Adjala-Tosorontio
Town · Ontario · Population 10,989
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
- 46.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 43.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 45.4 years
- Average household size
- 2.9
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3 · 2011: 2.9 · 2016: 2.8
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 31.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 34.8% · 2016: 29%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.4%2016: 15.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.9%2016: 13.2%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21%2016: 20.6%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%34.2%2016: 35.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%17.4%2016: 15%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%34.4%2011: 38.6%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%30.8%2011: 30.2%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.3%2011: 5.7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%15.6%2016: 15.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%13.8%2011: 11.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12.3%2016: 11.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%31.4%2016: 30%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.1%2016: 11.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%29.6%2016: 30.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%18.5%2016: 16.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.8%2016: 94.6%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.6%2016: 5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.5%2016: 0.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%86.2%2016: 88.6%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1%2016: 1.3%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%12.7%2016: 10.1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%93%2016: 92.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%7%2016: 7.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%96.7%2016: 96.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.5%2016: 0.5%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.1%2016: 0.1%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.7%2016: 1.7%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0.7%2016: 0.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%20.3%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%29.9%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28.7%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%19.3%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%97.3%2016: 97.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.2%2016: 1.1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%1.1%2016: 1.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.5%2016: 0.4%
Statistics Canada, 2021