Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Renter households: 6.7%, a lower share than 97% of Canadian towns
Nearly one in ten immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Lower than in 90% of Canadian towns: 15% of households are one person living alone. The 2021 Census put Munster - Ashton’s population at 6,372, in 2,340 households. Census figures put residents who moved in within the year at 6.5% here.
A median age of 45.2: Munster - Ashton is older than 69% of Canadian towns
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.
17% of residents are under 15, against 16% across Canada’s towns. The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 8.8% of residents. Among Ontario’s towns, Northern Bruce Peninsula has the highest share aged 65 or over, at 41%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Munster - Ashton, 45.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
Munster - Ashton households average 2.7 people, larger than in 78% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Where nearly one in ten households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns, Munster - Ashton has 4.3%.
59% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 93% 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
Single and never married: 20% of adults, against a typical 27%. As a yardstick, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 11%.
In Munster - Ashton, 98% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
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
23% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 17% built before 1961. Across Canada’s towns, households in single-detached houses come to 64%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
$126,300 a year is the median household income here
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $126,300, the middle household in Munster - Ashton out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 47%. Across Ontario’s towns the median is $91,600. Pandemic benefits reached 20% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
8.7% 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
Most immigrants were born in Europe (56%) or in the Americas (19%). Lower than in 91% of Canadian towns: 0.9% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Against a figure of 17% across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants in Munster - Ashton comes in at 8.7%.
35% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 52% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents is 15%; Munster - Ashton has 4.1%. In Munster - Ashton, 3.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 77% of Canadian towns: 25%
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 97%, French 1.1%. For bilingual residents, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 7.5%. Residents whose mother tongue is French are more common here than in 72% of Canadian towns.
Munster - Ashton sits above 59% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (32%)
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 3.9% (typical 9.5%). Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
60% of adults were employed in May 2021
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 60%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
Ranked by age, 11th oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest is The Orchards At Ellerslie (31.3) and the oldest Peachland (60). Glencoe (44.8), Port-Cartier (45.2), Cachet (45.6) and St. Paul County No. 19 (45.6): the towns nearest Munster - Ashton in median age.
Every neighbour of Munster - Ashton has a younger population
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munster - Ashton | 6,372 | — | 45.2 | 20% | 8.7% |
| Richmond | 9,526 | 7.1 km | 41 | 16% | 12% |
| Stittsville | 19,753 | 12.1 km | 44.1 | 18% | 15% |
| Stittsville East | 10,482 | 13.5 km | 33.8 | 9.2% | 36% |
| Stittsville North | 13,331 | 14.4 km | 36.3 | 9.9% | 25% |
| North Gower - Kars | 5,439 | 14.9 km | 43.5 | 17% | 8.6% |
| Glen Cairn | 14,020 | 15.2 km | 37.5 | 14% | 26% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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. 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.
- 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.
Questions about Munster - Ashton’s residents
What is the population of Munster - Ashton?
The 2021 Census counted 6,372 people in Munster - Ashton.
What is the average age in Munster - Ashton?
The median age is 45.2, older than 69% of Canadian towns. 17% are under 15 and 20% 65 or older.
Is Munster - Ashton bilingual?
English and French: 25% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 75%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 5.2%.
How diverse is Munster - Ashton?
Immigrants: 8.7% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 4.1%. Indigenous identity: 3.3%.
What religion are people in Munster - Ashton?
35% said they have no religion and 64% that they are Christian; 1.1% named another faith.
Is Munster - Ashton good for families?
17% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 71% of households and one-parent families 4.3%. Schools near Munster - Ashton are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Munster - Ashton?
Half of Munster - Ashton’s households had more than $126,300 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
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).