Photo: GTD Aquitaine · Public domainHouseholds in buildings of five or more storeys: 59%, a higher share than 97% of Canadian towns
Set against 35% across Canada’s towns, just over a fifth of residents said they have no religion in Weston. At the 2021 Census, 18,896 people lived in the neighbourhood, in 7,905 households. Residents who moved in within the year: 7.2% of the total. The neighbourhood has more residents without Canadian citizenship than 92% of Canadian towns, at 20%.
What stands out about the people of Weston
More immigrants than most towns
Immigrants make up 48% of residents; the medians are 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in the Americas (39%), then in Africa (22%), and 30% arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
65% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 48% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
A neighbourhood of high-rises
Buildings of five storeys or more hold 59% of households, more than in 97% of Canadian towns, and 12% of homes are condos. Homes ↓
A neighbourhood of renters
65% of households rent their home, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 75% live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Weston is younger than 70% of Canadian towns: a median age of 39.1
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
15% of Weston is 65 or over, against 19% across Ontario’s towns and 19% across Canada’s towns. The largest age band is 30–34: nearly one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Weston, 39.1. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 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.
One-person households: 36%, above 80% of Canadian towns. The share of one-parent families across Canada’s towns is 8.2%. Households average 2.4 people. Shared houses stand out: 7.1% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 87% of Canadian towns.
Below 76% of Canadian towns: 7.6% 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
Against a figure of 46% across Canada’s towns, the share of married residents 15 and over in Weston comes in at 36%. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
More renter households than 93% of Canadian towns: 65%
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
10% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. As a reference point, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. In Weston, just over a fifth of households live in a single-detached house.
$65,000 a year: where the middle household sits
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Weston’s, at $65,000, is 24% lower. Household incomes across Ontario’s towns have a median of $91,600. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 40% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
Weston: 48% of residents are immigrants, above 91% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 55%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Of the immigrants living here, 30% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Immigrants here were most often born in the Americas (39%), then in Africa (22%). Measured more widely, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns.
Visible minority residents: 65%, a higher share than 91% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (13%). Set beside that, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. Compared with other places, Indigenous residents are scarce here: 0.6%, fewer than in 88% of Canadian towns.
English is the mother tongue of 58%, and 5% speak French as well
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
Residents whose mother tongue is French make up 0.8%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns. 22% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 3.5% speak neither official language. On bilingual residents, Weston sits lower than 74% of Canadian towns: 5%.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 61% of Canadian towns, at 22%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 17% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 50% of adults
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 50%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 15% of residents are 65 or over.
20th lowest median age among 41 towns of 18,251 to 19,606
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Petawawa is the youngest of them at 32; Oak Bay, at 54.4, the oldest. By median age, Weston sits among Wîhkwêntôwin (38.6), Nicolas-Viel (38.6), Royal Oak (39.5) and Vinegar Hill (40).
Nearby, 5 of 6 towns have older populations than Weston
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston | 18,896 | — | 39.1 | 15% | 48% |
| Humber Heights-Westmount | 10,427 | 1.1 km | 48.8 | 27% | 48% |
| Rustic | 9,543 | 1.9 km | 41.4 | 19% | 52% |
| Brookhaven-Amesbury | 17,541 | 2.1 km | 38.7 | 14% | 54% |
| Mount Dennis | 13,364 | 2.3 km | 39.5 | 15% | 54% |
| Pelmo Park-Humberlea | 11,396 | 2.5 km | 40.8 | 16% | 47% |
| Oakdale-Beverley Heights | 21,386 | 2.7 km | 39.9 | 15% | 53% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- 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. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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 Weston’s residents
Is Weston bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 5% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 91% speak only English and 0.1% only French; 0.8% grew up with French.
How diverse is Weston?
48% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 65% belong to a visible minority and 0.6% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Weston?
60% are Christian and 21% have no religion; 19% follow another religion.
Is Weston good for families?
Under 15: 17% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 34% of households. One-parent families: 15%. Schools near Weston are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Weston?
The median household in Weston took in $65,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Weston?
18,896, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Weston alone.
What is the average age in Weston?
A median age of 39.1, younger than 70% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 17%, and people 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).