| Statistic | Farewell | Oshawa | Ontario |
| Population | 518 | 176,009 | 14,804,681 |
| Population density (sq km) | 158 | 1,186 | 15 |
| Median age | 38.5 | 40.7 | 40.9 |
| Male/Female ratio | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 |
| Married couples | 55% | 61% | 71% |
| Families w/ kids at home | 43% | 41% | 46% |
| Speak English only | 92.0% | 92.7% | 86.1% |
| Speak French only | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Data | Percent |
| Black | 13.7% |
| South Asian | 8.6% |
| Filipino | 6.8% |
| Chinese | 0.6% |
| Latin American | 0.4% |
| Data | Percent |
| Pakistan | 3.7% |
| Poland | 3.5% |
| Haiti | 2.0% |
| Philippines | 2.0% |
| Hungary | 1.8% |