Photo: Mhsheikholeslami · CC BY-SA 4.0Bigger households than 87% of Canadian towns: 2.9 people each on average
In Newmarket, 35% of residents belong to a visible minority, beside 15% across Canada’s towns. This Ontario town had about 95,763 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 30,300 households at the 2021 Census. Here, 5% of households live in a building of five or more storeys. Compared with other places, immigrants are common here: 33%, more than in just over three quarters of Canadian towns.
Faster growth than 52% of Canadian towns: Newmarket changed by +4% since 2016
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 9%.
Above 78% of Canadian towns: 13% of residents are aged 15 to 24
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
16% of residents are 65 or over (Canada’s towns: 19%). Typically, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. No age band is larger than 55–59: nearly one in ten residents. The median age in Newmarket is 41.6, lower than in 53% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Newmarket, 41.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women.
One-person households make up 18% in Newmarket, less than in 82% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Couple families are 58% of households (Canada’s towns 53%) and one-parent families 10% (8.2%). The wider picture: 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Below 81% of Canadian towns: 6.8% of residents 15 and over live common-law
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married; in Newmarket, 51%. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
Fewer households in single-detached houses than 55% of Canadian towns: 60%
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
31% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 10% built before 1961. Across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses is 64%. The share of renter households is 24%, against 25% across Canada’s towns.
$110,000 a year: where the middle household sits
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; Newmarket’s, at $110,000, is 28% higher. The provincial yardstick is $91,600, the median across Ontario’s towns. Pandemic benefits reached 34% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Residents without Canadian citizenship make up 8.8% in Newmarket, more than in 63% of Canadian towns
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 40%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Residents who moved in within the year account for 10%. Most recent wave: 26% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%).
Newmarket: 37% of residents said they have no religion, above 55% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (6.5%), Buddhist (2.2%) and Jewish (2%). Compared with other places, Indigenous residents are scarce here: 1.2%, fewer than in 77% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
64% have English as their mother tongue; 7.4% 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
Residents whose mother tongue is French: 1%, near enough the figure across Canada’s towns. 18% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 2.8% speak neither official language.
40% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 72% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
7.3% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
An employment rate of 58%
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment here, 58%, matches the middle of Canada’s towns (58%) within a couple of points.
Ranked by age, 17th youngest of 41 towns this size
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Median ages climb from 34.4 (Fort McMurray) to 51.6 (Lindsay) across the group. Nearest to Newmarket in age: Maple Ridge (41.2), Kamloops (41.6), Strathcona County (42.4) and St. Albert (42.4).
2 of the 6 nearest towns are older than Newmarket
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 95,763 | — | 41.6 | 16% | 33% |
| Aurora | 67,385 | 5.4 km | 42 | 15% | 37% |
| East Gwillimbury | 42,989 | 7.3 km | 39.6 | 14% | 29% |
| Bradford | 51,346 | 11.2 km | 37.6 | 13% | 33% |
| King | 29,077 | 14.7 km | 43.2 | 16% | 26% |
| Stouffville | 58,010 | 17.9 km | 41.6 | 18% | 35% |
| Cathedraltown | 11,029 | 18.3 km | 40 | 13% | 60% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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. Each comparison is its own median: over Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
Questions about Newmarket’s residents
What is the median income in Newmarket?
$110,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Newmarket (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Newmarket?
Statistics Canada estimates 95,763 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 87,942 in Newmarket, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Newmarket?
41.6 is the median age, younger than 53% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 17%. 65 and over: 16%.
Is Newmarket bilingual?
English and French: 7.4% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 90%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1%.
How diverse is Newmarket?
Immigrants make up 33% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 35% are members of a visible minority, and 1.2% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Newmarket?
Christian: 51%. No religion: 37%. Another religion: 13%.
Is Newmarket good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 17%. 58% of households are couple families and 10% one-parent families. Schools near Newmarket are on its Schools page.
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).