitoba:

0.0%
Male: 5
This city:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.0%

Language most often used at work

Language most often used at work

English
Total: 6,815
This city:

99.4%
Province:

96.4%
Male: 3,365
Here:

99.4%
Province:

96.9%
Female: 3,450
This city:

99.4%
Manitoba:

96.0%
French
Total: 15
Here:

0.2%
Province:

1.1%
Female: 10
This city:

0.3%
Province:

1.5%
English and French
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Manitoba:

0.2%
Female: 10
This city:

0.3%
Manitoba:

0.3%
English and non-official language
Total: 20
Here:

0.3%
Manitoba:

0.5%
Male: 15
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.5%

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