Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Division No. 7, Manitoba, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Division No. 7, Manitoba, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Division No. 7 and Manitoba, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Division No. 7			Manitoba
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	65,840	100.0	...	1,240,700	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	56,645	86.0	...	996,860	80.3	...
Immigrants	8,590	13.0	100.0	227,465	18.3	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	1,900	2.9	22.1	93,270	7.5	41.0
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	740	1.1	8.6	22,570	1.8	9.9
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	3,175	4.8	37.0	48,420	3.9	21.3
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	2,770	4.2	32.2	63,210	5.1	27.8
Non-permanent residents	610	0.9	...	16,370	1.3	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Division No. 7, 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	6,780	..	3,605	..	8,585	..	2,775	..
Age groups	6,775	100.0	3,605	100.0	8,585	100.0	2,770	100.0
Less than 15 years	1,040	15.4	915	25.4	1,140	13.3	610	22.0
15 to 24 years	820	12.1	500	13.9	1,110	12.9	405	14.6
25 to 64 years	4,255	62.8	2,195	60.9	5,480	63.8	1,720	62.1
65 years and older	665	9.8	0	0.0	860	10.0	30	1.1
Median age	35.2	..	28.9	..	37.0	..	30.6	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	7,590	100.0	2,770	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	6,170	81.3	2,275	82.1
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	2,270	29.9	835	30.1
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	3,895	51.3	1,440	52.0
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	1,055	13.9	420	15.2
Refugees	...	...	...	...	360	4.7	65	2.3
Region of birth1	6,775	100.0	3,610	100.0	8,585	100.0	2,770	100.0
Americas	2,310	34.1	1,580	43.8	2,470	28.8	740	26.7
Europe	1,960	28.9	335	9.3	2,000	23.3	210	7.6
Africa	415	6.1	250	6.9	900	10.5	400	14.4
Asia	2,060	30.4	1,430	39.6	3,190	37.2	1,425	51.4
Oceania	40	0.6	0	0.0	20	0.2	10	0.4

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,² Division No. 7, 2016

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	8,585	100.0	...
China	1,345	15.7	1
El Salvador	905	10.5	2
India	865	10.1	3
United Kingdom	700	8.2	4
Honduras	545	6.3	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	2,770	100.0	...
India	575	20.8	1
Honduras	395	14.3	2
China	390	14.1	3
Philippines	295	10.6	4
El Salvador	155	5.6	5

Immigrant population and recent immigrants by non-official language spoken most often at home,³ Division No. 7, 2016

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	8,585	100.0	...
Spanish	1,745	20.3	1
Mandarin	935	10.9	2
Gujarati	500	5.8	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	2,775	100.0	...
Spanish	650	23.4	1
Gujarati	430	15.5	2
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	230	8.3	3

Population by generation status and median age, Division No. 7, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	62,550	100.0	36.3	65,840	100.0	36.5
First generation (born abroad)	7,455	11.9	34.4	9,530	14.5	36.0
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	8,385	13.4	52.1	7,700	11.7	48.0
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	2,530	4.0	56.0	2,995	4.5	31.8
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	5,855	9.4	50.9	4,705	7.1	52.4
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	46,710	74.7	34.9	48,615	73.8	35.7

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Division No. 7, Manitoba and Canada 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Division No. 7, Manitoba and Canada 2006 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Division No. 7, 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	62,550	100.0	..	36.3	65,840	100.0	..	36.5
Visible minority population	5,485	8.8	100.0	28.6	8,245	12.5	100.0	29.4
South Asian	430	0.7	7.8	33.4	1,460	2.2	17.7	29.2
Chinese	1,430	2.3	26.1	30.3	1,865	2.8	22.6	33.4
Black	595	1.0	10.8	24.1	1,095	1.7	13.3	27.1
Filipino	385	0.6	7.0	28.1	615	0.9	7.5	32.8
Latin American	2,000	3.2	36.5	27.2	2,435	3.7	29.5	25.3
Arab	105	0.2	1.9	30.8	120	0.2	1.5	22.0
Southeast Asian	105	0.2	1.9	35.2	140	0.2	1.7	29.1
West Asian	35	0.1	0.6	46.0	35	0.1	0.4	30.8
Korean	185	0.3	3.4	32.5	165	0.3	2.0	21.0
Japanese	65	0.1	1.2	37.1	50	0.1	0.6	32.7
Visible minority, n.i.e.	105	0.2	1.9	30.5	95	0.1	1.2	30.2
Multiple visible minorities	45	0.1	0.8	0.0	175	0.3	2.1	17.8
Not a visible minority	57,065	91.2	..	37.9	57,595	87.5	..	38.3

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Division No. 7, Manitoba and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Division No. 7			Manitoba			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
English	20,445	31.1	1	245,960	19.8	1	6,320,085	18.3	2
Scottish	17,410	26.4	2	208,060	16.8	4	4,799,010	13.9	3
Canadian	16,095	24.4	3	240,830	19.4	2	11,135,970	32.3	1

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Division No. 7, Manitoba and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Division No. 7, Manitoba and Canada, 2016