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Division No. 9, Census division (CD) - Newfoundland and Labrador

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Division No. 9, Census division (CD) - Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 8.6%

Immigrant population

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Division No. 9, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Division No. 9, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Division No. 9 and Newfoundland and Labrador, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration Division No. 9 Newfoundland and Labrador
number % of the total population % of the immigrant population number % of the total population % of the immigrant population
Total population in private households 15,340 100.0 ... 512,250 100.0 ...
Non-immigrants 15,090 98.4 ... 496,410 96.9 ...
Immigrants 220 1.4 100.0 12,080 2.4 100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001 105 0.7 47.7 5,545 1.1 45.9
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005 30 0.2 13.6 990 0.2 8.2
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010 0 ... 0.0 1,870 0.4 15.5
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016 80 0.5 36.4 3,675 0.7 30.4
Non-permanent residents 25 0.2 ... 3,770 0.7 ...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Division No. 9, 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 105 .. 45 .. 220 .. 85 ..
Age groups 105 100.0 45 100.0 220 100.0 85 100.0
Less than 15 years 0 0.0 0 0.0 40 18.2 30 35.3
15 to 24 years 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 6.8 0 0.0
25 to 64 years 70 66.7 30 66.7 110 50.0 45 52.9
65 years and older 25 23.8 0 0.0 60 27.3 10 11.8
Median age 42.5 .. 29.6 .. 52.3 .. 33.9 ..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980 ... ... ... ... 140 100.0 85 100.0
Economic immigrants ... ... ... ... 115 82.1 75 88.2
Principal applicants ... ... ... ... 50 35.7 25 29.4
Secondary applicants ... ... ... ... 65 46.4 45 52.9
Immigrants sponsored by family ... ... ... ... 30 21.4 10 11.8
Refugees ... ... ... ... 0 0.0 0 0.0
Region of birth1 110 100.0 40 100.0 220 100.0 80 100.0
Americas 0 0.0 0 0.0 35 15.9 10 12.5
Europe 55 50.0 0 0.0 85 38.6 10 12.5
Africa 0 0.0 0 0.0 40 18.2 40 50.0
Asia 45 40.9 40 100.0 60 27.3 25 31.3
Oceania 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,2 Division No. 9, 2016

Place of birth 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 220 100.0 ...
United Kingdom 65 29.5 1
Egypt 40 18.2 2
United States 30 13.6 3
India 20 9.1 4
China 15 6.8 5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 85 100.0 ...
Egypt 35 41.2 1

Immigrant population and recent immigrants by non-official language spoken most often at home,3 Division No. 9, 2016

Languages 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 220 100.0 ...
Arabic 50 22.7 1
Polish 15 6.8 2
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 85 100.0 ...
Arabic 50 58.8 1
Polish 15 17.6 2

Generation status

Population by generation status and median age, Division No. 9, 2011 and 2016

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 16,560 100.0 48.2 15,340 100.0 52.5
First generation (born abroad) 130 0.8 46.5 250 1.6 47.4
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 135 0.8 43.3 155 1.0 37.0
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 15 0.1 48.8 35 0.2 15.4
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 115 0.7 43.3 120 0.8 37.1
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 16,295 98.4 48.2 14,935 97.4 52.6

Visible minority population

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Division No. 9, Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Division No. 9, Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada 2006 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Division No. 9, 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 16,560 100.0 .. 48.2 15,340 100.0 .. 52.5
Visible minority population 75 0.5 100.0 25.1 180 1.2 100.0 25.0
South Asian 10 0.1 13.3 40.2 30 0.2 16.7 33.0
Chinese 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 35 0.2 19.4 13.7
Black 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 35 0.2 19.4 43.3
Filipino 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10 0.1 5.6 0.0
Latin American 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Arab 35 0.2 46.7 14.8 60 0.4 33.3 12.5
Southeast Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
West Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Korean 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Japanese 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Visible minority, n.i.e. 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple visible minorities 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10 0.1 5.6 73.9
Not a visible minority 16,485 99.5 .. 48.2 15,155 98.8 .. 52.6

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,4 Division No. 9, Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin Division No. 9 Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
Canadian 8,830 57.6 1 276,130 53.9 1 11,135,970 32.3 1
English 6,070 39.6 2 191,860 37.5 2 6,320,085 18.3 2
First Nations (North American Indian) 2,555 16.7 3 44,015 8.6 4 1,525,570 4.4 9

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Division No. 9, Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Division No. 9, Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada, 2016

Symbols:

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incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement
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revised
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use with caution

Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

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