Golden Horseshoe · 2021 census

Selling real estate in Oakville: who your clients are.

For a realtor working in Oakville: 73,558 households and 213,759 people in 2021, up 10.3% since 2016. 77.5% of households own their home, 58.6% of homes are single-detached houses, and after English the languages heard most at home are Mandarin (5.5%) and Arabic (1.9%).

People
213,759
Households
73,558
Since 2016
+10.3%
Area codes
905289365

01Clients

Owners and renters, in Oakville.

Every household is a future buyer, seller or both. Here is how Oakville's 73,558 households live today.

77.5%own their home

22.5%rent

Median household income, 2020
CA$128,000
People in Oakville
213,759

02Homes

The homes you will list and show.

Single-detached houses make up 58.6% of occupied homes in Oakville, then row houses at 17%.

  • 58.6%Single-detached houses
  • 17%Row houses
  • 12.2%Apartments, 5 storeys or more
  • 6.4%Apartments under 5 storeys
  • 4.5%Semi-detached houses
  • 1.3%Flats in a duplex

03Languages

The languages your callers speak.

English at home
73.6%
French at home
0.6%
Other languages
19.3%

ORBIT speaks 100+ languages on calls. It starts in the language you set and switches to the caller's language once they speak a full sentence in it.

Most spoken at home after English and French

  1. Mandarin5.5%11,690 people
  2. Arabic1.9%3,950 people
  3. Spanish1.4%3,060 people
  4. Urdu1.2%2,565 people
  5. Korean0.8%1,785 people
  6. Portuguese0.8%1,705 people
  7. Punjabi0.7%1,440 people
  8. Russian0.7%1,400 people

04What it means

Four numbers that shape your week in Oakville.

  • 1 in 5

    people speak a language other than English or French at home.

    Mandarin leads at 5.5%. ORBIT starts each call in the language you set and switches to the caller's language once they speak a full sentence in it.

    How ORBIT answers calls

  • 77.5%

    of households own their home.

    Your next listings already live here. Stay in touch with past clients and your farm area, so you are the realtor they call when they decide to sell.

    Farming a neighbourhood in Ontario

  • 58.6%

    of homes are single-detached houses.

    House sellers often interview more than one realtor. A website that looks the part and replies that come in minutes help you win the listing appointment.

    Your realtor website

  • +10.3%

    more people than in 2016.

    Newcomers do not have a realtor yet, and the first one to answer often gets the client. ORBIT can answer every call, day and night, and follow up with new leads for you.

    Never miss a call

One plan. All of it.

Everything you get with Tanero from CA$349 a month.

Your AI team

  • ORBIT, your AI partner, in your dashboard on your laptop or phone
  • Scheduled jobs: a morning briefing, a weekly review, follow-ups on your schedule
  • Approval mode by default, with an Action Center for anything that needs your OK
  • AI Employees that each own a job: three on Pro, five on Ultra

Calls and messages

  • Calls answered day and night in 100+ languages, put through to you when asked
  • ORBIT places calls for you: call-backs, confirmations and whole lists
  • A dedicated local business number and a dialer in your browser
  • Every call recorded, transcribed and summarized on the client's record
  • Two-way texting that qualifies new leads
  • Email written and sent from your own Gmail or Outlook

Clients and deals

  • A private CRM that fills itself from every call, text, email and form
  • A pipeline from New to Closed Won, with commissions to collect
  • Notes, tasks, documents and contracts on each client
  • Instant Match with live MLS® listings
  • Feeds: every client's whole story in one post

Website and marketing

  • Your own website with listing search, home value, calculators and visitor chat
  • Your own domain, connected to your website
  • Property pages with a short link and a viewing request
  • Posts to Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, now or scheduled
  • Flyers designed by ORBIT on request
  • A calendar that books inside your own rules
  • Setup fee: None
  • Month to month
  • Live in under 5 minutes
  • Prices in Canadian dollars

05Questions

Oakville, in short.

Nearby in Golden Horseshoe

How big is the market for a realtor in Oakville?

Oakville had 73,558 households and 213,759 people in 2021, up 10.3% from 193,832 in 2016. 77.5% of households own their home, so about 57,010 owner households are the sellers a realtor here works.

Which area codes will a realtor in Oakville see on calls?

Callers from Oakville use area codes 905, 289 and 365. Every Tanero plan includes a dedicated local business number, answered by ORBIT day and night.

Should a realtor in Oakville focus on sellers or first-time buyers?

Both, in proportion: 77.5% of households own their home and 22.5% rent. Owners are tomorrow's listings and renters tomorrow's first-time buyers, so keep both in your CRM with a follow-up plan.

Which languages should a realtor in Oakville be ready for?

73.6% of people speak English most often at home. The most common other languages are Mandarin (5.5%), Arabic (1.9%), Spanish (1.4%). In all, 93 languages are spoken most often at home, which is why ORBIT answers calls in 100+ languages.

Can ORBIT answer calls from Oakville clients in their own language?

Yes. ORBIT speaks 100+ languages on calls. It starts in the call language you set and switches to the caller's language once they speak a full sentence in it, then qualifies the caller and books the appointment.

Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, Census Profile for Oakville (census subdivision), adapted under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Area codes: Canadian Numbering Administrator. Language shares are for the language spoken most often at home, single responses.

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