60% of residents are immigrants, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
4.5% of residents said they have no religion; across Canada’s towns the figure is 35%. Compared with other places, one-person households are scarce here: 5.8%, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census counted 13,221 residents in 3,165 households. Census figures put renter households at 13% in Springdale.
What stands out about the people of Springdale
More immigrants than most towns
60% of residents are immigrants, against 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (80%) or in the Americas (14%); 22% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
95% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 60% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Line Springdale’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 34.7; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 18% are under 15 and 10% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A median age of 34.7: Springdale is younger than 92% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (18%), Springdale is above 98% of Canadian towns. Residents aged 65 and over account for 10%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Springdale, 34.7. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Springdale households average 4.2 people, larger than in 99% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
6.5% of households are one-parent families (Canada’s towns: 8.2%).
Springdale ranks below 99% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 2%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 33% of adults, against a typical 27%. Springdale has more married residents 15 and over than 89% of Canadian towns, at 58%. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
Households in single-detached houses make up 48% in Springdale, less than in 71% of Canadian towns
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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. The comparison figure for households in single-detached houses is 64% across Canada’s towns.
The median household brings in $122,800 a year
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
Springdale’s median household took in $122,800 before tax, 43% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Ontario’s towns, the household in the middle had $91,600. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 42% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
23% of residents are not Canadian citizens, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 70%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns, against 8.1% in Springdale. The comparison figure for residents without Canadian citizenship is 5.8% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (80%) or in the Americas (14%).
Above 99% of Canadian towns: 95% of residents belong to a visible minority
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Sikh (46%), Hindu (19%) and Muslim (6.7%). Visible minority residents make up 15% across Canada’s towns. Indigenous residents are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns.
Beyond English and French: 68% grew up with another language
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 42%, French 0.1%. On bilingual residents, Springdale sits lower than 85% of Canadian towns: 4.1%. Residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.2% here and 1.5% across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 66% of Canadian towns, at 36%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
An employment rate of 58%
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
About as many work here as in the typical town: 58%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
6th lowest median age among 41 towns of 12,986 to 13,453
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages here range from 32 in Redstone to 62 in Sidney. Next to Springdale on this scale come New Brighton (34.2), Aloha Estates (34.5), Deerfield (35.2) and Windsor Park (35.4).
Older than Springdale: 3 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | 13,221 | — | 34.7 | 10% | 60% |
| Rosedale Village | 5,764 | 0.9 km | 45 | 30% | 59% |
| Deerfield | 13,090 | 1.4 km | 35.2 | 12% | 57% |
| Countryside | 5,595 | 1.4 km | 32 | 7.1% | 59% |
| Trinity Commons | 8,477 | 1.8 km | 33 | 9.3% | 58% |
| Sandalwood West (sunny Meadow) | 27,171 | 1.9 km | 34.3 | 12% | 57% |
| M-Section (bramalea) | 9,901 | 3.1 km | 37.9 | 15% | 45% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
Questions about Springdale’s residents
Is Springdale good for families?
18% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 49% of households and one-parent families 6.5%. Schools near Springdale are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Springdale?
Half of Springdale’s households had more than $122,800 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Springdale?
Springdale had 13,221 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Springdale?
The median age is 34.7, younger than 92% of Canadian towns. 18% are under 15 and 10% 65 or older.
Is Springdale bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4.1% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 88% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.2% grew up with French.
How diverse is Springdale?
Immigrants: 60% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 95%. Indigenous identity: 0%.
What religion are people in Springdale?
4.5% said they have no religion and 22% that they are Christian; 73% named another faith.
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).