South River
Small town · Ontario · Population 1,101
People and homes
Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.
Who lives here
- Median age
- 49.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 45.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 45.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 42.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 35.9% · 2016: 33%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.1%2016: 15.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.1%2016: 12.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.8%2016: 22%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28.6%2016: 29.1%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%26.8%2016: 21.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%19.8%2011: 20.7%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%30.2%2011: 27.2%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.4%2011: 9.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%30.2%2016: 30.6%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%10.4%2011: 12%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%26.7%2016: 26.5%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%33.6%2016: 30.4%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6%2016: 7.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25%2016: 31.4%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%7.8%2016: 6.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.5%2016: 95%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5%2016: 5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.5%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%95%2016: 93.6%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.8%2016: 2.3%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%3.2%2016: 4.1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%59.4%2016: 60.2%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%39.6%2016: 38.8%
- Band or local government housing1%2016: 1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%81.4%2016: 79.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.1%2016: 3.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%4.1%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.1%2016: 4.1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%8.2%2016: 12.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1%2016: 1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%42.7%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%34.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%17.7%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%3.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%88.6%2016: 85.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.9%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%7.1%2016: 10.8%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 4.1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021