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The Town of Aurora is rich with intellectual capital and offers a skilled, professional workforce. In fact, about 42 per cent of Aurora's residents hold a university degree, diploma or certificate – that's 11 per cent higher than the provincial average. Aurora is a young, family-centred community with 34 per cent of the town's population between the ages of 20 and 44. The vast majority of Aurora residents are home owners, and 60 per cent of all homes are single detached. The income levels for residents of the Town of Aurora are amongst the highest in the nation. According to recent data, the average income in 2009 of all private households in Aurora was $128,520. This is well over the average Ontario household income of $83,300**.
Aurora, with a population of over 53,000, has doubled its size since 1986. The community will continue to grow and the population is projected to reach over 70,000 by 2031*.
(* Source: York Region Planning and Development Services Department 2009.
** Source: FP Markets 2009.)
| Aurora - Demographics |
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Data Last Updated: 24 June, 2010
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| Characteristic (2010 unless noted) |
Value |
| Source: Manifold Data Mining Inc. |
| Population |
| Total estimated population |
53,892 |
| Census population 2001 |
40,167 |
| Census population 2006 |
47,629 |
| Population Projections |
| Projected population 2015 |
62,288 |
| Projected population 2020 |
69,688 |
| Age Structure |
| Age 0-4 |
3,285 |
| Age 5-9 |
3,703 |
| Age 10-14 |
4,113 |
| Age 15-19 |
4,426 |
| Age 20-24 |
3,270 |
| Age 25-29 |
2,609 |
| Age 30-34 |
3,559 |
| Age 35-39 |
4,276 |
| Age 40-44 |
4,762 |
| Age 45-49 |
5,333 |
| Age 50-54 |
4,158 |
| Age 55-59 |
3,068 |
| Age 60-64 |
2,193 |
| Age 65-69 |
1,473 |
| Age 70-74 |
1,156 |
| Age 75-79 |
989 |
| Age 80-84 |
753 |
| Age 85+ |
766 |
| Total male population |
26,558 |
| Males 0-4 |
1,682 |
| Males 5-9 |
1,871 |
| Males 10-14 |
2,181 |
| Males 15-19 |
2,265 |
| Males 20-24 |
1,723 |
| Males 25-29 |
1,267 |
| Males 30-34 |
1,720 |
| Males 35-39 |
2,034 |
| Males 40-44 |
2,300 |
| Males 45-49 |
2,622 |
| Males 50-54 |
2,076 |
| Males 55-59 |
1,512 |
| Males 60-64 |
1,088 |
| Males 65-69 |
670 |
| Males 70-74 |
556 |
| Males 75-79 |
447 |
| Males 80-84 |
306 |
| Males 85+ |
239 |
| Total female population |
27,334 |
| Females 0-4 |
1,603 |
| Females 5-9 |
1,832 |
| Females 10-14 |
1,933 |
| Females 15-19 |
2,161 |
| Females 20-24 |
1,547 |
| Females 25-29 |
1,342 |
| Females 30-34 |
1,839 |
| Females 35-39 |
2,242 |
| Females 40-44 |
2,462 |
| Females 45-49 |
2,710 |
| Females 50-54 |
2,081 |
| Females 55-59 |
1,557 |
| Females 60-64 |
1,106 |
| Females 65-69 |
803 |
| Females 70-74 |
600 |
| Females 75-79 |
542 |
| Females 80-84 |
447 |
| Females 85+ |
527 |
| Total population 15 and over |
42,791 |
| Income for Persons Aged 15 Years & Over (2009) |
| Population 15 and over without income |
1,889 |
| Population 15 and over with income |
40,902 |
| Median 2009 total income $ |
40,392 |
| Average 2009 total income $ |
59,107 |
| Median 2009 total income for males $ |
50,541 |
| Average 2009 total income for males $ |
76,885 |
| Median 2009 total income for females $ |
31,664 |
| Average 2009 total income for females $ |
42,557 |
| Standard error of average income $ |
1,228 |
| Under $1,000 |
1,616 |
| Total $1,000 to $2,999 |
1,577 |
| Total $3,000 to $4,999 |
1,206 |
| Total $5,000 to $6,999 |
1,220 |
| Total$7,000 to $9,999 |
1,818 |
| Total $10,000 to $11,999 |
1,307 |
| Total$12,000 to $14,999 |
1,754 |
| Total $15,000 to $19,999 |
2,695 |
| Total $20,000 to $24,999 |
2,315 |
| Total $25,000 to $29,999 |
2,044 |
| Total $30,000 to $34,999 |
1,927 |
| Total $35,000 to $39,999 |
1,976 |
| Total $40,000 to $44,999 |
2,147 |
| Total $45,000 to $49,999 |
1,846 |
| Total $50,000 to $59,999 |
3,392 |
| Total $60,000 and over |
12,063 |
| Households & Household Income (2009) |
| Total number of households |
17,661 |
| Median household income $ |
91,992 |
| Average household income $ |
131,758 |
| Under $10,000 |
365 |
| $10,000 to $19,999 |
637 |
| $20,000 to $29,999 |
659 |
| $30,000 to $39,999 |
1,075 |
| $40,000 to $49,999 |
1,073 |
| $50,000 to $59,999 |
1,073 |
| $60,000 to $69,999 |
1,321 |
| $70,000 to $79,999 |
1,218 |
| $80,000 to $89,999 |
1,370 |
| $90,000 to $99,999 |
889 |
| $100,000 and over |
7,983 |
| Average # of persons in household |
2.97 |
| Dwelling Information |
| Total number of occupied dwellings |
17,661 |
| Average dwelling value (2009) |
518,593 |
| Number of dwellings owned |
15,253 |
| Number of dwellings rented |
2,408 |
| Citizenship & Residency |
| With Canadian citizenship |
51,135 |
| With citizenship other than Canadian |
2,758 |
| Immigrated before 1995 |
12,249 |
| Immigrated between 1996-2000 |
2,151 |
| Immigrated between 2001-2006 |
1,511 |
| Born in province of residence |
37,297 |
| Born outside province of residence |
3,934 |
| Knowledge of Official Languages (Conversational Ability) |
| English only |
48,095 |
| French only |
57 |
| English and French |
5,349 |
| Neither English nor French |
392 |
| Knowledge of Languages other than English or French |
| Akan (Twi) |
19 |
| Algonquin - Various non-official languages spoken |
0 |
| Amharic |
0 |
| Arabic |
368 |
| Armenian |
79 |
| Atikamekw |
0 |
| Blackfoot |
0 |
| Bengali |
49 |
| Bisayan Language |
0 |
| Bosnian |
10 |
| Bulgarian |
79 |
| Cantonese |
630 |
| Carrier |
0 |
| Chilcotin |
0 |
| Chinese, n.o.s. |
322 |
| Chipewyan |
0 |
| Cree |
0 |
| Creoles |
53 |
| Croatian |
86 |
| Czech |
57 |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) |
0 |
| Danish |
42 |
| Dene |
0 |
| Dogrib |
0 |
| Dutch |
228 |
| Estonian |
24 |
| Finnish |
129 |
| Flemish |
0 |
| Frisian |
11 |
| German |
1,176 |
| Gitksan |
0 |
| Greek |
507 |
| Gujarati |
24 |
| North Slave (Hare) |
0 |
| Hebrew |
184 |
| Hindi |
158 |
| Hungarian |
267 |
| Ilocano |
0 |
| Inuinnaqtun |
0 |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e |
0 |
| Italian |
2,170 |
| Japanese |
172 |
| Khmer (Cambodian) |
110 |
| Korean |
383 |
| Kurdish |
0 |
| Kutchin-Gwichin (Loucheux) |
0 |
| Lao |
130 |
| Latvian |
56 |
| Lithuanian |
50 |
| Macedonian |
285 |
| Malay |
20 |
| Malayalam |
16 |
| Malecite |
0 |
| Maltese |
42 |
| Mandarin |
348 |
| Mikmaq |
0 |
| Mohawk |
0 |
| Montagnais-Naskapi |
0 |
| Nisgaa |
0 |
| Norwegian |
25 |
| Ojibway |
0 |
| Oji-Cree |
0 |
| Pashto |
0 |
| Persian (Farsi) |
695 |
| Polish |
345 |
| Portuguese |
220 |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) |
106 |
| Romanian |
482 |
| Russian |
1,087 |
| Serbian |
176 |
| Serbo-Croatian |
0 |
| Shuswap |
0 |
| Sindhi |
35 |
| Sinhala )Sinhalese) |
0 |
| Slovak |
71 |
| Slovenian |
31 |
| Somali |
0 |
| Spanish |
1,067 |
| South Slave |
0 |
| Swahili |
42 |
| Swedish |
40 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) |
319 |
| Taiwanese |
0 |
| Tamil |
100 |
| Telugu |
0 |
| Tigrigna |
0 |
| Tlingit |
0 |
| Turkish |
52 |
| Ukrainian |
306 |
| Urdu |
207 |
| Vietnamese |
206 |
| Yiddish |
0 |
| Other Languages |
468 |
| Mobility Status 1 Year Ago |
| Total population 1 year and over |
53,892 |
| Non-movers |
48,559 |
| Movers |
5,333 |
| Non-migrants |
1,811 |
| Migrants |
3,522 |
| Internal migrants |
3,295 |
| Intraprovincial migrants |
3,131 |
| Interprovincial migrants |
164 |
| External migrants |
227 |
| Mobility Status 5 Years Ago |
| Total population 5 years and over by mobility status 5 years ago |
53,892 |
| Non-movers |
29,921 |
| Movers |
23,971 |
| Non-migrants |
7,373 |
| Migrants |
16,598 |
| Internal migrants |
14,616 |
| Intraprovincial migrants |
13,923 |
| Interprovincial migrants |
693 |
| External migrants |
1,982 |
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