Editing Caledon, Ontario (section)

== Demographics ==

{{Historical populations
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|footnote    = Source: [[Statistics Canada]]
|1981|26645
|1991|34965
|[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|39893
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|50595
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|57050
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|59460
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|66502
|[[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]|76,581
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In the [[2021 Canadian census]], conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Caledon had a population of {{val|76581|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|23699|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|24795|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:76581-66502}}|66502|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|66502|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|688.82|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a [[population density]] of {{Pop density|76581|688.82|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000235 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=March 30, 2022}}</ref>

In 2021, the median age was 40.8 years old, slightly lower than the provincial median of 41.6 years old.<ref name=pop>{{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=caledon&DGUIDlist=2021A00053521024&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0|title=Census Profile, 2021 Census|last=Canada|first=Statistics|date=October 26, 2022|access-date=October 26, 2022}}</ref> Caledon's population is made of 49.8% women and 50.2% men.<ref name=pop-by-gender>{{Cite web|url=https://www.point2homes.com/CA/Demographics/ON/Caledon-Demographics.html|title=Demographics in Caledon}}</ref> There were 24,795 private dwellings. According to the 2011 National Household Survey, the median value of a dwelling in Caledon is $474,087, significantly higher than the national average of $280,552. The median household income (after-taxes) in Caledon is $83,454, much higher than the national average of $54,089. The average individual's income was $53,870.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3521024&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Caledon&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&TABID=1&B1=All|title=Census Profile, 2016 Census|last=Canada|first=Statistics|date=2017|website=Statistics Canada|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref>

=== Ethnicity ===
According to the 2021 Census, the largest five ethnic origins of the residents of Caledon are [[Italians|Italian]] (17,630; 23.2%), [[English people|English]] (10,320; 13.6%), [[Indian people|Indian]] (9,120; 12.0%), [[Scottish people|Scottish]] (8,270; 10.9%), and [[Canadians|Canadian]] (8,095; 10.6%).<ref name="pop"/> 

66.3% of Caledon residents were white/European, 32.8% were visible minorities, and 0.8% were [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]. The largest visible minority groups were [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]] (21.4%), [[Black Canadians|Black]] (3.6%), [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]] (1.7%), [[Chinese Canadians|Chinese]] (1.0%) and [[Filipino Canadians|Filipino]] (1.0%)

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the Town of Caledon (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Caledon&DGUIDlist=2021A00053521024&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3521024&Geo2=CD&Code2=3521&SearchText=Caledon&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3521024&Data=Count&SearchText=Caledon&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3521024&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Caledon&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3521024&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Caledon&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}}
| 50,450
| {{Percentage | 50450 | 76085 | 2 }}
| 53,195
| {{Percentage | 53195 | 66215 | 2 }}
| 52,820
| {{Percentage | 52820 | 58975 | 2 }}
| 52,385
| {{Percentage | 52385 | 56840 | 2 }}
| 47,710
| {{Percentage | 47710 | 50360 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 16,310
| {{Percentage | 16310 | 76085 | 2 }}
| 6,635
| {{Percentage | 6635 | 66215 | 2 }}
| 1,995
| {{Percentage | 1995 | 58975 | 2 }}
| 1,265
| {{Percentage | 1265 | 56840 | 2 }}
| 700
| {{Percentage | 700 | 50360 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 2,770
| {{Percentage | 2770 | 76085 | 2 }}
| 1,880
| {{Percentage | 1880 | 66215 | 2 }}
| 1,205
| {{Percentage | 1205 | 58975 | 2 }}
| 860
| {{Percentage | 860 | 56840 | 2 }}
| 770
| {{Percentage | 770 | 50360 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 1,310
| {{Percentage | 1310 | 76085 | 2 }}
| 905
| {{Percentage | 905 | 66215 | 2 }}
| 600
| {{Percentage | 600 | 58975 | 2 }}
| 480
| {{Percentage | 480 | 56840 | 2 }}
| 175
| {{Percentage | 175 | 50360 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia|Southeast Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| 1,105
| {{Percentage | 1105 | 76085 | 2 }}
| 730
| {{Percentage | 730 | 66215 | 2 }}
| 495
| {{Percentage | 495 | 58975 | 2 }}
| 395
| {{Percentage | 395 | 56840 | 2 }}
| 80
| {{Percentage | 80 | 50360 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| 1,060
| {{Percentage | 1060 | 76085 | 2 }}
| 495
| {{Percentage | 495 | 66215 | 2 }}
| 300
| {{Percentage | 300 | 58975 | 2 }}
| 175
| {{Percentage | 175 | 56840 | 2 }}
| 255
| {{Percentage | 255 | 50360 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| 975
| {{Percentage | 975 | 76085 | 2 }}
| 900
| {{Percentage | 900 | 66215 | 2 }}
| 620
| {{Percentage | 620 | 58975 | 2 }}
| 525
| {{Percentage | 525 | 56840 | 2 }}
| 365
| {{Percentage | 365 | 50360 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 620
| {{Percentage | 620 | 76085 | 2 }}
| 615
| {{Percentage | 615 | 66215 | 2 }}
| 450
| {{Percentage | 450 | 58975 | 2 }}
| 360
| {{Percentage | 360 | 56840 | 2 }}
| 145
| {{Percentage | 145 | 50360 | 2 }}
|-
| Other/[[Multiracial people|multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}
| 1,490
| {{Percentage | 1490 | 76085 | 2 }}
| 855
| {{Percentage | 855 | 66215 | 2 }}
| 495
| {{Percentage | 495 | 58975 | 2 }}
| 390
| {{Percentage | 390 | 56840 | 2 }}
| 175
| {{Percentage | 175 | 50360 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 76,085
! {{Percentage | 76085 | 76581 | 2 }}
! 66,215
! {{Percentage | 66215 | 66502 | 2 }}
! 58,975
! {{Percentage | 58975 | 59460 | 2 }}
! 56,840
! {{Percentage | 56840 | 57050 | 2 }}
! 50,360
! {{Percentage | 50360 | 50605 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total population
! 76,581
! {{Percentage | 76581 | 76581 | 2 }}
! 66,502
! {{Percentage | 66502 | 66502 | 2 }}
! 59,460
! {{Percentage | 59460 | 59460 | 2 }}
! 57,050
! {{Percentage | 57050 | 57050 | 2 }}
! 50,605
! {{Percentage | 50605 | 50605 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="11" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}

=== Language ===
[[English language|English]] is the [[First language|mother tongue]] of 65.4% of the residents of Caledon. Native speakers of [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] make up 11.1% of the town's population, [[Italian language|Italian]] 5.4%, [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] 1.4%, [[Spanish language|Spanish]] 1.3%, and [[Polish language|Polish]] 1.0%.<ref name=pop/>

=== Religion ===
As of 2021,<ref name="pop" /> 58.5% of Caledon's population was [[Christianity|Christian]], down from 77.5% in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2013-05-08 |title=2011 National Household Survey Profile - Census subdivision |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3521024&Data=Count&SearchText=caledon&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> 38.2% of residents were [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], 10.5% were [[Protestantism|Protestant]], 6.0% were Christian without precision, 1.8% were [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Christian Orthodox]], and 2.0% belonged to other Christian denominations or Christian-related traditions; 19.3% of the population was non-religious or secular, up from 18.6% in 2011. All other religions and spiritual traditions accounted for 22.2% of the population, up from 3.9% in 2011. They included [[Sikhism]] (14.3%), [[Hinduism]] (4.7%), [[Islam]] (2.1%), [[Buddhism]] (0.5%), and [[Judaism]] (0.4%).

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Religion in Canada|Religious]] groups in the Town of Caledon (1991−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Religion in Canada|Religious]]<br>group
! colspan="2" |[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]<ref name="2021censusB"/>
! colspan="2" |[[2011 Canadian census|2011]]<ref name="2011censusB"/>
! colspan="2" |[[2001 Canadian census|2001]]<ref name="2001censusB"/>
! colspan="2" |[[1991 Canadian census|1991]]<ref name="1991census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada  |title= 1991 Census of Canada: Census Area Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/census91/data/profiles/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=1&GC=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=30&PRID=0&PTYPE=3&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=1991&THEME=113&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=|access-date=2024-09-04 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[File:Gold_Christian_Cross_no_Red.svg|26x26px]] [[Christianity in Canada|Christian]]
| 44,495
| {{Percentage | 44,495| 76,085| 2 }}
|  45,685
| {{Percentage |  45,685|  58,975| 2 }}
| 41,720
| {{Percentage | 41720|  50,360| 2 }}
| 29,440
| {{Percentage | 29440| 34,775| 2 }}
|-
| [[File:Khanda.svg|24x24px]] [[Sikhism in Canada|Sikh]]
|  10,865
| {{Percentage |  10,865| 76,085| 2 }}
|   1,175
| {{Percentage |   1,175|  58,975| 2 }}
|  375
| {{Percentage |  375|  50,360| 2 }}
|  105
| {{Percentage |  105| 34,775| 2 }}
|-
| [[File:Om.svg|21x21px]] [[Hinduism in Canada|Hindu]]
|  3,545
| {{Percentage |  3,545| 76,085| 2 }}
|   495
| {{Percentage |   495|  58,975| 2 }}
|  165
| {{Percentage |  165|  50,360| 2 }}
|  65
| {{Percentage |  65| 34,775| 2 }}
|-
| [[File:Star_and_Crescent.svg|20x20px]] [[Islam in Canada|Muslim]]
| 1,580
| {{Percentage | 1,580| 76,085| 2 }}
|   215
| {{Percentage |   215|  58,975| 2 }}
|  160
| {{Percentage |  160|  50,360| 2 }}
|  115
| {{Percentage |  115| 34,775| 2 }}
|-
| [[File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg|20x20px]] [[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhist]]
|  365
| {{Percentage |  365| 76,085| 2 }}
|   90
| {{Percentage |   90|  58,975| 2 }}
|  45
| {{Percentage |  45|  50,360| 2 }}
|  35
| {{Percentage |  35| 34,775| 2 }}
|-
| [[File:Star_of_David.svg|23x23px]] [[Judaism in Canada|Jewish]]
|   280
| {{Percentage |  280| 76,085| 2 }}
|   180
| {{Percentage |   180|  58,975| 2 }}
|  115
| {{Percentage |  115|  50,360| 2 }}
|  90
| {{Percentage |  90| 34,775| 2 }}
|-
| [[Religion in Canada|Other religion]]
|  290	
| {{Percentage |  290	| 76,085| 2 }}
|  150
| {{Percentage |  150|  58,975| 2 }}
| 125
| {{Percentage | 125|  50,360| 2 }}
|  30
| {{Percentage |  30| 34,775| 2 }}
|-
| [[Irreligion in Canada|Irreligious]]
| 14,665
| {{Percentage | 14,665| 76,085| 2 }}
|   10,975
| {{Percentage |   10,975|  58,975| 2 }}
|  7,650	
| {{Percentage |  7,650	|  50,360| 2 }}
|  4,885
| {{Percentage |  4,885| 34,775| 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 76,085
! {{Percentage | 76,085| 76,581| 2 }}
! 58,975
! {{Percentage | 58,975| 59460 | 2 }}
! 50,360
! {{Percentage | 50,360| 50,595| 2 }}
! 34,775
! {{Percentage | 34,775|  34,965| 2 }}
|-
|}