Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0A median age of 55.6: Moonbeam is older than 95% of Canadian towns
The share of children under 15 trails 94% of Canadian towns: 10%. Residents with no religion are rarer here than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns. Some 1,262 people live in Moonbeam, by the estimate for July 2025. Census figures put renter households at 7.6% locally.
What stands out about the people of Moonbeam
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
16% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 2.2% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
A bilingual town
71% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 98% of Canadian towns; 9.5% speak French only and 20% English only. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Line Moonbeam’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 55.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 26% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Moonbeam went from 1,231 to 1,157 residents (−6%), slower growth than in 97% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents: 71%, a higher share than 98% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Across Canada’s towns, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue; in Moonbeam, 71%. Elsewhere, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Moonbeam’s population moved −6% on 2016, less than in 97% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 9%. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +6% across Ontario’s towns.
In Moonbeam, 26% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 82% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
60–64 is the most common age band: 14% of residents, 2 times the share across Canada’s towns. On residents aged 15 to 24, Moonbeam sits lower than 84% of Canadian towns: 8.7%. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Where 8.2% of households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns, Moonbeam has 3.8%. Here, 27% of households are one person living alone.
Moonbeam: 16% of residents 15 and over live common-law, above 78% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 18% of adults, beside a typical 27%. 54% of residents 15 and over are married. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
More households in single-detached houses than 99% of Canadian towns: 98%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. As a reference point, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 12% predate 1961, 11% date from 2001 or later.
Half above, half below $90,000 a year in household income
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, and Moonbeam’s, at $90,000, is close to it. For Ontario’s towns, the median household income is $91,600. 19% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
In Moonbeam, 12% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 63% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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 figure for immigrants is 0.9% in Moonbeam and 17% across Canada’s towns. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
More Indigenous residents than 95% of Canadian towns: 16%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Below 92% of Canadian towns: 12% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 14% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
42% of residents 15 and over were in work
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 42%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 26% are 65 or over.
Around Moonbeam, 1 of 3 towns have a higher median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. Moonbeam has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 18–58 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moonbeam | 1,262 | — | 55.6 | 26% | 0.9% |
| Kapuskasing | 8,825 | 17.8 km | 48.4 | 25% | 2.5% |
| Smooth Rock Falls | 1,259 | 41.4 km | 58 | 35% | 1.7% |
| Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part | 2,770 | 58.2 km | 48.8 | 19% | 3.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Ontario’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- 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.
Questions about Moonbeam’s residents
What is the population of Moonbeam?
About 1,262, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,157 people in Moonbeam, 6% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Moonbeam?
The median age is 55.6. 10% are under 15 and 26% 65 or older.
Is Moonbeam bilingual?
71% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 9.5% speak French only and 20% English only. French is the mother tongue of 71%.
How diverse is Moonbeam?
Immigrants: 0.9% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 0%. Indigenous identity: 16%.
What religion are people in Moonbeam?
23% said they have no religion and 77% that they are Christian; 0% named another faith.
Is Moonbeam good for families?
10% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 65% of households and one-parent families 3.8%. Schools near Moonbeam are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Moonbeam?
Half of Moonbeam’s households had more than $90,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
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).