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This Profile is organized into the following sections:
This neighbourhood covers a south eastern section of the old City of Hamilton below the escarpment and a south western section of the old City of Stoney Creek below the escarpment. It includes the smaller Hamilton City Planning and Development Department neighbourhoods of Kentley, Corman, Greenford, Vincent and Gershome in the old City of Hamilton. The neighbourhoods of Battlefield, Corman and Stoney Creek in the old City of Stoney Creek are also included. Eastdale 2 is defined by census tracts 26.01-26.04, 26.06, 72.02, 82, 83 and 84.02. The border of Eastdale 2 follows the Red Hill Creek from Barton Street south to King Street, east to just past Mount Albion Road, south to the top of the escarpment, east to Centennial Parkway, north to King Street, east to Gray’s Road, south to the escarpment, east to Green Road, north to Highway 8, west along Highway 8 to the border between the old cities of Hamilton and Stoney Creek (just north of Queenston Road) to Centennial Parkway, north to Barton Street, and west back to the Red Hill Creek.
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Population In 2001 Eastdale 2 had a total population of 28,261 people, a decrease of 1.1% since 1996. In 2001 the neighbourhood’s population was composed of 47.7% males and 52.3% females. Eastdale 2 had an older population than Hamilton and Ontario (Figure 1a). The proportions of people in age categories below 50 were generally lower than in Hamilton and Ontario, while the proportions of people in age categories above 55 years were higher except in the 85 and over age group (Figure 1b). A full population pyramid by age and sex for Eastdale 2 is shown in Figure 1c. Marital Status and Families In 2001 53.1% of the Eastdale 2 population aged 15 years and over were married, similar to Hamilton (51.7%) and Ontario (53.4%) (Figure 2a). There were more lone parent families in Eastdale 2 (18.0%) than in Hamilton (16.6%) and Ontario (15.2%). More seniors aged 65 years and over lived alone (29.5%) than in Hamilton (28.9%) and Ontario (26.8%). Eastdale 2 had more single person households (28.1%) than Hamilton and Ontario and fewer households (23.0%) with 4 or more members (Figure 2b). Households and Dwellings There were fewer owned private dwellings in Eastdale 2 than in Hamilton and Ontario and more rented (Figure 3a). Most dwellings in Eastdale 2 (82.0%) were built between 1946 and 1980 compared to 55.5% for Hamilton and 51.4% for Ontario. There were fewer single-detached houses and more apartment buildings and row houses in Eastdale 2 than in Hamilton and Ontario (Figure 3b). Education The level of education in Eastdale 2 was slightly lower than in Hamilton and Ontario. Less-than-grade-9 was the highest level of education for 14.0% of the population 20 years and older, compared to 10.3% in Hamilton and 8.7% in Ontario (Figure 4a). The proportion of people aged 15 to 24 years in Eastdale 2 who were not attending school was 38.6% - about the same as in Hamilton (38.1%) and slightly higher than in Ontario (35.1%). Employment and Income In Eastdale 2 the proportion of people aged 15 and over (57.8%) who were in the labour force (working or available to work) was lower than in Hamilton (63.7%) and Ontario (67.3%). In 2001 Eastdale 2 had a higher unemployment rate (8.1%) than Hamilton (6.4%) and Ontario (6.1%). The top 4 male and female occupations are listed in Table 1. The proportion of people with low income was higher in Eastdale 2 (23.4%) than in Hamilton (19.8%) and Ontario (14.4%) (Figure 5a). Most areas of Hamilton, including Eastdale 2, experienced a decrease in low income since 1996. The average household income in Eastdale 2 was $49,700 in 2000, lower than Hamilton ($57,700) and Ontario ($66,800). In Eastdale 2, 72.2% of income came from employment and 16.8% came from government transfers, while the proportions of income from employment and government transfers were 77.1% and 12.1%, respectively, for Hamilton and 78.7% and 9.8%, respectively, for Ontario. Unpaid Work Compared to Hamilton and Ontario, fewer people aged 15 years and over in Eastdale 2 provided unpaid childcare (Figure 6a). A smaller proportion of people provided care or assistance to seniors compared to Hamilton and Ontario. Immigration and Language In Eastdale 2, 9.2% of people had a citizenship other than Canadian, compared with 6.0% in Hamilton and 7.6% in Ontario. Immigrants made up 36.0% of residents in Eastdale 2, with 15.8% of immigrants born in Italy and 15.3% born in Yugoslavia, the most common places of birth outside Canada. In Hamilton and Ontario, 24.7% and 26.8% of residents were immigrants, with the United Kingdom being the most common place of birth outside Canada. 12.5% of people in Eastdale 2 spoke a home language other than English or French, which was higher than in Hamilton and Ontario (Figure 7a). Serbian (3.1%) and Italian (2.0%) were the two most common home languages other than English in Eastdale 2. 3.4% of the residents could not conduct a conversation in an official language (English or French) compared to only 1.8% in Hamilton and 2.1% in Ontario. Disability In 2001 18.6% of people in Eastdale 2 reported difficulties hearing, seeing, communicating, walking, climbing stairs, bending, learning or doing similar activities. 20.5% of people reported that a physical condition, mental condition or health problem reduced the amount or kind of activity they could do. The percentage reporting one or both of the above disabilities was 23.5%. These rates were higher than in Hamilton and Ontario (Figure 8a). Hospital Admissions and Emergency Room Visits In 2001 and 2002, Eastdale 2 residents were admitted to hospital at a rate of 93.1 per 1,000 population, similar to Hamilton as a whole (93.3) (Table 2). Eastdale 2 had higher rates of osteoarthrosis and allied disorders, rehabilitation care, and circulatory disorders admissions than Hamilton. The rate of emergency room visits was higher in Eastdale 2 than in Hamilton. Eastdale 2 residents had a higher rate of expected acute home care days per 1,000 population than residents of Hamilton as a whole. Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) Services In the fiscal year 2003-2004, the number of CCAC clients per 1,000 population in Eastdale 2 was 37.5, slightly higher than in Hamilton as a whole (34.7) (Table 3). When standardized by age and sex to the Hamilton population, the rate for Eastdale 2 becomes almost identical to the Hamilton rate. Most services were used at a lower rate in Eastdale 2 than in Hamilton, even when standardized. The exceptions were Personal Support and Homemaking Hours and Speech Visits that were used at a higher rate. Family Physicians Practicing in Eastdale 2, September 2004
For a full list of family physicians practicing in Hamilton click here for an Excel file or click here for a PDF file. Compared to Hamilton and Ontario, in 2001 Eastdale 2 had
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