Cobourg
Town · Ontario · Population 20,519
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
- 54.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 50.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 53.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 41.5%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 40.4% · 2016: 40.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.4%2016: 12.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.8%2016: 9.5%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.3%2016: 18%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.5%2016: 28.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%34%2016: 31.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18.2%2011: 21.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%32.3%2011: 32%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.4%2011: 10%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%32.4%2016: 31.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.8%2011: 6.4%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.7%2016: 9.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%29.5%2016: 32.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.3%2016: 7.3%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%32.3%2016: 30.6%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%23.1%2016: 20.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%92.4%2016: 91.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%7.3%2016: 8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%91.2%2016: 92.1%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.5%2016: 1.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%7.3%2016: 6.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 14%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 14.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%68.7%2016: 70.1%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%31.3%2016: 29.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%57.5%2016: 58.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.4%2016: 4.7%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%12.3%2016: 11.8%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.9%2016: 1.7%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%19.5%2016: 18.6%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%3.9%2016: 4.2%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%28%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%24.1%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%22.8%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%19.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%88.6%2016: 86.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.1%2016: 2.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%7.9%2016: 8.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.9%2016: 1.4%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.5%2016: 1.3%
Statistics Canada, 2021