New Westminster - City, British Columbia, Canada - Citizenship, immigrant status, minority and aboriginal population



Citizenship

Canadian citizens
Total: 52,100
Here:

90.1%
Province:

92.3%
Male: 25,645
This city:

90.8%
Province:

92.7%
Female: 26,455
This city:

89.3%
Province:

91.9%
Canadian citizens under age 18
Total: 9,305
Here:

16.1%
British Columbia:

19.7%
Male: 4,805
Here:

17.0%
British Columbia:

20.6%
Female: 4,500
Here:

15.2%
British Columbia:

18.7%
Canadian citizens age 18 and over
Total: 42,795
This city:

74.0%
Province:

72.7%
Male: 20,840
This city:

73.8%
Province:

72.1%
Female: 21,955
Here:

74.1%
Province:

73.2%
Not Canadian citizens
Total: 5,745
Here:

9.9%
British Columbia:

7.7%
Male: 2,585
This city:

9.2%
British Columbia:

7.3%
Female: 3,165
This city:

10.7%
British Columbia:

8.1%

Generation status

New Westminster Generation Status

1st generation
Total: 18,340
This city:

37.1%
British Columbia:

33.0%
Male: 8,550
This city:

35.8%
British Columbia:

32.2%
Female: 9,795
Here:

38.3%
British Columbia:

33.9%
2nd generation
Total: 10,670
This city:

21.6%
Province:

22.2%
Male: 5,115
Here:

21.4%
Province:

22.2%
Female: 5,550
This city:

21.7%
British Columbia:

22.3%
3rd generation or more
Total: 20,440
Here:

41.3%
Province:

44.7%
Male: 10,235
Here:

42.8%
Province:

45.6%
Female: 10,195
Here:

39.9%
Province:

43.9%

Immigration details

Total visible minority population
Total: 17,095
This city:

29.6%
Province:

24.8%
Male: 8,175
Here:

29.0%
Province:

24.2%
Female: 8,920
Here:

30.1%
British Columbia:

25.3%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 1,835
Here:

3.2%
Province:

4.8%
Male: 765
Here:

2.7%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 1,070
Here:

3.6%
Province:

4.9%

New Westminster Minority Population

Chinese
Total: 3,765
Here:

22.0%
Province:

40.4%
Male: 1,790
Here:

21.9%
British Columbia:

40.3%
Female: 1,980
This city:

22.2%
Province:

40.4%
South Asian
Total: 4,660
Here:

27.3%
British Columbia:

26.0%
Male: 2,355
This city:

28.8%
British Columbia:

26.9%
Female: 2,305
This city:

25.8%
British Columbia:

25.2%
Black
Total: 1,370
This city:

8.0%
Province:

2.8%
Male: 725
This city:

8.9%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 645
Here:

7.2%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Filipino
Total: 3,300
Here:

19.3%
Province:

8.7%
Male: 1,430
Here:

17.5%
Province:

7.7%
Female: 1,865
This city:

20.9%
Province:

9.7%
Latin American
Total: 815
This city:

4.8%
Province:

2.9%
Male: 400
This city:

4.9%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 410
Here:

4.6%
Province:

3.0%
Southeast Asian
Total: 380
This city:

2.2%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Male: 170
Here:

2.1%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 210
Here:

2.4%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Arab
Total: 345
Here:

2.0%
British Columbia:

0.9%
Male: 195
This city:

2.4%
Province:

1.0%
Female: 145
This city:

1.6%
British Columbia:

0.8%
West Asian
Total: 545
This city:

3.2%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 255
This city:

3.1%
Province:

3.2%
Female: 290
Here:

3.3%
Province:

2.7%
Korean
Total: 1,015
Here:

5.9%
Province:

5.0%
Male: 500
Here:

6.1%
Province:

5.0%
Female: 520
This city:

5.8%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Japanese
Total: 490
This city:

2.9%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 170
This city:

2.1%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 320
Here:

3.6%
Province:

3.8%
Multiple visible minority
Total: 355
Here:

2.1%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Male: 150
This city:

1.8%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 205
Here:

2.3%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Non-immigrants
Total: 38,630
This city:

66.8%
Province:

71.3%
Male: 19,175
Here:

67.9%
Province:

72.2%
Female: 19,455
Here:

65.7%
Province:

70.4%
Immigrants
Total: 18,360
This city:

31.7%
British Columbia:

27.5%
Male: 8,665
This city:

30.7%
British Columbia:

26.6%
Female: 9,695
Here:

32.7%
British Columbia:

28.3%
Non-permanent residents
Total: 855
Here:

1.5%
Province:

1.2%
Male: 390
This city:

1.4%
Province:

1.2%
Female: 470
This city:

1.6%
Province:

1.3%

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