Statistics Canada’s 2016 census data showed that the municipalities of Peel (Brampton, Mississauga and Caledon) are continuing to grow. The population of Peel grew from 1.2 million in 2011 to 1.4 million people in 2016: about 6.5% growth. Dufferin County’s population grew by about 8% in the same time, to 61,735 (Statistics Canada 2016 Census Data).
Catholic Family Services Peel-Dufferin served 37,000 people in 2015/2016 through counselling programs, community outreach and education events, crisis support, information requests, and referrals.
Community Statistics
(Retrieved from Statistics Canada, 2016)
| Peel Region Diversity Statistics |
Peel Region Income Statistics |
- 9.5% of Ontario’s immigrant population lives in Peel
- 58.6% of Peel’s total population is comprised of immigrants. Peel’s immigrant population grew by 32.1% between 2001 to 2006 compared to 12.25% for Ontario
- 10.4% of Ontario’s visible minority population lives in Peel
- Visible minorities represent 50% of the population in Peel
- Over 93 different ethnic groups in Peel
- Over 60 different languages spoken by residents of Peel
- At least 67 different mother tongues spoken in Peel
- Top languages (exclusive of English and French) spoken in Peel: Punjabi, Chinese, Urdu, Polish, Spanish, Tagalog, Portuguese, Tamil and Arabic
- 57% of the clients served by Catholic Family Services claimed an ethnicity other than Canadian 45% of the clients served by Catholic Family Services are Catholic, while 44% are non-Catholic and 11% are undetermined
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- 30,000 Peel families are low income earners ($32,000 or less)
- Average Peel family income is $87,765
- 56% of the clients served by Catholic Family Services earn a family income of $30,000 or less, while 69% earned a family income of $40,000 or less
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