Benchmarking the Creative Economy in Rural Ontario
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Benchmarking the Creative Economy in Rural Ontario The Martin Prosperity Institute (MPI) is the world’s leading think-tank on the role of sub-national factors—location, place, and city-regions— in global economic prosperity. It takes an integrated view of prosperity, looking beyond traditional economic measures to include the importance of quality of place and the development of people’s creative potential. Front and inside cover image: “Canadian Gothic” reproduced with permission by the artist Ron Simmer Benchmarking the Creative Economy in Rural Ontario Martin Prosperity Institute February 2012 EXHIBITS Exhibit 1.0 Ontario vii Exhibit 2.1 Creativity Index scores by Ontario region 1 Exhibit 2.2 Creativity Index 2 Exhibit 2.3 Creativity Index by Ontario region 5 Exhibit 3.0 East region 9 Exhibit 3.1 Population (2006) 11 Exhibit 3.2 Population density (2006) 12 Exhibit 3.3 Population growth (2001–2006) 13 Exhibit 3.4 Median age (2006) 14 Exhibit 3.5 Male age distribution (2006) 15 Exhibit 3.6 Female age distribution (2006) 15 Exhibit 3.7 Average employment income (2005) 16 Exhibit 3.8 Median employment income (2005) 17 Exhibit 3.9 Average value of dwelling (2006) 18 Exhibit 3.10 Share of households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2006) 19 Exhibit 3.11 Employment rate (2006) 20 Exhibit 3.12 Unemployment rate (2006) 21 Exhibit 3.13 Creative Class share (2006) 23 Exhibit 3.14 Creative Class breakdown (2006) 24 Exhibit 3.15 Adjusted Creative Class share (2006) 25 Exhibit 3.16 Service class share (2006) 26 Exhibit 3.17 Working class share (2006) 27 Exhibit 3.18 Farming, fishing, and forestry class share (2006) 28 Exhibit 3.19 Visible minority population share (2006) 31 Exhibit 3.20 Immigrant population share (2006) 32 Exhibit 3.21 Aboriginal population share (2006) 33 Exhibit 3.22 Talent Index (2006) 35 Exhibit 3.23 Highest certificate, diploma or degree (2006) 35 Exhibit 3.24 High-Tech establishment share (2008) 37 Exhibit 3.25 High-Tech LQ (2008) 38 Exhibit 3.26 Ontario Tech Pole Index (2008) 39 Exhibit 3.27 Arts & Entertainment establishments per 10,000 (2008) 41 Exhibit 3.28 Recreation facilities per 10,000 (2008) 42 Exhibit 3.29 Restaurants and bars per 10,000 (2008) 43 Exhibit 3.30 Healthcare professionals per 10,000 (2006) 44 Exhibit 3.31 Voter turnout 2011 General Election 45 Exhibit 3.32 Crimes per 10,000 (2007) 46 Exhibit 3.33 Creativity Index 47 Exhibit 4.0 Central region 49 Exhibit 4.1 Population (2006) 51 Exhibit 4.2 Population density (2006) 52 Exhibit 4.3 Population growth (2001–2006) 53 Exhibit 4.4 Median age (2006) 54 Exhibit 4.5 Male age distribution (2006) 55 Exhibit 4.6 Female age distribution (2006) 55 Exhibit 4.7 Average employment income (2005) 56 Exhibit 4.8 Median employment income (2005) 57 Exhibit 4.9 Average value of dwelling (2006) 58 ii | Benchmarking the Creative Economy in Rural Ontario Exhibit 4.10 Share of households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2006) 59 Exhibit 4.11 Employment rate (2006) 60 Exhibit 4.12 Unemployment rate (2006) 61 Exhibit 4.13 Creative Class share (2006) 63 Exhibit 4.14 Creative Class breakdown (2006) 64 Exhibit 4.15 Adjusted Creative Class share (2006) 65 Exhibit 4.16 Service class share (2006) 66 Exhibit 4.17 Working class share (2006) 67 Exhibit 4.18 Farming, fishing, and forestry class share (2006) 68 Exhibit 4.19 Visible minority population share (2006) 71 Exhibit 4.20 Immigrant population share (2006) 72 Exhibit 4.21 Aboriginal population share (2006) 73 Exhibit 4.22 Talent Index (2006) 75 Exhibit 4.23 Highest certificate, diploma or degree (2006) 75 Exhibit 4.24 High-Tech establishment share (2008) 77 Exhibit 4.25 High-Tech LQ (2008) 78 Exhibit 4.26 Ontario Tech Pole Index (2008) 79 Exhibit 4.27 Arts & Entertainment establishments per 10,000 (2008) 81 Exhibit 4.28 Recreation facilities per 10,000 (2008) 82 Exhibit 4.29 Restaurants and bars per 10,000 (2008) 83 Exhibit 4.30 Healthcare professionals per 10,000 (2006) 84 Exhibit 4.31 Voter turnout 2011 General Election 85 Exhibit 4.32 Crimes per 10,000 (2007) 86 Exhibit 4.33 Creativity Index 87 Exhibit 5.0 Northeast region 89 Exhibit 5.1 Population (2006) 91 Exhibit 5.2 Population density (2006) 92 Exhibit 5.3 Population growth (2001–2006) 93 Exhibit 5.4 Median age (2006) 94 Exhibit 5.5 Male age distribution (2006) 95 Exhibit 5.6 Female age distribution (2006) 95 Exhibit 5.7 Average employment income (2005) 96 Exhibit 5.8 Median employment income (2005) 97 Exhibit 5.9 Average value of dwelling (2006) 98 Exhibit 5.10 Share of households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2006) 99 Exhibit 5.11 Employment rate (2006) 100 Exhibit 5.12 Unemployment rate (2006) 101 Exhibit 5.13 Creative Class share (2006) 103 Exhibit 5.14 Creative Class breakdown (2006) 104 Exhibit 5.15 Adjusted Creative Class share (2006) 105 Exhibit 5.16 Service class share (2006) 106 Exhibit 5.17 Working class share (2006) 107 Exhibit 5.18 Farming, fishing, and forestry class share (2006) 108 Exhibit 5.19 Visible minority population share (2006) 111 Exhibit 5.20 Immigrant population share (2006) 112 Exhibit 5.21 Aboriginal population share (2006) 113 Exhibit 5.22 Talent Index (2006) 115 Exhibit 5.23 Highest certificate, diploma or degree (2006) 115 Exhibit 5.24 High-Tech establishment share (2008) 117 Exhibit 5.25 High-Tech LQ (2008) 118 Exhibit 5.26 Ontario Tech Pole Index (2008) 119 Exhibit 5.27 Arts & Entertainment establishments per 10,000 (2008) 121 Exhibit 5.28 Recreation facilities per 10,000 (2008) 122 Exhibit 5.29 Restaurants and bars per 10,000 (2008) 123 Exhibit 5.30 Healthcare professionals per 10,000 (2006) 124 Exhibit 5.31 Voter turnout 2011 General Election 125 Exhibit 5.32 Crimes per 10,000 (2007) 126 Exhibit 5.33 Creativity Index 127 Exhibit 6.0 Northwest region 129 Exhibit 6.1 Population (2006) 131 Exhibit 6.2 Population density (2006) 132 Exhibit 6.3 Population growth (2001–2006) 133 Exhibit 6.4 Median age (2006) 134 www.martinprosperity.org | iii Exhibit 6.5 Male age distribution (2006) 135 Exhibit 6.6 Female age distribution (2006) 135 Exhibit 6.7 Average employment income (2005) 136 Exhibit 6.8 Median employment income (2005) 137 Exhibit 6.9 Average value of dwelling (2006) 138 Exhibit 6.10 Share of households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2006) 139 Exhibit 6.11 Employment rate (2006) 140 Exhibit 6.12 Unemployment rate (2006) 141 Exhibit 6.13 Creative Class share (2006) 143 Exhibit 6.14 Creative Class breakdown (2006) 144 Exhibit 6.15 Adjusted Creative Class share (2006) 145 Exhibit 6.16 Service class share (2006) 146 Exhibit 6.17 Working class share (2006) 147 Exhibit 6.18 Farming, fishing, and forestry class share (2006) 148 Exhibit 6.19 Visible minority population share (2006) 151 Exhibit 6.20 Immigrant population share (2006) 152 Exhibit 6.21 Aboriginal population share (2006) 153 Exhibit 6.22 Talent Index (2006) 155 Exhibit 6.23 Highest certificate, diploma or degree (2006) 155 Exhibit 6.24 High-Tech establishment share (2008) 157 Exhibit 6.25 High-Tech LQ (2008) 158 Exhibit 6.26 Ontario Tech Pole Index (2008) 159 Exhibit 6.27 Arts & Entertainment establishments per 10,000 (2008) 161 Exhibit 6.28 Recreation facilities per 10,000 (2008) 162 Exhibit 6.29 Restaurants and bars per 10,000 (2008) 163 Exhibit 6.30 Healthcare professionals per 10,000 (2006) 164 Exhibit 6.31 Voter turnout 2011 General Election 165 Exhibit 6.32 Crimes per 10,000 (2007) 166 Exhibit 6.33 Creativity Index 167 Exhibit 7.0 Southwest region 169 Exhibit 7.1 Population (2006) 171 Exhibit 7.2 Population density (2006) 172 Exhibit 7.3 Population growth (2001–2006) 173 Exhibit 7.4 Median age (2006) 174 Exhibit 7.5 Male age distribution (2006) 175 Exhibit 7.6 Female age distribution (2006) 175 Exhibit 7.7 Average employment income (2005) 176 Exhibit 7.8 Median employment income (2005) 177 Exhibit 7.9 Average value of dwelling (2006) 178 Exhibit 7.10 Share of households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2006) 179 Exhibit 7.11 Employment rate (2006) 180 Exhibit 7.12 Unemployment rate (2006) 181 Exhibit 7.13 Creative Class share (2006) 183 Exhibit 7.14 Creative Class breakdown (2006) 184 Exhibit 7.15 Adjusted Creative Class share (2006) 185 Exhibit 7.16 Service class share (2006) 186 Exhibit 7.17 Working class share (2006) 187 Exhibit 7.18 Farming, fishing, and forestry class share (2006) 188 Exhibit 7.19 Visible minority population share (2006) 191 Exhibit 7.20 Immigrant population share (2006) 192 Exhibit 7.21 Aboriginal population share (2006) 193 Exhibit 7.22 Talent Index (2006) 195 Exhibit 7.23 Highest certificate, diploma or degree (2006) 195 Exhibit 7.24 High-Tech establishment share (2008) 197 Exhibit 7.25 High-Tech LQ (2008) 198 Exhibit 7.26 Ontario Tech Pole Index (2008) 199 Exhibit 7.27 Arts & Entertainment establishments per 10,000 (2008) 201 Exhibit 7.28 Recreation facilities per 10,000 (2008) 202 Exhibit 7.29 Restaurants and bars per 10,000 (2008) 203 Exhibit 7.30 Healthcare professionals per 10,000 (2006) 204 Exhibit 7.31 Voter turnout 2011 General Election 205 Exhibit 7.32 Crimes per 10,000 (2007) 206 Exhibit 7.33 Creativity Index 207 iv | Benchmarking the Creative Economy in Rural Ontario CONTENTS Section 1: Introduction vi Section 2: Summary and Conclusions 1 Section 3: East Region 9 Section 4: Central Region 49 Section 5: Northeast Region 89 Section 6: Northwest Region 129 Section 7: Southwest Region 169 Appendix 208 References 212 Acknowledgments 213 www.martinprosperity.org | v Section 1: Introduction vi | Benchmarking the Creative Economy in Rural Ontario: Introduction INTRODUCTION Ontario Exhibit 1.0 In the emerging economy of the 21st century, rural communities and peripheral regions across On- tario face significant challenges in encouraging continued economic growth and regional prosperity.