Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury and Ontario, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Greater Sudbury			Ontario
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	158,785	100.0	...	13,242,160	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	148,780	93.7	...	9,188,820	69.4	...
Immigrants	9,295	5.9	100.0	3,852,145	29.1	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	6,885	4.3	74.1	2,426,240	18.3	63.0
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	635	0.4	6.8	490,560	3.7	12.7
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	770	0.5	8.3	463,175	3.5	12.0
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	1,000	0.6	10.8	472,170	3.6	12.3
Non-permanent residents	705	0.4	...	201,200	1.5	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury, 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	9,775	..	665	..	9,290	..	1,000	..
Age groups	9,775	100.0	665	100.0	9,290	100.0	1,000	100.0
Less than 15 years	210	2.1	115	17.3	310	3.3	185	18.5
15 to 24 years	410	4.2	85	12.8	415	4.5	110	11.0
25 to 64 years	4,705	48.1	450	67.7	4,330	46.6	685	68.5
65 years and older	4,445	45.5	0	0.0	4,230	45.5	15	1.5
Median age	63.1	..	31.1	..	62.2	..	32.8	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	4,040	100.0	1,000	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	2,060	51.0	645	64.5
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	870	21.5	265	26.5
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	1,185	29.3	380	38.0
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	1,465	36.3	255	25.5
Refugees	...	...	...	...	470	11.6	105	10.5
Region of birth1	9,775	100.0	665	100.0	9,290	100.0	1,005	100.0
Americas	1,170	12.0	205	30.8	1,160	12.5	115	11.4
Europe	6,795	69.5	65	9.8	5,430	58.4	120	11.9
Africa	450	4.6	150	22.6	585	6.3	180	17.9
Asia	1,290	13.2	235	35.3	2,075	22.3	580	57.7
Oceania	70	0.7	15	2.3	40	0.4	15	1.5

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,² Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury, 2016

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	9,290	100.0	...
Italy	1,485	16.0	1
United Kingdom	1,100	11.8	2
Finland	680	7.3	3
United States	615	6.6	4
Germany	545	5.9	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	1,005	100.0	...
India	170	16.9	1
Philippines	85	8.5	2
Pakistan	80	8.0	3
Viet Nam	70	7.0	4
United States	70	7.0	4

Immigrant population and recent immigrants by non-official language spoken most often at home,³ Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury, 2016

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	9,290	100.0	...
Italian	765	8.2	1
Finnish	345	3.7	2
Arabic	205	2.2	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	1,005	100.0	...
Vietnamese	70	7.0	1
Urdu	60	6.0	2
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	55	5.5	3

Population by generation status and median age, Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	157,870	100.0	41.9	158,780	100.0	42.8
First generation (born abroad)	10,615	6.7	61.1	10,380	6.5	57.9
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	17,525	11.1	48.1	17,080	10.8	49.5
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	6,360	4.0	51.1	6,465	4.1	52.9
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	11,165	7.1	44.9	10,615	6.7	45.4
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	129,725	82.2	39.2	131,320	82.7	40.5

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury, Ontario and Canada 2006 to 2016

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury, 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	157,870	100.0	..	41.9	158,780	100.0	..	42.8
Visible minority population	4,205	2.7	100.0	29.1	5,990	3.8	100.0	28.8
South Asian	630	0.4	15.0	28.4	1,460	0.9	24.4	30.3
Chinese	800	0.5	19.0	30.9	980	0.6	16.4	28.2
Black	935	0.6	22.2	23.6	1,455	0.9	24.3	25.8
Filipino	195	0.1	4.6	26.7	355	0.2	5.9	36.6
Latin American	290	0.2	6.9	33.0	270	0.2	4.5	39.0
Arab	455	0.3	10.8	27.7	610	0.4	10.2	26.3
Southeast Asian	325	0.2	7.7	35.6	325	0.2	5.4	28.0
West Asian	85	0.1	2.0	28.7	115	0.1	1.9	34.1
Korean	175	0.1	4.2	32.9	90	0.1	1.5	29.7
Japanese	30	0.0	0.7	37.7	90	0.1	1.5	32.5
Visible minority, n.i.e.	60	0.0	1.4	22.2	60	0.0	1.0	33.0
Multiple visible minorities	225	0.1	5.4	20.9	170	0.1	2.8	17.8
Not a visible minority	153,665	97.3	..	42.3	152,790	96.2	..	43.5

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury, Ontario and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Greater Sudbury			Ontario			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Canadian	72,315	45.5	1	3,109,770	23.5	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
French	59,895	37.7	2	1,349,255	10.2	5	4,670,595	13.6	4
English	31,810	20.0	3	2,808,810	21.2	2	6,320,085	18.3	2

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury, Ontario and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury, Ontario and Canada, 2016