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Bulkley-Nechako A, Regional district electoral area (CSD) - British Columbia

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Bulkley-Nechako A, Regional district electoral area (CSD) - British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 10.8%

Immigrant population

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Bulkley-Nechako A, British Columbia, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Bulkley-Nechako A, British Columbia, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Bulkley-Nechako A and British Columbia, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration Bulkley-Nechako A 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 5,235 100.0 ... 4,560,235 100.0 ...
Non-immigrants 4,600 87.9 ... 3,167,160 69.5 ...
Immigrants 610 11.7 100.0 1,292,675 28.3 100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001 480 9.2 78.7 795,880 17.5 61.6
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005 55 1.1 9.0 147,730 3.2 11.4
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010 50 1.0 8.2 173,505 3.8 13.4
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016 20 0.4 3.3 175,555 3.8 13.6
Non-permanent residents 25 0.5 ... 100,405 2.2 ...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Bulkley-Nechako A, 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 730 .. 30 .. 610 .. 20 ..
Age groups 730 100.0 30 100.0 605 100.0 15 100.0
Less than 15 years 20 2.7 0 0.0 10 1.7 0 0.0
15 to 24 years 30 4.1 0 0.0 20 3.3 0 0.0
25 to 64 years 450 61.6 25 83.3 315 52.1 20 100.0
65 years and older 230 31.5 0 0.0 260 43.0 0 0.0
Median age 58.2 .. 54.3 .. 61.0 .. 38.4 ..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980 ... ... ... ... 275 100.0 20 100.0
Economic immigrants ... ... ... ... 190 69.1 10 50.0
Principal applicants ... ... ... ... 90 32.7 10 50.0
Secondary applicants ... ... ... ... 100 36.4 0 0.0
Immigrants sponsored by family ... ... ... ... 75 27.3 10 50.0
Refugees ... ... ... ... 0 0.0 0 0.0
Region of birth1 730 100.0 25 100.0 610 100.0 20 100.0
Americas 190 26.0 0 0.0 180 29.5 0 0.0
Europe 465 63.7 20 80.0 380 62.3 0 0.0
Africa 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Asia 25 3.4 0 0.0 30 4.9 10 50.0
Oceania 55 7.5 0 0.0 10 1.6 0 0.0

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,2 Bulkley-Nechako A, 2016

Place of birth 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 610 100.0 ...
United States 175 28.7 1
Germany 105 17.2 2
United Kingdom 80 13.1 3
Netherlands 70 11.5 4
Switzerland 40 6.6 5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 20 100.0 ...

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

Languages 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 610 100.0 ...
German 35 5.7 1
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 15 100.0 ...

Generation status

Population by generation status and median age, Bulkley-Nechako A, 2011 and 2016

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 5,305 100.0 43.6 5,235 100.0 43.3
First generation (born abroad) 740 13.9 57.9 695 13.3 58.3
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 1,345 25.4 48.2 1,310 25.0 48.7
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 480 9.0 51.6 595 11.4 52.2
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 865 16.3 39.4 720 13.8 44.0
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 3,220 60.7 33.5 3,225 61.6 32.8

Visible minority population

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Bulkley-Nechako A, 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 5,305 100.0 .. 43.6 5,235 100.0 .. 43.3
Visible minority population 60 1.1 100.0 43.5 95 1.8 100.0 24.2
South Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10 0.2 10.5 0.0
Chinese 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Black 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15 0.3 15.8 56.8
Filipino 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Latin American 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10 0.2 10.5 0.0
Arab 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Southeast Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 35 0.7 36.8 14.3
West Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Korean 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Japanese 25 0.5 41.7 53.6 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Visible minority, n.i.e. 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple visible minorities 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Not a visible minority 5,245 98.9 .. 43.6 5,145 98.3 .. 43.5

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,4 Bulkley-Nechako A, British Columbia and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin Bulkley-Nechako A British Columbia Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
English 1,795 34.3 1 1,203,545 26.4 1 6,320,085 18.3 2
Canadian 1,340 25.6 2 866,525 19.0 2 11,135,970 32.3 1
Scottish 1,220 23.3 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 Bulkley-Nechako A, British Columbia and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Bulkley-Nechako A, 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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