Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

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

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

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Camrose			Alberta
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	18,215	100.0	...	3,978,145	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	16,430	90.2	...	3,062,780	77.0	...
Immigrants	1,605	8.8	100.0	845,220	21.2	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	635	3.5	39.6	381,370	9.6	45.1
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	120	0.7	7.5	109,145	2.7	12.9
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	225	1.2	14.0	146,915	3.7	17.4
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	625	3.4	38.9	207,790	5.2	24.6
Non-permanent residents	180	1.0	...	70,155	1.8	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Camrose, 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	890	..	190	..	1,605	..	625	..
Age groups	890	100.0	190	100.0	1,605	100.0	625	100.0
Less than 15 years	95	10.7	75	39.5	165	10.3	140	22.4
15 to 24 years	65	7.3	20	10.5	170	10.6	90	14.4
25 to 64 years	495	55.6	90	47.4	930	57.9	385	61.6
65 years and older	225	25.3	0	0.0	340	21.2	0	0.0
Median age	49.0	..	23.0	..	41.5	..	31.3	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	1,240	100.0	625	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	805	64.9	495	79.2
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	320	25.8	195	31.2
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	490	39.5	300	48.0
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	270	21.8	90	14.4
Refugees	...	...	...	...	165	13.3	40	6.4
Region of birth1	885	100.0	190	100.0	1,605	100.0	620	100.0
Americas	180	20.3	65	34.2	315	19.6	115	18.5
Europe	405	45.8	0	0.0	475	29.6	25	4.0
Africa	40	4.5	25	13.2	60	3.7	15	2.4
Asia	200	22.6	40	21.1	750	46.7	465	75.0
Oceania	0	0.0	0	0.0	10	0.6	0	0.0

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

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	1,610	100.0	...
Philippines	460	28.6	1
United Kingdom	170	10.6	2
United States	100	6.2	3
Germany	95	5.9	4
Jamaica	75	4.7	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	620	100.0	...
Philippines	340	54.8	1
Jamaica	60	9.7	2
Iraq	35	5.6	3
India	30	4.8	4
Pakistan	20	3.2	5
China	20	3.2	5
United States	20	3.2	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	1,605	100.0	...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	355	22.1	1
Spanish	70	4.4	2
German	55	3.4	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	625	100.0	...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	245	39.2	1
Cebuano	30	4.8	2
Urdu	20	3.2	3
Cantonese	20	3.2	3
Arabic	20	3.2	3

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	16,900	100.0	40.5	18,210	100.0	40.9
First generation (born abroad)	1,070	6.3	45.9	1,890	10.4	38.6
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	3,125	18.5	66.4	3,050	16.7	64.5
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	1,365	8.1	75.8	1,135	6.2	74.8
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	1,760	10.4	58.3	1,915	10.5	61.1
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	12,710	75.2	34.2	13,280	72.9	37.2

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Camrose, 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	16,900	100.0	..	40.5	18,210	100.0	..	40.9
Visible minority population	645	3.8	100.0	28.2	1,485	8.2	100.0	30.5
South Asian	60	0.4	9.3	35.4	235	1.3	15.8	29.3
Chinese	60	0.4	9.3	50.6	90	0.5	6.1	29.0
Black	110	0.7	17.1	34.1	200	1.1	13.5	18.6
Filipino	100	0.6	15.5	33.3	620	3.4	41.8	31.1
Latin American	80	0.5	12.4	23.4	130	0.7	8.8	37.1
Arab	90	0.5	14.0	22.1	10	0.1	0.7	42.9
Southeast Asian	65	0.4	10.1	32.8	95	0.5	6.4	35.6
West Asian	10	0.1	1.6	30.7	40	0.2	2.7	47.8
Korean	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	20	0.1	1.3	47.3
Japanese	50	0.3	7.8	16.9	10	0.1	0.7	0.0
Visible minority, n.i.e.	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10	0.1	0.7	0.0
Multiple visible minorities	10	0.1	1.6	9.2	25	0.1	1.7	35.6
Not a visible minority	16,255	96.2	..	41.4	16,725	91.8	..	42.7

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

Ethnic origin	Camrose			Alberta			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
German	4,875	26.8	1	712,955	17.9	3	3,322,400	9.6	6
English	4,790	26.3	2	899,445	22.6	2	6,320,085	18.3	2
Canadian	4,595	25.2	3	902,310	22.7	1	11,135,970	32.3	1

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

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