This tool allows people to easily find baseline information on the City of Kingston and its neighbourhoods and electoral districts from the 2016 Census. It will help users better understand their community and provide quick information without needing to download data or work with spreadsheets.
Due to the methodology changes in the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), it is suggested that comparisons between 2016 Long Form and the 2011 NHS data are not made or made with extreme caution.
There are three profiles that can be chosen by looking at the bar at the top of the page: Overview, which shows you information for the City of Kingston; Neighbourhoods, which will show you information for each of the city's neighbourhoods; and electoral districts, the areas that are represented by city councillors.
The Neighbourhood and Electoral District pages allow you to choose what areas of the city you would like to see shown in the charts and tables. You can choose the areas you would like to see in the charts by using the dropdown menu below the maps to pick your areas of interest. You can remove an area of interest from the comparison by clicking the x beside the neighbourhood or electoral district name.
There are multiple themes that you can view information on by clicking on the different tabs below the dropdown menu: Population, Housing / Mobility, Income, Employment / Transportation, Education, and Language / Immigration.
This document is available in alternate format upon request by contacting contactus@cityofkingston.ca or 613-546-0000.
If errors are found, please contact us at contactus@cityofkingston.ca or 613-546-0000 and we will be happy to fix the issues.
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These profiles contain important baseline data on the City to help users better understand their community, as well as provide researchers and planners with quick information.
The profiles contain data from the 2016 Census and Long Form program. The 2016 Census data is considered to be of good quality and general comparisons can be made with similar data from previous years. Direct comparisons cannot be made between Statistics Canada's 2016 Census Long Form data and the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS).
There are three profiles that can be chosen by looking at the bar at the top of the page: Overview, which shows you information for the City of Kingston; Neighbourhoods, which will show you information for each of the city's neighbourhoods; and electoral districts, the areas that are represented by city councilors.
There are multiple themes that you can view information on by clicking on the different tabs below the dropdown menu: Population, Housing / Mobility, Income, Employment / Transportation, Education, and Language / Immigration. To return back to the City of Kingston main page, select this from the bar at the top of the page on the far right.
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0.4%
increase in the City's population since 2011 (+435 people).
In 2016, the City of Kingston's population is 123,798.
The median age in Kingston is 41.9 years.
A census family consists of a married couple and their children (if any), a couple living in common law and their children (if any), or a lone parent with at least one child living in the same dwelling. All members of a census family live in the same dwelling.
Dwelling type defines the structural characteristics of the dwelling.
Note: Condominiums and rentals can fall into any one of the above categories.
The shelter-cost-to-income ratio is an indicator used by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Statistics Canada, and other levels of government to define housing affordability.
If a household spends 30% or more of its household income on housing, the dwelling is considered unaffordable.
The average monthly total of all shelter expenses paid by households that own or rent their dwelling.
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Shelter costs for owner households include, where applicable, mortgage payments, property taxes and condominium fees, along with the costs of electricity, heat, water and other municipal services.
For renter households, shelter costs include, where applicable, the rent and the costs of electricity, heat, water and other municipal services.
2016 income data cannot be compared to the 2011 National Household Survey data due to different collection methods.
The median after tax household income in Kingston was $59,567 in 2015, compared to Ontario's at $65,285.
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The prevalence of low income based on the After-Tax Low Income Measure (LIM-AT) is 14.8% in Kingston.
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38.6%
of Kingston's employed labour force have a commute that takes less than 15 minutes.
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71.5% of the employed labour force commute in a car, truck, or van as a driver.
The population included for education only includes those that are aged 25 to 64 years of age.
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Apprentice includes those that have obtained a Certificate of Apprenticeship, Certificate of Qualification, or another type of trades certificate or diploma.
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There are 15,840 immigrants in Kingston, or about 13.2% of the population.
1,630 immigrants have arrived between 2011-2016.
...are those immigrants that arrived between the 2011 and 2016 Censuses.
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92% of the population in Kingston speaks English most often at home. Another 2% of the population speaks French most often at home, while the remaining 6% of the population speaks an unofficial language most often at home.
Neighbourhoods are the social and physical building blocks of a city. Neighbourhood vitality is strongly linked to the overall health of a community. The use and viability of neighbourhood based planning has long been an essential part of any comprehensive planning and community building process.
Community development in its simplest form is applying a community's strengths and assets to address its needs. Far too often there is an emphasis put on needs without carefully examining our community's strengths. Underlying the need to shift the focus onto community strengths is the idea that developing community resources and linkages can empower the community toward self-help and entrepreneurism.
You can select neighbourhoods by choosing a neighbourhood from the dropdown box below the map. You can compare multiple neighbourhoods at the same time. You can remove a neighbourhood from the comparison by clicking the x beside the neighbourhood name.
A census family consists of:
All members of a census family live in the same dwelling. People that do not fit into these three categories are not included in the data.
The shelter-cost-to-income ratio is an indicator used by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Statistics Canada, and other levels of government to define housing affordability.
If a household spends 30% or more of its household income on housing, the dwelling is considered unaffordable.
Monthly shelter costs are the average monthly total of all shelter expenses paid by households that own or rent their dwelling.
Shelter costs for owner households include, where applicable, mortgage payments, property taxes and condominium fees, along with the costs of electricity, heat, water and other municipal services.
For renter households, shelter costs include, where applicable, the rent and the costs of electricity, heat, water and other municipal services.
After tax income is used for many income measures because it takes into account the amount of money that is available after tax deductions.
Prevalence of low income refers to the percentage of individuals, households or families that have an income below a specific low-income line. The low income outlined in this summary is the Low Income Measure After-Tax (LIM-AT), as this is the statistic used most often within Ontario as well as nationally and internationally.
The LIM-AT is defined as the number or percentage of individuals living in households where income is below 50% of the median adjusted household income, where 'adjusted' reflects that the household's needs change as size of household membership does.
This refers to the main mode of transportation a person uses to travel between home and their primary place of work.
Immigrants that have arrived between the 2011 and 2016 Censuses are referred to as recent immigrants.
The City of Kingston is divided into 12 districts, each with one elected representative. The district boundaries were developed to ensure fair representation at City Council in order to preserve the interests of communities and neighbourhoods.
Boundaries are established to ensure there are similar number of people within each district as well as considering the history and physical or natural features for each district. During a boundary review of electoral districts in 2012-2013, new district boundaries came into effect for the 2014 Municipal Election. The electoral district boundaries are custom sets of geographies and do not align with Statistics Canada standard geography products.
You can select electoral districts by choosing a district from the dropdown box below the map. You can compare multiple districts at the same time. You can remove a electoral district from the comparison by clicking the x beside the district's name.
A census family consists of:
All members of a census family live in the same dwelling. People that do not fit into these three categories are not included in the data.
The shelter-cost-to-income ratio is an indicator used by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Statistics Canada, and other levels of government to define housing affordability.
If a household spends 30% or more of its household income on housing, the dwelling is considered unaffordable.
Monthly shelter costs are the average monthly total of all shelter expenses paid by households that own or rent their dwelling.
Shelter costs for owner households include, where applicable, mortgage payments, property taxes and condominium fees, along with the costs of electricity, heat, water and other municipal services.
For renter households, shelter costs include, where applicable, the rent and the costs of electricity, heat, water and other municipal services.
After tax income is used for many income measures because it takes into account the amount of money that is available after tax deductions.
Prevalence of low income refers to the percentage of individuals, households or families that have an income below a specific low-income line. The low income outlined in this summary is the Low Income Measure After-Tax (LIM-AT), as this is the statistic used most often within Ontario as well as nationally and internationally.
The LIM-AT is defined as the number or percentage of individuals living in households where income is below 50% of the median adjusted household income, where 'adjusted' reflects that the household's needs change as size of household membership does.
This refers to the main mode of transportation a person uses to travel between home and their primary place of work.
Immigrants that have arrived between the 2011 and 2016 Censuses are referred to as recent immigrants.
Note: Random rounding has been applied to the data by Statistics Canada. This may affect calculations performed on the data.
This document is available in alternate format upon request by contacting contactus@cityofkingston.ca or 613-546-0000.
If errors are found, please contact us at the above email or phone number and we will be happy to fix the issues.
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