Newcomer hubs neighbourhoods in Oshawa
Windfields Farm and Kingmeadow are Oshawa's biggest newcomer hubs, both with about 44% of residents born outside Canada. That is roughly double the citywide immigrant share of 22.1%.
The Fields of Conlin is close behind at 43%, with a median income of $112,000, one of the stronger incomes on this list. Taunton and McLaughlin round out the middle of the pack at 39% and 36%.
Citywide, only 3.7% of residents speak a non-official language at home and 81.7% speak English at home, so even in these newcomer-heavy neighbourhoods, English tends to dominate day to day life.
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The first bar is the headline ranking metric; the rest are related axes for context. Bars are the Oshawaaggregate's percentile rank vs Ontario's 20,000+ census areas.
Top neighbourhoods in Oshawa by immigrants
| Neighbourhood | immigrants | Median income |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Windfields Farm · Oshawa | 44 | $93,000 |
| 2. Kingmeadow · Oshawa | 44 | $98,000 |
| 3. The Fields of Conlin · Oshawa | 43 | $112,000 |
| 4. Lakeview · Oshawa | 40 | — |
| 5. Taunton · Oshawa | 39 | $109,000 |
| 6. McLaughlin · Oshawa | 36 | $102,000 |
| 7. Pinecrest · Oshawa | 36 | $116,000 |
| 8. Samac · Oshawa | 35 | $96,000 |
| 9. Centennial · Oshawa | 34 | $101,000 |
| 10. Eastdale · Oshawa | 34 | $93,000 |
| 11. Thornton's Corners · Oshawa | 30 | $95,000 |
| 12. Central · Oshawa | 30 | $60,000 |
| 13. Northglen · Oshawa | 30 | $106,000 |
| 14. Farewell · Oshawa | 29 | $83,000 |
| 15. Stevenson & Phillip Murray · Oshawa | 29 | $92,000 |
| 16. Thornton Woods · Oshawa | 28 | $99,000 |
| 17. Harmony · Oshawa | 27 | $84,000 |
| 18. Lakeview Park · Oshawa | 27 | $81,000 |
| 19. Donevan · Oshawa | 27 | $95,000 |
| 20. Vanier · Oshawa | 26 | $63,200 |
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Common questions
Which Oshawa neighbourhood has the most immigrants?
Windfields Farm and Kingmeadow are tied at the top, each with about 44% of residents born outside Canada. The Fields of Conlin follows closely at 43%.
What percentage of Oshawa is made up of immigrants?
Citywide, about 22.1% of residents are immigrants. Several neighbourhoods, including Windfields Farm and Kingmeadow, run close to double that rate.
Do newcomer neighbourhoods in Oshawa have good incomes?
Some do. The Fields of Conlin has a median income of $112,000 despite 43% of residents being immigrants, while Kingmeadow sits at $98,000.
Is English widely spoken in Oshawa's newcomer neighbourhoods?
Yes. About 81.7% of Oshawa residents citywide speak English at home, and only 0.3% speak French at home, so English remains the dominant home language even in immigrant-heavy areas.