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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
38 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 37.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 38.6 years
Average household size
2.8
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.8 (estimated) · 2011: 2.9 (estimated) · 2016: 2.8
Moved home in the last 5 years
31.1%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 25.1% (estimated) · 2016: 26.1%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%22.6%2016: 22.5%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%14.2%2016: 14.2%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20%2016: 20%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.5%2016: 27.2%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%18.1%2016: 16%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%31.7%2011: 36% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%32.1%2011: 28.3% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.1%2011: 6.1% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%22.1%2016: 22.4%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%7.1%2011: 8.9% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%31.3%2016: 32.4%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%29.8%2016: 28.1%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.4%2016: 7.7%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%21.8%2016: 25%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%8.7%2016: 6.5%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.8%2016: 97%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.4%2016: 1.5%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.8%2016: 1.3%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%69.7%2016: 69.8%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.5%2016: 0.6%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%29.9%2016: 29.6%
Homes
Condominiums
0.8%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.8%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.3%2016: 84.1%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%16.7%2016: 15.5%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%88.8%2016: 91.4%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.8%2016: 0.4%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.4%2016: 0.4%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%3.8%2016: 4.1%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%6.2%2016: 3.7%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%26.7%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%29.2%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%27.1%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13.3%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.2%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%89.5%2016: 94.4%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.8%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%9.2%2016: 3.8%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0.8%2016: 0.9%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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