Simcoe County’s VitalSigns Highlights

October 2014 VitalSigns® is a community check-up conducted by community

foundations across Canada.

YOUTH

Graduation Rates

SCDSB

Aboriginal youth

Unemployment rate

Living in the parental home

Proportion of youth

HEALTH

Residents with access to a doctor

Obesity

Heavy drinking

Food security

GAP BETWEEN RICH & POOR

Overall poverty

Child poverty

Elderly poverty

Single-parent families

HOUSING

Housing affordability

2013 Emergency homelessness shelter findings

Housing stability

Vacancy rate

CRIME Violent crime

Barrie – safest city in Canada

Overall crime severity

Property crime

BELONGING & LEADERSHIP

Voter turnout

Life satisfaction

Volunteer rate

Charitable donations

COMMUNITY PROFILES Midland:

Lowest average donation across both age categories and the lowest median donation.

Midland, Orillia and Collingwood have the highest rates in Simcoe County in regards to total violent criminal code violations, property crime violations and overall crime severity index

Highest single-parent poverty rate in Simcoe County is in Midland and Collingwood

Collingwood : Collingwood also ranks highest in average donation across both age categories, and is

tied with Orillia for highest median charitable donation.

Collingwood has the lowest vacancy rate in Simcoe County (total private apartment vacancy rates)

Orillia: Orillia, Midland and Collingwood all rank higher than the provincial and national child

poverty rate (children 18 years and under in Simcoe County who were classified as low income)

Orillia and Midland rank higher than provincial and national overall poverty rate (individuals in Simcoe County who were classified as low income)

Highest vacancy rate in Simcoe County (total private apartment vacancy rates)

COMMUNITY PROFILES

South Simcoe: Total violent criminal code violations, property crime violations and

overall crime severity index rates are lowest in South Simcoe (as compared to other regions in Simcoe County)

Bradford West Gwillimbury, Essa Township and Midland all rank higher than the provincial rate but still fall below the national elderly poverty rate (seniors 65+ in Simcoe County who were classified as low income)

Barrie: Barrie’s youth unemployment rate for ages 15-24 was higher than the 2006

rate and in 2011 was higher than the provincial and national rates

Barrie is the safest city in Canada in 2014. Barrie's community is engaged in keeping the public safety.

Single-parent poverty in Barrie is lower than provincial and national rates.

VitalSigns Project Team

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