Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Comox 1, British Columbia, Canada, 2011 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Comox 1, British Columbia, Canada, 2011 to 2016

Population by generation status and median age, Comox 1, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	225	100.0	44.3	220	100.0	49.4
First generation (born abroad)	20	8.9	48.9	0	0.0	0.0
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	20	8.9	63.3	20	9.1	60.1
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	0	0.0	0.0	10	4.5	0.0
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	15	6.7	31.4	15	6.8	60.2
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	185	82.2	44.1	195	88.6	47.1

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Comox 1, British Columbia and Canada 2011 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Comox 1, British Columbia and Canada 2011 to 2016

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Comox 1, British Columbia and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Comox 1			British Columbia			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
First Nations (North American Indian)	115	52.3	1	220,245	4.8	10	1,525,570	4.4	9
Scottish	60	27.3	2	860,775	18.9	3	4,799,010	13.9	3
English	50	22.7	3	1,203,545	26.4	1	6,320,085	18.3	2

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Comox 1, British Columbia and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Comox 1, British Columbia and Canada, 2016