Timmins Profile

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National Rank:125 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Timmins Population

Total Population (2021)

41,145

Total Population (2016)

41,788

Population Growth

-1.5% (-643)

Growth Rank

#634 of 688Same geo level

Male

50.0%20,555

Female

50.0%20,590

Male-to-Female Ratio

0.998

Average Age

41.8

Median Age

Age Rank

#263 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

1,950(4.7%)

5–9

2,285(5.6%)

10–14

2,420(5.9%)

15–19

2,270(5.5%)

20–24

2,580(6.3%)

25–29

2,715(6.6%)

30–34

2,810(6.8%)

35–39

2,545(6.2%)

40–44

2,505(6.1%)

45–49

2,580(6.3%)

50–54

2,685(6.5%)

55–59

3,220(7.8%)

60–64

3,135(7.6%)

65–69

2,525(6.1%)

70–74

1,905(4.6%)

75–79

1,300(3.2%)

80–84

910(2.2%)

85+

800(1.9%)

Timmins Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.3

Total Private Dwellings

19,390

Occupied Private Dwellings

17,886

Size Distribution

1 Person

5,705 (31.9%)

2 Persons

6,410 (35.8%)

3 Persons

2,625 (14.7%)

4 Persons

2,200 (12.3%)

5+ Persons

950 (5.3%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

4,020(22.5%)

Couples without children

4,865(27.2%)

One-parent families

1,755(9.8%)

One-person households

5,705(31.9%)

Multigenerational

300(1.7%)

Multiple-family

50(0.3%)

Timmins Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$83,500After tax

Median Household Income

$72,000After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$45,640After tax

Median Individual Income

$39,200After tax

Income Rank

#378 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

81.8%

Employment Income

70.0%

Government Transfers

18.2%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

2,435(7.5%)

$10k–$20k

3,945(12.1%)

$20k–$30k

4,805(14.7%)

$30k–$40k

3,830(11.7%)

$40k–$50k

3,445(10.6%)

$50k–$60k

2,940(9.0%)

$60k–$70k

2,410(7.4%)

$70k–$80k

1,810(5.5%)

$80k–$90k

1,360(4.2%)

$90k–$100k

1,230(3.8%)

$100k+

4,430(13.6%)

Timmins Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

57.0%

Unemployment Rate

8.6%

Total Labour Force

21,005

Employed

19,195

Unemployed

1,810

Not in Labour Force

12,655

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

11.7%

Children (0–17)

12.9%

Adults (18–64)

10.3%

Seniors (65+)

15.7%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3190 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.280

Timmins 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

33,660

No certificate, diploma or degree

7,315 (21.7%)

High school diploma or equivalency

9,920 (29.5%)

Postsecondary credential

16,420 (48.8%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

3,065 (9.1%)71.0% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

660 (2.0%)15.3% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

125 (0.4%)2.9% 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

7,315(21.7%)

High school diploma or equivalency

9,920(29.5%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

2,415(7.2%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

9,285(27.6%)

University certificate below bachelor

405(1.2%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

4,315(12.8%)

Timmins 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

12.9%

2,485 people

Share of 19,200 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

2,485(12.9%)

Usual place of work

14,290(74.4%)

No fixed workplace address

2,415(12.6%)

Worked outside Canada

0(0.0%)

Timmins 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

21,010

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

105(0.5%)

Business, finance and administration

2,680(12.8%)

Natural and applied sciences

1,225(5.8%)

Health

1,740(8.3%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

2,875(13.7%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

205(1.0%)

Sales and service

4,995(23.8%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

4,465(21.3%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

1,755(8.4%)

Manufacturing and utilities

555(2.6%)

Timmins 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

21,010

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

285(1.4%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

3,145(15.0%)

Utilities

225(1.1%)

Construction

1,350(6.4%)

Manufacturing

630(3.0%)

Wholesale trade

545(2.6%)

Retail trade

2,395(11.4%)

Transportation and warehousing

970(4.6%)

Information and cultural industries

195(0.9%)

Finance and insurance

420(2.0%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

240(1.1%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

920(4.4%)

Management of companies and enterprises

15(0.1%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

795(3.8%)

Educational services

1,770(8.4%)

Health care and social assistance

3,210(15.3%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

165(0.8%)

Accommodation and food services

1,085(5.2%)

Other services (except public administration)

910(4.3%)

Public administration

1,340(6.4%)

Timmins Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

20,065 (49.4%)

French Only

620 (1.5%)

English & French

19,905 (49.0%)

Neither

60 (0.1%)

Mother Tongue

English

23,270 (57.2%)

French

13,225 (32.5%)

Non-official languages

2,120 (5.2%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

23,270(57.2%)

French

13,225(32.5%)

Punjabi

380(0.9%)

Italian

250(0.6%)

Gujarati

115(0.3%)

Tagalog

95(0.2%)

Spanish

70(0.2%)

Hindi

50(0.1%)

Cantonese

45(0.1%)

Polish

45(0.1%)

Timmins Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

11,650(65.1%)

Semi-detached

1,185(6.6%)

Row house

605(3.4%)

Duplex

1,100(6.1%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

2,480(13.9%)

Apt. ≥ 5 storeys

515(2.9%)

Other attached

85(0.5%)

Movable

265(1.5%)

Housing · Timmins (CA), Ont.

These figures are published for Timmins (CA), Ont., a census agglomeration, reference period 2021. They are not counts for Timmins 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

17,870

Owner households

11,955 (66.9%)

Renter households

5,920 (33.1%)

Owners with a mortgage

7,385 (61.8%)Share of owner households

Owners without a mortgage

4,565 (38.2%)Share of owner households

Renters in subsidized housing

1,125 (19.0%)Share of renter households

Renters not in subsidized housing

4,790 (80.9%)Share of renter households

Shelter costs

Median monthly shelter cost

$1,040All households, 2021

Average monthly shelter cost

$1,162All households, 2021

Owners, median

$1,150

Renters, median

$940

Owners with a mortgage, median

$1,510

Owners without a mortgage, median

$640

Spending 30% or more of income on shelter

2,875 (16.1%)Share of households

Owners spending 30% or more

1,055 (8.8%)Share of owner households

Renters spending 30% or more

1,815 (30.7%)Share of renter households

Shelter-cost ratio not applicable

70 (0.4%)

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

1,720(9.6%)

$500 to $749

3,435(19.2%)

$750 to $999

3,070(17.2%)

$1,000 to $1,249

3,080(17.2%)

$1,250 to $1,499

2,150(12.0%)

$1,500 to $1,999

2,715(15.2%)

$2,000 to $2,499

985(5.5%)

$2,500 to $2,999

425(2.4%)

$3,000 and over

290(1.6%)

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 Timmins

Timmins is a mining city in northeastern Ontario, on the Mattagami River in the Canadian Shield. It formed from gold-camp towns such as Porcupine, Schumacher, and South Porcupine and remains one of the country’s main gold- and base-metal centres. Boreal forest, lakes, and mine headframes sit at the edge of a spread-out urban area. About 41,000 people live in Timmins.

Known for

Porcupine gold camp and a still-active mining economy
Amalgamated towns of Timmins, Schumacher, and South Porcupine
Mattagami River and boreal lakes
Hollinger Park and a hockey town
Regional service centre for Cochrane District

See & do

Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Centre
Mining and regional history, including the former Shania Twain Centre collections.
Hollinger Park
Historic ballpark and gathering ground in the old town.
Gillies Lake
Urban lake, beach, and the path around the shore near downtown.
Timmins Underground Gold Mine Tour
Guided tour of a former working gold mine.
Mattagami River waterfront
River parks and the civic core along the water.

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