Demographics & Income
The Town of Aurora is rich with intellectual capital and offers a skilled, professional workforce. In fact, over 45 per cent of Aurora's residents of working age hold some level of university degree, diploma or certificate, which is more than 10 per cent higher than the provincial average. Aurora is a young, family-centred community with 31 per cent of the town's population between the ages of 20 and 44. The vast majority of Aurora residents are home owners, and more than 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 household income in 2011 was over $130,000 (which continues to rise, as per the projections below).
Aurora, with a population of over 60,000, has doubled its size since 1990. The community will continue to grow and the population is projected to reach over 70,000 by 2031.
(Sources: Town of Aurora, Regional Municipality of York, Statistics Canada Census Profiles, Manifold Data Mining Inc.)
Aurora DemographicsData Last Updated: 30 September, 2019
Characteristic (2019 unless noted)
Value
Total Population
Total estimated population
59,146
Census population 2011
53,203
Census population 2016
55,445
Age Structure: Total Population
Age 0-4
2,918
Age 5-9
3,502
Age 10 -14
4,155
Age 15-19
4,103
Age 20-24
4,311
Age 25-29
3,661
Age 30-34
2,870
age 35-39
3,090
Age 40-44
3,729
Age 45-49
4,523
Age 50-54
5,054
Age 55-59
5,307
Age 60-64
4,245
Age 65-69
2,533
Age 70-74
1,924
Age 75-79
1,280
Age 80-84
882
Age 85+
1,061
Age Structure: Males
Total male population
28,742
Males 0-4
1,499
Males 5-9
1,806
Males 10-14
2,138
Males 15-19
2,080
Males 20-24
2,218
Males 25-29
1,915
Males 30-34
1,451
Males 35-39
1,484
Males 40-44
1,711
Males 45-49
2,097
Males 50-54
2,384
Males 55-59
2,534
Males 60-64
2,058
Males 65-69
1,212
Males 70-74
880
Males 75-79
564
Males 80-84
368
Males 85+
344
Age Structure: Females
Total female population
30,404
Females 0-4
1,419
Females 5-9
1,696
Females 10-14
2,017
Females 15-19
2,023
Females 20-24
2,093
Females 25-29
1,746
Females 30-34
1,419
Females 35-39
1,606
Females 40-44
2,018
Females 45-49
2,426
Females 50-54
2,670
Females 55-59
2,773
Females 60-64
2,187
Females 65-69
1,321
Females 70-74
1,044
Females 75-79
716
Females 80-84
514
Females 85+
717
Income for Persons Aged 15 Years & Over (2018)
Total population 15 and over
48,572
Population 15 and over without income
2,242
Population 15 and over with income
46,330
Median 2019 total income $
41,419
Average 2019 total income $
70,424
Median 2019 total income for males $
51,737
Average 2019 total income for males $
87,454
Median 2019 total income for females $
35,300
Average 2019 total income for females $
54,554
Under $10,000 (including loss)
7,003
$10,000 to $19,999
6,687
$20,000 to $29,999
4,922
$30,000 to $39,999
4,028
$40,000 to $49,999
3,719
$50,000 to $59,999
3,298
$90,000 to $99,999
2,077
$100,000 and over
7,269
$100,000 to $149,999
3,903
$150,000 and over
3,366
Households & Household Income (2018)
Total number of households
20,356
Median household income $
119,606
Average household income $
159,773
Under $5,000
183
$5,000 to $9,999
151
$10,000 to $14,999
219
$15,000 to $19,999
324
$20,000 to $24,999
422
$25,000 to $29,999
454
$30,000 to $34,999
513
$35,000 to $39,999
487
$40,000 to $44,999
580
$45,000 to $49,999
543
$50,000 to $59,999
1,010
$60,000 to $69,999
1,066
$70,000 to $79,999
1,093
$80,000 to $89,999
1,112
$90,000 to $99,999
1,147
$100,000 to $124,999
11,053
$100,000 to $124,999
2,377
$125,000 to $149,999
2,073
$150,000 to $199,999
2,638
$200,000 and over
3,965
Average # of persons in household
2.87
Dwelling Information
Total number of occupied dwellings
20,356
Number of dwellings owned
17,100
Number of dwellings rented
3,257
Citizenship & Residency
With Canadian citizenship
55,245
With citizenship other than Canadian
3,901
Immigrants granted right to live in Canada permanently
18,314
Immigrated between 2000-2005
2,598
Immigrated between 2006-2010
2,113
Immigrated between 2011-2016
1,964
Knowledge of Official Languages (Conversational Ability)
Total Population
168,518
English only
59,146
French only
52,218
English and French
14
Neither English nor French
5,612
Non-official languages
1,302
Knowledge of Other Languages
Non-Aboriginal languages
20,636
Afro-Asiatic languages
880
Cushitic languages
48
Oromo
21
Somali
16
Semitic languages
795
Arabic
563
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
43
Hebrew
194
Maltese
32
Austro-Asiatic languages
141
Khmer (Cambodian)
11
Vietnamese
125
Austronesian languages
647
Cebuano
38
Hiligaynon
26
Ilocano
11
Malay
11
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)
561
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.
21
Creole languages
11
Creole, n.o.s.
11
Dravidian languages
431
Kannada
38
Malayalam
55
Tamil
321
Telugu
44
Indo-European languages
12,349
Albanian
48
Armenian
124
Balto-Slavic languages
3,250
Baltic languages
59
Latvian
22
Lithuanian
21
Slavic languages
3,161
Bosnian
11
Bulgarian
69
Croatian
86
Czech
32
Macedonian
207
Polish
400
Russian
2,136
Serbian
97
Slovak
64
Slovene (Slovenian)
43
Ukrainian
267
Slavic languages, n.i.e.
21
Celtic languages
11
Scottish Gaelic
11
Germanic languages
1,227
Afrikaans
48
Danish
21
Dutch
185
German
874
Norwegian
26
Swedish
11
Vlaams (Flemish)
11
Yiddish
11
Greek
678
Indo-Iranian languages
3,059
Indo-Aryan languages
856
Bengali
49
Gujarati
85
Hindi
335
Konkani
17
Marathi
11
Punjabi (Panjabi)
213
Sindhi
28
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
87
Urdu
239
Iranian languages
2,109
Kurdish
139
Persian (Farsi)
1,996
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.
43
Italic (Romance) languages
4,409
Catalan
17
Italian
2,145
Portuguese
466
Romanian
606
Spanish
1,357
Japanese
76
Kartvelian languages
21
Georgian
20
Korean
570
Niger-Congo languages
87
Edo
11
Ganda
21
Lingala
11
Swahili
27
Yoruba
11
Sign languages
42
American Sign Language
32
Sino-Tibetan languages
5,296
Chinese languages
5,243
Cantonese
2,260
Hakka
44
Mandarin
3,491
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)
60
Wu (Shanghainese)
103
Chinese, n.o.s.
114
Tai-Kadai languages
102
Lao
69
Thai
43
Turkic languages
215
Azerbaijani
60
Turkish
135
Turkic languages, n.i.e.
11
Uralic languages
468
Estonian
48
Finnish
139
Hungarian
218
Mobility Status 1 Year Ago
Total population 1 year and over 1 year ago
58,529
Non-movers
51,055
Movers
7,474
Moved within lower tier municipality
2,331
Moved from outside current lower tier municipality
5,142
Moved from within Canada
4,660
Moved from another municipality within the province
4,503
Moved from another province
157
Moved from outside of Canada
482
Mobility Status 5 Years Ago
Total population 5 years and over 5 years ago
56,197
Non-movers
36,361
Movers
19,836
Moved within lower tier municipality
6,534
Moved from outside current lower tier municipality
13,302
Moved from within Canada
11,062
Moved from another municipality within the province
10,677
Moved from another province
386
Moved from outside of Canada
2,239
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