Photo: Dillan Payne · CC BY-SA 2.0Older than 83% of Canadian towns: half of Colborne is over 49.2
Set against 64% across Canada’s towns, just over nine in ten households live in a single-detached house in Colborne. The town had about 7,216 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 2,605 households at the 2021 Census. Here, 23% of residents are 65 or over. At 50%, the share of residents with no religion is higher than in 87% of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada counts Colborne as part of Cramahe: the figures on this page are the municipality’s.
From 2016 to 2021, 61% of Canadian towns grew faster than Colborne: +2%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 11%. Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Ontario’s towns, +6%.
14% of residents are under 15, fewer than in 70% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: 9.7% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Colborne, 49.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
22% of households are one person living alone, below 68% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, couple families are 53% of households and one-parent families 8.2%; here, 60% and 6.5%. Each household has 2.5 people on average. The comparison figure for one-person households is 27% across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of common-law partners than 74% of Canadian towns, at 14%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
50% of residents 15 and over are married; across Canada’s towns the figure is 46%. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
15% of households rent their home, below 76% 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, renter households come to 25%. Older homes outnumber new: 31% predate 1961, 23% date from 2001 or later.
Half above, half below $86,000 a year in household income
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Colborne had $86,000 before tax, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Ontario’s towns is $91,600. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 26% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
Colborne ranks above 60% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 12%
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 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, against 8.3% in Colborne. The comparison figure for residents who moved in within the year is 11% across Canada’s towns. Here, 1% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
3.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 56% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of visible minority residents (3.2%), Colborne is below just over three quarters of Canadian towns. Typically, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 95%, and 4.5% speak French as well
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
Against a figure of 7.5% across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents in Colborne comes in at 4.5%. In Colborne, 0.9% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 90% of Canadian towns: 12%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
54% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 54% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 23% of residents are 65 or over.
Among 41 towns of 7,086 to 7,342 people, the 7th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Median ages here range from 32.4 in Shannon to 61.6 in Fairwinds. In age, Colborne keeps company with Yarmouth (48.8), Merritt (49.2), La Sarre (50.4) and Hamptons (51.1).
Colborne is younger than every town around it
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colborne | 7,216 | — | 49.2 | 23% | 8.3% |
| Brighton | 12,900 | 11.6 km | 56 | 33% | 13% |
| Alnwick/Haldimand | 8,197 | 15.7 km | 49.6 | 23% | 9.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond 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.
Questions about Colborne’s residents
Is Colborne bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4.5% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 95% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.9% grew up with French.
How diverse is Colborne?
Immigrants make up 8.3% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 3.2% are members of a visible minority, and 3.3% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Colborne?
Christian: 48%. No religion: 50%. Another religion: 2%.
Is Colborne good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 14%. 60% of households are couple families and 6.5% one-parent families. Schools near Colborne are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Colborne?
$86,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Colborne (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Colborne?
Statistics Canada estimates 7,216 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 6,509 in Colborne, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Colborne?
49.2 is the median age, older than 83% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 14%. 65 and over: 23%.
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).