One-person households make up 7.2% in Teston, less than in 99% of Canadian towns
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Teston comes in at 18%. At the 2021 Census, 7,437 people lived here, in 2,080 households. In Teston, 6.3% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Residents with no religion are rarer here than in 94% of Canadian towns.
In Teston, 9.3% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 94% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
50–54 is the most common age band: 11% of residents, 1.7 times the share across Canada’s towns. With a median age of 39, Teston is younger than 70% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Across Teston, 16% of residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Teston, 39. 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.
3.6 people per household, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families: 9.1%, near enough the figure across Canada’s towns.
Common-law partners: 3.5%, a lower share than 96% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, the share of married residents 15 and over is 46%; Teston has 55%. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Fewer renter households than 92% of Canadian towns: 8.8%
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for renter households is 25% across Canada’s towns. For Teston, the census puts households in single-detached houses at 73%.
$149,600 a year: the median household income
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Teston’s median household took in $149,600 before tax, 74% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Ontario’s towns have a median of $91,600. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 38% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Teston ranks above 85% of Canadian towns on immigrants: 40%
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 50%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
15% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. The share of residents without Canadian citizenship stands at 7.8%. For comparison, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns.
Above 82% of Canadian towns: 47% of residents belong to a visible minority
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (12%), Hindu (6.3%) and Buddhist (2.6%). Fewer Indigenous residents than in 94% of Canadian towns: 0.2%. Visible minority residents: 15% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Beyond English and French: 49% grew up with another language
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
23% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 3.6% speak neither official language. At 0.7%, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is lower than in 86% of Canadian towns. Against a figure of 7.5% across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents in Teston comes in at 5.6%.
36% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 66% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
7.7% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 62% of residents 15 and over had a job
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 62%.
Ranked by age, 16th youngest of 41 towns this size
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The youngest is Blairmore Suburban Centre (31.8) and the oldest Trent Lakes (58). By median age, Teston sits among Twin Lakes (38.7), Portage la Prairie (38.8), Forest Lawn (39.1) and Hampstead (39.6).
Older than Teston: 1 of the 6 towns nearby
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teston | 7,437 | — | 39 | 9.3% | 40% |
| Peace Village | 14,598 | 1.7 km | 37.3 | 10% | 54% |
| Hope | 6,997 | 2.1 km | 39 | 13% | 39% |
| Maple | 20,122 | 2.3 km | 45.3 | 19% | 43% |
| Carrville Corners | 13,004 | 3.3 km | 38.2 | 11% | 52% |
| Purpleville | 19,918 | 3.5 km | 35.8 | 8.3% | 40% |
| Upper Thornhill Estates | 10,435 | 4.2 km | 38.6 | 9.5% | 55% |
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. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
Questions about Teston’s residents
What is the population of Teston?
7,437, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Teston alone.
What is the average age in Teston?
A median age of 39, younger than 70% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 9.3%.
Is Teston bilingual?
English and French: 5.6% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 91%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.7%.
How diverse is Teston?
40% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 47% belong to a visible minority and 0.2% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Teston?
62% are Christian and 15% have no religion; 24% follow another religion.
Is Teston good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 67% of households. One-parent families: 9.1%. Schools near Teston are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Teston?
The median household in Teston took in $149,600 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).