Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

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

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

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Division No. 7			Alberta
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	38,755	100.0	...	3,978,145	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	36,400	93.9	...	3,062,780	77.0	...
Immigrants	1,980	5.1	100.0	845,220	21.2	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	1,070	2.8	54.0	381,370	9.6	45.1
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	165	0.4	8.3	109,145	2.7	12.9
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	245	0.6	12.4	146,915	3.7	17.4
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	500	1.3	25.3	207,790	5.2	24.6
Non-permanent residents	380	1.0	...	70,155	1.8	...

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	1,220	..	185	..	1,975	..	500	..
Age groups	1,220	100.0	180	100.0	1,975	100.0	495	100.0
Less than 15 years	75	6.1	25	13.9	160	8.1	70	14.1
15 to 24 years	170	13.9	50	27.8	170	8.6	90	18.2
25 to 64 years	755	61.9	105	58.3	1,230	62.3	340	68.7
65 years and older	225	18.4	0	0.0	415	21.0	0	0.0
Median age	49.3	..	31.9	..	46.5	..	32.4	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	1,325	100.0	500	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	795	60.0	395	79.0
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	320	24.2	180	36.0
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	475	35.8	215	43.0
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	425	32.1	95	19.0
Refugees	...	...	...	...	85	6.4	0	0.0
Region of birth1	1,220	100.0	185	100.0	1,975	100.0	495	100.0
Americas	180	14.8	0	0.0	350	17.7	45	9.1
Europe	720	59.0	55	29.7	795	40.3	50	10.1
Africa	25	2.0	10	5.4	55	2.8	15	3.0
Asia	245	20.1	115	62.2	730	37.0	380	76.8
Oceania	55	4.5	0	0.0	45	2.3	0	0.0

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

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	1,980	100.0	...
United Kingdom	390	19.7	1
Philippines	345	17.4	2
United States	150	7.6	3
Mexico	135	6.8	4
India	125	6.3	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	500	100.0	...
Philippines	230	46.0	1
India	80	16.0	2
Korea, South	35	7.0	3
United States	25	5.0	4
Ukraine	20	4.0	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	1,980	100.0	...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	245	12.4	1
German	105	5.3	2
Punjabi (Panjabi)	50	2.5	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	500	100.0	...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	190	38.0	1
Malayalam	25	5.0	2
Hindi	20	4.0	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	37,385	100.0	40.5	38,755	100.0	40.7
First generation (born abroad)	1,460	3.9	45.4	2,515	6.5	41.7
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	5,150	13.8	62.9	5,350	13.8	60.9
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	1,810	4.8	75.3	1,745	4.5	70.0
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	3,340	8.9	56.5	3,605	9.3	58.0
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	30,775	82.3	36.5	30,890	79.7	37.6

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

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Division No. 7, Alberta 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	37,385	100.0	..	40.5	38,755	100.0	..	40.7
Visible minority population	905	2.4	100.0	29.5	1,565	4.0	100.0	31.2
South Asian	60	0.2	6.6	30.4	270	0.7	17.3	30.3
Chinese	100	0.3	11.0	38.7	100	0.3	6.4	30.0
Black	120	0.3	13.3	27.4	230	0.6	14.7	16.2
Filipino	305	0.8	33.7	33.2	620	1.6	39.6	34.3
Latin American	20	0.1	2.2	49.4	35	0.1	2.2	39.8
Arab	25	0.1	2.8	5.2	105	0.3	6.7	21.3
Southeast Asian	100	0.3	11.0	23.5	20	0.1	1.3	32.4
West Asian	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Korean	65	0.2	7.2	54.2	115	0.3	7.3	38.9
Japanese	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10	0.0	0.6	0.0
Visible minority, n.i.e.	45	0.1	5.0	15.5	25	0.1	1.6	20.6
Multiple visible minorities	30	0.1	3.3	21.7	30	0.1	1.9	26.7
Not a visible minority	36,480	97.6	..	41.0	37,190	96.0	..	41.4

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

Ethnic origin	Division No. 7			Alberta			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
English	12,495	32.2	1	899,445	22.6	2	6,320,085	18.3	2
Canadian	12,265	31.6	2	902,310	22.7	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
German	11,420	29.5	3	712,955	17.9	3	3,322,400	9.6	6

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

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