Photo: Mosbo6 · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in buildings of five or more storeys make up 7% in Byron, more than in 76% of Canadian towns
Just over one in ten immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Across Byron, nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. With a median age of 44.4, Byron is older than 64% of Canadian towns. The neighbourhood counted 15,277 residents and 5,985 households at the 2021 Census.
Children under 15 make up 18% in Byron, more than in 74% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with 7.1% of residents. Set beside that, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Byron, 44.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Byron ranks below 62% of Canadian towns on one-person households: 24%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The typical household size is 2.6 people. The comparison figure for one-person households is 27% across Canada’s towns. Across Byron, 7.8% of households are one-parent families.
Married residents 15 and over make up 58% in Byron, more than in 89% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Set against 11% across Canada’s towns, 6.9% of residents 15 and over live common-law in Byron. Singles who have never married make up just over a fifth of adults, beside a typical 27%.
A lower share of renter households than 75% of Canadian towns, at 15%
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses is 64%; Byron has 73%. To put it in context, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Half of households earn more than $113,300 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $113,300, the middle household in Byron out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 32%. The middle household across Ontario’s towns has $91,600 before tax. In 2020, 22% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
In Byron, 9.3% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 68% of Canadian towns
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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 (50%), then in Asia (23%). Against that, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns, against 3.9% in Byron.
Below 53% of Canadian towns: 34% of residents said they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (2.2%). Few places have so few Indigenous residents: 1.7% here, fewer than in 68% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. 13% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%).
84% have English as their mother tongue; 8% also speak French
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home, 5% mostly speak another language; 0.5% speak neither English nor French. Few places have so few residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.2% here, fewer than in 62% of Canadian towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 44%, a higher share than 77% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 3.5% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
55% of adults were employed in May 2021
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 23% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 55% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Of 41 towns its size (14,961 to 15,570 people), the 17th oldest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The youngest of these towns is Laurel, at 31.2; the oldest, Parksville, is at 62. Nearest to Byron in age: Les Rapides (43.4), Lawrence Park South (43.4), High River (44.8) and Dorchester (45.2).
4 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Byron
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron | 15,277 | — | 44.4 | 23% | 16% |
| Oakridge | 16,247 | 2.9 km | 45.3 | 22% | 21% |
| Westmount | 19,591 | 3.0 km | 45.2 | 25% | 25% |
| River Bend | 5,930 | 3.1 km | 45.9 | 27% | 21% |
| Talbot | 8,085 | 3.5 km | 38.6 | 16% | 27% |
| Southcrest | 14,477 | 4.6 km | 44.8 | 24% | 20% |
| Hyde Park | 14,769 | 5.1 km | 34.4 | 11% | 38% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Ontario’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Byron’s residents
What religion are people in Byron?
Christian: 61%. No religion: 34%. Another religion: 4.8%.
Is Byron good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 18%. 63% of households are couple families and 7.8% one-parent families. Schools near Byron are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Byron?
$113,300 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Byron (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Byron?
Byron had 15,277 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Byron?
44.4 is the median age, older than 64% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 18%. 65 and over: 23%.
Is Byron bilingual?
8% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 91% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.2%.
How diverse is Byron?
Immigrants make up 16% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 13% are members of a visible minority, and 1.7% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
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).