Photo: P199 · Public domainA larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 84% of Canadian towns: 26%
Most recent wave: 13% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Some 4,353 people live in Deep River, by the estimate for July 2025. The share of Indigenous residents stands at 6.2%. Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than in four fifths of Canadian towns: 9%.
Deep River’s population moved +2% on 2016, less than in 67% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Ontario’s towns the median is +6%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
A median age of 47.6: Deep River is older than 79% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
No age band is larger than 60–64: 8% of residents. On children under 15, 16% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Deep River, 47.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Deep River households average 2.2 people, smaller than in 74% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Deep River, nearly a third of households are one person living alone, beside 27% across Canada’s towns. The census found that 7.8% of households are one-parent families locally.
Above 71% of Canadian towns: 53% of residents 15 and over are married
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 22% of adults, against a typical 27%. 9.3% of residents 15 and over live common-law, fewer than in 62% of Canadian towns.
Above 65% of Canadian towns: 75% of households live in a single-detached house
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
9.7% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. The share of households in single-detached houses across Canada’s towns is 64%. Census figures put renter households at 20% in Deep River. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Household income at the median: $95,000 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
Half of Deep River’s households had a total income above $95,000, 10% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Ontario’s towns, the median household income is $91,600. 15% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Deep River sits above 72% of Canadian towns for residents who moved in within the year (14%)
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
Compared with 5.8% across Canada’s towns, 2.7% of residents are not Canadian citizens here. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (45%) and in Asia (43%).
Residents with no religion make up 41% in Deep River, more than in 67% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
For Deep River, the census puts visible minority residents at 11%. Across Canada’s towns, 35% of residents said they have no religion.
A higher share of residents whose mother tongue is French than 71% of Canadian towns, at 4.5%
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 91%, French 1.8%. 13% of residents speak English and French, more than in 67% of Canadian towns. Residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.5% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 37% in Deep River, more than in 68% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 5.7% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
In work on census day: 49% of adults
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
49% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 26% are 65 or more.
Oldest by rank: 14th of 41 towns of 4,276 to 4,433 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The youngest of these towns is Glenridding Heights, at 31.9; the oldest, Highlands East, is at 58.8. Oka (46.4), Geraldton (47.2), Prescott (49.6) and Roslyn (50.8): the towns nearest Deep River in median age.
Older than Deep River: 1 of the 5 towns nearby
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. The nearest places to Deep River with figures are 8–42 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep River | 4,353 | — | 47.6 | 26% | 16% |
| Chalk River | 3,147 | 7.7 km | 42 | 19% | 4.2% |
| Petawawa | 19,606 | 28.6 km | 32 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
| L'Isle-aux-Allumettes | 1,413 | 40.5 km | 50 | 26% | 3.3% |
| Laurentian Valley | 9,714 | 41.1 km | 45.6 | 21% | 3.8% |
| Pembroke | 15,479 | 42.2 km | 46.4 | 27% | 4.5% |
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. Two medians frame each figure: one for Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
Questions about Deep River’s residents
What religion are people in Deep River?
41% said they have no religion and 55% that they are Christian; 4.4% named another faith.
Is Deep River good for families?
16% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 54% of households and one-parent families 7.8%. Schools near Deep River are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Deep River?
Half of Deep River’s households had more than $95,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Deep River?
About 4,353, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 4,175 people in Deep River, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Deep River?
The median age is 47.6, older than 79% of Canadian towns. 16% are under 15 and 26% 65 or older.
Is Deep River bilingual?
13% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0.1% speak French only and 87% English only. French is the mother tongue of 4.5%.
How diverse is Deep River?
Immigrants: 16% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 11%. Indigenous identity: 6.2%.
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).