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Living in Brockville

In Brockville, tenants pay an average rent of €849 a month (2025) and unemployment is 14.5% (2021).

Foreign-born residents accounted for 12.2% of the population in 2021. Monthly precipitation was 83.8 mm in January and 99.2 mm in July. The city covered 20.8 km² in 2021. Population density was 1,057.8 people per km² in 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-1021 sources

Population22,116people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Brockville (Census subdivision 3507015)
Median gross salary3,028EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada
Average rent849.4EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision
Unemployment rate14.5%country median 8.4% — 73% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population
Recorded crime4,296incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police

Higher unemployment than 95% of Canadian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 69% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Brockville?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in CanadaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Brockville.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

22.2% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Brockville recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50
Mobile plan, 10 GB€24
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited49.79 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Bell Fibe 500 home internet2Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB24.27 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Public Mobile 50GB plan8Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent22.2 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population17Official
Dwellings11,088 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official
Main residence dwellings10,647 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada10Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)816.6 EUR/month31 Oct 2023CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 20234Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)849.4 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision1Official

Is Brockville a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker45%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 35–55%
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on education · range 43–61%
Student35%strong on cost, weak on education · range 24–46%
Family44%strong on family, weak on education · range 33–55%
Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–67%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 14.5% in May 2021.

What is the typical salary in Brockville?

The median gross salary is about 3,028 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

  • Median gross salary: 3,028 EUR/month · Statistics Canada11
  • Median gross salary (regional): 2,200 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca19

What is the unemployment rate in Brockville?

The unemployment rate is 14.5 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population17

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Brockville is 14.5%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate44.4 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada10Official
Median gross salary3,028 EUR/month31 Dec 2020Statistics Canada11Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,200 EUR/month31 Dec 2020www150.statcan.gc.ca19Official
Unemployment rate14.5 %country median 8.4%11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population17Official

What does a salary buy in Brockville?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Brockville median gross pay: €3,028 (Statistics Canada, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€1,459of €2,382 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,382
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31− €849
Internet€50 · official · Bell Fibe 500 home internet · 2026-09-30− €50
Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30− €24
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,459
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Brockville Salary needed to live in Brockville

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Brockville. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Brockville. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Brockville?

Police recorded about 4,296 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police5

Recorded crime across major citiesBrockville highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Brockville highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894
Edmonton7,108
Halifax6,020
Vancouver5,438
Calgary4,796
London4,743
Québec4,630
Ottawa4,298
Hamilton4,257
Toronto4,177
Gatineau3,756
Montreal3,674
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,296 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police5Official · county

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Workers commuting by bicycle0.7 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population17Official
Workers commuting by public transport0.9 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population17Official
Workers walking to work7.7 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population17Official
Destinations from nearest airport6 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat6Official
Nearest airportYSB13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official
Distance to nearest airport115.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Brockville. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

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For newcomers to Canada.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Brockville.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −7.2°C in January and 21.3°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan -3.1 · Feb -1.7 · Mar 3.7 · Apr 11.3 · May 18.8 · Jun 23.4 · Jul 26.1 · Aug 25.4 · Sep 21.2 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 7 · Dec 0.4 °C31 Dec 2020Canadian Climate Normals — BROCKVILLE CLIMATE, 1991-20203Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -11.3 · Feb -10.3 · Mar -5 · Apr 1.8 · May 8.3 · Jun 13.5 · Jul 16.5 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 11.7 · Oct 5.8 · Nov -0.2 · Dec -6.5 °C31 Dec 2020Canadian Climate Normals — BROCKVILLE CLIMATE, 1991-20203Official
Average temperature by monthJan -7.2 · Feb -6 · Mar -0.7 · Apr 6.6 · May 13.5 · Jun 18.5 · Jul 21.3 · Aug 20.6 · Sep 16.5 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 3.5 · Dec -3 °C31 Dec 2020Canadian Climate Normals — BROCKVILLE CLIMATE, 1991-20203Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 83.8 · Feb 64 · Mar 68.3 · Apr 89.1 · May 79.6 · Jun 95.7 · Jul 99.2 · Aug 81.9 · Sep 95.5 · Oct 94 · Nov 81 · Dec 85.2 mm31 Dec 2020Canadian Climate Normals — BROCKVILLE CLIMATE, 1991-20203Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Brockville?

The published population was 22,116 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Brockville (Census subdivision 3507015)15

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 595 is not 10.7% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area20.91 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada10Official
City area20.8 km²2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Brockville, CSD 3507006)14Official
Foreign-resident share10.67 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada12Official
Foreign residents595 people11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign population total; it is not immigrant status.16Official
Population density1,058 people/km²11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.16Official
Population22,116 people1 Jan 2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Brockville (Census subdivision 3507015)15Official
Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

Population fell 1.5% between 2001 and 2022, from 22,239 to 21,905.

International community in Brockville

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,300100.0%
Europe1,13549.3%
Asia63027.4%
United Kingdom52022.6%
Americas43018.7%
United States of America25511.1%
Netherlands23010.0%
Philippines1355.9%
India1205.2%
Germany954.1%
Other places of birth in Europe903.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Other places of birth in Americas853.7%
Africa803.5%
China753.3%
Syria552.4%
Pakistan552.4%
Sri Lanka502.2%
Other places of birth in Asia502.2%
Egypt452.0%
Poland351.5%
Ukraine301.3%
Brazil251.1%
Trinidad and Tobago251.1%
France251.1%
Viet Nam251.1%
El Salvador200.9%
Italy200.9%
Russian Federation200.9%
Other places of birth in Africa200.9%
Oceania and other places of birth200.9%
Croatia150.7%
Greece150.7%
Hungary150.7%
Romania150.7%
Iran150.7%
Korea, South150.7%
Jamaica100.4%
Mexico100.4%
South Africa, Republic of100.4%
Lebanon100.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data21,520100.0%
Canadian citizens20,92597.2%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over17,75582.5%
Canadian citizens aged under 183,17514.8%
Not Canadian citizens5952.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data21,805100.0%
Single responses21,60099.1%
Official languages21,05596.6%
English20,89095.8%
Non-official languages5402.5%
Non-Indigenous languages5402.5%
Indo-European languages2801.3%
Multiple responses2101.0%
Indo-Iranian languages1750.8%
French1700.8%
Indo-Aryan languages1600.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
English and non-official language(s)1200.6%
Sino-Tibetan languages850.4%
Chinese languages850.4%
English and French800.4%
Punjabi (Panjabi)750.3%
Afro-Asiatic languages600.3%
Semitic languages550.3%
Italic (Romance) languages550.3%
Arabic500.2%
Mandarin450.2%
Yue (Cantonese)400.2%
Gujarati400.2%
Spanish400.2%
Austro-Asiatic languages350.2%
Vietnamese350.2%
Dravidian languages350.2%
Austronesian languages250.1%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)250.1%
Balto-Slavic languages250.1%
Urdu250.1%
Slavic languages200.1%
Hindi200.1%
Sign languages150.1%
American Sign Language150.1%
Greek150.1%
Iranian languages150.1%
Tamil100.0%
Telugu100.0%
Polish100.0%
Germanic languages100.0%
Turkic languages50.0%
Turkish50.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.0%
Malayalam50.0%
Czech50.0%
Russian50.0%
High German languages50.0%
German50.0%
Bengali50.0%
Persian languages50.0%
Iranian Persian50.0%
Italian50.0%
Portuguese50.0%
Romanian50.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad12.2 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population17Official
Households10,650 households31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada10Official
Labour force participation rate51.9 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada10Official
Median age51.6 years31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada13Official

Alternatives for people set on Brockville

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Aurora as a Brockville alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 308 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 10.7% Brockville+245%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €3,028 Brockville+44%
  • Residents: 62,057 Aurora vs 22,116 Brockville+181%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,200 Brockville+41%
  • Nearest airport: 39.5 km Aurora vs 115.5 km Brockville−66%
  • Unemployment: 11.8% Aurora vs 14.5% Brockville−19%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 4,296 Brockvillesame level
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Cities near Brockville

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Canada

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Kingsville22,119 residentsChestermere22,163 residentsSaint-Lazare22,354 residentsGreenwood22,355 residentsWhite Rock21,807 residentsMount Pearl22,477 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Brockville?

The published population was 22,116 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Brockville (Census subdivision 3507015).

How safe is Brockville?

Police recorded about 4,296 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police.

What is the typical salary in Brockville?

The median gross salary is about 3,028 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the unemployment rate in Brockville?

The unemployment rate is 14.5 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Brockville?

The median gross salary is 2,200 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Brockville?

595 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign population total; it is not immigrant status..

Is Brockville a good place to live?

Brockville may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Brockville?

Ogdensburg is near Brockville. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe live in Brockville?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,135 people (49.3%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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