Photo: SriMesh · CC BY-SA 3.0Younger than 88% of Canadian towns: half of Greystone Heights is under 35.7
Most recent wave: 70% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). The 2021 Census put Greystone Heights’s population at 6,402, in 2,310 households. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 15%. More immigrants than in just over two thirds of Canadian towns: 28%.
What stands out about the people of Greystone Heights
Younger than most towns
Greystone Heights’s median age is 35.7; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 18% are under 15 and 16% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
20% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 1.8 times the typical share; 48% moved within five years. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Residents aged 65 and over: 16%, a lower share than 69% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
More residents are 20–24 than any other five-year age: 9.1% of residents, 1.7 times the share across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 19% of residents are 65 or over. The share of children under 15 stands at 18%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Greystone Heights, 35.7. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Larger households than 72% of Canadian towns: 2.7 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The figure for one-person households is 25% in Greystone Heights and 27% across Canada’s towns. On the census count, one in ten households are one-parent families. Shared houses stand out: 8.4% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 93% of Canadian towns.
In Greystone Heights, 8% of residents 15 and over live common-law, fewer than in 72% 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
34% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). The usual figure: 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
41% of households rent their home, a share 76% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Across Canada’s towns, 64% of households live in a single-detached house; in Greystone Heights, 60%. Elsewhere, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. 11% of homes were built before 1961 and 7.3% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
Median household income here: $90,300 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Greystone Heights: half had more than $90,300, 5% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Saskatchewan’s towns, the typical figure is $86,500. 30% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
20% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, a share 93% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Residents without Canadian citizenship: 18% here and 5.8% across Canada’s towns. The share of residents who moved in within the year across Canada’s towns is 11%. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (76%) and in Europe (8.1%).
A larger share of Indigenous residents than 87% of Canadian towns: 11%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (10%) and Hindu (3.9%). As a yardstick, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. Compared with other places, visible minority residents are common here: 33%, more than in 71% of Canadian towns. 36% of residents said they have no religion (Canada’s towns: 35%).
English is the mother tongue of 68%, and 7.1% speak French as well
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 1%, residents whose mother tongue is French sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns. 17% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 1.9% speak neither official language.
Greystone Heights: 44% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, above 78% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 4.6% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
63% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 63%.
In its size band (6,328 to 6,493), the 7th youngest of 41 towns
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The youngest is City View (33.5) and the oldest Mont-Joli (52.8). By median age, Greystone Heights sits among Mission (34.8), Hollick-Kenyon (35.5), Cumberland (37) and Ste. Anne (38).
Of the 6 towns nearest Greystone Heights, 5 are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greystone Heights | 6,402 | — | 35.7 | 16% | 28% |
| Lakewood | 14,880 | 1.6 km | 41.7 | 24% | 22% |
| Brevoort Park | 3,485 | 1.6 km | 35.9 | 12% | 25% |
| Nutana Urban Centre | 5,926 | 2.1 km | 62 | 47% | 19% |
| University | 5,888 | 2.4 km | 31.1 | 12% | 21% |
| Holliston | 2,963 | 2.5 km | 37.7 | 16% | 16% |
| University Heights Urban Centre | 9,247 | 2.6 km | 36.8 | 17% | 19% |
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 Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Saskatchewan’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. There is no census profile for a neighbourhood, so we add up the dissemination areas inside it. Each count is a sum of Statistics Canada’s rounded counts, the median age and income come from the published groups, and with 2016’s areas drawn differently there is no 2016 count.
- 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.
Questions about Greystone Heights’s residents
How diverse is Greystone Heights?
28% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 33% belong to a visible minority and 11% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Greystone Heights?
47% are Christian and 36% have no religion; 17% follow another religion.
Is Greystone Heights good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 50% of households. One-parent families: 9.7%. Schools near Greystone Heights are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Greystone Heights?
The median household in Greystone Heights took in $90,300 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Greystone Heights?
Greystone Heights had 6,402 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Greystone Heights?
A median age of 35.7, younger than 88% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 16%.
Is Greystone Heights bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 7.1% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 91% speak only English and 0% only French; 1% grew up with French.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. 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).