Ethnicity According to the 2021 Census, the main self-reported ethnic and cultural origins included English (12%), Indian (10%), Canadian (9%), Irish (9%), Scottish (9%), Jamaican (6%), Filipino (5%), Pakistani (5%), Sri Lankan (4%), Chinese (4%), and Tamil (4%). 65% of the town's population comprises visible minority, with the biggest of these groups being South Asian (26.2%), Black (16.8%), Filipino (5.3%), Chinese (3%), West Asian (3%), Arab (2%), and Latin American (1.3%). 3% of the people identify as belonging to multiple visible minority groups. Those with only indigenous ancestry make up 0.23% of the population, while those with mixed indigenous and non-indigenous ancestry make up 1.03% of the population. Ajax has the highest Black population percentage of any major Canadian municipality (population above 100,000). + Panethnic groups in the Town of Ajax (2001−2021)Panethnicgroup20212016201120062001 European 43,415 50,450 58,145 57,125 55,280 South Asian 33,055 24,895 15,025 9,735 4,035 African 21,210 19,860 17,510 11,680 7,090 Southeast Asian 7,495 6,350 5,465 3,115 1,525 Middle Eastern 6,250 4,880 2,935 1,855 1,200 East Asian 4,240 3,790 3,065 2,430 1,570 Latin American 1,695 1,670 1,065 705 415 Indigenous 1,270 1,190 1,080 705 370 Other 7,615 6,095 4,925 2,485 2,040 Total responses 126,245 119,180 109,220 89,835 73,520 Total population 126,666 119,677 109,600 90,167 73,753 Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Ethnicity According to the 2021 Census, the main self-reported ethnic and cultural origins included English (12%), Indian (10%), Canadian (9%), Irish (9%), Scottish (9%), Jamaican (6%), Filipino (5%), Pakistani (5%), Sri Lankan (4%), Chinese (4%), and Tamil (4%). 65% of the town's population comprises visible minority, with the biggest of these groups being South Asian (26.2%), Black (16.8%), Filipino (5.3%), Chinese (3%), West Asian (3%), Arab (2%) and Latin American (1.3%). 3% of the people identify as belonging to multiple visible min:ority groups. Those with only indigenous ancestry make up 0.23% of the population, while those with mixed indigenous and non-indigenous ancestry make up 1.03% of the population. Ajax has the highest Black population percentage of any major Canadian municipality (population above 100,000). + Panethnic groups in the Town of Ajax (2001−2021)Panethnicgroup20212016201120062001 European 43,415 50,45,0 58,145 57,125 55,280 South Asian 33,055 24,895 15,025 9,735 4,035 African 21,210 19,860 17,510 11,680 7,090 Southeast A.sian 7,495 6,350 5,465 3,115 1,525 Middle Eastern 6,250 4,880 2,935 1,855 1,200 East Asian 4,240 3,790 3,065 2,430 1,570 Latin American 1,695 1,670 1,065 705 415 Indigenous 1,270 1,190 1,080 705 370 Other 7,615 6,095 4,925 2,485 2,040 Total responses 126,245 119,180 109,220 89,835 73,520 Total population 126,666 119,677 109,600 90,167 73,753 Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.