Editing Oakville, Ontario (section)

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
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|1841|550
|1871|1684
|1901|1643
|1911|2372
|1921|3298
|1931|3857
|1941|4115
|1951|6910
|1961|10366
|1971|61483
|1981|75773
|1991|114670
|[[1996 Canadian census|1996]]|128405
|[[2001 Canadian census|2001]]|144738
|[[2006 Canadian census|2006]]|165613
|[[2011 Canadian census|2011]]|182520
|[[2016 Canadian census|2016]]|193832
|[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]|213,759}}

In the [[2021 Canadian census]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Oakville had a population of 213,759 living in 73,558 of its 76,179 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:213759-193832}}|193832|1}} from its 2016 population of 193,832. With a land area of {{cvt|138.94|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|213759|138.94|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>

According to the 2021 census, the median age in the town is 41.6 years. 18% of the population is under 15 years of age, 66.3% is between 15 and 64 years, and 15.7% is 65 and over.<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Oakville, Town (T) [Census subdivision], Ontario |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=oakville&DGUIDlist=2021A00053524001&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca | date=9 February 2022 |publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref>

In 2016, immigrants made up 35.9% of the population. The top 10 places of birth of the immigrant population were the [[United Kingdom]] (11%), [[China]] (9.3%), [[India]] (7.6%), [[Pakistan]] (4.2%), [[Poland]] (3.8%), [[Philippines]] (3.7%), the [[United States]] (3.4%), [[Portugal]] (3.3%), [[Egypt]] (3.1%), and [[South Korea]] (2.9%).<ref>{{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census - Oakville, Town [Census subdivision], Ontario and Toronto [Census metropolitan area], Ontario |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3524001&Geo2=CMACA&Code2=535&SearchText=toronto&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca | date=8 February 2017 |publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref>

=== Language ===
The most common mother tongues among the population in 2021 were English (57.4%), Mandarin (7.0%), Arabic (3.5%), Spanish (2.3%), and Urdu (2.2%).<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Oakville, Town (T) [Census subdivision], Ontario |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=oakville&DGUIDlist=2021A00053524001&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca | date=9 February 2022 |publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! ''Mother tongue''
! ''Population''
! ''%''
|-
| [[English language|English]]
| 122,255
| 57.4
|-
| [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]]
| 14,815 
| 7.0
|-
| [[Arabic]]
| 7,350 
| 3.5
|- 
| [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| 4,875 
| 2.3
|-
| [[Urdu]]
| 4,605 	
| 2.2
|- 
| [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]
| 3,500
| 1.6
|- 
| [[French language|French]]
| 2,970
| 1.4
|-
| [[Polish language|Polish]]
| 2,910
| 1.4
|-
| [[Italian language|Italian]]
| 2,800
| 1.3
|- 
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| 2,540 	
| 1.2
|- 
| [[Korean language|Korean]]
| 2,475
| 1.2
|- 
| [[Hindi]]
| 2,285
| 1.1
|- 
| [[Filipino language|Tagalog (Filipino)]]
| 1,840
| 0.9
|- 
| [[Croatian language|Croatian]]
| 1,635
| 0.8
|- 
| [[Russian language|Russian]]
| 1,400
| 0.7
|- 
| [[Cantonese]]
| 1,340
| 0.6
|- 
| [[Persian language|Persian]]
| 1,330
| 0.7
|- 
| [[Serbian language|Serbian]]
| 1,295
| 0.6
|- 
| [[German language|German]]
| 1,220
| 0.6
|- 
| [[Romanian language|Romanian]]
| 1,025
| 0.5
|}

=== Ethnicity ===
{| class="wikitable" align="right"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
!Ethnic origins (2016)<ref>{{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census - Oakville, Town [Census subdivision], Ontario and Toronto [Census metropolitan area], Ontario |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3524001&Geo2=CMACA&Code2=535&SearchText=toronto&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca | date=8 February 2017 |publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref><ref>Multiple ethnic origins can be reported</ref>
!Population
!%
|-
|[[English people|English]]
|42,280 
|22.1
|-
|Canadian
|32,415 
|16.9
|-
|[[Scottish people|Scottish]]
|31,525 
|16.4
|-
|[[Irish people|Irish]]
|30,880 
|16.1
|-
|[[Italian people|Italian]]
|16,900 
|8.8
|-
|[[German people|German]]
|15,500 
|8.1
|-
|[[Chinese people|Chinese]]
|14,840 
|7.7
|-
|[[French people|French]]
|14,250 
|7.4
|-
|[[Indian people|East Indian]]
|12,615 
|6.6
|-
|[[Polish people|Polish]]
|9,890 
|5.2
|-
|[[Portuguese people|Portuguese]]
|7,550 
|3.9
|-
|[[Ukrainian people|Ukrainian]]
|6,990
|3.6
|-
|[[Dutch people|Dutch]]
|5,880 
|3.1
|}
 
The 2016 census found the most reported ethnocultural background to be [[European Canadians|White]] (68.5%), followed by [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]] (8.9%), [[Chinese Canadians|Chinese]] (7%), [[Arab Canadians|Arab]] (3.2%), [[Black Canadians|Black]] (2.9%), [[Filipino Canadians|Filipino]] (1.9%), [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]] (1.9%), [[Korean Canadians|Korean]] (1.6%), [[West Asian Canadians|West Asian]] (1.1%), and other backgrounds. [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Aboriginals]] make up 0.7% the population: 0.4% [[First Nations in Canada|First Nation]]s and 0.3% [[Métis]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census - Oakville, Town [Census subdivision], Ontario and Toronto [Census metropolitan area], Ontario |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3524001&Geo2=CMACA&Code2=535&SearchText=toronto&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca | date=8 February 2017 |publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the Town of Oakville (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]]<br>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=Oakville&DGUIDlist=2021A00053524001&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016census">{{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=3524001&Geo2=CD&Code2=3524&SearchText=Oakville&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011census">{{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=3524001&Data=Count&SearchText=Oakville&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006census">{{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=3524001&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Oakville&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001census">{{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=3524001&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Oakville&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-12 |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"}}
| 120,515
| {{Percentage | 120515 | 212060 | 2 }}
| 131,230
| {{Percentage | 131230 | 191720 | 2 }}
| 138,170
| {{Percentage | 138170 | 180430 | 2 }}
| 133,505
| {{Percentage | 133505 | 164485 | 2 }}
| 124,535
| {{Percentage | 124535 | 143685 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 28,685
| {{Percentage | 28685 | 212060 | 2 }}
| 17,095
| {{Percentage | 17095 | 191720 | 2 }}
| 12,935
| {{Percentage | 12935 | 180430 | 2 }}
| 9,945
| {{Percentage | 9945 | 164485 | 2 }}
| 6,275
| {{Percentage | 6275 | 143685 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name="EastAsian"}}
| 27,155
| {{Percentage | 27155 | 212060 | 2 }}
| 17,205
| {{Percentage | 17205 | 191720 | 2 }}
| 9,500
| {{Percentage | 9500 | 180430 | 2 }}
| 7,575
| {{Percentage | 7575 | 164485 | 2 }}
| 4,350
| {{Percentage | 4350 | 143685 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name="MiddleEastern"}}
| 12,500
| {{Percentage | 12500 | 212060 | 2 }}
| 8,185
| {{Percentage | 8185 | 191720 | 2 }}
| 4,140
| {{Percentage | 4140 | 180430 | 2 }}
| 2,745
| {{Percentage | 2745 | 164485 | 2 }}
| 1,410
| {{Percentage | 1410 | 143685 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia|Southeast Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name="SoutheastAsian"}}
| 5,770
| {{Percentage | 5770 | 212060 | 2 }}
| 4,740
| {{Percentage | 4740 | 191720 | 2 }}
| 4,930
| {{Percentage | 4930 | 180430 | 2 }}
| 3,130
| {{Percentage | 3130 | 164485 | 2 }}
| 2,040
| {{Percentage | 2040 | 143685 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 7,020
| {{Percentage | 7020 | 212060 | 2 }}
| 5,520
| {{Percentage | 5520 | 191720 | 2 }}
| 4,820
| {{Percentage | 4820 | 180430 | 2 }}
| 3,535
| {{Percentage | 3535 | 164485 | 2 }}
| 2,770
| {{Percentage | 2770 | 143685 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 4,265
| {{Percentage | 4265 | 212060 | 2 }}
| 3,595
| {{Percentage | 3595 | 191720 | 2 }}
| 2,640
| {{Percentage | 2640 | 180430 | 2 }}
| 1,640
| {{Percentage | 1640 | 164485 | 2 }}
| 730
| {{Percentage | 730 | 143685 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 1,415
| {{Percentage | 1415 | 212060 | 2 }}
| 1,415
| {{Percentage | 1415 | 191720 | 2 }}
| 1,160
| {{Percentage | 1160 | 180430 | 2 }}
| 665
| {{Percentage | 665 | 164485 | 2 }}
| 520
| {{Percentage | 520 | 143685 | 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"}}
| 4,735
| {{Percentage | 4735 | 212060 | 2 }}
| 2,730
| {{Percentage | 2730 | 191720 | 2 }}
| 2,150
| {{Percentage | 2150 | 180430 | 2 }}
| 1,740
| {{Percentage | 1740 | 164485 | 2 }}
| 1,065
| {{Percentage | 1065 | 143685 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 212,060
! {{Percentage | 212060 | 213759 | 2 }}
! 191,720
! {{Percentage | 191720 | 193832 | 2 }}
! 180,430
! {{Percentage | 180430 | 182520 | 2 }}
! 164,485
! {{Percentage | 164485 | 165613 | 2 }}
! 143,685
! {{Percentage | 143685 | 144738 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 213,759
! {{Percentage | 213759 | 213759 | 2 }}
! 193,832
! {{Percentage | 193832 | 193832 | 2 }}
! 182,520
! {{Percentage | 182520 | 182520 | 2 }}
! 165,613
! {{Percentage | 165613 | 165613 | 2 }}
! 144,738
! {{Percentage | 144738 | 144738 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}

=== Religion ===
According to the 2011 census, 70.1% of the population identify as [[Christians]], with [[Catholic Church|Catholics]] (37.9%) making up the largest denomination, followed by [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] (7.6%), [[United Church of Canada|United Church]] (7.3%), and other denominations. Others identify as [[Muslims]] (4%), [[Hindus]] (2.1%), [[Sikhs]] (1.4%), [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] (0.8%), [[Jews|Jewish]] (0.5%) and with other religions, and 20.6% of the population report no religious affiliation.<ref>{{cite web |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=3524001&Data=Count&SearchText=oakville&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca | date=8 May 2013 |publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref>