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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
52.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 48.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 51.3 years
Average household size
1.9
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.1 · 2011: 2 · 2016: 2
Moved home in the last 5 years
43.6%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 36.3% · 2016: 41.2%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.9%2016: 11.7%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.2%2016: 11.6%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.1%2016: 19.5%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.1%2016: 30.2%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%30.8%2016: 27.2%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%13.4%2011: 16.6%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%25.3%2011: 24.9%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.4%2011: 11.4%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%45.4%2016: 41.2%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%6.5%2011: 7.3%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%29.2%2016: 32.6%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%21.7%2016: 21.7%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%24.9%2016: 22.7%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%15.2%2016: 16.2%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%8.9%2016: 6.8%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.2%2016: 0.1%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%77.6%2016: 79.4%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%22%2016: 20.5%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0.1%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%0.8%2016: 1%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%95.5%2016: 97.2%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%3.7%2016: 1.8%
Homes
Condominiums
15.9%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 6%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%39.5%2016: 39.4%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%60.5%2016: 60.6%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%37.2%2016: 36.7%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.8%2016: 5%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.5%2016: 2.8%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%7.9%2016: 8%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%44.3%2016: 44.2%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.9%2016: 1%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.3%2016: 2.3%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%33.9%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%26.8%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%20.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%12.2%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%6.2%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%83.1%2016: 83.2%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.6%2016: 0.9%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%14.2%2016: 13.9%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.8%2016: 2%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.1%2016: 0%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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