Photo: Ainuvas · CC BY-SA 4.0Parkhill sits below 94% of Canadian towns for residents who moved in within the year (6.4%)
Households in single-detached houses: 91%, above 90% of Canadian towns. Residents aged 65 and over are more common here than in two thirds of Canadian towns. Its population is much the same as in 2016. Locally, 2.1% of residents belong to a visible minority. The census figures here are for the whole of North Middlesex, the municipality that includes Parkhill.
Parkhill’s population moved −1% on 2016, less than in 83% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 9% higher again. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Ontario’s towns, +6%.
In Parkhill, 18% of residents are under 15, more than in 72% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 7.8% of residents. Half of Parkhill’s residents are over 44, older than in 62% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Parkhill, 44. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Larger households than 67% of Canadian towns: 2.6 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Parkhill, nearly a quarter of households are one person living alone, beside 27% across Canada’s towns. One-parent families: 5.8% of the total.
More married residents 15 and over than 82% of Canadian towns: 56%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
22% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Across Parkhill, 9.3% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
18% of households rent their home, below 66% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Just over two in five homes were built before 1961 and 11% in 2001 or later. Across Canada’s towns, the share of renter households is 25%.
A median household income of $89,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Parkhill’s households had a total income above $89,000 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $91,600, the median across Ontario’s towns. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 21% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
6.8% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns, against 1.8% in Parkhill. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (69%) and in the Americas (18%). Lower than in 74% of Canadian towns: 6.8% of residents are immigrants.
35% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 51% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The census found that 1.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity in Parkhill.
94% have English as their mother tongue; 2.7% also speak French
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
With residents whose mother tongue is French at 0.4%, Parkhill is behind 95% of Canadian towns on that count. Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%; Parkhill has 2.7%.
15% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 83% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
8.9% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
63% of residents 15 and over were in work
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 63% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (6,697 to 7,022), the 16th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The youngest of these towns is Rhineland, at 27.2; the oldest, Gimli, is at 59.2. Nearest to Parkhill in age: Old Ottawa South (43.4), Old Tuxedo (43.9), Beaverbrook (44.9) and Midnapore (45.1).
2 of the 5 nearest towns are older than Parkhill
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. Distances here run 15–23 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Parkhill.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkhill | 6,864 | — | 44 | 22% | 6.8% |
| Forest | 12,962 | 15.2 km | 56.8 | 33% | 9.2% |
| Adelaide-Metcalfe | 3,196 | 22.5 km | 43.2 | 19% | 10% |
| Exeter | 10,781 | 22.6 km | 50 | 29% | 7.9% |
| Lucan | 6,827 | 22.6 km | 37.6 | 15% | 6.7% |
| Strathroy | 26,497 | 23.4 km | 43.6 | 22% | 11% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- 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.
Questions about Parkhill’s residents
What is the median income in Parkhill?
$89,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Parkhill (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Parkhill?
Statistics Canada estimates 6,864 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 6,307 in Parkhill, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Parkhill?
44 is the median age, older than 62% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 18%. 65 and over: 22%.
Is Parkhill bilingual?
English and French: 2.7% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 97%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.4%.
How diverse is Parkhill?
Immigrants make up 6.8% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 2.1% are members of a visible minority, and 1.8% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Parkhill?
Christian: 65%. No religion: 35%. Another religion: 0.4%.
Is Parkhill good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 18%. 65% of households are couple families and 5.8% one-parent families. Schools near Parkhill are on its Schools page.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).