Sherwood Park (north-northwest)

Census Tract 0138.00 · Toronto, Ontario

Sherwood Park (north-northwest) is a neighbourhood of Toronto, in the Greater Toronto Area. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 3,010 living in private households. 22.2% 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 Chinese at 6.7%. 77.3% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 0.5% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 23.4% of the population, compared with 45.1% citywide. Median household income before tax was $194,000 in 2020, compared with $199,000 for the Greater Toronto Area. 31.1% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.97 km², giving a population density of 3,111 people per square kilometre (the Greater Toronto Area averages about 920).

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Population3,0102021, private households

Visible minority22.2%the Greater Toronto Area 55.2%

Caucasian77.3%excl. Indigenous identity

Immigrants23.4%the Greater Toronto Area 45.1%

Median household income$194,000the Greater Toronto Area $199,000

Renter households31.1%the Greater Toronto Area 34.3%

Density3,111 /km²3,010 people over 0.97 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Population, 2021	3,010
Population, 2016	3,103
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021	-3
Total private dwellings	1,218
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents	1,134
Population density per square kilometre	3,118
Land area in square kilometres	1

Age groups of the population

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data	3,010	100.0%	100.0%
0 to 14 years	455	15.1%	15.7%
0 to 4 years	90	3.0%	4.7%
5 to 9 years	165	5.5%	5.3%
10 to 14 years	205	6.8%	5.7%
15 to 64 years	1,935	64.3%	68.1%
15 to 19 years	260	8.6%	5.8%
20 to 24 years	215	7.1%	6.7%
25 to 29 years	160	5.3%	7.4%
30 to 34 years	140	4.7%	7.5%
35 to 39 years	100	3.3%	7.2%
40 to 44 years	145	4.8%	6.7%
45 to 49 years	205	6.8%	6.7%
50 to 54 years	245	8.1%	6.9%
55 to 59 years	265	8.8%	7.1%
60 to 64 years	200	6.6%	6.2%
65 years and over	615	20.4%	16.1%
65 to 69 years	175	5.8%	5.0%
70 to 74 years	145	4.8%	4.2%
75 to 79 years	130	4.3%	2.8%
80 to 84 years	85	2.8%	2.0%
85 years and over	75	2.5%	2.1%

Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data (Rate)	100
0 to 14 years	15	15.1%	17.1%
15 to 64 years	64	64.3%	67.0%
65 years and over	20	20.4%	16.0%
85 years and over	2	2.5%	2.0%
Average age of the population (Average)	43
Median age of the population	46	45.6%	39.6%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data	1,135	100.0%	100.0%
Single-detached house	735	64.8%	40.7%
Semi-detached house	5	0.4%	7.1%
Row house	0	0.0%	9.4%
Apartment or flat in a duplex	5	0.4%	4.0%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys	255	22.5%	9.4%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys	135	11.9%	29.3%
Other single-attached house	0	0.0%	0.2%
Movable dwelling	0	0.0%	0.0%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data	1,140	100.0%	100.0%
1960 or before	815	71.5%	18.1%
1961 to 1980	65	5.7%	24.3%
1981 to 1990	30	2.6%	13.3%
1991 to 2000	110	9.6%	12.5%
2001 to 2005	35	3.1%	8.6%
2006 to 2010	20	1.8%	7.8%
2011 to 2015	20	1.8%	7.5%
2016 to 2021	40	3.5%	7.8%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data	1,140	100.0%	100.0%
Condominium	105	9.2%	22.8%
Not condominium	1,040	91.2%	77.2%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data	1,140	100.0%	100.0%
No bedrooms	25	2.2%	1.4%
1 bedroom	240	21.1%	17.9%
2 bedrooms	135	11.8%	21.3%
3 bedrooms	135	11.8%	28.7%
4 or more bedrooms	605	53.1%	30.7%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data	1,140	100.0%	100.0%
1 to 4 rooms	290	25.4%	36.8%
5 rooms	75	6.6%	13.7%
6 rooms	80	7.0%	12.8%
7 rooms	85	7.5%	11.1%
8 or more rooms	610	53.5%	25.7%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)	8

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data	1,140	100.0%	100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed	1,080	94.7%	95.0%
Major repairs needed	55	4.8%	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

Indicator	Number	Share	the 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 data	1,140	100.0%	100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs	895	78.5%	69.9%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs	250	21.9%	30.1%
30% to less than 100%	195	17.1%	26.3%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data	1,140	100.0%	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

Indicator	Number	Share	the 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 data	1,085	100.0%	100.0%
In core need	100	9.2%	15.8%
Not in core need	990	91.2%	84.2%

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

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data	785	100.0%	100.0%
% of owner households with a mortgage	36	4.6%	0.0%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs	17	2.2%	0.0%
% in core housing need	3	0.3%	0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)	$2,300		$3,700
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)	$3,380		$3,966
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)	$3,000,000		$1,735,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)	$3,240,000		$1,900,000

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

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data	355	100.0%	100.0%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing	24	6.7%	0.0%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs	32	9.1%	0.0%
% in core housing need	24	6.6%	0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)	$1,500		$2,910
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)	$1,920		$3,078

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

Indicator	Number	Share	the 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 data	0		100.0%

Income

Income statistics in 2020

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data	2,550	100.0%	100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data	2,430	95.3%	95.2%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$64,500		$83,600
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data	2,435	95.5%	95.2%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$53,600		$76,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data	2,280	89.4%	83.9%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$65,500		$74,000
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data	1,710	67.1%	69.7%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$48,800		$78,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data	2,030	79.6%	86.4%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$4,600		$16,900
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data	90	3.5%	8.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$5,480		$11,560
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data	515	20.2%	31.6%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$7,500		$17,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data	2,575	101.0%	100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data	2,440	95.7%	95.2%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$276,800		$115,350
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data	2,445	95.9%	95.3%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$161,400		$94,280
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data	2,295	90.0%	83.9%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$287,600		$108,650
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data	1,730	67.8%	69.7%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$284,800		$108,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data	2,020	79.2%	86.5%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$7,560		$20,990
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data	75	2.9%	8.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$8,000		$13,650
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data	470	18.4%	31.5%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$8,640		$19,120

Income statistics for economic families

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data	825	100.0%	100.0%
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$312,000		$236,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$226,000		$203,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)	3
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data	835	101.2%	99.9%
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$752,000		$288,200
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$432,000		$234,900

Employment income statistics in 2020

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data	2,575	100.0%	100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data	835	32.4%	33.2%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$131,000		$141,000
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$404,000		$170,700
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data	610	23.7%	26.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$14,100		$34,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$123,600		$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)	98
Employment income (%) (Rate)	73
Government transfers (%) (Rate)	2
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)	0
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)	1

Total income groups in 2020

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data	2,555	100.0%	100.0%
Without total income	120	4.7%	4.8%
With total income	2,435	95.3%	95.2%
Under $10,000 (including loss)	265	10.4%	9.2%
$10,000 to $19,999	235	9.2%	11.8%
$20,000 to $29,999	250	9.8%	15.2%
$30,000 to $39,999	175	6.8%	11.3%
$40,000 to $49,999	120	4.7%	9.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	120	4.7%	7.6%
$60,000 to $69,999	90	3.5%	6.0%
$70,000 to $79,999	90	3.5%	4.9%
$80,000 to $89,999	80	3.1%	3.9%
$90,000 to $99,999	70	2.7%	3.2%
$100,000 and over	930	36.4%	12.6%

After-tax income groups in 2020

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data	2,555	100.0%	100.0%
Without after-tax income	120	4.7%	4.8%
With after-tax income	2,430	95.1%	95.2%
Under $10,000 (including loss)	310	12.1%	9.6%
$10,000 to $19,999	235	9.2%	12.3%
$20,000 to $29,999	285	11.2%	17.0%
$30,000 to $39,999	190	7.4%	13.0%
$40,000 to $49,999	150	5.9%	10.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	125	4.9%	8.3%
$60,000 to $69,999	110	4.3%	6.3%
$70,000 to $79,999	105	4.1%	4.8%
$80,000 to $89,999	85	3.3%	3.9%
$90,000 to $99,999	65	2.5%	2.5%
$100,000 and over	785	30.7%	6.8%

Employment income groups in 2020

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data	2,555	100.0%	100.0%
Without employment income	840	32.9%	30.3%
With employment income	1,715	67.1%	69.7%
Under $5,000 (including loss)	300	11.7%	10.0%
$5,000 to $9,999	125	4.9%	6.3%
$10,000 to $19,999	145	5.7%	7.8%
$20,000 to $29,999	130	5.1%	5.8%
$30,000 to $39,999	80	3.1%	5.5%
$40,000 to $49,999	90	3.5%	5.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	70	2.7%	5.0%
$60,000 to $69,999	50	2.0%	4.3%
$70,000 to $79,999	60	2.3%	3.6%
$80,000 to $89,999	45	1.8%	3.1%
$90,000 to $99,999	35	1.4%	2.8%
$100,000 and over	590	23.1%	10.1%

Income statistics in 2019

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data	2,550	100.0%	100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data	2,385	93.5%	92.7%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$64,000		$79,600
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data	2,385	93.5%	92.7%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$52,400		$72,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data	2,250	88.2%	82.5%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$64,500		$78,000
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data	1,695	66.5%	69.5%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$49,200		$81,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data	1,880	73.7%	80.8%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$910		$3,820
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data	50	2.0%	5.2%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$7,650		$11,640
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data	2,575	101.0%	100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data	2,385	93.5%	92.7%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$238,600		$110,000
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data	2,385	93.5%	92.8%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$145,000		$89,640
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data	2,240	87.8%	82.5%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$250,000		$109,950
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data	1,715	67.3%	69.6%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$245,600		$109,250
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data	1,870	73.3%	80.9%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$5,130		$13,340
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data	70	2.7%	5.2%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)	$8,800		$15,120

Employment income statistics in 2019

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data	2,575	100.0%	100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data	835	32.4%	32.8%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$119,000		$132,000
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$378,000		$161,500
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data	540	21.0%	24.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$17,600		$47,800
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$129,000		$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)	98
Employment income (%) (Rate)	74
Government transfers (%) (Rate)	2
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)	0

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data	285	100.0%	100.0%
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$210,000		$198,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$162,000		$172,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)	2
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data	285	100.0%	99.8%
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$348,000		$253,100
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$220,000		$203,000

Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data	435	100.0%	100.0%
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$476,000		$291,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$316,000		$248,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)	4
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data	420	96.6%	100.1%
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$1,212,000		$344,400
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$672,000		$278,800

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data	95	100.0%	100.0%
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$93,000		$155,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$79,500		$142,000
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)	2
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data	125	131.6%	99.4%
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$160,000		$183,200
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$114,000		$159,300

Income statistics for persons

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% data	355	100.0%	100.0%
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$46,400		$80,800
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$40,800		$73,200
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data	340	95.8%	99.9%
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$135,500		$106,500
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$98,800		$88,600

LIM low-income status in 2020

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data	3,005	100.0%	100.0%
0 to 17 years	615	20.5%	19.3%
0 to 5 years	120	4.0%	5.8%
18 to 64 years	1,775	59.1%	65.0%
65 years and over	615	20.5%	15.7%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)	260	8.7%	10.0%
0 to 17 years	60	2.0%	2.2%
0 to 5 years	15	0.5%	0.7%
18 to 64 years	160	5.3%	5.8%
65 years and over	45	1.5%	2.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)	9
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)	9
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)	12
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)	9
65 years and over (%) (Rate)	7

LICO low-income status in 2020

Indicator	Number	Share	the 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% data	3,010	100.0%	100.0%
0 to 17 years	615	20.4%	19.3%
0 to 5 years	120	4.0%	5.8%
18 to 64 years	1,780	59.1%	65.0%
65 years and over	615	20.4%	15.7%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)	190	6.3%	6.3%
0 to 17 years	35	1.2%	1.1%
0 to 5 years	10	0.3%	0.3%
18 to 64 years	130	4.3%	4.6%
65 years and over	20	0.7%	0.7%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)	6
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)	6
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)	8
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)	7
65 years and over (%) (Rate)	3

Families & households

Private households by household size

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data	1,135	100.0%	100.0%
1 person	285	25.1%	24.8%
2 persons	365	32.2%	28.6%
3 persons	130	11.5%	17.3%
4 persons	210	18.5%	17.2%
5 or more persons	140	12.3%	12.1%
Number of persons in private households	3,010	265.2%	271.8%
Average household size (Average)	3

Marital status

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data	2,555	100.0%	100.0%
Married or living common-law	1,475	57.7%	55.2%
Married	1,360	53.2%	48.8%
Living common-law	115	4.5%	6.4%
Not married and not living common-law	1,075	42.1%	44.8%
Not married and not living common law - Never married	795	31.1%	32.0%
Not married and not living common law - Separated	50	2.0%	2.5%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced	125	4.9%	5.5%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed	110	4.3%	4.8%

Household type

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Household type - 100% data	1,130	100.0%	100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons	770	68.1%	59.7%
Couple-family households	685	60.6%	50.0%
One-parent-family households	85	7.5%	9.6%
Multigenerational households	25	2.2%	5.7%
Multiple-census-family households	5	0.4%	1.2%
One-census-family households with additional persons	20	1.8%	3.9%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households	30	2.7%	4.7%
One-person households	285	25.2%	24.8%

Income statistics for private households

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data	1,135	100.0%	100.0%
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$194,000		$199,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$145,000		$174,000
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data	1,140	100.4%	100.0%
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$592,000		$249,500
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)	$346,000		$204,000

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data	1,135	100.0%	100.0%
Under $5,000	5	0.4%	1.4%
$5,000 to $9,999	0	0.0%	0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	30	2.6%	1.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	15	1.3%	1.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	25	2.2%	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	30	2.6%	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	30	2.6%	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	20	1.8%	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	20	1.8%	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	15	1.3%	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	35	3.1%	6.1%
$60,000 to $69,999	40	3.5%	6.1%
$70,000 to $79,999	30	2.6%	6.0%
$80,000 to $89,999	40	3.5%	5.7%
$90,000 to $99,999	40	3.5%	5.4%
$100,000 and over	770	67.8%	48.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	55	4.8%	11.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	60	5.3%	9.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	90	7.9%	12.4%
$200,000 and over	560	49.3%	15.1%

Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data	1,135	100.0%	100.0%
Under $5,000	20	1.8%	1.6%
$5,000 to $9,999	0	0.0%	0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	30	2.6%	1.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	15	1.3%	1.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	30	2.6%	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	35	3.1%	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	25	2.2%	3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	25	2.2%	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	25	2.2%	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	15	1.3%	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	40	3.5%	7.3%
$60,000 to $69,999	40	3.5%	7.3%
$70,000 to $79,999	45	4.0%	7.1%
$80,000 to $89,999	45	4.0%	6.7%
$90,000 to $99,999	30	2.6%	6.1%
$100,000 and over	710	62.6%	40.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	75	6.6%	12.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	70	6.2%	9.2%
$150,000 and over	560	49.3%	18.9%

Private households by tenure

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data	1,140	100.0%	100.0%
Owner	785	68.9%	65.7%
Renter	355	31.1%	34.3%
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band	0	0.0%	0.0%

Census families

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data	825	100.0%	100.0%
2 persons	355	43.0%	43.3%
3 persons	140	17.0%	24.3%
4 persons	215	26.1%	23.3%
5 or more persons	115	13.9%	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% data	825	100.0%	100.0%
Total couple families	725	87.9%	82.1%
Married couples	670	81.2%	72.2%
Common-law couples	60	7.3%	9.9%
Total one-parent families	100	12.1%	17.9%
in which the parent is a woman+	85	10.3%	14.7%
in which the parent is a man+	20	2.4%	3.3%

Persons in census families

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Persons in census families	2,600	100.0%	100.0%
Married spouses or common-law partners	1,445	55.6%	54.5%
Parents in one-parent families	105	4.0%	6.0%
Children	1,050	40.4%	39.5%

Persons not in census families

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data	410	100.0%	100.0%
Living alone	285	69.5%	54.0%
Living with other relatives	55	13.4%	19.7%
Living with non-relatives only	70	17.1%	26.2%

Income statistics for one-person private households

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data	285	100.0%	100.0%
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data	285	100.0%	99.9%

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

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data	845	100.0%	100.0%
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data	850	100.6%	100.0%

Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data	3,010	100.0%	100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution	650	21.6%	44.8%
In bottom decile	240	8.0%	9.5%
In second decile	125	4.2%	8.7%
In third decile	95	3.2%	8.8%
In fourth decile	80	2.7%	8.7%
In fifth decile	115	3.8%	9.0%
In top half of the distribution	2,355	78.2%	55.2%
In sixth decile	90	3.0%	9.3%
In seventh decile	85	2.8%	9.8%
In eighth decile	145	4.8%	10.5%
In ninth decile	215	7.1%	11.6%
In top decile	1,815	60.3%	13.9%

Private households by number of persons per room

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data	1,140	100.0%	100.0%
One person or fewer per room	1,125	98.7%	95.2%
More than one person per room	15	1.3%	4.8%

Private households by housing suitability

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data	1,140	100.0%	100.0%
Suitable	1,100	96.5%	90.1%
Not suitable	40	3.5%	9.9%

Private households by number of household maintainers

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data	1,140	100.0%	100.0%
One-maintainer household	605	53.1%	47.8%
Two-maintainer household	510	44.7%	44.6%
Three-or-more-maintainer household	25	2.2%	7.6%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data	1,140	100.0%	100.0%
15 to 24 years	15	1.3%	2.0%
25 to 34 years	105	9.2%	13.7%
35 to 44 years	110	9.6%	18.5%
45 to 54 years	255	22.4%	20.3%
55 to 64 years	290	25.4%	20.5%
65 to 74 years	195	17.1%	14.1%
75 to 84 years	125	11.0%	7.6%
85 years and over	50	4.4%	3.2%

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

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'	315	100.0%	100.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only	220	69.8%	64.5%
Not suitable only	30	9.5%	17.1%
Major repairs needed only	40	12.7%	7.0%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'	10	3.2%	5.7%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'	10	3.2%	3.8%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'	0	0.0%	1.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'	0	0.0%	0.4%
Acceptable housing	825	261.9%	149.2%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data	2,975	100.0%	100.0%
Total visible minority population	660	22.2%	55.2%
South Asian	115	3.9%	18.6%
Chinese	200	6.7%	10.5%
Black	55	1.8%	8.0%
Filipino	105	3.5%	4.4%
Arab	30	1.0%	2.0%
Latin American	10	0.3%	2.5%
Southeast Asian	0	0.0%	1.6%
West Asian	40	1.3%	2.5%
Korean	45	1.5%	1.1%
Japanese	0	0.0%	0.3%
Visible minority, n.i.e.	0	0.0%	1.5%
Multiple visible minorities	50	1.7%	2.1%
Not a visible minority	2,315	77.8%	44.8%

Religion

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data	2,970	100.0%	100.0%
Buddhist	0	0.0%	1.9%
Christian	1,715	57.7%	46.8%
Christian, n.o.s.	150	5.1%	8.1%
Anabaptist	0	0.0%	0.1%
Anglican	310	10.4%	2.5%
Baptist	20	0.7%	0.9%
Catholic	690	23.2%	24.9%
Christian Orthodox	105	3.5%	3.4%
Jehovah's Witness	0	0.0%	0.3%
Latter Day Saints	0	0.0%	0.1%
Lutheran	35	1.2%	0.4%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)	0	0.0%	0.2%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic	0	0.0%	1.3%
Presbyterian	85	2.9%	1.0%
Reformed	0	0.0%	0.1%
United Church	285	9.6%	2.0%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions	40	1.3%	1.7%
Hindu	50	1.7%	7.2%
Jewish	190	6.4%	2.5%
Muslim	95	3.2%	9.9%
Sikh	25	0.8%	3.8%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality	0	0.0%	0.0%
Other religions and spiritual traditions	10	0.3%	0.6%
No religion and secular perspectives	880	29.6%	27.2%

Ethnic or cultural origin

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data	2,975	100.0%	100.0%
Canadian	285	9.6%	7.4%
English	665	22.4%	9.6%
Irish	625	21.0%	8.2%
Scottish	600	20.2%	7.9%
French, n.o.s.	215	7.2%	2.9%
German	250	8.4%	3.7%
Chinese	200	6.7%	10.4%
Italian	245	8.2%	7.1%
Indian (India)	80	2.7%	9.1%
Ukrainian	60	2.0%	2.1%
Dutch	60	2.0%	1.5%
Polish	75	2.5%	3.0%
Québécois	0	0.0%	0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.	160	5.4%	2.4%
Filipino	80	2.7%	4.3%
French Canadian	55	1.8%	0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.	40	1.3%	1.0%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.3%
Métis	0	0.0%	0.3%
European, n.o.s.	65	2.2%	1.1%
Russian	105	3.5%	1.7%
Norwegian	20	0.7%	0.3%
Welsh	75	2.5%	0.8%
Portuguese	20	0.7%	2.9%
American	50	1.7%	0.7%
Spanish	10	0.3%	1.3%
Swedish	40	1.3%	0.3%
Hungarian	50	1.7%	0.8%
Acadian	0	0.0%	0.1%
Pakistani	20	0.7%	2.6%
African, n.o.s.	15	0.5%	1.5%
Jewish	190	6.4%	1.8%
Punjabi	0	0.0%	1.5%
Vietnamese	0	0.0%	1.3%
Arab, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.8%
Greek	75	2.5%	1.5%
Jamaican	10	0.3%	2.3%
Asian, n.o.s.	10	0.3%	1.3%
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.0%
Korean	40	1.3%	1.2%
Romanian	45	1.5%	0.6%
Lebanese	40	1.3%	0.4%
Iranian	40	1.3%	1.4%
Christian, n.i.e.	0	0.0%	0.6%
Danish	10	0.3%	0.2%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.	10	0.3%	0.1%
Sikh	0	0.0%	1.0%
Austrian	60	2.0%	0.4%
Belgian	30	1.0%	0.2%
Haitian	0	0.0%	0.1%
Hindu	0	0.0%	1.3%
Mexican	10	0.3%	0.4%
Mennonite	0	0.0%	0.0%
Swiss	0	0.0%	0.2%
Finnish	15	0.5%	0.3%
Sri Lankan	0	0.0%	1.5%
Croatian	30	1.0%	0.5%
Japanese	0	0.0%	0.4%
South Asian, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	1.1%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.1%
Muslim	0	0.0%	0.7%
Egyptian	0	0.0%	0.6%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.5%
Tamil	0	0.0%	1.2%
Icelandic	0	0.0%	0.1%
Colombian	0	0.0%	0.3%
Moroccan	0	0.0%	0.1%
Czech	30	1.0%	0.2%
Syrian	0	0.0%	0.3%
Guyanese	0	0.0%	1.1%
Afghan	0	0.0%	0.7%
Black, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.7%
Serbian	20	0.7%	0.5%
Ojibway	0	0.0%	0.1%
Newfoundlander	15	0.5%	0.2%
Hong Konger	0	0.0%	0.6%
Ontarian	0	0.0%	0.2%
Persian	25	0.8%	0.6%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	25	0.8%	0.7%
Turkish	0	0.0%	0.4%
Inuit, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.0%
Bangladeshi	0	0.0%	0.6%
Algerian	0	0.0%	0.0%
Brazilian	0	0.0%	0.3%
Nigerian	0	0.0%	0.4%
Armenian	25	0.8%	0.3%
Slovak	0	0.0%	0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.3%
Somali	0	0.0%	0.4%
Taiwanese	0	0.0%	0.2%
Iraqi	0	0.0%	0.4%
Salvadorean	0	0.0%	0.2%
African Caribbean	15	0.5%	0.5%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.4%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.3%
Caribbean, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.5%
Algonquin	0	0.0%	0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.5%
Lithuanian	45	1.5%	0.2%
South African	25	0.8%	0.2%
Australian	30	1.0%	0.1%
Palestinian	0	0.0%	0.2%
Chilean	0	0.0%	0.1%
Congolese	0	0.0%	0.1%
Nova Scotian	0	0.0%	0.0%
Ethiopian	10	0.3%	0.2%
Hispanic, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.2%
Peruvian	0	0.0%	0.2%
Yoruba	0	0.0%	0.2%
Cambodian (Khmer)	0	0.0%	0.1%
Berber	0	0.0%	0.0%
Albanian	0	0.0%	0.3%
Maltese	0	0.0%	0.3%
Macedonian	0	0.0%	0.4%
Slovenian	0	0.0%	0.2%
Western European, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.1%
New Brunswicker	0	0.0%	0.0%
Gujarati	0	0.0%	0.3%
Eritrean	0	0.0%	0.1%
African Canadian	0	0.0%	0.2%
Israeli	0	0.0%	0.3%
Mohawk	0	0.0%	0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.1%
Bulgarian	0	0.0%	0.2%
Albertan	0	0.0%	0.0%
Ghanaian	0	0.0%	0.2%
Barbadian	0	0.0%	0.2%
African American	0	0.0%	0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.1%
Tunisian	0	0.0%	0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.1%
Cuban	0	0.0%	0.1%
Bosnian	0	0.0%	0.1%
Venezuelan	0	0.0%	0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.0%
Latvian	0	0.0%	0.1%
Bengali	20	0.7%	0.2%
Cameroonian	0	0.0%	0.0%
Guatemalan	0	0.0%	0.1%
Indonesian	0	0.0%	0.1%
Laotian	0	0.0%	0.1%
Ilocano	0	0.0%	0.1%
Northern Irish	0	0.0%	0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.1%
British Columbian	0	0.0%	0.0%
Ecuadorian	0	0.0%	0.2%
Franco Ontarian	0	0.0%	0.0%
Argentinian	0	0.0%	0.1%
Estonian	70	2.4%	0.1%
Kurdish	0	0.0%	0.1%
Fijian	0	0.0%	0.0%
Jatt	0	0.0%	0.1%
North American, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.0%
Coptic	0	0.0%	0.2%
Thai	0	0.0%	0.1%
Dominican	0	0.0%	0.1%
Nepali	0	0.0%	0.1%
Kabyle	0	0.0%	0.0%
Assyrian	0	0.0%	0.2%
Igbo	0	0.0%	0.1%
Byelorussian	0	0.0%	0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.0%
Abenaki	0	0.0%	0.0%
Moldovan	0	0.0%	0.0%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.0%
New Zealander	0	0.0%	0.0%
Sudanese	0	0.0%	0.1%
Breton	0	0.0%	0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch	15	0.5%	0.0%
Malaysian	0	0.0%	0.1%
Plains Cree	0	0.0%	0.0%
North African, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.0%
Huron (Wendat)	0	0.0%	0.0%
Saskatchewanian	0	0.0%	0.0%
Buddhist	0	0.0%	0.1%
Gaspesian	0	0.0%	0.0%
Norman	0	0.0%	0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.1%
Ivorian	0	0.0%	0.0%
Saulteaux	0	0.0%	0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.0%
Burundian	0	0.0%	0.0%
Tigrinya	0	0.0%	0.0%
Nicaraguan	0	0.0%	0.1%
Mauritian	0	0.0%	0.1%
Kenyan	0	0.0%	0.1%
Oji-Cree	0	0.0%	0.0%
Vincentian	0	0.0%	0.1%
Jordanian	0	0.0%	0.1%
Manitoban	0	0.0%	0.0%
Cape Bretoner	0	0.0%	0.0%
Rwandan	0	0.0%	0.0%
Grenadian	0	0.0%	0.1%
Malayali	0	0.0%	0.1%
Chaldean	0	0.0%	0.1%
Sinhalese	0	0.0%	0.1%
Mayan	0	0.0%	0.0%
Honduran	0	0.0%	0.0%
Cherokee	0	0.0%	0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq	0	0.0%	0.0%
Indo-Caribbean	0	0.0%	0.1%
Flemish	0	0.0%	0.0%
United Empire Loyalist	15	0.5%	0.0%
Senegalese	0	0.0%	0.0%
Azerbaijani	0	0.0%	0.1%
Sicilian	0	0.0%	0.0%
Pashtun	0	0.0%	0.1%
Malay	0	0.0%	0.0%
Goan	0	0.0%	0.1%
Bantu, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.0%
Tibetan	0	0.0%	0.1%
Zimbabwean	0	0.0%	0.0%
Burmese	0	0.0%	0.0%
Mongolian	0	0.0%	0.0%
Azorean	0	0.0%	0.1%
Atikamekw	0	0.0%	0.0%
Bamileke	0	0.0%	0.0%
Indo-Guyanese	0	0.0%	0.1%
Ugandan	0	0.0%	0.0%
Oromo	0	0.0%	0.0%
Tanzanian	0	0.0%	0.1%
Yemeni	0	0.0%	0.0%
Central African	0	0.0%	0.0%
Libyan	0	0.0%	0.0%
Basque	0	0.0%	0.0%
Uruguayan	0	0.0%	0.1%
Akan, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.	0	0.0%	0.0%
Igorot	0	0.0%	0.0%
Fulani	0	0.0%	0.0%
Woodland Cree	0	0.0%	0.0%
Guinean	0	0.0%	0.0%
St. Lucian	0	0.0%	0.1%
Prince Edward Islander	0	0.0%	0.0%
Maliseet	0	0.0%	0.0%
Beninese	0	0.0%	0.0%
Telugu	0	0.0%	0.1%
Roma	0	0.0%	0.0%
Costa Rican	0	0.0%	0.0%
African Nova Scotian	0	0.0%	0.0%
Malagasy	0	0.0%	0.0%
Kashmiri	0	0.0%	0.0%
Singaporean	0	0.0%	0.0%
Karen	0	0.0%	0.0%
Edo	0	0.0%	0.0%
Tajik	0	0.0%	0.0%
Amhara	0	0.0%	0.0%
Paraguayan	0	0.0%	0.0%

Generation status

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data	2,975	100.0%	100.0%
First generation	820	27.6%	49.9%
Second generation	820	27.6%	27.8%
Third generation or more	1,335	44.9%	22.3%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data	2,970	100.0%	100.0%
Indigenous identity	15	0.5%	0.8%
Single Indigenous responses	15	0.5%	0.8%
Multiple Indigenous responses	0	0.0%	0.0%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere	0	0.0%	0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity	2,955	99.5%	99.2%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data	2,970	100.0%	100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian	0	0.0%	0.3%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian	2,970	100.0%	99.7%

Indigenous ancestry

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data	2,970	100.0%	100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)	0	0.0%	0.2%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)	0	0.0%	0.2%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)	0	0.0%	0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries	15	0.5%	0.9%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries	15	0.5%	0.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries	0	0.0%	0.0%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only	2,955	99.5%	98.9%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data	2,975	100.0%	100.0%
Non-immigrants	2,240	75.3%	51.0%
Immigrants	695	23.4%	45.1%
Before 1980	190	6.4%	7.6%
1980 to 1990	80	2.7%	5.5%
1991 to 2000	85	2.9%	9.9%
2001 to 2010	125	4.2%	10.8%
2011 to 2021	220	7.4%	11.3%
Non-permanent residents	30	1.0%	3.9%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data	695	100.0%	100.0%
Americas	80	11.5%	14.6%
Brazil	0	0.0%	0.5%
Colombia	0	0.0%	0.6%
El Salvador	0	0.0%	0.4%
Guyana	0	0.0%	2.3%
Haiti	0	0.0%	0.1%
Jamaica	0	0.0%	3.5%
Mexico	10	1.4%	0.5%
Peru	0	0.0%	0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago	0	0.0%	1.5%
United States of America	45	6.5%	1.7%
Other places of birth in Americas	10	1.4%	3.2%
Europe	240	34.5%	19.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0.0%	0.3%
Croatia	0	0.0%	0.4%
France	20	2.9%	0.3%
Germany	10	1.4%	0.7%
Greece	15	2.2%	0.8%
Hungary	15	2.2%	0.3%
Italy	10	1.4%	3.0%
Netherlands	0	0.0%	0.3%
Poland	0	0.0%	1.8%
Portugal	0	0.0%	2.2%
Romania	15	2.2%	0.8%
Russian Federation	0	0.0%	1.2%
Serbia	10	1.4%	0.4%
Ukraine	0	0.0%	1.1%
United Kingdom	60	8.6%	3.3%
Other places of birth in Europe	65	9.4%	2.7%
Africa	80	11.5%	6.1%
Algeria	25	3.6%	0.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	0	0.0%	0.1%
Egypt	0	0.0%	0.9%
Eritrea	0	0.0%	0.2%
Ethiopia	10	1.4%	0.4%
Morocco	0	0.0%	0.2%
Nigeria	0	0.0%	0.9%
Somalia	0	0.0%	0.4%
South Africa, Republic of	30	4.3%	0.5%
Other places of birth in Africa	15	2.2%	2.4%
Asia	295	42.4%	59.5%
Afghanistan	0	0.0%	1.0%
Iran	35	5.0%	3.0%
Iraq	0	0.0%	1.2%
Lebanon	15	2.2%	0.5%
Syria	0	0.0%	0.7%
Turkey	0	0.0%	0.5%
China	35	5.0%	10.2%
Hong Kong	25	3.6%	3.4%
Korea, South	15	2.2%	1.7%
Taiwan	0	0.0%	0.5%
Philippines	75	10.8%	7.4%
Viet Nam	0	0.0%	2.1%
Bangladesh	10	1.4%	1.3%
India	20	2.9%	13.7%
Pakistan	20	2.9%	4.5%
Sri Lanka	0	0.0%	3.5%
Other places of birth in Asia	35	5.0%	4.4%
Oceania and other places of birth	0	0.0%	0.3%

Place of birth for the recent immigrant population

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data	115	100.0%	100.0%
Americas	0	0.0%	10.8%
Europe	55	47.8%	8.0%
Africa	0	0.0%	8.2%
Asia	45	39.1%	72.7%
Oceania and other	0	0.0%	0.3%

Citizenship

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data	2,975	100.0%	100.0%
Canadian citizens	2,775	93.3%	85.3%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	540	18.2%	17.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	2,235	75.1%	67.6%
Not Canadian citizens	200	6.7%	14.7%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data	695	100.0%	100.0%
Under 5 years	75	10.8%	7.8%
5 to 14 years	145	20.9%	16.4%
15 to 24 years	105	15.1%	19.7%
25 to 44 years	315	45.3%	45.5%
45 years and over	60	8.6%	10.5%

Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population

Indicator	Number	Share	the 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 data	510	100.0%	100.0%
Economic immigrants	350	68.6%	51.8%
Principal applicants	150	29.4%	21.8%
Secondary applicants	200	39.2%	30.0%
Immigrants sponsored by family	110	21.6%	31.6%
Refugees	35	6.9%	15.0%
Other immigrants	15	2.9%	1.6%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data	510	100.0%	100.0%
Asylum claim before admission	30	5.9%	7.8%
Work permits only before admission	100	19.6%	8.5%
Study permits only before admission	20	3.9%	2.2%
Work and study permits before admission	30	5.9%	5.3%
Other permits before admission	0	0.0%	0.5%
No pre-admission experience	335	65.7%	75.6%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data	2,575	100.0%	100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree	230	8.9%	14.3%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate	380	14.8%	25.2%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	1,975	76.7%	60.6%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level	270	10.5%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1,700	66.0%	37.1%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data	1,495	58.1%	66.4%
No certificate, diploma or degree	15	0.6%	5.3%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate	130	5.0%	13.6%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	1,350	52.4%	47.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level	170	6.6%	17.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1,180	45.8%	30.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data	2,575	100.0%	100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate	225	8.7%	15.3%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate	2,350	91.3%	84.7%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data	1,495	58.1%	66.4%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate	15	0.6%	5.9%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate	1,480	57.5%	60.5%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

Indicator	Number	Share	the 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 data	1,490	100.0%	100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	145	9.7%	28.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	1,355	90.9%	71.5%

Employment

Labour force

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data	1,495	100.0%	100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable	40	2.7%	3.4%
All classes of workers	1,450	97.0%	96.6%
Employee	1,055	70.6%	80.7%
Self-employed	400	26.8%	15.8%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data	1,495	100.0%	100.0%
Occupation - not applicable	40	2.7%	3.4%
All occupations	1,450	97.0%	96.6%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations	115	7.7%	1.5%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations	455	30.4%	20.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations	110	7.4%	10.8%
3 Health occupations	160	10.7%	6.5%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	230	15.4%	10.8%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport	65	4.3%	3.8%
6 Sales and service occupations	235	15.7%	23.2%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations	45	3.0%	14.1%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations	15	1.0%	0.8%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities	20	1.3%	4.4%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data	1,495	100.0%	100.0%
Industry - not applicable	40	2.7%	3.4%
All industries	1,450	97.0%	96.6%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	0	0.0%	0.3%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	15	1.0%	0.1%
22 Utilities	0	0.0%	0.6%
23 Construction	25	1.7%	6.4%
31-33 Manufacturing	45	3.0%	7.8%
41 Wholesale trade	45	3.0%	3.8%
44-45 Retail trade	80	5.4%	10.3%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing	25	1.7%	5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries	40	2.7%	3.1%
52 Finance and insurance	265	17.7%	7.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing	75	5.0%	2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services	305	20.4%	11.8%
55 Management of companies and enterprises	35	2.3%	0.6%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services	55	3.7%	4.6%
61 Educational services	110	7.4%	6.8%
62 Health care and social assistance	200	13.4%	10.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation	20	1.3%	1.7%
72 Accommodation and food services	20	1.3%	5.0%
81 Other services (except public administration)	45	3.0%	3.7%
91 Public administration	40	2.7%	3.7%

Mobility & commuting

Main mode of commuting

Indicator	Number	Share	the 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 data	615	100.0%	100.0%
Car, truck or van	355	57.7%	76.9%
Car, truck or van - as a driver	330	53.7%	69.3%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger	25	4.1%	7.6%
Public transit	185	30.1%	14.9%
Walked	60	9.8%	4.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%	0.9%
Other method	15	2.4%	2.7%

Commuting duration

Indicator	Number	Share	the 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 data	615	100.0%	100.0%
Less than 15 minutes	115	18.7%	18.7%
15 to 29 minutes	210	34.1%	32.2%
30 to 44 minutes	175	28.5%	26.3%
45 to 59 minutes	70	11.4%	10.9%
60 minutes and over	45	7.3%	11.8%

Time leaving for work

Indicator	Number	Share	the 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 data	615	100.0%	100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.	0	0.0%	6.8%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.	65	10.6%	15.4%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.	170	27.6%	21.7%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.	200	32.5%	21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.	95	15.4%	17.5%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.	70	11.4%	16.9%

Commuting destination

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data	555	100.0%	100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence	465	83.8%	56.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence	0	0.0%	12.9%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence	90	16.2%	30.5%
Commute to a different province or territory	0	0.0%	0.2%

Mobility status 5 years ago

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data	2,920	100.0%	100.0%
Non-movers	1,875	64.2%	63.7%
Movers	1,045	35.8%	36.3%
Non-migrants	785	26.9%	15.6%
Migrants	260	8.9%	20.8%

Mobility status 1 year ago

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data	2,970	100.0%	100.0%
Non-movers	2,590	87.2%	88.4%
Movers	375	12.6%	11.6%
Non-migrants	315	10.6%	7.1%
Migrants	55	1.9%	4.5%

Place of work status

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data	1,345	100.0%	100.0%
Worked at home	715	53.2%	34.9%
Worked outside Canada	10	0.7%	0.5%
No fixed workplace address	55	4.1%	11.7%
Usual place of work	560	41.6%	52.9%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	3,010	100.0%	100.0%
English only	2,350	78.1%	88.5%
French only	0	0.0%	0.1%
English and French	630	20.9%	7.4%
Neither English nor French	25	0.8%	4.1%

First official language spoken

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	3,010	100.0%	100.0%
English	2,860	95.0%	94.1%
French	85	2.8%	1.1%
English and French	30	1.0%	0.8%
Neither English nor French	25	0.8%	4.0%

Mother tongue

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	3,010	100.0%	100.0%
Single responses	2,915	96.8%	93.4%
Multiple responses	100	3.3%	6.6%

Language spoken most often at home

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	3,010	100.0%	100.0%
Single responses	2,940	97.7%	92.5%
Multiple responses	65	2.2%	7.5%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	3,010	100.0%	100.0%
None	2,585	85.9%	73.8%
English	105	3.5%	9.7%
French	60	2.0%	0.9%
Non-official language	200	6.6%	12.0%
Indigenous	0	0.0%	0.0%
Non-Indigenous	200	6.6%	12.0%
English and French	0	0.0%	0.1%
English and non-official language(s)	10	0.3%	1.6%
French and non-official language(s)	30	1.0%	0.4%
English, French and non-official language(s)	0	0.0%	0.0%
Multiple non-official languages	20	0.7%	1.4%

All languages spoken at home

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	3,010	100.0%	100.0%
English	2,365	78.6%	54.7%
French	20	0.7%	0.3%
Non-official language	150	5.0%	12.7%
Indigenous	0	0.0%	0.0%
Non-Indigenous	150	5.0%	12.7%
English and French	65	2.2%	1.0%
English and non-official language(s)	345	11.5%	29.1%
French and non-official language(s)	0	0.0%	0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)	45	1.5%	1.0%
Multiple non-official languages	15	0.5%	1.2%

All languages used at work

Indicator	Number	Share	the 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 data	1,665	100.0%	100.0%
English	1,535	92.2%	90.8%
French	15	0.9%	0.2%
Non-official language	0	0.0%	1.6%
Indigenous	0	0.0%	0.0%
Non-Indigenous	0	0.0%	1.6%
English and French	75	4.5%	1.5%
English and non-official language(s)	25	1.5%	5.6%
French and non-official language(s)	0	0.0%	0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)	10	0.6%	0.1%
Multiple non-official languages	0	0.0%	0.1%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

Indicator	Number	Share	the 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 data	1,665	100.0%	100.0%
None	1,565	94.0%	93.8%
English	10	0.6%	1.2%
French	65	3.9%	1.1%
Non-official language	20	1.2%	3.1%
Indigenous	0	0.0%	0.0%
Non-Indigenous	20	1.2%	3.1%
English and French	0	0.0%	0.0%
English and non-official language(s)	0	0.0%	0.2%
French and non-official language(s)	0	0.0%	0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)	0	0.0%	0.0%
Multiple non-official languages	0	0.0%	0.6%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data	635	100.0%	100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language	135	21.3%	8.6%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language	500	78.7%	91.4%

Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language

Indicator	Number	Share	the 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% data	535	100.0%	100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language	115	21.5%	9.3%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada	75	14.0%	5.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada	40	7.5%	3.3%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language	420	78.5%	90.7%

Other

Persons

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data	3,010	100.0%	100.0%

Inequality measures

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data	3,010	100.0%	100.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income	1	0.0%	0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household market income	1	0.0%	0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income	1	0.0%	0.0%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income	13	0.4%	0.0%

Population

Indicator	Number	Share	the Greater Toronto Area
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data	2,575	100.0%	100.0%
In the labour force	1,490	57.9%	64.6%
Employed	1,345	52.2%	56.1%
Unemployed	150	5.8%	8.6%
Not in the labour force	1,085	42.1%	35.4%
Participation rate (Rate)	58
Employment rate (Rate)	52
Unemployment rate (Rate)	10
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data	2,575	100.0%	100.0%
Did not work	1,025	39.8%	37.1%
Worked	1,550	60.2%	62.9%
Worked full year full time	865	33.6%	34.3%
Worked part year and/or part time	685	26.6%	28.5%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)	40

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