Photo: Balcer · Public domainWoodstock: 8.9% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, above 78% of Canadian towns
42% of residents said they have no religion, against 35% across Canada’s towns. The share of children under 15 stands at 18%. With a median age of 40.8, Woodstock is younger than 58% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 18,885 households in the town; by July 2025 the population was about 55,572.
What stands out about the people of Woodstock
Growing faster than most
Woodstock went from 41,098 people in 2016 to 46,705 in 2021, +14%: faster growth than in 90% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, Woodstock outgrew 90% of Canadian towns: +14%
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Ontario’s towns the median is +6%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 19% higher again.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 20% in Woodstock, more than in 56% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The biggest five-year age group is 30–34, with 7.3% of residents. Across Canada’s towns, 19% of residents are 65 or over. Woodstock sits close to the norm on residents aged 15 to 24: 11%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Woodstock, 40.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
9.5% of households are one-parent families, more than in 69% of Canadian towns
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.
The average household has 2.4 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, one-parent families come to 8.2%. The share of one-person households stands at 28%.
More common-law partners than 61% of Canadian towns: 12%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up a quarter of adults, beside a typical 27%. Across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law.
In Woodstock, 35% of households rent their home, more than in 67% of Canadian towns
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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses is 64%; Woodstock has 58%. Renter households: 25% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. 29% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 28% built before 1961.
The middle household earns $82,000 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
Woodstock’s median household took in $82,000 before tax, about the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Ontario’s towns have a median of $91,600. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 29% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
14% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, a share 75% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Most immigrants were born in Europe (42%) or in Asia (41%). Measured more widely, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are immigrants; in Woodstock, 15%.
51% said they are Christian and 42% that they have no religion
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Sikh (3.8%). At 2.5%, the share of Indigenous residents is in line with the figure across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 84%, and 5.6% 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
At home: English 91%, French 0.3%. Lower than in 68% of Canadian towns: 5.6% of residents speak English and French. Woodstock sits close to the norm on residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.1%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 72% of Canadian towns, at 18%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 12% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
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. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 56%; 20% of residents are 65 or over.
14th lowest median age among 41 towns of 45,954 to 66,624
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The span goes from 34.9 (Whalley) up to 54.4 (Shawinigan). In age, Woodstock keeps company with Charlottetown (40.8), Vaudreuil-Dorion (40.8), Stouffville (41.6) and Innisfil (42).
A younger town than 2 of the 5 around it: Woodstock
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock | 55,572 | — | 40.8 | 20% | 15% |
| Tavistock | 8,710 | 12.2 km | 42.4 | 20% | 7.6% |
| Ingersoll | 14,911 | 16.1 km | 40.8 | 17% | 7.6% |
| South-West Oxford | 8,375 | 16.3 km | 39.6 | 17% | 9.4% |
| Thamesford | 9,755 | 17.5 km | 40.8 | 18% | 6% |
| Plattsville | 8,251 | 18.4 km | 42.8 | 17% | 7% |
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. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- 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.
Questions about Woodstock’s residents
What is the median income in Woodstock?
$82,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Woodstock (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Woodstock?
Statistics Canada estimates 55,572 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 46,705 in Woodstock, 14% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Woodstock?
40.8 is the median age, younger than 58% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 18%. 65 and over: 20%.
Is Woodstock bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 5.6% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 93% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.1% grew up with French.
How diverse is Woodstock?
Immigrants make up 15% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 14% are members of a visible minority, and 2.5% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Woodstock?
Christian: 51%. No religion: 42%. Another religion: 7.8%.
Is Woodstock good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 18%. 52% of households are couple families and 9.5% one-parent families. Schools near Woodstock are on its Schools page.
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).