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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
50.8 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 48 years (estimated) · 2016: 51.4 years
Average household size
2.3
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.2
Moved home in the last 5 years
24.4%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 15.8% · 2016: 18%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.4%2016: 13.9%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9%2016: 9.6%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20.1%2016: 19.5%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.3%2016: 35.9%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%23.3%2016: 21.9%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%22.8%2011: 27.7%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%35%2011: 30.7%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.5%2011: 6.9%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%30.1%2016: 28.8%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%5.7%2011: 5.9%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%17.3%2016: 15.5%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%33.3%2016: 27.9%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%13.3%2016: 11.6%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26%2016: 34.1%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%10%2016: 10.1%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%65.8%2016: 68.9%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%1.8%2016: 0.8%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%32.7%2016: 29.9%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%82%2016: 84.5%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%14%2016: 12.4%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%4%2016: 3.2%
Homes
Condominiums
0%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%87.8%2016: 91%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%13%2016: 9%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%95.9%2016: 97.3%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.6%2016: 0%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.8%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.6%2016: 1.8%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%50.4%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%25.2%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%11.4%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95.2%2016: 100%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2.9%2016: 0%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.9%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.