Regional Municipality of Durham - Demographics

Demographics

Canada census – Regional Municipality of Durham Community Profile
2011 2006 2001

Population:
Land area:
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Mean household income:

608,124 (8.4% from 2006)
2,523.62 km2 (974.38 sq mi)
241.0 /km2 (624 /sq mi)

220,598

561,258 (+10.7% from 2001)
2,523.15 km2 (974.19 sq mi)
222.4 /km2 (576 /sq mi)
37.7 (M: 36.8, F: 38.5)
202,155

506,901 (10.5% from 1996)
2,523.48 km2 (974.32 sq mi)
200.9 /km2 (520 /sq mi)
35.9 (M: 35.3, F: 36.4)
175,738

References: 2011 2006 2001
Historical populations
Year Pop. ±%
1991 409,070
1996 458,616 +12.1%
2001 506,901 +10.5%
2006 561,258 +10.7%
2011 608,124 +8.4%
Racial makeup
Canada 2006 Census Population % of Total Population
Visible minority group
South Asian 24,110 4.3
Chinese 7,560 1.4
Black 33,300 6
Filipino 7,650 1.4
Latin American 3,100 0.6
Southeast Asian 1,410 0.3
Arab 3,050 0.5
West Asian 2,605 0.5
Korean 1,165 0.2
Japanese 1,535 0.3
Mixed visible minority 4,505 0.8
Other visible minority 3,420 0.6
Total visible minority population 93,420 16.8
Aboriginal group
First Nations 3,960 0.7
Métis 2,160 0.4
Inuit 145 0
Total Aboriginal population 6,565 1.2
White 457,340 82.1
Total population 557,330 100

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