Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada, 2011 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada, 2011 to 2016

Population by generation status and median age, Port Hawkesbury, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	3,305	100.0	41.9	3,085	100.0	44.7
First generation (born abroad)	55	1.7	44.8	70	2.3	65.1
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	70	2.1	34.2	130	4.2	52.1
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	0	0.0	0.0	40	1.3	52.2
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	60	1.8	34.2	85	2.8	44.2
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	3,185	96.4	42.0	2,880	93.4	44.4

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia and Canada 2011 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia and Canada 2011 to 2016

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Port Hawkesbury			Nova Scotia			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Scottish	1,470	47.7	1	272,880	30.0	2	4,799,010	13.9	3
Canadian	1,205	39.1	2	387,355	42.6	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
French	915	29.7	3	149,625	16.5	5	4,670,595	13.6	4

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia and Canada, 2016