Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Grey, Ontario, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Grey, Ontario, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Grey and Ontario, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Grey			Ontario
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	91,730	100.0	...	13,242,160	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	84,265	91.9	...	9,188,820	69.4	...
Immigrants	7,355	8.0	100.0	3,852,145	29.1	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	6,265	6.8	85.2	2,426,240	18.3	63.0
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	425	0.5	5.8	490,560	3.7	12.7
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	360	0.4	4.9	463,175	3.5	12.0
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	305	0.3	4.1	472,170	3.6	12.3
Non-permanent residents	115	0.1	...	201,200	1.5	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Grey, 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	6,660	..	210	..	7,360	..	310	..
Age groups	6,660	100.0	205	100.0	7,355	100.0	305	100.0
Less than 15 years	175	2.6	60	29.3	135	1.8	70	23.0
15 to 24 years	200	3.0	0	0.0	205	2.8	30	9.8
25 to 64 years	3,345	50.2	140	68.3	3,275	44.5	190	62.3
65 years and older	2,945	44.2	0	0.0	3,745	50.9	10	3.3
Median age	62.8	..	32.3	..	65.3	..	29.6	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	2,600	100.0	310	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	1,210	46.5	100	32.3
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	500	19.2	45	14.5
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	715	27.5	55	17.7
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	1,060	40.8	140	45.2
Refugees	...	...	...	...	280	10.8	35	11.3
Region of birth1	6,660	100.0	210	100.0	7,360	100.0	310	100.0
Americas	920	13.8	55	26.2	1,165	15.8	100	32.3
Europe	5,055	75.9	65	31.0	5,265	71.5	75	24.2
Africa	110	1.7	0	0.0	175	2.4	15	4.8
Asia	540	8.1	70	33.3	700	9.5	110	35.5
Oceania	30	0.5	0	0.0	55	0.7	10	3.2

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

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	7,355	100.0	...
United Kingdom	2,310	31.4	1
Germany	795	10.8	2
United States	715	9.7	3
Netherlands	635	8.6	4
Poland	185	2.5	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	310	100.0	...
United States	80	25.8	1
Syria	35	11.3	2
India	35	11.3	2
Netherlands	25	8.1	4
United Kingdom	20	6.5	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	7,355	100.0	...
German	360	4.9	1
Dutch	105	1.4	2
Korean	85	1.2	3
Polish	85	1.2	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	305	100.0	...
Arabic	45	14.8	1
German	40	13.1	2
Malayalam	25	8.2	3

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	90,285	100.0	46.8	91,730	100.0	48.6
First generation (born abroad)	6,865	7.6	62.5	7,730	8.4	64.5
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	11,435	12.7	50.8	12,150	13.2	51.6
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	4,030	4.5	50.2	4,030	4.4	53.7
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	7,405	8.2	51.7	8,120	8.9	49.2
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	71,985	79.7	43.8	71,855	78.3	45.5

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Grey, 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	90,285	100.0	..	46.8	91,730	100.0	..	48.6
Visible minority population	1,360	1.5	100.0	32.9	1,895	2.1	100.0	37.4
South Asian	415	0.5	30.5	29.2	330	0.4	17.4	37.1
Chinese	135	0.1	9.9	38.9	280	0.3	14.8	41.1
Black	350	0.4	25.7	23.9	435	0.5	23.0	26.2
Filipino	110	0.1	8.1	35.1	145	0.2	7.7	39.2
Latin American	60	0.1	4.4	38.2	60	0.1	3.2	48.0
Arab	20	0.0	1.5	63.8	180	0.2	9.5	28.5
Southeast Asian	15	0.0	1.1	27.5	80	0.1	4.2	27.3
West Asian	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	20	0.0	1.1	42.3
Korean	90	0.1	6.6	43.4	155	0.2	8.2	37.3
Japanese	60	0.1	4.4	33.0	50	0.1	2.6	41.6
Visible minority, n.i.e.	40	0.0	2.9	43.9	95	0.1	5.0	40.5
Multiple visible minorities	55	0.1	4.0	33.5	65	0.1	3.4	55.1
Not a visible minority	88,925	98.5	..	47.0	89,840	97.9	..	48.9

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Grey, Ontario and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Grey			Ontario			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
English	34,335	37.4	1	2,808,810	21.2	2	6,320,085	18.3	2
Canadian	32,205	35.1	2	3,109,770	23.5	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
Scottish	28,335	30.9	3	2,107,295	15.9	3	4,799,010	13.9	3

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Grey, Ontario and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Grey, Ontario and Canada, 2016