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Who lives in Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury.

170,605 people lived in the Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury census metropolitan area in 2021. 6.0% were immigrants, ranking 37 of 41 metropolitan areas, and 6.5% belonged to a visible minority group.

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

Population, 2021170,605+2.8% since 2016
Immigrants6.0%1.0% arrived 2016–2021
Visible minority6.5%
Median household income (2020)$84,000rent $1,000/mo
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Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury, neighbourhood by neighbourhood.

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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 Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury, in charts.

Visible minority groups

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

GroupSharePeople
Black2.4%4,040
South Asian1.9%3,110
Chinese0.6%985
Latin American0.4%705
Filipino0.3%445
Southeast Asian0.2%410
Arab0.2%340
Multiple visible minorities0.2%275
Visible minority, n.i.e.0.1%175
Korean0.1%160
West Asian0.1%140
Japanese0.1%85

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

Languages spoken most often at home

Non-official languages, single responses.

GroupSharePeople
Italian0.3%540
Spanish0.2%410
Punjabi (Panjabi)0.2%370
Gujarati0.2%345
Mandarin0.2%275
Hindi0.1%175
Portuguese0.1%145
Arabic0.1%140
Yue (Cantonese)0.1%105
Vietnamese0.1%105

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
French27.9%46,795
Irish18.4%30,825
Canadian17.1%28,730
English16.5%27,635
Scottish15.4%25,885
Italian7.7%12,935
German7.5%12,635
French Canadian7.3%12,290
Métis5.5%9,205
Finnish4.7%7,875
Ukrainian4.5%7,570
First Nations (North American Indian)3.6%6,035
Caucasian (White)3.4%5,645
Polish3.2%5,395
British Isles2.3%3,795

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
Italy12.1%1,210
United Kingdom10.7%1,070
India7.7%770
United States of America5.4%540
Germany4.4%440
China3.5%345
Philippines3.0%295
Poland2.6%260
Pakistan2.0%200
Jamaica1.7%170
Nigeria1.7%165
Portugal1.4%135

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

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

Share of all residents.

GroupSharePeople
India19.3%320
Côte d'Ivoire13.0%215
Nigeria6.9%115
Philippines6.0%100
United States of America5.1%85
China4.5%75
South Africa, Republic of3.0%50
Pakistan2.7%45
Sudan2.4%40
Syria2.1%35

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

Immigrants by period of arrival

CategoryShare of residents
Before 19802.6%
1980 to 19900.4%
1991 to 20000.5%
2001 to 20100.8%
2011 to 20150.7%
2016 to 20211.0%

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

Immigrants admitted 1980 to 2021, by category

Share of residents.

CategoryShare of residents
Economic immigrants52.6%
Immigrants sponsored by family31.9%
Refugees13.2%
Other immigrants2.2%

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.