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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
40 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 37.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 38.4 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.4
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 (estimated) · 2011: 2.4 (estimated) · 2016: 2.5 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
27%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 37.5% (estimated) · 2016: 31.8% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.7%2016: 18.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.9%2016: 11.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%30.4%2016: 31.3% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.8%2016: 27.6% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%14%2016: 11.5% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%25.6%2011: 23% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%18%2011: 18.8% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%13.3%2011: 13.4% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%31.2%2016: 30.9% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%11.9%2011: 12.5% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.6%2016: 10.9% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%18.2%2016: 17.4% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%2.6%2016: 4.9% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%17.4%2016: 19.4% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%52%2016: 48.6% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%81.2%2016: 80.7% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%13.9%2016: 13.1% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%4.6%2016: 6% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%66.8%2016: 64.4% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.1%2016: 2.2% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%31.1%2016: 33.4% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
1.6%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.6% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%54.2%2016: 54.3% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%45.7%2016: 46.1% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%15%2016: 16.3% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%26.5%2016: 26.2% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%11.6%2016: 11.5% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%5.3%2016: 5.3% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%25.2%2016: 25.6% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%16.3%2016: 15% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%65.8%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%19.6%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%9.2%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%1.3%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0.6%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%47.3%2016: 35.5% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%32.2%2016: 47.9% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%8.7%2016: 7.1% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%8.7%2016: 9.2% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2%2016: 1.6% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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