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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
36.9 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 32.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 34.2 years (estimated)
Average household size
3
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 (estimated) · 2011: 2.9 (estimated) · 2016: 3.1 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
34%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 77.7% (estimated) · 2016: 42.6% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20.5%2016: 24% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%14.1%2016: 12.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%29.6%2016: 34.6% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.9%2016: 23.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%8.7%2016: 5.5% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%39.5%2011: 40.1% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%17.6%2011: 20.3% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.9%2011: 8.3% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%16.9%2016: 15.1% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%16%2011: 14.4% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.5%2016: 5.7% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%23.7%2016: 24.1% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.3%2016: 8.1% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.5%2016: 27.5% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%38.4%2016: 34.7% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.3%2016: 93.8% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.1%2016: 4.5% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.7%2016: 1.4% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%54%2016: 54% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.9%2016: 0.9% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%45.1%2016: 45.1% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
27.6%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 23.9% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%79.7%2016: 81% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%20.6%2016: 19% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%64.4%2016: 67.9% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%7.4%2016: 8% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%4.8%2016: 5.4% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.7%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%22.2%2016: 18.3% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%0%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%0.3%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%38.1%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%58%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0.7%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%85.4%2016: 78.3% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%10.2%2016: 18.4% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1.4%2016: 1.7% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.2% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.9%2016: 1.4% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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