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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
50.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 46.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 49 years
Average household size
2.8
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.8 (estimated) · 2011: 2.8 (estimated) · 2016: 2.8
Moved home in the last 5 years
30.3%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 30.8% (estimated) · 2016: 23.2%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.6%2016: 15.6%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%14.6%2016: 14.4%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%15.3%2016: 13.2%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.5%2016: 32.6%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%26.2%2016: 24%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%39.6%2011: 39.3% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%32.8%2011: 31.8% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.2%2011: 7.2% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%14.7%2016: 15.7%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%5.7%2011: 5.4% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%3.2%2016: 1.7%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%9.1%2016: 13.1%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%4.4%2016: 4.5%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%17.6%2016: 19.6%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%65.9%2016: 60.9%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%23.6%2016: 22.9%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%1.6%2016: 1.8%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%74.1%2016: 74.5%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.9%2016: 0.7%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%51.3%2016: 52.2%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%19.7%2016: 21.7%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%29.1%2016: 26.1%
Homes
Condominiums
3.4%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 5.2%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%95.8%2016: 94%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%4.2%2016: 6.4%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%93.2%2016: 92.5%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.4%2016: 0.7%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%3%2016: 3%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.4%2016: 0.4%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%3%2016: 3.4%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.4%2016: 0%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%49.8%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%23.8%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%20%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%1.9%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.8%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%83.7%2016: 76.6%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%5.1%2016: 16.9%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%3.1%2016: 2.9%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%4.1%2016: 2.2%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%4.6%2016: 1.8%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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