Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Above 96% of Canadian towns: 95% of households live in a single-detached house
The figure for residents who moved in within the year is 7.6% in Enniskillen and 11% across Canada’s towns. Few places have as many residents aged 65 and over: 23% here, more than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Some 3,174 people live here, by the estimate for July 2025. On the census count, 21% of households are one person living alone.
+1% since 2016: slower than 71% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Ontario’s towns, by more than +6%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 12% higher again.
Older than 77% of Canadian towns: half of Enniskillen is over 47.2
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
17% of residents are under 15; across Canada’s towns the figure is 16%. More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: 9.2% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Enniskillen, 47.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Larger households than 67% of Canadian towns: 2.6 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Here 6.3% of households are one-parent families, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 8.2%.
A higher share of married residents 15 and over than 87% of Canadian towns, at 57%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
21% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Lower than in 77% of Canadian towns: 7.5% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
Renter households: 14%, a lower share than 78% 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
Older homes outnumber new: 33% predate 1961, 9.1% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for renter households is 25% across Canada’s towns. 8.7% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Median gross household income: $104,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Enniskillen’s median household took in $104,000 before tax, 21% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Ontario’s towns has $91,600 before tax. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 21% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
6.3% 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
Recent arrivals are 35% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. Fewer immigrants than in 76% of Canadian towns: 6.3%. Here, 3% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
More residents with no religion than 68% of Canadian towns: 41%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
3.1% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). Indigenous residents account for 2.6%. By way of comparison, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 96%, and 5% speak French as well
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, 5% of residents speak English and French in Enniskillen. At 0.6%, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is lower than in 89% of Canadian towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 79% of Canadian towns, at 16%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 11%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
61% of residents 15 and over were in work
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 61%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 16th oldest of 41 towns of 3,123 to 3,223 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Valhalla is the oldest at 66, La Loche the youngest at 25.6. Lakeshore (45.7), Kingsclear (46), Roblin (49.2) and Pincher Creek No. 9 (49.6): the towns nearest Enniskillen in median age.
Every nearby town is younger than Enniskillen
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enniskillen | 3,174 | — | 47.2 | 23% | 6.3% |
| Petrolia | 6,422 | 2.1 km | 42.8 | 24% | 5.6% |
| Plympton-Wyoming | 9,548 | 15.4 km | 45.6 | 22% | 7.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- 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 Enniskillen’s residents
How diverse is Enniskillen?
Immigrants: 6.3% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 3.1%. Indigenous identity: 2.6%.
What religion are people in Enniskillen?
41% said they have no religion and 59% that they are Christian; 0.3% named another faith.
Is Enniskillen good for families?
17% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 67% of households and one-parent families 6.3%. Schools near Enniskillen are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Enniskillen?
Half of Enniskillen’s households had more than $104,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Enniskillen?
About 3,174, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 2,825 people in Enniskillen, 1% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Enniskillen?
The median age is 47.2, older than 77% of Canadian towns. 17% are under 15 and 23% 65 or older.
Is Enniskillen bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 5% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 94% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.6% grew up with French.
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).