Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Wellington 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
7,964
100.0%
Speak only English
7,583
95.2%
Speak a language other than English
381
4.8%
Spanish
253
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
163
64.4%
Speak English "well"
34
13.4%
Speak English "not well"
56
22.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
86
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
61
70.9%
Speak English "well"
21
24.4%
Speak English "not well"
4
4.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
33
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
33
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
9
100.0%
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
7,964
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
381
4.8%
5 to 17 years
36
0.5%
18 to 64 years
250
3.1%
65 years and over
95
1.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
124
1.6%
5 to 17 years
24
0.3%
18 to 64 years
77
1.0%
65 years and over
23
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
36
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,773
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
51
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
28
0.4%
65 years and over
23
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
