Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Toronto, Census division (CD) - Ontario
Data qualityFigure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 - Population, 2016 and 2011 censuses
Population, 2016 and 2011 censuses
Provincial population rank
1 of 49
National population rank
1 of 293
- In 2016, the enumerated population of Toronto (Census division) was 2,731,571, which represents a change of 4.5% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 4.6% and the national average of 5.0%.
- The land area of Toronto (Census division) is 630.20 square kilometres and the population density was 4,334.4 people per square kilometre.
- In 2016, there were 1,112,929 private dwellings occupied in Toronto (Census division), which represent a change of 6.2% from 2011.
Figure 1.2 Population in the last 10 years, Toronto (Census division)
Figure 1.3 Population change (in percentage) in the last 10 years, Toronto (Census division)
Population Change (in percentage) for Toronto (Census division) and higher level geographies, 2011 to 2016
Population and dwelling counts
Toronto (Census division) – Neighbouring census divisions, population change, 2011 to 2016
Census division (CD) name | CD type | Population | ||
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2016 | 2011 | % change | ||
York Census division - York, Regional municipality | RM | 1,109,909 | 1,032,524 | 7.5 |
Peel Census division - Peel, Regional municipality | RM | 1,381,739 | 1,296,809revised r | 6.5 |
Durham Census division - Durham, Regional municipality | RM | 645,862 | 608,124 | 6.2 |
Ontario – Census divisions with the highest population growth, population change, 2011 to 2016
Census division (CD) name | CD type | Population | ||
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2016 | 2011 | % change | ||
Kenora Census division - Kenora, District | DIS | 65,533 | 57,607 | 13.8 |
Halton Census division - Halton, Regional municipality | RM | 548,435 | 501,674revised r | 9.3 |
Dufferin Census division - Dufferin, County | CTY | 61,735 | 56,881 | 8.5 |
Simcoe Census division - Simcoe, County | CTY | 479,650 | 446,063 | 7.5 |
York Census division - York, Regional municipality | RM | 1,109,909 | 1,032,524 | 7.5 |
Ontario – Census divisions with the lowest population change, 2011 to 2016
Census division (CD) name | CD type | Population | ||
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2016 | 2011 | % change | ||
Prince Edward | CDR | 24,735 | 25,258 | -2.1 |
Chatham-Kent | CDR | 102,042 | 104,075 | -2.0 |
Nipissing | DIS | 83,150 | 84,736 | -1.9 |
Cochrane | DIS | 79,682 | 81,122 | -1.8 |
Algoma | DIS | 114,094 | 115,870 | -1.5 |
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Source:
Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.
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