Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Burns Lake, Village (CSD) - British Columbia

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Immigrant population

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada, 2011 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada, 2011 to 2016

Generation status

Population by generation status and median age, Burns Lake, 2011 and 2016

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 1,970 100.0 32.2 1,715 100.0 39.8
First generation (born abroad) 180 9.1 56.4 150 8.7 61.3
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 325 16.5 43.3 180 10.5 48.4
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 90 4.6 46.5 40 2.3 48.5
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 240 12.2 42.6 140 8.2 44.2
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 1,465 74.4 27.4 1,385 80.8 33.3

Visible minority population

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Burns Lake, British Columbia and Canada 2011 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Burns Lake, British Columbia and Canada 2011 to 2016

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

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

Ethnic origin Burns Lake British Columbia Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
First Nations (North American Indian) 510 29.8 1 220,245 4.8 10 1,525,570 4.4 9
Canadian 490 28.7 2 866,525 19.0 2 11,135,970 32.3 1
English 365 21.3 3 1,203,545 26.4 1 6,320,085 18.3 2

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

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

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Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

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