Youngest neighbourhoods in Oshawa
Lakeview is the youngest neighbourhood in Oshawa by a wide margin, with a median age of just 24.6, versus 40.8 citywide. Windfields Farm and Samac follow at 27.6 and 28.0.
Income does not always track with age here. Lakeview's median income is only $60,400, while Taunton, the fourth-youngest at 29.6, has a much higher median income of $128,000.
Citywide, residents under 15 make up 17.5% of the population and working-age residents, 15 to 64, make up 65.7%. Population density averages 3,220 people per square kilometre.
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The first bar is the headline ranking metric; the rest are related axes for context. Bars are the Oshawaaggregate's percentile rank vs Ontario's 20,000+ census areas.
Top neighbourhoods in Oshawa by median age
| Neighbourhood | median age | Median income |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lakeview · Oshawa | 24.6 | $60,400 |
| 2. Windfields Farm · Oshawa | 27.6 | $112,000 |
| 3. Samac · Oshawa | 28.0 | $96,000 |
| 4. Taunton · Oshawa | 29.6 | $128,000 |
| 5. Kingmeadow · Oshawa | 31.6 | $98,000 |
| 6. McLaughlin · Oshawa | 32.4 | $64,000 |
| 7. Pinecrest · Oshawa | 32.4 | $81,000 |
| 8. Central · Oshawa | 33.2 | $67,000 |
| 9. Lakeview Park · Oshawa | 33.6 | $75,000 |
| 10. Vanier · Oshawa | 34.0 | $85,000 |
| 11. O'Neill · Oshawa | 34.4 | $65,500 |
| 12. Eastdale · Oshawa | 34.8 | $87,000 |
| 13. The Fields of Conlin · Oshawa | 35.2 | $116,000 |
| 14. Simcoe Lane · Oshawa | 35.2 | $72,000 |
| 15. Beaton · Oshawa | 35.2 | $90,000 |
| 16. Donevan · Oshawa | 36.4 | $73,000 |
| 17. Farewell · Oshawa | 36.8 | $83,000 |
| 18. Thornton Woods · Oshawa | 36.8 | $93,000 |
| 19. Centennial · Oshawa | 37.6 | $68,000 |
| 20. Stevenson · Oshawa | 38.0 | $87,000 |
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Common questions
What is the youngest neighbourhood in Oshawa?
Lakeview, with a median age of 24.6, well below the citywide median of 40.8. Windfields Farm and Samac are next, at 27.6 and 28.0.
Are young neighbourhoods in Oshawa affordable?
Some are, some are not. Lakeview, the youngest, has a median income of only $60,400, but Taunton, also among the youngest at 29.6, has a median income of $128,000.
What share of Oshawa's population is young?
Residents under 15 make up 17.5% of the city, and working-age residents from 15 to 64 make up 65.7%, leaving the rest in retirement age.