Photo: Xynorath · CC BY-SA 3.0Visible minority residents make up 81% in Brampton, more than in 97% of Canadian towns
Households in buildings of five or more storeys: 10%, above 79% of Canadian towns. Brampton is home to some 777,759 people (July 2025 estimate), in 182,470 households at the 2021 Census. On the census count, just over one in ten households are one person living alone. Higher than in 93% of Canadian towns: 21% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
What stands out about the people of Brampton
More immigrants than most towns
Immigrants make up 53% of residents; the medians are 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (69%) and in the Americas (17%), and 28% arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
81% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 97% of Canadian towns; 53% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
The middle resident of Brampton is 36; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 18% are under 15 and 13% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Growth of +11% since 2016 puts Brampton ahead of 83% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 18% higher again. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Ontario’s towns, by more than +6%.
A median age of 36: Brampton is younger than 87% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
13% of Brampton is 65 or over, against 19% across Ontario’s towns and 19% across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 15% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Bigger households than 98% of Canadian towns: 3.6 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.
One-parent families make up 9.1%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
Common-law partners make up 3.3% in Brampton, less than in 96% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
A third of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Typically, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
53% of households live in a single-detached house, below 65% of Canadian towns
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
48% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 4.2% built before 1961. Typically, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Against a figure of 25% across Canada’s towns, the share of renter households in Brampton comes in at 22%.
$111,000 a year is the median household income here
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
At $111,000, the middle household in Brampton out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 29%. The provincial yardstick is $91,600, the median across Ontario’s towns. Pandemic benefits reached 39% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Immigrants: 53%, a higher share than 94% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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 largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (69%) and in the Americas (17%). 12% lived at another address a year earlier, more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. Recent arrivals, from 2011 to 2021, are 28% of immigrants (typical: 27%); non-permanent residents add 6.2% of residents.
A lower share of residents with no religion than 98% of Canadian towns, at 10%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Sikh (25%), Hindu (18%) and Muslim (9.1%). The wider picture: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Fewer Indigenous residents than in 90% of Canadian towns: 0.5%.
Beyond English and French: 57% grew up with another language
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, 34% mostly speak another language; 4.9% speak neither English nor French. Lower than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns: 4.5% of residents speak English and French. On residents whose mother tongue is French, 0.6% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Brampton: 38% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, above 69% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
A job for 58% of residents aged 15 and over
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.
At 58%, the share in work is about the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
From a median age of 31 in Alloa to 45 in Rosedale Village
The city’s 53 neighbourhoods, youngest first; each links its own page.
Rosedale Village is the oldest area, with 30% aged 65 or over; Alloa the youngest (median age 31). Immigrants are most common in Springbrook (63% of residents). Renting is most common in Norton Park, where 76% of households rent.
5 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Brampton
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brampton | 777,759 | — | 36 | 13% | 53% |
| Lakelands Village | 9,636 | 0.4 km | 35.4 | 10% | 54% |
| N-Section (bramalea) | 7,513 | 1.2 km | 39.9 | 17% | 48% |
| Madoc | 13,160 | 1.3 km | 36.4 | 13% | 44% |
| Centre | 17,851 | 1.6 km | 38.4 | 15% | 48% |
| Bramalea Woods | 6,521 | 1.6 km | 43.8 | 21% | 47% |
| Heart Lake South | 19,573 | 2.1 km | 36.6 | 14% | 48% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Ontario’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Brampton’s residents
How diverse is Brampton?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 53%. A visible minority makes up 81% and Indigenous residents 0.5%.
What religion are people in Brampton?
Most often Christian (36%) or no religion (10%); other religions make up 54%.
Is Brampton good for families?
Children under 15 are 18% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 50% of households and one-parent families 9.1%. Schools near Brampton are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Brampton?
Median total household income in Brampton was $111,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Brampton?
The latest figure is an estimate: 777,759 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Brampton counted 656,480, 11% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Brampton?
Half the residents are older than 36 and half younger; 18% are children under 15 and 13% are 65 or over.
Is Brampton bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4.5% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 91% speak only English and 0.1% only French; 0.6% grew up with French.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).