Altona
Small town · Manitoba · Population 4,267
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
- 40 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 39.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 43.5%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 44.1% · 2016: 44.4%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%19.2%2016: 19.2%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.2%2016: 12.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24.3%2016: 23%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%23.4%2016: 23.9%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.8%2016: 21.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%27.6%2011: 29.5%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%33.2%2011: 32%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.7%2011: 6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%28.5%2016: 28.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.9%2011: 4.7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%14.8%2016: 18.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%33%2016: 35.1%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.1%2016: 10.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%20.7%2016: 20.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%23.2%2016: 15.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.9%2016: 93.6%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4%2016: 4.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.2%2016: 2.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%61.7%2016: 59.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.8%2016: 1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%37.5%2016: 39.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 8.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 7%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%71.8%2016: 71%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%28.2%2016: 29%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%71.5%2016: 71.1%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.7%2016: 3.6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.9%2016: 9.1%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.5%2016: 2.1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%14.7%2016: 11.9%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.8%2016: 2.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%20.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%28.2%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28.8%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%17.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%83.3%2016: 76.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.6%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%9.4%2016: 12.8%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%6.1%2016: 10.3%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021