Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0New Springbrook: 87% of residents belong to a visible minority, above 98% of Canadian towns
The share of one-person households is 9.1%, against 27% across Canada’s towns. On renter households, New Springbrook sits lower than 71% of Canadian towns: 16%. There were 3,445 households here at the 2021 Census, home to 12,804 people. Locally, 13% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
What stands out about the people of New Springbrook
More immigrants than most towns
55% of residents are immigrants, against 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (80%) and in the Americas (8.6%); 25% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
87% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 98% of Canadian towns; 55% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
The middle resident of New Springbrook is 34.7; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 21% are under 15 and 9.2% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Many graduates
57% of residents aged 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 92% of Canadian towns; 15% have a master’s. Qualifications ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A median age of 34.7: New Springbrook is younger than 92% 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.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 9.2%, against 19% across Canada’s towns. For New Springbrook, the census puts children under 15 at 21%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ New Springbrook, 34.7. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
New Springbrook households average 3.7 people, larger than in 98% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
By its share of one-parent families (5.2%), New Springbrook is below 91% of Canadian towns.
Fewer common-law partners than 98% of Canadian towns: 2.6%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
28% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). New Springbrook has more married residents 15 and over than 98% of Canadian towns, at 62%. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
New Springbrook: 65% of households live in a single-detached house, above 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
Newer homes outnumber old: 87% date from 2001 or later, 4.1% from before 1961. For households in single-detached houses, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 64%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 0.1%.
The middle household earns $140,100 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
At $140,100, the middle household in New Springbrook out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 63%. The median across Ontario’s towns is $91,600. The pandemic’s benefits: 37% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Immigrants: 55%, a higher share than 95% 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 65%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 17%, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns. More residents who moved in within the year than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns: 16%. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (80%) and in the Americas (8.6%).
8.2% of residents said they have no religion, below 99% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of Indigenous residents is 0.2%, against 2.8% across Canada’s towns. Residents with no religion make up 35% across Canada’s towns. Other faiths: Hindu (22%), Muslim (21%) and Sikh (20%).
Beyond English and French: 62% 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
0.7% of residents have French as their mother tongue, about the same as across Canada’s towns. At 5.6%, the share of bilingual residents is lower than in just over two thirds of Canadian towns.
A larger share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 92% of Canadian towns: 57%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 6.6%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 63%
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
63% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
In its size band (12,522 to 13,090), the 7th youngest of 41 towns
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Thompson is the youngest of them at 31; North Saanich, at 56.8, the oldest. Closest in median age to New Springbrook are Grenet (34.2), New Brighton (34.2), Regent Park (35.1) and Deerfield (35.2).
Among its 6 nearest neighbours, 3 are older than New Springbrook
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Springbrook | 12,804 | — | 34.7 | 9.2% | 55% |
| Springbrook | 14,961 | 2.5 km | 35.5 | 11% | 63% |
| Credit Valley | 18,078 | 3.3 km | 34.4 | 9.3% | 60% |
| Churchville | 9,043 | 3.3 km | 36 | 11% | 55% |
| Fletchers West | 18,552 | 3.9 km | 33.4 | 12% | 55% |
| Spring Valley | 12,564 | 4.0 km | 32.9 | 7.6% | 59% |
| Northwood Park | 10,402 | 4.6 km | 37.1 | 15% | 44% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada reports the census by municipality; a neighbourhood’s figures are the sum of its dissemination areas, rounded counts and all, with medians estimated from age and income groups and no 2016 count, as the 2016 areas don’t fit.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Ontario’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
Questions about New Springbrook’s residents
How diverse is New Springbrook?
55% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 87% belong to a visible minority and 0.2% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in New Springbrook?
26% are Christian and 8.2% have no religion; 65% follow another religion.
Is New Springbrook good for families?
Under 15: 21% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 59% of households. One-parent families: 5.2%. Schools near New Springbrook are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in New Springbrook?
The median household in New Springbrook took in $140,100 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of New Springbrook?
New Springbrook had 12,804 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in New Springbrook?
A median age of 34.7, younger than 92% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 21%, and people 65 and over 9.2%.
Is New Springbrook bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 5.6% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 90% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.7% grew up with French.
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).