Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

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

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

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Newmarket			Ontario
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	82,730	100.0	...	13,242,160	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	58,905	71.2	...	9,188,820	69.4	...
Immigrants	23,235	28.1	100.0	3,852,145	29.1	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	14,375	17.4	61.9	2,426,240	18.3	63.0
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	3,550	4.3	15.3	490,560	3.7	12.7
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	3,020	3.7	13.0	463,175	3.5	12.0
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	2,295	2.8	9.9	472,170	3.6	12.3
Non-permanent residents	580	0.7	...	201,200	1.5	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Newmarket, 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	18,775	..	1,860	..	23,240	..	2,290	..
Age groups	18,775	100.0	1,855	100.0	23,235	100.0	2,295	100.0
Less than 15 years	890	4.7	340	18.3	825	3.6	355	15.5
15 to 24 years	1,180	6.3	305	16.4	1,550	6.7	235	10.2
25 to 64 years	12,875	68.6	1,080	58.2	15,810	68.0	1,440	62.7
65 years and older	3,830	20.4	130	7.0	5,045	21.7	265	11.5
Median age	48.6	..	32.5	..	49.9	..	34.3	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	17,230	100.0	2,290	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	9,050	52.5	1,220	53.3
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	3,625	21.0	520	22.7
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	5,425	31.5	705	30.8
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	5,320	30.9	810	35.4
Refugees	...	...	...	...	2,740	15.9	230	10.0
Region of birth1	18,775	100.0	1,860	100.0	23,235	100.0	2,295	100.0
Americas	2,730	14.5	270	14.5	3,075	13.2	205	8.9
Europe	8,005	42.6	450	24.2	8,160	35.1	390	17.0
Africa	875	4.7	150	8.1	940	4.0	75	3.3
Asia	7,110	37.9	985	53.0	10,975	47.2	1,605	69.9
Oceania	65	0.3	0	0.0	80	0.3	25	1.1

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

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	23,235	100.0	...
China	2,460	10.6	1
United Kingdom	2,355	10.1	2
Iran	1,535	6.6	3
Philippines	1,145	4.9	4
Italy	855	3.7	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	2,290	100.0	...
China	505	22.1	1
Iran	290	12.7	2
Philippines	245	10.7	3
India	130	5.7	4
Korea, South	125	5.5	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	23,235	100.0	...
Mandarin	1,795	7.7	1
Russian	1,470	6.3	2
Persian (Farsi)	1,330	5.7	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	2,295	100.0	...
Mandarin	380	16.6	1
Persian (Farsi)	265	11.5	2
Russian	235	10.2	3

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	78,920	100.0	38.8	82,730	100.0	40.4
First generation (born abroad)	19,330	24.5	48.3	24,170	29.2	49.2
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	20,490	26.0	31.2	22,015	26.6	29.6
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	10,830	13.7	34.2	12,335	14.9	30.7
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	9,660	12.2	28.3	9,675	11.7	28.7
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	39,110	49.6	33.9	36,545	44.2	35.6

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Newmarket, 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	78,920	100.0	..	38.8	82,730	100.0	..	40.4
Visible minority population	15,140	19.2	100.0	34.0	21,345	25.8	100.0	34.8
South Asian	2,925	3.7	19.3	34.4	3,300	4.0	15.5	35.4
Chinese	2,585	3.3	17.1	39.1	5,585	6.8	26.2	36.2
Black	1,945	2.5	12.8	28.4	2,310	2.8	10.8	28.1
Filipino	1,390	1.8	9.2	32.6	1,800	2.2	8.4	36.8
Latin American	830	1.1	5.5	36.5	1,225	1.5	5.7	39.3
Arab	570	0.7	3.8	36.3	685	0.8	3.2	34.1
Southeast Asian	2,565	3.3	16.9	31.9	2,260	2.7	10.6	34.4
West Asian	600	0.8	4.0	40.9	1,955	2.4	9.2	37.3
Korean	510	0.6	3.4	32.8	695	0.8	3.3	32.1
Japanese	245	0.3	1.6	35.6	290	0.4	1.4	35.5
Visible minority, n.i.e.	405	0.5	2.7	30.0	355	0.4	1.7	29.7
Multiple visible minorities	575	0.7	3.8	21.0	880	1.1	4.1	25.7
Not a visible minority	63,780	80.8	..	40.1	61,385	74.2	..	42.6

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

Ethnic origin	Newmarket			Ontario			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
English	21,730	26.3	1	2,808,810	21.2	2	6,320,085	18.3	2
Canadian	19,015	23.0	2	3,109,770	23.5	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
Scottish	15,815	19.1	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 Newmarket, Ontario and Canada, 2016

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