Data tables, 2016 Census

Ethnic Origin (279), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3), Generation Status (4), Age (12) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details ethnic origin , single and multiple ethnic origin responses , generation status , age and sex for the population in private households in Hamilton
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Ethnic origin (279)	Single and multiple ethnic origin responses (3)
Ethnic origin (279)	Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 2	Single ethnic origin responses^Footnote 3	Multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 4
Total - Ethnic origin^{Footnote 5}	734,880	383,905	350,980
North American Aboriginal origins	21,940	2,545	19,400
First Nations (North American Indian)	17,410	2,145	15,265
Inuit	310	30	285
Métis	4,630	365	4,265
Other North American origins	182,010	69,420	112,590
Acadian	1,105	80	1,020
American	8,975	580	8,395
Canadian	175,140	68,585	106,555
New Brunswicker	35	0	30
Newfoundlander	480	105	375
Nova Scotian	100	0	95
Ontarian	85	35	50
Québécois	155	30	130
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 6}	60	10	50
European origins	544,645	212,150	332,495
British Isles origins	332,650	75,285	257,365
Channel Islander	110	20	90
Cornish	50	0	55
English	195,000	39,140	155,855
Irish	130,185	11,900	118,285
Manx	180	10	165
Scottish	144,840	17,930	126,915
Welsh	15,060	1,010	14,050
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 7}	22,780	5,265	17,515
French origins	62,625	4,795	57,835
Alsatian	65	0	70
Breton	10	0	10
Corsican	10	0	0
French	62,560	4,795	57,765
Western European origins (except French origins)	113,730	24,940	88,785
Austrian	5,160	580	4,575
Bavarian	60	0	50
Belgian	2,525	375	2,150
Dutch	40,490	14,485	26,010
Flemish	210	30	185
Frisian	190	10	175
German	72,045	9,220	62,830
Luxembourger	30	0	30
Swiss	2,405	205	2,195
Western European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 8}	70	20	45
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	13,775	1,425	12,350
Danish	3,630	605	3,025
Finnish	2,720	325	2,390
Icelandic	625	30	595
Norwegian	2,885	170	2,720
Swedish	4,015	235	3,780
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 9}	750	60	695
Eastern European origins	98,040	31,965	66,070
Bulgarian	715	185	535
Byelorussian	355	50	305
Czech	3,555	1,130	2,430
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.^{Footnote 10}	1,360	335	1,025
Estonian	990	275	720
Hungarian	15,370	4,185	11,180
Latvian	1,350	480	875
Lithuanian	2,810	870	1,930
Moldovan	65	10	55
Polish	40,735	13,765	26,970
Romanian	6,095	2,525	3,570
Russian	8,705	1,505	7,200
Slovak	3,055	900	2,160
Ukrainian	28,640	5,685	22,960
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 11}	410	80	330
Southern European origins	143,595	72,690	70,905
Albanian	1,905	1,490	410
Bosnian	2,380	1,510	870
Catalan	25	0	20
Croatian	13,655	7,135	6,515
Cypriot	175	50	125
Greek	6,940	3,045	3,895
Italian	79,725	36,215	43,505
Kosovar	305	260	45
Macedonian	1,810	685	1,130
Maltese	1,820	460	1,360
Montenegrin	240	20	220
Portuguese	21,275	12,750	8,520
Serbian	9,530	5,760	3,770
Sicilian	680	210	470
Slovenian	2,810	990	1,820
Spanish	9,390	1,605	7,780
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.^{Footnote 12}	1,740	450	1,285
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 13}	85	35	55
Other European origins	3,665	1,045	2,615
Basque	65	10	60
Jewish	2,000	370	1,635
Roma (Gypsy)	315	90	230
Slavic, n.o.s.^{Footnote 14}	195	55	135
Other European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 15}	1,140	530	610
Caribbean origins	16,770	6,535	10,235
Antiguan	70	10	65
Bahamian	135	20	120
Barbadian	935	245	695
Bermudan	140	20	120
Carib	35	10	30
Cuban	1,065	315	750
Dominican	490	140	345
Grenadian	500	170	325
Guadeloupean	0	0	0
Haitian	400	220	180
Jamaican	9,670	3,955	5,715
Kittitian/Nevisian	60	15	45
Martinican	0	0	0
Montserratan	10	0	10
Puerto Rican	55	0	50
St. Lucian	140	40	110
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	2,435	580	1,855
Vincentian/Grenadinian	270	125	145
West Indian, n.o.s.^{Footnote 16}	1,435	490	940
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 17}	520	185	330
Latin, Central and South American origins	15,630	7,730	7,905
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya)	535	55	485
Arawak	80	10	75
Argentinian	505	100	405
Belizean	40	0	35
Bolivian	75	30	40
Brazilian	745	140	600
Chilean	685	240	445
Colombian	2,975	2,295	680
Costa Rican	120	60	60
Ecuadorian	390	165	225
Guatemalan	895	455	435
Guyanese	2,385	685	1,695
Hispanic	270	195	70
Honduran	280	130	150
Maya	160	0	155
Mexican	1,905	655	1,245
Nicaraguan	350	145	205
Panamanian	90	15	75
Paraguayan	25	0	25
Peruvian	565	240	320
Salvadorean	2,345	1,510	830
Uruguayan	120	45	80
Venezuelan	445	130	315
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 18}	790	420	370
African origins	18,590	10,475	8,115
Central and West African origins	3,755	2,755	995
Akan	35	15	25
Angolan	150	65	85
Ashanti	40	25	15
Beninese	20	20	0
Burkinabe	25	20	0
Cameroonian	185	145	40
Chadian	275	240	35
Congolese	755	615	140
Edo	0	0	0
Ewe	0	0	0
Gabonese	0	0	0
Gambian	10	10	10
Ghanaian	1,025	695	330
Guinean	65	30	35
Ibo	75	30	40
Ivorian	45	10	30
Liberian	55	20	35
Malian	0	0	0
Malinké	0	0	0
Nigerian	980	695	280
Peulh	0	0	0
Senegalese	35	10	25
Sierra Leonean	65	15	50
Togolese	25	10	10
Wolof	0	0	0
Yoruba	35	30	0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 19}	165	55	110
North African origins	4,125	2,825	1,305
Algerian	210	100	110
Berber	80	45	30
Coptic	60	25	40
Dinka	35	20	15
Egyptian	2,495	1,720	775
Libyan	140	115	25
Maure	0	0	0
Moroccan	375	185	195
Sudanese	705	555	150
Tunisian	135	45	90
North African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 20}	100	20	85
Southern and East African origins	5,400	3,300	2,100
Afrikaner	25	0	25
Amhara	40	10	35
Bantu, n.o.s.^{Footnote 21}	85	70	15
Burundian	85	55	35
Djiboutian	0	0	0
Eritrean	190	140	55
Ethiopian	495	405	90
Harari	0	0	0
Kenyan	350	210	135
Malagasy	0	0	0
Mauritian	90	20	65
Oromo	60	35	25
Rwandan	295	255	40
Seychellois	10	0	10
Somali	1,270	1,220	55
South African	1,380	240	1,145
Tanzanian	135	20	115
Tigrian	0	0	0
Ugandan	140	95	45
Zambian	110	75	35
Zimbabwean	455	315	140
Zulu	95	25	75
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 22}	360	115	240
Other African origins	5,615	1,595	4,025
Black, n.o.s.^{Footnote 23}	835	95	735
Other African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 24}	4,835	1,495	3,335
Asian origins	99,205	74,910	24,295
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	26,280	18,940	7,335
Afghan	1,790	1,500	285
Arab, n.o.s.^{Footnote 25}	3,145	2,175	970
Armenian	1,360	465	895
Assyrian	2,145	1,680	470
Azerbaijani	105	50	50
Georgian	40	0	35
Hazara	40	40	0
Iranian	2,955	2,065	890
Iraqi	3,895	3,220	675
Israeli	425	70	355
Jordanian	660	485	170
Kazakh	55	20	40
Kurd	1,525	1,250	280
Kuwaiti	10	10	0
Kyrgyz	0	0	0
Lebanese	2,990	1,385	1,605
Palestinian	2,185	1,485	700
Pashtun	110	15	95
Saudi Arabian	135	115	20
Syrian	2,045	1,335	705
Tajik	15	0	15
Tatar	30	10	20
Turk	1,795	910	880
Turkmen	20	20	0
Uighur	10	10	0
Uzbek	25	0	15
Yemeni	300	240	60
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 26}	755	380	375
South Asian origins	32,720	25,055	7,665
Bangladeshi	935	850	85
Bengali	435	290	145
Bhutanese	15	15	0
East Indian	23,390	17,360	6,035
Goan	130	45	85
Gujarati	130	75	50
Kashmiri	115	55	60
Nepali	190	160	20
Pakistani	5,045	3,650	1,395
Punjabi	1,760	910	850
Sinhalese	200	130	75
Sri Lankan	1,235	745	490
Tamil	170	15	155
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 27}	1,275	760	515
East and Southeast Asian origins	41,170	30,600	10,570
Burmese	110	35	70
Cambodian (Khmer)	1,490	925	565
Chinese	17,415	12,135	5,275
Filipino	11,925	8,685	3,240
Hmong	0	0	0
Indonesian	290	80	210
Japanese	2,180	865	1,315
Karen	380	360	25
Korean	3,305	2,870	435
Laotian	850	490	360
Malaysian	245	30	220
Mongolian	85	40	45
Singaporean	25	0	20
Taiwanese	225	145	80
Thai	570	225	340
Tibetan	0	0	0
Vietnamese	4,855	3,630	1,220
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 28}	160	80	80
Other Asian origins	535	320	215
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 29}	535	320	215
Oceania origins	1,310	140	1,170
Australian	805	40	755
New Zealander	245	25	215
Pacific Islands origins	290	65	225
Fijian	110	55	50
Hawaiian	35	0	35
Maori	55	0	55
Samoan	35	0	35
Polynesian, n.o.s.^{Footnote 30}	10	0	10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 31}	50	10	45

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

For more information on generation status variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 2

Total ethnic origin responses are the sum of single and multiple responses for each ethnic origin. Total response counts indicate the number of persons who reported a specified ethnic origin, either as their only origin or in addition to one or more other ethnic origins. The sum of all ethnic origin responses is greater than the total population estimate due to the reporting of multiple origins.

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Footnote 3

A single ethnic origin response occurs when a person provides one ethnic origin only.

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Footnote 4

A multiple ethnic origin response occurs when a person provides two or more ethnic origins.

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Footnote 5

This is a total population estimate. The sum of the ethnic groups in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one ethnic origin in the census.

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Footnote 6

Includes general responses indicating North American origins (e.g., 'North American') as well as more specific responses indicating North American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maritimer').

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Footnote 7

Includes general responses indicating British Isles origins (e.g., 'British,' 'United Kingdom') as well as more specific responses indicating British Isles origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Celtic').

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Footnote 8

Includes general responses indicating Western European origins (e.g., 'Western European') as well as more specific responses indicating Western European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Liechtensteiner').

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Footnote 9

Includes general responses indicating Northern European origins (e.g., 'Northern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Northern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Faroese,' 'Scandinavian').

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Footnote 10

Includes responses of 'Czechoslovakian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 11

Includes general responses indicating Eastern European origins (e.g., 'Eastern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Eastern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baltic').

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Footnote 12

Includes responses of 'Yugoslavian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 13

Includes general responses indicating Southern European origins (e.g., 'Southern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Gibraltarian').

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Footnote 14

Includes responses of 'Slavic,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 15

Includes general responses indicating Other European origins (e.g., 'European') as well as more specific responses indicating European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Central European').

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Footnote 16

Includes responses of 'West Indian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 17

Includes general responses indicating Caribbean origins (e.g., 'Antilles,' 'Caribbean') as well as more specific responses indicating Caribbean origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Aruban').

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Footnote 18

Includes general responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins (e.g., 'South American') as well as more specific responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Surinamese').

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Footnote 19

Includes general responses indicating Central or West African origins (e.g., 'West African') as well as more specific responses indicating Central or West African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Luba,' 'Mossi').

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Footnote 20

Includes general responses indicating North African origins (e.g., 'North African') as well as more specific responses indicating North African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maghreb').

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Footnote 21

Includes responses of 'Bantu,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 22

Includes general responses indicating Southern or East African origins (e.g., 'East African') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern or East African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Hutu,' 'Shona').

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Footnote 23

Includes responses of 'Black,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 24

Includes general responses indicating Other African origins (e.g., 'African') as well as more specific responses indicating Other African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Saharan').

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Footnote 25

Includes responses of 'Arab,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 26

Includes general responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins (e.g., 'West Asian,' 'Middle Eastern') as well as more specific responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baloch,' 'Circassian').

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Footnote 27

Includes general responses indicating South Asian origins (e.g., 'South Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating South Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Telugu').

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Footnote 28

Includes general responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins (e.g., 'Southeast Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Bruneian').

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Footnote 29

Includes general responses indicating Other Asian origins (e.g., 'Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating Other Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Eurasian').

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Footnote 30

Includes responses of 'Polynesian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 31

Includes general responses indicating Pacific Islands origins (e.g., 'Pacific Islander') as well as more specific responses indicating Pacific Islands origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Tahitian').

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016187.

Date modified:: 2019-06-17

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