Division No. 8, Subd. H
Small town · Newfoundland and Labrador · Population 1,788
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
- 56 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 50.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 53.4 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 17%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 13.3% · 2016: 14.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10.1%2016: 11.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.8%2016: 7.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%14.8%2016: 18.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%36%2016: 36.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%31.6%2016: 26.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18.2%2011: 25.1%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%45.5%2011: 47.4%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.3%2011: 5.1%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%23.6%2016: 21.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.5%2011: 5.7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%36.9%2016: 43%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%33.2%2016: 23.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.7%2016: 15.9%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%17.1%2016: 15.5%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%1.6%2016: 1.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%99.4%2016: 99.2%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%0.8%2016: 0.8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%100%2016: 99.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0%2016: 0%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.2%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%91%2016: 95.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%8.4%2016: 5.3%
- Band or local government housing0.6%2006: 0.6%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%96.4%2016: 97.1%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.8%2016: 1.2%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.6%2016: 1.2%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.2%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%22.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%36.7%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%32.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%5.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.4%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.9%2016: 88.5%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.6%2016: 5.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%2.6%2016: 4.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.9%2016: 3.4%
Statistics Canada, 2021