Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

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

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

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Gatineau			Quebec
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	271,850	100.0	...	7,965,450	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	236,010	86.8	...	6,788,085	85.2	...
Immigrants	33,865	12.5	100.0	1,091,305	13.7	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	14,695	5.4	43.4	553,855	7.0	50.8
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	5,270	1.9	15.6	140,170	1.8	12.8
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	6,355	2.3	18.8	182,110	2.3	16.7
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	7,540	2.8	22.3	215,170	2.7	19.7
Non-permanent residents	1,975	0.7	...	86,060	1.1	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Gatineau, 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	28,590	..	7,525	..	33,860	..	7,535	..
Age groups	28,590	100.0	7,525	100.0	33,860	100.0	7,535	100.0
Less than 15 years	2,885	10.1	1,680	22.3	2,770	8.2	1,685	22.4
15 to 24 years	2,945	10.3	955	12.7	3,360	9.9	960	12.7
25 to 64 years	20,275	70.9	4,740	63.0	24,290	71.7	4,695	62.3
65 years and older	2,490	8.7	140	1.9	3,440	10.2	200	2.7
Median age	39.9	..	30.8	..	41.5	..	31.8	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	29,635	100.0	7,535	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	13,715	46.3	4,210	55.9
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	6,205	20.9	1,785	23.7
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	7,510	25.3	2,430	32.2
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	7,965	26.9	1,850	24.6
Refugees	...	...	...	...	7,665	25.9	1,370	18.2
Region of birth1	28,590	100.0	7,520	100.0	33,860	100.0	7,535	100.0
Americas	6,340	22.2	2,070	27.5	7,235	21.4	1,445	19.2
Europe	7,860	27.5	960	12.8	8,265	24.4	1,065	14.1
Africa	7,520	26.3	3,110	41.4	10,755	31.8	3,585	47.6
Asia	6,820	23.9	1,360	18.1	7,535	22.3	1,435	19.0
Oceania	40	0.1	20	0.3	60	0.2	10	0.1

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

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	33,860	100.0	...
Lebanon	2,430	7.2	1
Haiti	2,030	6.0	2
France	1,845	5.4	3
Morocco	1,515	4.5	4
Colombia	1,435	4.2	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	7,540	100.0	...
Haiti	470	6.2	1
Cameroon	425	5.6	2
Burundi	415	5.5	3
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	360	4.8	4
France	350	4.6	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	33,860	100.0	...
Arabic	4,055	12.0	1
Spanish	2,795	8.3	2
Portuguese	1,120	3.3	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	7,540	100.0	...
Arabic	970	12.9	1
Spanish	645	8.6	2
Creole, n.o.s.	225	3.0	3

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	261,670	100.0	37.9	271,850	100.0	38.8
First generation (born abroad)	30,430	11.6	39.0	37,280	13.7	40.1
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	20,315	7.8	18.5	25,770	9.5	17.6
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	9,665	3.7	14.5	13,035	4.8	13.2
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	10,645	4.1	23.1	12,735	4.7	22.9
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	210,925	80.6	39.8	208,795	76.8	41.0

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Gatineau, 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	261,670	100.0	..	37.9	271,850	100.0	..	38.8
Visible minority population	26,930	10.3	100.0	29.4	36,760	13.5	100.0	29.4
South Asian	790	0.3	2.9	31.6	955	0.4	2.6	33.3
Chinese	2,030	0.8	7.5	30.8	2,405	0.9	6.5	31.4
Black	10,165	3.9	37.7	26.0	16,670	6.1	45.3	25.4
Filipino	420	0.2	1.6	35.7	525	0.2	1.4	35.1
Latin American	3,855	1.5	14.3	32.6	4,175	1.5	11.4	35.3
Arab	6,455	2.5	24.0	31.3	8,305	3.1	22.6	31.4
Southeast Asian	1,310	0.5	4.9	33.0	1,275	0.5	3.5	31.0
West Asian	590	0.2	2.2	29.7	875	0.3	2.4	34.3
Korean	220	0.1	0.8	26.0	290	0.1	0.8	30.3
Japanese	250	0.1	0.9	13.0	130	0.0	0.4	20.3
Visible minority, n.i.e.	320	0.1	1.2	33.1	410	0.2	1.1	26.0
Multiple visible minorities	525	0.2	1.9	21.0	745	0.3	2.0	20.4
Not a visible minority	234,735	89.7	..	39.5	235,090	86.5	..	40.7

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

Ethnic origin	Gatineau			Quebec			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Canadian	156,735	57.7	1	4,647,840	58.3	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
French	80,630	29.7	2	1,870,545	23.5	2	4,670,595	13.6	4
Irish	25,565	9.4	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 Gatineau, Quebec and Canada, 2016

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