Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ontario 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
10,151
100.0%
Speak only English
7,350
72.4%
Speak a language other than English
2,801
27.6%
Spanish
2,533
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,520
60.0%
Speak English "well"
455
18.0%
Speak English "not well"
370
14.6%
Speak English "not at all"
188
7.4%
Other Indo-European languages
115
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
66
57.4%
Speak English "well"
40
34.8%
Speak English "not well"
9
7.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
130
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
60
46.2%
Speak English "well"
51
39.2%
Speak English "not well"
9
6.9%
Speak English "not at all"
10
7.7%
All other languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
10,151
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,801
27.6%
5 to 17 years
853
8.4%
18 to 64 years
1,785
17.6%
65 years and over
163
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,132
11.2%
5 to 17 years
206
2.0%
18 to 64 years
811
8.0%
65 years and over
115
1.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
226
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,888
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
606
6.1%
5 to 17 years
147
1.5%
18 to 64 years
372
3.8%
65 years and over
87
0.9%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
