Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

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

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Fredericton and New Brunswick, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Fredericton			New Brunswick
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	100,365	100.0	...	730,710	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	91,130	90.8	...	692,535	94.8	...
Immigrants	8,255	8.2	100.0	33,810	4.6	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	3,700	3.7	44.8	17,250	2.4	51.0
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	650	0.6	7.9	2,435	0.3	7.2
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	1,275	1.3	15.4	4,800	0.7	14.2
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	2,625	2.6	31.8	9,325	1.3	27.6
Non-permanent residents	985	1.0	...	4,360	0.6	...

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

Geography	Total population	Immigrant population		Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)
	Number	Number	%	Number	%
Fredericton	100,365	8,255	8.2	2,625	2.6
Fredericton	56,990	6,445	11.3	2,505	4.4
Hanwell	4,720	275	5.8	35	0.7
New Maryland	4,170	275	6.6	25	0.6
Douglas	6,140	240	3.9	30	0.5
Lincoln	7,155	215	3.0	0	0.0
Bright	3,280	200	6.1	20	0.6
Kingsclear	2,800	140	5.0	10	0.4
New Maryland	2,600	105	4.0	0	0.0
Saint Marys	4,820	90	1.9	0	0.0
Manners Sutton	1,770	80	4.5	0	0.0
Queensbury	1,170	65	5.6	0	0.0
Maugerville	1,830	25	1.4	0	0.0
Gladstone	450	15	3.3	0	0.0
Harvey	350	15	4.3	0	0.0
Tracy	600	15	2.5	0	0.0
Devon 30	0	0		0
Kingsclear 6	0	0		0

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Fredericton, 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	6,415	..	1,725	..	8,255	..	2,625	..
Age groups	6,415	100.0	1,725	100.0	8,255	100.0	2,630	100.0
Less than 15 years	535	8.3	390	22.6	905	11.0	700	26.6
15 to 24 years	595	9.3	250	14.5	990	12.0	530	20.2
25 to 64 years	3,945	61.5	1,075	62.3	4,710	57.1	1,360	51.7
65 years and older	1,340	20.9	15	0.9	1,650	20.0	40	1.5
Median age	47.1	..	32.4	..	45.9	..	29.4	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	6,035	100.0	2,630	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	3,845	63.7	1,725	65.6
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	1,350	22.4	560	21.3
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	2,495	41.3	1,165	44.3
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	1,115	18.5	200	7.6
Refugees	...	...	...	...	1,065	17.6	695	26.4
Region of birth1	6,415	100.0	1,720	100.0	8,255	100.0	2,630	100.0
Americas	1,435	22.4	215	12.5	1,470	17.8	150	5.7
Europe	2,575	40.1	275	16.0	2,505	30.3	260	9.9
Africa	410	6.4	240	14.0	590	7.1	260	9.9
Asia	1,930	30.1	990	57.6	3,615	43.8	1,960	74.5
Oceania	75	1.2	0	0.0	75	0.9	10	0.4

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

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	8,250	100.0	...
United States	1,080	13.1	1
United Kingdom	1,070	13.0	2
China	820	9.9	3
Syria	460	5.6	4
Korea, South	410	5.0	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	2,630	100.0	...
China	465	17.7	1
Syria	445	16.9	2
Viet Nam	225	8.6	3
Korea, South	135	5.1	4
Iran	135	5.1	4

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	8,250	100.0	...
Arabic	755	9.2	1
Mandarin	620	7.5	2
Korean	365	4.4	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	2,630	100.0	...
Arabic	590	22.4	1
Mandarin	380	14.4	2
Vietnamese	225	8.6	3

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

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	97,085	100.0	39.3	100,365	100.0	40.5
First generation (born abroad)	7,595	7.8	43.9	9,935	9.9	42.8
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	8,155	8.4	42.5	8,375	8.3	38.8
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	1,905	2.0	37.6	1,940	1.9	38.0
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	6,245	6.4	44.5	6,430	6.4	38.9
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	81,340	83.8	38.6	82,060	81.8	40.3

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Fredericton, New Brunswick and Canada 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Fredericton, New Brunswick and Canada 2001 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Fredericton, 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	97,085	100.0	..	39.3	100,365	100.0	..	40.5
Visible minority population	4,495	4.6	100.0	28.6	6,560	6.5	100.0	29.0
South Asian	945	1.0	21.0	33.1	965	1.0	14.7	34.4
Chinese	910	0.9	20.2	28.6	1,430	1.4	21.8	32.6
Black	815	0.8	18.1	25.6	1,230	1.2	18.8	28.3
Filipino	215	0.2	4.8	30.3	205	0.2	3.1	29.3
Latin American	385	0.4	8.6	26.6	355	0.4	5.4	28.7
Arab	260	0.3	5.8	27.2	920	0.9	14.0	22.9
Southeast Asian	50	0.1	1.1	28.1	350	0.3	5.3	32.8
West Asian	140	0.1	3.1	39.2	340	0.3	5.2	30.2
Korean	555	0.6	12.3	30.6	435	0.4	6.6	42.6
Japanese	105	0.1	2.3	22.7	35	0.0	0.5	36.6
Visible minority, n.i.e.	25	0.0	0.6	29.1	85	0.1	1.3	26.4
Multiple visible minorities	85	0.1	1.9	16.3	215	0.2	3.3	21.3
Not a visible minority	92,595	95.4	..	39.9	93,805	93.5	..	41.3

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

Geography	Visible minority population
Name of the census subdivision	Number	% of the total population of the CSD
Fredericton	5,840	10.2
Lincoln	115	1.6
Douglas	115	1.9

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Fredericton, New Brunswick and Canada, 2016

Ethnic origin	Fredericton			New Brunswick			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Canadian	43,440	43.3	1	407,370	55.8	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
English	31,595	31.5	2	168,205	23.0	2	6,320,085	18.3	2
Scottish	27,400	27.3	3	134,455	18.4	5	4,799,010	13.9	3

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Fredericton, New Brunswick and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Fredericton, New Brunswick and Canada, 2016