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Scores based on limited data

Statistics Canada does not publish some figures for First Nations reserves, such as housing costs, and figures marked Estimated come from a nearby source. Scores for Chemawawin 2 use the figures that are available.

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
20.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 19.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 19.4 years
Average household size
4.7
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 4.5 (estimated) · 2011: 4.4 (estimated) · 2016: 4.8
Moved home in the last 5 years
26.5%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 28.7% (estimated) · 2016: 15.8%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%39.9%2016: 39.2%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%18.6%2016: 22.4%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.1%2016: 20.8%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%16.2%2016: 15.6%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%3.6%2016: 2.4%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%27.8%2011: 29.1% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%1.9%2011: 8.9% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%20.4%2011: 11.4% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%9.3%2016: 7.5%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%40.7%2011: 32.9% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%51%2016: 58.2%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%25%2016: 22%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%4.2%2016: 5.5%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%10.4%2016: 9.9%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%7.3%2016: 4.4%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%100%2016: 99.6%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.4%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.4%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%68.7%2016: 61%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0%2016: 0%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%31.3%2016: 39%
Homes
Condominiums
0%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%11.1%2016: 9.4%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%7.4%2016: 9.4%
  • Band or local government housing81.5%2016: 81.1%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%85.2%2016: 84.6%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.7%2016: 3.8%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 3.8%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%11.1%2016: 7.7%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%3.7%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%11.1%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%50%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%29.6%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.4%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%89.8%2016: 75%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%10.2%2016: 17.5%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 0%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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