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Les Etchemins, Municipalité régionale de comté (CD) - Quebec

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Les Etchemins, Municipalité régionale de comté (CD) - Quebec

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.2%

Immigrant population

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Les Etchemins, Quebec, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Les Etchemins, Quebec, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Les Etchemins and Quebec, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration Les Etchemins Quebec
number % of the total population % of the immigrant population number % of the total population % of the immigrant population
Total population in private households 15,990 100.0 ... 7,965,450 100.0 ...
Non-immigrants 15,680 98.1 ... 6,788,085 85.2 ...
Immigrants 230 1.4 100.0 1,091,305 13.7 100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001 70 0.4 30.4 553,855 7.0 50.8
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005 35 0.2 15.2 140,170 1.8 12.8
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010 35 0.2 15.2 182,110 2.3 16.7
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016 85 0.5 37.0 215,170 2.7 19.7
Non-permanent residents 80 0.5 ... 86,060 1.1 ...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Les Etchemins, 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 240 .. 135 .. 230 .. 85 ..
Age groups 240 100.0 130 100.0 235 100.0 85 100.0
Less than 15 years 75 31.3 50 38.5 75 31.9 25 29.4
15 to 24 years 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 4.3 10 11.8
25 to 64 years 110 45.8 65 50.0 110 46.8 45 52.9
65 years and older 35 14.6 0 0.0 35 14.9 0 0.0
Median age 37.6 .. 16.8 .. 33.0 .. 27.8 ..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980 ... ... ... ... 195 100.0 85 100.0
Economic immigrants ... ... ... ... 80 41.0 45 52.9
Principal applicants ... ... ... ... 35 17.9 20 23.5
Secondary applicants ... ... ... ... 45 23.1 30 35.3
Immigrants sponsored by family ... ... ... ... 90 46.2 20 23.5
Refugees ... ... ... ... 10 5.1 0 0.0
Region of birth1 235 100.0 130 100.0 235 100.0 85 100.0
Americas 110 46.8 30 23.1 90 38.3 45 52.9
Europe 105 44.7 95 73.1 75 31.9 30 35.3
Africa 0 0.0 0 0.0 30 12.8 10 11.8
Asia 20 8.5 0 0.0 45 19.1 0 0.0
Oceania 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,2 Les Etchemins, 2016

Place of birth 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 230 100.0 ...
France 45 19.6 1
United States 40 17.4 2
Haiti 30 13.0 3
China 30 13.0 3
Morocco 25 10.9 5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 85 100.0 ...
France 30 35.3 1
Costa Rica 20 23.5 2
Haiti 20 23.5 2

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

Languages 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 230 100.0 ...
Arabic 20 8.7 1
Creole, n.o.s. 15 6.5 2
Spanish 15 6.5 2
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 85 100.0 ...
Creole, n.o.s. 15 17.6 1
Spanish 15 17.6 1

Generation status

Population by generation status and median age, Les Etchemins, 2011 and 2016

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 16,650 100.0 47.5 15,990 100.0 49.8
First generation (born abroad) 285 1.7 37.6 335 2.1 32.4
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 210 1.3 36.6 220 1.4 36.9
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 25 0.2 11.0 35 0.2 5.1
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 185 1.1 48.6 190 1.2 39.9
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 16,155 97.0 47.8 15,435 96.5 50.2

Visible minority population

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Les Etchemins, Quebec and Canada 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Les Etchemins, Quebec and Canada 2006 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Les Etchemins, 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 16,650 100.0 .. 47.5 15,990 100.0 .. 49.8
Visible minority population 100 0.6 100.0 14.2 200 1.3 100.0 15.4
South Asian 20 0.1 20.0 9.7 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chinese 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25 0.2 12.5 13.0
Black 20 0.1 20.0 6.3 35 0.2 17.5 14.2
Filipino 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10 0.1 5.0 0.0
Latin American 35 0.2 35.0 13.7 85 0.5 42.5 28.8
Arab 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 35 0.2 17.5 8.4
Southeast Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15 0.1 7.5 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 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Not a visible minority 16,540 99.3 .. 47.7 15,790 98.7 .. 50.2

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,4 Les Etchemins, Quebec and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin Les Etchemins Quebec Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
Canadian 13,430 84.0 1 4,647,840 58.3 1 11,135,970 32.3 1
French 3,285 20.5 2 1,870,545 23.5 2 4,670,595 13.6 4
Irish 445 2.8 3 446,215 5.6 3 4,627,000 13.4 5

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Les Etchemins, Quebec and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Les Etchemins, Quebec 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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