General Demographics Statistics: Oshawa CMA, Ontario, Canada | |||||
Population Estimates and Population Growth Projections | |||||
| Population by Age | 2010 | % of Total | % Change (2005-2010) | 2015 | % Change (2010-2015) |
| Total | 361,730 | 100.0% | 6.8% | 377,892 | 4.5% |
| 0 - 19 | 92,749 | 25.6% | -0.7% | 88,137 | -5.0% |
| 20 - 24 | 24,817 | 6.9% | 15.5% | 27,616 | 11.3% |
| 25 - 34 | 46,256 | 12.8% | 4.3% | 47,922 | 3.6% |
| 35 - 54 | 114,590 | 31.7% | 4.2% | 114,963 | 0.3% |
| 55 - 64 | 40,015 | 11.1% | 25.7% | 46,687 | 16.7% |
| 65 - 74 | 22,953 | 6.3% | 19.0% | 29,653 | 29.2% |
| 75 + | 20,350 | 5.6% | 10.6% | 22,914 | 12.6% |
| Population by Origin | 2010 | % of Total | % Change (2005-2010) | 2015 | % Change (2010-2015) |
| Total * | 357,770 | 100.0% | 6.8% | 373,818 | 4.5% |
| Born in Canada (Non Immigrant) | 290,486 | 81.2% | 3.6% | 294,271 | 1.3% |
| Born Outside Canada (Immigrant) | 66,302 | 18.5% | 23.9% | 78,565 | 18.5% |
| * The total excludes persons on Indian reserves and settlements but includes non permanent residents, not shown separately. | |||||
| Population by Mother Tongue | 2010 | % of Total | % Change (2005-2010) | 2015 | % Change (2010-2015) |
| Total | 361,730 | 100.0% | 6.8% | 377,892 | 4.5% |
| Multiple Languages | 2,814 | 0.8% | 20.1% | 3,282 | 16.6% |
| Single Languages (Top 15 in the Region) | 340,445 | 94.1% | 6.7% | 370,536 | 8.8% |
| English | 310,083 | 85.7% | 6.5% | 322,533 | 4.0% |
| Arabic | 819 | 0.2% | 11.9% | 885 | 8.1% |
| Chinese * | 2,733 | 0.8% | 22.3% | 3,171 | 16.0% |
| French | 7,317 | 2.0% | 10.2% | 8,017 | 9.6% |
| German | 2,515 | 0.7% | -4.5% | 2,402 | -4.5% |
| Greek | 1,001 | 0.3% | -2.0% | 927 | -7.4% |
| Italian | 4,080 | 1.1% | -0.7% | 4,065 | -0.4% |
| Polish | 3,790 | 1.0% | -4.2% | 3,563 | -6.0% |
| Portuguese | 2,159 | 0.6% | 5.2% | 2,113 | -2.1% |
| Punjabi | 353 | 0.1% | 7.6% | 373 | 5.7% |
| Russian | 607 | 0.2% | 21.9% | 694 | 14.3% |
| Spanish | 2,129 | 0.6% | 21.6% | 2,563 | 20.4% |
| Tagalog | 1,233 | 0.3% | 24.3% | 1,394 | 13.1% |
| Tamil | 768 | 0.2% | 35.7% | 963 | 25.4% |
| Urdu | 858 | 0.2% | 23.6% | 1,003 | 16.9% |
| Other Single Languages | 18,471 | 5.1% | 63.7% | 23,226 | 25.7% |
| * Includes Cantonese, Mandarin, other Chinese languages, and census responses of 'Chinese'. | |||||
| Households by Size | 2010 | % of Total | % Change (2005-2010) | 2015 | % Change (2010-2015) |
| Total | 133,715 | 100.0% | 10.5% | 143,935 | 7.6% |
| 1 Person | 26,122 | 19.5% | 6.7% | 27,624 | 5.7% |
| 2 Persons | 41,419 | 31.0% | 10.4% | 44,663 | 7.8% |
| 3 Persons | 24,414 | 18.3% | 11.7% | 26,424 | 8.2% |
| 4 to 5 Persons | 37,618 | 28.1% | 12.2% | 40,745 | 8.3% |
| 6 or More Persons | 4,142 | 3.1% | 13.5% | 4,479 | 8.1% |
| Average Household Size | 2.7 | 2.6 | |||
| Households by Income * | 2010 | % of Total | 2015 | % Change (2010-2015) | |
| Total | 133,715 | 100.0% | 143,935 | 7.6% | |
| 0 - 19,999 | 10,831 | 8.1% | 6,488 | -40.1% | |
| 20,000 - 49,999 | 26,778 | 20.0% | 20,125 | -24.8% | |
| 50,000 - 99,999 | 48,333 | 36.1% | 46,479 | -3.8% | |
| 100,000 plus | 47,773 | 35.7% | 70,843 | 48.3% | |
| Average Household Income | $93,225 | $120,079 | |||
| Median Household Income | $78,152 | $98,777 | |||
| * Canadian dollars | |||||
| Daytime Population | 2007 | 2010 | |||
| Total | 271,667 | 286,488 | |||
| Note: 'Daytime' population is a estimate of the number of persons working in an area plus those based at home during the day | |||||
| Sources: Environics Analytics, Demographic Estimates and Projections, 2010 | |||||
| Environics Analytics, Daytime Population, 2010 | |||||
| See Notes Page for definitions, more specific sources, use restrictions and other important information. | |||||