Social Planning
Helps the community identify strengths and challenges and determine ways to improve the quality of life for residents in Halton.
Community Lens
The intent of Community Lens is to disseminate and interpret important community data as it becomes available. Community Lens covers many topic areas such as children and youth, seniors, families, immigrants, housing and transportation, among others.
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Community Lens #128 – What Language Do We Speak at Home?
Using Census data, this Community Lens focuses on the changes in which languages are most often spoken at home. Download Community Lens #128
Community Lens #127 – Who Is Living Alone in Halton?
Using Census data, this Community Lens examines the significant growth in those living alone in Halton. Download Community Lens #127
Community Lens #126 – Halton’s Child Population
This Community Lens examines the growth in Halton's child population over the past two decades using Census data. Download Community Lens #126
Community Lens #125 – High and No Growth Neighbourhoods
Using Census data, this Community Lens takes a look at neighbourhoods that have experienced high growth or no growth between 2011 and 2016. Download Community Lens #125
Community Lens #124 – What Do Halton’s Farms Grow?
This Community Lens takes a look at some highlights from the 2016 Census of Agriculture. Download Community Lens #124
Community Lens #123 – Young and Old Seniors in Halton
This Community Lens takes a closer look at the different age cohorts of the senior population over the past 15 years. Download Community Lens #123
Community Lens #122 – How Old Are We in Halton?
With the second release of data from the 2016 Census, Community Lens #122 provides a glance at what the population age structure looks like in Halton Region and its municipalities. In comparison with the national picture, Halton has a slightly younger population....
Community Lens #121 – Population Change by Census Tract (2011-2016)
Community Lens #121 provides a glance at the population change between 2011 and 2016 in Halton Region and its municipalities. It reveals a region with significant growth especially in the Town of Milton. Download Community Lens #121
Community Lens #120 – Two Decades of Population Change
With the release of the first data from the 2016 Census, we can look at how the population has grown in our communities. In particular, Milton leads population growth in Halton and is one of the fastest growing communities in Canada. Download Community Lens #120
Community Lens #119 – Recent Trends in Charitable Donations
This Community Lens looks at recent trends in charitable donations using taxfiler data. Download Community Lens #119