Only 6% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Golf Course
The median age in Golf Course is 46.5, higher than in 75% of Canadian towns. Census day 2021: 3,741 residents and 1,365 households in the neighbourhood. The census found that nearly a fifth of households are one person living alone here. Renter households: 11%, below 87% of Canadian towns.
13% of residents are aged 15 to 24, more than in 81% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
No age band is larger than 55–59: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. For Golf Course, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 19%. Lower than in 60% of Canadian towns: 15% of residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Golf Course, 46.5. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women.
2.7 people per household, more than in 77% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Golf Course, 10% of households are one-parent families, beside 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
Golf Course sits below 82% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (6.6%)
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 27% of adults (typical: 27%). Few places have as many married residents 15 and over: 54% here, more than in 77% of Canadian towns. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Households in single-detached houses make up 66% in Golf Course, more than in 54% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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 74% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, households in single-detached houses come to 64%. 15% of homes were built before 1961 and 5.8% in 2001 or later.
Median household income: $128,600 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Golf Course had $128,600 before tax, 50% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Ontario’s towns the median is $91,600. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 25% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
In Golf Course, 21% of residents are immigrants, more than in 58% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (51%) and in Asia (33%). Against that, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. Of the immigrants living here, 14% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%.
More residents with no religion than 60% of Canadian towns: 38%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Jewish (6.8%). Few places have so few Indigenous residents: 0.3% here, fewer than in 92% of Canadian towns. Residents with no religion make up 35% across Canada’s towns. The share of visible minority residents is 14%, against 15% across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 81%, and 6.4% speak French as well
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
7.1% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 0.5% speak neither official language. On residents whose mother tongue is French, Golf Course sits lower than 95% of Canadian towns: 0.4%. Against a figure of 7.5% across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents in Golf Course comes in at 6.4%.
Golf Course ranks above 87% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 52%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 3% here, 9.5% in the typical town. Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 58%
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 58%, the share in work is about the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
16th highest median age among 41 towns of 3,686 to 3,803
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The group spans Clareview Town Centre, youngest at 32.1, to Georgian Bay, oldest at 58.4. The closest ages to Golf Course’s belong to Flagstaff County (45.2), Dixie (45.4), Electoral Area C, Nanaimo (46.8) and Kensington (47).
Nearby, 4 of 6 towns have older populations than Golf Course
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf Course | 3,741 | — | 46.5 | 19% | 21% |
| Turnball | 6,312 | 0.8 km | 50.8 | 28% | 21% |
| Central Business Dis | 6,127 | 2.3 km | 55.7 | 39% | 22% |
| Colborne | 7,447 | 2.4 km | 47.3 | 20% | 15% |
| Ainslie Wood West | 3,917 | 3.3 km | 36.2 | 18% | 30% |
| Sulphur Springs | 9,404 | 3.4 km | 50.2 | 27% | 21% |
| York Road | 4,931 | 3.7 km | 45.9 | 22% | 17% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. There is no census profile for a neighbourhood, so we add up the dissemination areas inside it. Each count is a sum of Statistics Canada’s rounded counts, the median age and income come from the published groups, and with 2016’s areas drawn differently there is no 2016 count.
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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 Golf Course’s residents
How diverse is Golf Course?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 21%. A visible minority makes up 14% and Indigenous residents 0.3%.
What religion are people in Golf Course?
Most often Christian (50%) or no religion (38%); other religions make up 12%.
Is Golf Course good for families?
Children under 15 are 15% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 65% of households and one-parent families 10%. Schools near Golf Course are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Golf Course?
Median total household income in Golf Course was $128,600 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Golf Course?
The 2021 Census counted 3,741 people in Golf Course.
What is the average age in Golf Course?
Half the residents are older than 46.5 and half younger, older than 75% of Canadian towns; 15% are children under 15 and 19% are 65 or over.
Is Golf Course bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 6.4% are. Another 0% speak only French and 93% only English, and French is the first language of 0.4%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. 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).