Burlington
Small city · Ontario · Population 186,948
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
- 44.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 43.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 43.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.5
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 34.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 40.9% · 2016: 35.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16%2016: 16.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.1%2016: 11.4%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24%2016: 24.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.9%2016: 28.2%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%21%2016: 19.3%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%31.8%2011: 32.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%26.4%2011: 26.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9%2011: 8.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%25.2%2016: 24.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.6%2011: 7.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%4.2%2016: 5.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%19.6%2016: 21.4%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%3.9%2016: 4.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27.2%2016: 30%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%45.2%2016: 38.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%90.4%2016: 90.2%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%8.6%2016: 8.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1%2016: 0.8%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%76%2016: 78.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.4%2016: 1.6%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%22.7%2016: 19.6%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 24.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 22.4%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%75.1%2016: 76.4%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%24.9%2016: 23.6%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%50.3%2016: 51.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.2%2016: 4.4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%18.8%2016: 18.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1%2016: 1.1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%8.1%2016: 8%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%17.5%2016: 16.2%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%14%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%33.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%20.5%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%88.8%2016: 85.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%4.3%2016: 9.1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.8%2016: 3.3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.7%2016: 0.8%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.4%2016: 0.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021