Victoria, British Columbia

:This article refers to the city of Victoria. Information on Greater Victoria can be found in the Greater Victoria article.

Demographics

Racial make-up

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• White: 270,645 or 92.0%
• Chinese: 10,075 or 3.4%
• Aboriginal: 8,475 or 2.8%
• Asian: 5,360 or 1.8%
• mixed: 4,335 or 1.4%
• (based on single responses)

Largest Ethnic groups

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• English - 131,670
• Canadian - 90,780 (those mostly of British/French origin whose ancestors have lived in Canada for many generations)
• Scottish - 79,275
• Irish - 56,655
• German - 34,345
• French - 29,440
• Dutch - 13,805
• Ukrainian - 12,770
• Chinese - 11,720
• Aboriginal - 10,230

Many of the Chinese descend from immigrants who came during the 1800's. Those aged over 65 constitute a larger proportion of the population than those under 14, resulting in a meagre growth of 0.5% yearly.

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