Photo: Dillan Payne · CC BY-SA 4.0Clairlea-Birchmount sits above 93% of Canadian towns for immigrants (51%)
By its share of households in buildings of five or more storeys (21%), Clairlea-Birchmount is above 87% of Canadian towns. Census figures put one-parent families at 12% here. Residents with no religion are rarer here than in 83% of Canadian towns. There were 9,390 households in the neighbourhood at the 2021 Census, home to 27,690 people.
What stands out about the people of Clairlea-Birchmount
More immigrants than most towns
51% of residents are immigrants, against 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (66%) or in Europe (14%); 27% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
67% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 92% of Canadian towns; 51% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Only 15% of residents are 65 or over in Clairlea-Birchmount
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24; in Clairlea-Birchmount, 12%. 30–34 is the most common age band: 7.5% of residents. With a median age of 40, Clairlea-Birchmount is younger than 63% of Canadian towns. Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Clairlea-Birchmount, 40. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
2.9 people per household, more than in 85% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-person households: 21%, below 72% of Canadian towns.
Fewer common-law partners than 87% of Canadian towns: 5.8%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 35% of adults, against a typical 27%. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns. Married residents 15 and over: 46% of the total.
Clairlea-Birchmount sits below 82% of Canadian towns for households in single-detached houses (34%)
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: 39% predate 1961, 28% date from 2001 or later. As a yardstick, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Clairlea-Birchmount has more renter households than 69% of Canadian towns, at 36%.
The middle household earns $91,600 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Clairlea-Birchmount had $91,600 before tax, 7% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Ontario’s towns, the household in the middle had $91,600. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 37% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
Clairlea-Birchmount sits above 84% of Canadian towns for residents without Canadian citizenship (16%)
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 60%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
With residents who moved in within the year at 9.8%, Clairlea-Birchmount is behind 62% of Canadian towns on that count. As a yardstick, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (66%) or in Europe (14%).
67% of residents belong to a visible minority, a share 92% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (21%) and Hindu (7.2%). Elsewhere, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. Fewer Indigenous residents than in 90% of Canadian towns: 0.5%.
Beyond English and French: 52% grew up with another language
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
At home: English 62%, French 0.4%. 5.9% of residents speak English and French, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns. Residents whose mother tongue is French are about as common here as across Canada’s towns, at 0.9%.
Above 74% of Canadian towns: 41% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 9.6% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 53% of residents aged 15 and over
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 53%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 15% of residents are 65 or over.
Of 41 towns its size (26,662 to 28,736 people), the 19th youngest
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages here range from 32.2 in Montagne to 56.8 in Picton. By median age, Clairlea-Birchmount sits among South Riverdale (39.3), West Hill (39.9), Marpole (40.3) and Austinville (41).
Of the 6 towns nearest Clairlea-Birchmount, 3 are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clairlea-Birchmount | 27,690 | — | 40 | 15% | 51% |
| Oakridge | 13,913 | 1.8 km | 38 | 14% | 53% |
| Kennedy Park | 17,156 | 2.0 km | 41.8 | 17% | 56% |
| Birchcliffe-Cliffside | 23,115 | 2.1 km | 44.9 | 19% | 27% |
| Ionview | 13,382 | 2.2 km | 39.3 | 16% | 56% |
| O'Connor-Parkview | 18,746 | 2.3 km | 42.6 | 18% | 39% |
| Taylor-Massey | 15,050 | 2.5 km | 37.2 | 12% | 54% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. The figures sum the neighbourhood’s dissemination areas, since the census is published for municipalities only. Medians are estimated from the age and income groups, counts carry Statistics Canada’s rounding, and no 2016 count matches these boundaries.
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- 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. For each measure we take the median of Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
Questions about Clairlea-Birchmount’s residents
What is the average age in Clairlea-Birchmount?
A median age of 40, younger than 63% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 15%.
Is Clairlea-Birchmount bilingual?
5.9% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 91% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.9%.
How diverse is Clairlea-Birchmount?
51% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 67% belong to a visible minority and 0.5% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Clairlea-Birchmount?
47% are Christian and 22% have no religion; 31% follow another religion.
Is Clairlea-Birchmount good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 48% of households. One-parent families: 12%. Schools near Clairlea-Birchmount are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Clairlea-Birchmount?
The median household in Clairlea-Birchmount took in $91,600 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Clairlea-Birchmount?
27,690, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Clairlea-Birchmount alone.
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).