Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

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

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

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Les Moulins			Quebec
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	156,690	100.0	...	7,965,450	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	144,080	92.0	...	6,788,085	85.2	...
Immigrants	12,385	7.9	100.0	1,091,305	13.7	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	6,710	4.3	54.2	553,855	7.0	50.8
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	2,355	1.5	19.0	140,170	1.8	12.8
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	2,090	1.3	16.9	182,110	2.3	16.7
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	1,225	0.8	9.9	215,170	2.7	19.7
Non-permanent residents	230	0.1	...	86,060	1.1	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Les Moulins, 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	8,305	..	1,080	..	12,380	..	1,230	..
Age groups	8,305	100.0	1,080	100.0	12,385	100.0	1,225	100.0
Less than 15 years	645	7.8	260	24.1	760	6.1	220	18.0
15 to 24 years	430	5.2	95	8.8	1,145	9.2	145	11.8
25 to 64 years	6,315	76.0	655	60.6	8,890	71.8	780	63.7
65 years and older	920	11.1	70	6.5	1,585	12.8	80	6.5
Median age	42.3	..	32.9	..	44.0	..	34.3	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	10,140	100.0	1,225	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	4,555	44.9	445	36.3
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	2,030	20.0	220	18.0
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	2,525	24.9	225	18.4
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	3,860	38.1	520	42.4
Refugees	...	...	...	...	1,610	15.9	235	19.2
Region of birth1	8,305	100.0	1,080	100.0	12,385	100.0	1,230	100.0
Americas	3,510	42.3	435	40.3	5,605	45.3	715	58.1
Europe	2,655	32.0	205	19.0	2,930	23.7	110	8.9
Africa	1,460	17.6	335	31.0	2,610	21.1	275	22.4
Asia	670	8.1	105	9.7	1,220	9.9	135	11.0
Oceania	0	0.0	0	0.0	10	0.1	0	0.0

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

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	12,385	100.0	...
Haiti	3,425	27.7	1
France	990	8.0	2
Algeria	875	7.1	3
Morocco	700	5.7	4
Italy	630	5.1	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	1,230	100.0	...
Haiti	425	34.6	1
Colombia	85	6.9	2
Mauritius	70	5.7	3
France	65	5.3	4
Algeria	50	4.1	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	12,380	100.0	...
Spanish	1,265	10.2	1
Creole, n.o.s.	1,060	8.6	2
Arabic	710	5.7	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	1,230	100.0	...
Spanish	180	14.6	1
Creole, n.o.s.	170	13.8	2
Arabic	80	6.5	3

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	147,485	100.0	36.6	156,690	100.0	38.6
First generation (born abroad)	8,570	5.8	41.9	12,825	8.2	43.7
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	10,265	7.0	20.4	14,085	9.0	19.5
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	5,295	3.6	18.8	7,970	5.1	17.0
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	4,965	3.4	23.1	6,115	3.9	23.9
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	128,655	87.2	37.1	129,780	82.8	39.5

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Les Moulins, 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	147,485	100.0	..	36.6	156,690	100.0	..	38.6
Visible minority population	9,370	6.4	100.0	27.8	15,500	9.9	100.0	27.6
South Asian	195	0.1	2.1	18.2	130	0.1	0.8	38.9
Chinese	260	0.2	2.8	14.4	455	0.3	2.9	21.8
Black	5,510	3.7	58.8	27.2	9,280	5.9	59.9	25.3
Filipino	30	0.0	0.3	35.0	40	0.0	0.3	32.9
Latin American	1,485	1.0	15.8	32.4	2,420	1.5	15.6	32.0
Arab	1,255	0.9	13.4	28.7	2,065	1.3	13.3	29.5
Southeast Asian	305	0.2	3.3	31.3	680	0.4	4.4	31.0
West Asian	85	0.1	0.9	27.3	115	0.1	0.7	29.9
Korean	70	0.0	0.7	8.4	85	0.1	0.5	21.4
Japanese	10	0.0	0.1	69.6	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Visible minority, n.i.e.	65	0.0	0.7	38.8	95	0.1	0.6	26.7
Multiple visible minorities	90	0.1	1.0	43.8	145	0.1	0.9	12.2
Not a visible minority	138,115	93.6	..	37.3	141,190	90.1	..	39.7

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

Ethnic origin	Les Moulins			Quebec			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Canadian	103,780	66.2	1	4,647,840	58.3	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
French	34,315	21.9	2	1,870,545	23.5	2	4,670,595	13.6	4
Italian	8,890	5.7	3	326,700	4.1	4	1,587,965	4.6	8

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

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