Ontario postal region

M4S demographics and market profile

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

AudienceScoutM4S · Toronto
Loading the M4S boundary…
Postal code boundary map for M4S.

Market profile

A market of 30,754 people

Size the opportunity, understand its household composition, and identify the local patterns that make M4S different from the typical Canadian postal region.

Population30,754
Households15,720
Median income$88,000
Average age40.9

M4S market summary

What distinguishes this postal-region audience

M4S represents 30,754 residents and 15,720 households in Toronto. Its average household contains 1.9 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: 11.7%, or 40.9 percentage points below the benchmark. Bachelor's degree or higher is 64.1%, 37.6 percentage points above the benchmark.

For campaign planning, these patterns give M4S 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 Toronto.

Audience matching

Find more regions that resemble M4S

To find regions with a profile similar to M4S, begin with university education near 64.1% and home ownership near 38.7%. 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 M4S and the Canadian postal-region benchmark.

40.9 percentage points below benchmark

Single-detached homes

11.7%

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

37.6 percentage points above benchmark

Bachelor's degree or higher

64.1%

Professional, technology, financial, and knowledge-led propositions can be tested with more specialized messaging.

32.5 percentage points above benchmark

Worked from home

56.3%

Daytime digital, local delivery, home-office, and neighbourhood-service campaigns may warrant additional testing.

27.8 percentage points below benchmark

Owner households

38.7%

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

Detailed comparison

How M4S compares with the Canadian benchmark

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

MeasureM4SCanada FSA benchmarkDifference
Median household income$88,000$85,7882.6% above
Average household size1.9 people2.4 people21.8% below
Owner households38.7%66.5%27.8 percentage points below
One-person households45.1%29.4%15.8 percentage points above
Families with children24.7%34.0%9.3 percentage points below
Bachelor's degree or higher64.1%26.5%37.6 percentage points above
Immigrant population36.3%22.9%13.4 percentage points above
Worked from home56.3%23.8%32.5 percentage points above

Local market context

Community activity around the audience

AudienceScout connects 51 local facility records with M4S. Recreation is the largest represented category with 27 records, adding another signal for local media, partnership, service-area, and campaign planning.

Education14
Health care6
Culture and art4
Recreation27

Platform audience potential

Match channel planning to the local age mix

Facebook has the largest modeled audience among the displayed channels at 21,317 people. Compare that opportunity with the other estimates before setting the regional channel mix and budget.

17,503YouTube estimate · 67.9%
21,317Facebook estimate · 82.7%
14,083Instagram estimate · 54.6%
7,133TikTok estimate · 27.7%

Practical campaign implications

Turn the strongest M4S 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: 11.7%40.9 percentage points below the Canadian benchmark

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

  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.1%37.6 percentage points above the Canadian benchmark

    Professional, technology, financial, and knowledge-led propositions can be tested with more specialized messaging.

  • Worked from home: 56.3%32.5 percentage points above the Canadian benchmark

    Daytime digital, local delivery, home-office, and neighbourhood-service campaigns may warrant additional testing.

M4S audience questions

Using this postal-region profile

How large is the audience in M4S?

M4S represents 30,754 residents and 15,720 households in Toronto. The average household size is 1.9 people.

What demographic characteristics stand out in M4S?

Single-detached homes is 11.7%, 40.9 percentage points below the Canadian postal-region benchmark; Bachelor's degree or higher is 64.1%, 37.6 percentage points above the Canadian postal-region benchmark; Worked from home is 56.3%, 32.5 percentage points above the Canadian postal-region benchmark.

How does M4S compare with another postal region?

M6G is one useful Toronto postal-region comparison because its population is similar to M4S. It has 3.4% higher median income · 2.1 years older on average.

How can I find other regions that match the M4S audience?

To find regions with a profile similar to M4S, begin with university education near 64.1% and home ownership near 38.7%. Adjust each minimum to make the audience broader or more selective.

How can customer postal codes be analyzed in M4S?

Import postal codes to measure customer concentration in M4S, 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.