Photo: Skeezix1000 · CC BY-SA 3.0Half of Gravenhurst is over 53.6, older than 92% of Canadian towns
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Gravenhurst comes in at 7.8%. The 2021 Census found 5,495 households locally; by July 2025 the population was about 14,576. The census found that just over half of residents said they have no religion locally. 78% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 71% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Gravenhurst
Older than most towns
Gravenhurst’s median age is 53.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 30% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +7% change since 2016: Gravenhurst grew faster than 67% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across Ontario’s towns. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 11% higher again.
Gravenhurst ranks above 91% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 30%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
60–64 is the most common age band: 10% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. On the census count, just over one in ten residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Gravenhurst, 53.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 74% 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, the share of one-person households is 27%; Gravenhurst has 30%. In Gravenhurst, 8.5% of households are one-parent families.
Below 58% of Canadian towns: 44% 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
Singles who have never married make up 23% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Elsewhere, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners account for 12%.
Only 22% of households rent their home in Gravenhurst
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
Older homes outnumber new: 24% predate 1961, 21% date from 2001 or later. At 1.3%, the share of households in buildings of five or more storeys is higher than in 62% of Canadian towns. The usual figure: a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
$73,500 a year is the median household income here
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Gravenhurst had $73,500 before tax, 15% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Ontario’s towns, the household in the middle had $91,600. Pandemic benefits reached 25% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
8% of residents are immigrants
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
Recent arrivals, from 2011 to 2021, are 7.2% of immigrants (typical: 27%); non-permanent residents add 0.2% of residents. Census figures put residents without Canadian citizenship at 1.8% in Gravenhurst. On immigrants, Gravenhurst sits lower than 70% of Canadian towns: 8%.
Gravenhurst sits above 63% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (4.1%)
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The figure for visible minority residents is 3.1% in Gravenhurst and 15% across Canada’s towns. The share of Indigenous residents across Canada’s towns is 2.8%.
English is the mother tongue of 94%, and 4.3% speak French as well
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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%; Gravenhurst has 4.3%. At home: English 98%, French 0.1%. Compared with other places, residents whose mother tongue is French are scarce here: 1%, fewer than in 71% of Canadian towns.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 76% of Canadian towns: 17%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 14%, against 9.5%. Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 49% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 30% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 49% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Oldest by rank: 2nd of 41 towns of 14,321 to 14,870 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy is the oldest at 57, La Crète the youngest at 23.4. The closest ages to Gravenhurst’s belong to Durham (49.6), South Glengarry (50.4) and Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy (57).
1 in 4 nearby towns have a higher median age than Gravenhurst
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Gravenhurst with figures are 16–29 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravenhurst | 14,576 | — | 53.6 | 30% | 8% |
| Bracebridge | 18,676 | 15.7 km | 51.2 | 28% | 7.4% |
| Muskoka Lakes | 8,463 | 25.2 km | 57.2 | 32% | 7.4% |
| Severn | 15,716 | 27.8 km | 49.6 | 24% | 7.2% |
| Chippewas of Rama First Nation | 1,149 | 28.6 km | 38 | 14% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
Questions about Gravenhurst’s residents
Is Gravenhurst bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 4.3% are. Another 0% speak only French and 96% only English, and French is the first language of 1%.
How diverse is Gravenhurst?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 8%. A visible minority makes up 3.1% and Indigenous residents 4.1%.
What religion are people in Gravenhurst?
Most often Christian (47%) or no religion (51%); other religions make up 2.2%.
Is Gravenhurst good for families?
Children under 15 are 11% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 51% of households and one-parent families 8.5%. Schools near Gravenhurst are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Gravenhurst?
Median total household income in Gravenhurst was $73,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Gravenhurst?
The latest figure is an estimate: 14,576 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Gravenhurst counted 13,157, 7% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Gravenhurst?
Half the residents are older than 53.6 and half younger, older than 92% of Canadian towns; 11% are children under 15 and 30% are 65 or over.
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).