Photo: Raymond Leung from Toronto, Canada · CC BY 2.0Older than 99% of Canadian towns: half of The Archipelago is over 60.4
By its share of renter households (8%), The Archipelago is below 94% of Canadian towns. Few places have so few residents aged 15 to 24: 6.6% here, fewer than in 97% of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 1,057 for July 2025. In The Archipelago, 39% of households are one person living alone.
What stands out about the people of The Archipelago
Older than most towns
Line The Archipelago’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 60.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 37% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
The Archipelago went from 531 people in 2016 to 979 in 2021, +84%: faster growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Growth of +84% since 2016 puts The Archipelago ahead of 99% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
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 8% higher again.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 99% of Canadian towns: 37%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The largest age band is 55–59: 15% of residents, 2.1 times the share across Canada’s towns. Typically, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 94% of Canadian towns: 1.9 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.
Compared with 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 1% of households are one-parent families here.
56% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 85% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Locally, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 99% of Canadian towns: 100%
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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. The comparison figure for households in single-detached houses is 64% across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 27% date from 2001 or later, 9% from before 1961.
Households here have a median income of $83,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in The Archipelago had $83,000 before tax, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Ontario’s towns, the median household income is $91,600. In 2020, 19% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
9.5% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
Where 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns, The Archipelago has 1%. Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (63%), then in the Americas (21%). On immigrants, The Archipelago sits lower than 66% of Canadian towns: 9.5%.
More residents with no religion than 60% of Canadian towns: 38%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
3% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% across Canada’s towns. Few places have as many Indigenous residents: 4% here, more than in 62% of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
93% have English as their mother tongue; 5.1% also speak French
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 5.1% of residents speak English and French here. Across The Archipelago, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
24% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 56% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
4% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 47% of adults
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
47% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 37% are 65 or more.
The towns around The Archipelago are all younger
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Archipelago | 1,057 | — | 60.4 | 37% | 9.5% |
| Parry Sound | 7,584 | 5.8 km | 53.2 | 32% | 7.5% |
| McDougall | 3,002 | 17.0 km | 52 | 28% | 6.9% |
| Carling | 1,609 | 18.4 km | 58 | 32% | 8.8% |
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. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
Questions about The Archipelago’s residents
How diverse is The Archipelago?
Immigrants make up 9.5% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 3% are members of a visible minority, and 4% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in The Archipelago?
Christian: 59%. No religion: 38%. Another religion: 3%.
Is The Archipelago good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 7.1%. 56% of households are couple families and 1% one-parent families. Schools near The Archipelago are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in The Archipelago?
$83,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in The Archipelago (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of The Archipelago?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,057 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 979 in The Archipelago, 84% more than 2016.
What is the average age in The Archipelago?
60.4 is the median age. Under 15: 7.1%. 65 and over: 37%.
Is The Archipelago bilingual?
English and French: 5.1% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 95%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.5%.
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).