Demographics
| Historical populations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1991 | 49,479 | — |
| 1996 | 60,615 | +22.5% |
| 2001 | 69,834 | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 77,820 | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 84,548 | +8.6% |
| Visible minorities and Aboriginal population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada 2006 Census | Population | % of Total Population | |
| Visible minority group |
South Asian | 610 | 0.8 |
| Chinese | 255 | 0.3 | |
| Black | 1,640 | 2.1 | |
| Filipino | 220 | 0.3 | |
| Latin American | 170 | 0.2 | |
| Southeast Asian | 45 | 0.1 | |
| Arab | 165 | 0.2 | |
| West Asian | 40 | 0.1 | |
| Korean | 125 | 0.2 | |
| Japanese | 60 | 0.1 | |
| Mixed visible minority | 155 | 0.2 | |
| Other visible minority | 100 | 0.1 | |
| Total visible minority population | 3,600 | 4.7 | |
| Aboriginal group |
First Nations | 625 | 0.8 |
| Métis | 405 | 0.5 | |
| Inuit | 40 | 0.1 | |
| Total Aboriginal population | 1,095 | 1.4 | |
| White | 72,680 | 93.9 | |
| Total population | 77,375 | 100 | |
According to the Canada 2011 Census from Statistics Canada there were 84,548 people living in Clarington, and its population in 2006 was 77,820, representing an increase of 8.6%. The 2011 Census counted 30,797 housing units and 29,880 being occupied.
2011 Census data show that Clarington has one of the highest proportions of residents that have English as their mother tongue within the GTA (91.2%). French is the native language for 1.8% of the population of Clarington. No other language has more than 1% of native speakers (Dutch with 0.8% - 695 native speakers - tops the pack of immigrant languages).
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