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Scores based on limited data

Statistics Canada does not publish some figures for First Nations reserves, such as housing costs, and figures marked Estimated come from a nearby source. Scores for Factory Island 1 use the figures that are available.

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
31 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 25.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 27.4 years
Average household size
3.5
Canada: 2.4, 2011: 3.7 · 2016: 3.6
Moved home in the last 5 years
23.4%
Canada: 39%, 2016: 31.2%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%26.9%2016: 27.9%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13.5%2016: 17.6%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%28.7%2016: 26%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%22.2%2016: 20.5%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%8.7%2016: 8%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%28.7%2011: 32.5%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%11.2%2011: 11.7%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%18.8%2011: 16.9%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%16.2%2016: 12.8%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%25%2011: 26%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%29.3%2016: 32.9%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%22.1%2016: 21%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.1%2016: 8.4%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%32.1%2016: 30.1%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%7.9%2016: 7.7%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%99.6%2016: 99.4%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%0.4%2016: 0.3%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.3%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%83.3%2016: 79.2%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0%2016: 0%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%16.7%2016: 20.8%
Homes
Condominiums
0%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%22.5%2016: 18.6%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%10%2016: 15.1%
  • Band or local government housing67.5%2016: 66.3%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%83.8%2016: 82.6%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%5%2016: 7%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%5%2016: 7%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.8%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 3.5%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.5%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%6.2%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%18.8%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%48.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%23.8%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%74.4%2016: 60.6%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.4%2016: 2.1%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%19.5%2016: 28.7%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 2.1%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%4.9%2016: 8.5%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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