Demographic Change in Toronto's Neighbourhoods
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SOCIAL PLANNING TORONTO | 7<br />
PRESCHOOL AGE CHILDREN<br />
As shown <strong>in</strong> Figure 5, accord<strong>in</strong>g to the 2016<br />
Census, the number of children under 5<br />
years of age <strong>in</strong> Toronto is 136,000, a 3.2%<br />
decrease over 2011. After decreas<strong>in</strong>g<br />
by 8.2% between 1996 and 2001, this<br />
population has fluctuated <strong>in</strong> size over the<br />
past 15 years.<br />
Children under age 5 made up 5% of<br />
Toronto’s population <strong>in</strong> 2016, down from<br />
5.4% <strong>in</strong> 2011 and 2006, 5.8% <strong>in</strong> 2001, and<br />
6.6% <strong>in</strong> 1996.<br />
Figure 5. <strong>Toronto's</strong> Population of Children Under Age 5: 1996-2016<br />
180,000<br />
8.0<br />
Population Under Age 5<br />
160,000<br />
140,000<br />
120,000<br />
100,000<br />
80,000<br />
60,000<br />
40,000<br />
156,285<br />
6.6<br />
143,510<br />
5.8<br />
134,980<br />
140,510<br />
5.4 5.4<br />
136,000<br />
5.0<br />
7.0<br />
6.0<br />
5.0<br />
4.0<br />
3.0<br />
2.0<br />
% of Total Population<br />
20,000<br />
1.0<br />
0<br />
1996 2001 2006 2011 2016<br />
0.0<br />
Children under age 5<br />
% of total population<br />
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016, 2011, 2006, 2001 & 1996 Census.
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