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MAPLERIDGE

COMMUNITY PROFILE


MAPLE RIDGE Your quick and easy look at facts and figures

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Here’s what you need to know.IMMIGRANT DEMOGRAPHICS

Maple Ridge is a district municipality

in British Columbia, located in the

northeastern section of Metro Vancouver

between the Fraser River and the Golden

Ears, a group of mountain summits which

are the southernmost of the Garibaldi

Ranges of the Coast Mountains.

There is one Fraser Valley Regional Library

branch within Maple Ridge.

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)

Maple Ridge Metro Vancouver

Total Population*Immigrants** Immigrants

Number % of Total Pop % of Total Pop

2011 76,052 12,935 17.2% 40.0%

2006 68,949 11,745 17.2% 39.3%

2001 63,169 10,335 16.6% 37.2%

Immigration Trends (2001 - 2011)

• Census 2011 shows that Maple Ridge had a total

population of 76,052, an approximate increase

of 10.3% between 2006 and 2011.

• In 2011 Maple Ridge’s immigrants represented

17.2% (12,935) of the total population.

• Maple Ridge’s immigrant population

increased by 25.2% between 2001 and 2011,

marginally higher than the increase of 23.7%

for Metro Vancouver.Between 2006 and 2011,

approximately 238 immigrants settled annually

in Maple Ridge.

Immigrants by Period of Immigration (NHS 2011)

• NHS 2011 shows that there were 12,930

immigrants living in Maple Ridge, of which 10.5%

were recent immigrants. This was notably lower

than Metro Vancouver’s proportion of 17.0%.

Maple Ridge Metro VancouverTotal Immigrants Total Immigrants

# % # %

Total Immigrants 12,930 100% 913,310 100%

2006 to 2011 1,355 10.5% 155,125 17.0%

2001 to 2005 1,410 10.9% 137,750 15.1%

1991 to 2000 2,720 21.0% 264,910 29.0%

1981 to 1990 1,750 13.5% 126,010 13.8%

Before 1981 5,695 44.0% 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)

• 16.1% of 870 immigrant youth (15-24 years) were

recent immigrants. Recent immigrant youth

made up 10.3% of the city’s recent immigrant

population of 1,355.

• The majority (85.5%) of 3,145 immigrant seniors

were “long term” immigrant seniors who came

to Canada before 1981. Recent immigrant

seniors accounted for only 2.7% of the

immigrant senior population.

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

Total Immigrants 870 100% 3,145 100%

2006 to 2011 140 16.1% 85 2.7%

2001 to 2005 210 24.1% 25 0.8%

1991 to 2000 450 51.7% 165 5.4%

1981 to 1990 75 8.6% 180 5.6%

Before 1981 0 0% 2,685 85.5%

Age Distribution – by % of Population in 2011

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

immigrants made up more than half of

the recent immigrant population (39.3% of

recent immigrants aged 25-44 years and

16.5% of recent immigrants aged 45-64 years

respectively).

• The highest proportion of recent immigrants

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

39.3% of recent immigrants were aged 25 to 44,

notably higher than the comparable proportion

of Canadian-born residents (26.3%).

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

5.2%

26.8%

20.8%

6.7%10.3%

15.3%

23.6%

39.3%

26.3%

40.1%

16.5%

28.0%

24.4%

5.9%

9.6%


Population by Age at Immigration

• Approximately 60% of 12,930 immigrants were

between the ages of 15 and 44 years when they

arrived in Canada.

• 44.3% of 1,355 recent immigrants were between

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

they arrived in Canada.

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

• NHS 2011 shows that 39.8% of Maple Ridge’s

recent immigrants came from the top three

source countries: the United Kingdom (18.8%),

the Philippines (11.8%) and the United States

(9.2%). In comparison, this was notably less than

Metro Vancouver which saw 53.1% of its recent

immigrants arrive from the top three source

countries for Metro Vancouver: China (23.8%),

the Philippines (16.1%) and India (13.2%).

• Although the top 10 places of birth vary

significantly depending on the period of

immigration, the United Kingdom, the

Philippines, and the United States ranked at the

top of both lists.

Number % Number %

Total Immigrants 12,930 100% Recent Immigrants 1,355 100%

Under 5 years 1,650 12.8% Under 5 years 190 14.0%

5 to 14 years 2,715 21.0% 5 to 14 years 220 16.2%

15 to 24 years 2,550 19.7% 15 to 24 years 125 9.2%

25 to 44 years 5,220 40.4% 25 to 44 years 600 44.3%

45 years and over 790 6.1% 45 years and over 220 16.2%

Number % Number %

Total Immigrants 12,935 100.0% Recent Immigrants 1,355 100.0%

United Kingdom 3,185 24.6% United Kingdom 255 18.8%

Philippines 850 6.6% Philippines 160 11.8%

United States 680 5.3% United States 125 9.2%

Korea, South 565 4.4% South Africa, Republic of

105 7.7%

India 540 4.2% Kenya 85 6.3%

Germany 490 3.8% Russian Federation 80 5.9%

Netherlands 450 3.5% Korea, South 75 5.5%

Romania 410 3.2% China 60 4.4%

China 375 2.9% India 45 3.3%

Poland 360 2.8% Taiwan 35 2.6%

Other places 5,030 38.9% Other places 330 24.4%


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

• In 2011 more than 70% of immigrants reported

that they had a religious affiliation. This was 20%

higher than the 46.8% reported by Canadian-

born residents.

• Christianity was the most commonly reported

religious affiliation for both immigrants and

Canadian-born residents.

Total Immigrant

Recent Immigrant

Canadian Born

Total Pop.

Total population 12,935 1,360 62,205 75,140

Christian 60.8% 57.0% 44.6% 47.4%

Sikh 3.1% 0.0% 0.7% 1.2%

Muslim 2.1% 2.6% 0.2% 0.5%

Buddhist 1.9% 1.5% 0.2% 0.5%

Hindu 1.1% 1.5% 0.1% 0.3%

Jewish 0.4% 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%

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

Other religions 1.6% 0.0% 0.6% 0.8%

No religious affiliation 29.0% 34.9% 53.2% 49.0%

60.8%Christianity

29.0%No Religious

Affiliation

3.1%Sikhism

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


LANGUAGE ABILITY (CENSUS 2011 & NHS 2011)

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

• In 2011 about one quarter (24.7%) of immigrants

spoke non-official languages often at home,

compared to 33.6% of the recent immigrant

population.

• The top five non-official home languages

differed depending on date of arrival. Korean

(3.2%), Punjabi (2.4%) and Tagalog (2.0%) were

the top three non-official languages spoken

often at home within the total immigrant

population. Spanish (4.1%), Russian (4.1%) and

Korean (3.3) were the top three within its recent

immigrant population.

Number % Number %

Total Immigrants 12,930 100.0% Recent Immigrants 1,355 100.0%

Single responses 12,140 93.9% Single responses 1,215 89.7%

English 8,920 69.0% English 755 55.7%

Non-official languages

3,190 24.7%Non-official languages

455 33.6%

Korean 420 3.2% Spanish 55 4.1%

Panjabi (Punjabi) 315 2.4% Russian 55 4.1%

Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)

255 2.0% Korean 45 3.3%

Russian 215 1.7% Mandarin 35 2.6%

Persian (Farsi) 195 1.5%Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)

35 2.6%

Other non-official languages

1,790 13.8%Other non-official languages

230 17.0%

33.6% of Maple Ridge’s recent immigrants spoke non-official languages most often at home.


• 84.7% of Maple Ridge’s residents spoke English

only as their mother tongue, significantly higher

than the regional percentage (56% for Metro

Vancouver).

• The percentage of Maple Ridge’s residents

whose mother tongue was English only

declined slightly from 86.8% in 2001 to 84.7%

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

• NHS 2011 shows the majority of Maple Ridge’s

immigrants spoke one of the official languages

(English or French) most often at work. Only

2.8% immigrants and 9% of recent immigrants

spoke non-official languages often at work.

• The NHS 2011 does not show data on non-

official languages by recent immigrants.

Total Immigrant

Recent Immigrant

Total Population (number) 8,150 Total Population (number) 745

Single responses 98.2% Single responses 98.0%

English 95.2% English 88.6%

Non-official languages 2.8% Non-official languages 9.3%

Chinese, n.o.s. 0.6%

Korean 0.4%

Panjabi (Punjabi) 0.3%

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

Maple Ridge Metro Vancouver

90.0%

85.0%

80.0%

75.0%

70.0%

65.0%

60.0%

55.0%

2001 2006 2011

86.8% 85.3% 84.7%

60.2%56.7%

56.0%


EDUCATION ATTAINMENT (NHS 2011)

Highest Level of Education by % of Population Aged 25 to 64 Years – Maple Ridge

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

39.9% of recent immigrants had a bachelor’s

degree or higher. This percentage was triple

that for Canadian-born residents (12.9%).


No certificate, diploma or degree

5.4%

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...

3.9%9.6%

22.0%16.9%

32.0%

11.0%11.1%

15.9%

25.1%15.6%

24.5%

10.4%12.4%

4.9%

14.4%

8.7%

11.5%20.9%

4.0%

18.9%


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

• Compared to Metro Vancouver (37.7%), Maple

Ridge (26.1%) received a 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 23.5% of recent immigrant

seniors had a bachelor’s degree or higher,

significantly higher than the 7.2% of their

Canadian-born counterparts.

Canadian Born Seniors

Immigrant Seniors

Recent Immigrant

Seniors

No certificate, diploma or degree 26.1% 25.4% 0.0%

High school diploma or equivalent 17.5% 20.5% 0.0%

Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma

15.3% 17.5% 0.0%

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma

5.1% 4.5% 0.0%

University certificate or diploma below bachelor level

7.2% 11.4% 23.5%

Bachelor’s degree or higher 14.4% 15.4% 17.0%


LABOUR FORCE ACTIVITY (NHS 2011)

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

• In 2010 there were 7,650 immigrants and

715 recent immigrants in thelabour force.

Immigrants and recent immigrants represented

18% and 2% of the city’s total labour force

respectively.

• The unemployment rates of immigrants

and recent immigrants were 5.7% and 7%

respectively, compared to 7% for their

Canadian-born counterparts (7%).

• Unsurprisingly, immigrant youth (20 to 24 years)

experienced a higher unemployment rate, at

10.1%. No data for recent immigrant youth or

immigrant seniors was available.

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

12,265 990 49,120 505 65 3,145 85

In the labour force 7,650 715 34,660 395 60 455 N/A

Participation rate 62.4 72.2 70.6 78.2 92.3 14.5 N/A

Employment rate 58.8 66.7 65.6 70.3 84.6 14.1 N/A

Unemployment rate

5.7 7.0 7.0 10.1 N/A N/A N/A


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

• Health care and social assistance (15.42%),

retail trade (10.92%) and construction (9.15%)

ranked as the top three occupational sectors for

immigrants.

• Construction (15.28%), health care (13.89%) and

accommodation and food services (13.89%)

ranked as the top three occupational sectors for

recent immigrants.

• Retail trade (12.61%), construction (11.19%)

and health care (9.85%) 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

62 Health care and social assistance 15.42% 13.89% 9.85%

44-45 Retail trade 10.92% 11.11% 12.61%

23 Construction 9.15% 15.28% 11.19%

61 Educational services 7.06% 6.94% 5.90%

31-33 Manufacturing 6.60% 2.78% 6.48%

54 Professional, scientific and technical services 6.54% 6.94% 4.75%

91 Public administration 5.88% 4.86% 6.74%

72 Accommodation and food services 5.49% 13.89% 6.51%

81 Other services (except public administration) 5.49% 2.78% 5.25%

41 Wholesale trade 4.64% 0.00% 6.04%

52 Finance and insurance 4.51% 4.17% 4.63%

48-49 Transportation and warehousing 4.38% 0.00% 5.42%

56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

3.73% 4.17% 4.02%

53 Real estate and rental and leasing 2.48% 0.00% 1.56%

51 Information and cultural industries 2.16% 0.00% 2.28%

71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 2.09% 0.00% 2.57%

11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1.18% 0.00% 1.11%

22 Utilities 0.52% 0.00% 0.82%

21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 0.00% 0.00% 0.27%

55 Management 0.00% 0.00% 0.12%


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, with a

notable difference occurring in health care (5.8%

higher).

• Recent immigrants showed a higher

representation in the accommodation (7.4%

higher), construction industry (4.1% higher) and

health care (4% higher) sectors compared to

their Canadian-born counterparts.


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INCOME (NHS 2011)

Total Income in 2010 of Population Aged 15 Years and Over

• In 2010 21.7% of the recent immigrant population

aged 15 years and over were in the low income

bracket. This was significantly higher than the

11.5% measured for the total population.

• In 2010 the median income of recent immigrants

was $23,077, compared to $30,578 for

immigrants and $32,412 for the total population.

Total Immigrant

RecentImmigrant

Total Population

Population aged 15 years and over 12,265 990 61,385

Median income $ $30,578 $23,077 $32,412

Average income $ $39,905 $33,259 $40,071

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

14.5 21.7 11.5



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Median employment

income in 2010 $

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Average employment

income in 2010 $

$48,638$52,269

$61,313$59,547$59,151

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

• About 32.9% of immigrants and 32.3% of recent

immigrants worked full time for a full year with

employment income in 2010, slightly lower than

the 36% of the total labour force.

• Although still evident, discrepancies in

employment income for those who worked full

time and full year were reduced significantly

for immigrants ($52,468) and recent immigrants

($48,638) versus the total population ($52,269).

Total Immigrant

RecentImmigrant

Total Population

Population aged 15 years and over 12,265 990 61,385

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

4,045 320 22,170


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