82% of residents belong to a visible minority, a share 97% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Compared with 25% across Canada’s towns, 9% of households rent their home here. Census day 2021: 10,014 residents and 2,575 households in Van Kirk. Across Van Kirk, 6.2% of households are one person living alone.
What stands out about the people of Van Kirk
More immigrants than most towns
Immigrants make up 54% of residents; the medians are 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (64%) or in the Americas (22%), and 31% arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
82% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 97% of Canadian towns; 54% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Van Kirk’s residents are under 34.3 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 21% are under 15 and 8.8% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Younger than 93% of Canadian towns: half of Van Kirk is under 34.3
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents are under 15; in Van Kirk, 21%. Residents aged 65 and over account for 8.8%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Van Kirk, 34.3. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
3.9 people per household, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families: 9.2% here and 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
Van Kirk ranks below 96% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 3.4%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
57% of residents 15 and over are married (Canada’s towns: 46%). The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
In Van Kirk, 62% of households live in a single-detached house, fewer than in 53% of Canadian towns
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
Across Van Kirk, 0.2% of households live in a building of five or more storeys. As a reference point, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
The median household brings in $128,100 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Van Kirk: half had more than $128,100, 49% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Ontario’s towns, the median household income is $91,600. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 39% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
More immigrants than 94% of Canadian towns: 54%
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
Most immigrants were born in Asia (64%) or in the Americas (22%). Typically, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. Just over a fifth of residents are not Canadian citizens, more than in 93% of Canadian towns. Of the immigrants living here, 31% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%.
8.8% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 98% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents: 0.1%, below 96% of Canadian towns. Other faiths: Sikh (23%), Hindu (18%) and Muslim (5.6%). Against that, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Beyond English and French: 52% grew up with another language
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 59%, French 0.5%. Few places have so few bilingual residents: 4.7% here, fewer than in 78% of Canadian towns. Residents whose mother tongue is French are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 0.6%.
Above 65% of Canadian towns: 36% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 9.7% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 61% of residents aged 15 and over
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
61% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
Of 41 towns its size (9,852 to 10,175 people), the 3rd youngest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The group spans Stanley, youngest at 25.6, to Blind Bay, oldest at 58.8. Stanley (25.6), Mount Pleasant North (33.2), Laurentian Hills (35.8) and Argyle North (36.2): the towns nearest Van Kirk in median age.
Around Van Kirk, 3 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Kirk | 10,014 | — | 34.3 | 8.8% | 54% |
| Fletchers Meadow North | 11,870 | 1.3 km | 33.9 | 9.1% | 55% |
| Snelgrove | 11,109 | 1.8 km | 42.2 | 16% | 40% |
| Fletchers Meadow South | 9,214 | 2.1 km | 35.1 | 9.9% | 56% |
| Heart Lake North | 8,539 | 2.3 km | 40.4 | 16% | 37% |
| Mount Pleasant North | 10,103 | 2.5 km | 33.2 | 7.9% | 55% |
| Alloa | 29,669 | 2.6 km | 31.3 | 5.8% | 57% |
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. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- 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.
Questions about Van Kirk’s residents
Is Van Kirk bilingual?
4.7% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 90% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.6%.
How diverse is Van Kirk?
Immigrants: 54% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 82%. Indigenous identity: 0.1%.
What religion are people in Van Kirk?
8.8% said they have no religion and 42% that they are Christian; 49% named another faith.
Is Van Kirk good for families?
21% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 55% of households and one-parent families 9.2%. Schools near Van Kirk are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Van Kirk?
Half of Van Kirk’s households had more than $128,100 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Van Kirk?
The 2021 Census counted 10,014 people in Van Kirk.
What is the average age in Van Kirk?
The median age is 34.3, younger than 93% of Canadian towns. 21% are under 15 and 8.8% 65 or older.
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).