Toronto Census Atlas

York Heights

Census Tract 0272.01 · Toronto, Ontario

York Heights is a neighbourhood of Toronto, in the Greater Toronto Area. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 5,945 living in private households. 72.4% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 55.2% across the Greater Toronto Area as a whole; the largest single group was Black at 19.6%. 26.9% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 0.7% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 54.8% of the population, compared with 45.1% citywide. Median household income before tax was $71,500 in 2020, compared with $199,000 for the Greater Toronto Area. 87.0% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.46 km², giving a population density of 13,032 people per square kilometre (the Greater Toronto Area averages about 920).

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Population5,9452021, private households
Visible minority72.4%the Greater Toronto Area 55.2%
Caucasian26.9%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants54.8%the Greater Toronto Area 45.1%
Median household income$71,500the Greater Toronto Area $199,000
Renter households87.0%the Greater Toronto Area 34.3%
Density13,032 /km²5,945 people over 0.46 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Population, 20215,945
Population, 20165,987
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021-1
Total private dwellings2,414
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents2,318
Population density per square kilometre13,060
Land area in square kilometres0

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data5,945100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years92515.6%15.7%
0 to 4 years2704.5%4.7%
5 to 9 years3205.4%5.3%
10 to 14 years3305.6%5.7%
15 to 64 years4,27071.8%68.1%
15 to 19 years3656.1%5.8%
20 to 24 years4607.7%6.7%
25 to 29 years4808.1%7.4%
30 to 34 years4407.4%7.5%
35 to 39 years4257.1%7.2%
40 to 44 years4557.7%6.7%
45 to 49 years4106.9%6.7%
50 to 54 years3956.6%6.9%
55 to 59 years4657.8%7.1%
60 to 64 years3706.2%6.2%
65 years and over75512.7%16.1%
65 to 69 years2354.0%5.0%
70 to 74 years2003.4%4.2%
75 to 79 years1552.6%2.8%
80 to 84 years801.3%2.0%
85 years and over851.4%2.1%

Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data (Rate)100
0 to 14 years1615.6%17.1%
15 to 64 years7271.8%67.0%
65 years and over1312.7%16.0%
85 years and over11.4%2.0%
Average age of the population (Average)39
Median age of the population3838.4%39.6%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data2,315100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house301.3%40.7%
Semi-detached house2309.9%7.1%
Row house552.4%9.4%
Apartment or flat in a duplex00.0%4.0%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys32514.0%9.4%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys1,67572.4%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 data2,305100.0%100.0%
1960 or before61026.5%18.1%
1961 to 19801,19551.8%24.3%
1981 to 19901908.2%13.3%
1991 to 20002159.3%12.5%
2001 to 2005452.0%8.6%
2006 to 2010100.4%7.8%
2011 to 2015251.1%7.5%
2016 to 2021100.4%7.8%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data2,305100.0%100.0%
Condominium150.7%22.8%
Not condominium2,29099.3%77.2%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data2,305100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms150.7%1.4%
1 bedroom61526.7%17.9%
2 bedrooms1,10047.7%21.3%
3 bedrooms44519.3%28.7%
4 or more bedrooms1305.6%30.7%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data2,305100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms1,57068.1%36.8%
5 rooms40017.4%13.7%
6 rooms1807.8%12.8%
7 rooms753.3%11.1%
8 or more rooms803.5%25.7%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)4

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data2,305100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed2,04088.5%95.0%
Major repairs needed26511.5%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 data2,290100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,53567.0%69.9%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs75533.0%30.1%
30% to less than 100%70530.8%26.3%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data2,305100.0%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 data2,240100.0%100.0%
In core need66529.7%15.8%
Not in core need1,57070.1%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 data300100.0%100.0%
% of owner households with a mortgage5217.2%0.0%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs227.2%0.0%
% in core housing need51.7%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,380$3,700
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,620$3,966
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$850,000$1,735,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$850,000$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 data2,005100.0%100.0%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing130.6%0.0%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs341.7%0.0%
% in core housing need331.7%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,300$2,910
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,308$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% data5,020100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,70593.7%95.2%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$33,600$83,600
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,70593.7%95.2%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,600$76,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,92578.2%83.9%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$25,600$74,000
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,40067.7%69.7%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$29,000$78,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,42088.0%86.4%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,300$16,900
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data59511.9%8.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,520$11,560
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,91538.1%31.6%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,000$17,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,90597.7%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,58591.3%95.2%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,040$115,350
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,58591.3%95.3%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$35,680$94,280
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,80075.7%83.9%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,160$108,650
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,29565.6%69.7%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,560$108,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,35086.7%86.5%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$12,370$20,990
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data58511.7%8.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,120$13,650
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,87537.4%31.5%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,240$19,120

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,580100.0%100.0%
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$83,000$236,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$75,500$203,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,54097.5%99.9%
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$90,800$288,200
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$81,300$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 data4,900100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,40028.6%33.2%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$50,000$141,000
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$54,800$170,700
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,41528.9%26.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$14,800$34,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$20,140$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)71
Employment income (%) (Rate)62
Government transfers (%) (Rate)29
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)2
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)12

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% data5,015100.0%100.0%
Without total income3106.2%4.8%
With total income4,70093.7%95.2%
Under $10,000 (including loss)4509.0%9.2%
$10,000 to $19,99967513.5%11.8%
$20,000 to $29,99994018.7%15.2%
$30,000 to $39,99976015.2%11.3%
$40,000 to $49,99956511.3%9.3%
$50,000 to $59,9994609.2%7.6%
$60,000 to $69,9992805.6%6.0%
$70,000 to $79,9991903.8%4.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991352.7%3.9%
$90,000 to $99,999751.5%3.2%
$100,000 and over1803.6%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% data5,015100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income3106.2%4.8%
With after-tax income4,70093.7%95.2%
Under $10,000 (including loss)4458.9%9.6%
$10,000 to $19,99970014.0%12.3%
$20,000 to $29,9991,04520.8%17.0%
$30,000 to $39,99989517.8%13.0%
$40,000 to $49,99961512.3%10.8%
$50,000 to $59,9994208.4%8.3%
$60,000 to $69,9992354.7%6.3%
$70,000 to $79,9991402.8%4.8%
$80,000 to $89,999951.9%3.9%
$90,000 to $99,999501.0%2.5%
$100,000 and over601.2%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% data5,015100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,61532.2%30.3%
With employment income3,40067.8%69.7%
Under $5,000 (including loss)53510.7%10.0%
$5,000 to $9,9993857.7%6.3%
$10,000 to $19,9994609.2%7.8%
$20,000 to $29,9993607.2%5.8%
$30,000 to $39,9993507.0%5.5%
$40,000 to $49,9993657.3%5.5%
$50,000 to $59,9993106.2%5.0%
$60,000 to $69,9992004.0%4.3%
$70,000 to $79,9991302.6%3.6%
$80,000 to $89,9991102.2%3.1%
$90,000 to $99,999651.3%2.8%
$100,000 and over1302.6%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% data5,020100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,60091.6%92.7%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$29,600$79,600
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,60091.6%92.7%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$28,200$72,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,86076.9%82.5%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$29,800$78,000
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,42068.1%69.5%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,400$81,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,18583.4%80.8%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$1,760$3,820
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data2454.9%5.2%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,600$11,640
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,90597.7%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,49089.4%92.7%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$35,200$110,000
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,49089.4%92.8%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,040$89,640
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,76074.9%82.5%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,320$109,950
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,31065.9%69.6%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$35,040$109,250
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,16082.9%80.9%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,980$13,340
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2154.3%5.2%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,950$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 data4,900100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,39028.4%32.8%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$46,800$132,000
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$51,850$161,500
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,31026.7%24.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$20,000$47,800
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$24,840$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)82
Employment income (%) (Rate)73
Government transfers (%) (Rate)18
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% data325100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$78,000$198,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$70,000$172,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data330101.5%99.8%
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$95,600$253,100
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$82,000$203,000

Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data655100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$102,000$291,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$90,000$248,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data61093.1%100.1%
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$105,200$344,400
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$94,400$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% data520100.0%100.0%
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$67,000$155,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$62,400$142,000
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data530101.9%99.4%
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$71,200$183,200
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$65,600$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% data1,025100.0%100.0%
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$36,000$80,800
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$33,600$73,200
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,060103.4%99.9%
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$41,000$106,500
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$36,000$88,600

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data5,940100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,13019.0%19.3%
0 to 5 years3556.0%5.8%
18 to 64 years4,05068.2%65.0%
65 years and over75512.7%15.7%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)84014.1%10.0%
0 to 17 years1953.3%2.2%
0 to 5 years751.3%0.7%
18 to 64 years4958.3%5.8%
65 years and over1502.5%2.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)14
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)17
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)22
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)12
65 years and over (%) (Rate)20

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% data5,940100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,13519.1%19.3%
0 to 5 years3505.9%5.8%
18 to 64 years4,05568.3%65.0%
65 years and over75512.7%15.7%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)5609.4%6.3%
0 to 17 years1252.1%1.1%
0 to 5 years500.8%0.3%
18 to 64 years3956.6%4.6%
65 years and over400.7%0.7%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)9
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)11
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)14
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)10
65 years and over (%) (Rate)5

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data2,320100.0%100.0%
1 person61526.5%24.8%
2 persons68529.5%28.6%
3 persons44019.0%17.3%
4 persons35015.1%17.2%
5 or more persons2259.7%12.1%
Number of persons in private households5,940256.0%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% data5,020100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,15042.8%55.2%
Married1,92538.3%48.8%
Living common-law2304.6%6.4%
Not married and not living common-law2,87057.2%44.8%
Not married and not living common law - Never married2,02540.3%32.0%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1953.9%2.5%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced4208.4%5.5%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed2304.6%4.8%

Household type

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Household type - 100% data2,320100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,30056.0%59.7%
Couple-family households87037.5%50.0%
One-parent-family households43018.5%9.6%
Multigenerational households903.9%5.7%
Multiple-census-family households200.9%1.2%
One-census-family households with additional persons1054.5%3.9%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households1858.0%4.7%
One-person households61526.5%24.8%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data2,320100.0%100.0%
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$71,500$199,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$65,500$174,000
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data2,30599.4%100.0%
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,600$249,500
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$71,000$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% data2,320100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000401.7%1.4%
$5,000 to $9,999150.6%0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999251.1%1.1%
$15,000 to $19,999401.7%1.6%
$20,000 to $24,9991054.5%3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999954.1%2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999954.1%2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999954.1%2.8%
$40,000 to $44,9991004.3%2.9%
$45,000 to $49,9991004.3%2.9%
$50,000 to $59,9992008.6%6.1%
$60,000 to $69,9992209.5%6.1%
$70,000 to $79,9992008.6%6.0%
$80,000 to $89,9991807.8%5.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991406.0%5.4%
$100,000 and over67028.9%48.6%
$100,000 to $124,99928012.1%11.8%
$125,000 to $149,9991657.1%9.3%
$150,000 to $199,9991657.1%12.4%
$200,000 and over602.6%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% data2,320100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000401.7%1.6%
$5,000 to $9,999150.6%0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999301.3%1.1%
$15,000 to $19,999401.7%1.7%
$20,000 to $24,9991155.0%3.5%
$25,000 to $29,9991054.5%3.0%
$30,000 to $34,9991104.7%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,9991155.0%3.3%
$40,000 to $44,9991305.6%3.4%
$45,000 to $49,9991004.3%3.5%
$50,000 to $59,99924010.3%7.3%
$60,000 to $69,99924010.3%7.3%
$70,000 to $79,99923510.1%7.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991606.9%6.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991556.7%6.1%
$100,000 and over50021.6%40.7%
$100,000 to $124,99923510.1%12.6%
$125,000 to $149,9991456.2%9.2%
$150,000 and over1104.7%18.9%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data2,305100.0%100.0%
Owner30013.0%65.7%
Renter2,00587.0%34.3%
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band00.0%0.0%

Census families

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data1,575100.0%100.0%
2 persons70044.4%43.3%
3 persons43027.3%24.3%
4 persons30019.0%23.3%
5 or more persons1459.2%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% data1,575100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,02565.1%82.1%
Married couples91057.8%72.2%
Common-law couples1157.3%9.9%
Total one-parent families54534.6%17.9%
in which the parent is a woman+48030.5%14.7%
in which the parent is a man+654.1%3.3%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Persons in census families4,660100.0%100.0%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,05544.1%54.5%
Parents in one-parent families55011.8%6.0%
Children2,06044.2%39.5%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data1,275100.0%100.0%
Living alone61548.2%54.0%
Living with other relatives25019.6%19.7%
Living with non-relatives only41032.2%26.2%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data615100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data630102.4%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% data1,705100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,67598.2%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% data5,940100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution3,98567.1%44.8%
In bottom decile82013.8%9.5%
In second decile82513.9%8.7%
In third decile86014.5%8.8%
In fourth decile76012.8%8.7%
In fifth decile71012.0%9.0%
In top half of the distribution1,95032.8%55.2%
In sixth decile63010.6%9.3%
In seventh decile4858.2%9.8%
In eighth decile4207.1%10.5%
In ninth decile2804.7%11.6%
In top decile1402.4%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 data2,305100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room2,02087.6%95.2%
More than one person per room28012.1%4.8%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data2,305100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,73575.3%90.1%
Not suitable57024.7%9.9%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data2,305100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household1,27055.1%47.8%
Two-maintainer household80534.9%44.6%
Three-or-more-maintainer household23010.0%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 data2,305100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years502.2%2.0%
25 to 34 years24010.4%13.7%
35 to 44 years45019.5%18.5%
45 to 54 years48521.0%20.3%
55 to 64 years59025.6%20.5%
65 to 74 years28512.4%14.1%
75 to 84 years1556.7%7.6%
85 years and over502.2%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'1,320100.0%100.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only55542.0%64.5%
Not suitable only38529.2%17.1%
Major repairs needed only1259.5%7.0%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'1209.1%5.7%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'705.3%3.8%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'604.5%1.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'100.8%0.4%
Acceptable housing98574.6%149.2%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,880100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population4,26072.4%55.2%
South Asian77513.2%18.6%
Chinese3756.4%10.5%
Black1,15519.6%8.0%
Filipino79013.4%4.4%
Arab2103.6%2.0%
Latin American2303.9%2.5%
Southeast Asian1051.8%1.6%
West Asian2754.7%2.5%
Korean500.9%1.1%
Japanese200.3%0.3%
Visible minority, n.i.e.901.5%1.5%
Multiple visible minorities1903.2%2.1%
Not a visible minority1,62027.6%44.8%

Religion

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,880100.0%100.0%
Buddhist751.3%1.9%
Christian3,33056.6%46.8%
Christian, n.o.s.98016.7%8.1%
Anabaptist00.0%0.1%
Anglican1202.0%2.5%
Baptist450.8%0.9%
Catholic1,45524.7%24.9%
Christian Orthodox2904.9%3.4%
Jehovah's Witness150.3%0.3%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran150.3%0.4%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)300.5%0.2%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic951.6%1.3%
Presbyterian701.2%1.0%
Reformed00.0%0.1%
United Church751.3%2.0%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1252.1%1.7%
Hindu2203.7%7.2%
Jewish150.3%2.5%
Muslim1,01017.2%9.9%
Sikh400.7%3.8%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.0%
Other religions and spiritual traditions801.4%0.6%
No religion and secular perspectives1,11018.9%27.2%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,875100.0%100.0%
Canadian2804.8%7.4%
English2454.2%9.6%
Irish2404.1%8.2%
Scottish3005.1%7.9%
French, n.o.s.901.5%2.9%
German1202.0%3.7%
Chinese4357.4%10.4%
Italian1252.1%7.1%
Indian (India)4207.1%9.1%
Ukrainian601.0%2.1%
Dutch651.1%1.5%
Polish851.4%3.0%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.801.4%2.4%
Filipino79513.5%4.3%
French Canadian250.4%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.601.0%1.0%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.150.3%0.3%
Métis100.2%0.3%
European, n.o.s.350.6%1.1%
Russian550.9%1.7%
Norwegian00.0%0.3%
Welsh400.7%0.8%
Portuguese901.5%2.9%
American200.3%0.7%
Spanish2554.3%1.3%
Swedish100.2%0.3%
Hungarian350.6%0.8%
Acadian100.2%0.1%
Pakistani1352.3%2.6%
African, n.o.s.2203.7%1.5%
Jewish200.3%1.8%
Punjabi00.0%1.5%
Vietnamese550.9%1.3%
Arab, n.o.s.1702.9%0.8%
Greek1252.1%1.5%
Jamaican2504.3%2.3%
Asian, n.o.s.1051.8%1.3%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Korean400.7%1.2%
Romanian801.4%0.6%
Lebanese751.3%0.4%
Iranian1051.8%1.4%
Christian, n.i.e.150.3%0.6%
Danish100.2%0.2%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.100.2%0.1%
Sikh00.0%1.0%
Austrian00.0%0.4%
Belgian00.0%0.2%
Haitian00.0%0.1%
Hindu00.0%1.3%
Mexican550.9%0.4%
Mennonite00.0%0.0%
Swiss00.0%0.2%
Finnish00.0%0.3%
Sri Lankan801.4%1.5%
Croatian100.2%0.5%
Japanese400.7%0.4%
South Asian, n.o.s.550.9%1.1%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.100.2%0.1%
Muslim851.4%0.7%
Egyptian00.0%0.6%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.701.2%0.5%
Tamil801.4%1.2%
Icelandic00.0%0.1%
Colombian801.4%0.3%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech00.0%0.2%
Syrian200.3%0.3%
Guyanese651.1%1.1%
Afghan1302.2%0.7%
Black, n.o.s.1101.9%0.7%
Serbian00.0%0.5%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.2%
Hong Konger100.2%0.6%
Ontarian00.0%0.2%
Persian400.7%0.6%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian751.3%0.7%
Turkish400.7%0.4%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi651.1%0.6%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian00.0%0.3%
Nigerian300.5%0.4%
Armenian00.0%0.3%
Slovak100.2%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Somali00.0%0.4%
Taiwanese00.0%0.2%
Iraqi00.0%0.4%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean951.6%0.5%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.250.4%0.4%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.150.3%0.3%
Caribbean, n.o.s.450.8%0.5%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.801.4%0.5%
Lithuanian00.0%0.2%
South African00.0%0.2%
Australian00.0%0.1%
Palestinian00.0%0.2%
Chilean100.2%0.1%
Congolese350.6%0.1%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian250.4%0.2%
Hispanic, n.o.s.200.3%0.2%
Peruvian00.0%0.2%
Yoruba601.0%0.2%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.1%
Berber00.0%0.0%
Albanian300.5%0.3%
Maltese00.0%0.3%
Macedonian200.3%0.4%
Slovenian00.0%0.2%
Western European, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati100.2%0.3%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.2%
Israeli00.0%0.3%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian550.9%0.2%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian300.5%0.2%
Barbadian400.7%0.2%
African American601.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.300.5%0.1%
Cuban150.3%0.1%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan300.5%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian00.0%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.2%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian00.0%0.1%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano350.6%0.1%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.0%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.2%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish200.3%0.1%
Fijian00.0%0.0%
Jatt00.0%0.1%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Coptic00.0%0.2%
Thai00.0%0.1%
Dominican00.0%0.1%
Nepali00.0%0.1%
Kabyle00.0%0.0%
Assyrian00.0%0.2%
Igbo00.0%0.1%
Byelorussian00.0%0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Abenaki00.0%0.0%
Moldovan00.0%0.0%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
New Zealander00.0%0.0%
Sudanese00.0%0.1%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian00.0%0.1%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.0%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist00.0%0.1%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian00.0%0.0%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.0%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.1%
Kenyan00.0%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.1%
Jordanian00.0%0.1%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian200.3%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-Caribbean150.3%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.200.3%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 African100.2%0.0%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.1%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.0%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.0%
St. Lucian00.0%0.1%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.0%
Telugu00.0%0.1%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.0%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.0%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,880100.0%100.0%
First generation3,76063.9%49.9%
Second generation1,38023.5%27.8%
Third generation or more73012.4%22.3%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,880100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity400.7%0.8%
Single Indigenous responses400.7%0.8%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.0%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity5,84099.3%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 data5,880100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian150.3%0.3%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian5,86599.7%99.7%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,880100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)100.2%0.2%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)100.2%0.2%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries350.6%0.9%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries350.6%0.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only5,83599.2%98.9%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,880100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants2,15536.6%51.0%
Immigrants3,22054.8%45.1%
Before 19803055.2%7.6%
1980 to 19904157.1%5.5%
1991 to 20005609.5%9.9%
2001 to 201090015.3%10.8%
2011 to 20211,04517.8%11.3%
Non-permanent residents5008.5%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 data3,225100.0%100.0%
Americas57517.8%14.6%
Brazil150.5%0.5%
Colombia652.0%0.6%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana601.9%2.3%
Haiti00.0%0.1%
Jamaica1354.2%3.5%
Mexico200.6%0.5%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago1003.1%1.5%
United States of America00.0%1.7%
Other places of birth in Americas1705.3%3.2%
Europe49015.2%19.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.4%
France00.0%0.3%
Germany100.3%0.7%
Greece501.6%0.8%
Hungary200.6%0.3%
Italy150.5%3.0%
Netherlands00.0%0.3%
Poland702.2%1.8%
Portugal100.3%2.2%
Romania752.3%0.8%
Russian Federation401.2%1.2%
Serbia00.0%0.4%
Ukraine300.9%1.1%
United Kingdom752.3%3.3%
Other places of birth in Europe952.9%2.7%
Africa3109.6%6.1%
Algeria401.2%0.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the401.2%0.1%
Egypt100.3%0.9%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia300.9%0.4%
Morocco00.0%0.2%
Nigeria501.6%0.9%
Somalia150.5%0.4%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.5%
Other places of birth in Africa1103.4%2.4%
Asia1,85057.4%59.5%
Afghanistan1103.4%1.0%
Iran952.9%3.0%
Iraq200.6%1.2%
Lebanon150.5%0.5%
Syria702.2%0.7%
Turkey300.9%0.5%
China1605.0%10.2%
Hong Kong401.2%3.4%
Korea, South200.6%1.7%
Taiwan150.5%0.5%
Philippines71522.2%7.4%
Viet Nam451.4%2.1%
Bangladesh702.2%1.3%
India1053.3%13.7%
Pakistan1304.0%4.5%
Sri Lanka952.9%3.5%
Other places of birth in Asia1103.4%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 data685100.0%100.0%
Americas507.3%10.8%
Europe456.6%8.0%
Africa9513.9%8.2%
Asia49071.5%72.7%
Oceania and other00.0%0.3%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,880100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens4,39074.7%85.3%
Canadian citizens aged under 1892015.6%17.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over3,47059.0%67.6%
Not Canadian citizens1,49025.3%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 data3,225100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1755.4%7.8%
5 to 14 years57017.7%16.4%
15 to 24 years60018.6%19.7%
25 to 44 years1,60549.8%45.5%
45 years and over2758.5%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 data2,915100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants1,45549.9%51.8%
Principal applicants68523.5%21.8%
Secondary applicants77026.4%30.0%
Immigrants sponsored by family76026.1%31.6%
Refugees68523.5%15.0%
Other immigrants200.7%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 data2,915100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission30510.5%7.8%
Work permits only before admission31010.6%8.5%
Study permits only before admission501.7%2.2%
Work and study permits before admission1806.2%5.3%
Other permits before admission100.3%0.5%
No pre-admission experience2,05570.5%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 data4,905100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree71014.5%14.3%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,50030.6%25.2%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,69054.8%60.6%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,28526.2%23.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,40528.6%37.1%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,30067.3%66.4%
No certificate, diploma or degree3006.1%5.3%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate85517.4%13.6%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,14043.6%47.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level98520.1%17.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,16023.6%30.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,905100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate77515.8%15.3%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate4,12584.1%84.7%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,29567.2%66.4%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate3406.9%5.9%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,95560.2%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 data3,295100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,15535.1%28.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,14064.9%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 data3,110100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable1304.2%3.4%
All classes of workers2,98095.8%96.6%
Employee2,62084.2%80.7%
Self-employed36011.6%15.8%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data3,110100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable1304.2%3.4%
All occupations2,98095.8%96.6%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations100.3%1.5%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations50516.2%20.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations2959.5%10.8%
3 Health occupations2457.9%6.5%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services2708.7%10.8%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport652.1%3.8%
6 Sales and service occupations94030.2%23.2%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations46515.0%14.1%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations00.0%0.8%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities1805.8%4.4%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data3,110100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable1304.2%3.4%
All industries2,98095.8%96.6%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting00.0%0.3%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.1%
22 Utilities150.5%0.6%
23 Construction1755.6%6.4%
31-33 Manufacturing2608.4%7.8%
41 Wholesale trade802.6%3.8%
44-45 Retail trade42013.5%10.3%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing2608.4%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries852.7%3.1%
52 Finance and insurance1504.8%7.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing451.4%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services2207.1%11.8%
55 Management of companies and enterprises150.5%0.6%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services2407.7%4.6%
61 Educational services1504.8%6.8%
62 Health care and social assistance43013.8%10.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation301.0%1.7%
72 Accommodation and food services1805.8%5.0%
81 Other services (except public administration)1555.0%3.7%
91 Public administration702.3%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 data2,015100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,22560.8%76.9%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,06552.9%69.3%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger1607.9%7.6%
Public transit65532.5%14.9%
Walked904.5%4.5%
Bicycle00.0%0.9%
Other method452.2%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 data2,015100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes38018.9%18.7%
15 to 29 minutes59529.5%32.2%
30 to 44 minutes47523.6%26.3%
45 to 59 minutes25512.7%10.9%
60 minutes and over31515.6%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 data2,015100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.1005.0%6.8%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.28514.1%15.4%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.40019.9%21.7%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.41520.6%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.32015.9%17.5%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.49024.3%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 data1,600100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence1,27579.7%56.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence00.0%12.9%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence32520.3%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 data5,605100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,80567.9%63.7%
Movers1,81032.3%36.3%
Non-migrants83014.8%15.6%
Migrants98017.5%20.8%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data5,855100.0%100.0%
Non-movers5,26089.8%88.4%
Movers59010.1%11.6%
Non-migrants4457.6%7.1%
Migrants1452.5%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 data2,605100.0%100.0%
Worked at home57021.9%34.9%
Worked outside Canada200.8%0.5%
No fixed workplace address41515.9%11.7%
Usual place of work1,60061.4%52.9%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,940100.0%100.0%
English only5,34590.0%88.5%
French only150.3%0.1%
English and French4106.9%7.4%
Neither English nor French1702.9%4.1%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,940100.0%100.0%
English5,60094.3%94.1%
French1252.1%1.1%
English and French450.8%0.8%
Neither English nor French1652.8%4.0%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,940100.0%100.0%
Single responses5,40591.0%93.4%
Multiple responses5359.0%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% data5,940100.0%100.0%
Single responses5,30589.3%92.5%
Multiple responses63510.7%7.5%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,940100.0%100.0%
None4,12069.4%73.8%
English72512.2%9.7%
French450.8%0.9%
Non-official language72512.2%12.0%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous72512.2%12.0%
English and French100.2%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)1752.9%1.6%
French and non-official language(s)250.4%0.4%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages1101.9%1.4%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,940100.0%100.0%
English2,86548.2%54.7%
French350.6%0.3%
Non-official language71512.0%12.7%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous71012.0%12.7%
English and French751.3%1.0%
English and non-official language(s)2,10535.4%29.1%
French and non-official language(s)50.1%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)751.3%1.0%
Multiple non-official languages701.2%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 data3,265100.0%100.0%
English3,05093.4%90.8%
French200.6%0.2%
Non-official language401.2%1.6%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous401.2%1.6%
English and French300.9%1.5%
English and non-official language(s)1153.5%5.6%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.1%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data3,265100.0%100.0%
None3,12095.6%93.8%
English351.1%1.2%
French150.5%1.1%
Non-official language652.0%3.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous652.0%3.1%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)100.3%0.2%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages200.6%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% data1,165100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language1008.6%8.6%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,06591.4%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% data860100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language758.7%9.3%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada607.0%5.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada151.7%3.3%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language78591.3%90.7%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data5,940100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data5,940100.0%100.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.0%0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.0%0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.0%0.0%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income30.1%0.0%

Population

IndicatorNumberSharethe Greater Toronto Area
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data4,905100.0%100.0%
In the labour force3,11063.4%64.6%
Employed2,61053.2%56.1%
Unemployed50510.3%8.6%
Not in the labour force1,79036.5%35.4%
Participation rate (Rate)63
Employment rate (Rate)53
Unemployment rate (Rate)16
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data4,90099.9%100.0%
Did not work1,89038.5%37.1%
Worked3,01561.5%62.9%
Worked full year full time1,48030.2%34.3%
Worked part year and/or part time1,53031.2%28.5%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)39

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