Countryside is younger than 98% of Canadian towns: a median age of 32
The average household has 4.1 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. On residents with no religion, Countryside sits lower than 99% of Canadian towns: 3%. The 2021 Census put the neighbourhood’s population at 5,595, in 1,360 households. The census found that 25% of residents are not Canadian citizens in the neighbourhood.
What stands out about the people of Countryside
More immigrants than most towns
59% of residents are immigrants, against 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (82%), then in the Americas (8.8%); 37% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
95% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 59% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Line Countryside’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 32; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 26% are under 15 and 7.1% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
A year before the census, 22% of residents lived elsewhere, 2 times the typical share; over five years, 78% moved. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 97% of Canadian towns, at 7.1%
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (13%), Countryside is above just over four fifths of Canadian towns. The usual figure: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Countryside, 32. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
4.4% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
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.
The census found that 7.7% of households are one-parent families in Countryside. For one-person households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 27%.
2.7% of residents 15 and over live common-law, below 98% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 27% of adults, against a typical 27%. 64% of residents 15 and over are married, a higher share than in 99% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
Countryside ranks below 69% of Canadian towns on renter households: 17%
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
64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns, against 52% in Countryside. As a yardstick, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 99% date from 2001 or later, 0.7% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Household income, middle of the range: $117,500 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Countryside’s, at $117,500, is 37% higher. The figure for Ontario’s towns: $91,600. In 2020, 44% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
A larger share of immigrants than 98% of Canadian towns: 59%
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 70%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Just over a fifth of residents lived at another address a year earlier; across Canada’s towns the figure is 11%. The wider picture: 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (82%), then in the Americas (8.8%).
A larger share of visible minority residents than 99% of Canadian towns: 95%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Sikh (38%), Hindu (26%) and Muslim (9.7%). Indigenous residents are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns.
Beyond English and French: 69% grew up with another language
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
7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, against 4.2% in Countryside. On residents whose mother tongue is French, Countryside sits lower than 99% of Canadian towns: 0.2%. At home, 46% mostly speak another language; 7.7% speak neither English nor French.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 43%, a higher share than 76% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 14% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 63% of residents 15 and over had a job
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 63%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
Of 41 towns its size (5,481 to 5,706 people), the 2nd youngest
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The group spans Montcalm, youngest at 27.8, to Chertsey, oldest at 56. Nearest to Countryside in age: Montcalm (27.8), Creditview (32.5) and Crystallina Nera East (32.5).
The towns around Countryside are all older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countryside | 5,595 | — | 32 | 7.1% | 59% |
| Springdale | 13,221 | 1.4 km | 34.7 | 10% | 60% |
| Rosedale Village | 5,764 | 1.5 km | 45 | 30% | 59% |
| Sandalwood West (sunny Meadow) | 27,171 | 2.7 km | 34.3 | 12% | 57% |
| Deerfield | 13,090 | 2.8 km | 35.2 | 12% | 57% |
| Trinity Commons | 8,477 | 3.1 km | 33 | 9.3% | 58% |
| Sandalwood East (mountainash) | 21,801 | 3.6 km | 34.6 | 11% | 57% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Countryside’s residents
What is the median income in Countryside?
$117,500 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Countryside (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Countryside?
5,595, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Countryside alone.
What is the average age in Countryside?
32 is the median age, younger than 98% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 26%. 65 and over: 7.1%.
Is Countryside bilingual?
4.2% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 88% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.2%.
How diverse is Countryside?
Immigrants make up 59% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 95% are members of a visible minority, and 0% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Countryside?
Christian: 22%. No religion: 3%. Another religion: 75%.
Is Countryside good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 26%. 53% of households are couple families and 7.7% one-parent families. Schools near Countryside 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).