Brooke-Alvinston
Small town · Ontario · Population 2,359
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
- 41.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 39.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 42.6 years
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.8 · 2011: 2.7 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 23.5%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 26% · 2016: 28.3%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.4%2016: 17.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.7%2016: 13.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.5%2016: 21.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.7%2016: 30%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%19.5%2016: 16.8%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%31%2011: 34%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.9%2011: 30.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.2%2011: 7.3%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%24.5%2016: 24.3%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6.5%2011: 4.7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12%2016: 11.9%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%31.6%2016: 34.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.2%2016: 11.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%37.3%2016: 34.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%12.4%2016: 8.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%93.2%2016: 92.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.2%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6.4%2016: 7.3%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%94.1%2016: 92.9%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.4%2016: 0.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.5%2016: 6.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%84.7%2016: 78.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%15.8%2016: 20%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%92.4%2016: 92.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.5%2016: 0.5%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.6%2016: 1.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.5%2016: 0.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%5.4%2016: 4.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%52.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%29.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%11.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%4.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95.8%2016: 91.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 5.9%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.6%2016: 2%
Statistics Canada, 2021