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Median age, age group distributions, and dependency ratios. — 2011 Census of Population

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Median Age

Median age of the population

Distribution by riding

Median age by federal riding, 2011 Census. Median 40.6 years; range 24.1 years (Nunavut) to 50.1 years (Nanaimo—Alberni); half of ridings between 38.2 years and 43.8 years.

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Vertical axis: Median age (years)

Each dot is one federal riding (308 with a figure; 2003 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (40.6 years). Prairies: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Atlantic: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. North: Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Median age by federal riding, 2011 Census. 308 ridings ranked from highest (1) to lowest; tied values share a rank. Bars start at zero on one scale; the vertical line marks the median riding (40.6 years).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: median age, 2011 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	Nanaimo—AlberniBC	50.1
2	Laurentides—LabelleQC	49.5
3	Saanich—Gulf IslandsBC	49.4
3	Saint-Maurice—ChamplainQC	49.4
5	British Columbia Southern InteriorBC	49.2
5	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—BrockON	49.2
7	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—MatapédiaQC	49.1
8	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-MadeleineQC	48.9
8	Parry Sound—MuskokaON	48.9
10	Okanagan—CoquihallaBC	48.4

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: median age, 2011 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
308	NunavutNU	24.1
307	ChurchillMB	26.2
306	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill RiverSK	27.8
305	Peace RiverAB	32.1
304	Western ArcticNT	32.3
303	Fort McMurray—AthabascaAB	32.6
301	Calgary NortheastAB	33
301	Edmonton—Mill Woods—BeaumontAB	33
300	Trinity—SpadinaON	33.3
298	OutremontQC	34.4

All 308 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by median age, 2011 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Nanaimo—Alberni	British Columbia	50.1
2	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	49.5
3	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	49.4
3	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	49.4
5	British Columbia Southern Interior	British Columbia	49.2
5	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	49.2
7	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	49.1
8	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	48.9
8	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	48.9
10	Okanagan—Coquihalla	British Columbia	48.4
10	Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	48.4
12	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	48.3
13	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	48.2
13	South Shore—St. Margaret's	Nova Scotia	48.2
15	Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor	Newfoundland and Labrador	48
15	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	48
15	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	48
18	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	47.9
19	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour	Quebec	47.8
20	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	47.6
20	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	47.6
20	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	47.6
23	Joliette	Quebec	47.3
24	Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord	Quebec	47.2
25	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	47.1
25	Vancouver Island North	British Columbia	47.1
25	West Nova	Nova Scotia	47.1
28	Random—Burin—St. George's	Newfoundland and Labrador	47
29	Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte	Newfoundland and Labrador	46.9
29	Miramichi	New Brunswick	46.9
29	Prince Edward—Hastings	Ontario	46.9
29	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	46.9
33	Northumberland—Quinte West	Ontario	46.8
33	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	46.8
35	Leeds—Grenville	Ontario	46.7
35	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	46.7
37	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	46.6
37	Simcoe North	Ontario	46.6
39	Nanaimo—Cowichan	British Columbia	46.3
40	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	46.2
41	Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	46.1
41	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	46.1
41	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	46.1
41	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	46.1
45	Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley	Nova Scotia	46
45	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	46
47	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	45.9
47	Québec	Quebec	45.9
49	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	45.7
50	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	45.6
50	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	45.6
50	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	45.6
53	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	45.5
54	Jonquière—Alma	Quebec	45.4
54	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	45.4
56	Lévis—Bellechasse	Quebec	45.3
57	Beauharnois—Salaberry	Quebec	45.1
57	Niagara Falls	Ontario	45.1
57	South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale	British Columbia	45.1
60	Burlington	Ontario	44.9
60	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	44.9
60	Peterborough	Ontario	44.9
63	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	44.7
64	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	44.5
64	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	44.5
66	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	44.4
67	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	44.2
67	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	44.2
67	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	44.2
70	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	44.1
70	St. Catharines	Ontario	44.1
72	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	44
72	Victoria	British Columbia	44
74	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	43.9
74	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	43.9
76	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia	Manitoba	43.8
76	Delta—Richmond East	British Columbia	43.8
76	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	43.8
79	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	43.7
79	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	43.7
79	Selkirk—Interlake	Manitoba	43.7
82	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	43.6
82	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	43.6
82	Welland	Ontario	43.6
85	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	43.4
85	Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher	Quebec	43.4
85	Saint-Lambert	Quebec	43.4
85	Sudbury	Ontario	43.4
89	Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette	Manitoba	43.2
90	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	43
90	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	43
92	Nickel Belt	Ontario	42.9
92	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	42.9
92	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	42.9
95	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	42.8
95	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	42.8
95	Shefford	Quebec	42.8
98	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	42.6
98	Oakville	Ontario	42.6
100	Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel	Quebec	42.5
100	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	42.5
100	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	42.5
100	Laval	Quebec	42.5
104	Mississauga South	Ontario	42.4
104	North Vancouver	British Columbia	42.4
104	Richmond	British Columbia	42.4
104	Sherbrooke	Quebec	42.4
108	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale	Ontario	42.3
108	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	42.3
108	Chatham-Kent—Essex	Ontario	42.3
108	Drummond	Quebec	42.3
108	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	42.3
108	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	42.3
108	Saint John	New Brunswick	42.3
115	Manicouagan	Quebec	42.1
115	Pontiac	Quebec	42.1
117	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	42
117	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	42
117	Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	42
120	Beauce	Quebec	41.9
120	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	41.9
120	LaSalle—Émard	Quebec	41.9
123	Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	41.8
123	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	41.8
123	Pickering—Scarborough East	Ontario	41.8
123	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	41.8
123	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	41.8
128	Bourassa	Quebec	41.7
128	Repentigny	Quebec	41.7
128	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	41.7
131	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	41.6
132	Essex	Ontario	41.4
132	Niagara West—Glanbrook	Ontario	41.4
132	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	41.4
132	Vancouver South	British Columbia	41.4
136	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	41.3
136	Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca	British Columbia	41.3
136	Palliser	Saskatchewan	41.3
136	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	41.3
136	Richmond Hill	Ontario	41.3
136	Thornhill	Ontario	41.3
142	Oxford	Ontario	41.2
143	Ahuntsic	Quebec	41.1
143	Saint-Jean	Quebec	41.1
145	New Westminster—Coquitlam	British Columbia	40.9
145	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	40.9
145	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	40.9
145	York Centre	Ontario	40.9
149	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	40.8
149	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine	Quebec	40.8
151	Durham	Ontario	40.7
151	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	40.7
151	Verchères—Les Patriotes	Quebec	40.7
154	Brant	Ontario	40.6
154	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	40.6
154	York—Simcoe	Ontario	40.6
157	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	40.5
157	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	40.5
157	Langley	British Columbia	40.5
157	Macleod	Alberta	40.5
157	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	40.5
157	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	40.5
157	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	40.5
157	Willowdale	Ontario	40.5
165	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	40.4
165	Saint Boniface	Manitoba	40.4
167	Burnaby—Douglas	British Columbia	40.2
167	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	40.2
167	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	40.2
167	Sackville—Eastern Shore	Nova Scotia	40.2
167	St. Paul's	Ontario	40.2
167	Vegreville—Wainwright	Alberta	40.2
173	Châteauguay—Saint-Constant	Quebec	40.1
173	Gatineau	Quebec	40.1
173	London West	Ontario	40.1
176	Beaches—East York	Ontario	40
176	Brossard—La Prairie	Quebec	40
176	Don Valley East	Ontario	40
176	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	40
176	Mont-Royal	Quebec	40
176	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	40
176	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	40
176	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	40
184	Don Valley West	Ontario	39.9
184	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	39.9
184	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission	British Columbia	39.9
187	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	39.8
187	Vancouver East	British Columbia	39.8
189	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	39.7
189	Oshawa	Ontario	39.7
191	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	39.6
191	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	39.6
191	Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	39.6
194	Carleton—Mississippi Mills	Ontario	39.5
194	Crowfoot	Alberta	39.5
194	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	39.5
194	Ottawa—Orléans	Ontario	39.5
194	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	39.5
199	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	39.4
200	Burnaby—New Westminster	British Columbia	39.3
200	Chambly—Borduas	Quebec	39.3
200	Kenora	Ontario	39.3
200	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	39.3
200	Windsor West	Ontario	39.3
205	Blackstrap	Saskatchewan	39.2
205	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	39.2
205	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	39.2
205	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	39.2
205	Vaudreuil-Soulanges	Quebec	39.2
210	London North Centre	Ontario	39.1
210	Yukon	Yukon	39.1
212	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	39
213	Hochelaga	Quebec	38.9
214	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	38.7
214	Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre	Saskatchewan	38.7
216	Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière	Quebec	38.6
216	Wetaskiwin	Alberta	38.6
216	Whitby—Oshawa	Ontario	38.6
219	Fredericton	New Brunswick	38.5
219	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	38.5
219	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	38.5
222	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	38.4
222	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	38.4
222	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	38.4
222	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	38.4
222	York South—Weston	Ontario	38.4
227	Cambridge	Ontario	38.3
227	Saint-Laurent—Cartierville	Quebec	38.3
229	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	38.2
229	Calgary Centre-North	Alberta	38.2
229	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	38.2
229	Oak Ridges—Markham	Ontario	38.2
229	Ottawa South	Ontario	38.2
229	Scarborough—Rouge River	Ontario	38.2
235	Calgary Southwest	Alberta	38.1
235	Edmonton—St. Albert	Alberta	38.1
235	Yellowhead	Alberta	38.1
238	Mississauga—Erindale	Ontario	38
238	Nepean—Carleton	Ontario	38
240	Calgary East	Alberta	37.9
240	Edmonton East	Alberta	37.9
240	Jeanne-Le Ber	Quebec	37.9
243	Abbotsford	British Columbia	37.8
243	Calgary West	Alberta	37.8
243	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	37.8
243	Toronto Centre	Ontario	37.8
247	Guelph	Ontario	37.7
247	Mississauga—Brampton South	Ontario	37.7
247	Terrebonne—Blainville	Quebec	37.7
247	Wascana	Saskatchewan	37.7
251	Davenport	Ontario	37.6
251	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	37.6
253	Kitchener—Waterloo	Ontario	37.4
253	Montcalm	Quebec	37.4
255	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	37.3
255	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	37.3
257	Barrie	Ontario	37.2
257	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	37.2
257	Vaughan	Ontario	37.2
260	Medicine Hat	Alberta	37
261	Prince George—Peace River	British Columbia	36.9
262	Ajax—Pickering	Ontario	36.8
263	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	36.7
264	Provencher	Manitoba	36.6
264	Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar	Saskatchewan	36.6
264	Wild Rose	Alberta	36.6
267	Halifax	Nova Scotia	36.5
267	Surrey North	British Columbia	36.5
269	Lethbridge	Alberta	36.4
269	Newton—North Delta	British Columbia	36.4
271	Westmount—Ville-Marie	Quebec	36.3
272	Edmonton—Spruce Grove	Alberta	36.2
272	Edmonton—Strathcona	Alberta	36.2
272	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	36.2
272	Papineau	Quebec	36.2
276	Calgary—Nose Hill	Alberta	36.1
276	Edmonton—Leduc	Alberta	36.1
276	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	36.1
276	Saskatoon—Wanuskewin	Saskatchewan	36.1
276	Westlock—St. Paul	Alberta	36.1
281	Etobicoke North	Ontario	36
281	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	36
283	Calgary Centre	Alberta	35.8
283	Calgary Southeast	Alberta	35.8
283	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	35.8
283	Red Deer	Alberta	35.8
287	Edmonton—Sherwood Park	Alberta	35.7
288	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	35.6
288	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	35.6
290	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	35.5
290	Saskatoon—Humboldt	Saskatchewan	35.5
292	Halton	Ontario	35.4
292	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	35.4
294	Brampton—Springdale	Ontario	35.1
294	York West	Ontario	35.1
296	Bramalea—Gore—Malton	Ontario	34.8
297	Brampton West	Ontario	34.5
298	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	34.4
298	Outremont	Quebec	34.4
300	Trinity—Spadina	Ontario	33.3
301	Calgary Northeast	Alberta	33
301	Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont	Alberta	33
303	Fort McMurray—Athabasca	Alberta	32.6
304	Western Arctic	Northwest Territories	32.3
305	Peace River	Alberta	32.1
306	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	27.8
307	Churchill	Manitoba	26.2
308	Nunavut	Nunavut	24.1

Value: Median age of the population (years). Riding names link to the riding's dissemination-area map for this topic.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2011. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.