Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region
Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region
Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region
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Hous<strong>in</strong>g:<br />
» In Richmond Hill, 34 per cent of recent immigrants lived <strong>in</strong> households of four persons. Richmond Hill<br />
had the second highest percentage of recent immigrants who lived <strong>in</strong> four person households, after<br />
Aurora at 44 per cent.<br />
Percentage of <strong>Recent</strong> <strong>Immigrants</strong><br />
Figure 41: Household Sizes of <strong>Recent</strong> <strong>Immigrants</strong>, Richmond Hill vs. <strong>York</strong> <strong>Region</strong>, 2006<br />
93<br />
40%<br />
35%<br />
30%<br />
25%<br />
20%<br />
15%<br />
10%<br />
5%<br />
0%<br />
1.2% 1.2%<br />
8.1% 8.3%<br />
22.4%<br />
19.5%<br />
<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><br />
34.3%<br />
31.2%<br />
Richmond Hill <strong>York</strong> <strong>Region</strong><br />
16.5%<br />
17.2%<br />
17.4%<br />
22.5%<br />
1 person 2 persons 3 persons<br />
Household Size<br />
4 persons 5 persons 6 or more persons<br />
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census, Custom Tabulations.