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Language, Ethnicity and Migration: 2006 Data
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Period of Immigration
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Mississauga Ward 7 |
Mississauga |
Peel |
Canada |
Total population |
71,880 |
668,549 |
1,159,405 |
31,612,897 |
Total immigrant population by period of immigration |
42,325 |
343,245 |
561,240 |
6,186,950 |
Percent of total population |
58.9% |
51.3% |
48.4% |
19.6% |
Before 1961 |
2,490 |
19,165 |
30,875 |
791,225 |
Percent of total immigrant population |
5.9% |
5.6% |
5.5% |
12.8% |
1961 to 1970 |
3,490 |
30,675 |
49,320 |
710,285 |
Percent of total immigrant population |
8.2% |
8.9% |
8.8% |
11.5% |
1971 to 1980 |
4,935 |
45,865 |
78,890 |
903,705 |
Percent of total immigrant population |
11.7% |
13.4% |
14.1% |
14.6% |
1981 to 1990 |
7,320 |
61,850 |
102,925 |
1,003,205 |
Percent of total immigrant population |
17.3% |
18.0% |
18.3% |
16.2% |
1991 to 1995 |
5,575 |
51,105 |
86,170 |
823,925 |
Percent of total immigrant population |
13.2% |
14.9% |
15.4% |
13.3% |
1996 to 2000 |
6,985 |
59,775 |
94,835 |
844,625 |
Percent of total immigrant population |
16.5% |
17.4% |
16.9% |
13.7% |
2001 to 2006 |
11,535 |
74,810 |
118,215 |
1,109,980 |
Percent of total immigrant population |
27.3% |
21.8% |
21.1% |
17.9% |
Top 5 Places of Birth for Peel's Immigrants
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Mississauga Ward 7 |
Mississauga |
Peel |
Canada |
Total population |
71,880 |
668,549 |
1,159,405 |
31,612,897 |
Total immigrants |
42,325 |
343,250 |
561,240 |
6,186,950 |
Percent of total population |
58.9% |
51.3% |
48.4% |
19.6% |
India |
4,805 |
47,915 |
114,515 |
443,685 |
Percent of total immigrant population |
11.4% |
14.0% |
20.4% |
7.2% |
Pakistan |
2,415 |
26,080 |
36,740 |
133,280 |
Percent of total immigrant population |
5.7% |
7.6% |
6.5% |
2.2% |
Philippines |
3,775 |
23,370 |
32,310 |
303,195 |
Percent of total immigrant population |
8.9% |
6.8% |
5.8% |
4.9% |
Jamaica |
1,060 |
11,750 |
29,635 |
123,420 |
Percent of total immigrant population |
2.5% |
3.4% |
5.3% |
2.0% |
United Kingdom |
1,145 |
15,450 |
29,010 |
579,625 |
Percent of total immigrant population |
2.7% |
4.5% |
5.2% |
9.4% |
Top 5 Places of Birth Peel's Recent Immigrants
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Mississauga Ward 7 |
Mississauga |
Peel |
Canada |
Total population |
71,880 |
668,549 |
1,159,405 |
31,612,897 |
Total recent immigrants |
11,535 |
74,810 |
118,220 |
1,109,980 |
Percent of total population |
16.0% |
11.2% |
10.2% |
3.5% |
India |
2,585 |
18,585 |
40,915 |
129,140 |
Percent of total recent immigrant population |
22.4% |
24.8% |
34.6% |
11.6% |
Pakistan |
1,295 |
11,290 |
15,700 |
57,630 |
Percent of total recent immigrant population |
11.2% |
15.1% |
13.3% |
5.2% |
Philippines |
1,245 |
6,105 |
8,530 |
77,880 |
Percent of total recent immigrant population |
10.8% |
8.2% |
7.2% |
7.0% |
China, People's Republic of |
780 |
5,850 |
6,525 |
155,105 |
Percent of total recent immigrant population |
6.8% |
7.8% |
5.5% |
14.0% |
Sri Lanka |
430 |
1,675 |
2,605 |
22,310 |
Percent of total recent immigrant population |
3.7% |
2.2% |
2.2% |
2.0% |
Top 5 Ethnic Origins in Peel (Total Responses)
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Mississauga Ward 7 |
Mississauga |
Peel |
Canada |
Total population |
71,880 |
668,549 |
1,159,405 |
31,612,897 |
East Indian |
9,370 |
99,105 |
211,705 |
962,665 |
Percent of total population |
13.0% |
14.8% |
18.3% |
3.0% |
English |
6,625 |
84,910 |
156,435 |
6,570,015 |
Percent of total population |
9.2% |
12.7% |
13.5% |
20.8% |
Canadian |
5,405 |
70,840 |
140,350 |
10,066,295 |
Percent of total population |
7.5% |
10.6% |
12.1% |
31.8% |
Scottish |
4,070 |
58,580 |
107,230 |
4,719,850 |
Percent of total population |
5.7% |
8.8% |
9.2% |
14.9% |
Irish |
4,195 |
57,150 |
102,810 |
4,354,150 |
Percent of total population |
5.8% |
8.5% |
8.9% |
13.8% |
Visible Minorities
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Mississauga Ward 7 |
Mississauga |
Peel |
Canada |
Total population |
71,880 |
668,549 |
1,159,405 |
31,612,897 |
Total visible minority population |
37,325 |
326,425 |
576,665 |
5,068,090 |
Percent of total population |
51.9% |
48.8% |
49.7% |
16.0% |
Chinese |
5,030 |
46,125 |
54,285 |
1,216,565 |
Percent of visible minority population |
13.5% |
14.1% |
9.4% |
24.0% |
South Asian |
13,585 |
134,750 |
272,760 |
1,262,865 |
Percent of visible minority population |
36.4% |
41.3% |
47.3% |
24.9% |
Black |
3,945 |
41,365 |
95,565 |
783,795 |
Percent of visible minority population |
10.6% |
12.7% |
16.6% |
15.5% |
Filipino |
4,850 |
30,705 |
42,900 |
410,695 |
Percent of visible minority population |
13.0% |
9.4% |
7.4% |
8.1% |
Latin American |
1,750 |
12,410 |
21,440 |
304,245 |
Percent of visible minority population |
4.7% |
3.8% |
3.7% |
6.0% |
Southeast Asian |
1,600 |
14,160 |
20,465 |
239,935 |
Percent of visible minority population |
4.3% |
4.3% |
3.5% |
4.7% |
Arab |
3,100 |
16,785 |
19,510 |
265,550 |
Percent of visible minority population |
8.3% |
5.1% |
3.4% |
5.2% |
West Asian |
970 |
6,010 |
8,940 |
156,700 |
Percent of visible minority population |
2.6% |
1.8% |
1.6% |
3.1% |
Korean |
820 |
6,865 |
7,515 |
141,895 |
Percent of visible minority population |
2.2% |
2.1% |
1.3% |
2.8% |
Japanese |
230 |
2,430 |
3,075 |
81,300 |
Percent of visible minority population |
0.6% |
0.7% |
0.5% |
1.6% |
Other visible minority |
610 |
5,720 |
14,800 |
71,420 |
Percent of visible minority population |
1.6% |
1.8% |
2.6% |
1.4% |
Multiple visible minority |
835 |
9,095 |
15,400 |
133,120 |
Percent of visible minority population |
2.2% |
2.8% |
2.7% |
2.6% |
Knowledge of Official Languages
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Mississauga Ward 7 |
Mississauga |
Peel |
Canada |
Total population |
71,880 |
668,549 |
1,159,405 |
31,612,897 |
English only |
63,520 |
591,205 |
1,032,370 |
21,129,945 |
Percent of total population |
88.4% |
88.4% |
89.0% |
66.8% |
French only |
125 |
700 |
915 |
4,141,850 |
Percent of total population |
0.2% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
13.1% |
English and French |
4,970 |
49,495 |
77,605 |
5,448,850 |
Percent of total population |
6.9% |
7.4% |
6.7% |
17.2% |
Neither English nor French |
3,265 |
24,245 |
43,180 |
520,385 |
Percent of total population |
4.5% |
3.6% |
3.7% |
1.6% |
Top 5 Single Response Home Languages in Peel
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Mississauga Ward 7 |
Mississauga |
Peel |
Canada |
Total population |
71,880 |
668,549 |
1,159,405 |
31,612,897 |
Single responses |
67,880 |
633,330 |
1,101,655 |
30,665,025 |
English |
42,315 |
436,565 |
781,855 |
20,584,775 |
Percent of single response |
62.3% |
68.9% |
71.0% |
67.1% |
Panjabi (Punjabi) |
635 |
18,765 |
75,325 |
278,500 |
Percent of single response |
0.9% |
3.0% |
6.8% |
0.9% |
Urdu |
1,955 |
20,545 |
29,615 |
102,805 |
Percent of single response |
2.9% |
3.2% |
2.7% |
0.3% |
Polish |
3,265 |
19,135 |
22,590 |
101,575 |
Percent of single response |
4.8% |
3.0% |
2.1% |
0.3% |
Spanish |
1,235 |
9,170 |
14,800 |
209,955 |
Percent of single response |
1.8% |
1.4% |
1.3% |
0.7% |
People on the Move
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Mississauga Ward 7 |
Mississauga |
Peel |
Canada |
Population age 5 and over |
67,270 |
625,580 |
1,077,805 |
29,544,485 |
People that did not move |
32,980 |
342,855 |
557,765 |
17,457,165 |
Percent of population age 5 and over |
49.0% |
54.8% |
51.8% |
59.1% |
Moved within the same City or Town |
16,080 |
143,520 |
253,960 |
6,507,905 |
Percent of population age 5 and over |
23.9% |
22.9% |
23.6% |
22.0% |
Moved to a different City or Town within the same Province |
6,890 |
66,285 |
152,240 |
3,566,795 |
Percent of population age 5 and over |
10.2% |
10.6% |
14.1% |
12.1% |
Moved to a different Province |
850 |
7,050 |
12,435 |
852,580 |
Percent of population age 5 and over |
1.3% |
1.1% |
1.2% |
2.9% |
Moved to Canada from another country |
10,465 |
65,870 |
101,400 |
1,160,035 |
Percent of population age 5 and over |
15.6% |
10.5% |
9.4% |
3.9% |
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