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2001 | 2006 | 2011Table 5.8 Note 1 | 2016 | 2001 to 2016 | |
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number | percent change | ||||
Total population | 1,275 | 1,325 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 1,480 | 16.1 |
Knowledge of Inuktut | 1,205 | 1,260 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 1,385 | 14.9 |
Inuktut mother tongue | 1,190 | 1,240 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 1,370 | 15.1 |
Inuktut spoken at home (Total) | 1,185 | 1,245 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 1,395 | 17.7 |
As a main language | 1,160 | 1,195 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 1,360 | 17.2 |
As a secondary language | 25 | 50 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 35 | 40.0 |
English spoken at home (Total) | 555 | 555 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 540 | -2.7 |
Workers aged 15 years and older | 585 | 620 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 665 | 13.7 |
Use of Inuktut at work (Total) | 505 | 505 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 595 | 17.8 |
As a main language | 405 | 400 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 395 | -2.5 |
As a secondary language | 100 | 105 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 200 | 100.0 |
Use of English at work (Total) | 445 | 460 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 545 | 22.5 |
Inuit population | 1,205 | 1,235 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 1,390 | 15.4 |
Knowledge of Inuktut | 1,195 | 1,235 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 1,375 | 15.1 |
Inuktut mother tongue | 1,190 | 1,230 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 1,370 | 15.1 |
Inuktut spoken at home (Total) | 1,180 | 1,220 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 1,375 | 16.5 |
As a main language | 1,155 | 1,175 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 1,355 | 17.3 |
As a secondary language | 25 | 45 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 20 | -20.0 |
English spoken at home (Total) | 490 | 480 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 455 | -7.1 |
Inuit workers aged 15 years and older | 525 | 550 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 590 | 12.4 |
Use of Inuktut at work (Total) | 490 | 500 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 560 | 14.3 |
As a main language | 400 | 400 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 390 | -2.5 |
As a secondary language | 90 | 100 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 170 | 88.9 |
Use of English at work (Total) | 385 | 395 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 465 | 20.8 |
Non-Inuit population | 70 | 90 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 90 | 28.6 |
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
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Data table for Chart 5.8
Inuktut mother tongue and Inuktut spoken most often at home | Inuktut mother tongue and Inuktut spoken regularly at home | Inuktut mother tongue but Inuktut not spoken at home | Mother tongue other than Inuktut but Inuktut spoken at home | Mother tongue other than Inuktut and Inuktut not spoken at home | |
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percent | |||||
Total Inuit population | 96 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
0 to 14 years | 94 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
15 to 24 years | 96 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 to 54 years | 97 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
55 years and over | 97 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Note: Among the Inuit population in Pangnirtung in 2016, 96% had Inuktut as a mother tongue and were speaking it the most often at home. On the other hand, less than 1% of Inuit in the community did not have Inuktut as a mother tongue and did not speak it at home. Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population 2001, 2006 and 2016; 2011 National Household Survey. |
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