Photo: DomLemLali · CC BY-SA 4.019% of residents are under 15, more than in 79% of Canadian towns
25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns, against 41% in Farnham. The 2021 Census found 4,450 households locally; by July 2025 the population was about 11,315. On the census count, 16% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. At 2%, the share of visible minority residents is lower than in 85% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Farnham
Common-law couples
32% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 28% are married. Couples ↓
Growing faster than most
Farnham went from 8,909 people in 2016 to 10,149 in 2021, +14%: faster growth than in 91% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
More bilingual residents than 84% of Canadian towns: 37%
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. 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
At home: French 95%, English 3.2%. Against that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. 3.8% of residents have English as their mother tongue, fewer than in 88% of Canadian towns.
+14% since 2016, a pace 91% of Canadian towns didn’t match
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Quebec’s towns. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 11% higher again.
Half of Farnham is under 40.4, younger than 61% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 20%, against 19% across Canada’s towns. For Farnham, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 9.8%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Farnham, 40.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
33% of households are one person living alone, a share 72% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households average 2.2 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. As a reference point, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 9% of households are one-parent families.
32% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 96% 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
28% of residents 15 and over are married; across Canada’s towns the figure is 46%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
A lower share of households in single-detached houses than 64% of Canadian towns, at 54%
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
31% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 31% built before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
Households here have a median income of $68,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Farnham’s median household took in $68,000 before tax, 21% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $74,000 is the median household income across Quebec’s towns. 30% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
2.8% of residents are immigrants
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
Of the immigrants living here, 43% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. 0.9% of residents are not Canadian citizens. On immigrants, Farnham sits lower than 90% of Canadian towns: 2.8%.
In Farnham, 34% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 54% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents: 1.7% here and 2.8% across Canada’s towns. The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 35% across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 89% of Canadian towns, at 13%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 19% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 61%
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 61% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (11,110 to 11,524), the 19th youngest of 41 towns
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
At one end is Bridgwater Trails (30.4), at the other Thornbury (58.8). By median age, Farnham sits among Jefferson (40.2), Pont-Rouge (40.4), Pelmo Park-Humberlea (40.8) and Williams Lake (40.8).
Farnham is younger than 3 of its 6 nearest neighbours
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnham | 11,315 | — | 40.4 | 20% | 2.8% |
| Sainte-Sabine | 1,123 | 5.3 km | 42.8 | 17% | 2.3% |
| Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville | 1,540 | 8.5 km | 38.8 | 15% | 3.8% |
| Ange-Gardien | 3,100 | 9.1 km | 36.8 | 15% | 0.9% |
| Saint-Alexandre | 2,685 | 13.0 km | 37.2 | 14% | 4.1% |
| Brigham | 2,386 | 13.9 km | 46.4 | 21% | 2.6% |
| Saint-Césaire | 6,150 | 14.7 km | 42 | 19% | 3.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Quebec’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. 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 Farnham’s residents
Is Farnham good for families?
Under 15: 19% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 52% of households. One-parent families: 9%. Schools near Farnham are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Farnham?
The median household in Farnham took in $68,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Farnham?
Farnham had about 11,315 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 10,149, 14% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Farnham?
A median age of 40.4, younger than 61% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 19%, and people 65 and over 20%.
Is Farnham bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 37% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0.9% speak only English and 62% only French; 93% grew up with French.
How diverse is Farnham?
2.8% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 2% belong to a visible minority and 1.7% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Farnham?
65% are Christian and 34% have no religion; 0.9% follow another religion.
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).