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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 Fairford 50 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
26 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 23.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 23.2 years
Average household size
3.6
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3.9 · 2011: 3.8 · 2016: 3.8
Moved home in the last 5 years
36.3%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 3.6% · 2016: 21%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%35.4%2016: 35.5%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.7%2016: 18.4%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24.5%2016: 21.4%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%20.5%2016: 19.7%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%7%2016: 5.6%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%26.6%2011: 28%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%9.4%2011: 8%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%23.4%2011: 24%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%15.6%2016: 13.1%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%25%2011: 30%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%39.2%2016: 43.2%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%28.4%2016: 27.4%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.8%2016: 7.4%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%20.6%2016: 20%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%3.9%2016: 3.2%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%99.6%2016: 100%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%0.4%2016: 0%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%86.9%2016: 73.8%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0%2016: 0%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%13.1%2016: 26.2%
Homes
Condominiums
0%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%4.7%2016: 3.3%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%18.8%2016: 0%
  • Band or local government housing76.6%2016: 96.7%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%100%2016: 90.2%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 1.6%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%3.1%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%9.4%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%34.4%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%32.8%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%26.6%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%97.8%2016: 97%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 6.1%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%4.3%2016: 0%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 0%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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