Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0A median age of 52: North Algona Wilberforce is older than 90% of Canadian towns
Against a figure of 25% across Canada’s towns, the share of renter households in North Algona Wilberforce comes in at 11%. Nearly one in ten residents have an Indigenous identity. On residents aged 15 to 24, North Algona Wilberforce sits lower than 84% of Canadian towns: 8.7%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 3,290 residents; the 2021 Census found 1,295 households.
What stands out about the people of North Algona Wilberforce
Older than most towns
Half of North Algona Wilberforce’s residents are under 52 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 25% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
North Algona Wilberforce’s population changed by +7% since 2016, more than in 66% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 6% higher again.
25% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 81% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with 11% of residents, 1.6 times the share across Canada’s towns. 14% of residents are under 15, fewer than in 71% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ North Algona Wilberforce, 52. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women.
A smaller share of one-person households than 66% of Canadian towns: 23%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In North Algona Wilberforce, 5% of households are one-parent families, beside 8.2% across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Households here average 2.4 people each.
North Algona Wilberforce: 59% of residents 15 and over are married, above 91% 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%. The census found that 9.9% of residents 15 and over live common-law in North Algona Wilberforce.
Households in single-detached houses: 99%, a higher share than 99% of Canadian towns
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 nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. 30% of homes were built before 1961 and 18% in 2001 or later. As a yardstick, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Half above, half below $82,000 a year in household income
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Half of North Algona Wilberforce’s households had a total income above $82,000 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $91,600, the median across Ontario’s towns. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 21% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
4.6% of residents are immigrants
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
7.1% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Residents without Canadian citizenship: 0.7% of the total. Fewer immigrants than in 83% of Canadian towns: 4.6%.
Below 70% of Canadian towns: 28% of residents said they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With visible minority residents at 1.6%, North Algona Wilberforce is behind 89% of Canadian towns on that count. As a reference point, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Bilingual residents: 8.7%, a higher share than 56% of Canadian towns
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
At home: English 99%, French 0.6%. Compared with other places, residents whose mother tongue is French are common here: 2.4%, more than in 65% of Canadian towns. On average, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 12% in North Algona Wilberforce, less than in 91% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in North Algona Wilberforce, 12%, and 47% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%).
A job for 49% of residents aged 15 and over
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 25% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 49% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (3,244 to 3,336), the 11th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Arviat is the youngest of them at 21.8; Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast, at 61.2, the oldest. The towns whose median age is nearest to North Algona Wilberforce’s: Saint-André-d'Argenteuil (49.2), Annapolis County, Subdivision D (52), Pictou (53.2) and Saint-Jean-Port-Joli (54).
Nearby, 2 of 5 towns have older populations than North Algona Wilberforce
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. No closer places have figures: these lie 11–29 km from North Algona Wilberforce.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Algona Wilberforce | 3,290 | — | 52 | 25% | 4.6% |
| Eganville | 4,326 | 11.0 km | 54.4 | 30% | 4.8% |
| Laurentian Valley | 9,714 | 20.0 km | 45.6 | 21% | 3.8% |
| Pembroke | 15,479 | 21.5 km | 46.4 | 27% | 4.5% |
| Whitewater Region | 7,899 | 24.8 km | 47.6 | 23% | 5% |
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 29.1 km | 54 | 30% | 6.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
Questions about North Algona Wilberforce’s residents
What is the median income in North Algona Wilberforce?
Median total household income in North Algona Wilberforce was $82,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of North Algona Wilberforce?
The latest figure is an estimate: 3,290 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, North Algona Wilberforce counted 3,111, 7% more than 2016.
What is the average age in North Algona Wilberforce?
Half the residents are older than 52 and half younger, older than 90% of Canadian towns; 14% are children under 15 and 25% are 65 or over.
Is North Algona Wilberforce bilingual?
8.7% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 91% English only. French is the mother tongue of 2.4%.
How diverse is North Algona Wilberforce?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 4.6%. A visible minority makes up 1.6% and Indigenous residents 8.8%.
What religion are people in North Algona Wilberforce?
Most often Christian (71%) or no religion (28%); other religions make up 1.3%.
Is North Algona Wilberforce good for families?
Children under 15 are 14% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 65% of households and one-parent families 5%. Schools near North Algona Wilberforce 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).