Malvern West sits above 98% of Canadian towns for immigrants (61%)
A household here has 3.4 people on average; across Canada’s towns, 2.4. The 2021 Census put Malvern West’s population at 17,354, in 5,115 households. On the census count, 13% of residents said they have no religion. With a median age of 37.5, Malvern West is younger than 80% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Malvern West
More immigrants than most towns
Immigrants make up 61% of residents; the medians are 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (71%) and in the Americas (20%), and 21% arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
Visible minority residents make up 92%, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, and immigrants 61%. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
More residents aged 15 to 24 than 94% of Canadian towns: 15%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Residents aged 65 and over make up 15%, against 19% across Canada’s towns. The biggest five-year age group is 25–29, with nearly one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Malvern West, 37.5. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women.
Malvern West sits below 91% of Canadian towns for one-person households (15%)
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
14% of households are one-parent families; across Canada’s towns the figure is 8.2%. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of households are one person living alone.
In Malvern West, 2.9% of residents 15 and over live common-law, fewer than in 97% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Set against 46% across Canada’s towns, 48% of residents 15 and over are married in Malvern West. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
In Malvern West, 18% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, more than in 85% 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
Compared with 64% across Canada’s towns, 24% of households live in a single-detached house here. 17% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 6.2% built before 1961.
A median household income of $89,300 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Malvern West’s households had a total income above $89,300 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Ontario’s towns, the typical figure is $91,600. Pandemic benefits reached 42% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Malvern West ranks above 85% of Canadian towns on residents without Canadian citizenship: 16%
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 70%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Recent arrivals, from 2011 to 2021, are just over a fifth of immigrants (typical: 27%); non-permanent residents add 4.4% of residents. Add to that, 10% lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (71%) and in the Americas (20%).
Malvern West: 92% of residents belong to a visible minority, above 99% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With Indigenous residents at 0.1%, Malvern West is behind 96% of Canadian towns on that count. Set beside that, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. Among other religions: Muslim (22%) and Hindu (20%).
59% have a mother tongue other than English or 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
Malvern West sits close to the norm on residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.6%, about the same as across Canada’s towns. Bilingual residents are rarer here than in 87% of Canadian towns. At home, 35% mostly speak another language; 4.8% speak neither English nor French.
More degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 61% of Canadian towns: 33%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 13%, beside a typical 9.5%. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 51% of residents aged 15 and over
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 15% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 51% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
41 towns of 16,857 to 17,876 people: this is the 9th youngest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Median ages here range from 29.6 in Bay-Cloverhill to 57.2 in Saint-Charles-Borromée. In age, Malvern West keeps company with Brooks (36), McKenzie Towne (37.4), Humbermede (37.7) and Morningside (38.4).
Malvern West sits below 5 of its 6 closest neighbours on median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malvern West | 17,354 | — | 37.5 | 15% | 61% |
| Malvern East | 26,113 | 0.9 km | 39.5 | 17% | 61% |
| Morningside Heights | 24,972 | 2.6 km | 38.6 | 15% | 61% |
| Morningside | 17,708 | 2.8 km | 38.4 | 16% | 56% |
| Woburn North | 26,662 | 3.6 km | 37.5 | 15% | 58% |
| Agincourt South-Malvern West | 24,438 | 3.6 km | 41.1 | 19% | 62% |
| Agincourt North | 27,790 | 3.8 km | 47.2 | 24% | 68% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada reports the census by municipality; a neighbourhood’s figures are the sum of its dissemination areas, rounded counts and all, with medians estimated from age and income groups and no 2016 count, as the 2016 areas don’t fit.
- 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. 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. Provincial and national yardsticks: Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
Questions about Malvern West’s residents
Is Malvern West bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 3.9% are. Another 0.1% speak only French and 91% only English, and French is the first language of 0.6%.
How diverse is Malvern West?
Immigrants make up 61% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 92% are members of a visible minority, and 0.1% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Malvern West?
Christian: 40%. No religion: 13%. Another religion: 47%.
Is Malvern West good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 16%. 48% of households are couple families and 14% one-parent families. Schools near Malvern West are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Malvern West?
$89,300 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Malvern West (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Malvern West?
17,354, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Malvern West alone.
What is the average age in Malvern West?
37.5 is the median age, younger than 80% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 16%. 65 and over: 15%.
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).