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Rouge Park Neighbourhood Profile
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Rouge Park Neighbourhood
The Rouge Park Neighbourhood is bounded by the Pickering-Toronto municipal boundary to the west, the Canadian Pacific rail line to the north, an open space area east of Rosebank Road, and the hydro transmission corridor to the south. The total area of the neighbourhood is 1.66 square kilometres, and includes parts of the Rouge-Duffins Wildlife Corridor (located within the hydro transmission corridor) and the Rouge National Urban Park.
Initial residential development in the area occurred as early as the 1840’s, and continued at an irregular pace through the 1900’s. Most of the neighbourhood developed after 2000. Housing in the neighbourhood consists of detached and semi-detached dwellings, mostly contained within isolated “pockets” of small subdivisions, and planned around environmentally sensitive features associated with this area. Numerous vacant parcels on the north and south sides of Finch Avenue are currently in various stages of planning or development, to accommodate either detached dwellings or rowhouses.
Houses on Nature Haven Crescent
Rouge Park has no schools, parks or community facilities. With respect to shopping and personal services, the neighbourhood currently contains no shopping facilities, but the site at the southeast corner of Altona Road and Finch Avenue is zoned for commercial purposes. Currently, the nearest shopping facilities are in the adjacent neighbourhood of Amberlea, south on Whites Road.
Finch Avenue is the east/west collector route through this neighbourhood, providing connections to the main north/south routes through the area.
The Rouge-Duffins Wildlife Corridor (located within the hydro transmission corridor), the Rouge National Urban Park, and the Petticoat Creek are key elements of the Rouge Park neighbourhood and the City’s Natural Heritage System. These features are a habitat for fauna and flora; provide corridors for wildlife movement; serve as scenic backdrops to adjacent residential properties; and offer a valuable resource for relaxation, exercise, bird-watching, education, and meditation.
Outdoor skating north of Finch Avenue
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Population characteristics
The population in Rouge Park grew considerably (111.7%) between 1991 and 1996. It dropped sharply by 105.7% after 1996 to 175 people in 2001, but increased significantly after 2001, maintaining a consistent upward trend by growing with 389% (680 people) from 2001 to 2011. • The most evident change from 1991 to 2011 is the increased
proportion of residents in all age categories, specifically ages 35 to 44 years (0% in 1991 to 17.5% in 2011), and age 65 and up (0% in 1991 to 7% in 2011), reflecting a neighbourhood in transition;
• The proportion of males and females remained relatively stable at 50% each in 1991, and 50.9% (males) and 50.1% (females) in 2011.
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Population Growth 1991 to 2011
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Population by Age & Sex - 1991
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Population by Age & Sex - 2011
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Social Characteristics
Data from the census also provides insight into a variety of social characterisitics of the Rouge Park Neighbourhood.
Marital Status
Single people held the greatest proportionate share in 1991 (36%), but dropped it’s share to 25.2% in 2011;
Married and Divorced held the 2nd greatest proportionate share of the population in 1991 with 28% each, but the Married increased their proportionates share to 62.2% in 2011, while the Divorced recorded the greatest decrease in their proportionate share to 5.3% in 2011;
The proportionate share of the Widowed increased from 0% (1991) to 3.1% (2011), while Separated people recorded a decline in their proportionate share from 8% (1991) to 3.8% (2011).
Ethnic Origin
European origin held the greatest proportion of the neighbouhood population in both census years, but its proportionate share decreased from 59.4% (1991) to 52.2% (2011);
The proportionate share of South and Central Amercian origin also grew noticeably from 0% (1991) to 24.7% (2011), while the Asian and African origins increased their proportinate share to 19.6% and 1.7% respectively in 2011;
Other origins including Multiple responses declined from 15.6% (1991) to 0% (2011), while North American origin also decreased its proportionate share to 1.7% (2011).
Note: The ethnic origin data collected for the 1991 Census and the 2011 Census are not directly comparable. City staff have grouped the 1991 responses to approximate those of 2011, however differences exist in the “other, including multiple” category between these two census years.
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Religous Affiliation
The Christian faith held the greatest proportion of the neighbourhood’s religious affiliation in both census years, and its proportionate share increased from 38% (1991) to 73.4% (2011);
Hindu, Muslim and “Other” religions all reflected a decrease in their proportionate share from 16%, 12% and 2% in 1991, to 4.4%, 9.5% and 0% respectively in 2011;
Those with no religious affiliation showed a noticeable decrease in their proportionate share in the neighbourhood, from 32% (1991) to 12.6% (2011).
Note: “No Affiliation” = those not practicing a religion
Home Language
The greatest proportion of the neighbourhood population spoke English at home in both census years, but English’s proportionate share decreased noticeably from 97.1% (1991) to 83.1% (2011);
“Other” home languages spoken showed a noticeable increase from 0%(1991) to 8.1% (2011);
Arabic, Urdu, Spanish, and Mulitple languages spoken also reflected an increase in their proportionate share in the neighbourhood to 1.7%, 1.16%, 1.16% and 4.65% respectively.
Note: “Other” = single home languages spoken, other than the four most spoken languages recorded in the neighbourood
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Household Size
Households with 4 - 5 persons accounted for the greatest proportion of the neighbourhood in both census years, but their proportionate share dropped noticeably from 54.4% (1991) to 32.7% (2011);
Households with 1 person reflected the greatest proportionate increase, from 0% (1991) to 12.7% (2011);
Households with 6 or more persons also reflected an increase in their proportionate share from 0% (1991) to 7.3% (2011);
The proportionate share of households with 2 persons remained unchanged at 27.3% in both census years.
Housing Type
Single and semi-detached houses held 100% of the proportionate share in the neighbourhood in 1991, but their proportionate share decreased slightly to 96.3% (2011);
The proportionate share of Rowhouses and Duplexes increased from 0% (1991) to 3.7% (2011), while Low Rise Apartments, Mid and High Rise Apartments, and “Other” housing types recorded no proportionate share in either census years.
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This brochure provides information on the Rouge Park Neighbourhood population and social characteristics, derived
from census data by Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada completes a census of the Canadian population every five years.
This brochure will be updated and/or revised as new census data becomes available.
The 1991 Census Long Form questionnaire and the 2011 National Household Survey are based on sample surveys of the
population. The 1991 Census Long Form questionnaire was mandatory while the 2011 National Household Survey was
voluntary. Due to this change in methodology, the 2011 data may be subject to underreporting or response bias. In certain instances where survey responses are limited, data may be
suppressed resulting in the data not being published.
If you have any questions, please contact City Development at: City of Pickering
One The Esplanade, Pickering, ON L1V 6K7 Phone: 905.420.4617
Email: [email protected] Website: pickering.ca