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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
45.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 42.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 42.9 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.2 (estimated) · 2016: 2.2 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
40.6%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 46.4% (estimated) · 2016: 42.6% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.9%2016: 14.6% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.8%2016: 8.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%25.4%2016: 29.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27%2016: 29.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%22.7%2016: 16.5% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%23.7%2011: 23.5% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%27.7%2011: 28.1% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.7%2011: 8.5% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%31.6%2016: 31% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%8.3%2011: 7% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%4.4%2016: 3.3% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%16.6%2016: 16.3% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.4%2016: 4.4% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.4%2016: 22.7% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%46.4%2016: 53.9% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%90.2%2016: 90.8% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%8.5%2016: 8.3% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.4%2016: 0.9% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%72.7%2016: 71.8% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.4%2016: 1.6% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%25.9%2016: 26.7% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
53.8%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 54.2% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%81.4%2016: 81% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%18.2%2016: 18.2% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%40.7%2016: 39.7% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.7%2016: 5.1% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%36.8%2016: 38.5% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%7.1%2016: 7% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%10.7%2016: 10.5% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%0%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%51.4%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%45.1%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%2%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%85.8%2016: 81.7% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%4.5%2016: 13.1% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1.1%2016: 1% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 2.9% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%5.1%2016: 0.7% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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