6.3% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 95% of Canadian towns
With a median age of 45.3, Lawfield is older than 70% of Canadian towns. There were 2,345 households locally at the 2021 Census, home to 6,021 people. Households in buildings of five or more storeys account for 21%. The share of residents with no religion is 27%, against 35% across Canada’s towns.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 25% in Lawfield, more than in 81% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
No age band is larger than 55–59: 7.4% of residents. 14% of residents are under 15, a lower share than in 70% of Canadian towns. Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Lawfield, 45.3. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
A higher share of one-parent families than 84% of Canadian towns, at 11%
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.
A household here has 2.5 people on average; across Canada’s towns, 2.4. Across Canada’s towns, one-parent families come to 8.2%. Census figures put one-person households at 28% in Lawfield.
In Lawfield, 6.9% of residents 15 and over live common-law, fewer than in 80% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
28% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Locally, 46% of residents 15 and over are married. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of renter households than 77% of Canadian towns: 42%
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: 14% predate 1961, 4.9% date from 2001 or later. On average, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Single-detached houses hold three in five households, less than in 55% of Canadian towns, and buildings of five or more storeys 21%.
The median household brings in $78,100 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Lawfield’s households had a total income below $78,100, 9% under 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 28% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Above 72% of Canadian towns: 30% 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
Against a figure of 5.8% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship in Lawfield comes in at 7.7%. Most immigrants were born in Asia (49%) or in Europe (31%). On average, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of visible minority residents than 66% of Canadian towns, at 29%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (9.1%). Visible minority residents: 15% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Little separates the share of Indigenous residents here, 3.1%, from the figure across Canada’s towns.
67% have English as their mother tongue; 4.6% also speak French
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
The share of bilingual residents trails 79% of Canadian towns: 4.6%. At home: English 78%, French 0.2%. Fewer residents whose mother tongue is French than in 77% of Canadian towns: 0.9%.
Lawfield sits below 68% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (20%)
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
14% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 47% of residents 15 and over had a job
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
47% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 25% are 65 or more.
Oldest by rank: 13th of 41 towns of 5,920 to 6,122 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Between Inkster Gardens (33.4) and Nutana Urban Centre (62) lies the rest of the group. Nearest to Lawfield in age: Stettler (43.2), Cochrane (43.6), Richelieu (45.6) and Underwood (45.6).
Lawfield is younger than 1 of its 6 nearest neighbours
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawfield | 6,021 | — | 45.3 | 25% | 30% |
| Rushdale | 5,154 | 0.9 km | 42.8 | 20% | 31% |
| Berrisfield | 3,773 | 1.2 km | 39.8 | 19% | 24% |
| Bruleville | 4,310 | 1.2 km | 41 | 20% | 29% |
| Burkholme | 3,580 | 1.3 km | 40 | 21% | 30% |
| Macassa | 2,584 | 1.3 km | 53.2 | 34% | 21% |
| Hampton Heights | 3,498 | 1.3 km | 43.8 | 23% | 22% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Ontario’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Lawfield’s residents
How diverse is Lawfield?
Immigrants make up 30% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 29% are members of a visible minority, and 3.1% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Lawfield?
Christian: 61%. No religion: 27%. Another religion: 12%.
Is Lawfield good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 14%. 48% of households are couple families and 11% one-parent families. Schools near Lawfield are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Lawfield?
$78,100 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Lawfield (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Lawfield?
Lawfield had 6,021 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Lawfield?
45.3 is the median age, older than 70% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 14%. 65 and over: 25%.
Is Lawfield bilingual?
English and French: 4.6% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 92%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.9%.
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).