Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Sarnia, (CA) - Ontario

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Immigrant population

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

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

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Sarnia and Ontario, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration Sarnia Ontario
number % of the total population % of the immigrant population number % of the total population % of the immigrant population
Total population in private households 94,880 100.0 ... 13,242,160 100.0 ...
Non-immigrants 83,900 88.4 ... 9,188,820 69.4 ...
Immigrants 10,400 11.0 100.0 3,852,145 29.1 100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001 8,640 9.1 83.1 2,426,240 18.3 63.0
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005 590 0.6 5.7 490,560 3.7 12.7
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010 640 0.7 6.2 463,175 3.5 12.0
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016 525 0.6 5.0 472,170 3.6 12.3
Non-permanent residents 585 0.6 ... 201,200 1.5 ...

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

Geography Total population Immigrant population Recent immigrants
(2011 to 2016)
Number Number % Number %
Sarnia 94,880 10,395 11.0 525 0.6
Sarnia 70,375 8,810 12.5 480 0.7
St. Clair 14,065 815 5.8 40 0.3
Plympton-Wyoming 7,780 590 7.6 10 0.1
Point Edward 2,040 170 8.3 0 0.0
Sarnia 45 0 0 0

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Sarnia, 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 10,260 .. 500 .. 10,400 .. 530 ..
Age groups 10,260 100.0 505 100.0 10,395 100.0 530 100.0
Less than 15 years 355 3.5 95 18.8 220 2.1 75 14.2
15 to 24 years 280 2.7 70 13.9 305 2.9 65 12.3
25 to 64 years 5,240 51.1 295 58.4 4,810 46.3 355 67.0
65 years and older 4,380 42.7 50 9.9 5,070 48.8 35 6.6
Median age 62.1 .. 32.1 .. 64.5 .. 33.5 ..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980 ... ... ... ... 4,005 100.0 530 100.0
Economic immigrants ... ... ... ... 1,590 39.7 155 29.2
Principal applicants ... ... ... ... 600 15.0 70 13.2
Secondary applicants ... ... ... ... 995 24.8 85 16.0
Immigrants sponsored by family ... ... ... ... 1,855 46.3 290 54.7
Refugees ... ... ... ... 535 13.4 75 14.2
Region of birth1 10,260 100.0 500 100.0 10,400 100.0 530 100.0
Americas 1,735 16.9 135 27.0 1,945 18.7 135 25.5
Europe 6,640 64.7 125 25.0 6,215 59.8 85 16.0
Africa 355 3.5 70 14.0 335 3.2 80 15.1
Asia 1,475 14.4 170 34.0 1,860 17.9 230 43.4
Oceania 30 0.3 0 0.0 35 0.3 0 0.0

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,2 Sarnia, 2016

Place of birth 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 10,395 100.0 ...
United Kingdom 2,795 26.9 1
United States 1,265 12.2 2
Netherlands 840 8.1 3
Italy 695 6.7 4
India 460 4.4 5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 530 100.0 ...
United States 100 18.9 1
India 65 12.3 2
Philippines 35 6.6 3
United Kingdom 35 6.6 3
Iran 25 4.7 5
Syria 25 4.7 5

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

Languages 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 10,400 100.0 ...
Italian 295 2.8 1
Gujarati 215 2.1 2
Spanish 210 2.0 3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 530 100.0 ...
Arabic 55 10.4 1
Gujarati 45 8.5 2
Persian (Farsi) 25 4.7 3

Generation status

Population by generation status and median age, Sarnia, 2011 and 2016

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 95,660 100.0 44.0 94,880 100.0 45.2
First generation (born abroad) 10,770 11.3 61.3 11,380 12.0 62.1
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 15,585 16.3 45.8 15,915 16.8 48.4
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 5,970 6.2 48.8 6,115 6.4 51.3
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 9,615 10.1 42.0 9,800 10.3 45.2
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 69,305 72.4 39.7 67,580 71.2 40.3

Visible minority population

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Sarnia, Ontario and Canada 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Sarnia, Ontario and Canada 2001 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Sarnia, 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 95,660 100.0 .. 44.0 94,880 100.0 .. 45.2
Visible minority population 3,645 3.8 100.0 31.3 5,040 5.3 100.0 30.4
South Asian 1,145 1.2 31.4 36.5 1,245 1.3 24.7 28.5
Chinese 620 0.6 17.0 36.0 610 0.6 12.1 39.3
Black 695 0.7 19.1 21.0 1,115 1.2 22.1 24.8
Filipino 360 0.4 9.9 37.3 445 0.5 8.8 37.9
Latin American 160 0.2 4.4 34.4 410 0.4 8.1 40.6
Arab 140 0.1 3.8 39.7 415 0.4 8.2 30.9
Southeast Asian 120 0.1 3.3 42.8 220 0.2 4.4 27.0
West Asian 35 0.0 1.0 31.0 110 0.1 2.2 36.7
Korean 85 0.1 2.3 31.8 90 0.1 1.8 41.9
Japanese 15 0.0 0.4 31.4 90 0.1 1.8 39.5
Visible minority, n.i.e. 105 0.1 2.9 16.0 125 0.1 2.5 16.1
Multiple visible minorities 165 0.2 4.5 16.7 155 0.2 3.1 38.3
Not a visible minority 92,015 96.2 .. 44.6 89,845 94.7 .. 46.0

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

Geography Visible minority population
Name of the census subdivision Number % of the total population of the CSD
Sarnia 4,700 6.7
St. Clair 185 1.3
Plympton-Wyoming 125 1.6

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,4 Sarnia, Ontario and Canada, 2016

Ethnic origin Sarnia Ontario Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
Canadian 33,025 34.8 1 3,109,770 23.5 1 11,135,970 32.3 1
English 31,250 32.9 2 2,808,810 21.2 2 6,320,085 18.3 2
Scottish 23,815 25.1 3 2,107,295 15.9 3 4,799,010 13.9 3

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Sarnia, Ontario and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Sarnia, Ontario 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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