Photo: Thegooduser · CC BY-SA 4.0A higher share of immigrants than 97% of Canadian towns, at 57%
Households in single-detached houses: 6.8% here and 64% across Canada’s towns. In Collingwood, one in ten residents are under 15. On residents without Canadian citizenship, Collingwood sits higher than 96% of Canadian towns: 24%. The 2021 Census put the neighbourhood’s population at 18,399, in 7,910 households.
What stands out about the people of Collingwood
More immigrants than most towns
57% of residents are immigrants, against 16% across British Columbia’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (84%) or in Europe (5.6%); 27% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
83% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 97% of Canadian towns; 57% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
A neighbourhood of high-rises
47% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 61% of homes are condominiums. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Collingwood is younger than 78% of Canadian towns: a median age of 37.7
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
14% of residents are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. In Collingwood, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Collingwood, 37.7. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women.
More one-person households than 71% of Canadian towns: 33%
Private households by type and size.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Shared houses stand out: one in ten households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 96% of Canadian towns. On average, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Households here average 2.3 people each. Collingwood sits close to the norm on one-parent families: 7.8%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of common-law partners than 73% of Canadian towns: 7.9%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In Collingwood, 41% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 46% across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
In Collingwood, 47% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Newer homes outnumber old: 41% date from 2001 or later, 8.5% from before 1961. At 46%, the share of renter households is higher than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns.
Half above, half below $79,200 a year in household income
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Collingwood: half had less than $79,200, 8% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across British Columbia’s towns has $87,000 before tax. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 35% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
In Collingwood, 15% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 77% of Canadian towns
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 70%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most immigrants were born in Asia (84%) or in Europe (5.6%). Against that, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. 27% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns.
83% of residents belong to a visible minority, a share 97% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Compared with 35% across Canada’s towns, 47% of residents said they have no religion here. The share of visible minority residents across Canada’s towns is 15%. Locally, 1.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
Beyond English and French: 69% grew up with another language
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
40% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 9% speak neither official language. On bilingual residents, Collingwood sits lower than 89% of Canadian towns: 3.8%. By its share of residents whose mother tongue is French (0.4%), Collingwood is below 95% of Canadian towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 42% in Collingwood, more than in 75% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 8.1% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
64% of adults were employed in May 2021
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
64% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
Of 41 towns its size (17,818 to 19,006 people), the 15th youngest
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest is Schmidtville (29) and the oldest Oak Bay (54.4). The closest ages to Collingwood’s belong to North St.James Town (36.7), Listowel (37.6), Centre (38.4) and DT Fairview (38.9).
Every nearby town is older than Collingwood
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 18,399 | — | 37.7 | 14% | 57% |
| Norquay Village | 11,287 | 1.4 km | 39.9 | 17% | 55% |
| Garden Village | 6,492 | 1.6 km | 42.9 | 19% | 52% |
| Renfrew-Collingwood | 23,392 | 1.7 km | 42.3 | 20% | 51% |
| Killarney | 32,167 | 2.0 km | 41.7 | 18% | 49% |
| Broadview | 8,008 | 2.0 km | 44.2 | 23% | 52% |
| Metrotown | 36,594 | 2.4 km | 38 | 17% | 61% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada publishes the census for municipalities, not neighbourhoods, so these figures add up the dissemination areas inside the neighbourhood. Counts are sums of StatCan’s rounded counts; the median age and income are worked out from the published age and income groups; and 2016 areas don’t add up to these, so there is no 2016 count.
Questions about Collingwood’s residents
What is the average age in Collingwood?
Half the residents are older than 37.7 and half younger, younger than 78% of Canadian towns; 10% are children under 15 and 14% are 65 or over.
Is Collingwood bilingual?
3.8% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 87% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.4%.
How diverse is Collingwood?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 57%. A visible minority makes up 83% and Indigenous residents 1.5%.
What religion are people in Collingwood?
Most often Christian (37%) or no religion (47%); other religions make up 16%.
Is Collingwood good for families?
Children under 15 are 10% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 39% of households and one-parent families 7.8%. Schools near Collingwood are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Collingwood?
Median total household income in Collingwood was $79,200 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Collingwood?
Collingwood had 18,399 residents at the 2021 Census.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).