Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region

In Summary:
In 2006, 238,005 people lived in Vaughan, of whom 11,120 were recent immigrants. Recent immigrants
represented five per cent of the total population or 10 per cent of all immigrants in Vaughan. More than half
of recent immigrants living in Vaughan were aged 25 to 54.
In 2006, 51 per cent of Vaughan’s recent immigrant population had a bachelor’s degree or above and eight
per cent had no certificates, diplomas or degrees. Vaughan had the second largest percentage of recent
immigrants who did not have any certificates, diplomas or degrees after Markham (14 per cent).
The top two places of birth for recent immigrants living in Vaughan in 2006 were the Russian Federation and
India; and the most common visible minority groups of recent immigrants were South Asian and Chinese.
In 2006, 10 per cent of Vaughan’s recent immigrant population had no knowledge of either official language.
In Vaughan, 44 per cent of recent immigrants aged 55 to 64 and more than half of recent immigrant seniors
(65 years and over) had no official language ability.
In 2006, 84 per cent of recent immigrants living in Vaughan owned their home and 31 per cent of these
homeowners spent 50 per cent or more of their gross household income on housing costs. Vaughan, along
with Aurora, had the largest percentage of recent immigrant households who were homeowners.
Recent immigrants aged 15 and over in Vaughan, living below the low income before tax cut-off, increased
from 16 per cent in 2000 to 29 per cent in 2005.
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