Photo: Onasill ~ Bill - Onasill ~ 109 Millions Views · CC BY-SA 2.0Immigrants make up 37% in Aurora, more than in 81% of Canadian towns
The figure for visible minority residents is 39% in Aurora and 15% across Canada’s towns. About 67,385 people lived locally in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. The share of one-person households stands at 17%. Higher than in 74% of Canadian towns: 5.6% of households live in a building of five or more storeys.
What stands out about the people of Aurora
Growing faster than most
Aurora went from 55,445 people in 2016 to 62,057 in 2021, +12%: faster growth than in 87% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Aurora’s population changed by +12% since 2016, more than in 87% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 9%. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Ontario’s towns, by more than +6%.
Fewer residents aged 65 and over than 70% of Canadian towns: 15%
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24; in Aurora, 13%. The usual figure: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. No age band is larger than 55–59: nearly one in ten residents. Half of the town’s residents are under 42, younger than in just over half of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Aurora, 42. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women.
Larger households than 87% of Canadian towns: 2.9 people on average
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.
Nothing unusual on one-parent families: 9.1%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
Common-law partners make up 5.7% in Aurora, less than in 87% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Where 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, Aurora has 56%. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
19% of households rent their home, fewer than in 65% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
Just over two in five homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 8.3% built before 1961. Across the comparison, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. The figure for households in single-detached houses is 60% in Aurora and 64% across Canada’s towns.
$119,000 a year: where the middle household sits
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Aurora: half had more than $119,000, 38% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Ontario’s towns, the typical figure is $91,600. COVID-19 benefits went to 32% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
9.7% of residents are not Canadian citizens, more than in 67% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 45%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
In Aurora, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. 26% of immigrants arrived from 2011 to 2021 (typical: 27%), and non-permanent residents make up a further 1.7% of residents.
A larger share of residents with no religion than 57% of Canadian towns: 37%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of Indigenous residents (0.7%), Aurora is below 86% of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 35% across Canada’s towns. Other faiths: Muslim (5.8%) and Jewish (2.4%).
A higher share of bilingual residents than 57% of Canadian towns, at 8.8%
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home, 22% mostly speak another language; 3.5% speak neither English nor French. Measured more widely, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. Lower than in 71% of Canadian towns: 1% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
A higher share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 85% of Canadian towns, at 50%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 4.4% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
59% of adults were employed in May 2021
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
59% of residents 15 and over have a job, in line with the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (51,222 to 85,944), the 20th youngest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The group spans Grande Prairie, youngest at 34, to Shawinigan, oldest at 54.4. The closest ages to Aurora’s belong to Georgetown (42), Blainville (42), Medicine Hat (42.4) and St. Albert (42.4).
Aurora and its 6 nearest towns: 2 of them are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 67,385 | — | 42 | 15% | 37% |
| Newmarket | 95,763 | 5.4 km | 41.6 | 16% | 33% |
| King | 29,077 | 11.0 km | 43.2 | 16% | 26% |
| East Gwillimbury | 42,989 | 12.4 km | 39.6 | 14% | 29% |
| Richmond Hill | 222,031 | 13.2 km | 43.6 | 17% | 58% |
| Cathedraltown | 11,029 | 13.6 km | 40 | 13% | 60% |
| Hope | 6,997 | 13.7 km | 39 | 13% | 39% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Ontario’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Aurora’s residents
What is the population of Aurora?
The latest figure is an estimate: 67,385 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Aurora counted 62,057, 12% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Aurora?
Half the residents are older than 42 and half younger, younger than 51% of Canadian towns; 17% are children under 15 and 15% are 65 or over.
Is Aurora bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 8.8% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 88% speak only English and 0% only French; 1% grew up with French.
How diverse is Aurora?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 37%. A visible minority makes up 39% and Indigenous residents 0.7%.
What religion are people in Aurora?
Most often Christian (51%) or no religion (37%); other religions make up 12%.
Is Aurora good for families?
Children under 15 are 17% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 62% of households and one-parent families 9.1%. Schools near Aurora are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Aurora?
Median total household income in Aurora was $119,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).