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Median age, age group distributions, and dependency ratios. — 2016 Census of Population

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Median Age

Median age of the population

Distribution by riding

Median age by federal riding, 2016 Census. Median 41.3 years; range 25.1 years (Nunavut) to 53.4 years (Courtenay—Alberni); half of ridings between 38.8 years and 44.7 years.

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Median riding 41.3 years

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Vertical axis: Median age (years)

Each dot is one federal riding (338 with a figure; 2013 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (41.3 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, 2016 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Median age by federal riding, 2016 Census. 338 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 (41.3 years).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: median age, 2016 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	Courtenay—AlberniBC	53.4
2	Laurentides—LabelleQC	52.8
3	South Okanagan—West KootenayBC	52.7
4	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-MadeleineQC	52.5
5	Saanich—Gulf IslandsBC	52.2
6	Parry Sound—MuskokaON	52.1
7	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—BrockON	51.6
8	Bonavista—Burin—TrinityNL	51.4
9	Acadie—BathurstNB	51.2
9	North Okanagan—ShuswapBC	51.2

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: median age, 2016 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
338	NunavutNU	25.1
337	Churchill—Keewatinook AskiMB	27.2
336	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill RiverSK	29
335	Spadina—Fort YorkON	32.4
333	Calgary SkyviewAB	33.1
333	Fort McMurray—Cold LakeAB	33.1
332	Grande Prairie—MackenzieAB	33.2
331	Brampton WestON	33.8
330	Northwest TerritoriesNT	34
328	OutremontQC	34.2

All 338 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by median age, 2016 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Courtenay—Alberni	British Columbia	53.4
2	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	52.8
3	South Okanagan—West Kootenay	British Columbia	52.7
4	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	52.5
5	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	52.2
6	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	52.1
7	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	51.6
8	Bonavista—Burin—Trinity	Newfoundland and Labrador	51.4
9	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	51.2
9	North Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	51.2
11	Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	50.9
11	Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola	British Columbia	50.9
11	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	50.9
14	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	50.7
14	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	50.7
14	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	50.7
17	South Shore—St. Margarets	Nova Scotia	50.4
18	Long Range Mountains	Newfoundland and Labrador	50.3
19	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	50.1
19	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	50.1
19	North Island—Powell River	British Columbia	50.1
19	Northumberland—Peterborough South	Ontario	50.1
23	Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame	Newfoundland and Labrador	50
23	West Nova	Nova Scotia	50
25	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	49.8
25	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	49.8
27	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel	Quebec	49.5
27	Joliette	Quebec	49.5
27	Simcoe North	Ontario	49.5
30	Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes	Ontario	49.3
30	Miramichi—Grand Lake	New Brunswick	49.3
32	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	49.1
33	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	48.7
34	South Surrey—White Rock	British Columbia	48.6
35	Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston	Ontario	48.5
35	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	48.5
37	Cumberland—Colchester	Nova Scotia	48.4
38	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	48.1
39	Hastings—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	47.9
39	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	47.9
41	Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	47.8
42	Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation	Quebec	47.5
43	Bay of Quinte	Ontario	47.4
44	Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île dOrléans—Charlevoix	Quebec	47.3
44	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	47.3
44	Nanaimo—Ladysmith	British Columbia	47.3
44	Niagara Falls	Ontario	47.3
48	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	47.2
49	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	47
50	Peterborough—Kawartha	Ontario	46.8
51	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	46.7
52	Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman	Manitoba	46.6
53	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	46.5
53	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	46.5
55	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis	Quebec	46.3
55	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	46.3
57	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	46.2
58	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	46.1
59	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	46
59	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	46
61	Burlington	Ontario	45.9
61	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	45.9
63	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	45.8
63	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	45.8
63	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	45.8
66	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	45.7
67	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	45.6
67	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	45.6
69	St. Catharines	Ontario	45.5
70	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	45.4
71	Québec	Quebec	45.3
71	Salaberry—Suroît	Quebec	45.3
73	Cowichan—Malahat—Langford	British Columbia	45.2
73	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	45.2
75	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	45.1
75	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	45.1
77	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	45
77	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	45
77	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	45
80	Jonquière	Quebec	44.9
80	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	44.9
80	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	44.9
83	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	44.8
83	Niagara West	Ontario	44.8
85	Chatham-Kent—Leamington	Ontario	44.7
86	Niagara Centre	Ontario	44.6
87	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	44.5
87	Delta	British Columbia	44.5
87	Manicouagan	Quebec	44.5
87	Richmond Hill	Ontario	44.5
87	Shefford	Quebec	44.5
87	Victoria	British Columbia	44.5
93	Nickel Belt	Ontario	44.4
94	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	44.3
94	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley	Manitoba	44.3
94	Oakville	Ontario	44.3
97	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	44.2
98	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	44.1
98	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	44.1
98	Richmond Centre	British Columbia	44.1
101	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	44
101	Saint John—Rothesay	New Brunswick	44
101	Sudbury	Ontario	44
104	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	43.9
104	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	43.9
106	Brossard—Saint-Lambert	Quebec	43.8
106	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	43.8
106	Mississauga—Lakeshore	Ontario	43.8
106	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	43.8
110	Chilliwack—Hope	British Columbia	43.6
111	Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas	Ontario	43.5
112	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	43.4
113	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	43.3
113	Essex	Ontario	43.3
113	Longueuil—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	43.3
113	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	43.3
117	Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke	British Columbia	43.2
117	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	43.2
117	North Vancouver	British Columbia	43.2
117	Oshawa	Ontario	43.2
117	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères	Quebec	43.2
122	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	43.1
122	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	43.1
124	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	43
125	Beauce	Quebec	42.9
125	Steveston—Richmond East	British Columbia	42.9
125	Thornhill	Ontario	42.9
128	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	42.8
128	Drummond	Quebec	42.8
128	Repentigny	Quebec	42.8
128	Vimy	Quebec	42.8
132	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	42.7
132	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	42.7
134	Foothills	Alberta	42.6
134	Saint-Jean	Quebec	42.6
136	Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan	Saskatchewan	42.5
136	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	42.5
138	Pickering—Uxbridge	Ontario	42.4
139	Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa	Manitoba	42.3
139	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	42.3
139	Oxford	Ontario	42.3
139	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	42.3
143	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	42.2
143	Montarville	Quebec	42.2
143	Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook	Nova Scotia	42.2
146	Battle River—Crowfoot	Alberta	42
146	Burnaby North—Seymour	British Columbia	42
146	Vancouver South	British Columbia	42
146	Vaughan—Woodbridge	Ontario	42
150	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	41.9
150	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	41.9
150	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	41.9
153	Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle	Quebec	41.8
153	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	41.8
155	Brantford—Brant	Ontario	41.7
155	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	41.7
155	Markham—Thornhill	Ontario	41.7
158	Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte	Ontario	41.6
158	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	41.6
158	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	41.6
158	Scarborough North	Ontario	41.6
158	Thérèse-De Blainville	Quebec	41.6
163	Gatineau	Quebec	41.5
163	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge	British Columbia	41.5
163	Sherbrooke	Quebec	41.5
166	Don Valley North	Ontario	41.4
166	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	41.4
166	Port Moody—Coquitlam	British Columbia	41.4
169	Bourassa	Quebec	41.3
169	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	41.3
169	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	41.3
169	Langley—Aldergrove	British Columbia	41.3
169	Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	41.3
169	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	41.3
169	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	41.3
176	Don Valley East	Ontario	41.2
176	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	41.2
176	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	41.2
176	Scarborough—Rouge Park	Ontario	41.2
180	Châteauguay—Lacolle	Quebec	41.1
181	London West	Ontario	41
181	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	41
181	Vaudreuil—Soulanges	Quebec	41
184	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill	Ontario	40.9
184	Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne	Quebec	40.9
184	Pontiac	Quebec	40.9
184	Toronto—St. Paul's	Ontario	40.9
184	York Centre	Ontario	40.9
189	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	40.8
189	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	40.8
189	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	40.8
192	New Westminster—Burnaby	British Columbia	40.7
192	York—Simcoe	Ontario	40.7
194	Beloeil—Chambly	Quebec	40.6
194	Carleton	Ontario	40.6
194	Kanata—Carleton	Ontario	40.6
194	Saint Boniface—Saint Vital	Manitoba	40.6
198	Ahuntsic-Cartierville	Quebec	40.5
198	Beaches—East York	Ontario	40.5
198	Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	40.5
198	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	40.5
198	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	40.5
198	Orléans	Ontario	40.5
204	Cambridge	Ontario	40.4
204	Don Valley West	Ontario	40.4
206	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	40.3
206	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	40.3
206	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	40.3
209	Lévis—Lotbinière	Quebec	40.2
209	Mont-Royal	Quebec	40.2
209	Vancouver Granville	British Columbia	40.2
212	Abbotsford	British Columbia	40.1
212	Burnaby South	British Columbia	40.1
212	La Prairie	Quebec	40.1
212	Markham—Stouffville	Ontario	40.1
212	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount	Quebec	40.1
212	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	40.1
218	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	40
218	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	40
220	Flamborough—Glanbrook	Ontario	39.9
220	LaSalle—Émard—Verdun	Quebec	39.9
220	Windsor West	Ontario	39.9
223	Calgary Heritage	Alberta	39.8
223	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	39.8
225	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	39.7
225	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	39.7
225	Yellowhead	Alberta	39.7
225	York South—Weston	Ontario	39.7
229	Calgary Midnapore	Alberta	39.6
229	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	39.6
229	Red Deer—Mountain View	Alberta	39.6
229	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	39.6
233	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	39.5
233	Vancouver East	British Columbia	39.5
233	Whitby	Ontario	39.5
233	Yukon	Yukon	39.5
237	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	39.4
238	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	39.3
238	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	39.3
238	Montcalm	Quebec	39.3
241	Calgary Nose Hill	Alberta	39.1
241	Fredericton	New Brunswick	39.1
241	Lakeland	Alberta	39.1
241	Ottawa South	Ontario	39.1
245	Barrie—Innisfil	Ontario	39
245	Calgary Signal Hill	Alberta	39
245	Mississauga—Erin Mills	Ontario	39
245	Terrebonne	Quebec	39
249	Durham	Ontario	38.9
249	Edmonton Griesbach	Alberta	38.9
249	Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan	Alberta	38.9
252	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	38.8
252	Hochelaga	Quebec	38.8
252	Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner	Alberta	38.8
252	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	38.8
252	Willowdale	Ontario	38.8
257	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	38.6
258	Mississauga Centre	Ontario	38.5
259	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	38.4
260	Guelph	Ontario	38.3
260	London North Centre	Ontario	38.3
260	Oakville North—Burlington	Ontario	38.3
260	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	38.3
260	Saint-Laurent	Quebec	38.3
265	Brampton Centre	Ontario	38.2
266	Nepean	Ontario	38.1
267	Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek /Sentier Carlton—Eagle Creek	Saskatchewan	37.8
268	King—Vaughan	Ontario	37.7
268	Waterloo	Ontario	37.7
270	Edmonton Riverbend	Alberta	37.6
270	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	37.6
270	Saskatoon—Grasswood	Saskatchewan	37.6
270	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	37.6
274	Calgary Forest Lawn	Alberta	37.5
274	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	37.5
274	Regina—Wascana	Saskatchewan	37.5
277	Ajax	Ontario	37.4
277	Kenora	Ontario	37.4
277	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	37.4
280	Cloverdale—Langley City	British Columbia	37.2
280	Mirabel	Quebec	37.2
280	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	37.2
280	St. Albert—Edmonton	Alberta	37.2
280	Surrey Centre	British Columbia	37.2
285	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	37.1
285	Kitchener South—Hespeler	Ontario	37.1
287	Brampton North	Ontario	37
287	Brampton South	Ontario	37
287	Calgary Confederation	Alberta	37
287	Sturgeon River—Parkland	Alberta	37
291	Davenport	Ontario	36.9
291	Mississauga—Malton	Ontario	36.9
291	Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies	British Columbia	36.9
291	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	36.9
295	Etobicoke North	Ontario	36.8
295	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	36.8
297	Bow River	Alberta	36.7
297	Edmonton West	Alberta	36.7
297	Regina—Lewvan	Saskatchewan	36.7
300	Humber River—Black Creek	Ontario	36.5
301	Lethbridge	Alberta	36.4
302	Papineau	Quebec	36.3
302	Surrey—Newton	British Columbia	36.3
304	Calgary Rocky Ridge	Alberta	36.1
304	University—Rosedale	Ontario	36.1
306	Halifax	Nova Scotia	36
307	Banff—Airdrie	Alberta	35.8
307	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	35.8
307	Edmonton Strathcona	Alberta	35.8
310	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	35.7
311	Milton	Ontario	35.6
311	Toronto Centre	Ontario	35.6
311	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	35.6
314	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	35.5
314	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	35.5
314	Provencher	Manitoba	35.5
314	Saskatoon—University	Saskatchewan	35.5
318	Red Deer—Lacombe	Alberta	35.3
319	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	35.2
319	Calgary Centre	Alberta	35.2
321	Peace River—Westlock	Alberta	35
321	Saskatoon West	Saskatchewan	35
323	Edmonton Manning	Alberta	34.7
323	Edmonton Mill Woods	Alberta	34.7
323	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs	Quebec	34.7
326	Calgary Shepard	Alberta	34.6
327	Brampton East	Ontario	34.4
328	Edmonton—Wetaskiwin	Alberta	34.2
328	Outremont	Quebec	34.2
330	Northwest Territories	Northwest Territories	34
331	Brampton West	Ontario	33.8
332	Grande Prairie—Mackenzie	Alberta	33.2
333	Calgary Skyview	Alberta	33.1
333	Fort McMurray—Cold Lake	Alberta	33.1
335	Spadina—Fort York	Ontario	32.4
336	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	29
337	Churchill—Keewatinook Aski	Manitoba	27.2
338	Nunavut	Nunavut	25.1

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, 2016 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2016. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.