13% of households are one person living alone, below 95% of Canadian towns
Of the immigrants living here, 12% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. The 2021 Census counted 5,005 residents in 1,765 households. Renter households account for 9.3%. Compared with other places, residents who moved in within the year are scarce here: 6.4%, fewer than in 94% of Canadian towns.
Older than 70% of Canadian towns: half of Idlewood is over 45.5
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 tops 74% of Canadian towns: 12%. 55–59 is the most common age band: 8.8% of residents. Among Ontario’s towns, Northern Bruce Peninsula has the highest share aged 65 or over, at 41%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Idlewood, 45.5. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Bigger households than 84% of Canadian towns: 2.8 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
For Idlewood, the census puts one-parent families at 7.1%.
Married residents 15 and over make up 60% in Idlewood, more than in 94% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
5.8% of residents 15 and over live common-law (Canada’s towns: 11%). Single and never married: 25% of adults, against a typical 27%.
83% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 78% 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
Newer homes outnumber old: 16% date from 2001 or later, 2.3% from before 1961. The comparison figure for households in single-detached houses is 64% across Canada’s towns. Nothing unusual on households in buildings of five or more storeys: 0.3%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $125,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Idlewood had $125,000 before tax, 45% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Ontario’s towns is $91,600. Pandemic benefits reached 25% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Idlewood ranks above 67% of Canadian towns on immigrants: 27%
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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (54%) and in Asia (25%). Across the comparison, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. Where 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns, Idlewood has 4.4%.
28% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 71% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (2.7%). The wider picture: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Lower than in just over three fifths of Canadian towns: 2% of residents have an Indigenous identity. In Idlewood, 18% of residents belong to a visible minority, beside 15% across Canada’s towns.
69% have English as their mother tongue; 6.1% 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
There is little gap on residents whose mother tongue is French: 1%, about the same as across Canada’s towns. At home: English 83%, French 0.2%. Fewer bilingual residents than in 62% of Canadian towns: 6.1%.
34% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 62% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
8% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
57% of residents 15 and over were in work
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.
Employment here, 57%, matches the middle of Canada’s towns (58%) within a couple of points.
The 19th oldest of 41 towns of 4,923 to 5,090 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Between Westdale South (31.1) and Northern Bruce Peninsula (61.6) lies the rest of the group. The towns whose median age is nearest to Idlewood’s: Central Business District (43.8), Warwick (44.4), Capilano (45.9) and York Road (45.9).
Of the 6 towns nearest Idlewood, 1 are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idlewood | 5,005 | — | 45.5 | 19% | 27% |
| Grand River South | 10,723 | 1.6 km | 35.9 | 9.4% | 35% |
| Centreville Chicopee | 10,291 | 1.7 km | 37.4 | 16% | 29% |
| Stanley Park | 8,721 | 1.8 km | 45.6 | 27% | 22% |
| Heritage Park | 6,369 | 1.8 km | 43.1 | 22% | 26% |
| Grand River North | 3,823 | 2.0 km | 44 | 18% | 28% |
| Rosemount | 6,169 | 2.8 km | 41.9 | 19% | 18% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- 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. The figures sum the neighbourhood’s dissemination areas, since the census is published for municipalities only. Medians are estimated from the age and income groups, counts carry Statistics Canada’s rounding, and no 2016 count matches these boundaries.
Questions about Idlewood’s residents
What is the average age in Idlewood?
Half the residents are older than 45.5 and half younger, older than 70% of Canadian towns; 15% are children under 15 and 19% are 65 or over.
Is Idlewood bilingual?
English and French: 6.1% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 93%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1%.
How diverse is Idlewood?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 27%. A visible minority makes up 18% and Indigenous residents 2%.
What religion are people in Idlewood?
Most often Christian (63%) or no religion (28%); other religions make up 9.2%.
Is Idlewood good for families?
Children under 15 are 15% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 70% of households and one-parent families 7.1%. Schools near Idlewood are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Idlewood?
Median total household income in Idlewood was $125,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Idlewood?
5,005, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Idlewood alone.
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).