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Matawinie, Municipalité régionale de comté (CD) - Quebec

Data quality

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

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 7.3%

Immigrant population

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

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

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Matawinie and Quebec, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration Matawinie Quebec
number % of the total population % of the immigrant population number % of the total population % of the immigrant population
Total population in private households 49,260 100.0 ... 7,965,450 100.0 ...
Non-immigrants 47,830 97.1 ... 6,788,085 85.2 ...
Immigrants 1,370 2.8 100.0 1,091,305 13.7 100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001 1,050 2.1 76.6 553,855 7.0 50.8
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005 180 0.4 13.1 140,170 1.8 12.8
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010 85 0.2 6.2 182,110 2.3 16.7
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016 55 0.1 4.0 215,170 2.7 19.7
Non-permanent residents 60 0.1 ... 86,060 1.1 ...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Matawinie, 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 1,385 .. 195 .. 1,370 .. 55 ..
Age groups 1,385 100.0 195 100.0 1,370 100.0 55 100.0
Less than 15 years 65 4.7 30 15.4 40 2.9 0 0.0
15 to 24 years 115 8.3 35 17.9 75 5.5 0 0.0
25 to 64 years 695 50.2 135 69.2 710 51.8 45 81.8
65 years and older 515 37.2 0 0.0 545 39.8 10 18.2
Median age 56.6 .. 39.2 .. 61.1 .. 33.7 ..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980 ... ... ... ... 680 100.0 55 100.0
Economic immigrants ... ... ... ... 365 53.7 20 36.4
Principal applicants ... ... ... ... 190 27.9 20 36.4
Secondary applicants ... ... ... ... 175 25.7 0 0.0
Immigrants sponsored by family ... ... ... ... 230 33.8 35 63.6
Refugees ... ... ... ... 80 11.8 0 0.0
Region of birth1 1,385 100.0 200 100.0 1,365 100.0 55 100.0
Americas 245 17.7 0 0.0 205 15.0 20 36.4
Europe 985 71.1 150 75.0 965 70.7 30 54.5
Africa 50 3.6 20 10.0 75 5.5 0 0.0
Asia 100 7.2 20 10.0 120 8.8 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 Matawinie, 2016

Place of birth 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 1,365 100.0 ...
France 430 31.5 1
Poland 85 6.2 2
Italy 75 5.5 3
United States 75 5.5 3
Belgium 50 3.7 5
Germany 50 3.7 5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 55 100.0 ...
France 20 36.4 1
Dominican Republic 15 27.3 2

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

Languages 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 1,365 100.0 ...
Polish 70 5.1 1
Spanish 65 4.8 2
Russian 35 2.6 3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 55 100.0 ...
Spanish 15 27.3 1

Generation status

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

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 48,555 100.0 49.2 49,260 100.0 52.2
First generation (born abroad) 1,435 3.0 56.1 1,495 3.0 59.1
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 1,585 3.3 52.1 1,725 3.5 53.5
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 375 0.8 49.9 385 0.8 55.0
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 1,215 2.5 53.9 1,335 2.7 52.5
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 45,530 93.8 48.9 46,040 93.5 52.0

Visible minority population

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Matawinie, 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 48,555 100.0 .. 49.2 49,260 100.0 .. 52.2
Visible minority population 315 0.6 100.0 37.1 485 1.0 100.0 26.9
South Asian 65 0.1 20.6 80.3 45 0.1 9.3 13.9
Chinese 30 0.1 9.5 10.6 30 0.1 6.2 16.1
Black 100 0.2 31.7 39.0 175 0.4 36.1 15.6
Filipino 15 0.0 4.8 33.8 15 0.0 3.1 38.9
Latin American 60 0.1 19.0 17.8 110 0.2 22.7 40.6
Arab 25 0.1 7.9 40.1 30 0.1 6.2 36.9
Southeast Asian 25 0.1 7.9 44.3 35 0.1 7.2 34.8
West Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Korean 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15 0.0 3.1 49.8
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 0.0 4.1 7.2
Not a visible minority 48,235 99.3 .. 49.3 48,775 99.0 .. 52.4

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

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

Ethnic origin Matawinie Quebec Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
Canadian 35,185 71.4 1 4,647,840 58.3 1 11,135,970 32.3 1
French 11,010 22.4 2 1,870,545 23.5 2 4,670,595 13.6 4
First Nations (North American Indian) 3,810 7.7 3 289,610 3.6 5 1,525,570 4.4 9

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

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