Half of Huron South is under 33.6, younger than 94% of Canadian towns
Here 48% of residents belong to a visible minority, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 15%. Immigrants are more common here than in 83% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census put Huron South’s population at 5,555, in 1,665 households. Across Huron South, 16% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
What stands out about the people of Huron South
Younger than most towns
Line Huron South’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 33.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 23% are under 15 and 7.2% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
A year before the census, 25% of residents lived elsewhere, 2.3 times the typical share; over five years, 53% moved. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
7.2% of residents are 65 or over, below 97% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Across Canada’s towns, the share of children under 15 is 16%; Huron South has 23%. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Huron South, 33.6. 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.
Huron South sits below 96% of Canadian towns for one-person households (11%)
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The typical household size is 3.3 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. In Huron South, 7.8% of households are one-parent families.
Huron South ranks below 89% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 5.4%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In Huron South, 59% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 46% across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Huron South ranks below 76% of Canadian towns on renter households: 15%
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
79% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 1.2% built before 1961. More households in single-detached houses than in 65% of Canadian towns: 75%. Typically, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys: 0.3%, near enough the figure across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $120,100 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Huron South had $120,100 before tax, 40% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $91,600 is the median household income across Ontario’s towns. In 2020, 32% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
More residents who moved in within the year than 97% of Canadian towns: 25%
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 45%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (57%) and in Europe (23%). Set beside that, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Most recent wave: just over a third of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%).
24% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 79% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (12%), Sikh (11%) and Hindu (7.4%). The wider picture: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Indigenous residents are rarer here than in 86% of Canadian towns.
55% have English as their mother tongue; 6.3% also speak French
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 68%, French 0.4%. Fewer residents whose mother tongue is French than in 77% of Canadian towns: 0.9%. Set against 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 6.3% of residents speak English and French in Huron South.
44% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 77% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
7.1% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
In work on census day: 69% of adults
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
69% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
The 6th youngest of 41 towns of 5,439 to 5,667 people
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
At one end is Countryside (32), at the other Havelock (54.4). Meadow Lake (32.8), Lampman (33.4), Carlton (34) and Bankview (34.2): the towns nearest Huron South in median age.
Of the 6 towns nearest Huron South, 5 are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huron South | 5,555 | — | 33.6 | 7.2% | 39% |
| Rosenberg | 9,831 | 1.7 km | 32.1 | 4.4% | 39% |
| Pioneer Park | 8,781 | 2.9 km | 35.4 | 15% | 26% |
| Doon South | 15,044 | 3.1 km | 33.9 | 7.7% | 36% |
| Country Hills West | 5,936 | 3.2 km | 41.8 | 19% | 28% |
| Country Hills | 4,561 | 3.3 km | 41.6 | 21% | 29% |
| Trillium Industrial Park | 3,420 | 4.0 km | 44.9 | 25% | 32% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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. 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 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.
Questions about Huron South’s residents
What is the population of Huron South?
Huron South had 5,555 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Huron South?
The median age is 33.6, younger than 94% of Canadian towns. 23% are under 15 and 7.2% 65 or older.
Is Huron South bilingual?
English and French: 6.3% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 91%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.9%.
How diverse is Huron South?
Immigrants: 39% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 48%. Indigenous identity: 0.7%.
What religion are people in Huron South?
24% said they have no religion and 45% that they are Christian; 31% named another faith.
Is Huron South good for families?
23% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 65% of households and one-parent families 7.8%. Schools near Huron South are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Huron South?
Half of Huron South’s households had more than $120,100 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
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).