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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
35.3 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 35.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 34.9 years (estimated)
Average household size
1.9
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2 (estimated) · 2011: 1.9 (estimated) · 2016: 1.9 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
49.8%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 49.7% (estimated) · 2016: 52.4% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.4%2016: 13.4% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.2%2016: 11.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%44.5%2016: 42.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%19.6%2016: 20.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%12%2016: 11.5% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%15.6%2011: 15.4% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%19.3%2011: 17.9% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.9%2011: 8.3% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%47.8%2016: 46.2% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%10.3%2011: 11.6% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6.5%2016: 9.8% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%10.8%2016: 12.7% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.9%2016: 9.2% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%19%2016: 21% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%55.6%2016: 47.2% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%3.4%2016: 2.4% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%29.7%2016: 33.3% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%65.1%2016: 62.2% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.8%2016: 2.2% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%5%2016: 4% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%67%2016: 66.4% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%28.1%2016: 29.6% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
14.7%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 14.6% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%26.6%2016: 24.5% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%73.7%2016: 75.3% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%0.7%2016: 0.8% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.5%2016: 0.5% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.1%2016: 1.3% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%16.7%2016: 17% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%72.4%2016: 73.1% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%6.9%2016: 6.1% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.8%2016: 1.2% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%50.9%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%26%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%11.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%7.9%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.3%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%39.3%2016: 34% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%38.2%2016: 49.2% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%11.3%2016: 8.4% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%8.5%2016: 7.7% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.4%2016: 1.1% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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