Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.021% of residents are under 15, more than in 89% of Canadian towns
Against a figure of 27% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households in Lucan comes in at 19%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 6,827 residents; the 2021 Census found 2,115 households. Locally, 88% of households live in a single-detached house. With a median age of 37.6, Lucan is younger than 79% of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada counts Lucan as part of Lucan Biddulph: the figures on this page are the municipality’s.
What stands out about the people of Lucan
Growing faster than most
Lucan went from 4,700 people in 2016 to 5,680 in 2021, +21%: faster growth than in 97% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
A town of families
Children under 15 are 21% of residents, more than in 89% of Canadian towns. Households average 2.7 people, and 6.1% are one-parent families. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +21% change since 2016: faster than 97% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 20% higher again. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Ontario’s towns, by more than +6%.
Below 70% of Canadian towns: 15% of residents are 65 or over
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
30–34 is the most common age band: 7.9% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Locally, one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Lucan, 37.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.7 people per household, more than in 76% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families is 8.2%; Lucan has 6.1%.
Married residents 15 and over: 58%, a higher share than 89% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 21% of adults (typical: 27%). Typically, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: just over a tenth of the total.
Only 14% of households rent their home in Lucan
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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. The share of renter households across Canada’s towns is 25%. 37% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 27% built before 1961.
Median gross household income: $105,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Lucan’s median household took in $105,000 before tax, 22% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $91,600, the median across Ontario’s towns. 21% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
A lower share of residents who moved in within the year than 71% of Canadian towns, at 9.1%
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
The share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 0.9%, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns. Residents who moved in within the year: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. In Lucan, 6.7% of residents are immigrants.
More residents with no religion than 66% of Canadian towns: 40%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With visible minority residents at 2.5%, Lucan is behind 81% of Canadian towns on that count. The census found that 1.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity in the town. For comparison, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
95% have English as their mother tongue; 3.8% also speak French
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 98%, French 0.1%. On bilingual residents, Lucan sits lower than 89% of Canadian towns: 3.8%. Residents whose mother tongue is French are about as common here as across Canada’s towns, at 0.6%.
Lucan sits below 61% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (22%)
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 6.1% (typical 9.5%). By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 68%
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
68% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
The 7th youngest of 41 towns of 6,671 to 6,996 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Southern Gulf Islands is the oldest at 61.6, Rhineland the youngest at 27.2. By median age, Lucan sits among Renfrew (37.2), Spruce Cliff (37.6), Hillsdale (37.7) and Wainwright (38).
Older than Lucan: 2 of the 3 towns nearby
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucan | 6,827 | — | 37.6 | 15% | 6.7% |
| Exeter | 10,781 | 18.1 km | 50 | 29% | 7.9% |
| Sunningdale | 21,645 | 18.6 km | 37.6 | 15% | 39% |
| Uplands | 8,819 | 19.3 km | 43.6 | 21% | 34% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
Questions about Lucan’s residents
What religion are people in Lucan?
59% are Christian and 40% have no religion; 0.7% follow another religion.
Is Lucan good for families?
Under 15: 21% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 69% of households. One-parent families: 6.1%. Schools near Lucan are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Lucan?
The median household in Lucan took in $105,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Lucan?
Lucan had about 6,827 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 5,680, 21% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Lucan?
A median age of 37.6, younger than 79% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 21%, and people 65 and over 15%.
Is Lucan bilingual?
English and French: 3.8% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 96%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.6%.
How diverse is Lucan?
6.7% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 2.5% belong to a visible minority and 1.8% have an Indigenous identity.
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).