Living in Camlachie

In Camlachie, unemployment is 7.6% (2021).

Camlachie numbered 8,308 residents at the end of 2021. The city recorded a population density of 26.1 people per km² at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0714 sources

Population8,308people31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary (region)2,745EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · www150.statcan.gc.ca

Average rent951.4EUR/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey, average rents

Unemployment rate7.6%country median 8.4% — 10% belowOfficial source · www150.statcan.gc.ca

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

PM2.5, annual mean6.4µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

Lower unemployment than 61% 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 Camlachie?

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Housing and cost

Renter households in Camlachie spending 30% or more on housing totalled 9.3% at the end of 2021. The number of dwellings in Camlachie reached 3,513 at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Camlachie. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50

Mobile plan, 10 GB€24

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	49.79 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Bell Fibe 500 home internet¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan⁸Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	9.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Dwellings	3,513 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	951.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey, average rents²Official · regional context

Is Camlachie a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–69%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–71%

Student46%strong on cost, weak on education · range 35–57%

Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–66%

Retirement61%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–74%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Camlachie?

The unemployment rate is 7.6 % (2021). Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Camlachie is 7.6%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Camlachie 7.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	2,745 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹³Official
Unemployment rate	7.6 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Camlachie?

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

Left over each month€1,174of €2,199 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.	€2,199
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey, average rents · 2025-12-31	− €951
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	€1,174

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Public employment service

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

Country-level information

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Safety

How safe is Camlachie?

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 Police⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesCamlachie highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,296 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police⁴Official · county

Mobility and administration

Camlachie's nearest airport was YXU, 82 km away and offered 5 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	5 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	82 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YXU	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −4.4°C in January and 22.4°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Camlachie?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.4WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in Camlachie is 6.4 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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Camlachie 6.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.09 · Feb 16.26 · Mar 25.25 · Apr 25.14 · May 32.2 · Jun 35.56 · Jul 34.97 · Aug 36.19 · Sep 34.2 · Oct 31.21 · Nov 22.38 · Dec 16.44 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -23.94 · Feb -28.4 · Mar -21.58 · Apr -8.03 · May -2.54 · Jun 3.08 · Jul 8.72 · Aug 10 · Sep 3.75 · Oct -1.71 · Nov -9.9 · Dec -19.27 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.4 · Feb -4.19 · Mar 0.49 · Apr 6.64 · May 12.98 · Jun 18.79 · Jul 22.35 · Aug 21.87 · Sep 18.16 · Oct 11.03 · Nov 4.56 · Dec -1.02 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Camlachie covered an area of 318.9 km² at the end of 2021. Median age stood at 45.6 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Camlachie?

The published population was 8,308 people in May 2021. Source: Statistics Canada¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	318.9 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Population density	26.1 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Population	8,308 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official

International community in Camlachie

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 group	People	Share
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data	575	100.0%
Europe	380	66.1%
United Kingdom	155	27.0%
Americas	150	26.1%
United States of America	135	23.5%
Netherlands	125	21.7%
Asia	35	6.1%
Other places of birth in Europe	30	5.2%
Italy	20	3.5%
Africa	20	3.5%
South Africa, Republic of	20	3.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	15	2.6%
Philippines	15	2.6%
Jamaica	10	1.7%
Poland	10	1.7%
Portugal	10	1.7%
Other places of birth in Asia	10	1.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data	8,135	100.0%
Canadian citizens	7,930	97.5%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	6,190	76.1%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	1,740	21.4%
Not Canadian citizens	200	2.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Language spoken at home

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

Published group	People	Share
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	8,300	100.0%
Single responses	8,270	99.6%
Official languages	8,180	98.6%
English	8,170	98.4%
Non-official languages	85	1.0%
Non-Indigenous languages	85	1.0%
Indo-European languages	75	0.9%
Multiple responses	40	0.5%
Italic (Romance) languages	35	0.4%
Spanish	30	0.4%
English and non-official language(s)	25	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Germanic languages	20	0.2%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	20	0.2%
French	15	0.2%
Balto-Slavic languages	15	0.2%
Slavic languages	15	0.2%
Polish	10	0.1%
Dutch	10	0.1%
Sign languages	5	0.1%
American Sign Language	5	0.1%
English and French	5	0.1%
Indo-Iranian languages	5	0.1%
Indo-Aryan languages	5	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	7.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Median age	45.6 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official

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Common questions

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How many people live in Camlachie?

The published population was 8,308 people in May 2021. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Camlachie?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca.

How safe is Camlachie?

What is the unemployment rate in Camlachie?

The unemployment rate is 7.6 % (2021). Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

What is the typical salary around Camlachie?

The median gross salary is 2,745 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Camlachie a good place to live?

Camlachie 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.

How many people born in Europe live in Camlachie?

The official country of birth distribution records 380 people (66.1%) 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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  title = {Camlachie, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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Bell Fibe 500 home internet bell.ca · checked 2026-09-15
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Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-25
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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