The Maples: 52% of residents are immigrants, above 93% of Canadian towns
14% of residents said they have no religion (Canada’s towns: 35%). A median age of 35.1 (younger than 90% of Canadian towns) sets The Maples apart: 13,766 residents in 4,375 households at the 2021 Census. Locally, 9.2% of households live in a building of five or more storeys. Few places have as many residents without Canadian citizenship: 30% here, more than in 99% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of The Maples
More immigrants than most towns
52% of residents are immigrants, against 18% across Manitoba’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (83%), then in Europe (11%); 47% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
67% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 92% of Canadian towns; 52% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
The Maples’s median age is 35.1; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 18% are under 15 and 16% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
The Maples is younger than 90% of Canadian towns: a median age of 35.1
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 17% here and 11% across Canada’s towns. For The Maples, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 16%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ The Maples, 35.1. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
The Maples ranks below 91% of Canadian towns on one-person households: 15%
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Shared houses stand out: 7.7% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 90% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. One-parent families: a tenth of the total. The typical household size is 3.2 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of common-law partners than 96% of Canadian towns: 3.5%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, the share of married residents 15 and over is 46%; The Maples has 52%. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Above 66% of Canadian towns: 34% of households rent their home
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
5.9% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 2.6% built before 1961. Renter households make up 25% across Canada’s towns. Few places have so few households in single-detached houses: 54% here, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns.
The midpoint household income is $87,700 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of The Maples’s households had a total income above $87,700 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $83,000, the median across Manitoba’s towns. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 32% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
The Maples ranks above 71% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 14%
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
47% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Residents who moved in within the year make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
In The Maples, 67% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 92% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With Indigenous residents at 9%, The Maples is ahead of 85% of Canadian towns on that count. Other faiths: Sikh (25%) and Hindu (3.7%). As a yardstick, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns.
Beyond English and French: 62% 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
Residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.4%, below 95% of Canadian towns. Bilingual residents: 3.2% of the total.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 35%, a higher share than 64% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 9% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
60% of residents 15 and over were in work
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 60%.
Of 41 towns its size (13,436 to 14,110 people), the 8th youngest
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest is Sandy Hill (29.7) and the oldest Sidney (62). By median age, The Maples sits among Fletchers Creek Village / Lundy Village (34), Sandwich (34.2), Avondale (35.3) and Dawson Creek (35.6).
3 of the 6 nearest towns are older than The Maples
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Maples | 13,766 | — | 35.1 | 16% | 52% |
| Leila-McPhillips Triangle | 3,824 | 1.1 km | 39 | 20% | 46% |
| Amber Trails | 9,256 | 1.4 km | 33.7 | 10% | 55% |
| Mandalay West | 5,423 | 1.6 km | 38.8 | 18% | 50% |
| Leila North | 3,966 | 1.6 km | 32.1 | 15% | 51% |
| Inkster Gardens | 6,115 | 2.1 km | 33.4 | 9.5% | 55% |
| Garden City | 6,794 | 2.2 km | 42.4 | 20% | 41% |
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 Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Manitoba’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Built up from dissemination areas: Statistics Canada stops at the municipality. Rounded counts are added together and medians estimated from the published groups. The 2016 areas don’t line up with these, so the change since 2016 isn’t shown.
Questions about The Maples’s residents
What is the population of The Maples?
The 2021 Census counted 13,766 people in The Maples.
What is the average age in The Maples?
A median age of 35.1, younger than 90% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 16%.
Is The Maples bilingual?
3.2% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 92% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.4%.
How diverse is The Maples?
52% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 67% belong to a visible minority and 9% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in The Maples?
53% are Christian and 14% have no religion; 33% follow another religion.
Is The Maples good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 52% of households. One-parent families: 9.8%. Schools near The Maples are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in The Maples?
The median household in The Maples took in $87,700 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).