Photo: South Algonquin Business Alliance · CC BY-SA 4.0South Algonquin is older than 99% of Canadian towns: a median age of 59.6
5.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (Canada’s towns: 11%). Meanwhile, households in single-detached houses are more common here than in 97% of Canadian towns. South Algonquin had about 1,151 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 530 households at the 2021 Census. Across South Algonquin, 3.8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
What stands out about the people of South Algonquin
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 21% of residents, more than in 97% of Canadian towns, and 6.2% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Line South Algonquin’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 59.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 35% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, South Algonquin went from 1,096 to 1,055 residents (−4%), slower growth than in 94% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A change of −4% since 2016 leaves South Algonquin behind 94% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 9%.
35% of residents are 65 or over, a share 97% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The largest age band is 60–64: 14% of residents, 2 times the share across Canada’s towns. Children under 15 account for 7.1%. On average, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women.
South Algonquin households average 2 people, smaller than in 90% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Nearly a third of households are one person living alone; across Canada’s towns the figure is 27%. Lower than in 86% of Canadian towns: 5.7% of households are one-parent families.
Common-law partners: 14%, a higher share than 72% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In South Algonquin, nearly half of residents 15 and over are married, beside 46% across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
12% of households rent their home, fewer than in 82% 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: 29% predate 1961, 9.6% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Renter households make up 25% across Canada’s towns.
Before tax, the median household income is $61,200 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in South Algonquin had $61,200 before tax, 29% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Ontario’s towns: $91,600. Pandemic benefits reached 23% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
4.3% 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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Most immigrants were born in Europe (60%) or in the Americas (30%). Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, 4.3% of residents are immigrants in South Algonquin.
21% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 97% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of residents with no religion (30%), South Algonquin is below nearly two thirds of Canadian towns. On average, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. Visible minority residents account for 1%.
English is the mother tongue of 94%, and 3.8% speak French as well
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
Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in South Algonquin, 3.8%. On residents whose mother tongue is French, South Algonquin sits lower than 92% of Canadian towns: 0.5%.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 99% of Canadian towns, at 7.6%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
An employment rate of 37%
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 37%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 35% are 65 or over.
No nearby town is as old as South Algonquin
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. Distances here run 36–49 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from South Algonquin.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Algonquin | 1,151 | — | 59.6 | 35% | 4.3% |
| Barry's Bay | 4,151 | 36.4 km | 58.4 | 35% | 8.5% |
| Hastings Highlands | 4,957 | 40.9 km | 57.6 | 33% | 8.6% |
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 48.6 km | 54 | 30% | 6.4% |
| Carlow/Mayo | 1,048 | 49.2 km | 55.2 | 30% | 7.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Ontario’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- 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. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
Questions about South Algonquin’s residents
Is South Algonquin good for families?
Under 15: 7.1% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 52% of households. One-parent families: 5.7%. Schools near South Algonquin are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in South Algonquin?
The median household in South Algonquin took in $61,200 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of South Algonquin?
South Algonquin had about 1,151 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,055, 4% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in South Algonquin?
A median age of 59.6. Children under 15 make up 7.1%, and people 65 and over 35%.
Is South Algonquin bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 3.8% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 96% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.5% grew up with French.
How diverse is South Algonquin?
4.3% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1% belong to a visible minority and 21% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in South Algonquin?
68% are Christian and 30% have no religion; 2.4% follow another religion.
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).