Photo: Mosbo6 · CC BY-SA 4.0A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 91% of Canadian towns, at 92%
Half of Whitewater Region’s residents are over 47.6, older than in nearly four fifths of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 7,899 residents; the 2021 Census found 2,910 households. In Whitewater Region, 8.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity. Of the immigrants living here, 11% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%.
Whitewater Region changed by +3% from 2016 to 2021, slower than 56% 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
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Ontario’s towns, +6%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 9%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 74% of Canadian towns, at 23%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with nearly one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 9.2%. Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Whitewater Region, 47.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Below 57% of Canadian towns: 25% of households are one person living alone
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.
One-parent families: 6% here and 8.2% across Canada’s towns. Households here average 2.4 people each. Set beside that, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of married residents 15 and over than 76% of Canadian towns: 54%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
A fifth of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. To put it in context, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 11% of the total.
Renter households: 13%, a lower share than 81% of Canadian towns
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
Older homes outnumber new: 35% predate 1961, 20% date from 2001 or later. Typically, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. 10% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$81,000 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. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $81,000, the middle household in Whitewater Region earned 6% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Ontario’s towns: $91,600. The pandemic’s benefits: 20% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
A smaller share of residents who moved in within the year than 65% of Canadian towns: 9.5%
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 (66%), then in the Americas (13%). Fewer immigrants than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns: 5%. For residents who moved in within the year, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%. Residents without Canadian citizenship: 1.3%, below 85% of Canadian towns.
Only 27% of residents said they have no religion in Whitewater Region
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of visible minority residents trails 89% of Canadian towns: 1.6%. The wider picture: just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
3.7% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 70% of Canadian towns
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
At home: English 96%, French 1.2%. More bilingual residents than in 64% of Canadian towns: 11%. Across Canada’s towns, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Only 14% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Whitewater Region
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 6.7% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
54% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 23% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 54% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Of 41 towns its size (7,767 to 8,026 people), the 12th oldest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The youngest is Taber (27.4) and the oldest Minden Hills (58.8). In age, Whitewater Region keeps company with Central St. Boniface (45), Chatsworth (46), River East (47.9) and Dryden (48).
Every nearby town is older than Whitewater Region
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Region | 7,899 | — | 47.6 | 23% | 5% |
| Fort-Coulonge | 1,293 | 14.6 km | 48.4 | 24% | 0% |
| Mansfield-et-Pontefract | 2,332 | 16.5 km | 49.2 | 23% | 0.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- 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.
Questions about Whitewater Region’s residents
Is Whitewater Region bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 11% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 88% speak only English and 0.1% only French; 3.7% grew up with French.
How diverse is Whitewater Region?
Immigrants make up 5% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.6% are members of a visible minority, and 8.4% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Whitewater Region?
Christian: 72%. No religion: 27%. Another religion: 0.9%.
Is Whitewater Region good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 17%. 62% of households are couple families and 6% one-parent families. Schools near Whitewater Region are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Whitewater Region?
$81,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Whitewater Region (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Whitewater Region?
Statistics Canada estimates 7,899 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 7,225 in Whitewater Region, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Whitewater Region?
47.6 is the median age, older than 79% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 17%. 65 and over: 23%.
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).