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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
45.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 40.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 42.9 years
Average household size
3.2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3.3 · 2011: 3.3 · 2016: 3.2
Moved home in the last 5 years
33.9%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 53.4% · 2016: 37.7%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.6%2016: 17.9%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%15.9%2016: 17%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.7%2016: 18.1%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%37.4%2016: 38.2%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%13.2%2016: 9%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%40.9%2011: 47.2%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%26.8%2011: 23.2%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.4%2011: 5.6%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%10.7%2016: 10.1%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%16.1%2011: 15.2%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%3%2016: 4.5%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%22.5%2016: 17.5%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.2%2016: 8.9%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%21.3%2016: 34.6%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%44.9%2016: 34.6%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%90.9%2016: 91.9%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6.6%2016: 6.6%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.5%2016: 1.8%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%72.4%2016: 73.8%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.1%2016: 0.7%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%26.5%2016: 25.6%
Homes
Condominiums
1.3%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.5%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%91.3%2016: 90.6%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%8.7%2016: 8.7%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%71.1%2016: 70.3%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4%2016: 4.3%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%14.1%2016: 14.5%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%10.7%2016: 10.9%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%4.7%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%8.1%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%35.6%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%45%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%8.7%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95.2%2016: 90%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%3.6%2016: 8.1%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1.2%2016: 1%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 1%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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