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Ethnic Origin Statistics, 2006 Census

 Top Ten Ethnic Origins in Peel (Single Response)

  Number Percent
Single Responses 813,015 100.00%
East Indian 176,130 21.66%
Canadian 57,375 7.06%
Italian 56,285 6.92%
Chinese 50,995 6.27%
Portuguese 42,055 5.17%
Polish 36,095 4.44%
English 35,140 4.32%
Jamaican 35,075 4.31%
Filipino 32,875 4.04%
Pakistani 23,910 2.94%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census

 Top Ten Ethnic Origins in Brampton (Single Response)

  Number Percent
Single Responses 309,320 100.00%
East Indian 94,710 30.62%
Canadian 25,305 8.18%
Jamaican 21,550 6.97%
Italian 16,845 5.45%
Portuguese 16,185 5.23%
English 12,920 4.18%
Filipino 9,105 2.94%
Pakistani 7,120 2.30%
Chinese 7,095 2.29%
Punjabi 6,570 2.12%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census

 Top Ten Ethnic Origins in Caledon (Single Response)

  Number Percent
Single Responses 31,200 100.00%
Italian 10,355 33.19%
Canadian 4,625 14.82%
English 3,450 11.06%
Scottish 1,440 4.62%
Portuguese 1,165 3.73%
Irish 975 3.13%
German 960 3.08%
Polish 880 2.82%
East Indian 785 2.52%
Ukrainian 460 1.47%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census

 Top Ten Ethnic Origins in Mississauga (Single Response)

  Number Percent
Single Responses 472,490 100.00%
East Indian 80,625 17.06%
Chinese 43,675 9.24%
Polish 29,860 6.32%
Italian 29,085 6.16%
Canadian 27,445 5.81%
Portuguese 24,700 5.23%
Filipino 23,635 5.00%
English 18,765 3.97%
Pakistani 16,580 3.51%
Jamaican 13,250 2.80%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census

 Ethnic Origins in Peel and the Area Municipalities (total responses)

  Peel Brampton
Number Percent Number Percent
Total population by ethnic origin 1,154,070 100.00% 431,575 100.00%
British Isles origins 261,215 22.63% 93,140 21.58%
French origins 50,050 4.34% 17,940 4.16%
Aboriginal origins 11,750 1.02% 5,365 1.24%
Other North American origins 145,660 12.62% 58,965 13.66%
Caribbean origins 91,825 7.96% 51,680 11.97%
Latin, Central and South American origins 23,190 2.01% 9,195 2.13%
European origins 369,690 32.03% 107,175 24.83%
African origins 34,950 3.03% 18,190 4.21%
Arab origins 28,850 2.50% 4,615 1.07%
West Asian origins 15,890 1.38% 4,330 1.00%
South Asian origins 282,875 24.51% 141,470 32.78%
East and Southeast Asian origins 136,480 11.83% 29,740 6.89%
Oceania origins 1,415 0.12% 440 0.10%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census

 

  Caledon Mississauga
Number Percent Number Percent
Total population by ethnic origin 56,840 100.00% 665,655 100.00%
British Isles origins 25,510 44.88% 142,570 21.42%
French origins 3,715 6.54% 28,395 4.27%
Aboriginal origins 865 1.52% 5,520 0.83%
Other North American origins 12,590 22.15% 74,110 11.13%
Caribbean origins 1,195 2.10% 38,950 5.85%
Latin, Central and South American origins 635 1.12% 13,365 2.01%
European origins 30,895 54.35% 231,620 34.80%
African origins 440 0.77% 16,315 2.45%
Arab origins 400 0.70% 23,835 3.58%
West Asian origins 305 0.54% 11,250 1.69%
South Asian origins 1,480 2.60% 139,930 21.02%
East and Southeast Asian origins 1,100 1.94% 105,645 15.87%
Oceania origins 60 0.11% 910 0.14%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census


Note: Figures are total responses (which include single and multiple responses). The sum of ethnic origins is greater than the total population count because a person may report more than one ethnic origin in the census. The sum of ethnic origins by percent of total will not add up to 100% for this same reason.

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Peel Data Centre
Region of Peel
Integrated Planning Division, Corporate Services
10 Peel Centre Dr., Suite A, 6th Flr.
Brampton, ON L6T 4B9