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Central, Oshawa

Central is less educated than Oshawa and more cost-burdened than Oshawa.

12,534 residents
$72,996 median income
40.8 median age
25 census areas

How Central compares

Median family income: $75,000p15 -17%
Bachelor's or higher: 10.6%p13 -45%
Residents under 15: 15.9%p49 -10%
Population density: 3,346 /km²p55 +4%
Immigrant share: 15.6%p16
30%+ of income on housing: 31.8%p64 +19%

Bars are the percentile rank against Ontario's 20,000+ census areas. The trailing % is the delta vs the Oshawa median.

Honest tradeoffs

10.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — 45% below the Oshawa share.
31.8% of households spend 30%+ on housing — 19% above the Oshawa share.

Closest neighbourhoods to Central

Lakeview Park$75,000 median income
Simcoe Lane$72,000 median income
Harmony$69,500 median income
Pinecrest$81,000 median income
Farewell$83,000 median income

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