Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Mississauga and Ontario, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Mississauga			Ontario
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	715,475	100.0	...	13,242,160	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	320,750	44.8	...	9,188,820	69.4	...
Immigrants	381,730	53.4	100.0	3,852,145	29.1	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	218,005	30.5	57.1	2,426,240	18.3	63.0
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	59,230	8.3	15.5	490,560	3.7	12.7
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	51,080	7.1	13.4	463,175	3.5	12.0
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	53,410	7.5	14.0	472,170	3.6	12.3
Non-permanent residents	12,995	1.8	...	201,200	1.5	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Mississauga, 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	374,575	..	59,790	..	381,735	..	53,415	..
Age groups	374,570	100.0	59,795	100.0	381,735	100.0	53,415	100.0
Less than 15 years	24,160	6.5	12,880	21.5	20,425	5.4	11,560	21.6
15 to 24 years	37,985	10.1	8,850	14.8	34,330	9.0	6,745	12.6
25 to 64 years	255,280	68.2	35,090	58.7	253,335	66.4	31,545	59.1
65 years and older	57,145	15.3	2,975	5.0	73,640	19.3	3,555	6.7
Median age	46.0	..	31.7	..	48.7	..	32.4	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	309,275	100.0	53,410	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	172,665	55.8	32,535	60.9
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	63,180	20.4	11,110	20.8
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	109,485	35.4	21,425	40.1
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	91,590	29.6	13,910	26.0
Refugees	...	...	...	...	41,820	13.5	6,140	11.5
Region of birth1	374,575	100.0	59,795	100.0	381,735	100.0	53,415	100.0
Americas	49,880	13.3	6,955	11.6	48,640	12.7	5,160	9.7
Europe	94,445	25.2	4,885	8.2	88,515	23.2	3,585	6.7
Africa	21,855	5.8	5,395	9.0	24,290	6.4	5,025	9.4
Asia	207,500	55.4	42,445	71.0	219,415	57.5	39,550	74.0
Oceania	780	0.2	65	0.1	850	0.2	100	0.2

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,² Mississauga, 2016

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	381,730	100.0	...
India	54,625	14.3	1
Pakistan	35,855	9.4	2
Philippines	28,330	7.4	3
China	23,110	6.1	4
Poland	21,685	5.7	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	53,415	100.0	...
India	10,665	20.0	1
Pakistan	7,585	14.2	2
Philippines	4,320	8.1	3
China	3,905	7.3	4
Iraq	2,820	5.3	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	381,730	100.0	...
Urdu	30,400	8.0	1
Arabic	21,900	5.7	2
Mandarin	16,665	4.4	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	53,415	100.0	...
Arabic	8,350	15.6	1
Urdu	6,700	12.5	2
Mandarin	3,360	6.3	3

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	708,725	100.0	38.3	715,475	100.0	39.8
First generation (born abroad)	384,320	54.2	45.7	398,035	55.6	47.9
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	191,635	27.0	19.6	197,215	27.6	21.0
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	144,550	20.4	18.8	148,870	20.8	20.4
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	47,085	6.6	22.6	48,340	6.8	23.1
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	132,775	18.7	35.4	120,230	16.8	35.9

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Mississauga, Ontario and Canada 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Mississauga, Ontario and Canada 2006 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Mississauga, 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	708,725	100.0	..	38.3	715,475	100.0	..	39.8
Visible minority population	380,870	53.7	100.0	34.5	408,925	57.2	100.0	35.6
South Asian	154,210	21.8	40.5	33.2	165,760	23.2	40.5	34.5
Chinese	50,115	7.1	13.2	39.9	54,095	7.6	13.2	42.8
Black	44,775	6.3	11.8	32.3	47,005	6.6	11.5	33.1
Filipino	39,800	5.6	10.4	37.2	36,570	5.1	8.9	39.4
Latin American	15,355	2.2	4.0	36.6	16,110	2.3	3.9	39.1
Arab	24,870	3.5	6.5	30.3	36,205	5.1	8.9	30.1
Southeast Asian	15,745	2.2	4.1	35.9	14,795	2.1	3.6	38.5
West Asian	7,950	1.1	2.1	31.3	7,910	1.1	1.9	34.3
Korean	6,300	0.9	1.7	38.0	6,095	0.9	1.5	41.5
Japanese	2,100	0.3	0.6	41.5	1,970	0.3	0.5	46.3
Visible minority, n.i.e.	9,200	1.3	2.4	35.8	9,050	1.3	2.2	37.8
Multiple visible minorities	10,440	1.5	2.7	23.1	13,370	1.9	3.3	24.0
Not a visible minority	327,855	46.3	..	43.4	306,545	42.8	..	46.0

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Mississauga, Ontario and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Mississauga			Ontario			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
East Indian	110,220	15.4	1	774,495	5.8	9	1,374,710	4.0	10
Canadian	73,025	10.2	2	3,109,770	23.5	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
English	66,245	9.3	3	2,808,810	21.2	2	6,320,085	18.3	2

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Mississauga, Ontario and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Mississauga, Ontario and Canada, 2016