Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Indigenous residents: 14%, a higher share than 92% of Canadian towns
With a median age of 48, Iroquois Falls is older than 80% of Canadian towns. The town is home to some 4,640 people (July 2025 estimate), in 1,975 households at the 2021 Census. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 23% here. Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, 2.4% of residents are immigrants here.
What stands out about the people of Iroquois Falls
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 14% of residents, more than in 92% of Canadian towns, and 2.6% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
A bilingual town
52% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 1% speak French only and 47% English only. English & French ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Iroquois Falls went from 4,537 to 4,418 residents (−3%), slower growth than in 91% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
52% of residents speak English and French, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Here a third of residents have French as their mother tongue, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 1.5%. Typically, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Iroquois Falls changed by −3% from 2016 to 2021, slower than 91% of Canadian towns
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Ontario’s towns, +6%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 5%.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 8.5% in Iroquois Falls, less than in 86% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
No age band is larger than 60–64: one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Iroquois Falls, 48. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Smaller households than 83% of Canadian towns: 2.1 people on average
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.
One-parent families are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 9.1%. A third of households are one person living alone, more than in 73% of Canadian towns.
More common-law partners than 78% of Canadian towns: 16%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Compared with 46% across Canada’s towns, 44% of residents 15 and over are married here. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
Iroquois Falls: 76% of households live in a single-detached house, above 66% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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 nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Older homes outnumber new: 49% predate 1961, 3.3% date from 2001 or later. Typically, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 10% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
A median household income of $75,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
At $75,000, the middle household in Iroquois Falls earned 13% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Ontario’s towns, the median household income is $91,600. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 19% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 12% in Iroquois Falls, more than in 61% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
0.6% of residents are not Canadian citizens (Canada’s towns: 5.8%). As a reference point, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
31% of residents said they have no religion, below 61% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of visible minority residents (1.4%), Iroquois Falls is below 91% of Canadian towns. For comparison, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 98% of Canadian towns, at 8.6%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 11%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 44%
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
44% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 23% are 65 or more.
9th highest median age among 41 towns of 4,546 to 4,733
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The group spans Pembina Strip, youngest at 31, to Electoral Area B, Nanaimo, oldest at 63.2. By median age, Iroquois Falls sits among Neuville (46), Horning (46.6), Dundas (51.6) and Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona (52).
No nearby town is as old as Iroquois Falls
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. The nearest places to Iroquois Falls with figures are 33–54 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iroquois Falls | 4,640 | — | 48 | 23% | 2.4% |
| Black River-Matheson | 2,899 | 33.0 km | 46.8 | 21% | 4.3% |
| Cochrane | 5,948 | 43.6 km | 43.6 | 21% | 1.7% |
| Timmins | 45,569 | 54.0 km | 42 | 18% | 3.4% |
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.
- 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 Iroquois Falls’s residents
What is the population of Iroquois Falls?
Iroquois Falls had about 4,640 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 4,418, 3% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Iroquois Falls?
A median age of 48, older than 80% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 15%, and people 65 and over 23%.
Is Iroquois Falls bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 52% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 47% speak only English and 1% only French; 33% grew up with French.
How diverse is Iroquois Falls?
2.4% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.4% belong to a visible minority and 14% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Iroquois Falls?
68% are Christian and 31% have no religion; 1.1% follow another religion.
Is Iroquois Falls good for families?
Under 15: 15% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 54% of households. One-parent families: 9.1%. Schools near Iroquois Falls are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Iroquois Falls?
The median household in Iroquois Falls took in $75,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).