Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada, 2011 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada, 2011 to 2016

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	795	100.0	42.6	790	100.0	45.0
First generation (born abroad)	90	11.3	58.2	100	12.7	50.2
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	95	11.9	56.7	95	12.0	56.9
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	35	4.4	50.4	30	3.8	56.2
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	55	6.9	58.9	60	7.6	56.9
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	620	78.0	37.7	600	75.9	42.0

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Watson Lake, Yukon and Canada 2011 to 2016

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

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Watson Lake, Yukon and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Watson Lake			Yukon			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
First Nations (North American Indian)	285	36.1	1	7,255	20.7	4	1,525,570	4.4	9
Irish	155	19.6	2	6,925	19.7	5	4,627,000	13.4	5
Canadian	140	17.7	3	8,640	24.6	2	11,135,970	32.3	1

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Watson Lake, Yukon and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Watson Lake, Yukon and Canada, 2016