Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Saint-Eustache and Quebec, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Saint-Eustache			Quebec
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	43,285	100.0	...	7,965,450	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	40,195	92.9	...	6,788,085	85.2	...
Immigrants	2,945	6.8	100.0	1,091,305	13.7	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	1,620	3.7	55.0	553,855	7.0	50.8
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	520	1.2	17.7	140,170	1.8	12.8
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	535	1.2	18.2	182,110	2.3	16.7
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	275	0.6	9.3	215,170	2.7	19.7
Non-permanent residents	150	0.3	...	86,060	1.1	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Saint-Eustache, 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	2,115	..	205	..	2,945	..	270	..
Age groups	2,115	100.0	205	100.0	2,940	100.0	275	100.0
Less than 15 years	165	7.8	50	24.4	120	4.1	25	9.1
15 to 24 years	115	5.4	0	0.0	250	8.5	45	16.4
25 to 64 years	1,550	73.3	130	63.4	2,180	74.1	190	69.1
65 years and older	290	13.7	10	4.9	395	13.4	10	3.6
Median age	44.1	..	33.7	..	44.6	..	34.0	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	2,385	100.0	270	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	1,195	50.1	80	29.6
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	540	22.6	45	16.7
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	650	27.3	35	13.0
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	745	31.2	135	50.0
Refugees	...	...	...	...	430	18.0	55	20.4
Region of birth1	2,115	100.0	205	100.0	2,940	100.0	275	100.0
Americas	515	24.3	50	24.4	690	23.5	75	27.3
Europe	810	38.3	30	14.6	960	32.7	60	21.8
Africa	310	14.7	85	41.5	685	23.3	105	38.2
Asia	480	22.7	35	17.1	590	20.1	30	10.9
Oceania	0	0.0	0	0.0	10	0.3	0	0.0

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,² Saint-Eustache, 2016

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	2,940	100.0	...
France	325	11.1	1
Morocco	270	9.2	2
Haiti	210	7.1	3
Romania	170	5.8	4
Lebanon	165	5.6	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	270	100.0	...
France	40	14.8	1
Haiti	35	13.0	2
Cuba	20	7.4	3
Guinea	20	7.4	3
Egypt	20	7.4	3
Morocco	20	7.4	3

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	2,945	100.0	...
Arabic	310	10.5	1
Spanish	255	8.7	2
Romanian	120	4.1	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	275	100.0	...
Arabic	45	16.4	1
Spanish	20	7.3	2
Creole, n.o.s.	15	5.5	3
Portuguese	15	5.5	3

Population by generation status and median age, Saint-Eustache, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	43,545	100.0	41.3	43,285	100.0	43.1
First generation (born abroad)	2,200	5.1	43.5	3,165	7.3	43.8
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	2,505	5.8	26.0	3,285	7.6	22.8
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	1,005	2.3	19.0	1,595	3.7	17.7
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	1,500	3.4	28.4	1,695	3.9	27.0
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	38,840	89.2	41.9	36,835	85.1	44.8

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Saint-Eustache, 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	43,545	100.0	..	41.3	43,285	100.0	..	43.1
Visible minority population	1,770	4.1	100.0	30.8	3,045	7.0	100.0	29.8
South Asian	50	0.1	2.8	24.9	110	0.3	3.6	34.1
Chinese	70	0.2	4.0	29.6	120	0.3	3.9	20.3
Black	410	0.9	23.2	22.0	1,010	2.3	33.2	23.4
Filipino	30	0.1	1.7	45.0	55	0.1	1.8	23.0
Latin American	395	0.9	22.3	34.7	445	1.0	14.6	33.9
Arab	455	1.0	25.7	31.0	675	1.6	22.2	35.8
Southeast Asian	270	0.6	15.3	27.8	400	0.9	13.1	34.5
West Asian	45	0.1	2.5	14.5	70	0.2	2.3	30.7
Korean	10	0.0	0.6	0.0	20	0.0	0.7	28.8
Japanese	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Visible minority, n.i.e.	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	20	0.0	0.7	23.1
Multiple visible minorities	35	0.1	2.0	38.0	125	0.3	4.1	14.0
Not a visible minority	41,775	95.9	..	41.8	40,235	93.0	..	44.6

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Saint-Eustache, Quebec and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Saint-Eustache			Quebec			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Canadian	29,105	67.2	1	4,647,840	58.3	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
French	11,180	25.8	2	1,870,545	23.5	2	4,670,595	13.6	4
Irish	2,515	5.8	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 Saint-Eustache, Quebec and Canada, 2016

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