Photo: Earl Andrew · CC BY-SA 4.0In Laurentian, 23% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, more than in 88% of Canadian towns
The median age in Laurentian is 45.4, higher than in 70% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census counted 11,133 residents in 4,670 households. Residents aged 65 and over account for 22%. Just over two in five residents said they have no religion; across Canada’s towns the figure is 35%.
What stands out about the people of Laurentian
Many graduates
A bachelor’s degree or higher is held by 67% of 25- to 64-year-olds, more than in 97% of Canadian towns, and a master’s by 23%. Qualifications ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
11% of residents are aged 15 to 24, more than in 55% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
On the census count, 16% of residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Laurentian, 45.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women.
32% of households are one person living alone, a share 69% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Laurentian the average household is 2.3 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. 7.6% of households are one-parent families, a lower share than in 61% of Canadian towns. Typically, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Only 8.7% of residents 15 and over live common-law in Laurentian
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
28% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Typically, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of renter households than 78% of Canadian towns: 42%
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
64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns, against 49% in Laurentian. Across the comparison, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Half above, half below $110,300 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. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Laurentian had $110,300 before tax, 28% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $91,600 is the median household income across Ontario’s towns. The pandemic’s benefits: 20% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Residents without Canadian citizenship make up 7.1% in Laurentian, more than in 57% 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
23% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (39%), then in Asia (30%).
In Laurentian, 17% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 51% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Jewish (3.6%). Fewer Indigenous residents than in just over two thirds of Canadian towns: 1.7%. As a yardstick, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns.
Above 85% of Canadian towns: 39% of residents speak English and 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
At home, 7.1% mostly speak another language; 0.6% speak neither English nor French. Laurentian has more residents whose mother tongue is French than 73% of Canadian towns, at 5.9%. Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French.
A higher share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 97% of Canadian towns, at 67%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
In work on census day: 57% of adults
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment here, 57%, matches the middle of Canada’s towns (58%) within a couple of points.
In its size band (10,966 to 11,369), the 14th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Median ages here range from 30.4 in Bridgwater Trails to 58.8 in Thornbury. Nearest to Laurentian in age: Carson Grove - Carson Meadows (44.4), Yellowhead County (44.8), Cabbagetown-South St.James Town (45.5) and Princess-Rosethorn (46.2).
Around Laurentian, 1 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurentian | 11,133 | — | 45.4 | 22% | 19% |
| Whitehaven - Woodpark - Glabar Park | 11,111 | 1.3 km | 51.4 | 30% | 22% |
| Westboro | 12,899 | 1.6 km | 44.5 | 23% | 20% |
| Carlington | 16,354 | 2.2 km | 37.6 | 14% | 32% |
| Braemar Park-Belair Heights-Copeland Park | 9,248 | 2.2 km | 39.9 | 21% | 21% |
| Island Park-Wellington Village | 5,486 | 2.8 km | 43.4 | 18% | 14% |
| Queensway Terrace North | 3,160 | 2.9 km | 40.2 | 17% | 19% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Built up from dissemination areas: Statistics Canada stops at the municipality. Rounded counts are added together and medians estimated from the published groups. The 2016 areas don’t line up with these, so the change since 2016 isn’t shown.
- 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. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- 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.
Questions about Laurentian’s residents
What is the median income in Laurentian?
$110,300 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Laurentian (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Laurentian?
Laurentian had 11,133 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Laurentian?
45.4 is the median age, older than 70% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 16%. 65 and over: 22%.
Is Laurentian bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 39% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 60% speak only English and 0.2% only French; 5.9% grew up with French.
How diverse is Laurentian?
Immigrants make up 19% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 17% are members of a visible minority, and 1.7% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Laurentian?
Christian: 50%. No religion: 41%. Another religion: 9.3%.
Is Laurentian good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 16%. 53% of households are couple families and 7.6% one-parent families. Schools near Laurentian are on its Schools page.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. 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).