Photo: Earl Andrew at en.wikipedia · Public domainHouseholds in buildings of five or more storeys: 54%, a higher share than 96% of Canadian towns
15% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (Canada’s towns: 11%). Riverview counted 14,030 residents and 6,345 households at the 2021 Census. Locally, nearly two in five households are one person living alone. On visible minority residents, Riverview sits higher than four fifths of Canadian towns: 44%.
What stands out about the people of Riverview
A neighbourhood of high-rises
54% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 19% of homes are condominiums. Homes ↓
A neighbourhood of renters
Renters are 61% of households, more than in 91% of Canadian towns, and 63% of households live in an apartment. Homes ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
A year before the census, 19% of residents lived elsewhere, 1.8 times the typical share; over five years, 52% moved. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Many graduates
57% of residents aged 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 92% of Canadian towns; 19% have a master’s. Qualifications ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Children under 15 make up 11% in Riverview, less than in 91% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The largest age band is 25–29: 13% of residents, 2.1 times the share across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents are under 15. For Riverview, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 22%. Half of the neighbourhood’s residents are under 37.1, younger than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Riverview, 37.1. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Riverview households average 2.1 people, smaller than in 86% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Shared houses stand out: 13% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 99% of Canadian towns. One-parent families: 7.4% of the total.
A smaller share of married residents 15 and over than 77% of Canadian towns: 35%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
39% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Typically, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: just over a tenth of the total.
Renter households make up 61% in Riverview, more than in 91% 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: 23% predate 1961, 13% date from 2001 or later. Renter households: 25% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Fewer households in single-detached houses than in 89% of Canadian towns: 21%.
$76,300 a year: where the middle household sits
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Riverview’s median household took in $76,300 before tax, 11% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Ontario’s towns, the median household income is $91,600. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 27% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
22% of residents are not Canadian citizens, a share 94% 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
With immigrants at 30%, Riverview is ahead of 72% of Canadian towns on that count. By way of comparison, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns. The census found that nearly a fifth of residents lived at another address a year earlier here.
Only 32% of residents said they have no religion in Riverview
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (14%) and Hindu (4.4%). For comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. At 2%, the share of Indigenous residents is lower than in just over three fifths of Canadian towns.
Riverview: 36% of residents speak English and French, above 84% of Canadian towns
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
18% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 1.7% speak neither official language. Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French. Higher than in 77% of Canadian towns: 14% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
57% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, a share 92% of Canadian towns don’t reach
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 5.2% (typical 9.5%). Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 55%
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 55%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 22% of residents are 65 or over.
The 14th youngest of 41 towns of 13,766 to 14,355 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
They run from Sandy Hill, at 29.7, to Tiny, at 55.2. The closest ages to Riverview’s belong to Plateau (35.5), Saint-Amable (36.4), Louis-Hébert (37.3) and Glen Cairn (37.5).
Older than Riverview: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | 14,030 | — | 37.1 | 22% | 30% |
| Elmvale - Canterbury | 8,149 | 2.1 km | 43.6 | 20% | 24% |
| Old Ottawa East | 8,308 | 2.3 km | 34.9 | 14% | 20% |
| Playfair Park - Guildwood Estates | 6,186 | 2.3 km | 46.8 | 26% | 24% |
| Alta Vista | 8,387 | 2.4 km | 42.7 | 19% | 21% |
| Overbrook | 19,953 | 2.5 km | 37.9 | 16% | 32% |
| Hawthorn Meadows - Sheffield Glen | 6,838 | 2.8 km | 37 | 14% | 38% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. The middle of Ontario’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- 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.
Questions about Riverview’s residents
Is Riverview bilingual?
English and French: 36% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 61%. French only: 2.5%. French mother tongue: 14%.
How diverse is Riverview?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 30%. A visible minority makes up 44% and Indigenous residents 2%.
What religion are people in Riverview?
Most often Christian (46%) or no religion (32%); other religions make up 23%.
Is Riverview good for families?
Children under 15 are 11% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 38% of households and one-parent families 7.4%. Schools near Riverview are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Riverview?
Median total household income in Riverview was $76,300 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Riverview?
Riverview had 14,030 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Riverview?
Half the residents are older than 37.1 and half younger, younger than 82% of Canadian towns; 11% are children under 15 and 22% are 65 or over.
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).