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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
30.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 31.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 31.2 years
Average household size
3
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3.1 (estimated) · 2011: 3 (estimated) · 2016: 3
Moved home in the last 5 years
21.3%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 24.6% (estimated) · 2016: 25.1%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%30.4%2016: 30.2%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%14%2016: 13.2%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.4%2016: 22.6%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%20.6%2016: 21.5%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%13.8%2016: 12.6%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%38.7%2011: 37.9% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.7%2011: 33.5% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%3.8%2011: 4.5% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%22%2016: 20.7%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%3.8%2011: 4.6% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%47.6%2016: 40.3%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%26%2016: 23.5%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%9.8%2016: 11.9%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%10.2%2016: 18.3%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%6.1%2016: 6.3%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.8%2016: 94.4%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%0.8%2016: 0.8%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%4.3%2016: 5%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%54.4%2016: 56.5%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.3%2016: 0.3%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%45.3%2016: 43.2%
Homes
Condominiums
1.1%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%90.9%2016: 88.2%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%8.6%2016: 11.8%
  • Band or local government housing0.5%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%78%2016: 74.5%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0.5%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0.5%2016: 0%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%21.5%2016: 25%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%8.6%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%34.9%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28.5%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%23.7%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.3%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95.3%2016: 96%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.3%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1.3%2016: 2.7%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2%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.