Photo: Visem · CC BY-SA 4.0Fewer renter households than 96% of Canadian towns: 7.1%
Compared with 11% across Canada’s towns, 6.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier here. Here, 14% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Kirkland has more immigrants than three quarters of Canadian towns, at 32%. About 19,696 people lived in the town in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates.
What stands out about the people of Kirkland
A bilingual town
73% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 2.6% speak French only and 22% English only. English & French ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Kirkland went from 20,151 to 19,413 residents (−4%), slower growth than in 94% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Many graduates
A bachelor’s degree or higher is held by 57% of 25- to 64-year-olds, more than in 92% of Canadian towns, and a master’s by 13%. Qualifications ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents: 73%, a higher share than 99% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. 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 share of residents whose mother tongue is English trails 75% of Canadian towns: 39%. For bilingual residents, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 7.5%. 19% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 2.2% speak neither official language.
Kirkland changed by −4% from 2016 to 2021, behind 94% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 1%.
Kirkland is older than 74% of Canadian towns: a median age of 46.4
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
No age band is larger than 55–59: 9.3% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 20% in Kirkland.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Kirkland, 46.4. 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.
13% of households are one person living alone, below 94% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The average household has 2.9 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. For Kirkland, the census puts one-parent families at 9%.
A lower share of common-law partners than 88% of Canadian towns, at 5.6%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
26% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%. For Kirkland, the census puts married residents 15 and over at 59%.
Above 83% of Canadian towns: 87% 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
With households in buildings of five or more storeys at 3.4%, Kirkland is ahead of 69% of Canadian towns on that count. Across Canada’s towns, households in single-detached houses come to 64%. Newer homes outnumber old: 9.7% date from 2001 or later, 1.6% from before 1961.
The midpoint household income is $128,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Kirkland’s households had a total income above $128,000, 49% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Quebec’s towns, the household in the middle had $74,000. 29% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Above 67% of Canadian towns: 9.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens
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 40%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (48%) and in Europe (28%). Elsewhere, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns. Nearly a quarter of immigrants arrived from 2011 to 2021 (typical: 27%), and non-permanent residents make up a further 2.6% of residents.
Below 77% of Canadian towns: 25% of residents said they have no religion
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Kirkland, 32% of residents belong to a visible minority, beside 15% across Canada’s towns. Across Kirkland, 0.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity. Residents with no religion: 35% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
More degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 92% of Canadian towns: 57%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 2.5%, against 9.5%. Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
58% of adults were employed in May 2021
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
58% of residents 15 and over have a job, in line with the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Among 41 towns of 19,270 to 20,122 people, the 7th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The group spans Mitchell, youngest at 28.8, to Niagara-on-the-Lake, oldest at 57.2. In age, Kirkland keeps company with Maple (45.3), Kemptville (46.4), Mont-Saint-Hilaire (47.2) and Port Alberni (49.2).
Median age: 2 of the 6 towns around Kirkland are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland | 19,696 | — | 46.4 | 20% | 32% |
| Pierrefonds-Ouest | 30,978 | 1.8 km | 42.2 | 15% | 40% |
| Beaconsfield | 19,430 | 2.0 km | 44.8 | 20% | 24% |
| Pointe-Claire | 37,437 | 4.6 km | 49.2 | 28% | 27% |
| L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève | 18,885 | 4.8 km | 45 | 19% | 28% |
| Baie-D'Urfé | 3,706 | 5.3 km | 50.4 | 26% | 27% |
| Dollard-Des Ormeaux | 50,246 | 5.9 km | 43.6 | 21% | 40% |
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. 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. 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.
Questions about Kirkland’s residents
What is the median income in Kirkland?
$128,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Kirkland (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Kirkland?
Statistics Canada estimates 19,696 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 19,413 in Kirkland, 4% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Kirkland?
46.4 is the median age, older than 74% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 16%. 65 and over: 20%.
Is Kirkland bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 73% are. Another 2.6% speak only French and 22% only English, and French is the first language of 17%.
How diverse is Kirkland?
Immigrants make up 32% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 32% are members of a visible minority, and 0.5% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Kirkland?
Christian: 63%. No religion: 25%. Another religion: 12%.
Is Kirkland good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 16%. 71% of households are couple families and 9% one-parent families. Schools near Kirkland 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).