Regional Municipality of Durham

Demographics

Canada census – Regional Municipality of Durham Community Profile

	2011	2006	2001

Population: Land area: Population density: Median age: Total private dwellings: Mean household income:	608,124 (8.4% from 2006) 2,523.62 km2 (974.38 sq mi) 241.0 /km2 (624 /sq mi) 220,598	561,258 (+10.7% from 2001) 2,523.15 km2 (974.19 sq mi) 222.4 /km2 (576 /sq mi) 37.7 (M: 36.8, F: 38.5) 202,155	506,901 (10.5% from 1996) 2,523.48 km2 (974.32 sq mi) 200.9 /km2 (520 /sq mi) 35.9 (M: 35.3, F: 36.4) 175,738

References: 2011 2006 2001

Racial makeup
Canada 2006 Census		Population	% of Total Population
Visible minority group	South Asian	24,110	4.3
	Chinese	7,560	1.4
	Black	33,300	6
	Filipino	7,650	1.4
	Latin American	3,100	0.6
	Southeast Asian	1,410	0.3
	Arab	3,050	0.5
	West Asian	2,605	0.5
	Korean	1,165	0.2
	Japanese	1,535	0.3
	Mixed visible minority	4,505	0.8
	Other visible minority	3,420	0.6
Total visible minority population		93,420	16.8
Aboriginal group	First Nations	3,960	0.7
	Métis	2,160	0.4
	Inuit	145	0
Total Aboriginal population		6,565	1.2
White		457,340	82.1
Total population		557,330	100