Photo: Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.0More immigrants than 92% of Canadian towns: 50%
One-parent families: 13%, above 93% of Canadian towns. Census day 2021: 9,040 residents and 3,215 households in H-Section (bramalea). Across H-Section (bramalea), 18% of residents said they have no religion. Residents without Canadian citizenship are more common here than in 88% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of H-Section (bramalea)
More immigrants than most towns
50% of residents are immigrants, against 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (54%), then in the Americas (26%); 31% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
Visible minority residents make up 64%, more than in 91% of Canadian towns, and immigrants 50%. Identity & religion ↓
A neighbourhood of high-rises
39% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 27% of homes are condominiums. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Half of H-Section (bramalea) is under 39.1, younger than 70% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
16% of H-Section (bramalea) is 65 or over, against 19% across Ontario’s towns and 19% across Canada’s towns. Still, at 12%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is higher than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ H-Section (bramalea), 39.1. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
Bigger households than 83% of Canadian towns: 2.8 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Set against 27% across Canada’s towns, 23% of households are one person living alone in H-Section (bramalea).
H-Section (bramalea) ranks below 85% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 6.2%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
A third of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. On the census count, 46% of residents 15 and over are married. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
Households in buildings of five or more storeys make up 39% in H-Section (bramalea), more than in 93% 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
4.4% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 3.9% built before 1961. On households in single-detached houses, H-Section (bramalea) sits lower than 72% of Canadian towns: 47%. The share of renter households is 27%, against 25% across Canada’s towns.
A median household income of $90,700 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
H-Section (bramalea)’s median household took in $90,700 before tax, 5% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $91,600, the median across Ontario’s towns. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 35% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
Residents who moved in within the year: 12%, a higher share than 58% 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 60%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (54%), then in the Americas (26%). The comparison figure for residents who moved in within the year is 11% across Canada’s towns. Recent arrivals, from 2011 to 2021, are 31% of immigrants (typical: 27%); non-permanent residents add 3.4% of residents.
64% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Hindu (11%), Muslim (8.6%) and Sikh (3.8%). Lower than in 86% of Canadian towns: 0.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity. Across Canada’s towns, visible minority residents come to 15%.
English is the mother tongue of 58%, and 4.8% speak French as well
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
Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in H-Section (bramalea), 4.8%. Here, 0.8% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
H-Section (bramalea): 28% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, above 53% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 11%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 55%
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.
At 55%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 16% are 65 or over.
12th lowest median age among 41 towns of 8,847 to 9,224
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Pictou County, Subdivision C is the oldest at 52, Hampton Village the youngest at 32.3. Nearest to H-Section (bramalea) in age: DT Cooksville (38.1), Mount Pleasant (38.1), Blossom Park - Timbermill (39.4) and La Salle (39.6).
Of the 6 towns nearest H-Section (bramalea), 2 are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-Section (bramalea) | 9,040 | — | 39.1 | 16% | 50% |
| Bramalea Woods | 6,521 | 1.1 km | 43.8 | 21% | 47% |
| Norton Park | 8,402 | 1.3 km | 37.5 | 17% | 55% |
| E-F-K-Section (bramalea) | 13,596 | 1.5 km | 35.7 | 12% | 51% |
| M-Section (bramalea) | 9,901 | 1.7 km | 37.9 | 15% | 45% |
| G-Section (bramalea) | 8,224 | 1.8 km | 39.2 | 16% | 39% |
| A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) | 16,400 | 2.1 km | 38.3 | 15% | 44% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Built up from dissemination areas: Statistics Canada stops at the municipality. Rounded counts are added together and medians estimated from the published groups. The 2016 areas don’t line up with these, so the change since 2016 isn’t shown.
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- 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.
Questions about H-Section (bramalea)’s residents
What religion are people in H-Section (bramalea)?
Christian: 56%. No religion: 18%. Another religion: 26%.
Is H-Section (bramalea) good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 17%. 47% of households are couple families and 13% one-parent families. Schools near H-Section (bramalea) are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in H-Section (bramalea)?
$90,700 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in H-Section (bramalea) (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of H-Section (bramalea)?
H-Section (bramalea) had 9,040 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in H-Section (bramalea)?
39.1 is the median age, younger than 70% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 17%. 65 and over: 16%.
Is H-Section (bramalea) bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4.8% 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 H-Section (bramalea)?
Immigrants make up 50% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 64% are members of a visible minority, and 0.7% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
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).