Photo: Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0Children under 15 make up 5.1% in Lowertown West, less than in 99% of Canadian towns
In Lowertown West the average household is 1.6 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. For Lowertown West, the census puts residents with no religion at 45%. With a median age of 40.1, Lowertown West is younger than 62% of Canadian towns. There were 3,485 households in the neighbourhood at the 2021 Census, home to 5,947 people.
What stands out about the people of Lowertown West
A bilingual neighbourhood
Both official languages: 49% of residents speak English and French, more than in 90% of Canadian towns. Another 1.9% speak only French and 48% only English. English & French ↓
Many people living alone
One-person households make up 59%, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, and 18% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
A neighbourhood of renters
Renters are 67% of households, more than in 94% of Canadian towns, and 87% of households live in an apartment. Homes ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
27% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 2.4 times the typical share; 59% moved within five years. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
12% of residents are aged 15 to 24, a share 73% of Canadian towns don’t reach
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 25–29: 14% of residents, 2.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 18%. The usual figure: 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Lowertown West, 40.1. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
One-person households: 59%, a higher share than 99% 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.
Shared houses stand out: 8.5% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 93% of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. 4% of households are one-parent families.
A smaller share of married residents 15 and over than 98% of Canadian towns: 22%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
50% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Lowertown West has more common-law partners than 77% of Canadian towns, at 15%.
Lowertown West sits above 95% of Canadian towns for households in buildings of five or more storeys (48%)
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 27% date from 2001 or later, 25% from before 1961. Two thirds of households rent their home, more than in 94% of Canadian towns. By its share of households in single-detached houses (1.9%), Lowertown West is below 97% of Canadian towns.
$75,300 a year is the median household income here
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
At $75,300, the middle household in Lowertown West earned 12% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Ontario’s towns is $91,600. Pandemic benefits reached 27% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
27% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, a share 98% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Immigrants: 22% here and 17% across Canada’s towns. What’s more, more residents without Canadian citizenship than in 72% of Canadian towns: 11%. Most immigrants were born in Asia (34%) or in Europe (29%).
Visible minority residents make up 26% in Lowertown West, more than in 63% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Little separates the share of Indigenous residents here, 3.7%, from the figure across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. Other faiths: Muslim (5.5%).
A larger share of bilingual residents than 90% of Canadian towns: 49%
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
At home: English 72%, French 16%. Compared with other places, residents whose mother tongue is French are common here: 22%, more than in 78% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, bilingual residents come to 7.5%.
In Lowertown West, 65% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 3%, against 9.5%. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 64% of residents aged 15 and over
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 64%.
41 towns of 5,819 to 6,079 people: this is the 15th youngest
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages here range from 31.1 in University to 62 in Nutana Urban Centre. The closest ages to Lowertown West’s belong to Mayland Heights (39.8), Brokenhead (40), Redcliff (40.4) and Boyle Street (40.7).
Older than Lowertown West: 1 of the 6 towns nearby
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowertown West | 5,947 | — | 40.1 | 18% | 22% |
| Lowertown East | 6,996 | 0.7 km | 39.1 | 21% | 29% |
| Sandy Hill | 13,830 | 1.1 km | 29.7 | 13% | 24% |
| New Edinburgh | 5,728 | 1.7 km | 50.2 | 29% | 23% |
| Centretown | 32,035 | 1.9 km | 34.8 | 13% | 23% |
| Centre-Ville | 12,981 | 2.2 km | 38.9 | 22% | 23% |
| Old Ottawa East | 8,308 | 2.3 km | 34.9 | 14% | 20% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. The figures sum the neighbourhood’s dissemination areas, since the census is published for municipalities only. Medians are estimated from the age and income groups, counts carry Statistics Canada’s rounding, and no 2016 count matches these boundaries.
- 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. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- 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.
Questions about Lowertown West’s residents
How diverse is Lowertown West?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 22%. A visible minority makes up 26% and Indigenous residents 3.7%.
What religion are people in Lowertown West?
Most often Christian (44%) or no religion (45%); other religions make up 11%.
Is Lowertown West good for families?
Children under 15 are 5.1% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 28% of households and one-parent families 4%. Schools near Lowertown West are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Lowertown West?
Median total household income in Lowertown West was $75,300 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Lowertown West?
Lowertown West had 5,947 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Lowertown West?
Half the residents are older than 40.1 and half younger, younger than 62% of Canadian towns; 5.1% are children under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.
Is Lowertown West bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 49% are. Another 1.9% speak only French and 48% only English, and French is the first language of 22%.
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).