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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
41.2 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 38.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 40 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.6
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 (estimated) · 2011: 2.7 (estimated) · 2016: 2.7 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
38.9%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 30.8% (estimated) · 2016: 27.2% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20.4%2016: 21.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.6%2016: 10.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24.5%2016: 25.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.6%2016: 28.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%14%2016: 12.8% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%34%2011: 35.7% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%32.6%2011: 30.9% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.2%2011: 9.2% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%17.7%2016: 18.3% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%6.4%2011: 9.9% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5%2016: 8.7% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%18.1%2016: 22.4% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.5%2016: 7% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%33.7%2016: 36.8% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%36.7%2016: 24.5% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%83.6%2016: 85.9% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%15.9%2016: 13.9% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%95.2%2016: 96.2% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.6%2016: 1.6% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%3.2%2016: 2.2% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
0%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%91%2016: 88.1% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%9%2016: 11% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%84.5%2016: 86.6% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.5%2016: 3.1% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.7%2016: 1.3% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.4%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%9.9%2016: 8.8% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%15.3%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%19.4%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%25.7%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%28.5%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%11.1%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95.2%2016: 98.1% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0.2% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2.4%2016: 0.2% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.8%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.