89 Map 10: Geographic Distribution of <strong>Recent</strong> Immigrant Population, Town of Richmond Hill, 2006 Census <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, 53 per cent of the recent immigrant population liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Richmond Hill was aged 25 to 54, the same percentage as <strong>in</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>Region</strong> as a whole. Table 25: Age Distribution of <strong>Recent</strong> <strong>Immigrants</strong>, Richmond Hill vs. <strong>York</strong> <strong>Region</strong>, 2006 Age Group Richmond Hill <strong>York</strong> <strong>Region</strong> # % # % 0 to 4 years 375 3.0% 1,405 3.0% 5 to 14 years 1,955 15.8% 6,855 14.8% 15 to 24 years 1,980 16.0% 7,410 15.9% 25 to 54 years 6,550 53.0% 24,685 53.1% 55 to 64 years 610 4.9% 2,840 6.1% 65 and over 890 7.2% 3,270 7.0% All Ages 12,360 99.9% 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, 68 per cent of all recent immigrants who lived <strong>in</strong> Richmond Hill were members of a visible m<strong>in</strong>ority group. Richmond Hill had the second largest proportion of recent immigrants who were members of a visible m<strong>in</strong>ority group among the five local municipalities be<strong>in</strong>g profiled. » In 2006, the most common visible m<strong>in</strong>ority groups of recent immigrants liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Richmond Hill were: West Asian (30 per cent), Ch<strong>in</strong>ese (25 per cent), Korean (15 per cent), and South Asian (15 per cent). Table 26: Visible M<strong>in</strong>ority Groups of <strong>Recent</strong> <strong>Immigrants</strong>, Richmond Hill, 2006 Visible M<strong>in</strong>ority Group # of Visible M<strong>in</strong>orities % of Total Visible M<strong>in</strong>ority Population West Asian 2,510 29.8% Ch<strong>in</strong>ese 2,090 24.8% Korean 1,275 15.2% South Asian 1,270 15.1% Filip<strong>in</strong>o 360 4.3% Lat<strong>in</strong> American 295 3.5% Black 205 2.4% Arab 200 2.4% Southeast Asian 60 0.7% Japanese 10 0.1% Multiple visible m<strong>in</strong>ority 105 1.2% Visible m<strong>in</strong>ority, not <strong>in</strong>dicated 35 0.4% Total 8,415 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. <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> 90
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