Home Language
The census reports on Canada's language composition by mother tongue, home language and knowledge of Canada's official languages - English and French. Home language refers to the language spoken most often or on a regular basis at home at the time of the census. A non-official language is a language other than English or French.
Home Languages in Peel
In 2001, 64.1 per cent of Peel’s residents listed English as their only home language. Less than 1 per cent of Peel’s residents listed French as their only home language.
Over a third of Peel’s population reported speaking a non-official language at home. Punjabi was the most common non-official language spoken – over 30,000 reported this as their home language. Over 15,000 people in Peel reported Chinese as their home language while 12,000 people reported speaking only Polish in their homes.
Of the approximately 30,000 people that speak Punjabi in Peel, 60.5 per cent live in Brampton and 39.0 per cent live in Mississauga. Almost 90 per cent of the people that reported Chinese as their home language live in Mississauga.
Charts
Most Common Non-Official Home Languages in Peel, 2001
Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census
Top Non-Official Home Languages in Peel, 1991 and 2001
Source: Statistics Canada, 1991 and 2001 Censuses
Other Resources
Statistics from the 1996 Census on a variety of topics.
Statistics from the 2001 Census on a variety of topics.
Statistics from the 2006 Census on a variety of topics.
Information from the 2001 Census for each ward in Peel.
In-depth reports on topics such as age and sex, education and earnings, home languages, households and dwellings, immigration and more.
Regional orientation maps and maps of areas used for analyzing data.
Regional orientation maps and maps of areas used for analyzing data.
Please send comments and questions to:
Peel Data Centre
Region of Peel
Integrated Planning Division, Corporate Services
10 Peel Centre Dr., Suite A, 6th Flr.
Brampton, ON L6T 4B9