Population
The last complete census by Statistics Canada, which was taken inAge structure
As of 2016 censusEthnic diversity
City of Toronto
The 2016 Census indicates that 51.5% of Toronto's population is composed ofCommunity Councils
The top visible-minority groups per Community Council (2016 Census) are as follows: * Toronto & East York (847,045): White: 65.3%, Chinese: 8.9%, South Asian: 6.7%, Black: 5.6% * North York (638,100): White: 47.4%, Chinese: 14.0%, South Asian: 8.5%, Filipino: 8.0%, West Asian: 5.3%, Black: 5.2% * Scarborough (623,135): White: 26.5%, South Asian: 25.4%, Chinese: 19.0%, Black: 10.8%, Filipino: 8.4% * Etobicoke York (583,395): White: 48.9%, Black: 15.7%, South Asian: 11.9%, Latin American: 5.6% The progression of the percentage of visible minorities in the aforementioned Community Councils (pre-amalgamation municipalities or pairs thereof) has been far from uniform:Ridings
The finest granularity of visible minority data in Toronto readily available by the 2016 Census is that of the federal electoral district (riding; 2013 redistribution). The per-riding data based on the 2003 redistribution was available for the 2001 and 2006 censuses and the 2011 NHS, thus enabling useful comparisons. For instance, visible minorities as a percentage of the population only marginally increased, or even decreased (Toronto-Danforth, Parkdale-High Park, Toronto Centre, and, in the 2006–2011 period, Davenport) in the "Old" Toronto, East York and South Etobicoke ridings, while on the other hand increased significantly in Scarborough and North York. Since the 2016 Census used the then-new 2013 redistribution, such a direct comparison is no longer possible. Concentrations of ethnic groups per City of Toronto ridings (2016 Census) are as follows, with the largest proportion of each group in bold. For each of the federal electoral districts in the City of Toronto, the ethnic groups with 5% of more of population are shown, in a rough correspondence with community councils and pre-amalgamation municipalities (highest perentage for each ethnic group as well the most populous ethnic group in a riding, if a visible minority – are shown in bold): ''TORONTO & EAST YORK'' ''NORTH YORK'' ''SCARBOROUGH'' ''ETOBICOKE & YORK'' For each of the federal electoral districts in the City of Toronto, the ethnic origin groups with 7% of more of population are shown, in a rough correspondence with community councils and pre-amalgamation municipalities (highest % for each ethnic group as well the most populous ethnic group in a riding – if not Canadian or English, which are the most frequent ones - are shown in bold): ''TORONTO & EAST YORK'' ''NORTH YORK'' ''SCARBOROUGH'' ''ETOBICOKE & YORK''Wards
Top ethnic origin per Toronto ward (as designated by the City of Toronto; 2011 Census data - total responses) * English (18): Ward 32 - Beaches-East York (15.2%), Ward 13 - Parkdale-High Park (12.9%), Ward 22 - St. Paul's (12.9%), Ward 36 - Scarborough Southwest (12.8%), ..* Chinese (7): Ward 41 - Scarborough-Rouge Park (52.0%), Ward 39 - Scarborough-Agincourt (49.0%), Ward 24 - Willowdale (27.0%), Ward 40 - Scarborough-Agincourt (22.6%) * East Indian (7): Ward 1 - Etobicoke North (23.4%), Ward 42 - Scarborough-Rouge Park (15.9%), Ward 38 - Scarborough Centre (13.1%), Ward 2 - Etobicoke North (11.8%) * Italian (4): Ward 9 - York Centre (21.9%), Ward 12 - York South-Weston (15.1%), Ward 7 - York West (14.3%), Ward 4 - Etobicoke Centre (11.8%) * Portuguese (2): Ward 17 - Davenport (19.7%), Ward 18 - Davenport (16.4%) * Jewish (2): Ward 10 - York Centre (15.0%), Ward 21 - St. Paul's (10.6%) * Filipino (2): Ward 15 - Eglinton-Lawrence (10.0%), Ward 35 - Scarborough Southwest (8.7%) * Canadian (2): Ward 37 - Scarborough Centre (8.6%), Ward 11 - York South-Weston (7.4%)Neighbourhoods
Top ethnic origin per Toronto neighbourhood (as designated by the City of Toronto; 2006 Census data - total responses) * English (59): Leaside-Bennington (40%), The Beaches (39%), Rosedale-Moore Park (36%), Kingsway South (35%), ..* Chinese (23): Steeles (70%), Milliken (65%), Agincourt North (56%), Agincourt South-Malvern West (47.1%), ..* Italian (15): Maple Leaf (45%), Humber Summit (34.5%), Pelmo Park-Humberlea (34.2%), Yorkdale-Glen Park (33.6%), ..* Indian (15): West Humber-Clairville (33%), Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown (30%), Thorncliffe Park (24%), Woburn (22%), ..* Jewish (10): Forest Hill North (32%), Westminster-Branson (31%), Forest Hill South (29%), Bedford Park-Nortown (28%), ..* Portuguese (9): Little Portugal (38%), Caledonia-Fairbank (37%), Weston-Pellam Park (34%), Keelesdale-Eglinton West (32%), ..* Filipino (3): North St. James Town (17%), Ionview (16%), Kennedy Park (13%) * Jamaican (3): Beechborough-Greenbrook (15%), Black Creek (10.0%), Mount Dennis (9.7%) * Canadian (2): New Toronto (21%), Alderwood (19%) * Greek (1): Broadview North (15%) The neighbourhoods with the highest percentage of visible minorities (2016 data) are as follows: * Milliken: 97% (top ethnic origin: Chinese) * Steeles: 91% (top ethnic origin: Chinese) * Agincourt North: 91% (top ethnic origin: Chinese) * Malvern: 90% (top ethnic origin: East Indian) * West Humber-Clairville: 87% (top ethnic origin: East Indian) * Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown: 87% (top ethnic origin: East Indian) * Agincourt South-Malvern West: 86% (top ethnic origin: Chinese) * Black Creek: 81% (top ethnic origin: Vietnamese) * Rouge: 81% (top ethnic origin: East Indian) * Flemingdon Park: 79% (top ethnic origin: East Indian) * Thorncliffe Park: 79% (top ethnic origin: Pakistani) Those with the lowest percentage of visible minorities (2016 data) are: * Kingsway South: 12% (top ethnic origin: English) * Markland Wood: 13% (top ethnic origin: English) * The Beaches: 14% (top ethnic origin: English) * Runnymede-Bloor West Village: 16% (top ethnic origin: English) * Casa Loma: 17% (top ethnic origin: English) * Forest Hill South: 17% (top ethnic origin: Polish) * Lawrence Park South: 17% (top ethnic origin: English) * Stonegate-Queensway: 18% (top ethnic origin: English) * Leaside-Bennington: 18% (top ethnic origin: English) * Rosedale-Moore Park: 18% (top ethnic origin: English)Toronto CMA
*Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. The following are the twenty (20) more common ethnic origins in the Toronto CMA: The top 20 ethnic origins in the Toronto CMA, from 1996 to 2016 are as follows: Change between 2011 and 2016: Largest increases: # Chinese: +105,970 (+1.2%) # East Indian: +71,120 (+0.6%) # Pakistani: +32,340 (+0.5%) # Filipino: +28,330 (+0.2%) # Jamaican: +23,030 (+0.2%) # Polish: +22,785 (+0.1%) # Russian: +21,820 (+0.3%) # Iranian: +20,845 (+0.3%) # Canadian: +18,215 (−0.5%) # Ukrainian: +13,985 (-) Largest decreases: # Jewish: −77,970 (−1.5%) # English: −44,555 (−1.6%) # Yugoslavian, n.o.s.: −1,900 (−0.4%) # Scottish: −1,605 (−0.6%) # French: −1,585 (−0.3%)Cities
Concentrations of ethnic groups per Toronto CMA municipality are as follows, with the largest proportion of each group in bold (only percentages higher than 5% are included): Most common ethnic origins (only percentages higher than 7% are included) per Toronto CMA municipality are as follows, with the largest proportion of each ethnic origin in bold (as well the most populous ethnic group in a riding, if not English or Canadian) :Ridings
Visible minorities as percentage of population and top ethnic origins per riding, in the GTA outside the City of Toronto are as follows:Future projections
Ethnic Groups
Black-Canadians
Cambodians
Chinese
Greeks
Italians
Japanese
South Asians
Vietnamese
Religion
Roman Catholics accounted for 33.4% of the population of the city of Toronto in 2001, followed by Protestants with 21.2%. Members of Christian Orthodox churches accounted for 4.9%, and other Christians (those not specifically identifying as Catholic, Protestant or Orthodox) formed 3.9%. The city's religious makeup also includes Islam with 5.5% (including large number of Sunni andEthno-religious groups
Languages
Mother tongue by population
City of Toronto
The finest granularity of mother tongue and language spoken in Toronto yet provided by the 2011 Census is that of the federal electoral district (riding; 2003 redistribution). Census tracts (and hence ward and neighbourhood) data is not yet available. For each of the federal electoral districts in the City of Toronto, the top three (or more if having more than 3% of native speakers; single responses are used - it is indicated by way of using bold whether English is the mother tongue of more than 60% of the population or if another language exceeds 10% of native speakers) are as follows: ''TORONTO & EAST YORK'' * ''Trinity-Spadina'' (137,865): 1. English (60.2%), 2. Cantonese (4.7%), 3. Portuguese (4.5%), 4. Chinese, not otherwise specified (4.5%), 5. Mandarin (3.8%) * ''Toronto Centre'' (123,430): 1. English (61.7%), 2. Spanish (2.5%), 3. Chinese, not otherwise specified (2.4%) * ''St. Paul's'' (112,470): 1. English (69.4%), 2. Spanish (3.0%), 3. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (2.6%) * ''Beaches-East York'' (103,625): 1. English (70.0%), 2. Bengali (3.7%), 3. Greek (2.0%) * ''Parkdale-High Park'' (100,595) : 1. English (63.0%), 2. Polish (4.3%), 3. Spanish (2.3%) * ''Toronto-Danforth'' (100,420): 1. English (63.7%), 2. Cantonese (5.8%), 3. Greek (5.0%), 4. Chinese, not otherwise specified (3.6%) * ''Davenport'' (98,425): 1. English (47.5%), 2. Portuguese (21.4%), 3. Italian (5.9%), 4. Spanish (5.6%) ''NORTH YORK'' * ''Willowdale'' (135,455): 1. English (35.1%), 2. Chinese, not otherwise specified (9.4%), 3. Persian (9.3%), 4. Korean (7.9%), 5. Mandarin (7.7%) * ''Don Valley West'' (118,545): 1. English (54.4%), 2. Urdu (5.9%), 3. Persian (4.0%) * ''York Centre'' (112,950): 1. English (40.5%), 2. Russian (11.9%), 3. Italian (7.6%), 4. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (7.4%) 5. Spanish (5.0%) * ''Eglinton-Lawrence'' (108,730): 1. English (63.1%), 2. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (5.3%), 3. Italian (4.9%) * ''Don Valley East'' (106,115): 1. English (42.1%), 2. Mandarin (6.5%), 3. Chinese, not otherwise specified (6.1%) 4. Persian (4.6%), 5. Arabic (3.5%), 6. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (3.2%), 7. Cantonese (3.2%) * ''York West'' (103,395): 1. English (44.0%), 2. Italian (9.6%), 3. Spanish (8.5%), 4. Vietnamese (5.3%), 5. Urdu (3.0%) ''SCARBOROUGH'' * ''Scarborough-Rouge River'' (128,905): 1. English (37.4%), 2. Tamil (13.8%), 3. Cantonese (13.1%), 4. Mandarin (4.6%), 5. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (4.3%), 6. Urdu (3.2%) * ''Scarborough-Agincourt'' (107,465): 1. English (30.2%), 2. Chinese, not otherwise specified (15.8%), 3. Cantonese (14.4%), 4. Mandarin (12.0%), 5. Tamil (5.0%) * ''Scarborough-Guildwood'' (105,900): 1. English (57.6%), 2. Tamil (8.0%), 3. Gujarati (6.0%), 4 Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (3.9%), 5. Urdu (3.2%) * ''Scarborough Centre'' (105,880): 1. English (47.7%), 2. Tamil (8.5%), 3. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (6.1%) 4. Chinese, not otherwise specified (3.8%), 5. Cantonese (3.5%) * ''Scarborough Southwest'' (103,270): 1. English (59.3%), 2. Bengali (6.1%), 3. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (5.0%), 4. Tamil (3.4%) ''ETOBICOKE YORK'' * ''Etobicoke-Lakeshore'' (119,120): 1. English (59.7%), 2. Polish (5.6%), 3. Ukrainian (3.5%) * ''York South-Weston'' (111,710): 1. English (49.9%), 2. Portuguese (9.0%), 3. Spanish (8.2%), 4. Italian (7.6%), 5. Vietnamese (3.6%) * ''Etobicoke Centre'' (109,250): 1. English (54.1%), 2. Italian (5.5%), 3. Ukrainian (4.1%), 4. Spanish (3.2%) * ''Etobicoke North'' (105,620): 1. English (45.4%), 2. Panjabi (Punjabi) (10.1%), 3. Gujarati (4.8%), 4. Italian (3.8%), 5. Urdu (3.1%), 6. Somali (3.0%)Toronto CMA
Following are the corresponding data for the GTA ridings neighbouring the City of Toronto: ''IN YORK REGION'' * ''Oak Ridges-Markham'' (220,005): 1. English (52.2%), 2. Cantonese (10.9%), 3. Chinese, not otherwise specified (6.6%), 4. Italian (3.5%), 5. Mandarin (3.2%) * ''Vaughan'' (187,340): 1. English (47.5%), 2. Italian (20.0%), 3. Spanish (3.1%) * ''Thornhill'' (136,120): 1. English (47.6%), 2. Russian (10.9%), 3. Cantonese (4.5%), 4. Persian (4.1%) 5. Chinese, not otherwise specified (3.9%), 6. Korean (3.2%) 7. Hebrew (3.1%) * ''Markham-Unionville'' (131,250): 1. English (34.2%), 2. Cantonese (18.1%), 3. Chinese, not otherwise specified (12.7%), 4. Tamil (7.5%), 5. Mandarin (6.0%), 6. Urdu (3.2%) * ''Newmarket-Aurora'' (129,460): 1. English (77.4%), 2. Italian (2.1%), 3. Russian (1.7%) * ''Richmond Hill'' (124,865): 1. English (40.4%), 2. Cantonese (10.1%), 3. Persian (9.2%), 4. Russian (7.8%), 5. Mandarin (5.7%), 6. Italian (5.7%), 7. Korean (3.4%) ''IN PEEL REGION'' * ''Bramalea-Gore-Malton'' (182,545): 1. English (49.3%), 2. Panjabi (Punjabi) (22.2%), 3. Urdu (3.0%) * ''Mississauga-Brampton South'' (138,495): 1. English (41.6%), 2. Panjabi (Punjabi) (8.0%), 3. Urdu (5.2%), 4. Polish (3.8%), 5. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (3.5%) * ''Mississauga East-Cooksville'' (131,915): 1. English (40.0%), 2. Polish (6.7%), 3. Urdu (5.0%), 4. Arabic (4.8%), 5. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (4.1%), 6. Spanish (3.2%) * ''Mississauga South'' (108,685): 1. English (66.0%), 2. Polish (4.9%), 3. Portuguese (2.4%) ''IN DURHAM REGION'' * ''Ajax-Pickering'' (133,135): 1. English (78.2%), 2. Urdu (2.3%), 3. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (2.1%) * ''Pickering-Scarborough East'' (104,495): 1. English (76.6%), 2. Tamil (2.4%), 3. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (2.4%)Immigration patterns
According to the Canadian government, Toronto has one of the highest per capitaHighs and lows (2011 Census)
Wards
* Largest area (hectares): Ward 42 - Scarborough-Rouge River: 3,928 * Smallest area (hectares): Ward 18 - Davenport: 474 * Most populous: Ward 23 - Willowdale: 79,435 * Least populous: Ward 19 - Toronto-Danforth: 44,420 * Highest % recent immigrants: Ward 33 - Don Valley East: 24.1% * Lowest % recent immigrants: Ward 16 - Eglinton Lawrence: 3.7% * Highest % visible minorities: Ward 42 - Scarborough-Rouge River: 88.7% * Lowest % visible minorities: Ward 16 - Eglinton Lawrence: 12.6% * Highest median household income: Ward 25 - Don Valley West: $86,901 * Lowest median household income: Ward 14 - Parkdale-High Park: $38,352Ethnocultural
Mother tongue
(highest %) * English: Ward 32 - Beaches-East York: 77.7% (Lowest %: Ward 39 - Scarborough-Agincourt: 24.9%) * Portuguese: Ward 18 - Davenport: 25.3% * Cantonese: Ward 41 - Scarborough-Rouge River: 23.5% * Chinese, not otherwise specified: Ward 39 - Scarborough-Agincourt: 22.2% * Italian: Ward 9 - York Centre: 20.4% * Russian: Ward 10 - York Centre: 19.5% * Tamil: Ward 42 - Scarborough-Rouge River: 15.1% * Panjabi (Punjabi): Ward 1 - Etobicoke North: 13.3% * Urdu: Ward 26 - Don Valley West: 11.2% * Greek: Ward 29 - Toronto-Danforth: 10.7%Home language
(highest %) * English: Ward 16 - Eglinton-Lawrence: 89.9% (Lowest %: Ward 39 - Scarborough-Agincourt: 36.1%) * Cantonese: Ward 41 - Scarborough-Rouge River: 22.5% * Chinese, not otherwise specified: Ward 39 - Scarborough-Agincourt: 18.3% * Portuguese: Ward 18 - Davenport: 17.8% * Russian: Ward 10 - York Centre: 17.6% * Italian: Ward 9 - York Centre: 12.7% * Tamil: Ward 42 - Scarborough-Rouge River: 12.7% * Panjabi (Punjabi): Ward 1 - Etobicoke North: 11.0%Ethnic origin
(highest %; single responses) * Chinese: Ward 41 - Scarborough-Rouge River: 56.1% * Portuguese: Ward 17 - Davenport: 28.0% * Italian: Ward 9 - York Centre: 27.2% * East Indian: Ward 1 - Etobicoke North: 26.0% * Jewish: Ward 10 - York Centre: 17.3% * Greek: Ward 29 - Toronto-Danforth: 13.0%Visible minority
(highest %) * Not a visible minority: Ward 16 - Eglinton-Lawrence: 87.4% * Chinese: Ward 41 - Scarborough-Rouge River: 57.3% * South Asian: Ward 1 - Etobicoke North: 37.9% * Black: Ward 8 - York West: 21.8% * Filipino: Ward 25 - Scarborough Southwest: 10.4% * Latin American: Ward 7 - York West: 9.6% * Korean: Ward 23 - Willowdale: 9.4% * Southeast Asian: Ward 8 - York West: 7.2% * West Asian: Ward 23 - Willowdale: 6.9% * Arab: Ward 34 - Don Valley East: 3.0% * Japanese: Ward 27 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale: 1.2%Education
(highest %) * Earned doctorate: Ward 20 - Trinity-Spadina: 3.3% * Master's degree: Ward 27 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale: 13.0% * Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine: Ward 25 - Don Valley West: 3.5% * University certificate above bachelor level: Ward 22 - St. Paul's: 5.5% * Bachelor's degree: Ward 22 - St. Paul's: 31.5% * ''University certificate or degree'': Ward 22 - St. Paul's: 54.1%References
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