Demographics of Toronto
The demographics of Toronto, Ontario, Canada make Toronto one of the most multicultural and multiracial cities in the world. In 2016, 51.5% of the residents of the city proper belonged to a visible minority group, compared with 49.1% in 2011, and 13.6% in 1981. Toronto also has established ethnic neighbourhoods such as the multiple Chinatowns, Corso Italia, Little Italy, Little India, Greektown, Koreatown, Little Jamaica, Little Portugal and Roncesvalles, which celebrate the city's multiculturalism.
Population
The last complete census by Statistics Canada estimated there were 2,731,571 living in Toronto, making it the largest city in Canada and the fourth most populous municipality in North America.Toronto's population grew by 4.3% from 2011 to 2016, with an annual growth rate of 0.86%.
2011 Census population data for the City of Toronto are found readily aggregated at a finer level than the city as a whole at i. the electoral district level and ii. the neighbourhood level. The three ridings with the largest increase in population between 2006 and 2011 in the City of Toronto have been
- Trinity-Spadina,
- Etobicoke-Lakeshore, and
- Toronto Centre.
Age structure
Age Groups | Total | Male | Female |
0 to 14 years | 398,135 | 204,190 | 193,945 |
0 to 4 years | 136,000 | 69,895 | 66,105 |
5 to 9 years | 135,025 | 69,345 | 65,680 |
10 to 14 years | 127,105 | 64,940 | 62,165 |
15 to 64 years | 1,906,495 | 925,070 | 981,420 |
15 to 19 years | 145,525 | 74,240 | 71,280 |
20 to 24 years | 194,750 | 97,415 | 97,330 |
25 to 29 years | 232,945 | 113,905 | 119,035 |
30 to 34 years | 224,580 | 108,895 | 115,680 |
35 to 39 years | 196,310 | 94,065 | 102,240 |
40 to 44 years | 182,390 | 86,535 | 95,860 |
45 to 49 years | 190,925 | 90,860 | 100,065 |
50 to 54 years | 202,405 | 98,735 | 103,670 |
55 to 59 years | 182,805 | 88,145 | 94,655 |
60 to 64 years | 153,865 | 72,265 | 81,600 |
65 to 85 years | 426,945 | 184,325 | 242,615 |
65 to 69 years | 130,540 | 60,360 | 70,185 |
70 to 74 years | 93,600 | 42,315 | 51,285 |
75 to 79 years | 76,160 | 32,730 | 43,430 |
80 to 84 years | 60,630 | 25,670 | 34,965 |
85 years and over | 66,005 | 23,245 | 42,750 |
85 to 89 years | 40,800 | 15,665 | 25,135 |
90 to 94 years | 19,680 | 6,180 | 13,500 |
95 to 99 years | 4,750 | 1,275 | 3,470 |
100 years and over | 770 | 120 | 650 |
Ethnic diversity
City of Toronto
The 2016 Census indicates that 51.5% of Toronto's population is composed of visible minorities, compared to 49.1% in 2011, and 13.6% in 1981.According to the 2011 National Household Survey, 1,264,395 non-Whites, or 20.2% of Canada's visible minority population, live in the city of Toronto; of this, approximately 70 percent are of Asian ancestry. Annually, almost half of all immigrants to Canada settle in the Greater Toronto Area. A study released by the Toronto District School Board in December 2012 found that 66 percent of students ages 4 through 18 came from visible minorities. East Asians made the largest ethnic group along with South Asians coming in second of the city of Toronto's overall population.
In particular, the progression of the percentage of visible minorities in the city of Toronto from 2006 to 2016 has been as follows:
Change between 2011 and 2016:
Increase:
- Filipino: +20,270
- Black: +21,690
- Chinese: +21,070
- South Asian: +21,865
- Multiple visible minorities: +9,755
- Arab: +7,110
- Latin American: +5,955
- Korean: +4,415
- Aboriginal: +3,800
- Visible minority, n.i.e.: 3,305
- Japanese: +1,095
- White: -9,615
- Southeast Asian: -5,180
Top 20 Ethnic origins in the City of Toronto | Population | Percentage | Riding with Highest Concentration | Percentage |
Chinese | 332,830 | 12.5 | Scarborough—Agincourt | 47.0 |
English | 331,890 | 12.3 | Beaches—East York | 24.2 |
Canadian | 323,175 | 12.0 | Beaches-East York | 19.7 |
Irish | 262,965 | 9.8 | Parkdale—High Park | 20.0 |
Scottish | 256,250 | 9.5 | Beaches—East York | 18.9 |
East Indian | 202,675 | 7.5 | Etobicoke North | 22.2 |
Italian | 182,495 | 6.8 | Etobicoke Centre | 15.1 |
Filipino | 162,605 | 6.0 | York Centre | 17.0 |
German | 130,900 | 4.9 | Parkdale—High Park | 9.8 |
French | 122,615 | 4.6 | Parkdale—High Park | 8.9 |
Polish | 114,530 | 4.3 | Eglinton—Lawrence | 12.0 |
Portuguese | 100,420 | 3.7 | Davenport | 22.7 |
Jamaican | 90,065 | 3.3 | Humber River—Black Creek | 8.5 |
Russian | 74,465 | 2.8 | York Centre | 9.5 |
Ukrainian | 72,340 | 2.7 | Etobicoke Centre | 8.1 |
Sri Lankan | 58,180 | 2.2 | Scarborough—Rouge Park | 11.1 |
Greek | 57,425 | 2.1 | Toronto—Danforth | 7.3 |
Spanish | 56,815 | 2.1 | < 5.0 | |
British Isles origins | 52,900 | 2.0 | < 5.0 | |
Iranian | 45,540 | 1.7 | Willowdale | 12.1 |
Total population | 2,691,665 | 100 |
Community Councils
The top visible-minority groups per Community Council are as follows:- Toronto & East York : White: 65.3%, Chinese: 8.9%, South Asian: 6.7%, Black: 5.6%
- North York : White: 47.4%, Chinese: 14.0%, South Asian: 8.5%, Filipino: 8.0%, West Asian: 5.3%, Black: 5.2%
- Scarborough : White: 26.5%, South Asian: 25.4%, Chinese: 19.0%, Black: 10.8%, Filipino: 8.4%
- Etobicoke York : White: 48.9%, Black: 15.7%, South Asian: 11.9%, Latin American: 5.6%
Community Council | 1996 | Percent change | 2001 | Percent change | 2006 | Percent change | 2011 | Total percent change |
Toronto & East York | 28.7% | +3.9% | 32.6% | +0.5% | 33.1% | 0.0% | 33.1% | +4.4% |
Etobicoke York | 31.1% | +6.0% | 37.1% | +3.4% | 40.5% | +2.8% | 43.3% | +12.2% |
North York | 39.7% | +2.9% | 42.6% | +5.1% | 47.7% | +3.5% | 51.2% | +11.5% |
Scarborough | 51.9% | +8.1% | 60.0% | +7.4% | 67.4% | +2.9% | 70.3% | +18.4% |
Ridings
The finest granularity of visible minority data in Toronto readily available by the 2016 Census is that of the federal electoral district. The per-riding data based on the 2003 redistribution was available for the 2001 and 2006 censuses and the 2011 NHS, thus enabling useful comparisons. For instance, visible minorities as a percentage of the population only marginally increased, or even decreased in the "Old" Toronto, East York and South Etobicoke ridings, while on the other hand increased significantly in Scarborough and North York. Since the 2016 Census used the new 2013 redistribution, such a direct comparison is no longer possible.Concentrations of ethnic groups per City of Toronto ridings are as follows, with the largest proportion of each group in bold. For each of the federal electoral districts in the City of Toronto, the ethnic groups with 5% of more of population are shown, in a rough correspondence with community councils and pre-amalgamation municipalities :
TORONTO & EAST YORK
NORTH YORK
SCARBOROUGH
ETOBICOKE & YORK
For each of the federal electoral districts in the City of Toronto, the ethnic origin groups with 7% of more of population are shown, in a rough correspondence with community councils and pre-amalgamation municipalities :
TORONTO & EAST YORK
NORTH YORK
SCARBOROUGH
ETOBICOKE & YORK
Wards
Top ethnic origin per Toronto ward- English : Ward 32 - Beaches-East York, Ward 13 - Parkdale-High Park, Ward 22 - St. Paul's, Ward 36 - Scarborough Southwest,
- Chinese : Ward 41 - Scarborough-Rouge Park, Ward 39 - Scarborough-Agincourt, Ward 24 - Willowdale, Ward 40 - Scarborough-Agincourt,
- East Indian : Ward 1 - Etobicoke North, Ward 42 - Scarborough-Rouge Park, Ward 38 - Scarborough Centre, Ward 2 - Etobicoke North,
- Italian : Ward 9 - York Centre, Ward 12 - York South-Weston, Ward 7 - York West, Ward 4 - Etobicoke Centre
- Portuguese : Ward 17 - Davenport, Ward 18 - Davenport
- Jewish : Ward 10 - York Centre, Ward 21 - St. Paul's
- Filipino : Ward 15 - Eglinton-Lawrence, Ward 35 - Scarborough Southwest
- Canadian : Ward 37 - Scarborough Centre, Ward 11 - York South-Weston
Neighbourhoods
- English : Leaside-Bennington, The Beaches, Rosedale-Moore Park, Kingsway South,
- Chinese : Steeles, Milliken, Agincourt North, Agincourt South-Malvern West,
- Italian : Maple Leaf, Humber Summit, Pelmo Park-Humberlea, Yorkdale-Glen Park,
- Indian : West Humber-Clairville, Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown, Thorncliffe Park, Woburn,
- Jewish : Forest Hill North, Westminster-Branson, Forest Hill South, Bedford Park-Nortown,
- Portuguese : Little Portugal, Caledonia-Fairbank, Weston-Pellam Park, Keelesdale-Eglinton West,
- Filipino : North St. James Town, Ionview, Kennedy Park
- Jamaican : Beechborough-Greenbrook, Black Creek, Mount Dennis
- Canadian : New Toronto, Alderwood
- Greek : Broadview North
- Milliken: 97%
- Steeles: 91%
- Agincourt North: 91%
- Malvern: 90%
- West Humber-Clairville: 87%
- Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown: 87%
- Agincourt South-Malvern West: 86%
- Black Creek: 81%
- Rouge: 81%
- Flemingdon Park: 79%
- Thorncliffe Park: 79%
- Kingsway South: 12%
- Markland Wood: 13%
- The Beaches: 14%
- Runnymede-Bloor West Village: 16%
- Casa Loma: 17%
- Forest Hill South: 17%
- Lawrence Park South: 17%
- Stonegate-Queensway: 18%
- Leaside-Bennington: 18%
- Rosedale-Moore Park: 18%
Toronto CMA
Future projections
Concentrations of ethnic groups per Toronto CMA municipality are as follows, with the largest proportion of each group in bold :Most common ethnic origins per Toronto CMA municipality are as follows, with the largest proportion of each ethnic origin in bold :
Visible minorities as percentage of population and top ethnic origins per riding, in the GTA outside the City of Toronto are as follows:
The following are the twenty more common ethnic origins in the Toronto CMA:
Top 20 Ethnic Origins in the Toronto CMA, 2016 | Population | Percentage | City/Town with Highest Concentration | Percentage | Riding with Highest Concentration | Percentage |
Canadian | 746,960 | 12.7 | Georgina | 36.3 | Simcoe--Grey | 31.7 |
English | 732,555 | 12.5 | Uxbridge | 40.3 | Simcoe--Grey | 33.1 |
Chinese | 700,705 | 12.0 | Markham | 46.5 | Markham--Unionville | 65.6 |
East Indian | 643,370 | 11.0 | Brampton | 33.4 | Brampton East | 51.4 |
Irish | 544,380 | 9.3 | New Tecumseth | 24.8 | Simcoe--Grey | 24.8 |
Scottish | 543,760 | 9.3 | Uxbridge | 26.4 | Wellington--Halton Hills | 24.1 |
Italian | 484,360 | 8.3 | King | 34.5 | Vaughan--Woodbridge | 53.5 |
Filipino | 274,675 | 4.7 | Toronto | 6.0 | York Centre | 17.0 |
German | 271,815 | 4.6 | Uxbridge | 12.9 | Wellington--Halton Hills | 10.4 |
French | 247,790 | 4.2 | Georgina | 10.3 | Wellington--Halton Hills | 9.4 |
Polish | 237,240 | 4.0 | Mississauga | 6.1 | Thornhill | 12.6 |
Portuguese | 210,420 | 3.6 | Bradford West Gwillimbury | 11.8 | Davenport | 22.7 |
Jamaican | 200,335 | 3.4 | Ajax | 9.2 | Brampton West | 11.3 |
Ukrainian | 144,335 | 2.4 | Oakville | 3.6 | Etobicoke Centre | 8.1 |
Russian | 139,910 | 2.4 | Vaughan | 8.4 | Thornhill | 16.4 |
Pakistani | 122,950 | 2.1 | Milton | 7.2 | Milton | 7.2 |
Sri Lankan | 114,400 | 2.0 | Ajax | 4.4 | Scarborough-Rouge Park | 11.1 |
British Isles origins | 107,900 | 1.8 | Uxbridge | 5.8 | < 5.0 | |
Spanish | 106,685 | 1.8 | Oakville | 2.0 | < 5.0 | |
Greek | 99,145 | 1.7 | Whitchurch-Stoufville | 3.8 | Toronto-Danforth | 7.3 |
Total population | 5,862,855 | 100 |
The top 20 ethnic origins in the Toronto CMA, from 1996 to 2016 are as follows:
Top 20 Ethnic Origins in the Toronto CMA, 2016 | Population | % | 2011 | Population | % | 2006 | Population | % | 2001 | Population | % | 1996 | Population | % |
Canadian | 746,960 | 12.7 | English | 777,110 | 14.1 | English | 804,100 | 15.9 | Canadian | 861,945 | 18.5 | English | 891,735 | 21.1 |
English | 732,555 | 12.5 | Canadian | 728,745 | 13.2 | Canadian | 651,635 | 12.8 | English | 783,770 | 16.9 | Canadian | 710,755 | 16.8 |
Chinese | 700,705 | 12.0 | Chinese | 594,735 | 10.8 | Scottish | 561,050 | 11.1 | Scottish | 517,115 | 11.1 | Scottish | 534,595 | 12.6 |
East Indian | 643,370 | 11.0 | East Indian | 572,250 | 10.4 | Chinese | 537,060 | 10.6 | Irish | 487,215 | 10.4 | Irish | 480,980 | 11.4 |
Irish | 544,380 | 9.3 | Scottish | 545,365 | 9.9 | Irish | 531,865 | 10.5 | Chinese | 435,685 | 9.4 | Italian | 414,310 | 9.8 |
Scottish | 543,760 | 9.3 | Irish | 543,600 | 9.8 | East Indian | 484,655 | 9.6 | Italian | 429,385 | 9.2 | Chinese | 359,450 | 8.5 |
Italian | 484,360 | 8.3 | Italian | 475,090 | 8.6 | Italian | 466,155 | 9.2 | East Indian | 345,855 | 7.4 | East Indian | 255,685 | 6.0 |
Filipino | 274,675 | 4.7 | German | 262,830 | 4.8 | German | 259,015 | 5.1 | French | 220,535 | 4.7 | French | 236,315 | 5.6 |
German | 271,815 | 4.6 | French | 249,375 | 4.5 | French | 241,395 | 4.8 | German | 220,140 | 4.7 | German | 224,525 | 5.3 |
French | 247,790 | 4.2 | Filipino | 246,345 | 4.5 | Polish | 207,495 | 4.1 | Portuguese | 171,545 | 3.7 | Portuguese | 161,685 | 3.8 |
Polish | 237,240 | 4.0 | Polish | 214,455 | 3.9 | Portuguese | 188,110 | 3.7 | Polish | 166,695 | 3.6 | Polish | 161,005 | 3.8 |
Portuguese | 210,420 | 3.6 | Portuguese | 196,975 | 3.6 | Filipino | 181,330 | 3.6 | Jewish | 161,215 | 3.5 | Jewish | 156,300 | 3.7 |
Jamaican | 200,335 | 3.4 | Jamaican | 177,305 | 3.2 | Jamaican | 160,205 | 3.2 | Jamaican | 150,840 | 3.2 | Jamaican | 133,690 | 3.2 |
Ukrainian | 144,335 | 2.4 | Jewish | 137,165 | 2.5 | Jewish | 141,685 | 2.8 | Filipino | 140,405 | 3.0 | Filipino | 102,525 | 2.4 |
Russian | 139,910 | 2.4 | Ukrainian | 130,350 | 2.4 | Ukrainian | 122,510 | 2.4 | Ukrainian | 104,485 | 2.2 | Ukrainian | 95,500 | 2.3 |
Pakistani | 122,950 | 2.1 | Russian | 118,090 | 2.1 | Russian | 102,815 | 2.0 | Dutch | 85,860 | 1.8 | Dutch | 85,250 | 2.0 |
Sri Lankan | 114,400 | 2.0 | Spanish | 105,740 | 1.9 | Spanish | 97,255 | 1.9 | Greek | 85,375 | 1.8 | Greek | 80,330 | 1.9 |
British Isles origins | 107,900 | 1.8 | Sri Lankan | 104,980 | 1.9 | Dutch | 95,560 | 1.9 | Spanish | 65,600 | 1.4 | Spanish | 62,520 | 1.5 |
Spanish | 106,685 | 1.8 | British Isles origins | 104,070 | 1.9 | Greek | 90,585 | 1.8 | Russian | 62,540 | 1.3 | Hungarian | 44,160 | 1.1 |
Greek | 99,145 | 1.7 | Dutch | 98,925 | 1.8 | Sri Lankan | 80,610 | 1.6 | Hungarian | 46,790 | 1.0 | Welsh | 44,015 | 1.0 |
Total population | 5,862,855 | 100 | Total population | 5,521,235 | 100 | Total population | 5,072,075 | 100 | Total population | 4,647,955 | 100 | Total population | 4,232,905 | 100 |
Change between 2011 and 2016:
Largest increases:
- Chinese: +105,970
- East Indian: +71,120
- Pakistani: +32,340
- Filipino: +28,330
- Jamaican: +23,030
- Polish: +22,785
- Russian: +21,820
- Iranian: +20,845
- Canadian: +18,215
- Ukrainian: +13,985
- Jewish: −77,970
- English: −44,555
- Yugoslavian, n.o.s.: −1,900
- Scottish: −1,605
- French: −1,585
Ethnic Groups
Black-Canadians
Cambodians
Chinese
Greeks
Italians
Japanese
South Asians
Vietnamese
Religion
accounted for 33.4% of the population of the city of Toronto in 2001, followed by Protestants with 21.2%. Members of Christian Orthodox churches accounted for 4.9%, and other Christians formed 3.9%. The city's religious makeup also includes Islam with 5.5%, Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Sikh, and other communities; 16.6% reported no religious affiliation.In particular, the 2001 Census data showed the following data per pre-amalgamation municipality:
- Toronto : Catholic 31.1%, No religious affiliation 26.2%, Protestant 20.8%, Jewish 5.0%, Muslim 4.0%, Christian Orthodox 3.7%, Buddhist 3.4%
- North York : Catholic 30.2%, Protestant 18.0%, No religious affiliation 15.8%, Jewish 10.1%, Muslim 7.8%, Christian Orthodox 5.2%, Christian, not included elsewhere 4.6%, Hindu 4.1%
- Scarborough : Catholic 26.2%, Protestant 22.8%, No religious affiliation 19.7%, Hindu 9.7%, Muslim 7.8%, Christian Orthodox 5.1%, Christian, not included elsewhere 4.7%,
- Etobicoke : Catholic 39.6%, Protestant 24.6%, No religious affiliation 11.3%, Muslim 6.9%, Hindu 4.9%, Christian Orthodox 4.3%, Christian, not included elsewhere 3.5%, Sikh 3.3%
- York : Catholic 45.6%, Protestant 18.8%, No religious affiliation 12.8%, Muslim 5.0%, Christian, not included elsewhere 4.4%, Christian Orthodox 3.9%, Jewish 3.7%
- East York : Protestant 25.3%, Catholic 23.6%, No religious affiliation 17.1%, Muslim 12.5%, Christian Orthodox 12.0%, Hindu 3.7%
Ethno-religious groups
Languages
Mother tongue by population
City of Toronto
The finest granularity of mother tongue and language spoken in Toronto yet provided by the 2011 Census is that of the federal electoral district. Census tracts data is not yet available. For each of the federal electoral districts in the City of Toronto, the top three are as follows:TORONTO & EAST YORK
- Trinity-Spadina : 1. English , 2. Cantonese, 3. Portuguese, 4. Chinese, not otherwise specified, 5. Mandarin
- Toronto Centre : 1. English , 2. Spanish, 3. Chinese, not otherwise specified
- St. Paul's : 1. English , 2. Spanish, 3. Tagalog
- Beaches-East York : 1. English , 2. Bengali, 3. Greek
- Parkdale-High Park : 1. English , 2. Polish, 3. Spanish
- Toronto-Danforth : 1. English , 2. Cantonese, 3. Greek, 4. Chinese, not otherwise specified
- Davenport : 1. English, 2. Portuguese , 3. Italian, 4. Spanish
- Willowdale : 1. English, 2. Chinese, not otherwise specified, 3. Persian, 4. Korean, 5. Mandarin
- Don Valley West : 1. English, 2. Urdu, 3. Persian
- York Centre : 1. English, 2. Russian , 3. Italian, 4. Tagalog 5. Spanish
- Eglinton-Lawrence : 1. English , 2. Tagalog , 3. Italian
- Don Valley East : 1. English, 2. Mandarin, 3. Chinese, not otherwise specified 4. Persian, 5. Arabic, 6. Tagalog , 7. Cantonese
- York West : 1. English, 2. Italian, 3. Spanish, 4. Vietnamese, 5. Urdu
- Scarborough-Rouge River : 1. English, 2. Tamil , 3. Cantonese , 4. Mandarin, 5. Tagalog , 6. Urdu
- Scarborough-Agincourt : 1. English, 2. Chinese, not otherwise specified , 3. Cantonese , 4. Mandarin , 5. Tamil
- Scarborough-Guildwood : 1. English, 2. Tamil , 3. Gujarati, 4 Tagalog , 5. Urdu
- Scarborough Centre : 1. English, 2. Tamil , 3. Tagalog 4. Chinese, not otherwise specified, 5. Cantonese
- Scarborough Southwest : 1. English, 2. Bengali, 3. Tagalog , 4. Tamil
- Etobicoke-Lakeshore : 1. English, 2. Polish, 3. Ukrainian
- York South-Weston : 1. English, 2. Portuguese, 3. Spanish, 4. Italian, 5. Vietnamese
- Etobicoke Centre : 1. English, 2. Italian, 3. Ukrainian, 4. Spanish
- Etobicoke North : 1. English, 2. Panjabi , 3. Gujarati, 4. Italian, 5. Urdu, 6. Somali
Toronto CMA
IN YORK REGION
- Oak Ridges-Markham : 1. English, 2. Cantonese , 3. Chinese, not otherwise specified, 4. Italian, 5. Mandarin
- Vaughan : 1. English, 2. Italian , 3. Spanish
- Thornhill : 1. English, 2. Russian , 3. Cantonese, 4. Persian 5. Chinese, not otherwise specified, 6. Korean 7. Hebrew
- Markham-Unionville : 1. English, 2. Cantonese, 3. Chinese, not otherwise specified , 4. Tamil, 5. Mandarin, 6. Urdu
- Newmarket-Aurora : 1. English , 2. Italian, 3. Russian
- Richmond Hill : 1. English, 2. Cantonese , 3. Persian, 4. Russian, 5. Mandarin, 6. Italian, 7. Korean
- Bramalea-Gore-Malton : 1. English, 2. Panjabi , 3. Urdu
- Mississauga-Brampton South : 1. English, 2. Panjabi , 3. Urdu, 4. Polish, 5. Tagalog
- Mississauga East-Cooksville : 1. English, 2. Polish, 3. Urdu, 4. Arabic, 5. Tagalog , 6. Spanish
- Mississauga South : 1. English , 2. Polish, 3. Portuguese
- Ajax-Pickering : 1. English , 2. Urdu, 3. Tagalog
- Pickering-Scarborough East : 1. English ''', 2. Tamil, 3. Tagalog
Immigration patterns
The 2006 Census data show the following temporal patterns in the sources of immigration to Toronto :
- Recent immigrants : India 17.4%, China 14.3%, Pakistan 8.3%, Philippines 7.4%, Sri Lanka 3.9%, Iran 3.2%
- Period of immigration: 1996-2000 : India 13.5%, China 13.1%, Pakistan 7.8%, Philippines 5.9%, Sri Lanka 5.2%, Hong Kong 4.3%, Iran 3.4%, Russia 3.2%
- Period of immigration: 1991-1995 : Hong Kong 9.1%, India 8.7%, Philippines 8.7%, Sri Lanka 8.3%, China 8.1%, Poland 4.5%, Jamaica 4.1%, Guyana 3.5%, Vietnam 3.3%
- Period of immigration: Before 1991 : Italy 11.1%, United Kingdom 9.7%, Portugal 5.9%, India 5.6%, Jamaica 5.5%, Hong Kong 4.5%, China 4.4%, Philippines 3.9%, Poland 3.8%, Guyana 3.8%, Vietnam 3.4%
- Toronto & East York : 39.0%
- North York : 54.4%
- Scarborough : 57.4%
- Etobicoke York : 49.6%
Highs and lows
Wards
- Largest area : Ward 42 - Scarborough-Rouge River: 3,928
- Smallest area : Ward 18 - Davenport: 474
- Most populous: Ward 23 - Willowdale: 79,435
- Least populous: Ward 19 - Toronto-Danforth: 44,420
- Highest % recent immigrants: Ward 33 - Don Valley East: 24.1%
- Lowest % recent immigrants: Ward 16 - Eglinton Lawrence: 3.7%
- Highest % visible minorities: Ward 42 - Scarborough-Rouge River: 88.7%
- Lowest % visible minorities: Ward 16 - Eglinton Lawrence: 12.6%
- Highest median household income: Ward 25 - Don Valley West: $86,901
- Lowest median household income: Ward 14 - Parkdale-High Park: $38,352
Ethnocultural
Mother tongue
- English: Ward 32 - Beaches-East York: 77.7%
- Portuguese: Ward 18 - Davenport: 25.3%
- Cantonese: Ward 41 - Scarborough-Rouge River: 23.5%
- Chinese, not otherwise specified: Ward 39 - Scarborough-Agincourt: 22.2%
- Italian: Ward 9 - York Centre: 20.4%
- Russian: Ward 10 - York Centre: 19.5%
- Tamil: Ward 42 - Scarborough-Rouge River: 15.1%
- Panjabi : Ward 1 - Etobicoke North: 13.3%
- Urdu: Ward 26 - Don Valley West: 11.2%
- Greek: Ward 29 - Toronto-Danforth: 10.7%
Home language
- English: Ward 16 - Eglinton-Lawrence: 89.9%
- Cantonese: Ward 41 - Scarborough-Rouge River: 22.5%
- Chinese, not otherwise specified: Ward 39 - Scarborough-Agincourt: 18.3%
- Portuguese: Ward 18 - Davenport: 17.8%
- Russian: Ward 10 - York Centre: 17.6%
- Italian: Ward 9 - York Centre: 12.7%
- Tamil: Ward 42 - Scarborough-Rouge River: 12.7%
- Panjabi : Ward 1 - Etobicoke North: 11.0%
Ethnic origin
- Chinese: Ward 41 - Scarborough-Rouge River: 56.1%
- Portuguese: Ward 17 - Davenport: 28.0%
- Italian: Ward 9 - York Centre: 27.2%
- East Indian: Ward 1 - Etobicoke North: 26.0%
- Jewish: Ward 10 - York Centre: 17.3%
- Greek: Ward 29 - Toronto-Danforth: 13.0%
Visible minority
- Not a visible minority: Ward 16 - Eglinton-Lawrence: 87.4%
- Chinese: Ward 41 - Scarborough-Rouge River: 57.3%
- South Asian: Ward 1 - Etobicoke North: 37.9%
- Black: Ward 8 - York West: 21.8%
- Filipino: Ward 25 - Scarborough Southwest: 10.4%
- Latin American: Ward 7 - York West: 9.6%
- Korean: Ward 23 - Willowdale: 9.4%
- Southeast Asian: Ward 8 - York West: 7.2%
- West Asian: Ward 23 - Willowdale: 6.9%
- Arab: Ward 34 - Don Valley East: 3.0%
- Japanese: Ward 27 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale: 1.2%
Education
- Earned doctorate: Ward 20 - Trinity-Spadina: 3.3%
- Master's degree: Ward 27 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale: 13.0%
- Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine: Ward 25 - Don Valley West: 3.5%
- University certificate above bachelor level: Ward 22 - St. Paul's: 5.5%
- Bachelor's degree: Ward 22 - St. Paul's: 31.5%
- University certificate or degree: Ward 22 - St. Paul's: 54.1%