Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population, Toronto, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population, Toronto, 2001 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Toronto and Ontario, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Toronto			Ontario
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	5,862,855	100.0	...	13,242,160	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	3,020,405	51.5	...	9,188,820	69.4	...
Immigrants	2,705,550	46.1	100.0	3,852,145	29.1	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	1,620,600	27.6	59.9	2,426,240	18.3	63.0
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	379,400	6.5	14.0	490,560	3.7	12.7
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	348,625	5.9	12.9	463,175	3.5	12.0
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	356,930	6.1	13.2	472,170	3.6	12.3
Non-permanent residents	136,895	2.3	...	201,200	1.5	...

Number and distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population and recent immigrants in census subdivisions, Toronto, 2016

Geography	Total population	Immigrant population		Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)
	Number	Number	%	Number	%
Toronto	5,862,850	2,705,550	46.1	356,930	6.1
Toronto	2,691,665	1,266,005	47.0	187,950	7.0
Mississauga	715,475	381,730	53.4	53,410	7.5
Brampton	590,950	308,790	52.3	39,910	6.8
Markham	327,400	192,220	58.7	20,660	6.3
Vaughan	304,145	140,960	46.3	10,790	3.5
Richmond Hill	193,800	111,225	57.4	13,995	7.2
Oakville	191,715	68,845	35.9	10,180	5.3
Ajax	119,180	46,335	38.9	3,585	3.0
Milton	108,935	39,105	35.9	5,635	5.2
Pickering	90,995	31,155	34.2	1,930	2.1
Newmarket	82,730	23,235	28.1	2,295	2.8
Aurora	54,700	16,510	30.2	1,850	3.4
Caledon	66,215	16,310	24.6	780	1.2
Whitchurch-Stouffville	45,340	14,740	32.5	970	2.1
Halton Hills	60,200	9,745	16.2	535	0.9
Bradford West Gwillimbury	34,965	9,625	27.5	960	2.7
Georgina	44,765	6,010	13.4	385	0.9
King	24,365	5,985	24.6	175	0.7
New Tecumseth	33,735	4,835	14.3	250	0.7
East Gwillimbury	23,435	4,330	18.5	280	1.2
Orangeville	28,350	3,510	12.4	250	0.9
Uxbridge	20,970	2,660	12.7	115	0.5
Mono	8,555	1,660	19.4	35	0.4
Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation	0	0		0

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Toronto, 2011 and 2016

	2011				2016
	All immigrants		Recent immigrants (2006 to 2011)		All immigrants		Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Population in private households	2,537,405	..	381,745	..	2,705,550	..	356,930	..
Age groups	2,537,410	100.0	381,745	100.0	2,705,550	100.0	356,930	100.0
Less than 15 years	120,980	4.8	65,220	17.1	104,245	3.9	56,500	15.8
15 to 24 years	221,480	8.7	57,265	15.0	201,180	7.4	45,505	12.7
25 to 64 years	1,734,010	68.3	241,175	63.2	1,818,590	67.2	230,200	64.5
65 years and older	460,940	18.2	18,085	4.7	581,540	21.5	24,730	6.9
Median age	47.1	..	32.2	..	49.3	..	33.0	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	2,129,490	100.0	356,930	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	1,063,255	49.9	192,145	53.8
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	424,005	19.9	78,640	22.0
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	639,250	30.0	113,500	31.8
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	717,295	33.7	113,665	31.8
Refugees	...	...	...	...	319,290	15.0	44,640	12.5
Region of birth1	2,537,410	100.0	381,745	100.0	2,705,550	100.0	356,930	100.0
Americas	400,520	15.8	53,095	13.9	409,705	15.1	40,795	11.4
Europe	660,655	26.0	41,215	10.8	617,555	22.8	31,805	8.9
Africa	136,320	5.4	25,730	6.7	152,755	5.6	24,765	6.9
Asia	1,332,250	52.5	260,400	68.2	1,518,125	56.1	258,265	72.4
Oceania	7,045	0.3	1,200	0.3	7,220	0.3	1,285	0.4

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,² Toronto, 2016

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	2,705,550	100.0	...
India	307,275	11.4	1
China	266,840	9.9	2
Philippines	192,265	7.1	3
Pakistan	119,085	4.4	4
Italy	103,620	3.8	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	356,930	100.0	...
India	58,820	16.5	1
China	49,815	14.0	2
Philippines	43,595	12.2	3
Pakistan	21,750	6.1	4
Iran	18,640	5.2	5

Immigrant population and recent immigrants by non-official language spoken most often at home,³ Toronto, 2016

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	2,705,550	100.0	...
Cantonese	178,745	6.6	1
Mandarin	157,540	5.8	2
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	113,830	4.2	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	356,930	100.0	...
Mandarin	37,505	10.5	1
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	29,905	8.4	2
Persian (Farsi)	20,190	5.7	3

Population by generation status and median age, Toronto, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	5,521,235	100.0	38.3	5,862,850	100.0	39.1
First generation (born abroad)	2,642,910	47.9	46.4	2,874,260	49.0	48.1
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	1,544,565	28.0	22.4	1,676,530	28.6	23.1
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	1,099,185	19.9	21.2	1,200,555	20.5	22.2
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	445,380	8.1	25.5	475,975	8.1	25.8
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	1,333,765	24.2	33.9	1,312,060	22.4	33.8

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Toronto, Ontario and Canada 1996 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Toronto, Ontario and Canada 1996 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Toronto, 2011 and 2016

	2011				2016
	Number	% of the total population	% of the visible minority population	Median age	Number	% of the total population	% of the visible minority population	Median age
Total population in private households	5,521,235	100.0	..	38.3	5,862,850	100.0	..	39.1
Visible minority population	2,596,420	47.0	100.0	34.5	3,011,905	51.4	100.0	35.3
South Asian	833,085	15.1	32.1	33.0	973,225	16.6	32.3	34.1
Chinese	531,630	9.6	20.5	39.4	631,045	10.8	21.0	39.9
Black	397,175	7.2	15.3	31.5	442,020	7.5	14.7	32.3
Filipino	230,080	4.2	8.9	36.2	254,480	4.3	8.4	37.9
Latin American	117,005	2.1	4.5	35.2	132,950	2.3	4.4	37.2
Arab	74,985	1.4	2.9	31.8	105,610	1.8	3.5	32.1
Southeast Asian	90,990	1.6	3.5	35.1	83,540	1.4	2.8	36.4
West Asian	96,655	1.8	3.7	34.1	123,755	2.1	4.1	35.3
Korean	61,300	1.1	2.4	36.1	69,670	1.2	2.3	36.9
Japanese	20,010	0.4	0.8	40.0	20,650	0.4	0.7	40.6
Visible minority, n.i.e.	68,660	1.2	2.6	34.0	77,780	1.3	2.6	36.4
Multiple visible minorities	74,840	1.4	2.9	24.8	97,185	1.7	3.2	24.4
Not a visible minority	2,924,810	53.0	..	42.1	2,850,950	48.6	..	43.7

Census subdivisions with a population of 5,000 or more and with the highest proportion of visible minorities, Toronto, 2016

Geography	Visible minority population
Name of the census subdivision	Number	% of the total population of the CSD
Toronto	1,385,855	51.5
Brampton	433,230	73.3
Mississauga	408,925	57.2
Markham	255,155	77.9
Richmond Hill	116,215	60.0

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Toronto, Ontario and Canada, 2016

Ethnic origin	Toronto			Ontario			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Canadian	746,965	12.7	1	3,109,770	23.5	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
English	732,555	12.5	2	2,808,810	21.2	2	6,320,085	18.3	2
Chinese	700,710	12.0	3	849,345	6.4	8	1,769,195	5.1	7

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Toronto, Ontario and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Toronto, Ontario and Canada, 2016