Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Ramara is older than 94% of Canadian towns: a median age of 54.4
Of the immigrants living here, 5.8% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Compared with other places, renter households are scarce here: 8.7%, fewer than in 93% of Canadian towns. With about 11,551 residents in July 2025, Ramara counted 4,410 households at the 2021 Census. In Ramara, just over one in ten residents are under 15.
What stands out about the people of Ramara
Older than most towns
Line Ramara’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 54.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 28% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Ramara has grown +9%, faster than 79% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +6% across Ontario’s towns. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 11% higher again.
28% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 88% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 9.2%, Ramara is behind 77% of Canadian towns on that count. Set beside that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Ramara, 54.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Fewer one-person households than 61% of Canadian towns: 24%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Ramara, 2.4. Lower than in 85% of Canadian towns: 5.8% of households are one-parent families. As a yardstick, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Married residents 15 and over: 53%, a higher share than 71% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 20% of adults (typical: 27%). Higher than in 64% of Canadian towns: 12% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
Households in single-detached houses: 91%, a higher share than 91% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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 74% of Canadian towns. 22% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 20% built before 1961. The usual figure: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Before tax, the median household income is $85,000 a year
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
Half of Ramara’s households had a total income above $85,000 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $91,600 is the median household income across Ontario’s towns. COVID-19 benefits went to 28% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
11% of residents are immigrants
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents are immigrants here. Lower than in 85% of Canadian towns: 1.3% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (68%), then in Asia (16%).
A larger share of residents with no religion than 74% of Canadian towns: 43%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of Indigenous residents is 4.8%, against 2.8% across Canada’s towns. For Ramara, the census puts visible minority residents at 3.2%. The usual figure: just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
91% have English as their mother tongue; 4% also speak French
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
On residents whose mother tongue is French, 0.8% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns. Bilingual residents are rarer here than in 86% of Canadian towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 18% in Ramara, less than in 72% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 12% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
48% of residents 15 and over were in work
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 48%; 28% of residents are 65 or over.
Of 41 towns its size (11,326 to 11,782 people), the 4th oldest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
At one end is Milton-Parc (30.4), at the other Sechelt (57.6). The towns whose median age is nearest to Ramara’s: Coldstream (48.4), Montmagny (53.2), Hawkesbury (54.8) and Chester (55.6).
Every nearby town is younger than Ramara
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramara | 11,551 | — | 54.4 | 28% | 11% |
| Chippewas of Rama First Nation | 1,149 | 9.2 km | 38 | 14% | 0% |
| Orillia | 37,735 | 15.6 km | 46.8 | 26% | 9.7% |
| Severn | 15,716 | 17.9 km | 49.6 | 24% | 7.2% |
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. 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.
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
Questions about Ramara’s residents
What is the population of Ramara?
The latest figure is an estimate: 11,551 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Ramara counted 10,377, 9% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Ramara?
Half the residents are older than 54.4 and half younger, older than 94% of Canadian towns; 11% are children under 15 and 28% are 65 or over.
Is Ramara bilingual?
4% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 96% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.8%.
How diverse is Ramara?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 11%. A visible minority makes up 3.2% and Indigenous residents 4.8%.
What religion are people in Ramara?
Most often Christian (55%) or no religion (43%); other religions make up 2.6%.
Is Ramara good for families?
Children under 15 are 11% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 60% of households and one-parent families 5.8%. Schools near Ramara are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Ramara?
Median total household income in Ramara was $85,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).