Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region

Town of Newmarket
Demographics:
» In 2006, 73,370 people lived in Newmarket and
22 per cent of them were immigrants.
» In 2006, there were almost 2,000 recent
immigrants living in Newmarket, which
represented four per cent of York Region’s
recent immigrant population.
» In Newmarket, the proportion of recent
immigrant population increased by 99 per cent
between 2001 and 2006 and the total immigrant
population increased by 32 per cent. During
the same time period the total non-immigrant
population increased by eight per cent.
In 2006, 13 per cent of all recent immigrants who lived in
Newmarket were born in China (including Hong Kong and
macau) followed by eight per cent from the philippines
Table 18: Top Five Places of Birth of Recent Immigrants, Newmarket, 2001 and 2006
Rank
2001 Census 2006 Census
Order Country # % Country # %
1 China 155 15.5% China 265 13.4%
2
United
States
100 10.0% Philippines 160 8.1%
3
United
Kingdom
85 8.5% Iran 135 6.8%
4 Germany 60 6.0% South Korea 110 5.5%
5 Philippines 40 4.0%
Russian
Federation
100 5.0%
Note: China includes Special Administrative Regions such as Hong Kong and Macau.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2001 and 2006 Censuses, Custom Tabulations.
Population Change
Figure 32: Population Change Between 2001 and 2006,
Newmarket
120%
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
12.8%
Total
Population
8.3%
Non-
Immigrants
32.1%
Total
Immigrants
Population Group
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2001 and 2006 Censuses, Custom Tabulations.
Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region
98.5%
Recent
Immigrants
76