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Vulne r ability in Yor k Re gion Ann Mar ie Mur naghan L uc ia L o De par tme nt of Ge ogr aphy Yor k Unive r sity 1

Ge ogr aphie s of Vulne r ability Inne r -c ity vs. subur bs • In ge ne r al, it is be lie ve d that the inne r -c ity c ontains mor e vulne r ability than the subur bs. • T his is base d on tr aditional notions of the subur b that ar e not always applic able in the c ur r e nt c onte xt of the me tr opolis. 2

De fining Vulne r ability • T hr e e gr oups ar e pe r c e ive d as in gr e ate r ne e d of se r vic e s – Se nior s – Re c e nt immigr ants – L ow inc ome • T he r e is no single me asur e of vulne r ability – Numbe r of pe r sons – Pe r c e ntage of total population – Conc e ntr ation me asur e – Composite inde x 3

Composite Inde x • E qual we ighting of four te e n var iable s – Re c e nt immigr ant – Pr imar y e duc ation – Visible minor ity – L ow inc ome – Wor king par t- time – Une mploye d – Unskille d wor ke rs – With no inc ome – Single par e nt house holds – Se nior s – Se nior s living alone – Re nting – No offic ial language – Inc ome distanc e fr om r e gional ave r age • Inde x = Pe r c e ntage of e ac h var iable in c e nsus tr ac t summe d and divide d by 14 • Calc ulate d for total, and 3 gr oups se par ate ly 4

Data Sour c e s • Spe c ial tabulations of 2001 Ce nsus • Pr ofile data for 1981 and 1991 Ce nsus available to ac ade mic r e se ar c he r s • Boundar y/ spatial data pr ovide d by York Re gion Ge omatic s 5

Vulne r ability in Yor k Re gion: Ove r vie w 1981 1991 2001 N % N % N % T otal Population 252,063 100 504,981 100 725,050 100 Se nior s 16,605 6.6 35,560 7.0 63,790 8.8 L ow Inc ome 7,725 3.1 37,570 7.5 72,565 10.0 Re c e nt Immigr ants* 2,835 1.1 40,875 2.2 94,845 13.1 No te s: I n 1981 re c e nt immigrants re fe rs to 3 years be fo re the Ce nsus; in 1991 and 2001 the pe rio d is 10 ye ars. So urc e s: Statistic s Canada: 1981 and 1991 Ce nsus Pro file Data; 2001 Spe c ial T abulatio ns fo r 6 YI SP, E O1048-3A.

7 Co nc e ntratio n o f Se nio rs s xte nt: Se nior e nt E Numbe r o f Se nio rs r Cur

Cur r e nt E xte nt: L ow Inc ome Numbe r of Pe r sons with L ow Inc ome Conc e ntr ation of Pe r sons with L ow Inc ome 8

Cur r e nt E xte nt: Re c e nt Immigr ants Numbe r o f Ne wc o me rs Co nc e ntratio n o f Ne wc o me rs 9

10 s owth: Se nior al Gr e mpor T

11 ow Inc ome owth: L al Gr e mpor T

ants 12 owth: Re c e nt Immigr al Gr e mpor T

Assoc iations Among Gr oups • Re c e nt immigr ants inc r e asing at ve r y high r ate • Inc r e asing c onc e ntr ation of r e c e nt immigr ants and low inc ome in Mar kham, Vaughan and southe r n Ric hmond Hill • Se nior s inc r e asing ac r oss r e gion • Str ong c or r e lation be twe e n distr ibution of r e c e nt immigr ants and low inc ome (Pe ar son c or r e lation c oe ffic ie nt = 0.691 signific ant at the 0.01 le ve l) 13

14 3 ability xte nt of Vulne r 2 1 e nt E r Cur

Vaughan Small tr iple vulne r ability c e nsus tr ac t F ive double vulne r ability in c luste r High le ve l of pr imar y e duc ation Mainly Italian e thnic or igins Be low ave r age house hold inc ome High le ve l of ne ithe r F r e nc h nor E nglish language knowle dge High le ve l of se nior s 15

Ric hmond Hill Ave r age size tr iple vulne r ability c e nsus tr ac t T wo double vulne r ability c e nsus tr ac ts in c luste r (above Major Mac k) Ma inly Chine se and E ast Indian e thnic or igins High le ve l of ne ithe r F r e nc h nor E nglish language knowle dge Ne ar ly twic e r e gional ave r age visible minor itie s High le ve l of r e c e nt immigr ants High le ve l of low inc ome 16

Ric hmond Hill and Mar kham F our te e n tr iple vulne r ability c e nsus tr ac ts, lar ge r than ave r age size T we lve double vulne r ability in c luste r High le ve l of r e c e nt immigr ants Ma inly Chine se and E ast Indian e thnic or igins High le ve l of visible minor itie s Ve r y high le ve l of ne ithe r F r e nc h nor E nglish language knowle dge High le ve l of low inc ome 17

Conc luding State me nts • Vulne r able gr oups ar e inc r e asing in magnitude in Yor k Re gion • T his vulne r ability is c onc e ntr ate d in Mar kham, Vaughan, and southe r n Ric hmond Hill, but also in poc ke ts thr oughout the r e gion • Ar e as of hidde n vulne r ability ar e impor tant to se e k out 18