Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

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

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	1,420	100.0	32.1	1,325	100.0	34.3
First generation (born abroad)	100	7.0	44.6	80	6.0	66.3
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	315	22.2	34.6	255	19.2	34.6
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	80	5.6	52.6	65	4.9	48.4
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	235	16.5	31.2	190	14.3	26.3
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	1,000	70.4	31.7	985	74.3	32.5

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

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

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

Ethnic origin	Telkwa			British Columbia			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Canadian	415	31.3	1	866,525	19.0	2	11,135,970	32.3	1
English	405	30.6	2	1,203,545	26.4	1	6,320,085	18.3	2
Dutch	340	25.7	3	213,670	4.7	11	1,111,650	3.2	12

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

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