U P D A T ESimcoe County Data Consortium

Community Data Program I November 2015

Strength-in-Numbers What’s New...There’s plenty of new data in the communitydata.ca catalogue:

Have you created something using data from the CCSD Community Data Program? If so, you can show off your work to the network and drive traffic to your website!

Find what others have done with CDP data at http://communitydata.ca/resources under Community Snapshots.

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What Have You Been Up To?

Taxfiler Data:

• Family Data, 2013

• Neighbourhood Income and Demographics, 2013

• Financial Data and Charitable Donations, 2013

• Seniors Data, 2013

• Migration Estimates, 2012

• Income Inequality and Working Poor, 2011

Custom NHS Topic-Based Tabulations:

• Immigration and Ethno-cultural Diversity

• Mobility and Migration

• Income and Housing

General Social Survey- Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2013

Data information continued on page 2

The CCSD is pleased to release Strength-in-Numbers, a new series of infographics, fact sheets and reports highlighting community trends across Canada.

The first three infographics offered focus on poverty and utilize Taxfiler data. These include:

• No.1: Canadians living in poverty, 2013

• No.2: Poverty by Age, 2013• No.3: Poverty by Family Status,

2013

This series will identify and illuminate significant socioeconomic trends impacting Canadian communities today, while providing a source of critical evidence for sound decision-making and program evaluation.

To access these series of infographics, please go to:

http://ccsd.ca/index.php/evidence/strength-in-numbers-series

For more information on the Simcoe County Data Consortium, contact:

Trevor McAlmont, Program Supervisor, Children and Community Services, County of Simcoe

705-722-3132 Ext. 1460 | trevor.mcalmont@simcoe.ca

Lynn Wright, Research Analyst Children and Community Services, County of Simcoe

705-722-3132 Ext. 1142 | lynn.wright@simcoe.ca

The County of Simcoe is always looking to create resources that will provide insight into the changing community. Recently, topic-based bulletins were created using the 2011 Census and National Household Survey (NHS) data. These include:

Resources can be accessed from http://www.simcoe.ca/scdc

New Publications from the County of Simcoe

• 2011 Census: Language

• 2011 Census: Household and Dwelling Types

• 2011 NHS: Immigration and Citizenship

• 2011 NHS: Labour, Education and Mobility

• 2011 NHS: Income, Earnings and Housing

2011 Census BulletinHouseholds and Dwelling Types

This bulletin summarizes data from the 2011 Census for information regarding households and dwelling types in Simcoe County. The Census reflects a diverse community within the region, with different skills, cultural influences, and geographic areas. In 2011, the majority of residents in Simcoe County (86.3%) lived in a census family, which includes married couples or common law couples with or without children and single parents. Single-detached homes represented 74.9% of dwellings in Simcoe County, while 15.0% were apartments.

22.5%of seniors in

Simcoe County were living alone

36.1%of households in

Simcoe County were comprised of two people

On average

1.84people lived in

each apartment in Simcoe County

86.3%of Simcoe County

residents were living in a census family

74.9%of Simcoe County’s dwellings are were

single-detached houses

86.3%Living in

Census Family

Living Arrangements in Simcoe County

2.0%Living withRelatives

3.3%Living with

Non-Relatives

8.4%Living Alone

Living Arrangements for Seniors

22.5%Living Alone

70.2%Living in Census Family

5.2%Living with Relatives

2.1%Living with Non-Relatives

Housing Structures By Dwelling Type

5.9%Row

Housing

3.4%Semi-

Detached

74.9%Single-

Detached

0.8%Other

15.0%Apartment

Average Persons Per Dwelling Type

2.75Single-

Detached

2.66Semi-

Detached

2.44Row

Housing

1.84Apartment

SOCIAL ANDCOMMUNITY SERVICES

2011 NHS BulletinImmigration in Simcoe County

48.2% of Simcoe County’s

immigrants immigrated here between the ages

of 5 and 24

SOCIAL ANDCOMMUNITY SERVICES

Canadian Citizenship by Generation

14.3%Under 5Years Old

48.2%5-24Years

37.5%25 Yearsand Over

This bulletin summarizes data from the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) regarding immigration and citizenship in Simcoe County. The NHS reflects a diverse community, with different skills, cultural influences and participation rates. In 2011, 97.6% of Simcoe County residents were Canadian citizens, and 2.4% were not Canadian citizens. A total of 50,915 Simcoe County residents (11.6%) were immigrants to Canada and of these, 68.7% came from Europe, and 44.8% immigrated here before 1971.

Age at Time of Immigration

11.6% of Simcoe County

residents are immigrants

28.4% of immigrants to Simcoe County were born in the United Kingdom

44.8% of immigrants in Simcoe County immigrated here

before 1971

12.1% of Simcoe County residents were first

generation Canadians

12.1%1st Generation

18.4%69.5%

2nd Generation

3rd Generationor More

Top 5 Birthplaces for Immigrants

United Kingdom 28.4%Germany 6.6%Italy 6.5%United States 5.5%Netherlands 5.1%

Immigrants in Simcoe County by Period of Immigration

44.8%Before 1971

15.8%12.6%

1971-1980

1981-1990

12.1%14.9%

1991-2000

2001-2011

Top 5 Birthplaces for Recent Immigrants

United Kingdom 20.5%India 9.6%United States 9.3%Philippines 6.8%South Korea 6.5%

2011 NHS BulletinLabour, Education, and Mobility

50.0% of Simcoe County’s population aged 15

and older did not have a post-secondary

education

90.9% of Simcoe County’s employed population used a car, truck, or van to get to work

91.6%of the labour force in Simcoe County

was employed

49.4% of movers to

Simcoe County in the last 5 years, moved

from another place within Ontario

24.5% of Simcoe County’s labour force were employed in Sales

and Serviceoccupations

SOCIAL ANDCOMMUNITY SERVICES

Unemployment Rate of Labour Force

43.7%Within Simcoe

49.4%Within Ontario

4.1%Within Canada

2.8%Outside Canada

This bulletin summarizes data from the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) regarding labour, education, and mobility in Simcoe County. The NHS reflects a diverse community, with many different skills, cultural influences, and participation rates. In 2011, 65.9% of Simcoe County residents aged 15 years and older were in the labour force. Additionally, 91.6% of the labour force were employed. In terms of post-secondary education, 23.2% of the population aged 15 years and older had college diplomas and/or certificates.

Mode of Transportation

1.1% Other

90.9% Car/Truck/Van

Mobility5 Years Ago

20.0% No Certificate

Level of Education Completed

8.4%Simcoe County

8.3%Ontario

7.8%Canada

30.0% High School

10.1% Trade School

23.2% College

13.8% University

Top Three Occupations

24.5% Sales and Service

16.5% Trades/Operators

14.1% Business/Finance

5.0% Walk/Bicycle

3.0% Transit

2011 Census BulletinLanguage in Simcoe County

88.7% of Simcoe County residents reported

only English as their mother tongue

6,130 people in Simcoe

County spoke more than one language at home

6.1%of those who spoke

a non-official language at home, spoke German

86.3% of multilingual speakers

in Simcoe County spoke English and

a non-official language

8.8% of Simcoe County

residents who had only one mother tongue

indicated a non-official language

German

13.4%Italian

12.6%Portuguese

9.8%Polish

7.7%

SOCIAL ANDCOMMUNITY SERVICES

Top Non-Official Mother Tongues in Simcoe County

92.9%English

6.6%English

and French

0.1%French

0.4%Neither

English/French

This bulletin summarizes data collected from the 2011 Census for information regarding language in Simcoe County. The Census reflects a diverse community within this region, comprised of different skills, cultural influences, and geographic areas. Residents of Simcoe County reported more than 100 non-official mother tongues in 2011. 88.7% of Simcoe County residents reported English as their mother tongue, and 1.0% have more than one mother tongue. Please note that before 2011, language information was only on the long-form census sent to 20% of Canadians. Language information is now sent to all Canadians through the short-form census. This makes it difficult to compare the 2011 Census to previous census years.

Spanish

6.7%Dutch

6.6%Chinese*

4.4%Other

38.8%

*Chinese language includes Cantonese, Mandarin and Chinese not otherwise specified (n.o.s). The category of Chinese n.o.s is comprised of a large number of persons who answered Chinese to the question of mother tongue in the Census without any other specification

Knowledge of Official Languages in Simcoe County

Multiple Languages Spoken at Home

86.3% English & NOL

11.9% English & French

1.2% English,

French & NOL

0.5% French & NOL

NOLs Spoken at Home11.8% Portuguese9.1% Italian9.0% Polish8.6% Spanish8.5% Chinese6.1% German3.8% Russian3.7% Korean

2011 NHS BulletinIncome, Earnings & Housing

This bulletin summarizes data collected from the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) regarding income, earnings and housing in Simcoe County. The NHS shows a diverse community with many different skills, cultural influences and participation rates. For the year 2010, the median after tax income for Simcoe County households with two or more persons was $69,732, and the median after tax income for one-person households was $29,742. Additionally, 11.3% of Simcoe County households were low income, and the largest portion of households (40.6%) fell between the after tax income level of $50,000 and $99,999.

5.7% of Simcoe County’s private households need major repairs

40.6% of Simcoe County’s households make

between $50,000 to $99,999 After Taxes

36.6% of dwellings in Simcoe County

were built between 1981 and 2000

11.3% of Simcoe County

residents are living in low income according

to the LIM-AT*

18.8% of Simcoe’s private

households are occupied by renters

Greater than

$99,999

19.4%

SOCIAL ANDCOMMUNITY SERVICES

After-Tax Household Income Levels

$50,000to $99,999

40.6%

$20,000 to $49,999

30.4%

Less than $20,000

9.6%

After-Tax Household Income2+ PersonHousehold

$69,732

One PersonHousehold

$29,742

81.1% of Simcoe County’s households

are occupied by the owner

18.5%24.0%36.6%20.9%

Dwellings By Year of Construction

2001- 2011

1961- 1981

1960 or Before

1981- 2000

27%of households spend 30% or more of income on shelter

Updated Datasets and ToolsThese have been updated to their most recent version:

• Building Permits, 2014

• Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2013

• Canadian Survey on Disability, 2012

• Canadian Business Counts, 2015

• Enhanced Postal Code Conversion File 2015 (July Updated)

Upcoming Data• Canadian Urban Libraries Council, Public Library Statistics,

2013 – 2014

• Employment & Skills Development Canada, Shelter Capacity Report, 2015

• Industry Canada, Insolvency data, 2014

• TransUnion, Credit Report Characteristics, 2015