Above 79% of Canadian towns: 44% of households rent their home
In Rosemount the average household is 2.2 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Census day 2021: 6,169 residents and 2,805 households in the neighbourhood. Children under 15: 14% of the total. Half of the neighbourhood’s residents are under 41.9, younger than in 51% of Canadian towns.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 70% of Canadian towns: 9.7%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The largest age band is 30–34: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. For Rosemount, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 19%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Rosemount, 41.9. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
One-person households make up 34% in Rosemount, more than in 75% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-parent families tops 69% of Canadian towns: 9.5%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%.
Rosemount sits below 64% of Canadian towns for married residents 15 and over (42%)
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 29% of adults, beside a typical 27%. To put it in context, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 13% in Rosemount.
Rosemount: 6.1% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, above 74% 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
Set against 64% across Canada’s towns, 58% of households live in a single-detached house in Rosemount. Older homes outnumber new: 50% predate 1961, 4.2% date from 2001 or later.
The median household brings in $77,500 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $77,500, the middle household in Rosemount earned 10% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Ontario’s towns: $91,600. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 29% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
Rosemount: 7.7% of residents are not Canadian citizens, above 59% 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
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (51%), then in Asia (19%). Across Canada’s towns, residents without Canadian citizenship come to 5.8%. 11% lived at another address a year earlier, more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. Of the immigrants living here, 31% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%.
36% of residents said they have no religion, a share 54% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (2.1%). For comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Against a figure of 15% across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents in Rosemount comes in at 14%.
80% have English as their mother tongue; 4.7% 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
Rosemount sits close to the norm on residents whose mother tongue is French: 1%, about the same as across Canada’s towns. At home, 8.2% mostly speak another language; 1.1% speak neither English nor French. On bilingual residents, Rosemount sits lower than 78% of Canadian towns: 4.7%.
25% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 54% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
9.1% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
59% of adults were employed in May 2021
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 59%, the share in work is about the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (6,085 to 6,247), the 15th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The group spans Grosvenor Park, youngest at 32.9, to Tay Valley, oldest at 57.2. In age, Rosemount keeps company with McMasterville (41.6), Willow Creek No. 26 (41.6), Saint-Césaire (42) and South Walkerville (43.2).
Older than Rosemount: 3 of the 6 towns nearby
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemount | 6,169 | — | 41.9 | 19% | 18% |
| Heritage Park | 6,369 | 1.0 km | 43.1 | 22% | 26% |
| Grand River North | 3,823 | 1.7 km | 44 | 18% | 28% |
| Auditorium | 3,918 | 1.7 km | 39.3 | 15% | 14% |
| Stanley Park | 8,721 | 1.8 km | 45.6 | 27% | 22% |
| Central Frederick | 5,895 | 1.8 km | 39.5 | 18% | 19% |
| Bridgeport East | 3,903 | 2.1 km | 38.7 | 13% | 20% |
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. Statistics Canada publishes the census for municipalities, not neighbourhoods, so these figures add up the dissemination areas inside the neighbourhood. Counts are sums of StatCan’s rounded counts; the median age and income are worked out from the published age and income groups; and 2016 areas don’t add up to these, so there is no 2016 count.
Questions about Rosemount’s residents
What is the population of Rosemount?
The 2021 Census counted 6,169 people in Rosemount.
What is the average age in Rosemount?
41.9 is the median age, younger than 51% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 14%. 65 and over: 19%.
Is Rosemount bilingual?
English and French: 4.7% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 94%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1%.
How diverse is Rosemount?
Immigrants make up 18% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 14% are members of a visible minority, and 2.9% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Rosemount?
Christian: 58%. No religion: 36%. Another religion: 5.8%.
Is Rosemount good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 14%. 46% of households are couple families and 9.5% one-parent families. Schools near Rosemount are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Rosemount?
$77,500 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Rosemount (Canada’s towns: $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).