Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

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

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

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Courtenay			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	25,005	100.0	...	4,560,235	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	21,605	86.4	...	3,167,160	69.5	...
Immigrants	3,115	12.5	100.0	1,292,675	28.3	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	2,430	9.7	78.0	795,880	17.5	61.6
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	195	0.8	6.3	147,730	3.2	11.4
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	250	1.0	8.0	173,505	3.8	13.4
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	240	1.0	7.7	175,555	3.8	13.6
Non-permanent residents	280	1.1	...	100,405	2.2	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Courtenay, 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	2,950	..	310	..	3,115	..	235	..
Age groups	2,950	100.0	305	100.0	3,115	100.0	235	100.0
Less than 15 years	135	4.6	85	27.9	45	1.4	20	8.5
15 to 24 years	110	3.7	35	11.5	105	3.4	30	12.8
25 to 64 years	1,640	55.6	160	52.5	1,425	45.7	170	72.3
65 years and older	1,065	36.1	25	8.2	1,540	49.4	15	6.4
Median age	59.7	..	34.9	..	64.6	..	33.9	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	1,375	100.0	240	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	560	40.7	130	54.2
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	255	18.5	70	29.2
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	310	22.5	55	22.9
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	635	46.2	110	45.8
Refugees	...	...	...	...	180	13.1	0	0.0
Region of birth1	2,950	100.0	305	100.0	3,115	100.0	235	100.0
Americas	375	12.7	10	3.3	410	13.2	40	17.0
Europe	1,755	59.5	60	19.7	1,830	58.7	55	23.4
Africa	60	2.0	10	3.3	125	4.0	0	0.0
Asia	660	22.4	190	62.3	675	21.7	130	55.3
Oceania	95	3.2	0	0.0	70	2.2	10	4.3

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

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	3,115	100.0	...
United Kingdom	985	31.6	1
United States	330	10.6	2
Germany	205	6.6	3
Viet Nam	185	5.9	4
Netherlands	180	5.8	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	235	100.0	...
India	45	19.1	1
Philippines	35	14.9	2
United States	25	10.6	3
United Kingdom	25	10.6	3
China	20	8.5	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	3,115	100.0	...
Cantonese	115	3.7	1
Vietnamese	95	3.0	2
German	55	1.8	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	240	100.0	...
Hindi	25	10.4	1
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	20	8.3	2
Korean	15	6.3	3

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	23,710	100.0	45.8	25,000	100.0	47.5
First generation (born abroad)	3,085	13.0	58.8	3,665	14.7	59.4
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	5,310	22.4	50.5	5,180	20.7	53.2
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	1,915	8.1	57.0	1,630	6.5	55.9
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	3,395	14.3	46.9	3,550	14.2	52.0
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	15,315	64.6	40.2	16,160	64.6	41.6

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Courtenay, 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	23,710	100.0	..	45.8	25,000	100.0	..	47.5
Visible minority population	1,250	5.3	100.0	36.1	1,735	6.9	100.0	31.4
South Asian	75	0.3	6.0	30.0	295	1.2	17.0	25.7
Chinese	365	1.5	29.2	40.6	480	1.9	27.7	37.0
Black	80	0.3	6.4	28.7	200	0.8	11.5	24.5
Filipino	170	0.7	13.6	24.9	190	0.8	11.0	35.1
Latin American	70	0.3	5.6	47.3	45	0.2	2.6	34.7
Arab	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Southeast Asian	210	0.9	16.8	41.5	210	0.8	12.1	31.6
West Asian	25	0.1	2.0	53.1	15	0.1	0.9	0.0
Korean	115	0.5	9.2	14.7	115	0.5	6.6	33.8
Japanese	60	0.3	4.8	42.3	110	0.4	6.3	32.8
Visible minority, n.i.e.	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	35	0.1	2.0	29.7
Multiple visible minorities	65	0.3	5.2	32.9	50	0.2	2.9	33.3
Not a visible minority	22,460	94.7	..	46.5	23,265	93.1	..	48.9

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

Ethnic origin	Courtenay			British Columbia			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
English	9,915	39.7	1	1,203,545	26.4	1	6,320,085	18.3	2
Scottish	7,460	29.8	2	860,775	18.9	3	4,799,010	13.9	3
Canadian	6,685	26.7	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 Courtenay, British Columbia and Canada, 2016

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