Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region

» In 2006, 53 per cent of the recent immigrant
population living in Richmond Hill was aged
25 to 54, the same percentage as in York Region
as a whole.
Table 25: Age Distribution of Recent Immigrants,
Richmond Hill vs. York Region, 2006
Age Group Richmond Hill York Region
# % # %
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 rounding procedures.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census, Custom Tabulations.
» In 2006, 68 per cent of all recent immigrants
who lived in Richmond Hill were members of
a visible minority group. Richmond Hill had the
second largest proportion of recent immigrants
who were members of a visible minority group
among the five local municipalities being profiled.
» In 2006, the most common visible minority
groups of recent immigrants living in Richmond
Hill were: West Asian (30 per cent), Chinese
(25 per cent), Korean (15 per cent), and South
Asian (15 per cent).
Table 26: Visible Minority Groups of Recent Immigrants,
Richmond Hill, 2006
Visible Minority
Group
# of Visible
Minorities
% of Total
Visible Minority
Population
West Asian 2,510 29.8%
Chinese 2,090 24.8%
Korean 1,275 15.2%
South Asian 1,270 15.1%
Filipino 360 4.3%
Latin American 295 3.5%
Black 205 2.4%
Arab 200 2.4%
Southeast Asian 60 0.7%
Japanese 10 0.1%
Multiple visible
minority
105 1.2%
Visible minority, not
indicated
35 0.4%
Total 8,415 99.9%
Note: Numbers do not add to 100% due to random rounding procedures.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census, Custom Tabulations.
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