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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
38.1 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 34.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 35.3 years (estimated)
Average household size
3.1
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3.3 (estimated) · 2011: 3.1 (estimated) · 2016: 3.2 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
39.5%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 73.1% (estimated) · 2016: 57.2% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%24.7%2016: 28% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13%2016: 10.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%26.4%2016: 31.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.3%2016: 24.3% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%6.8%2016: 4.8% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%53.2%2011: 52.3% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%17.7%2011: 21.3% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.6%2011: 5.7% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%13.8%2016: 12.7% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%8.6%2011: 9.3% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%1.3%2016: 1.8% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%8.9%2016: 9.7% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%1.8%2016: 2.1% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%13.7%2016: 15.3% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%73.7%2016: 70.9% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%89.4%2016: 89.1% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%8.5%2016: 9.2% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.1%2016: 1.6% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%60.9%2016: 67% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.8%2016: 1.2% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%38.3%2016: 31.8% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
24.7%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 24.8% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%82.8%2016: 92% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%17.4%2016: 7.9% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%77.3%2016: 76.5% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 1.8% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%11.9%2016: 13.4% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%10.3%2016: 8% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%0.7%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%0.3%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%1.5%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%89.5%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.7%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%86%2016: 77.7% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%4.6%2016: 17.4% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1.9%2016: 1.6% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.4%2016: 1.3% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%5.9%2016: 1.9% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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