Photo: Drm310 · CC BY-SA 3.0Younger than 78% of Canadian towns: half of Holliston is under 37.7
Nearly three in five immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Few places have as many residents with no religion: 43% here, more than in 73% of Canadian towns. At the 2021 Census, 2,963 people lived in Holliston, in 1,170 households. In Holliston, 16% of residents are 65 or over.
Holliston: 13% of residents are aged 15 to 24, above 75% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Here 17% of residents are under 15, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 16%. The largest age band is 30–34: nearly one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Holliston, 37.7. 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.
A smaller share of one-person households than 63% of Canadian towns: 24%
Private households by type and size.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Shared houses stand out: 7.4% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 89% of Canadian towns. On average, 2.5 people share a household. By way of comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Nothing unusual on one-parent families: 8.2%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
48% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 55% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 30% of adults, beside a typical 27%. As a yardstick, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 11% of the total.
More households in single-detached houses than 67% of Canadian towns: 76%
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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: 46% predate 1961, 0.8% date from 2001 or later. Across Canada’s towns, households in single-detached houses come to 64%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Renter households make up 27%, against 25% across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $99,600 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Holliston: half had more than $99,600, 16% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Saskatchewan’s towns is $86,500. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 27% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
A higher share of residents without Canadian citizenship than 68% of Canadian towns, at 10%
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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 Asia (60%), then in Europe (21%). To put it in context, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns. A year before the census, 12% lived somewhere else: more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. By contrast, 16% of residents are immigrants, against 17% across Canada’s towns.
Holliston: 5.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above 71% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (4.7%). For Indigenous residents, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 2.8%. 16% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%).
79% have English as their mother tongue; 6.2% also speak French
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
12% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 1.2% speak neither official language. At 1%, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is lower than in 71% of Canadian towns. Against a figure of 7.5% across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents in Holliston comes in at 6.2%.
39% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 71% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
4.8% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 63%
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 63%.
The 9th youngest of 41 towns of 2,918 to 3,006 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The span goes from 32.3 (Carrington) up to 58.4 (Electoral Area C, Strathcona). In age, Holliston keeps company with Lauderdale (37.4), Suder Greens (37.6), Mayfair (38.2) and Saint-Bruno (38.4).
Holliston and its 6 nearest towns: 4 of them are older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holliston | 2,963 | — | 37.7 | 16% | 16% |
| Brevoort Park | 3,485 | 1.0 km | 35.9 | 12% | 25% |
| Nutana Park | 3,045 | 1.2 km | 39.4 | 17% | 11% |
| Nutana Urban Centre | 5,926 | 1.3 km | 62 | 47% | 19% |
| Adelaide/Churchill | 2,652 | 1.3 km | 43.1 | 21% | 7.9% |
| Eastview | 7,536 | 1.9 km | 42.7 | 26% | 14% |
| Haultain | 6,126 | 1.9 km | 35.5 | 13% | 15% |
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 Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Saskatchewan’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- 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. 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 Holliston’s residents
Is Holliston bilingual?
English and French: 6.2% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 92%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1%.
How diverse is Holliston?
Immigrants make up 16% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 16% are members of a visible minority, and 5.2% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Holliston?
Christian: 47%. No religion: 43%. Another religion: 10%.
Is Holliston good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 17%. 55% of households are couple families and 8.2% one-parent families. Schools near Holliston are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Holliston?
$99,600 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Holliston (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Holliston?
2,963, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Holliston alone.
What is the average age in Holliston?
37.7 is the median age, younger than 78% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 17%. 65 and over: 16%.
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).