Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Sorel-Tracy, (CA) - Quebec

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Sorel-Tracy

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.3%

Immigrant population

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

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

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Sorel-Tracy and Quebec, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration Sorel-Tracy Quebec
number % of the total population % of the immigrant population number % of the total population % of the immigrant population
Total population in private households 40,140 100.0 ... 7,965,450 100.0 ...
Non-immigrants 39,115 97.4 ... 6,788,085 85.2 ...
Immigrants 970 2.4 100.0 1,091,305 13.7 100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001 510 1.3 52.6 553,855 7.0 50.8
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005 125 0.3 12.9 140,170 1.8 12.8
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010 130 0.3 13.4 182,110 2.3 16.7
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016 205 0.5 21.1 215,170 2.7 19.7
Non-permanent residents 50 0.1 ... 86,060 1.1 ...

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

Geography Total population Immigrant population Recent immigrants
(2011 to 2016)
Number Number % Number %
Sorel-Tracy 40,140 970 2.4 205 0.5
Sorel-Tracy 33,290 805 2.4 170 0.5
Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel 2,750 70 2.5 35 1.3
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel 2,455 55 2.2 10 0.4
Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel 1,640 35 2.1 0 0.0

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Sorel-Tracy, 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 665 .. 105 .. 970 .. 200 ..
Age groups 665 100.0 105 100.0 970 100.0 200 100.0
Less than 15 years 50 7.5 40 38.1 75 7.7 40 20.0
15 to 24 years 25 3.8 0 0.0 60 6.2 15 7.5
25 to 64 years 380 57.1 65 61.9 615 63.4 140 70.0
65 years and older 210 31.6 0 0.0 220 22.7 15 7.5
Median age 54.8 .. 32.4 .. 46.4 .. 34.0 ..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980 ... ... ... ... 740 100.0 205 100.0
Economic immigrants ... ... ... ... 375 50.7 115 56.1
Principal applicants ... ... ... ... 170 23.0 45 22.0
Secondary applicants ... ... ... ... 200 27.0 70 34.1
Immigrants sponsored by family ... ... ... ... 305 41.2 90 43.9
Refugees ... ... ... ... 50 6.8 0 0.0
Region of birth1 665 100.0 110 100.0 970 100.0 205 100.0
Americas 215 32.3 25 22.7 255 26.3 20 9.8
Europe 275 41.4 0 0.0 370 38.1 80 39.0
Africa 115 17.3 65 59.1 165 17.0 55 26.8
Asia 50 7.5 0 0.0 180 18.6 45 22.0
Oceania 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,2 Sorel-Tracy, 2016

Place of birth 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 970 100.0 ...
France 160 16.5 1
Belgium 70 7.2 2
Algeria 55 5.7 3
Laos 45 4.6 4
United States 45 4.6 4
Mexico 45 4.6 4
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 205 100.0 ...
France 40 19.5 1
Ukraine 25 12.2 2
Egypt 20 9.8 3
Cameroon 15 7.3 4
Belgium 15 7.3 4

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

Languages 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 970 100.0 ...
Spanish 80 8.2 1
Lao 40 4.1 2
Arabic 40 4.1 2
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 200 100.0 ...
Russian 25 12.5 1
Arabic 20 10.0 2

Generation status

Population by generation status and median age, Sorel-Tracy, 2011 and 2016

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 40,375 100.0 49.1 40,135 100.0 50.7
First generation (born abroad) 730 1.8 50.5 1,075 2.7 45.1
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 1,045 2.6 47.3 1,280 3.2 41.0
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 140 0.3 44.9 290 0.7 15.7
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 905 2.2 50.0 990 2.5 49.6
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 38,595 95.6 49.1 37,785 94.1 51.2

Visible minority population

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Sorel-Tracy, Quebec and Canada 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Sorel-Tracy, Quebec and Canada 2001 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Sorel-Tracy, 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 40,375 100.0 .. 49.1 40,135 100.0 .. 50.7
Visible minority population 290 0.7 100.0 38.7 755 1.9 100.0 33.8
South Asian 30 0.1 10.3 42.5 10 0.0 1.3 0.0
Chinese 25 0.1 8.6 20.5 75 0.2 9.9 33.1
Black 80 0.2 27.6 42.1 255 0.6 33.8 23.3
Filipino 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30 0.1 4.0 40.6
Latin American 40 0.1 13.8 36.3 125 0.3 16.6 39.8
Arab 80 0.2 27.6 12.9 95 0.2 12.6 33.7
Southeast Asian 20 0.0 6.9 31.9 135 0.3 17.9 24.7
West Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20 0.0 2.6 20.0
Korean 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Japanese 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Visible minority, n.i.e. 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple visible minorities 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Not a visible minority 40,080 99.3 .. 49.2 39,390 98.1 .. 51.2

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

Geography Visible minority population
Name of the census subdivision Number % of the total population of the CSD
Sorel-Tracy 670 2.0

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,4 Sorel-Tracy, Quebec and Canada, 2016

Ethnic origin Sorel-Tracy Quebec Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
Canadian 31,815 79.3 1 4,647,840 58.3 1 11,135,970 32.3 1
French 9,440 23.5 2 1,870,545 23.5 2 4,670,595 13.6 4
Irish 1,410 3.5 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 Sorel-Tracy, Quebec and Canada, 2016

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

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Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

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