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Appendix I - Table 4 - Part A: Demographic Profile

  Postal Area
M4H City of Toronto
Number of taxfilers and dependents 1990 0-14 years Number 1,500 361,200
      Percentage 14.1% 16.7%
15-64 years Number 7,150 1,540,640
  Percentage 67.2% 71.2%
65+ years Number 2,000 262,920
  Percentage 18.8% 12.1%
Total Number 10,640 2,164,760
1995 0-14 years Number 2,190 416,920
    Percentage 17.3% 17.7%
15-64 years Number 8,490 1,623,300
  Percentage 67.1% 69.1%
65+ years Number 1,980 309,740
  Percentage 15.7% 13.2%
Total Number 12,650 2,349,960
1999 0-14 years Number 3,200 425,040
    Percentage 21.4% 18.0%
15-64 years Number 9,860 1,616,390
  Percentage 66.0% 68.3%
65+ years Number 1,870 325,490
  Percentage 12.5% 13.8%
Total Number 14,930 2,366,910
Distribution of husband-wife families 1990 38.6% 47.6%
  1995 41.7% 47.5%
1999 47.5% 47.7%
Change (%) 1990-1995 3.1% -0.1%
Change (%) 1995-1999 5.8% 0.2%
Distribution of lone-parent families 1990 6.6% 8.6%
  1995 8.7% 10.2%
1999 8.8% 11.1%
Change (%) 1990-1995 2.1% 1.6%
Change (%) 1995-1999 0.1% 0.9%
Distribution of non-family individuals 1990 54.8% 43.8%
  1995 49.5% 42.3%
1999 43.8% 41.3%
Change (%) 1990-1995 -5.3% -1.5%
Change (%) 1995-1999 -5.7% -1.1%
Source: Prepared by the Canadian Council on Social Development, using Statistics Canada, Small Area and Administrative Data, 1990, 1995, and 1999.

A Community Growing Apart: Income Gaps and Changing Needs in the City of Toronto in the 1990s