More University Graduates Move to Oakville, Milton Grads on the Rise
March 6th, 2008 Categories: Oakville Real Estate News, Oakville Town Planning & Development, Why Move to Oakville?
A report from the 2006 census by Statistics Canada, released this week, showed that the two Ontario municipalities with the greatest proportion of university graduates were Richmond Hill and Oakville.
About 42% of residents in Richmond Hill, and 41.5% in Oakville, hold degrees at the bachelor’s level or above.
By comparison, the percentage for Toronto was 37% while the Canadian average is 23%. The city of Oshawa had the lowest percentage at 12.1%. Burlington was 30.3%
The booming Town of Milton showed the highest gain in university grads in Ontario between the censuses of 2001 and 2006, moving up from 23% to 28%.
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