Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Bowen Island, Island municipality
Immigrant Status
According to the 2021 Census, 950 people, that is, 22.5% of the population, were foreign-born (immigrants), 3,230 (76.4%) were Canadian-born (non-immigrants) and 40 (0.9%) were non-permanent residents.
Recent Immigrants
Among immigrants in 2021, 65 came between 2016 and 2021. These recent immigrants made up 6.8% of the immigrant population.
Percentage of the immigrant population, Bowen Island (Island municipality), British Columbia [PR], Canada, 2016 and 2021
Population by generation status and median age, Bowen Island (Island municipality), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Median age | Number | % | Median age | |
| Total population in private households | 3,670 | 100.0 | 48.4 | 4,225 | 100.0 | 50.0 |
| First generation (born abroad) | 885 | 24.1 | 52.8 | 1,115 | 26.4 | 53.2 |
| Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) | 980 | 26.7 | 46.0 | 1,090 | 25.8 | 47.2 |
| Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) | 1,805 | 49.1 | 46.4 | 2,020 | 47.8 | 48.4 |
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