Thought it would be cool to add in metropolitan areas from around the world for a comparison to the United States (in addition to wanting a bit of rest from last night
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I'm only using the single reported ancestries. Origins by regions aren't being counted. All census data is self-reporting, with an allowance for multiple responses. Remember, governments take statistics in VERY different ways.
Toronto, Ontario CMA [Census Metropolitan Area = US MSA. CSA's don't yet exist but will for 2011 census, where Toronto will be part of the Golden Horseshoe](Population by selected ethnic origins, by census metropolitan areas (2006 Census))
1. English: 15.9% of the population
2. Canadian: 12.8% of the population
3. Scottish: 11.0% of the population
4. Chinese: 10.6% of the population
5. Irish: 10.5% of the population
6. East Indian/Asian Indian: 9.6% of the population
7. Italian: 9.2% of the population
8. German: 5.1% of the population
9. French: 4.8% of the population
10. Polish: 4.1% of the population
Montreal, Quebec CMA (Population by selected ethnic origins, by census metropolitan areas (2006 Census))
1. Canadian: 46.6% of the population
2. French: 26.1% of the population
3. Italian: 7.2% of the population
4. Irish: 6.0% of the population
5. Arab: 5.0% of the population
6. English: 4.1% of the population
7. Scottish: 3.3% of the population
8. Haitian: 2.4% of the population
9. Aboriginal: 2.3% of the population
10. Chinese: 2.3% of the population
Vancouver, British Columbia CMA (Population by selected ethnic origins, by census metropolitan areas (2006 Census))
1. English: 23.1% of the population
2. Chinese: 19.1% of the population
3. Scottish: 16.0% of the population
4. Canadian: 13.3% of the population
5. Irish: 12.0% of the population
6. German: 9.7% of the population
7. East Indian: 8.7% of the population
8. French: 6.5% of the population
9. Filipino: 4.0% of the population
10. Ukrainian: 3.9% of the population
Sydney, Australia (2006 Census Community Profile Series : Sydney (Statistical Division))
1. Australian: 29.4% of the population
2. English: 24.6% of the population
3. Irish: 7.8% of the population
4. Chinese: 7.0% of the population
5. Scottish: 5.8% of the population
6. Italian: 4.2% of the population
7. Lebanese: 3.1% of the population
8. Greek: 2.6% of the population
9. German: 2.4% of the population
10. Indian: 2.2% of the population
Melbourne, Australia (
2006 Census Table : Melbourne (Statistical Division))
1. Australian: 29.9% of the population
2. English: 25.5% of the population
3. Irish: 8.3% of the population
4. Italian: 7.3% of the population
5. Scottish: 6.6% of the population
6. Chinese: 5.1% of the population
7. Greek: 4.2% of the population
8. German: 3.0% of the population
9. Indian: 1.8% of the population
10. Vietnamese: 1.7% of the population
London, UK (
Check Browser Settings) Couldn't find anything more detailed than this, but I think it gets the point across.
1. British: 57.7% of the population
2. Other Whites: 8.9% of the population
3. Indian: 6.6% of the population
4. Black African: 5.5% of the population
6. Black Caribbean: 4.3% of the population
7. Chinese: 3.5% of the population
8. Irish: 2.4% of the population
9. Pakistani: 2.4% of the population
10. Bangladeshi: 2.3% of the population