More immigrants than 93% of Canadian towns: 52%
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 35%; Rustic has 12%. At the 2021 Census, 9,543 people lived in the neighbourhood, in 3,515 households. In Rustic, 4.8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Fewer households in single-detached houses than in 83% of Canadian towns: 32%.
What stands out about the people of Rustic
More immigrants than most towns
Immigrants make up 52% of residents; the medians are 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in the Americas (31%) or in Europe (28%), and 22% arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
64% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 52% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
A neighbourhood of high-rises
Buildings of five storeys or more hold 55% of households, more than in 96% of Canadian towns, and 2% of homes are condos. Homes ↓
A neighbourhood of renters
62% of households rent their home, more than in 92% of Canadian towns; 62% live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Rustic sits above 88% of Canadian towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (14%)
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Half of Rustic’s residents are under 41.4, younger than in 54% of Canadian towns. Typically, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. For Rustic, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 19%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Rustic, 41.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women.
A higher share of one-parent families than 99% of Canadian towns, at 26%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Rustic, 25% of households are one person living alone, beside 27% across Canada’s towns. Across the comparison, 8.2% of households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns.
Common-law partners: 3.9%, a lower share than 95% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married; in Rustic, 37%. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
55% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, more than in 96% 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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of renter households is 25%; Rustic has 62%. 28% of homes were built before 1961 and 0.6% in 2001 or later.
$66,300 a year: the median household income
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Rustic: half had less than $66,300, 23% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $91,600 is the median household income across Ontario’s towns. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 40% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
Rustic sits above 80% of Canadian towns for residents without Canadian citizenship (14%)
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 60%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most immigrants were born in the Americas (31%) or in Europe (28%). Set beside that, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns. Of the immigrants living here, 22% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%.
A larger share of visible minority residents than 91% of Canadian towns: 64%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (14%) and Hindu (3.4%). Set beside that, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. 0.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, fewer than in 96% of Canadian towns.
English is the mother tongue of 51%, and 3.1% speak French as well
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
0.3% of residents have French as their mother tongue; across Canada’s towns the figure is 1.5%. At home: English 68%, French 0.2%. On bilingual residents, Rustic sits lower than 93% of Canadian towns: 3.1%.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 73% of Canadian towns, at 18%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
A job for 43% of residents aged 15 and over
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
43% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 19% are 65 or more.
41 towns of 9,321 to 9,755 people: this is the 20th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
At one end is Oromocto (31.8), at the other Qualicum Beach (67.5). Richmond (41), Walsh Acres/Lakeridge/Garden Ridge (41.2), Otterburn Park (41.6) and Danforth (41.6): the towns nearest Rustic in median age.
Rustic is younger than 1 of its 6 nearest neighbours
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rustic | 9,543 | — | 41.4 | 19% | 52% |
| Brookhaven-Amesbury | 17,541 | 1.4 km | 38.7 | 14% | 54% |
| Oakdale-Beverley Heights | 21,386 | 1.5 km | 39.9 | 15% | 53% |
| Maple Leaf | 10,040 | 1.8 km | 43.3 | 20% | 51% |
| Weston | 18,896 | 1.9 km | 39.1 | 15% | 48% |
| Pelmo Park-Humberlea | 11,396 | 2.7 km | 40.8 | 16% | 47% |
| Downsview | 18,055 | 2.7 km | 39.7 | 15% | 53% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- 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. 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. 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.
Questions about Rustic’s residents
What is the population of Rustic?
Rustic had 9,543 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Rustic?
The median age is 41.4, younger than 54% of Canadian towns. 17% are under 15 and 19% 65 or older.
Is Rustic bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 3.1% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 91% speak only English and 0.1% only French; 0.3% grew up with French.
How diverse is Rustic?
Immigrants: 52% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 64%. Indigenous identity: 0.1%.
What religion are people in Rustic?
12% said they have no religion and 69% that they are Christian; 19% named another faith.
Is Rustic good for families?
17% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 35% of households and one-parent families 26%. Schools near Rustic are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Rustic?
Half of Rustic’s households had more than $66,300 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
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).