Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0A median age of 60.4: McKellar is older than 99% of Canadian towns
Here 4.3% of households rent their home, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 25%. The 2021 Census found 695 households in McKellar; by July 2025 the population was about 1,534. 5.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24. One-parent families are rarer here than in 96% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of McKellar
Older than most towns
Half of McKellar’s residents are under 60.4 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 37% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, McKellar went from 1,111 to 1,419 residents (+28%), faster growth than in 98% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, McKellar outgrew 98% of Canadian towns: +28%
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across Ontario’s towns. The July 2025 estimate adds another 8%.
More residents aged 65 and over than 99% of Canadian towns: 37%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
60–64 is the most common age band: 14% of residents, 2 times the share across Canada’s towns. Fewer children under 15 than in 99% of Canadian towns: 7%. Across the comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2 people per household, fewer than in 90% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Where 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, McKellar has 30%.
McKellar sits above 91% of Canadian towns for married residents 15 and over (59%)
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
14% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. The census found that 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law in McKellar.
McKellar ranks above 99% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 99%
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: 29% date from 2001 or later, 15% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $79,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; McKellar’s, at $79,000, is 8% lower. Within Ontario’s towns, the household in the middle had $91,600. Pandemic benefits reached 18% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
McKellar ranks below 69% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 9.2%
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
With residents without Canadian citizenship at 0.7%, McKellar is behind 94% of Canadian towns on that count. The census found that 12% of residents are immigrants in the town. Set beside that, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
39% of residents said they have no religion, a share 61% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 2.1% here and 15% across Canada’s towns. Elsewhere, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Indigenous residents: 1.4% of the total.
English is the mother tongue of 91%, and 5.7% speak French as well
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
2.1% of residents have French as their mother tongue, about the same as across Canada’s towns. Lower than in 67% of Canadian towns: 5.7% of residents speak English and French.
Only 14% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in McKellar
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 11% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
38% of residents 15 and over were in work
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
38% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 37% are 65 or more.
McKellar is older than every town around it
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKellar | 1,534 | — | 60.4 | 37% | 12% |
| McDougall | 3,002 | 12.5 km | 52 | 28% | 6.9% |
| Parry Sound | 7,584 | 16.4 km | 53.2 | 32% | 7.5% |
| Seguin | 5,761 | 16.5 km | 54.8 | 29% | 8.4% |
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. “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. 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 McKellar’s residents
Is McKellar good for families?
Under 15: 7% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 59% of households. One-parent families: 4.3%. Schools near McKellar are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in McKellar?
The median household in McKellar took in $79,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of McKellar?
McKellar had about 1,534 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,419, 28% more than 2016.
What is the average age in McKellar?
A median age of 60.4. Children under 15 make up 7%, and people 65 and over 37%.
Is McKellar bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 5.7% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 95% speak only English and 0% only French; 2.1% grew up with French.
How diverse is McKellar?
12% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 2.1% belong to a visible minority and 1.4% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in McKellar?
62% are Christian and 39% have no religion; 0% follow another religion.
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).