Photo: Joli Rumi · CC BY-SA 4.0A median age of 31.2: Yonge-Bay Corridor is younger than 99% of Canadian towns
Renter households: 68%, above 95% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census put Yonge-Bay Corridor’s population at 12,888, in 7,465 households. Locally, 36% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. The neighbourhood has more one-person households than 97% of Canadian towns, at 52%.
What stands out about the people of Yonge-Bay Corridor
Younger than most towns
The middle resident of Yonge-Bay Corridor is 31.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 7.6% are under 15 and 7.1% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A mix of backgrounds
Visible minority residents make up 72%, more than in 94% of Canadian towns, and immigrants 45%. Identity & religion ↓
A neighbourhood of high-rises
Buildings of five storeys or more hold 100% of households, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, and 85% of homes are condos. Homes ↓
More immigrants than most towns
Immigrants make up 45% 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 (72%) and in Europe (11%), and 40% arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Yonge-Bay Corridor ranks below 97% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 7.1%
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents are under 15; in Yonge-Bay Corridor, 7.6%. The wider picture: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Yonge-Bay Corridor, 31.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 98% of Canadian towns: 1.7 people on average
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.
Here 4.6% of households are one-parent families, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 8.2%. Shared houses stand out: 14% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 99% of Canadian towns.
Married residents 15 and over make up 30% in Yonge-Bay Corridor, less than in 88% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
51% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Common-law partners: 12% of the total. For comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
100% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, a share 99% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
65% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 1.9% built before 1961.
Half above, half below $69,100 a year in household income
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
Household incomes run lower in Yonge-Bay Corridor: half had less than $69,100, 20% 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 28% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
More immigrants than 88% of Canadian towns: 45%
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 55%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (72%) and in Europe (11%). 36% of residents are not Canadian citizens, a higher share than in 99% of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for immigrants is 17% across Canada’s towns. Of the immigrants living here, 40% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%.
Yonge-Bay Corridor sits above 94% of Canadian towns for visible minority residents (72%)
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns, Yonge-Bay Corridor has 1.2%. Census figures put residents with no religion at 49% here. On average, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns.
Bilingual residents: 11%, a higher share than 62% of Canadian towns
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
26% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 2.3% speak neither official language. Across Canada’s towns, bilingual residents come to 7.5%. There is little gap on residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.7%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Yonge-Bay Corridor: 80% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, above 99% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 1.3% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
A job for 64% of residents aged 15 and over
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 64%.
In its size band (12,618 to 13,171), the 2nd youngest of 41 towns
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Median ages here range from 31 in Thompson to 56.8 in North Saanich. In age, Yonge-Bay Corridor keeps company with Thompson (31), Lloydminster (Part) (32) and Downtown (33.8).
Of the 6 towns nearest Yonge-Bay Corridor, 5 are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yonge-Bay Corridor | 12,888 | — | 31.2 | 7.1% | 45% |
| Downtown Yonge East | 18,251 | 0.6 km | 33.4 | 11% | 40% |
| Bay-Cloverhill | 17,591 | 1.0 km | 29.6 | 12% | 42% |
| Kensington-Chinatown | 18,597 | 1.1 km | 35.2 | 16% | 42% |
| Church-Wellesley | 22,415 | 1.1 km | 33.8 | 9.6% | 40% |
| Moss Park | 22,701 | 1.3 km | 36.1 | 11% | 38% |
| Cabbagetown-South St.James Town | 11,205 | 1.4 km | 45.5 | 19% | 35% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- 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. 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. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
Questions about Yonge-Bay Corridor’s residents
What religion are people in Yonge-Bay Corridor?
Christian: 26%. No religion: 49%. Another religion: 25%.
Is Yonge-Bay Corridor good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 7.6%. 28% of households are couple families and 4.6% one-parent families. Schools near Yonge-Bay Corridor are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Yonge-Bay Corridor?
$69,100 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Yonge-Bay Corridor (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Yonge-Bay Corridor?
The 2021 Census counted 12,888 people in Yonge-Bay Corridor.
What is the average age in Yonge-Bay Corridor?
31.2 is the median age, younger than 99% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 7.6%. 65 and over: 7.1%.
Is Yonge-Bay Corridor bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 11% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 87% speak only English and 0.1% only French; 1.7% grew up with French.
How diverse is Yonge-Bay Corridor?
Immigrants make up 45% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 72% are members of a visible minority, and 1.2% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
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).