Census Profile, 2016 Census
Okanagan-Similkameen, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]

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Characteristic Okanagan-Similkameen, RD
British Columbia
[Census division] 		British Columbia

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 80,445 38,780 41,665 4,560,240 2,237,490 2,322,750
North American Aboriginal origins 7,090 3,270 3,815 302,810 146,530 156,280
First Nations (North American Indian) 4,605 2,075 2,530 220,245 106,595 113,650
Inuit 80 65 15 2,615 1,280 1,340
Métis 2,605 1,200 1,400 90,515 43,460 47,050
Other North American origins 20,240 9,695 10,545 922,690 460,355 462,335
Acadian 115 55 60 3,940 1,960 1,980
American 1,550 785 765 78,170 37,765 40,405
Canadian 19,080 9,105 9,970 866,530 432,975 433,560
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 60 45 15
Newfoundlander 60 30 25 1,875 995 880
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 185 95 85
Ontarian 0 0 0 130 55 75
Québécois 30 15 15 1,830 945 880
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 10 0 10 405 175 230
European origins 66,060 31,720 34,335 2,857,080 1,408,510 1,448,575
British Isles origins 44,035 21,080 22,960 1,926,040 945,580 980,460
Channel Islander 25 10 15 455 230 220
Cornish 10 0 10 610 340 265
English 28,345 13,480 14,870 1,203,540 585,700 617,845
Irish 15,055 6,755 8,300 675,135 318,455 356,675
Manx 30 10 15 1,810 835 975
Scottish 18,775 8,915 9,855 860,775 417,080 443,700
Welsh 2,510 1,185 1,325 113,905 54,260 59,645
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 2,090 940 1,150 122,700 59,225 63,475
French origins 9,260 4,195 5,065 388,815 184,705 204,110
Alsatian 0 0 0 210 95 115
Breton 10 0 10 110 45 65
Corsican 0 0 0 105 40 65
French 9,260 4,195 5,070 388,580 184,595 203,980
Western European origins (except French origins) 20,585 9,785 10,800 839,860 411,165 428,695
Austrian 1,295 645 655 48,510 23,030 25,485
Bavarian 15 10 10 225 105 120
Belgian 445 215 230 19,980 9,615 10,360
Dutch 4,600 2,180 2,420 213,670 105,040 108,630
Flemish 30 25 10 2,215 1,145 1,075
Frisian 0 0 0 850 425 425
German 15,090 7,040 8,050 603,265 294,860 308,410
Luxembourger 30 10 20 695 340 355
Swiss 835 455 380 31,390 15,510 15,880
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 15 10 10 905 425 485
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 8,195 3,750 4,445 346,525 166,100 180,425
Danish 1,275 615 660 58,205 27,985 30,220
Finnish 705 350 350 34,150 16,285 17,870
Icelandic 635 250 380 26,410 12,860 13,545
Norwegian 3,440 1,590 1,850 138,430 66,870 71,565
Swedish 2,685 1,230 1,460 110,030 51,000 59,030
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 325 145 180 15,080 7,610 7,470
Eastern European origins 12,615 6,040 6,575 569,260 275,900 293,360
Bulgarian 25 0 20 4,015 1,875 2,140
Byelorussian 40 15 20 2,760 1,400 1,365
Czech 455 225 230 23,375 11,500 11,875
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 165 55 110 7,970 3,795 4,175
Estonian 85 40 50 4,840 2,250 2,590
Hungarian 1,620 715 905 56,535 27,450 29,090
Latvian 120 80 45 4,935 2,565 2,370
Lithuanian 120 65 55 7,225 3,465 3,755
Moldovan 10 0 0 1,085 510 580
Polish 2,970 1,350 1,620 149,635 71,605 78,030
Romanian 595 305 295 31,250 15,125 16,125
Russian 2,630 1,240 1,385 131,060 62,880 68,180
Slovak 275 140 135 11,220 5,440 5,780
Ukrainian 5,425 2,675 2,750 229,205 111,285 117,915
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 40 10 35 3,555 1,645 1,915
Southern European origins 5,930 2,890 3,040 334,740 164,780 169,960
Albanian 30 20 10 1,925 975 950
Bosnian 0 0 0 3,290 1,635 1,655
Catalan 0 0 0 120 85 30
Croatian 455 235 215 23,845 12,180 11,660
Cypriot 0 0 0 440 230 205
Greek 280 145 135 24,460 12,410 12,050
Italian 2,830 1,375 1,455 166,095 83,095 83,000
Kosovar 10 0 0 280 135 145
Macedonian 10 0 0 1,205 620 580
Maltese 30 10 15 2,645 1,350 1,295
Montenegrin 10 15 0 710 360 350
Portuguese 1,690 835 855 41,770 20,620 21,145
Serbian 100 60 35 12,895 6,625 6,270
Sicilian 10 10 10 545 295 255
Slovenian 75 30 45 5,555 2,725 2,825
Spanish 610 235 375 64,470 29,245 35,225
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 145 80 65 7,080 3,360 3,725
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 0 0 0 395 200 195
Other European origins 495 205 295 34,700 17,800 16,900
Basque 0 10 0 840 470 375
Jewish 175 60 120 17,580 8,950 8,635
Roma (Gypsy) 10 10 0 805 320 485
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 0 10 0 965 520 450
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 300 125 170 14,715 7,635 7,080
Caribbean origins 185 90 100 25,010 12,350 12,660
Antiguan 0 0 0 220 115 105
Bahamian 0 0 0 255 140 110
Barbadian 0 10 0 1,870 945 930
Bermudan 0 0 0 335 155 175
Carib 0 0 0 70 50 25
Cuban 0 0 0 1,320 615 700
Dominican 10 10 0 735 330 410
Grenadian 0 0 0 380 195 185
Guadeloupean 10 0 0 15 0 15
Haitian 10 0 0 1,140 530 615
Jamaican 65 35 30 10,545 5,425 5,120
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 130 70 55
Martinican 0 0 0 25 0 20
Montserratan 0 0 0 25 15 10
Puerto Rican 0 0 0 570 260 310
St. Lucian 0 0 0 190 85 110
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 35 0 35 4,170 2,085 2,085
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0 415 180 230
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 40 20 20 2,120 930 1,190
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 45 20 20 1,920 945 975
Latin, Central and South American origins 710 330 380 69,920 33,580 36,335
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 30 15 20 2,625 1,350 1,275
Arawak 0 0 0 90 45 45
Argentinian 25 15 10 2,025 910 1,120
Belizean 0 0 0 125 60 65
Bolivian 10 0 10 375 145 230
Brazilian 50 0 40 5,455 2,465 2,990
Chilean 30 25 10 5,700 2,740 2,955
Colombian 15 10 10 5,860 2,805 3,055
Costa Rican 0 0 0 810 385 425
Ecuadorian 0 0 0 1,040 490 550
Guatemalan 30 15 10 2,575 1,310 1,265
Guyanese 0 0 0 1,925 995 935
Hispanic 0 0 0 1,535 720 810
Honduran 0 0 0 1,445 750 695
Maya 25 10 15 930 475 455
Mexican 330 160 170 23,055 11,025 12,035
Nicaraguan 15 10 10 1,520 735 785
Panamanian 25 0 20 325 140 185
Paraguayan 10 0 10 895 475 420
Peruvian 15 0 15 3,905 1,775 2,135
Salvadorean 95 65 25 6,815 3,390 3,425
Uruguayan 10 0 10 410 205 205
Venezuelan 0 0 0 1,900 915 980
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 30 0 25 3,310 1,605 1,705
African origins 485 200 285 59,985 30,635 29,345
Central and West African origins 25 15 10 7,075 3,810 3,265
Akan 0 0 0 40 30 10
Angolan 0 0 0 90 55 35
Ashanti 0 0 0 85 30 50
Beninese 0 0 0 35 20 15
Burkinabe 0 0 0 45 30 15
Cameroonian 0 0 0 150 85 70
Chadian 0 0 0 70 50 25
Congolese 0 0 0 810 405 400
Edo 0 0 0 85 55 30
Ewe 0 0 0 55 25 30
Gabonese 0 0 0 10 0 10
Gambian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Ghanaian 0 0 0 1,600 865 730
Guinean 0 0 0 130 45 80
Ibo 0 0 0 280 160 115
Ivorian 0 0 0 100 55 50
Liberian 0 0 0 250 95 150
Malian 0 0 0 80 55 25
Malinké 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nigerian 0 0 0 2,615 1,430 1,185
Peulh 0 0 0 20 0 15
Senegalese 0 0 0 95 75 25
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 130 60 65
Togolese 0 0 0 100 70 40
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 255 135 125
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 20 15 10 620 305 315
North African origins 45 15 25 9,840 5,210 4,630
Algerian 0 0 0 770 465 305
Berber 0 0 0 210 130 80
Coptic 10 0 10 150 90 65
Dinka 0 0 0 45 25 15
Egyptian 30 10 20 4,520 2,340 2,180
Libyan 0 0 0 420 275 140
Maure 0 0 0 150 60 90
Moroccan 0 0 0 2,005 1,105 895
Sudanese 0 0 0 1,225 535 695
Tunisian 0 10 0 500 290 215
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 0 0 0 215 115 105
Southern and East African origins 190 75 115 24,800 12,345 12,450
Afrikaner 0 0 0 705 355 355
Amhara 0 0 0 115 60 50
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 0 0 255 140 120
Burundian 0 0 0 215 95 120
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 0 0 0 1,055 550 505
Ethiopian 0 0 0 2,550 1,280 1,270
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 10 10 0 1,615 775 845
Malagasy 0 0 0 105 65 40
Mauritian 10 0 0 975 520 450
Oromo 0 0 0 140 75 65
Rwandan 0 0 0 420 225 195
Seychellois 0 0 0 25 15 15
Somali 0 0 0 2,295 1,115 1,180
South African 160 55 100 11,060 5,510 5,550
Tanzanian 0 0 0 490 220 275
Tigrian 0 0 0 205 110 95
Ugandan 0 0 0 775 390 380
Zambian 0 0 0 210 95 110
Zimbabwean 0 0 0 855 445 405
Zulu 0 0 0 75 25 45
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 0 0 0 1,840 910 930
Other African origins 235 90 140 19,215 9,745 9,465
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 65 15 45 2,660 1,315 1,340
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 170 70 95 16,740 8,515 8,225
Asian origins 5,310 2,500 2,810 1,312,445 624,270 688,175
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 340 180 160 99,560 51,315 48,245
Afghan 0 0 0 7,895 4,005 3,885
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 30 20 15 5,660 3,125 2,540
Armenian 65 35 30 3,715 1,905 1,815
Assyrian 0 0 0 545 295 250
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 990 570 425
Georgian 15 15 0 740 380 355
Hazara 0 0 0 55 30 20
Iranian 80 40 40 47,985 24,290 23,695
Iraqi 15 0 10 5,575 2,860 2,715
Israeli 0 0 0 2,655 1,370 1,285
Jordanian 0 0 0 785 425 355
Kazakh 0 0 0 385 205 175
Kurd 0 0 0 2,120 1,165 950
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 125 85 40
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 175 90 85
Lebanese 50 40 15 7,980 4,175 3,805
Palestinian 0 0 0 2,625 1,410 1,210
Pashtun 0 0 0 360 200 160
Saudi Arabian 0 0 0 975 615 360
Syrian 35 10 25 3,955 1,905 2,055
Tajik 0 0 0 260 135 125
Tatar 10 0 0 790 365 425
Turk 40 20 20 6,355 3,485 2,865
Turkmen 0 0 0 120 70 55
Uighur 0 0 0 130 65 60
Uzbek 0 0 0 270 150 120
Yemeni 0 0 0 300 185 115
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 0 0 0 2,635 1,340 1,295
South Asian origins 2,950 1,455 1,500 363,885 182,650 181,235
Bangladeshi 0 0 0 1,840 925 920
Bengali 0 0 0 850 405 445
Bhutanese 0 0 0 120 65 55
East Indian 2,510 1,225 1,285 309,315 154,795 154,520
Goan 10 0 10 485 245 240
Gujarati 10 0 0 700 335 365
Kashmiri 0 0 0 185 100 85
Nepali 10 10 10 1,495 690 805
Pakistani 60 25 35 12,585 6,565 6,015
Punjabi 395 205 185 38,725 19,700 19,025
Sinhalese 0 0 0 620 325 300
Sri Lankan 0 0 10 5,710 2,970 2,740
Tamil 15 10 10 1,235 670 560
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 30 15 20 8,245 4,070 4,170
East and Southeast Asian origins 2,020 875 1,145 855,345 393,475 461,875
Burmese 10 10 0 2,310 1,135 1,175
Cambodian (Khmer) 25 10 20 3,235 1,580 1,655
Chinese 680 350 335 540,155 253,065 287,090
Filipino 575 175 395 158,215 68,710 89,505
Hmong 0 0 0 130 70 60
Indonesian 70 30 45 6,625 3,115 3,510
Japanese 375 165 210 51,150 22,200 28,945
Karen 0 0 0 895 450 445
Korean 140 55 85 63,300 29,330 33,975
Laotian 10 10 0 2,530 1,275 1,255
Malaysian 10 10 10 5,060 2,260 2,800
Mongolian 25 20 0 1,495 740 760
Singaporean 15 0 10 1,055 490 560
Taiwanese 0 0 0 21,455 9,810 11,650
Thai 50 20 30 5,065 1,870 3,195
Tibetan 0 0 0 550 290 260
Vietnamese 135 80 55 41,435 20,205 21,230
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 15 0 15 785 310 470
Other Asian origins 15 10 10 2,500 1,250 1,250
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 15 10 10 2,500 1,250 1,255
Oceania origins 410 215 190 41,125 20,605 20,520
Australian 230 120 110 16,240 8,385 7,855
New Zealander 75 45 35 6,565 3,405 3,155
Pacific Islands origins 110 60 55 19,135 9,240 9,890
Fijian 25 10 10 14,145 6,895 7,250
Hawaiian 30 15 20 2,200 970 1,235
Maori 15 10 10 1,120 595 530
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 15 10 0 600 275 325
Samoan 0 0 0 485 255 230
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 20 10 15 905 440 465

Data quality: Okanagan-Similkameen, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 6.6%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 7.5%

Data quality: British Columbia [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.9%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.1%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Okanagan-Similkameen, RD [Census division], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 20, 2024).

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