Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Lacombe, (CA) - Alberta

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Lacombe

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.0%

Immigrant population

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

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

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Lacombe and Alberta, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration Lacombe Alberta
number % of the total population % of the immigrant population number % of the total population % of the immigrant population
Total population in private households 12,710 100.0 ... 3,978,145 100.0 ...
Non-immigrants 11,325 89.1 ... 3,062,780 77.0 ...
Immigrants 1,235 9.7 100.0 845,220 21.2 100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001 630 5.0 51.0 381,370 9.6 45.1
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005 85 0.7 6.9 109,145 2.7 12.9
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010 205 1.6 16.6 146,915 3.7 17.4
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016 315 2.5 25.5 207,790 5.2 24.6
Non-permanent residents 145 1.1 ... 70,155 1.8 ...

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

Geography Total population Immigrant population Recent immigrants
(2011 to 2016)
Number Number % Number %
Lacombe 12,710 1,240 9.8 315 2.5
Lacombe 12,710 1,235 9.7 315 2.5

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Lacombe, 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 925 .. 125 .. 1,240 .. 315 ..
Age groups 925 100.0 125 100.0 1,235 100.0 315 100.0
Less than 15 years 70 7.6 45 36.0 80 6.5 65 20.6
15 to 24 years 90 9.7 0 0.0 120 9.7 55 17.5
25 to 64 years 480 51.9 60 48.0 725 58.7 200 63.5
65 years and older 285 30.8 0 0.0 310 25.1 0 0.0
Median age 54.2 .. 19.1 .. 45.7 .. 30.6 ..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980 ... ... ... ... 855 100.0 320 100.0
Economic immigrants ... ... ... ... 550 64.3 270 84.4
Principal applicants ... ... ... ... 225 26.3 110 34.4
Secondary applicants ... ... ... ... 335 39.2 160 50.0
Immigrants sponsored by family ... ... ... ... 205 24.0 30 9.4
Refugees ... ... ... ... 80 9.4 20 6.3
Region of birth1 930 100.0 125 100.0 1,235 100.0 315 100.0
Americas 270 29.0 25 20.0 300 24.3 45 14.3
Europe 400 43.0 20 16.0 420 34.0 20 6.3
Africa 15 1.6 0 0.0 25 2.0 0 0.0
Asia 155 16.7 30 24.0 475 38.5 245 77.8
Oceania 85 9.1 45 36.0 15 1.2 0 0.0

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

Place of birth 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 1,240 100.0 ...
Philippines 300 24.2 1
United Kingdom 165 13.3 2
United States 120 9.7 3
Netherlands 110 8.9 4
Mexico 40 3.2 5
Haiti 40 3.2 5
Korea, South 40 3.2 5
India 40 3.2 5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 315 100.0 ...
Philippines 225 71.4 1
Mexico 15 4.8 2
Haiti 15 4.8 2

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

Languages 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 1,235 100.0 ...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 175 14.2 1
Spanish 50 4.0 2
Korean 30 2.4 3
Greek 30 2.4 3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 315 100.0 ...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 135 42.9 1
Dutch 15 4.8 2
Spanish 15 4.8 2

Generation status

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

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 11,435 100.0 36.1 12,705 100.0 36.6
First generation (born abroad) 1,210 10.6 46.2 1,495 11.8 42.7
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 1,995 17.4 48.2 2,000 15.7 50.1
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 755 6.6 53.6 730 5.7 53.1
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 1,235 10.8 42.4 1,275 10.0 47.6
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 8,230 72.0 31.2 9,210 72.5 33.1

Visible minority population

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Lacombe, 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 11,435 100.0 .. 36.1 12,705 100.0 .. 36.6
Visible minority population 575 5.0 100.0 32.8 1,050 8.3 100.0 31.4
South Asian 110 1.0 19.1 32.7 95 0.7 9.0 35.5
Chinese 45 0.4 7.8 51.0 75 0.6 7.1 39.0
Black 85 0.7 14.8 21.3 210 1.7 20.0 28.0
Filipino 155 1.4 27.0 33.4 440 3.5 41.9 29.9
Latin American 80 0.7 13.9 23.9 70 0.6 6.7 32.9
Arab 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10 0.1 1.0 0.0
Southeast Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 35 0.3 3.3 28.1
West Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Korean 45 0.4 7.8 56.2 50 0.4 4.8 33.8
Japanese 20 0.2 3.5 12.5 30 0.2 2.9 27.8
Visible minority, n.i.e. 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple visible minorities 30 0.3 5.2 39.3 25 0.2 2.4 21.4
Not a visible minority 10,860 95.0 .. 36.4 11,660 91.8 .. 37.5

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

Geography Visible minority population
Name of the census subdivision Number % of the total population of the CSD
Lacombe 1,045 8.2

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

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

Ethnic origin Lacombe Alberta Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
English 3,840 30.2 1 899,445 22.6 2 6,320,085 18.3 2
Canadian 3,385 26.6 2 902,310 22.7 1 11,135,970 32.3 1
German 3,070 24.2 3 712,955 17.9 3 3,322,400 9.6 6

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

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