Photo: the real Kam75 · CC BY-SA 2.0Renter households make up 6.9% in Oliver Paipoonge, less than in 96% of Canadian towns
Indigenous residents: 7% here and 2.8% across Canada’s towns. One-person households account for 19%. Residents who moved in within the year are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Oliver Paipoonge had about 6,524 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 2,325 households at the 2021 Census.
+2% since 2016: slower than 65% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. 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 8%. Across Ontario’s towns the median is +6%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Older than 72% of Canadian towns: half of Oliver Paipoonge is over 46
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
With residents aged 65 and over at 21%, Oliver Paipoonge is ahead of 63% of Canadian towns on that count. One in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 70% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Oliver Paipoonge, 46. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women.
2.6 people per household, more than in 67% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Set against 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 6% of households are one-parent families in Oliver Paipoonge.
58% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 89% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
A fifth of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). The census found that 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law in Oliver Paipoonge.
Oliver Paipoonge ranks above 93% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 93%
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
Older homes outnumber new: 20% predate 1961, 17% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
The median household brings in $108,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $108,000, the middle household in Oliver Paipoonge out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 26%. For Ontario’s towns, the median household income is $91,600. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 20% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
6% of residents are immigrants
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 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
13% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Census figures put residents without Canadian citizenship at 1.3% in Oliver Paipoonge. Fewer immigrants than in 78% of Canadian towns: 6%.
39% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 63% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, against 1.4% in Oliver Paipoonge. Residents with no religion make up 35% across Canada’s towns.
1.7% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 55% of Canadian towns
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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%; Oliver Paipoonge has 6%. At home: English 98%, French 0.7%. As a reference point, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
Oliver Paipoonge sits below 55% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (24%)
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
7.1% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
56% 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.
The employment rate of 56% is close to the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 13th oldest of 41 towns of 6,427 to 6,627 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest is City View (33.5) and the oldest Centre (61.2). Next to Oliver Paipoonge on this scale come St. Paul County No. 19 (45.6), Sackville (46), Corman (47.1) and Antigonish County, Subdivision B (48).
Every nearby town is younger than Oliver Paipoonge
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Paipoonge | 6,524 | — | 46 | 21% | 6% |
| Thunder Bay | 117,671 | 16.2 km | 44 | 22% | 8.6% |
| Fort William 52 | 1,038 | 18.6 km | 37.6 | 16% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- 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. 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 Oliver Paipoonge’s residents
Is Oliver Paipoonge bilingual?
English and French: 6% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 94%. French only: 0.1%. French mother tongue: 1.7%.
How diverse is Oliver Paipoonge?
Immigrants: 6% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 1.4%. Indigenous identity: 7%.
What religion are people in Oliver Paipoonge?
39% said they have no religion and 60% that they are Christian; 1.2% named another faith.
Is Oliver Paipoonge good for families?
17% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 69% of households and one-parent families 6%. Schools near Oliver Paipoonge are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Oliver Paipoonge?
Half of Oliver Paipoonge’s households had more than $108,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Oliver Paipoonge?
About 6,524, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 6,035 people in Oliver Paipoonge, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Oliver Paipoonge?
The median age is 46, older than 72% of Canadian towns. 17% are under 15 and 21% 65 or older.
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).