Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population, Trois-Rivières, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population, Trois-Rivières, 2001 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Trois-Rivières and Quebec, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Trois-Rivières			Quebec
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	150,165	100.0	...	7,965,450	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	144,630	96.3	...	6,788,085	85.2	...
Immigrants	4,820	3.2	100.0	1,091,305	13.7	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	1,585	1.1	32.9	553,855	7.0	50.8
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	680	0.5	14.1	140,170	1.8	12.8
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	1,215	0.8	25.2	182,110	2.3	16.7
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	1,340	0.9	27.8	215,170	2.7	19.7
Non-permanent residents	715	0.5	...	86,060	1.1	...

Number and distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population and recent immigrants in census subdivisions, Trois-Rivières, 2016

Geography	Total population	Immigrant population		Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)
	Number	Number	%	Number	%
Trois-Rivières	150,170	4,820	3.2	1,340	0.9
Trois-Rivières	129,010	4,560	3.5	1,320	1.0
Bécancour	12,635	195	1.5	10	0.1
Champlain	1,735	20	1.2	10	0.6
Saint-Maurice	3,265	20	0.6	0	0.0
Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes	535	10	1.9	0	0.0
Yamachiche	2,790	10	0.4	10	0.4
Wôlinak	0	0		0

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Trois-Rivières, 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	4,045	..	1,570	..	4,815	..	1,340	..
Age groups	4,040	100.0	1,570	100.0	4,815	100.0	1,340	100.0
Less than 15 years	610	15.1	405	25.8	600	12.5	320	23.9
15 to 24 years	580	14.4	265	16.9	550	11.4	140	10.4
25 to 64 years	2,455	60.8	885	56.4	3,165	65.7	880	65.7
65 years and older	395	9.8	0	0.0	505	10.5	10	0.7
Median age	36.4	..	29.1	..	38.3	..	30.9	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	4,225	100.0	1,340	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	1,935	45.8	690	51.5
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	905	21.4	345	25.7
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	1,035	24.5	340	25.4
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	1,170	27.7	310	23.1
Refugees	...	...	...	...	1,080	25.6	330	24.6
Region of birth1	4,045	100.0	1,570	100.0	4,815	100.0	1,340	100.0
Americas	1,405	34.7	730	46.5	1,415	29.4	300	22.4
Europe	1,245	30.8	220	14.0	1,400	29.1	260	19.4
Africa	965	23.9	490	31.2	1,345	27.9	575	42.9
Asia	425	10.5	130	8.3	650	13.5	205	15.3
Oceania	0	0.0	0	0.0	10	0.2	10	0.7

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,² Trois-Rivières, 2016

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	4,815	100.0	...
France	725	15.1	1
Colombia	585	12.1	2
Morocco	305	6.3	3
China	220	4.6	4
United States	200	4.2	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	1,340	100.0	...
France	185	13.8	1
Colombia	140	10.4	2
Morocco	135	10.1	3
Cameroon	95	7.1	4
Iraq	55	4.1	5
Syria	55	4.1	5
Côte d'Ivoire	55	4.1	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	4,815	100.0	...
Spanish	740	15.4	1
Arabic	375	7.8	2
Mandarin	115	2.4	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	1,335	100.0	...
Spanish	240	18.0	1
Arabic	220	16.5	2
Italian	35	2.6	3
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	35	2.6	3

Population by generation status and median age, Trois-Rivières, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	146,930	100.0	44.7	150,165	100.0	45.1
First generation (born abroad)	4,680	3.2	35.0	5,825	3.9	35.7
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	3,680	2.5	30.2	4,280	2.9	23.6
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	720	0.5	13.9	1,020	0.7	9.5
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	2,955	2.0	36.0	3,260	2.2	27.5
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	138,570	94.3	45.4	140,060	93.3	46.4

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Trois-Rivières, Quebec and Canada 1996 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Trois-Rivières, Quebec and Canada 1996 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Trois-Rivières, 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	146,930	100.0	..	44.7	150,165	100.0	..	45.1
Visible minority population	3,525	2.4	100.0	25.9	4,665	3.1	100.0	27.0
South Asian	45	0.0	1.3	30.4	155	0.1	3.3	29.4
Chinese	250	0.2	7.1	19.4	315	0.2	6.8	20.2
Black	1,270	0.9	36.0	24.4	1,865	1.2	40.0	23.2
Filipino	100	0.1	2.8	35.1	45	0.0	1.0	42.5
Latin American	925	0.6	26.2	29.2	1,105	0.7	23.7	29.9
Arab	630	0.4	17.9	27.4	780	0.5	16.7	30.4
Southeast Asian	95	0.1	2.7	36.9	220	0.1	4.7	40.6
West Asian	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30	0.0	0.6	30.6
Korean	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10	0.0	0.2	0.0
Japanese	80	0.1	2.3	17.0	30	0.0	0.6	22.1
Visible minority, n.i.e.	70	0.0	2.0	35.0	60	0.0	1.3	23.6
Multiple visible minorities	40	0.0	1.1	14.6	55	0.0	1.2	32.3
Not a visible minority	143,400	97.6	..	45.3	145,505	96.9	..	46.1

Census subdivisions with a population of 5,000 or more and with the highest proportion of visible minorities, Trois-Rivières, 2016

Geography	Visible minority population
Name of the census subdivision	Number	% of the total population of the CSD
Trois-Rivières	4,540	3.5
Bécancour	95	0.8

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Trois-Rivières, Quebec and Canada, 2016

Ethnic origin	Trois-Rivières			Quebec			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Canadian	114,705	76.4	1	4,647,840	58.3	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
French	37,660	25.1	2	1,870,545	23.5	2	4,670,595	13.6	4
Irish	5,865	3.9	3	446,215	5.6	3	4,627,000	13.4	5

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Trois-Rivières, Quebec and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Trois-Rivières, Quebec and Canada, 2016