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| Age 25 to 54 | Age 55 to 64 | Age 65 to 74 | Age 75 to 84 | Age 85 and over | Age 65 and over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | ||||||
| 2001 | ||||||
Black |
2.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
South Asian |
3.1 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
Chinese |
3.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
Korean |
0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Japanese |
0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
South East Asian |
0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Filipino |
1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
West Asian and Arab |
1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Latin American |
0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Not in a visible minority |
86.1 | 90.3 | 91.9 | 94.0 | 94.4 | 92.8 |
Other visible minorities |
0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Total |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1991 | ||||||
Black |
1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
South Asian |
2.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Chinese |
2.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
Korean |
0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Japanese |
0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
South East Asian |
0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Filipino |
0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
West Asian and Arab |
1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Latin American |
0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Not in a visible minority |
90.3 | 93.7 | 95.1 | 95.9 | 96.2 | 95.4 |
Other visible minorities |
0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Total |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1981 | ||||||
Black |
1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
South Asian |
1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Chinese |
1.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Korean |
0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Japanese |
0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
South East Asian |
0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Filipino |
0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
West Asian and Arab |
0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Latin American |
0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Not in a visible minority |
94.5 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 98.1 | 98.1 | 97.7 |
Other visible minority |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Canada. | ||||||