Households in buildings of five or more storeys make up 17% in Raleigh, more than in 84% of Canadian towns
Households average 2.2 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Raleigh counted 7,113 residents and 3,305 households at the 2021 Census. The census found that just over two in five residents said they have no religion in the neighbourhood. At 13%, the share of children under 15 is lower than in 77% of Canadian towns.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 9.4% in Raleigh, less than in 74% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Half of Raleigh’s residents are over 42.7, older than in 54% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. The census found that 19% of residents are 65 or over in the neighbourhood.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Raleigh, 42.7. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
One-person households: 38%, a higher share than 86% of Canadian towns
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.
By its share of one-parent families (10%), Raleigh is above three quarters of Canadian towns. The share of one-person households across Canada’s towns is 27%.
In Raleigh, 14% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 71% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Compared with 46% across Canada’s towns, 37% of residents 15 and over are married here. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
A larger share of renter households than 73% of Canadian towns: 39%
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
68% of homes were built before 1961 and 1.5% in 2001 or later. Against that, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. On households in single-detached houses, 64% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $73,800 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
Household incomes run lower in Raleigh: half had less than $73,800, 14% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Ontario’s towns have a median of $91,600. COVID-19 benefits went to 29% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Residents who moved in within the year make up 9.7% in Raleigh, less than in 63% of Canadian towns
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
Most immigrants were born in Europe (38%) or in Asia (31%). The benchmark for residents who moved in within the year across Canada’s towns: 11%. 19% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns.
Raleigh ranks above 55% of Canadian towns on visible minority residents: 19%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (2.8%). By way of comparison, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. Indigenous residents are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 2.4%.
82% have English as their mother tongue; 4.6% also speak French
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
7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, against 4.6% in Raleigh. At home, 7% mostly speak another language; 1.3% speak neither English nor French.
Raleigh sits below 76% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (17%)
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 12% (typical 9.5%). The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 51% of residents aged 15 and over
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 19% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 51% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 20th oldest of 41 towns of 6,965 to 7,259 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest of these towns is Edgeley, at 31.2; the oldest, Fairwinds, is at 61.6. Next to Raleigh on this scale come L'Ange-Gardien (42), Haysboro (42.4), Meadowood (42.9) and Vanier South (42.9).
Around Raleigh, 3 of 6 towns have a higher median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- 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.
- 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 Raleigh’s residents
Is Raleigh good for families?
13% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 41% of households and one-parent families 10%. Schools near Raleigh are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Raleigh?
Half of Raleigh’s households had more than $73,800 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Raleigh?
The 2021 Census counted 7,113 people in Raleigh.
What is the average age in Raleigh?
The median age is 42.7, older than 54% of Canadian towns. 13% are under 15 and 19% 65 or older.
Is Raleigh bilingual?
English and French: 4.6% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 94%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.3%.
How diverse is Raleigh?
Immigrants: 18% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 19%. Indigenous identity: 2.4%.
What religion are people in Raleigh?
42% said they have no religion and 52% that they are Christian; 6% named another faith.
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).