Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

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

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

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Guelph			Ontario
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	130,085	100.0	...	13,242,160	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	100,390	77.2	...	9,188,820	69.4	...
Immigrants	28,085	21.6	100.0	3,852,145	29.1	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	17,535	13.5	62.4	2,426,240	18.3	63.0
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	3,695	2.8	13.2	490,560	3.7	12.7
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	3,275	2.5	11.7	463,175	3.5	12.0
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	3,580	2.8	12.7	472,170	3.6	12.3
Non-permanent residents	1,610	1.2	...	201,200	1.5	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Guelph, 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	24,885	..	2,960	..	28,085	..	3,585	..
Age groups	24,885	100.0	2,960	100.0	28,085	100.0	3,585	100.0
Less than 15 years	1,225	4.9	565	19.1	1,085	3.9	575	16.0
15 to 24 years	2,100	8.4	425	14.4	2,090	7.4	470	13.1
25 to 64 years	15,935	64.0	1,905	64.4	17,805	63.4	2,345	65.4
65 years and older	5,625	22.6	55	1.9	7,105	25.3	185	5.2
Median age	48.6	..	30.9	..	50.6	..	33.4	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	19,815	100.0	3,580	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	9,205	46.5	1,865	52.1
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	3,470	17.5	755	21.1
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	5,725	28.9	1,115	31.1
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	6,425	32.4	1,150	32.1
Refugees	...	...	...	...	4,050	20.4	515	14.4
Region of birth1	24,885	100.0	2,960	100.0	28,085	100.0	3,585	100.0
Americas	2,970	11.9	475	16.0	3,110	11.1	255	7.1
Europe	10,800	43.4	515	17.4	10,665	38.0	370	10.3
Africa	855	3.4	200	6.8	1,640	5.8	475	13.2
Asia	10,010	40.2	1,765	59.6	12,540	44.7	2,480	69.2
Oceania	240	1.0	0	0.0	115	0.4	10	0.3

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

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	28,085	100.0	...
United Kingdom	3,495	12.4	1
India	2,410	8.6	2
Philippines	2,090	7.4	3
Viet Nam	1,710	6.1	4
China	1,665	5.9	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	3,585	100.0	...
Philippines	785	21.9	1
India	460	12.8	2
China	365	10.2	3
Eritrea	190	5.3	4
Viet Nam	155	4.3	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	28,085	100.0	...
Mandarin	1,320	4.7	1
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,230	4.4	2
Vietnamese	1,015	3.6	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	3,580	100.0	...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	580	16.2	1
Mandarin	315	8.8	2
Tigrigna	130	3.6	3

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	120,555	100.0	37.4	130,090	100.0	37.9
First generation (born abroad)	25,935	21.5	47.9	30,465	23.4	48.7
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	25,755	21.4	34.1	28,465	21.9	34.2
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	13,000	10.8	34.9	14,155	10.9	33.6
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	12,755	10.6	33.5	14,310	11.0	34.4
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	68,860	57.1	33.4	71,155	54.7	33.6

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Guelph, 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	120,555	100.0	..	37.4	130,090	100.0	..	37.9
Visible minority population	18,920	15.7	100.0	31.6	24,450	18.8	100.0	33.0
South Asian	4,965	4.1	26.2	32.8	6,500	5.0	26.6	34.5
Chinese	3,350	2.8	17.7	32.8	4,205	3.2	17.2	32.4
Black	1,695	1.4	9.0	29.2	2,885	2.2	11.8	29.8
Filipino	1,960	1.6	10.4	35.3	2,845	2.2	11.6	34.7
Latin American	1,150	1.0	6.1	33.2	1,345	1.0	5.5	35.5
Arab	640	0.5	3.4	24.7	765	0.6	3.1	31.0
Southeast Asian	2,890	2.4	15.3	30.5	2,435	1.9	10.0	36.1
West Asian	975	0.8	5.2	24.7	1,530	1.2	6.3	31.9
Korean	280	0.2	1.5	40.5	310	0.2	1.3	27.6
Japanese	145	0.1	0.8	43.1	190	0.1	0.8	31.4
Visible minority, n.i.e.	200	0.2	1.1	23.4	320	0.2	1.3	30.0
Multiple visible minorities	655	0.5	3.5	31.2	1,115	0.9	4.6	24.2
Not a visible minority	101,635	84.3	..	38.6	105,635	81.2	..	39.4

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

Ethnic origin	Guelph			Ontario			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
English	38,450	29.6	1	2,808,810	21.2	2	6,320,085	18.3	2
Canadian	33,945	26.1	2	3,109,770	23.5	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
Scottish	30,185	23.2	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 Guelph, Ontario and Canada, 2016

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