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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 Chicken 224 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
26 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 22.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 23.6 years (estimated)
Average household size
4.2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 5 (estimated) · 2011: 5.1 (estimated) · 2016: 5.1 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
15.3%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 5.3% (estimated) · 2016: 9.3% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%29.6%2016: 33.8% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%19.1%2016: 18.4% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%30.4%2016: 29.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%17%2016: 13.3% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%4.3%2016: 4.1% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%39.6%2011: 36.4% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%3.8%2011: 5.1% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%26.4%2011: 12.1% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%3.8%2016: 10.1% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%26.4%2011: 38.8% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%75.5%2016: 64.9% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%17%2016: 12.1% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%0%2016: 5.3% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%4.7%2016: 11.1% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%2.8%2016: 5.9% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%99.1%2016: 97.4% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%0.4%2016: 0.4% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 2.2% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%14.3%2016: 5.1% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%85.7%2016: 94.9% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
3.8%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 3.8% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%0%2016: 7.2% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%3.8%2016: 6.3% (estimated)
  • Band or local government housing96.2%2016: 86.5% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%81.5%2016: 79.5% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%13%2016: 11.1% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%3.7%2016: 3.7% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.9%2016: 5.7% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%3.8%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%11.3%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%34%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%41.5%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%13.2%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95%2016: 50.4% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 28% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 18% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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