Photo: Francine Pallister · CC BY-SA 3.0Children under 15 make up 23% in Malahide, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
With a median age of 37.2, Malahide is younger than just over four fifths of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 3,015 households locally; by July 2025 the population was about 9,995. Census figures put households in single-detached houses at 94% here. 17% of households are one person living alone; across Canada’s towns the figure is 27%.
What stands out about the people of Malahide
A town of families
Children under 15 are 23% of residents, more than in 95% of Canadian towns. Households average 3.1 people, and 5.5% are one-parent families. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower growth than 76% of Canadian towns: Malahide changed by ±0% since 2016
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Ontario’s towns, by more than +6%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 7% higher again.
A higher share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 85% of Canadian towns, at 14%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
More residents are 10–14 than any other five-year age: nearly one in ten residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 16% in Malahide. To put it in context, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Malahide, 37.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
Malahide households average 3.1 people, larger than in 92% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Against a figure of 8.2% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families in Malahide comes in at 5.5%.
Malahide: 59% of residents 15 and over are married, above 91% 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
Nearly a quarter of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). On common-law partners, Malahide sits lower than four fifths of Canadian towns: 7%. As a yardstick, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Renter households: 13%, a lower share than 81% of Canadian towns
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
Nearly a third of homes were built before 1961 and 18% in 2001 or later. Typically, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys: 0.2%, near enough the figure across Canada’s towns.
Households here have a median income of $95,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Malahide: half had more than $95,000, 10% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Ontario’s towns the median is $91,600. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 21% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Only 9.7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Malahide
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 the Americas (74%), then in Europe (22%). Malahide has fewer residents without Canadian citizenship than just over four fifths of Canadian towns, at 1.5%. The share of residents who moved in within the year across Canada’s towns is 11%. Recent arrivals are 20% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
Fewer residents with no religion than 79% of Canadian towns: 24%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Against a figure of 15% across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents in Malahide comes in at 1.7%. Set beside that, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. For Malahide, the census puts Indigenous residents at 0.7%.
71% have English as their mother tongue; 2% 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
With residents whose mother tongue is French at 0.4%, Malahide is behind 95% of Canadian towns on that count. Add to that, this Ontario town has fewer bilingual residents than 98% of Canadian towns, at 2%. 13% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 1.8% speak neither official language.
11% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 94% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
26% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
63% of adults were employed in May 2021
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
63% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
Ranked by age, 7th youngest of 41 towns this size
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Stanley is the youngest of them at 25.6; Blind Bay, at 58.8, the oldest. By median age, Malahide sits among Argyle North (36.2), The Valleys of Thornhill (36.9), M-Section (bramalea) (37.9) and Hinton (38).
Of the 4 towns nearest Malahide, 3 are older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malahide | 9,995 | — | 37.2 | 16% | 16% |
| Aylmer | 8,371 | 1.7 km | 39.2 | 20% | 17% |
| Bayham | 7,935 | 12.9 km | 34.4 | 15% | 18% |
| Central Elgin | 15,230 | 14.7 km | 48.8 | 23% | 9.8% |
| St. Thomas | 49,388 | 16.5 km | 43.6 | 21% | 10% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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 Malahide’s residents
What religion are people in Malahide?
76% are Christian and 24% have no religion; 0.3% follow another religion.
Is Malahide good for families?
Under 15: 23% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 71% of households. One-parent families: 5.5%. Schools near Malahide are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Malahide?
The median household in Malahide took in $95,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Malahide?
Malahide had about 9,995 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 9,308, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Malahide?
A median age of 37.2, younger than 81% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 23%, and people 65 and over 16%.
Is Malahide bilingual?
English and French: 2% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 96%. French only: 0.1%. French mother tongue: 0.4%.
How diverse is Malahide?
16% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.7% belong to a visible minority and 0.7% 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).