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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
21 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 21.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 20.8 years
Average household size
4.6
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 4 · 2011: 4 · 2016: 4.1
Moved home in the last 5 years
32.4%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 35.1% · 2016: 46.1%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%37.7%2016: 38.2%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%20.8%2016: 18%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.7%2016: 27%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%14%2016: 11.8%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%4.3%2016: 4.5%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%42.2%2011: 43.9%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%2.2%2011: 7.3%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%11.1%2011: 9.8%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%13.3%2016: 11.4%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%31.1%2011: 22%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%54.4%2016: 51.4%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%13.9%2016: 11.4%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.3%2016: 14.3%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%17.7%2016: 17.1%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%7.6%2016: 7.1%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%97.6%2016: 96.1%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1%2016: 1.1%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.4%2016: 2.8%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%15.5%2016: 10.1%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.5%2016: 0%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%84.1%2016: 89.9%
Homes
Condominiums
0%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%17.8%2016: 20.5%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%82.2%2016: 81.8%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%55.6%2016: 56.8%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%15.6%2016: 13.6%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%24.4%2016: 31.8%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%4.4%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%4.4%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%20%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%42.2%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%28.9%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%6.7%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%48.9%2016: 43.2%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%40.4%2016: 45.5%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%10.6%2016: 11.4%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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