Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Grande Prairie and Alberta, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Grande Prairie			Alberta
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	62,055	100.0	...	3,978,145	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	54,635	88.0	...	3,062,780	77.0	...
Immigrants	6,655	10.7	100.0	845,220	21.2	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	2,320	3.7	34.9	381,370	9.6	45.1
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	645	1.0	9.7	109,145	2.7	12.9
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	1,240	2.0	18.6	146,915	3.7	17.4
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	2,445	3.9	36.7	207,790	5.2	24.6
Non-permanent residents	760	1.2	...	70,155	1.8	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Grande Prairie, 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	3,615	..	1,060	..	6,655	..	2,450	..
Age groups	3,610	100.0	1,060	100.0	6,655	100.0	2,445	100.0
Less than 15 years	285	7.9	195	18.4	585	8.8	430	17.6
15 to 24 years	330	9.1	155	14.6	570	8.6	315	12.9
25 to 64 years	2,580	71.5	700	66.0	4,860	73.0	1,660	67.9
65 years and older	415	11.5	0	0.0	640	9.6	35	1.4
Median age	40.1	..	29.9	..	39.5	..	32.2	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	5,745	100.0	2,450	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	3,525	61.4	1,845	75.3
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	1,530	26.6	800	32.7
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	1,990	34.6	1,040	42.4
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	1,500	26.1	515	21.0
Refugees	...	...	...	...	715	12.4	80	3.3
Region of birth1	3,610	100.0	1,060	100.0	6,655	100.0	2,445	100.0
Americas	740	20.5	190	17.9	890	13.4	180	7.4
Europe	1,010	28.0	100	9.4	1,410	21.2	180	7.4
Africa	295	8.2	80	7.5	880	13.2	305	12.5
Asia	1,510	41.8	680	64.2	3,345	50.3	1,695	69.3
Oceania	50	1.4	0	0.0	125	1.9	75	3.1

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,² Grande Prairie, 2016

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	6,655	100.0	...
Philippines	2,105	31.6	1
India	450	6.8	2
United Kingdom	425	6.4	3
United States	355	5.3	4
Germany	195	2.9	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	2,445	100.0	...
Philippines	1,250	51.1	1
India	205	8.4	2
Mexico	70	2.9	3
Nigeria	70	2.9	3
United States	50	2.0	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	6,655	100.0	...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,440	21.6	1
Spanish	215	3.2	2
Arabic	185	2.8	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	2,445	100.0	...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	875	35.8	1
Arabic	105	4.3	2
Spanish	75	3.1	3

Population by generation status and median age, Grande Prairie, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	54,970	100.0	30.1	62,050	100.0	31.5
First generation (born abroad)	4,245	7.7	38.5	7,715	12.4	38.0
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	7,030	12.8	40.1	7,405	11.9	34.9
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	2,340	4.3	44.0	2,805	4.5	31.1
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	4,695	8.5	37.5	4,600	7.4	36.2
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	43,695	79.5	28.4	46,930	75.6	29.9

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Grande Prairie, Alberta and Canada 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Grande Prairie, Alberta and Canada 2006 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Grande Prairie, 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	54,970	100.0	..	30.1	62,050	100.0	..	31.5
Visible minority population	3,460	6.3	100.0	30.8	7,365	11.9	100.0	31.9
South Asian	585	1.1	16.9	29.3	1,165	1.9	15.8	30.1
Chinese	395	0.7	11.4	31.9	470	0.8	6.4	40.0
Black	415	0.8	12.0	24.9	1,325	2.1	18.0	26.5
Filipino	1,160	2.1	33.5	30.8	3,100	5.0	42.1	33.4
Latin American	250	0.5	7.2	32.4	385	0.6	5.2	32.7
Arab	90	0.2	2.6	33.4	295	0.5	4.0	32.2
Southeast Asian	110	0.2	3.2	39.8	105	0.2	1.4	33.3
West Asian	60	0.1	1.7	29.6	75	0.1	1.0	33.5
Korean	215	0.4	6.2	37.0	90	0.1	1.2	35.9
Japanese	75	0.1	2.2	32.8	110	0.2	1.5	25.8
Visible minority, n.i.e.	30	0.1	0.9	13.8	105	0.2	1.4	22.5
Multiple visible minorities	70	0.1	2.0	27.1	140	0.2	1.9	17.3
Not a visible minority	51,515	93.7	..	30.0	54,695	88.1	..	31.5

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Grande Prairie, Alberta and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Grande Prairie			Alberta			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Canadian	19,780	31.9	1	902,310	22.7	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
English	15,875	25.6	2	899,445	22.6	2	6,320,085	18.3	2
Scottish	12,290	19.8	3	704,205	17.7	4	4,799,010	13.9	3

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Grande Prairie, Alberta and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Grande Prairie, Alberta and Canada, 2016