Photo: Allen McGregor from Brampton, Canada · CC BY 2.0A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea): 62% of residents belong to a visible minority, above 90% of Canadian towns
Households in buildings of five or more storeys: 19%, above 86% of Canadian towns. A median age of 38.3 (younger than three quarters of Canadian towns) sets A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) apart: 16,400 residents in 5,430 households at the 2021 Census. 12% of households are one-parent families. Few places have as many residents aged 15 to 24: 14% here, more than in 85% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea)
More immigrants than most towns
44% of residents are immigrants, against 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (54%) or in the Americas (27%); 29% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
Visible minority residents make up 62%, more than in 90% of Canadian towns, and immigrants 44%. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) is younger than 75% of Canadian towns: a median age of 38.3
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
25–29 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over account for 15%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea), 38.3. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
Larger households than 88% 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.
Just over a fifth of households are one person living alone; across Canada’s towns the figure is 27%. Shared houses stand out: 7.2% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 88% of Canadian towns.
5.9% of residents 15 and over live common-law, below 86% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, against 43% in A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea). For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Only 36% of households live in a single-detached house in A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea)
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
Older homes outnumber new: 11% predate 1961, 11% date from 2001 or later. The wider picture: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Renter households are more common here than in 69% of Canadian towns.
Median gross household income: $94,600 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea)’s median household took in $94,600 before tax, 10% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Ontario’s towns, the household in the middle had $91,600. COVID-19 benefits went to 36% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
A larger share of immigrants than 88% of Canadian towns: 44%
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 55%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most immigrants were born in Asia (54%) or in the Americas (27%). The share of immigrants across Canada’s towns is 17%. A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) has more residents without Canadian citizenship than 90% of Canadian towns, at 19%. Meanwhile, 10% of residents lived at another address a year earlier (Canada’s towns: 11%).
A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) ranks below 92% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 17%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Hindu (12%), Sikh (9.6%) and Muslim (8.5%). On Indigenous residents, A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) sits lower than just over four fifths of Canadian towns: 1%. As a yardstick, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 57%, and 4.3% speak French as well
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
Where 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) has 4.3%. French is the mother tongue of 0.8% and English of 57%; at home, 0.2% speak French most often and 68% English.
A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea): 28% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, above 53% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 11%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 56%
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 56% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 15% of residents are 65 or over.
14th lowest median age among 41 towns of 15,980 to 16,857
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages here range from 32.8 in Evergreen to 52 in Tracadie. Nearest to A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) in age: Saint-Sauveur (37.8), Scarborough Village (38.3), Davie Village (38.4) and Côte-Saint-Paul (38.7).
A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) sits below 3 of its 6 closest neighbours on median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) | 16,400 | — | 38.3 | 15% | 44% |
| E-F-K-Section (bramalea) | 13,596 | 1.2 km | 35.7 | 12% | 51% |
| Norton Park | 8,402 | 1.7 km | 37.5 | 17% | 55% |
| H-Section (bramalea) | 9,040 | 2.1 km | 39.1 | 16% | 50% |
| G-Section (bramalea) | 8,224 | 2.7 km | 39.2 | 16% | 39% |
| Bramalea Woods | 6,521 | 3.0 km | 43.8 | 21% | 47% |
| M-Section (bramalea) | 9,901 | 3.7 km | 37.9 | 15% | 45% |
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.
- 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.
Questions about A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea)’s residents
What is the average age in A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea)?
38.3 is the median age, younger than 75% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 15%. 65 and over: 15%.
Is A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4.3% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 93% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.8% grew up with French.
How diverse is A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea)?
Immigrants make up 44% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 62% are members of a visible minority, and 1% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea)?
Christian: 50%. No religion: 17%. Another religion: 33%.
Is A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 15%. 42% of households are couple families and 12% one-parent families. Schools near A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea)?
$94,600 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea)?
The 2021 Census counted 16,400 people in A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea).
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).