Toronto Census Atlas

West Lynde (west-southwest 2)

Census Tract 0100.03 · Whitby · Toronto, Ontario

West Lynde (west-southwest 2) is a neighbourhood of Whitby, in the Greater Toronto Area. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 8,108 living in private households. 34.3% 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 South Asian at 14.2%. 63.3% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 2.4% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 26.0% 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. 14.8% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 5.95 km², giving a population density of 1,363 people per square kilometre (the Greater Toronto Area averages about 920).

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Population8,1082021, private households
Visible minority34.3%the Greater Toronto Area 55.2%
Caucasian63.3%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants26.0%the Greater Toronto Area 45.1%
Median household income$133,000the Greater Toronto Area $199,000
Renter households14.8%the Greater Toronto Area 34.3%
Density1,363 /km²8,108 people over 5.95 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Population, 20218,108
Population, 20166,316
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202128
Total private dwellings2,767
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents2,709
Population density per square kilometre1,365
Land area in square kilometres6

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data8,105100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years1,56019.2%15.7%
0 to 4 years4805.9%4.7%
5 to 9 years5356.6%5.3%
10 to 14 years5406.7%5.7%
15 to 64 years5,35566.1%68.1%
15 to 19 years4705.8%5.8%
20 to 24 years4755.9%6.7%
25 to 29 years4105.1%7.4%
30 to 34 years6608.1%7.5%
35 to 39 years6107.5%7.2%
40 to 44 years5156.4%6.7%
45 to 49 years5506.8%6.7%
50 to 54 years5006.2%6.9%
55 to 59 years6157.6%7.1%
60 to 64 years5456.7%6.2%
65 years and over1,19514.7%16.1%
65 to 69 years4555.6%5.0%
70 to 74 years3454.3%4.2%
75 to 79 years2002.5%2.8%
80 to 84 years1101.4%2.0%
85 years and over801.0%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 years1919.2%17.1%
15 to 64 years6666.1%67.0%
65 years and over1514.7%16.0%
85 years and over11.0%2.0%
Average age of the population (Average)39
Median age of the population3938.8%39.6%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data2,705100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house2,05576.0%40.7%
Semi-detached house28510.5%7.1%
Row house27510.2%9.4%
Apartment or flat in a duplex401.5%4.0%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys552.0%9.4%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys50.2%29.3%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.2%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.0%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data2,730100.0%100.0%
1960 or before2308.4%18.1%
1961 to 198086031.5%24.3%
1981 to 199043015.8%13.3%
1991 to 200042515.6%12.5%
2001 to 20051957.1%8.6%
2006 to 2010150.5%7.8%
2011 to 201500.0%7.5%
2016 to 202157020.9%7.8%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data2,730100.0%100.0%
Condominium903.3%22.8%
Not condominium2,64596.9%77.2%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data2,730100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%1.4%
1 bedroom451.6%17.9%
2 bedrooms1505.5%21.3%
3 bedrooms1,04038.1%28.7%
4 or more bedrooms1,48554.4%30.7%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data2,730100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms2007.3%36.8%
5 rooms2308.4%13.7%
6 rooms48517.8%12.8%
7 rooms41515.2%11.1%
8 or more rooms1,39551.1%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 data2,730100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed2,64096.7%95.0%
Major repairs needed953.5%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 data2,730100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs2,25582.6%69.9%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs48017.6%30.1%
30% to less than 100%42515.6%26.3%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data2,730100.0%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 data2,680100.0%100.0%
In core need1304.9%15.8%
Not in core need2,54595.0%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 data2,325100.0%100.0%
% of owner households with a mortgage632.7%0.0%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs160.7%0.0%
% in core housing need50.2%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,980$3,700
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,112$3,966
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$900,000$1,735,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$939,000$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 data400100.0%100.0%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing123.1%0.0%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs286.9%0.0%
% in core housing need82.0%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,820$2,910
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,930$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% data6,545100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data6,27595.9%95.2%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,200$83,600
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data6,29596.2%95.2%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,800$76,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,75587.9%83.9%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,600$74,000
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,81073.5%69.7%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,800$78,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,52584.4%86.4%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,400$16,900
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5708.7%8.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,080$11,560
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,77027.0%31.6%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,500$17,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,680102.1%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data6,41097.9%95.2%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$66,200$115,350
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data6,42598.2%95.3%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,100$94,280
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,84589.3%83.9%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$62,900$108,650
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,93075.3%69.7%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$61,650$108,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,67586.7%86.5%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,960$20,990
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data6259.5%8.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,280$13,650
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,84528.2%31.5%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,530$19,120

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data2,355100.0%100.0%
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$142,000$236,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$118,000$203,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data2,405102.1%99.9%
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$165,800$288,200
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$133,000$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 data6,680100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data2,44536.6%33.2%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$82,000$141,000
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$95,300$170,700
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,86527.9%26.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$17,400$34,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$30,880$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)87
Employment income (%) (Rate)72
Government transfers (%) (Rate)13
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)1
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)5

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% data6,545100.0%100.0%
Without total income2754.2%4.8%
With total income6,27095.8%95.2%
Under $10,000 (including loss)4907.5%9.2%
$10,000 to $19,9996459.9%11.8%
$20,000 to $29,99975511.5%15.2%
$30,000 to $39,9996209.5%11.3%
$40,000 to $49,9995758.8%9.3%
$50,000 to $59,9994807.3%7.6%
$60,000 to $69,9994557.0%6.0%
$70,000 to $79,9994206.4%4.9%
$80,000 to $89,9993004.6%3.9%
$90,000 to $99,9993154.8%3.2%
$100,000 and over1,21518.6%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% data6,545100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income2553.9%4.8%
With after-tax income6,29096.1%95.2%
Under $10,000 (including loss)5358.2%9.6%
$10,000 to $19,99967510.3%12.3%
$20,000 to $29,99986013.1%17.0%
$30,000 to $39,99974511.4%13.0%
$40,000 to $49,99967510.3%10.8%
$50,000 to $59,9996159.4%8.3%
$60,000 to $69,9994757.3%6.3%
$70,000 to $79,9994356.6%4.8%
$80,000 to $89,9993906.0%3.9%
$90,000 to $99,9992453.7%2.5%
$100,000 and over6409.8%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% data6,545100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,73526.5%30.3%
With employment income4,81073.5%69.7%
Under $5,000 (including loss)70510.8%10.0%
$5,000 to $9,9993555.4%6.3%
$10,000 to $19,9995007.6%7.8%
$20,000 to $29,9992704.1%5.8%
$30,000 to $39,9992804.3%5.5%
$40,000 to $49,9993555.4%5.5%
$50,000 to $59,9993154.8%5.0%
$60,000 to $69,9993154.8%4.3%
$70,000 to $79,9992604.0%3.6%
$80,000 to $89,9992203.4%3.1%
$90,000 to $99,9993054.7%2.8%
$100,000 and over94514.4%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% data6,545100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data6,11593.4%92.7%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,400$79,600
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data6,12593.6%92.7%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,400$72,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,69086.9%82.5%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,800$78,000
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,83573.9%69.5%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,800$81,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,14078.5%80.8%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$1,540$3,820
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data4106.3%5.2%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,600$11,640
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,680102.1%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data6,23595.3%92.7%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$63,650$110,000
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data6,24595.4%92.8%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,960$89,640
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,77088.2%82.5%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$62,950$109,950
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,94575.6%69.6%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$62,050$109,250
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,19079.3%80.9%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,570$13,340
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4256.5%5.2%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,760$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 data6,680100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data2,39035.8%32.8%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,500$132,000
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$92,500$161,500
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,77026.5%24.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$23,200$47,800
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$38,160$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)77
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% data695100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$121,000$198,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$102,000$172,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data720103.6%99.8%
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$152,000$253,100
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$120,400$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% data1,300100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$164,000$291,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$138,000$248,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,335102.7%100.1%
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$186,000$344,400
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$149,200$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% data300100.0%100.0%
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$86,000$155,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$77,500$142,000
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data305101.7%99.4%
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$110,000$183,200
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$91,000$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% data455100.0%100.0%
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$54,400$80,800
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$46,800$73,200
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data42092.3%99.9%
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$59,800$106,500
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$49,600$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% data8,105100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,85522.9%19.3%
0 to 5 years6057.5%5.8%
18 to 64 years5,06062.4%65.0%
65 years and over1,19014.7%15.7%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)3454.3%10.0%
0 to 17 years1101.4%2.2%
0 to 5 years300.4%0.7%
18 to 64 years2052.5%5.8%
65 years and over350.4%2.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)4
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)6
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% data8,105100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,85522.9%19.3%
0 to 5 years6007.4%5.8%
18 to 64 years5,06062.4%65.0%
65 years and over1,19014.7%15.7%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)1351.7%6.3%
0 to 17 years350.4%1.1%
0 to 5 years100.1%0.3%
18 to 64 years851.0%4.6%
65 years and over100.1%0.7%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)2
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)2
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)2
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data2,710100.0%100.0%
1 person31011.4%24.8%
2 persons86531.9%28.6%
3 persons57521.2%17.3%
4 persons62022.9%17.2%
5 or more persons34012.5%12.1%
Number of persons in private households8,100298.9%271.8%
Average household size (Average)3

Marital status

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data6,545100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law4,26065.1%55.2%
Married3,82058.4%48.8%
Living common-law4456.8%6.4%
Not married and not living common-law2,28034.8%44.8%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,65025.2%32.0%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1452.2%2.5%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced2604.0%5.5%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed2303.5%4.8%

Household type

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Household type - 100% data2,710100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons2,07576.6%59.7%
Couple-family households1,82067.2%50.0%
One-parent-family households2459.0%9.6%
Multigenerational households1405.2%5.7%
Multiple-census-family households301.1%1.2%
One-census-family households with additional persons1053.9%3.9%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households552.0%4.7%
One-person households31011.4%24.8%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data2,710100.0%100.0%
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$133,000$199,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$111,000$174,000
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data2,730100.7%100.0%
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$155,400$249,500
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$124,900$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% data2,710100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000100.4%1.4%
$5,000 to $9,99950.2%0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999100.4%1.1%
$15,000 to $19,999150.6%1.6%
$20,000 to $24,999250.9%3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999250.9%2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999301.1%2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999401.5%2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999401.5%2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999451.7%2.9%
$50,000 to $59,9991104.1%6.1%
$60,000 to $69,9991154.2%6.1%
$70,000 to $79,9991355.0%6.0%
$80,000 to $89,9991304.8%5.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991605.9%5.4%
$100,000 and over1,81567.0%48.6%
$100,000 to $124,99934512.7%11.8%
$125,000 to $149,99935012.9%9.3%
$150,000 to $199,99951018.8%12.4%
$200,000 and over61022.5%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% data2,710100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000100.4%1.6%
$5,000 to $9,99950.2%0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999200.7%1.1%
$15,000 to $19,999150.6%1.7%
$20,000 to $24,999250.9%3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999301.1%3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999301.1%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999552.0%3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999501.8%3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999652.4%3.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991355.0%7.3%
$60,000 to $69,9991555.7%7.3%
$70,000 to $79,9991806.6%7.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991907.0%6.7%
$90,000 to $99,9992007.4%6.1%
$100,000 and over1,56057.6%40.7%
$100,000 to $124,99944516.4%12.6%
$125,000 to $149,99936513.5%9.2%
$150,000 and over75027.7%18.9%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data2,730100.0%100.0%
Owner2,33085.3%65.7%
Renter40514.8%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% data2,445100.0%100.0%
2 persons1,00040.9%43.3%
3 persons59524.3%24.3%
4 persons61525.2%23.3%
5 or more persons2309.4%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% data2,44099.8%100.0%
Total couple families2,10586.1%82.1%
Married couples1,88577.1%72.2%
Common-law couples2209.0%9.9%
Total one-parent families34013.9%17.9%
in which the parent is a woman+27511.2%14.7%
in which the parent is a man+702.9%3.3%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Persons in census families7,465100.0%100.0%
Married spouses or common-law partners4,20556.3%54.5%
Parents in one-parent families3404.6%6.0%
Children2,91539.0%39.5%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data640100.0%100.0%
Living alone31048.4%54.0%
Living with other relatives18028.1%19.7%
Living with non-relatives only14522.7%26.2%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data310100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data28591.9%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% data2,395100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data2,440101.9%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% data8,105100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution2,39529.5%44.8%
In bottom decile3153.9%9.5%
In second decile3754.6%8.7%
In third decile4705.8%8.8%
In fourth decile6157.6%8.7%
In fifth decile6157.6%9.0%
In top half of the distribution5,71070.5%55.2%
In sixth decile84510.4%9.3%
In seventh decile91511.3%9.8%
In eighth decile1,07013.2%10.5%
In ninth decile1,18514.6%11.6%
In top decile1,69020.9%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 data2,730100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room2,70098.9%95.2%
More than one person per room250.9%4.8%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data2,730100.0%100.0%
Suitable2,62096.0%90.1%
Not suitable1104.0%9.9%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data2,730100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household92533.9%47.8%
Two-maintainer household1,61059.0%44.6%
Three-or-more-maintainer household1907.0%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 data2,730100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years00.0%2.0%
25 to 34 years34512.6%13.7%
35 to 44 years52019.0%18.5%
45 to 54 years61522.5%20.3%
55 to 64 years61522.5%20.5%
65 to 74 years42015.4%14.1%
75 to 84 years1555.7%7.6%
85 years and over501.8%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'630100.0%100.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only43569.0%64.5%
Not suitable only9014.3%17.1%
Major repairs needed only609.5%7.0%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'203.2%5.7%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'304.8%3.8%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%1.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.4%
Acceptable housing2,095332.5%149.2%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data8,260100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population2,83534.3%55.2%
South Asian1,17014.2%18.6%
Chinese2853.5%10.5%
Black6307.6%8.0%
Filipino1601.9%4.4%
Arab700.8%2.0%
Latin American1051.3%2.5%
Southeast Asian951.2%1.6%
West Asian901.1%2.5%
Korean450.5%1.1%
Japanese00.0%0.3%
Visible minority, n.i.e.450.5%1.5%
Multiple visible minorities1401.7%2.1%
Not a visible minority5,43065.7%44.8%

Religion

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data8,260100.0%100.0%
Buddhist1251.5%1.9%
Christian4,04549.0%46.8%
Christian, n.o.s.7609.2%8.1%
Anabaptist00.0%0.1%
Anglican4205.1%2.5%
Baptist450.5%0.9%
Catholic1,75021.2%24.9%
Christian Orthodox2052.5%3.4%
Jehovah's Witness700.8%0.3%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran700.8%0.4%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)250.3%0.2%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic500.6%1.3%
Presbyterian851.0%1.0%
Reformed200.2%0.1%
United Church3754.5%2.0%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1401.7%1.7%
Hindu6608.0%7.2%
Jewish350.4%2.5%
Muslim5106.2%9.9%
Sikh100.1%3.8%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.0%
Other religions and spiritual traditions150.2%0.6%
No religion and secular perspectives2,84534.4%27.2%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data8,260100.0%100.0%
Canadian1,20514.6%7.4%
English1,92023.2%9.6%
Irish1,33016.1%8.2%
Scottish1,54018.6%7.9%
French, n.o.s.6307.6%2.9%
German6357.7%3.7%
Chinese3354.1%10.4%
Italian3604.4%7.1%
Indian (India)3954.8%9.1%
Ukrainian1852.2%2.1%
Dutch2753.3%1.5%
Polish2102.5%3.0%
Québécois100.1%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.4555.5%2.4%
Filipino1301.6%4.3%
French Canadian750.9%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.1301.6%1.0%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.1101.3%0.3%
Métis500.6%0.3%
European, n.o.s.600.7%1.1%
Russian750.9%1.7%
Norwegian400.5%0.3%
Welsh1151.4%0.8%
Portuguese1852.2%2.9%
American1551.9%0.7%
Spanish1001.2%1.3%
Swedish500.6%0.3%
Hungarian700.8%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani2102.5%2.6%
African, n.o.s.1802.2%1.5%
Jewish700.8%1.8%
Punjabi00.0%1.5%
Vietnamese901.1%1.3%
Arab, n.o.s.400.5%0.8%
Greek1501.8%1.5%
Jamaican2352.8%2.3%
Asian, n.o.s.801.0%1.3%
Cree, n.o.s.100.1%0.0%
Korean500.6%1.2%
Romanian250.3%0.6%
Lebanese700.8%0.4%
Iranian200.2%1.4%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.6%
Danish700.8%0.2%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.600.7%0.1%
Sikh00.0%1.0%
Austrian600.7%0.4%
Belgian00.0%0.2%
Haitian00.0%0.1%
Hindu600.7%1.3%
Mexican250.3%0.4%
Mennonite100.1%0.0%
Swiss250.3%0.2%
Finnish951.2%0.3%
Sri Lankan2453.0%1.5%
Croatian300.4%0.5%
Japanese100.1%0.4%
South Asian, n.o.s.851.0%1.1%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.150.2%0.1%
Muslim550.7%0.7%
Egyptian300.4%0.6%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.00.0%0.5%
Tamil2553.1%1.2%
Icelandic100.1%0.1%
Colombian00.0%0.3%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech250.3%0.2%
Syrian00.0%0.3%
Guyanese1702.1%1.1%
Afghan300.4%0.7%
Black, n.o.s.250.3%0.7%
Serbian00.0%0.5%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander550.7%0.2%
Hong Konger00.0%0.6%
Ontarian600.7%0.2%
Persian00.0%0.6%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian400.5%0.7%
Turkish150.2%0.4%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi300.4%0.6%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian150.2%0.3%
Nigerian00.0%0.4%
Armenian00.0%0.3%
Slovak450.5%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.300.4%0.3%
Somali00.0%0.4%
Taiwanese00.0%0.2%
Iraqi00.0%0.4%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean250.3%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.400.5%0.5%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.250.3%0.5%
Lithuanian150.2%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%
Ethiopian250.3%0.2%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Peruvian00.0%0.2%
Yoruba200.2%0.2%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.1%
Berber00.0%0.0%
Albanian00.0%0.3%
Maltese350.4%0.3%
Macedonian1151.4%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 Canadian300.4%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%
Ghanaian00.0%0.2%
Barbadian801.0%0.2%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.250.3%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban200.2%0.1%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian250.3%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 Irish350.4%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.0%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.2%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian100.1%0.1%
Estonian150.2%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian00.0%0.0%
Jatt00.0%0.1%
North American, n.o.s.150.2%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%
Buddhist200.2%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. Lucian200.2%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 data8,260100.0%100.0%
First generation2,29027.7%49.9%
Second generation2,27027.5%27.8%
Third generation or more3,70044.8%22.3%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data8,260100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity2002.4%0.8%
Single Indigenous responses2002.4%0.8%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.0%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity8,06597.6%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 data8,260100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian1251.5%0.3%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian8,14098.5%99.7%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data8,265100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)550.7%0.2%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)550.7%0.2%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries2052.5%0.9%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries2052.5%0.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only8,00596.9%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 data8,265100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants6,05073.2%51.0%
Immigrants2,14526.0%45.1%
Before 19804855.9%7.6%
1980 to 19901702.1%5.5%
1991 to 20005156.2%9.9%
2001 to 20105606.8%10.8%
2011 to 20214105.0%11.3%
Non-permanent residents700.8%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 data2,145100.0%100.0%
Americas42519.8%14.6%
Brazil150.7%0.5%
Colombia00.0%0.6%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana653.0%2.3%
Haiti00.0%0.1%
Jamaica1306.1%3.5%
Mexico150.7%0.5%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago251.2%1.5%
United States of America803.7%1.7%
Other places of birth in Americas904.2%3.2%
Europe49022.8%19.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.4%
France150.7%0.3%
Germany301.4%0.7%
Greece251.2%0.8%
Hungary150.7%0.3%
Italy401.9%3.0%
Netherlands00.0%0.3%
Poland351.6%1.8%
Portugal150.7%2.2%
Romania00.0%0.8%
Russian Federation00.0%1.2%
Serbia00.0%0.4%
Ukraine100.5%1.1%
United Kingdom1808.4%3.3%
Other places of birth in Europe1205.6%2.7%
Africa1054.9%6.1%
Algeria00.0%0.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt00.0%0.9%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia150.7%0.4%
Morocco00.0%0.2%
Nigeria150.7%0.9%
Somalia00.0%0.4%
South Africa, Republic of100.5%0.5%
Other places of birth in Africa502.3%2.4%
Asia1,12052.2%59.5%
Afghanistan200.9%1.0%
Iran301.4%3.0%
Iraq00.0%1.2%
Lebanon100.5%0.5%
Syria00.0%0.7%
Turkey00.0%0.5%
China1105.1%10.2%
Hong Kong401.9%3.4%
Korea, South301.4%1.7%
Taiwan00.0%0.5%
Philippines803.7%7.4%
Viet Nam351.6%2.1%
Bangladesh100.5%1.3%
India27012.6%13.7%
Pakistan1607.5%4.5%
Sri Lanka23010.7%3.5%
Other places of birth in Asia653.0%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 data190100.0%100.0%
Americas5026.3%10.8%
Europe105.3%8.0%
Africa157.9%8.2%
Asia12063.2%72.7%
Oceania and other00.0%0.3%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data8,265100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens7,80594.4%85.3%
Canadian citizens aged under 181,84522.3%17.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over5,95572.1%67.6%
Not Canadian citizens4605.6%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 data2,145100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years24011.2%7.8%
5 to 14 years45021.0%16.4%
15 to 24 years37017.2%19.7%
25 to 44 years96044.8%45.5%
45 years and over1356.3%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 data1,665100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants81048.6%51.8%
Principal applicants31518.9%21.8%
Secondary applicants49029.4%30.0%
Immigrants sponsored by family48028.8%31.6%
Refugees34520.7%15.0%
Other immigrants251.5%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 data1,665100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission18010.8%7.8%
Work permits only before admission19511.7%8.5%
Study permits only before admission452.7%2.2%
Work and study permits before admission754.5%5.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.5%
No pre-admission experience1,17570.6%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 data6,685100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree85512.8%14.3%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,76526.4%25.2%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree4,06560.8%60.6%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,92528.8%23.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher2,13031.9%37.1%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data4,51567.5%66.4%
No certificate, diploma or degree3204.8%5.3%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate91013.6%13.6%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree3,28549.1%47.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,51522.7%17.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,77026.5%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 data6,680100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate94514.1%15.3%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate5,73585.9%84.7%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data4,51067.5%66.4%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate3855.8%5.9%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate4,13061.8%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 data4,510100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,22527.2%28.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree3,28572.8%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 data4,615100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable1803.9%3.4%
All classes of workers4,43596.1%96.6%
Employee3,64579.0%80.7%
Self-employed79017.1%15.8%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data4,615100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable1803.9%3.4%
All occupations4,43596.1%96.6%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations701.5%1.5%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations94520.5%20.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations54011.7%10.8%
3 Health occupations2856.2%6.5%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services52011.3%10.8%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport1854.0%3.8%
6 Sales and service occupations1,02522.2%23.2%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations71015.4%14.1%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations250.5%0.8%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities1403.0%4.4%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data4,615100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable1803.9%3.4%
All industries4,43596.1%96.6%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting250.5%0.3%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction150.3%0.1%
22 Utilities1352.9%0.6%
23 Construction3407.4%6.4%
31-33 Manufacturing2705.9%7.8%
41 Wholesale trade1202.6%3.8%
44-45 Retail trade4259.2%10.3%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1954.2%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries1352.9%3.1%
52 Finance and insurance3607.8%7.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing1252.7%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services55512.0%11.8%
55 Management of companies and enterprises250.5%0.6%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services1954.2%4.6%
61 Educational services2906.3%6.8%
62 Health care and social assistance46010.0%10.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation902.0%1.7%
72 Accommodation and food services2104.6%5.0%
81 Other services (except public administration)1854.0%3.7%
91 Public administration2756.0%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 data2,445100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van2,21090.4%76.9%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,99581.6%69.3%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger2158.8%7.6%
Public transit1104.5%14.9%
Walked702.9%4.5%
Bicycle00.0%0.9%
Other method552.2%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 data2,445100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes55022.5%18.7%
15 to 29 minutes69028.2%32.2%
30 to 44 minutes56523.1%26.3%
45 to 59 minutes30012.3%10.9%
60 minutes and over34013.9%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 data2,445100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.25010.2%6.8%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.43517.8%15.4%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.47519.4%21.7%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.46519.0%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.42517.4%17.5%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.39516.2%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 data2,010100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence64532.1%56.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence53526.6%12.9%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence82541.0%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 data7,770100.0%100.0%
Non-movers4,43057.0%63.7%
Movers3,34043.0%36.3%
Non-migrants5907.6%15.6%
Migrants2,74535.3%20.8%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data8,190100.0%100.0%
Non-movers7,04586.0%88.4%
Movers1,14514.0%11.6%
Non-migrants2703.3%7.1%
Migrants87510.7%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 data3,955100.0%100.0%
Worked at home1,50037.9%34.9%
Worked outside Canada100.3%0.5%
No fixed workplace address43511.0%11.7%
Usual place of work2,01050.8%52.9%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data8,105100.0%100.0%
English only7,33090.4%88.5%
French only50.1%0.1%
English and French6658.2%7.4%
Neither English nor French1001.2%4.1%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data8,105100.0%100.0%
English7,85096.9%94.1%
French1301.6%1.1%
English and French300.4%0.8%
Neither English nor French1001.2%4.0%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data8,105100.0%100.0%
Single responses7,77095.9%93.4%
Multiple responses3304.1%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% data8,105100.0%100.0%
Single responses7,78596.1%92.5%
Multiple responses3203.9%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% data8,105100.0%100.0%
None6,83084.3%73.8%
English4505.6%9.7%
French1001.2%0.9%
Non-official language5807.2%12.0%
Indigenous50.1%0.0%
Non-Indigenous5807.2%12.0%
English and French100.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)600.7%1.6%
French and non-official language(s)300.4%0.4%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages550.7%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% data8,105100.0%100.0%
English6,23576.9%54.7%
French200.2%0.3%
Non-official language3153.9%12.7%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous3153.9%12.7%
English and French1201.5%1.0%
English and non-official language(s)1,31016.2%29.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)700.9%1.0%
Multiple non-official languages200.2%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 data4,860100.0%100.0%
English4,62095.1%90.8%
French100.2%0.2%
Non-official language300.6%1.6%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous300.6%1.6%
English and French551.1%1.5%
English and non-official language(s)1352.8%5.6%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)150.3%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 data4,860100.0%100.0%
None4,69096.5%93.8%
English551.1%1.2%
French450.9%1.1%
Non-official language551.1%3.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous551.1%3.1%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.2%
French and non-official language(s)150.3%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% data1,880100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language1558.2%8.6%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,72591.8%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% data1,360100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language1208.8%9.3%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada705.1%5.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada453.3%3.3%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,25091.9%90.7%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data8,105100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data8,105100.0%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 income30.0%0.0%

Population

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data6,685100.0%100.0%
In the labour force4,61569.0%64.6%
Employed3,95559.2%56.1%
Unemployed6609.9%8.6%
Not in the labour force2,06530.9%35.4%
Participation rate (Rate)69
Employment rate (Rate)59
Unemployment rate (Rate)14
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data6,685100.0%100.0%
Did not work2,17532.5%37.1%
Worked4,50567.4%62.9%
Worked full year full time2,49037.2%34.3%
Worked part year and/or part time2,01530.1%28.5%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)40

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