Photo: Chris Woodrich · CC BY-SA 4.0Half of South Cameron is under 34.2, younger than 93% of Canadian towns
Against a figure of 35% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents with no religion in South Cameron comes in at 14%. Census figures put one-parent families at 12% here. At 18%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is higher than in 98% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census counted 11,804 residents in 3,455 households.
What stands out about the people of South Cameron
More immigrants than most towns
Immigrants make up 48% of residents; the medians are 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (73%) and in Europe (9.8%), and 30% arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of South Cameron’s residents are under 34.2 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 21% are under 15 and 13% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A mix of backgrounds
Visible minority residents make up 67%, more than in 93% of Canadian towns, and immigrants 48%. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
21% of residents are under 15, more than in 88% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Residents aged 65 and over make up 13%, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Elsewhere, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ South Cameron, 34.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Larger households than 97% of Canadian towns: 3.4 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.
By its share of one-person households (15%), South Cameron is below 91% of Canadian towns.
A lower share of common-law partners than 95% of Canadian towns, at 3.8%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
The share of married residents 15 and over tops 67% of Canadian towns: 52%. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
Above 71% of Canadian towns: 79% 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
41% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 16% built before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The usual figure: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Here just over a quarter of households rent their home, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 25%.
Half of households earn more than $93,300 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in South Cameron had $93,300 before tax, 8% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Ontario’s towns have a median of $91,600. The pandemic’s benefits: 40% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
South Cameron ranks above 91% of Canadian towns on immigrants: 48%
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 60%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Residents without Canadian citizenship: 13%, above 76% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, immigrants come to 17%. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (73%) and in Europe (9.8%). 12% lived at another address a year earlier, more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns.
Above 93% of Canadian towns: 67% of residents belong to a visible minority
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (44%), Hindu (2.9%) and Buddhist (2.4%). South Cameron has fewer Indigenous residents than 79% of Canadian towns, at 1.1%. Elsewhere, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns.
Above 58% of Canadian towns: 9% of residents speak English and French
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
At home, 32% mostly speak another language; 4.3% speak neither English nor French. Bilingual residents: 7.5% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. On residents whose mother tongue is French, South Cameron sits lower than 71% of Canadian towns: 1%.
41% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 73% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
12% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
In work on census day: 45% of adults
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 45%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 13% are 65 or over.
Ranked by age, 7th youngest of 41 towns this size
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Median ages here range from 31.5 in Cityscape to 57.6 in Sechelt. By median age, South Cameron sits among René-Goupil (33.7), Fletchers Meadow North (33.9), The Hamptons (35.1) and Chapman Mills (35.5).
Median age: 4 of the 6 towns around South Cameron are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Cameron | 11,804 | — | 34.2 | 13% | 48% |
| South Central | 10,392 | 2.0 km | 37.9 | 15% | 30% |
| Sandwich | 14,110 | 2.3 km | 34.2 | 15% | 24% |
| River West | 13,940 | 2.7 km | 30.6 | 14% | 21% |
| South Windsor | 15,896 | 2.9 km | 43.5 | 21% | 28% |
| City Centre | 10,269 | 3.3 km | 44.4 | 22% | 43% |
| Remington Park | 5,783 | 3.3 km | 42.3 | 19% | 35% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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. For each measure we take the median of Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. There is no census profile for a neighbourhood, so we add up the dissemination areas inside it. Each count is a sum of Statistics Canada’s rounded counts, the median age and income come from the published groups, and with 2016’s areas drawn differently there is no 2016 count.
Questions about South Cameron’s residents
What is the median income in South Cameron?
The median household in South Cameron took in $93,300 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of South Cameron?
South Cameron had 11,804 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in South Cameron?
A median age of 34.2, younger than 93% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 21%, and people 65 and over 13%.
Is South Cameron bilingual?
English and French: 9% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 86%. French only: 0.1%. French mother tongue: 1%.
How diverse is South Cameron?
48% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 67% belong to a visible minority and 1.1% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in South Cameron?
35% are Christian and 14% have no religion; 51% follow another religion.
Is South Cameron good for families?
Under 15: 21% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 58% of households. One-parent families: 12%. Schools near South Cameron are on its Schools page.
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).