Demographics
| Historical populations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1858 | 50 | — |
| 1871 | 2,090 | +4080.0% |
| 1881 | 2,920 | +39.7% |
| 1891 | 3,252 | +11.4% |
| 1901 | 2,748 | −15.5% |
| 1911 | 3,412 | +24.2% |
| 1921 | 4,527 | +32.7% |
| 1931 | 5,532 | +22.2% |
| 1941 | 5,975 | +8.0% |
| 1951 | 8,389 | +40.4% |
| 1961 | 18,467 | +120.1% |
| 1971 | 41,211 | +123.2% |
| 1981 | 149,030 | +261.6% |
| 1991 | 234,445 | +57.3% |
| 1996 | 268,251 | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 325,428 | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 433,806 | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 523,911 | +20.8% |
| Brampton annexed Bramalea in 1974. | ||
| Canada 2006 Census | Population | % of Total Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visible minority group |
South Asian | 136,750 | 31.7 |
| Chinese | 7,805 | 1.8 | |
| Black | 53,340 | 12.4 | |
| Filipino | 11,980 | 2.8 | |
| Latin American | 8,545 | 2 | |
| Arab | 2,600 | 0.6 | |
| Southeast Asian | 6,130 | 1.4 | |
| West Asian | 2,875 | 0.7 | |
| Korean | 580 | 0.1 | |
| Japanese | 545 | 0.1 | |
| Other visible minority | 8,900 | 2.1 | |
| Mixed visible minority | 6,095 | 1.4 | |
| Total visible minority population | 246,150 | 57 | |
| Aboriginal group |
First Nations | 1,620 | 0.4 |
| Métis | 780 | 0.2 | |
| Inuit | 45 | 0 | |
| Total Aboriginal population | 2,665 | 0.6 | |
| White | 182,760 | 42.3 | |
| Total population | 431,575 | 100 | |
Proportionately, Brampton has the highest South Asian population of any Canadian municipality with a population of 5000 or more, and the 2nd highest Black population after Ajax, Ontario.
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