Above 98% of Canadian towns: 60% of residents are immigrants
Where 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, Ebenezer East has 3.6%. Few places have so few residents with no religion: 4.2% here, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns. A median age of 34 (younger than 94% of Canadian towns) sets Ebenezer East apart: 27,031 residents in 6,170 households at the 2021 Census. Renter households account for 14%.
What stands out about the people of Ebenezer East
More immigrants than most towns
60% of residents are immigrants, against 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (83%) or in the Americas (11%); 23% 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; 60% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Line Ebenezer East’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 34; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 20% are under 15 and 9.8% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A median age of 34: Ebenezer East is younger than 94% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 20–24, with 9% of residents, 1.7 times the share across Canada’s towns. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 9.8% in Ebenezer East. Children under 15 are more common here than in 83% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Ebenezer East, 34. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Larger households than 99% of Canadian towns: 4.4 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.
Nearly one in ten households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns, against 6.2% in Ebenezer East.
Ebenezer East sits below 99% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (1.5%)
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 32% of adults, against a typical 27%. As a reference point, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
In Ebenezer East, 52% of households live in a single-detached house, fewer than in 66% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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 nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses is 64%.
Household income, middle of the range: $128,700 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Ebenezer East’s households had a total income above $128,700, 50% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $91,600, the median across Ontario’s towns. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 44% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
20% of residents are not Canadian citizens, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
Recent arrivals are 23% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns. Across Ebenezer East, nearly one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier.
In Ebenezer East, 95% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Hindu (34%), Sikh (31%) and Muslim (8%). Across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority. Indigenous residents are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns.
Beyond English and French: 71% grew up with another language
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
46% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 7.1% speak neither official language. Few places have so few bilingual residents: 3.9% here, fewer than in 87% of Canadian towns. On top of that, by its share of residents whose mother tongue is French (0.2%), Ebenezer East is below 99% of Canadian towns.
A higher share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 68% of Canadian towns, at 38%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 15% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
58% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
58% of residents 15 and over have a job, in line with the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (25,824 to 28,264), the 4th youngest of 41 towns
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The youngest of these towns is Harbourfront-CityPlace, at 32.3; the oldest, Picton, is at 56.8. Next to Ebenezer East on this scale come René-Lévesque (32.8), Beltline (33.3), Sandalwood West (sunny Meadow) (34.3) and Parc-Kent (34.8).
Ebenezer East is younger than every town around it
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebenezer East | 27,031 | — | 34 | 9.8% | 60% |
| Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing | 6,577 | 1.7 km | 35.3 | 11% | 55% |
| Ebenezer West | 11,510 | 2.1 km | 35.2 | 11% | 58% |
| Valley Creek | 11,986 | 3.0 km | 38.7 | 15% | 57% |
| Woodbridge Meadows | 3,651 | 3.8 km | 41.2 | 14% | 33% |
| Castlemore Estates | 2,587 | 3.9 km | 43.2 | 24% | 56% |
| The Estates of Rainbow Creek | 6,822 | 4.0 km | 47.3 | 25% | 49% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- 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. Statistics Canada publishes the census for municipalities, not neighbourhoods, so these figures add up the dissemination areas inside the neighbourhood. Counts are sums of StatCan’s rounded counts; the median age and income are worked out from the published age and income groups; and 2016 areas don’t add up to these, so 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 Ebenezer East’s residents
What religion are people in Ebenezer East?
4.2% said they have no religion and 22% that they are Christian; 74% named another faith.
Is Ebenezer East good for families?
20% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 51% of households and one-parent families 6.2%. Schools near Ebenezer East are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Ebenezer East?
Half of Ebenezer East’s households had more than $128,700 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Ebenezer East?
Ebenezer East had 27,031 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Ebenezer East?
The median age is 34, younger than 94% of Canadian towns. 20% are under 15 and 9.8% 65 or older.
Is Ebenezer East bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 3.9% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 89% speak only English and 0.1% only French; 0.2% grew up with French.
How diverse is Ebenezer East?
Immigrants: 60% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 95%. Indigenous identity: 0%.
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).