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Regional Snapshot
London has 3.5% of Ontario’s population and is home to 1% of the province’s Francophones. Francophones make up 2% of the population which is also 2% Aboriginals. However, 8% of the region’s population claims knowledge of French.
In 2005, the average employment income in London ($36,229) is below the Ontario average. Among Francophones, the average income is $40,092, which is 11% above the average income for the region’s Anglophones and above the average income for the region as a whole.
Anglophone unemployment in the region is lower (6.0%) than unemployment for Anglophones in Ontario overall (6.4%) while the region’s Francophones have a slightly higher unemployment rate (6.2%) than Ontario Francophones overall (6.1%).
The predominant industries and occupations in London, in terms of workforce percentages, are very similar to Ontario as a whole. Manufacturing (14%), health care and social assistance (13%) and randail trade (11%) are the leading industries while the region’s dominant occupations are in sales and service (24%), business, finance and administration (18%) and the trades, transport and equipment operation (14%).
Statistics of the region
| Population (2006) |
London |
Ontario |
| Total population |
395,185 |
11,354,360 |
| Francophone population 1 |
7,005 |
557,070 |
| % Francophone population |
2 % |
5 % |
| Population with knowledge of French 2 |
30,045 |
1,426,540 |
| Population with knowledge of French in % |
8 % |
13 % |
| Aboriginal population |
5,935 |
222,630 |
| % Aboriginal population |
2 % |
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) |
London |
Ontario |
| Total workforce |
231,415 |
6,587,580 |
| Total Anglophone workforce |
226,540 |
6,205,070 |
| Total Francophone workforce |
4,025 |
322,275 |
| % Total Francophone workforce |
65 % |
65 % |
| Average employment income (2005) |
London |
Ontario |
| Total population |
$ 36,229 |
$ 39,386 |
| Anglophone population |
$ 36,212 |
$ 39,529 |
| Francophone population |
$ 40,092 |
$ 40,344 |
| Index of average Francophone/Anglophone income |
1.11 |
1.02 |
| Unemployment 2006 (May) |
London |
Ontario |
| Total number of unemployed |
14,010 |
423,330 |
| Number of unemployed Anglophones |
13,660 |
396,970 |
| Anglophone unemployment rate |
6.0 % |
6.4 % |
| Number of unemployed Francophones |
250 |
19,765 |
| Francophone unemployment rate |
6.2 % |
6.1 % |
| Index of Francophone/Anglophone unemployment rate |
1.03 |
0.95 |
Source: Custom tabulations, Census 2001 and 2006, Statistics Canada.
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Predominant industries (2006)
| London |
in % of the workforce |
| Manufacturing |
14 % |
| Health care and social assistance |
13 % |
| Retail trade |
11 % |
| Educational Services |
8 % |
| 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)
| London |
in % of the workforce |
| Sales and Service Occupations |
24 % |
| Business, Finance and Administration |
18 % |
| Trades, Transport and Equipment Operation |
14 % |
| Social Sciences, Teaching, Public Administration and Religion |
10 % |
| Management |
9 % |
| 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
 Stats page : Population Structure
Socio-economic Indicators
Stats page : Socio-economic Indicators
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