Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Medicine Hat and Alberta, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Medicine Hat			Alberta
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	61,715	100.0	...	3,978,145	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	55,645	90.2	...	3,062,780	77.0	...
Immigrants	5,320	8.6	100.0	845,220	21.2	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	2,915	4.7	54.8	381,370	9.6	45.1
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	550	0.9	10.3	109,145	2.7	12.9
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	645	1.0	12.1	146,915	3.7	17.4
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	1,210	2.0	22.7	207,790	5.2	24.6
Non-permanent residents	745	1.2	...	70,155	1.8	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Medicine Hat, 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	4,330	..	885	..	5,320	..	1,210	..
Age groups	4,325	100.0	885	100.0	5,320	100.0	1,210	100.0
Less than 15 years	355	8.2	235	26.6	370	7.0	275	22.7
15 to 24 years	400	9.2	160	18.1	420	7.9	155	12.8
25 to 64 years	2,475	57.2	490	55.4	3,310	62.2	765	63.2
65 years and older	1,100	25.4	0	0.0	1,220	22.9	10	0.8
Median age	48.3	..	27.5	..	47.7	..	30.4	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	3,725	100.0	1,210	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	1,705	45.8	670	55.4
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	690	18.5	270	22.3
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	1,015	27.2	400	33.1
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	1,075	28.9	310	25.6
Refugees	...	...	...	...	920	24.7	230	19.0
Region of birth1	4,330	100.0	885	100.0	5,315	100.0	1,210	100.0
Americas	810	18.7	170	19.2	1,060	19.9	200	16.5
Europe	2,320	53.6	280	31.6	2,315	43.6	185	15.3
Africa	410	9.5	220	24.9	445	8.4	55	4.5
Asia	760	17.6	215	24.3	1,470	27.7	775	64.0
Oceania	25	0.6	0	0.0	35	0.7	0	0.0

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,² Medicine Hat, 2016

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	5,320	100.0	...
United Kingdom	975	18.3	1
Philippines	500	9.4	2
United States	355	6.7	3
Germany	345	6.5	4
India	220	4.1	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	1,210	100.0	...
Philippines	365	30.2	1
India	115	9.5	2
Syria	110	9.1	3
United Kingdom	75	6.2	4
Colombia	50	4.1	5

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

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	5,320	100.0	...
Spanish	380	7.1	1
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	375	7.0	2
Arabic	220	4.1	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	1,205	100.0	...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	295	24.5	1
Arabic	155	12.9	2
Spanish	120	10.0	3

Population by generation status and median age, Medicine Hat, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	58,640	100.0	39.0	61,715	100.0	39.7
First generation (born abroad)	5,105	8.7	45.4	6,290	10.2	44.6
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	9,625	16.4	60.0	9,575	15.5	56.2
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	3,700	6.3	73.7	3,575	5.8	61.3
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	5,925	10.1	54.2	6,005	9.7	52.4
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	43,915	74.9	34.4	45,850	74.3	36.7

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

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

Population by visible minority group and median age, Medicine Hat, 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	58,640	100.0	..	39.0	61,715	100.0	..	39.7
Visible minority population	2,870	4.9	100.0	30.1	4,220	6.8	100.0	30.1
South Asian	430	0.7	15.0	36.4	625	1.0	14.8	29.1
Chinese	430	0.7	15.0	35.3	530	0.9	12.6	31.0
Black	700	1.2	24.4	17.3	835	1.4	19.8	23.2
Filipino	370	0.6	12.9	31.2	695	1.1	16.5	32.1
Latin American	420	0.7	14.6	32.2	635	1.0	15.0	38.1
Arab	135	0.2	4.7	47.4	225	0.4	5.3	19.5
Southeast Asian	125	0.2	4.4	39.6	255	0.4	6.0	36.7
West Asian	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	35	0.1	0.8	19.1
Korean	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	35	0.1	0.8	46.9
Japanese	130	0.2	4.5	30.9	120	0.2	2.8	30.8
Visible minority, n.i.e.	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	95	0.2	2.3	16.6
Multiple visible minorities	95	0.2	3.3	26.7	140	0.2	3.3	19.4
Not a visible minority	55,770	95.1	..	39.8	57,495	93.2	..	40.9

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Medicine Hat, Alberta and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Medicine Hat			Alberta			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
German	22,670	36.7	1	712,955	17.9	3	3,322,400	9.6	6
Canadian	16,825	27.3	2	902,310	22.7	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
English	14,915	24.2	3	899,445	22.6	2	6,320,085	18.3	2

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

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