Oshawa

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title = Historical populations
|type = Canada
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|width = 
|state = 
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|percentages = 
|footnote =
|1841|1000
|1871|3185
|1881|3992
|1891|4063
|1901|4394
|[[Canada 1911 Census|1911]]|7436
|1921|11940
|1931|23439
|1941|26610
|1951|41545
|1961|62415
|1971|91587
|1981|117519
|1991|129344
|[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|134364
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|139051
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|141590
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|149607
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|159,458
|[[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]|175,383}}

In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Oshawa had a population of {{val|175383|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|66634|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|69324|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:175383-159458}}|159458|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|159458|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|145.72|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|175383|145.72|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000235 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=9 February 2022 | accessdate=27 March 2022}}</ref>

At the [[census metropolitan area]] (CMA) level in the 2021 census, the Oshawa CMA had a population of {{val|415311|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|149047|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|153565|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:415311-379848}}|379848|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|379848|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|903.25|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|415311|903.25|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021censusCMA>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000501 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=9 February 2022 | accessdate=28 March 2022}}</ref>

=== Religion ===
Religious profile 2021:<ref name=":0" />
* Total Christian: 51.4%
** [[Protestant]]: 15.3%
** [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]]: 22.3%
** Christian N.O.S: 8.6%
** Other [[Christians|Christian]]/Christian related traditions: 3.7%
** [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Christian Orthodox]]: 1.4%
* [[Muslim]]: 5.8%
* [[Hindu]]: 3.7%
* Other Religions/Spiritual Traditions: 0.7% 
* [[Buddhism|Buddhist]]: 0.5%
* [[Sikh]]: 0.4%
* [[Atheism|No Religion/Secular]]: 37.3%

=== Language ===
According to the 2021 Census [[English language|English]] was the mother tongue of 79.5% of the residents of Oshawa. 1.7% of the population had [[French language|French]] as their mother tongue. Other common mother tongues were [[Urdu]] (1.5%), [[Chinese language|Chinese Languages]] (1.3%), Tamil (1.2%), Tagalog (1.0%), [[Spanish language|Spanish]] (1.0%), [[Polish language|Polish]] (0.8%), and [[Italian language|Italian]] (0.7%).

=== Ethnicity ===
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right;"
|-
!Ethnic origin 2021<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population-Oshawa |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=oshawa&DGUIDlist=2021A00053518013&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |website=Statistics Canada}}</ref><br />''(multiple responses included)''
!Population
!Per cent
|-
|[[English people|English]]
|38,940
|22.4%
|-
|[[Irish people|Irish]]
|30,810
|17.7%
|-
|[[Scottish people|Scottish]]
|30,415
|17.5%
|-
|[[Demographics of Canada|Canadian]]
|29,445
|16.9%
|-
|[[Ethnic German|German]]
|11,470
|6.6%
|-
|[[French people|French]]
|11,220
|6.4%
|-
|[[Italian people|Italian]]
|8,635
|5.0%
|-
|[[Indo-Canadians|Indian]] (India)
|7,445
|4.3%
|-
|British Isles N.O.S
|7,415
|4.3%
|-
|[[Polish people|Polish]]
|5,785
|3.3%
|-
|[[Dutch people|Dutch (Netherlands)]]
|5,405
|3.1%
|-
|[[Jamaican Canadians|Jamaican]]
|5,315
|3.1%
|-
|[[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]]
|5,120
|2.9%
|-
|[[Filipino Canadians|Filipino]]
|4,545
|2.6%
|}
In 2006, 8.1% of the residents were [[visible minority|visible minorities]], 37.4% of whom were [[Black Canadians]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 March 2007 |title=Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada – Census Subdivision |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3518013&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Oshawa&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216122951/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3518013&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Oshawa&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |archive-date=16 December 2008 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the City of Oshawa (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]]<br>group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Oshawa&DGUIDlist=2021A00053518013&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3518013&Geo2=CD&Code2=3518&SearchText=Oshawa&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3518013&Data=Count&SearchText=Oshawa&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3518013&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Oshawa&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3518013&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Oshawa&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
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!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
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!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name="euro"}}
| 118,405
| {{Percentage | 118405 | 174010 | 2 }}
| 127,740
| {{Percentage | 127740 | 157630 | 2 }}
| 130,945
| {{Percentage | 130945 | 147680 | 2 }}
| 126,355
| {{Percentage | 126355 | 140240 | 2 }}
| 127,695
| {{Percentage | 127695 | 137860 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 16,240
| {{Percentage | 16240 | 174010 | 2 }}
| 6,035
| {{Percentage | 6035 | 157630 | 2 }}
| 2,790
| {{Percentage | 2790 | 147680 | 2 }}
| 1,905
| {{Percentage | 1905 | 140240 | 2 }}
| 1,780
| {{Percentage | 1780 | 137860 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 15,425
| {{Percentage | 15425 | 174010 | 2 }}
| 8,715
| {{Percentage | 8715 | 157630 | 2 }}
| 4,675
| {{Percentage | 4675 | 147680 | 2 }}
| 4,260
| {{Percentage | 4260 | 140240 | 2 }}
| 3,085
| {{Percentage | 3085 | 137860 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 5,325
| {{Percentage | 5325 | 174010 | 2 }}
| 4,645
| {{Percentage | 4645 | 157630 | 2 }}
| 2,940
| {{Percentage | 2940 | 147680 | 2 }}
| 2,515
| {{Percentage | 2515 | 140240 | 2 }}
| 1,810
| {{Percentage | 1810 | 137860 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia]]n{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name="SoutheastAsian"}}
| 5,095
| {{Percentage | 5095 | 174010 | 2 }}
| 2,600
| {{Percentage | 2600 | 157630 | 2 }}
| 1,735
| {{Percentage | 1735 | 147680 | 2 }}
| 1,035
| {{Percentage | 1035 | 140240 | 2 }}
| 815
| {{Percentage | 815 | 137860 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name="EastAsian"}}
| 3,725
| {{Percentage | 3725 | 174010 | 2 }}
| 2,595
| {{Percentage | 2595 | 157630 | 2 }}
| 1,665
| {{Percentage | 1665 | 147680 | 2 }}
| 1,750
| {{Percentage | 1750 | 140240 | 2 }}
| 1,175
| {{Percentage | 1175 | 137860 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name="MiddleEastern"}}
| 3,375
| {{Percentage | 3375 | 174010 | 2 }}
| 1,575
| {{Percentage | 1575 | 157630 | 2 }}
| 740
| {{Percentage | 740 | 147680 | 2 }}
| 760
| {{Percentage | 760 | 140240 | 2 }}
| 355
| {{Percentage | 355 | 137860 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 2,280
| {{Percentage | 2280 | 174010 | 2 }}
| 1,260
| {{Percentage | 1260 | 157630 | 2 }}
| 1,060
| {{Percentage | 1060 | 147680 | 2 }}
| 710
| {{Percentage | 710 | 140240 | 2 }}
| 460
| {{Percentage | 460 | 137860 | 2 }}
|-
| Other/[[Multiracial people|Multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name="Other"}}
| 4,140
| {{Percentage | 4140 | 174010 | 2 }}
| 2,460
| {{Percentage | 2460 | 157630 | 2 }}
| 1,130
| {{Percentage | 1130 | 147680 | 2 }}
| 945
| {{Percentage | 945 | 140240 | 2 }}
| 680
| {{Percentage | 680 | 137860 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 174,010
! {{Percentage | 174010 | 175383 | 2 }}
! 157,630
! {{Percentage | 157630 | 159458 | 2 }}
! 147,680
! {{Percentage | 147680 | 149607 | 2 }}
! 140,240
! {{Percentage | 140240 | 141590 | 2 }}
! 137,860
! {{Percentage | 137860 | 139051 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 175,383
! {{Percentage | 175383 | 175383 | 2 }}
! 159,458
! {{Percentage | 159458 | 159458 | 2 }}
! 149,607
! {{Percentage | 149607 | 149607 | 2 }}
! 141,590
! {{Percentage | 141590 | 141590 | 2 }}
! 139,051
! {{Percentage | 139051 | 139051 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}
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