Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0Older than 96% of Canadian towns: half of Lambton is over 56
Where 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, Lambton has 36%. Compared with other places, residents who moved in within the year are scarce here: 6.1%, fewer than in 95% of Canadian towns. With about 1,714 residents in July 2025, Lambton counted 755 households at the 2021 Census. The share of immigrants stands at 1.6%.
What stands out about the people of Lambton
Older than most towns
Half of Lambton’s residents are under 56 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 30% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
26% of residents speak English and French, more than in 78% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
2.2% of residents have English as their mother tongue (Canada’s towns: 66%). As a reference point, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
From 2016 to 2021, 72% of Canadian towns grew faster than Lambton: +1%
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 5%.
Above 93% of Canadian towns: 30% of residents are 65 or over
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
60–64 is the most common age band: 10% of residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. Across the comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Residents aged 15 to 24: nearly a tenth of the total.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Lambton households average 2.1 people, smaller than in 83% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Census figures put one-parent families at 7.3% in Lambton.
Lambton ranks above 85% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 21%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 25% of adults (typical: 27%). The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%. Married residents 15 and over account for 38%.
Households in single-detached houses make up 81% in Lambton, more than in 74% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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, 15% date from 2001 or later. The comparison figure for households in single-detached houses is 64% across Canada’s towns. Few places have so few renter households: 20% here, fewer than in 62% of Canadian towns.
The middle household earns $63,600 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Lambton’s households had a total income below $63,600, 26% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Quebec’s towns, the median household income is $74,000. 29% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
1.6% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
Set against 5.8% across Canada’s towns, 1.9% of residents are not Canadian citizens in Lambton.
Lambton sits below 99% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (6.1%)
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 15% across Canada’s towns, 2.5% of residents belong to a visible minority in Lambton. As a reference point, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 1% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
11% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 93% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 27% (typical 9.5%).
In work on census day: 56% of adults
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, much like this 56%.
Older than Lambton: 1 of the 2 towns nearby
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambton | 1,714 | — | 56 | 30% | 1.6% |
| La Guadeloupe | 1,927 | 18.2 km | 45.6 | 25% | 5% |
| Stratford | 1,062 | 18.7 km | 61.2 | 38% | 2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. The middle of Quebec’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Lambton’s residents
Is Lambton good for families?
14% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 52% of households and one-parent families 7.3%. Schools near Lambton are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Lambton?
Half of Lambton’s households had more than $63,600 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Lambton?
About 1,714, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,630 people in Lambton, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Lambton?
The median age is 56. 14% are under 15 and 30% 65 or older.
Is Lambton bilingual?
English and French: 26% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0%. French only: 74%. French mother tongue: 96%.
How diverse is Lambton?
Immigrants: 1.6% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 2.5%. Indigenous identity: 1%.
What religion are people in Lambton?
6.1% said they have no religion and 94% that they are Christian; 0% named another faith.
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).