Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region

Town of Aurora
Demographics:
» In 2006, 47,035 people lived in Aurora and
22 per cent of them were immigrants.
» In 2006, there were 1,285 recent immigrants
living in Aurora, which represented almost
three per cent of York Region’s recent immigrant
population. Aurora had the smallest number
of recent immigrants among the five local
municipalities being profiled.
» In Aurora, the recent immigrant population
increased by 43 per cent between 2001 and
2006 and the total immigrant population
increased by 46 per cent. During the same time
period, the non-immigrant population increased
by almost 12 per cent.
Figure 18: Population Change Between 2001 and 2006,
Aurora
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2001 and 2006 Censuses, Custom Tabulations.
In 2006, South Korea and the Russian Federation were
the most common places of birth of recent immigrants
living in Aurora
Population Change
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
18.1%
Total
Population
11.5%
Non-
Immigrants
Table 6: Top Five Places of Birth for Recent Immigrants, Aurora, 2001 and 2006
Rank
Order
46.2%
Total
Immigrants
Population Group
2001 Census 2006 Census
Country # % Country # %
1 Russian
Federation
2 United
States
135 14.9% South Korea 125 9.7%
90 9.9% Russian
Federation
120 9.3%
3 South Korea 75 8.3% Ukraine 85 6.6%
4 United 70 7.7% United 80 6.2%
Kingdom
Kingdom
5 Mexico 65 7.2% China 75 5.8%
Note: China includes Special Administrative Regions such as Hong Kong and Macau.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2001 and 2006 Censuses, Custom Tabulations.
Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region
42.8%
Recent
Immigrants
52