Demographic Change in Toronto's Neighbourhoods
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SOCIAL PLANNING TORONTO | 17<br />
The three neighbourhoods with the highest<br />
percentage of youth, 15-24 years old,<br />
are located near Toronto’s colleges and<br />
universities. In the Bay Street Corridor<br />
which is located near Ryerson University,<br />
George Brown College and the University<br />
of Toronto, 26.6% of the population are<br />
between the ages of 15 and 24. In the<br />
University neighbourhood which <strong>in</strong>cludes<br />
part of the University of Toronto campus,<br />
youth make up 19.6% of the population. In<br />
York University Heights which <strong>in</strong>cludes York<br />
University campus, youth make up 17.2%<br />
of the population. High concentrations of<br />
youth, represent<strong>in</strong>g more than 15% of the<br />
respective populations, are also found near<br />
the University of Toronto’s Scarborough<br />
campus and Centennial College <strong>in</strong> southeast<br />
Scarborough and near Humber College<br />
<strong>in</strong> north Etobicoke. In contrast, youth make<br />
up 12.5% of Toronto’s population.