Toronto Demographics

Population and dwelling counts	Toronto	Ontario
Population in 2006	5,113,150	12,160,300
Population in 2001	4,682,900	11,410,000
2001 to 2006 population change (%)	9.2%	6.6%
Total private dwellings	1,894,440	4,972,870
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents	1,801,070	4,554,250
Population density per square kilometre	866	13
Land area (square km)	5903.63 km²	907574.0 km²

Age characteristics	Toronto	Ontario
Total population	5,113,140	12,160,300
0 to 4 years	298,390	670,770
5 to 9 years	311,925	721,590
10 to 14 years	339,625	818,445
15 to 19 years	339,935	833,115
20 to 24 years	344,005	797,255
25 to 29 years	347,370	743,695
30 to 34 years	372,310	791,955
35 to 39 years	412,315	883,990
40 to 44 years	451,270	1,032,420
45 to 49 years	414,700	991,970
50 to 54 years	351,765	869,400
55 to 59 years	304,370	774,530
60 to 64 years	218,140	581,985
65 to 69 years	175,440	466,240
70 to 74 years	149,865	401,950
75 to 79 years	124,075	338,910
80 to 84 years	89,985	250,270
85 years and over	67,660	191,810
Median age of the population	38	39
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.4%	81.8%

Occupied private dwelling characteristics	Toronto	Ontario
Total private dwellings occupied by usual residents	1,801,260	4,555,020
Single-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	41.7%	56.1%
Semi-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	7.7%	5.7%
Row houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	8.3%	7.9%
Apartments; duplex - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	4.3%	3.4%
Apartments in buildings with fewer than five storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	11.2%	10.8%
Apartments in buildings with five or more storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	26.5%	15.6%
Other dwellings - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	0.1%	0.5%
Number of owned dwellings	1,217,120	3,235,500
Number of rented dwellings	584,125	1,312,290
Number of dwellings constructed before 1986	1,172,950	3,124,010
Number of dwellings constructed between 1986 and 2006	628,305	1,431,020
Average number of rooms per dwelling	6	7
Average value of owned dwelling ($)	$403,112	$297,479

Selected family characteristics	Toronto	Ontario
Total number of census families	1,405,840	3,422,320
Average number of persons in all census families	3	3
Median income in 2005 - All census families ($)	$69,321	$69,156
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All census families ($)	59,879	59,377

Selected household characteristics	Toronto	Ontario
Total private households	1,801,250	4,555,020
Average household size	3	3
Median income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$64,128	$60,455
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$55,313	$52,117
Median monthly payments for rented dwellings ($)	$926	$801
Median monthly payments for owner-occupied dwellings ($)	$1,371	$1,046

Occupation	Toronto	Ontario
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	2,758,700	6,473,740

Industry	Toronto	Ontario
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	2,758,700	6,473,730
Agriculture and other resource-based industries	30,410	190,000
Construction	148,895	384,775
Manufacturing	371,275	899,670
Wholesale trade	166,325	307,465
Retail trade	293,465	720,235
Finance and real estate	259,875	442,610
Health care and social services	222,135	611,740
Educational services	172,990	433,485
Business services	658,510	1,274,340
Other services	434,805	1,209,390

Mode of transportation to work	Toronto	Ontario
Total employed labour force 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address	2,433,060	5,690,960
Car; truck; van; as driver	1,547,540	4,038,040
Car; truck; van; as passenger	182,440	470,410
Public transit	540,495	736,060
Walked or bicycled	140,320	389,105
All other modes	22,265	57,350

Earnings in 2005	Toronto	Ontario
Persons 15 years and over with earnings (counts)	2,936,690	6,991,670
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$30,350	$29,335
Persons 15 years and over with earnings who worked full year; full time (counts)	1,557,820	3,690,660
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over who worked full year; full time ($)	$45,350	$44,748

Income in 2005	Toronto	Ontario
Persons 15 years and over with income (counts)	3,891,640	9,340,020
Median income - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$26,754	$27,258
Median income after tax - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$24,314	$24,604
Composition of total income (100%)	100	100
Earnings - As a % of total income	80.5%	77.4%
Government transfers - As a % of total income	8.1%	9.8%
Other money - As a % of total income	11.4%	12.9%