Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Boucherville, Quebec, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Boucherville, Quebec, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Boucherville and Quebec, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Boucherville			Quebec
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	40,690	100.0	...	7,965,450	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	37,685	92.6	...	6,788,085	85.2	...
Immigrants	2,980	7.3	100.0	1,091,305	13.7	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	1,670	4.1	56.0	553,855	7.0	50.8
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	485	1.2	16.3	140,170	1.8	12.8
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	420	1.0	14.1	182,110	2.3	16.7
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	400	1.0	13.4	215,170	2.7	19.7
Non-permanent residents	30	0.1	...	86,060	1.1	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Boucherville, 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	2,235	..	265	..	2,980	..	400	..
Age groups	2,235	100.0	265	100.0	2,980	100.0	400	100.0
Less than 15 years	225	10.1	85	32.1	235	7.9	95	23.8
15 to 24 years	140	6.3	0	0.0	275	9.2	40	10.0
25 to 64 years	1,510	67.6	155	58.5	1,835	61.6	245	61.3
65 years and older	355	15.9	0	0.0	625	21.0	15	3.8
Median age	47.1	..	30.7	..	46.3	..	33.5	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	2,205	100.0	395	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	1,370	62.1	250	63.3
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	630	28.6	105	26.6
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	740	33.6	150	38.0
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	645	29.3	125	31.6
Refugees	...	...	...	...	185	8.4	20	5.1
Region of birth1	2,235	100.0	265	100.0	2,975	100.0	400	100.0
Americas	510	22.8	85	32.1	730	24.5	140	35.0
Europe	980	43.8	100	37.7	1,225	41.2	120	30.0
Africa	385	17.2	55	20.8	550	18.5	95	23.8
Asia	345	15.4	20	7.5	475	16.0	50	12.5
Oceania	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0

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

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	2,980	100.0	...
France	565	19.0	1
Morocco	205	6.9	2
Colombia	150	5.0	3
Algeria	130	4.4	4
China	125	4.2	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	400	100.0	...
France	80	20.0	1
Colombia	60	15.0	2
Morocco	35	8.8	3
Mexico	35	8.8	3
Algeria	20	5.0	5
Viet Nam	20	5.0	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	2,975	100.0	...
Spanish	325	10.9	1
Arabic	205	6.9	2
Portuguese	65	2.2	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	400	100.0	...
Spanish	105	26.3	1
Arabic	25	6.3	2
Vietnamese	20	5.0	3

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	40,085	100.0	45.2	40,690	100.0	46.5
First generation (born abroad)	2,310	5.8	46.7	3,130	7.7	45.8
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	2,560	6.4	30.5	2,990	7.3	28.3
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	965	2.4	32.6	1,175	2.9	33.3
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	1,595	4.0	29.7	1,815	4.5	27.8
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	35,210	87.8	46.2	34,570	85.0	48.0

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Boucherville, Quebec and Canada 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Boucherville, Quebec and Canada 2006 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Boucherville, 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	40,085	100.0	..	45.2	40,690	100.0	..	46.5
Visible minority population	1,495	3.7	100.0	30.8	2,100	5.2	100.0	29.4
South Asian	20	0.0	1.3	42.9	45	0.1	2.1	40.6
Chinese	210	0.5	14.0	16.0	260	0.6	12.4	18.3
Black	505	1.3	33.8	35.8	475	1.2	22.6	22.8
Filipino	25	0.1	1.7	20.3	40	0.1	1.9	17.2
Latin American	185	0.5	12.4	34.5	465	1.1	22.1	38.8
Arab	355	0.9	23.7	33.3	415	1.0	19.8	38.0
Southeast Asian	135	0.3	9.0	39.0	170	0.4	8.1	16.0
West Asian	15	0.0	1.0	32.2	55	0.1	2.6	41.0
Korean	20	0.0	1.3	29.5	50	0.1	2.4	31.5
Japanese	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30	0.1	1.4	25.3
Visible minority, n.i.e.	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	20	0.0	1.0	29.4
Multiple visible minorities	20	0.0	1.3	18.5	75	0.2	3.6	22.2
Not a visible minority	38,595	96.3	..	45.9	38,590	94.8	..	47.6

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Boucherville, Quebec and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Boucherville			Quebec			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Canadian	26,605	65.4	1	4,647,840	58.3	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
French	13,575	33.4	2	1,870,545	23.5	2	4,670,595	13.6	4
Irish	2,045	5.0	3	446,215	5.6	3	4,627,000	13.4	5

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Boucherville, Quebec and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Boucherville, Quebec and Canada, 2016