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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
31 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 30.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 30.8 years (estimated)
Average household size
3.9
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3.5 (estimated) · 2011: 4.6 (estimated) · 2016: 4.4 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
81%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 96% (estimated) · 2016: 54.4% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%28.5%2016: 27% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.2%2016: 12.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%40.5%2016: 36.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%15.3%2016: 17.4% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%4.4%2016: 6% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%51.1%2011: 44.7% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%11.2%2011: 7.9% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.7%2011: 3.9% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%5.1%2016: 4.8% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%27%2011: 39.5% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12.7%2016: 17.5% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%22.6%2016: 31% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%2.8%2016: 3.1% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%17.8%2016: 16.4% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%44.1%2016: 32% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%89.8%2016: 88.3% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.2%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.1%2016: 3% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%7.9%2016: 8.7% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%20.9%2016: 22.6% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.4%2016: 0.5% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%78.6%2016: 76.9% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
15.3%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 6.3% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%89.9%2016: 85.9% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%9.9%2016: 14.1% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%70.3%2016: 68% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4%2016: 0.8% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%23.8%2016: 12.4% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.5%2016: 18.4% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0.4%2016: 0.4% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%0.4%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%0%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%0%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%17.9%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%81.3%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%88.3%2016: 82.9% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%9.3%2016: 15.5% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%0.5%2016: 0.4% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2%2016: 0.8% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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