Southgate Profile

Explore population, households, income, employment, education, commute, occupation, industry, languages, and dwellings for Southgate. Compare trends since 2016 and dig into the full profile below.

National Rank:460 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Southgate Population

Total Population (2021)

8,716

Total Population (2016)

7,354

Population Growth

+18.5% (+1,362)

Growth Rank

#32 of 688Same geo level

Male

51.6%4,500

Female

48.4%4,215

Male-to-Female Ratio

1.068

Average Age

37.6

Median Age

Age Rank

#51 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

745(8.5%)

5–9

660(7.6%)

10–14

590(6.8%)

15–19

530(6.1%)

20–24

540(6.2%)

25–29

620(7.1%)

30–34

570(6.5%)

35–39

490(5.6%)

40–44

475(5.4%)

45–49

430(4.9%)

50–54

505(5.8%)

55–59

685(7.9%)

60–64

575(6.6%)

65–69

485(5.6%)

70–74

365(4.2%)

75–79

230(2.6%)

80–84

105(1.2%)

85+

110(1.3%)

Southgate Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.9

Total Private Dwellings

3,257

Occupied Private Dwellings

3,017

Size Distribution

1 Person

620 (20.5%)

2 Persons

1,010 (33.4%)

3 Persons

495 (16.4%)

4 Persons

410 (13.6%)

5+ Persons

485 (16.1%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

975(32.3%)

Couples without children

810(26.8%)

One-parent families

230(7.6%)

One-person households

615(20.4%)

Multigenerational

130(4.3%)

Multiple-family

25(0.8%)

Southgate Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$85,300After tax

Median Household Income

$76,500After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$39,920After tax

Median Individual Income

$35,200After tax

Income Rank

#334 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

79.4%

Employment Income

67.2%

Government Transfers

20.7%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

550(8.5%)

$10k–$20k

935(14.5%)

$20k–$30k

1,025(15.9%)

$30k–$40k

830(12.9%)

$40k–$50k

785(12.2%)

$50k–$60k

660(10.2%)

$60k–$70k

505(7.8%)

$70k–$80k

330(5.1%)

$80k–$90k

235(3.6%)

$90k–$100k

185(2.9%)

$100k+

405(6.3%)

Southgate Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

59.2%

Unemployment Rate

7.8%

Total Labour Force

4,315

Employed

3,980

Unemployed

335

Not in Labour Force

2,410

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

13.4%

Children (0–17)

17.7%

Adults (18–64)

10.9%

Seniors (65+)

15.3%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.2980 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.265

Southgate 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

6,720

No certificate, diploma or degree

1,950 (29.0%)

High school diploma or equivalency

2,170 (32.3%)

Postsecondary credential

2,600 (38.7%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

480 (7.1%)80.0% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

50 (0.7%)8.3% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

15 (0.2%)2.5% 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

1,950(29.0%)

High school diploma or equivalency

2,170(32.3%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

530(7.9%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

1,375(20.5%)

University certificate below bachelor

95(1.4%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

600(8.9%)

Southgate 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%

960 people

Share of 3,980 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

960(24.1%)

Usual place of work

2,400(60.3%)

No fixed workplace address

620(15.6%)

Worked outside Canada

0(0.0%)

Southgate 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

4,315

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

40(0.9%)

Business, finance and administration

405(9.4%)

Natural and applied sciences

100(2.3%)

Health

230(5.3%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

300(7.0%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

55(1.3%)

Sales and service

750(17.4%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

1,270(29.4%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

555(12.9%)

Manufacturing and utilities

535(12.4%)

Southgate 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

4,315

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

525(12.2%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

20(0.5%)

Utilities

30(0.7%)

Construction

590(13.7%)

Manufacturing

765(17.7%)

Wholesale trade

165(3.8%)

Retail trade

340(7.9%)

Transportation and warehousing

240(5.6%)

Information and cultural industries

70(1.6%)

Finance and insurance

100(2.3%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

40(0.9%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

160(3.7%)

Management of companies and enterprises

0(0.0%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

185(4.3%)

Educational services

185(4.3%)

Health care and social assistance

370(8.6%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

55(1.3%)

Accommodation and food services

110(2.5%)

Other services (except public administration)

180(4.2%)

Public administration

110(2.5%)

Southgate Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

8,140 (93.3%)

French Only

10 (0.1%)

English & French

340 (3.9%)

Neither

225 (2.6%)

Mother Tongue

English

6,635 (76.1%)

French

70 (0.8%)

Non-official languages

1,870 (21.4%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

6,635(76.1%)

German

470(5.4%)

French

70(0.8%)

Portuguese

70(0.8%)

Spanish

55(0.6%)

Punjabi

50(0.6%)

Tamil

45(0.5%)

Italian

30(0.3%)

Polish

25(0.3%)

Urdu

10(0.1%)

Southgate Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

2,755(91.4%)

Semi-detached

20(0.7%)

Row house

5(0.2%)

Duplex

10(0.3%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

120(4.0%)

Other attached

5(0.2%)

Movable

100(3.3%)

Community snapshot

About Southgate

Southgate is a township in Grey County, Ontario, centred on Dundalk—not a city, and not Southgate in other provinces. Dundalk sits on the Dundalk Highlands, among the highest inhabited ground in southern Ontario, with hamlets such as Proton Station and Holstein in surrounding farmland. About 9,000 people live in Southgate Township.

Known for

Township centred on Dundalk, not a city
Dundalk Highlands elevation in southern Ontario
Hamlets including Proton Station and Holstein
Grey County agricultural plateau
Highway 10 corridor south of the Beaver Valley

See & do

Downtown Dundalk
Highland main street, shops, and civic buildings.
Southgate Recreation / arena
Community sports in Dundalk.
Proton Station and Holstein
Small hamlets among township concessions.
Highland farm drives
Open plateau fields of the Dundalk Highlands.
Drives toward the Beaver Valley
Escarpment scenery a short trip north of the township.

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