Photo: Rick Harris from Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0A median age of 58: Trent Lakes is older than 98% of Canadian towns
64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns, against 99% in Trent Lakes. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 7,357 residents; the 2021 Census found 2,950 households. In Trent Lakes, 9.9% of residents are under 15. Few places have so few visible minority residents: 2% here, fewer than in 85% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Trent Lakes
Older than most towns
Trent Lakes’s median age is 58; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 32% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Trent Lakes went from 5,397 to 6,439 residents (+19%), faster growth than in 96% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Trent Lakes has grown +19%, faster than 96% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 14%. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Ontario’s towns, by more than +6%.
In Trent Lakes, 32% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 6.5%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Trent Lakes, 58. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
By its share of one-parent families (5.1%), Trent Lakes is below 91% of Canadian towns. For Trent Lakes, the census puts one-person households at 26%.
57% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 86% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
16% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. The share of common-law partners stands at 12%. Against that, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Trent Lakes ranks below 98% of Canadian towns on renter households: 6.1%
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 28% date from 2001 or later, 14% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. As a reference point, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
$85,000 a year: the median household income
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
At $85,000, the middle household in Trent Lakes earned close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Ontario’s towns, the household in the middle had $91,600. 22% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 68% of Canadian towns: 9.3%
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 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (76%) and in the Americas (14%). 1.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens, a lower share than in 78% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Most recent wave: 4.9% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%).
A larger share of residents with no religion than 79% of Canadian towns: 46%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here, 3.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity. On religion, 53% answered Christian and 46% no religion, against 54% and 35% across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 93%, and 4.5% speak French as well
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
The share of bilingual residents trails 81% of Canadian towns: 4.5%. Across Trent Lakes, 0.9% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 66% of Canadian towns: 21%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 9.6% here, 9.5% in the typical town. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
43% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s work rates at a glance. 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; 32% are 65 or more.
The 1st oldest of 41 towns of 7,222 to 7,494 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest of these towns is Blairmore Suburban Centre, at 31.8; the oldest, Trent Lakes, is at 58. Nearest to Trent Lakes in age: Val-des-Sources (55.2) and Chandler (56).
Nearby, 1 of 4 towns have older populations than Trent Lakes
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. No closer places have figures: these lie 14–27 km from Trent Lakes.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Lakes | 7,357 | — | 58 | 32% | 11% |
| Curve Lake First Nation 35 | 1,428 | 14.2 km | 48.4 | 22% | 0% |
| Bridgenorth | 20,628 | 20.8 km | 52 | 29% | 7.5% |
| North Kawartha | 3,355 | 26.1 km | 59.2 | 35% | 9.8% |
| Lindsay | 85,351 | 27.3 km | 51.6 | 28% | 7.9% |
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.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
Questions about Trent Lakes’s residents
Is Trent Lakes good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 9.9%. 61% of households are couple families and 5.1% one-parent families. Schools near Trent Lakes are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Trent Lakes?
$85,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Trent Lakes (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Trent Lakes?
Statistics Canada estimates 7,357 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 6,439 in Trent Lakes, 19% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Trent Lakes?
58 is the median age, older than 98% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 9.9%. 65 and over: 32%.
Is Trent Lakes bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 4.5% are. Another 0% speak only French and 95% only English, and French is the first language of 0.9%.
How diverse is Trent Lakes?
Immigrants make up 11% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 2% are members of a visible minority, and 3.2% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Trent Lakes?
Christian: 53%. No religion: 46%. Another religion: 1.7%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).