Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0More households in single-detached houses than 89% of Canadian towns: 90%
Most recent wave: 8.7% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 4,686 residents; the 2021 Census found 1,595 households. On the census count, nearly one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier. Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 85% of Canadian towns. The census figures here are for the whole of Dutton/Dunwich, the municipality that includes Dutton.
+7% since 2016, a pace 70% of Canadian towns didn’t match
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Ontario’s towns +6%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 13% higher again.
Older than 62% of Canadian towns: half of Dutton is over 44
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Set against 16% across Canada’s towns, 18% of residents are under 15 in Dutton. The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with nearly one in ten residents. Among Ontario’s towns, Northern Bruce Peninsula has the highest share aged 65 or over, at 41%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Dutton, 44. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Dutton sits below 65% of Canadian towns for one-person households (23%)
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Against a figure of 8.2% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families in Dutton comes in at 6.6%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%. A household here holds 2.6 people on average.
Above 75% of Canadian towns: 54% of residents 15 and over are married
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: just over a fifth of adults, against a typical 27%. The usual figure: 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 12% in Dutton.
A smaller share of renter households than 71% of Canadian towns: 17%
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
Older homes outnumber new: 46% predate 1961, 20% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Against that, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $90,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000, and Dutton’s, at $90,000, is close to it. The median across Ontario’s towns is $91,600. 23% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
5.6% of residents are immigrants
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 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
1.1% of residents are not Canadian citizens, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Europe (72%) or in the Americas (20%). Fewer immigrants than in 79% of Canadian towns: 5.6%.
42% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 71% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
2% of residents have an Indigenous identity. On religion, 58% answered Christian and 42% no religion, against 54% and 35% across Canada’s towns.
92% have English as their mother tongue; 4% also speak French
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
Set against 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 4% of residents speak English and French in Dutton. For Dutton, the census puts residents whose mother tongue is French at 1.1%.
14% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 84% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 11% (typical 9.5%). Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
60% of adults were employed in May 2021
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
60% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
Ranked by age, 19th oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Between Pembina Strip (31) and Electoral Area B, Nanaimo (63.2) lies the rest of the group. By median age, Dutton sits among Château-Richer (43.6), Woodlands County (43.6), Riverview (44.1) and Macewan Glen (44.2).
Dutton sits below 1 of its 2 closest neighbours on median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutton | 4,686 | — | 44 | 20% | 5.6% |
| West Lorne | 5,566 | 13.8 km | 48.8 | 24% | 11% |
| Southwold | 5,473 | 17.0 km | 44 | 20% | 6.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- 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 Dutton’s residents
What is the average age in Dutton?
A median age of 44, older than 62% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 20%.
Is Dutton bilingual?
English and French: 4% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 96%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.1%.
How diverse is Dutton?
5.6% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 2% belong to a visible minority and 2% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Dutton?
58% are Christian and 42% have no religion; 0.8% follow another religion.
Is Dutton good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 62% of households. One-parent families: 6.6%. Schools near Dutton are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Dutton?
The median household in Dutton took in $90,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Dutton?
Dutton had about 4,686 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 4,152, 7% more than 2016.
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).