Planning and Economic

Development Department
October 2015

Profile
Demographics and
Socio-Economic Data
Table of Contents

Population 4

Social characteristics 6

Households 8

Employment 10

Education and income 12

Agriculture 14

Notes 17

Population
• Durham’s population has increased significantly, from 247,473 in 1974 to
656,055 at the end of 2014.

• Growth was greatest in the five year period between 1986 and 1991,
when the population increased by 25.4%.

• Immigration continues to be a significant catalyst for growth in the GTA.

Nearly two thirds of population growth in the last five years has come as a
result of immigration.

2/3 of
the population
growth in the Durham
Toronto - 43.2 %
Peel - 21.4 %
last 5 years is 10% York - 17.1 %
of GTA
is from population Durham - 10 %
Halton - 8.3 %
immigration

Ajax - 18 %
Brock - 1.9 %
Municipal Clarington - 13.9 %
share Oshawa - 24.6 %
of Durham Pickering - 14.6 %
population Scugog - 3.5 %
Uxbridge - 3.4 %
Whitby - 20.1 %

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 30.0%

population growth

750,000
population

500,000 20.0%

250,000 10.0%

0.0%
1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011

85+
Female to male age comparison

80-84
75-79
in Durham’s population

70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
656,055
35-39 Estimated population,
30-34 December 2014
25-29
20-24
15-19
Females Males
10-14
5-9
0-4
12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12

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Social characteristics

• In 2011, nearly 97% of Durham residents held Canadian citizenship.

• The majority of Durham residents reported European ethnic origin (70.6%).

The proportion of visible minorities living in Durham increased from 16.8%
in 2006 to 20.7% in 2011.

• Seniors are making up a greater percentage of the population in Durham,

with residents 65 years and older increasing from 10.2% to 11.4%.

Ethnic Origin of Durham Residents 2011

Europe Asia
North

America
70.6%
12.8%
32.3%

Caribbean
6.6%
Africa
2.4%

South

America

2.4%
Oceania
0.2%
*Note: values do not add to 100% due
to people with multiple ethnicities

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 Population aged 65 and over
Whitby Persons Age 65+
Uxbridge 0-14%
15-29%

Scugog 30-44%
45-59%

Pickering
=>60%

Oshawa 0
SCALE
2.5 5

Kilometres
10

Clarington
Brock
Ajax
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000

Home language other than English:

Arabic Arab - 0.5%

Urdu Chinese Black - 7%

Italian Chinese - 1.5%

French
Filipino - 2%
Visible Latin American - 0.7%
Minorities
South Asian - 5.7%

Spanish Polish Southeast Asian - 0.4%

Tamil
West Asian - 0.6%

Tagalog Other - 2.3%

Cantonese
Persian

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Households
• The number of households in Durham increased between 2006 and 2011 by
nearly 10%.

• Over 90% of households in Durham were located within urban areas, and over
99% of households in Oshawa and Ajax were urban.

• In 2014, the average cost for a resale home was $391,692 and the average
monthly rent was $1,000.

68% 6% 83%
live in live in a
single-detached semi-detached
house house OWN
$391,692
16%
10% 17%

live in a live in an RENT

row house apartment $1000

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 Household Increases
(2006 to 2011)
Household Growth %
21% 76% 28% 68% < 2%
>2 % to 6%
>6% to 12%
>12% to 23%

3% Durham GTA SCALE

households households
0 2.5 5 10

Kilometres

4%

One-family Multiple-family Non-family

Households by size in Durham, 2011

6 or more persons

5 persons

4 persons

2.8 3 persons
people per
household 2 persons

1 person

0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

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Employment
• Durham’s unemployment rate rose from 6.3% in 2006 to 8.6% in 2011.

• Employment was highest in the sales and service sector (22.8%).

• In 2014, Durham Region’s Business Count reported over 170,000 jobs and
over 11,000 businesses.

23% of jobs 18% of jobs

are in the are in the
sales and service business,
sector, 2014 finance and
administration
sector, 2014

Transportation to work
Public Transit
10.0%
Car, truck, Car, truck,
van as driver van as
passenger Walked
79.5% to work Bicycle
6.1%
3.1% 0.4%
Other
method
1.0%

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 Unemployment Rate

Business Count
By DA
0 - 10
11 - 38
39 - 87

1,085
10%
88 - 190
191 - 641

SCALE
0 2.5 5 10

Vacancy
Kilometres

rate for
6.3% 8.6%
businesses,
2014
2006 2011

Jobs and Businesses in Durham, 2014

50000 3000

Businesses

40000 2500

2000
30000
Jobs

1500
20000
1000
10000 500

0 0
Ajax Brock Clarington Oshawa Pickering Scugog Uxbridge Whitby

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Income and education
• In 2010, the average income in Durham was $44,443 (up 10.5% since 2005).

• 25% of Durham residents spent over 30% of their income on shelter costs.

• The prevalence of low income was lower in Durham (9.9%) in contrast to the
GTA (14.5%) and Ontario (10.9%).

83% Have a certificate,

diploma or degree

30% High school 42%

spend over
certificate or equivalent
30% of
24% College, CEGEP or other income
non-university RENT on housing
certificate or diploma

21% University 21%

certificate, diploma or degree spend over
30% of
8% Apprenticeship or trades income
OWN on housing
certificate or diploma

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 Family incomes (Durham)
$120,000

$100,000 $44,443
average income
$80,000 per individual
$60,000

$40,000
$34,906
$20,000 median income
per individual
$0
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Average Median

20.0%
10%
prevalence of
low income

15.0%
low income
in Durham
10.0%
13%
prevalence of
5.0%
low-income for
children less
0.0% than 6 years
Durham GTA

Less than 18 years 18 to 64 years 65 years and over

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Agriculture
• In 2011, there were 1,454 farms reported in Durham.

• The majority of farmers are 55 years and older (55.2%) and most farmers are
male (69.9%).

• Over a third of farms are 130 acres or more, while about 5% of farms are less
than 5 acres.

Farms in Durham

Cattle ranching Other animal Oilseed and Other crop Greenhouse,

and farming 330 production 323 grain farming 273 farming 239 nursery and
floriculture
production 112

Poultry and egg Sheep and Fruit and tree Vegetable and Hog and
production 48 goat farming 44 nut farming 42 melon farming 40 pig farming 3

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 Farm size in Durham
Farms By Parcel Size

36% 130 acres and more

=<25ac

25-100ac

100-150

150-200

22%
=>200

70 to 129 acres

37% 10 to 69 acres

5% less than 10 acres

$2,642,495,110
Market value of all farms in Durham, 2010

Average farm size, hectares

250

225

56.5
200
years
average age

175
of operators

in Durham,

150

2011

1991 1996 2001 2006 2011

Halton Peel Durham York Ontario

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 Notes:

The Statistics Canada 2011 Census and National

Household Survey (NHS) were the central sources of
information for the Durham Profile. Other data sources
include: the Durham Region Planning Division, Canada
Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and the Municipal
Property Assessment Corporation.

Participation in the 2011 NHS was voluntary as opposed

to the 2006 Long Form Census which was mandatory.
There is a risk of inaccuracies in the NHS data due to
non-response bias. As such, the NHS data provides a
useful tool for general geographica comparisons but care
should be taken when used for historical comparisons.

The data used to produce the statistics used in this

infographic summary are based on tables contained
within the appendix of the Durham Region Profile.
The report is available in PDF format on the Region’s
website and CDs are available from the Planning and
Economic Department on a cost recovery basis.

If this information is required in an accessible

format, please contact 1-800-372-1102 ext. 2549

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 The Regional Municipality Of Durham
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