Photo: Padraic · CC BY-SA 2.093% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 94% of Canadian towns
Set against 2.8% across Canada’s towns, 10% of residents have an Indigenous identity in Laurentian Valley. Half of the town’s residents are over 45.6, older than in 71% of Canadian towns. The town had about 9,714 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 3,715 households at the 2021 Census. One-person households account for 20%.
Laurentian Valley changed by +1% from 2016 to 2021, behind 72% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across Ontario’s towns. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 3%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 21%, a higher share than 61% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
55–59 is the most common age band: 9% of residents. Across Canada’s towns, 19% of residents are 65 or over. Here one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Laurentian Valley, 45.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Larger households than 58% of Canadian towns: 2.5 people on average
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 share of one-parent families stands at 7.4%.
Laurentian Valley sits above 78% of Canadian towns for married residents 15 and over (55%)
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 22% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married. For Laurentian Valley, the census puts common-law partners at 11%.
Fewer renter households than 83% of Canadian towns: 12%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 27% predate 1961, 15% date from 2001 or later.
Half above, half below $94,000 a year in household income
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
Half of Laurentian Valley’s households had a total income above $94,000, 9% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Ontario’s towns has $91,600 before tax. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 20% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
Laurentian Valley sits below 74% of Canadian towns for residents who moved in within the year (8.8%)
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
Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, 3.8% of residents are immigrants in Laurentian Valley. Across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Residents without Canadian citizenship account for 0.9%.
Residents with no religion make up 25% in Laurentian Valley, less than in 77% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
2.3% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% across Canada’s towns. Residents with no religion make up 35% across Canada’s towns.
In Laurentian Valley, 5.4% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 72% of Canadian towns
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
At home: English 96%, French 2%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is 1.5%. 15% of residents speak English and French, a higher share than in 70% of Canadian towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 76% of Canadian towns, at 17%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Laurentian Valley, 17%, and 46% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 8.4%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
55% of residents 15 and over were in work
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 55%; 21% of residents are 65 or over.
14th highest median age among 41 towns of 9,526 to 9,929
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Median ages climb from 25.6 (Stanley) to 67.5 (Qualicum Beach) across the group. Next to Laurentian Valley on this scale come Shawnigan (44.4), Plympton-Wyoming (45.6), River Valley Oleskiw (46.2) and Antigonish County, Subdivision A (47.2).
Around Laurentian Valley, 2 of 3 towns have a higher median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurentian Valley | 9,714 | — | 45.6 | 21% | 3.8% |
| Pembroke | 15,479 | 4.1 km | 46.4 | 27% | 4.5% |
| Petawawa | 19,606 | 12.5 km | 32 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
| L'Isle-aux-Allumettes | 1,413 | 13.4 km | 50 | 26% | 3.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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 Laurentian Valley’s residents
How diverse is Laurentian Valley?
Immigrants: 3.8% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 2.3%. Indigenous identity: 10%.
What religion are people in Laurentian Valley?
25% said they have no religion and 74% that they are Christian; 1.1% named another faith.
Is Laurentian Valley good for families?
16% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 64% of households and one-parent families 7.4%. Schools near Laurentian Valley are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Laurentian Valley?
Half of Laurentian Valley’s households had more than $94,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Laurentian Valley?
About 9,714, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 9,450 people in Laurentian Valley, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Laurentian Valley?
The median age is 45.6, older than 71% of Canadian towns. 16% are under 15 and 21% 65 or older.
Is Laurentian Valley bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 15% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 85% speak only English and 0.2% only French; 5.4% grew up with French.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).