Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Centre Population of the study includes all persons 5 years and over. Ability to speak English "very well" by age, and rate of linguistically isolated households* is shown in the second table.
Ability to speak English by language spoken at home
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,033
100.0%
Speak only English
2,945
97.1%
Speak a language other than English
88
2.9%
Spanish
36
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
83.3%
Speak English "well"
6
16.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
25
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
36.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
16
64.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,033
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
88
2.9%
5 to 17 years
16
0.5%
18 to 64 years
66
2.2%
65 years and over
6
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
22
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
22
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,784
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
16
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
16
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
