| Fort Smith Region | |||||||||
| Home Language, by Age | |||||||||
| 1996 Census | |||||||||
| All | 65 and | ||||||||
| Ages | 0-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | Over | |
| Total - Home language | 30,060 | 2,945 | 5,430 | 4,565 | 5,935 | 5,510 | 3,380 | 1,340 | 950 |
| English | 26,200 | 2,660 | 4,920 | 3,925 | 5,290 | 4,915 | 3,005 | 995 | 490 |
| French | 320 | 25 | 35 | 40 | 60 | 85 | 50 | 20 | 15 |
| Inuktitut | 45 | - | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | - | - | - |
| South Slave | 715 | 20 | 70 | 95 | 100 | 85 | 90 | 85 | 160 |
| Dogrib | 1,360 | 115 | 235 | 295 | 210 | 150 | 90 | 95 | 165 |
| Chipewyan | 210 | - | 15 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 55 |
| Gwich'in | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cree | 25 | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| German | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dutch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukrainian | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chinese | 135 | - | 15 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| Vietnamese | 130 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | 100 | - | - | 10 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 15 |
| Total Multiple responses | 465 | 60 | 70 | 70 | 95 | 85 | 50 | 20 | 10 |
| English and French | 70 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 20 | - | - | - |
| English and non-official language | 395 | 40 | 65 | 60 | 85 | 65 | 50 | 25 | 10 |
| French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English, French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |