Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Vancouver 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
131,474
100.0%
Speak only English
110,695
84.2%
Speak a language other than English
20,779
15.8%
Spanish
6,265
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,465
55.3%
Speak English "well"
1,151
18.4%
Speak English "not well"
1,161
18.5%
Speak English "not at all"
488
7.8%
Other Indo-European languages
9,056
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,808
42.0%
Speak English "well"
2,068
22.8%
Speak English "not well"
2,252
24.9%
Speak English "not at all"
928
10.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4,819
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,333
48.4%
Speak English "well"
1,290
26.8%
Speak English "not well"
1,021
21.2%
Speak English "not at all"
175
3.6%
All other languages
639
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
415
64.9%
Speak English "well"
170
26.6%
Speak English "not well"
30
4.7%
Speak English "not at all"
24
3.8%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
131,474
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
20,779
15.8%
5 to 17 years
4,977
3.8%
18 to 64 years
14,414
11.0%
65 years and over
1,388
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
10,758
8.2%
5 to 17 years
2,033
1.5%
18 to 64 years
7,842
6.0%
65 years and over
883
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
2,681
Population 5 years and over in households*
129,416
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
7,807
6.0%
5 to 17 years
2,092
1.6%
18 to 64 years
5,116
4.0%
65 years and over
599
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
