Photo: Annichou · CC BY-SA 3.0Renter households make up 66% in Overbrook, more than in 93% of Canadian towns
46% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). Overbrook had 19,953 residents in 8,310 households at the 2021 Census. Residents without Canadian citizenship account for 16%. With a median age of 37.9, Overbrook is younger than 78% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Overbrook
A neighbourhood of renters
Renters are 66% of households, more than in 93% of Canadian towns, and 49% of households live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Overbrook: 13% of residents are aged 15 to 24, above 82% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Against a figure of 16% across Canada’s towns, the share of children under 15 in Overbrook comes in at 18%. Residents aged 65 and over are rarer here than in 65% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Overbrook, 37.9. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women.
Above 96% of Canadian towns: 14% of households are one-parent families
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Against a figure of 27% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households in Overbrook comes in at 36%. Shared houses stand out: nearly one in ten households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 93% of Canadian towns. Typically, 8.2% of households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns. Households here average 2.4 people each.
A lower share of married residents 15 and over than 83% of Canadian towns, at 32%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 40% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married. The share of common-law partners stands at 11%.
Households in single-detached houses: 17%, a lower share than 91% of Canadian towns
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
One in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. To put it in context, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Here, 18% of households live in a building of five or more storeys.
$70,900 a year: the median household income
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Overbrook had $70,900 before tax, 18% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Ontario’s towns, half of households had more than $91,600 before tax. In 2020, 32% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Overbrook: 32% of residents are immigrants, above 74% of Canadian towns
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 40%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier; in Overbrook, 14%. Typically, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (40%) and in Africa (33%).
A smaller share of residents with no religion than 73% of Canadian towns: 27%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (17%). At 3.9%, the share of Indigenous residents is higher than in 62% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 35%.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 87% of Canadian towns: 43%
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home, 16% mostly speak another language; 2.1% speak neither English nor French. To put it in context, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. Compared with other places, residents whose mother tongue is French are common here: 24%, more than in 78% of Canadian towns.
A larger share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 63% of Canadian towns: 35%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 14%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 48%
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 48% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 16% of residents are 65 or over.
In its size band (19,512 to 20,415), the 16th youngest of 41 towns
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Niagara-on-the-Lake is the oldest at 57.2, Mitchell the youngest at 28.8. Nearest to Overbrook in age: Sacré-Coeur (37.1), Tuscany (37.8), Yonge-Doris (38.2) and Laflèche (38.7).
Older than Overbrook: 4 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overbrook | 19,953 | — | 37.9 | 16% | 32% |
| Vanier South | 7,259 | 1.0 km | 42.9 | 22% | 26% |
| Carson Grove - Carson Meadows | 11,290 | 1.4 km | 44.4 | 23% | 29% |
| Vanier North | 10,498 | 1.8 km | 40.3 | 18% | 19% |
| Manor Park | 9,491 | 2.4 km | 47.8 | 26% | 25% |
| Waterridge Village | 2,737 | 2.4 km | 37 | 16% | 34% |
| Riverview | 14,030 | 2.5 km | 37.1 | 22% | 30% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. Two medians frame each figure: one for Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- 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.
Questions about Overbrook’s residents
What religion are people in Overbrook?
Christian: 52%. No religion: 27%. Another religion: 21%.
Is Overbrook good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 18%. 36% of households are couple families and 14% one-parent families. Schools near Overbrook are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Overbrook?
$70,900 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Overbrook (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Overbrook?
Overbrook had 19,953 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Overbrook?
37.9 is the median age, younger than 78% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 18%. 65 and over: 16%.
Is Overbrook bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 43% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 50% speak only English and 5.3% only French; 24% grew up with French.
How diverse is Overbrook?
Immigrants make up 32% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 46% are members of a visible minority, and 3.9% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
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).