Bradford West Gwillimbury
Town · Ontario · Population 42,880
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
- 37.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 38.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 37.1 years
- Average household size
- 3.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3 · 2011: 2.9 · 2016: 3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 43.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 37.5% · 2016: 43.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%21.4%2016: 20.5%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.8%2016: 11.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%29.3%2016: 29.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.5%2016: 26.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%12.9%2016: 11.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%42.3%2011: 40.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%20.1%2011: 24.4%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.9%2011: 8.4%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%13.7%2016: 15%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%16%2011: 12.5%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12.9%2016: 14.9%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%27.4%2016: 28.3%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.9%2016: 8.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.6%2016: 28.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%26.2%2016: 19.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%92.2%2016: 92.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.8%2016: 5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%3%2016: 2.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%61.7%2016: 67.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.8%2016: 1.1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%37.5%2016: 31.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 2.9%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.3%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.5%2016: 82.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%16.5%2016: 17.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%74.7%2016: 74.4%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%7%2016: 6.8%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.1%2016: 4.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%6.2%2016: 6.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%4.7%2016: 4.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%1.9%2016: 2.5%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%6.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%17.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%27%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%34.3%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%14.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.7%2016: 91.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.1%2016: 4.2%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%2.3%2016: 3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.4%2016: 0.3%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.4%2016: 0.6%
Statistics Canada, 2021