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As part of a Summer Snapshot feature, The North York Mirror looks at the changing trends and demographics in its local neighbour-hoods. Data courtesy Statistics Canada via the City of Toronto.

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+173%Between 2001 and 2011, the number of people in Banbury-Don Mills who listed Persian (Farsi) as their Home Language nearly tripled (220 people to 600).

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While Banbury-Don Mills still has a greater proportion of seniors (aged 65+) compared to the city’s, the count of those aged 65 and above increased by just 0.9 per cent between 2006 and 2011, whereas the neighbou-hood’s population increased 5.8 per cent during that time.+24.5%

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The highest age group growth in Banbury-Don Mills occurred in the 0-14 category (Children). That age group grew 24.5 per cent.

The overall population in Banbury-Don Mills has increased by 16.7 per cent between 2001 and 2011.

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-62.5%The number of people in Banbury-Don Mills who listed Armenian as their Home Language decreased by 62.5 per cent between 2006 and 2011.

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POPULATION BY AGE GROUPLike Willowdale West, Banbury-Don Mills has a significantly higher percentage of its population aged 65 and above compared to the city’s percentage: 22.7 per cent of Banbury-Don Mills’ population is 65 or older. In contrast, those aged 65 and above make up 14.4 per cent of Toronto’s population.

A comparison of a neighbourhood statistic with its Toronto equivalent

Banbury-Don Mills: Population (2011): 26,895

Languages Chinese (not otherwise specified) and Mandarin are the most common non-official languages in Banbury-Don Mills. In the 2011 census, 9 per cent of residents listed one of those two as their Mother Tongue, and 6.5 per cent listed one of those two as their Home Language. Also, this is the only neighbourhood in North York to have Serbian make the Top 10 of either list.

Top 10 Mother Tongues Top 10 Home Languages1. English2. Chinese (not otherwise specified)3. Mandarin4. Cantonese5. Persian (Farsi) 6. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)7. Korean 8. Romanian9. Serbian10. Greek

1. English2. Chinese (not otherwise specified)3. Mandarin4. Persian (Farsi)5. Cantonese6. Korean7. Romanian8. Serbian9. Spanish10. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)

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