Durham Region. Neighbourbood Profile

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1 1 Description: The Region of Durham is situated in the highly developed and populated economic centre of s Golden Horseshoe which stretches from Oshawa to Niagara Falls. lies immediately to the east of the City of Toronto within the Greater Toronto Area and encompasses an area of approximately 2,590 square kilometres (1,000 square miles). The area is characterized by a variety of landscapes and communities. A series of major lakeshore urban communities contrast with a variety of small towns, villages, hamlets and farms which lie immediately inland. There are eight municipalities in : Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa, Clarington, Scugog, Uxbridge and Brock. Population (2011): 608,075 Population Density: persons per square kilometre Number of Births (2014): 6,428 Demographic Indicators Population growth rate (2006 to 2011) 8.6% 5.7% HIGHER Population aged 0-14 years 18.6% 17.0% similar Population aged 0-4 years 5.7% 5.5% similar Population aged 5-9 years 6.1% 5.5% similar Population aged years 6.8% 5.9% similar Population aged years 7.7% 6.7% similar Population aged years 6.5% 6.6% similar Population aged years 5.7% 6.3% similar Population aged years 12.6% 12.8% similar Population aged years 16.5% 15.4% similar Population aged years 14.8% 14.6% similar Population aged years 5.5% 6.0% similar Population aged 65+ years 12.1% 14.6% similar Female lone-parent families 14.0% 13.5% similar Seniors living alone 21.4% 24.4% similar Income - Low income rate 9.9% 13.9% LOWER Income - Children less than 6 years in low income households 12.8% 18.4% LOWER Income - Median after-tax household income $70,100 $58,700 similar Low education (no high school completion) 8.9% 11.0% similar Unemployment rate 8.6% 8.3% similar Commuting duration (median minutes) HIGHER Aboriginal Population 1.5% 2.4% LOWER Recent immigrants (in past 10 years) 3.6% 8.1% LOWER Visible minorities 25.9% 25.9% similar

2 2 Demographic Indicators - Housing Moved residence in the past year 9.9% 12.4% LOWER Households that rent 17.3% 28.4% LOWER Shelter costs of 30% or more of income 25.0% 27.0% similar Not suitable housing 5.1% 7.2% LOWER Major dwelling repairs needed 5.0% 6.6% LOWER Early Child Development Indicators EDI Vulnerable in physical health and wellbeing 17.2% 14.2% HIGHER EDI Vulnerable in social competence 10.4% 9.1% HIGHER EDI Vulnerable in emotional maturity 11.4% 10.1% HIGHER EDI Vulnerable in language and cognitive development EDI Vulnerable in communication skills and general knowledge 6.4% 7.6% LOWER 10.0% 11.5% LOWER EDI Vulnerable in one or more domains 28.9% 27.6% similar EDI Vulnerable in two or more domains 13.8% 13.4% similar SK children in excellent or very good health 92% 88% HIGHER SK children living in a child-friendly neighbourhood 79% 72% HIGHER SK children walking or biking to school 41% 26% HIGHER Health Indicators - General Health Self-rated health as excellent or very good, ages 18+ Self-rated mental health as excellent or very good, ages % 60% similar 72% Not available Not available Life expectancy at birth - Males (years) HIGHER Life expectancy at birth - Females (years) HIGHER Note: EDI = Early Development Instrument SK = Senior Kindergarten

3 3 Health Indicators - Babies Birth rate per 1, similar Teen pregnancy rate per 1, similar Births to young mothers (ages 14-23) 11.0% 11.8% similar Births to older mothers (ages 35+) 21.5% 22.2% LOWER Preterm birth rate in singletons 6.8% 6.3% HIGHER Small-for-Gestational Age (SGA) rate 7.8% 8.9% LOWER Large-for-Gestational Age (LGA) rate 11.7% 8.1% HIGHER Breastfeeding at hospital discharge rate 88.9% Not available Not available Breastmilk only at hospital discharge rate 78.3% Not available Not available Breastfeeding duration rate at 6 months 53% Not available Not available 18-month enhanced Well-Baby Visit 47.5% 44.5% HIGHER Health Indicators - Injury Emergency Department (ED) Visits All Injuries ED visit rate (per 1,000) LOWER Sports injuries ED visit rate (per 1,000), ages HIGHER Motor vehicle traffic collision ED visit rate (per 1,000), ages HIGHER Falls ED visit rate (per 1,000), ages HIGHER Falls ED visit rate (per 1,000), ages similar Health Indicators - Health Behaviours Smoking rate, ages % 16% similar Obesity rate, ages % 21% similar Vegetable & fruit consumption rate, ages 18+ (5 or more servings per day) Alcohol use in excess of Canada's Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines, ages % 35% similar 23% Not available Not available High physical activity rate, ages % 52% similar Flu immunization rate, ages % Not available Not available

4 4 Health Indicators - Cancer Screening Breast cancer screening (mammography) rate (per 100), females ages Cervical cancer screening (Pap test) rate (per 100), females ages Overdue for colorectal cancer screening rate (per 100), ages Health Indicators - Health Care HIGHER HIGHER LOWER Population with primary care physician (per 100) HIGHER Residence ambulance call rate (per 100) 3.9 Not available Not available Residence ambulance call rate (per 100), ages 65+ years Health Indicators - Disease prevalence, hospitalization, incidence 63.4 Not available Not available Asthma ED visit rate (per 1,000), ages similar Asthma prevalence rate (per 100), ages HIGHER Diabetes prevalence rate (per 100), ages HIGHER Lung disease (COPD) prevalence rate (per 100), ages HIGHER Cardiovascular disease hospitalization rate (per 1,000), ages similar Chlamydia incidence rate (per 1,000), females ages similar Enteric diseases incidence rate (per 100,000) LOWER Influenza incidence rate (per 100,000) LOWER Hepatitis C incidence rate (per 100,000) LOWER Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) incidence rate (per 100,000) LOWER Profile Notes For Demographic indicators, "LOWER" refers to at least 20% lower than the rate and "HIGHER" refers to at least 20% higher. For Early Child Development and Health indicators, "LOWER" or "HIGHER" means that the 95% confidence intervals do not overlap and that the rates are different from. Similar means that the Health Neighbourhood is similar to as a whole for that indicator. When "LOWER" or "HIGHER" is in blue, the indicator is neutral in terms of health. Green indicates that the Neighbourhood is doing better in terms of health than and red indicates it is worse. Estimates with high variability are marked with an asterisk (*) and should be used with caution. Some estimates are not releasable due to small numbers. Release Date: February For more information, see the Indicator Summary or The Guide to Health Neighbourhoods at durham.ca/neighbourhoods. If you require this information in an accessible format, contact

5 L ake S i m c o e DURHAM REGION Health Neighbourhoods UXBRIDGE U2 U1 S2 B1 SCUGOG L a k e S c u g o g PICKERING P1 FRENCHMAN'S BAY P2 WEST ROUGE P3 AMBERLEE P4 DUNBARTON P5 PICKERING CITY CENTRE P6 RIDGE PICKERING P7 PICKERING NORTH AJAX A1 AJAX WATFRONT A2 DOWNTOWN AJAX A3 CARRUTHERS A4 CENTRAL AJAX A5 RIVERSIDE-HERMITAGE A6 WESTNEY HEIGHTS A7 APPLECROFT A8 AJAX NORTHWEST A9 AJAX NORTHEAST WHITBY W1 WHITBY SOUTH W2 DOWNTOWN WHITBY W3 COCHRANE SOUTH W4 MANNING W5 WILLIAMSBURG W6 WHITBY NORTH W7 DRYDEN-ANDERSON W8 DRYDEN EAST W9 BROOKLIN EAST W10 BROOKLIN WEST O1 LAKEVIEW O2 GIBB WEST O3 DOWNTOWN O4 CENTRAL PARK O5 GRANDVIEW SOUTH O6 STEVENSON NORTH O7 HILLSDALE O8 BEATRICE SOUTH O9 GRANDVIEW NORTH O10 BEATRICE NORTH O11 NORTHWEST O12 NORTHEAST CLARINGTON C1 COURTICE SOUTH C2 COURTICE NORTH C3 BOWMANVILLE SOUTH C4 BOWMANVILLE CENTRAL C5 BOWMANVILLE NORTH C6 DARLINGTON C7 CLARKE UXBRIDGE U1 URBAN UXBRIDGE U2 RURAL UXBRIDGE SCUGOG S1 PORT PERRY S2 RURAL SCUGOG B1 q S Kilometres PICKERING W9 WHITBY P7 W10 O11 O12 C6 CLARINGTON P6 A8 AJAX A5 A6 A7 A9 W5 W3 W8 W6 W7 O10 O8 O6 W4 O7 O9 C2 C7 P2 P3 P4 P5 P1 A4 A2 A1 A3 W2 W1 O2 O3 O4 O5 O1 C1 C5 C4 C3 L a k e O n t a rio This map has been produced from a variety of sources. The Region of Durham does not make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials. The Region hereby disclaims all representations and warranties. Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Catalogue No X , May 1, Produced by under License with the Ministry of Natural Resources, copyright Queen's Printer for, Digital cartography by Corporate GIS Services, The Regional Municipality of Durham, February 2013.