Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0Renter households make up 66% in Vanier, more than in 94% of Canadian towns
Nearly a quarter of residents are not Canadian citizens; across Canada’s towns the figure is 5.8%. Vanier counted 15,686 residents and 6,500 households at the 2021 Census. Visible minority residents: 42% of the total. One-parent families are more common here than in 85% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Vanier
A neighbourhood of renters
66% of households rent their home, more than in 94% of Canadian towns; 58% live in an apartment. Homes ↓
A neighbourhood of high-rises
Buildings of five storeys or more hold 35% of households, more than in 93% of Canadian towns, and 12% of homes are condos. Homes ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Vanier’s residents are under 36 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 15% are under 15 and 16% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Half of Vanier is under 36, younger than 87% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
By its share of children under 15 (15%), Vanier is below 60% of Canadian towns. Residents aged 65 and over are rarer here than in 65% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Vanier, 36. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
More one-person households than 67% of Canadian towns: 31%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Shared houses stand out: 8.4% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 93% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Households average 2.4 people.
A smaller share of married residents 15 and over than 72% of Canadian towns: 38%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 35% of adults (typical: 27%). In Vanier, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
Vanier: 35% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, above 93% of Canadian towns
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
Nearly a quarter of homes were built before 1961 and 9.8% in 2001 or later. Few places have so few households in single-detached houses: 26% here, fewer than in 86% of Canadian towns.
The median household brings in $67,700 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Vanier: half had less than $67,700, 21% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $91,600, the median across Ontario’s towns. COVID-19 benefits went to 35% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
33% of residents are immigrants, a share 76% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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 40%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Where 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns, Vanier has 16%. For immigrants, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 17%.
26% of residents said they have no religion, below 76% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns, against 1.7% in Vanier. For comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Among other religions: Muslim (11%) and Hindu (6.5%).
English is the mother tongue of 56%, and 3.8% speak French as well
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
24% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 3.4% speak neither official language. On bilingual residents, Vanier sits lower than 89% of Canadian towns: 3.8%. Residents whose mother tongue is French make up 1.4%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
In Vanier, 26% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 52% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 15% here, 9.5% in the typical town. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
55% of adults were employed in May 2021
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 55%; 16% of residents are 65 or over.
Among 41 towns of 15,315 to 16,036 people, the 4th youngest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The group spans Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont, youngest at 32.1, to Parksville, oldest at 62. North Toronto (35.4), Little Portugal (35.7), Parc-Jarry (36.6) and Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgans Grant (37): the towns nearest Vanier in median age.
Every nearby town is older than Vanier
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanier | 15,686 | — | 36 | 16% | 33% |
| Trillium Industrial Park | 3,420 | 1.3 km | 44.9 | 25% | 32% |
| Centreville Chicopee | 10,291 | 1.8 km | 37.4 | 16% | 29% |
| Stanley Park | 8,721 | 1.9 km | 45.6 | 27% | 22% |
| Country Hills | 4,561 | 2.3 km | 41.6 | 21% | 29% |
| Alpine | 3,055 | 2.4 km | 38.2 | 17% | 30% |
| Idlewood | 5,005 | 2.8 km | 45.5 | 19% | 27% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. There is no census profile for a neighbourhood, so we add up the dissemination areas inside it. Each count is a sum of Statistics Canada’s rounded counts, the median age and income come from the published groups, and with 2016’s areas drawn differently there is no 2016 count.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- 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 Vanier’s residents
What is the population of Vanier?
15,686, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Vanier alone.
What is the average age in Vanier?
The median age is 36, younger than 87% of Canadian towns. 15% are under 15 and 16% 65 or older.
Is Vanier bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 3.8% are. Another 0% speak only French and 93% only English, and French is the first language of 1.4%.
How diverse is Vanier?
Immigrants: 33% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 42%. Indigenous identity: 1.7%.
What religion are people in Vanier?
26% said they have no religion and 52% that they are Christian; 22% named another faith.
Is Vanier good for families?
15% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 41% of households and one-parent families 11%. Schools near Vanier are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Vanier?
Half of Vanier’s households had more than $67,700 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).