Photo: Municipal Affairs and Housing · CC BY 2.0Residents aged 65 and over make up 26% in Orillia, more than in 83% of Canadian towns
By its share of households in buildings of five or more storeys (6.4%), Orillia is above 75% of Canadian towns. This Ontario town is home to some 37,735 people (July 2025 estimate), in 14,420 households at the 2021 Census. 15% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. With a median age of 46.8, Orillia is older than just over three quarters of Canadian towns.
A +7% change since 2016: faster than 69% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Ontario’s towns, +6%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 13%.
A lower share of children under 15 than 73% of Canadian towns, at 14%
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Where just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, Orillia has 9.9%. More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: 7.8% of residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Orillia, 46.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
One-parent families make up 11% in Orillia, more than in 83% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-person households make up 33%, against 27% across Canada’s towns. The average household has 2.2 people. The wider picture: nearly one in ten households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns.
Orillia ranks below 71% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 39%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 27% of adults, against a typical 27%. For Orillia, the census puts common-law partners at 13%. Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married.
39% of households rent their home, a share 73% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Across Canada’s towns, 64% of households live in a single-detached house; in Orillia, 56%. Against that, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 31% predate 1961, 19% date from 2001 or later.
The median household brings in $71,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Orillia had $71,000 before tax, 17% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Ontario’s towns, half of households had more than $91,600 before tax. The pandemic’s benefits: 30% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
9.7% 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
Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, one in ten residents are immigrants in Orillia. 2.5% of residents are not Canadian citizens. A year before the census, 15% lived somewhere else: more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns.
48% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 83% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The figure for Indigenous residents is 6.1% in Orillia and 2.8% across Canada’s towns. 7.4% of residents belong to a visible minority, fewer than in 63% of Canadian towns. For residents with no religion, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 35%.
91% have English as their mother tongue; 5% also speak French
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
The share of bilingual residents trails 74% of Canadian towns: 5%. At home: English 96%, French 0.2%. 1.2% of residents have French as their mother tongue, a lower share than in 62% of Canadian towns.
20% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 68% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
13% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
An employment rate of 48%
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 48%; 26% of residents are 65 or over.
In its size band (34,965 to 40,728), the 8th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
At one end is Malton (34.8), at the other Sorel-Tracy (53.2). In age, Orillia keeps company with Marc-Aurèle-Fortin (46), Stratford (46), Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf (47.1) and Beverley Glen (47.9).
Nearby, 3 of 4 towns have older populations than Orillia
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orillia | 37,735 | — | 46.8 | 26% | 9.7% |
| Severn | 15,716 | 7.1 km | 49.6 | 24% | 7.2% |
| Chippewas of Rama First Nation | 1,149 | 8.3 km | 38 | 14% | 0% |
| Oro-Medonte | 24,681 | 13.5 km | 47.6 | 21% | 9% |
| Ramara | 11,551 | 15.6 km | 54.4 | 28% | 11% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Orillia’s residents
How diverse is Orillia?
Immigrants make up 9.7% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 7.4% are members of a visible minority, and 6.1% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Orillia?
Christian: 49%. No religion: 48%. Another religion: 3.1%.
Is Orillia good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 14%. 44% of households are couple families and 11% one-parent families. Schools near Orillia are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Orillia?
$71,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Orillia (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Orillia?
Statistics Canada estimates 37,735 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 33,411 in Orillia, 7% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Orillia?
46.8 is the median age, older than 76% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 14%. 65 and over: 26%.
Is Orillia bilingual?
English and French: 5% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 95%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.2%.
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).