Toronto Census Atlas

Riverside (north-northeast)

Census Tract 0820.04 · Ajax · Toronto, Ontario

Riverside (north-northeast) is a neighbourhood of Ajax, in the Greater Toronto Area. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 2,704 living in private households. 73.6% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 55.2% across the Greater Toronto Area as a whole; the largest single group was Black at 30.3%. 25.8% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 0.8% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 44.8% of the population, compared with 45.1% citywide. Median household income before tax was $133,000 in 2020, compared with $199,000 for the Greater Toronto Area. 6.0% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.47 km², giving a population density of 5,752 people per square kilometre (the Greater Toronto Area averages about 920).

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Population2,7042021, private households
Visible minority73.6%the Greater Toronto Area 55.2%
Caucasian25.8%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants44.8%the Greater Toronto Area 45.1%
Median household income$133,000the Greater Toronto Area $199,000
Renter households6.0%the Greater Toronto Area 34.3%
Density5,752 /km²2,704 people over 0.47 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Population, 20212,704
Population, 20162,764
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021-2
Total private dwellings768
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents750
Population density per square kilometre5,763
Land area in square kilometres0

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data2,705100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years42015.5%15.7%
0 to 4 years953.5%4.7%
5 to 9 years1405.2%5.3%
10 to 14 years1806.7%5.7%
15 to 64 years1,99073.6%68.1%
15 to 19 years1957.2%5.8%
20 to 24 years2459.1%6.7%
25 to 29 years2408.9%7.4%
30 to 34 years1656.1%7.5%
35 to 39 years1605.9%7.2%
40 to 44 years1455.4%6.7%
45 to 49 years1555.7%6.7%
50 to 54 years2007.4%6.9%
55 to 59 years28010.4%7.1%
60 to 64 years2107.8%6.2%
65 years and over29510.9%16.1%
65 to 69 years1254.6%5.0%
70 to 74 years752.8%4.2%
75 to 79 years351.3%2.8%
80 to 84 years351.3%2.0%
85 years and over250.9%2.1%

Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data (Rate)100
0 to 14 years1615.5%17.1%
15 to 64 years7473.6%67.0%
65 years and over1110.9%16.0%
85 years and over10.9%2.0%
Average age of the population (Average)39
Median age of the population3837.6%39.6%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data750100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house50066.7%40.7%
Semi-detached house50.7%7.1%
Row house21028.0%9.4%
Apartment or flat in a duplex304.0%4.0%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys00.0%9.4%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%29.3%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.2%
Movable dwelling50.7%0.0%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data755100.0%100.0%
1960 or before00.0%18.1%
1961 to 1980405.3%24.3%
1981 to 199013017.2%13.3%
1991 to 200051067.5%12.5%
2001 to 2005152.0%8.6%
2006 to 2010506.6%7.8%
2011 to 201500.0%7.5%
2016 to 202100.0%7.8%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data755100.0%100.0%
Condominium152.0%22.8%
Not condominium73597.4%77.2%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data755100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%1.4%
1 bedroom101.3%17.9%
2 bedrooms00.0%21.3%
3 bedrooms26535.1%28.7%
4 or more bedrooms47562.9%30.7%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data755100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms405.3%36.8%
5 rooms8010.6%13.7%
6 rooms13017.2%12.8%
7 rooms15520.5%11.1%
8 or more rooms34045.0%25.7%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)8

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data755100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed72596.0%95.0%
Major repairs needed304.0%5.0%

Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data750100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs61081.3%69.9%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs14018.7%30.1%
30% to less than 100%13017.3%26.3%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data755100.0%100.0%

Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data740100.0%100.0%
In core need304.1%15.8%
Not in core need70595.3%84.2%

Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data705100.0%100.0%
% of owner households with a mortgage7210.2%0.0%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs172.4%0.0%
% in core housing need40.6%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,060$3,700
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,008$3,966
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$800,000$1,735,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$812,000$1,900,000

Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data50100.0%100.0%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%0.0%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3060.0%0.0%
% in core housing need00.0%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,590$2,910
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,800$3,078

Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings - 25% sample data0100.0%

Income

Income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,285100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,15094.1%95.2%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,000$83,600
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,15594.3%95.2%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,000$76,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,88082.3%83.9%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,800$74,000
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,63571.6%69.7%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,800$78,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,97586.4%86.4%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,450$16,900
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data23010.1%8.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,680$11,560
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data78034.1%31.6%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,000$17,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,19596.1%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,05589.9%95.2%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$55,050$115,350
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,05589.9%95.3%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,360$94,280
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,78578.1%83.9%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,700$108,650
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,60070.0%69.7%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$54,250$108,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,86581.6%86.5%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,300$20,990
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2159.4%8.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,050$13,650
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data60026.3%31.5%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,320$19,120

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data700100.0%100.0%
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$136,000$236,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$118,000$203,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data700100.0%99.9%
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$154,800$288,200
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$130,400$234,900

Employment income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,195100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data83538.0%33.2%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,000$141,000
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$77,800$170,700
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data59527.1%26.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$17,200$34,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$29,200$57,240
Composition of total income in 2020 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100
Market income (%) (Rate)85
Employment income (%) (Rate)77
Government transfers (%) (Rate)15
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)1
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)6

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,290100.0%100.0%
Without total income1355.9%4.8%
With total income2,15093.9%95.2%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2059.0%9.2%
$10,000 to $19,99930513.3%11.8%
$20,000 to $29,99932014.0%15.2%
$30,000 to $39,99924510.7%11.3%
$40,000 to $49,9992209.6%9.3%
$50,000 to $59,9991757.6%7.6%
$60,000 to $69,9991456.3%6.0%
$70,000 to $79,9991456.3%4.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991104.8%3.9%
$90,000 to $99,999652.8%3.2%
$100,000 and over2209.6%12.6%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,290100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1355.9%4.8%
With after-tax income2,15594.1%95.2%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2109.2%9.6%
$10,000 to $19,99932014.0%12.3%
$20,000 to $29,99937016.2%17.0%
$30,000 to $39,99927512.0%13.0%
$40,000 to $49,99925010.9%10.8%
$50,000 to $59,9992059.0%8.3%
$60,000 to $69,9991757.6%6.3%
$70,000 to $79,9991104.8%4.8%
$80,000 to $89,999853.7%3.9%
$90,000 to $99,999502.2%2.5%
$100,000 and over1004.4%6.8%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,290100.0%100.0%
Without employment income65528.6%30.3%
With employment income1,63571.4%69.7%
Under $5,000 (including loss)23010.0%10.0%
$5,000 to $9,9991255.5%6.3%
$10,000 to $19,9991958.5%7.8%
$20,000 to $29,9991406.1%5.8%
$30,000 to $39,9991155.0%5.5%
$40,000 to $49,9991506.6%5.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991305.7%5.0%
$60,000 to $69,9991255.5%4.3%
$70,000 to $79,9991104.8%3.6%
$80,000 to $89,999803.5%3.1%
$90,000 to $99,999652.8%2.8%
$100,000 and over1707.4%10.1%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,285100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,11592.6%92.7%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,400$79,600
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,11592.6%92.7%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$33,200$72,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,88082.3%82.5%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,600$78,000
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,67573.3%69.5%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,600$81,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,84080.5%80.8%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$1,090$3,820
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data1155.0%5.2%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,520$11,640
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,19596.1%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,02588.6%92.7%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,550$110,000
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,02588.6%92.8%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,080$89,640
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,81079.2%82.5%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,750$109,950
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,61070.5%69.6%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$54,750$109,250
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,73075.7%80.9%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,310$13,340
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1205.3%5.2%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,500$15,120

Employment income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,195100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data83037.8%32.8%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$64,000$132,000
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$73,600$161,500
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data56525.7%24.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$22,000$47,800
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$35,200$70,280
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100
Market income (%) (Rate)91
Employment income (%) (Rate)84
Government transfers (%) (Rate)9
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)1

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data110100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$108,000$198,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$92,000$172,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data130118.2%99.8%
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$164,000$253,100
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$130,000$203,000

Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data440100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$152,000$291,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$132,000$248,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data42095.5%100.1%
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$170,000$344,400
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$144,000$278,800

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data135100.0%100.0%
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$101,000$155,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$87,000$142,000
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data135100.0%99.4%
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$102,000$183,200
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$90,000$159,300

Income statistics for persons

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% data85100.0%100.0%
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$44,000$80,800
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$42,400$73,200
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data105123.5%99.9%
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$51,000$106,500
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$44,000$88,600

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data2,705100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years54020.0%19.3%
0 to 5 years1304.8%5.8%
18 to 64 years1,87069.1%65.0%
65 years and over30011.1%15.7%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)1254.6%10.0%
0 to 17 years501.8%2.2%
0 to 5 years100.4%0.7%
18 to 64 years702.6%5.8%
65 years and over50.2%2.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)4
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)8
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)6
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)4
65 years and over (%) (Rate)3

LICO low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data2,705100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years53519.8%19.3%
0 to 5 years1254.6%5.8%
18 to 64 years1,87069.1%65.0%
65 years and over29510.9%15.7%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)401.5%6.3%
0 to 17 years50.2%1.1%
0 to 5 years00.0%0.3%
18 to 64 years301.1%4.6%
65 years and over50.2%0.7%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)2
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)2

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data750100.0%100.0%
1 person456.0%24.8%
2 persons15520.7%28.6%
3 persons17022.7%17.3%
4 persons19025.3%17.2%
5 or more persons18524.7%12.1%
Number of persons in private households2,705360.7%271.8%
Average household size (Average)4

Marital status

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data2,290100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law1,21052.8%55.2%
Married1,11548.7%48.8%
Living common-law954.1%6.4%
Not married and not living common-law1,08047.2%44.8%
Not married and not living common law - Never married85037.1%32.0%
Not married and not living common law - Separated552.4%2.5%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1054.6%5.5%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed753.3%4.8%

Household type

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Household type - 100% data750100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons53571.3%59.7%
Couple-family households43558.0%50.0%
One-parent-family households10013.3%9.6%
Multigenerational households9512.7%5.7%
Multiple-census-family households202.7%1.2%
One-census-family households with additional persons456.0%3.9%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households152.0%4.7%
One-person households456.0%24.8%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data750100.0%100.0%
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$133,000$199,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$115,000$174,000
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data755100.7%100.0%
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$150,400$249,500
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$126,600$204,000

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data750100.0%100.0%
Under $5,00000.0%1.4%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.7%
$10,000 to $14,99900.0%1.1%
$15,000 to $19,99900.0%1.6%
$20,000 to $24,99950.7%3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999101.3%2.7%
$30,000 to $34,99950.7%2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999101.3%2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999101.3%2.9%
$45,000 to $49,99950.7%2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999354.7%6.1%
$60,000 to $69,999354.7%6.1%
$70,000 to $79,999405.3%6.0%
$80,000 to $89,999405.3%5.7%
$90,000 to $99,999506.7%5.4%
$100,000 and over51068.0%48.6%
$100,000 to $124,9999012.0%11.8%
$125,000 to $149,99912016.0%9.3%
$150,000 to $199,99915020.0%12.4%
$200,000 and over15020.0%15.1%

Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data750100.0%100.0%
Under $5,00000.0%1.6%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.7%
$10,000 to $14,99900.0%1.1%
$15,000 to $19,99900.0%1.7%
$20,000 to $24,99900.0%3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999101.3%3.0%
$30,000 to $34,99950.7%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999101.3%3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999152.0%3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999152.0%3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999354.7%7.3%
$60,000 to $69,999405.3%7.3%
$70,000 to $79,999557.3%7.1%
$80,000 to $89,999557.3%6.7%
$90,000 to $99,999557.3%6.1%
$100,000 and over45060.0%40.7%
$100,000 to $124,99913017.3%12.6%
$125,000 to $149,99910514.0%9.2%
$150,000 and over20527.3%18.9%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data755100.0%100.0%
Owner70593.4%65.7%
Renter456.0%34.3%
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band00.0%0.0%

Census families

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data760100.0%100.0%
2 persons23530.9%43.3%
3 persons20527.0%24.3%
4 persons21027.6%23.3%
5 or more persons10513.8%9.1%
Average size of census families (Average)3
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)2
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data760100.0%100.0%
Total couple families59077.6%82.1%
Married couples55072.4%72.2%
Common-law couples455.9%9.9%
Total one-parent families17022.4%17.9%
in which the parent is a woman+13517.8%14.7%
in which the parent is a man+303.9%3.3%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Persons in census families2,510100.0%100.0%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,18547.2%54.5%
Parents in one-parent families1656.6%6.0%
Children1,15546.0%39.5%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data190100.0%100.0%
Living alone5026.3%54.0%
Living with other relatives10555.3%19.7%
Living with non-relatives only4021.1%26.2%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data45100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data55122.2%99.9%

Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data705100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data69598.6%100.0%

Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data2,700100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution94535.0%44.8%
In bottom decile1003.7%9.5%
In second decile1355.0%8.7%
In third decile2107.8%8.8%
In fourth decile2459.1%8.7%
In fifth decile2459.1%9.0%
In top half of the distribution1,76065.2%55.2%
In sixth decile2509.3%9.3%
In seventh decile35513.1%9.8%
In eighth decile40515.0%10.5%
In ninth decile41015.2%11.6%
In top decile34012.6%13.9%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data755100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room72596.0%95.2%
More than one person per room253.3%4.8%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data755100.0%100.0%
Suitable69592.1%90.1%
Not suitable607.9%9.9%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data755100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household27536.4%47.8%
Two-maintainer household34545.7%44.6%
Three-or-more-maintainer household13517.9%7.6%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data755100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years00.0%2.0%
25 to 34 years354.6%13.7%
35 to 44 years13517.9%18.5%
45 to 54 years18524.5%20.3%
55 to 64 years28037.1%20.5%
65 to 74 years8010.6%14.1%
75 to 84 years304.0%7.6%
85 years and over101.3%3.2%

Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'205100.0%100.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only12561.0%64.5%
Not suitable only4522.0%17.1%
Major repairs needed only157.3%7.0%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'104.9%5.7%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%3.8%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'104.9%1.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.4%
Acceptable housing545265.9%149.2%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,655100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population1,95573.6%55.2%
South Asian61023.0%18.6%
Chinese953.6%10.5%
Black80530.3%8.0%
Filipino1455.5%4.4%
Arab501.9%2.0%
Latin American200.8%2.5%
Southeast Asian00.0%1.6%
West Asian501.9%2.5%
Korean00.0%1.1%
Japanese00.0%0.3%
Visible minority, n.i.e.803.0%1.5%
Multiple visible minorities903.4%2.1%
Not a visible minority70526.6%44.8%

Religion

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,655100.0%100.0%
Buddhist250.9%1.9%
Christian1,51056.9%46.8%
Christian, n.o.s.32012.1%8.1%
Anabaptist00.0%0.1%
Anglican803.0%2.5%
Baptist602.3%0.9%
Catholic50519.0%24.9%
Christian Orthodox451.7%3.4%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.3%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran00.0%0.4%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.2%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic29010.9%1.3%
Presbyterian150.6%1.0%
Reformed00.0%0.1%
United Church652.4%2.0%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1154.3%1.7%
Hindu30511.5%7.2%
Jewish00.0%2.5%
Muslim34012.8%9.9%
Sikh00.0%3.8%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.0%
Other religions and spiritual traditions100.4%0.6%
No religion and secular perspectives46017.3%27.2%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,655100.0%100.0%
Canadian2358.9%7.4%
English2509.4%9.6%
Irish1355.1%8.2%
Scottish1204.5%7.9%
French, n.o.s.752.8%2.9%
German250.9%3.7%
Chinese1405.3%10.4%
Italian552.1%7.1%
Indian (India)26510.0%9.1%
Ukrainian00.0%2.1%
Dutch100.4%1.5%
Polish00.0%3.0%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.602.3%2.4%
Filipino1555.8%4.3%
French Canadian451.7%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.150.6%1.0%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Métis00.0%0.3%
European, n.o.s.501.9%1.1%
Russian00.0%1.7%
Norwegian00.0%0.3%
Welsh100.4%0.8%
Portuguese552.1%2.9%
American00.0%0.7%
Spanish301.1%1.3%
Swedish00.0%0.3%
Hungarian00.0%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani1355.1%2.6%
African, n.o.s.2158.1%1.5%
Jewish00.0%1.8%
Punjabi00.0%1.5%
Vietnamese00.0%1.3%
Arab, n.o.s.150.6%0.8%
Greek00.0%1.5%
Jamaican2609.8%2.3%
Asian, n.o.s.00.0%1.3%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Korean00.0%1.2%
Romanian00.0%0.6%
Lebanese301.1%0.4%
Iranian00.0%1.4%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.6%
Danish00.0%0.2%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Sikh00.0%1.0%
Austrian00.0%0.4%
Belgian00.0%0.2%
Haitian00.0%0.1%
Hindu953.6%1.3%
Mexican00.0%0.4%
Mennonite00.0%0.0%
Swiss00.0%0.2%
Finnish100.4%0.3%
Sri Lankan552.1%1.5%
Croatian00.0%0.5%
Japanese00.0%0.4%
South Asian, n.o.s.250.9%1.1%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Muslim00.0%0.7%
Egyptian00.0%0.6%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.150.6%0.5%
Tamil501.9%1.2%
Icelandic00.0%0.1%
Colombian00.0%0.3%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech00.0%0.2%
Syrian00.0%0.3%
Guyanese1505.6%1.1%
Afghan602.3%0.7%
Black, n.o.s.1505.6%0.7%
Serbian00.0%0.5%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander501.9%0.2%
Hong Konger00.0%0.6%
Ontarian351.3%0.2%
Persian00.0%0.6%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian351.3%0.7%
Turkish00.0%0.4%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi602.3%0.6%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian00.0%0.3%
Nigerian00.0%0.4%
Armenian100.4%0.3%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Somali00.0%0.4%
Taiwanese00.0%0.2%
Iraqi00.0%0.4%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean552.1%0.5%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Caribbean, n.o.s.250.9%0.5%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.602.3%0.5%
Lithuanian00.0%0.2%
South African00.0%0.2%
Australian00.0%0.1%
Palestinian00.0%0.2%
Chilean00.0%0.1%
Congolese00.0%0.1%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian00.0%0.2%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Peruvian00.0%0.2%
Yoruba00.0%0.2%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.1%
Berber00.0%0.0%
Albanian00.0%0.3%
Maltese100.4%0.3%
Macedonian00.0%0.4%
Slovenian00.0%0.2%
Western European, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.3%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian552.1%0.2%
Israeli00.0%0.3%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.2%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian100.4%0.2%
Barbadian100.4%0.2%
African American250.9%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.100.4%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.1%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian00.0%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.2%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian00.0%0.1%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.1%
Northern Irish150.6%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.0%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.2%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian00.0%0.0%
Jatt00.0%0.1%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Coptic00.0%0.2%
Thai00.0%0.1%
Dominican00.0%0.1%
Nepali00.0%0.1%
Kabyle00.0%0.0%
Assyrian00.0%0.2%
Igbo00.0%0.1%
Byelorussian00.0%0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Abenaki00.0%0.0%
Moldovan00.0%0.0%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
New Zealander00.0%0.0%
Sudanese00.0%0.1%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian00.0%0.1%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.0%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist00.0%0.1%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian00.0%0.0%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.0%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.1%
Kenyan00.0%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.1%
Jordanian00.0%0.1%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.1%
Malayali00.0%0.1%
Chaldean00.0%0.1%
Sinhalese00.0%0.1%
Mayan00.0%0.0%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.1%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.1%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.1%
Malay00.0%0.0%
Goan00.0%0.1%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tibetan00.0%0.1%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.0%
Mongolian00.0%0.0%
Azorean00.0%0.1%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.0%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.1%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.0%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.1%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.0%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.0%
St. Lucian00.0%0.1%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.0%
Telugu00.0%0.1%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.0%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.0%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,655100.0%100.0%
First generation1,21045.6%49.9%
Second generation88533.3%27.8%
Third generation or more56521.3%22.3%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,655100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity200.8%0.8%
Single Indigenous responses200.8%0.8%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.0%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity2,63599.2%99.2%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,655100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian00.0%0.3%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian2,65099.8%99.7%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,660100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)00.0%0.2%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)00.0%0.2%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries150.6%0.9%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries150.6%0.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only2,64099.2%98.9%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,655100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants1,46055.0%51.0%
Immigrants1,19044.8%45.1%
Before 19802358.9%7.6%
1980 to 19902057.7%5.5%
1991 to 200032012.1%9.9%
2001 to 201028010.5%10.8%
2011 to 20211555.8%11.3%
Non-permanent residents100.4%3.9%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,190100.0%100.0%
Americas46038.7%14.6%
Brazil00.0%0.5%
Colombia00.0%0.6%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana857.1%2.3%
Haiti00.0%0.1%
Jamaica22018.5%3.5%
Mexico00.0%0.5%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago1008.4%1.5%
United States of America100.8%1.7%
Other places of birth in Americas403.4%3.2%
Europe857.1%19.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.4%
France00.0%0.3%
Germany00.0%0.7%
Greece00.0%0.8%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy151.3%3.0%
Netherlands00.0%0.3%
Poland00.0%1.8%
Portugal201.7%2.2%
Romania00.0%0.8%
Russian Federation00.0%1.2%
Serbia00.0%0.4%
Ukraine00.0%1.1%
United Kingdom302.5%3.3%
Other places of birth in Europe252.1%2.7%
Africa1159.7%6.1%
Algeria00.0%0.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt00.0%0.9%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia00.0%0.4%
Morocco00.0%0.2%
Nigeria655.5%0.9%
Somalia00.0%0.4%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.5%
Other places of birth in Africa504.2%2.4%
Asia52544.1%59.5%
Afghanistan352.9%1.0%
Iran00.0%3.0%
Iraq00.0%1.2%
Lebanon151.3%0.5%
Syria00.0%0.7%
Turkey00.0%0.5%
China302.5%10.2%
Hong Kong151.3%3.4%
Korea, South00.0%1.7%
Taiwan00.0%0.5%
Philippines958.0%7.4%
Viet Nam00.0%2.1%
Bangladesh403.4%1.3%
India1159.7%13.7%
Pakistan756.3%4.5%
Sri Lanka605.0%3.5%
Other places of birth in Asia252.1%4.4%
Oceania and other places of birth00.0%0.3%

Place of birth for the recent immigrant population

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data80100.0%100.0%
Americas00.0%10.8%
Europe00.0%8.0%
Africa1518.8%8.2%
Asia6075.0%72.7%
Oceania and other00.0%0.3%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,655100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens2,52094.9%85.3%
Canadian citizens aged under 1858021.8%17.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over1,94073.1%67.6%
Not Canadian citizens1355.1%14.7%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,190100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years605.0%7.8%
5 to 14 years23019.3%16.4%
15 to 24 years28523.9%19.7%
25 to 44 years52544.1%45.5%
45 years and over907.6%10.5%

Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data955100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants39541.4%51.8%
Principal applicants16016.8%21.8%
Secondary applicants23024.1%30.0%
Immigrants sponsored by family49551.8%31.6%
Refugees555.8%15.0%
Other immigrants101.0%1.6%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data955100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission606.3%7.8%
Work permits only before admission909.4%8.5%
Study permits only before admission101.0%2.2%
Work and study permits before admission404.2%5.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.5%
No pre-admission experience76079.6%75.6%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,195100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree32514.8%14.3%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate63028.7%25.2%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,24056.5%60.6%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level68031.0%23.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher56025.5%37.1%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,50068.3%66.4%
No certificate, diploma or degree1105.0%5.3%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate40518.5%13.6%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree99045.1%47.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level49522.6%17.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher49522.6%30.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,195100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate34515.7%15.3%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,85084.3%84.7%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,50068.3%66.4%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1155.2%5.9%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,38062.9%60.5%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,500100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree51534.3%28.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree98565.7%71.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data1,495100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable654.3%3.4%
All classes of workers1,43095.7%96.6%
Employee1,28586.0%80.7%
Self-employed1459.7%15.8%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data1,495100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable654.3%3.4%
All occupations1,43095.7%96.6%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations00.0%1.5%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations29519.7%20.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations1359.0%10.8%
3 Health occupations1359.0%6.5%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services16511.0%10.8%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport503.3%3.8%
6 Sales and service occupations29019.4%23.2%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations26517.7%14.1%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations00.0%0.8%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities906.0%4.4%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data1,495100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable654.3%3.4%
All industries1,43095.7%96.6%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting00.0%0.3%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.1%
22 Utilities352.3%0.6%
23 Construction805.4%6.4%
31-33 Manufacturing1409.4%7.8%
41 Wholesale trade302.0%3.8%
44-45 Retail trade1459.7%10.3%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1359.0%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries352.3%3.1%
52 Finance and insurance1157.7%7.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing352.3%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services1107.4%11.8%
55 Management of companies and enterprises100.7%0.6%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services453.0%4.6%
61 Educational services1107.4%6.8%
62 Health care and social assistance20513.7%10.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation302.0%1.7%
72 Accommodation and food services755.0%5.0%
81 Other services (except public administration)402.7%3.7%
91 Public administration553.7%3.7%

Mobility & commuting

Main mode of commuting

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data945100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van77582.0%76.9%
Car, truck or van - as a driver70574.6%69.3%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger656.9%7.6%
Public transit11011.6%14.9%
Walked101.1%4.5%
Bicycle00.0%0.9%
Other method555.8%2.7%

Commuting duration

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data945100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes18519.6%18.7%
15 to 29 minutes26027.5%32.2%
30 to 44 minutes20521.7%26.3%
45 to 59 minutes13013.8%10.9%
60 minutes and over16517.5%11.8%

Time leaving for work

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data945100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.859.0%6.8%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.18019.0%15.4%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.21022.2%21.7%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.15516.4%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.13013.8%17.5%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.19020.1%16.9%

Commuting destination

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data790100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence19024.1%56.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence17021.5%12.9%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence43555.1%30.5%
Commute to a different province or territory00.0%0.2%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data2,535100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,91575.5%63.7%
Movers63024.9%36.3%
Non-migrants1305.1%15.6%
Migrants49519.5%20.8%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data2,640100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,43592.2%88.4%
Movers2108.0%11.6%
Non-migrants953.6%7.1%
Migrants1104.2%4.5%

Place of work status

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data1,340100.0%100.0%
Worked at home38528.7%34.9%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.5%
No fixed workplace address15511.6%11.7%
Usual place of work79059.0%52.9%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,705100.0%100.0%
English only2,48591.9%88.5%
French only00.0%0.1%
English and French1756.5%7.4%
Neither English nor French401.5%4.1%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,705100.0%100.0%
English2,63097.2%94.1%
French250.9%1.1%
English and French100.4%0.8%
Neither English nor French351.3%4.0%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,705100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,55094.3%93.4%
Multiple responses1555.7%6.6%

Language spoken most often at home

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,705100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,54594.1%92.5%
Multiple responses1555.7%7.5%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,705100.0%100.0%
None2,21581.9%73.8%
English1756.5%9.7%
French200.7%0.9%
Non-official language2459.1%12.0%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous2459.1%12.0%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)200.7%1.6%
French and non-official language(s)100.4%0.4%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages250.9%1.4%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,705100.0%100.0%
English1,89069.9%54.7%
French50.2%0.3%
Non-official language1706.3%12.7%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1706.3%12.7%
English and French250.9%1.0%
English and non-official language(s)58021.4%29.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)100.4%1.0%
Multiple non-official languages150.6%1.2%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data1,580100.0%100.0%
English1,53597.2%90.8%
French00.0%0.2%
Non-official language00.0%1.6%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous00.0%1.6%
English and French251.6%1.5%
English and non-official language(s)150.9%5.6%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.1%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data1,580100.0%100.0%
None1,54597.8%93.8%
English00.0%1.2%
French251.6%1.1%
Non-official language100.6%3.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous100.6%3.1%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.2%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.6%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data545100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language6511.9%8.6%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language49089.9%91.4%

Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language, for the population in private households born between 2003 and 2015 (inclusive) - 100% data445100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language5512.4%9.3%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada306.7%5.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada204.5%3.3%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language39087.6%90.7%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data2,705100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data2,705100.0%100.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.0%0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.0%0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.0%0.0%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income30.1%0.0%

Population

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data2,195100.0%100.0%
In the labour force1,49067.9%64.6%
Employed1,34061.0%56.1%
Unemployed1557.1%8.6%
Not in the labour force70532.1%35.4%
Participation rate (Rate)68
Employment rate (Rate)61
Unemployment rate (Rate)10
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data2,195100.0%100.0%
Did not work71532.6%37.1%
Worked1,48567.7%62.9%
Worked full year full time85539.0%34.3%
Worked part year and/or part time63028.7%28.5%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)42

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