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COMMUNITY PROFILE Waterloo, Wellington, Dufferin (WWD) In partnership with Statistics Canada

COMMUNITY PROFILE Waterloo, Wellington, Dufferin (WWD) In partnership with Statistics Canada. Community Profile Highlights. Highlights in WWD (2001 to 2006):. One of the fastest growing regions Immigration is on the rise Small but growing Francophone community

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COMMUNITY PROFILE Waterloo, Wellington, Dufferin (WWD) In partnership with Statistics Canada

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  1. COMMUNITY PROFILE Waterloo, Wellington, Dufferin (WWD) In partnership with Statistics Canada

  2. Community Profile Highlights Highlights in WWD (2001 to 2006): • One of the fastest growing regions • Immigration is on the rise • Small but growing Francophone community • Significant growth in the Aboriginal community • Population is younger • Employment growth rate was higher NOTE: The Waterloo, Wellington and Dufferin (WWD) region is composed of three areas: the County of Dufferin, County of Wellington and Regional Municipality of Waterloo, which includes the City of Waterloo. This presentation uses “Waterloo” to refer to the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and the “City of Waterloo” when referring to the city of the same name.

  3. Robust Population Growth There were 732,982 people living in WWD, which accounts for 6.0% of all Ontarians

  4. Robust Population Growth Between 2001 and 2006, WWD grew by 8.3% or 56,155 people, which is similar to the previous five-year period

  5. Increasing Immigration • 22,730 newcomers settled in WWD between 2001 and 2006 • More than half of new immigrants come from Asia and the Middle East – a trend characteristic of a number of other regions in the province • If current immigration trends continue, the ten-year period between 2001 and 2010 may account for a higher proportion of immigrants than in previous decades • While 40% of newcomers are settling in the City of Kitchener, very few appear to be settling in Dufferin

  6. Community Profile Highlights • Top Five Mother Tongues: • (other than English & French) • ONTARIO • Italian • Chinese (not specified) • Cantonese • Spanish • German • WWD • German • Portuguese • Spanish • Polish • Chinese (not specified)

  7. Small but Growing Francophone Community • The Francophone population grew by 6.0%, which is much higher than the province overall (0.9%) • As of 2006, WWD had nearly 11,000 Francophone residents, accounting for 1.5% of the region’s population • Two-thirds of WWD’s Francophones live in Waterloo; very few live in Dufferin

  8. Significant Growth in the Aboriginal Community • WWD’s Aboriginal population increased by nearly 42%, from 5,045 to 7,150 people • Less than 1% of the total WWD population is Aboriginal • 2 in 3 Aboriginal people live in the Waterloo area, with 1 in 3 in the City of Kitchener

  9. Younger Population • WWD is younger than the province • Compared to the province overall, WWD has a larger proportion of young people (19.5% vs. 18.2%) and a lower proportion of seniors (11.9% vs. 13.6%) • This region’s youth population is also growing at a faster rate than the province overall with the Dufferin and Waterloo areas showing the greatest increase • Waterloo is the youngest area of WWD with a median age of 37 • Dufferin is aging the most rapidly of the three areas

  10. Age Pyramid

  11. Youth Population Growth Ages 13 – 24 Between 2001 and 2006, WWD’s youth population increased by 11.1% or 12,620 individuals

  12. Employment Growth • In 2006, the annual average employment growth rate (2.0%) in WWD was higher than the province overall (1.6%) • As of 2006, WWD accounted for 6.4% of Ontario’s working population, which is higher than its proportion of the province’s population (5.9%) • The Waterloo area had the greatest employment gains (10.6%) followed by Dufferin (9.5%) and Wellington (8.9%) • The unemployment rates in Dufferin and Wellington are significantly lower – across all age groups – than Ontario overall

  13. Community Profile Highlights • Also of Interest: • The largest visible minority group in WWD is South Asian, followed by the Chinese and Black communities • The proportion of adults who have completed high school or other forms of educational is slightly lower in WWD • In Dufferin, 1 in 6 adults has a university degree, certificate or diploma while in the Waterloo and Wellington areas, it is 1 in 4

  14. Additional Information This document presents highlights from the WWD Community Profile To view the full report, please refer to the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) website at www.trilliumfoundation.org There you will find the Community Profiles for OTF’s 16 catchment areas and the province overall The Community Profiles were produced in partnership with Statistics Canada, using the most recent 2006 Census information We hope that they will be of benefit to Ontario’s not-for-profit sector

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