Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Quebec, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Quebec, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac and Quebec, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac			Quebec
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	18,000	100.0	...	7,965,450	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	16,680	92.7	...	6,788,085	85.2	...
Immigrants	1,295	7.2	100.0	1,091,305	13.7	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	450	2.5	34.7	553,855	7.0	50.8
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	250	1.4	19.3	140,170	1.8	12.8
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	315	1.8	24.3	182,110	2.3	16.7
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	275	1.5	21.2	215,170	2.7	19.7
Non-permanent residents	30	0.2	...	86,060	1.1	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, 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	580	..	110	..	1,295	..	275	..
Age groups	580	100.0	110	100.0	1,290	100.0	275	100.0
Less than 15 years	45	7.8	15	13.6	110	8.5	65	23.6
15 to 24 years	25	4.3	0	0.0	75	5.8	15	5.5
25 to 64 years	450	77.6	80	72.7	1,005	77.9	195	70.9
65 years and older	60	10.3	0	0.0	100	7.8	10	3.6
Median age	40.0	..	31.0	..	39.6	..	33.3	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	1,170	100.0	275	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	765	65.4	205	74.5
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	360	30.8	75	27.3
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	410	35.0	130	47.3
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	300	25.6	70	25.5
Refugees	...	...	...	...	95	8.1	0	0.0
Region of birth1	580	100.0	115	100.0	1,295	100.0	275	100.0
Americas	65	11.2	25	21.7	220	17.0	65	23.6
Europe	335	57.8	45	39.1	485	37.5	65	23.6
Africa	95	16.4	30	26.1	405	31.3	105	38.2
Asia	75	12.9	15	13.0	185	14.3	30	10.9
Oceania	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,² Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, 2016

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	1,290	100.0	...
France	150	11.6	1
Morocco	115	8.9	2
Romania	95	7.4	3
Algeria	80	6.2	4
Moldova	60	4.7	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	275	100.0	...
France	30	10.9	1
Algeria	20	7.3	2
Egypt	20	7.3	2
Morocco	20	7.3	2
Cuba	20	7.3	2

Immigrant population and recent immigrants by non-official language spoken most often at home,³ Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, 2016

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	1,290	100.0	...
Romanian	120	9.3	1
Spanish	100	7.8	2
Arabic	85	6.6	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	275	100.0	...
Arabic	40	14.5	1
Russian	35	12.7	2
Spanish	35	12.7	2

Population by generation status and median age, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	15,605	100.0	35.5	17,995	100.0	37.1
First generation (born abroad)	580	3.7	39.9	1,355	7.5	39.5
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	775	5.0	28.4	1,355	7.5	11.6
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	285	1.8	27.0	615	3.4	9.4
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	490	3.1	29.1	740	4.1	20.4
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	14,245	91.3	35.6	15,290	85.0	37.7

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Quebec and Canada 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Quebec and Canada 2006 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, 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	15,605	100.0	..	35.5	17,995	100.0	..	37.1
Visible minority population	320	2.1	100.0	30.5	1,140	6.3	100.0	30.9
South Asian	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30	0.2	2.6	38.4
Chinese	30	0.2	9.4	34.8	75	0.4	6.6	12.1
Black	60	0.4	18.8	22.3	440	2.4	38.6	22.6
Filipino	20	0.1	6.3	41.8	10	0.1	0.9	0.0
Latin American	30	0.2	9.4	31.6	155	0.9	13.6	35.7
Arab	115	0.7	35.9	31.3	315	1.8	27.6	33.1
Southeast Asian	35	0.2	10.9	19.4	90	0.5	7.9	16.2
West Asian	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	15	0.1	1.3	38.5
Korean	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10	0.1	0.9	0.0
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	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Multiple visible minorities	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Not a visible minority	15,285	97.9	..	35.7	16,860	93.7	..	37.6

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Quebec and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac			Quebec			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Canadian	12,045	66.9	1	4,647,840	58.3	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
French	4,215	23.4	2	1,870,545	23.5	2	4,670,595	13.6	4
Irish	1,290	7.2	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 Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Quebec and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Quebec and Canada, 2016