Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Whitestone is older than 99% of Canadian towns: a median age of 61.6
The share of renter households is 2.7%, against 25% across Canada’s towns. Whitestone has fewer children under 15 than 98% of Canadian towns, at 7.9%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,160 residents; the 2021 Census found 545 households. Across Whitestone, a third of households are one person living alone.
What stands out about the people of Whitestone
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Whitestone is 61.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 38% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Whitestone went from 916 people in 2016 to 1,075 in 2021, +17%: faster growth than in 94% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +17% change since 2016: faster than 94% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 8% higher again. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Ontario’s towns, by more than +6%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 99% of Canadian towns, at 38%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
2.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (Canada’s towns: 11%). The wider picture: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 90% of Canadian towns: 2 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.
Set against 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 4.5% of households are one-parent families in Whitestone.
56% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 84% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law; in Whitestone, 12%. Never married and not common-law: 14% of adults (typical: 27%).
Above 99% of Canadian towns: 97% of households live in a single-detached house
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
10% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Elsewhere, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
The median household brings in $62,800 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Whitestone’s households had a total income below $62,800, 27% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $91,600 is the median household income across Ontario’s towns. 22% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
14% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 74% of Canadian towns
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 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (72%), then in the Americas (17%). 1.5% of residents are not Canadian citizens, a lower share than in 82% of Canadian towns. Typically, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. The share of immigrants trails 69% of Canadian towns: 8.3%.
Whitestone sits above 59% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (38%)
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Compared with 15% across Canada’s towns, 2.9% of residents belong to a visible minority here. Indigenous residents account for 2.4%. Against that, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 92%, and 3.7% speak French as well
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
Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in Whitestone, 3.7%. At home: English 98%, French 0.5%.
Only 12% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Whitestone
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 17%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
39% 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. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 38% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 39% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
No nearby town is as old as Whitestone
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. No closer places have figures: these lie 20–28 km from Whitestone.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitestone | 1,160 | — | 61.6 | 38% | 8.3% |
| Magnetawan | 1,888 | 20.2 km | 59.2 | 35% | 7.2% |
| McKellar | 1,534 | 21.2 km | 60.4 | 37% | 12% |
| McDougall | 3,002 | 28.0 km | 52 | 28% | 6.9% |
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. The middle of Ontario’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Whitestone’s residents
Is Whitestone bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 3.7% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 96% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.9% grew up with French.
How diverse is Whitestone?
Immigrants make up 8.3% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 2.9% are members of a visible minority, and 2.4% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Whitestone?
Christian: 60%. No religion: 38%. Another religion: 2.4%.
Is Whitestone good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 7.9%. 56% of households are couple families and 4.5% one-parent families. Schools near Whitestone are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Whitestone?
$62,800 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Whitestone (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Whitestone?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,160 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,075 in Whitestone, 17% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Whitestone?
61.6 is the median age. Under 15: 7.9%. 65 and over: 38%.
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).