Photo: Dillan Payne · CC BY-SA 4.0A larger share of households in buildings of five or more storeys than 96% of Canadian towns: 57%
Households average 2.1 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Meanwhile, more residents without Canadian citizenship than in 78% of Canadian towns: 13%. Broadview North counted 11,080 residents and 5,260 households at the 2021 Census. Across Broadview North, nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
What stands out about the people of Broadview North
A neighbourhood of renters
Renters are 69% of households, more than in 95% of Canadian towns, and 74% of households live in an apartment. Homes ↓
More immigrants than most towns
Immigrants make up 42% of residents; the medians are 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (45%) and in Asia (35%), and 27% arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A neighbourhood of high-rises
Buildings of five storeys or more hold 57% of households, more than in 96% of Canadian towns, and 6.2% of homes are condos. Homes ↓
Many people living alone
40% of households are one person living alone, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 17% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Only 14% of residents are under 15 in Broadview North
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
35–39 is the most common age band: 8.7% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Typically, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. For Broadview North, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 17%. With a median age of 42.7, Broadview North is older than 54% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Broadview North, 42.7. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women.
A higher share of one-person households than 89% of Canadian towns, at 40%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
11% of households are one-parent families (Canada’s towns: 8.2%). The share of one-person households across Canada’s towns is 27%.
Fewer married residents 15 and over than 73% of Canadian towns: 37%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
36% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. As a yardstick, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 11%.
69% of households rent their home, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
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
Nearly two in five homes were built before 1961 and 6.6% in 2001 or later. To put it in context, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Lower than in 91% of Canadian towns: 16% of households live in a single-detached house.
The middle household earns $69,800 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Broadview North’s median household took in $69,800 before tax, 19% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $91,600 is the median household income across Ontario’s towns. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 33% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
Immigrants make up 42% in Broadview North, more than in 87% of Canadian towns
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 50%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (45%) and in Asia (35%). Elsewhere, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. A year before the census, 11% lived somewhere else: more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. Most recent wave: 27% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%).
A higher share of visible minority residents than 71% of Canadian towns, at 33%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (6.1%), Hindu (2%) and Jewish (2%). Across the comparison, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. Few places have so few Indigenous residents: 1.3% here, fewer than in 75% of Canadian towns. Set against 35% across Canada’s towns, 33% of residents said they have no religion in Broadview North.
10% of residents speak English and French, more than in 61% of Canadian towns
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
21% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 2.7% speak neither official language. For bilingual residents, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 7.5%. Broadview North sits close to the norm on residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.4%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
46% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 80% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
7.7% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 56% 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.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, much like this 56%.
Among 41 towns of 10,845 to 11,339 people, the 21st oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Between Lethbridge County (32.8) and Thornbury (58.8) lies the rest of the group. The towns whose median age is nearest to Broadview North’s: Snelgrove (42.2), Laval-Ouest (42.5), Vieux Greenfield Park (43.4) and Lacombe County (44.4).
Among its 6 nearest neighbours, 3 are older than Broadview North
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadview North | 11,080 | — | 42.7 | 17% | 42% |
| Playter Estates-Danforth | 7,712 | 1.1 km | 43.5 | 19% | 27% |
| Old East York | 9,175 | 1.4 km | 44 | 18% | 32% |
| Danforth East York | 17,073 | 1.6 km | 42.1 | 17% | 32% |
| Thorncliffe Park | 20,637 | 1.8 km | 34.3 | 12% | 63% |
| Danforth | 9,364 | 1.8 km | 41.6 | 18% | 28% |
| North Riverdale | 11,491 | 1.8 km | 43.5 | 17% | 24% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- 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.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada publishes the census for municipalities, not neighbourhoods, so these figures add up the dissemination areas inside the neighbourhood. Counts are sums of StatCan’s rounded counts; the median age and income are worked out from the published age and income groups; and 2016 areas don’t add up to these, so there is no 2016 count.
- 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.
Questions about Broadview North’s residents
Is Broadview North bilingual?
English and French: 10% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 87%. French only: 0.1%. French mother tongue: 1.4%.
How diverse is Broadview North?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 42%. A visible minority makes up 33% and Indigenous residents 1.3%.
What religion are people in Broadview North?
Most often Christian (53%) or no religion (33%); other religions make up 14%.
Is Broadview North good for families?
Children under 15 are 14% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 39% of households and one-parent families 11%. Schools near Broadview North are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Broadview North?
Median total household income in Broadview North was $69,800 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Broadview North?
The 2021 Census counted 11,080 people in Broadview North.
What is the average age in Broadview North?
Half the residents are older than 42.7 and half younger, older than 54% of Canadian towns; 14% are children under 15 and 17% are 65 or over.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. 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).