Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Fairview, Alberta, Canada, 2011 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Fairview, Alberta, Canada, 2011 to 2016

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	3,005	100.0	35.3	2,855	100.0	40.4
First generation (born abroad)	300	10.0	44.3	275	9.6	39.5
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	480	16.0	56.0	475	16.6	63.3
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	185	6.2	67.6	180	6.3	76.7
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	300	10.0	52.6	300	10.5	58.0
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	2,220	73.9	28.8	2,105	73.7	35.5

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Fairview, Alberta and Canada 2011 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Fairview, Alberta and Canada 2011 to 2016

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

Ethnic origin	Fairview			Alberta			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Canadian	890	31.2	1	902,310	22.7	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
English	775	27.1	2	899,445	22.6	2	6,320,085	18.3	2
German	700	24.5	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 Fairview, Alberta and Canada, 2016

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