Photo: Thorfinn Stainforth · CC BY-SA 3.0A median age of 34.3: South End is younger than 93% of Canadian towns
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 18%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Few places have as many one-person households: 31% here, more than in nearly two thirds of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census put South End’s population at 22,012, in 9,330 households. The census found that 43% of households live in a single-detached house here.
What stands out about the people of South End
Younger than most towns
Half of South End’s residents are under 34.3 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 15% are under 15 and 14% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
22% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 2 times the typical share; 53% moved within five years. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A neighbourhood of renters
50% of households rent their home, more than in 85% of Canadian towns; 44% live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 78% of Canadian towns: 14%
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
No age band is larger than 20–24: 13% of residents, 2.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 15% of residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ South End, 34.3. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
South End households average 2.3 people, smaller than in 60% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Shared houses stand out: just over one in ten households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 98% of Canadian towns. Census figures put one-parent families at 8.6% in South End.
38% of residents 15 and over are married, below 72% 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
The share of common-law partners is 12%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
More renter households than 85% of Canadian towns: 50%
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
Older homes outnumber new: 28% predate 1961, 23% date from 2001 or later. Renter households: 25% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. At 14%, the share of households in buildings of five or more storeys is higher than in 83% of Canadian towns.
Before tax, the median household income is $76,700 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in South End: half had less than $76,700, 11% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Nova Scotia’s towns, the median household income is $69,100. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 31% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
In South End, 22% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most recent wave: 47% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Here, 15% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Across the comparison, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
South End: 44% of residents said they have no religion, above 76% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 26% here and 15% across Canada’s towns. On average, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Among other religions: Muslim (4%) and Hindu (2%).
A larger share of bilingual residents than 69% of Canadian towns: 14%
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
At home, 9.5% mostly speak another language; 0.8% speak neither English nor French. Set beside that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. 1.6% of residents have French as their mother tongue, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 87% of Canadian towns: 52%
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 7.8%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 57% 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.
57% of residents 15 and over have a job, in line with the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (21,533 to 22,529), the 5th youngest of 41 towns
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The span goes from 31.4 (Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver) up to 54.8 (Cobourg). By median age, South End sits among Petite-Bourgogne (34.2), Carling (34.2), Sandalwood East (mountainash) (34.6) and Binbrook (35.5).
Around South End, 4 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South End | 22,012 | — | 34.3 | 14% | 16% |
| Westmount | 23,207 | 2.4 km | 40.4 | 20% | 14% |
| Schmidtville | 18,105 | 2.8 km | 29 | 13% | 15% |
| North End | 19,733 | 3.8 km | 33.3 | 14% | 14% |
| Windsor Park | 13,044 | 4.6 km | 35.4 | 14% | 14% |
| Fairview | 16,296 | 4.9 km | 36.1 | 14% | 22% |
| Mount Royale | 9,340 | 5.3 km | 39 | 21% | 20% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Nova Scotia’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. There is no census profile for a neighbourhood, so we add up the dissemination areas inside it. Each count is a sum of Statistics Canada’s rounded counts, the median age and income come from the published groups, and with 2016’s areas drawn differently there is no 2016 count.
- 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. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
Questions about South End’s residents
What is the median income in South End?
The median household in South End took in $76,700 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of South End?
The 2021 Census counted 22,012 people in South End.
What is the average age in South End?
A median age of 34.3, younger than 93% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 15%, and people 65 and over 14%.
Is South End bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 14% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 85% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.6% grew up with French.
How diverse is South End?
16% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 26% belong to a visible minority and 3% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in South End?
46% are Christian and 44% have no religion; 10% follow another religion.
Is South End good for families?
Under 15: 15% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 45% of households. One-parent families: 8.6%. Schools near South End are on its Schools page.
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).