Younger than 98% of Canadian towns: half of Alloa is under 31.3
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Alloa, 3.9. 7% of residents said they have no religion. On households in buildings of five or more storeys, Alloa sits higher than just over two thirds of Canadian towns: 2.9%. The neighbourhood had 29,669 residents in 7,570 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Alloa
More immigrants than most towns
Immigrants make up 57% of residents; the medians are 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (78%) and in the Americas (12%), and 43% arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
Visible minority residents make up 94%, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, and immigrants 57%. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
The middle resident of Alloa is 31.3; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% are under 15 and 5.8% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
25% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 2.2 times the typical share; 83% moved within five years. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Below 98% of Canadian towns: 5.8% of residents are 65 or over
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The largest age band is 30–34: just over one in ten residents, 1.9 times the share across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Children under 15: 27% of the total.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Alloa, 31.3. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
One-person households: 5.8%, a lower share than 99% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
For Alloa, the census puts one-parent families at 7.5%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%.
3.2% of residents 15 and over live common-law, fewer than in 97% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Against a figure of 46% across Canada’s towns, the share of married residents 15 and over in Alloa comes in at 62%. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
19% of households rent their home, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
99% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 0.2% built before 1961. For renter households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 25%. Households in single-detached houses make up 66%, against 64% across Canada’s towns.
Median gross household income: $119,100 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Alloa’s median household took in $119,100 before tax, 38% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Ontario’s towns have a median of $91,600. 42% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Immigrants: 57%, a higher share than 96% of Canadian towns
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 70%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (78%) and in the Americas (12%). To put it in context, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. More residents who moved in within the year than in 97% of Canadian towns: 25%. Recent arrivals are 43% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
Alloa: 94% of residents belong to a visible minority, above 99% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity; in Alloa, 0.3%. By way of comparison, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. Among other religions: Sikh (27%), Hindu (26%) and Muslim (13%).
62% have a mother tongue other than English or French
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Bilingual residents: 4.7%, below 78% of Canadian towns. Residents whose mother tongue is French account for 0.8%.
A larger share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 84% of Canadian towns: 49%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 8.9% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Employment: 64% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 64%.
In its size band (28,264 to 31,166), the 1st youngest of 41 towns
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Median ages climb from 31.3 (Alloa) to 56.4 (Wasaga Beach) across the group. By median age, Alloa sits among Montagne (32.2) and Du Plateau (33.3).
The towns around Alloa are all older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloa | 29,669 | — | 31.3 | 5.8% | 57% |
| Mount Pleasant North | 10,103 | 0.9 km | 33.2 | 7.9% | 55% |
| Fletchers Meadow North | 11,870 | 1.8 km | 33.9 | 9.1% | 55% |
| Mount Pleasant Village | 19,719 | 2.3 km | 34.1 | 8.3% | 57% |
| Van Kirk | 10,014 | 2.6 km | 34.3 | 8.8% | 54% |
| Fletchers Meadow South | 9,214 | 2.7 km | 35.1 | 9.9% | 56% |
| Creditview | 5,598 | 2.7 km | 32.5 | 6.3% | 56% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
Questions about Alloa’s residents
Is Alloa bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4.7% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 91% speak only English and 0.2% only French; 0.8% grew up with French.
How diverse is Alloa?
57% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 94% belong to a visible minority and 0.3% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Alloa?
25% are Christian and 7% have no religion; 68% follow another religion.
Is Alloa good for families?
Under 15: 27% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 57% of households. One-parent families: 7.5%. Schools near Alloa are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Alloa?
The median household in Alloa took in $119,100 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Alloa?
The 2021 Census counted 29,669 people in Alloa.
What is the average age in Alloa?
A median age of 31.3, younger than 98% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 27%, and people 65 and over 5.8%.
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).