Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Brooks, City (CSD) - Alberta

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Brooks, City (CSD) - Alberta

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.5%

Immigrant population

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Brooks, Alberta, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Brooks, Alberta, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Brooks and Alberta, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration Brooks Alberta
number % of the total population % of the immigrant population number % of the total population % of the immigrant population
Total population in private households 13,995 100.0 ... 3,978,145 100.0 ...
Non-immigrants 9,440 67.5 ... 3,062,780 77.0 ...
Immigrants 4,215 30.1 100.0 845,220 21.2 100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001 695 5.0 16.5 381,370 9.6 45.1
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005 395 2.8 9.4 109,145 2.7 12.9
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010 920 6.6 21.8 146,915 3.7 17.4
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016 2,200 15.7 52.2 207,790 5.2 24.6
Non-permanent residents 340 2.4 ... 70,155 1.8 ...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Brooks, 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 2,680 .. 1,245 .. 4,220 .. 2,205 ..
Age groups 2,680 100.0 1,245 100.0 4,215 100.0 2,200 100.0
Less than 15 years 395 14.7 290 23.3 655 15.5 475 21.6
15 to 24 years 195 7.3 95 7.6 620 14.7 415 18.9
25 to 64 years 1,975 73.7 860 69.1 2,715 64.4 1,280 58.2
65 years and older 115 4.3 0 0.0 230 5.5 30 1.4
Median age 36.6 .. 31.4 .. 36.1 .. 30.1 ..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980 ... ... ... ... 4,030 100.0 2,205 100.0
Economic immigrants ... ... ... ... 1,895 47.0 1,190 54.0
Principal applicants ... ... ... ... 680 16.9 335 15.2
Secondary applicants ... ... ... ... 1,220 30.3 845 38.3
Immigrants sponsored by family ... ... ... ... 680 16.9 315 14.3
Refugees ... ... ... ... 1,445 35.9 705 32.0
Region of birth1 2,680 100.0 1,245 100.0 4,220 100.0 2,205 100.0
Americas 330 12.3 250 20.1 495 11.7 315 14.3
Europe 225 8.4 30 2.4 255 6.0 50 2.3
Africa 875 32.6 355 28.5 1,685 39.9 885 40.1
Asia 1,235 46.1 615 49.4 1,770 41.9 950 43.1
Oceania 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 0.2 0 0.0

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

Place of birth 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 4,215 100.0 ...
Philippines 1,195 28.4 1
Ethiopia 500 11.9 2
Somalia 425 10.1 3
Colombia 280 6.6 4
China 200 4.7 5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 2,205 100.0 ...
Philippines 865 39.2 1
Somalia 335 15.2 2
Ethiopia 320 14.5 3
Colombia 230 10.4 4
Eritrea 65 2.9 5

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

Languages 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 4,215 100.0 ...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 685 16.3 1
Somali 430 10.2 2
Spanish 385 9.1 3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 2,200 100.0 ...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 465 21.1 1
Somali 340 15.5 2
Spanish 275 12.5 3

Generation status

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

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 13,330 100.0 33.2 13,995 100.0 34.3
First generation (born abroad) 3,185 23.9 36.0 4,590 32.8 35.9
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 2,265 17.0 41.8 2,050 14.6 19.0
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 1,160 8.7 15.4 1,180 8.4 9.2
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 1,105 8.3 53.5 870 6.2 47.7
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 7,875 59.1 29.8 7,355 52.6 34.0

Visible minority population

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Brooks, 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 13,330 100.0 .. 33.2 13,995 100.0 .. 34.3
Visible minority population 3,560 26.7 100.0 32.7 5,155 36.8 100.0 30.3
South Asian 270 2.0 7.6 24.2 330 2.4 6.4 40.1
Chinese 360 2.7 10.1 33.9 270 1.9 5.2 36.1
Black 1,015 7.6 28.5 30.9 1,995 14.3 38.7 28.2
Filipino 845 6.3 23.7 32.7 1,385 9.9 26.9 34.4
Latin American 395 3.0 11.1 33.5 595 4.3 11.5 32.1
Arab 220 1.7 6.2 11.2 70 0.5 1.4 28.3
Southeast Asian 215 1.6 6.0 46.1 180 1.3 3.5 30.4
West Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 65 0.5 1.3 10.4
Korean 50 0.4 1.4 39.3 25 0.2 0.5 24.5
Japanese 50 0.4 1.4 43.1 70 0.5 1.4 34.1
Visible minority, n.i.e. 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 55 0.4 1.1 23.3
Multiple visible minorities 120 0.9 3.4 34.1 115 0.8 2.2 26.3
Not a visible minority 9,765 73.3 .. 33.6 8,845 63.2 .. 36.5

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,4 Brooks, Alberta and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin Brooks Alberta Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
Canadian 3,385 24.2 1 902,310 22.7 1 11,135,970 32.3 1
English 2,730 19.5 2 899,445 22.6 2 6,320,085 18.3 2
German 2,150 15.4 3 712,955 17.9 3 3,322,400 9.6 6

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Brooks, Alberta and Canada, 2016

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

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Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

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