Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

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

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

Immigrant status and period of immigration	West Kelowna			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	32,075	100.0	...	4,560,235	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	27,540	85.9	...	3,167,160	69.5	...
Immigrants	4,360	13.6	100.0	1,292,675	28.3	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	3,320	10.4	76.1	795,880	17.5	61.6
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	330	1.0	7.6	147,730	3.2	11.4
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	400	1.2	9.2	173,505	3.8	13.4
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	310	1.0	7.1	175,555	3.8	13.6
Non-permanent residents	180	0.6	...	100,405	2.2	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, West Kelowna, 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	4,405	..	595	..	4,360	..	310	..
Age groups	4,405	100.0	600	100.0	4,360	100.0	310	100.0
Less than 15 years	275	6.2	195	32.5	135	3.1	65	21.0
15 to 24 years	220	5.0	60	10.0	170	3.9	15	4.8
25 to 64 years	2,135	48.5	330	55.0	2,180	50.0	225	72.6
65 years and older	1,775	40.3	15	2.5	1,875	43.0	10	3.2
Median age	59.9	..	33.1	..	61.5	..	35.3	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	2,105	100.0	315	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	1,095	52.0	145	46.0
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	420	20.0	65	20.6
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	675	32.1	80	25.4
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	750	35.6	145	46.0
Refugees	...	...	...	...	250	11.9	25	7.9
Region of birth1	4,405	100.0	600	100.0	4,360	100.0	315	100.0
Americas	550	12.5	70	11.7	520	11.9	30	9.5
Europe	3,110	70.6	430	71.7	2,895	66.4	125	39.7
Africa	160	3.6	30	5.0	130	3.0	0	0.0
Asia	500	11.4	50	8.3	715	16.4	145	46.0
Oceania	75	1.7	20	3.3	100	2.3	10	3.2

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

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	4,360	100.0	...
United Kingdom	1,100	25.2	1
Germany	650	14.9	2
United States	320	7.3	3
Netherlands	160	3.7	4
Philippines	150	3.4	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	310	100.0	...
United Kingdom	75	24.2	1
Philippines	55	17.7	2
Syria	20	6.5	3
United States	20	6.5	3
Kazakhstan	15	4.8	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	4,360	100.0	...
German	335	7.7	1
Spanish	70	1.6	2
Polish	60	1.4	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	310	100.0	...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	40	12.9	1
Arabic	25	8.1	2

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	30,545	100.0	43.0	32,075	100.0	44.6
First generation (born abroad)	4,555	14.9	59.1	4,790	14.9	58.6
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	6,270	20.5	50.5	6,600	20.6	49.3
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	2,635	8.6	54.1	2,365	7.4	52.9
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	3,640	11.9	46.4	4,225	13.2	44.5
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	19,720	64.6	37.2	20,690	64.5	39.4

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, West Kelowna, 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	30,545	100.0	..	43.0	32,075	100.0	..	44.6
Visible minority population	1,055	3.5	100.0	30.8	1,835	5.7	100.0	35.4
South Asian	315	1.0	29.9	35.7	345	1.1	18.8	36.5
Chinese	145	0.5	13.7	29.4	315	1.0	17.2	26.4
Black	50	0.2	4.7	51.6	130	0.4	7.1	19.1
Filipino	110	0.4	10.4	22.2	245	0.8	13.4	30.7
Latin American	130	0.4	12.3	29.5	185	0.6	10.1	44.6
Arab	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	45	0.1	2.5	32.3
Southeast Asian	75	0.2	7.1	30.8	155	0.5	8.4	33.4
West Asian	20	0.1	1.9	61.1	40	0.1	2.2	43.4
Korean	40	0.1	3.8	26.3	50	0.2	2.7	36.8
Japanese	65	0.2	6.2	48.5	245	0.8	13.4	38.6
Visible minority, n.i.e.	10	0.0	0.9	47.6	20	0.1	1.1	41.5
Multiple visible minorities	90	0.3	8.5	29.4	55	0.2	3.0	22.3
Not a visible minority	29,490	96.5	..	43.5	30,235	94.3	..	45.2

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

Ethnic origin	West Kelowna			British Columbia			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
English	10,805	33.7	1	1,203,545	26.4	1	6,320,085	18.3	2
Canadian	8,035	25.1	2	866,525	19.0	2	11,135,970	32.3	1
Scottish	7,580	23.6	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 Kelowna, British Columbia and Canada, 2016

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