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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
43.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 43.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 44.2 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.7
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 (estimated) · 2011: 2.7 (estimated) · 2016: 2.7 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
29.3%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 31.5% (estimated) · 2016: 30.6% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.5%2016: 16.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13.7%2016: 13.3% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.8%2016: 21.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.9%2016: 32.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%18.3%2016: 16.9% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%32.5%2011: 32% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%18.7%2011: 20.1% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%10.4%2011: 11% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%24.4%2016: 25.1% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%14%2011: 12.3% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8%2016: 8.2% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%20.9%2016: 27.1% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%3.5%2016: 4.6% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%21.8%2016: 25.8% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%44.8%2016: 34.5% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%90.4%2016: 90.5% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%7.5%2016: 7.4% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2%2016: 2.1% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%60.5%2016: 65.2% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.6%2016: 0.9% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%38.9%2016: 33.9% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
3%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.5% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%63.1%2016: 67.1% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%36.8%2016: 33.4% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%57.9%2016: 57.3% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1%2016: 1.1% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%7.5%2016: 7.5% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%7.7%2016: 7.8% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%3%2016: 2.5% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%22.1%2016: 22.8% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.8%2016: 1.1% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%43.7%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%30.2%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%11.6%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%8.3%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%68.7%2016: 62.5% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%23.3%2016: 34.4% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2.4%2016: 2.1% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.4%2016: 0.3% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.4%2016: 0.4% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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