Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Division No. 16, Alberta, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Division No. 16, Alberta, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Division No. 16 and Alberta, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Division No. 16			Alberta
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	73,880	100.0	...	3,978,145	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	56,560	76.6	...	3,062,780	77.0	...
Immigrants	15,880	21.5	100.0	845,220	21.2	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	3,920	5.3	24.7	381,370	9.6	45.1
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	2,870	3.9	18.1	109,145	2.7	12.9
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	4,090	5.5	25.8	146,915	3.7	17.4
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	4,995	6.8	31.5	207,790	5.2	24.6
Non-permanent residents	1,435	1.9	...	70,155	1.8	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Division No. 16, 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	10,335	..	3,640	..	15,880	..	4,995	..
Age groups	10,330	100.0	3,640	100.0	15,880	100.0	4,995	100.0
Less than 15 years	1,225	11.9	735	20.2	1,225	7.7	720	14.4
15 to 24 years	915	8.9	395	10.9	1,735	10.9	630	12.6
25 to 64 years	7,865	76.1	2,430	66.8	12,340	77.7	3,565	71.4
65 years and older	325	3.1	85	2.3	585	3.7	75	1.5
Median age	37.8	..	32.2	..	37.4	..	32.4	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	14,980	100.0	4,995	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	8,685	58.0	3,015	60.4
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	3,720	24.8	1,380	27.6
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	4,965	33.1	1,640	32.8
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	4,020	26.8	1,355	27.1
Refugees	...	...	...	...	2,145	14.3	585	11.7
Region of birth1	10,330	100.0	3,640	100.0	15,880	100.0	4,995	100.0
Americas	1,510	14.6	655	18.0	1,615	10.2	435	8.7
Europe	1,450	14.0	185	5.1	1,655	10.4	300	6.0
Africa	1,860	18.0	860	23.6	3,100	19.5	1,005	20.1
Asia	5,425	52.5	1,905	52.3	9,300	58.6	3,180	63.7
Oceania	75	0.7	0	0.0	210	1.3	80	1.6

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,² Division No. 16, 2016

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	15,875	100.0	...
Philippines	3,580	22.6	1
India	2,195	13.8	2
Pakistan	975	6.1	3
United Kingdom	540	3.4	4
Ethiopia	495	3.1	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	4,995	100.0	...
Philippines	1,825	36.5	1
India	530	10.6	2
Pakistan	220	4.4	3
Ethiopia	215	4.3	4
Eritrea	165	3.3	5

Immigrant population and recent immigrants by non-official language spoken most often at home,³ Division No. 16, 2016

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	15,880	100.0	...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,145	13.5	1
Gujarati	780	4.9	2
Urdu	750	4.7	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	4,995	100.0	...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,180	23.6	1
Arabic	265	5.3	2
Tigrigna	170	3.4	3
Urdu	170	3.4	3

Population by generation status and median age, Division No. 16, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	67,005	100.0	31.5	73,880	100.0	32.9
First generation (born abroad)	12,385	18.5	37.1	17,525	23.7	37.1
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	6,850	10.2	24.4	8,045	10.9	15.1
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	3,270	4.9	17.6	4,580	6.2	8.9
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	3,580	5.3	27.9	3,465	4.7	28.7
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	47,760	71.3	30.5	48,300	65.4	32.5

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Division No. 16, Alberta and Canada 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Division No. 16, Alberta and Canada 2006 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Division No. 16, 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	67,005	100.0	..	31.5	73,880	100.0	..	32.9
Visible minority population	12,335	18.4	100.0	31.5	19,075	25.8	100.0	32.4
South Asian	4,085	6.1	33.1	28.9	4,985	6.7	26.1	31.3
Chinese	750	1.1	6.1	35.2	950	1.3	5.0	34.6
Black	2,070	3.1	16.8	30.9	4,175	5.7	21.9	31.6
Filipino	2,245	3.4	18.2	33.4	4,905	6.6	25.7	34.2
Latin American	1,035	1.5	8.4	34.5	930	1.3	4.9	36.3
Arab	1,055	1.6	8.6	28.5	1,780	2.4	9.3	27.9
Southeast Asian	545	0.8	4.4	33.5	455	0.6	2.4	33.7
West Asian	160	0.2	1.3	26.0	160	0.2	0.8	32.9
Korean	55	0.1	0.4	30.1	225	0.3	1.2	33.2
Japanese	35	0.1	0.3	31.9	105	0.1	0.6	29.3
Visible minority, n.i.e.	75	0.1	0.6	26.8	130	0.2	0.7	37.7
Multiple visible minorities	220	0.3	1.8	28.7	270	0.4	1.4	17.4
Not a visible minority	54,665	81.6	..	31.6	54,800	74.2	..	33.1

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Division No. 16, Alberta and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Division No. 16			Alberta			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Canadian	22,805	30.9	1	902,310	22.7	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
English	11,815	16.0	2	899,445	22.6	2	6,320,085	18.3	2
Irish	9,295	12.6	3	596,750	15.0	5	4,627,000	13.4	5

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Division No. 16, Alberta and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Division No. 16, Alberta and Canada, 2016