Photo: Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.0A higher share of visible minority residents than 93% of Canadian towns, at 70%
In Killarney, 13% of households live in a single-detached house, beside 64% across Canada’s towns. More one-parent families than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns: 11%. The neighbourhood counted 32,167 residents and 12,540 households at the 2021 Census. Across Killarney, 14% of residents are under 15.
What stands out about the people of Killarney
More immigrants than most towns
49% of residents are immigrants, against 16% across British Columbia’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (79%) and in Europe (10%); 19% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
70% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 49% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Younger than 52% of Canadian towns: half of Killarney is under 41.7
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 30–34: 7.9% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Here, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24. The highest share aged 65 or over among British Columbia’s towns is Qualicum Beach’s: 56%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Killarney, 41.7. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women.
2.5 people per household, more than in 62% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Census figures put one-person households at 26% in Killarney.
A lower share of common-law partners than 78% of Canadian towns, at 7.3%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
31% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
43% of households rent their home, a share 79% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
With households in buildings of five or more storeys at 7.5%, Killarney is ahead of 77% of Canadian towns on that count. Across Canada’s towns, renter households come to 25%.
The midpoint household income is $89,700 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes sit at the middle in Killarney: half had more than $89,700, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $87,000, the median across British Columbia’s towns. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 30% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
More immigrants than 91% of Canadian towns: 49%
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 60%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (79%) and in Europe (10%). A year before the census, 14% lived somewhere else: more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. Recent arrivals are nearly a fifth of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
Residents with no religion: 50%, a higher share than 87% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns, against 1.4% in Killarney. Other faiths: Buddhist (5.9%), Sikh (3.3%) and Muslim (2.3%). Elsewhere, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Beyond English and French: 59% 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
Against a figure of 7.5% across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents in Killarney comes in at 5.4%. Lower than in 86% of Canadian towns: 0.7% of residents have French as their mother tongue. 33% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 7.8% speak neither official language.
42% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, a share 74% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 7.8% (typical 9.5%). On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 59% of adults
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.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, much like this 59%.
Ranked by age, 15th oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest is Centretown (34.8) and the oldest Magog (54.4). By median age, Killarney sits among Fairview (40.7), Est (Montréal-Nord) (41.2), Du Moulin (42) and Pierrefonds-Ouest (42.2).
A younger town than 3 of the 6 around it: Killarney
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killarney | 32,167 | — | 41.7 | 18% | 49% |
| Collingwood | 18,399 | 2.0 km | 37.7 | 14% | 57% |
| Victoria-Fraserview | 31,095 | 2.1 km | 45 | 23% | 58% |
| Norquay Village | 11,287 | 2.5 km | 39.9 | 17% | 55% |
| Metrotown | 36,594 | 2.7 km | 38 | 17% | 61% |
| South Slope | 8,989 | 2.8 km | 45.3 | 22% | 44% |
| Garden Village | 6,492 | 2.9 km | 42.9 | 19% | 52% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as 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.
Questions about Killarney’s residents
What is the population of Killarney?
Killarney had 32,167 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Killarney?
A median age of 41.7, younger than 52% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 14%, and people 65 and over 18%.
Is Killarney bilingual?
English and French: 5.4% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 87%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.7%.
How diverse is Killarney?
49% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 70% belong to a visible minority and 1.4% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Killarney?
34% are Christian and 50% have no religion; 16% follow another religion.
Is Killarney good for families?
Under 15: 14% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 49% of households. One-parent families: 11%. Schools near Killarney are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Killarney?
The median household in Killarney took in $89,700 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).