Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Vaudreuil-Dorion and Quebec, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Vaudreuil-Dorion			Quebec
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	37,035	100.0	...	7,965,450	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	30,215	81.6	...	6,788,085	85.2	...
Immigrants	6,700	18.1	100.0	1,091,305	13.7	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	3,520	9.5	52.5	553,855	7.0	50.8
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	1,130	3.1	16.9	140,170	1.8	12.8
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	1,370	3.7	20.4	182,110	2.3	16.7
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	675	1.8	10.1	215,170	2.7	19.7
Non-permanent residents	120	0.3	...	86,060	1.1	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Vaudreuil-Dorion, 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	4,675	..	705	..	6,695	..	675	..
Age groups	4,670	100.0	705	100.0	6,695	100.0	680	100.0
Less than 15 years	345	7.4	150	21.3	405	6.0	135	19.9
15 to 24 years	330	7.1	35	5.0	455	6.8	75	11.0
25 to 64 years	3,585	76.8	500	70.9	4,975	74.3	420	61.8
65 years and older	405	8.7	30	4.3	860	12.8	45	6.6
Median age	41.1	..	32.9	..	43.2	..	32.7	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	5,575	100.0	675	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	2,635	47.3	360	53.3
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	1,085	19.5	140	20.7
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	1,550	27.8	220	32.6
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	1,960	35.2	275	40.7
Refugees	...	...	...	...	915	16.4	40	5.9
Region of birth1	4,675	100.0	705	100.0	6,695	100.0	675	100.0
Americas	915	19.6	200	28.4	1,140	17.0	100	14.8
Europe	1,280	27.4	150	21.3	1,870	27.9	175	25.9
Africa	695	14.9	110	15.6	1,190	17.8	130	19.3
Asia	1,785	38.2	240	34.0	2,495	37.3	265	39.3
Oceania	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,² Vaudreuil-Dorion, 2016

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	6,695	100.0	...
India	620	9.3	1
Philippines	435	6.5	2
France	345	5.2	3
Sri Lanka	315	4.7	4
Pakistan	285	4.3	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	675	100.0	...
India	95	14.1	1
France	80	11.9	2
Egypt	55	8.1	3
Philippines	55	8.1	3
Romania	35	5.2	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	6,700	100.0	...
Arabic	570	8.5	1
Punjabi (Panjabi)	410	6.1	2
Spanish	360	5.4	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	675	100.0	...
Arabic	70	10.4	1
Punjabi (Panjabi)	65	9.6	2
Spanish	55	8.1	3

Population by generation status and median age, Vaudreuil-Dorion, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	32,585	100.0	36.7	37,035	100.0	37.9
First generation (born abroad)	4,945	15.2	40.6	6,970	18.8	42.7
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	4,930	15.1	25.9	6,620	17.9	19.9
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	2,750	8.4	21.7	3,965	10.7	16.8
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	2,185	6.7	29.5	2,655	7.2	27.1
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	22,710	69.7	38.2	23,440	63.3	39.4

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec and Canada 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec and Canada 2006 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Vaudreuil-Dorion, 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	32,585	100.0	..	36.7	37,035	100.0	..	37.9
Visible minority population	5,150	15.8	100.0	30.5	7,415	20.0	100.0	32.1
South Asian	1,815	5.6	35.2	30.3	2,375	6.4	32.0	30.6
Chinese	220	0.7	4.3	30.6	315	0.9	4.2	30.3
Black	1,025	3.1	19.9	21.4	1,725	4.7	23.3	27.4
Filipino	510	1.6	9.9	36.6	720	1.9	9.7	33.7
Latin American	445	1.4	8.6	33.6	565	1.5	7.6	36.3
Arab	485	1.5	9.4	35.2	1,010	2.7	13.6	34.0
Southeast Asian	290	0.9	5.6	29.4	230	0.6	3.1	30.2
West Asian	90	0.3	1.7	46.3	100	0.3	1.3	46.0
Korean	35	0.1	0.7	35.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Japanese	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	15	0.0	0.2	44.3
Visible minority, n.i.e.	125	0.4	2.4	20.5	175	0.5	2.4	36.2
Multiple visible minorities	100	0.3	1.9	6.9	180	0.5	2.4	8.5
Not a visible minority	27,435	84.2	..	38.2	29,620	80.0	..	39.5

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Vaudreuil-Dorion			Quebec			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Canadian	17,850	48.2	1	4,647,840	58.3	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
French	8,310	22.4	2	1,870,545	23.5	2	4,670,595	13.6	4
Irish	3,215	8.7	3	446,215	5.6	3	4,627,000	13.4	5

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec and Canada, 2016