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COMMUNITY PROFILE Hamilton In partnership with Statistics Canada

COMMUNITY PROFILE Hamilton In partnership with Statistics Canada. Community Profile Highlights. Highlights in Hamilton (2001 to 2006):. Population growth rate is slowing Immigration and diversity are increasing Aboriginal and youth populations are growing. Population Growth Slowing.

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COMMUNITY PROFILE Hamilton In partnership with Statistics Canada

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  1. COMMUNITY PROFILE Hamilton In partnership with Statistics Canada

  2. Community Profile Highlights Highlights in Hamilton (2001 to 2006): • Population growth rate is slowing • Immigration and diversity are increasing • Aboriginal and youth populations are growing

  3. Population Growth Slowing In 2006, 504,559 people lived in Hamilton, accounting for 4.1% of Ontario’s population

  4. Population Growth Slowing Hamilton’s population is growing but at a slower rate than Ontario overall

  5. Diversity • Immigration is on the rise • Between 2001 and 2006, 16,560 new immigrants settled in Hamilton - 2,760 more people than in the previous five-year period • Just over 50% of all newcomers to Hamilton came from Asia and the Middle East, while 21% came from Europe

  6. Diversity • Diversity is increasing • In 2006, 67,845 people in Hamilton identified as visible minorities • Visible minorities represent 13.6% of the total population • The South Asian and Black communities are the largest visible minority groups • 1 in 4 residents declared having a mother tongue that was neither English nor French

  7. Diversity Increasing Top Five Mother Tongues: (other than English & French) • ONTARIO • Italian • Chinese (not specified) • Cantonese • Spanish • German • HAMILTON • Italian • Polish • Portuguese • Arabic • Croatian

  8. Small but Growing Aboriginal Community • Hamilton’s Aboriginal community grew by 1,360 individuals, representing an increase of 21.7% • The 7,630 Aboriginal people in Hamilton account for 1.5% of the city’s population • Aboriginal people in Ontario account for a higher proportion of the population (2%)

  9. Small but Growing Aboriginal Community The composition of Hamilton’s Aboriginal community is different than the rest of the province, with a higher proportion identifying themselves as First Nations and fewer as Métis * Multiple Aboriginal Identities responses ** Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere

  10. Youth Population Increasing Ages 13 – 24 Hamilton’s youth population is increasing at a faster rate than the city’s total population (6.1% vs. 2.8%)

  11. Age Pyramid

  12. Community Profile Highlights • Also of Interest: • Hamilton’s Francophone community increased by 2% from 2001 to 2006 - 1.6% of Hamilton residents are Francophone • In all age groups over 65 there are more women than men • In 2006 the numbers of employed workers were rising, though not as quickly as the province overall • The unemployment rate in Hamilton was similar to the overall provincial rate • Individuals and families in Hamilton earn less money than Ontarians overall

  13. Additional Information This document presents highlights from the Hamilton 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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