Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Wetaskiwin, (CA) - Alberta

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Wetaskiwin

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.6%

Immigrant population

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

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

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

Immigrant status and period of immigration Wetaskiwin Alberta
number % of the total population % of the immigrant population number % of the total population % of the immigrant population
Total population in private households 12,210 100.0 ... 3,978,145 100.0 ...
Non-immigrants 10,720 87.8 ... 3,062,780 77.0 ...
Immigrants 1,320 10.8 100.0 845,220 21.2 100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001 645 5.3 48.9 381,370 9.6 45.1
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005 140 1.1 10.6 109,145 2.7 12.9
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010 105 0.9 8.0 146,915 3.7 17.4
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016 430 3.5 32.6 207,790 5.2 24.6
Non-permanent residents 170 1.4 ... 70,155 1.8 ...

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

Geography Total population Immigrant population Recent immigrants
(2011 to 2016)
Number Number % Number %
Wetaskiwin 12,205 1,320 10.8 430 3.5
Wetaskiwin 12,210 1,320 10.8 430 3.5

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Wetaskiwin, 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 1,145 .. 385 .. 1,320 .. 425 ..
Age groups 1,145 100.0 385 100.0 1,320 100.0 425 100.0
Less than 15 years 160 14.0 140 36.4 100 7.6 95 22.4
15 to 24 years 90 7.9 40 10.4 115 8.7 65 15.3
25 to 64 years 625 54.6 195 50.6 785 59.5 260 61.2
65 years and older 275 24.0 0 0.0 320 24.2 10 2.4
Median age 44.5 .. 28.3 .. 47.3 .. 32.5 ..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980 ... ... ... ... 925 100.0 430 100.0
Economic immigrants ... ... ... ... 630 68.1 350 81.4
Principal applicants ... ... ... ... 270 29.2 130 30.2
Secondary applicants ... ... ... ... 360 38.9 220 51.2
Immigrants sponsored by family ... ... ... ... 240 25.9 50 11.6
Refugees ... ... ... ... 55 5.9 25 5.8
Region of birth1 1,145 100.0 385 100.0 1,320 100.0 425 100.0
Americas 205 17.9 0 0.0 165 12.5 10 2.4
Europe 405 35.4 25 6.5 370 28.0 60 14.1
Africa 0 0.0 0 0.0 25 1.9 0 0.0
Asia 525 45.9 355 92.2 745 56.4 355 83.5
Oceania 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 0.8 0 0.0

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

Place of birth 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 1,320 100.0 ...
Philippines 490 37.1 1
United Kingdom 120 9.1 2
Germany 100 7.6 3
United States 75 5.7 4
India 70 5.3 5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 425 100.0 ...
Philippines 270 63.5 1
India 40 9.4 2
Germany 40 9.4 2
Syria 15 3.5 4

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

Languages 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 1,320 100.0 ...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 375 28.4 1
Urdu 45 3.4 2
Cantonese 45 3.4 2
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 425 100.0 ...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 220 51.8 1
Malayalam 35 8.2 2
Arabic 25 5.9 3
Cebuano 25 5.9 3

Generation status

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

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 12,055 100.0 39.6 12,210 100.0 39.8
First generation (born abroad) 1,265 10.5 42.2 1,530 12.5 44.6
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 2,515 20.9 59.2 2,005 16.4 58.3
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 845 7.0 65.2 730 6.0 62.4
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 1,665 13.8 55.6 1,275 10.4 55.9
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 8,270 68.6 34.3 8,675 71.0 35.7

Visible minority population

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Wetaskiwin, 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 12,055 100.0 .. 39.6 12,210 100.0 .. 39.8
Visible minority population 985 8.2 100.0 32.3 1,380 11.3 100.0 33.7
South Asian 100 0.8 10.2 16.3 185 1.5 13.4 32.5
Chinese 135 1.1 13.7 58.0 75 0.6 5.4 59.8
Black 135 1.1 13.7 26.1 160 1.3 11.6 16.1
Filipino 440 3.6 44.7 28.6 665 5.4 48.2 36.6
Latin American 90 0.7 9.1 30.5 80 0.7 5.8 29.9
Arab 40 0.3 4.1 48.1 140 1.1 10.1 27.3
Southeast Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
West Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Korean 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15 0.1 1.1 0.0
Japanese 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30 0.2 2.2 47.4
Visible minority, n.i.e. 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20 0.2 1.4 7.9
Multiple visible minorities 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15 0.1 1.1 0.0
Not a visible minority 11,065 91.8 .. 40.7 10,825 88.7 .. 41.2

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

Geography Visible minority population
Name of the census subdivision Number % of the total population of the CSD
Wetaskiwin 1,380 11.3

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

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

Ethnic origin Wetaskiwin Alberta Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
English 3,125 25.6 1 899,445 22.6 2 6,320,085 18.3 2
German 3,125 25.6 1 712,955 17.9 3 3,322,400 9.6 6
Canadian 2,900 23.8 3 902,310 22.7 1 11,135,970 32.3 1

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

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