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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
44 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 43 years (estimated) · 2016: 44.7 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.7
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.8 (estimated) · 2011: 2.7 (estimated) · 2016: 2.7 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
34.2%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 31% (estimated) · 2016: 29.8% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17%2016: 17.3% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.2%2016: 11.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.8%2016: 21.8% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28.6%2016: 30.6% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.4%2016: 18.6% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%32.7%2011: 35.8% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.9%2011: 31.9% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.9%2011: 6.8% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%19%2016: 18.2% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%9.6%2011: 7.6% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.6%2016: 10.1% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%26.4%2016: 26.3% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.6%2016: 9.6% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%34.3%2016: 34.8% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%23.1%2016: 19.3% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.8%2016: 95.8% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.9%2016: 3.9% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0.3% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%90%2016: 91.4% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.7%2016: 0.8% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%9.3%2016: 7.8% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
5.2%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 4.4% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%87.7%2016: 86.6% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%12.3%2016: 13.7% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%80.9%2016: 82.7% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%6.7%2016: 6.1% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.4%2016: 4.5% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.3%2016: 1.2% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%4.5%2016: 4% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.5%2016: 0.5% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.6%2016: 1% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%30.7%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%19.3%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%21.4%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%18.8%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%9.7%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95%2016: 94.4% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.2%2016: 1.2% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%3.2%2016: 3.5% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.1%2016: 0.4% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.5%2016: 0.7% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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