Renter households: 7.9%, a lower share than 94% of Canadian towns
5.7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier (Canada’s towns: 11%). Higher than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns: 26% of residents are 65 or over. Elmhurst counted 6,600 residents and 2,695 households at the 2021 Census. Locally, 7.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
A median age of 48.7: Elmhurst is older than 82% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The largest age band is 65–69: nearly one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than in 63% of Canadian towns: 10%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Elmhurst, 48.7. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
In Elmhurst, 22% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 69% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Here 6.1% of households are one-parent families, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 8.2%. By way of comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Households average 2.5 people.
In Elmhurst, 59% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up just over a fifth of adults, beside a typical 27%. Census figures put common-law partners at 7.7% in Elmhurst. Elsewhere, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Households in single-detached houses make up 87% in Elmhurst, more than in 82% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
Nearly one in ten homes were built before 1961 and 2.4% in 2001 or later. The wider picture: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
The median household brings in $117,200 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Elmhurst’s households had a total income above $117,200, 36% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Manitoba’s towns, the typical figure is $83,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 19% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
13% of residents are immigrants
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Recent arrivals are 16% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. Residents without Canadian citizenship account for 2.2%.
40% of residents said they have no religion, a share 66% 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
Here 8.1% of residents belong to a visible minority, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 15%. Across Canada’s towns, residents with no religion come to 35%.
Elmhurst sits above 60% of Canadian towns for bilingual residents (9.6%)
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
For Elmhurst, the census puts residents whose mother tongue is French at 1.7%. Bilingual residents: 7.5% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Elmhurst: 42% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, above 74% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 2.3%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 55% of residents aged 15 and over
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 26% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 55% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Of 41 towns its size (6,486 to 6,715 people), the 10th oldest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Between West Broadway (33.7) and Southern Gulf Islands (61.6) lies the rest of the group. By median age, Elmhurst sits among Corman (47.1), Antigonish County, Subdivision B (48), Charlemagne (49.2) and Beresford (50.8).
Older than Elmhurst: 2 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmhurst | 6,600 | — | 48.7 | 26% | 13% |
| Varsity View | 2,985 | 1.2 km | 46.6 | 26% | 15% |
| Betsworth | 7,476 | 2.9 km | 47.4 | 25% | 13% |
| South Tuxedo | 3,629 | 3.0 km | 57.7 | 38% | 17% |
| Silver Heights | 7,883 | 3.1 km | 44.7 | 23% | 15% |
| Tuxedo Industrial | 2,726 | 3.3 km | 34.3 | 15% | 22% |
| Kirkfield | 4,100 | 3.3 km | 54.1 | 33% | 13% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Manitoba’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. The figures sum the neighbourhood’s dissemination areas, since the census is published for municipalities only. Medians are estimated from the age and income groups, counts carry Statistics Canada’s rounding, and no 2016 count matches these boundaries.
- 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. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
Questions about Elmhurst’s residents
What religion are people in Elmhurst?
54% are Christian and 40% have no religion; 5.7% follow another religion.
Is Elmhurst good for families?
Under 15: 15% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 67% of households. One-parent families: 6.1%. Schools near Elmhurst are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Elmhurst?
The median household in Elmhurst took in $117,200 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Elmhurst?
Elmhurst had 6,600 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Elmhurst?
A median age of 48.7, older than 82% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 15%, and people 65 and over 26%.
Is Elmhurst bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 9.6% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 90% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.7% grew up with French.
How diverse is Elmhurst?
13% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 8.1% belong to a visible minority and 7.1% have an Indigenous identity.
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).