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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
44.9 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 45 years (estimated) · 2016: 45.5 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.3
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.1 (estimated) · 2011: 2.2 (estimated) · 2016: 2.2 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
39%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 42% (estimated) · 2016: 37.1% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.8%2016: 17% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.1%2016: 10% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.5%2016: 23.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26%2016: 26.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%22.6%2016: 23.3% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%23.9%2011: 21.5% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%20%2011: 23.4% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%10.7%2011: 10.1% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%37.3%2016: 37.5% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%8.1%2011: 7.5% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%11.8%2016: 11.8% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%15.4%2016: 19.3% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%15.9%2016: 17.1% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%23.4%2016: 23.7% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%33.1%2016: 28.1% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%2.3%2016: 1.9% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%46.7%2016: 49% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%49.4%2016: 47.6% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.6%2016: 1.6% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%4%2016: 3.8% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%54.7%2016: 60.3% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%41.3%2016: 35.9% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
24.6%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 24.2% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%43.5%2016: 44.2% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%56.6%2016: 55.6% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%8%2016: 7.9% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.2%2016: 4% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%4.7%2016: 4.7% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%8.6%2016: 8.1% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%56.7%2016: 56.6% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%17.5%2016: 18.4% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%15.7%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%47.7%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%25.9%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%8.3%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0.5%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%65.8%2016: 62.5% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%26.7%2016: 32.2% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%4.8%2016: 4.2% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.7%2016: 0.6% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0.7%2016: 0.5% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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