Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0Only 8.2% of households rent their home in Lynden
The median age in Lynden is 48.4, higher than in 81% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census put the neighbourhood’s population at 10,442, in 3,810 households. The census found that 5.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in the neighbourhood. Recent arrivals are 2.9% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
Lynden: 24% of residents are 65 or over, above 74% 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.
55–59 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents. On average, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Lynden has more residents aged 15 to 24 than 62% of Canadian towns, at 12%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Lynden, 48.4. 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.
A lower share of one-person households than 81% of Canadian towns, at 19%
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The average household has 2.7 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Still, at 5.2%, the share of one-parent families is lower than in 91% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of households are one person living alone.
Married residents 15 and over make up 58% in Lynden, more than in 89% 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
Singles who have never married make up nearly a quarter of adults, beside a typical 27%. To put it in context, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 8.1%.
Lynden sits above 88% of Canadian towns for households in single-detached houses (90%)
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys: 4.2%, above 71% of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for households in single-detached houses is 64% across Canada’s towns. 30% of homes were built before 1961 and 17% in 2001 or later.
The median household brings in $113,900 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 Lynden had $113,900 before tax, 32% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $91,600 is the median household income across Ontario’s towns. In 2020, 22% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
13% 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
In Lynden, 1.3% of residents are not Canadian citizens, beside 5.8% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (75%) and in Asia (12%).
34% of residents said they have no religion, below 52% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority: 3.1% (Canada’s towns: 15%). What’s more, at 1.7%, the share of Indigenous residents is lower than in 68% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 35%.
90% have English as their mother tongue; 4.7% 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
Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in Lynden, 4.7%. 0.9% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Below 57% of Canadian towns: 24% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 7.6% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
A job for 59% of residents aged 15 and over
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 59% is close to the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Of 41 towns its size (10,196 to 10,680 people), the 4th oldest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The youngest of these towns is McConachie, at 30.9; the oldest, Markland Wood, is at 51.3. Nearest to Lynden in age: New Glasgow (47.6), Saint-Sacrement (47.8), Humber Heights-Westmount (48.8) and Yarmouth (50.4).
A younger town than 2 of the 6 around it: Lynden
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynden | 10,442 | — | 48.4 | 24% | 13% |
| Spring Valley | 4,175 | 9.8 km | 46.9 | 24% | 21% |
| Turnball | 6,312 | 10.5 km | 50.8 | 28% | 21% |
| Golf Course | 3,741 | 10.9 km | 46.5 | 19% | 21% |
| Shaver | 2,882 | 10.9 km | 37.6 | 9.7% | 26% |
| Leeming | 2,849 | 11.0 km | 48.2 | 25% | 14% |
| Sulphur Springs | 9,404 | 11.9 km | 50.2 | 27% | 21% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
Questions about Lynden’s residents
Is Lynden bilingual?
4.7% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 95% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.9%.
How diverse is Lynden?
Immigrants make up 13% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 3.1% are members of a visible minority, and 1.7% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Lynden?
Christian: 63%. No religion: 34%. Another religion: 3%.
Is Lynden good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 16%. 67% of households are couple families and 5.2% one-parent families. Schools near Lynden are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Lynden?
$113,900 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Lynden (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Lynden?
Lynden had 10,442 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Lynden?
48.4 is the median age, older than 81% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 16%. 65 and over: 24%.
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).