Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Surrey and British Columbia, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Surrey			British Columbia
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	511,540	100.0	...	4,560,235	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	281,185	55.0	...	3,167,160	69.5	...
Immigrants	220,155	43.0	100.0	1,292,675	28.3	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	115,115	22.5	52.3	795,880	17.5	61.6
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	32,005	6.3	14.5	147,730	3.2	11.4
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	36,695	7.2	16.7	173,505	3.8	13.4
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	36,340	7.1	16.5	175,555	3.8	13.6
Non-permanent residents	10,200	2.0	...	100,405	2.2	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Surrey, 2011 and 2016

	2011				2016
	All immigrants		Recent immigrants (2006 to 2011)		All immigrants		Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Population in private households	187,845	..	34,880	..	220,155	..	36,335	..
Age groups	187,845	100.0	34,875	100.0	220,155	100.0	36,335	100.0
Less than 15 years	9,855	5.2	5,950	17.1	10,140	4.6	5,635	15.5
15 to 24 years	16,450	8.8	5,540	15.9	17,220	7.8	5,100	14.0
25 to 64 years	131,825	70.2	21,820	62.6	151,910	69.0	22,720	62.5
65 years and older	29,715	15.8	1,570	4.5	40,885	18.6	2,890	8.0
Median age	45.1	..	31.2	..	47.2	..	32.7	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	186,290	100.0	36,335	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	78,860	42.3	18,605	51.2
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	29,945	16.1	7,230	19.9
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	48,910	26.3	11,370	31.3
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	85,795	46.1	13,870	38.2
Refugees	...	...	...	...	20,490	11.0	3,715	10.2
Region of birth1	187,845	100.0	34,880	100.0	220,155	100.0	36,340	100.0
Americas	10,085	5.4	1,825	5.2	11,335	5.1	1,425	3.9
Europe	25,605	13.6	1,340	3.8	25,915	11.8	1,295	3.6
Africa	5,140	2.7	1,180	3.4	6,995	3.2	1,505	4.1
Asia	137,620	73.3	29,745	85.3	166,110	75.5	31,590	86.9
Oceania	9,310	5.0	755	2.2	9,790	4.4	515	1.4

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,² Surrey, 2016

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	220,155	100.0	...
India	81,730	37.1	1
Philippines	24,115	11.0	2
China	18,490	8.4	3
United Kingdom	9,655	4.4	4
Fiji	8,965	4.1	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	36,340	100.0	...
India	15,020	41.3	1
Philippines	5,260	14.5	2
China	4,650	12.8	3
Iraq	1,090	3.0	4
Korea, South	1,080	3.0	5

Immigrant population and recent immigrants by non-official language spoken most often at home,³ Surrey, 2016

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	220,155	100.0	...
Punjabi (Panjabi)	68,980	31.3	1
Mandarin	17,820	8.1	2
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	14,645	6.7	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	36,340	100.0	...
Punjabi (Panjabi)	12,345	34.0	1
Mandarin	4,470	12.3	2
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	3,645	10.0	3

Population by generation status and median age, Surrey, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	463,340	100.0	37.2	511,540	100.0	38.4
First generation (born abroad)	193,730	41.8	44.7	233,045	45.6	46.2
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	126,500	27.3	19.9	139,000	27.2	20.6
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	87,075	18.8	16.9	98,190	19.2	18.3
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	39,425	8.5	32.5	40,815	8.0	32.2
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	143,110	30.9	36.2	139,495	27.3	37.7

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Surrey, British Columbia and Canada 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Surrey, British Columbia and Canada 2006 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Surrey, 2011 and 2016

	2011				2016
	Number	% of the total population	% of the visible minority population	Median age	Number	% of the total population	% of the visible minority population	Median age
Total population in private households	463,340	100.0	..	37.2	511,540	100.0	..	38.4
Visible minority population	243,760	52.6	100.0	32.9	299,250	58.5	100.0	34.5
South Asian	142,445	30.7	58.4	32.5	168,035	32.8	56.2	34.4
Chinese	28,485	6.1	11.7	37.5	39,885	7.8	13.3	39.7
Black	6,145	1.3	2.5	29.3	9,455	1.8	3.2	26.8
Filipino	26,475	5.7	10.9	34.1	31,865	6.2	10.6	35.2
Latin American	5,340	1.2	2.2	30.3	7,060	1.4	2.4	35.3
Arab	3,270	0.7	1.3	28.6	5,770	1.1	1.9	29.0
Southeast Asian	13,080	2.8	5.4	31.6	13,005	2.5	4.3	33.9
West Asian	2,345	0.5	1.0	29.4	3,715	0.7	1.2	31.8
Korean	8,385	1.8	3.4	37.8	9,280	1.8	3.1	36.9
Japanese	2,405	0.5	1.0	39.3	2,850	0.6	1.0	38.4
Visible minority, n.i.e.	1,090	0.2	0.4	23.4	1,995	0.4	0.7	34.2
Multiple visible minorities	4,290	0.9	1.8	22.5	6,325	1.2	2.1	21.3
Not a visible minority	219,575	47.4	..	43.0	212,295	41.5	..	45.3

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Surrey, British Columbia and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Surrey			British Columbia			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
East Indian	138,210	27.0	1	309,315	6.8	8	1,374,710	4.0	10
English	78,895	15.4	2	1,203,545	26.4	1	6,320,085	18.3	2
Canadian	67,740	13.2	3	866,525	19.0	2	11,135,970	32.3	1

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Surrey, British Columbia and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Surrey, British Columbia and Canada, 2016