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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
37.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 37.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 36.3 years
Average household size
2.6
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 (estimated) · 2011: 2.6 (estimated) · 2016: 2.6
Moved home in the last 5 years
34.4%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 50.4% (estimated) · 2016: 39.5%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%21.4%2016: 19.8%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.8%2016: 12.2%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%28.6%2016: 29%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.1%2016: 29.4%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%13.5%2016: 9.9%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%27.2%2011: 28.2% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%30.1%2011: 24.8% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.8%2011: 9% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%21.4%2016: 21.8%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%13.6%2011: 14.5% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.3%2016: 22.8%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%33.8%2016: 34.5%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%23.4%2016: 18.6%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%29%2016: 18.6%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%4.1%2016: 5.5%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.5%2016: 95.4%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.4%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.5%2016: 3.8%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%92.1%2016: 92.3%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.5%2016: 2.3%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%6.4%2016: 5.4%
Homes
Condominiums
0%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 4%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%85.4%2016: 78%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%14.6%2016: 23%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%89.3%2016: 86%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 3%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 2%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%4.9%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.9%2016: 5%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.9%2016: 4%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%10.7%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%53.4%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%15.5%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%17.5%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.9%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.9%2016: 93.2%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 3.8%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%4.5%2016: 1.5%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.8%2016: 1.5%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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