Neighbourhood and Community Data

Neighbourhoods and communities are the social and physical building blocks of a city. We have developed tools and summaries of local data to better understand our unique and diverse communities. This is part of an ongoing effort to be transparent and make data available about our city and its services.

These community resources will:

• Empower neighbourhoods and communities to come together using meaningful and reliable data.
• Provide a complete look at the strengths, challenges, opportunities, and assets in each neighbourhood. This can support neighbourhood-based planning, which is essential to building strong, healthy communities.

2021 Kingston Census Summary

The 2021 Census Day was May 11, 2021. Statistics Canada released data from the 2021 Census, throughout 2022. Find more information on the Statistics Canada website.

The following summaries reflect the Kingston Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) geographic boundaries, which include the City of Kingston, South Frontenac, Frontenac Islands and Loyalist Township.

• Population and Dwelling
• Type of Dwelling
• Age and Gender
• Income
• Families, Households, and Military Experience

Community Data Program

The Community Data Program (CDP) is a gateway for municipalities and community sector agencies to access customized data from Statistics Canada and other providers at reduced costs, to monitor and report on social and economic trends within their communities. The unique Canada-wide platform provides:

• Collaboration with a national network of 30 community data consortia, including more than 50 municipalities and 1000+ users
• Customized data with training and capacity-building resources
• Access to the evidence needed to tell data stories and inform effective and responsive decision-making processes

Learn more about the Kingston Community Data Program.

Kingston IN Focus Dashboard

Kingston IN Focus is a collaborative project between Queen’s University, the City of Kingston, Kingston Economic Development and the Kingston and Area Association of Museums, Art Galleries and Historic Sites. This work was supported by Mitacs through the Mitacs Business Strategy Internship. This Dashboard draws on research supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Grant 435-2019-0022.  Each of the eight dashboards included point to priority areas of impact in the city from COVID-19 and identify indicators to help us measure municipal resiliency. The dashboards contain both real-time and static data of pre and post pandemic changes. Explore each dashboard to discover and interact with the data.