Visible minority residents: 72%, a higher share than 94% of Canadian towns
In N-Section (bramalea), 9.5% of households are one person living alone, beside 27% across Canada’s towns. Census day 2021: 7,513 residents and 2,165 households locally. On the census count, 14% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Compared with other places, households in single-detached houses are common here: 81%, more than in three quarters of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of N-Section (bramalea)
More immigrants than most towns
Immigrants make up 48% of residents; the medians are 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (57%), then in the Americas (24%), and 21% arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
72% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 94% of Canadian towns; 48% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
N-Section (bramalea) is younger than 65% of Canadian towns: a median age of 39.9
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
More residents are 25–29 than any other five-year age: nearly one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. 17% of residents are 65 or over.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ N-Section (bramalea), 39.9. 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 97% of Canadian towns: 3.5 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.
The share of one-parent families tops three quarters of Canadian towns: 10%.
In N-Section (bramalea), 2.8% of residents 15 and over live common-law, fewer than in 98% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, against 54% in N-Section (bramalea). The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
N-Section (bramalea) ranks below 69% of Canadian towns on renter households: 17%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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 74% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. 4.2% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 2.1% built before 1961.
The middle household earns $126,100 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 middle household in N-Section (bramalea) had $126,100 before tax, 47% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $91,600 is the median household income across Ontario’s towns. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 35% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
A higher share of immigrants than 91% of Canadian towns, at 48%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
With residents without Canadian citizenship at 15%, N-Section (bramalea) is ahead of 82% of Canadian towns on that count. Lower than in nearly two thirds of Canadian towns: 9.4% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. The share of immigrants across Canada’s towns is 17%. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (57%), then in the Americas (24%).
N-Section (bramalea) sits below 96% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (12%)
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Against a figure of 2.8% across Canada’s towns, the share of Indigenous residents in N-Section (bramalea) comes in at 0.6%. The wider picture: just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 53%, and 4.3% speak French as well
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home, 26% mostly speak another language; 3.4% speak neither English nor French. N-Section (bramalea) has fewer bilingual residents than 83% of Canadian towns, at 4.3%. Residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.3% here and 1.5% across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 56% of Canadian towns, at 30%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 9.6%; 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.
55% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 17% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 55% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
15th lowest median age among 41 towns of 7,357 to 7,685
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Between Blairmore Suburban Centre (31.8) and Trent Lakes (58) lies the rest of the group. In age, N-Section (bramalea) keeps company with Forest Lawn (39.1), Hampstead (39.6), Blake-Jones (40) and Fruitland (40.2).
Among its 6 nearest neighbours, 1 are older than N-Section (bramalea)
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N-Section (bramalea) | 7,513 | — | 39.9 | 17% | 48% |
| Bramalea Woods | 6,521 | 1.3 km | 43.8 | 21% | 47% |
| M-Section (bramalea) | 9,901 | 1.4 km | 37.9 | 15% | 45% |
| Lakelands Village | 9,636 | 1.4 km | 35.4 | 10% | 54% |
| Trinity Commons | 8,477 | 1.5 km | 33 | 9.3% | 58% |
| Deerfield | 13,090 | 2.0 km | 35.2 | 12% | 57% |
| Madoc | 13,160 | 2.1 km | 36.4 | 13% | 44% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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 N-Section (bramalea)’s residents
Is N-Section (bramalea) bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4.3% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 92% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.3% grew up with French.
How diverse is N-Section (bramalea)?
Immigrants make up 48% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 72% are members of a visible minority, and 0.6% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in N-Section (bramalea)?
Christian: 47%. No religion: 12%. Another religion: 41%.
Is N-Section (bramalea) good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 15%. 53% of households are couple families and 10% one-parent families. Schools near N-Section (bramalea) are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in N-Section (bramalea)?
$126,100 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in N-Section (bramalea) (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of N-Section (bramalea)?
The 2021 Census counted 7,513 people in N-Section (bramalea).
What is the average age in N-Section (bramalea)?
39.9 is the median age, younger than 65% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 15%. 65 and over: 17%.
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).