Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

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

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Estevan and Saskatchewan, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Estevan			Saskatchewan
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	13,395	100.0	...	1,070,560	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	11,755	87.8	...	945,810	88.3	...
Immigrants	1,495	11.2	100.0	112,495	10.5	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	195	1.5	13.0	31,515	2.9	28.0
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	75	0.6	5.0	8,670	0.8	7.7
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	350	2.6	23.4	24,370	2.3	21.7
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	875	6.5	58.5	47,935	4.5	42.6
Non-permanent residents	150	1.1	...	12,260	1.1	...

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

Geography	Total population	Immigrant population		Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)
	Number	Number	%	Number	%
Estevan	13,395	1,495	11.2	875	6.5
Estevan	11,260	1,440	12.8	855	7.6
Bienfait	740	30	4.1	10	1.4
Estevan No. 5	1,395	25	1.8	10	0.7

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Estevan, 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	555	..	180	..	1,495	..	875	..
Age groups	555	100.0	180	100.0	1,495	100.0	875	100.0
Less than 15 years	50	9.0	25	13.9	265	17.7	200	22.9
15 to 24 years	0	0.0	0	0.0	210	14.0	135	15.4
25 to 64 years	390	70.3	145	80.6	955	63.9	540	61.7
65 years and older	100	18.0	0	0.0	60	4.0	0	0.0
Median age	51.6	..	39.5	..	33.0	..	30.5	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	1,400	100.0	875	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	1,195	85.4	780	89.1
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	450	32.1	305	34.9
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	750	53.6	470	53.7
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	160	11.4	85	9.7
Refugees	...	...	...	...	45	3.2	15	1.7
Region of birth1	555	100.0	180	100.0	1,495	100.0	875	100.0
Americas	110	19.8	0	0.0	165	11.0	65	7.4
Europe	190	34.2	95	52.8	205	13.7	55	6.3
Africa	0	0.0	0	0.0	60	4.0	40	4.6
Asia	245	44.1	80	44.4	1,060	70.9	715	81.7
Oceania	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0

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

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	1,495	100.0	...
Philippines	775	51.8	1
India	150	10.0	2
Ukraine	85	5.7	3
United States	80	5.4	4
Jamaica	40	2.7	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	875	100.0	...
Philippines	570	65.1	1
India	95	10.9	2
Jamaica	40	4.6	3
Ukraine	35	4.0	4
Eritrea	25	2.9	5
United States	25	2.9	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	1,495	100.0	...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	630	42.1	1
Ukrainian	70	4.7	2
Gujarati	50	3.3	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	875	100.0	...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	460	52.6	1
Gujarati	40	4.6	2
Ukrainian	30	3.4	3

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	12,630	100.0	34.4	13,395	100.0	36.0
First generation (born abroad)	790	6.3	41.4	1,670	12.5	33.3
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	1,575	12.5	61.4	1,370	10.2	59.5
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	635	5.0	73.7	505	3.8	60.8
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	940	7.4	52.2	865	6.5	59.5
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	10,265	81.3	32.2	10,345	77.2	35.3

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Estevan, 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	12,630	100.0	..	34.4	13,395	100.0	..	36.0
Visible minority population	530	4.2	100.0	29.3	1,555	11.6	100.0	30.6
South Asian	95	0.8	17.9	28.6	250	1.9	16.1	29.4
Chinese	70	0.6	13.2	42.7	55	0.4	3.5	30.5
Black	75	0.6	14.2	46.3	130	1.0	8.4	32.6
Filipino	205	1.6	38.7	28.4	965	7.2	62.1	30.5
Latin American	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	35	0.3	2.3	34.0
Arab	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Southeast Asian	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	25	0.2	1.6	29.6
West Asian	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Korean	15	0.1	2.8	29.8	30	0.2	1.9	31.2
Japanese	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10	0.1	0.6	0.0
Visible minority, n.i.e.	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10	0.1	0.6	0.0
Multiple visible minorities	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	35	0.3	2.3	25.8
Not a visible minority	12,100	95.8	..	34.5	11,835	88.4	..	37.8

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

Geography	Visible minority population
Name of the census subdivision	Number	% of the total population of the CSD
Estevan	1,535	13.6

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Estevan, Saskatchewan and Canada, 2016

Ethnic origin	Estevan			Saskatchewan			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
German	4,505	33.6	1	296,385	27.7	1	3,322,400	9.6	6
Canadian	3,530	26.4	2	220,960	20.6	3	11,135,970	32.3	1
English	3,280	24.5	3	253,205	23.7	2	6,320,085	18.3	2

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Estevan, Saskatchewan and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Estevan, Saskatchewan and Canada, 2016