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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
48 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 46.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 48 years
Average household size
2.2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.2
Moved home in the last 5 years
44.4%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 44.1% · 2016: 43.6%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.7%2016: 15.4%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.1%2016: 9.3%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.1%2016: 22.1%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26%2016: 28.4%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%27.2%2016: 24.9%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%19.7%2011: 20.2%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.2%2011: 26.6%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.9%2011: 11%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%33.4%2016: 33.6%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%7.8%2011: 7%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.7%2016: 11.2%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%29.4%2016: 32.9%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.2%2016: 8.9%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%34.3%2016: 33.4%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%20.5%2016: 13.9%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%87.2%2016: 88.1%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.1%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%12.5%2016: 11.6%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.2%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%90%2016: 91.9%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%4%2016: 3.9%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%6%2016: 4.2%
Homes
Condominiums
5.5%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 4.6%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%63.4%2016: 63.2%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%36.7%2016: 36.7%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%51.7%2016: 52.7%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%10.4%2016: 10.4%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%12.8%2016: 10.6%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.1%2016: 1.9%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%21.2%2016: 22.5%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%1.3%2016: 1.4%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%31.1%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%19%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%19%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%21.4%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%9.5%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%87.5%2016: 86.2%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.3%2016: 2%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%9%2016: 10%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.1%2016: 0.7%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.9%2016: 1.3%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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