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Table of Contents

Introduction 2 Housing....................................................................................... 36
Homeownership...................................................................... 36
Inside the Report........................................................................... 3 Shelter affordability................................................................. 36
Purpose of the Community Well-Being Report............................. 3 Rental housing affordability..................................................... 37
Understanding the Data................................................................ 4 Homelessness.......................................................................... 37

Section 1: Our People 5 Food Security.............................................................................. 38
Mode of Transportation.............................................................. 39
Summary of Key Trends................................................................. 6
Public transport....................................................................... 39
Total Population and Population Growth...................................... 6 Making a Difference.................................................................... 40

Net Migration................................................................................ 7

Family Composition...................................................................... 8 Section 4: Education 42

Lone Parent Families..................................................................... 8 Summary of Key Trends............................................................... 43

Children and Youth, 0 – 19 Years.................................................. 9 High school Literacy Test (OSSLT)............................................... 43

Older Adults, 55+ Years and Over.............................................. 10 Highest Level of Education Attainments..................................... 44

Our Multi-Cultural Community.................................................... 11 Student Loan Defaults................................................................. 45

Recent immigration................................................................. 11 Making a Difference.................................................................... 46

Visible minorities..................................................................... 11

Discussion and Making a Difference .......................................... 12 Section 5: Our Environments:

Section 2: Our Health 14 Both Natural and Built 48

Summary of Key Trends............................................................... 15 Summary of Key Trends............................................................... 49

Physical Health............................................................................ 15 Our Connection to Our Environment.......................................... 50

Self-reported general health................................................... 15 Sense of belonging................................................................. 50

Body weight............................................................................ 17 Our Natural Environment............................................................ 51

Persons living with pain or discomfort that prevents activities... 18 Green space............................................................................ 51

Mental Health.............................................................................. 19 Air quality................................................................................ 51

Self-reported mental health.................................................... 19 Water use................................................................................. 51

Self-reported life stress............................................................ 21 Household waste and recycling.............................................. 51

Suicides................................................................................... 21 Our Community Environment..................................................... 53

Lifestyle Risk Factors................................................................... 22 Arts grants per capita.............................................................. 53

Fruit and vegetable consumption........................................... 22 Voting...................................................................................... 54

Physical activity........................................................................ 23 Charitable giving..................................................................... 55

Smoking................................................................................... 25 Making a Difference.................................................................... 56

Alcohol consumption/heavy drinking...................................... 25 Section 6: Our Safety 58

Health Care................................................................................. 26 Summary of Key Trends............................................................... 59

Access to a regular medical doctor......................................... 26 Crimes Against People and Property.......................................... 60

Making a Difference.................................................................... 28 Crime totals in Windsor........................................................... 60

Section 3: Our Economy 30 Total crime rate........................................................................ 60

Summary of Key Trends............................................................... 31 Crimes by youth age 12 to 17................................................. 61

Income......................................................................................... 32 Drug violations........................................................................ 61

Total median income............................................................... 32 Total crimes against property.................................................. 62

Consumer bankruptcies.......................................................... 33 Total arsons.............................................................................. 62

Low Income................................................................................. 34 Domestic Violence...................................................................... 63

Percentage of persons living in low income............................ 34 Road Safety................................................................................. 63

Percentage of children < 18 years living in low income......... 34 Making a Difference.................................................................... 64

Employment................................................................................ 35 Conclusion 66

Youth unemployment.............................................................. 35
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