Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Below 92% of Canadian towns: 14% of households are one person living alone
Across Canada’s towns, 64% of households live in a single-detached house; in Navan - Sarsfield, 93%. The neighbourhood counted 2,853 residents and 1,000 households at the 2021 Census. Residents who moved in within the year account for 6.8%. Compared with other places, residents with no religion are scarce here: 19%, fewer than in 88% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Navan - Sarsfield
A bilingual neighbourhood
Both official languages: 59% of residents speak English and French, more than in 94% of Canadian towns. Another 3.2% speak only French and 37% only English. English & French ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Navan - Sarsfield: 59% of residents speak English and French, above 94% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. 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
With residents whose mother tongue is French at 39%, Navan - Sarsfield is ahead of 81% of Canadian towns on that count. The usual figure: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Half of Navan - Sarsfield is over 46.7, older than 75% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 12%, Navan - Sarsfield is ahead of 73% of Canadian towns on that count. Locally, 18% of residents are 65 or over.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Navan - Sarsfield, 46.7. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
2.8 people per household, more than in 83% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-parent families is 5.5%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
Navan - Sarsfield ranks above 83% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 56%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 24% of adults (typical: 27%). To put it in context, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners account for 11%.
13% of households rent their home, below 80% 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
Older homes outnumber new: 14% predate 1961, 12% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. On average, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
$136,600 a year is the median household income here
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Navan - Sarsfield: half had more than $136,600, 59% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Ontario’s towns, the median household income is $91,600. 20% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
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
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (52%), then in Asia (18%). 1.3% of residents are not Canadian citizens, a lower share than in 85% of Canadian towns. Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, 6% of residents are immigrants in Navan - Sarsfield.
5.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 71% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With visible minority residents at 5.3%, Navan - Sarsfield is behind just over two thirds of Canadian towns on that count. Elsewhere, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Navan - Sarsfield: 33% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, above 60% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Navan - Sarsfield, 33%, and 33% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 5.8%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
63% of residents 15 and over were in work
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.
At 63%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 16th oldest of 41 towns of 2,820 to 2,889 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
They run from McKernan, at 30, to Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part, at 61.2. In age, Navan - Sarsfield keeps company with O'Leary (46), South Keys (46.6), Leeming (48.2) and Senneterre (48.8).
1 of the 6 nearest towns are older than Navan - Sarsfield
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan - Sarsfield | 2,853 | — | 46.7 | 18% | 6% |
| Portobello South | 29,960 | 5.8 km | 35.2 | 8.7% | 30% |
| Cardinal Creek | 11,676 | 7.8 km | 39.9 | 13% | 20% |
| Fallingbrook | 17,836 | 8.3 km | 42.9 | 16% | 20% |
| Chapel Hill South | 14,278 | 8.4 km | 37.8 | 12% | 29% |
| Vars | 2,767 | 8.5 km | 45.5 | 15% | 4.9% |
| Queenswood Heights | 8,998 | 8.8 km | 47.7 | 25% | 16% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. There is no census profile for a neighbourhood, so we add up the dissemination areas inside it. Each count is a sum of Statistics Canada’s rounded counts, the median age and income come from the published groups, and with 2016’s areas drawn differently there is no 2016 count.
- 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.
Questions about Navan - Sarsfield’s residents
What is the population of Navan - Sarsfield?
The 2021 Census counted 2,853 people in Navan - Sarsfield.
What is the average age in Navan - Sarsfield?
46.7 is the median age, older than 75% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 15%. 65 and over: 18%.
Is Navan - Sarsfield bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 59% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 37% speak only English and 3.2% only French; 39% grew up with French.
How diverse is Navan - Sarsfield?
Immigrants make up 6% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 5.3% are members of a visible minority, and 5.1% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Navan - Sarsfield?
Christian: 80%. No religion: 19%. Another religion: 0.9%.
Is Navan - Sarsfield good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 15%. 70% of households are couple families and 5.5% one-parent families. Schools near Navan - Sarsfield are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Navan - Sarsfield?
$136,600 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Navan - Sarsfield (Canada’s towns: $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).