Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Whitehorse, (CA) - Yukon

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Whitehorse

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.5%

Immigrant population

Figure 1.1 Distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population, Whitehorse, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population, Whitehorse, 2001 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Whitehorse and Yukon, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration Whitehorse Yukon
number % of the total population % of the immigrant population number % of the total population % of the immigrant population
Total population in private households 27,655 100.0 ... 35,110 100.0 ...
Non-immigrants 23,645 85.5 ... 30,265 86.2 ...
Immigrants 3,660 13.2 100.0 4,410 12.6 100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001 1,785 6.5 48.8 2,240 6.4 50.8
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005 285 1.0 7.8 330 0.9 7.5
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010 640 2.3 17.5 725 2.1 16.4
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016 960 3.5 26.2 1,115 3.2 25.3
Non-permanent residents 355 1.3 ... 440 1.3 ...

Number and distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population and recent immigrants in census subdivisions, Whitehorse, 2016

Geography Total population Immigrant population Recent immigrants
(2011 to 2016)
Number Number % Number %
Whitehorse 27,660 3,660 13.2 960 3.5
Whitehorse 24,560 3,120 12.7 905 3.7
Macpherson-Grizzly Valley 1,220 220 18.0 20 1.6
Marsh Lake 675 120 17.8 15 2.2
Ibex Valley 430 80 18.6 20 4.7
Whitehorse, Unorganized 280 65 23.2 10 3.5
Mt. Lorne 465 50 10.8 0 0.0

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Whitehorse, 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 3,040 .. 810 .. 3,660 .. 955 ..
Age groups 3,040 100.0 810 100.0 3,660 100.0 960 100.0
Less than 15 years 180 5.9 130 16.0 270 7.4 180 18.8
15 to 24 years 240 7.9 125 15.4 290 7.9 135 14.1
25 to 64 years 2,165 71.2 555 68.5 2,420 66.1 640 66.7
65 years and older 460 15.1 0 0.0 685 18.7 0 0.0
Median age 46.1 .. 30.9 .. 46.5 .. 31.4 ..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980 ... ... ... ... 2,665 100.0 955 100.0
Economic immigrants ... ... ... ... 1,730 64.9 805 84.3
Principal applicants ... ... ... ... 835 31.3 365 38.2
Secondary applicants ... ... ... ... 900 33.8 445 46.6
Immigrants sponsored by family ... ... ... ... 825 31.0 145 15.2
Refugees ... ... ... ... 105 3.9 0 0.0
Region of birth1 3,040 100.0 810 100.0 3,660 100.0 955 100.0
Americas 425 14.0 70 8.6 535 14.6 55 5.8
Europe 1,355 44.6 115 14.2 1,335 36.5 135 14.1
Africa 95 3.1 40 4.9 160 4.4 10 1.0
Asia 965 31.7 555 68.5 1,550 42.3 745 78.0
Oceania 185 6.1 25 3.1 80 2.2 10 1.0

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

Place of birth 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 3,660 100.0 ...
Philippines 900 24.6 1
United States 430 11.7 2
United Kingdom 405 11.1 3
Germany 330 9.0 4
China 210 5.7 5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 955 100.0 ...
Philippines 555 58.1 1
Germany 45 4.7 2
France 40 4.2 3
India 40 4.2 3
China 35 3.7 5

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

Languages 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 3,660 100.0 ...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 620 16.9 1
German 170 4.6 2
Cantonese 110 3.0 3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 960 100.0 ...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 430 44.8 1
Russian 30 3.1 2
German 25 2.6 3
Korean 25 2.6 3

Generation status

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

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 25,570 100.0 37.8 27,660 100.0 38.3
First generation (born abroad) 3,360 13.1 44.8 4,180 15.1 44.1
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 4,290 16.8 40.0 4,595 16.6 39.9
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 1,450 5.7 45.5 1,490 5.4 42.3
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 2,840 11.1 38.2 3,110 11.2 39.1
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 17,930 70.1 35.3 18,880 68.3 36.1

Visible minority population

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Whitehorse, Yukon and Canada 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Whitehorse, Yukon and Canada 2001 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Whitehorse, 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 25,570 100.0 .. 37.8 27,660 100.0 .. 38.3
Visible minority population 1,830 7.2 100.0 28.5 2,710 9.8 100.0 30.5
South Asian 360 1.4 19.7 26.0 480 1.7 17.7 27.1
Chinese 365 1.4 19.9 25.8 385 1.4 14.2 31.6
Black 75 0.3 4.1 41.3 220 0.8 8.1 36.3
Filipino 660 2.6 36.1 30.8 1,055 3.8 38.9 29.9
Latin American 90 0.4 4.9 26.2 100 0.4 3.7 35.5
Arab 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Southeast Asian 135 0.5 7.4 25.1 170 0.6 6.3 33.6
West Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30 0.1 1.1 43.4
Korean 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 70 0.3 2.6 38.0
Japanese 60 0.2 3.3 35.7 60 0.2 2.2 33.0
Visible minority, n.i.e. 30 0.1 1.6 21.2 15 0.1 0.6 0.0
Multiple visible minorities 25 0.1 1.4 12.6 120 0.4 4.4 19.8
Not a visible minority 23,745 92.9 .. 38.6 24,950 90.2 .. 39.5

Census subdivisions with a population of 5,000 or more and with the highest proportion of visible minorities, Whitehorse, 2016

Geography Visible minority population
Name of the census subdivision Number % of the total population of the CSD
Whitehorse 2,660 10.8

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

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

Ethnic origin Whitehorse Yukon Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
English 8,420 30.4 1 9,675 27.6 1 6,320,085 18.3 2
Canadian 7,535 27.2 2 8,640 24.6 2 11,135,970 32.3 1
Scottish 7,045 25.5 3 8,295 23.6 3 4,799,010 13.9 3

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

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Whitehorse, Yukon 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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