Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

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

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

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Terrebonne			Quebec
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	110,855	100.0	...	7,965,450	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	100,690	90.8	...	6,788,085	85.2	...
Immigrants	9,985	9.0	100.0	1,091,305	13.7	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	5,245	4.7	52.5	553,855	7.0	50.8
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	1,995	1.8	20.0	140,170	1.8	12.8
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	1,780	1.6	17.8	182,110	2.3	16.7
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	965	0.9	9.7	215,170	2.7	19.7
Non-permanent residents	185	0.2	...	86,060	1.1	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Terrebonne, 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	6,835	..	915	..	9,985	..	965	..
Age groups	6,835	100.0	910	100.0	9,985	100.0	965	100.0
Less than 15 years	520	7.6	205	22.5	620	6.2	150	15.5
15 to 24 years	350	5.1	65	7.1	945	9.5	120	12.4
25 to 64 years	5,250	76.8	570	62.6	7,215	72.3	620	64.2
65 years and older	715	10.5	65	7.1	1,210	12.1	75	7.8
Median age	42.1	..	33.4	..	43.7	..	35.4	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	8,440	100.0	965	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	3,765	44.6	320	33.2
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	1,680	19.9	170	17.6
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	2,090	24.8	145	15.0
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	3,155	37.4	395	40.9
Refugees	...	...	...	...	1,400	16.6	220	22.8
Region of birth1	6,835	100.0	910	100.0	9,985	100.0	965	100.0
Americas	3,065	44.8	370	40.7	4,655	46.6	580	60.1
Europe	1,970	28.8	140	15.4	2,105	21.1	90	9.3
Africa	1,265	18.5	305	33.5	2,260	22.6	190	19.7
Asia	540	7.9	95	10.4	945	9.5	105	10.9
Oceania	0	0.0	0	0.0	10	0.1	0	0.0

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

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	9,985	100.0	...
Haiti	3,070	30.7	1
Algeria	740	7.4	2
Morocco	675	6.8	3
France	625	6.3	4
Italy	500	5.0	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	965	100.0	...
Haiti	405	42.0	1
France	55	5.7	2
Colombia	50	5.2	3
United States	35	3.6	4
Cuba	30	3.1	5
Mauritius	30	3.1	5
Morocco	30	3.1	5
Cameroon	30	3.1	5
China	30	3.1	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	9,985	100.0	...
Creole, n.o.s.	960	9.6	1
Spanish	950	9.5	2
Arabic	635	6.4	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	965	100.0	...
Creole, n.o.s.	145	15.0	1
Spanish	100	10.4	2
Arabic	60	6.2	3

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	105,605	100.0	36.9	110,855	100.0	38.9
First generation (born abroad)	7,030	6.7	41.7	10,315	9.3	43.4
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	8,135	7.7	18.6	10,945	9.9	18.1
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	4,405	4.2	17.9	6,660	6.0	15.9
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	3,730	3.5	19.8	4,285	3.9	22.9
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	90,445	85.6	37.7	89,600	80.8	40.0

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Terrebonne, 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	105,605	100.0	..	36.9	110,855	100.0	..	38.9
Visible minority population	7,990	7.6	100.0	27.5	13,100	11.8	100.0	27.0
South Asian	110	0.1	1.4	28.3	85	0.1	0.6	38.3
Chinese	205	0.2	2.6	13.4	385	0.3	2.9	23.4
Black	4,705	4.5	58.9	26.9	7,965	7.2	60.8	24.9
Filipino	30	0.0	0.4	15.0	40	0.0	0.3	32.9
Latin American	1,335	1.3	16.7	32.1	1,870	1.7	14.3	33.2
Arab	1,125	1.1	14.1	25.4	1,870	1.7	14.3	28.9
Southeast Asian	230	0.2	2.9	31.0	595	0.5	4.5	30.6
West Asian	65	0.1	0.8	27.3	105	0.1	0.8	28.9
Korean	25	0.0	0.3	21.7	40	0.0	0.3	5.6
Japanese	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Visible minority, n.i.e.	65	0.1	0.8	38.8	50	0.0	0.4	35.9
Multiple visible minorities	80	0.1	1.0	28.5	100	0.1	0.8	11.2
Not a visible minority	97,620	92.4	..	37.8	97,760	88.2	..	40.1

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

Ethnic origin	Terrebonne			Quebec			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Canadian	71,565	64.6	1	4,647,840	58.3	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
French	23,530	21.2	2	1,870,545	23.5	2	4,670,595	13.6	4
Italian	6,350	5.7	3	326,700	4.1	4	1,587,965	4.6	8

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

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