Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Quinte West is over 45.6, older than 71% of Canadian towns
10% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Residents with no religion account for 44%. Few places have as many households in buildings of five or more storeys: 2.7% here, more than in two thirds of Canadian towns. Quinte West had about 50,385 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 19,055 households at the 2021 Census.
Quinte West grew +7% from 2016 to 2021, ahead of 67% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 8%. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across Ontario’s towns.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 69% of Canadian towns, at 22%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
More residents are 55–59 than any other five-year age: 8.5% of residents. As a yardstick, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Residents aged 15 to 24 are rarer here than in 70% of Canadian towns. On children under 15, 16% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Quinte West, 45.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
25% of households are one person living alone, below 58% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
At 2.4 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Set beside that, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. One-parent families account for 8.6%.
More common-law partners than 66% of Canadian towns: 13%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, against 48% in Quinte West. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
76% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 67% 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
27% of homes were built before 1961 and 19% in 2001 or later. For households in single-detached houses, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 64%. Little separates the share of renter households here, 25%, from the figure across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $81,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Quinte West’s households had a total income below $81,000, 6% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $91,600 is the median household income across Ontario’s towns. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 23% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
7.6% 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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (60%) and in Asia (20%). 1.6% of residents are not Canadian citizens, fewer than in 81% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%; Quinte West has 7.6%.
A larger share of Indigenous residents than 70% of Canadian towns: 5%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With visible minority residents at 4.6%, Quinte West is behind 69% of Canadian towns on that count. The usual figure: 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Quinte West: 3.7% of residents have French as their mother tongue, above 70% 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
The census found that 8.6% of residents speak English and French in Quinte West. By way of comparison, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
14% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 86% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
10% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
51% of adults were employed in May 2021
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.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 51%; 22% of residents are 65 or over.
The 8th oldest of 41 towns of 42,989 to 58,010 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Shawinigan is the oldest at 54.4, Whalley the youngest at 34.9. Pointe-aux-Trembles (45.3), Rocky View County (45.6), Cornwall (46.4) and Victoriaville (47.2): the towns nearest Quinte West in median age.
1 in 2 nearby towns have a higher median age than Quinte West
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinte West | 50,385 | — | 45.6 | 22% | 7.6% |
| Belleville | 62,914 | 15.6 km | 45.2 | 24% | 9.3% |
| Brighton | 12,900 | 16.6 km | 56 | 33% | 13% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Quinte West’s residents
Is Quinte West good for families?
16% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 56% of households and one-parent families 8.6%. Schools near Quinte West are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Quinte West?
Half of Quinte West’s households had more than $81,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Quinte West?
About 50,385, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 46,560 people in Quinte West, 7% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Quinte West?
The median age is 45.6, older than 71% of Canadian towns. 16% are under 15 and 22% 65 or older.
Is Quinte West bilingual?
English and French: 8.6% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 91%. French only: 0.3%. French mother tongue: 3.7%.
How diverse is Quinte West?
Immigrants: 7.6% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 4.6%. Indigenous identity: 5%.
What religion are people in Quinte West?
44% said they have no religion and 54% that they are Christian; 1.9% named another faith.
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).