Population in 2011: 149,607
Population in 2006: 141,590
Population in 2001: 139,051
2006 to 2011 population change| This city: | 5.7% |
| Ontario: | 5.7% |
2001 to 2006 population change| This city: | 1.8% |
| Province: | 6.6% |
Total private dwellings: 61,306
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 58,797
Land area (km2): 145.68
Population density per square kilometre| Here: | 1,027.0 |
| Nearby towns and cities: | 627.0 |
Other nearby cities
- Markham - Town (pop. 301,709, 34.7 km)
- Whitby - Town (pop. 122,022, 7.3 km)
- Ajax - Town (pop. 109,600, 15.1 km)
- Pickering - City (pop. 88,721, 19.7 km)
- Bowmanville - Newcastle (pop. 43,555, 21.0 km)
- Whitchurch-Stouffville - Town (pop. 37,628, 36.1 km)
Occupation and industry
Participation rate| This city: | 66.5% |
| Ontario: | 67.1% |
Employment rate| This city: | 61.4% |
| Ontario: | 62.8% |
Unemployment rate| This city: | 7.6% |
| Province: | 6.4% |
Labour force activity in Oshawa
Mode of transportation to work
Earning and income in 2005
Median earnings in 2005| This city: | 30,393 CAD |
| Province: | 29,335 CAD |
Median income in 2005| This city: | 29,788 CAD |
| Province: | 27,258 CAD |
Percent of persons in low income before tax
Composition of total income in this city
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Federal Corporations In This City
- Ontario Designated Drivers Inc. (1407 Cordick Street, Directors: Natasha Kito Avril Blake, Patrick O'Niel Samuels)
- Jimsson Trucking Incorporated (437 DELROY COURT, Directors: MATTHEW ROBERT BARRIBALL)
- Sydenham Harbour Company Limited (1288 Ritson Road North, Suite 417, Directors: Paul Romanchuk)
- Nexus Information Technology Ltd. (200 BOND STREET WEST, SUITE 204, Directors: ABDI A ISMAIL)
- Roxolor Holdings Inc. (27-1300 King St East, #184, Directors: DIANE PAZARATZ, DON PAZARATZ)
- 7256582 CANADA INC. (961 LANGFORD STREET, Directors: JUNFANG HONG)
- Hobby Ninja INC. (120 Nonquon, unit 135, Directors: Ryan Scott Richard Brouckxon)
- International Aid and Cooperation Organization (207 CENTRE STREET NORTH, Directors: JOE BROWN, MURDOCK BROWN, OBIE BROWN)
- KEEN DIFFERENTIATED LEARNING LTD. (522 Blythwood Square, Directors: Edmond J. Dixon)
- Improved Spaces Limited (402 GLIDDON AVE, Directors: MELISSA PHILLIPS)
- The Fraser Family Harvest Corp. (263 Kinmount Cres, Directors: JESSICA EVONE FRASER)
- ELECTRICOM SYSTEMS LTD. (1555 EVANGELINE DRIVE, Directors: EUGEN SAMUEL PETRIK)
- 7641621 CANADA INC. (540 Taunton Road East, Directors: Amer Javed, Farooque Randhawa, Ileshkumar Shah, Muhammad Yaqoob, Sajid China)
- H2O POWER ISLAND FALLS INC. (560 King Street West, Unit 2, Directors: Jim Gartshore, Kent Brown, Patrick Samson, Ross Keating, Yves Rheault)
- ECOHOME RENOVATIONS LTD. (1966 DALHOUSIE CRES., Directors: GERARD RATNARAJAH)
Age characteristics
Median age of the population
Percent of the population aged 15 and over| This city: | 83.3% |
| Ontario: | 83.0% |
Sports teams located in Oshawa
- Oshawa Dodgers (Baseball)
Citizenship and immigration
Total visible minority populationTotal: 11,370| This city: | 8.1% |
| Ontario: | 22.8% |
Female: 5,465| This city: | 7.6% |
| Province: | 23.0% |
Aboriginal identity population
Female: 1,250| This city: | 1.7% |
| Ontario: | 2.0% |
This city Minority Population Characteristics
Marital Status
Married or living with a common-law partner
Female: 34,000| This city: | 52.7% |
| Ontario: | 55.7% |
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Male: 26,245| This city: | 43.6% |
| Ontario: | 40.2% |
This city - Marital Status
Families and households characteristics
Language
Knowledge of official languages in Oshawa
First official language spoken in Oshawa
Language most often used at home
Other languages used at home
Language most often used at work
Mobility status in 2006
This city - Place of residence in 2005
Oshawa - Place of residence in 2001
Education
Education attainment in this city
This city schools
- Durham Alternative Secondary School (421 Pine Ave, Gradespan: 9-12, Enrollment: 798)
- Dr S J Phillips Public School (625 Simcoe St N, Gradespan: JK-8, Enrollment: 522)
- Maxwell Heights Secondary School (1100 Coldstream Drive, Gradespan: Pre-12, Enrollment: 1,037)
- Gordon B Attersley Public School (1110 Attersley Dr, Gradespan: JK-8, Enrollment: 534)
- Walter E Harris Public School (495 Central Park Blvd N, Gradespan: JK-8, Enrollment: 362)
- College Hill Public School (530 Laval St, Gradespan: JK-8, Enrollment: 245)
- Harmony Public School (149 Harmony Rd S, Gradespan: JK-8, Enrollment: 111)
- Sherwood Public School (633 Ormond Dr, Gradespan: JK-8, Enrollment: 634)
- Norman G. Powers Public School (1555 Coldstream Drive, Gradespan: JK-8, Enrollment: 651)
- Mary Street Community School (110 Mary St N, Gradespan: JK-8, Enrollment: 152)
- Athabasca Street Public School (65 Athabasca St, Gradespan: JK-8, Enrollment: 383)
- Monsignor Philip Coffey Catholic School (1324 Oxford St, Gradespan: JK-8, Enrollment: 299)
- Pierre Elliott Trudeau Public School (1111 Beatrice St E, Gradespan: JK-8, Enrollment: 611)
- Waverly Public School (100 Waverly St S, Gradespan: JK-8, Enrollment: 397)
- Monsignor John Pereyma Catholic Secondary School (316 Conant St, Gradespan: 9-12, Enrollment: 760)
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Libraries located in this city
Noteworthy people related to Oshawa
Notable people born in Oshawa:
- Stan Cockerton (Lacrosse Player)
- Vince Lynch (Musical Artist)
- Greg Kean
Death place of:
- R. Samuel McLaughlin
- Robert McLaughlin (Politician)
- Thomas Nicholson Gibbs (Politician)
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Source:
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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