Residents aged 65 and over make up 27% in River Bend, more than in 85% of Canadian towns
Where 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns, River Bend has 18%. Locally, 0.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity. With a median age of 45.9, River Bend is older than 72% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census put the neighbourhood’s population at 5,930, in 2,225 households.
What stands out about the people of River Bend
Many older residents
27% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 85% of Canadian towns; 5.7% are 80 or over, and 17% of households are one person living alone. Ages ↓
Many graduates
A bachelor’s degree or higher is held by 57% of 25- to 64-year-olds, more than in 92% of Canadian towns, and a master’s by 13%. Qualifications ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
18% of residents are under 15, a share 67% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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).
More residents are 70–74 than any other five-year age: 7.6% of residents, 1.6 times the share across Canada’s towns. Set beside that, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ River Bend, 45.9. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
One-person households make up 17% in River Bend, less than in 85% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households in River Bend hold 2.6 people on average (Canada’s towns: 2.4). Across Canada’s towns, 27% of households are one person living alone. Census figures put one-parent families at 8.3% here.
A larger share of married residents 15 and over than 99% of Canadian towns: 63%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Common-law partners make up 6.5%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Elsewhere, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Above 67% of Canadian towns: 2.7% of households live in a building of five or more storeys
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 87% date from 2001 or later, 0.9% from before 1961. Single-detached houses hold nearly two thirds of households, more than in 52% of Canadian towns, and buildings of five or more storeys 2.7%. Against a figure of 25% across Canada’s towns, the share of renter households in River Bend comes in at 22%.
Before tax, the median household income is $131,600 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
River Bend’s median household took in $131,600 before tax, 53% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Ontario’s towns is $91,600. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 20% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
In River Bend, 21% of residents are immigrants, more than in 58% of Canadian towns
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 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most immigrants were born in Europe (39%) or in Asia (37%). Against that, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. River Bend sits close to the norm on residents without Canadian citizenship: 6.1%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Only 32% of residents said they have no religion in River Bend
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
19% of residents belong to a visible minority; across Canada’s towns the figure is 15%. Measured more widely, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Among other religions: Muslim (7.8%).
80% have English as their mother tongue; 8.1% also speak French
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
At home, 7.3% mostly speak another language; 0.9% speak neither English nor French. Lower than in 62% of Canadian towns: 1.2% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
57% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, a share 92% of Canadian towns don’t reach
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
1.5% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
51% of residents 15 and over were in work
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 51%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 27% are 65 or over.
Among 41 towns of 5,814 to 6,059 people, the 12th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Median ages here range from 30.6 in Electoral Area B, Peace River to 62 in Nutana Urban Centre. Underwood (45.6), Richelieu (45.6), Sandstone Valley (46.9) and Spallumcheen (48): the towns nearest River Bend in median age.
Every nearby town is younger than River Bend
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. 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. 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 River Bend’s residents
What is the population of River Bend?
5,930, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for River Bend alone.
What is the average age in River Bend?
The median age is 45.9, older than 72% of Canadian towns. 18% are under 15 and 27% 65 or older.
Is River Bend bilingual?
English and French: 8.1% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 91%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.2%.
How diverse is River Bend?
Immigrants: 21% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 19%. Indigenous identity: 0.7%.
What religion are people in River Bend?
32% said they have no religion and 57% that they are Christian; 12% named another faith.
Is River Bend good for families?
18% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 71% of households and one-parent families 8.3%. Schools near River Bend are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in River Bend?
Half of River Bend’s households had more than $131,600 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).