Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population, Saint John, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population, Saint John, 2001 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Saint John and New Brunswick, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Saint John			New Brunswick
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	123,520	100.0	...	730,710	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	116,145	94.0	...	692,535	94.8	...
Immigrants	6,645	5.4	100.0	33,810	4.6	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	3,330	2.7	50.1	17,250	2.4	51.0
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	435	0.4	6.5	2,435	0.3	7.2
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	885	0.7	13.3	4,800	0.7	14.2
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	1,995	1.6	30.0	9,325	1.3	27.6
Non-permanent residents	730	0.6	...	4,360	0.6	...

Number and distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population and recent immigrants in census subdivisions, Saint John, 2016

Geography	Total population	Immigrant population		Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)
	Number	Number	%	Number	%
Saint John	123,520	6,645	5.4	1,995	1.6
Saint John	65,470	4,075	6.2	1,555	2.4
Quispamsis	17,960	1,025	5.7	195	1.1
Rothesay	11,590	780	6.7	210	1.8
Grand Bay-Westfield	4,950	180	3.6	10	0.2
Hampton	4,185	155	3.7	0	0.0
Hampton	2,775	85	3.1	0	0.0
Kingston	2,890	80	2.8	20	0.7
Saint Martins	1,195	45	3.8	0	0.0
Musquash	1,195	40	3.3	0	0.0
Simonds	3,845	40	1.0	0	0.0
Westfield	1,930	35	1.8	0	0.0
Greenwich	1,060	30	2.8	0	0.0
Upham	1,270	20	1.6	0	0.0
Lepreau	705	15	2.1	0	0.0
Norton	1,290	15	1.2	0	0.0
Petersville	680	15	2.2	0	0.0
Rothesay	325	10	3.1	0	0.0
St. Martins	210	0	0.0	0	0.0

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Saint John, 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	5,410	..	1,290	..	6,645	..	1,995	..
Age groups	5,415	100.0	1,290	100.0	6,645	100.0	1,995	100.0
Less than 15 years	510	9.4	350	27.1	705	10.6	610	30.6
15 to 24 years	435	8.0	175	13.6	540	8.1	235	11.8
25 to 64 years	3,200	59.1	745	57.8	3,765	56.7	1,135	56.9
65 years and older	1,265	23.4	0	0.0	1,635	24.6	20	1.0
Median age	48.9	..	31.6	..	48.5	..	30.7	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	4,520	100.0	1,995	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	2,655	58.7	1,215	60.9
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	1,035	22.9	445	22.3
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	1,625	36.0	770	38.6
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	1,040	23.0	240	12.0
Refugees	...	...	...	...	815	18.0	535	26.8
Region of birth1	5,410	100.0	1,290	100.0	6,645	100.0	1,995	100.0
Americas	1,385	25.6	160	12.4	1,255	18.9	150	7.5
Europe	2,210	40.9	205	15.9	2,265	34.1	140	7.0
Africa	150	2.8	20	1.6	365	5.5	145	7.3
Asia	1,630	30.1	900	69.8	2,700	40.6	1,535	76.9
Oceania	35	0.6	0	0.0	55	0.8	20	1.0

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,² Saint John, 2016

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	6,645	100.0	...
United Kingdom	1,340	20.2	1
United States	875	13.2	2
China	680	10.2	3
Korea, South	455	6.8	4
Syria	350	5.3	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	1,995	100.0	...
China	495	24.8	1
Syria	325	16.3	2
Korea, South	170	8.5	3
United States	125	6.3	4
Israel	115	5.8	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	6,645	100.0	...
Mandarin	505	7.6	1
Arabic	455	6.8	2
Korean	380	5.7	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	1,995	100.0	...
Mandarin	400	20.1	1
Arabic	385	19.3	2
Korean	160	8.0	3

Population by generation status and median age, Saint John, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	126,290	100.0	41.2	123,520	100.0	43.3
First generation (born abroad)	6,580	5.2	45.3	7,775	6.3	45.4
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	8,520	6.7	48.7	8,545	6.9	48.9
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	1,485	1.2	45.3	1,680	1.4	45.5
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	7,035	5.6	50.2	6,860	5.6	50.5
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	111,185	88.0	40.5	107,195	86.8	42.8

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Saint John, New Brunswick and Canada 1996 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Saint John, New Brunswick and Canada 1996 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Saint John, 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	126,290	100.0	..	41.2	123,520	100.0	..	43.3
Visible minority population	4,655	3.7	100.0	27.0	5,895	4.8	100.0	28.7
South Asian	490	0.4	10.5	32.6	635	0.5	10.8	31.6
Chinese	710	0.6	15.3	28.1	1,170	0.9	19.8	30.5
Black	1,515	1.2	32.5	19.0	1,725	1.4	29.3	24.7
Filipino	190	0.2	4.1	38.1	235	0.2	4.0	37.7
Latin American	220	0.2	4.7	31.4	235	0.2	4.0	38.7
Arab	545	0.4	11.7	25.2	630	0.5	10.7	22.4
Southeast Asian	140	0.1	3.0	43.7	190	0.2	3.2	32.8
West Asian	75	0.1	1.6	38.8	290	0.2	4.9	31.7
Korean	540	0.4	11.6	23.0	490	0.4	8.3	34.1
Japanese	125	0.1	2.7	29.5	60	0.0	1.0	36.7
Visible minority, n.i.e.	10	0.0	0.2	0.0	80	0.1	1.4	15.5
Multiple visible minorities	105	0.1	2.3	32.5	145	0.1	2.5	24.1
Not a visible minority	121,635	96.3	..	41.9	117,625	95.2	..	44.1

Census subdivisions with a population of 5,000 or more and with the highest proportion of visible minorities, Saint John, 2016

Geography	Visible minority population
Name of the census subdivision	Number	% of the total population of the CSD
Saint John	4,555	7.0
Quispamsis	620	3.5
Rothesay	445	3.8

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Saint John, New Brunswick and Canada, 2016

Ethnic origin	Saint John			New Brunswick			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Canadian	56,905	46.1	1	407,370	55.8	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
English	40,295	32.6	2	168,205	23.0	2	6,320,085	18.3	2
Irish	37,655	30.5	3	147,245	20.2	4	4,627,000	13.4	5

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Saint John, New Brunswick and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Saint John, New Brunswick and Canada, 2016