Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Older than 81% of Canadian towns: half of Brownsburg-Chatham is over 48.4
Recent arrivals are 7.8% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. By contrast, at 33%, the share of one-person households is higher than in 72% of Canadian towns. With about 8,466 residents in July 2025, Brownsburg-Chatham counted 3,285 households at the 2021 Census. The census found that 1% of residents belong to a visible minority in the town.
What stands out about the people of Brownsburg-Chatham
A bilingual town
51% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 44% speak French only and 5% English only. English & French ↓
Common-law couples
26% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 90% of Canadian towns; 32% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Brownsburg-Chatham ranks above 91% of Canadian towns on bilingual residents: 51%
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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
The figure for residents whose mother tongue is English is 14% in Brownsburg-Chatham and 66% across Canada’s towns. Against that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Since 2016, Brownsburg-Chatham has changed by +2%, slower than 66% of Canadian towns
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 17%. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Quebec’s towns.
In Brownsburg-Chatham, 8.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 82% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
55–59 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Residents aged 65 and over: 22% of the total.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Brownsburg-Chatham, 48.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Brownsburg-Chatham households average 2.2 people, smaller than in 74% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Brownsburg-Chatham, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families.
Brownsburg-Chatham sits above 90% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (26%)
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
27% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Across the comparison, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Households in single-detached houses: 81%, a higher share than 74% 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
Older homes outnumber new: 36% predate 1961, 16% date from 2001 or later. Across Canada’s towns, households in single-detached houses come to 64%. Brownsburg-Chatham has fewer renter households than 61% of Canadian towns, at 21%.
Household income, middle of the range: $66,000 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 Brownsburg-Chatham had $66,000 before tax, 23% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Quebec’s towns, the household in the middle had $74,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 29% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Brownsburg-Chatham ranks above 71% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 14%
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 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (63%), then in the Americas (18%). The comparison figure for residents who moved in within the year is 11% across Canada’s towns. Fewer immigrants than in 87% of Canadian towns: 3.6%. 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns, against 1.1% in Brownsburg-Chatham.
In Brownsburg-Chatham, 29% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 68% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents: 2.8% of the total. On religion, 71% answered Christian and 29% no religion, against 54% and 35% across Canada’s towns.
Only 10% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Brownsburg-Chatham
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
An employment rate of 56%
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.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 56%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Among 41 towns of 8,352 to 8,587 people, the 7th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
They run from Garneau, at 30.2, to Electoral Area G, Nanaimo, at 60.8. The towns whose median age is nearest to Brownsburg-Chatham’s: Stone Mills (46.8), Douro-Dummer (48.4), Puslinch (49.2) and Trail (49.6).
Nearby, 5 of 6 towns have older populations than Brownsburg-Chatham
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsburg-Chatham | 8,466 | — | 48.4 | 22% | 3.6% |
| Lachute | 15,469 | 6.4 km | 50.4 | 28% | 2.4% |
| Saint-André-d'Argenteuil | 3,300 | 13.2 km | 49.2 | 25% | 3.5% |
| Gore | 2,756 | 14.3 km | 54.8 | 25% | 6.6% |
| Grenville | 1,889 | 14.9 km | 47.2 | 26% | 2.5% |
| East Hawkesbury | 3,787 | 15.7 km | 50.8 | 24% | 6.5% |
| Hawkesbury | 11,451 | 16.8 km | 54.8 | 32% | 6% |
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 Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Quebec’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.
- 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.
Questions about Brownsburg-Chatham’s residents
Is Brownsburg-Chatham bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 51% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 5% speak only English and 44% only French; 81% grew up with French.
How diverse is Brownsburg-Chatham?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 3.6%. A visible minority makes up 1% and Indigenous residents 2.8%.
What religion are people in Brownsburg-Chatham?
Most often Christian (71%) or no religion (29%); other religions make up 0.6%.
Is Brownsburg-Chatham good for families?
Children under 15 are 15% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 50% of households and one-parent families 8.8%. Schools near Brownsburg-Chatham are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Brownsburg-Chatham?
Median total household income in Brownsburg-Chatham was $66,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Brownsburg-Chatham?
The latest figure is an estimate: 8,466 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Brownsburg-Chatham counted 7,247, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Brownsburg-Chatham?
Half the residents are older than 48.4 and half younger, older than 81% of Canadian towns; 15% are children under 15 and 22% are 65 or over.
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).