CITY OF MARKHAM : CHANGING LANDSCAPE MAY 2, 2016 PRESENTATION TO GENERAL COMMITTEE Lisa Gonsalves Director, Strategies and Partnerships Community and Health Services
OVERVIEW • Population growth and changing demographics • Labour force • Income trends • Housing trends • Making sense of the trends • Opportunities 2
WATCH US GROW 1996-2015 349,984 Almost 400,000 102% 2015 year-end residents in 2026 estimated population growth Source: Statistics Canada: 1996 and 2006 Census 2015 and 2026 population estimates: York Region, Corporate Services, Long Range planning Branch 3
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE 31% 27% 26% of York Region of York Region of York Region seniors (65+) children (<15) youth (15-24) Source: Statistics Canada: 1996 and 2006 Census 2015 and 2026 population estimates: York Region, Corporate Services, Long Range planning Branch 4
GROWING SOLO & MULTI-FAMILY Multiple Family Households • Second Highest in GTA ( 8.1%) 2001 – 2011 Changes • 41% of York Region’s %69 One-person households Multiple family households 61% 19% Couples with children Source: Statistics Canada: 2011 Census 5
KEY DESTINATION FOR NEWCOMERS In 2010-2014, New Permanent Residents 46% in Canada, 2010-2014 Richmond of newcomers in Markham had Hill, 27.8% no knowledge of official Rest of York languages Region, 8.6% Vaughan, In 2011, 30.9% 72% Markham, 32.6% of Markham population reported visible minority status in 2011 Source: Citizenship & Immigration Canada, RDM as of September 2015 6
EDUCATED WORKFORCE HALF OF WORKFORCE HAS A UNIVERSITY DEGREE 7
DIVERSE EMPLOYMENT Working in Markham Top Industries - retail trade - professional, scientific, technical - wholesale trade Working outside York Region 30.7% Top Industries - finance and insurance 55.5% - professional, scientific, technical - manufacturing 13.8% Working in other municipalities in York Region Top Industries - Manufacturing - Retail trade - professional, scientific, technical Source: Statistics Canada:, 2011 NHS 8
MIXED HOUSEHOLD INCOMES Markham Households by Income Group (2015) 21% 30% $0 - $39,999 $125,000 or Over 26% $40,000 - $79,999 23% $80,000 - $124,999 Source: Environics Analytics, WealthScapes 2015 63,710 (19.2%) people were low income in Markham in 2013 43% of Markham low income residents worked in 2012 9 Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 and 2013 Taxfilers Databases
LOW INCOME MAP 10
OWNING IN MARKHAM Homeowners Spending 30% or Markham York Region More of Their Household Income on Housing Owner Households 89.1% 88.5% Average Resale Price $803,357 $777,771 Source: Toronto Real Estate Board, 2016 Average Household carries: (2015) • $366,117 in mortgage debt ( 78% of total debt) • $56,493 in consumer debt ( 22% of total debt) Source: Environics Analytics, WealthScapes 2015 Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey 11
RENTING IN MARKHAM Tenants Spending 30% or Markham York Region More of Their Household Income on Housing Renter Households 10.9% 11.5% Average Vacancy Rate 2.5% 1.6% Source: CMHC, GTA Rental Market Report 2015 Average Markham Monthly Rent Increase 6.4% 2014: $1,125 2015: $1,197 Source: CMHC, GTA Rental Market Report 2015 Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey 12
MAKING SENSE OF TRENDS • Markham shares many of the trends as rest of York Region • Strategies in place to ensure everyone is included: • Diversity Action Plan and Integrated Leisure Master Plan • Financial assistance for recreation • Greater mix in housing • Growth in knowledge-based jobs • Partnerships can help further address community needs
OPPORTUNITIES Engaging residents Sharing data and knowledge Integrating affordable housing Creating a welcoming and inclusive community 14
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