East Gwillimbury
Town · Ontario · Population 34,637
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
- 39.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 42.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 42.8 years
- Average household size
- 3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3 · 2011: 2.9 · 2016: 2.9
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 50.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 26.9% · 2016: 31.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%19.2%2016: 17.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.2%2016: 12.5%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%27.4%2016: 23.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28.4%2016: 32.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%13.9%2016: 14.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%40.7%2011: 41.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%24.3%2011: 27.2%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.6%2011: 7.4%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%13.9%2016: 13.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%13.5%2011: 10.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7.7%2016: 8.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%21.4%2016: 26.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.5%2016: 7.5%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%29.5%2016: 30.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%34.9%2016: 26.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%90.6%2016: 93.1%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6.4%2016: 6.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%3%2016: 0.8%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%68.2%2016: 82.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.9%2016: 1.1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%30.9%2016: 16.1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.6%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%84.2%2016: 89.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%15.8%2016: 10.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%81.2%2016: 83.1%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.5%2016: 2.8%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%9.7%2016: 6.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3%2016: 4%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.5%2016: 3.5%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%9.7%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%18.2%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%25.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%16.3%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%30.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.8%2016: 92.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.5%2016: 4.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%2.1%2016: 1.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.2%2016: 0.1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.4%2016: 0.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021