Ajax Profile

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National Rank:46 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Ajax Population

Total Population (2021)

126,666

Total Population (2016)

119,677

Population Growth

+5.8% (+6,989)

Growth Rank

#284 of 688Same geo level

Male

48.7%61,645

Female

51.3%65,020

Male-to-Female Ratio

0.948

Average Age

38.6

Median Age

38.4

Age Rank

#84 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

7,185(5.7%)

5–9

8,050(6.4%)

10–14

8,565(6.8%)

15–19

8,305(6.6%)

20–24

8,180(6.5%)

25–29

8,240(6.5%)

30–34

8,565(6.8%)

35–39

9,235(7.3%)

40–44

8,990(7.1%)

45–49

8,660(6.8%)

50–54

8,700(6.9%)

55–59

9,355(7.4%)

60–64

8,050(6.4%)

65–69

5,675(4.5%)

70–74

4,490(3.5%)

75–79

2,890(2.3%)

80–84

1,785(1.4%)

85+

1,745(1.4%)

Ajax Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

3.2

Total Private Dwellings

40,275

Occupied Private Dwellings

39,488

Size Distribution

1 Person

5,555 (14.1%)

2 Persons

9,810 (24.8%)

3 Persons

7,925 (20.1%)

4 Persons

8,980 (22.7%)

5+ Persons

7,220 (18.3%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

15,735(39.8%)

Couples without children

6,885(17.4%)

One-parent families

4,150(10.5%)

One-person households

5,555(14.1%)

Multigenerational

3,670(9.3%)

Multiple-family

625(1.6%)

Ajax Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$112,200After tax

Median Household Income

$103,000After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$45,440After tax

Median Individual Income

$38,400After tax

Income Rank

#47 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

82.8%

Employment Income

73.0%

Government Transfers

17.2%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

9,040(9.3%)

$10k–$20k

11,405(11.7%)

$20k–$30k

14,675(15.1%)

$30k–$40k

11,045(11.4%)

$40k–$50k

9,395(9.7%)

$50k–$60k

8,325(8.6%)

$60k–$70k

7,080(7.3%)

$70k–$80k

5,860(6.0%)

$80k–$90k

4,600(4.7%)

$90k–$100k

3,865(4.0%)

$100k+

11,940(12.3%)

Ajax Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

57.9%

Unemployment Rate

13.4%

Total Labour Force

68,525

Employed

59,365

Unemployed

9,165

Not in Labour Force

33,930

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

5.5%

Children (0–17)

7.2%

Adults (18–64)

4.5%

Seniors (65+)

7.4%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.2860 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.249

Ajax Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 and over, Census 2021. The highest-credential groups are mutually exclusive. Bachelor's degree, master's degree, and medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine sit inside “bachelor's degree or higher” and are not extra slices of the population. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Highest credential

Population aged 15 and over

102,455

No certificate, diploma or degree

13,840 (13.5%)

High school diploma or equivalency

29,155 (28.5%)

Postsecondary credential

59,470 (58.0%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

21,210 (20.7%)70.2% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

6,170 (6.0%)20.4% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

625 (0.6%)2.1% of bachelor's or higher

Those credentials are published parts of bachelor's degree or higher. They do not add up to that count. Earned doctorates and other university credentials above the bachelor level stay inside the published total and are not separate columns in this extract.

Share of the population aged 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree

13,840(13.5%)

High school diploma or equivalency

29,155(28.5%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

4,320(4.2%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

22,130(21.6%)

University certificate below bachelor

2,810(2.7%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

30,210(29.5%)

Ajax Commute

Place of work for the employed labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Worked at home is the census count of people who worked at home, shown as a share of that employed labour force. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Worked at home

32.8%

19,465 people

Share of 59,365 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

19,465(32.8%)

Usual place of work

32,510(54.8%)

No fixed workplace address

7,240(12.2%)

Worked outside Canada

150(0.3%)

Ajax Occupation

Broad category for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021, using the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021. Legislative and senior management is broad category 0, not every job with “manager” in the title. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

68,525

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

605(0.9%)

Business, finance and administration

14,495(21.2%)

Natural and applied sciences

7,195(10.5%)

Health

4,730(6.9%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

7,565(11.0%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

1,855(2.7%)

Sales and service

16,230(23.7%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

10,215(14.9%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

485(0.7%)

Manufacturing and utilities

2,735(4.0%)

Ajax Industry

Industry sector for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

68,525

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

185(0.3%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

70(0.1%)

Utilities

1,010(1.5%)

Construction

4,365(6.4%)

Manufacturing

4,750(6.9%)

Wholesale trade

2,175(3.2%)

Retail trade

7,420(10.8%)

Transportation and warehousing

3,760(5.5%)

Information and cultural industries

2,030(3.0%)

Finance and insurance

6,400(9.3%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,440(2.1%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

6,475(9.4%)

Management of companies and enterprises

350(0.5%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

3,040(4.4%)

Educational services

4,410(6.4%)

Health care and social assistance

7,930(11.6%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

1,035(1.5%)

Accommodation and food services

3,590(5.2%)

Other services (except public administration)

2,325(3.4%)

Public administration

3,350(4.9%)

Ajax Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

114,445 (90.5%)

French Only

100 (0.1%)

English & French

9,420 (7.5%)

Neither

2,450 (1.9%)

Mother Tongue

English

81,910 (64.8%)

French

1,410 (1.1%)

Non-official languages

35,270 (27.9%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

81,910(64.8%)

Tamil

6,355(5.0%)

Urdu

4,620(3.7%)

Tagalog

2,840(2.2%)

Persian

2,395(1.9%)

Arabic

1,540(1.2%)

Gujarati

1,515(1.2%)

French

1,410(1.1%)

Spanish

1,300(1.0%)

Mandarin

1,280(1.0%)

Ajax Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

25,560(64.7%)

Semi-detached

2,265(5.7%)

Row house

6,020(15.2%)

Duplex

1,385(3.5%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

1,610(4.1%)

Apt. ≥ 5 storeys

2,635(6.7%)

Other attached

10(0.0%)

Movable

5(0.0%)

Community snapshot

About Ajax

Ajax is a lakeshore town in Durham Region, east of Toronto between Pickering and Whitby. It was named for HMS Ajax and grew from a wartime munitions site into a suburban commuter municipality. A long Lake Ontario waterfront trail is the town’s main public landscape. About 130,000 people live in Ajax.

Known for

Named for HMS Ajax
Lake Ontario waterfront parks
Diverse suburban Durham community
GO Transit and Highway 401 commuter town
Wartime munitions-plant origins

See & do

Ajax Waterfront
Parks, Veteran’s Point, and the waterfront trail.
Historic Pickering Village
Nineteenth-century village core that now sits inside Ajax.
Greenwood Conservation Area
Duffins Creek valley trails.
Pat Bayly Square
Civic plaza at the town centre.
Carruthers Marsh
Waterfront marsh and trails at the east end of the shore.

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