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Waterloo Region's community profile describes our economy, key sectors, workforce, lifestyle, education, talent, demographics, transportation, cost of living/doing business and our innovation culture.

Census Bulletins
 

2016 Census Bulletins

  • Bulletin Summary
  • Bulletin 1: Population, Age and Sex
  • Bulletin 2: Agriculture
  • Bulletin 3: Households, families and marital status
  • Bulletin 4: Language
  • Bulletin 5: Income
  • Bulletin 6: Dwellings and Households
  • Bulletin 7: Ethnic Origins and Visible Minorities
  • Bulletin 8: Mobility Migration and Immigration
  • Bulletin 9: Employment and Education
  • Bulletin 10: Place of Work and Commuting

2011 Census Bulletins

  • Bulletin 1: Population and Dwelling Counts
  • Bulletin 2: Agriculture
  • Bulletin 3: Age and Sex
  • Bulletin 4: Families and Marriage
  • Bulletin 5: Households and Dwellings Characteristics
  • Bulletin 6: Language

2011 National Household Survey Bulletins

  • Bulletin 1: Immigration and Citizenship
  • Bulletin 2: Mobility and Migration
  • Bulletin 3: Ethnic Origins, Visible Minorities, Aboriginal People & Religion
  • Bulletin 4: Employment and Education
  • Bulletin 5: Place of Work and Commuting to Work
  • Bulletin 6: Income and Shelter Costs

2006 Census Bulletins

  • Bulletin 1: Population and Dwelling Counts
  • Bulletin 2: Age and Sex
  • Bulletin 3: Families, Households and Marital Status
  • Bulletin 4: Dwelling Characteristics
  • Bulletin 5: Language
  • Bulletin 6: Immigration
  • Bulletin 7: Mobility & Migration
  • Bulletin 8: Ethnic Origin, Visible Minorities & Aboriginal People
  • Bulletin 9: Employment and Education
  • Bulletin 10: Place of Work and Commuting to Work
  • Bulletin 11: Income and Shelter Costs
  • Bulletin 12: Agriculture
Building Activity Reports
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Business and Labour

The Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) had an employed labour force of 287,800 people in 2017, according to annualized data gathered from the Labour Force Survey of Canada. This is the number of employed people who were living in the cities of Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo and in the townships of Woolwich and North Dumfries. The total population aged 15 years and over in the CMA was 431,900 in 2017, 303,400 of whom were considered to be in the labour force (employed or unemployed), representing a participation rate of 70.2 per cent. Of those who were employed, 83 per cent were working full time jobs.

Business

  • 2018 Workplace Count report to Planning and Works Committee
  • 2011 Workplace Count results report

Labour

  • 2017 Labour Force Report
  • 2016 Census Bulletin: Employment and Education
  • 2011 NHS Bulletin: Employment and Education 
Central Transit Corridor Monitoring Reports
  • Monitoring Change in the Central Transit Corridor: Baseline Report
  • Monitoring Change in the Central Transit Corridor: 2015 Annual Report
Population
 

As of year-end 2017, the population estimate for Waterloo Region was 594,100. Based on this estimate, over the past 15 years the region's population has grown an average of 1.51 per cent per year. The regional population estimates take into account the Census population, the estimated to year-end population, the Census undercount and full-time post-secondary students.

There are two commonly referenced 2016 population figures for Waterloo Region. Statistics Canada released results from the Census of Canada showing a 2016 Census population of 535,154. Additionally, the Province of Ontario outlines population forecasts in the Places to Grow - Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. For 2016, the estimated Places to Grow population for Waterloo Region was 556,600. The Places to Grow population includes a four per cent undercount, but excludes students.

  • Bulletin: Year End 2017 Population and Household Estimates
  • Report: Year End 2017 Population and Household Estimates
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