Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Metchosin, District municipality
Immigrant Status
According to the 2021 Census, 640 people, that is, 13.6% of the population, were foreign-born (immigrants), 4,035 (85.7%) were Canadian-born (non-immigrants) and 35 (0.7%) were non-permanent residents.
Recent Immigrants
Among immigrants in 2021, 35 came between 2016 and 2021. These recent immigrants made up 5.5% of the immigrant population.
Percentage of the immigrant population Metchosin (District municipality), British Columbia [PR], Canada, 2011 to 2021
Top places of birth of immigrants, Metchosin (District municipality), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Rank | Number | % | Rank | |
| Immigrant population | 605 | 100.0 | ... | 640 | 100.0 | ... |
| United Kingdom | 235 | 38.8 | 1 | 260 | 40.3 | 1 |
| United States of America | 95 | 15.7 | 2 | 105 | 16.3 | 2 |
| Germany | 90 | 14.9 | 3 | 70 | 10.9 | 3 |
| South Africa, Republic of | 15 | 2.5 | 5 | 20 | 3.1 | 4 |
| China | 45 | 7.4 | 4 | 20 | 3.1 | 4 |
| Japan | 10 | 1.7 | 9 | 15 | 2.3 | 6 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1.7 | 9 | 15 | 2.3 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 2.5 | 5 | 15 | 2.3 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 2.3 | 6 |
Top places of birth of recent immigrants, Metchosin (District municipality), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Rank | Number | % | Rank | |
| Recent immigrants (2016: 2011 to 2016 / 2021: 2016 to 2021) | 30 | 100.0 | ... | 35 | 100.0 | ... |
Population by generation status and median age, Metchosin (District municipality), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Median age | Number | % | Median age | |
| Total population in private households | 4,520 | 100.0 | 51.6 | 4,710 | 100.0 | 52.8 |
| First generation (born abroad) | 660 | 14.6 | 61.6 | 745 | 15.8 | 59.2 |
| Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) | 1,035 | 22.9 | 52.4 | 950 | 20.2 | 54.0 |
| Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) | 2,825 | 62.5 | 49.2 | 3,015 | 64.0 | 47.2 |
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