of Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, King—Vaughan, Markham—Stouffville, Markham—Thornhill, Markham—Unionville, Newmarket—Aurora, Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Vaughan—Woodbridge, and York—Simcoe. Provincially, York Region is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by Members of Provincial Parliament for the electoral districts of Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, Markham—Unionville, Newmarket—Aurora, Markham—Thornhill, Markham—Stouffville, Richmond Hill, Thornhill, King—Vaughan, Vaughan—Woodbridge, and York—Simcoe. Economy The economy of York Region is diverse. In general, the economy includes a full range of businesses from industrial to high-tech to rural/agricultural. New developments continually consume space year after year, and tend to be focused along the Yonge Street corridor from Vaughan/Richmond Hill in the south to Newmarket/Aurora in the north. There are ongoing conflicts between conservationists and developers over land use. Most contentious is the conflict use of the Oak Ridges Moraine. Shopping Major shopping centres in York Region include: Aurora North Smart Centre (Aurora) Hillcrest Mall (Richmond Hill) Green Lane Centre (East Gwillimbury) King Square Shopping Mall (Markham) Markville Shopping Centre (Markham) Pacific Mall (Markham) The Promenade Shopping Centre (Vaughan) Times Square (Richmond Hill) Langham Square (Markham) Upper Canada Mall (Newmarket) Woodside Mall (Markham) Vaughan Mills (Vaughan) First Markham Place (Markham) Demographics As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Regional Municipality of York had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. York is the third-largest census division in Ontario, following Toronto and Peel Region, and seventh-largest in Canada. Language In the 2021 Canadian census, English is the mother tongue of 45.5% of the residents of York Region. Cantonese is the mother tongue for 9.7% of the population, followed by Mandarin (8.7%), Italian (4.0%), Persian (4.4%) and Russian (3.1%). Ethnicity As of 2021, the most common ethnic groups are Chinese (22.6%), Italian (12.5%) and English (7.4%). Religion According to the 2021 census, the most reported religion among the population was Christianity (45.3%), with Catholicism (25.2%) making up the largest denomination. This was followed by Islam (7.8%), Judaism (5.2%), Hinduism (5.0%), Buddhism (2.6%) and Sikhism (1.0%). 32.5% of the population did not identify with a particular religion. Health care There are currently four hospitals within the Municipality of York including: Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital Markham Stouffville Hospital Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital Southlake Regional Health Centre All four hospitals are part of the Local Health Integration