Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Yellowknife, (CA) - Northwest Territories

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Yellowknife

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 8.9%

Immigrant population

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

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

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Yellowknife and Northwest Territories, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration Yellowknife Northwest Territories
number % of the total population % of the immigrant population number % of the total population % of the immigrant population
Total population in private households 19,285 100.0 ... 41,135 100.0 ...
Non-immigrants 16,160 83.8 ... 37,135 90.3 ...
Immigrants 2,865 14.9 100.0 3,690 9.0 100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001 1,300 6.7 45.4 1,735 4.2 47.0
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005 400 2.1 14.0 510 1.2 13.8
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010 470 2.4 16.4 625 1.5 16.9
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016 695 3.6 24.3 815 2.0 22.1
Non-permanent residents 255 1.3 ... 310 0.8 ...

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

Geography Total population Immigrant population Recent immigrants
(2011 to 2016)
Number Number % Number %
Yellowknife 19,285 2,870 14.9 695 3.6
Yellowknife 19,285 2,870 14.9 700 3.6

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Yellowknife, 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 2,220 .. 655 .. 2,870 .. 700 ..
Age groups 2,215 100.0 655 100.0 2,870 100.0 700 100.0
Less than 15 years 160 7.2 115 17.6 150 5.2 105 15.0
15 to 24 years 230 10.4 115 17.6 270 9.4 95 13.6
25 to 64 years 1,675 75.6 415 63.4 2,115 73.7 485 69.3
65 years and older 150 6.8 0 0.0 335 11.7 15 2.1
Median age 42.1 .. 32.7 .. 43.4 .. 32.6 ..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980 ... ... ... ... 2,410 100.0 695 100.0
Economic immigrants ... ... ... ... 1,285 53.3 470 67.6
Principal applicants ... ... ... ... 615 25.5 235 33.8
Secondary applicants ... ... ... ... 665 27.6 235 33.8
Immigrants sponsored by family ... ... ... ... 795 33.0 160 23.0
Refugees ... ... ... ... 305 12.7 65 9.4
Region of birth1 2,215 100.0 655 100.0 2,870 100.0 700 100.0
Americas 230 10.4 50 7.6 295 10.3 50 7.1
Europe 555 25.1 85 13.0 550 19.2 55 7.9
Africa 410 18.5 185 28.2 390 13.6 105 15.0
Asia 1,005 45.4 330 50.4 1,610 56.1 490 70.0
Oceania 15 0.7 0 0.0 20 0.7 0 0.0

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

Place of birth 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 2,870 100.0 ...
Philippines 780 27.2 1
United Kingdom 235 8.2 2
Viet Nam 170 5.9 3
India 145 5.1 4
United States 125 4.4 5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 695 100.0 ...
Philippines 290 41.7 1
Viet Nam 40 5.8 2
India 40 5.8 2
Jamaica 35 5.0 4
United Kingdom 35 5.0 4
Zimbabwe 35 5.0 4

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

Languages 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 2,870 100.0 ...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 415 14.5 1
Vietnamese 130 4.5 2
Bengali 75 2.6 3
Arabic 75 2.6 3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 700 100.0 ...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 170 24.3 1
Vietnamese 40 5.7 2
Japanese 30 4.3 3
Korean 30 4.3 3

Generation status

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

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 18,830 100.0 32.5 19,285 100.0 34.5
First generation (born abroad) 2,555 13.6 40.5 3,195 16.6 42.0
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 2,085 11.1 33.0 2,700 14.0 31.1
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 840 4.5 33.7 1,025 5.3 27.0
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 1,240 6.6 32.9 1,675 8.7 32.0
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 14,190 75.4 30.7 13,390 69.4 32.9

Visible minority population

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and Canada 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and Canada 2001 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Yellowknife, 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 18,830 100.0 .. 32.5 19,285 100.0 .. 34.5
Visible minority population 2,220 11.8 100.0 33.7 3,230 16.7 100.0 33.7
South Asian 120 0.6 5.4 30.5 510 2.6 15.8 29.6
Chinese 300 1.6 13.5 31.1 230 1.2 7.1 36.8
Black 465 2.5 20.9 32.9 610 3.2 18.9 34.9
Filipino 745 4.0 33.6 34.5 1,065 5.5 33.0 33.8
Latin American 85 0.5 3.8 33.7 110 0.6 3.4 37.6
Arab 70 0.4 3.2 32.4 65 0.3 2.0 32.9
Southeast Asian 205 1.1 9.2 37.5 225 1.2 7.0 37.2
West Asian 65 0.3 2.9 30.7 40 0.2 1.2 33.1
Korean 35 0.2 1.6 25.6 85 0.4 2.6 36.5
Japanese 35 0.2 1.6 35.1 130 0.7 4.0 24.8
Visible minority, n.i.e. 65 0.3 2.9 43.3 80 0.4 2.5 18.5
Multiple visible minorities 25 0.1 1.1 20.4 80 0.4 2.5 24.9
Not a visible minority 16,610 88.2 .. 32.3 16,050 83.2 .. 34.7

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

Geography Visible minority population
Name of the census subdivision Number % of the total population of the CSD
Yellowknife 3,230 16.8

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,4 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and Canada, 2016

Ethnic origin Yellowknife Northwest Territories Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
Canadian 5,905 30.6 1 7,655 18.6 2 11,135,970 32.3 1
English 5,075 26.3 2 6,555 15.9 3 6,320,085 18.3 2
Scottish 4,280 22.2 3 6,090 14.8 4 4,799,010 13.9 3

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories 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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