Aylmer
Small town · Ontario · Population 7,699
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
- 39.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 39.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 39.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.5
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 41.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 42.5% · 2016: 40.4%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20.3%2016: 19.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.8%2016: 13.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24%2016: 22.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%23.9%2016: 25.3%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.1%2016: 18.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%28.3%2011: 30.1%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%27.7%2011: 27.4%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.8%2011: 9.3%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%28.2%2016: 28.4%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7%2011: 6.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%24.4%2016: 25.3%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%30.1%2016: 30.3%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%5.6%2016: 6.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.3%2016: 28.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%11.5%2016: 10.1%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.7%2016: 95.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.5%2016: 2.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.9%2016: 1.9%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%74.3%2016: 72.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.4%2016: 0.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%25.3%2016: 27.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 5.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 4.9%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%68.7%2016: 66.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%31.3%2016: 32.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%66.1%2016: 67.2%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.9%2016: 5.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%6.9%2016: 7.1%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.8%2016: 2.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%17%2016: 16.6%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%1.5%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1%2016: 1.2%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%32.8%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%25.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%25.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%10%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.8%2016: 90.3%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.3%2016: 0.3%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5.1%2016: 7.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.7%2016: 0.8%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1%2016: 0.5%
Statistics Canada, 2021