Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Columbia-Shuswap D, British Columbia, Canada, 2011 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Columbia-Shuswap D, British Columbia, Canada, 2011 to 2016

Population by generation status and median age, Columbia-Shuswap D, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	4,010	100.0	45.4	4,020	100.0	49.4
First generation (born abroad)	360	9.0	52.9	430	10.7	62.9
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	840	20.9	53.8	720	17.9	57.5
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	255	6.4	54.2	280	7.0	52.5
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	585	14.6	52.8	440	10.9	61.4
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	2,805	70.0	41.5	2,870	71.4	43.3

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

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

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Columbia-Shuswap D, British Columbia and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Columbia-Shuswap D			British Columbia			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
English	1,545	38.4	1	1,203,545	26.4	1	6,320,085	18.3	2
German	1,165	29.0	2	603,260	13.2	5	3,322,400	9.6	6
Scottish	1,070	26.6	3	860,775	18.9	3	4,799,010	13.9	3

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Columbia-Shuswap D, British Columbia and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Columbia-Shuswap D, British Columbia and Canada, 2016