Chisholm
Small town · Ontario · Population 1,312
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
- 44.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 43.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 44.7 years
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 29.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 30.3% · 2016: 27.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%19%2016: 18.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8%2016: 9.3%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.8%2016: 22.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30%2016: 32.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.2%2016: 17%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%25.7%2011: 28.9%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%35.6%2011: 37.1%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5%2011: 6.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%21.8%2016: 20.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%11.9%2011: 10.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%18%2016: 13.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%27.3%2016: 28.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.9%2016: 11.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%31.7%2016: 31.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%15.1%2016: 14.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%78.2%2016: 76%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.4%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%21%2016: 22.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.8%2016: 1.6%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%77.5%2016: 74%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%10.3%2016: 12.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%12.2%2016: 13.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%96.1%2016: 89.1%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%4.9%2016: 9.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%98%2016: 99%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 1%
- 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%1%2011: 1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%22.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%31.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%21.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%20.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%94.4%2016: 94.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.5%2016: 3.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.2%2016: 3.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021