Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0In Wainfleet, 5.5% of households rent their home, fewer than in 98% of Canadian towns
Most recent wave: 3.6% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Wainfleet had about 7,329 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 2,615 households at the 2021 Census. Here, a fifth of households are one person living alone. Compared with other places, residents who moved in within the year are scarce here: 6.5%, fewer than in 93% of Canadian towns.
A +8% change since 2016: faster than 73% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 6%.
A median age of 47.2: Wainfleet is older than 77% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
In Wainfleet, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, beside 19% across Canada’s towns. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 11%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Wainfleet, 47.2. 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.
Bigger households than 67% of Canadian towns: 2.6 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
With one-parent families at 5%, Wainfleet is behind 92% of Canadian towns on that count.
58% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 88% of Canadian towns don’t reach
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Just over a fifth of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). By way of comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 10% of the total.
More households in single-detached houses than 97% of Canadian towns: 96%
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. Across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses is 64%. 37% of homes were built before 1961 and 15% in 2001 or later.
$96,000 a year: where the middle household sits
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Wainfleet: half had more than $96,000, 12% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $91,600 is the median household income across Ontario’s towns. 23% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
8.1% of residents are immigrants
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (60%), then in the Americas (29%). On residents without Canadian citizenship, Wainfleet sits lower than 78% of Canadian towns: 1.8%. What’s more, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, against 8.1% in the town.
35% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 51% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 15% across Canada’s towns, 1.8% of residents belong to a visible minority in Wainfleet. Census figures put Indigenous residents at 2.9% locally.
English is the mother tongue of 90%, and 5.7% speak French as well
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
Set against 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 5.7% of residents speak English and French in Wainfleet. On residents whose mother tongue is French, Wainfleet sits higher than nearly two thirds of Canadian towns: 2.4%.
Only 17% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Wainfleet
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Wainfleet, 17%, and 41% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 8.3%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
56% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, much like this 56%.
Of 41 towns its size (7,199 to 7,464 people), the 10th oldest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The youngest is Blairmore Suburban Centre (31.8) and the oldest Trent Lakes (58). Closest in median age to Wainfleet are North River Heights (44.6), Clarenville (45.2), Colborne (47.3) and Athabasca County (47.6).
Around Wainfleet, 2 of 3 towns have a higher median age
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wainfleet | 7,329 | — | 47.2 | 21% | 8.1% |
| Port Colborne | 21,921 | 13.7 km | 50.4 | 27% | 8.8% |
| Welland | 66,480 | 14.3 km | 45.2 | 23% | 12% |
| Pelham | 19,980 | 15.4 km | 50.4 | 27% | 13% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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 Wainfleet’s residents
What is the population of Wainfleet?
Wainfleet had about 7,329 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 6,887, 8% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Wainfleet?
A median age of 47.2, older than 77% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 21%.
Is Wainfleet bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 5.7% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 94% speak only English and 0% only French; 2.4% grew up with French.
How diverse is Wainfleet?
8.1% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.8% belong to a visible minority and 2.9% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Wainfleet?
65% are Christian and 35% have no religion; 1% follow another religion.
Is Wainfleet good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 66% of households. One-parent families: 5%. Schools near Wainfleet are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Wainfleet?
The median household in Wainfleet took in $96,000 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).