Davenport-Perth Neighborhood Centre Community Profile Data from Statistics Canada, 2006 Census Profile Series, Community Social Data Strategy (CSDS), 2008 Marcelo Castro
Jan 19, 2016
Davenport-Perth Neighborhood Centre Community Profile
Data from Statistics Canada, 2006
Census Profile Series,
Community Social Data Strategy (CSDS), 2008
Marcelo Castro
Context: Strategic Direction on Poverty Reduction (2009-2011)
Incre
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ays t
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Incre
ased
capa
city t
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out a
dvoca
cyWe will engage with our community in action and advocacy to address the causes of poverty
Consolidated research and analysis
Increased staff awareness
Integrated community education and learning approach
Identified and prioritized issues for action
Increased community engagement
Strengthened internal and external collaborative links to community engagement strategies
Knowled
ge B
uildin
g
Educatio
n & A
waren
ess
Advoca
cy
FOCUS
INDICATORS
OUTCOMES
Progr
ams/
Servic
es /
Poli
cy D
evelo
pmen
t
Implementation Strategy
Research & Education
Research capacity to inform issues to focus
What stories can we tell about the impact of poverty on the lives of the various populations we serve?
Community Engagement
Outreach and mobilization strategies to raise awareness about issues, develop actions to address causes of poverty, and engagement to support poverty reduction strategies
Community Organizing
Long-term strategies to increase community capacity to address causes of poverty and affect changes at systemic level
Community Accountability
Develop capacity to create services to help community to have access to financial services/support and hold community accountable to policy development and implementation
Progress to Date: Knowledge Building
•11 focus groups with 126 participants across programs;
•Causes of poverty, links to health and opportunities for action; Different realities of poverty manifestation explored•Services needs and issues indentified (Financial Literacy, EI and SA information)
•Clientele Survey and Data Basis to track poverty indicators
•Income & support program, immigration, ethnicity/race, education, language, neighborhood & housing, employment,
•Catchment socio-economic profile
Demographic Highlights for DPNC’s Catchment
• 56.126 people lived in our catchment in 2006
• Average population growth = - 5.09 %
• Our catchment is in the 2nd most diverse riding in Ontario– 54% of the total population is made up of immigrants
– 12% of immigrants are newcomers arriving between 2001-2006
– 19,085 individuals (34% of total population) are members of visible minority groups
• Median Income of persons 15 years and older is only $20.465
• Average 46% of tenants households pay 30% or more in rent
• Less than 1/3 the of population 25-64 years of age have education beyond high school level.
Catchment's Boundaries and Census Tracks (CTs)
DPNC
Census Tracks (CTs) are a geographic region defined for the purpose of taking a census; usually with a population between 2500&8000
Our catchment includes 12 census tracks (CTs)
General Population Demographics: Breakdown by Census Tracks CT POP % Growth Immigrants Newcomers Visible Min107 5,565 13.40% 54.30% 7.60% 27.90%108 6,540 -3.50% 58.20% 10.9 45.10%111 2,680 -8.30% 56.50% 9.70% 20.60%112 5,260 -8% 58.70% 6.70% 22.60%113 2,725 -8.10% 33.30% 9.90% 22.30%110 3,740 -10% 58.70% 13% 29.30%109 4,110 -7.60% 55.20% 12.40% 30%98 6,675 -6.00% 54.30% 14.70% 35%97_01 4,520 -8.10% 60.20% 15.30% 54%97_02 5,800 2.80% 58.60% 20.40% 36.50%96 5,216 -9.70% 47.10% 11.70% 31.50%95 3,295 -8.00% 48.50% 14.20% 32.60%Total 56,126 -5.09% 54% 12% 34%
Population by age for catchment in 2006
Demographic Distribution According to Age for Catchment
Immigration and Citizenship
Top 5 regions of birth of recent immigrants (2001-2006)
Eastern Asia
Southern Asia
South America
Southern Europe
Southeast Asia
Top Visible Minority Groups in the Catchment
Black (24% )Latin American (20.50%)South Asian (18%)Chinese (15%)Southeast Asian (7%)Filipino (4.3%)
Median income, persons 15 years and over ($)
05000
1000015000200002500030000
Median income
Catchment’s Median = 20,465
Proportion of economic families with low income (%)
10.60 % - 20.50 %20.60% - 25. 00 %More than 25%
Proportion of unattached individuals 15 years and over with low income (%)
Housing Tenure Demographic
Housing: Value and spending by census tracks
107 108 111 112 113 110 109 98 97_01 97_02 96 95
% of tenants households spending 30% or + income in rent 63.2 45.6 37.5 47.37 34.58 38.1 47.5 50.6 48.07 50.68 42.04 45.54% of owner households spending 30 % or + in owners’ major payments 29.6 34 22.22 30.51 25.71 30.6 33.15 38.6 36.49 23.03 30.08 26.92
Average gross rent $ 977 611 857 910 896 814 933 784 925 843 933 961Average value of dwelling $ 277012 304924 328308 327219 530725 345966 337272 325569 328690 301672 368089 344236
Education: A major challenge to overcome poverty barriers in our catchment
Strategic Reflection
• What do we need to know about the community we serve?
• Where have you gone for answers?
• How could the Community Profile or its data source help us to get these?