Households in buildings of five or more storeys: 29%, a higher share than 91% of Canadian towns
8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier; across Canada’s towns the figure is 11%. In Heritage Park, 12% of households are one-parent families. On residents with no religion, Heritage Park sits lower than 70% of Canadian towns: 28%. The neighbourhood had 6,369 residents in 2,770 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Heritage Park
A neighbourhood of high-rises
Buildings of five storeys or more hold 29% of households, more than in 91% of Canadian towns, and 9.9% of homes are condos. Homes ↓
A neighbourhood of renters
51% of households rent their home, more than in 86% of Canadian towns; 44% live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 67% of Canadian towns: 22%
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Half of Heritage Park’s residents are over 43.1, older than in 56% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Children under 15 account for 15%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Heritage Park, 43.1. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women.
A larger share of one-person households than 72% of Canadian towns: 33%
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.
The average household has 2.3 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
43% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 62% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 28% of adults (typical: 27%). The usual figure: 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 9.3% in Heritage Park.
In Heritage Park, 51% of households rent their home, more than in 86% 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
11% of homes were built before 1961 and 1.3% in 2001 or later. By way of comparison, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Fewer households in single-detached houses than in 78% of Canadian towns: 39%.
Median household income here: $73,500 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Heritage Park’s median household took in $73,500 before tax, 15% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Ontario’s towns have a median of $91,600. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 27% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
A larger share of immigrants than 66% of Canadian towns: 26%
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
Just over a fifth of immigrants arrived from 2011 to 2021 (typical: 27%), and non-permanent residents make up a further 1% of residents. Across the comparison, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (51%) and in Asia (21%).
In Heritage Park, 18% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 54% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents: 1.7%, below just over two thirds of Canadian towns. Typically, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns.
70% have English as their mother tongue; 5.9% also speak French
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
Against a figure of 7.5% across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents in Heritage Park comes in at 5.9%. At home: English 81%, French 0.2%. Residents whose mother tongue is French are rarer here than in 71% of Canadian towns.
25% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 55% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
11% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 52% of residents 15 and over had a job
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
52% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 22% are 65 or more.
16th highest median age among 41 towns of 6,267 to 6,478
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
At one end is The Orchards At Ellerslie (31.3), at the other Peachland (60). By median age, Heritage Park sits among Hautes-Plaines (42.4), Petrolia (42.8), Royalwood (44.6) and Osgoode - Vernon (44.7).
Around Heritage Park, 3 of 6 towns have a higher median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Park | 6,369 | — | 43.1 | 22% | 26% |
| Grand River North | 3,823 | 0.9 km | 44 | 18% | 28% |
| Rosemount | 6,169 | 1.0 km | 41.9 | 19% | 18% |
| Stanley Park | 8,721 | 1.5 km | 45.6 | 27% | 22% |
| Idlewood | 5,005 | 1.8 km | 45.5 | 19% | 27% |
| Auditorium | 3,918 | 2.5 km | 39.3 | 15% | 14% |
| Central Frederick | 5,895 | 2.8 km | 39.5 | 18% | 19% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada reports the census by municipality; a neighbourhood’s figures are the sum of its dissemination areas, rounded counts and all, with medians estimated from age and income groups and no 2016 count, as the 2016 areas don’t fit.
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Heritage Park’s residents
Is Heritage Park good for families?
Under 15: 15% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 45% of households. One-parent families: 12%. Schools near Heritage Park are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Heritage Park?
The median household in Heritage Park took in $73,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Heritage Park?
Heritage Park had 6,369 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Heritage Park?
A median age of 43.1, older than 56% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 15%, and people 65 and over 22%.
Is Heritage Park bilingual?
English and French: 5.9% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 92%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1%.
How diverse is Heritage Park?
26% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 18% belong to a visible minority and 1.7% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Heritage Park?
65% are Christian and 28% have no religion; 6.5% follow another religion.
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).