Photo: Silver Dovelet · CC BY-SA 4.059% of residents are immigrants, a share 97% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Against a figure of 27% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households in Vinegar Hill comes in at 10%. The neighbourhood counted 19,543 residents and 5,525 households at the 2021 Census. 7.7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. At 4.1%, the share of households in buildings of five or more storeys is higher than in 71% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Vinegar Hill
More immigrants than most towns
59% of residents are immigrants, against 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (83%) and in the Americas (9.2%); 20% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
Visible minority residents make up 85%, more than in 98% of Canadian towns, and immigrants 59%. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
More residents aged 15 to 24 than 87% of Canadian towns: 14%
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The median age in Vinegar Hill is 40, lower than in 63% of Canadian towns. Across Vinegar Hill, 16% of residents are 65 or over. To put it in context, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. On children under 15, 16% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Vinegar Hill, 40. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
3.5 people per household, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
7.1% of households are one-parent families, a lower share than in 68% of Canadian towns.
2.8% of residents 15 and over live common-law, fewer than in 98% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Here 57% of residents 15 and over are married, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 46%. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
A lower share of renter households than 71% of Canadian towns, at 17%
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
22% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 3.5% built before 1961. The share of renter households across Canada’s towns is 25%. Compared with 64% across Canada’s towns, 71% of households live in a single-detached house here.
Household income, middle of the range: $114,100 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Vinegar Hill’s, at $114,100, is 33% higher. Ontario’s towns have a median of $91,600. The pandemic’s benefits: 40% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
In Vinegar Hill, 15% of residents are not Canadian citizens, more than in 83% of Canadian towns
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 70%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Of the immigrants living here, 20% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. By way of comparison, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns.
Vinegar Hill ranks above 98% of Canadian towns on visible minority residents: 85%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Hindu (19%), Muslim (15%), Buddhist (3.4%) and Sikh (2.5%). Lower than in 70% of Canadian towns: 28% of residents said they have no religion.
65% have a mother tongue other than English or 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
With residents whose mother tongue is French at 0.2%, Vinegar Hill is behind 99% of Canadian towns on that count. 4.1% of residents speak English and French, fewer than in 85% of Canadian towns. At home, 42% mostly speak another language; 10% speak neither English nor French.
Vinegar Hill sits above 66% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (36%)
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 17% (typical 9.5%). On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 51% of adults
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 51% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 16% of residents are 65 or over.
The 19th oldest of 41 towns of 19,050 to 19,988 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Pelham is the oldest at 50.4, Mitchell the youngest at 28.8. By median age, Vinegar Hill sits among Laflèche (38.7), Evergreen (39.6), Greensborough (40.7) and Stony Plain (40.8).
5 of the 6 nearest towns are older than Vinegar Hill
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinegar Hill | 19,543 | — | 40 | 16% | 59% |
| Box Grove | 25,496 | 1.8 km | 38.1 | 13% | 57% |
| Hagerman's Corners | 43,555 | 2.6 km | 40.5 | 19% | 65% |
| Milliken | 24,431 | 3.2 km | 46.8 | 24% | 68% |
| Markham Village | 10,319 | 3.8 km | 47.3 | 25% | 40% |
| Underwood | 5,972 | 4.1 km | 45.6 | 23% | 71% |
| Agincourt North | 27,790 | 4.4 km | 47.2 | 24% | 68% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. The figures sum the neighbourhood’s dissemination areas, since the census is published for municipalities only. Medians are estimated from the age and income groups, counts carry Statistics Canada’s rounding, and no 2016 count matches these boundaries.
- 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. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
Questions about Vinegar Hill’s residents
Is Vinegar Hill bilingual?
English and French: 4.1% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 86%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.2%.
How diverse is Vinegar Hill?
59% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 85% belong to a visible minority and 0% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Vinegar Hill?
30% are Christian and 28% have no religion; 42% follow another religion.
Is Vinegar Hill good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 57% of households. One-parent families: 7.1%. Schools near Vinegar Hill are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Vinegar Hill?
The median household in Vinegar Hill took in $114,100 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Vinegar Hill?
Vinegar Hill had 19,543 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Vinegar Hill?
A median age of 40, younger than 63% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 16%.
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).