Assiginack
Small town · Ontario · Population 1,008
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
- 53.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 48.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 50.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 28.5%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 31.4% · 2016: 28.4%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.9%2016: 16.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.4%2016: 10.3%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%16.8%2016: 16.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.2%2016: 29.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%28.2%2016: 27.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%21.1%2011: 23.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%36.7%2011: 41.5%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.4%2011: 4.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%31.1%2016: 25%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6.7%2011: 7.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%11%2016: 10.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%23.1%2016: 21.6%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.8%2016: 14.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.6%2016: 30.7%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%29.7%2016: 22.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%92.5%2016: 92.1%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%8%2016: 6.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%90.5%2016: 88.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%3.5%2016: 3.9%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%6%2016: 7.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%82.2%2016: 85.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%17.8%2016: 12.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%93.3%2016: 91.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%5.6%2016: 6%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.1%2016: 2.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%23.3%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%24.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%27.8%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%17.8%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%88.9%2016: 89.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%6.9%2016: 9.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021