In Devonshire, 15% of residents are aged 15 to 24, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
Immigrants: 35% here and 17% across Canada’s towns. Census figures put one-parent families at 13% in Devonshire. Few places have as many visible minority residents: 40% here, more than in 77% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census put the neighbourhood’s population at 9,852, in 3,465 households.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 13% in Devonshire, less than in 83% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The median age in Devonshire is 38.8, lower than in 71% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. 55–59 is the most common age band: 8% of residents. Children under 15 make up 17%, against 16% across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Devonshire, 38.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
One-person households: 19%, a lower share than 80% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Devonshire, 2.8. The comparison figure for one-person households is 27% across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of common-law partners than 78% of Canadian towns: 7.2%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
31% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Elsewhere, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
More households in single-detached houses than 85% of Canadian towns: 88%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Here, 17% of households rent their home.
Household income at the median: $88,800 a year
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
Household incomes sit at the middle in Devonshire: half had more than $88,800, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $91,600 is the median household income across Ontario’s towns. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 38% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
8.9% of residents are not Canadian citizens, a share 64% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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 45%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Compared with 11% across Canada’s towns, 9.2% of residents lived at another address a year earlier here. On average, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (58%), then in Europe (26%).
Residents with no religion make up 23% in Devonshire, less than in 81% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (13%) and Hindu (2.1%). To put it in context, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Devonshire has fewer Indigenous residents than 61% of Canadian towns, at 2%.
60% have English as their mother tongue; 6.8% also speak 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
At home, 20% mostly speak another language; 2.6% speak neither English nor French. Few places have so few residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.2% here, fewer than in 62% of Canadian towns.
24% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 56% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 13% (typical 9.5%). The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 51% of residents 15 and over had a job
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.
At 51%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 13% are 65 or over.
Ranked by age, 12th youngest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages here range from 25.6 in Stanley to 58.8 in Blind Bay. Closest in median age to Devonshire are M-Section (bramalea) (37.9), South Cambie (38.6), Vincent (39.1) and Lac-Saint-Charles (40.2).
5 of the 6 nearest towns are older than Devonshire
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonshire | 9,852 | — | 38.8 | 13% | 35% |
| Remington Park | 5,783 | 2.3 km | 42.3 | 19% | 35% |
| Roseland | 20,587 | 2.5 km | 41.3 | 18% | 38% |
| South Windsor | 15,896 | 3.1 km | 43.5 | 21% | 28% |
| South Walkerville | 6,129 | 3.3 km | 43.2 | 20% | 15% |
| Fontainebleau | 11,567 | 3.8 km | 45.1 | 22% | 27% |
| South Cameron | 11,804 | 5.0 km | 34.2 | 13% | 48% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- 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.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada publishes the census for municipalities, not neighbourhoods, so these figures add up the dissemination areas inside the neighbourhood. Counts are sums of StatCan’s rounded counts; the median age and income are worked out from the published age and income groups; and 2016 areas don’t add up to these, so there is no 2016 count.
- 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.
Questions about Devonshire’s residents
What is the average age in Devonshire?
A median age of 38.8, younger than 71% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 17%, and people 65 and over 13%.
Is Devonshire bilingual?
English and French: 6.8% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 90%. French only: 0.1%. French mother tongue: 1.2%.
How diverse is Devonshire?
35% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 40% belong to a visible minority and 2% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Devonshire?
58% are Christian and 23% have no religion; 19% follow another religion.
Is Devonshire good for families?
Under 15: 17% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 57% of households. One-parent families: 13%. Schools near Devonshire are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Devonshire?
The median household in Devonshire took in $88,800 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Devonshire?
Devonshire had 9,852 residents at the 2021 Census.
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).