Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Whitby, Ontario, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Whitby, Ontario, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Whitby and Ontario, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Whitby			Ontario
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	126,780	100.0	...	13,242,160	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	96,500	76.1	...	9,188,820	69.4	...
Immigrants	29,550	23.3	100.0	3,852,145	29.1	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	21,075	16.6	71.3	2,426,240	18.3	63.0
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	3,515	2.8	11.9	490,560	3.7	12.7
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	2,825	2.2	9.6	463,175	3.5	12.0
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	2,145	1.7	7.3	472,170	3.6	12.3
Non-permanent residents	730	0.6	...	201,200	1.5	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Whitby, 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	25,160	..	2,105	..	29,550	..	2,140	..
Age groups	25,160	100.0	2,105	100.0	29,550	100.0	2,145	100.0
Less than 15 years	1,015	4.0	510	24.2	915	3.1	405	18.9
15 to 24 years	1,600	6.4	200	9.5	1,770	6.0	250	11.7
25 to 64 years	17,365	69.0	1,280	60.8	19,505	66.0	1,250	58.3
65 years and older	5,180	20.6	120	5.7	7,365	24.9	235	11.0
Median age	49.4	..	33.7	..	51.4	..	34.9	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	18,825	100.0	2,145	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	9,335	49.6	1,055	49.2
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	3,605	19.2	380	17.7
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	5,735	30.5	675	31.5
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	6,775	36.0	950	44.3
Refugees	...	...	...	...	2,570	13.7	100	4.7
Region of birth1	25,160	100.0	2,105	100.0	29,550	100.0	2,140	100.0
Americas	6,005	23.9	480	22.8	7,510	25.4	465	21.7
Europe	10,735	42.7	335	15.9	10,265	34.7	215	10.0
Africa	1,525	6.1	330	15.7	1,760	6.0	245	11.4
Asia	6,800	27.0	965	45.8	9,895	33.5	1,185	55.4
Oceania	95	0.4	0	0.0	120	0.4	30	1.4

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

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	29,550	100.0	...
United Kingdom	4,490	15.2	1
Jamaica	2,375	8.0	2
India	1,800	6.1	3
Philippines	1,505	5.1	4
Pakistan	1,365	4.6	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	2,140	100.0	...
India	245	11.4	1
China	235	11.0	2
Philippines	215	10.0	3
Jamaica	165	7.7	4
Pakistan	140	6.5	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	29,550	100.0	...
Urdu	1,050	3.6	1
Mandarin	850	2.9	2
Tamil	630	2.1	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	2,140	100.0	...
Mandarin	190	8.9	1
Urdu	175	8.2	2
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	80	3.7	3

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	120,285	100.0	37.2	126,780	100.0	39.2
First generation (born abroad)	25,920	21.5	49.0	30,770	24.3	50.8
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	31,525	26.2	31.0	34,495	27.2	32.0
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	16,035	13.3	34.5	17,840	14.1	35.7
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	15,490	12.9	26.5	16,660	13.1	28.1
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	62,840	52.2	32.2	61,515	48.5	33.7

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Whitby, 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	120,285	100.0	..	37.2	126,780	100.0	..	39.2
Visible minority population	23,125	19.2	100.0	32.4	32,090	25.3	100.0	33.3
South Asian	5,700	4.7	24.6	35.2	8,345	6.6	26.0	33.6
Chinese	2,290	1.9	9.9	36.7	3,180	2.5	9.9	39.8
Black	7,440	6.2	32.2	30.4	10,085	8.0	31.4	30.7
Filipino	2,250	1.9	9.7	33.1	2,550	2.0	7.9	33.7
Latin American	1,000	0.8	4.3	34.6	1,340	1.1	4.2	38.3
Arab	760	0.6	3.3	26.3	960	0.8	3.0	33.2
Southeast Asian	340	0.3	1.5	35.1	525	0.4	1.6	35.1
West Asian	625	0.5	2.7	27.0	1,260	1.0	3.9	29.8
Korean	410	0.3	1.8	34.7	350	0.3	1.1	39.4
Japanese	270	0.2	1.2	24.2	460	0.4	1.4	25.2
Visible minority, n.i.e.	855	0.7	3.7	28.5	1,170	0.9	3.6	36.8
Multiple visible minorities	1,185	1.0	5.1	16.8	1,855	1.5	5.8	20.7
Not a visible minority	97,165	80.8	..	38.4	94,690	74.7	..	41.3

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Whitby, Ontario and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Whitby			Ontario			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
English	36,080	28.5	1	2,808,810	21.2	2	6,320,085	18.3	2
Canadian	34,555	27.3	2	3,109,770	23.5	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
Scottish	27,965	22.1	3	2,107,295	15.9	3	4,799,010	13.9	3

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Whitby, Ontario and Canada, 2016

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