Ajax Profile

Explore population, households, income, employment, languages, and dwellings for Ajax. Compare trends since 2016 and dig into the full demographic profile below.

National Rank:46 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Ajax Population

Total Population (2021)

126,666

Total Population (2016)

119,677

Population Growth

+5.8% (+6,989)

Growth Rank

#284 of 688Same geo level

Male

48.7%61,645

Female

51.3%65,020

Male-to-Female Ratio

0.948

Average Age

38.6

Median Age

38.4

Age Rank

#84 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

7,185(5.7%)

5–9

8,050(6.4%)

10–14

8,565(6.8%)

15–19

8,305(6.6%)

20–24

8,180(6.5%)

25–29

8,240(6.5%)

30–34

8,565(6.8%)

35–39

9,235(7.3%)

40–44

8,990(7.1%)

45–49

8,660(6.8%)

50–54

8,700(6.9%)

55–59

9,355(7.4%)

60–64

8,050(6.4%)

65–69

5,675(4.5%)

70–74

4,490(3.5%)

75–79

2,890(2.3%)

80–84

1,785(1.4%)

85+

1,745(1.4%)

Ajax Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

3.2

Total Private Dwellings

40,275

Occupied Private Dwellings

39,488

Size Distribution

1 Person

5,555 (14.1%)

2 Persons

9,810 (24.8%)

3 Persons

7,925 (20.1%)

4 Persons

8,980 (22.7%)

5+ Persons

7,220 (18.3%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

15,735(39.8%)

Couples without children

6,885(17.4%)

One-parent families

4,150(10.5%)

One-person households

5,555(14.1%)

Multigenerational

3,670(9.3%)

Multiple-family

625(1.6%)

Ajax Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$112,200After tax

Median Household Income

$103,000After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$45,440After tax

Median Individual Income

$38,400After tax

Income Rank

#47 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

82.8%

Employment Income

73.0%

Government Transfers

17.2%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

9,040(9.3%)

$10k–$20k

11,405(11.7%)

$20k–$30k

14,675(15.1%)

$30k–$40k

11,045(11.4%)

$40k–$50k

9,395(9.7%)

$50k–$60k

8,325(8.6%)

$60k–$70k

7,080(7.3%)

$70k–$80k

5,860(6.0%)

$80k–$90k

4,600(4.7%)

$90k–$100k

3,865(4.0%)

$100k+

11,940(12.3%)

Ajax Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

57.9%

Unemployment Rate

13.4%

Total Labour Force

68,525

Employed

59,365

Unemployed

9,165

Not in Labour Force

33,930

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

5.5%

Children (0–17)

7.2%

Adults (18–64)

4.5%

Seniors (65+)

7.4%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.2860 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.249

Ajax Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

114,445 (90.5%)

French Only

100 (0.1%)

English & French

9,420 (7.5%)

Neither

2,450 (1.9%)

Mother Tongue

English

81,910 (64.8%)

French

1,410 (1.1%)

Non-official languages

35,270 (27.9%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

81,910(64.8%)

Tamil

6,355(5.0%)

Urdu

4,620(3.7%)

Tagalog

2,840(2.2%)

Persian

2,395(1.9%)

Arabic

1,540(1.2%)

Gujarati

1,515(1.2%)

French

1,410(1.1%)

Spanish

1,300(1.0%)

Mandarin

1,280(1.0%)

Ajax Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

25,560(64.7%)

Semi-detached

2,265(5.7%)

Row house

6,020(15.2%)

Duplex

1,385(3.5%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

1,610(4.1%)

Apt. ≥ 5 storeys

2,635(6.7%)

Other attached

10(0.0%)

Movable

5(0.0%)

Community snapshot

About Ajax

Ajax is a lakeshore town in Durham Region, east of Toronto between Pickering and Whitby. It was named for HMS Ajax and grew from a wartime munitions site into a suburban commuter municipality. A long Lake Ontario waterfront trail is the town’s main public landscape. About 130,000 people live in Ajax.

Known for

Named for HMS Ajax
Lake Ontario waterfront parks
Diverse suburban Durham community
GO Transit and Highway 401 commuter town
Wartime munitions-plant origins

See & do

Ajax Waterfront
Parks, Veteran’s Point, and the waterfront trail.
Historic Pickering Village
Nineteenth-century village core that now sits inside Ajax.
Greenwood Conservation Area
Duffins Creek valley trails.
Pat Bayly Square
Civic plaza at the town centre.
Carruthers Marsh
Waterfront marsh and trails at the east end of the shore.

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