Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

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

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

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Richmond			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	196,665	100.0	...	4,560,235	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	71,850	36.5	...	3,167,160	69.5	...
Immigrants	118,305	60.2	100.0	1,292,675	28.3	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	70,220	35.7	59.4	795,880	17.5	61.6
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	15,260	7.8	12.9	147,730	3.2	11.4
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	17,575	8.9	14.9	173,505	3.8	13.4
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	15,245	7.8	12.9	175,555	3.8	13.6
Non-permanent residents	6,510	3.3	...	100,405	2.2	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Richmond, 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	112,875	..	18,685	..	118,300	..	15,245	..
Age groups	112,880	100.0	18,685	100.0	118,300	100.0	15,245	100.0
Less than 15 years	5,575	4.9	3,205	17.2	4,385	3.7	2,275	14.9
15 to 24 years	13,060	11.6	3,095	16.6	9,840	8.3	1,860	12.2
25 to 64 years	76,715	68.0	11,630	62.2	79,945	67.6	9,880	64.8
65 years and older	17,525	15.5	755	4.0	24,130	20.4	1,225	8.0
Median age	47.0	..	34.1	..	49.9	..	34.1	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	102,340	100.0	15,245	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	71,885	70.2	10,235	67.1
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	24,910	24.3	3,845	25.2
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	46,975	45.9	6,395	41.9
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	24,460	23.9	4,560	29.9
Refugees	...	...	...	...	3,465	3.4	410	2.7
Region of birth1	112,875	100.0	18,685	100.0	118,305	100.0	15,250	100.0
Americas	4,105	3.6	600	3.2	3,835	3.2	425	2.8
Europe	10,360	9.2	730	3.9	8,405	7.1	420	2.8
Africa	2,165	1.9	120	0.6	2,325	2.0	175	1.1
Asia	95,000	84.2	17,175	91.9	102,475	86.6	14,165	92.9
Oceania	1,230	1.1	55	0.3	1,245	1.1	65	0.4

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

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	118,305	100.0	...
China	42,755	36.1	1
Hong Kong	23,185	19.6	2
Philippines	12,985	11.0	3
Taiwan	7,530	6.4	4
India	5,085	4.3	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	15,245	100.0	...
China	8,945	58.7	1
Philippines	2,135	14.0	2
India	570	3.7	3
Hong Kong	485	3.2	4
Taiwan	470	3.1	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	118,300	100.0	...
Cantonese	34,265	29.0	1
Mandarin	29,835	25.2	2
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,775	5.7	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	15,250	100.0	...
Mandarin	7,325	48.0	1
Cantonese	1,745	11.4	2
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,540	10.1	3

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	189,305	100.0	42.0	196,665	100.0	43.3
First generation (born abroad)	117,435	62.0	46.3	125,990	64.1	48.6
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	40,905	21.6	20.4	44,015	22.4	19.8
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	28,825	15.2	17.9	32,100	16.3	18.1
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	12,080	6.4	30.9	11,920	6.1	28.6
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	30,965	16.4	42.5	26,655	13.6	45.1

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Richmond, 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	189,305	100.0	..	42.0	196,665	100.0	..	43.3
Visible minority population	133,320	70.4	100.0	39.4	150,015	76.3	100.0	40.2
South Asian	14,515	7.7	10.9	36.5	14,360	7.3	9.6	39.3
Chinese	89,045	47.0	66.8	41.3	104,190	53.0	69.5	41.7
Black	1,245	0.7	0.9	32.0	1,270	0.6	0.8	33.7
Filipino	12,670	6.7	9.5	36.5	13,570	6.9	9.0	38.6
Latin American	1,680	0.9	1.3	34.2	1,585	0.8	1.1	37.8
Arab	950	0.5	0.7	27.7	1,480	0.8	1.0	25.9
Southeast Asian	2,150	1.1	1.6	34.6	1,950	1.0	1.3	36.5
West Asian	1,255	0.7	0.9	39.6	1,230	0.6	0.8	37.4
Korean	1,365	0.7	1.0	33.1	1,290	0.7	0.9	36.3
Japanese	3,765	2.0	2.8	44.7	3,940	2.0	2.6	47.2
Visible minority, n.i.e.	370	0.2	0.3	42.0	395	0.2	0.3	33.7
Multiple visible minorities	4,310	2.3	3.2	26.1	4,760	2.4	3.2	26.9
Not a visible minority	55,985	29.6	..	48.5	46,650	23.7	..	51.7

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

Ethnic origin	Richmond			British Columbia			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Chinese	107,080	54.4	1	540,155	11.8	6	1,769,195	5.1	7
English	18,015	9.2	2	1,203,545	26.4	1	6,320,085	18.3	2
Filipino	15,480	7.9	3	158,215	3.5	13	837,135	2.4	14

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

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