Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Cowichan Valley B, Regional district electoral area
Immigrant Status
According to the 2021 Census, 755 people, that is, 8.5% of the population, were foreign-born (immigrants), 8,085 (91.1%) were Canadian-born (non-immigrants) and 35 (0.4%) were non-permanent residents.
Recent Immigrants
Among immigrants in 2021, 30 came between 2016 and 2021. These recent immigrants made up 4.0% of the immigrant population.
Percentage of the immigrant population Cowichan Valley B (Regional district electoral area), British Columbia [PR], Canada, 2011 to 2021
Top places of birth of immigrants, Cowichan Valley B (Regional district electoral area), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Rank | Number | % | Rank | |
| Immigrant population | 785 | 100.0 | ... | 755 | 100.0 | ... |
| United Kingdom | 305 | 38.6 | 1 | 250 | 33.3 | 1 |
| United States of America | 85 | 10.8 | 2 | 135 | 18.0 | 2 |
| Germany | 85 | 10.8 | 2 | 55 | 7.3 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 4.4 | 4 | 30 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Hungary | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 20 | 2.7 | 5 |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 20 | 2.7 | 5 |
| South Africa, Republic of | 30 | 3.8 | 5 | 20 | 2.7 | 5 |
| Australia | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 20 | 2.7 | 5 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1.3 | 12 | 20 | 2.7 | 5 |
Top places of birth of recent immigrants, Cowichan Valley B (Regional district electoral area), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Rank | Number | % | Rank | |
| Recent immigrants (2016: 2011 to 2016 / 2021: 2016 to 2021) | 35 | 100.0 | ... | 30 | 100.0 | ... |
| United States of America | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 42.9 | 1 |
Population by generation status and median age, Cowichan Valley B (Regional district electoral area), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Median age | Number | % | Median age | |
| Total population in private households | 8,415 | 100.0 | 42.4 | 8,870 | 100.0 | 44.8 |
| First generation (born abroad) | 910 | 10.8 | 57.2 | 940 | 10.6 | 57.6 |
| Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) | 1,515 | 18.0 | 49.6 | 1,640 | 18.5 | 50.8 |
| Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) | 5,995 | 71.3 | 38.0 | 6,290 | 70.9 | 40.4 |
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