Dutton/Dunwich
Small town · Ontario · Population 4,152
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
- 44 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 43.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 45.4 years
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 33.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 28.1% · 2016: 29.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.5%2016: 15.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.1%2016: 11.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.3%2016: 21.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.3%2016: 30.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%19.9%2016: 19.7%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%30.9%2011: 32.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.2%2011: 33.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.6%2011: 8.5%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%22.8%2016: 22.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.4%2011: 4.9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.7%2016: 14%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%27.4%2016: 23%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%9.7%2016: 10.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%37.8%2016: 40%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%14.4%2016: 12.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.6%2016: 96.1%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4%2016: 3.8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%92.3%2016: 94%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.1%2016: 1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%6.6%2016: 5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.7%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.4%2016: 85.1%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%16.6%2016: 15.2%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%90.3%2016: 93.2%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.9%2016: 1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.6%2016: 0.7%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%4.1%2016: 0.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%3.1%2016: 4.1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.9%2016: 0.7%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%45.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%15.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%18.8%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%14.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.9%2016: 95.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.3%2016: 2.3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.6%2016: 0.9%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0.9%2016: 0.6%
Statistics Canada, 2021