Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Shelburne, County (CD) - Nova Scotia

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Shelburne, County (CD) - Nova Scotia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 8.9%

Immigrant population

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Shelburne and Nova Scotia, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration Shelburne Nova Scotia
number % of the total population % of the immigrant population number % of the total population % of the immigrant population
Total population in private households 13,760 100.0 ... 908,340 100.0 ...
Non-immigrants 13,305 96.7 ... 842,760 92.8 ...
Immigrants 435 3.2 100.0 55,675 6.1 100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001 330 2.4 75.9 30,700 3.4 55.1
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005 15 0.1 3.4 5,100 0.6 9.2
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010 45 0.3 10.3 8,080 0.9 14.5
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016 50 0.4 11.5 11,790 1.3 21.2
Non-permanent residents 20 0.1 ... 9,900 1.1 ...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Shelburne, 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 430 .. 85 .. 435 .. 55 ..
Age groups 430 100.0 90 100.0 440 100.0 50 100.0
Less than 15 years 25 5.8 0 0.0 10 2.3 10 20.0
15 to 24 years 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 20.0
25 to 64 years 235 54.7 40 44.4 225 51.1 25 50.0
65 years and older 160 37.2 20 22.2 200 45.5 0 0.0
Median age 56.8 .. 36.4 .. 61.6 .. 27.6 ..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980 ... ... ... ... 190 100.0 50 100.0
Economic immigrants ... ... ... ... 65 34.2 15 30.0
Principal applicants ... ... ... ... 45 23.7 10 20.0
Secondary applicants ... ... ... ... 20 10.5 10 20.0
Immigrants sponsored by family ... ... ... ... 110 57.9 20 40.0
Refugees ... ... ... ... 25 13.2 20 40.0
Region of birth1 430 100.0 85 100.0 435 100.0 50 100.0
Americas 240 55.8 40 47.1 190 43.7 10 20.0
Europe 90 20.9 0 0.0 190 43.7 25 50.0
Africa 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Asia 80 18.6 0 0.0 40 9.2 20 40.0
Oceania 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

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

Place of birth 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 440 100.0 ...
United States 175 39.8 1
United Kingdom 125 28.4 2
Germany 35 8.0 3
Syria 15 3.4 4
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 55 100.0 ...
Syria 20 36.4 1
United Kingdom 15 27.3 2

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

Languages 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 435 100.0 ...
Arabic 25 5.7 1
German 15 3.4 2
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 50 100.0 ...
Arabic 20 40.0 1

Generation status

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

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 14,335 100.0 47.2 13,760 100.0 50.1
First generation (born abroad) 470 3.3 50.9 490 3.6 59.6
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 515 3.6 53.7 585 4.3 55.3
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 110 0.8 8.7 90 0.7 52.2
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 410 2.9 55.9 490 3.6 55.7
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 13,340 93.1 46.5 12,685 92.2 49.1

Visible minority population

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Shelburne, Nova Scotia and Canada 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Shelburne, Nova Scotia and Canada 2006 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Shelburne, 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 14,335 100.0 .. 47.2 13,760 100.0 .. 50.1
Visible minority population 570 4.0 100.0 41.0 300 2.2 100.0 33.9
South Asian 20 0.1 3.5 17.6 20 0.1 6.7 35.5
Chinese 15 0.1 2.6 17.1 10 0.1 3.3 0.0
Black 425 3.0 74.6 41.2 215 1.6 71.7 36.0
Filipino 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15 0.1 5.0 0.0
Latin American 15 0.1 2.6 41.5 15 0.1 5.0 0.0
Arab 60 0.4 10.5 4.2 30 0.2 10.0 22.3
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 10 0.1 1.8 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 20 0.1 3.5 73.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Not a visible minority 13,760 96.0 .. 47.6 13,455 97.8 .. 50.3

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,4 Shelburne, Nova Scotia and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin Shelburne Nova Scotia Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
Canadian 8,670 63.0 1 387,355 42.6 1 11,135,970 32.3 1
English 4,110 29.9 2 262,375 28.9 3 6,320,085 18.3 2
Scottish 2,585 18.8 3 272,880 30.0 2 4,799,010 13.9 3

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Shelburne, Nova Scotia and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Shelburne, Nova Scotia and Canada, 2016

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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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