Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Queens, County (CD) - Nova Scotia

Data quality

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

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 7.7%

Immigrant population

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

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

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

Immigrant status and period of immigration Queens 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 10,170 100.0 ... 908,340 100.0 ...
Non-immigrants 9,795 96.3 ... 842,760 92.8 ...
Immigrants 375 3.7 100.0 55,675 6.1 100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001 300 2.9 80.0 30,700 3.4 55.1
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005 20 0.2 5.3 5,100 0.6 9.2
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010 25 0.2 6.7 8,080 0.9 14.5
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016 30 0.3 8.0 11,790 1.3 21.2
Non-permanent residents 0 ... ... 9,900 1.1 ...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Queens, 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 375 .. 85 .. 370 .. 30 ..
Age groups 375 100.0 85 100.0 375 100.0 30 100.0
Less than 15 years 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
15 to 24 years 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 2.7 0 0.0
25 to 64 years 225 60.0 75 88.2 125 33.3 20 66.7
65 years and older 135 36.0 0 0.0 240 64.0 0 0.0
Median age 60.2 .. 42.7 .. 67.8 .. 38.5 ..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980 ... ... ... ... 150 100.0 25 100.0
Economic immigrants ... ... ... ... 70 46.7 10 40.0
Principal applicants ... ... ... ... 40 26.7 10 40.0
Secondary applicants ... ... ... ... 35 23.3 0 0.0
Immigrants sponsored by family ... ... ... ... 75 50.0 20 80.0
Refugees ... ... ... ... 0 0.0 0 0.0
Region of birth1 375 100.0 80 100.0 375 100.0 25 100.0
Americas 110 29.3 30 37.5 105 28.0 0 0.0
Europe 245 65.3 45 56.3 220 58.7 25 100.0
Africa 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 4.0 0 0.0
Asia 20 5.3 0 0.0 20 5.3 0 0.0
Oceania 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 2.7 0 0.0

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

Place of birth 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 375 100.0 ...
United States 95 25.3 1
United Kingdom 90 24.0 2
Germany 70 18.7 3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 30 100.0 ...
Ireland 15 50.0 1

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

Languages 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 370 100.0 ...
German 40 10.8 1
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 25 100.0 ...

Generation status

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

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 10,765 100.0 49.3 10,170 100.0 52.7
First generation (born abroad) 405 3.8 61.3 405 4.0 67.3
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 560 5.2 51.7 420 4.1 59.1
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 95 0.9 79.0 45 0.4 56.5
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 470 4.4 50.1 370 3.6 60.5
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 9,800 91.0 48.3 9,350 91.9 51.6

Visible minority population

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Queens, 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 10,765 100.0 .. 49.3 10,170 100.0 .. 52.7
Visible minority population 135 1.3 100.0 34.8 200 2.0 100.0 48.0
South Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10 0.1 5.0 0.0
Chinese 30 0.3 22.2 31.6 10 0.1 5.0 0.0
Black 100 0.9 74.1 34.8 145 1.4 72.5 39.8
Filipino 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Latin American 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Arab 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 10 0.1 5.0 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 20 0.2 10.0 94.1
Not a visible minority 10,630 98.7 .. 49.4 9,970 98.0 .. 52.8

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

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

Ethnic origin Queens Nova Scotia Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
Canadian 5,480 53.9 1 387,355 42.6 1 11,135,970 32.3 1
German 2,600 25.6 2 97,550 10.7 6 3,322,400 9.6 6
English 2,560 25.2 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 Queens, Nova Scotia and Canada, 2016

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