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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
43.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 42 years (estimated) · 2016: 44 years
Average household size
2.4
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.4
Moved home in the last 5 years
43.1%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 36.3% · 2016: 39.4%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.4%2016: 16.5%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.7%2016: 11.8%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24.5%2016: 22.8%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.5%2016: 30.9%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%21%2016: 18.1%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%26.7%2011: 30.1%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.7%2011: 29.7%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.8%2011: 8.4%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%25.4%2016: 25.1%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%6.3%2011: 6.6%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.2%2016: 10.3%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%24.8%2016: 25.5%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%5.7%2016: 10.8%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%32.9%2016: 31.2%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%29.2%2016: 22.2%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%14.8%2016: 10.3%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%13%2016: 15.3%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%72.2%2016: 74.6%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%21.5%2016: 17.6%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%71.3%2016: 79.1%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%7.1%2016: 3.3%
Homes
Condominiums
7.9%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 9.4%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%72.5%2016: 72.5%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%27.2%2016: 27.9%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%66.5%2016: 64.1%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%6.3%2016: 6.6%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%4.7%2016: 4.9%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%10.4%2016: 11.5%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%11.7%2016: 12.2%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.3%2016: 0%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%13.6%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%15.2%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%34.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%25.6%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%10.4%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.8%2016: 89.8%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%1%2016: 4.5%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%5.4%2016: 4.5%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%1%2016: 0.6%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.4%2016: 0.9%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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