Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Esquimalt, District municipality
Immigrant Status
According to the 2021 Census, 2,645 people, that is, 15.3% of the population, were foreign-born (immigrants), 14,360 (83.1%) were Canadian-born (non-immigrants) and 290 (1.7%) were non-permanent residents.
Recent Immigrants
Among immigrants in 2021, 445 came between 2016 and 2021. These recent immigrants made up 16.9% of the immigrant population.
Percentage of the immigrant population Esquimalt (District municipality), British Columbia [PR], Canada, 2011 to 2021
Top places of birth of immigrants, Esquimalt (District municipality), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Rank | Number | % | Rank | |
| Immigrant population | 2,375 | 100.0 | ... | 2,645 | 100.0 | ... |
| United Kingdom | 570 | 24.0 | 1 | 520 | 19.7 | 1 |
| Philippines | 265 | 11.2 | 2 | 265 | 10.0 | 2 |
| United States of America | 240 | 10.1 | 3 | 215 | 8.1 | 3 |
| India | 45 | 1.9 | 10 | 145 | 5.5 | 4 |
| China | 90 | 3.8 | 5 | 110 | 4.2 | 5 |
| Germany | 105 | 4.4 | 4 | 90 | 3.4 | 6 |
| Viet Nam | 40 | 1.7 | 11 | 60 | 2.3 | 7 |
| Syria | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 50 | 1.9 | 8 |
| France | 50 | 2.1 | 7 | 50 | 1.9 | 8 |
| South Africa, Republic of | 20 | 0.8 | 22 | 45 | 1.7 | 10 |
| Japan | 35 | 1.5 | 15 | 45 | 1.7 | 10 |
| Australia | 40 | 1.7 | 11 | 45 | 1.7 | 10 |
| Thailand | 15 | 0.6 | 26 | 45 | 1.7 | 10 |
Top places of birth of recent immigrants, Esquimalt (District municipality), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Rank | Number | % | Rank | |
| Recent immigrants (2016: 2011 to 2016 / 2021: 2016 to 2021) | 220 | 100.0 | ... | 445 | 100.0 | ... |
| Philippines | 55 | 25.0 | 1 | 55 | 12.4 | 1 |
| Syria | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 50 | 11.2 | 2 |
| Japan | 10 | 4.5 | 5 | 25 | 5.6 | 3 |
| United States of America | 30 | 13.6 | 2 | 25 | 5.6 | 3 |
| India | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 25 | 5.6 | 3 |
| United Kingdom | 15 | 6.8 | 4 | 20 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Eritrea | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 20 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Rwanda | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 3.4 | 8 |
| Cambodia | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 3.4 | 8 |
| Greece | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 3.4 | 8 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 3.4 | 8 |
| Australia | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 3.4 | 8 |
| Viet Nam | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 3.4 | 8 |
Population by generation status and median age, Esquimalt (District municipality), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Median age | Number | % | Median age | |
| Total population in private households | 16,925 | 100.0 | 43.6 | 17,290 | 100.0 | 43.2 |
| First generation (born abroad) | 2,710 | 16.0 | 52.0 | 3,160 | 18.3 | 48.0 |
| Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) | 3,880 | 22.9 | 45.2 | 3,455 | 20.0 | 42.8 |
| Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) | 10,340 | 61.1 | 40.0 | 10,670 | 61.7 | 41.2 |
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