A median age of 54.4: Sundridge is older than 94% of Canadian towns
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Sundridge comes in at 7.4%. Few places have as many households in single-detached houses: 91% here, more than in 90% of Canadian towns. The town is home to some 1,056 people (July 2025 estimate), in 435 households at the 2021 Census. One-person households account for 37%.
What stands out about the people of Sundridge
Older than most towns
Half of Sundridge’s residents are under 54.4 and half over; 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, Sundridge went from 961 to 938 residents (−2%), slower growth than in 90% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−2% since 2016, a pace below 90% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across Ontario’s towns. The July 2025 estimate adds another 13%.
In Sundridge, 35% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Compared with 16% across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents are under 15 here. Across Canada’s towns, 19% of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 83% of Canadian towns: 2.1 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.
Across Sundridge, 8% of households are one-parent families.
Sundridge: 12% of residents 15 and over live common-law, above 61% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: just over a fifth of adults, against a typical 27%. Here, 46% of residents 15 and over are married. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
A smaller share of renter households than 76% of Canadian towns: 15%
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 74% of Canadian towns. On average, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Just over a quarter of homes were built before 1961 and 9.1% in 2001 or later.
Household income at the median: $61,200 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Sundridge’s, at $61,200, is 29% lower. Across Ontario’s towns the median is $91,600. In 2020, 19% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
5.9% 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
Residents without Canadian citizenship: 1.6%, below just over four fifths of Canadian towns. Most immigrants were born in Europe (82%) or in the Americas (27%). Fewer immigrants than in 78% of Canadian towns: 5.9%.
Above 60% of Canadian towns: 38% of residents said they have no religion
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of visible minority residents is 3.8%, against 15% across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Across Sundridge, 2.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
English is the mother tongue of 94%, and 3.8% speak French as well
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
Where 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, Sundridge has 3.8%. Residents whose mother tongue is French account for 1.1%.
Only 12% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Sundridge
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Sundridge, 12%, and 42% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 7.9%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
An employment rate of 37%
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 37%; 35% of residents are 65 or over.
2 of the 4 nearest towns are older than Sundridge
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundridge | 1,056 | — | 54.4 | 35% | 5.9% |
| Strong | 1,624 | 5.5 km | 54.8 | 31% | 3.8% |
| South River | 1,211 | 7.7 km | 49.2 | 27% | 4.1% |
| Burk's Falls | 1,031 | 17.3 km | 45.2 | 24% | 6.9% |
| Magnetawan | 1,888 | 18.9 km | 59.2 | 35% | 7.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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 Sundridge’s residents
How diverse is Sundridge?
Immigrants make up 5.9% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 3.8% are members of a visible minority, and 2.7% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Sundridge?
Christian: 59%. No religion: 38%. Another religion: 3.2%.
Is Sundridge good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 15%. 47% of households are couple families and 8% one-parent families. Schools near Sundridge are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Sundridge?
$61,200 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Sundridge (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Sundridge?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,056 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 938 in Sundridge, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Sundridge?
54.4 is the median age. Under 15: 15%. 65 and over: 35%.
Is Sundridge 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; 1.1% grew up with French.
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).