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Who lives in Brantford.

144,162 people lived in the Brantford census metropolitan area in 2021. 14.3% were immigrants, ranking 25 of 41 metropolitan areas, and 12.9% belonged to a visible minority group.

Data 2021 CensusNext update Census 2026 (from Feb. 2027)

Population, 2021144,162+7.4% since 2016
Immigrants14.3%1.6% arrived 2016–2021
Visible minority12.9%
Median household income (2020)$85,000rent $1,130/mo
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Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population; boundaries: Statistics Canada 2021 boundary files. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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Who lives in Brantford, in charts.

Visible minority groups

Share of the population in private households. Statistics Canada term, defined in the Employment Equity Act.

GroupSharePeople
South Asian5.0%7,065
Black3.0%4,215
Filipino1.0%1,385
Southeast Asian0.9%1,225
Latin American0.8%1,110
Chinese0.5%780
Arab0.5%740
Multiple visible minorities0.5%700
Visible minority, n.i.e.0.3%430
Korean0.2%340
West Asian0.2%290
Japanese0.1%95

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Languages spoken most often at home

Non-official languages, single responses.

GroupSharePeople
Punjabi (Panjabi)1.4%1,985
Polish0.5%645
Vietnamese0.4%520
Spanish0.3%470
Urdu0.3%420
Gujarati0.2%355
Arabic0.2%310
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)0.2%310
Portuguese0.2%300
Hindi0.2%275

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Top 15 ethnic or cultural origins

People can report more than one origin, so shares add up to more than 100%.

GroupSharePeople
English27.8%39,465
Scottish20.9%29,650
Irish18.1%25,635
Canadian17.2%24,375
German11.1%15,745
Dutch7.3%10,350
French6.7%9,575
Italian5.6%8,015
Polish5.1%7,275
British Isles4.8%6,870
Ukrainian3.3%4,625
Hungarian3.0%4,300
Indian (India)2.9%4,165
First Nations (North American Indian)2.1%2,990
Portuguese2.0%2,890

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants: top places of birth

Share of all residents born in each place (immigrants only).

GroupSharePeople
United Kingdom14.5%2,930
India14.1%2,855
Poland5.9%1,200
Philippines4.8%975
United States of America4.4%885
Netherlands4.2%855
Italy4.0%800
Jamaica3.7%750
Portugal3.3%660
Viet Nam3.2%655
Pakistan3.2%645
Germany2.5%500

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Recent immigrants (2016 to 2021): top places of birth

Share of all residents.

GroupSharePeople
India29.1%660
Nigeria7.7%175
Pakistan7.5%170
Philippines5.7%130
Viet Nam5.5%125
United States of America5.3%120
Syria4.6%105
Jamaica4.4%100
China2.4%55
Venezuela1.5%35

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants by period of arrival

CategoryShare of residents
Before 19804.8%
1980 to 19901.8%
1991 to 20002.1%
2001 to 20102.5%
2011 to 20151.3%
2016 to 20211.6%

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants admitted 1980 to 2021, by category

Share of residents.

CategoryShare of residents
Economic immigrants42.1%
Immigrants sponsored by family40.9%
Refugees16.1%
Other immigrants0.9%

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

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About this data. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. Counts are randomly rounded to multiples of 5 or 10 and very small areas are suppressed by Statistics Canada; we show those as “not available”. Ethnic or cultural origin allows several answers per person, so shares add up to more than 100%. Origin and language data describe ancestry and language use; they are not a measure of who is Canadian. These pages describe what happened, using official statistics. They do not predict policy, estimate anyone’s chances, or rank communities. See methods and definitions.