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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
45.2 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 45.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 44.6 years
Average household size
2.3
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 (estimated) · 2011: 2.3 (estimated) · 2016: 2.3
Moved home in the last 5 years
22.7%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 27% (estimated) · 2016: 32%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%19%2016: 18.3%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11%2016: 10.8%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.5%2016: 21.7%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24.2%2016: 25.5%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%25.8%2016: 23.8%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%25.4%2011: 24.9% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%33.5%2011: 36.5% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.1%2011: 5.3% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%32%2016: 29.7%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%3%2011: 3.2% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.4%2016: 9.5%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%27.7%2016: 29.3%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.9%2016: 10.4%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27.2%2016: 34.7%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%22.8%2016: 16.2%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%98.2%2016: 98.9%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.8%2016: 1.3%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.2%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%93.6%2016: 92.4%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.7%2016: 0.6%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.8%2016: 6.9%
Homes
Condominiums
2.6%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.5%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%78.6%2016: 82%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%21.4%2016: 18%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%84.2%2016: 85.1%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.1%2016: 4.1%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%3.1%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.5%2016: 0.5%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%6.1%2016: 8.2%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2%2016: 2.1%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%27.6%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%35.7%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%20.9%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%12.2%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.6%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%80.9%2016: 91%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%12.7%2016: 5.3%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%5.2%2016: 3.2%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.7%2016: 1.1%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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