Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Kootenay Boundary A, British Columbia, Canada, 2011 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Kootenay Boundary A, British Columbia, Canada, 2011 to 2016

Population by generation status and median age, Kootenay Boundary A, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	1,955	100.0	43.8	1,885	100.0	44.5
First generation (born abroad)	70	3.6	57.6	145	7.7	62.8
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	335	17.1	57.7	250	13.3	57.9
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	95	4.9	50.1	55	2.9	59.2
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	245	12.5	62.0	195	10.3	55.2
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	1,545	79.0	36.7	1,490	79.0	41.6

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Kootenay Boundary A, British Columbia and Canada 2011 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Kootenay Boundary A, British Columbia and Canada 2011 to 2016

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Kootenay Boundary A, British Columbia and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Kootenay Boundary A			British Columbia			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
English	735	39.0	1	1,203,545	26.4	1	6,320,085	18.3	2
Canadian	585	31.0	2	866,525	19.0	2	11,135,970	32.3	1
Scottish	540	28.6	3	860,775	18.9	3	4,799,010	13.9	3

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Kootenay Boundary A, British Columbia and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Kootenay Boundary A, British Columbia and Canada, 2016