Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

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

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

Immigrant status and period of immigration	West Vancouver			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	41,680	100.0	...	4,560,235	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	21,765	52.2	...	3,167,160	69.5	...
Immigrants	18,615	44.7	100.0	1,292,675	28.3	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	10,370	24.9	55.7	795,880	17.5	61.6
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	2,105	5.1	11.3	147,730	3.2	11.4
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	3,195	7.7	17.2	173,505	3.8	13.4
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	2,940	7.1	15.8	175,555	3.8	13.6
Non-permanent residents	1,305	3.1	...	100,405	2.2	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, West Vancouver, 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	17,130	..	2,995	..	18,610	..	2,945	..
Age groups	17,130	100.0	2,995	100.0	18,610	100.0	2,940	100.0
Less than 15 years	1,180	6.9	705	23.5	1,245	6.7	690	23.5
15 to 24 years	1,555	9.1	490	16.4	1,665	8.9	405	13.8
25 to 64 years	9,375	54.7	1,740	58.1	10,060	54.1	1,755	59.7
65 years and older	5,020	29.3	55	1.8	5,640	30.3	95	3.2
Median age	52.9	..	34.6	..	52.4	..	37.1	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	13,420	100.0	2,940	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	10,885	81.1	2,525	85.9
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	3,775	28.1	795	27.0
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	7,110	53.0	1,730	58.8
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	1,955	14.6	365	12.4
Refugees	...	...	...	...	405	3.0	45	1.5
Region of birth1	17,130	100.0	2,995	100.0	18,615	100.0	2,940	100.0
Americas	1,570	9.2	220	7.3	1,205	6.5	180	6.1
Europe	5,645	33.0	315	10.5	5,140	27.6	275	9.4
Africa	850	5.0	20	0.7	875	4.7	45	1.5
Asia	8,710	50.8	2,405	80.3	11,065	59.4	2,390	81.3
Oceania	350	2.0	25	0.8	315	1.7	50	1.7

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,² West Vancouver, 2016

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	18,610	100.0	...
China	4,365	23.5	1
Iran	3,635	19.5	2
United Kingdom	2,510	13.5	3
United States	815	4.4	4
Hong Kong	655	3.5	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	2,940	100.0	...
China	1,310	44.6	1
Iran	775	26.4	2
United States	140	4.8	3
Philippines	105	3.6	4
United Kingdom	90	3.1	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	18,610	100.0	...
Mandarin	3,945	21.2	1
Persian (Farsi)	3,105	16.7	2
Cantonese	560	3.0	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	2,945	100.0	...
Mandarin	1,305	44.3	1
Persian (Farsi)	735	25.0	2
Korean	60	2.0	3

Population by generation status and median age, West Vancouver, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	42,045	100.0	49.6	41,680	100.0	49.9
First generation (born abroad)	18,380	43.7	51.2	20,500	49.2	50.2
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	10,225	24.3	47.0	9,230	22.1	44.8
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	4,725	11.2	44.1	4,750	11.4	40.1
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	5,500	13.1	49.8	4,480	10.7	49.6
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	13,440	32.0	49.0	11,950	28.7	52.5

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, West Vancouver, 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	42,045	100.0	..	49.6	41,680	100.0	..	49.9
Visible minority population	11,870	28.2	100.0	40.2	15,155	36.4	100.0	41.1
South Asian	1,035	2.5	8.7	41.6	970	2.3	6.4	49.1
Chinese	4,535	10.8	38.2	39.4	7,680	18.4	50.7	38.2
Black	190	0.5	1.6	44.8	90	0.2	0.6	16.0
Filipino	405	1.0	3.4	36.6	550	1.3	3.6	38.1
Latin American	185	0.4	1.6	47.5	240	0.6	1.6	51.6
Arab	125	0.3	1.1	62.3	220	0.5	1.5	47.2
Southeast Asian	370	0.9	3.1	29.1	110	0.3	0.7	38.1
West Asian	3,320	7.9	28.0	43.8	3,695	8.9	24.4	43.1
Korean	840	2.0	7.1	37.6	905	2.2	6.0	38.9
Japanese	495	1.2	4.2	42.1	380	0.9	2.5	50.3
Visible minority, n.i.e.	35	0.1	0.3	37.3	65	0.2	0.4	44.9
Multiple visible minorities	335	0.8	2.8	22.6	245	0.6	1.6	16.5
Not a visible minority	30,175	71.8	..	53.8	26,530	63.7	..	56.5

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

Ethnic origin	West Vancouver			British Columbia			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
English	11,750	28.2	1	1,203,545	26.4	1	6,320,085	18.3	2
Chinese	7,720	18.5	2	540,155	11.8	6	1,769,195	5.1	7
Scottish	7,540	18.1	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 West Vancouver, British Columbia and Canada, 2016

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