One-parent families: 13%, a higher share than 93% of Canadian towns
Residents aged 65 and over make up 14%, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Still, 49% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 85% of Canadian towns. At the 2021 Census, 6,011 people lived in Homeside, in 2,600 households. On the census count, 29% of households rent their home.
Half of Homeside is under 38.8, younger than 71% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The biggest five-year age group is 30–34, with 9.8% of residents, 1.6 times the share across Canada’s towns. Locally, 10% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Homeside, 38.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
A higher share of one-person households than 70% of Canadian towns, at 33%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Homeside, 2.3. By way of comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
15% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 76% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married; in Homeside, 34%. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
85% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 81% of Canadian towns
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Older homes outnumber new: 80% predate 1961, 1.9% date from 2001 or later. The wider picture: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. One in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Households here have a median income of $72,700 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
At $72,700, the middle household in Homeside earned 15% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Ontario’s towns is $91,600. In 2020, 32% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 12% in Homeside, more than in 60% of Canadian towns
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 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (37%), then in Asia (33%). Across the comparison, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. 31% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns.
Indigenous residents: 5.6%, a higher share than 73% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Locally, 16% of residents belong to a visible minority. Across the comparison, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 85%, and 4.5% speak French as well
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
Set against 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 4.5% of residents speak English and French in Homeside. On residents whose mother tongue is French, Homeside sits lower than 62% of Canadian towns: 1.2%. At home, 5.9% mostly speak another language; 1.3% speak neither English nor French.
Homeside ranks below 83% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 15%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 20%, beside a typical 9.5%. For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
52% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 52%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 14% are 65 or over.
41 towns of 5,916 to 6,120 people: this is the 10th youngest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Median ages climb from 33.4 (Inkster Gardens) to 62 (Nutana Urban Centre) across the group. By median age, Homeside sits among Dunluce (38.1), Saint-Henri (38.4), Richmond West (39) and Port Mann (39.6).
Of the 6 towns nearest Homeside, 3 are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homeside | 6,011 | — | 38.8 | 14% | 16% |
| Crown Point East | 5,215 | 0.8 km | 37.8 | 12% | 17% |
| Normanhurst | 3,260 | 1.1 km | 43.4 | 17% | 14% |
| Bartonville | 4,311 | 1.3 km | 43.1 | 18% | 15% |
| Crown Point West | 6,132 | 1.5 km | 37.5 | 13% | 15% |
| Delta East | 6,186 | 1.7 km | 39.9 | 15% | 11% |
| Mcquesten West | 6,349 | 1.7 km | 38.4 | 15% | 22% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. 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. The middle of Ontario’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Homeside’s residents
How diverse is Homeside?
16% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 16% belong to a visible minority and 5.6% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Homeside?
47% are Christian and 49% have no religion; 4.1% follow another religion.
Is Homeside good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 41% of households. One-parent families: 13%. Schools near Homeside are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Homeside?
The median household in Homeside took in $72,700 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Homeside?
The 2021 Census counted 6,011 people in Homeside.
What is the average age in Homeside?
A median age of 38.8, younger than 71% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 14%.
Is Homeside bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 4.5% are. Another 0% speak only French and 94% only English, and French is the first language of 1.2%.
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).