Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Half of Magnetawan is over 59.2, older than 99% of Canadian towns
6.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Households in single-detached houses: 97% of the total. Magnetawan has more Indigenous residents than 73% of Canadian towns, at 5.5%. With about 1,888 residents in July 2025, Magnetawan counted 825 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Magnetawan
Older than most towns
Magnetawan’s median age is 59.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 35% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Magnetawan went from 1,390 people in 2016 to 1,753 in 2021, +26%: faster growth than in 98% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
+26% since 2016, a pace 98% of Canadian towns didn’t match
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 8%. The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Ontario’s towns +6%.
35% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Set against 16% across Canada’s towns, one in ten residents are under 15 in Magnetawan. Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 83% of Canadian towns: 2.1 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.
One-person households: 30%, above just over three fifths of Canadian towns. On the census count, 4.8% of households are one-parent families.
Married residents 15 and over make up 53% in Magnetawan, more than in 73% 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
Never married and not common-law: 17% of adults (typical: 27%). As a reference point, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 13% of the total.
A smaller share of renter households than 82% of Canadian towns: 13%
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 27% date from 2001 or later, 19% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Renter households: 25% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. 15% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Household income at the median: $67,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Magnetawan: half had less than $67,000, 22% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Ontario’s towns has $91,600 before tax. 19% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
7.2% of residents are immigrants
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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (80%) and in Oceania or elsewhere (12%). On immigrants, Magnetawan sits lower than 73% of Canadian towns: 7.2%. 1.1% of residents are not Canadian citizens, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns.
Residents with no religion make up 36% in Magnetawan, more than in 53% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 90%, and 4.8% speak French as well
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: English 97%, French 0.6%. On bilingual residents, Magnetawan sits lower than 77% of Canadian towns: 4.8%. Residents whose mother tongue is French are about as common here as across Canada’s towns, at 2%.
Magnetawan ranks below 85% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 14%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 11%, against 9.5%. Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 37% of residents aged 15 and over
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
37% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 35% are 65 or more.
No nearby town is as old as Magnetawan
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnetawan | 1,888 | — | 59.2 | 35% | 7.2% |
| Burk's Falls | 1,031 | 14.7 km | 45.2 | 24% | 6.9% |
| Strong | 1,624 | 18.7 km | 54.8 | 31% | 3.8% |
| Sundridge | 1,056 | 18.9 km | 54.4 | 35% | 5.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
Questions about Magnetawan’s residents
How diverse is Magnetawan?
Immigrants: 7.2% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 0%. Indigenous identity: 5.5%.
What religion are people in Magnetawan?
36% said they have no religion and 63% that they are Christian; 1.8% named another faith.
Is Magnetawan good for families?
10% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 58% of households and one-parent families 4.8%. Schools near Magnetawan are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Magnetawan?
Half of Magnetawan’s households had more than $67,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Magnetawan?
About 1,888, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,753 people in Magnetawan, 26% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Magnetawan?
The median age is 59.2. 10% are under 15 and 35% 65 or older.
Is Magnetawan bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 4.8% are. Another 0% speak only French and 95% only English, and French is the first language of 2%.
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).