Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Profile

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National Rank:624 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Population

Total Population (2021)

5,884

Total Population (2016)

5,422

Population Growth

+8.5% (+462)

Growth Rank

#183 of 688Same geo level

Male

50.4%2,965

Female

49.5%2,915

Male-to-Female Ratio

1.017

Average Age

45.2

Median Age

51.2

Age Rank

#477 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

380(6.5%)

5–9

370(6.3%)

10–14

300(5.1%)

15–19

300(5.1%)

20–24

275(4.7%)

25–29

260(4.4%)

30–34

295(5.0%)

35–39

260(4.4%)

40–44

235(4.0%)

45–49

215(3.7%)

50–54

290(4.9%)

55–59

495(8.4%)

60–64

575(9.8%)

65–69

605(10.3%)

70–74

440(7.5%)

75–79

305(5.2%)

80–84

170(2.9%)

85+

120(2.0%)

Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.5

Total Private Dwellings

3,149

Occupied Private Dwellings

2,357

Size Distribution

1 Person

550 (23.3%)

2 Persons

1,105 (46.8%)

3 Persons

235 (10.0%)

4 Persons

225 (9.5%)

5+ Persons

240 (10.2%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

590(25.0%)

Couples without children

995(42.2%)

One-parent families

115(4.9%)

One-person households

550(23.3%)

Multigenerational

35(1.5%)

Multiple-family

10(0.4%)

Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$87,600After tax

Median Household Income

$70,000After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$43,920After tax

Median Individual Income

$35,600After tax

Income Rank

#449 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

82.0%

Employment Income

57.8%

Government Transfers

17.9%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

375(8.0%)

$10k–$20k

670(14.4%)

$20k–$30k

715(15.3%)

$30k–$40k

630(13.5%)

$40k–$50k

530(11.4%)

$50k–$60k

440(9.4%)

$60k–$70k

335(7.2%)

$70k–$80k

215(4.6%)

$80k–$90k

155(3.3%)

$90k–$100k

110(2.4%)

$100k+

490(10.5%)

Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

54.5%

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Total Labour Force

2,765

Employed

2,625

Unemployed

140

Not in Labour Force

2,055

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

16.5%

Children (0–17)

33.0%

Adults (18–64)

13.4%

Seniors (65+)

9.8%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3620 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.322

Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh 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

4,815

No certificate, diploma or degree

1,095 (22.7%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,320 (27.4%)

Postsecondary credential

2,400 (49.8%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

430 (8.9%)70.5% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

110 (2.3%)18.0% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

20 (0.4%)3.3% 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

1,095(22.7%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,320(27.4%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

535(11.1%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

1,210(25.1%)

University certificate below bachelor

45(0.9%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

610(12.7%)

Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh 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

30.5%

800 people

Share of 2,625 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

800(30.5%)

Usual place of work

1,535(58.5%)

No fixed workplace address

290(11.0%)

Worked outside Canada

0(0.0%)

Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh 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

2,760

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

30(1.1%)

Business, finance and administration

315(11.4%)

Natural and applied sciences

80(2.9%)

Health

140(5.1%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

250(9.1%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

55(2.0%)

Sales and service

520(18.8%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

620(22.5%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

650(23.6%)

Manufacturing and utilities

95(3.4%)

Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh 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

2,760

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

590(21.4%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

120(4.3%)

Utilities

100(3.6%)

Construction

275(10.0%)

Manufacturing

160(5.8%)

Wholesale trade

85(3.1%)

Retail trade

225(8.2%)

Transportation and warehousing

70(2.5%)

Information and cultural industries

20(0.7%)

Finance and insurance

60(2.2%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

25(0.9%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

125(4.5%)

Management of companies and enterprises

0(0.0%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

75(2.7%)

Educational services

155(5.6%)

Health care and social assistance

300(10.9%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

50(1.8%)

Accommodation and food services

95(3.4%)

Other services (except public administration)

105(3.8%)

Public administration

100(3.6%)

Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

5,590 (95.1%)

English & French

155 (2.6%)

Neither

140 (2.4%)

Mother Tongue

English

4,810 (81.8%)

French

40 (0.7%)

Non-official languages

990 (16.8%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

4,810(81.8%)

German

295(5.0%)

French

40(0.7%)

Spanish

20(0.3%)

Arabic

10(0.2%)

Portuguese

10(0.2%)

Tagalog

5(0.1%)

Italian

5(0.1%)

Polish

5(0.1%)

Greek

5(0.1%)

Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

2,075(88.1%)

Semi-detached

25(1.1%)

Row house

5(0.2%)

Duplex

5(0.2%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

10(0.4%)

Other attached

5(0.2%)

Movable

240(10.2%)

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