Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

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

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

Immigrant status and period of immigration	White Rock			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	19,120	100.0	...	4,560,235	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	14,080	73.6	...	3,167,160	69.5	...
Immigrants	4,900	25.6	100.0	1,292,675	28.3	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	3,585	18.8	73.2	795,880	17.5	61.6
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	355	1.9	7.2	147,730	3.2	11.4
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	425	2.2	8.7	173,505	3.8	13.4
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	530	2.8	10.8	175,555	3.8	13.6
Non-permanent residents	145	0.8	...	100,405	2.2	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, White Rock, 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	4,535	..	610	..	4,895	..	530	..
Age groups	4,535	100.0	610	100.0	4,895	100.0	530	100.0
Less than 15 years	165	3.6	105	17.2	155	3.2	100	18.9
15 to 24 years	290	6.4	115	18.9	210	4.3	45	8.5
25 to 64 years	2,235	49.3	385	63.1	2,540	51.9	345	65.1
65 years and older	1,840	40.6	0	0.0	1,995	40.8	40	7.5
Median age	60.1	..	32.5	..	59.9	..	34.2	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	2,540	100.0	530	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	1,565	61.6	350	66.0
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	665	26.2	150	28.3
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	895	35.2	195	36.8
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	800	31.5	145	27.4
Refugees	...	...	...	...	170	6.7	40	7.5
Region of birth1	4,535	100.0	605	100.0	4,895	100.0	535	100.0
Americas	465	10.3	55	9.1	520	10.6	40	7.5
Europe	2,625	57.9	85	14.0	2,395	48.9	60	11.2
Africa	140	3.1	0	0.0	205	4.2	10	1.9
Asia	1,175	25.9	445	73.6	1,685	34.4	420	78.5
Oceania	115	2.5	20	3.3	90	1.8	0	0.0

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,² White Rock, 2016

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	4,895	100.0	...
United Kingdom	1,165	23.8	1
China	645	13.2	2
United States	360	7.4	3
India	280	5.7	4
Germany	265	5.4	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	530	100.0	...
China	235	44.3	1
Korea, South	30	5.7	2
India	30	5.7	2
United States	30	5.7	2
United Kingdom	25	4.7	5
Iraq	25	4.7	5
Pakistan	25	4.7	5
Philippines	25	4.7	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	4,895	100.0	...
Mandarin	635	13.0	1
Punjabi (Panjabi)	160	3.3	2
German	120	2.5	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	535	100.0	...
Mandarin	190	35.5	1
Arabic	40	7.5	2
Korean	25	4.7	3

Population by generation status and median age, White Rock, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	18,540	100.0	52.8	19,120	100.0	55.5
First generation (born abroad)	4,715	25.4	59.0	5,185	27.1	58.4
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	5,190	28.0	53.4	4,910	25.7	52.9
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	2,180	11.8	54.7	2,095	11.0	49.6
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	3,010	16.2	52.5	2,820	14.7	56.9
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	8,635	46.6	50.4	9,025	47.2	55.1

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, White Rock, 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	18,540	100.0	..	52.8	19,120	100.0	..	55.5
Visible minority population	2,050	11.1	100.0	38.6	3,135	16.4	100.0	38.8
South Asian	410	2.2	20.0	45.0	965	5.0	30.8	36.6
Chinese	530	2.9	25.9	39.8	1,190	6.2	38.0	41.2
Black	70	0.4	3.4	30.9	130	0.7	4.1	43.0
Filipino	335	1.8	16.3	34.9	200	1.0	6.4	47.1
Latin American	50	0.3	2.4	47.2	100	0.5	3.2	45.4
Arab	30	0.2	1.5	25.3	80	0.4	2.6	29.5
Southeast Asian	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	35	0.2	1.1	32.8
West Asian	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30	0.2	1.0	49.6
Korean	455	2.5	22.2	26.3	155	0.8	4.9	33.4
Japanese	75	0.4	3.7	59.3	100	0.5	3.2	41.0
Visible minority, n.i.e.	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	55	0.3	1.8	51.6
Multiple visible minorities	70	0.4	3.4	27.4	85	0.4	2.7	19.2
Not a visible minority	16,485	88.9	..	55.0	15,985	83.6	..	58.5

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

Ethnic origin	White Rock			British Columbia			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
English	6,515	34.1	1	1,203,545	26.4	1	6,320,085	18.3	2
Scottish	4,100	21.4	2	860,775	18.9	3	4,799,010	13.9	3
Canadian	3,590	18.8	3	866,525	19.0	2	11,135,970	32.3	1

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

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