Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

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

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

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Stratford			Ontario
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	30,625	100.0	...	13,242,160	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	27,065	88.4	...	9,188,820	69.4	...
Immigrants	3,475	11.3	100.0	3,852,145	29.1	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	2,805	9.2	80.7	2,426,240	18.3	63.0
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	220	0.7	6.3	490,560	3.7	12.7
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	170	0.6	4.9	463,175	3.5	12.0
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	280	0.9	8.1	472,170	3.6	12.3
Non-permanent residents	90	0.3	...	201,200	1.5	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Stratford, 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	3,360	..	335	..	3,470	..	285	..
Age groups	3,355	100.0	335	100.0	3,470	100.0	280	100.0
Less than 15 years	120	3.6	85	25.4	80	2.3	45	16.1
15 to 24 years	115	3.4	70	20.9	105	3.0	50	17.9
25 to 64 years	1,870	55.7	170	50.7	1,765	50.9	185	66.1
65 years and older	1,255	37.4	0	0.0	1,520	43.8	0	0.0
Median age	59.3	..	30.7	..	61.4	..	31.2	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	1,480	100.0	285	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	550	37.2	120	42.1
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	295	19.9	65	22.8
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	255	17.2	60	21.1
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	665	44.9	130	45.6
Refugees	...	...	...	...	240	16.2	15	5.3
Region of birth1	3,355	100.0	335	100.0	3,470	100.0	285	100.0
Americas	530	15.8	30	9.0	575	16.6	75	26.3
Europe	2,145	63.9	60	17.9	1,985	57.2	20	7.0
Africa	95	2.8	35	10.4	110	3.2	25	8.8
Asia	540	16.1	185	55.2	770	22.2	155	54.4
Oceania	45	1.3	25	7.5	35	1.0	0	0.0

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

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	3,475	100.0	...
United Kingdom	925	26.6	1
United States	305	8.8	2
Netherlands	250	7.2	3
Germany	225	6.5	4
India	225	6.5	4
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	280	100.0	...
India	55	19.6	1
Philippines	40	14.3	2
United States	30	10.7	3
United Kingdom	15	5.4	4
Uganda	15	5.4	4
China	15	5.4	4
Japan	15	5.4	4

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	3,470	100.0	...
Spanish	100	2.9	1
Lao	75	2.2	2
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	65	1.9	3
Punjabi (Panjabi)	65	1.9	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	285	100.0	...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	25	8.8	1
Gujarati	25	8.8	1
Spanish	15	5.3	3
Arabic	15	5.3	3

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	29,935	100.0	42.9	30,625	100.0	44.7
First generation (born abroad)	3,510	11.7	57.7	3,705	12.1	60.1
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	4,590	15.3	45.5	5,065	16.5	45.1
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	1,670	5.6	46.6	1,820	5.9	49.4
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	2,925	9.8	42.7	3,245	10.6	40.4
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	21,830	72.9	38.7	21,860	71.4	41.0

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Stratford, 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	29,935	100.0	..	42.9	30,625	100.0	..	44.7
Visible minority population	1,245	4.2	100.0	35.5	1,820	5.9	100.0	36.9
South Asian	215	0.7	17.3	39.4	425	1.4	23.4	37.7
Chinese	215	0.7	17.3	46.2	170	0.6	9.3	54.5
Black	165	0.6	13.3	47.6	340	1.1	18.7	26.9
Filipino	115	0.4	9.2	24.7	135	0.4	7.4	30.5
Latin American	155	0.5	12.4	31.2	165	0.5	9.1	38.7
Arab	85	0.3	6.8	33.3	75	0.2	4.1	28.0
Southeast Asian	125	0.4	10.0	26.4	275	0.9	15.1	37.4
West Asian	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30	0.1	1.6	42.8
Korean	110	0.4	8.8	16.2	40	0.1	2.2	24.1
Japanese	15	0.1	1.2	62.0	120	0.4	6.6	34.1
Visible minority, n.i.e.	20	0.1	1.6	11.8	40	0.1	2.2	53.6
Multiple visible minorities	20	0.1	1.6	47.5	15	0.0	0.8	22.0
Not a visible minority	28,685	95.8	..	43.2	28,805	94.1	..	45.3

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

Ethnic origin	Stratford			Ontario			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
English	10,900	35.6	1	2,808,810	21.2	2	6,320,085	18.3	2
Canadian	9,080	29.6	2	3,109,770	23.5	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
Scottish	8,390	27.4	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 Stratford, Ontario and Canada, 2016

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