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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
44.8 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 41.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 42.1 years
Average household size
2.3
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.4
Moved home in the last 5 years
22.7%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 26% · 2016: 24.7%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.7%2016: 17.7%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.1%2016: 10.4%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.4%2016: 25%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.1%2016: 31.2%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.4%2016: 15.9%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%25.7%2011: 33.1%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%38.5%2011: 33.7%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7%2011: 6.6%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26.2%2016: 24.7%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%2.7%2011: 4.4%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12.7%2016: 16.9%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%13.1%2016: 16.9%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%43.7%2016: 39%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%20.7%2016: 18.5%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%10.3%2016: 8.8%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0%2016: 0.2%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%87.2%2016: 88.9%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%12.6%2016: 11.3%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%0%2016: 0%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%99.5%2016: 99.8%
Homes
Condominiums
1.1%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.2%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%87.8%2016: 86.5%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%12.2%2016: 14.1%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%89.3%2016: 88.7%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.6%2016: 0.5%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.1%2016: 1.1%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%4.3%2016: 3.8%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%3.2%2016: 3.8%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.5%2016: 2.2%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%23.8%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%35.4%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%30.2%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%8.5%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.6%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93%2016: 91.4%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%6%2016: 7%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1%2016: 2.1%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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