Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

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

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

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Kitchener			Ontario
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	230,000	100.0	...	13,242,160	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	166,035	72.2	...	9,188,820	69.4	...
Immigrants	60,425	26.3	100.0	3,852,145	29.1	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	36,850	16.0	61.0	2,426,240	18.3	63.0
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	7,725	3.4	12.8	490,560	3.7	12.7
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	7,945	3.5	13.1	463,175	3.5	12.0
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	7,910	3.4	13.1	472,170	3.6	12.3
Non-permanent residents	3,535	1.5	...	201,200	1.5	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Kitchener, 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	56,430	..	8,805	..	60,430	..	7,915	..
Age groups	56,430	100.0	8,805	100.0	60,430	100.0	7,915	100.0
Less than 15 years	3,135	5.6	1,875	21.3	3,110	5.1	1,635	20.7
15 to 24 years	5,625	10.0	1,545	17.5	5,000	8.3	1,150	14.5
25 to 64 years	37,155	65.8	5,210	59.2	39,625	65.6	4,640	58.6
65 years and older	10,510	18.6	180	2.0	12,695	21.0	485	6.1
Median age	46.0	..	29.1	..	47.9	..	31.0	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	45,690	100.0	7,910	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	15,725	34.4	2,705	34.2
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	5,885	12.9	1,200	15.2
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	9,840	21.5	1,505	19.0
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	12,420	27.2	2,205	27.9
Refugees	...	...	...	...	17,155	37.5	2,845	36.0
Region of birth1	56,430	100.0	8,805	100.0	60,430	100.0	7,915	100.0
Americas	8,960	15.9	1,380	15.7	9,555	15.8	965	12.2
Europe	27,385	48.5	1,660	18.9	26,085	43.2	970	12.3
Africa	3,830	6.8	1,405	16.0	4,700	7.8	1,155	14.6
Asia	16,145	28.6	4,355	49.5	19,995	33.1	4,800	60.6
Oceania	110	0.2	0	0.0	85	0.1	15	0.2

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

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	60,430	100.0	...
United Kingdom	4,070	6.7	1
India	3,830	6.3	2
Romania	3,655	6.0	3
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2,650	4.4	4
Poland	2,485	4.1	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	7,915	100.0	...
India	925	11.7	1
Syria	720	9.1	2
Iraq	600	7.6	3
China	420	5.3	4
Eritrea	340	4.3	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	60,430	100.0	...
Spanish	3,410	5.6	1
Arabic	2,790	4.6	2
Serbian	2,710	4.5	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	7,915	100.0	...
Arabic	1,380	17.4	1
Spanish	490	6.2	2
Mandarin	335	4.2	3
Persian (Farsi)	335	4.2	3

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	215,950	100.0	36.8	230,005	100.0	37.5
First generation (born abroad)	58,645	27.2	45.2	65,025	28.3	46.3
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	43,360	20.1	28.5	48,990	21.3	27.9
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	24,120	11.2	26.2	27,465	11.9	24.3
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	19,235	8.9	30.2	21,525	9.4	31.8
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	113,945	52.8	34.4	115,990	50.4	35.5

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Kitchener, 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	215,950	100.0	..	36.8	230,005	100.0	..	37.5
Visible minority population	39,720	18.4	100.0	30.0	50,200	21.8	100.0	30.2
South Asian	8,960	4.1	22.6	31.9	11,395	5.0	22.7	32.2
Chinese	3,980	1.8	10.0	30.7	4,735	2.1	9.4	32.6
Black	6,630	3.1	16.7	25.9	9,535	4.1	19.0	25.4
Filipino	1,370	0.6	3.4	31.8	1,575	0.7	3.1	34.1
Latin American	5,735	2.7	14.4	32.8	5,920	2.6	11.8	35.2
Arab	2,520	1.2	6.3	27.0	4,155	1.8	8.3	24.9
Southeast Asian	5,005	2.3	12.6	28.7	5,195	2.3	10.3	30.8
West Asian	2,550	1.2	6.4	26.6	2,690	1.2	5.4	27.7
Korean	560	0.3	1.4	34.0	1,025	0.4	2.0	29.4
Japanese	305	0.1	0.8	41.6	330	0.1	0.7	29.3
Visible minority, n.i.e.	810	0.4	2.0	33.0	1,880	0.8	3.7	31.4
Multiple visible minorities	1,285	0.6	3.2	24.3	1,770	0.8	3.5	19.2
Not a visible minority	176,235	81.6	..	38.6	179,805	78.2	..	40.0

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

Ethnic origin	Kitchener			Ontario			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Canadian	54,485	23.7	1	3,109,770	23.5	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
German	51,050	22.2	2	1,189,670	9.0	6	3,322,400	9.6	6
English	48,350	21.0	3	2,808,810	21.2	2	6,320,085	18.3	2

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

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