Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada - Citizenship, immigrant status, minority and aboriginal population



Citizenship

Canadian citizens
Total: 49,580
Here:

94.3%
Province:

94.8%
Male: 26,840
This city:

95.3%
Province:

95.1%
Female: 22,740
This city:

93.3%
Alberta:

94.5%
Canadian citizens under age 18
Total: 12,275
This city:

23.4%
Province:

22.9%
Male: 6,220
This city:

22.1%
Alberta:

23.5%
Female: 6,055
This city:

24.8%
Alberta:

22.4%
Canadian citizens age 18 and over
Total: 37,305
This city:

71.0%
Alberta:

71.9%
Male: 20,620
Here:

73.2%
Province:

71.6%
Female: 16,685
Here:

68.4%
Alberta:

72.2%
Not Canadian citizens
Total: 2,970
This city:

5.7%
Alberta:

5.2%
Male: 1,330
Here:

4.7%
Alberta:

4.9%
Female: 1,640
This city:

6.7%
Alberta:

5.5%

Generation status

Wood Buffalo Generation Status

1st generation
Total: 5,780
Here:

13.8%
Alberta:

20.0%
Male: 2,815
Here:

12.4%
Alberta:

19.5%
Female: 2,960
This city:

15.4%
Province:

20.6%
2nd generation
Total: 4,110
Here:

9.8%
Alberta:

19.7%
Male: 2,375
This city:

10.5%
Alberta:

19.4%
Female: 1,730
Here:

9.0%
Alberta:

20.1%
3rd generation or more
Total: 32,025
Here:

76.4%
Province:

60.2%
Male: 17,500
Here:

77.1%
Province:

61.2%
Female: 14,525
Here:

75.6%
Province:

59.3%

Immigration details

Total visible minority population
Total: 5,625
Here:

10.7%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 2,915
This city:

10.3%
Alberta:

13.7%
Female: 2,705
Here:

11.1%
Alberta:

14.2%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 6,465
This city:

12.3%
Province:

5.8%
Male: 3,365
Here:

11.9%
Alberta:

5.6%
Female: 3,105
This city:

12.7%
Alberta:

5.9%

Wood Buffalo Minority Population

Chinese
Total: 540
This city:

9.6%
Province:

26.5%
Male: 315
This city:

10.8%
Alberta:

26.3%
Female: 225
This city:

8.3%
Alberta:

26.7%
South Asian
Total: 1,780
Here:

31.6%
Province:

22.9%
Male: 925
This city:

31.7%
Province:

23.1%
Female: 855
This city:

31.6%
Alberta:

22.6%
Black
Total: 720
Here:

12.8%
Alberta:

10.4%
Male: 470
This city:

16.1%
Province:

11.1%
Female: 250
Here:

9.2%
Alberta:

9.6%
Filipino
Total: 750
Here:

13.3%
Alberta:

11.2%
Male: 235
This city:

8.1%
Province:

9.7%
Female: 515
This city:

19.0%
Alberta:

12.7%
Latin American
Total: 570
Here:

10.1%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 295
Here:

10.1%
Alberta:

6.0%
Female: 270
Here:

10.0%
Alberta:

6.0%
Southeast Asian
Total: 130
This city:

2.3%
Province:

6.3%
Male: 60
This city:

2.1%
Province:

6.2%
Female: 75
This city:

2.8%
Alberta:

6.4%
Arab
Total: 710
Here:

12.6%
Province:

5.8%
Male: 375
Here:

12.9%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 335
Here:

12.4%
Alberta:

5.2%
West Asian
Total: 120
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 75
Here:

2.6%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 45
Here:

1.7%
Province:

2.0%
Korean
Total: 115
This city:

2.0%
Alberta:

2.7%
Male: 65
This city:

2.2%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 50
Here:

1.8%
Province:

2.6%
Japanese
Total: 40
This city:

0.7%
Alberta:

2.4%
Male: 25
Here:

0.9%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 10
Here:

0.4%
Province:

2.4%
Multiple visible minority
Total: 85
Here:

1.5%
Province:

2.9%
Male: 30
Here:

1.0%
Province:

2.9%
Female: 55
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.9%
Non-immigrants
Total: 46,040
This city:

87.6%
Alberta:

83.0%
Male: 24,925
Here:

88.5%
Province:

83.5%
Female: 21,115
This city:

86.6%
Province:

82.4%
Immigrants
Total: 5,785
This city:

11.0%
Alberta:

16.2%
Male: 2,940
This city:

10.4%
Alberta:

15.7%
Female: 2,845
This city:

11.7%
Alberta:

16.7%
Non-permanent residents
Total: 730
This city:

1.4%
Province:

0.8%
Male: 305
This city:

1.1%
Alberta:

0.8%
Female: 425
This city:

1.7%
Alberta:

0.9%

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