The Changing Face of London
The
2001 census shows that the face of London has changed dramatically.
Here are some interesting facts and figures:
• London
is growing more slowly than the rest of the province. London’s
population increased by 3.8% between 1996 and 2001 compared to
6.1% for the entire province.
• More
people walked or bicycled to work that took public transit, though
combined they are less than 20% of the number of people who drive
to work.
• There
are 108,785 owned dwellings in London, compared to 64,340 rented.
• Of
the 402,000 people who have lived in London for more than five
years, just over half have lived at the same address for those
five years.
• In
the 20-34 and 35-44 age categories, more women have college diplomas
or a university degree than men. Amongst residents 45-64, more
men have university degrees, but more women have college diplomas.
• Women
in London dominate the business, finance and administration occupations,
health occupations, social science, education, government and
religion, while men have significantly more representation in
management occupations, trades, transport and equipment operator
occupations, manufacturing, processing and utilities and natural
and applied sciences.
• In
all three age groups, men are far more likely to have a trade
certificate or diplomas. The 20-34 category has the lowest percentage
of trade workers compared to other levels of education, though
men and women are closer here than in the other age groups.
• Average
earnings for a male full-time worker was $50,082, while female
full-time workers averaged $35,097. Each of these figures was
also roughly $3,000 lower than the provincial average for each
category.
• There
is an average of 3.1 persons in a married-couple family. In common-law-couple
families, there are 2.7 persons; female lone-parent 2.5 and 2.4
for male lone-parent families. These figured are almost identical
to the provincial averages.
For more interesting
facts and figures, check out the complete 2001 Census results
available from Statistics Canada, or collaborate with your community
partners.
