Photo: Photographer: Christine Lee (Malton Resident) ( Tuvok649 ) · CC BY 3.0Malton ranks above 98% of Canadian towns on visible minority residents: 87%
The average household has 3.3 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. The 2021 Census put Malton’s population at 39,476, in 11,770 households. Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 18% in the neighbourhood. At 23%, the share of households in single-detached houses is lower than in 88% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Malton
More immigrants than most towns
55% of residents are immigrants, against 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (59%), then in the Americas (28%); 28% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
87% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 98% of Canadian towns; 55% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
The middle resident of Malton is 34.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 15% are under 15 and 15% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Half of Malton is under 34.8, younger than 91% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
20–24 is the most common age band: just over one in ten residents, 2.1 times the share across Canada’s towns. Compared with other places, residents aged 65 and over are scarce here: 15%, fewer than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Malton, 34.8. 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.
Malton ranks below 90% of Canadian towns on one-person households: 15%
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.
Shared houses stand out: just over one in ten households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 97% of Canadian towns. Locally, just over one in ten households are one-parent families. The usual figure: 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Common-law partners: 3.1%, a lower share than 97% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Nearly two in five adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). The share of married residents 15 and over stands at 45%. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
Malton ranks above 79% of Canadian towns on households in buildings of five or more storeys: 10%
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
15% of homes were built before 1961 and 7.6% in 2001 or later. More renter households than in 73% of Canadian towns: 39%.
$88,100 a year is the median household income here
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Malton’s households had a total income above $88,100 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $91,600 is the median household income across Ontario’s towns. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 42% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
55% of residents are immigrants, more than in 95% 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 65%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Compared with 5.8% across Canada’s towns, 30% of residents are not Canadian citizens here. In Malton, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier. By way of comparison, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of residents with no religion than 98% of Canadian towns: 9.3%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With Indigenous residents at 0.2%, Malton is behind 94% of Canadian towns on that count. By way of comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Other faiths: Sikh (24%), Hindu (16%) and Muslim (13%).
Beyond English and French: 57% grew up with another language
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 0.4%, Malton is behind 95% of Canadian towns on that count. The census found that 3.7% of residents speak English and French in the neighbourhood.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 30%, a higher share than 56% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 14% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
52% of residents 15 and over were in work
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 15% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 52% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Of 41 towns its size (36,072 to 42,989 people), the 1st youngest
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages climb from 34.8 (Malton) to 53.2 (Sorel-Tracy) across the group. Next to Malton on this scale come Prince Albert (35.2) and Strawberry Hill (35.2).
Every nearby town is older than Malton
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malton | 39,476 | — | 34.8 | 15% | 55% |
| West Humber-Clairville | 33,690 | 3.8 km | 38.1 | 17% | 57% |
| A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) | 16,400 | 5.0 km | 38.3 | 15% | 44% |
| E-F-K-Section (bramalea) | 13,596 | 5.4 km | 35.7 | 12% | 51% |
| Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown | 32,069 | 5.6 km | 35.8 | 13% | 63% |
| Rexdale-Kipling | 10,378 | 6.3 km | 41.6 | 18% | 47% |
| G-Section (bramalea) | 8,224 | 6.3 km | 39.2 | 16% | 39% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Ontario’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. There is no census profile for a neighbourhood, so we add up the dissemination areas inside it. Each count is a sum of Statistics Canada’s rounded counts, the median age and income come from the published groups, and with 2016’s areas drawn differently there is no 2016 count.
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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.
Questions about Malton’s residents
What is the average age in Malton?
The median age is 34.8, younger than 91% of Canadian towns. 15% are under 15 and 15% 65 or older.
Is Malton bilingual?
3.7% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0.1% speak French only and 92% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.4%.
How diverse is Malton?
Immigrants: 55% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 87%. Indigenous identity: 0.2%.
What religion are people in Malton?
9.3% said they have no religion and 36% that they are Christian; 54% named another faith.
Is Malton good for families?
15% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 41% of households and one-parent families 12%. Schools near Malton are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Malton?
Half of Malton’s households had more than $88,100 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Malton?
39,476, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Malton alone.
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).