Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Chilliwack and British Columbia, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Chilliwack			British Columbia
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	82,210	100.0	...	4,560,235	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	70,840	86.2	...	3,167,160	69.5	...
Immigrants	10,985	13.4	100.0	1,292,675	28.3	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	7,855	9.6	71.5	795,880	17.5	61.6
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	880	1.1	8.0	147,730	3.2	11.4
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	1,180	1.4	10.7	173,505	3.8	13.4
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	1,070	1.3	9.7	175,555	3.8	13.6
Non-permanent residents	390	0.5	...	100,405	2.2	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Chilliwack, 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	9,650	..	940	..	10,985	..	1,070	..
Age groups	9,650	100.0	940	100.0	10,985	100.0	1,070	100.0
Less than 15 years	355	3.7	190	20.2	350	3.2	160	15.0
15 to 24 years	650	6.7	185	19.7	550	5.0	160	15.0
25 to 64 years	5,415	56.1	560	59.6	6,145	55.9	730	68.2
65 years and older	3,230	33.5	0	0.0	3,930	35.8	20	1.9
Median age	56.5	..	31.6	..	56.9	..	34.2	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	5,880	100.0	1,070	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	3,185	54.2	655	61.2
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	1,265	21.5	265	24.8
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	1,925	32.7	395	36.9
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	2,105	35.8	375	35.0
Refugees	...	...	...	...	555	9.4	20	1.9
Region of birth1	9,650	100.0	940	100.0	10,985	100.0	1,070	100.0
Americas	1,475	15.3	160	17.0	1,780	16.2	210	19.6
Europe	6,140	63.6	280	29.8	6,060	55.2	160	15.0
Africa	275	2.8	40	4.3	440	4.0	65	6.1
Asia	1,545	16.0	440	46.8	2,435	22.2	615	57.5
Oceania	210	2.2	0	0.0	280	2.5	15	1.4

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

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	10,985	100.0	...
United Kingdom	2,225	20.3	1
Netherlands	1,110	10.1	2
Germany	970	8.8	3
United States	960	8.7	4
Philippines	535	4.9	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	1,065	100.0	...
Philippines	250	23.5	1
United States	160	15.0	2
Korea, South	105	9.9	3
China	100	9.4	4
United Kingdom	95	8.9	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	10,985	100.0	...
German	465	4.2	1
Mandarin	295	2.7	2
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	280	2.5	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	1,065	100.0	...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	185	17.4	1
Korean	95	8.9	2
Mandarin	90	8.5	3

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	76,930	100.0	39.2	82,205	100.0	40.6
First generation (born abroad)	10,110	13.1	55.6	11,935	14.5	55.2
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	17,610	22.9	47.2	18,160	22.1	46.0
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	6,990	9.1	50.6	7,445	9.1	51.7
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	10,625	13.8	42.4	10,715	13.0	40.9
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	49,205	64.0	32.0	52,115	63.4	33.9

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Chilliwack, British Columbia and Canada 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Chilliwack, British Columbia and Canada 2006 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Chilliwack, 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	76,930	100.0	..	39.2	82,205	100.0	..	40.6
Visible minority population	3,690	4.8	100.0	33.1	5,815	7.1	100.0	34.6
South Asian	715	0.9	19.4	35.2	1,255	1.5	21.6	33.8
Chinese	530	0.7	14.4	36.4	920	1.1	15.8	40.8
Black	320	0.4	8.7	20.7	685	0.8	11.8	21.8
Filipino	555	0.7	15.0	35.8	755	0.9	13.0	34.4
Latin American	375	0.5	10.2	33.0	500	0.6	8.6	40.1
Arab	45	0.1	1.2	31.4	85	0.1	1.5	34.3
Southeast Asian	300	0.4	8.1	35.4	495	0.6	8.5	32.1
West Asian	35	0.0	0.9	34.4	110	0.1	1.9	42.6
Korean	410	0.5	11.1	34.0	505	0.6	8.7	39.2
Japanese	160	0.2	4.3	36.5	155	0.2	2.7	44.0
Visible minority, n.i.e.	120	0.2	3.3	16.4	105	0.1	1.8	36.6
Multiple visible minorities	125	0.2	3.4	16.2	235	0.3	4.0	20.0
Not a visible minority	73,240	95.2	..	39.6	76,395	92.9	..	41.0

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Chilliwack, British Columbia and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Chilliwack			British Columbia			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
English	24,955	30.4	1	1,203,545	26.4	1	6,320,085	18.3	2
Canadian	22,485	27.4	2	866,525	19.0	2	11,135,970	32.3	1
German	18,430	22.4	3	603,260	13.2	5	3,322,400	9.6	6

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

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