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Regional Snapshot
The Oshawa region has 5% of Ontario’s population and is home to 2% of the province’s Francophones. Francophones make up 2% of the region’s population and 8% of the inhabitants claim knowledge of French.
The average employment income of this region’s population is $41,296, thus 5% more than the provincial average. The region’s Francophones’ average employment income is $46,746, i.e. 16% higher than the provincial Francophone average.
Unemployment rates among the region’s Francophones (6.2%) and Anglophones (6.3%) is comparable to the provincial rate.
The region’s leading industries in terms of workforce percentages are the same as for the province as a whole, with the exception of construction, which employs 7% of the workforce. Provincially, 7% of the workforce is employed in professional, scientific and technical services. Manufacturing (13%) and randail trade (12%) lead the Oshawa region.
The region’s five leading occupations are the same as for Ontario overall, in similar proportions of the workforce. Occupations in sales and service (23%) and business, finance and administration (20%) dominate in the Oshawa Region.
Statistics of the region
| Population (2006) |
Oshawa region |
Ontario |
| Total population |
524,635 |
11,354,360 |
| Francophone population 1 |
10,590 |
557,070 |
| % Francophone population |
2 % |
5 % |
| Population with knowledge of French 2 |
41,145 |
1,426,540 |
| Population with knowledge of French in % |
8 % |
13 % |
| Aboriginal population |
5,955 |
222,630 |
| % Aboriginal population |
1 % |
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) |
Oshawa region |
Ontario |
| Total workforce |
313,865 |
6,587,580 |
| Total Anglophone workforce |
306,735 |
6,205,070 |
| Total Francophone workforce |
6,785 |
322,275 |
| % Total Francophone workforce |
70 % |
65 % |
| Average employment income (2005) |
Oshawa region |
Ontario |
| Total population |
$ 41,296 |
$ 39,386 |
| Anglophone population |
$ 41,196 |
$ 39,529 |
| Francophone population |
$ 46,746 |
$ 40,344 |
| Index of average Francophone/Anglophone income |
1.13 |
1.02 |
| Unemployment 2006 (May) |
Oshawa region |
Ontario |
| Total number of unemployed |
19,710 |
423,330 |
| Number of unemployed Anglophones |
19,260 |
396,970 |
| Anglophone unemployment rate |
6.3 % |
6.4 % |
| Number of unemployed Francophones |
420 |
19,765 |
| Francophone unemployment rate |
6.2 % |
6.1 % |
| Index of Francophone/Anglophone unemployment rate |
0.98 |
0.95 |
Source: Custom tabulations, Census 2001 and 2006, Statistics Canada.
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Predominant industries (2006)
| Oshawa region |
in % of the workforce |
| Manufacturing |
13 % |
| Retail trade |
12 % |
| Health care and social assistance |
9 % |
| Construction |
7 % |
| Educational 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)
| Oshawa region |
in % of the workforce |
| Sales and Service Occupations |
23 % |
| Business, Finance and Administration |
20 % |
| Trades, Transport and Equipment Operation |
15 % |
| Management |
11 % |
| Social Sciences, Teaching, Public Administration and Religion |
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
 Stats page : Population Structure
Socio-economic Indicators
Stats page : Socio-economic Indicators
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