Guernsey ranks below 98% of Canadian towns on renter households: 5.7%
Across Canada’s towns, 8.2% of households are one-parent families; in Guernsey, 11%. The neighbourhood had 3,808 residents in 1,335 households at the 2021 Census. Here, nearly a fifth of residents said they have no religion. Few places have so few residents who moved in within the year: 7.1% here, fewer than in 90% of Canadian towns.
Half of Guernsey is over 43, older than 56% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 tops 64% of Canadian towns: 12%. On the census count, 19% of residents are 65 or over.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Guernsey, 43. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Below 83% of Canadian towns: 18% of households are one person living alone
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The average household has 2.9 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Elsewhere, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
5.6% of residents 15 and over live common-law, fewer than in 88% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 28% of adults (typical: 27%). Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. The census found that 53% of residents 15 and over are married in Guernsey.
Guernsey sits above 76% of Canadian towns for households in buildings of five or more storeys (7.2%)
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
Across Canada’s towns, 64% of households live in a single-detached house; in Guernsey, 71%. Newer homes outnumber old: 17% date from 2001 or later, 7.2% from before 1961.
Median household income: $107,900 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Guernsey’s median household took in $107,900 before tax, 25% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Ontario’s towns, the household in the middle had $91,600. COVID-19 benefits went to 29% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
36% of residents are immigrants, a share 80% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 45%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
17% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (53%) and in Asia (36%). Guernsey has more residents without Canadian citizenship than just over three fifths of Canadian towns, at 8.2%.
26% of residents belong to a visible minority, a share 63% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (6.5%), Sikh (6%), Hindu (2.6%) and Buddhist (2%). The share of visible minority residents across Canada’s towns is 15%. Indigenous residents are rarer here than in 70% of Canadian towns.
57% have English as their mother tongue; 4.2% also speak French
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 71%, French 0.3%. On bilingual residents, Guernsey sits lower than 84% of Canadian towns: 4.2%. 0.7% of residents have French as their mother tongue, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Guernsey sits below 54% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (25%)
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
9.3% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
An employment rate of 53%
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 19% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 53% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Ranked by age, 15th youngest of 41 towns this size
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The youngest of these towns is Clareview Town Centre, at 32.1; the oldest, Georgian Bay, is at 58.4. By median age, Guernsey sits among Berrisfield (39.8), Cardston (40.8), Corkery (43.4) and Jamieson Place (44).
5 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Guernsey
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 3,808 | — | 43 | 19% | 36% |
| Westmeria | 2,646 | 0.7 km | 42.4 | 17% | 35% |
| Poplar Park | 3,031 | 1.2 km | 50.3 | 31% | 34% |
| Highway Valley | 4,469 | 1.4 km | 49.2 | 27% | 30% |
| Lakeshore | 3,127 | 1.8 km | 45.7 | 27% | 27% |
| Eastdale | 2,703 | 1.8 km | 44.2 | 22% | 34% |
| Riverdale East | 3,416 | 2.5 km | 43.2 | 22% | 42% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada reports the census by municipality; a neighbourhood’s figures are the sum of its dissemination areas, rounded counts and all, with medians estimated from age and income groups and no 2016 count, as the 2016 areas don’t fit.
- 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.
Questions about Guernsey’s residents
What is the population of Guernsey?
3,808, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Guernsey alone.
What is the average age in Guernsey?
A median age of 43, older than 56% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 15%, and people 65 and over 19%.
Is Guernsey bilingual?
English and French: 4.2% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 92%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.7%.
How diverse is Guernsey?
36% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 26% belong to a visible minority and 1.6% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Guernsey?
64% are Christian and 19% have no religion; 18% follow another religion.
Is Guernsey good for families?
Under 15: 15% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 58% of households. One-parent families: 11%. Schools near Guernsey are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Guernsey?
The median household in Guernsey took in $107,900 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).