Oshawa, Ontario, Canada



Population in 2011: 356,177
Population in 2006: 330,594
Population in 2001: 296,298
2006 to 2011 population change
This city:

7.7%
Province:

5.7%
2001 to 2006 population change
Here:

11.6%
Province:

6.6%

Total private houses: 134,034
Private houses occupied by usual residents: 129,698
Land area (km2): 903.51

Population density per square kilometre
This city:

394.2
Nearby towns and cities:

390.0
Oshawa population and houses statistics

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Occupation and industry

Participation rate
This city:

69.7%
Province:

67.1%
Employment rate
This city:

65.3%
Ontario:

62.8%
Unemployment rate
Here:

6.4%
Ontario:

6.4%

Labour force activity in this city

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Occupation

Industry

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Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
Here:

33,863 CAD
Province:

29,335 CAD
Median income in 2005
This city:

32,005 CAD
Ontario:

27,258 CAD
Percent of persons in low income before tax
This city:

9.3%
Province:

14.7%

Composition of total income in this city

Earnings and income details for this city

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Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 33,700
This city:

10.3%
Province:

22.8%
Male: 16,940
This city:

10.5%
Ontario:

22.7%
Female: 16,760
This city:

10.0%
Ontario:

23.0%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 4,780
Here:

1.5%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 2,325
Here:

1.4%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 2,455
Here:

1.5%
Province:

2.0%

Oshawa Minority Population Characteristics

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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
Here:

39.0
Ontario:

40.4
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
This city:

81.4%
Province:

83.0%
Age characteristics of this city

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 169,810
Here:

58.6%
Province:

57.7%
Male: 84,765
Here:

60.5%
Ontario:

59.8%
Female: 85,050
Here:

56.8%
Province:

55.7%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 119,955
Here:

41.4%
Province:

42.3%
Male: 55,295
This city:

39.5%
Ontario:

40.2%
Female: 64,665
This city:

43.2%
Province:

44.3%

Oshawa - Marital Status

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Average family income in Oshawa in 2005

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Knowledge of official languages in Oshawa

First official language spoken in Oshawa

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Mobility status in 2006

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This city - Place of residence in 2001

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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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