Demographics of Toronto

The demographics of Toronto, Ontario, Canada make Toronto one of the most multicultural cities in the world. Data released by Statistics Canada as part of the 2006 census indicated that 49.9% of Toronto's population is foreign-born. According to the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) performed by Statistics Canada, that percentage had dropped - only slightly - to 48.6%

The most common reported ethnic origins of Toronto residents are those from England (12.9%), China (12.0%), Canada (11.3%), Ireland (9.7%), Scotland (9.5%), India (7.6%), Italy (6.9%), the Philippines (5.5%), Germany (4.6%), France (4.5%), Poland (3.8%), Portugal (3.6%), and Jamaica (3.2%), or are of Jewish ethnic origin (3.1%). There is also a significant population of Ukrainians (2.5%), Russians (2.4%), Sri Lankans (2.3%), Spanish (2.2%), Greeks (2.2%), people from the British Isles in general (2.0%), Koreans (1.5%), Dutch (1.5%), Iranians (1.4%), Vietnamese (1.4%), Pakistanis (1.2%), Hungarians (1.2%), Guyanese (1.1%), and Welsh (1.0%). Communities of Afghans, Albanians, Arabs, Barbadians, Bangladeshis, Bulgarians, Colombians, Croats, Ecuadorians, Ethiopians, Grenadians, Macedonians, Mexicans, Nepalis, Romanians, Salvadorans, Serbs, Somalis, Tibetans, Trinidadians, and Vincentians are also recognized. Established ethnic neighbourhoods such as Chinatown, Corso Italia, Little Italy, Little India, Greektown, Koreatown, Little Jamaica, Little Portugal and Roncesvalles celebrate the city's multiculturalism.

Christianity is the largest faith group in Toronto's census metropolitan area, adhered to by 56.7% of the population, with Roman Catholics in particular being 30.4% of the population. 21.1% of the population has no religious affiliation. Islam is the second most popular religion with 8.2% of the population, followed by Hinduism at 5.9%. As regards Protestant denominations, the Anglican Church accounts for 4.1% of the population, with the United Church of Canada only slightly lagging, at 3.7%. The Eastern stream of Christianity is adhered to by that 3.7% of the population of the Toronto CMA that are Christian Orthodox. Judaism is the religion of 3.0% of Torontonians, closely followed by Sikhism, which is the religion for 2.9% of the population; there are also 2.2% of residents of the Toronto CMA that are Buddhists. Protestant denominations such as Pentecostalism (1.8%), Presbyterianism (1.7%), and Baptists (1.5%) follow.

While English is the predominant language spoken by Torontonians, Statistics Canada reports that other language groups are significant, including Chinese varieties (particularly Cantonese and Mandarin), Italian, Punjabi, Spanish, Tagalog, Urdu, Tamil, Portuguese, Persian, Arabic, Russian, Polish, Gujarati, Korean, Vietnamese, and Greek. Canada's other official language, French, is spoken by 1.2% of the population.

Of the 25 City of Toronto MPs, 11 are of non-British/non-French origin, and in particular: Chinese (3), Jewish (2), East Indian (1), Iranian (1), Italian (1), Pakistani (1), Polish (1), Somali (1).

Taking into account the whole of GTA: East Indian (10), Chinese (4), Jewish (3), German (2), Iranian (2), Italian (2), Danish (1), Grenadian (1), Pakistani (1), Polish (1), Portuguese (1), Somali (1), Syrian (1).

Population

Toronto population by year, within present boundaries
Year	City	Urban	CMA	GTA	GTHA	GH	GGH
1861	65,085	—	193,844	—	—	—	—
1901	238,080	—	440,000	—	—	—	—
1931	856,955	—	810,000	—	—	—	—
1941	951,549	—	900,000	—	—	—	—
1951	1,176,622	—	1,262,000	—	—	—	—
1961	1,824,481	—	1,919,000	—	—	—	—
1971	2,089,729	—	2,628,045	—	—	—	—
1976	2,124,291	—	2,803,101	—	—	—	—
1981	2,137,395	—	2,998,947	—	—	—	—
1986	2,192,721	—	3,427,170	3,733,085	—	—	—
1991	2,275,771	—	3,893,933	4,235,756	—	—	—
1996	2,385,421	—	4,263,759	4,628,883	5,096,682	5,500,186	6,935,499
2001	2,481,494	4,375,899	4,682,897	5,081,826	5,572,104	5,982,678	7,532,246
2006	2,503,281	4,732,361	5,113,149	5,555,912	6,060,471	6,487,892	8,164,593
2011	2,615,060	5,132,794	5,583,064	6,054,191	6,574,140	7,005,486	8,759,312

The last complete census by Statistics Canada estimated there were 2,615,060 people living in Toronto, making it the largest city in Canada, and the fifth most populous municipality in North America.

City of Toronto (2011 census)	2,615,060
Toronto Census Metropolitan Area (2011 census)	5,583,064
Annual Growth Rate	0.9%

Toronto's population grew by 1.0% from 2001 to 2006, with an annual growth rate of 0.2%. As of 2001, 17.5% of the population was 14 years and under, and 13.6% was 65 years and over; the median age was 36.9 years. Most recent studies show this has dropped to around 35.4 years of age, and the growth rate has increased to 0.4%.

2011 Census population data for the City of Toronto are to found readily aggregrated at a finer level than the city as a whole at i. the electoral district (riding) level (2003 redistribution) 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 (25.5%), Etobicoke-Lakeshore (7.3%), and Toronto Centre (7.3%); actually, the following four (4) ridings in the GTA have had a higher population increase even than Trinity-Spadina, and along with the aforementioned City of Toronto riding constitute the five (5) Ontario ridings with the highest increase in population: Oak Ridges-Markham (35.5%), Halton (33.9%), Vaughan (27.1%), and Bramalea-Gore-Malton (25.8%). On the contrary, the population in the Davenport riding actually decreased (-2.2%), whereas in Scarborough-Agincourt (+0.2%) and Toronto-Danforth (+0.3%) it only marginally increased (these are the lowest figures for the GTA at large too).

The neighbourhoods in the City of Toronto that experienced the highest increase in population from 2001 to 2011 are:

• Toronto: Waterfront Communities-The Island (133.6%), Niagara (83.4%), Bay Street Corridor (37.7%), Church-Yonge Corridor (29.6%), Mount Pleasant West (25.4%), Moss Park (24.3%), Junction Area (15.5%), Cabbagetown-South St. James Town (13.7%), Casa Loma (12.3%), University (11.4%)
• North York: Willowdale East (66.7%), Bayview Village (42.4%), Willowdale West (31.6%), Lansing-Westgate (24.4%), Banbury-Don Mills (16.7%), Bathurst Manor (15.2%), Newtonbrook West (12.5%), Englemount-Lawrence (10.1%)
• Scarborough: Rouge (59.6%), Clairlea-Birchmount (24.0%), Bendale (21.4%)
• Etobicoke: Islington-City Centre West (20.9%), Kingsway South (11.9%)
• East York: Thorncliffe Park (15.7%)

It is in the neighbourhoods of Corso Italia-Davenport (-12.8%), Greenwood-Coxwell (-11.9%), Regent Park (-11.3%), and Little Portugal (-10.3%) in the old city of Toronto; and Caledonia-Fairbank (-10.4%) and Beechborough-Greenbrook (-10.0%) in York that population has declined the most.

Cultural diversity

In 2001, 43.7% of Torontonians were foreign-born.

Pie chart showing Toronto's visible minority make up (according to Canada 2006 Census).

In 2004, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) reported that Toronto had the second-largest proportion of foreign-born residents of major world cities, behind only Miami, Florida. While Miami's foreign-born population is dominated by those of Cuban and Latin American descent, Toronto's foreign-born population is not dominated by any particular ethnic or geographical group.

The 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) indicates that 49.1% of Toronto's population is composed of visible minorities; 1,264,395 non-Whites, or 20.2% of Canada's visible minority population, live in the city of Toronto; of this, approximately 70% are of Asian ancestry. Annually, almost half of all immigrants to Canada settle in the Greater Toronto Area. In March 2005, Statistics Canada projected that the combined visible minority proportion will comprise a majority in both Toronto and Vancouver by 2012, a projection which, given the 49.1% figure in the 2011 NHS, may actually prove true, at least for the case of Toronto. According to 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 (33 percent) along with South Asians (28 percent) 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 1996 to 2011 has been as follows:

Visible Minorities as % of Population
Visible Minority	2011 NHS	2006 Census	2001 Census	1996 Census
South Asian	12.3	12.0	10.3	8.1
Chinese	10.8	11.4	10.6	9.3
Black	8.5	8.4	8.3	8.1
Filipino	5.1	4.1	3.5	2.8
Arab/West Asian	3.1	2.6	2.4	2.1
Latin American	2.8	2.6	2.2	2.0
Southeast Asian	1.8	1.5	1.4	1.4
multiple	1.5	1.3	0.8	0.7
Korean	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.0
not included elsewhere	1.3	1.0	1.5	1.2
Japanese	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Total	49.1	46.9	42.8	37.3

Visible minority and Aboriginal population
Population group		Population (2011)	% of total population (2011)	Population (2006)	% of total population (2006)
White		1,292,365	50.2%	1,300,330	52.5%
Visible minority group	South Asian	317,100	12.3%	298,370	12%
	Chinese	278,390	10.8%	283,075	11.4%
	Black	218,160	8.5%	208,555	8.4%
	Filipino	132,445	5.1%	102,555	4.1%
	Latin American	71,205	2.8%	64,855	2.6%
	Arab	28,920	1.1%	22,485	0.9%
	Southeast Asian	46,825	1.8%	37,495	1.5%
	West Asian	50,235	2%	42,755	1.7%
	Korean	37,225	1.4%	34,220	1.4%
	Japanese	12,315	0.5%	11,965	0.5%
	Visible minority, n.i.e.	33,670	1.3%	25,195	1%
	Multiple visible minorities	37,920	1.5%	31,100	1.3%
Total visible minority population		1,264,395	49.1%	1,162,630	46.9%
Aboriginal group	First Nations	12,990	0.5%	9,130	0.4%
	Métis	4,875	0.2%	3,650	0.1%
	Inuit	305	0%	195	0%
	Aboriginal, n.i.e.	920	0%	485	0%
	Multiple Aboriginal identities	180	0%	145	0%
Total Aboriginal population		19,265	0.7%	13,605	0.5%
Total population		2,576,025	100%	2,476,565	100%

The top visible-minority groups per Community Council (2006 Census) are as follows:

• Toronto & East York (643,015): White: 66.9%, Chinese: 10.2%, South Asian: 6.3%, Black: 5.6%
• North York (635,260): White: 52.3%, Chinese: 13.2%, South Asian: 9.1%, Black 6.7%, Filipino: 4.6%, West Asian: 3.6%, Korean: 3.0%
• Scarborough (602,645): White: 32.6%, South Asian: 22.0%, Chinese: 19.5%, Black: 10.3%, Filipino: 6.5%
• Etobicoke York (595,420): White: 59.5%, Black: 11.4%, South Asian: 11.3%, Latin American: 4.9%

While the progression of the percentage of visible minorities in the aforementioned Community Councils (pre-amalgamation municipalities or pairs thereof) has not been uniform:

• Toronto & East York: 1996: 28.7% -> 2001: 32.6% (+3.9) -> 2006: 33.1% (+0.5) (Total: +4.4)
• North York: 1996: 39.7% -> 2001: 42.6% (+2.9) -> 2006: 47.7% (+5.1) (Total: +8.0)
• Scarborough: 1996: 51.9% -> 2001: 60.0% (+8.1) -> 2006: 67.4% (+7.4) (Total: +15.5)
• Etobicoke York: 1996: 31.1% -> 2001: 37.1% (+6.0) -> 2006: 40.5% (+3.4) (Total: +9.4)

RIDINGS (2011 NHS)

The finest granularity of visible minority in Toronto provided by the 2011 NHS is that of the federal electoral district (riding; 2003 redistribution). Census tracts (and hence ward and neighbourhood) data is not available. This per-riding data (based on the 2003 redistribution) is also available for the 2001 and 2006 censuses, thus enabling useful comparisons. For instance, visible minorities as a percentage of the population only marginally increased, or even decreased (Toronto-Danforth, Parkdale-High Park, Toronto Centre, and, in the last five years, Davenport) in the "Old" Toronto, East York and South Etobicoke ridings, while on the other hand increased significantly in Scarborough and North York.

Visible Minorities as % of Population
Riding	2011 NHS	2006 Census	2001 Census
Etobicoke-Lakeshore	23.8	20.8	19.1
Parkdale-High Park	25.6	26.1	26.8
St. Paul's	25.8	23.3	22.4
Etobicoke Centre	27.5	25.3	22.3
Eglinton-Lawrence	28.9	24.7	21.1
Beaches-East York	31.7	31.3	29.4
Toronto-Danforth	32.7	33.9	36.3
Davenport	33.0	33.2	31.6
Trinity-Spadina	37.2	36.5	35.3
Toronto Centre	40.8	41.0	41.3
York Centre	41.0	37.1	30.9
Don Valley West	46.0	43.1	39.4
Scarborough Southwest	51.4	48.4	43.4
York South-Weston	54.3	50.9	47.6
Don Valley East	59.4	57.0	53.7
Willowdale	63.7	59.8	50.8
Scarborough Centre	65.0	61.2	51.8
Scarborough-Guildwood	65.8	61.0	54.2
York West	72.2	68.0	62.8
Etobicoke North	72.9	71.0	63.2
Scarborough-Agincourt	78.8	76.7	69.3
Scarborough-Rouge River	91.0	89.7	84.6

TORONTO & EAST YORK

• Trinity-Spadina (140,380): 1. White (61.8%), 2. Chinese (16.0%), 3. South Asian (5.1%)
• Toronto Centre (125,090): 1. White (58.1%), 2. South Asian (9.0%), 3. Chinese (8.3%)
• St. Paul's (113,845): 1. White (73.5%), 2. Filipino (4.7%), 3. Black (4.7%)
• Beaches-East York (106,030): 1. White (66.4%), 2. South Asian (10.4%), 3. Chinese (5.7%)
• Parkdale-High Park (102,500) : 1. White (73.3%), 2. Black (4.8%), 3. South Asian (4.8%)
• Toronto-Danforth (102,420): 1. White (65.9%), 2. Chinese (14.1%), 3. South Asian (4.6%)
• Davenport (102,035): 1. White (65.9%), 2. Black (6.6%), 3. Latin American (6.6%)

NORTH YORK

• Willowdale (138,630): 1. White (36.0%), 2. Chinese (29.7%), 3. West Asian (9.0%)
• Don Valley West (122,090): 1. White (53.5%), 2. South Asian (17.0%), 3. Chinese (8.7%)
• York Centre (117,385): 1. White (58.8%), 2. Filipino (13.1%), 3. Black (6.7%)
• Eglinton-Lawrence (111,000): 1. White (70.6%), 2. Filipino (9.2%), 3. Black (6.1%)
• Don Valley East (110,595): 1. White (39.9%), 2. Chinese (18.0%), 3. South Asian (12.2%)
• York West (107,490): 1. White (27.5%), 2. Black (22.4%), 3. South Asian (16.0%)

SCARBOROUGH

• Scarborough-Rouge River (134,170): 1. South Asian (32.8%), 2. Chinese (30.8%), 3. Black (10.7%) [4. White (8.7%)]
• Scarborough-Agincourt (110,850): 1. Chinese (46.8%), 2. White (20.9%), 3. South Asian (14.4%)
• Scarborough Centre (110,390): 1. White (34.4%), 2. South Asian (24.2%), 3. Black (11.2%)
• Scarborough-Guildwood (109,805): 1. White (33.3%), 2. South Asian (30.6%), 3. Black (14.7%)
• Scarborough Southwest (106,590): 1. White (47.2%), 2. South Asian (18.3%), 3. Black (9.3%)

ETOBICOKE & YORK

• Etobicoke-Lakeshore (121,935): 1. White (75.4%), 2. South Asian (4.6%), 3. Black (4.2%)
• York South-Weston (114,810): 1. White (44.9%), 2. Black (21.1%), 3. Latin American (9.0%)
• Etobicoke Centre (111,940): 1. White (72.1%), 2. Black (7.0%), 3. South Asian (6.8%)
• Etobicoke North (109,835): 1. South Asian (30.6%), 2. White (26.4%), 3. Black (20.9%)

Toronto CMA

Ethnicity groups in the Toronto CMA (2011) Source: Statistics Canada 2011 Toronto CMA NHS Profile: Visible Minority		Population	%
Ethnicity group	White / Aboriginal	2,924,815	53.0
	South Asian	833,085	15.1
	Chinese	531,635	9.6
	Black	397,175	7.2
	Filipino	230,075	4.2
	Latin American	117,005	2.1
	West Asian	96,650	1.8
	Southeast Asian	90,990	1.6
	Arab	74,990	1.4
	Korean	61,300	1.1
	Japanese	20,015	0.4
	Multiple minorities	74,840	1.4
	Other	68,660	1.2
Total population		5,521,235	100

Concentrations of ethnic groups per Toronto CMA municipality are as follows, with the largest proportion of each group in bold (only percentages higher than 3% are included):

• Mississauga (708,725): White: 45.8%, South Asian: 21.8%, Chinese: 7.1%, Black: 6.3%, Filipino: 5.6%, Arab: 3.5%
• Brampton (521,315): South Asian: 38.4%, White: 32.9%, Black: 13.5%, Filipino: 3.4%
• Markham (300,140): Chinese: 38.3%, White: 27.5%, South Asian: 19.1%, Black: 3.2%, Filipino: 3.0%
• Vaughan (286,300): White: 68.4%, South Asian: 9.7%, Chinese: 4.7%
• Richmond Hill (184,365): White: 46.9%, Chinese: 23.6%, West Asian: 8.6%, South Asian: 8.1%
• Oakville (180,430): White: 76.6%, South Asian: 7.2%, Chinese: 3.5%
• Ajax (109,220): White: 53.2%, Black: 16.0%, South Asian: 13.8%, Filipino: 4.4%
• Pickering (87,920): White: 63.6%, Black: 11.4%, South Asian: 11.0%, Filipino: 3.3%
• Milton (83,580): White: 69.4%, South Asian: 14.0%, Filipino: 3.3%, Black: 3.3%
• Newmarket (78,920): White: 79.8%, South Asian: 3.7%, Chinese: 3.3%, Southeast Asian: 3.3%
• Caledon (58,975): White: 89.6%, South Asian: 3.4%
• Halton Hills (57,950): White: 93.5%
• Aurora (52,385): White: 81.5%, Chinese: 5.2%
• Georgina (42,930): White: 92.2%
• Whitchurch-Stoufville (37,210): White: 74.6%, South Asian: 8.0%, Chinese: 8.0%
• New Tecumseth (29,690): White: 95.1%
• Bradford West Gwillimbury (27,720): White: 88.9%
• East Gwillimbury (21,985): White: 93.3%
• Uxbridge (20,420): White: 95.0%
• King (19,750): White: 93.3%

Top 20 Ethnic Origins in the Toronto CMA (2011; Total Responses)	Population	%	2006	Population	%	2001	Population	%	1996	Population	%
English	777,110	14.1	English	804,100	15.9	Canadian	861,945	18.5	English	891,735	21.1
Canadian	728,745	13.2	Canadian	651,635	12.8	English	783,770	16.9	Canadian	710,755	16.8
Chinese	594,735	10.8	Scottish	561,050	11.1	Scottish	517,115	11.1	Scottish	534,595	12.6
East Indian	572,250	10.4	Chinese	537,060	10.6	Irish	487,215	10.4	Irish	480,980	11.4
Scottish	545,365	9.9	Irish	531,865	10.5	Chinese	435,685	9.4	Italian	414,310	9.8
Irish	543,600	9.8	East Indian	484,655	9.6	Italian	429,385	9.2	Chinese	359,450	8.5
Italian	475,090	8.6	Italian	466,155	9.2	East Indian	345,855	7.4	East Indian	255,685	6.0
German	262,830	4.8	German	259,015	5.1	French	220,535	4.7	French	236,315	5.6
French	249,375	4.5	French	241,395	4.8	German	220,140	4.7	German	224,525	5.3
Filipino	246,345	4.5	Polish	207,495	4.1	Portuguese	171,545	3.7	Portuguese	161,685	3.8
Polish	214,455	3.9	Portuguese	188,110	3.7	Polish	166,695	3.6	Polish	161,005	3.8
Portuguese	196,975	3.6	Filipino	181,330	3.6	Jewish	161,215	3.5	Jewish	156,300	3.7
Jamaican	177,305	3.2	Jamaican	160,205	3.2	Jamaican	150,840	3.2	Jamaican	133,690	3.2
Jewish	137,165	2.5	Jewish	141,685	2.8	Filipino	140,405	3.0	Filipino	102,525	2.4
Ukrainian	130,350	2.4	Ukrainian	122,510	2.4	Ukrainian	104,485	2.2	Ukrainian	95,500	2.3
Russian	118,090	2.1	Russian	102,815	2.0	Dutch (Netherlands)	85,860	1.8	Dutch (Netherlands)	85,250	2.0
Spanish	105,740	1.9	Spanish	97,255	1.9	Greek	85,375	1.8	Greek	80,330	1.9
Sri Lankan	104,980	1.9	Dutch (Netherlands)	95,560	1.9	Spanish	65,600	1.4	Spanish	62,520	1.5
British Isles origins (other)	104,070	1.9	Greek	90,585	1.8	Russian	62,540	1.3	Hungarian (Magyar)	44,160	1.1
Dutch (Netherlands)	98,925	1.8	Sri Lankan	80,610	1.6	Hungarian (Magyar)	46,790	1.0	Welsh	44,015	1.0
Total population	5,521,235	100	Total population	5,072,075	100	Total population	4,647,955	100	Total population	4,232,905	100

Top ethnic origin per Toronto neighbourhood (as designated by the City of Toronto; 2006 Census data - total responses)

• English (59): Leaside-Bennington (40%), The Beaches (39%), Rosedale-Moore Park (36%), Kingsway South (35%), Lawrence Park South (33%), Yonge-Eglinton (32.4%), Guildwood (32.3%), Birchcliffe-Cliffside (31.9%), Lawrence Park North (31.5%), Yonge-St. Clair (30.8%), Cabbagetown-South St. James Town (30.1%), North Riverdale (30.0%), East End-Danforth (29.8%), Playter Estates-Danforth (29.7%), Woodbine Corridor (29%), Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills (27.3%), Centennial Scarborough (27.1%), Princess-Rosethorn (27.0%), Casa Loma (26.8%), Cliffcrest (25.7%), Markland Wood (25.7%), Woodbine-Lumsden (25.6%), Etobicoke West Mall (25.3%), Runnymede-Bloor West Village (25.3%), etc.
• Chinese (23): Steeles (70%), Milliken (65%), Agincourt North (56%), Agincourt South-Malvern West (47.1%), Hillcrest Village (46.9%), Kensington-Chinatown (44%), Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan (38%), L’Amoreaux (37.2%), Willowdale East (36.6%), Pleasant View (36%), Bayview Woods-Steeles (34%), South Riverdale (33%), Newtonbrook East (31%), Don Valley Village (29%), Greenwood-Coxwell (22.1%), Henry Farm (21.7%), Bay Street Corridor (21%), etc.
• Italian (15): Maple Leaf (45%), Humber Summit (34.5%), Pelmo Park-Humberlea (34.2%), Yorkdale-Glen Park (33.6%), Rustic (31.1%), Downsview-Roding-CFB (30.6%), Humber Heights-Westmount (20.4%), Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview (20.4%), Glenfield-Jane Heights (18%), Oakwood-Vaughan (16.8%), York University Heights (16.7%), Briar Hill-Belgravia (15%), etc.
• East Indian (15): West Humber-Clairville (33%), Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown (30%), Thorncliffe Park (24%), Woburn (22%), Rouge (21.1%), Highland Creek (20.7%), Malvern (20.6%), Flemingdon Park (20%), Thistletown-Beaumond Heights (19.4%), Humbermede (19.1%), Crescent Town (19.0%), Morningside (16%), etc.
• Jewish (10): Forest Hill North (32%), Westminster-Branson (31%), Forest Hill South (29%), Bedford Park-Nortown (28%), Bathurst Manor (27%), Englemount-Lawrence (26%), Clanton Park (23%), Humewood-Cedarvale (18.2%), Lansing-Westgate (17.6%), Newtonbrook West (15%)
• Portuguese (9): Little Portugal (38%), Caledonia-Fairbank (37%), Weston-Pellam Park (34%), Keelesdale-Eglinton West (32%), Corso Italia-Davenport (31%), Trinity-Bellwoods (28%), Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction (27%), Dufferin Grove (25%), Rockcliffe-Smythe (15%)
• Filipino (3): North St. James Town (17%), Ionview (16%), Kennedy Park (13%)
• Jamaican (3): Beechborough-Greenbrook (15%), Black Creek (10.0%), Mount Dennis (9.7%)
• Canadian (2): New Toronto (21%), Alderwood (19%)
• Greek (1): Broadview North (15%)

RIDINGS (2011 NHS)

The finest granularity of ethnic origin data provided by the 2011 NHS is that of the federal electoral district (riding; 2003 redistribution). Census tracts (and hence ward and neighbourhood) data is not available. For each of the federal electoral districts in the City of Toronto, the ethnic origin groups with 3% of more of population are shown, in a rough correspondence with community councils and pre-amalgamation municipalities (highest % for each ethnic group as well most populous ethnic group in riding as shown in bold):

TORONTO & EAST YORK

• Trinity-Spadina (140,380): English 17.2%, Chinese 17.1%, Irish 14.3%, Scottish 13.6%, Canadian 12.8%, Italian 7.4%, German 7.2%, French 7.1%, Portuguese 6.5%, East Indian 4.5%, Polish 4.4%, Jewish 3.8%, British Isles (other) 3.4%, Ukrainian 3.2%
• Toronto Centre (125,085): English 19.8%, Irish 15.2%, Scottish 14.8%, Canadian 13.3%, Chinese 9.3%, German 7.3%, East Indian 5.2%, Filipino 5.0%, Italian 4.6%, French 4.5%, Polish 4.3%, British Isles (other) 3.3%
• St. Paul's (113,845): English 20.4%, Scottish 15.7%, Irish 15.6%, Canadian 14.1%, Jewish 10.4%, German 7.7%, French 7.5%, Polish 7.5%, Italian 7.0%, Russian 5.6%, Filipino 5.0%, Chinese 4.9%, Portuguese 3.5%, British Isles (other) 3.5%, Ukrainian 3.2%
• Beaches-East York (106,030): English 24.3%, Irish 19.7%, Scottish 18.6%, Canadian 18.3%, French 8.7%, German 8.0%, Chinese 6.8%, Italian 5.2%, East Indian 5.2%, British Isles (other) 4.0%, Greek 3.6%, Filipino 3.5%
• Parkdale-High Park (102,500) : English 21.8%, Irish 17.9%, Scottish 16.9%, Canadian 15.4%, German 9.0%, Polish 8.6%, French 7.6%, Ukrainian 6.3%, Italian 5.6%, Chinese 4.6%, British Isles (other) 4.0%, East Indian 3.3%, Russian 3.3%
• Toronto-Danforth (102,420): English 21.7%, Irish 17.3%, Scottish 16.8%, Canadian 15.7%, Chinese 15.5%, French 8.3%, Greek 7.9%, German 7.8%, Italian 5.3%, British Isles (other) 3.4%, East Indian 3.4%
• Davenport (102,035): Portuguese 26.4%, Italian 10.9%, English 10.3%, Canadian 10.0%, Irish 9.0%, Scottish 8.9%, Chinese 6.6%, French 4.7%, German 4.2%, Spanish 3.3%, Filipino 3.3%, East Indian 3.1%

NORTH YORK

• Willowdale (138,630): Chinese 30.3%, Iranian 9.9%, Korean 9.1%, English 8.4%, Canadian 6.6%, Scottish 5.4%, Irish 5.3%, Jewish 4.5%, East Indian 4.2%, Russian 4.1%, Italian 3.7%, German 3.0%
• Don Valley West (122,090): English 17.3%, Canadian 12.5%, Irish 12.2%, Scottish 12.1%, East Indian 10.6%, Chinese 9.7%, German 5.3%, Jewish 5.0%, French 4.7%, Filipino 4.1%, Polish 4.0%, Pakistani 4.0%, Italian 3.5%, Russian 3.4%
• York Centre (117,390): Italian 13.7%, Filipino 13.7%, Jewish 13.1%, Russian 10.1%, Canadian 7.7%, Polish 6.2%, English 4.7%, Chinese 4.4%, Ukrainian 4.1%, Irish 3.1%, Jamaican 3.1%
• Eglinton-Lawrence (111,000): Jewish 15.8%, Canadian 13.9%, English 13.7%, Scottish 10.5%, Irish 9.8%, Italian 9.4%, Filipino 9.4%, Polish 8.4%, Russian 6.7%, German 5.6%, French 4.5%, Chinese 4.1%, Portuguese 3.4%
• Don Valley East (110,595): Chinese 19.0%, English 10.2%, Canadian 8.8%, East Indian 8.2%, Irish 7.3%, Scottish 7.3%, Filipino 6.5%, Greek 4.0%, Italian 3.6%, French 3.6%, Iranian 3.5%, German 3.5%, Jamaican 3.2%
• York West (107,490): Italian 14.5%, East Indian 11.5%, Jamaican 7.9%, Vietnamese 7.4%, Canadian 6.5%, Chinese 5.7%, English 3.3%, Filipino 3.2%, Guyanese 3.2%

SCARBOROUGH

• Scarborough-Rouge River (134,170): Chinese 32.7%, Sri Lankan 16.8%, East Indian 15.4%, Filipino 8.6%, Canadian 6.2%, Jamaican 5.4%, English 3.9%
• Scarborough-Agincourt (110,855): Chinese 48.0%, East Indian 7.5%, Canadian 6.2%, English 5.6%, Sri Lankan 4.6%, Filipino 4.1%, Scottish 3.5%, Irish 3.2%
• Scarborough Centre (110,390): Chinese 13.1%, East Indian 11.5%, Canadian 11.2%, Filipino 11.0%, English 9.5%, Sri Lankan 7.8%, Irish 6.6%, Scottish 6.1%, Greek 4.9%, Italian 3.5%
• Scarborough-Guildwood (109,810): East Indian 17.8%, English 12.1%, Canadian 11.7%, Scottish 8.5%, Irish 8.4%, Filipino 7.7%, Sri Lankan 7.3%, Jamaican 6.5%, German 3.9%, Chinese 3.8%, French 3.7%, Italian 3.0%
• Scarborough Southwest (106,590): English 15.7%, Canadian 14.9%, Irish 12.4%, Scottish 11.8%, Filipino 9.5%, Chinese 8.0%, East Indian 7.9%, French 5.2%, German 4.9%, Italian 4.7%, Bangladeshi 3.7%, Sri Lankan 3.6%

ETOBICOKE & YORK

• Etobicoke-Lakeshore (121,935): English 18.2%, Canadian 15.8%, Irish 14.4%, Scottish 13.8%, Polish 10.0%, Italian 8.7%, Ukrainian 7.6%, German 6.8%, French 6.6%, Portuguese 3.6%, Chinese 3.5%, Filipino 3.4%, East Indian 3.4%
• York South-Weston (114,815): Italian 13.6%, Portuguese 11.5%, Canadian 8.8%, Jamaican 7.6%, English 6.7%, East Indian 5.8%, Chinese 5.1%, Vietnamese 5.0%, Scottish 4.8%, Irish 4.6%, Spanish 4.0%, Filipino 4.0%
• Etobicoke Centre (111,940): English 14.5%, Italian 14.2%, Canadian 12.7%, Irish 11.1%, Scottish 10.7%, Polish 7.3%, Ukrainian 7.1%, German 4.8%, East Indian 4.1%, French 3.8%, Portuguese 3.6%
• Etobicoke North (109,835): East Indian 23.5%, Italian 7.7%, Canadian 7.2%, Jamaican 6.6%, English 5.7%, Somali 4.0%, Filipino 3.9%, Irish 3.7%, Scottish 3.6%, Guyanese 3.2%, Pakistani 3.1%

Cambodians

Main article: Cambodians in Toronto

Chinese

Main article: Chinese in Toronto

Greeks

Main article: Greek Canadians in the Greater Toronto Area

Indo-Canadians

Main article: Indo-Canadians in the Greater Toronto Area

Italians

Main article: Italians in Toronto

Japanese

Main article: Japanese in Toronto

Vietnamese

Main article: Vietnamese in Toronto

Religion

Roman Catholics 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 (those not specifically identifying as Catholic, Protestant or Orthodox) formed 3.9%. The city's religious makeup also includes Islam with 5.5% (including large number of Sunni and Ahmadiyya members), Hinduism (4.1%), Judaism (3.5%), Buddhism (2.1%), Sikh (1%), and other communities; 16.6% reported no religious affiliation. Toronto's Baha'i community is one of the strongest of its kind and is a 'learning site' by which other Baha'i communities can learn from.

In particular, the 2001 Census data showed the following data per pre-amalgamation municipality:

• Toronto (667,320) : 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 (603,060) : 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 (588,675) : 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 (334,570) : 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 (148,940) : 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 (114,245) : Protestant 25.3%, Catholic 23.6%, No religious affiliation 17.1%, Muslim 12.5%, Christian Orthodox 12.0%, Hindu 3.7%

The 2011 National Household Survey found that Roman Catholics accounted for 28.2% of the population in the city of Toronto in 2011, followed by those of no religious affiliation at 24.1%, "Other Christian" at 9.7%, and Muslims at 8.2%. Besides those registered in the "other christian" category there were other Christian denominations who were also registered in the census, including Anglicans(3.8%), Baptists (1.4%), Christian Orthodox (4.3%), Lutheran (0.6%), Pentecostal (1.6%), Presbyterian (1.5%), and United Church (3%). Buddhists (2.7%), Hindu (5.6%), Judaism(3.8%), Sikh (0.8%), Aboriginal spirituality (0.03%) and "Other religions" (0.5%) were also included.

Ethno-religious groups

Main article: Jews in Toronto

Languages

Languages of Toronto
Mother tongue (single and multiple responses)
English			57%
French			1.5%
Indo-Iranian languages (Punjabi, Urdu, Persian, etc.)			10%
Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin etc.)			8%
Romance languages (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, etc.)			8%
Slavic languages (Russian, Polish, Ukrainian, etc.)			5%
Malayo-Polynesian languages (Filipino etc.)			3%
Dravidian languages (Tamil etc.)			2.5%
Semitic languages (Arabic, Somali, Hebrew, etc.)			2.5%
Germanic languages (German, Dutch etc.)			1%
Korean			1%
Austroasiatic languages (Vietnamese etc.)			1%
Greek			1%

While English is the predominant language spoken by Torontonians, Statistics Canada reports that other language groups are significant, of which most prevalent are:

• The Indo-Iranian languages (554,855 native speakers, most of which having Panjabi (Punjabi), Urdu, or Persian as their mother tongue)
• The Romance languages (531,270 native speakers; most notably the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese language, as well as French, Canada's other official language)
• Chinese (455,200 native speakers; the predominant varieties are Cantonese and Mandarin)
• The Slavic languages (268,905 native speakers total), of which Russian and Polish are most prominent

Mother tongue by population (single responses)

Toronto CMA, 2011	Population	%
English	2,980,215	53.8
Cantonese	170,490	3.1
Italian	166,415	3.0
Chinese (not otherwise specified)	157,145	2.8
Panjabi (Punjabi)	153,475	2.8
Spanish	119,965	2.2
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	119,240	2.2
Urdu	110,255	2.0
Tamil	105,340	1.9
Portuguese	104,110	1.9
Mandarin	100,050	1.8
Persian	81,015	1.5
Russian	78,105	1.4
Polish	75,275	1.4
Arabic	66,710	1.2
French	63,160	1.1
Gujarati	58,715	1.1
Korean	51,395	0.9
Vietnamese	45,270	0.8
Greek	42,840	0.8

The finest granularity of mother tongue and language spoken in Toronto yet provided by the 2011 Census is that of the federal electoral district (riding; 2003 redistribution). Census tracts (and hence ward and neighbourhood) data is not yet available. For each of the federal electoral districts in the City of Toronto, the top three (3) (or more if having more than 3% of native speakers; single responses are used - it is indicated by way of using bold whether English is the mother tongue of more than 60% of the population or if another language exceeds 10% of native speakers) are as follows:

TORONTO & EAST YORK

• Trinity-Spadina (137,865): 1. English (60.2%), 2. Cantonese (4.7%), 3. Portuguese (4.5%), 4. Chinese, not otherwise specified (4.5%), 5. Mandarin (3.8%)
• Toronto Centre (123,430): 1. English (61.7%), 2. Spanish (2.5%), 3. Chinese, not otherwise specified (2.4%)
• St. Paul's (112,470): 1. English (69.4%), 2. Spanish (3.0%), 3. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (2.6%)
• Beaches-East York (103,625): 1. English (70.0%), 2. Bengali (3.7%), 3. Greek (2.0%)
• Parkdale-High Park (100,595) : 1. English (63.0%), 2. Polish (4.3%), 3. Spanish (2.3%)
• Toronto-Danforth (100,420): 1. English (63.7%), 2. Cantonese (5.8%), 3. Greek (5.0%), 4. Chinese, not otherwise specified (3.6%)
• Davenport (98,425): 1. English (47.5%), 2. Portuguese (21.4%), 3. Italian (5.9%), 4. Spanish (5.6%)

NORTH YORK

• Willowdale (135,455): 1. English (35.1%), 2. Chinese, not otherwise specified (9.4%), 3. Persian (9.3%), 4. Korean (7.9%), 5. Mandarin (7.7%)
• Don Valley West (118,545): 1. English (54.4%), 2. Urdu (5.9%), 3. Persian (4.0%)
• York Centre (112,950): 1. English (40.5%), 2. Russian (11.9%), 3. Italian (7.6%), 4. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (7.4%) 5. Spanish (5.0%)
• Eglinton-Lawrence (108,730): 1. English (63.1%), 2. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (5.3%), 3. Italian (4.9%)
• Don Valley East (106,115): 1. English (42.1%), 2. Mandarin (6.5%), 3. Chinese, not otherwise specified (6.1%) 4. Persian (4.6%), 5. Arabic (3.5%), 6. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (3.2%), 7. Cantonese (3.2%)
• York West (103,395): 1. English (44.0%), 2. Italian (9.6%), 3. Spanish (8.5%), 4. Vietnamese (5.3%), 5. Urdu (3.0%)

SCARBOROUGH

• Scarborough-Rouge River (128,905): 1. English (37.4%), 2. Tamil (13.8%), 3. Cantonese (13.1%), 4. Mandarin (4.6%), 5. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (4.3%), 6. Urdu (3.2%)
• Scarborough-Agincourt (107,465): 1. English (30.2%), 2. Chinese, not otherwise specified (15.8%), 3. Cantonese (14.4%), 4. Mandarin (12.0%), 5. Tamil (5.0%)
• Scarborough-Guildwood (105,900): 1. English (57.6%), 2. Tamil (8.0%), 3. Gujarati (6.0%), 4 Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (3.9%), 5. Urdu (3.2%)
• Scarborough Centre (105,880): 1. English (47.7%), 2. Tamil (8.5%), 3. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (6.1%) 4. Chinese, not otherwise specified (3.8%), 5. Cantonese (3.5%)
• Scarborough Southwest (103,270): 1. English (59.3%), 2. Bengali (6.1%), 3. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (5.0%), 4. Tamil (3.4%)

ETOBICOKE YORK

• Etobicoke-Lakeshore (119,120): 1. English (59.7%), 2. Polish (5.6%), 3. Ukrainian (3.5%)
• York South-Weston (111,710): 1. English (49.9%), 2. Portuguese (9.0%), 3. Spanish (8.2%), 4. Italian (7.6%), 5. Vietnamese (3.6%)
• Etobicoke Centre (109,250): 1. English (54.1%), 2. Italian (5.5%), 3. Ukrainian (4.1%), 4. Spanish (3.2%)
• Etobicoke North (105,620): 1. English (45.4%), 2. Panjabi (Punjabi) (10.1%), 3. Gujarati (4.8%), 4. Italian (3.8%), 5. Urdu (3.1%), 6. Somali (3.0%)

Following are the corresponding data for the GTA ridings neighbouring the City of Toronto:

IN YORK REGION

• Oak Ridges-Markham (220,005): 1. English (52.2%), 2. Cantonese (10.9%), 3. Chinese, not otherwise specified (6.6%), 4. Italian (3.5%), 5. Mandarin (3.2%)
• Vaughan (187,340): 1. English (47.5%), 2. Italian (20.0%), 3. Spanish (3.1%)
• Thornhill (136,120): 1. English (47.6%), 2. Russian (10.9%), 3. Cantonese (4.5%), 4. Persian (4.1%) 5. Chinese, not otherwise specified (3.9%), 6. Korean (3.2%) 7. Hebrew (3.1%)
• Markham-Unionville (131,250): 1. English (34.2%), 2. Cantonese (18.1%), 3. Chinese, not otherwise specified (12.7%), 4. Tamil (7.5%), 5. Mandarin (6.0%), 6. Urdu (3.2%)
• Newmarket-Aurora (129,460): 1. English (77.4%), 2. Italian (2.1%), 3. Russian (1.7%)
• Richmond Hill (124,865): 1. English (40.4%), 2. Cantonese (10.1%), 3. Persian (9.2%), 4. Russian (7.8%), 5. Mandarin (5.7%), 6. Italian (5.7%), 7. Korean (3.4%)

IN PEEL REGION

• Bramalea-Gore-Malton (182,545): 1. English (49.3%), 2. Panjabi (Punjabi) (22.2%), 3. Urdu (3.0%)
• Mississauga-Brampton South (138,495): 1. English (41.6%), 2. Panjabi (Punjabi) (8.0%), 3. Urdu (5.2%), 4. Polish (3.8%), 5. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (3.5%)
• Mississauga East-Cooksville (131,915): 1. English (40.0%), 2. Polish (6.7%), 3. Urdu (5.0%), 4. Arabic (4.8%), 5. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (4.1%), 6. Spanish (3.2%)
• Mississauga South (108,685): 1. English (66.0%), 2. Polish (4.9%), 3. Portuguese (2.4%)

IN DURHAM REGION

• Ajax-Pickering (133,135): 1. English (78.2%), 2. Urdu (2.3%), 3. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (2.1%)
• Pickering-Scarborough East (104,495): 1. English (76.6%), 2. Tamil (2.4%), 3. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (2.4%)

Immigration patterns

According to the Canadian government, Toronto has the highest per capita immigration rate in the world. Within Canada itself, 43% of all new immigrants to Canada settle in the Greater Toronto Area adding significantly to Toronto's population. According to the 2006 Census, 45.7% of the residents of Toronto were immigrants. For the City of Toronto, the corresponding figure stood at 50.0%

The 2006 Census data show the following temporal patterns in the sources of immigration to Toronto (and retention of immigrants per source country):

• Recent immigrants (2001-2006, 447,930): India 17.4%, China 14.3%, Pakistan 8.3%, Philippines 7.4%, Sri Lanka 3.9%, Iran 3.2%
• Period of immigration: 1996-2000 (362,320): 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 (357,865): 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 (1,152,050): 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%

The percentage and breakdown of immigrants per place of birth for each City of Toronto Community Council is as follows:

• Toronto & East York (642,940): 39.0% (Eastern Asia 6.7%; Southern Europe 6.5%; Southeast Asia 4.1%; Southern Asia 3.7%; Eastern Europe 3.3%; Northern Europe 3.2%)
• North York (635,265): 54.4% (Eastern Asia 11.3%; Eastern Europe 6.5%; West Central Asia & Middle East 6.1%; Southern Europe 6.0%; Southeast Asia 5.5%; Southern Asia 5.5%)
• Scarborough (602,610): 57.4% (Eastern Asia 14.3%; Southern Asia 13.9%; Southeast Asia 6.6%; Caribbean & Bermuda 5.1%; South America 3.4%; Southern Europe 3.2%)
• Etobicoke York (595,370): 49.6% (Southern Europe 11.4%; Southern Asia 7.0%; Eastern Europe 5.8%; Caribbean & Bermuda 4.6%; Southeast Asia 4.2%; South America 4.1%)

The City of Toronto ward with the highest percentage of total immigrants is Ward 41 Scarborough-Rouge River where 71.4% of the total population are immigrants (Eastern Asia 41.4%, Southern Asia 10.7%, Southeast Asia 6.0%, Caribbean & Bermuda 3.8%). At the other end of the spectrum is Ward 16 Eglinton-Lawrence having the lowest percentage of immigrants, 24.7% in particular (Eastern Europe 4.1%, Northern Europe 3.4%, Southern Europe 3.3%).

Highs and Lows

Wards

• Largest area (hectares): Ward 42 - Scarborough-Rouge River: 3,928
• Smallest area (hectares): 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

(highest %)

• English: Ward 32 - Beaches-East York: 77.7% (Lowest %: Ward 39 - Scarborough-Agincourt: 24.9%)
• 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 (Punjabi): Ward 1 - Etobicoke North: 13.3%
• Urdu: Ward 26 - Don Valley West: 11.2%
• Greek: Ward 29 - Toronto-Danforth: 10.7%

Home language

(highest %)

• English: Ward 16 - Eglinton-Lawrence: 89.9% (Lowest %: Ward 39 - Scarborough-Agincourt: 36.1%)
• 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 (Punjabi): Ward 1 - Etobicoke North: 11.0%

Ethnic origin

(highest %; single responses)

• 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

(highest %)

• 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

(highest %)

• 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%

Sources

• Human Development Report 2004 - Ch. 5, page 99
• 2001 Community Profiles: Toronto, statcan.ca
• http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/analytic/companion/lang/highlights.cfm#Toronto Toronto: Chinese position reaffirmed as leading non-official mother tongue], statcan.ca
• http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo12c.htm