Collingwood Profile

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National Rank:177 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Collingwood Population

Total Population (2021)

24,811

Total Population (2016)

21,793

Population Growth

+13.8% (+3,018)

Growth Rank

#62 of 688Same geo level

Male

47.2%11,700

Female

52.9%13,115

Male-to-Female Ratio

0.892

Average Age

47.9

Median Age

50.8

Age Rank

#596 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

970(3.9%)

5–9

1,120(4.5%)

10–14

1,210(4.9%)

15–19

1,160(4.7%)

20–24

1,060(4.3%)

25–29

1,260(5.1%)

30–34

1,350(5.4%)

35–39

1,330(5.4%)

40–44

1,315(5.3%)

45–49

1,420(5.7%)

50–54

1,350(5.4%)

55–59

1,740(7.0%)

60–64

2,095(8.4%)

65–69

2,085(8.4%)

70–74

1,930(7.8%)

75–79

1,390(5.6%)

80–84

950(3.8%)

85+

1,075(4.3%)

Collingwood Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.2

Total Private Dwellings

13,216

Occupied Private Dwellings

11,174

Size Distribution

1 Person

3,810 (34.1%)

2 Persons

4,190 (37.5%)

3 Persons

1,425 (12.8%)

4 Persons

1,195 (10.7%)

5+ Persons

555 (5.0%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

2,195(19.6%)

Couples without children

3,380(30.2%)

One-parent families

900(8.1%)

One-person households

3,810(34.1%)

Multigenerational

205(1.8%)

Multiple-family

45(0.4%)

Collingwood Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$90,300After tax

Median Household Income

$72,500After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$48,960After tax

Median Individual Income

$37,600After tax

Income Rank

#378 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

81.4%

Employment Income

50.2%

Government Transfers

18.5%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

1,270(6.2%)

$10k–$20k

2,325(11.3%)

$20k–$30k

3,350(16.3%)

$30k–$40k

2,845(13.8%)

$40k–$50k

2,415(11.7%)

$50k–$60k

1,885(9.2%)

$60k–$70k

1,475(7.2%)

$70k–$80k

1,160(5.6%)

$80k–$90k

815(4.0%)

$90k–$100k

650(3.2%)

$100k+

2,385(11.6%)

Collingwood Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

48.9%

Unemployment Rate

12.8%

Total Labour Force

11,760

Employed

10,260

Unemployed

1,505

Not in Labour Force

9,220

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

9.9%

Children (0–17)

10.5%

Adults (18–64)

9.9%

Seniors (65+)

9.5%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3590 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.309

Collingwood 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

20,980

No certificate, diploma or degree

2,900 (13.8%)

High school diploma or equivalency

6,345 (30.2%)

Postsecondary credential

11,740 (56.0%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

3,915 (18.7%)70.9% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

935 (4.5%)16.9% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

185 (0.9%)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

2,900(13.8%)

High school diploma or equivalency

6,345(30.2%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

1,045(5.0%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

4,740(22.6%)

University certificate below bachelor

425(2.0%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

5,525(26.3%)

Collingwood 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

24.1%

2,470 people

Share of 10,260 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

2,470(24.1%)

Usual place of work

6,485(63.2%)

No fixed workplace address

1,285(12.5%)

Worked outside Canada

15(0.1%)

Collingwood 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

11,760

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

265(2.3%)

Business, finance and administration

1,695(14.4%)

Natural and applied sciences

595(5.1%)

Health

970(8.2%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

1,200(10.2%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

525(4.5%)

Sales and service

3,895(33.1%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

1,755(14.9%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

290(2.5%)

Manufacturing and utilities

370(3.1%)

Collingwood 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

11,760

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

55(0.5%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

60(0.5%)

Utilities

55(0.5%)

Construction

1,000(8.5%)

Manufacturing

795(6.8%)

Wholesale trade

265(2.3%)

Retail trade

1,570(13.4%)

Transportation and warehousing

265(2.3%)

Information and cultural industries

205(1.7%)

Finance and insurance

405(3.4%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

355(3.0%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

1,010(8.6%)

Management of companies and enterprises

10(0.1%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

645(5.5%)

Educational services

730(6.2%)

Health care and social assistance

1,455(12.4%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

420(3.6%)

Accommodation and food services

1,370(11.6%)

Other services (except public administration)

455(3.9%)

Public administration

420(3.6%)

Collingwood Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

22,550 (92.3%)

French Only

5 (0.0%)

English & French

1,830 (7.5%)

Neither

50 (0.2%)

Mother Tongue

English

21,945 (89.8%)

French

300 (1.2%)

Non-official languages

1,855 (7.6%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

21,945(89.8%)

French

300(1.2%)

Polish

160(0.7%)

Italian

125(0.5%)

Spanish

110(0.5%)

Punjabi

100(0.4%)

Portuguese

75(0.3%)

Russian

75(0.3%)

Tagalog

70(0.3%)

Gujarati

50(0.2%)

Collingwood Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

6,305(56.4%)

Semi-detached

755(6.8%)

Row house

1,380(12.3%)

Duplex

255(2.3%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

2,005(17.9%)

Apt. ≥ 5 storeys

450(4.0%)

Other attached

25(0.2%)

Housing · Collingwood (CA), Ont.

These figures are published for Collingwood (CA), Ont., a census agglomeration, reference period 2021. They are not counts for Collingwood alone. Shares are calculated on this site from the published household counts in tables 98-10-0252-01 and 98-10-0253-01.

Tenure

Private households

11,170

Owner households

8,130 (72.8%)

Renter households

3,040 (27.2%)

Owners with a mortgage

4,160 (51.2%)Share of owner households

Owners without a mortgage

3,970 (48.8%)Share of owner households

Renters in subsidized housing

415 (13.7%)Share of renter households

Renters not in subsidized housing

2,630 (86.5%)Share of renter households

Shelter costs

Median monthly shelter cost

$1,320All households, 2021

Average monthly shelter cost

$1,498All households, 2021

Owners, median

$1,280

Renters, median

$1,400

Owners with a mortgage, median

$1,940

Owners without a mortgage, median

$745

Spending 30% or more of income on shelter

2,960 (26.5%)Share of households

Owners spending 30% or more

1,505 (18.5%)Share of owner households

Renters spending 30% or more

1,455 (47.9%)Share of renter households

Shelter-cost ratio not applicable

15 (0.1%)

Monthly shelter cost

Published household counts by shelter-cost band. Census counts are randomly rounded, so the bands can differ slightly from the household total.

Less than $500

690(6.2%)

$500 to $749

1,865(16.7%)

$750 to $999

1,470(13.2%)

$1,000 to $1,249

1,235(11.1%)

$1,250 to $1,499

1,115(10.0%)

$1,500 to $1,999

2,050(18.4%)

$2,000 to $2,499

1,320(11.8%)

$2,500 to $2,999

740(6.6%)

$3,000 and over

690(6.2%)

Shelter cost is the census monthly amount. For owners it includes mortgage payments, property taxes and condominium fees, along with electricity, heat, water and other municipal services. For renters it includes rent and those utility payments when the tenant pays them. Current consumer prices are a separate series on the cost-of-living page. Data sources.

Community snapshot

About Collingwood

Collingwood is a town on Nottawasaga Bay in Simcoe County, Ontario, at the base of the Niagara Escarpment’s Blue Mountains. It grew as a Georgian Bay shipbuilding and grain-port town and is now a four-season recreation hub for skiing, cycling, and waterfront living. A historic downtown and harbour define the urban core. About 25,000 people live in Collingwood.

Known for

Gateway to Blue Mountain Resort
Historic downtown and harbour on Nottawasaga Bay
Former grain elevators and shipbuilding heritage
Four-season outdoor recreation hub
Escarpment trails and waterfront living

See & do

Downtown Collingwood
Hurontario and nearby streets of shops and restaurants.
Collingwood Harbour / waterfront
Boardwalk, marina, and bay views.
Blue Mountain Resort (adjacent)
Ski hills and village a short drive up the escarpment.
Pretty River / local trail network
Cycling and hiking links toward the mountains.
Eddie Bush Memorial Arena / Mill Street area
Civic and heritage pockets near the core.

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