More one-parent families than 99% of Canadian towns: 18%
With a median age of 38.4, Mcquesten West is younger than nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. There were 2,730 households in the neighbourhood at the 2021 Census, home to 6,349 people. Here, 44% of households live in a single-detached house. Against a figure of 19% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Mcquesten West comes in at 15%.
What stands out about the people of Mcquesten West
A neighbourhood of renters
56% of households rent their home, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 41% live in an apartment. Homes ↓
A neighbourhood of high-rises
27% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, more than in 90% of Canadian towns; 0.4% of homes are condominiums. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Above 67% of Canadian towns: 18% of residents are under 15
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
55–59 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents. To put it in context, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Mcquesten West, 38.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Above 78% of Canadian towns: 35% of households are one person living alone
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Mcquesten West the average household is 2.3 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Across the comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of married residents 15 and over than 89% of Canadian towns: 29%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
The share of common-law partners is 12%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Mcquesten West: 27% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, above 90% of Canadian towns
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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
Renter households: 56%, above 89% of Canadian towns. 52% of homes were built before 1961 and 1.9% in 2001 or later.
The median household brings in $58,100 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Mcquesten West’s median household took in $58,100 before tax, 32% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Ontario’s towns have a median of $91,600. COVID-19 benefits went to 35% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
A higher share of immigrants than 60% of Canadian towns, at 22%
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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 (41%), then in Asia (35%). Mcquesten West has more residents without Canadian citizenship than 62% of Canadian towns, at 8.4%. As a reference point, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. At 11%, residents who moved in within the year sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
43% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 75% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (4.3%). 5.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a higher share than in 73% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Visible minority residents: 22% here and 15% across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 76%, and 4.3% speak French as well
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Where 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, Mcquesten West has 4.3%. 11% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 2.3% speak neither official language.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 90% of Canadian towns: 12%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
An employment rate of 47%
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s work rates at a glance. 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; 15% are 65 or more.
In its size band (6,245 to 6,451), the 14th youngest of 41 towns
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The Orchards At Ellerslie is the youngest of them at 31.3; Peachland, at 60, the oldest. Closest in median age to Mcquesten West are Mount Royal (38.1), Crescent Heights (38.2), Neepawa (38.8) and Les Coteaux (38.8).
No nearby town is as young as Mcquesten West
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcquesten West | 6,349 | — | 38.4 | 15% | 22% |
| Normanhurst | 3,260 | 0.7 km | 43.4 | 17% | 14% |
| Glenview West | 3,431 | 1.3 km | 44 | 19% | 20% |
| Kentley | 4,007 | 1.3 km | 48.4 | 30% | 36% |
| Homeside | 6,011 | 1.7 km | 38.8 | 14% | 16% |
| Parkview West | 3,686 | 1.8 km | 44.6 | 17% | 17% |
| Corman | 6,566 | 1.8 km | 47.1 | 25% | 32% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 publishes the census for municipalities, not neighbourhoods, so these figures add up the dissemination areas inside the neighbourhood. Counts are sums of StatCan’s rounded counts; the median age and income are worked out from the published age and income groups; and 2016 areas don’t add up to these, so there is no 2016 count.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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.
Questions about Mcquesten West’s residents
What is the median income in Mcquesten West?
The median household in Mcquesten West took in $58,100 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Mcquesten West?
The 2021 Census counted 6,349 people in Mcquesten West.
What is the average age in Mcquesten West?
A median age of 38.4, younger than 74% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 15%.
Is Mcquesten West bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4.3% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 93% speak only English and 0.4% only French; 1.4% grew up with French.
How diverse is Mcquesten West?
22% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 22% belong to a visible minority and 5.5% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Mcquesten West?
49% are Christian and 43% have no religion; 8.1% follow another religion.
Is Mcquesten West good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 34% of households. One-parent families: 18%. Schools near Mcquesten West are on its Schools page.
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).