Photo: Sikander Iqbal · CC BY-SA 4.063% of residents belong to a visible minority, a share 91% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Set against 11% across Canada’s towns, 14% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Madoc. Here, 23% of households live in a single-detached house. The neighbourhood has more one-parent families than 90% of Canadian towns, at 12%. The 2021 Census counted 13,160 residents in 4,140 households.
What stands out about the people of Madoc
More immigrants than most towns
44% of residents are immigrants, against 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (50%), then in the Americas (29%); 34% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
63% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 44% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Line Madoc’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 36.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 17% are under 15 and 13% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Half of Madoc is under 36.4, younger than 85% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (13%), Madoc is below 84% of Canadian towns. In Madoc, 17% of residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Madoc, 36.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
In Madoc, 15% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 91% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The typical household size is 3.1 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Shared houses stand out: 7.5% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 89% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Fewer common-law partners than 80% of Canadian towns: 6.9%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
The share of married residents 15 and over is 44%, against 46% across Canada’s towns. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
0.1% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, more than in 52% 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
4.5% of homes were built before 1961 and 2.6% in 2001 or later. Renter households make up 25%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
The middle household earns $99,400 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Madoc’s, at $99,400, is 16% higher. Across Ontario’s towns the median is $91,600. The pandemic’s benefits: 37% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Madoc sits above 88% of Canadian towns for immigrants (44%)
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
Set against 5.8% across Canada’s towns, nearly a quarter of residents are not Canadian citizens in Madoc. The wider picture: 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (50%), then in the Americas (29%). 11% lived at another address a year earlier, more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns.
Madoc sits below 90% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (18%)
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The figure for Indigenous residents is 0.9% in Madoc and 2.8% across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Other faiths: Sikh (8.7%), Hindu (8.6%) and Muslim (8.2%).
58% have English as their mother tongue; 3.8% also speak French
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
At home, 23% mostly speak another language; 2.4% speak neither English nor French. Lower than in 89% of Canadian towns: 3.8% of residents speak English and French. On residents whose mother tongue is French, 1% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 28%, a higher share than 52% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 13% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. Set beside that, 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
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment here, 58%, matches the middle of Canada’s towns (58%) within a couple of points.
Of 41 towns its size (12,917 to 13,388 people), the 11th youngest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The youngest of these towns is Thompson, at 31; the oldest, Forest, is at 56.8. Nearest to Madoc in age: Windsor Park (35.4), Stittsville North (36.3), Palmerston-Little Italy (37) and Saint-Jean-Vianney (38).
5 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Madoc
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madoc | 13,160 | — | 36.4 | 13% | 44% |
| Centre | 17,851 | 1.5 km | 38.4 | 15% | 48% |
| Lakelands Village | 9,636 | 1.5 km | 35.4 | 10% | 54% |
| Bramalea Woods | 6,521 | 1.5 km | 43.8 | 21% | 47% |
| N-Section (bramalea) | 7,513 | 2.1 km | 39.9 | 17% | 48% |
| Norton Park | 8,402 | 2.1 km | 37.5 | 17% | 55% |
| H-Section (bramalea) | 9,040 | 2.5 km | 39.1 | 16% | 50% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. 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. 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.
Questions about Madoc’s residents
How diverse is Madoc?
Immigrants make up 44% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 63% are members of a visible minority, and 0.9% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Madoc?
Christian: 55%. No religion: 18%. Another religion: 28%.
Is Madoc good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 17%. 47% of households are couple families and 12% one-parent families. Schools near Madoc are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Madoc?
$99,400 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Madoc (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Madoc?
13,160, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Madoc alone.
What is the average age in Madoc?
36.4 is the median age, younger than 85% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 17%. 65 and over: 13%.
Is Madoc bilingual?
3.8% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0.1% speak French only and 94% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1%.
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).