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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
41.7 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 37.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 38 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.2 (estimated) · 2016: 2.3 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
45.7%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 48.4% (estimated) · 2016: 48.6% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.9%2016: 16.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.2%2016: 12.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%27.7%2016: 30.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.5%2016: 24.3% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%18.4%2016: 16.1% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%16.2%2011: 16.3% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%16%2011: 17.9% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%11.9%2011: 11.2% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%40.9%2016: 34.3% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%14.9%2011: 14.1% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%18.7%2016: 18.4% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%34.2%2016: 29.2% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.8%2016: 10.9% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%17.1%2016: 24.3% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%18.5%2016: 16.1% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%92.6%2016: 90.3% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.2% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.2%2016: 6.8% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.2%2016: 2.8% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%66.2%2016: 61.6% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.7%2016: 2.5% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%32.1%2016: 35.9% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
34.7%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 30.4% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%49.7%2016: 50.7% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%50.8%2016: 49.5% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%34.6%2016: 36.8% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%5.4%2016: 6.3% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.2%2016: 5.4% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.2%2016: 2.3% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%42.3%2016: 42.7% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%10%2016: 7% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%11.9%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%44.6%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%22.9%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%15.4%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.4%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%80.5%2016: 71.3% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%11.6%2016: 22.7% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%3.4%2016: 4.1% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.4% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.4%2016: 1.5% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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