Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainRenter households: 7.8%, a lower share than 94% of Canadian towns
Here nearly a quarter of residents said they have no religion, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 35%. O'Leary had about 2,878 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 1,030 households at the 2021 Census. Census figures put residents who moved in within the year at 7.6% here. With a median age of 46, O'Leary is older than 72% of Canadian towns.
Growth of +7% since 2016 puts O'Leary ahead of 69% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 12% higher again. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +11% across Prince Edward Island’s towns.
More residents aged 65 and over than 61% of Canadian towns: 21%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The share of children under 15 is 17%, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. More residents are 55–59 than any other five-year age: 8.8% of residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ O'Leary, 46. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
O'Leary ranks below 66% of Canadian towns on one-person households: 23%
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Against a figure of 8.2% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families in O'Leary comes in at 6.8%. The share of one-person households across Canada’s towns is 27%. The average household has 2.5 people.
Married residents 15 and over: 57%, a higher share than 86% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: just over a fifth of adults, against a typical 27%. Across the comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners account for 10%.
O'Leary ranks above 92% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 92%
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: 43% predate 1961, 7.7% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
The middle household earns $69,500 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
O'Leary’s median household took in $69,500 before tax, 19% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Prince Edward Island’s towns, the household in the middle had $82,500. 25% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
3.3% of residents are immigrants, the fewest of Prince Edward Island’s towns
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Just over a third of immigrants arrived from 2011 to 2021 (typical: 27%), and non-permanent residents make up a further 1% of residents. The share of residents without Canadian citizenship stands at 1.8%. Fewer immigrants than in 88% of Canadian towns: 3.3%.
2.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 51% of Canadian towns
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, 2.5% of residents belong to a visible minority here. The usual figure: 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
96% have English as their mother tongue; 7.6% also speak French
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
O'Leary sits close to the norm on residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.8%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
O'Leary sits below 98% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (8.8%)
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
21% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
An employment rate of 54%
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 54%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 21% are 65 or over.
Oldest by rank: 21st of 41 towns of 2,841 to 2,916 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Between McKernan (30) and Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part (61.2) lies the rest of the group. Closest in median age to O'Leary are Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford (45.6), Minnedosa (46), Port Credit NHD (West) (46.1) and South Keys (46.6).
Around O'Leary, 3 of 4 towns have a higher median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Leary | 2,878 | — | 46 | 21% | 3.3% |
| O'Leary | 1,021 | 1.6 km | 51.2 | 31% | 13% |
| Alberton | 2,426 | 12.3 km | 44 | 19% | 3.4% |
| Alberton | 1,498 | 15.4 km | 49.6 | 32% | 3% |
| Central Prince | 1,287 | 19.0 km | 47.6 | 22% | 1.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Prince Edward Island’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about O'Leary’s residents
Is O'Leary bilingual?
English and French: 7.6% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 92%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.8%.
How diverse is O'Leary?
3.3% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 2.5% belong to a visible minority and 2.9% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in O'Leary?
76% are Christian and 23% have no religion; 1.5% follow another religion.
Is O'Leary good for families?
Under 15: 17% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 65% of households. One-parent families: 6.8%. Schools near O'Leary are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in O'Leary?
The median household in O'Leary took in $69,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of O'Leary?
O'Leary had about 2,878 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,566, 7% more than 2016.
What is the average age in O'Leary?
A median age of 46, older than 72% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 17%, and people 65 and over 21%.
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).