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People and homes

Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.

Who lives here
Median age
38.3 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 33.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 35.4 years (estimated)
Average household size
3
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3 (estimated) · 2011: 3 (estimated) · 2016: 3 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
34.1%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 44% (estimated) · 2016: 36.4% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20.8%2016: 21.6% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.1%2016: 12.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%28.4%2016: 30.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28.3%2016: 27.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%11%2016: 6.9% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%28.8%2011: 33% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%18.4%2011: 16.5% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%12.9%2011: 14.4% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%16.4%2016: 15.5% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%23.6%2011: 19.9% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%20%2016: 19% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%31%2016: 34.2% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.8%2016: 9% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%23.7%2016: 23.6% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%15.8%2016: 14.6% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%93.3%2016: 92.6% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.2%2016: 4.5% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.6%2016: 2.9% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%61.9%2016: 64.7% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.5%2016: 1.6% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%36.6%2016: 33.6% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
6.4%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 3% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%74.2%2016: 73.9% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%25.8%2016: 25.3% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%63.4%2016: 61.6% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%14.2%2016: 14.3% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%12.3%2016: 12.2% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%9%2016: 9.2% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.1%2016: 1.4% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%1.7%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%57.3%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%38.2%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%0.6%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%85.7%2016: 83.9% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%11.4%2016: 14.9% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 0.4% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.4% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.4%2016: 0.8% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 (Census Profile). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.