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Torbay, Town (CSD) - Newfoundland and Labrador

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Torbay, Town (CSD) - Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.9%

Immigrant population

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Torbay and Newfoundland and Labrador, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration Torbay Newfoundland and Labrador
number % of the total population % of the immigrant population number % of the total population % of the immigrant population
Total population in private households 7,830 100.0 ... 512,250 100.0 ...
Non-immigrants 7,680 98.1 ... 496,410 96.9 ...
Immigrants 115 1.5 100.0 12,080 2.4 100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001 80 1.0 69.6 5,545 1.1 45.9
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005 20 0.3 17.4 990 0.2 8.2
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010 15 0.2 13.0 1,870 0.4 15.5
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016 10 0.1 8.7 3,675 0.7 30.4
Non-permanent residents 30 0.4 ... 3,770 0.7 ...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Torbay, 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 115 .. 25 .. 110 .. 10 ..
Age groups 115 100.0 25 100.0 115 100.0 10 100.0
Less than 15 years 20 17.4 20 80.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
15 to 24 years 15 13.0 0 0.0 10 8.7 0 0.0
25 to 64 years 65 56.5 0 0.0 95 82.6 10 100.0
65 years and older 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 8.7 0 0.0
Median age 44.8 .. 6.1 .. 50.8 .. 0.0 ..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980 ... ... ... ... 90 100.0 10 100.0
Economic immigrants ... ... ... ... 25 27.8 0 0.0
Principal applicants ... ... ... ... 15 16.7 0 0.0
Secondary applicants ... ... ... ... 10 11.1 0 0.0
Immigrants sponsored by family ... ... ... ... 55 61.1 10 100.0
Refugees ... ... ... ... 10 11.1 0 0.0
Region of birth1 115 100.0 25 100.0 115 100.0 10 100.0
Americas 55 47.8 15 60.0 30 26.1 10 100.0
Europe 55 47.8 0 0.0 45 39.1 0 0.0
Africa 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 8.7 0 0.0
Asia 0 0.0 0 0.0 30 26.1 0 0.0
Oceania 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

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

Place of birth 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 115 100.0 ...
United Kingdom 25 21.7 1
United States 20 17.4 2
India 20 17.4 2
China 15 13.0 4
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 10 100.0 ...

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

Languages 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 110 100.0 ...

Generation status

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

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 7,325 100.0 37.2 7,830 100.0 39.2
First generation (born abroad) 140 1.9 40.0 180 2.3 39.1
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 155 2.1 39.2 255 3.3 38.3
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 0 0.0 0.0 65 0.8 21.2
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 145 2.0 39.1 190 2.4 40.8
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 7,035 96.0 37.0 7,395 94.4 39.2

Visible minority population

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada 2006 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Torbay, 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 7,325 100.0 .. 37.2 7,830 100.0 .. 39.2
Visible minority population 25 0.3 100.0 32.1 170 2.2 100.0 30.0
South Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30 0.4 17.6 29.8
Chinese 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30 0.4 17.6 59.4
Black 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 55 0.7 32.4 25.1
Filipino 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10 0.1 5.9 0.0
Latin American 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Arab 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Southeast Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15 0.2 8.8 0.0
West Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Korean 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Japanese 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Visible minority, n.i.e. 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10 0.1 5.9 0.0
Multiple visible minorities 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20 0.3 11.8 0.0
Not a visible minority 7,305 99.7 .. 37.3 7,660 97.8 .. 39.4

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,4 Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin Torbay Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
Canadian 4,330 55.3 1 276,130 53.9 1 11,135,970 32.3 1
English 2,925 37.4 2 191,860 37.5 2 6,320,085 18.3 2
Irish 2,425 31.0 3 106,225 20.7 3 4,627,000 13.4 5

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador 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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