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Township of Langley Immigrant Demographics I

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Here’s what you need to know.IMMIGRANT DEMOGRAPHICS

The Township of Langley is located in

the southwest corner of the province of

British Columbia. The northern municipal

boundary is the Fraser River; the southern

boundary is the United States border.

Our western neighbours are the City of

Surrey and the City of Langley; our eastern

neighbour is the City of Abbotsford. The

western boundary is 196 Street (except

where bordered by the City of Langley); the

eastern boundary is 276 Street. There are

six Fraser Valley Regional Library branches

within the Township of Langley.

Map source: Google Maps

NOTES:

• Total population in each chart or table may very slightly due to different data sources, i.e. National

Household Survey (NHS) and censuses.

• Totals in each chart or table may vary slightly from simple addition of elements within due to

rounding.

• Data source: Stats Canada National Household Survey (NHS) 2011, Census 2006 and 2011 profiles.

GLOSSARY OF TERMS:

Recent immigrants are immigrants who arrived in Canada between January 1, 2006 and May 10, 2011.

Metro Vancouver comprises 21 municipalities, one electoral district and one First Nation located in the

southwest corner of British Columbia’s mainland.

Census refers to the population Census of Canada, which is taken at five-year intervals and counts

persons and households and a wide variety of characteristics.

Canada National Household Survey: Starting in 2011, information previously collected by the

mandatory long-form census questionnaire is collected as part of the voluntary National Household

Survey. Complementing the data collected by the census, the NHS is designed to provide information

about people in Canada by their demographic, social and economic characteristics as well as provide

information about the housing units in which they live.


POPULATION AND IMMIGRATION TRENDS (2011)

Langley, Township Metro Vancouver

Total Population*Immigrants** Immigrants

Number % of Total Pop % of Total Pop

2011 104,177 18,520 18.0% 40.0%

2006 93,726 15,880 16.9% 39.3%

2001 86,896 13,340 15.4% 37.2%

Immigration Trends (2001 - 2011)

• Census 2011 shows that Township of

Langley had a total population of 104,177, an

approximate increase of 11.2% between 2006

and 2011.

• In 2011 immigrants represented 18.0% (18,520) of

the total population.

• The immigrant population increased by 38.8%

between 2001 and 2011, significantly higher than

the increase of 23.7% for Metro Vancouver.

• From 2006 to 2011, approximately 530

immigrants settled annually in Township of

Langley.

Immigrants by Period of Immigration (NHS 2011)

• NHS 2011 shows that there were 18,515

immigrants living in Township of Langley, of

which 11.7% were recent immigrants. This

was notably lower than Metro Vancouver’s

proportion of 17.0%.

Langley, Township Metro VancouverTotal Immigrants Total Immigrants

# % # %

Total Immigrants 18,515 100% 913,310 100%

2006 to 2011 2,175 11.7% 155,125 17.0%

2001 to 2005 2,560 13.8% 137,750 15.1%

1991 to 2000 4,180 22.6% 264,910 29.0%

1981 to 1990 1,880 10.2% 126,010 13.8%

Before 1981 7,725 41.7% 229,520 25.1%

*Data source: Census 2011;

**Data source: NHS 2011 – The total population calculated in NHS 2011 is often less than

the total population in the Census 2011 community profile. The percentage of immigrant

population in 2011 was based on the total population in the NHS 2011 profile.


Immigrant Youth and Seniors by Period of Immigration (NHS 2011)

• 21.7% of 1,500 immigrant youth (15-24 years)

were recent immigrants. Moreover, recent

immigrant youth made up 14.9% of the

township’s recent immigrant population of 2,175.

• A majority (82.6%) of the 4,315 immigrant seniors

were “long term” immigrant seniors who came

to Canada before 1981. Recent immigrant

seniors made up only 1.6% of the immigrant

senior population.

Youth (15-24 Years) Seniors (65+ Years)# % # %

Total Immigrants 1,500 100% 4,315 100%

2006 to 2011 325 21.7% 70 1.6%

2001 to 2005 475 31.7% 75 1.7%

1991 to 2000 610 40.7% 260 5.9%

1981 to 1990 85 5.7% 350 8.1%

Before 1981 0 0 3,570 82.6%

Age Distribution – by % of Population in 2011

• In 2011, working age (25-64 years) recent

immigrants made up approximately 56.3%

of therecent immigrant population (40.0%

of recent immigrants aged 25-44 years and

16.3% of recent immigrants aged 45-64 years

respectively).

• The highest proportion of recent immigrants

were of core working age (25 to 44 years). 40%

of recent immigrants were aged 25 to 44 years,

notably higher than the comparable proportion

of Canadian-born residents (24.8%).

Total Immigrant Recent Immigrant Canadian Born

50.0%

45.0%

40.0%

35.0%

30.0%

25.0%

20.0%

15.0%

10.0%

5.0%

0.0%

0-14 Years 15-24 Years 25-44 Years 45-64 Years 65+ Years

6.0%

25.5%

21.3%

8.1%

14.9%14.7%

25.9%

40.0%

24.8%

36.7%

16.3%

28.1%

23.3%

2.3%

11.2%


Population by Age at Immigration

• Approximately 58.7% of18,515 immigrants were

between the ages of 15 and 44 years when they

arrived in Canada.

• 40.8% of 2,180 recent immigrants were between

the ages of 25 and 44 years (core working age)

when they arrived in Canada.

Top 10 Places of Birth - by Total and Recent Immigrant Population

• South Korea (37.2%), Philippines (9.2%) and

Taiwan (6.9%) ranked as the top three source

countries of recent immigrants, compared to

United Kingdom (18.8%), South Korea (11.2%) and

India (6.3%) of the total immigrant population.

Number % Number %

Total Immigrants 18,515 100% Recent Immigrants 2,180 100%

Under 5 years 2,490 13.4% Under 5 years 210 9.6%

5 to 14 years 3,855 20.8% 5 to 14 years 495 22.7%

15 to 24 years 4,255 23.0% 15 to 24 years 285 13.1%

25 to 44 years 6,605 35.7% 25 to 44 years 890 40.8%

45 years and over 1,310 7.1% 45 years and over 305 14.0%

Number % Number %

Total Immigrants 18,515 100.0% Recent Immigrants 2,175 100.0%

United Kingdom 3,485 18.8% Korea, South 810 37.2%

Korea, South 2,065 11.2% Philippines 200 9.2%

India 1,175 6.3% Taiwan 150 6.9%

United States 1,125 6.1% United Kingdom 125 5.7%

Netherlands 1,060 5.7% United States 120 5.5%

Taiwan 810 4.4% India 95 4.4%

Philippines 790 4.3% Viet Nam 95 4.4%

Germany 765 4.1% China 85 3.9%

China 760 4.1% Germany 50 2.3%

Viet Nam 535 2.9% South Africa, Republic of 50 2.3%

Other places 5,945 32.1% Other places 395 18.2%


Share of Population by Religion – Ranked by % of Total Immigrant Population

• In 2011 close to three quarters (73.9%) of

immigrants reported that they had a religious

affiliation. This was notably higher than the 54.1%

reported by Canadian-born residents.

• Christianity was the most commonly reported

religious affiliation for both immigrants and

Canadian-born residents.

• Sikhs and Buddhists also showed a notable

representation within both immigrants and

recent immigrants.

Total Immigrant

Recent Immigrant

Canadian Born

Total Pop.

Total population 18,515 2,180 84,630 103,145

Christian 59.2% 67.2% 51.5% 52.9%

Sikh 5.4% 3.0% 1.1% 1.9%

Buddhist 5.1% 6.9% 0.6% 1.4%

Muslim 2.3% 1.4% 0.2% 0.6%

Hindu 0.7% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2%

Jewish 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2%

Traditional (Aboriginal) Spirituality 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Other religions 1.1% 0.0% 0.4% 0.5%

No religious affiliation 26.1% 20.6% 45.9% 42.3%

59.2%Christianity

26.1%No Religious

Affiliation

5.4%Sikhism

Christianity was the most commonly reported religious affiliation by the immigrant population, followed by no religious affiliation and Sikhism.


LANGUAGE ABILITY (CENSUS 2011 & NHS 2011)

Top 5 Non-official Home Languages - by Total and by Recent Immigrant Population

• In 2011 59.5% of recent immigrants spoke

non-official languages often at home, double

the proportion of their immigrant counterparts

(29.7%).

• Korean was ranked as the most prevalentnon-

official home language by both immigrants

(9.5%) and recent immigrants (34%).

Number % Number %

Total Immigrants 18,515 100.0% Recent Immigrants 2,175 100.0%

Single responses 17,425 94.1% Single responses 2,010 92.4%

English 11,865 64.1% English 720 33.1%

Non-official languages

5,490 29.7%Non-official languages

1,295 59.5%

Korean 1,750 9.5% Korean 740 34.0%

Panjabi (Punjabi) 725 3.9% Mandarin 100 4.6%

Mandarin 565 3.1% Vietnamese 95 4.4%

Vietnamese 440 2.4%Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)

90 4.1%

Chinese, n.o.s. 255 1.4% Spanish 50 2.3%

Other non-official languages

1,755 9.5%Other non-official languages

220 10.1%

59.5% of Township of Langley’s recent immigrants spoke non-official languages most often at home.


• 83% of residents spoke English only as their

mother tongue, notably higher than the regional

percentage (56% in Metro Vancouver).

• The proportion ofresidents whose mother

tongue was English declined slightly from 86.9%

in 2001 to 83.0% in 2011. This trend was similar to

that of Metro Vancouver.

Languages Spoken Most Often at Work - By % of Immigrant Population Aged 15 Years and Over

• 21.7% of recent immigrants spoke non-official

languages at work, almost three times more

than the proportion by immigrant population

(5.9%).

• Korean was the most commonly spoken non-

official language at work by both immigrants

(1.9%) and recent immigrants (10.6%).

Total Immigrant

Recent Immigrant

Total Population (number) 11,245 Total Population (number) 900

Single responses 97.6% Single responses 92.2%

English 91.5% English 69.4%

Non-official languages 5.9% Non-official languages 21.7%

Korean 1.9% Korean 10.6%

Mandarin 0.6% Mandarin 1.7%

Chinese, n.o.s. 0.4%

Language Trend - By % of Population with English Only as a Mother Tongue

Township of Langley Metro Vancouver

90.0%

85.0%

80.0%

75.0%

70.0%

65.0%

60.0%

55.0%

2001 2006 2011

86.9% 84.1%

83.0%

60.2%

56.7% 56.0%


EDUCATION ATTAINMENT (NHS 2011)

Highest Level of Education by % of Population Aged 25 to 64 Years – Township of Langley

• In 2011, of the age group 25 to 64, approximately

57.2% of recent immigrants had a bachelor’s

degree or higher. This percentage was

significantly higher than for Canadian-born

residents (18.3%).


No certificate, diploma or degree

7.8%

High school diploma or equilvalent

Apprenticeship or trades certificate or

diploma

College, CEGEP or other non-university

certificate or diploma

University certificate or diploma below

bachelor level

Bachelor’s degree

University certificate, diploma or degree

above bachelor...

4.1%8.6%

21.9%12.7%

29.8%

10.2%4.9%

14.2%

18.1%8.6%

22.9%

9.3%12.7%

6.1%

19.7%

12.1%

13.2%23.3%

6.2%

33.9%


Highest Level of Education by % of Population Aged 25 to 64 Years – Metro Vancouver

• Compared to Metro Vancouver (37.7%) the

Township of Langley (32.9%) received a slightly

lower proportion of immigrants with a bachelor’s

degree or higher.


No certificate, diploma or degree

10.1%

High school diploma or equilvalent

Apprenticeship or trades certificate or

diploma

College, CEGEP or other non-university

certificate or diploma

University certificate or diploma below

bachelor level

Bachelor’s degree

University certificate, diploma or degree

above bachelor...

8.5%6.9%

21.2%16.2%

24.6%

10.2%

6.6%4.1%

15.2%10.4%

21.6%

9.2%10.6%

5.7%

10.7%21.2%

14.6%

20.3%29.0%

23.1%


Highest Level of Education by % of Senior Population Aged 65 Years and Over

• In 2011 approximately 10.1% of immigrant seniors

had a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared to

8.6% of their Canadian-born counterparts.

Canadian Born Seniors

Immigrant Seniors

Recent Immigrant

Seniors

No certificate, diploma or degree 25.0% 21.1% 42.9%

High school diploma or equivalent 30.9% 25.3% 21.4%

Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma

15.7% 19.9% 0.0%

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma

14.6% 18.8% 28.6%

University certificate or diploma below bachelor level

5.2% 4.7% 0.0%

Bachelor’s degree or higher 8.6% 10.1% 0.0%


LABOUR FORCE ACTIVITY (NHS 2011)

Employment / Unemployment Rates in 2010 for Population Aged 15 Years and Over

• In 2010 there were 10,630 immigrants and 885

recent immigrants in the labour force. Immigrant

and recent immigrant labour forces represented

18.2% and 1.7% of the township’s total labour

force respectively.

• The unemployment rates of immigrants

was 7.1%, somewhat higher thanthe 5.9%

of their Canadian counterparts. Moreover,

recent immigrants experienced a two-digit

unemployment rate at 14%.

• Immigrant youth (20 to 24 years) experienced a

much higher unemployment rate at 27.7%.

• 8.6% of immigrant seniors were unemployed in

2010, slightly higher than the 7.1% of the total

immigrant population.

Age 15 Years and Over Youth (20-24 Years) Seniors (65+ Years)

Total Immigrants

Recent Immigrant

CanadianBorn

Total Immigrants

Recent Immigrant

Total Immigrants

Recent Immigrant

Total population aged 15 years and over

17,410 1,620 66,380 685 110 4,315 70

In the labour force 10,630 855 47,905 470 60 700 N/A

Participation rate 61.1 52.8 72.2 68.6 54.5 16.2 N/A

Employment rate 56.7 45.4 67.9 49.6 45.5 14.8 N/A

Unemployment rate

7.1 14 5.9 27.7 N/A 8.6 N/A


Distribution of Occupations - by % of Population Aged 15 Years and Over Ranked by the Share of Immigrant Population

• Retail trade (11.5%), construction (8.9%) and

health care (8.7%) ranked as the top three

occupational sectors for immigrants.

• Construction (10.5%), agriculture (9.4%) and

accommodation and food services (8.8%)

ranked as the top three occupational sectors for

recent immigrants.

• Retail trade (11.4%), construction (10.5%) and

health care (9.2%) ranked as the top three

occupational sectors for Canadian-born

residents.

Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2007

Total Imm.Recent

Imm.Canadian

Born

44-45 Retail trade 11.5% 5.8% 11.4%

23 Construction 8.9% 10.5% 10.5%

62 Health care and social assistance 8.7% 7.0% 9.2%

31-33 Manufacturing 8.4% 5.8% 7.7%

72 Accommodation and food services 7.8% 8.8% 6.2%

48-49 Transportation and warehousing 6.8% 2.3% 5.5%

54 Professional, scientific and technical services 6.3% 3.5% 5.0%

81 Other services (except public administration) 6.2% 7.0% 4.6%

61 Educational services 6.1% 5.8% 7.4%

41 Wholesale trade 5.4% 6.4% 6.6%

11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 5.4% 9.4% 2.9%

52 Finance and insurance 3.7% 5.3% 3.6%

91 Public administration 3.3% 3.5% 7.0%

56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

3.0% 5.3% 3.6%

53 Real estate and rental and leasing 2.3% 0.0% 2.2%

51 Information and cultural industries 1.6% 2.9% 2.0%

71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 1.4% 0.0% 2.0%

22 Utilities 0.3% 0.0% 0.6%

21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 0.2% 0.0% 0.3%

55 Management of companies and enterprises 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%


Top 10 Occupations – by % of Population Aged 15 Years and Over Ranked by the Share of Immigrant Population

• Immigrant and Canadian-born populations were

distributed in fairly similar proportions across

the measured occupational sectors.

• Recent immigrants showed a notably lower

representation in retail trade (5.6% less) and

transportation and warehousing (3.2% less).


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INCOME (NHS 2011)

Total Income in 2010 of Population Aged 15 Years and Over

• In 2010, 36.8% of the recent immigrant

population aged 15 years and over were in the

low income bracket. This rate was dramatically

higher than the 11.4% measured for the total

population.

• In 2010 the median income of the recent

immigrant population was $16,236, which was

significantly less than the median income

of total immigrants ($28,793). Moreover, the

median income of recent immigrants was

almost 50% less than that of total population

($33,749).

Total Immigrant

RecentImmigrant

Total Population

Population aged 15 years and over 17,405 1,625 83,790

Median income $ $28,793 $16,236 $33,749

Average income $ $39,450 $27,010 $43,055

Prevalence of low income in 2010 based on after-tax low-income measure (%)

16.7 36.8 11.4



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Median employment

income in 2010 $

$51,077

Average employment

income in 2010 $

$46,567

$52,671$58,238

$60,826 $60,791

Employment Income in 2010 of Population Aged 15 Years and Over Who Worked Full Year, Full Time

• About 32.1% of immigrants and 19.1% of recent

immigrants worked full time for a full year with

employment income in 2010, compared to

36.9% of the township’stotal labour force.

• Although still evident, discrepancies in

employment income for those who worked full

time and full year were reduced significantly

for immigrants ($51,077) and recent immigrants

($46,567) versus the total population ($52,671).

Total Immigrant

RecentImmigrant

Total Population

Population aged 15 years and over 17,405 1,625 83,790

Population who worked full year, full time and with employment income in 2010

5,585 310 30,930


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