Map 11: Geographic Distribution of <strong>Recent</strong> Immigrant Population, City of Vaughan, 2006 Census 101 <strong>Chang<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>Landscapes</strong>: <strong>Recent</strong> <strong>Immigrants</strong> <strong>Liv<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>Region</strong>
» In 2006, over half of the recent immigrant population (54 per cent) liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Vaughan were aged 25 to 54. Table 31: Age Distribution of <strong>Recent</strong> <strong>Immigrants</strong>, Vaughan vs. <strong>York</strong> <strong>Region</strong>, 2006 Age Group Richmond Hill <strong>York</strong> <strong>Region</strong> # % # % 0 to 4 years 415 3.7% 1,405 3.0% 5 to 14 years 1,575 14.2% 6,855 14.8% 15 to 24 years 1,685 15.2% 7,410 15.9% 25 to 54 years 6,035 54.3% 24,685 53.1% 55 to 64 years 590 5.3% 2,840 6.1% 65 and over 820 7.4% 3,270 7.0% All Ages 11,120 100.1% 46,465 99.9% Note: Numbers do not add to 100% due to random round<strong>in</strong>g procedures. Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census, Custom Tabulations. » In 2006, 53 per cent of recent immigrants liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Vaughan were members of a visible m<strong>in</strong>ority group, compared to 72 per cent <strong>in</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>Region</strong>. Vaughan had the second smallest proportion of recent immigrants who were members of a visible m<strong>in</strong>ority group, after Aurora at 46 per cent, among the five local municipalities be<strong>in</strong>g profiled. » In 2006, the most common visible m<strong>in</strong>ority groups who lived <strong>in</strong> Vaughan were: South Asian (35 per cent), Ch<strong>in</strong>ese (11 per cent), Korean (10 per cent), Filip<strong>in</strong>o (10 per cent), and Lat<strong>in</strong> American (n<strong>in</strong>e per cent). Table 32: Visible M<strong>in</strong>ority Groups of <strong>Recent</strong> <strong>Immigrants</strong>, Vaughan, 2006 Visible M<strong>in</strong>ority Group # of Visible M<strong>in</strong>orities % of Total Visible M<strong>in</strong>ority Population South Asian 2,095 35.4% Ch<strong>in</strong>ese 635 10.7% South Korean 600 10.2% Filip<strong>in</strong>o 585 9.9% Lat<strong>in</strong> American 520 8.8% West Asian 500 8.5% Black 370 6.3% Southeast Asian 215 3.6% Arab 175 3.0% Japanese 15 0.3% Multiple visible m<strong>in</strong>ority 170 2.9% Visible m<strong>in</strong>ority, not <strong>in</strong>dicated 30 0.5% Total 5,910 100.1% Note: Numbers do not add to 100% due to random round<strong>in</strong>g procedures. Sources: Statistics Canada, 2001 and 2006 Censuses, Custom Tabulations. <strong>Chang<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>Landscapes</strong>: <strong>Recent</strong> <strong>Immigrants</strong> <strong>Liv<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>Region</strong> 102
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