Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Fraser Valley A, Regional district electoral area (CSD) - British Columbia

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Immigrant population

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Fraser Valley A, British Columbia, Canada, 2011 to 2016

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

Generation status

Population by generation status and median age, Fraser Valley A, 2011 and 2016

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 425 100.0 54.1 460 100.0 56.8
First generation (born abroad) 25 5.9 52.1 70 15.2 66.7
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 95 22.4 62.7 45 9.8 45.9
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 45 10.6 68.7 15 3.3 0.0
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 50 11.8 62.6 35 7.6 56.8
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 305 71.8 53.4 340 73.9 54.2

Visible minority population

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

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

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,4 Fraser Valley A, British Columbia and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin Fraser Valley A British Columbia Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
English 205 45.1 1 1,203,545 26.4 1 6,320,085 18.3 2
Irish 125 27.5 2 675,130 14.8 4 4,627,000 13.4 5
Scottish 110 24.2 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 Fraser Valley A, British Columbia and Canada, 2016

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

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incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement
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revised
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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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