Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Medicine Hat, (CA) - Alberta

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Medicine Hat

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

Immigrant population

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

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

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Medicine Hat and Alberta, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration Medicine Hat Alberta
number % of the total population % of the immigrant population number % of the total population % of the immigrant population
Total population in private households 74,670 100.0 ... 3,978,145 100.0 ...
Non-immigrants 67,410 90.3 ... 3,062,780 77.0 ...
Immigrants 6,320 8.5 100.0 845,220 21.2 100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001 3,500 4.7 55.4 381,370 9.6 45.1
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005 690 0.9 10.9 109,145 2.7 12.9
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010 760 1.0 12.0 146,915 3.7 17.4
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016 1,375 1.8 21.8 207,790 5.2 24.6
Non-permanent residents 935 1.3 ... 70,155 1.8 ...

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

Geography Total population Immigrant population Recent immigrants
(2011 to 2016)
Number Number % Number %
Medicine Hat 74,665 6,325 8.5 1,375 1.8
Medicine Hat 61,710 5,320 8.6 1,210 2.0
Cypress County 7,375 560 7.6 95 1.3
Redcliff 5,580 445 8.0 65 1.2

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Medicine Hat, 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 5,145 .. 1,070 .. 6,325 .. 1,375 ..
Age groups 5,150 100.0 1,070 100.0 6,325 100.0 1,375 100.0
Less than 15 years 455 8.8 315 29.4 460 7.3 335 24.4
15 to 24 years 480 9.3 190 17.8 490 7.7 175 12.7
25 to 64 years 3,040 59.0 560 52.3 3,945 62.4 855 62.2
65 years and older 1,170 22.7 0 0.0 1,430 22.6 15 1.1
Median age 47.0 .. 26.2 .. 47.7 .. 29.9 ..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980 ... ... ... ... 4,415 100.0 1,375 100.0
Economic immigrants ... ... ... ... 1,995 45.2 755 54.9
Principal applicants ... ... ... ... 795 18.0 305 22.2
Secondary applicants ... ... ... ... 1,200 27.2 450 32.7
Immigrants sponsored by family ... ... ... ... 1,420 32.2 390 28.4
Refugees ... ... ... ... 955 21.6 225 16.4
Region of birth1 5,145 100.0 1,075 100.0 6,320 100.0 1,375 100.0
Americas 1,195 23.2 265 24.7 1,480 23.4 275 20.0
Europe 2,735 53.2 365 34.0 2,770 43.8 230 16.7
Africa 420 8.2 225 20.9 495 7.8 85 6.2
Asia 770 15.0 215 20.0 1,530 24.2 790 57.5
Oceania 20 0.4 0 0.0 50 0.8 0 0.0

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,2 Medicine Hat, 2016

Place of birth 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 6,325 100.0 ...
United Kingdom 1,220 19.3 1
Philippines 530 8.4 2
United States 470 7.4 3
Germany 435 6.9 4
Mexico 400 6.3 5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 1,375 100.0 ...
Philippines 375 27.3 1
India 115 8.4 2
United Kingdom 110 8.0 3
Syria 105 7.6 4
Mexico 70 5.1 5

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

Languages 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 6,325 100.0 ...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 385 6.1 1
Spanish 385 6.1 1
German 295 4.7 3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 1,375 100.0 ...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 310 22.5 1
Arabic 150 10.9 2
Spanish 120 8.7 3

Generation status

Population by generation status and median age, Medicine Hat, 2011 and 2016

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 71,070 100.0 38.4 74,670 100.0 39.5
First generation (born abroad) 6,275 8.8 43.0 7,575 10.1 44.2
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 11,590 16.3 57.2 11,460 15.3 54.6
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 4,395 6.2 71.3 4,255 5.7 58.1
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 7,195 10.1 51.9 7,205 9.6 51.0
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 53,205 74.9 34.4 55,630 74.5 36.8

Visible minority population

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Medicine Hat, Alberta and Canada 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Medicine Hat, Alberta and Canada 2001 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Medicine Hat, 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 71,070 100.0 .. 38.4 74,670 100.0 .. 39.5
Visible minority population 3,025 4.3 100.0 29.6 4,495 6.0 100.0 30.1
South Asian 445 0.6 14.7 35.0 690 0.9 15.4 29.1
Chinese 445 0.6 14.7 35.5 550 0.7 12.2 31.1
Black 755 1.1 25.0 16.7 915 1.2 20.4 22.8
Filipino 405 0.6 13.4 31.0 740 1.0 16.5 32.3
Latin American 450 0.6 14.9 32.0 660 0.9 14.7 38.5
Arab 135 0.2 4.5 47.4 225 0.3 5.0 19.5
Southeast Asian 145 0.2 4.8 37.5 270 0.4 6.0 36.7
West Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30 0.0 0.7 19.1
Korean 15 0.0 0.5 28.1 55 0.1 1.2 46.9
Japanese 130 0.2 4.3 30.9 125 0.2 2.8 30.8
Visible minority, n.i.e. 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 95 0.1 2.1 16.6
Multiple visible minorities 95 0.1 3.1 26.7 140 0.2 3.1 19.4
Not a visible minority 68,040 95.7 .. 38.9 70,170 94.0 .. 40.5

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

Geography Visible minority population
Name of the census subdivision Number % of the total population of the CSD
Medicine Hat 4,220 6.8
Cypress County 190 2.6
Redcliff 85 1.5

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,4 Medicine Hat, Alberta and Canada, 2016

Ethnic origin Medicine Hat Alberta Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
German 28,360 38.0 1 712,955 17.9 3 3,322,400 9.6 6
Canadian 20,230 27.1 2 902,310 22.7 1 11,135,970 32.3 1
English 18,530 24.8 3 899,445 22.6 2 6,320,085 18.3 2

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Medicine Hat, Alberta and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Medicine Hat, Alberta 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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