Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

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

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

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Woolwich			Ontario
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	24,440	100.0	...	13,242,160	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	21,725	88.9	...	9,188,820	69.4	...
Immigrants	2,625	10.7	100.0	3,852,145	29.1	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	1,990	8.1	75.8	2,426,240	18.3	63.0
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	260	1.1	9.9	490,560	3.7	12.7
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	180	0.7	6.9	463,175	3.5	12.0
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	200	0.8	7.6	472,170	3.6	12.3
Non-permanent residents	90	0.4	...	201,200	1.5	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Woolwich, 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	1,820	..	115	..	2,625	..	200	..
Age groups	1,820	100.0	120	100.0	2,625	100.0	195	100.0
Less than 15 years	110	6.0	50	41.7	95	3.6	65	33.3
15 to 24 years	70	3.8	0	0.0	145	5.5	25	12.8
25 to 64 years	1,200	65.9	65	54.2	1,645	62.7	100	51.3
65 years and older	440	24.2	0	0.0	745	28.4	0	0.0
Median age	53.8	..	30.3	..	52.6	..	30.1	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	1,640	100.0	200	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	615	37.5	75	37.5
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	250	15.2	30	15.0
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	360	22.0	50	25.0
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	690	42.1	75	37.5
Refugees	...	...	...	...	310	18.9	25	12.5
Region of birth1	1,820	100.0	120	100.0	2,625	100.0	200	100.0
Americas	370	20.3	35	29.2	505	19.2	75	37.5
Europe	1,150	63.2	30	25.0	1,400	53.3	40	20.0
Africa	60	3.3	0	0.0	90	3.4	40	20.0
Asia	225	12.4	45	37.5	585	22.3	45	22.5
Oceania	20	1.1	0	0.0	45	1.7	0	0.0

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

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	2,625	100.0	...
United Kingdom	380	14.5	1
Germany	220	8.4	2
Mexico	195	7.4	3
India	190	7.2	4
United States	180	6.9	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	200	100.0	...
Mexico	35	17.5	1
Germany	25	12.5	2
India	25	12.5	2
Ethiopia	20	10.0	4
South Africa, Republic of	20	10.0	4
Philippines	20	10.0	4

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	2,625	100.0	...
German	105	4.0	1
Punjabi (Panjabi)	105	4.0	1
Vietnamese	90	3.4	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	200	100.0	...
Spanish	35	17.5	1
German	25	12.5	2
Amharic	15	7.5	3

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	22,520	100.0	37.5	24,440	100.0	39.0
First generation (born abroad)	1,885	8.4	52.9	2,850	11.7	50.5
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	2,950	13.1	39.8	3,825	15.7	36.6
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	1,230	5.5	42.0	1,650	6.8	38.3
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	1,725	7.7	36.3	2,175	8.9	35.6
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	17,680	78.5	34.9	17,770	72.7	36.8

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Woolwich, 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	22,520	100.0	..	37.5	24,440	100.0	..	39.0
Visible minority population	690	3.1	100.0	25.9	1,365	5.6	100.0	32.2
South Asian	185	0.8	26.8	30.4	430	1.8	31.5	33.3
Chinese	75	0.3	10.9	25.2	160	0.7	11.7	22.5
Black	65	0.3	9.4	25.6	150	0.6	11.0	30.6
Filipino	25	0.1	3.6	21.1	85	0.3	6.2	39.9
Latin American	75	0.3	10.9	14.8	75	0.3	5.5	40.2
Arab	30	0.1	4.3	28.4	20	0.1	1.5	50.1
Southeast Asian	35	0.2	5.1	34.2	330	1.4	24.2	30.1
West Asian	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10	0.0	0.7	0.0
Korean	30	0.1	4.3	9.2	10	0.0	0.7	0.0
Japanese	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	15	0.1	1.1	38.2
Visible minority, n.i.e.	70	0.3	10.1	25.9	40	0.2	2.9	26.5
Multiple visible minorities	70	0.3	10.1	5.3	55	0.2	4.0	29.0
Not a visible minority	21,835	97.0	..	38.0	23,075	94.4	..	39.4

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

Ethnic origin	Woolwich			Ontario			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
German	8,890	36.4	1	1,189,670	9.0	6	3,322,400	9.6	6
Canadian	8,110	33.2	2	3,109,770	23.5	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
English	5,575	22.8	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 Woolwich, Ontario and Canada, 2016

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