Photo: Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.0Oakridge: 54% of residents are immigrants, above 94% of Canadian towns
By its share of households in buildings of five or more storeys (20%), Oakridge is above 86% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census put the neighbourhood’s population at 14,071, in 5,510 households. The census found that 53% of residents said they have no religion in the neighbourhood. On residents aged 65 and over, Oakridge sits higher than 72% of Canadian towns: 23%.
What stands out about the people of Oakridge
More immigrants than most towns
Immigrants make up 54% of residents; the medians are 16% across British Columbia’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (87%), then in Europe (6.5%), and 21% arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
78% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 54% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Many graduates
A bachelor’s degree or higher is held by 57% of 25- to 64-year-olds, more than in 92% of Canadian towns, and a master’s by 12%. Qualifications ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Only 12% of residents are under 15 in Oakridge
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Half of Oakridge’s residents are over 43, older than in 56% of Canadian towns. On average, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. The largest age band is 25–29: nearly one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Oakridge, 43. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Larger households than 62% of Canadian towns: 2.5 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Shared houses stand out: 6.9% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 86% of Canadian towns. One-parent families account for 9.3%. Against a figure of 27% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households in Oakridge comes in at 29%.
A lower share of common-law partners than 92% of Canadian towns, at 4.7%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
33% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). The wider picture: 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Oakridge sits above 78% of Canadian towns for renter households (43%)
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
Compared with 64% across Canada’s towns, 38% of households live in a single-detached house here. As a yardstick, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. 27% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 16% built before 1961.
Half above, half below $89,500 a year in household income
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Oakridge’s median household took in $89,500 before tax, about the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $87,000, the median across British Columbia’s towns. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 26% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
21% of residents are not Canadian citizens, more than in 92% of Canadian towns
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 65%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (87%), then in Europe (6.5%). Elsewhere, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns. On residents who moved in within the year, Oakridge sits higher than just over four fifths of Canadian towns: 16%.
78% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Buddhist (6.1%), Jewish (3%), Sikh (2.4%) and Hindu (2.4%). To put it in context, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. 0.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, fewer than in 94% of Canadian towns.
Beyond English and French: 67% grew up with another language
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Set against 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 5.3% of residents speak English and French in Oakridge. At home: English 51%, French 0.1%. The neighbourhood has fewer residents whose mother tongue is French than 89% of Canadian towns, at 0.6%.
Above 92% of Canadian towns: 57% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 3.8% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 50% of adults
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 23% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 50% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Among 41 towns of 13,783 to 14,355 people, the 14th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The group spans Sandy Hill, youngest at 29.7, to Tiny, oldest at 55.2. Next to Oakridge on this scale come Hammonds Plains (42), Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills (42.5), Wychwood (43.7) and Strathcona (43.7).
A younger town than 2 of the 6 around it: Oakridge
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakridge | 14,071 | — | 43 | 23% | 54% |
| Marpole | 28,182 | 1.8 km | 40.3 | 17% | 52% |
| Shaughnessy | 8,034 | 2.1 km | 45.1 | 22% | 46% |
| Sunset | 37,186 | 2.4 km | 38.8 | 16% | 54% |
| South Cambie | 9,846 | 2.4 km | 38.6 | 17% | 37% |
| Kerrisdale | 14,105 | 2.4 km | 45.2 | 21% | 48% |
| Riley Park | 23,682 | 2.6 km | 39.6 | 16% | 34% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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. The middle of British Columbia’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- 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 Oakridge’s residents
Is Oakridge bilingual?
5.3% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 86% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.6%.
How diverse is Oakridge?
Immigrants: 54% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 78%. Indigenous identity: 0.2%.
What religion are people in Oakridge?
53% said they have no religion and 28% that they are Christian; 18% named another faith.
Is Oakridge good for families?
12% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 45% of households and one-parent families 9.3%. Schools near Oakridge are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Oakridge?
Half of Oakridge’s households had more than $89,500 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Oakridge?
The 2021 Census counted 14,071 people in Oakridge.
What is the average age in Oakridge?
The median age is 43, older than 56% of Canadian towns. 12% are under 15 and 23% 65 or older.
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).