Photo: Boxcarphilly · CC BY 3.0Amaranth ranks above 99% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 98%
The typical household size is 3.2 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. 14% of residents are aged 15 to 24, more than in 85% of Canadian towns. Its population is up 6% on 2016. Indigenous residents: 1.6% of the total.
Faster growth than 63% of Canadian towns: Amaranth changed by +6% since 2016
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across Ontario’s towns. The July 2025 estimate adds another 11%.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 72% of Canadian towns: 15%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
18% of residents are under 15; across Canada’s towns the figure is 16%. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. With a median age of 42.4, Amaranth is older than 52% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Amaranth, 42.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women.
Only 12% of households are one person living alone in Amaranth
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families: 4.7%, below 94% of Canadian towns. On average, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Above 83% of Canadian towns: 56% of residents 15 and over are married
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Compared with 11% across Canada’s towns, 9.7% of residents 15 and over live common-law here. Singles who have never married make up 25% of adults, beside a typical 27%.
Only 11% of households rent their home in Amaranth
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The share of renter households across Canada’s towns is 25%. Nearly one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
A median household income of $127,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $127,000, the middle household in Amaranth out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 48%. The provincial yardstick is $91,600, the median across Ontario’s towns. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 28% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
More residents who moved in within the year than 71% of Canadian towns: 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 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Recent arrivals are 9.1% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. The comparison figure for residents who moved in within the year is 11% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (53%) and in Asia (29%). At 3.8%, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship is lower than in three fifths of Canadian towns.
58% said they are Christian and 35% that they have no religion
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Sikh (2.8%) and Muslim (2.4%). The share of visible minority residents is 12%, against 15% across Canada’s towns.
85% have English as their mother tongue; 5.7% also speak French
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
Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 5.7% of residents speak English and French here. French is the mother tongue of 0.9% and English of 85%; at home, 0.2% speak French most often and 94% English.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 18% in Amaranth, less than in 73% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 11% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
65% of residents 15 and over were in work
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
65% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
Of 41 towns its size (4,702 to 4,908 people), the 20th youngest
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest of these towns is Empire Park, at 30.9; the oldest, Electoral Area B, Nanaimo, is at 63.2. By median age, Amaranth sits among Rossmere-B (40.7), Roxton Pond (40.8), Flin Flon (Part) (42.8) and Woodlands County (43.6).
2 of the 6 nearest towns are older than Amaranth
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaranth | 4,808 | — | 42.4 | 15% | 15% |
| Shelburne | 10,767 | 10.4 km | 36.8 | 15% | 20% |
| Orangeville | 33,070 | 11.3 km | 38.8 | 15% | 15% |
| Mono | 10,036 | 12.1 km | 47.2 | 20% | 21% |
| Grand Valley | 4,759 | 13.6 km | 36.8 | 12% | 16% |
| East Garafraxa | 2,976 | 15.4 km | 44 | 16% | 16% |
| Melancthon | 3,581 | 19.0 km | 39.2 | 14% | 11% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- 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.
Questions about Amaranth’s residents
What religion are people in Amaranth?
58% are Christian and 35% have no religion; 6.8% follow another religion.
Is Amaranth good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 67% of households. One-parent families: 4.7%. Schools near Amaranth are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Amaranth?
The median household in Amaranth took in $127,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Amaranth?
Amaranth had about 4,808 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 4,327, 6% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Amaranth?
A median age of 42.4, older than 52% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 15%.
Is Amaranth bilingual?
5.7% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 94% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.9%.
How diverse is Amaranth?
15% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 12% belong to a visible minority and 1.6% have an Indigenous identity.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).