Ontario postal region

K1L demographics and market profile

See what distinguishes this audience, how it compares with other markets, and which local characteristics can shape campaign decisions in Ottawa.

AudienceScoutK1L · Ottawa
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Postal code boundary map for K1L.

Market profile

A market of 18,213 people

Size the opportunity, understand its household composition, and identify the local patterns that make K1L different from the typical Canadian postal region.

Population18,213
Households9,705
Median income$63,200
Average age43.2

K1L market summary

What distinguishes this postal-region audience

K1L represents 18,213 residents and 9,705 households in Ottawa. Its average household contains 1.8 people, creating a local market that can be evaluated by both total reach and household composition.

The clearest difference from the Canadian postal-region benchmark is detached housing: 13.2%, or 39.4 percentage points below the benchmark. Owner households is 32.9%, 33.6 percentage points below the benchmark.

For campaign planning, these patterns give K1L a clear audience profile. They provide concrete criteria for deciding whether the region fits an offer, which audience characteristics should shape creative, and how it should be compared with other parts of Ottawa.

Audience matching

Find more regions that resemble K1L

To find regions with a profile similar to K1L, begin with home ownership near 32.9% and families with children near 19.2%. Adjust each minimum to make the audience broader or more selective.

Match This Audience

Distinctive market signals

The characteristics with the largest local differences

These four characteristics show the largest available differences between K1L and the Canadian postal-region benchmark.

39.4 percentage points below benchmark

Single-detached homes

13.2%

Emphasize space-efficient products, building services, mobility, and urban convenience where relevant.

33.6 percentage points below benchmark

Owner households

32.9%

Test renter-relevant services, flexibility, mobility, convenience, and lower-commitment propositions.

17.9 percentage points above benchmark

One-person households

47.2%

Test convenience, individual subscriptions, smaller formats, and messages centred on personal choice.

14.8 percentage points below benchmark

Families with children

19.2%

Broaden the creative beyond parent-led needs toward adults, couples, and smaller-household occasions.

Detailed comparison

How K1L compares with the Canadian benchmark

Use the difference column to identify which measures are most useful for creative, offer, channel, and geographic targeting decisions.

MeasureK1LCanada FSA benchmarkDifference
Median household income$63,200$85,78826.3% below
Average household size1.8 people2.4 people25.9% below
Owner households32.9%66.5%33.6 percentage points below
One-person households47.2%29.4%17.9 percentage points above
Families with children19.2%34.0%14.8 percentage points below
Bachelor's degree or higher33.8%26.5%7.3 percentage points above
Immigrant population21.6%22.9%1.3 percentage points below
Worked from home36.7%23.8%12.9 percentage points above

Local market context

Community activity around the audience

AudienceScout connects 148 local facility records with K1L. Recreation is the largest represented category with 132 records, adding another signal for local media, partnership, service-area, and campaign planning.

Education6
Health care5
Culture and art5
Recreation132

Platform audience potential

Match channel planning to the local age mix

Facebook has the largest modeled audience among the displayed channels at 12,643 people. Compare that opportunity with the other estimates before setting the regional channel mix and budget.

10,126YouTube estimate · 65.5%
12,643Facebook estimate · 81.8%
8,155Instagram estimate · 52.8%
4,175TikTok estimate · 27.0%

Practical campaign implications

Turn the strongest K1L signals into campaign tests

Use these as evidence-based starting hypotheses, then validate them against campaign performance and your own customer results.

  • Single-detached homes: 13.2%39.4 percentage points below the Canadian benchmark

    Emphasize space-efficient products, building services, mobility, and urban convenience where relevant.

  • Owner households: 32.9%33.6 percentage points below the Canadian benchmark

    Test renter-relevant services, flexibility, mobility, convenience, and lower-commitment propositions.

  • One-person households: 47.2%17.9 percentage points above the Canadian benchmark

    Test convenience, individual subscriptions, smaller formats, and messages centred on personal choice.

K1L audience questions

Using this postal-region profile

How large is the audience in K1L?

K1L represents 18,213 residents and 9,705 households in Ottawa. The average household size is 1.8 people.

What demographic characteristics stand out in K1L?

Single-detached homes is 13.2%, 39.4 percentage points below the Canadian postal-region benchmark; Owner households is 32.9%, 33.6 percentage points below the Canadian postal-region benchmark; One-person households is 47.2%, 17.9 percentage points above the Canadian postal-region benchmark.

How does K1L compare with another postal region?

K2P is one useful Ottawa postal-region comparison because its population is similar to K1L. It has 5.2% higher median income · 2.9 years younger on average.

How can I find other regions that match the K1L audience?

To find regions with a profile similar to K1L, begin with home ownership near 32.9% and families with children near 19.2%. Adjust each minimum to make the audience broader or more selective.

How can customer postal codes be analyzed in K1L?

Import postal codes to measure customer concentration in K1L, compare the count with the region's population and households, and use its strongest demographic characteristics to decide whether similar regions belong in the campaign.