Avenue. From 2006 to 2009 the library was closed for renovation. It reopened to the public on July 23, 2009. Demographics For city demographics purposes the area is amalgamated with neighbouring areas to form Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction It is an ethnically diverse area. A majority of residents are fluent in Portuguese, Italian and English. A large Ethiopian population is also present in the area. There are many shops along Bloor Street serving the Portuguese and Ethiopian communities. In the 2006 Canadian census Dovercourt Park was covered by census tracts 0095.00 and 0096.00. According to that census, the neighbourhood has 8,497 residents, a 9.2% decrease from the 2001 census. Average income is $28,311, below the average for Toronto. The ten most common language native languages, after English, are: Portuguese - 13.1% Unspecified Chinese - 3.5% Spanish - 3.5% Italian - 3.4% Cantonese - 2.8% Greek - 1.5% Mandarin - 1.5% Vietnamese - 1.0% French - 0.8% Urdu - 0.7% Income Census Tract 0095.00 reported that the average income in 2006 was $27,597 and rose to $35,649 by 2011. Additionally, the neighbourhood reported that the median income in 2006 was $20,322 while in 2011 it was $27,597. This meant that 46% of the populations in 2006 were below the median income in Canada, which was $27,258 while, in 2011 that number dropped to 35%. Census Tract 0096.00 reported a median income of $22,838 in 2006 and $23,721 in 2011, representing an increase of $883. Furthermore, the average income was $28,766 in 2006 and $34,228 in 2011. Compared to the average income of Canada, which was $40,650, over 68% of the population fell below the national average. Visible minority population For Census Tract 0096.00, Chinese people represented the largest visible minority group in 2006 and 2011. The second largest community in 2011 were Latin Americans who increased by a fifth in size. During the same period, the Filipino population almost tripled in size, which moved it from the fifth largest visible minority group to the third largest. South Asians previously represented the second largest visible minority group, but they decreased by one third, resulting in a drop to fourth place. Finally, Black people remained unchanged between both years. Education Dovercourt Junior Public School is a public elementary school on Bartlett Avenue, north of Hallam. Essex Public School is a public elementary school and middle school on Essex Street, east of Shaw. Pauline Public School