Living in Springwater
In Springwater, unemployment is 10% (2021).
Annual NO₂ was 5.85 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 10% in May 2021. In May 2021, 16.3% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing. Foreign-born residents accounted for 11.3% of the population in 2021. Walking accounted for 3.1% of commutes in 2021. Annual PM2.5 was 3.39 µg/m³ in 2024.
Higher unemployment than 67% of Canadian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 69% of Canadian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 68% of Canadian cities that publish it.
Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Springwater?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Springwater. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
| 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 plan9Official · national market |
| Households spending over 30% of income on rent | 16.3 % | 11 May 2021 | Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population17Official |
| Dwellings | 7,845 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada10Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 7,516 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada11Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 1,108 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 Springwater 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.
Work and income
What is the typical salary in Springwater?
The median gross salary is about 4,058 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.
What is the unemployment rate in Springwater?
The unemployment rate is 10 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population17
Springwater 10.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 61.9 % | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada11Official |
| Median gross salary | 4,058 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | Statistics Canada12Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,941 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | www150.statcan.gc.ca19Official |
| Unemployment rate | 10 %country median 8.4% | 11 May 2021 | Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population17Official |
What does a salary buy in Springwater?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €3,053 |
| 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 | − €1,108 |
| 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 | €1,871 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Springwater. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Springwater. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Springwater?
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 Police3
| 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 Police3Official · county |
Mobility and administration
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workers commuting by bicycle | 0.2 % | 11 May 2021 | Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population17Official |
| Workers commuting by public transport | 0.5 % | 11 May 2021 | Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population17Official |
| Workers walking to work | 3.1 % | 11 May 2021 | Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population17Official |
| Nearest airport | YLK | 13 Jun 2026 | OurAirports — airports.csv8Official |
| Distance to nearest airport | 16.4 km | 13 Jun 2026 | OurAirports — airports.csv8Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Springwater. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
For newcomers to Canada.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Springwater?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 3.39 µg/m³ · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.6
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Springwater 3.4
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 5.85 µg/m³country median 7.0 | 2024 | Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.7Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 11 µg/m³country median 10.5 | 2024 | Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.5Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 3.39 µg/m³country median 3.6 | 2024 | Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.6Official |
Population and city profile
The city covered 535.9 km² in 2021. Population density was 40.5 people per km² in 2021.
How many people live in Springwater?
The published population was 21,701 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Springwater (Census subdivision 3543009)15
By nationality
National passport98.1%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 535.9 km² | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada11Official |
| City area | 535.9 km² | 2021 | Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Springwater, CSD 3515037)14Official |
| Foreign residents | 420 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.16Official |
| Population density | 40.5 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.16Official |
| Population | 21,701 people | 1 Jan 2021 | Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Springwater (Census subdivision 3543009)15Official |
International community in Springwater
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 | 2,235 | 100.0% |
| Europe | 1,355 | 60.6% |
| United Kingdom | 455 | 20.4% |
| Asia | 440 | 19.7% |
| Americas | 340 | 15.2% |
| Other places of birth in Europe | 185 | 8.3% |
| United States of America | 170 | 7.6% |
| Poland | 135 | 6.0% |
| Germany | 100 | 4.5% |
| Russian Federation | 100 | 4.5% |
| Africa | 90 | 4.0% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 85 | 3.8% |
| India | 85 | 3.8% |
| Other places of birth in Asia | 80 | 3.6% |
| Netherlands | 75 | 3.4% |
| China | 55 | 2.5% |
| Ukraine | 50 | 2.2% |
| Viet Nam | 50 | 2.2% |
| Portugal | 45 | 2.0% |
| Egypt | 45 | 2.0% |
| Philippines | 45 | 2.0% |
| Brazil | 35 | 1.6% |
| Jamaica | 35 | 1.6% |
| Romania | 35 | 1.6% |
| Guyana | 30 | 1.3% |
| Afghanistan | 30 | 1.3% |
| Other places of birth in Americas | 25 | 1.1% |
| France | 25 | 1.1% |
| South Africa, Republic of | 25 | 1.1% |
| Iran | 25 | 1.1% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 20 | 0.9% |
| Serbia | 20 | 0.9% |
| Korea, South | 20 | 0.9% |
| Pakistan | 20 | 0.9% |
| Hungary | 15 | 0.7% |
| Peru | 10 | 0.4% |
| Greece | 10 | 0.4% |
| Other places of birth in Africa | 10 | 0.4% |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 0.4% |
| Oceania and other places of birth | 10 | 0.4% |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data | 21,560 | 100.0% |
| Canadian citizens | 21,140 | 98.1% |
| Canadian citizens aged 18 and over | 16,280 | 75.5% |
| Canadian citizens aged under 18 | 4,860 | 22.5% |
| Not Canadian citizens | 420 | 1.9% |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data | 21,625 | 100.0% |
| Single responses | 21,360 | 98.8% |
| Official languages | 20,790 | 96.1% |
| English | 20,670 | 95.6% |
| Non-official languages | 575 | 2.7% |
| Non-Indigenous languages | 575 | 2.7% |
| Indo-European languages | 375 | 1.7% |
| Multiple responses | 260 | 1.2% |
| English and non-official language(s) | 210 | 1.0% |
| Balto-Slavic languages | 160 | 0.7% |
| Slavic languages | 160 | 0.7% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| French | 115 | 0.5% |
| Russian | 100 | 0.5% |
| Indo-Iranian languages | 95 | 0.4% |
| Italic (Romance) languages | 85 | 0.4% |
| Sino-Tibetan languages | 80 | 0.4% |
| Chinese languages | 80 | 0.4% |
| Mandarin | 75 | 0.3% |
| Indo-Aryan languages | 75 | 0.3% |
| English and French | 45 | 0.2% |
| Polish | 45 | 0.2% |
| Spanish | 45 | 0.2% |
| Punjabi (Panjabi) | 35 | 0.2% |
| Austro-Asiatic languages | 30 | 0.1% |
| Germanic languages | 30 | 0.1% |
| Dravidian languages | 25 | 0.1% |
| High German languages | 25 | 0.1% |
| Portuguese | 25 | 0.1% |
| Austronesian languages | 20 | 0.1% |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 20 | 0.1% |
| German | 20 | 0.1% |
| Urdu | 20 | 0.1% |
| Afro-Asiatic languages | 15 | 0.1% |
| Semitic languages | 15 | 0.1% |
| Vietnamese | 15 | 0.1% |
| Malayalam | 15 | 0.1% |
| Iranian languages | 15 | 0.1% |
| Persian languages | 15 | 0.1% |
| Iranian Persian | 15 | 0.1% |
| Italian | 15 | 0.1% |
| Korean | 15 | 0.1% |
| Uralic languages | 10 | 0.0% |
| Arabic | 10 | 0.0% |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 10 | 0.0% |
| Tamil | 10 | 0.0% |
| Ukrainian | 10 | 0.0% |
| Hindi | 10 | 0.0% |
| Sign languages | 5 | 0.0% |
| American Sign Language | 5 | 0.0% |
| Yue (Cantonese) | 5 | 0.0% |
| Hungarian | 5 | 0.0% |
| English, French and non-official language(s) | 5 | 0.0% |
| Multiple non-official languages | 5 | 0.0% |
| Hebrew | 5 | 0.0% |
| Albanian | 5 | 0.0% |
| Gujarati | 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 source18
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residents born abroad | 11.3 % | 11 May 2021 | Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population17Official |
| Households | 7,515 households | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada11Official |
| Labour force participation rate | 68.8 % | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada11Official |
| Median age | 43.2 years | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada13Official |
Alternatives for people set on Springwater
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 a Springwater alternative in the same region
19 km away, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Nearest airport: 4.2 km Oro-Medonte vs 16.4 km Springwater−74%
- Unemployment: 10.9% Oro-Medonte vs 10.0% Springwater+9%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,028 Oro-Medonte vs €2,941 Springwatersame level
- Residents: 23,017 Oro-Medonte vs 21,701 Springwater+6%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Oro-Medonte vs 4,296 Springwatersame level
- Annual PM2.5: 3.4 µg/m³ Oro-Medonte vs 3.4 µg/m³ Springwatersame level
Cities near Springwater
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 3,442 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 3,290 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Alternative cities in Canada
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Springwater when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideIs Springwater part of Barrie?
Springwater is in the published commuting zone of Barrie; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Barrie city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Springwater?
The published population was 21,701 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Springwater (Census subdivision 3543009).
Is the air quality good in Springwater?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate..
How safe is Springwater?
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 Springwater?
The median gross salary is about 4,058 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 Springwater?
The unemployment rate is 10 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.
What is the typical salary around Springwater?
The median gross salary is 2,941 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.
Is Springwater a good place to live?
Springwater 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.
Is Springwater part of Barrie?
Springwater is in the published commuting zone of Barrie; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Springwater?
Barrie, Oro-Medonte, Innisfil, Wasaga Beach are near Springwater. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Europe live in Springwater?
The official country of birth distribution records 1,355 people (60.6%) 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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