Visible minority residents make up 83% in Mount Royal, more than in 97% of Canadian towns
5.4% of households rent their home (Canada’s towns: 25%). Census day 2021: 6,421 residents and 1,475 households in Mount Royal. The census found that 3.4% of households are one person living alone locally. With a median age of 38.1, Mount Royal is younger than just over three quarters of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Mount Royal
More immigrants than most towns
Immigrants make up 52% of residents; the medians are 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (78%) or in the Americas (11%), and 13% arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
83% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 97% of Canadian towns; 52% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 16% in Mount Royal, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
18% of residents are under 15; across Canada’s towns the figure is 16%. On the census count, 13% of residents are 65 or over.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Mount Royal, 38.1. 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 4.7% in Mount Royal.
In Mount Royal, 1.5% of residents 15 and over live common-law, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
30% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
More households in single-detached houses than 99% of Canadian towns: 98%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. For households in single-detached houses, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 64%.
The middle household earns $153,400 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
Half of Mount Royal’s households had a total income above $153,400, 78% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Ontario’s towns, the median household income is $91,600. COVID-19 benefits went to 39% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Above 94% of Canadian towns: 52% of residents are immigrants
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 60%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 5.8%; Mount Royal has 12%. Typically, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. Here, 6.6% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
Mount Royal sits below 99% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (4.4%)
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns. Other faiths: Sikh (47%), Hindu (14%) and Muslim (5.4%). Measured more widely, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Beyond English and French: 64% grew up with another language
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
Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 5.3% of residents speak English and French here. Locally, 0.2% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 38%, a higher share than 69% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 12% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
56% of adults were employed in May 2021
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
56% of residents 15 and over have a job, in line with the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Youngest by rank: 11th of 41 towns of 6,329 to 6,504 people
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
City View is the youngest of them at 33.5; Tweed, at 53.6, the oldest. Ste. Anne (38), Pineview (38.1), Crescent Heights (38.2) and Terwillegar Towne (38.4): the towns nearest Mount Royal in median age.
1 of the 6 nearest towns are older than Mount Royal
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Royal | 6,421 | — | 38.1 | 13% | 52% |
| Vales of Castlemore | 14,894 | 2.3 km | 36.7 | 13% | 56% |
| Sandalwood East (mountainash) | 21,801 | 2.5 km | 34.6 | 11% | 57% |
| Wildfield | 8,511 | 2.7 km | 35.2 | 12% | 60% |
| Castlemore Estates | 2,587 | 3.1 km | 43.2 | 24% | 56% |
| Sandalwood West (sunny Meadow) | 27,171 | 3.4 km | 34.3 | 12% | 57% |
| Countryside | 5,595 | 4.2 km | 32 | 7.1% | 59% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- 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. The figures sum the neighbourhood’s dissemination areas, since the census is published for municipalities only. Medians are estimated from the age and income groups, counts carry Statistics Canada’s rounding, and no 2016 count matches these boundaries.
- 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 Mount Royal’s residents
What is the population of Mount Royal?
Mount Royal had 6,421 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Mount Royal?
The median age is 38.1, younger than 76% of Canadian towns. 18% are under 15 and 13% 65 or older.
Is Mount Royal bilingual?
5.3% 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 Mount Royal?
Immigrants: 52% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 83%. Indigenous identity: 0%.
What religion are people in Mount Royal?
4.4% said they have no religion and 29% that they are Christian; 67% named another faith.
Is Mount Royal good for families?
18% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 56% of households and one-parent families 4.7%. Schools near Mount Royal are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Mount Royal?
Half of Mount Royal’s households had more than $153,400 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
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).