Regional Snapshot

Simcoe County has 3.5% of Ontario’s population and is home to 1.9% of the province’s Francophones. Francophones make up 3% of the population while Aboriginals account for 3% as well. Nearly 8% claim knowledge of French.

The county’s average employment income ($36,111) is 8% below that of the province as a whole. Francophones and Anglophones have essentially identical average incomes, which are also equal to the region’s average income.

Unemployment among both Francophones and Anglophones in the county is below that of Ontario overall and unemployment among Francophones is lower than among Anglophones. Unemployment is 5.8% among the county’s Anglophones and 4.2% among Francophones.

The county’s three predominant industries are the same as in Ontario as a whole. The manufacturing sector ranks first, with 15% of the region’s workforce employed in this sector. Construction (9%) and accommodation and food services (7%) are among the leading industries in the region although they are not among the predominant industries provincially.

Occupations in sales and service predominate in terms of workforce percentages, both regionally (27%) and provincially (24%). Occupations in the trades, transport and equipment operation (18%) and business, finance and administration (15%) rank second and third in this county.

Statistics of the region

Population (2006)	Simcoe County	Ontario
Total population	394,095	11,354,360
Francophone population ¹	10,385	557,070
% Francophone population	3 %	5 %
Population with knowledge of French ²	31,040	1,426,540
Population with knowledge of French in %	8 %	13 %
Aboriginal population	12,115	222,630
% Aboriginal population	3 %	2 %

1. Individuals whose first spoken official language is French or English and French.
2. French is considered as being used in the workplace when it is the language used most or one of the languages frequently used in the workplace.

Workforce (2006)	Simcoe County	Ontario
Total workforce	230,800	6,587,580
Total Anglophone workforce	223,995	6,205,070
Total Francophone workforce	6,490	322,275
% Total Francophone workforce	68 %	65 %

Average employment income (2005)	Simcoe County	Ontario
Total population	$ 36,111	$ 39,386
Anglophone population	$ 36,132	$ 39,529
Francophone population	$ 36,079	$ 40,344
Index of average Francophone/Anglophone income	1.00	1.02

Unemployment 2006 (May)	Simcoe County	Ontario
Total number of unemployed	13,270	423,330
Number of unemployed Anglophones	12,975	396,970
Anglophone unemployment rate	5.8 %	6.4 %
Number of unemployed Francophones	275	19,765
Francophone unemployment rate	4.2 %	6.1 %
Index of Francophone/Anglophone unemployment rate	0.72	0.95

Source: Custom tabulations, Census 2001 and 2006, Statistics Canada.

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Predominant industries (2006)

Simcoe County	in % of the workforce
Manufacturing	15 %
Retail trade	12 %
Health care and social assistance	9 %
Construction	9 %
Accommodation and food services	7 %

Ontario	in % of the workforce
Manufacturing	14 %
Retail trade	11 %
Health care and social assistance	9 %
Professional, scientific and technical services	7 %
Educational Services	7 %

Predominant occupations (2006)

Simcoe County	in % of the workforce
Sales and Service Occupations	27 %
Trades, Transport and Equipment Operation	18 %
Business, Finance and Administration	15 %
Management	10 %
Processing, manufacturing and utilities	8 %

Ontario	in % of the workforce
Sales and Service Occupations	24 %
Business, Finance and Administration	19 %
Trades, Transport and Equipment Operation	14 %
Management	10 %
Social Sciences, Teaching, Public Administration and Religion	8 %

Source: Custom Tabulations, 2001 and 2006 Census, Statistics Canada.

Population Structure

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Socio-economic Indicators

Stats page : Socio-economic Indicators