Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

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

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

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Markham			Ontario
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	327,400	100.0	...	13,242,160	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	128,650	39.3	...	9,188,820	69.4	...
Immigrants	192,220	58.7	100.0	3,852,145	29.1	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	124,030	37.9	64.5	2,426,240	18.3	63.0
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	26,445	8.1	13.8	490,560	3.7	12.7
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	21,085	6.4	11.0	463,175	3.5	12.0
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	20,660	6.3	10.7	472,170	3.6	12.3
Non-permanent residents	6,530	2.0	...	201,200	1.5	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Markham, 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	173,895	..	18,375	..	192,220	..	20,655	..
Age groups	173,895	100.0	18,375	100.0	192,220	100.0	20,660	100.0
Less than 15 years	6,185	3.6	2,805	15.3	5,455	2.8	2,720	13.2
15 to 24 years	14,835	8.5	2,400	13.1	12,495	6.5	2,190	10.6
25 to 64 years	124,765	71.7	11,710	63.7	134,445	69.9	13,395	64.8
65 years and older	28,110	16.2	1,460	7.9	39,820	20.7	2,360	11.4
Median age	47.8	..	33.1	..	50.3	..	34.5	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	161,680	100.0	20,660	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	87,265	54.0	10,130	49.0
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	33,635	20.8	4,090	19.8
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	53,630	33.2	6,045	29.3
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	53,140	32.9	8,870	42.9
Refugees	...	...	...	...	17,695	10.9	1,400	6.8
Region of birth1	173,895	100.0	18,380	100.0	192,220	100.0	20,660	100.0
Americas	14,275	8.2	1,075	5.8	13,930	7.2	920	4.5
Europe	17,300	9.9	770	4.2	15,080	7.8	410	2.0
Africa	7,505	4.3	590	3.2	6,975	3.6	370	1.8
Asia	134,405	77.3	15,925	86.6	155,990	81.2	18,925	91.6
Oceania	315	0.2	0	0.0	230	0.1	30	0.1

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

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	192,220	100.0	...
China	59,060	30.7	1
Hong Kong	32,530	16.9	2
India	14,210	7.4	3
Sri Lanka	12,805	6.7	4
Philippines	6,715	3.5	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	20,660	100.0	...
China	11,790	57.1	1
Iran	1,700	8.2	2
India	1,250	6.1	3
Philippines	880	4.3	4
Pakistan	665	3.2	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	192,220	100.0	...
Cantonese	55,055	28.6	1
Mandarin	30,365	15.8	2
Tamil	10,475	5.4	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	20,660	100.0	...
Mandarin	8,375	40.5	1
Cantonese	3,265	15.8	2
Persian (Farsi)	1,630	7.9	3

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	300,135	100.0	39.5	327,400	100.0	40.9
First generation (born abroad)	178,485	59.5	47.4	200,300	61.2	49.6
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	84,105	28.0	17.1	93,460	28.5	17.7
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	67,765	22.6	16.6	77,620	23.7	17.5
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	16,345	5.4	20.8	15,840	4.8	19.4
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	37,545	12.5	36.4	33,640	10.3	34.2

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Markham, 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	300,135	100.0	..	39.5	327,400	100.0	..	40.9
Visible minority population	217,100	72.3	100.0	37.2	255,155	77.9	100.0	38.5
South Asian	57,380	19.1	26.4	34.5	58,270	17.8	22.8	37.0
Chinese	114,945	38.3	52.9	39.2	147,725	45.1	57.9	39.5
Black	9,715	3.2	4.5	38.8	9,655	2.9	3.8	40.6
Filipino	9,020	3.0	4.2	36.4	8,900	2.7	3.5	40.0
Latin American	1,605	0.5	0.7	38.3	1,755	0.5	0.7	40.9
Arab	3,400	1.1	1.6	37.7	3,255	1.0	1.3	39.0
Southeast Asian	2,755	0.9	1.3	36.5	2,525	0.8	1.0	38.9
West Asian	6,185	2.1	2.8	37.4	7,910	2.4	3.1	39.0
Korean	3,160	1.1	1.5	35.7	4,355	1.3	1.7	38.1
Japanese	1,145	0.4	0.5	39.9	995	0.3	0.4	41.5
Visible minority, n.i.e.	2,000	0.7	0.9	41.7	2,920	0.9	1.1	41.0
Multiple visible minorities	5,805	1.9	2.7	23.4	6,895	2.1	2.7	22.7
Not a visible minority	83,040	27.7	..	46.2	72,245	22.1	..	49.1

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

Ethnic origin	Markham			Ontario			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Chinese	152,090	46.5	1	849,345	6.4	8	1,769,195	5.1	7
East Indian	33,070	10.1	2	774,495	5.8	9	1,374,710	4.0	10
Canadian	21,435	6.5	3	3,109,770	23.5	1	11,135,970	32.3	1

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

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