Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region

Town of Richmond Hill
Demographics:
» In 2006, 161,690 people lived in Richmond Hill
and 52 per cent of them were immigrants.
» In 2006, there were approximately 12,300
recent immigrants living in Richmond Hill, which
represented 27 per cent of York Region’s recent
immigrant population, the second greatest share
of recent immigrants in all of York Region.
» In Richmond Hill, the recent immigrant
population decreased by almost five per cent
between 2001 and 2006 and the total immigrant
population increased by 31 per cent. During
the same time period, the total non-immigrant
population increased by almost 15 per cent.
Figure 39: Population Change Between 2001 and 2006,
Richmond Hill
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2001 and 2006 Censuses, Custom Tabulations.
In 2006, 22 per cent of recent immigrants who lived in
Richmond Hill were born in Iran followed by 15 per cent
born in China
Non- Total
Immigrants Immigrants
Population Group
Table 24: Top Five Places of Birth of Recent Immigrants, Richmond Hill, 2001 and 2006
Rank
2001 Census 2006 Census
Order Country # % Country # %
1 China 3,910 30.1% Iran 2,700 21.8%
2 Iran 1,730 13.3% China 1,800 14.6%
3 Russian
Federation
1,455 11.2% South Korea 1,295 10.5%
4
Ukraine 560 4.3%
Russian
Federation
1,065 8.6%
5 South Korea 555 4.3% Ukraine 540 4.4%
Note: China includes Special Administrative Regions such as Hong Kong and Macau.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2001 and 2006 Censuses, Custom Tabulations.
Population Change
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
-5%
-10%
22.9%
Total
Population
14.9%
31.0%
Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region
-4.7%
Recent
Immigrants
88