Photo: SimonP · CC BY-SA 3.0Immigrants make up 60% in Pleasant View, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
Residents without Canadian citizenship: 21%, above 93% of Canadian towns. Census figures put children under 15 at 12% in Pleasant View. Few places have so few households in single-detached houses: 19% here, fewer than in 90% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census put the neighbourhood’s population at 15,248, in 5,445 households.
What stands out about the people of Pleasant View
More immigrants than most towns
Immigrants make up 60% of residents; the medians are 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (68%), then in Europe (20%), and 24% arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
Visible minority residents make up 67%, more than in 92% of Canadian towns, and immigrants 60%. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Half of Pleasant View is over 45.3, older than 70% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Residents aged 65 and over: 22%, above just over two thirds of Canadian towns. For Pleasant View, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 13%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Pleasant View, 45.3. 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.
20% of households are one person living alone, below 78% of Canadian towns
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.
The share of one-parent families is 10%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns. The average household has 2.8 people. For one-person households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 27%.
Below 96% of Canadian towns: 3.6% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: nearly a third of adults (typical: 27%). Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Across Pleasant View, 50% of residents 15 and over are married.
Pleasant View ranks above 90% of Canadian towns on households in buildings of five or more storeys: 27%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
7.9% of homes were built before 1961 and 1.4% in 2001 or later. In Pleasant View, 28% of households rent their home, beside 25% across Canada’s towns.
$91,600 a year is the median household income here
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
Household incomes run high in Pleasant View: half had more than $91,600, 7% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Ontario’s towns the median is $91,600. 34% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 63% of Canadian towns: 9.7%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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 are nearly a quarter of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (68%), then in Europe (20%).
Visible minority residents: 67%, a higher share than 92% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Against a figure of 2.8% across Canada’s towns, the share of Indigenous residents in Pleasant View comes in at 0.1%. For visible minority residents, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 15%. Among other religions: Muslim (6.7%), Hindu (4.7%) and Buddhist (2.4%).
68% have a mother tongue other than English or French
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
There is little gap on residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.6%, about the same as across Canada’s towns. 42% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 7.4% speak neither official language.
Above 84% of Canadian towns: 50% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 6.2% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
A job for 48% 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 labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 48%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 22% of residents are 65 or over.
In its size band (14,947 to 15,514), the 15th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The group spans Laurel, youngest at 31.2, to Parksville, oldest at 62. By median age, Pleasant View sits among High River (44.8), Dorchester (45.2), Lachine-Ouest (45.5) and Edgemont (46.3).
Nearby, 2 of 6 towns have older populations than Pleasant View
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant View | 15,248 | — | 45.3 | 22% | 60% |
| L'Amoreaux West | 21,575 | 0.9 km | 47.6 | 25% | 62% |
| Henry Farm | 19,953 | 1.8 km | 33 | 9.3% | 57% |
| Don Valley Village | 26,972 | 1.8 km | 41.4 | 19% | 63% |
| Hillcrest Village | 16,374 | 2.5 km | 49.7 | 29% | 66% |
| Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan | 27,526 | 2.6 km | 44.8 | 23% | 61% |
| East L'Amoreaux | 21,533 | 2.6 km | 43.6 | 20% | 64% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- 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. There is no census profile for a neighbourhood, so we add up the dissemination areas inside it. Each count is a sum of Statistics Canada’s rounded counts, the median age and income come from the published groups, and with 2016’s areas drawn differently there is no 2016 count.
- 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.
Questions about Pleasant View’s residents
What is the population of Pleasant View?
The 2021 Census counted 15,248 people in Pleasant View.
What is the average age in Pleasant View?
A median age of 45.3, older than 70% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 12%, and people 65 and over 22%.
Is Pleasant View bilingual?
7.1% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 86% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.6%.
How diverse is Pleasant View?
60% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 67% belong to a visible minority and 0.1% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Pleasant View?
49% are Christian and 34% have no religion; 18% follow another religion.
Is Pleasant View good for families?
Under 15: 12% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 49% of households. One-parent families: 10%. Schools near Pleasant View are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Pleasant View?
The median household in Pleasant View took in $91,600 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).