Immigrants: 63%, a higher share than 99% of Canadian towns
Against a figure of 27% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households in Springbrook comes in at 7%. Just over a fifth of residents are not Canadian citizens, more than in 93% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census put the neighbourhood’s population at 14,961, in 3,650 households. On the census count, 5.6% of residents said they have no religion.
What stands out about the people of Springbrook
More immigrants than most towns
63% of residents are immigrants, against 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (83%), then in Europe (6.3%); 25% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
93% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 63% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Line Springbrook’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 35.5; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 20% are under 15 and 11% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Springbrook is younger than 89% of Canadian towns: a median age of 35.5
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
More residents are 20–24 than any other five-year age: nearly one in ten residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. Just over one in ten residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 are more common here than in 82% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Springbrook, 35.5. 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: 4.1 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 4.9% in Springbrook.
Fewer common-law partners than 99% of Canadian towns: 1.7%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, the share of married residents 15 and over is 46%; Springbrook has 62%. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of households in buildings of five or more storeys than 74% of Canadian towns, at 6%
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
96% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 0.3% built before 1961. On renter households, Springbrook sits lower than two thirds of Canadian towns: 18%. Set against 64% across Canada’s towns, 68% of households live in a single-detached house locally.
Median household income here: $137,300 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
At $137,300, the middle household in Springbrook out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 60%. Across Ontario’s towns the median is $91,600. In 2020, 38% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
63% of residents are immigrants
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 75%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (83%), then in Europe (6.3%). A year before the census, 11% lived somewhere else: more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. Most recent wave: 25% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%).
A larger share of visible minority residents than 99% of Canadian towns: 93%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Sikh (31%), Hindu (29%) and Muslim (14%). Indigenous residents are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, visible minority residents come to 15%.
Beyond English and French: 72% 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
At home: English 42%, French 0.2%. 0.4% of residents have French as their mother tongue, fewer than in 95% of Canadian towns. Where 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, Springbrook has 5.9%.
In Springbrook, 54% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 89% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 6.5%, against 9.5%. Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 59%
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment here, 59%, matches the middle of Canada’s towns (58%) within a couple of points.
41 towns of 14,725 to 15,230 people: this is the 7th youngest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Median ages climb from 31.7 (Chappelle) to 55.2 (Campbellford) across the group. The towns whose median age is nearest to Springbrook’s: Doon South (33.9), Hyde Park (34.4), Whistler (35.6) and Vales of Castlemore (36.7).
Springbrook is younger than 2 of its 6 nearest neighbours
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springbrook | 14,961 | — | 35.5 | 11% | 63% |
| Fletchers West | 18,552 | 1.5 km | 33.4 | 12% | 55% |
| Credit Valley | 18,078 | 1.9 km | 34.4 | 9.3% | 60% |
| Northwood Park | 10,402 | 2.4 km | 37.1 | 15% | 44% |
| New Springbrook | 12,804 | 2.5 km | 34.7 | 9.2% | 55% |
| Churchville | 9,043 | 2.6 km | 36 | 11% | 55% |
| Hickory Woods | 14,247 | 3.1 km | 33.2 | 17% | 54% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
Questions about Springbrook’s residents
What is the population of Springbrook?
The 2021 Census counted 14,961 people in Springbrook.
What is the average age in Springbrook?
Half the residents are older than 35.5 and half younger, younger than 89% of Canadian towns; 20% are children under 15 and 11% are 65 or over.
Is Springbrook bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 5.9% are. Another 0% speak only French and 88% only English, and French is the first language of 0.4%.
How diverse is Springbrook?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 63%. A visible minority makes up 93% and Indigenous residents 0%.
What religion are people in Springbrook?
Most often Christian (19%) or no religion (5.6%); other religions make up 76%.
Is Springbrook good for families?
Children under 15 are 20% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 53% of households and one-parent families 4.9%. Schools near Springbrook are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Springbrook?
Median total household income in Springbrook was $137,300 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).