Fogo Island
Small town · Newfoundland and Labrador · Population 2,117
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
- 56.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 49.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 53.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 (estimated) · 2011: 2.3 (estimated) · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 20.4%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 9.2% (estimated) · 2016: 16%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.6%2016: 13.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.1%2016: 5.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%15.1%2016: 17.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%35.4%2016: 39.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%30.7%2016: 23.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%20.2%2011: 27.3% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%42.5%2011: 38% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.7%2011: 4.9% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%25.9%2016: 23.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%4.7%2011: 7.8% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%24.1%2016: 29.5%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%29.7%2016: 27%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.6%2016: 15.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.1%2016: 21.6%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%9.5%2016: 6.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%98.6%2016: 98.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.4%2016: 1.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%99.5%2016: 99.6%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.2%2016: 0.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1.6%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.5%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%91.2%2016: 88.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%8.3%2016: 11.7%
- Band or local government housing0.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%94.8%2016: 95.4%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1%2016: 0.5%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0.5%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.5%2016: 2.6%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.6%2016: 2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%32.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%26.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%33.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%6.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.1%2016: 86.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.4%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.2%2016: 8.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.1%2016: 7.4%
Statistics Canada, 2021