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COMMUNITY PROFILE Durham, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (DHKPR) In partnership with Statistics Canada. DHKPR Community Profile Highlights. Highlights in DHKPR (2001 to 2006):. Population growth third highest in the province Youth population growth
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COMMUNITY PROFILE Durham, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (DHKPR) In partnership with Statistics Canada
DHKPR Community Profile Highlights Highlights in DHKPR (2001 to 2006): • Population growth third highest in the province • Youth population growth • Small but growing Aboriginal and Francophone communities • Immigration is fuelling diversity
DHKPR Growth 3rd Highest in Ontario There were 866,009 people living in DHKPR which accounts for 7.1% of Ontario’s population
DHKPR Growth 3rd Highest in Ontario DHKPR grew by 9% or 71,491 people; 75% of this growth occurred in Durham
Youth Population Growth Ages 13 - 24 DHKPR’s youth population increased by 19,340 individuals to 144,690 or 17% of the total population
Strong Growth in Aboriginal Community • The number of Aboriginal people has increased 45% from 9,730 to 14,065 • DHKPR’s Aboriginal community accounts for less than 2% of the region’s population • Three-quarters of the DHKPR Aboriginal community reside in Durham or Peterborough • 62% of Aboriginal people in DHKPR are First Nations and 32% are Métis
Growing Francophone Community • DHKPR’s Francophone population increased by 1,485, to a total of 15,520, representing an 11% increase • Francophones account for 2% of the region’s population • Three-quarters of the region’s Francophones live in Durham
Immigration is Fuelling Diversity • 11,450 newcomers settled in DHKPR between 2001-06. 86% of these settled in Durham • More than half of recent immigrants come from Asia and the Middle East • In total, 16.6% of people in DHKPR are immigrants • As of 2006, the Black community was the largest visible minority group, followed by the South Asian community
Community Profile Highlights Top Five Mother Tongues: (other than English & French) • ONTARIO • Italian • Chinese (not specified) • Cantonese • Spanish • German • DHKPR • German • Italian • Polish • Dutch • Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)
Community Profile Highlights • Durham: • 80% of immigrants in DHKPR live in Durham • About 14% of people in Durham reported a mother tongue other than English or French, which is much higher than any other DHKPR area • Durham is home to three-quarters of the region’s Francophone community • One in six Durham residents identify themselves as a visible minority and account for 95% of the region’s visible minority population • 45% of DHKPR’s Aboriginal population live in Durham
Community Profile Highlights • Also of Interest: • Brock and Trent Hills were the only areas with population decreases • Haliburton has the highest median age in Ontario (50 years) • As of 2006, employment in DHKPR was growing at a faster rate than Ontario as a whole
Additional Information This document presents highlights from the DHKPR Community Profile To view the full report, please refer to the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) website at www.trilliumfoundation.org There you will find the Community Profiles for OTF’s 16 catchment areas and the province overall The Community Profiles were produced in partnership with Statistics Canada, using the most recent 2006 Census information We hope that they will be of benefit to Ontario’s not-for-profit sector