Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

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

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, La Prairie and Quebec, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	La Prairie			Quebec
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	23,770	100.0	...	7,965,450	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	20,860	87.8	...	6,788,085	85.2	...
Immigrants	2,825	11.9	100.0	1,091,305	13.7	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	1,445	6.1	51.2	553,855	7.0	50.8
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	465	2.0	16.5	140,170	1.8	12.8
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	630	2.7	22.3	182,110	2.3	16.7
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	290	1.2	10.3	215,170	2.7	19.7
Non-permanent residents	85	0.4	...	86,060	1.1	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, La Prairie, 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	1,945	..	315	..	2,825	..	290	..
Age groups	1,945	100.0	315	100.0	2,830	100.0	290	100.0
Less than 15 years	185	9.5	120	38.1	205	7.2	65	22.4
15 to 24 years	155	8.0	20	6.3	245	8.7	30	10.3
25 to 64 years	1,440	74.0	170	54.0	1,960	69.3	180	62.1
65 years and older	160	8.2	0	0.0	415	14.7	0	0.0
Median age	42.8	..	30.0	..	43.8	..	33.6	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	2,340	100.0	290	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	1,535	65.6	185	63.8
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	605	25.9	95	32.8
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	925	39.5	95	32.8
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	555	23.7	90	31.0
Refugees	...	...	...	...	225	9.6	10	3.4
Region of birth1	1,945	100.0	315	100.0	2,830	100.0	290	100.0
Americas	425	21.9	130	41.3	470	16.6	65	22.4
Europe	615	31.6	50	15.9	895	31.6	70	24.1
Africa	335	17.2	70	22.2	570	20.1	50	17.2
Asia	555	28.5	65	20.6	885	31.3	105	36.2
Oceania	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,² La Prairie, 2016

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	2,825	100.0	...
China	280	9.9	1
France	250	8.8	2
Romania	145	5.1	3
Egypt	125	4.4	4
Mauritius	115	4.1	5
Algeria	115	4.1	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	290	100.0	...
China	35	12.1	1
France	30	10.3	2
Viet Nam	25	8.6	3
Moldova	20	6.9	4
Egypt	20	6.9	4
Haiti	20	6.9	4

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	2,825	100.0	...
Arabic	200	7.1	1
Spanish	185	6.5	2
Mandarin	185	6.5	2
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	290	100.0	...
Spanish	35	12.1	1
Russian	30	10.3	2
Vietnamese	25	8.6	3

Population by generation status and median age, La Prairie, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	22,960	100.0	38.5	23,775	100.0	41.0
First generation (born abroad)	2,025	8.8	42.6	2,970	12.5	43.3
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	1,855	8.1	18.8	2,205	9.3	20.3
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	785	3.4	21.0	1,215	5.1	18.9
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	1,065	4.6	15.3	990	4.2	20.8
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	19,085	83.1	39.2	18,600	78.2	42.4

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, La Prairie, 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	22,960	100.0	..	38.5	23,775	100.0	..	41.0
Visible minority population	1,730	7.5	100.0	33.5	2,580	10.9	100.0	35.3
South Asian	70	0.3	4.0	31.0	60	0.3	2.3	34.4
Chinese	380	1.7	22.0	35.8	625	2.6	24.2	36.5
Black	290	1.3	16.8	23.4	495	2.1	19.2	26.4
Filipino	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	40	0.2	1.6	39.1
Latin American	320	1.4	18.5	37.2	235	1.0	9.1	41.1
Arab	250	1.1	14.5	40.4	570	2.4	22.1	36.4
Southeast Asian	235	1.0	13.6	41.8	255	1.1	9.9	31.2
West Asian	95	0.4	5.5	9.9	90	0.4	3.5	41.3
Korean	25	0.1	1.4	3.9	35	0.1	1.4	8.7
Japanese	20	0.1	1.2	4.8	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Visible minority, n.i.e.	45	0.2	2.6	12.8	70	0.3	2.7	16.9
Multiple visible minorities	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	95	0.4	3.7	33.1
Not a visible minority	21,230	92.5	..	38.9	21,195	89.1	..	41.9

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

Ethnic origin	La Prairie			Quebec			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Canadian	14,240	59.9	1	4,647,840	58.3	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
French	6,740	28.3	2	1,870,545	23.5	2	4,670,595	13.6	4
Irish	1,635	6.9	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 La Prairie, Quebec and Canada, 2016

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