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Population by mother tongue, by census metropolitan area (2006 Census)
Related tables: Population estimates and projections, Aboriginal language groups, English language groups, French language groups, Other language groups.
| 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London (Ont.) | Windsor (Ont.) | Barrie (Ont.) | Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury (Ont.) | Thunder Bay (Ont.) | |
| number | |||||
| Total population | 452,580 | 320,730 | 175,335 | 156,395 | 121,050 |
| Single responses1 | 448,750 | 315,780 | 174,055 | 154,170 | 120,185 |
| English | 363,885 | 230,920 | 154,535 | 99,445 | 101,305 |
| French | 6,055 | 11,105 | 3,720 | 42,950 | 3,100 |
| Non-official languages | 78,805 | 73,755 | 15,800 | 11,775 | 15,780 |
| Chinese | 5,180 | 6,630 | 745 | 445 | 665 |
| Cantonese | 1,125 | 1,135 | 230 | 55 | 155 |
| Mandarin | 920 | 720 | 165 | 95 | 70 |
| Hakka | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 3,075 | 4,695 | 330 | 300 | 430 |
| Italian | 4,050 | 11,010 | 1,790 | 3,325 | 4,015 |
| German | 4,900 | 3,000 | 1,885 | 995 | 925 |
| Polish | 7,120 | 3,700 | 1,620 | 655 | 1,275 |
| Spanish | 8,115 | 2,895 | 1,160 | 180 | 225 |
| Portuguese | 7,020 | 850 | 800 | 180 | 380 |
| Punjabi | 770 | 2,430 | 155 | 45 | 20 |
| Ukrainian | 1,375 | 960 | 310 | 970 | 1,385 |
| Arabic | 7,330 | 9,815 | 265 | 200 | 55 |
| Dutch | 5,345 | 590 | 1,120 | 170 | 655 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | 960 | 1,805 | 415 | 55 | 135 |
| Greek | 1,835 | 1,210 | 315 | 180 | 120 |
| Vietnamese | 2,100 | 1,830 | 295 | 85 | 195 |
| Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 90 |
| Inuktitut (Eskimo) | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other non-official languages | 22,670 | 27,030 | 4,925 | 4,275 | 5,640 |
| Multiple responses2 | 3,830 | 4,955 | 1,280 | 2,225 | 870 |
| English and French | 730 | 1,115 | 415 | 1,675 | 190 |
| English and non-official language | 2,860 | 3,420 | 815 | 490 | 590 |
| French and non-official language | 170 | 330 | 10 | 40 | 70 |
| English, French and non-official language | 65 | 80 | 35 | 15 | 15 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. Last modified: 2007-12-12. | |||||
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