Photo: Vertiflite · CC BY-SA 3.0Vaughan: 46% of residents are immigrants, above 90% of Canadian towns
A household here has 3.1 people on average; across Canada’s towns, 2.4. For Vaughan, the census puts households in buildings of five or more storeys at 13%. Few places have as many residents aged 15 to 24: 14% here, more than in 86% of Canadian towns. With about 358,535 residents in July 2025, Vaughan counted 103,915 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Vaughan
More immigrants than most towns
46% of residents are immigrants, against 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (51%) and in Europe (34%); 17% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A growing town: +6% since 2016, faster than 59% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 11%. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across Ontario’s towns.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 16% in Vaughan, less than in 64% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The median age in Vaughan is 41.6, lower than in 53% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 17% of residents are under 15. No age band is larger than 50–54: 8% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
15% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 90% of Canadian towns
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.
For Vaughan, the census puts one-parent families at 8.2%. The share of one-person households across Canada’s towns is 27%.
Vaughan sits below 96% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (3.4%)
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
With married residents 15 and over at 57%, Vaughan is ahead of 86% of Canadian towns on that count. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Fewer renter households than 78% of Canadian towns: 14%
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: 50% date from 2001 or later, 1.4% from before 1961. Typically, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Single-detached houses hold 63% of households, less than in 52% of Canadian towns, and buildings of five or more storeys 13%.
Households here have a median income of $124,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Vaughan had $124,000 before tax, 44% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Ontario’s towns, half of households had more than $91,600 before tax. In 2020, 35% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 74% of Canadian towns: 8.8%
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 55%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most recent wave: 17% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Across Canada’s towns, residents who moved in within the year come to 11%. On the census count, 9.5% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
Fewer residents with no religion than 91% of Canadian towns: 17%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here 0.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 2.8%. Visible minority residents are more common here than in nearly four fifths of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Among other religions: Jewish (13%), Muslim (7.4%), Hindu (4.8%) and Buddhist (2.4%).
54% have a mother tongue other than English or French
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
Residents whose mother tongue is French make up 0.6%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns. 27% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 4.1% speak neither official language. Bilingual residents are rarer here than in 62% of Canadian towns.
46% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, a share 80% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 6.8% (typical 9.5%). Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
58% of adults were employed in May 2021
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 58% is close to the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
From a median age of 31 in Edgeley to 50 in Pine Grove
The city’s 24 neighbourhoods, youngest first; each links its own page.
Pine Grove is the oldest area, with 26% aged 65 or over; Edgeley the youngest (median age 31). Immigrants are most common in Concord (60% of residents). Edgeley has the most renters: 58% of households.
Vaughan and its 6 nearest towns: 2 of them are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughan | 358,535 | — | 41.6 | 16% | 46% |
| Maple | 20,122 | 1.7 km | 45.3 | 19% | 43% |
| Vellore | 39,490 | 2.5 km | 40.2 | 13% | 46% |
| Peace Village | 14,598 | 3.1 km | 37.3 | 10% | 54% |
| Carrville Corners | 13,004 | 3.3 km | 38.2 | 11% | 52% |
| Dufferin Hill | 7,910 | 3.3 km | 42.8 | 13% | 52% |
| Purpleville | 19,918 | 3.4 km | 35.8 | 8.3% | 40% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- 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.
Questions about Vaughan’s residents
What is the population of Vaughan?
Vaughan had about 358,535 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 323,103, 6% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Vaughan?
A median age of 41.6. Children under 15 make up 17%, and people 65 and over 16%.
Is Vaughan bilingual?
English and French: 6.1% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 90%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.6%.
How diverse is Vaughan?
46% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 41% belong to a visible minority and 0.2% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Vaughan?
53% are Christian and 17% have no religion; 30% follow another religion.
Is Vaughan good for families?
Under 15: 17% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 62% of households. One-parent families: 8.2%. Schools near Vaughan are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Vaughan?
The median household in Vaughan took in $124,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).