Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Yarmouth, County (CD) - Nova Scotia

Data quality

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

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.9%

Immigrant population

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

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

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

Immigrant status and period of immigration Yarmouth 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 23,900 100.0 ... 908,340 100.0 ...
Non-immigrants 22,960 96.1 ... 842,760 92.8 ...
Immigrants 910 3.8 100.0 55,675 6.1 100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001 520 2.2 57.1 30,700 3.4 55.1
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005 140 0.6 15.4 5,100 0.6 9.2
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010 165 0.7 18.1 8,080 0.9 14.5
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016 85 0.4 9.3 11,790 1.3 21.2
Non-permanent residents 30 0.1 ... 9,900 1.1 ...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Yarmouth, 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 725 .. 25 .. 910 .. 80 ..
Age groups 730 100.0 20 100.0 905 100.0 85 100.0
Less than 15 years 0 0.0 0 0.0 55 6.1 20 23.5
15 to 24 years 0 0.0 0 0.0 70 7.7 10 11.8
25 to 64 years 390 53.4 0 0.0 450 49.7 50 58.8
65 years and older 330 45.2 0 0.0 325 35.9 0 0.0
Median age 64.3 .. 29.0 .. 55.2 .. 37.6 ..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980 ... ... ... ... 575 100.0 85 100.0
Economic immigrants ... ... ... ... 360 62.6 70 82.4
Principal applicants ... ... ... ... 135 23.5 20 23.5
Secondary applicants ... ... ... ... 225 39.1 45 52.9
Immigrants sponsored by family ... ... ... ... 190 33.0 15 17.6
Refugees ... ... ... ... 20 3.5 0 0.0
Region of birth1 730 100.0 25 100.0 910 100.0 80 100.0
Americas 290 39.7 0 0.0 335 36.8 10 12.5
Europe 330 45.2 0 0.0 400 44.0 30 37.5
Africa 0 0.0 0 0.0 25 2.7 15 18.8
Asia 85 11.6 0 0.0 120 13.2 15 18.8
Oceania 0 0.0 0 0.0 30 3.3 10 12.5

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

Place of birth 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 910 100.0 ...
United States 290 31.9 1
United Kingdom 210 23.1 2
Germany 70 7.7 3
Netherlands 25 2.7 4
China 25 2.7 4
Viet Nam 25 2.7 4
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 80 100.0 ...
Jersey 15 18.8 1
Nigeria 15 18.8 1

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

Languages 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 910 100.0 ...
Vietnamese 30 3.3 1
German 30 3.3 1
Urdu 15 1.6 3
Pashto 15 1.6 3
Cantonese 15 1.6 3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 85 100.0 ...
Urdu 20 23.5 1

Generation status

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

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 24,795 100.0 45.6 23,900 100.0 48.4
First generation (born abroad) 810 3.3 63.6 1,000 4.2 54.8
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 1,120 4.5 52.2 1,215 5.1 51.7
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 155 0.6 47.3 180 0.8 57.3
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 965 3.9 52.9 1,035 4.3 51.3
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 22,870 92.2 44.2 21,690 90.8 47.6

Visible minority population

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Yarmouth, 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 24,795 100.0 .. 45.6 23,900 100.0 .. 48.4
Visible minority population 910 3.7 100.0 23.7 780 3.3 100.0 26.4
South Asian 30 0.1 3.3 29.3 90 0.4 11.5 29.7
Chinese 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 95 0.4 12.2 16.8
Black 735 3.0 80.8 18.0 480 2.0 61.5 23.5
Filipino 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Latin American 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25 0.1 3.2 54.6
Arab 35 0.1 3.8 60.7 10 0.0 1.3 0.0
Southeast Asian 75 0.3 8.2 28.9 40 0.2 5.1 52.0
West Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Korean 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10 0.0 1.3 0.0
Japanese 20 0.1 2.2 56.4 10 0.0 1.3 0.0
Visible minority, n.i.e. 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15 0.1 1.9 0.0
Multiple visible minorities 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Not a visible minority 23,895 96.4 .. 46.2 23,125 96.8 .. 48.8

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

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

Ethnic origin Yarmouth Nova Scotia Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
Canadian 12,790 53.5 1 387,355 42.6 1 11,135,970 32.3 1
French 7,795 32.6 2 149,625 16.5 5 4,670,595 13.6 4
English 6,760 28.3 3 262,375 28.9 3 6,320,085 18.3 2

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

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Yarmouth, 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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