Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Thompson-Nicola and British Columbia, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Thompson-Nicola			British Columbia
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	129,015	100.0	...	4,560,235	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	115,705	89.7	...	3,167,160	69.5	...
Immigrants	11,770	9.1	100.0	1,292,675	28.3	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	8,695	6.7	73.9	795,880	17.5	61.6
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	680	0.5	5.8	147,730	3.2	11.4
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	1,030	0.8	8.8	173,505	3.8	13.4
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	1,365	1.1	11.6	175,555	3.8	13.6
Non-permanent residents	1,540	1.2	...	100,405	2.2	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Thompson-Nicola, 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	11,105	..	1,315	..	11,770	..	1,370	..
Age groups	11,105	100.0	1,315	100.0	11,770	100.0	1,370	100.0
Less than 15 years	395	3.6	275	20.9	280	2.4	155	11.3
15 to 24 years	400	3.6	160	12.2	450	3.8	160	11.7
25 to 64 years	6,420	57.8	830	63.1	6,565	55.8	980	71.5
65 years and older	3,885	35.0	45	3.4	4,475	38.0	75	5.5
Median age	59.0	..	30.5	..	59.3	..	33.2	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	5,695	100.0	1,365	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	2,930	51.4	870	63.7
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	1,250	21.9	410	30.0
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	1,685	29.6	460	33.7
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	2,400	42.1	470	34.4
Refugees	...	...	...	...	340	6.0	15	1.1
Region of birth1	11,105	100.0	1,315	100.0	11,770	100.0	1,370	100.0
Americas	1,915	17.2	340	25.9	1,920	16.3	225	16.4
Europe	6,050	54.5	325	24.7	6,125	52.0	270	19.7
Africa	405	3.6	95	7.2	325	2.8	55	4.0
Asia	2,545	22.9	540	41.1	3,070	26.1	760	55.5
Oceania	190	1.7	20	1.5	325	2.8	55	4.0

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,² Thompson-Nicola, 2016

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	11,770	100.0	...
United Kingdom	2,425	20.6	1
United States	1,420	12.1	2
India	1,090	9.3	3
Germany	935	7.9	4
Italy	690	5.9	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	1,370	100.0	...
Philippines	260	19.0	1
India	165	12.0	2
China	125	9.1	3
United Kingdom	100	7.3	4
United States	85	6.2	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	11,775	100.0	...
Punjabi (Panjabi)	790	6.7	1
German	325	2.8	2
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	290	2.5	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	1,370	100.0	...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	195	14.2	1
Spanish	110	8.0	2
Mandarin	75	5.5	3

Population by generation status and median age, Thompson-Nicola, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	125,960	100.0	43.7	129,015	100.0	44.6
First generation (born abroad)	12,375	9.8	56.5	13,955	10.8	54.7
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	23,770	18.9	53.6	23,090	17.9	52.0
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	8,795	7.0	54.2	7,730	6.0	53.7
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	14,980	11.9	53.1	15,360	11.9	50.9
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	89,810	71.3	38.8	91,970	71.3	40.4

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia and Canada 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia and Canada 2006 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Thompson-Nicola, 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	125,960	100.0	..	43.7	129,015	100.0	..	44.6
Visible minority population	6,925	5.5	100.0	29.4	8,445	6.5	100.0	32.5
South Asian	2,450	1.9	35.4	32.7	2,960	2.3	35.1	32.6
Chinese	1,255	1.0	18.1	27.6	1,405	1.1	16.6	29.3
Black	305	0.2	4.4	23.5	705	0.5	8.3	27.1
Filipino	580	0.5	8.4	31.5	875	0.7	10.4	35.3
Latin American	175	0.1	2.5	32.8	340	0.3	4.0	35.9
Arab	450	0.4	6.5	22.6	190	0.1	2.2	27.7
Southeast Asian	265	0.2	3.8	39.4	265	0.2	3.1	30.8
West Asian	45	0.0	0.6	26.5	90	0.1	1.1	33.0
Korean	250	0.2	3.6	28.3	290	0.2	3.4	33.5
Japanese	990	0.8	14.3	35.9	1,015	0.8	12.0	42.0
Visible minority, n.i.e.	55	0.0	0.8	41.6	80	0.1	0.9	34.7
Multiple visible minorities	115	0.1	1.7	26.5	225	0.2	2.7	24.0
Not a visible minority	119,035	94.5	..	44.5	120,570	93.5	..	45.6

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Thompson-Nicola			British Columbia			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
English	43,605	33.8	1	1,203,545	26.4	1	6,320,085	18.3	2
Canadian	34,935	27.1	2	866,525	19.0	2	11,135,970	32.3	1
Scottish	32,045	24.8	3	860,775	18.9	3	4,799,010	13.9	3

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia and Canada, 2016