Photo: GTD Aquitaine · Public domainAbove 96% of Canadian towns: 56% of residents are immigrants
With residents with no religion at 16%, Ionview is behind 93% of Canadian towns on that count. Here, just over a fifth of residents are not Canadian citizens. Households in single-detached houses are rarer here than in 89% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census put the neighbourhood’s population at 13,382, in 4,965 households.
What stands out about the people of Ionview
More immigrants than most towns
56% of residents are immigrants, against 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (69%) and in the Americas (15%); 36% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
Visible minority residents make up 76%, more than in 95% of Canadian towns, and immigrants 56%. Identity & religion ↓
A neighbourhood of high-rises
55% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 11% of homes are condominiums. Homes ↓
A neighbourhood of renters
Renters are 61% of households, more than in 91% of Canadian towns, and 67% of households live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Half of Ionview is under 39.3, younger than 68% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Across Canada’s towns, 19% of residents are 65 or over; in Ionview, 16%. Locally, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Ionview, 39.3. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women.
Above 98% of Canadian towns: 15% of households are one-parent families
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%; Ionview has 25%. The benchmark for one-parent families across Canada’s towns: 8.2%. A household here holds 2.7 people on average. Shared houses stand out: 7% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 86% of Canadian towns.
Fewer common-law partners than 90% of Canadian towns: 5.2%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 35% of adults, beside a typical 27%. For comparison, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
More households in buildings of five or more storeys than 96% of Canadian towns: 55%
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
40% of homes were built before 1961 and 2.6% in 2001 or later. At 61%, the share of renter households is higher than in 91% of Canadian towns.
The middle household earns $76,900 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Ionview: half had less than $76,900, 11% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Ontario’s towns have a median of $91,600. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 38% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Ionview ranks below 69% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 9.2%
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 65%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Of the immigrants living here, 36% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Typically, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
Above 95% of Canadian towns: 76% of residents belong to a visible minority
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here 0.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 2.8%. Typically, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns.
54% have a mother tongue other than English or French
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At 0.9%, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is in line with the figure across Canada’s towns. 4.4% of residents speak English and French.
A larger share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 63% of Canadian towns: 34%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 11% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
50% of residents 15 and over were in work
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 50%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 16% of residents are 65 or over.
In its size band (13,137 to 13,630), the 17th youngest of 41 towns
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Sidney is the oldest at 62, Redstone the youngest at 32. Nearest to Ionview in age: Durand (39), Rossmere-A (39.3), Mount Dennis (39.5) and Cloverdale (39.6).
Ionview is younger than every town around it
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ionview | 13,382 | — | 39.3 | 16% | 56% |
| Kennedy Park | 17,156 | 1.4 km | 41.8 | 17% | 56% |
| Clairlea-Birchmount | 27,690 | 2.2 km | 40 | 15% | 51% |
| Eglinton East | 22,820 | 2.3 km | 39.7 | 17% | 59% |
| Bendale South | 10,885 | 2.5 km | 40.1 | 17% | 53% |
| Victoria Village | 17,647 | 2.9 km | 43 | 20% | 54% |
| Cliffcrest | 16,184 | 3.0 km | 43.4 | 18% | 39% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Ontario’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- 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. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
Questions about Ionview’s residents
Is Ionview bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4.4% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 92% speak only English and 0.1% only French; 0.9% grew up with French.
How diverse is Ionview?
Immigrants make up 56% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 76% are members of a visible minority, and 0.8% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Ionview?
Christian: 54%. No religion: 16%. Another religion: 31%.
Is Ionview good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 17%. 41% of households are couple families and 15% one-parent families. Schools near Ionview are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Ionview?
$76,900 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Ionview (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Ionview?
Ionview had 13,382 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Ionview?
39.3 is the median age, younger than 68% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 17%. 65 and over: 16%.
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).