Femingdon Park Demographic Analysis
Statistics for Planners
PLG 310
Assignment 1 – Essay
Professor -----
Flemingdon Park is located in the North York region of Toronto. It is home to approximately 22,000 residents mainly from foreign places. This collective population accounts for approximately 0.8% of Toronto’s total population. This paper will thoroughly cover the diverse demographics of Toronto’s “Apartment City.” The conclusions will be drawn through strategically chosen features of the community’s demographics in relation to planning principles. Aspects that will be touched upon will include; age, gender, ethnicity/immigration and income in reference to dwelling types. By exploring such facets of the community, one will be able to depict the demographics of Flemingdon Park, thus the planning ideals as well. Furthermore, these numbers will then allow us to make a comparison between the City of Toronto as a whole and Flemingdon as a region. Careful analysis and interpretation of these sets of data will lead to a further understanding of Flemingdon and its social and developmental components. This information will give insight into the methodology and reasoning behind specific planning decisions. We will begin this study by examining the age groups within the neighbourhood, and then strategically progress and conclude with more specific findings with reference from Statistics Canada. Based on the data available it is evident that the division of ages is consistent in growth along the census years of 2001, 2006 and 2011. All of the years shown will be taken into consideration however the base of our interpretations will lie in 2006. We will discuss age as a discreet quantitative variable, and gender as a nominal qualitative variable. From the data we have gathered – speaking to age - the most overt conclusion we can draw on would be the constant domination of the working age group – this suggests there will always be, and perhaps be a
PLG 310
Assignment 1 – Essay
Professor -----
Flemingdon Park is located in the North York region of Toronto. It is home to approximately 22,000 residents mainly from foreign places. This collective population accounts for approximately 0.8% of Toronto’s total population. This paper will thoroughly cover the diverse demographics of Toronto’s “Apartment City.” The conclusions will be drawn through strategically chosen features of the community’s demographics in relation to planning principles. Aspects that will be touched upon will include; age, gender, ethnicity/immigration and income in reference to dwelling types. By exploring such facets of the community, one will be able to depict the demographics of Flemingdon Park, thus the planning ideals as well. Furthermore, these numbers will then allow us to make a comparison between the City of Toronto as a whole and Flemingdon as a region. Careful analysis and interpretation of these sets of data will lead to a further understanding of Flemingdon and its social and developmental components. This information will give insight into the methodology and reasoning behind specific planning decisions. We will begin this study by examining the age groups within the neighbourhood, and then strategically progress and conclude with more specific findings with reference from Statistics Canada. Based on the data available it is evident that the division of ages is consistent in growth along the census years of 2001, 2006 and 2011. All of the years shown will be taken into consideration however the base of our interpretations will lie in 2006. We will discuss age as a discreet quantitative variable, and gender as a nominal qualitative variable. From the data we have gathered – speaking to age - the most overt conclusion we can draw on would be the constant domination of the working age group – this suggests there will always be, and perhaps be a