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Approximate boundaries

Puslinch doesn't publish neighbourhood boundaries, so AreaScore draws from the Census areas nearest where the name is placed by Natural Resources Canada, Wikidata, OpenStreetMap or AreaScore's own research. The outline follows Census lines and may not match how residents draw it. Figures marked city-wide are for all of Puslinch.

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
51.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 52.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 53.3 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.7
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 (estimated) · 2011: 2.5 (estimated) · 2016: 2.5 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
45.9%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 49.5% (estimated) · 2016: 39.6% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.9%2016: 12.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11%2016: 11.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%14.9%2016: 12.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.1%2016: 35.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%25.3%2016: 27.8% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%28.7%2011: 26.1% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%36.5%2011: 44.6% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.3%2011: 2.2% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%20.9%2016: 22.2% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%9.6%2011: 8.7% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5%2016: 6.8% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%17.5%2016: 18.8% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%2.5%2016: 6% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.9%2016: 29.3% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%48.1%2016: 37.6% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%91.6%2016: 93.8% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%7.8%2016: 5.9% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.6%2016: 0.4% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%78.3%2016: 85.7% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.6%2016: 0.7% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%21%2016: 13.6% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
31.9%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 26.2% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%99.1%2016: 95.3% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%0%2016: 5.6% (estimated)
  • Band or local government housing0.9%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%93.1%2016: 93.6% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.9%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.7%2016: 2.8% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.9%2016: 0.9% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.7%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.7%2016: 2.8% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%9.5%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%5.2%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%34.5%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%37.1%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%12.9%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95.2%2016: 95.7% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.7% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%4.8%2016: 1.7% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 2.6% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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