Household Languages
The following table and accompanying figure present the home languages (languages spoken most often at home) of Grey and Bruce counties. The proportion of people in Grey Bruce whose home language is not an official language is much lower than Ontario. Exceptions include Southgate (at 13.9%), and Huron-Kinloss (at 10.9%). The most common non-official home languages in Bruce County are German (1.9%), Dutch, (0.2%), and Urdu (0.1%). The most common non-official home languages in Grey County are German (2.2%), Dutch, (0.2%), and Korean (0.08%).
Table: Home Language, Grey Bruce 2016 (%)
|
Geography
|
English
|
French
|
Non-official languages
|
|
Ontario
|
82.5
|
2.2
|
15.3
|
|
Bruce
|
96.6
|
0.2
|
3.2
|
|
Arran-Elderslie
|
95.0
|
0.0
|
5.0
|
|
Brockton
|
98.8
|
0.1
|
1.2
|
|
Huron-Kinloss
|
88.9
|
0.1
|
10.9
|
|
Kincardine
|
96.4
|
0.3
|
3.3
|
|
Northern Bruce Peninsula
|
98.7
|
0.1
|
1.2
|
|
Saugeen Shores
|
97.7
|
0.3
|
1.9
|
|
South Bruce
|
97.5
|
0.1
|
2.5
|
|
South Bruce Peninsula
|
98.8
|
0.1
|
1.0
|
|
Grey
|
96.5
|
0.2
|
3.3
|
|
The Blue Mountains
|
98.6
|
0.1
|
1.3
|
|
Chatsworth
|
93.6
|
0.1
|
6.4
|
|
Georgian Bluffs
|
99.3
|
0.1
|
0.5
|
|
Grey Highlands
|
92.3
|
0.3
|
7.3
|
|
Hanover
|
98.6
|
0.1
|
1.2
|
|
Meaford
|
98.6
|
0.4
|
1.0
|
|
Owen Sound
|
98.4
|
0.3
|
1.4
|
|
Southgate
|
86.0
|
0.2
|
13.9
|
|
West Grey
|
97.8
|
0.2
|
2.0
|
Figure: Home Language, Grey Bruce Municipalities 2016
Read the full report here: Census Release III Languages
Source: 2017. Various Geographies. Census Profile - Age, Sex, Type of Dwelling, Families, Households, Marital Status and Language for Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-401-X2016052. Ottawa. Released Aug 2, 2017. http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/olc-cel/olc.action?objId=98-401-X2016052&objType=46&lang=en&limit=0 (accessed Aug 2 2017).
Notes:
1. Data from Neyaashiinigmiing and Saugeen First Nations are not presented due to high non-response rates (30.5% and 46.0% respectively).
2. Respondents can choose to report more than one home language, but less than 0.1% did so in Grey Bruce. These results are restricted to those who reported a single home language