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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
42.3 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 39.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.5 years (estimated)
Average household size
1.8
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 1.8 (estimated) · 2011: 1.8 (estimated) · 2016: 1.8 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
48%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 55.4% (estimated) · 2016: 53.2% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%8%2016: 7.8% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.1%2016: 12.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%36.7%2016: 37.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%23.2%2016: 23.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%21.9%2016: 19.3% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%12.1%2011: 10.7% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%23.6%2011: 20.8% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.7%2011: 4.6% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%49.6%2016: 49.7% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%10.1%2011: 11.7% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%2%2016: 2.7% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%11.2%2016: 11.5% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%1.8%2016: 1.9% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%12.4%2016: 13.6% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%71.5%2016: 70.6% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%80%2016: 78.3% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%18.5%2016: 20.1% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.4%2016: 1.4% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%67.2%2016: 69.1% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.3%2016: 2.3% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%30.5%2016: 28.6% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
34.1%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 28.4% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%41%2016: 38% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%59.2%2016: 62.1% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%3.8%2016: 4% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%7.3%2016: 7.5% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%3.5%2016: 3.7% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.5%2016: 2.9% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%27.7%2016: 30.2% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%54.5%2016: 51.3% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.6%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%39.6%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%22.2%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%14.6%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%14.7%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.4%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%37.7%2016: 24.4% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%24.7%2016: 41.6% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%23.9%2016: 21.4% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%8.2%2016: 11% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.4%2016: 1.8% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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