Photo: Sergey Ashmarin · CC BY-SA 3.068% of residents are immigrants, a share 99% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Across Canada’s towns, 64% of households live in a single-detached house; in Westminster-Branson, 8.9%. 53% of residents belong to a visible minority, a higher share than in 87% of Canadian towns. The neighbourhood counted 26,027 residents and 10,045 households at the 2021 Census. For Westminster-Branson, the census puts one-parent families at 11%.
What stands out about the people of Westminster-Branson
More immigrants than most towns
68% of residents are immigrants, against 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (59%) or in Europe (31%); 37% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A neighbourhood of high-rises
75% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, more than in 98% of Canadian towns; 28% of homes are condominiums. Homes ↓
A neighbourhood of renters
Renters are 60% of households, more than in 91% of Canadian towns, and 81% of households live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Westminster-Branson sits below 81% of Canadian towns for children under 15 (13%)
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 45–49: 7.2% of residents. The median age in Westminster-Branson is 44.2, higher than in 63% of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. Here just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 19%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Westminster-Branson, 44.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women.
Westminster-Branson households average 2.6 people, larger than in 64% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Here, 27% of households are one person living alone.
Common-law partners: 4.7%, a lower share than 92% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 30% of adults, beside a typical 27%. The usual figure: 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Westminster-Branson: 75% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, above 98% of Canadian towns
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: 11% predate 1961, 5.1% date from 2001 or later. At 60%, the share of renter households is higher than in 91% of Canadian towns.
$76,900 a year: where the middle household sits
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
Half of Westminster-Branson’s households had a total income below $76,900, 11% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Ontario’s towns: $91,600. 40% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
25% of residents are not Canadian citizens, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
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 80%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Recent arrivals are 37% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. 11% lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (59%) or in Europe (31%).
Only 20% of residents said they have no religion in Westminster-Branson
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Jewish (18%) and Muslim (5.4%). Residents with no religion make up 35% across Canada’s towns. Westminster-Branson has fewer Indigenous residents than 96% of Canadian towns, at 0.1%.
Beyond English and French: 70% 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
Set against 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 5.1% of residents speak English and French in Westminster-Branson. Fewer residents whose mother tongue is French than in 81% of Canadian towns: 0.8%. At home, 44% mostly speak another language; 5.5% speak neither English nor French.
A larger share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 77% of Canadian towns: 44%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 5.3% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 52%
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 52%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 21% are 65 or over.
Ranked by age, 12th oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages here range from 31.1 in Wellington Place to 58 in White Rock. The towns whose median age is nearest to Westminster-Branson’s: Stonegate-Queensway (43.8), Sheldon (44.2), Enfield (44.4) and Laurendeau (44.4).
Westminster-Branson sits below 3 of its 6 closest neighbours on median age
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster-Branson | 26,027 | — | 44.2 | 21% | 68% |
| Newtonbrook West | 23,978 | 1.4 km | 42.5 | 19% | 66% |
| Bathurst Manor | 16,176 | 2.4 km | 42.9 | 19% | 51% |
| Willowdale West | 17,210 | 2.5 km | 40.5 | 21% | 56% |
| Concord | 7,225 | 2.7 km | 47.7 | 25% | 60% |
| Beverley Glen | 38,720 | 2.8 km | 47.9 | 25% | 52% |
| Thornhill | 17,940 | 2.9 km | 47.9 | 26% | 50% |
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. 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.
- 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. 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 Westminster-Branson’s residents
What is the average age in Westminster-Branson?
Half the residents are older than 44.2 and half younger, older than 63% of Canadian towns; 13% are children under 15 and 21% are 65 or over.
Is Westminster-Branson bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 5.1% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 89% speak only English and 0.1% only French; 0.8% grew up with French.
How diverse is Westminster-Branson?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 68%. A visible minority makes up 53% and Indigenous residents 0.1%.
What religion are people in Westminster-Branson?
Most often Christian (53%) or no religion (20%); other religions make up 27%.
Is Westminster-Branson good for families?
Children under 15 are 13% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 43% of households and one-parent families 11%. Schools near Westminster-Branson are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Westminster-Branson?
Median total household income in Westminster-Branson was $76,900 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Westminster-Branson?
Westminster-Branson had 26,027 residents at the 2021 Census.
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).