Living in Orillia

In Orillia, unemployment is 15.1% (2021).

The city covers 28.6 km², with a population density of 1,171.1 people per km² in May 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2620 sources

Population33,411people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Orillia (Census subdivision 3543052)

Median gross salary3,072EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent983.7EUR/month31 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01

Unemployment rate15.12%country median 8.4% — 80% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada

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 97% 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 Orillia?

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

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Housing and cost

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 plan⁷Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	26.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Dwellings	15,428 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Main residence dwellings	14,422 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	945.1 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	983.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01²Official · metropolitan-area figure

Is Orillia a good place to live?

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Remote worker40%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 30–50%

Skilled employee49%strong on work, weak on education · range 40–58%

Student30%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 19–41%

Family40%strong on family, weak on education · range 29–51%

Retirement50%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 37–63%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Orillia?

The median gross salary is about 3,072 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: 3,072 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹¹
Median gross salary (regional): 2,157 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁸

What is the unemployment rate in Orillia?

The unemployment rate is about 15.1 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 15.12 % · Statistics Canada¹²

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Orillia is 15.1%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Orillia 15.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	47.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Median gross salary	3,072 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,157 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁸Official
Unemployment rate	15.12 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official

What does a salary buy in Orillia?

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

Left over each month€1,350of €2,408 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.	€2,408
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01 · 2025-12-31	− €984
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	€1,350

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Orillia. 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 Orillia. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Orillia?

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 citiesOrillia 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

The nearest airport was YLK, 17.4 km away in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	YLK	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	17.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Orillia. 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

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

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Climate and air quality

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 11.14 · Feb 11.83 · Mar 22.8 · Apr 23.28 · May 30.75 · Jun 33.53 · Jul 33.82 · Aug 33.97 · Sep 33.05 · Oct 28.43 · Nov 20.62 · Dec 12.74 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -26.69 · Feb -28.55 · Mar -29.79 · Apr -13.12 · May -2.93 · Jun 2.81 · Jul 7.19 · Aug 9.59 · Sep 3.48 · Oct -3.05 · Nov -11.68 · Dec -22.87 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -6.44 · Feb -6.39 · Mar -1.68 · Apr 4.69 · May 11.44 · Jun 17.35 · Jul 21.28 · Aug 20.85 · Sep 17.09 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 3.27 · Dec -2.62 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Orillia?

The published population was 33,411 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Orillia (Census subdivision 3543052)¹⁶

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 810 is not 9.7% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	28.53 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
City area	28.6 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Orillia, CSD 3515002)¹⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	9.65 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Foreign residents	810 people	11 May 2021	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.¹⁷Official
Population density	1,171 people/km²	11 May 2021	Statistics 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.¹⁷Official
Population	33,411 people	1 Jan 2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Orillia (Census subdivision 3543052)¹⁶Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

29,805

31,809

33,814

35,818

35,40320012005200920152022

Population rose 17.2% between 2001 and 2022, from 30,220 to 35,403.

International community in Orillia

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	3,115	100.0%
Europe	1,550	49.8%
Asia	965	31.0%
United Kingdom	705	22.6%
Americas	420	13.5%
Philippines	270	8.7%
India	175	5.6%
United States of America	170	5.5%
Other places of birth in Europe	170	5.5%
China	160	5.1%
Germany	150	4.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Africa	150	4.8%
Netherlands	120	3.9%
Italy	110	3.5%
Korea, South	70	2.2%
Jamaica	60	1.9%
Poland	60	1.9%
Viet Nam	55	1.8%
Other places of birth in Americas	50	1.6%
South Africa, Republic of	50	1.6%
Pakistan	50	1.6%
Hungary	45	1.4%
Russian Federation	45	1.4%
Hong Kong	45	1.4%
Other places of birth in Asia	40	1.3%
Colombia	35	1.1%
Portugal	35	1.1%
Other places of birth in Africa	35	1.1%
Guyana	30	1.0%
Greece	30	1.0%
Brazil	25	0.8%
Egypt	25	0.8%
Nigeria	25	0.8%
Sri Lanka	25	0.8%
Oceania and other places of birth	25	0.8%
Trinidad and Tobago	20	0.6%
Croatia	20	0.6%
Romania	20	0.6%
Serbia	20	0.6%
Iran	20	0.6%
Mexico	15	0.5%
France	15	0.5%
Peru	10	0.3%
Somalia	10	0.3%
Syria	10	0.3%
Turkey	10	0.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

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	32,270	100.0%
Canadian citizens	31,460	97.5%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	25,885	80.2%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	5,570	17.3%
Not Canadian citizens	810	2.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

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	32,595	100.0%
Single responses	32,250	98.9%
Official languages	31,455	96.5%
English	31,400	96.3%
Non-Indigenous languages	795	2.4%
Non-official languages	790	2.4%
Indo-European languages	360	1.1%
Multiple responses	350	1.1%
English and non-official language(s)	295	0.9%
Indo-Iranian languages	170	0.5%
Sino-Tibetan languages	150	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Chinese languages	150	0.5%
Indo-Aryan languages	150	0.5%
Austronesian languages	115	0.4%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	105	0.3%
Italic (Romance) languages	95	0.3%
Yue (Cantonese)	75	0.2%
Gujarati	75	0.2%
Mandarin	65	0.2%
Balto-Slavic languages	65	0.2%
Slavic languages	65	0.2%
French	55	0.2%
English and French	45	0.1%
Spanish	40	0.1%
Korean	40	0.1%
Dravidian languages	35	0.1%
Italian	35	0.1%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	30	0.1%
Austro-Asiatic languages	25	0.1%
Vietnamese	25	0.1%
Russian	25	0.1%
Afro-Asiatic languages	20	0.1%
Semitic languages	20	0.1%
Tamil	20	0.1%
Polish	20	0.1%
Germanic languages	20	0.1%
High German languages	20	0.1%
German	20	0.1%
Bengali	15	0.0%
Iranian languages	15	0.0%
Portuguese	15	0.0%
Sign languages	10	0.0%
American Sign Language	10	0.0%
Uralic languages	10	0.0%
Arabic	10	0.0%
Aramaic languages	10	0.0%
Pangasinan	10	0.0%
Malayalam	10	0.0%
Armenian	10	0.0%
Serbo-Croatian	10	0.0%
Greek	10	0.0%
Hindi	10	0.0%
Persian languages	10	0.0%
Iranian Persian	10	0.0%
Niger-Congo languages	10	0.0%
Yoruba	5	0.0%
Wu (Shanghainese)	5	0.0%
Tai-Kadai languages	5	0.0%
Thai	5	0.0%
Hungarian	5	0.0%
Multiple non-official languages	5	0.0%
Czech	5	0.0%
Bosnian	5	0.0%
Croatian	5	0.0%
Serbian	5	0.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	5	0.0%
Urdu	5	0.0%
Dari	5	0.0%
Romanian	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	9.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Households	14,420 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Labour force participation rate	56.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Median age	46.8 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Orillia

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.

Oro-Medonte as an Orillia alternative in the same region

14 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, region: €3,028 Oro-Medonte vs €2,157 Orillia+40%
Nearest airport: 4.2 km Oro-Medonte vs 17.4 km Orillia−76%
Residents: 23,017 Oro-Medonte vs 33,411 Orillia−31%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Oro-Medonte vs 4,296 Orilliasame level

Full comparison More about Oro-Medonte

Aurora as an Orillia alternative in the same country

67 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 9.7% Orillia+281%
Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €3,072 Orillia+42%
Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,157 Orillia+43%
Nearest airport: 39.5 km Aurora vs 17.4 km Orillia+127%
Residents: 62,057 Aurora vs 33,411 Orillia+86%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 4,296 Orilliasame level

Full comparison More about Aurora

Cities near Orillia

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

Alternative cities in Canada

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All Canada cities

Okotoks33,482 residents Port Moody33,535 residents Moose Jaw33,665 residents Saint-Georges32,935 residents Fort Erie32,901 residents Val-d'Or32,752 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 Orillia?

The published population was 33,411 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Orillia (Census subdivision 3543052).

How safe is Orillia?

What is the typical salary in Orillia?

The median gross salary is about 3,072 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 Orillia?

The unemployment rate is about 15.1 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Orillia?

The median gross salary is 2,157 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Orillia?

810 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 Orillia a good place to live?

Orillia 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 Orillia?

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

How many people born in Europe live in Orillia?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,550 people (49.8%) 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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